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2017–18 Gokulam Kerala FC season

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Gokulam Kerala
2017–18 season
ChairmanGokulam Gopalan
Head CoachBino George
StadiumEMS Corporation Stadium, Calicut, Kerala
I-League7th
Super CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Henry Kisekka (4)
All: Henry Kisekka (7)
Highest home attendance25,841 vs Chennai City
(4 December 2017 (2017-12-04)).[1]
Lowest home attendance621 vs Shillong Lajong
(28 January 2018 (2018-01-28))[2]
Average home league attendance8,131

The 2017–18 season was the first ever season for Gokulam Kerala.[3] The club competed in I-League and Super Cup.[4]

Review and events

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Pre-season

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Gokulam Kerala played 2016–17 Kerala Premier League in pre-season. They started the campaign with a victory over Cochin Port Trust on 13 April 2017. They qualified to knockout Stage as group champions from Group A. But they lost against FC Thrissur in semi-final on penalties.

I-League

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Gokulam Kerala debuted in I-League against Shillong Lajong on 21 November 2017 and they lost the match.[5] Their first win was in their 4th match against Indian Arrows on 22 December 2017.[6] With 21 points including 6 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses Gokulam Kerala finished 7th in the table.

Indian Super Cup

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By finishing 7th in the 2017–18 I-League point table Gokulam Kerala qualified into Qualification round of 2018 Indian Super Cup. Gokulam Kerala won against NorthEast United in the qualifier match on 15 March 2018.[7] Bengaluru FC eliminated Gokulam Kerala in Pre Quarter on 1 April 2018[8]

Players

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As of 1 January 2018[9]

First-team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK India IND Nikhil C Barnard
2 DF India IND Mohamed Salah
3 DF Nigeria NGA Emmanuel Chigozie
4 DF India IND Provat Lakra (U-22)
5 DF Ghana GHA Daniel Addo
6 DF India IND Mohamed Irshad
7 DF India IND Sushanth Mathew (Captain)
8 FW India IND Suhair V P
9 FW North Macedonia MKD Hristijan Denkovski
10 MF Uganda UGA Musa Mudde
11 MF Bahrain BHR Mahmood Al-Ajmi
12 MF India IND Mohammad Rashid K
13 FW India IND Jimshad U
14 DF India IND Shinu (U-22)
15 MF India IND Arjun Jayaraj (U-22)
16 FW India IND Salman K
17 FW India IND Arif Shaikh
18 DF India IND Santu Singh
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF India IND Francis Xavier
20 MF Uzbekistan UZB Gulom Urunov
21 MF India IND Vicky Meitei (U-22)
22 FW India IND Usman Ashik
23 FW India IND Lalramengmawia (U-22)
24 DF India IND Dibin M D
25 DF India IND Sanju G
26 MF India IND Mohammad Saukat (U-22)
27 GK India IND Bilal Khan
28 FW India IND Rohit Mirza
29 FW India IND Syed Shoaib Ahmed (U-22)
30 FW Uganda UGA Henry Kisekka
31 GK India IND Priyant Singh
32 FW India IND Laldampuia
33 GK India IND Ajmal P A
35 DF India IND Balwinder Singh
36 FW India IND Kivi Zhimomi (U-22)

Players in

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All players joined this season. Only winter transfer is listed.
No. Pos. Nation Name Age Moving From Window
8 FW India Suhair V P 25 India East Bengal Winter
9 FW Nigeria Odafa Onyeka Okolie 32 India Southern Samity Winter
9 FW North Macedonia Hristijan Denkovski 23 Spain CD Ferriolense Winter
10 MF Uganda Musa Mudde 27 Kenya A.F.C. Leopards Winter
11 MF Bahrain Mahmood Al-Ajmi 30 Bahrain Manama Club Winter
30 FW Uganda Henry Kisekka 28 Vietnam XSKT Cần Thơ Winter
DF India Jestin George 19 Winter

