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

Josco
ജോസ്കോ എഫ്.സി.
Full nameJosco Football Club
Nickname(s)The Lions
Founded2007; 17 years ago (2007)
GroundMaharaja College Stadium
Capacity30,000

History edit

Josco Football Club was formed in 2007 by the owner of business conglomerate Josco Group, Tony Jose. Team was led into Ernakulam Second Division with the then coach and later assistant, T. G. Purushothaman; TK Chathunny joined the club as coach in late 2008.[3][4]

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.[citation needed]

Honours edit

  • Kolhapur All-India Football Championship
    • Runners-up (1): 2009[3]

References edit

  1. ^ ":::: The Aiff ::::". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  2. ^ "First Soccer City in Kochi". cochinsquare.com. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Josco FC to build soccer city". newindianexpress.com. Kochi: The New Indian Express. 26 March 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Josco Football Club coach T.K. Chathunni and his deputy T.G. Purushothaman at a training session in Kochi". The Hindu Images. The Hindu. 26 April 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.