Kickstart FC (women)

Kickstart Football Club Women is an Indian women's professional football club from Karnataka. It forms the women's section of the club Kickstart FC and participates in Indian Women's League, the top flight of Indian women's football.^[1] Their best finish in the top tier was runner-up in the 2022–23 season.^[2][3]

Kickstart

Full name	Kickstart Football Club Karnataka
Founded	9 July 2016; 9 years ago (9 July 2016)
Owner	Shekar Rajan Laxman Bhattarai
Head coach	Langam Chaoba Devi
League	Indian Women's League Karnataka Women's League
2023–24	IWL, 3rd of 7 KWL, Champions
Website	kickstartfc.com
Home colours Away colours

History

Kickstart FC was founded on 9 July 2016 by Shekar Rajan and Laxman Bhattarai to develop grassroot level football in Karnataka.^[4]

Kickstart FC women's team won the Karnataka Women's League three times continuously in 2018–19, 2019–20 and 2020–21,^[5] which is the top division women's premier football league in Karnataka.^[6][7]

They have qualified for Indian Women's League twice. In 2019–20 IWL, they finished 3rd in the group stage. They qualified again in 2021-22 where they finished 3rd in the league table, behind eventual champions Gokulam Kerala and Sethu FC.

Kickstart FC directly qualified for 2022–23 IWL as AIFF decided to give direct entry to top 4 teams from 2021 to 2022 season.

Squad

As of 8 January 2025^[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  IND Linthoingambi Devi Maibam (vice-captain) 2 DF  IND Linthoingambi Devi Wangkhem 4 DF  IND Afreen Peerbhoy 5 DF  IND Pakpi Devi Yumlembam 6 MF  IND Babysana Devi Thingbaijam 7 FW  IND Karishma Shirvoikar 8 DF  IND Sanju Yadav 10 FW  GHA Philomena Abakah 11 FW  IND Grace Dangmei 12 FW  IND Khushbu Saroj 13 DF  IND Sanamija Chanu Khumukcham 14 DF  IND Ranjana Chanu Sorokhaibam 15 FW  IND Renu Gour 16 MF  IND Karen Pais 17 DF  IND Dalima Chhibber (captain) 18 FW  UGA Joanita Ainembabazi

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF  IND Arya More 22 FW  IND Aarushi Santhosh 23 FW  IND Remi Thokchom 24 GK  IND Aiswarya A. 26 DF  IND Sonibiya Devi Irom 27 MF  IND Shelia Devi Loktongbam 28 MF  IND Monalisha Marandi 29 DF  IND Aruna Bag 30 FW  IND Tanusree Roy 32 MF  BHU Sonam Choden 33 MF  IND Durga A. 34 MF  IND Mariyammal Balamurugan 35 FW  IND Bibicha Devi Laishram 51 GK  IND Khushi Kumari 9 FW  GHA Abigail Sakyiwaa 20 MF  GHA Diana Weige

Records and statistics

As of 24 March 2024

Overall records

Season	Indian Women's League								KWL	Top Scorer
	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Position		Player	Goals
2019–20	5	3	0	2	6	7	9	Group stage	Champions
2021–22	11	9	0	2	33	8	27	Third place	Champions
2022–23	10	7	1	2	34	8	16	Runners-up	Champions	Kioko Elizabeth Katungwa Saru Limbu	7
2023–24	12	6	3	3	16	18	21	Third place	Champions	Karishma Shirvoikar	8

Honours

Domestic

• Indian Women's League
  • Runners-up (1): 2022–23

Regional

• Karnataka Women's League
  • Champions (6): 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25