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{{Infobox football club | {{Infobox football club | ||
| clubname | | clubname = FC Kochin | ||
| image | | image = Fc kochin.png | ||
| image_size = 200px | | image_size = 200px | ||
| fullname | | fullname = Football Club Kochin<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers2004.html|title=Season ending transfers 2004|website=Indianfootball.de|access-date=22 February 2021|archive-date=15 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315065920/http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers2004.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
| nickname | | short name = FCK | ||
| founded | | nickname = ''The Elephants''<ref>[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=GR-4AQAAQBAJ&pg=PT124&lpg=PT124&dq=fc+Kochin+coca+cola&source=bl&ots=Jg_c-eDVnR&sig=ACfU3U0ANtojBFv2w_nWjTF3ALyCZ9MB_w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwii-ZO0urLyAhXcgtgFHTExD7cQ6AF6BAgSEAI#v=onepage&q=fc%20Kochin%20coca%20cola&f=false Soccer in South Asia: Empire, Nation, Diaspora] edited by Paul Dimeo, James Mills. ''books.google.co.in''. Retrieved 15 August 2021</ref> | ||
| founded = {{start date and age|df=yes|1997}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/football/tollygunge-scrape-past-f-c-kochin--1617782|title=Tollygunge scrape past FC Kochin|website=Sports.ndtv.com|access-date=22 February 2021|archive-date=14 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714105920/https://sports.ndtv.com/football/tollygunge-scrape-past-f-c-kochin--1617782|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| dissolved = {{start date and age|df=yes|2004}} | | dissolved = {{start date and age|df=yes|2004}} | ||
| ground | | ground = [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi|Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium]] | ||
| capacity | | capacity = 60,000 | ||
| league = [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]] | | league = [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]] | ||
| website | | website = http://www.fckochin.in/ | ||
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===Durand victory=== | ===Durand victory=== | ||
FC Kochin began their 1997 [[Durand Cup]] campaign by beating seven times Durand champion, [[Border Security Force]] by 2{{endash}}1. In the next match, they thrashed Kolkata giant, [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]] by 5{{endash}}0 with Vijayan scoring his first hat-trick for Kochin followed by goals from Raman Vijayan and B.Deepu. They went into the knock-out of their first Durand Cup as group-topper which attracted many Keralites settled in the capital to watch their match. In the semifinal, they locked horns with the then best team, [[JCT FC]]. In the final, they emerged as champions in the prestigious tournament, defeating [[Mohun Bagan AC]] under captaincy of [[Jo Paul Ancheri]].<ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiadurandcuphist.html List of Durand Cup tournament winners and runner-ups] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729142839/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiadurandcuphist.html |date=29 July 2014 }} ''RSSSF''. Retrieved 7 May 2021</ref> [[India national football team|India]] star [[I. M. Vijayan]] also led the team later. Foreign players like [[Mykola Shevchenko]] of Ukraine,<ref>{{cite web|title= | FC Kochin began their 1997 [[Durand Cup]] campaign by beating seven times Durand champion, [[Border Security Force]] by 2{{endash}}1. In the next match, they thrashed Kolkata giant, [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]] by 5{{endash}}0 with Vijayan scoring his first hat-trick for Kochin followed by goals from Raman Vijayan and B.Deepu. They went into the knock-out of their first Durand Cup as group-topper which attracted many Keralites settled in the capital to watch their match. In the semifinal, they locked horns with the then best team, [[JCT FC]]. | ||
In the final, they emerged as champions in the prestigious tournament, defeating [[Mohun Bagan AC]] under captaincy of [[Jo Paul Ancheri]].<ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiadurandcuphist.html List of Durand Cup tournament winners and runner-ups] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729142839/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiadurandcuphist.html |date=29 July 2014 }} ''RSSSF''. Retrieved 7 May 2021</ref> [[India national football team|India]] star [[I. M. Vijayan]] also led the team later. Foreign players like [[Mykola Shevchenko]] of Ukraine,<ref>{{cite web|title=Season ending Transfers 2000:|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers2000.html|website=IndianFootball.de|access-date=8 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Shevchenko joins Churchill Brothers as coach|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/shevchenko-joins-churchill-brothers-as-coach/articleshow/61626885.cms|access-date=2 December 2017|work=Times of India|date=13 November 2017}}</ref> [[Josiah Seton]] of Liberia, Obinna Winners Onyia of Benin and Ali Abubakkar of Ghana were included in the squad for both the [[Durand Cup]] and NFL of 1997.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/nflteams/2001-02/fckochin.html|title=FC Kochin team list|website=Indianfootball.de|access-date=22 February 2021|archive-date=13 February 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020213231539/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/nflteams/2001-02/fckochin.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
