Kickstart FC

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Kickstart
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Full nameKickstart Football Club Karnataka
Founded9 July 2016;7 years ago (9 July 2016) [1]
OwnerShekar Rajan
Laxman Bhattarai
Head coachAslam Ahmed Khan
League I-League 3
BDFA Super Division
Website Club website
Active departments of Kickstart FC
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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]

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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

TitleName
ChairmanShekar Rajan
CEOLaxman Bhattarai
Head coachAslam Ahmed Khan
Assistant coachRaghu Kumar M
Kalidasan K
Team managerSaravana 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.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of India.svg  IND Kabir Toufik
2 DF Flag of India.svg  IND Aibiang Mame Nongneng
3 DF Flag of India.svg  IND Harikrishnan M
9 FW Flag of India.svg  IND Alocious Muthayyan
10 FW Flag of India.svg  IND Abhishekh Shankar Powar
11 MF Flag of India.svg  IND Jockson Dhas
12 DF Flag of India.svg  IND Johnson A
15 MF Flag of India.svg  IND Sheltohn Paul
17 MF Flag of India.svg  IND Vijay Nagappan
18 FW Flag of India.svg  IND Pangambam Naoba Meitei
25 DF Flag of India.svg  IND Michael Regin
No.Pos.NationPlayer
27 MF Flag of India.svg  IND Khanngam Horam
30 FW Flag of India.svg  IND Alister Anthony
6 DF Flag of India.svg  IND Evan Thapa
— MF Flag of India.svg  IND Solaimalai
— DF Flag of India.svg  IND Ganesan
— FW Flag of India.svg  IND Shelton Nickson
— MF Flag of India.svg  IND Ajay A
— DF Flag of India.svg  IND Arvind Babu
— FW Flag of India.svg  IND Lijo K
— GK Flag of India.svg  IND Manikandan M

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

PeriodKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
2016–2020——
2021–present SIX5SIX [7] [8]

Honours

Domestic league

Cup

Affiliated clubs

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