Sethu Football Club is an Indian women's professional football club based in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, that participates in the Indian Women's League, the top flight of Indian women's football. They won their first IWL in 2018–19 season.

History

The club was founded by S. M. Seeni Mohaideen in 2016, in order to provide a platform for women's footballers of Tamil Nadu to play competitively at the national tiers. With the girls recruited from veteran football coach Mariappan's academy who had earlier represented Jeppiaar Institute, they went to form the core of the team and then of the Tamil Nadu women's football team which won the nationals in 2018. They participated and won the inaugural edition of the Tamil Nadu Women's League in the 2019–20 season.

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

Squad

As of December 2025

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.NationPlayer
No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK IND Nandini Mattu 3 DF IND Nirmala Devi Phanjoubam (vice-captain) 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 MallickNo. 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
1GKINDNandini Mattu
3DFINDNirmala Devi Phanjoubam (vice-captain)
4DFINDDhurga Perumal
5DFINDVinothini
6MFINDBabina Devi Lisham
7FWGHAAbigail Antwi
8MFINDGrace Hauhnar
9FWINDLynda Kom
10MFGHADoreen Graham
11MFINDMalavika Prasad
12DFINDT. Hoshika
13DFINDMartina Thokchom
14DFINDNaazbanu Shaikh
15DFINDPriya Chettri
16GKNEPAnjila Tumbapo Subba (captain)
17MFINDSushmita Jadhav
18MFINDYumlam Lali
19MFINDPushpa Parab
20DFINDTrisha Mallick
No.Pos.NationPlayer
21GKINDKhushi Kumari
22DFINDBharti Barot
23MFINDRuchi Yadav
27MFINDKaren Pais
31GKINDHempriya Seram
44MFINDShubhangi Subba
77FWINDLaxmi Tamang
99FWINDKaviya Pakkirisamy
—GKINDGyurme Dolmo Tamang
—DFINDPurnima Kumari
—DFINDK. Ngopawdi
—GKINDNisari K.
—DFINDPrameshwori Devi Irom
—MFINDGiani Ramching Mara
—FWINDMonisha
—GKINDSharmila
—FWINDKai Rumi

Personnel

Technical staff

As of December 2025

PositionName
Head coachIndia Manoj Joshi
Assistant coachIndia Surbhi Manjrekar
Goalkeeping coachIndia Jeya Prakash J.
PhysioIndia Akshayaa
Head of Women's FootballIndia Kusum Bi Shaikh
Head of OperationsIndia Parthiban
Media managerIndia Vivian Paul
Kit managerIndia Suman

Honours

Domestic

Regional