====Scissors Cup==== | ====Scissors Cup==== | ||
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==Home stadium== | ==Home stadium== | ||
{{Main|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi)}} | {{Main|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi)}} | ||
[[File:Kaloor.jpg|thumb|left|250px| | [[File:Kaloor.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The Kaloor Stadium before renovation, home of FC Kochin until 2004]] | ||
FC Kochin used the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi)|Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium]] also known as ''Kaloor Stadium'', for their home matches in both of the [[National Football League (India)]] and [[Kerala Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cochinsquare.com/first-soccer-city-in-kochi/ |title=First Soccer City in Kochi | Kochi Cochin News |publisher=Cochinsquare.com |date=30 April 2010 |access-date=14 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918230844/http://www.cochinsquare.com/first-soccer-city-in-kochi/ |archive-date=18 September 2010 }}</ref> The stadium has a capacity of 60,000 spectators. | FC Kochin used the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi)|Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium]] also known as ''Kaloor Stadium'', for their home matches in both of the [[National Football League (India)]] and [[Kerala Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cochinsquare.com/first-soccer-city-in-kochi/ |title=First Soccer City in Kochi | Kochi Cochin News |publisher=Cochinsquare.com |date=30 April 2010 |access-date=14 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918230844/http://www.cochinsquare.com/first-soccer-city-in-kochi/ |archive-date=18 September 2010 }}</ref> The stadium has a capacity of 60,000 spectators. | ||
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==Achievements== | ==Achievements== | ||
FC Kochin had contributed substantially to the advancement of [[Sports in Kerala|Kerala football]] within its short span.<ref>[http://www.fckochin.com/Club.htm] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081002012756/http://www.fckochin.com/Club.htm |date=2 October 2008 }}</ref><ref name="club">{{cite web|url=http://www.fckochin.in/the_club_the_team.html|title=The Club The Team|access-date=23 May 2016|archive-date=22 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160622134535/http://fckochin.in/the_club_the_team.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The most prestigious achievement for FC Kochin was winning the [[Durand Cup]] in New Delhi in 1997. In that year, they clinched [[Kerala Premier League|Kerala State Football League]] title, defeating [[SBI Kerala (football team)|State Bank of Travancore]].<ref>[http://www.indianfootball.de/data/kscl.html List of Champions of the Kerala State Club Football Championship] ''Indianfootball.de''. Retrieved 17 August 2021</ref> | FC Kochin had contributed substantially to the advancement of [[Sports in Kerala|Kerala football]] within its short span.<ref>[http://www.fckochin.com/Club.htm FC Kochin official website] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081002012756/http://www.fckochin.com/Club.htm |date=2 October 2008 }}</ref><ref name="club">{{cite web|url=http://www.fckochin.in/the_club_the_team.html|title=The Club The Team|access-date=23 May 2016|archive-date=22 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160622134535/http://fckochin.in/the_club_the_team.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The most prestigious achievement for FC Kochin was winning the [[Durand Cup]] in New Delhi in 1997. In that year, they clinched [[Kerala Premier League|Kerala State Football League]] title, defeating [[SBI Kerala (football team)|State Bank of Travancore]].<ref>[http://www.indianfootball.de/data/kscl.html List of Champions of the Kerala State Club Football Championship] ''Indianfootball.de''. Retrieved 17 August 2021</ref> | ||
FC Kochin had also put up a consistent performance in the [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]],<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/fc-kochin-maintains-unbeaten-record/article27921154.ece FC Kochin maintain their unbeaten run in the NFL] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714105959/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/fc-kochin-maintains-unbeaten-record/article27921154.ece |date=14 July 2021 }} ''The Hindu''. Retrieved 24 March 2021</ref> until their relegation in [[2001–02 Indian National Football League|2002]]. | FC Kochin had also put up a consistent performance in the [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]],<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/fc-kochin-maintains-unbeaten-record/article27921154.ece FC Kochin maintain their unbeaten run in the NFL] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714105959/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/fc-kochin-maintains-unbeaten-record/article27921154.ece |date=14 July 2021 }} ''The Hindu''. Retrieved 24 March 2021</ref> until their relegation in [[2001–02 Indian National Football League|2002]]. | ||
