Sethu FC

Indian women's association football club based in Tamil Nadu

Football club

Sethu

Full name	Sethu Football Club
Founded	2003; 22 years ago (2003)[1]
Ground	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (selected matches)
Capacity	40,000
Owner	Seeni Mohaideen
Head coach	Manoj Joshi
League	Indian Women's League
2024–25	IWL, 5th of 8
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Sethu Football Club is an Indian women's professional football club based in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, that competes in the Indian Women's League.^[2][3][4]

History

Sethu made their IWL debut in the 2017–18 season. They won their maiden league title in the 2018–19 season.^[5]

Squad

As of December 2025^[6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  IND Nandini Mattu 3 DF  IND Nirmala Devi Phanjoubam 4 DF  IND Dhurga Perumal 5 DF  IND Vinothini 6 MF  IND Babina Devi Lisham 7 FW  GHA Abigail Antwi 8 MF  IND Grace Hauhnar 9 FW  IND Lynda Kom 10 MF  GHA Doreen Graham 11 MF  IND Malavika Prasad 12 DF  IND T. Hoshika 13 DF  IND Martina Thokchom 14 DF  IND Naazbanu Shaikh 15 DF  IND Priya Chettri 16 GK  NEP Anjila Tumbapo Subba (captain) 17 MF  IND Sushmita Jadhav 18 MF  IND Yumlam Lali 19 MF  IND Pushpa Parab 20 DF  IND Trisha Mallick

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 GK  IND Khushi Kumari 22 DF  IND Bharti Barot 23 MF  IND Ruchi Yadav 27 MF  IND Karen Pais 31 GK  IND Hempriya Seram 44 MF  IND Shubhangi Subba 77 FW  IND Laxmi Tamang 99 FW  IND Kaviya Pakkirisamy — GK  IND Gyurme Dolmo Tamang — DF  IND Purnima Kumari — DF  IND K. Ngopawdi — GK  IND Nisari K. — DF  IND Prameshwori Devi Irom — MF  IND Giani Ramching Mara — FW  IND Monisha — GK  IND Sharmila — FW  IND Kai Rumi

Personnel

Technical staff

As of December 2025

Position	Name
Head coach	Manoj Joshi
Assistant coach	Surbhi Manjrekar
Goalkeeping coach	Jeya Prakash J.
Physio	Akshayaa
Head of Women's Football	Kusum Bi Shaikh
Head of Operations	Parthiban
Media manager	Vivian Paul
Kit manager	Suman

Honours

Domestic

• Indian Women's League
  • Champions (1): 2018–19
  • Runners-up (1): 2021–22

Regional

• Tamil Nadu Women's League
  • Champions (3): 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22

References

1. Schöggl, Hans. "India - List of Foundation Dates". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
2. "Sethu FC to start Indian Women's League campaign on March 26 - Times of India". The Times of India. 6 March 2018. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
3. "Indian Women's League: ARA FC aim to be organised against dominant Sethu FC". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Bhubaneswar: The Times of India. Press Trust of India. 19 April 2022. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
4. "IWL: Tough battle awaits for debutants Churchill Brothers". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Goa: The Times of India. TNN. 24 April 2023. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
5. "Hero Indian Women's League 2018-19, Final Round". AIFF. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
6. "Indian Women's League Squad". AIFF. Retrieved 10 January 2025.

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