This club is going to be in the top divisions of India football for a long time, now that it has finally entered the door.Kenkre FC were crowned champions of the Maharashtra Football League in 2010 for the first time in the club's history, after defeating Bengal Mumbai 3–0, thanks to goals from Nigerian striker Mathew Odje, Francisco Salin and Charanjeet Singh.
[14] In March 2013, ahead of the I-League Second Division kick-off, Kenkre roped in Portuguese Jose Luis Lopes Da Costa as head coach and brought three of their first foreigners, Portuguese Rodilson Felisberto Fernandes Dias, Domingo De Jesus Gomes, Bruno Daniel Alciaes, and Australian Daniel Atkins.
[15] In December 2021, the AIFF club licensing committee has unanimously decided to not grant the exemption sought by former I-League champion Chennai City FC, after having failed to receive the ICLS licence.
[20] The club began their league journey on 4 March 2022 against Real Kashmir with earning a historic point in the 1–1 draw.
[40][41] The club qualified for the I-League in 2021,[42] but due to COVID-19 pandemic in India, league format was shortened and matches were played in few centralised venues.
[43] As the league came back with home-away format, Kenkre played its first home match at the Cooperage Ground against Churchill Brothers on 24 November 2022.
[42] Club's U17 team, which was managed by both Floyd Pinto and Akhil Kothari, previously participated in the MSSA (Mumbai Schools Sports Association) tournaments.
[67] The club also took an initiative of grassroots development, organizing 'Go Green Cup' (with six categories including U-17, U-14, U-12, U-10, U-8 and open-age group of girls) in 2015, at the Don Bosco Grounds in Matunga.