==Rivalries== | ==Rivalries== | ||
FC Kochin shared rivalries predominantly with Kerala-based clubs [[Kerala Police|Kerala Police FC]], | FC Kochin shared rivalries predominantly with Kerala-based clubs [[Kerala Police|Kerala Police FC]], FC Kochin, [[Travancore Titanium Products|Titanium XI]] and [[Quartz FC|Quartz Calicut]], whom they faced in domestic and regional tournaments.<ref>[https://www.goal.com/en-in/amp/news/indian-football-kerala-police-federation-cup/1ljikndkrvf0c1glbrfuh9ujnb Down the memory lane: The magnificent Kerala Police of the 1980-90s] ''Goal.com''. Retrieved 16 August 2021</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian Football: Legends from the 'football mad' state of Kerala {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/lists/indian-football-legends-kerala-vijayan/hqt8lhaa0df21fa8rarnr86gw|access-date=2021-01-04|website=www.goal.com}}</ref><ref name=sevens>{{Cite news|author=Rayson P. Tennyson|title=How Kerala shrunk football to make it its own|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/keralas-small-football-in-sevens-heaven/articleshow/70905729.cms|access-date=2021-01-04|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=3 September 2019}}</ref> | ||
==Kit manufacturers and Shirt sponsors== | ==Kit manufacturers and Shirt sponsors== | ||
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| [[United Breweries Group|Kalyani Black Label]] | | [[United Breweries Group|Kalyani Black Label]] | ||
| [[Kingfisher]] | | [[Kingfisher]] | ||
| [[Pepsi]],<ref>http://www.indianfootball.de/news/m199805.html News for the month of May: 1998] ''indianfootball.de''. Retrieved 15 August 2021</ref><br/>Hi-Power,<br/>[[Coca-Cola]] | | [[Pepsi]],<ref>[http://www.indianfootball.de/news/m199805.html News for the month of May: 1998] ''indianfootball.de''. Retrieved 15 August 2021</ref><br/>Hi-Power,<br/>[[Coca-Cola]] | ||
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==Past internationals== | ==Past internationals== | ||
This list comprises Indian and foreign footballers (between 1997 and 2004) | This list comprises Indian and foreign footballers, who played for FC Kochin (between 1997 and 2004) in the [[National Football League (India)|National Football League of India]] and also represented their respective countries before or after joining the club. | ||
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[I. M. Vijayan]] (1997—1998), (1999—2001)<ref name="Sportstar">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/tss/tss2647/stories/20031122002804700.htm|title=A down to earth footballer|date=22 November 2003|publisher=Sportstar|access-date=16 October 2011|archive-date=15 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130915045201/http://www.hindu.com/tss/tss2647/stories/20031122002804700.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> | * {{flagicon|IND}} [[I. M. Vijayan]] (1997—1998), (1999—2001)<ref name="Sportstar">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/tss/tss2647/stories/20031122002804700.htm|title=A down to earth footballer|date=22 November 2003|publisher=Sportstar|access-date=16 October 2011|archive-date=15 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130915045201/http://www.hindu.com/tss/tss2647/stories/20031122002804700.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
* {{Flagicon|BER}} [[Keith Jennings (soccer)|Keith Jennings]] (1998—2000)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2008/roster/6188091.html|title=2008 Hogges roster|access-date=14 February 2021|website=www.uslsoccer.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610202303/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2008/roster/6188091.html|archive-date=10 June 2011}}</ref> | * {{Flagicon|BER}} [[Keith Jennings (soccer)|Keith Jennings]] (1998—2000)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2008/roster/6188091.html|title=2008 Hogges roster|access-date=14 February 2021|website=www.uslsoccer.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610202303/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2008/roster/6188091.html|archive-date=10 June 2011}}</ref> | ||
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* {{flagicon|LBR}} [[Sunday Seah]] (1999—2001)<ref>{{cite web|title=Sunday is a double delight|url=http://www.hindu.com/2001/03/10/stories/0710044n.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411021103/http://www.hindu.com/2001/03/10/stories/0710044n.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 11, 2013|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=March 10, 2001}}</ref> | * {{flagicon|LBR}} [[Sunday Seah]] (1999—2001)<ref>{{cite web|title=Sunday is a double delight|url=http://www.hindu.com/2001/03/10/stories/0710044n.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411021103/http://www.hindu.com/2001/03/10/stories/0710044n.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 11, 2013|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=March 10, 2001}}</ref> | ||
