Jeppiaar Institute FC

Jeppiaar Institute Football Club, also known as Jeppiaar Institute Of Technology Football Club, is an Indian association football club based in Puducherry. The men's section competes in the Pondicherry Men's League Championship while the women's competes in the Pondicherry Women's League.^[1] They also competed in the inaugural Indian Women's League.^[2][3]

Jeppiaar Institute

Full name	Jeppiaar Institute Football Club
Founded	2016; 9 years ago (2016)
Chairman	Subramanian Mariappan
League	Pondicherry Men's League Championship Pondicherry Women's League
Website	https://www.jeppiaarinstitute.org/

History

Jeppiaar Institute FC was formed in 2016 as a team of 12 under-privileged girls coached by Mariappan, a football coach, who coached the boys living in a government-run children's home in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The girls, also living in the home, asked him to coach them when he reluctantly agreed, a few years prior to the club's formation.^[4]

The men's side qualified for the fourth tier 2023–24 I-League 3 where they participated in the group stage but were unable to qualify for he play-offs.^[5]

Team records (women's)

Seasons

Year	League								Top Scorer(s)
	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pos.	Player(s)	Goals
2016–17	5	1	1	3	4	18	4	5	Sandhiya Ranganathan	3

References

1. "Pondicherry Women's League". The Away End. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
2. "AIFF launches maiden Indian Women's League". espn.in. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
3. "AIFF launches professional league for women footballers". The Indian Express. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
4. Amsan, Andrew (6 February 2017). "Indian Women's League: From coastal town to national forefront, meet the Jeppiaar girls". The Indian Express. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
5. "Fixtures: I-League 3 - 2023-24". i-league.org. Retrieved 7 April 2024.

External links

• Jeppiaar Institute at All India Football Federation