Kickstart FC
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| Full name | Kickstart Football Club Karnataka |
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| Founded | 9 July 2016[1] |
| Owner | Shekar Rajan Laxman Bhattarai |
| Website | Club website |
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| Football (Women's) | Football (Men's) |
Kickstart FC is an Indian professional football club from Karnataka. Their women's team participate in Indian Women's League. Men's side competes in the BDFA Super division.[2][3] Kickstart FC was nominated for I-League 2nd Division in 2019 and 2021 but didn't make it to the final list approved by the AIFF.[4]
History
KickstartFC 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 KickstartFC played for senior state team of Karnataka, most of any football club in India. In 2020-21 and 2021-22 season Kickstart were the runners up of BDFA Super Division and were nominated for 2nd Division I-League.
Affiliated clubs
VV SBC (2021—present)[5]
Players
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 2016–2020 | — | — |
| 2021–present | SIX5SIX[6][7] |
Women's team
Kickstart FC women's team were the 2019–20 champions of the Karnataka Women's League,[8] which is the top division women's premier football league in Karnataka.[9][10]
Honours
Domestic league
Women's team
- Karnataka Women's League
- Champions (3): 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Karnataka Women's League: Kickstart FC Beat Parikrma FC to Strengthen Hold on Top Spot". News18. Archived from the original on 2019-12-27. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
- ^ "Kickstart Foundation - Giving wings to aspiring footballers from underprivileged seciton of Bengaluru | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 2021-07-13. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- ^ "Six5SixSport Instagram Post". Archived from the original on 2021-12-24.
- ^ "Kickstart FC General Sponsors". Archived from the original on 2022-01-26. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
- ^ "Kickstart FC Win Karnataka Women's League to Qualify for Indian Women's League". News18. Archived from the original on 2019-12-27. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
- ^ Scroll Staff. "IWL 2020: Kickstart FC see off Kolhapur City, Sandhiya's hat-trick powers Sethu to big victory". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
- ^ Achal, Ashwin. "Indian Women's League: Kickstart FC beats Baroda FC in opener". Sportstar. Archived from the original on 2020-07-23. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
External links
- Kickstart FC on Facebook
- Kickstart FC at Sofascore
- Kickstart FC at the-aiff.com (AIFF)
- Kickstart FC at Global Sports Archive
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