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[C. V. Pappachan]] (1998—1999)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mukherjee|first=Kumar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gLqBAAAAMAAJ&pgis=1|title=The story of football|publisher=Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India|year=2002|isbn=978-81-230-0782-3|access-date=18 April 2021|archive-date=18 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418133207/https://books.google.com/books?id=gLqBAAAAMAAJ&pgis=1|url-status=live}}</ref> | * {{flagicon|IND}} [[C. V. Pappachan]] (1998—1999)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mukherjee|first=Kumar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gLqBAAAAMAAJ&pgis=1|title=The story of football|publisher=Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India|year=2002|isbn=978-81-230-0782-3|access-date=18 April 2021|archive-date=18 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418133207/https://books.google.com/books?id=gLqBAAAAMAAJ&pgis=1|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
* {{flagicon|LBR}} Isaac Tondo (1999—2000)<ref>[https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/3821/Isaac_Tondo.html Isaac Tondo player profile and statistics] ''national-football-teams.com''. Retrieved 7 September 2021</ref> | |||
==Honours== | ==Honours== | ||
===League=== | ===League=== | ||
* '''[[Kerala Premier League|Kerala State Football League]]''' | * '''[[Kerala Premier League|Kerala State Football League]]''' | ||
**Champions (2): 1998–99, 1999–00<ref name="indiafooty"/> | |||
**Runners-up (1): 2003–04<ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/india-keralachamp.html India - List of Kerala League Champions] ''RSSSF''. Retrieved 17 August 2021</ref> | |||
===Cup=== | ===Cup=== | ||
[[File:Durand Cup.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Durand Cup]] trophy, won by FC Kochin | [[File:Durand Cup.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Durand Cup]] trophy, won by FC Kochin on one occasion (in 1997).]] | ||
* '''[[Durand Cup]]''' | * '''[[Durand Cup]]''' | ||
**Champions (1): 1997<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/durandcup.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Durand Cup|access-date=22 February 2021|website=Indianfootball.de|archive-date=27 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627235237/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/durandcup.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/durand-cup-2019-gokulam-kerala-fc-fc-kochin-im-vijayan-joe-paul-ancheri/article29310022.ece|title=When two Durand champions got together|access-date=22 February 2021|website=sportstar.thehindu.com|archive-date=25 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125002253/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/durand-cup-2019-gokulam-kerala-fc-fc-kochin-im-vijayan-joe-paul-ancheri/article29310022.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
* '''[[IFA Shield]]'''{{efn|Fourth oldest club competition, organized by the [[Indian Football Association|IFA (W.B.)]] and played between local clubs of [[West Bengal]] and other invited ones.}} | * '''[[IFA Shield]]'''{{efn|Fourth oldest club competition, organized by the [[Indian Football Association|IFA (W.B.)]] and played between local clubs of [[West Bengal]] and other invited ones.}} | ||
**Runners-up (1): 1997<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/ifashield.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the IFA-Shield:|website=indianfootball.de|language=en|access-date=20 February 2021|archive-date=30 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130083403/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/ifashield.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/india-ifahist.html|title=India - List of IFA Shield Finals|website=Rsssf.com|access-date=20 February 2021|archive-date=31 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031142319/http://rsssf.com/tablesi/india-ifahist.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
* '''[[Kerala Football Association|Kerala State Championship]]''' | * '''[[Kerala Football Association|Kerala State Championship]]''' | ||
**Champions (1): 1997 | |||
* '''All India Central Revenue Cup''' | * '''All India Central Revenue Cup''' | ||
**Champions (1): 1999 | |||
* '''Central Railway Open''' | * '''Central Railway Open''' | ||
**Champions (1): 1997<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iloveindia.com/sports/football/clubs/fc-kochin.html|title=FC Kochin|access-date=22 February 2021|website=iloveindia.com|archive-date=18 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718235900/http://www.iloveindia.com/sports/football/clubs/fc-kochin.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
* '''Scissors Cup''' | * '''Scissors Cup''' | ||
**Runners-up (1): 1997<ref>[http://www.indianfootball.de/data/scissorscup.html List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Scissors Cup: Kerala] ''indianfootball.de''. Retrieved 15 August 2021</ref><ref>[http://www.jctfootball.com/aboutUs/recordsAndStats/listofWinners/scissorsCupListOfWinners.aspx?a=5 List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Scissors Cup] ''jctfootball.com''. Retrieved 15 August 2021</ref> | |||
* '''Mcdowell's Cup''' | * '''Mcdowell's Cup''' | ||
**Runners-up (1): 1997<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/mcdowellscup.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Mcdowell's Cup|website=indianfootball.de|access-date=23 July 2021}}</ref> | |||
==Withdrawal== | ==Withdrawal== | ||