{{Short description|Indian semi-professional association football club based in Kochi}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2018}} {{infobox football club | clubname = Golden Threads | image = Golden Threads FC.svg | upright = 0.9 | fullname = Golden Threads Football Club | nickname = | founded = {{Start date and age|2010}} | ground = | capacity = | owner = Golden Threads | chairman = | mgrtitle = Head coach | manager = Shiju Rajan | league = Kerala Premier League | season = | position = | current = | pattern_la1 = | pattern_b1 = _greytriangles | pattern_ra1 = | pattern_sh1 = | pattern_so1 = | leftarm1 = FF0000 | body1 = FF0000 | rightarm1 = FF0000 | shorts1 = 082567 | socks1 = 082567 | pattern_la2 = | pattern_b2 = _blackcollar | pattern_ra2 = | pattern_sh2 = | pattern_so2 = | leftarm2 = FFFFFF | body2 = FFFFFF | rightarm2 = FFFFFF | shorts2 = 000000 | socks2 = 000000 | pattern_la3 = _white_hoops | pattern_b3 = _whitecollar | pattern_ra3 = _white_hoops | pattern_sh3 = | pattern_so3 = | leftarm3 = FF0000 | body3 = FF0000 | rightarm3 = FF0000 | shorts3 = FFFFFF | socks3 = FFFFFF | website = }}
'''Golden Threads Football Club''' is an Indian professional football club based in Kochi, Kerala, that plays in the Kerala Premier League, the top league of football in Kerala.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/kerala-premier-league-football/article66157240.ece|title=Kerala Premier League to begin on November 24|website=thehindu.com|publisher=The Hindu|location=Kochi|first=Stan|last=Rayan|date=19 November 2022|access-date=19 March 2023|archive-date=15 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215033910/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/kerala-premier-league-football/article66157240.ece}}</ref> They have also played in the I-League Second Division.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/Golden-Threads-stun-SBT/article16625398.ece|title=Golden Threads stun SBT|website=The Hindu|date=27 March 2010|access-date=30 October 2020|archive-date=2 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102225023/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/Golden-Threads-stun-SBT/article16625398.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://the-aiff.com/pages/tournament/tournament-fixtures.php?tournamentdetail=15&sub_tournamentdetail=16 |title=The AIFF |access-date=2012-04-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321202234/http://www.the-aiff.com/pages/tournament/tournament-fixtures.php?tournamentdetail=15&sub_tournamentdetail=16 |archive-date=2012-03-21 }}</ref>
==History== Golden Threads Football Club were formed on 10 April 2010, in Ernakulam, to compete in the Kerala Premier League.<ref>{{Cite web |last=jomit |title=50 ലക്ഷം വേണം, സ്പോണ്സര്മാരില്ല; ഐ ലീഗ് പ്രവേശനം വഴിമുട്ടി ഗോള്ഡൻ ത്രഡ്സ് |url=https://www.asianetnews.com/football-sports/kerala-premier-league-champions-golden-threads-fc-need-sponsor-to-participate-in-i-league-rguh1b |access-date=2022-08-19 |website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd |language=ml |archive-date=19 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819060531/https://www.asianetnews.com/football-sports/kerala-premier-league-champions-golden-threads-fc-need-sponsor-to-participate-in-i-league-rguh1b |url-status=live }}</ref> After achieving success in the regional league, they got the chance to play in the national level competition, ONGC I-League Division 2.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/i-league-division-2-group-a-fixtures-revised-again|title=I-League Division 2: Group A Fixtures Revised Again|access-date=30 October 2020|archive-date=2 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102071345/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/i-league-division-2-group-a-fixtures-revised-again|url-status=live}}</ref>
They have won the Cochin Premier League multiple times.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/golden-threads-fc-assured-of-cpl-title-459426.html|title=Golden threads FC assured of CPL title|date=27 March 2012|access-date=30 October 2020|archive-date=5 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105080454/https://www.news18.com/news/india/golden-threads-fc-assured-of-cpl-title-459426.html|url-status=live}}</ref> They won the 2021–22 Kerala Premier League after defeating KSEB in the final, and again qualified for the I-League 2nd Division.<ref>{{Cite web |title=KPL: Golden Threads emerge champions |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/football/2022/04/10/kpl-final-golden-threads-fc-emerge-champions.html |access-date=2022-08-19 |website=OnManorama |archive-date=19 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819060308/https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/football/2022/04/10/kpl-final-golden-threads-fc-emerge-champions.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Statistics and records== {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Season ! KPL ! I-League 2 |- |align=center| 2010 | align="center" | - |align=center| Group stage |- |align=center| 2011 | align="center" | - |align=center| Group stage |- |align=center| 2012 | align="center" | - |align=center| Group stage |- | align="center" | 2013–14 | align="center" | Group Stage | align="center" | DNQ |- | align="center" | 2018–19 | align="center" | Group stage | align="center" | DNQ |- | align="center" | 2019–20 | align="center" | DNP | align="center" | DNP |- | align="center" | 2020–21 | align="center" | Group stage | align="center" | |- | align="center" | 2021–22 | align="center" | Champions | align="center" | |- | align="center" | 2022–23 | align="center" | Group stage | align="center" | |}
==Honours== ===League=== * '''Kerala Premier League''' **Champions (1): 2021–22
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Football in Kerala}}
Category:Football clubs in Kerala Category:Football clubs in Kochi Category:Association football clubs established in 2010 Category:2010 establishments in Kerala Category:I-League 2 clubs