Forca Kochi FC
{{Short description|Football club in Kerala}}
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| fullname = Forca Kochi Football Club
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| short name = FKFC
| founded = {{start date and age|May 2024}}
| ground = Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
| capacity = 41,000
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| owner = Nasly Mohammed
Prithviraj Sukumaran
Supriya Menon
Shameem Backer CK
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| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager = Vacant
| league = Super League Kerala
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Forca Kochi Football Club, also known as Kochi Forca, is an Indian professional football club based in Kochi, Kerala that competes in the Super League Kerala. The club was founded in May 2024.{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=12 May 2024 |title=Super League Kerala: Franchisees of inaugural edition announced |work=Deccan Herald |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/amp/story/sports%252Ffootball%252Fsuper-league-kerala-franchisees-of-inaugural-edition-announced-3019242 |accessdate=28 June 2024 |archive-date=28 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628134229/https://www.deccanherald.com/amp/story/sports/football/super-league-kerala-franchisees-of-inaugural-edition-announced-3019242 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=10 May 2024 |title=Mahesh Bhupathi, Travancore princess and former Benfica player among franchise owners in Super League Kerala |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/mahesh-bhupathi-travancore-princess-and-former-benfica-player-among-franchise-owners-in-super-league-kerala/article68162173.ece |access-date=28 June 2024 |archive-date=28 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628144831/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/mahesh-bhupathi-travancore-princess-and-former-benfica-player-among-franchise-owners-in-super-league-kerala/article68162173.ece |url-status=live }}
History
Actor-director Prithviraj Sukumaran and his wife Supriya Menon acquired majority stake of Forca Kochi FC. The club participates in the inaugural edition of the Super League Kerala (SLK), which commenced on 7 September 2024. The league features six teams from various regions of Kerala, including Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, Thrissur, Malappuram and Kannur. Forcacruz is the official supporters club.{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/hoping-for-the-start-of-a-revolution-says-kochi-owner-prithvirajsreejesh-launches-kochi-teams-jersey/article68569904.ece|title=Hoping for the start of a revolution, says Kochi owner Prithviraj/Sreejesh launches Kochi team’s jersey|publisher=The Hindu|access-date=2024-08-27|archive-date=2024-08-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240827162427/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/hoping-for-the-start-of-a-revolution-says-kochi-owner-prithvirajsreejesh-launches-kochi-teams-jersey/article68569904.ece|url-status=live}}
See also
References
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{{Football in India}}
{{Football in Kerala}}
{{Kerala Sports}}
Category:Football clubs in Kerala
Category:Super League Kerala teams
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