Bengaluru: Kickstart Football Club (KFC) has etched its name into Karnataka football history by becoming the 2025–26 KSFA Super Division champions, marking the club’s first-ever men’s league title after an inspiring eight-year journey of grit, ambition and belief.
This triumph is especially meaningful for Kickstart. After finishing runners-up three times in the past, the club has finally reached the summit.
Many players from this year’s squad have been with Kickstart since the men’s team was formed. Some have been part of the club even before the men’s team was formed.
Kickstart has now become the only club in any football-playing nation to be unbeaten champions in both the men’s and women’s elite leagues in the same season.
- Kickstart women’s team: Champions with a perfect record — 10 wins in 10 games, boasting the league’s top scorer.
- Kickstart men’s team: Champions with an unbeaten run — 15 wins and 3 draws from 18 matches, and once again the league’s top scorer came from Kickstart.
Speaking on the victorious campaigns, Shekar Rajan, Founder and Chairman said: “The titles are more than a win. It is validation of a model we have believed in from day one. When you invest deeply in talent, provide clear pathways, and uphold a strong value system, results follow. We hope this moment inspires a new imagination for what Indian football clubs can achieve via grassroots football development.”
Laxman Bhattarai, Founder-CEO, said, “These unbeaten titles are the outcome of years of disciplined investment in development. At Kickstart, our mission has been to build football the right way — through structure, coaching and opportunity. This victory shows what Indian clubs can achieve when development is placed at the centre of everything.”
Kickstart FC prides itself on its ‘holistic football ecosystem’, prioritising youth development from the grassroots.
