Sethu FC

Sethu

Full name	Sethu Football Club
Founded	2003;22 years ago (2003) [1]
Ground	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (selected matches)
Capacity	40,000
Owner	Seeni Mohaideen
Head coach	Arun Kumar K.
League	Indian Women's League
2024–25	IWL, 5th of 8
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Sethu Football Club is an Indian women's professional football club based in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, that competes in the Indian Women's League. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

History

Sethu made their IWL debut in the 2017–18 season. They won their maiden league title in the 2018–19 season. ^[5]

Current squad

As of 4 January 2025 ^[6]

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 1 GK   IND Gyurme Dolmo Tamang 2 DF   IND Purnima Kumari 3 DF   IND Nirmala Devi Phanjoubam (captain) 4 DF   IND K. Ngopawdi 6 MF   IND Babina Devi Lisham 7 FW   IND Kaviya Pakkirisamy 9 FW   CMR Moussa Zouwairatou 11 MF   IND Malavika Prasad 12 DF   IND T. Hoshika 13 GK   IND Nisari K. 17 DF   IND Gladys Zonunsangi 18 DF   IND Vinothini 19 DF   IND Prameshwori Devi Irom 20 MF   UGA Amina Nababi 21 FW   IND Laxmi Tamang 22 MF   IND Giani Ramching Mara 23 MF   IND Ruchi Yadav

No. Pos. Nation Player 28 FW   IND Monisha 31 GK   IND Sharmila 77 FW   IND Kai Rumi 90 FW   UGA Hadijah Nandago — GK   IND Khushi Kumari — DF   IND Trisha Mallick — MF   IND Grace Hauhnar — FW   IND Lynda Kom — DF   IND Martina Thokchom — GK   IND Hempriya Seram — MF   IND Karen Pais — MF   IND Shubhangi Subba — MF   IND Sushmita Jadhav — GK   IND Nandini Mattu

Personnel

Technical staff

As of November 2024

Position	Name
Head coach	Arun Kumar K.
Assistant coach	Nongmeikapam Itocha Singh
Goalkeeping coach	Athun C. K.
Physio	Gowri Nivashini
Team manager	Anamika D.
Head of operations	Parthiban
Analyst	Kiran K. Narayanan
Kit manager	Sai Subash

Honours

Domestic

• Indian Women's League
  • Champions (1): 2018–19
  • Runners-up (1): 2021–22

Regional

• Tamil Nadu Women's League
  • Champions (3): 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22

References

1. Schöggl, Hans. "India - List of Foundation Dates". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
2. "Sethu FC to start Indian Women's League campaign on March 26 - Times of India". The Times of India. 6 March 2018. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
3. "Indian Women's League: ARA FC aim to be organised against dominant Sethu FC". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Bhubaneswar: The Times of India. Press Trust of India. 19 April 2022. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
4. "IWL: Tough battle awaits for debutants Churchill Brothers". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Goa: The Times of India. TNN. 24 April 2023. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
5. "Hero Indian Women's League 2018-19, Final Round". AIFF. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
6. "Indian Women's League Squad". AIFF. Retrieved 10 January 2025.