Josco Football Club was an Indian professional

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club based in

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. The club was founded in 2007 and previously they have completed in the

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, then second tier of Indian football, alongside the

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History

Josco Football Club was formed in 2007 by the owner of business conglomerate Josco Group, Tony Jose. Team was led into Ernakulam Second Division with the then coach and later assistant, T. G. Purushothaman; TK Chathunny joined the club as coach in late 2008. Josco FC took part in

2011 I-League 2nd Division The 2011 I-League 2nd Division is the fourth season of the second division of the I-League, the Indian professional football league. A total of 21 teams were divided into three groups and top two teams from each group played in final round, the ...

in 2010 and narrowly missed out on promotion owing to inexperience at this level. The club then skipped out of next season in the

2012 I-League 2nd Division The 2012 I-League 2nd Division was the fifth season of the league. The league serves as the second top tier of Indian Football, using promotion and relegation with the I-League, which is top tier league of India. Stadiums The 2012 I-League 2n ...

Honours

* Kolhapur All-India Football Championship ** Runners-up (1): 2009

References

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