Eagles FC

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Eagles F.C.
ഈഗിൾസ് എഫ്.സി.
Eagles FC Kerala.jpg
Full nameEagles Football Club
Nickname(s)Ernakulam Eagles[1]
Founded2010; 12 years ago (2010)
GroundMaharaja College Stadium
Capacity25,000
LeagueKerala Premier League
WebsiteClub website

Eagles Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Kochi, Kerala, that competes in the Kerala Premier League.

History[]

The original Ernakulam Eagles was formed in 1955 in Kochi by a group of football loving students of St. Albert’s High School and NJ Joseph, their mathematics teacher and an ardent sports loving businessman.[2]

Varghese Chelatt, then manager of the school, became the first President of the club while an Imbayi Mather became secretary.

Ernakulam Eagles were active until the late 1990s, but professional commitments of its members made the administration of the club difficult. They then folded the club due to those reasons.

The team then announced their second coming in October 2010 as Kochi Eagles Football Club and made it clear that they have great plans to make history in keeping with their lineage. The team is now owned by Ziqitza Sports Management Pvt Ltd.

Eagles F.C. entered into an agreement with Reading F.C. in April 2013 where Reading would send coaches and identify players for training at the Madejski Stadium in Reading. The aim is to identify young talent from Kochi in the age group around 13 and take at least one of the best to play in the Premier League by 2018. Reading officials have assured Eagles FC that if Eagles enters the first division they would pump in money into the club.[3]

Eagles FC Kerala got an entry into Federation Cup 2014 after Langsning FC pulled out of the campaign. Eagles were pitted in Group A against the likes of defending I-League champions Churchill Brothers, runners up Pune FC and Kolkata based United SC. The underdogs[4] performed admirably in group stages. Eagles FC drew their match against Pune FC by 1–1 and then defeated United SC by 2 goals to 1. Eventually Eagles FC Kerala finished second in group stages ahead of Pune FC and United SC.[5]

Home stadium[]

Main article: Maharaja's College Stadium
Maharaja's College Stadium
Full nameMaharaja's College Stadium
LocationKochi, India
Capacity15,000[6]
Opened1954
Tenants
Maharajas College Team
RFC Kochi
Eagles F.C.

Honours[]

References[]

  1. ^ Eagles Football Club Kerala Facebook. Retrieved 12 March 2021
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 April 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "News: India News, Latest Bollywood News, Sports News, Business & Political News, National & International News". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  4. ^ George, Joseph (13 January 2014). "Eagles FC Kerala Look To Spring A Surprise Or Two In The Federation Cup". The Hard Tackle. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  5. ^ Rayan, Stan (20 January 2014). "Eagles FC finishes on a high". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 April 2018 – via www.thehindu.com.
  6. ^ http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58229.html[bare URL]
  7. ^ Schöggl, Hans. "India - List of Kerala League Champions". rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
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