Source:[citation needed]

Players out

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No. Pos. Nation Name Age Moving To Window
8 FW Ivory Coast Kamo Stephane Bayi 21 Mohammedan S.C. Winter
9 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Lelo Mbele 30 Free Agent Winter
9 FW Nigeria Odafa Onyeka Okolie 32 Free Agent Winter
10 MF Cameroon Francis Ambané 33 Free Agent Winter
11 MF Syria Khaled Al Saleh 29 Free Agent Winter

Source:[citation needed]

Statistics

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Squad appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total I-League Super Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK India IND Nikhil C Barnard 7 0 5 0 2 0
27 GK India IND Bilal Khan 13 0 13 0 0 0
31 GK India IND Priyant Singh 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK India IND Ajmal P A 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF India IND Mohamed Salah 9 0 3+6 0 0 0
3 DF Nigeria NGA Emmanuel Chigozie 17 1 15 1 2 0
4 DF India IND Provat Lakra 17 0 15 0 2 0
5 DF Ghana GHA Daniel Addo 19 2 17 2 2 0
6 DF India IND Mohamed Irshad 17 0 13+2 0 2 0
7 DF India IND Sushanth Mathew 7 0 3+3 0 0+1 0
14 DF India IND Shinu 5 0 1+3 0 0+1 0
18 DF India IND Santu Singh 9 1 9 1 0 0
24 DF India IND Dibin M D 2 0 2 0 0 0
25 DF India IND Sanju G 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 DF India IND Balwinder Singh 6 0 3+3 0 0 0
Midfielders
10 MF Uganda UGA Musa Mudde 11 0 9 0 2 0
11 MF Bahrain BHR Mahmood Al-Ajmi 11 3 8+2 3 1 0
12 MF India IND Mohammad Rashid K 16 0 13+1 0 2 0
15 MF India IND Arjun Jayaraj 17 1 10+5 1 1+1 0
19 MF India IND Francis Xavier 3 0 2+1 0 0 0
20 MF Uzbekistan UZB Gulom Urunov 1 0 1 0 0 0
21 MF India IND Vicky Meitei 9 0 5+4 0 0 0
26 MF India IND Mohammad Saukat 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
Forwards
8 FW India IND Suhair V P 1 0 0 0 1 0
9 FW North Macedonia MKD Hristijan Denkovski 2 0 0 0 1+1 0
13 FW India IND Jimshad U 4 0 1+3 0 0 0
16 FW India IND Salman K 12 0 10 0 2 0
17 FW India IND Arif Shaikh 8 0 1+7 0 0 0
22 FW India IND Usman Ashik 6 0 2+4 0 0 0
23 FW India IND Lalramengmawia 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 FW India IND Rohit Mirza 3 0 3 0 0 0
29 FW India IND Syed Shoaib Ahmed 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
30 FW Uganda UGA Henry Kisekka 9 7 7 4 2 3
32 FW India IND Laldampuia 5 0 4+1 0 0 0
36 FW India IND Kivi Zhimomi 11 2 8+3 2 0 0
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
8 FW Ivory Coast CIV Kamo Stephane Bayi 3 1 3 1 0 0
9 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Lelo Mbele 3 0 3 0 0 0
9 FW Nigeria NGA Odafa Onyeka Okolie 3 0 3 0 0 0
10 MF Cameroon CMR Francis Ambané 3 0 1+2 0 0 0
11 MF Syria SYR Khaled Al Saleh 5 1 5 1 0 0

Squad statistics

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I-League Super Cup Total
Games played 18 2 20
Games won 6 1 7
Games drawn 3 0 3
Games lost 9 1 10
Goals scored 17 3 20
Goals conceded 23 2 25
Goal difference -6 1 -5
Clean sheets 3 1 4
Goal by Substitute 1 0 1
Yellow cards 32 4 36
Red cards 2 0 2

Players Used: Gokulam Kerala has used a total of 40 different players in all competitions.

