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| Full name | Forca Kochi Football Club | ||
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| Short name | FKFC | ||
| Founded | May 2024 | ||
| Ground | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 41,000 | ||
| Owner | Nasly Mohammed Prithviraj Sukumaran Supriya Menon Shameem Backer CK | ||
| Head coach | Vacant | ||
| League | Super League Kerala | ||
Forca Kochi Football Club, also known as Kochi Forca, is a professional franchise football club based in Kochi, Kerala, India, participating in the Super League Kerala. The club was founded in May 2024. [1] [2]
Actor-director Prithviraj Sukumaran and his wife Supriya Menon acquired majority stake of Forca Kochi FC. The club participates in the inaugural edition of the Super League Kerala (SLK), which commenced on 7 September 2024. The league features six teams from various regions of Kerala, including Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, Thrissur, Malappuram and Kannur. Forcacruz is the official supporters club. [3]
The Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium, also locally known as Kaloor Stadium, is a football stadium in Kochi, Kerala, India.Initially, it had a capacity 80,000 to 100,000 spectators, which was limited since 2017 for the Indian Super League (ISL), after it hosted 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup under FIFA security guidelines. It is the home ground of the ISL club Kerala Blasters FC. The stadium is touted to have hosted one of the loudest audiences for association football matches in the world.
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