Gokulam Kerala FC
File:Gokulam Kerala FC Logo.png | |||
Full name | Gokulam Kerala Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Malabarians, Giant Killers | ||
Founded | January 2017 | as Gokulam FC||
Ground | EMS Corporation Stadium, Calicut | ||
Capacity | 85,000 | ||
Owner | Sree Gokulam Group | ||
Chairman | Gokulam Gopalan | ||
Head Coach | Bino George | ||
League | I-League | ||
2017–18 I-League | 7th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Gokulam Kerala Football Club is a professional football club based in Kozhikode, Kerala. The club began competing in the I-League, the first division of Indian football, in the 2018–19 I-League season. They also run a team in the Indian Women's League
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. [1]
Gokulam Kerala played against ISL club NorthEast United in the first ever Super Cup qualifiers. On 15 March 2018 Gokulam Kerala FC 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 1-0 until 60 minutes with a goal by their striker Henry Kisekka but Bengaluru won 2-1.
Stadium
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Kozhikode_EMS_Stadium.jpg/360px-Kozhikode_EMS_Stadium.jpg)
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 75,000 of people.75,000 people watch on stadium
Rivalry
South India Derby
Gokulam Kerala and Chennai City enjoys an on field rivalry. The first South India Derby match between these two team took place on 7th and 8th 4 December 2017 in I- League match which ended in a draw. 2018-19 I-League South India Derby
4 November 2018 | Gokulam Kerala | – | Chennai City | EMS Stadium, Kozhikode |
5 PM |
Records
Overall* (Unofficial) | Competitive Matches | |
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Matches Played | 0 | 2 |
Gokulam Kerala | 0 | 1 |
Chennai City | 0 | 0 |
Drawn | 0 | 1 |
- (Including Friendlies & Non-competitive matches).
The Original Rivalry
Quartz Kozhikode and Gokulam Kerala enjoys an on field rivalry. The first Kozhikode Derby match between these two team took place on champion and Runners-Up in 2017−18 Kerala Premier League
Records
Overall* (Unofficial) | Competitive Matches | |
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Matches Played | 3 | 0 |
Gokulam Kerala | 2 | 0 |
Kozhikode Quartz FC | 1 | 0 |
Drawn | 0 | 0 |
- (Including Friendlies & Non-competitive matches)
Players
First-team squad
- As of 11 March 2018[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Current technical staff
- As of 15 April 2018.
Position | Name |
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Head Coach | ![]() |
Assistant Coach | |
Technical Director | ![]() |
Technical Consultant | ![]() |
Goalkeeping Coach | ![]() |
Team Manager | ![]() |
Head of Academy and Grassroots | ![]() |
Academy Manager | ![]() |
Physiotherapist | ![]() |
Performance Analyst | ![]() |
Kit & Equipment Manager | ![]() |
Massuer | ![]() |
Media manager | ![]() |
Record
Season | Div. | Tms. | Pos. | Attendance/G | Federation Cup/Super Cup | Durand Cup | AFC Champions League | AFC Cup |
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2017-18 | I-League | 10 | 7 | 8,131 | Round 16 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
2018-19 | I-League | 10 | – | – | – | DNP | DNP | DNP |
- Key
- Tms. = Number of teams
- Pos. = Position in league
- Attendance/G = Average league attendance
Head Coach's Record
- As of 8 February 2017
Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% |
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Bino George | ![]() |
8 October 2017 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 35.00
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Support
GKFC Battalia is the official supporters of Gokulam Kerala F.C. Gokulam FC battallia was formed to support Gokulam Kerala FC. Their tremendous support lead them to be known as malabarians.
Asian clubs ranking or World Ranking
- As of 7 October 2018.[4]
Current Rank | Country | Team |
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237 | ![]() |
Gokulam Kerala |
238 | ![]() |
PSIS Semarang |
239 | ![]() |
Hà Nội |
240 | ![]() |
Ohod |
241 | ![]() |
Qadsia |
252 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters |
Current Rank | Country | Team |
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1975 | ![]() |
Gokulam Kerala |
2039 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters |
Honours
- 7th (1): 2017–18
- Round 16
- Kerala State Club Championship
- Runners-Up (1) : 2016–17[6]
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
PeriodT | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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2017 | None | Federal Bank |
2017—18 | Kaizen Sports | Aachi Group |
2018— | Gokulam Group |
Notable players
Had international caps for their respective countries whilst playing for Gokulam Kerala .
Bahrain
Cameroon
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DR Congo
Uganda
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See also
References
- ^ "Spanish head coach for Gokulam Kerala FC". OnManorama.
- ^ "Team". Gokulam FC. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ https://www.sportstarlive.com/football/indian-football/minerva-punjab-gokulam-kerala-joel-williams-i-league/article24129635.ece
- ^ "AFC Football / Soccer Clubs Ranking".
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(help) - ^ Sen, Debayen. "Kerala's Gokulam FC get direct entry into I-League". espn.in. ESPN India. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ Tennyson, Rayson (12 April 2017). "Future tense for state club champs, SBI Kerala". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 28 November 2017.