Quartz F.C.

Quartz Football Club is an Indian football club from Kozhikode. Formed in 1976 the club was an amateur and academy side until 2011. In December 2011, they announced their intention to turn professional and were accepted into the I-League 2nd Division, the second tier of football in India.[1] They spent one season in the division, and as of 2019 they play in the Kerala Premier League.

Kozhikode Quartz FC
Full nameKozhikode Quartz Football Club
Nickname(s)Rose Brigade Kozhikode
Founded1976 (1976)
GroundKozhikode Corporation Stadium
Capacity80,000
OwnerKozhikode Football Association
ChairmanHaridas
LeagueI-League 2nd Division
WebsiteClub website

History

Quartz Football Club was founded in 1976 in Kerala and since has been growing up step by step from district to state to national level. The Quartz Academy started in 2009 and has shown good promise.

In December 2011, they were officially certified by the All India Football Federation to participate in the I-League 2nd Division, the second tier of football in India. I-League players Rino Anto, Sabas Saleel, K. Noushad, Manoj Manoharan, Sherin Sam, Kamardeep Singh, Suji Kumar, J. Prasad, P.M. Britto, Salil Usman and Ajmaluddin and V.V. Farhad, the top-scorer and Player-of-the-Tournament at the last Santosh Trophy, were signed up by the club for 2012 I-League 2nd Division but failed to gain promotion to the top tier.[2]

I league

The Indian FA are all set to invite bids for that vacant spot in the I-League and Calicut-based Kozhikode Quartz Football Club are one of the front-runners to submit the bid 2020-21.

Colours and badge

Unveiled during the 21 July Quartz launch, the crest features the Mananchira Gardens coloured in white in order to symbolize "victory" from when they won the Kozhikode back.

Team record

Record
Season Div. Tms. Pos. Attendance/G Federation Cup/Super Cup KPL Kozhikode District League AFC Champions League AFC Cup
2012 I-League 2nd 23 Group stage – DNP 6th 1 DNP DNP
2017–18 I-League 2nd 18 DNP – DNP 2 2 DNP DNP
2018–19 I-League 2nd 16 Not Participated - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
2019–20 I-League 2nd 18 DNP - DNP - DNP DNP DNP
2020–21 I-League 16 - - DNP - DNP DNP DNP
Key
  • Tms. = Number of teams
  • Pos. = Position in league
  • Attendance/G = Average league attendance

Fans

A club recognised Kozhikode fan club by the name Rose Brigade has been in support since 2017. The EMS Stadium has seen an average attendance of 45,000. The players and the coach have often acknowledged the fans' support in the success and called them The 12th Man .

Stadium

Kozhikode Quartz FC played all its home matches in the EMS Stadium which was located in the heart of the Calicut city. The West stand was the largest and could accommodate the maximum number of people.

EMS Stadium

Rivalry

The Original Rivalry

Kozhikode Quartz and Gokulam Kerala enjoys an on field rivalry. The first Kozhikode Derby match between these two team took place on champion and Runners-up in 2017–18 Kerala Premier League.

Records
  • (Including Friendlies & Non-competitive matches).

Players

First-team squad
As of 7 August 2018

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF  ESP Roberto Eslava (Captain)
7 FW  ESP Sandro Rodríguez
9 MF  AUS Lachlan Scott
— FW  IND Zamtheng Mang


No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  IND Mohd. Zavad
— FW  IND Ayush
— FW  IND Benjamin
— MF  IND Vimal Kumar
— DF  IND Thahir Zaman

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
Period Kit Manufacturer Shirt Sponsor Co-Sponsors
2018 Nivia ICL Fincorp
2018–2020 Ramco None
2020- Federal Bank none

Current technical staff
As of 6 September 2019
Position Name
Head coach Fernando Santiago Varela
Assistant Coach Arun
Manager Shamzeer
Chief Coach Carlton Chapman
Technical Director Satheesh
Club Physio TBA

Head Coach's Record
NameNationalityFromToPWDLGFGAWin%
Frank Braner  Germany 1 January 2012 28 May 2012 7 0 1 6 4 29 000.00
Bino George  India 29 May 2012 29 December 2012 0 0 0 0 0 0 !—
Carlton Chapman  India 28 May 2017 28 July 2018 10 6 1 3 21 20 060.00

Honours

League

  • I League 2nd Division
Group stage : 2012
Runners-up (1) : 2017–18
  • Kozhikode District League
Winners (2) :2011, 2012

Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries whilst playing for Quartz.

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