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Josco F.C.
ജോസ്കോ എഫ്.സി.
File:Joscofc.jpg
Full nameJosco Football Club
Nickname(s)The Lions
Founded2007
GroundMaharaja College Stadium (not used for I-League 2nd division matches but for local league matches)
Capacity30,000

Josco Football Club is an Indian semi-professional football club based in Ernakulam, Kerala. The club was founded in 2007 and previously they have completed in the I-League 2nd Division, then second tier of Indian football alongside Kerala Premier League.[1]

Early years

Josco Football Club was formed in 2007 by the owner of business conglomerate Josco Group, Tony Jose. The team was led into the Ernakulam Second Division with the then coach and now assistant coach TG Purushottaman with the aim of playing in the lower leagues for a year and then shooting from the hip towards the ultimate goal. that of getting into the I-League and staying put. TK Chathunny joined the club as coach in late 2008 with the 2009–2010 season and future of the club in mind.[2]

Josco FC took part in 2011 I-League 2nd Division in 2010 and narrowly missed out on promotion owing to inexperience at this level. The club then skipped out of next season in the 2012 I-League 2nd Division.

See also

References

  1. ^ "First Soccer City in Kochi". cochinsquare.com. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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