Indian Women’s League: Kickstart FC claims its first win of the season

  • March 12, 2025
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Kickstart FC secured its first win of the ongoing Indian Women’s League (IWL) season, beating Sethu FC 2-0 at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium here on Thursday. Assisted by midfielder Mariyammal Balamurugan, Ghanaian forward Philomena Abakah scored the first goal in the 55th minute. Abakah headed in Mariyammal’s aerial cross on the bounce. The cross was […]

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Kickstart FC finally managed to shrug off their winless tag with a 2-0 victory

  • March 12, 2025
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 The Indian Women’s League 2024-25 saw its Round Seven opener at the Nehru Stadium as Kickstart FC finally managed to shrug off their winless tag with a 2-0 victory over Sethu FC on Thursday, March 6, 2025.  The winners who scored both their goals in the second half, struck through Ghanaian striker Philomena Abakah (55’) […]

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Muthoot FA, Kickstart FC & Sreenidi Deccan FC Advance to RFDL National Group Stage

  • February 21, 2025
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Kochi, Feb 15 (source) In an eventful conclusion to the Reliance Foundation Development League (RFDL) Zonal Group Stage in Kerala on Friday, Muthoot FA, Kickstart FC & Sreenidi Deccan FC qualified for the National Group Stage. Source : Footboom

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Karnataka, Rajasthan set up summit clash in Jr Girls’ NFC 2024-25 Tier 2  

  • August 8, 2024
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BELGAUM, KARNATAKA: Karnataka and Rajasthan storm through to the finals in the Junior Girls’ National Football Championship Tier 2 after defeating Assam 5-3 and Sikkim 3-3 (4-3 in tie-breaker), respectively at the Sporting Planet Lovedale School Ground on Wednesday, August 7, 2024. Source : All India Football Federation

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Karishma Shirvoikar Extends Contract with Kickstart FC

  • July 17, 2024
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According to Marcus Margulhao, Indian Women’s League (IWL) star Karishma Shirvoikar has extended her stay at Kickstart FC. The forward cum midfielder, despite interest from other teams, pledged her loyalty to the Bengaluru outfit deciding to stay for one more season. Founded in 2016, Kickstart FC is one of the clubs that give utmost importance […]

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Aruna Bag: A ride incredible to the international arena  

  • July 6, 2024
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NEW DELHI: At 18, when most teenagers are busy deciding what subjects to choose and which college to attend for advanced studies, Aruna Bag was faced with the dilemma of choosing between kabaddi and football. Source : All India Football Federation

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Ledley reunited with Kickstart FC during Training Centre visit

  • June 21, 2024
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Ledley King reunited with players from Indian football team Kickstart FC at a session held at the Club’s Training Centre in Enfield today (Thursday 20 June). Kickstart FC is a premier football club and academy based in Karnataka, Bengaluru, dedicated to the development and promotion of football talent in India. The Club agreed a partnership […]

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Karishma excited for National team return, aims to improve

  • June 10, 2024
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Goa’s Karishma Sirvoikar expressed her delight at being selected for the upcoming international friendlies. Karishma is the lone Goan in the 23-member squad of the India Senior Women’s team for the two international friendly matches against Uzbekistan was announced on Monday Source : The Goan

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Karnataka edge Manipur to enter Swami Vivekananda U20 Men’s NFC final

  • May 21, 2024
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Narainpur (Chhattisgarh), May 20 , 2024 : Karnataka reached the final of the inaugural Swami Vivekananda U20 Men’s National Football Championship, defeating Manipur by a solitary goal at the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama Ground here on Monday. The all-important goal came in the 14th minute of the match from a penalty, scored by Saikhom Borish Singh. Source […]

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Karnataka edge Manipur to enter Swami Vivekananda U20 Men’s NFC final

  • May 21, 2024
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Narainpur (Chhattisgarh), May 20 (UNI) Karnataka reached the final of the inaugural Swami Vivekananda U20 Men’s National Football Championship, defeating Manipur by a solitary goal Source : United News Of India

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Laxman Bhattarai – Born in Nepal, Laxman was drawn to the game of football from his childhood. Laxman played football for his school and went on to become a National Level Footballer in the U14 & U16 category. However sports as a career option was not all that lucrative and like many others, he sacrificed his love for football and came down to the City of Bengaluru to pursue Chartered Accountancy. He met Shekar Rajan (Founder & Chairman – Kickstart FC) in a training session, post which they went on to become good friends and collectively nurtured their dream to own a professional turf with floodlights. They started Kickstart FC in 2016.He has completed the UEFA Youth certificate by completing coaching projects across 8 countries. He has been with the France Football Federation for a 10 day program called “Zidane’s of Tomorrow”.

He has completed a coach educator program in France with PSG and in Holland with PSV. He was selected to lead the team that analyzed an international friendly game between Netherlands & Scotland which according to him is the highlight of his career. He brings in depth of knowledge from his travels to Italy (AS Roma), Germany (Frankfurt), Denmark (Esjberg FB), France (PSG) & Holland (PSV & Ajax) and aims to bring in the European style of Football management to Kickstart.

As the head coach of Kickstart FC Men’s team, he has won the Puttaiah Memorial Cup once (2022) and been a runner-up of the BDFA Super Division League twice (2019 & 2021).
With the women’s team, he has been a Karnataka Women’s League champion 5 times in a row. (2019 – 2024) & a runner up in the Indian Women’s League once (2023)

His vision is to nurture and help the youth of India reach the pinnacle of World Football.

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Laxman Bhattarai – Born in Nepal, Laxman was drawn to the game of football from his childhood. Laxman played football for his school and went on to become a National Level Footballer in the U14 & U16 category. However sports as a career option was not all that lucrative and like many others, he sacrificed his love for football and came down to the City of Bengaluru to pursue Chartered Accountancy. He met Shekar Rajan (Founder & Chairman – Kickstart FC) in a training session, post which they went on to become good friends and collectively nurtured their dream to own a professional turf with floodlights. They started Kickstart FC in 2016.He has completed the UEFA Youth certificate by completing coaching projects across 8 countries. He has been with the France Football Federation for a 10 day program called “Zidane’s of Tomorrow”.

He has completed a coach educator program in France with PSG and in Holland with PSV. He was selected to lead the team that analyzed an international friendly game between Netherlands & Scotland which according to him is the highlight of his career. He brings in depth of knowledge from his travels to Italy (AS Roma), Germany (Frankfurt), Denmark (Esjberg FB), France (PSG) & Holland (PSV & Ajax) and aims to bring in the European style of Football management to Kickstart.

As the head coach of Kickstart FC Men’s team, he has won the Puttaiah Memorial Cup once (2022) and been a runner-up of the BDFA Super Division League twice (2019 & 2021).
With the women’s team, he has been a Karnataka Women’s League champion 5 times in a row. (2019 – 2024) & a runner up in the Indian Women’s League once (2023)

His vision is to nurture and help the youth of India reach the pinnacle of World Football.

With a strong foundation in Industrial Engineering from Bangalore University, he has further enriched his knowledge with two international training certifications from the prestigious University of Hull and ASTD USA. His career has seen him in senior positions in L&D with renowned organizations like the Manipal Group and ITC.

Throughout his life, he has made a high social impact on the underrepresented and less privileged, building the lives of young footballers by mentoring them on their emotional, financial, and educational needs. Some of them went on to captain the Karnataka state team even before he started Kickstart.

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