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Josco FC
ജോസ്കോ എഫ്.സി.
	File:Joscofc.jpg
Full name	Josco Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Lions
Founded	2007; 18 years ago
Ground	Maharaja College Stadium
Capacity	30,000
Home colours	Away colours

Latest revision as of 16:07, 29 September 2021

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

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.

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.

References[edit]

↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "First Soccer City in Kochi". cochinsquare.com. Retrieved 30 April 2010.

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[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "First Soccer City in Kochi". cochinsquare.com. Retrieved 30 April 2010.

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+{{Short description|Indian association football club}}
 {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
 {{Use Indian English|date=February 2018}}
 {{Infobox football club |
-| clubname =  Josco F.C. <br> ജോസ്കോ എഫ്.സി.
+| clubname = Josco FC <br> ജോസ്കോ എഫ്.സി.
 | image = Joscofc.jpg
-| image_size = 200px
+| image_size = 300px
 | fullname = Josco Football Club
-| nickname = ''The Lions''
+| nickname = The Lions
-| founded  = 2007
+| founded  = {{start date and age|2007}}
-| ground   = [[Maharaja College Stadium]] (not used for I-League 2nd division matches but for local league matches)
+| ground   = [[Maharaja College Stadium]]
 | capacity = 30,000
 | chairman =
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 }}
-'''Josco Football Club''' is an [[India]]n semi-professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Ernakulam]], [[Kerala]]. The club was founded in 2007 and previously they have completed in the [[I-League 2nd Division]], then second tier of [[Football in India|Indian football]] alongside [[Kerala Premier League]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cochinsquare.com/first-soccer-city-in-kochi/|title=First Soccer City in Kochi|website=cochinsquare.com|access-date=30 April 2010}}</ref>
+'''Josco Football Club''' is an [[India]]n [[association football|football]] club based in [[Ernakulam]], [[Kerala]]. The club was founded in 2007 and previously they have completed in [[I-League 2nd Division]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://the-aiff.com/pages/tournament/tournament-fixtures.php?tournamentdetail=15&sub_tournamentdetail=16 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-04-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321202234/http://www.the-aiff.com/pages/tournament/tournament-fixtures.php?tournamentdetail=15&sub_tournamentdetail=16 |archivedate=2012-03-21 }}</ref> then second tier of [[Football in India|Indian football]], alongside [[Kerala Premier League]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cochinsquare.com/first-soccer-city-in-kochi/|title=First Soccer City in Kochi|website=cochinsquare.com|access-date=30 April 2010}}</ref>
 ==History==
-Josco Football Club was formed in 2007 by the owner of business conglomerate Josco Group, Tony Jose. The team was led into the Ernakulam Second Division with the then coach and now assistant coach [[T. G Purushothaman]] with the aim of playing in the lower leagues for a year and then shooting from the hip towards the ultimate goal. that of getting into the [[I-League]] and staying put. TK Chathunny joined the club as coach in late 2008 with the 2009–2010 season and future of the club in mind.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://footballkerala.com/2011/03/28/i-league-2-josco-fc-team-profile/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-03-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008141656/http://footballkerala.com/2011/03/28/i-league-2-josco-fc-team-profile/ |archive-date=2011-10-08 }}</ref>
+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.
-==Early years==
 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]].
-==See also==
-* [[Football in India]]
-* [[Kerala Premier League]]
-* [[I-League Second Division]]
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Association football clubs established in 2007]]
 [[Category:2007 establishments in Kerala]]
+[[Category:Football clubs in Kochi]]
 {{India-footyclub-stub}}