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{{Short description|Indian women's football club in Maharashtra}}
{{one source|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = FC Kolhapur City
| image = FC Kolhapur City official logo.png
| fullname = Football Club Kolhapur City
| founded = {{Start date and age|2018}}
| ground = [[Rajarshi Shahu Stadium]]
| capacity = 24,000
| league = [[Western India Football Association|WIFA Women's Football League]]
| current =
| season =
}}

'''Football Club Kolhapur City''' is an Indian professional [[football club]] based in [[Kolhapur, Maharashtra]] that competed in the [[Indian Women's League]] and [[Western India Football Association|WIFA Women's Football League]], the top tier regional and national leagues of women's football in [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=PTI|date=2019-05-17|title=IWL 2019: Bangalore United FC, FC Kolhapur City win in Hero IWL|url=https://www.insidesport.co/iwl-2019-bangalore-united-fc-fc-kolhapur-city-win-in-hero-iwl/|access-date=2020-12-27|website=InsideSport|language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=WIFA Women's Football League 2019/20: FC Kolhapur City snatch narrow win|url=https://www.mumbailive.com/en/football/wifa-women%27s-football-league-201920-fc-kolhapur-city-snatch-narrow-win-41682|access-date=2021-01-02|website=Mumbai Live|language=en}}</ref>
They registered their first win
in [[2019–20 Indian Women's League season|IWL 2019–20]] against Baroda FA under the head coach [https://www.the-aiff.com/coaches/profile/2018JAN2943# Muzamil Mahmood].<ref>[https://www.the-aiff.com/match-center/cms/7208 FC Kolhapur Wins]</ref>

== History ==
The club was launched in October 2018, with the aim of playing in U13, U15, and U18 national leagues.

In 2019–20 season, after winning qualifiers for [[Maharashtra]] zone, the club participated in Indian Women's League.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Majumdar|first=Rounak|date=2019-11-22|title=WIFA Women's Football League: FC Kolhapur City win big|url=https://www.footballcounter.com/2019/wifa-womens-football-league-fc-kolhapur-city-win-big/|access-date=2021-01-02|website=Football Counter|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Crest ==
In the crest of FC Kolhapur City, a [[gaur]] is present, which represents strength and courage.

== Stadium ==
FC Kolhapur City plays their home matches in [[Rajarshi Shahu Stadium]] in [[Kolhapur, Maharashtra]].

==Journey in IWL ==
Kolhapur City got their first win after defeating Baroda FA and finished 4th in group A with 4 points.<ref>{{Cite web|title=IWL 2020: FC Kolhapur City defeat Baroda Football Academy for first win, Kenkre FC inch closer to SF|url=https://scroll.in/field/952042/iwl-2020-fc-kolhapur-city-defeat-baroda-football-academy-for-first-win-kenkre-fc-inch-closer-to-sf|access-date=2021-01-02|website=Scroll.in|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sportstar|first=Team|title=Indian Women’s League: KRYPHSA beats FC Kolhapur City 1-0, maintains unbeaten run|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/hero-indian-womens-league-results-kryphsa-vs-fc-kolhapur-city-kickstart-bbk-dav/article30743769.ece|access-date=2021-01-02|website=Sportstar|language=en}}</ref>

== Honours ==
*'''[[WIFA Women's Football League]]'''
**Champions (1): 2018–19
**Runners-up (1): 2019–20

== References ==
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[[Category:Football clubs in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Indian Women's League]]
[[Category:2018 establishments in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Association football clubs established in 2018]]

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