Kenkre FC's maiden 2nd Division I-League appearance

Mumbai's Kenkre Football Club won this seasons Maharashtra State League for the first time and by winning the state league they qualified for the 2nd Division I-League. And this will mark their maiden entry into the national league system when they play their opening Group B match against Josco FC on April 4 in Jamshedpur.

Kenkre's have come a long way since their formation as a football academy in 2000, which in those starting days was more a football training centre then anything else. It is named after 'Adib Krishna Sinai Kenkre', a former footballer and coach who has worked with numerous clubs and institutions in Mumbai.

The Club was formed with the intention of showcasing young talent, produced through an Academy structure, that are believed to be the new crop of Indian football players. Thus, the club is the fruition of all the hard work and dedication put into the Academy and it shows a path of development for players from being in an Academy to play for a professional outfit.

A number of the players in the Kenkre FC squad have come through their own Academy system with the club testing new waters by playing in the 2nd Division I-League this season. If they will be able to fulfil their ambitions in the first try will have to be seen.


KENKRE FC squad

Goalkeepers
1-Aditya Rawal, 21-Deepak Kamble, 30-Mayank Balakrishnan

Field Players
2, Rehman Cardozo, 3-Oken Singh, 4-Ravish D'Souza, 5-Sanjay Nair, 6-Sadananda Singh, 7-Jazeel Limzerwalla, 8-Floyd Dharmai, 9-Francisco Stalin, 10-Eze Collins, 11-Cyrus Jal, 12-Richard Agwu, 14-Madhusudan Phadale, 15-Harmeet Singh, 16-Kevin Patrick, 17-Lepcha Singh, 18-Stephen Njoh, 19-Sajjad Alam, 20-Francisco Dominic, 22-Jagjeet Singh, 23-Nelson Cardoz, 24-Cylburn Pereira, 25-Rahul Yadav, 26-Jayson Castelino, 27-Derrick Joseph, 29-Taha Kachwala

Officials
Floyd Pinto (Chief Coach), Vikram Nanivadekar (Manager), Dr. Janhavi Jathar (Physiotherapist), Dr. Dimple Asher (Physiotherapist)