Kickstart FC (women)
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| Full name | Kickstart Football Club Karnataka | ||
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| Short name | KFCW | ||
| Founded | 9 July 2016 | ||
| Ground | Kickstart Football Arena[1] | ||
| Capacity | 800 | ||
| Owner | Shekar Rajan Laxman Bhattarai | ||
| Head coach | Langam Chaoba Devi | ||
| League | Indian Women's League Karnataka Women's League | ||
| Website | kickstartfc | ||
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Kickstart Football Club Women is an Indian women's professional football club from Karnataka. It is the section of Kickstart FC and participates in Indian Women's League, the top flight of Indian women's football.[2] Their best finish in the top tier was runner-up in the 2022–23 season.[3][4]
History
Kickstart FC was founded on 9 July 2016 by Shekar Rajan and Laxman Bhattarai to develop grassroot level football in Karnataka.[5]
Kickstart FC women's team won the Karnataka Women's League seven times continuously in 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024, 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 [6] which is the top division women's premier football league in Karnataka.[7][8]
They have qualified for Indian Women's League twice. In 2019–20 IWL, they finished 3rd in the group stage. They qualified again in 2021-22 where they finished 3rd in the league table, behind eventual champions Gokulam Kerala and Sethu FC.
Kickstart FC directly qualified for 2022–23 IWL as AIFF decided to give direct entry to top 4 teams from 2021 to 2022 season.
2025 squad
[9] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Records and statistics
- As of 24 March 2024
| Season | Indian Women's League | KWL | Top Scorer | ||||||||
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| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Position | Player | Goals | ||
| 2019–20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | Group stage | Champions | ||
| 2021–22 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 8 | 27 | Third place | Champions | ||
| 2022–23 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 8 | 16 | Runners-up | Champions |  Kioko Elizabeth Katungwa Saru Limbu |
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| 2023–24 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 21 | Third place | Champions |  Karishma Shirvoikar |
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Honours
Domestic
- Indian Women's League
- Runners-up (1): 2022–23
Regional
- Karnataka Women's League
- Champions (7): 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
References
- ↑ https://khelnow.com/football/2023-11-indian-football-kickstart-fc-inaugurated-second-football-arena
- ↑ "Karnataka Women's League: Kickstart FC Beat Parikrma FC to Strengthen Hold on Top Spot". News18. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ↑ "Indian Women's League 2023: Gokulam Kerala thrash Kickstart FC 5–0 to win third consecutive title". sportstar.thehindu.com. Chennai: Sportstar. 21 May 2023. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ↑ "Gokulam Kerala steamroll Kickstart to complete hat-trick of Hero IWL titles". the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. 21 May 2023. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Kickstart FC Win Karnataka Women's League to Qualify for Indian Women's League". News18. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ↑ 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 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ↑ Achal, Ashwin. "Indian Women's League: Kickstart FC beats Baroda FC in opener". Sportstar. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ↑ "Indian Women's League Squad". AIFF. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
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