Forca Kochi FC

Forca Kochi

Full name	Forca Kochi Football Club
Nickname	Forcà de Kochi
Short name	FKFC
Founded	May 2024;17 months ago (May 2024)
Ground	Maharaja’s College,Ground [1]
Capacity	15,000
Owner	Nasly Mohammed Prithviraj Sukumaran Supriya Menon Shameem Backer CK Mohammed Shyjal K Praveesh Kuzhipally
Head coach	Miki Lladó
League	Super League Kerala
Home colours Away colours

Forca Kochi Football Club, also known as Kochi Forca, is an Indian professional football club based in Kochi, Kerala that competes in the Super League Kerala. The club was founded in May 2024. ^{[2] [3]}

History

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. ^[4]

Players

First-team squad

As of 26 September 2025

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 4 DF   ESP Iker Hernández 5 DF   IND Rijohn Jose 7 MF   IND Nijo Gilbert 8 MF   ESP Ramón Riego García 9 FW   BRA Douglas Tardin 10 MF   ALG Rachid Aït-Atmane 12 DF   IND Muhammed Mushraf 15 FW   IND Sreeraj K 18 MF   IND Sangeeth Sandeep 19 FW   CUW Gino van Kessel 21 GK   IND Rafique Ali Sardar 22 MF   IND Ajin Antony 25 MF   IND Gifty Gracious

No. Pos. Nation Player 28 MF   IND Rinreithan Shaiza — DF   COL Luis Rodríguez — FW   IND Sajeesh EK — FW   IND Michael Soosairaj — GK   IND Muhammed Murshid — GK   IND Jaimy Joy — DF   IND Jeritto J — DF   IND Jishnu KS — DF   IND Hisham P — MF   IND Jishnu P — MF   IND Abhishek Halder

Personnel

As of 17 September 2025

Current technical staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Miki Lladó
Assistant coach	Sanush Raj
Goalkeeping coach	Jishnu
Strength & conditioning coach	Adnan Akbar
Physio
Performance Analyst
Manager	Ajil Krishna

See also

• List of football clubs in Kerala
• Football in Kerala
• Sports in Kerala

References

1. https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2025/Aug/23/from-theatre-of-dreams-to-house-of-horrors-jln-stadium-losing-ground-3
2. "Super League Kerala: Franchisees of inaugural edition announced". Deccan Herald. 12 May 2024. Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
3. "Mahesh Bhupathi, Travancore princess and former Benfica player among franchise owners in Super League Kerala". The Hindu. 10 May 2024. Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
4. "Hoping for the start of a revolution, says Kochi owner Prithviraj/Sreejesh launches Kochi team's jersey". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.