Sethu FC gearing up for qualifiers

The team is owned by M Seeni Moideen, former president of the Tamil Nadu Football Association and current chairman of women’s committee, and helmed by Kalpana Dass, who holds an AFC ‘A’ license in coaching and has previously worked with several major women’s teams, including Pune FC.

Sethu FC is in six-team Group A in the Qualifying league along with Rising star (Odisha), Baroda FC (Gujarat), Capital Complex Sporting Club (Arunachal Pradesh), Indira Gandhi ASE (Pondicherry) and J&K State Sports Council and will play five matches. Group B comprises seven teams. Only the toppers of each Group will advance to the main event.

This will be the first National tournament for Sethu FC which has predominantly played in Tamil Nadu and the side has roped in a handful of professionals from Maharashtra, Goa, West Bengal and Punjab in a bid to strength their side for the IWL Qualifying.

As part of their preparation, Sethu FC, which is an amateur outfit, played practice.