Goalscorers

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No. Pos. Nation Name I-League Super Cup Total
30 FW Uganda Henry Kisekka 4 3 7
11 MF Bahrain Al-Ajmi 3 0 3
5 DF Ghana Daniel Addo 2 0 2
36 FW India Kivi Zhimomi 2 0 2
3 DF Nigeria Emmanuel 1 0 1
15 MF India Arjun Jayaraj 1 0 1
18 DF India Santu Singh 1 0 1
8 FW Ivory Coast Kamo 1 0 1
11 MF Syria Khaled Al Saleh 1 0 1
Own goals 1 0 1
TOTAL 17 3 20

Clean sheets

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No. Nation Name I-League Super Cup Total Games Played
27 India Bilal Khan 3 0 3 13
1 India Nikhil C Barnard 0 1 1 7
TOTAL 3 0 4 20

Disciplinary record

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No. Pos. Nation Name I-League Super Cup Total
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
28 FW India Rohit Mirza 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 DF India Mohamed Irshad 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
3 DF Nigeria Emmanuel 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
5 DF Ghana Daniel Addo 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
10 MF Uganda Musa Mudde 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
12 MF India M.Rashid 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
36 FW India Kivi Zhimomi 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
16 FW India Salman K 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
30 FW Uganda Henry Kisekka 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
4 DF India Provat Lakra 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14 DF India Shinu 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15 MF India Arjun Jayaraj 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18 DF India Santu Singh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
19 MF India Francis Xavier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
21 MF India Vicky Meitei 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
35 DF India Balwinder Singh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
9 FW North Macedonia Hristijan Denkovski 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
10 MF Cameroon A.Francis 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
TOTAL 32 1 1 4 0 0 36 1 1

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
I-League 27 November 2017 8 March 2018 Matchday 1 7th 18 6 3 9 17 23 −6 033.33
Total 18 6 3 9 17 23 −6 033.33

Source: Competitions

I-League

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Aizawl 18 6 6 6 21 18 +3 24
6 Shillong Lajong 18 6 4 8 17 25 −8 22
7 Gokulam Kerala 18 6 3 9 17 23 −6 21
8 Chennai City 18 4 7 7 15 24 −9 19
9 Churchill Brothers[a] 18 5 2 11 17 28 −11 17
Source: i-league.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
Notes:
  1. ^ Churchill Brothers were relegated, but reinstated after the appeal.[10]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
18 6 3 9 17 23  −6 21 2 2 5 9 15  −6 4 1 4 8 8  0

Source: Matchday

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundAHHAAHHHHAHAAHAAAH
ResultLDLWLLLLLWWLWWWDLD
Source: Matchday
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matchday

