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Kickstart FC

Kickstart
Full nameKickstart Football Club Karnataka
Founded9 July 2016; 8 years ago (9 July 2016)[1]
OwnerShekar Rajan
Laxman Bhattarai
Head coachAslam Ahmed Khan
LeagueI-League 3
BDFA Super Division
Websitehttp://www.kickstartfc.com/
Active departments of Kickstart FC
Football (Men's) Football (Women's)

Kickstart Football Club is an Indian professional football club from Karnataka. Their women's team participate in Indian Women's League and the men's side competes in the BDFA Super Division.[2][3] The club was nominated for I-League 2 in 2019 and 2021 but didn't make it to the final list approved by the AIFF.[4]

History

Kickstart FC was founded on 9 July 2016 by Shekar Rajan and Laxman Bhattarai to develop grassroot level football in Karnataka. In 2019–20 Santosh Trophy, 10 players from Kickstart FC played for senior state team of Karnataka, the most of any football club in India.[citation needed] In 2020–21 and 2021–22 season, Kickstart were the runners up of BDFA Super Division and were nominated for 2nd Division I-League.[citation needed] In 2023, the club participated in Stafford Challenge Cup.[5]

Later in 2023, the club secured participation in the newly formed I-League 3.[6]

Men's team

Technical staff

Title Name
Chairman Shekar Rajan
CEO Laxman Bhattarai
Head coach Aslam Ahmed Khan
Assistant coach Raghu Kumar M
Kalidasan K
Team manager Saravana D

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK India IND Kabir Toufik
2 DF India IND Aibiang Mame Nongneng
3 DF India IND Harikrishnan M
9 FW India IND Alocious Muthayyan
10 FW India IND Abhishekh Shankar Powar
12 DF India IND Johnson A
15 MF India IND Sheltohn Paul
17 MF India IND Vijay Nagappan
18 FW India IND Pangambam Naoba Meitei
25 DF India IND Michael Regin
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF India IND Khanngam Horam
30 FW India IND Alister Anthony
6 DF India IND Evan Thapa
— MF India IND Solaimalai
— DF India IND Ganesan
— FW India IND Shelton Nickson
— MF India IND Ajay A
— DF India IND Arvind Babu
— FW India IND Lijo K
— GK India IND Manikandan M

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2016–2020 — —
2021–present SIX5SIX[7][8]

Honours

Domestic league

Cup

  • Puttaiah Memorial Cup
    • Winners (1): 2022
  • All-India Football Tournament Kolhapur
    • Runners-up (1): 2022

Affiliated clubs

References

  1. ^ "Kickstart FC announce BDFA Super Division team on day of second anniversary". mykhel.com. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  2. ^ "FC Bengaluru United retain BDFA Super Division League title". aninews.in. Asian News International (ANI). 6 January 2022. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  3. ^ "FC Bengaluru retain Super Division crown". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India. 7 January 2022. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Karnataka Women's League: Kickstart FC Beat Parikrma FC to Strengthen Hold on Top Spot". News18. 8 December 2019. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  5. ^ "THE HISTORY: STAFFORD CHALLENGE CUP – KARNATAKA". ksfa.in. Bengaluru: Karnataka State Football Association. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Rangdajied start with huge win on Third Division League debut". highlandpost.com. Shillong: The Highland Post. HP News Service. 13 November 2023. Archived from the original on 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Six5SixSport Instagram Post". Archived from the original on 24 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Kickstart FC General Sponsors". Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Kickstart Foundation - Giving wings to aspiring footballers from underprivileged section of Bengaluru | Goal.com". goal.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  10. ^ Tottenham Hotspur (@Spurs_India) (28 November 2023). "Tottenham Hotspur's Global Football Development team are proud to announce a new partnership with Kickstart FC to support the development of local players and coaches in Bangalore #SpursInIndia". X (formerly Twitter). Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.


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