Jeppiaar Institute Football Club, also known as Jeppiaar Institute Of Technology Football Club, is an Indian
association football club based in
Puducherry. The men's section competes in the Pondicherry Men's League Championship while the women's competes in the Pondicherry Women's League. They also competed in the inaugural
Indian Women's League
The Indian Women's League, known as ''Hero Indian Women's League'' for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp is the women's top tier professional football league in Indian football. Founded in 2016, currently a total of 18 teams from across the ...
.
History
Jeppiaar Institute FC was formed in 2016 as a team of 12 under-privileged girls coached by Mariappan, a football coach, who coached the boys living in a government-run children's home in
Cuddalore,
Tamil Nadu. The girls, also living in the home, asked him to coach them when he reluctantly agreed, a few years prior to the club's formation.
The men's side qualified for the fourth tier
2023–24 I-League 3
2023–24 I-League 3 was the 1st season of the I-League 3 since its establishment in 2023. It was also the 1st season as the national fourth tier of the Indian football league system. The top three teams on the league table qualified for 2023â ...
where they participated in the group stage but were unable to qualify for he play-offs.
Team records (women's)
Seasons
References
External links
Jeppiaar Instituteat
All India Football Federation
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) is the national governing body of football in India. It is a member of FIFA, the international governing body of football and affiliated to Asian Football Confederation.
It is affiliated to Ministry o ...
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Football clubs in Puducherry
Association football clubs established in 2016
2016 establishments in Puducherry
Women's football clubs in India
Indian Women's League clubs