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27 November 2017 (2017-11-27) 1 Shillong Lajong 1-0 Gokulam Kerala Shillong, India
20:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
  • Lakra 78' (o.g.)
Report
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 6,900
Referee: Akash Jackson Routh
4 December 2017 (2017-12-04) 2 Gokulam Kerala 1-1 Chennai City Calicut, India
20:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium
Attendance: 25,841
Referee: Rosario Fernandes
9 December 2017 (2017-12-09) 3 Gokulam Kerala 0-3 NEROCA Calicut, India
14:00 IST (UTC+05:30) Report
Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium
Attendance: 9,952
Referee: Pratik Mondal
22 December 2017 (2017-12-22) 4 Indian Arrows 0-2 Gokulam Kerala Delhi, India
14:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 3,701
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
27 December 2017 (2017-12-27) 5 East Bengal 1-0 Gokulam Kerala Kolkata, India
20:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 9,983
Referee: Umesh Bora
31 December 2017 (2017-12-31) 6 Gokulam Kerala 0-2 Aizawl Calicut, India
14:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium
Attendance: 3,720
Referee: Priyobarta Singh Langpoklakpam
6 January 2018 (2018-01-06) 7 Gokulam Kerala 0-1 Minerva Punjab Calicut, India
17:30 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium
Attendance: 4,534
Referee: Senthil Nathan S
12 January 2018 (2018-01-12) 8 Gokulam Kerala 0-1 Indian Arrows Calicut, India
17:30 IST (UTC+05:30) Report
Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium
Attendance: 8,355
Referee: Tanmoy Dhar
15 January 2018 (2018-01-15) 9 Gokulam Kerala 2-3 Churchill Brothers Calicut, India
20:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium
Attendance: 6,325
Referee: R Palmson Moses Raj
20 January 2018 (2018-01-20) 10 Chennai City 0-1 Gokulam Kerala Coimbatore, India
17:30 IST (UTC+05:30) Report
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Coimbatore
Attendance: 8,762
Referee: Rabichandra Singh Irengbam
28 January 2018 (2018-01-28) 11 Gokulam Kerala 3-2 Shillong Lajong Calicut, India
14:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium
Attendance: 621
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee
4 February 2018 (2018-02-04) 12 NEROCA 1-0 Gokulam Kerala Imphal, India
14:30 IST (UTC+05:30) Report Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Attendance: 17,300
Referee: Senthil Nathan S
12 February 2018 (2018-02-12) 13 Mohun Bagan 1-2 Gokulam Kerala Kolkata, India
14:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 4,360
Referee: R Palmson Moses Raj
17 February 2018 (2018-02-17) 14 Gokulam Kerala 2-1 East Bengal Calicut, India
14:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium
Attendance: 3,257
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
20 February 2018 (2018-02-20) 15 Minerva Punjab 0-1 Gokulam Kerala Panchkula, India
14:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
  • Rashi Yellow card 16'
  • Musa Yellow card 19'
  • Balwinder Yellow card 42'
  • Henry 75'
Stadium: Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Attendance: 3,890
Referee: R Palmson Moses Raj
24 February 2018 (2018-02-24) 16 Churchill Brothers 1-1 Gokulam Kerala Salcete, India
17:30 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
Attendance: 2,785
Referee: Senthil Nathan S
2 March 2018 (2018-03-02) 17 Aizawl 3-1 Gokulam Kerala Aizawl, India
14:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Crystal John
8 March 2018 (2018-03-08) 18 Gokulam Kerala 1-1 Mohun Bagan Calicut, India
15:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium
Attendance: 9,572
Referee: C. R. Srikrishna

Indian Super Cup

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Qualification round

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15 March 2018 NorthEast United 0-2 Gokulam Kerala Bhubaneswar, India
20:00 IST (UTC+05:30) Report
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar

Round of 16

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1 April 2018 Bengaluru 2-1 Gokulam Kerala Bhubaneswar, India
17:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
Attendance: 4,233
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar

References

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  1. ^ "Gokulam Kerala FC vs Chennai City FC Match Report" (PDF). i-league.org. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Gokulam Kerala FC vs Shillong Lajong FC Match Report" (PDF). i-league.org. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ "AIFF WELCOMES SREE GOKULAM GROUP IN HERO I-LEAGUE". 20 September 2017. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  4. ^ Sen, Debayen (20 September 2017). "Kerala's Gokulam FC get direct entry into I-League". espn.in. ESPN India. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Shillong Lajong FC vs Gokulam Kerala FC Match Report" (PDF). i-league.org. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Indian Arrows vs Gokulam Kerala FC Match Report" (PDF). i-league.org. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Kisekka fires Gokulam Kerala to a win over NorthEast United". supercup.in. 15 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Bengaluru break Gokulam Kerala's heart to enter quarter-final". supercup.in. 1 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Squad". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  10. ^ "AIFF reinstates Churchill Brothers in I-League". The Times of India. 20 September 2018. Archived from the original on 18 November 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.

See also

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