Gokulam Kerala F.C.
Gokulam Kerala Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Calicut, Kerala. The club has competed as a member of I-League under license from All India Football Federation. Gokulam FC is the current champions in Durand Cup. They also run a team in the Indian Women's League called Gokulam Kerala FC .
History
On 20 September, after the second round of bidding invitations, the Bid Evaluation Committee decided to award the Sree Gokulam Group the right to field their team in the Hero I-League 2017–18 season onward from Kozhikode, Kerala. Although the club did not have a good beginning as it was their first I-league season, they went on to defeat big clubs in the I-league like East Bengal, Mohun Bagan and Minerva Punjab by the end of the season. They came to be known as the giant killers of the season.Gokulam Kerala FC hired Spaniard Fernando Andres Santiago Valera as head coach in March 2018.
Gokulam Kerala played against ISL club NorthEast United in the first ever Super Cup qualifiers. On 15 March 2018 Gokulam played the Super Cup qualifiers against North East United FC and qualified with a 2-goal victory. In the pre-quarter finals of the super cup they were leading Bengaluru FC 1–0 until 60 minutes with a goal by their striker Henry Kisekka but Bengaluru won 2–1.
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
Stadium
Gokulam Kerala 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 100,000 of people.Support
GKFC Battalia is the official supporters of Gokulam Kerala F.C. Gokulam Kerala FC battallia was formed to support Gokulam Kerala FC. Their tremendous support lead them to be known as Malabarians.Crest
The club logo incorporates elements from historical Theyyam, a famous ritual art form that originated in North Kerala. It encompasses dance, mime and music.Broadcasting
On October 24, 2018, Gokulam Kerala FC signed an exclusive deal with local television channel Flowers. Gokulam Kerala FC home matches are televised on Flowers Channel. Due to issues with Star Sports Network, the broadcast was halted. I-League is telecasted live on Star Sports 3 and Hotstar.Former Players
Current Squad
First-team squad
Other player on contract
Club captains
Period | Name |
2017–2018 | Sushanth Mathew |
2018–2019 | Musa Mudde |
2019 | Daniel Addo |
2019– | Marcus Joseph |
Statistics and records
Most Appearances
Top scorers
Season Analysis
Honours & Titles
League
Cups
- Durand Cup
South Asia
- Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup
Domestic
League
- Kerala Premier League
- Kerala State Club Championship
Reserve team
- Bodousa Cup
- Independence Day Cup
- Mayors Cup
Women's team
- Indian Women's League
Academy team
- International cup of joy
- Luca Soccer Cup
Technical staff
Current technical staff
Position | Name |
Head Coach | Armando Colaco |
Technical Director | Bino George |
Goalkeeping Coach | Fysal K Bappu |
Fitness and conditioning Coach | Djair Miranda Garcia |
Reserve Team coach | shajirudheen |
Academy coach | Baiju |
Academy coach | Suneer V P |
Academy coach | Shareef khan |
Academy Manager | Aslam Shafi |
Club staff
Head Coach's Record
Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% |
Bino George | 8 October 2017 | 26 February 2019 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Gift Raikhan | 26 February 2019 | 01 July 2019 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Fernando Santiago Varela | 01 July 2019 | 16 June 2020 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |