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Inter Kashi FC - Wikipedia

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Inter Kashi

Full name

Inter Kashi Football Club

Nickname(s)

Kaashee ke Yoddhas (Warriors of Kashi)

Short name

IKFC

Founded

29 June 2023; 17 months ago^[1]

Ground

Ekana Football Stadium
Sigra Stadium
Naihati Stadium

Capacity

2,000
500
25,000

Owner

RDB Group of Companies

Chairman

Vinod Dugar

Head coach

Antonio López Habas

League

I-League

2023–24

I-League, 4th of 13

Website

www.kashi.football

Home colours

Away colours

Current season

Inter Kashi Football Club is an professional football club based in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. The club currently competes in the I-League, the second tier league of the Indian football league system.^[2]^[3] It is the first professional club from the state of Uttar Pradesh to play in a national level league of the country.^[4]^[5]The club is in collaboration with Spanish club Atlético Madrid and Andorran clubs Inter Escaldes and FC Andorra.^[2]^[6]

History

In May 2023, the All India Football Federation, the governing body of football in India, announced they would accept bids for new clubs to join 2023–24 I-League season onwards.^[7] On 29 June 2023, it was announced that agreement for the Varanasi franchise had been reached between Kolkata-based RDB Group of Companies and European clubs Atlético Madrid and Inter Escaldes.^[8]^[9] FC Andorra has an association with Inter Escaldes, but does not have any direct role with Inter Kashi. The moniker of "Inter" was added because of the tie up with Inter Escaldes.^[10]

The club also announced creation of the Atlético de Bharat Academy for the development of grassroots football in the state.^[11] Spaniard Carlos Santamarina was chosen as the first head coach of the club, while Javier Broch and Arata Izumi were roped in as assistant coach.^[12] English footballer Peter Hartley was the first player signed by the club.^[13]

On 28 October 2023, Inter Kashi played their first ever official match against Gokulam Kerala in the I-League. Edmund Lalrindika scored the club's first goal, and Mohammed Asif Khan scored the equalizer to earn the maiden point in a 2–2 draw.^[14] Their first win came against Namdhari on 6 November 2023.^[15] On 21st November, Inter Kashi played their first I-League home match against Mohammedan in the Ekana Football Stadium in Lucknow.^[16] In October 2024, Inter Kashi's two players Sachu Siby and Harmanpreet Singh joined Primera Divisió outfit Inter Escaldes.^[17]

Club crest and kits

Crest

In the Inter Kashi's crest, Tripundra (three horizontal lines on the top of the crest) resembles Lord Shiva's threefold power of will (icchāśakti), knowledge (jñānaśakti), and action (kriyāśakti). The graphical image below the club name on the crest portraits Manikarnika Ghat.^[18]

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor	Back sponsor	Chest sponsor
2023–2024^[19]	SIX5SIX	Cello	Uttar Pradesh Tourism	RDB Group
2023–2024^[19]	SIX5SIX	Nahar Group
2024–present	Hummel	UCO Bank
2024–present	Hummel	UCO Bank	IndiaShoppe

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 November 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	IND	Shubham Dhas
2	MF	IND	Mohammed Asif Khan
3	DF	IND	Aritra Das
4	DF	ESP	David Humanes
6	MF	ESP	Julen Pérez
7	MF	FIN	Joni Kauko
8	MF	IND	Phijam Vikash Singh
9	FW	ESP	Mario Barco
10	FW	IND	Edmund Lalrindika
11	FW	IND	Bidyashagar Singh
12	GK	IND	Rakshit Dagar
13	GK	IND	Sharon Padattil
14	MF	IND	Karthik Panicker
15	FW	IND	Sweden Fernandes


