F. C. Kochin is a football club based in Kochi

Kochi (India)

Kochi , formerly Cochin, is a major port city on the west coast of India by the Arabian Sea. Kochi is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of Kerala. Kochi is often called by the name Ernakulam, which refers to the western part of the mainland Kochi...

, Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It is the first professional football club in India. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, it was the only Kerala football club in the National Football League

National Football League (India)

The National Football League was an association football league competition in India between 1996 and 2007 which was organised into three divisions. The league is now transformed into the I-League and continues with that name...

 although with their recent success, Viva Kerala

Viva Kerala

Chirag United Club Kerala is an Indian professional football club based in the city of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala India. The club was formed in 2004, with Chirag computers as the main sponsors. They play in the I-League, the top tier of Indian Football....

 is as well. F. C. Kochin plays at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi

Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium is an international stadium in Kochi, Kerala. The stadium has a capacity of 60,000 spectators making it the third largest stadium in India after the Eden Gardens and Salt Lake Stadium, both in Kolkata...

 in Kaloor

Kaloor

Kaloor is a region in the city of Kochi, in the state of Kerala, India. Kaloor is also the name of a major intersection in this region of the city, intersecting the two major arteries of downtown Kochi namely, the Banerji Road and the K. K. Road - Perandoor Road...

.

Management

The club is currently managed by FC Kochin Trust with Mr. P.V. Paul as the Managing Trustee, Mr.Thomas Kannookadan & Mr.T.U.Davis as the Trustees. The head office is at Kaloor, Kochi.
Mr. Paul Varghese is the chief Patron and Mr. K.J.Varoo the Manager.

Home stadium

Ground Name Jawaharlal Nehru International stadium. Also or formerly known as Kaloor International stadium


Established in 1996 - 97

Capacity - 75,000

Ground type - Grass

Flood Lights - Yes

Home team - Viva Kerala and FC Kochin

Achievements

FC Kochin has contributed substantially to the advancement of Kerala football within its short span. The most prestigious achievement so far for FC Kochin has been winning the Durand Cup

Durand Cup

The Durand Football Tournament was started by then, India's Foreign Secretary, Mortimer Durand at Simla, India, in 1888. The initial matches were played in Dagshai. It was basically initiated, as a recreation for British troops stationed in India. The Durand Cup was twice suspended, during the two...

 in New Delhi in 1997. FC Kochin has also put up a consistent performance in the National Football League.

Other successes include:

• Kerala State League
• 1998, 1st
• 1999, 1st
• 2004, 2nd
• Kerala State Championship
• 1997
• Central Railway Open
• 1998
• All India Central Revenue Cup
• 1999