Kenkre FC explained
Clubname: | Kenkre |
Nickname: | Mumbaikars |
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Fullname: | Kenkre Football Club |
Ground: | Cooperage Ground |
Capacity: | 5,000 |
Owner: | Adib Krishna Sinai Kenkre |
Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
Manager: | Akhil Kothari |
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Kenkre Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra.[1] [2] [3] The club currently competes in the I-League 2, the third division of the Indian football league system. Founded in 2000,[4] the club usually competes in MFA Elite Division of Mumbai Football League. Nicknamed "Mumbaikars", they previously participated in I-League, then highest division of the Indian football league system.[5] [6]
Kenkre was relegated into I-League 2 at the end of the 2022–23 I-League season. They previously enjoyed consecutive spells in the I-League 2nd Division.[7]
History
Formation and journey
The club was founded on 13 January 2000 as Kenkre Academy FC,[8] [9] under the patronage of former footballer and coach Adib Kenkre, and CEO Joshua Lewis.[10] [11] Kenkre was based at Shivaji Park during its incorporation, and later in 2008 – the club for the first time took part in the second division of I-League.[12]
Kenkre FC were crowned champions of the Maharashtra Football League in 2010 for the first time in the club's history, after defeating Bengal Mumbai 3–0, thanks to goals from Nigerian striker Mathew Odje, Francisco Salin and Charanjeet Singh.[13] After achieving that result, Kenkre wad granted admission into the I-League 2nd Division, then second-tier of Indian football.[14]
In March 2013, ahead of the I-League Second Division kick-off, Kenkre roped in Portuguese manager Jose Luis Lopes Da Costa as head coach and brought three of their first foreigners, Portuguese Rodilson Felisberto Fernandes Dias, Domingo De Jesus Gomes, Bruno Daniel Alciaes, and Australian Daniel Atkins.[15]
2020–present
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.[16] As a result, Kenkre replaced them in the 2021–22 I-League.[17] [18] [19] In June 2021, Akhil Kothari, India's youngest AFC A license holder, as new head coach of Kenkre.[20] The club began their league journey on 4 March 2022 against Real Kashmir with earning a historic point in the 1–1 draw.[21] Kenkre finished bottom after the phrase 1 and was placed in relegation stage. They achieved 12 points and got relegated to the 2022–23 I-League 2nd Division.[22] [23] [24]
After being relegated at the end of the season, Kenkre was reinstated on sympathetic grounds and allowed to participate in the 2022–23 I-League season.[25] [26] The club later participated in Baji Raut Cup in Odisha,[27] in which they reached semi-finals.[28] After struggling since beginning of the 2022–23 league season, Kenkre along with Sudeva Delhi, relegated from I-League.[29] [30] [31] [32] The 2023–24 I-League 2 season became disastrous to Kenkre as the club ended their campaign with bottom place finish with 9 points in 14 matches, and relegated to I-League 3.[33] [34] [35]
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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2021–2023 | Hummel[36] | Kenkre Sports Foundation[37] |
2024–present | KING | |
Stadium
Cooperage Ground in Nariman Point, Mumbai, serves as the home ground of Kenkre.[38] [39] It has artificial turf and has a seating capacity of 5,000.[40] [41] The club qualified for the I-League in 2021,[42] but due to COVID-19 pandemic in India, league format was shortened and matches were played in few centralised venues. As the league came back with home-away format, Kenkre played its first home match at the Cooperage Ground against Churchill Brothers on 24 November 2022.[43]
In later years, the club used Neville D'Souza Turf in Bandra for Mumbai Premier League matches.[44] Ahead of the 2023–24 I-League 2, the club announced AIFF Centre of Excellence ground in Kharghar as their home venue.[45]
Personnel
Current technical staff
Role | Name | Ref. |
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Head coach | Sushant Shripath Pawar |
Assistant coach | Deepak Dattu Kamble |
Team manager | Vishal Patel |
Team doctor | Prasad Risaldar |
Team Analyst | Nilesh Pal | |
Management
As of December 2022
President Adib Krishna Sinai Kenkre |
Chief Executive Officer | Joshua K.Lewis |
Team Photographer | Pravin Saru |
Operations & Accreditions | Christopher Shriodkar |
Logistics | Shouvik Das | |
Managerial history
Head coaching record
Statistics and records
Seasons at National Level
Honours
League
Cup
Notable players
Past and present internationals
Other departments
Women's section
Kenkre has its women's team which played in the Indian Women's League, the top flight of Women's football league system organised by the All India Football Federation.[62] [63] [64] [65] They also participate in WIFA Women's Football League.[66] [67]
- Honours
Youth and academy
Since the inception of Kenkre, the club kept focus on nurturing youth talents and running academies.[42] [69] In Mumbai, the club built and runs eight academies with more than a thousand kids enrolled before the Covid-19 pandemic in India.[42] Club's U17 team, which was managed by both Floyd Pinto and Akhil Kothari, previously participated in MSSA (Mumbai Schools Sports Association) tournaments.[70] The club also took an initiative of grassroots development, organizing 'Go Green Cup' (with six categories including U-17, U-14, U-12, U-10, U-8 and open-age group of girls) in 2015, at the Don Bosco Grounds in Matunga.[71] They also organized 'Kenkre Champions League', another academy-based tournament, in Mumbai.[72] [73]
Club's U-19 team participated in Maharashtra zone of 2014 I-League U19.[74] The U17 team later took part in group stages of 2022–23 U-17 Youth Cup.[75] [76] The U19 team also participates in MDFA Super Division League.[77] [78] Club's U17 team has also competed in MFA Third Division league.[79]
See also
Further reading
Bibliography
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External links
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