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	DF	IND	Sandip Mandi
17	DF	IND	Anil Chawan
19	FW	IND	Chirag Bhujel
18	MF	IND	Tomba Singh
20	MF	SRB	Nikola Stojanović
21	DF	IND	Narayan Das
22	DF	IND	Ashray Bhardwaj
23	DF	IND	Sarthak Golui
24	DF	IND	Kojam Beyong
25	FW	IND	Sumeet Passi (captain)
26	DF	IND	Deepak Devrani
27	FW	MAR	Domi Berlanga
28	FW	IND	Prasanth Mohan
29	GK	IND	Arindam Bhattacharya

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	IND	Sachu Siby (at Inter Club d'Escaldes until 31 May 2025)
—	FW	IND	Harmanpreet Singh (at Inter Club d'Escaldes until 31 May 2025)

Staff and management

Current staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Antonio López Habas
Assistant coach	Carlos Fonseca
Strength & conditioning coach	Alberto Santana
Goalkeeping coach	Fernando Llopis

Management

Position	Name
Chairman	Vinod Dugar
Chief Operations Officer	Bhaskar Basu

Records and statistics

Overview

Season	League				Super Cup	Durand Cup
Season	League	Tier	No. of Teams	Position	Super Cup	Durand Cup
2023–24	I-League	II	13	4th	Group Stage	Group Stage

League statistics

Season	Division								Top scorer
Season	Division	Position	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Player	Goals
2023–24	I-League	4th	24	11	8	5	47	41	Mario Barco	12

References

^ Rawat, Akhil (21 November 2024). "I-League 2024–25: A glance at all 12 contenders". New Delhi: I-League. Archived from the original on 21 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Collaboration agreement in the Inter Kashi project". Club Atletico de Madrid. 29 June 2023. Archived from the original on 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
^ "Inter Kashi eyes Hero I-League entry with strong European backing". The Bridge. 29 June 2023. Archived from the original on 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
^ "Inter Kashi Launched in Partnership With Three European Clubs, Eye I-League Participation". News18. 29 June 2023. Archived from the original on 5 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
^ "Inter Kashi Become Latest Addition To Indian Football, Partner With Famous European Clubs Including Atletico Madrid". English Jagran. Archived from the original on 5 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
^ "Atletico Madrid re-enter Indian football, partner with RDB Group to form Inter Kashi". Khel Now. 29 June 2023. Archived from the original on 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
^ "AIFF invites bids for new clubs to join Hero I-League 2023-24 season onwards". The AIFF. 5 May 2023. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
^ Mergulhao, Marcus (24 July 2023). "AIFF likely to be left with only two new direct entrants in I-League". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Margao: The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
^ Mukherjee, Sayan (8 August 2023). "With only two new corporate teams, AIFF likely to persist with home-away format for I-League". News9live. Archived from the original on 12 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
^ "Inter Kashi AMA". Reddit. 7 July 2023. Archived from the original on 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
^ "Club Atlético de Madrid - Collaboration agreement in the Inter Kashi project". Club Atlético de Madrid. 29 June 2023. Archived from the original on 29 June 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
^ Das, Shibashis (4 August 2023). "Arata Izumi becomes the assistant coach of the new entity, Inter Kashi Football Club". footballexpress.in. Archived from the original on 14 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
^ "We have kept you waiting long enough presenting our FIRST SIGNING — @PeterHartley88!". Inter Kashi Twitter. 1 August 2023. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
^ "I-League 2023-24: Inter Kashi bag first points against heavyweights Gokulam Kerala". Khel Now. 28 October 2023. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
^ "I-League 2023-24: Inter Kashi secures historic win, Overcoming Namdhari FC 4-2". The Bridge. 6 November 2023. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
^ "Inter Kashi face Mohammedan SC today". The Times of India. 21 November 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
^ "Ethan Starts Pro Football Journey In Andorra Premier Division". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 November 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
^ The SportsGrail (30 June 2023). "Inter Kashi FC owner, logo, jersey, players, football stadium, coach". The SportsGrail. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
^ Saha, Rahul (3 November 2023). "I-league Commercial Guide: A Complete List of the 2023/24 I-League Team Sponsors". sportskhabri.com. Sports Khabri. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

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