Kenkre FC

Kenkre Football Club, also known as Kenkre FC,[3] is an Indian professional football club based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The club participated 2021 I-League Qualifiers.[4][5] The club currently competes in I-League, one of the top tier football competitions in India.

Kenkre FC
Full nameKenkre Football Club
Founded2000 (2000)[1]
GroundCooperage Ground, Mumbai
Capacity24,000
ChairmanAdib Kenkre[2]
Head coachAkhil Kothari
LeagueI-League
WebsiteClub website
Departments of Kenkre FC
Football (Men's) Football (Women's)

History

The club was founded in 2000 as Kenkre Academy FC, under the patronage of former footballer and coach Adib Kenkre, and the CEO of the club Joshua Lewis.[6]

Kenkre FC were crowned champions of the Maha Football League in 2010 for the first time in the club's history, after defeating Bengal Mumbai FC 3–0, thanks to goals from Nigerian striker Mathew Odje, Francisco Salin and Charanjeet Singh.[7] After achieving this result, Kenkre FC were granted admission into the I-League 2nd Division, the second-tier of Indian football.[8]

In December 2021, the AIFF club licensing committee has unanimously decided to not grant the exemption sought by former I-League champion Chennai City FC, after having failed to receive the ICLS licence. As a result, Kenkre replaced them in the 2021–22 I-League.[9][10]

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2021—present Hummel -

Honours

Women's section

Kenkre F.C. has its professional women's team, which plays in the Indian Women's League, the top flight of Women's football league system organised by the All India Football Federation.[12][13]

See also

References
  1. India - List of Foundation Dates RSSSF. Retrieved 17 August 2021
  2. "True Colours". MumbaiMirror.com. 24 July 2010. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012.
  3. Shukla, Kaushal (16 November 2015). "Gritty LoneStar Kashmir FC thwart spirited Kenkre FC". footballcounter.com. Football Counter. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  4. "Kenkre F.C. Academy". Khelnow.com. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  5. Bangde, Arjun (15 September 2021). "Will go the extra mile to promote local talent - Joshua Lewis, CEO - Kenkre FC". Football Counter. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  6. "Adib Kenkre & football - A match made in heaven". Goal.com. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  7. Neil Morrison. "India - List of Mumbai (Bombay) League Champions". rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  8. "kolkatafootball.com". kolkatafootball.com. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  9. S. Dipak Raghav. AIFF bars Chennai City from I-League 2021-22, names Kenkre as replacement sportstar.thehindu.com. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  10. S. Dipak Raghav. Kenkre FC is all set to join I-League as Chennai City FC gets barred The Bridge. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  11. Neil Morrison. "India - List of Nadkarni Cup Finals". rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  12. "IWL 2020: Kenkre FC, defending champions Sethu FC qualify for semi-finals". Scroll.in. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  13. "Gokulam Kerala FC embarrass Kenkre FC 10-1 in Indian Women's League". timesofindia.com. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
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