Gokulam Kerala FC

Indian association football club based in Malappuram

This article is about the men's football team. For the women's team, see Gokulam Kerala FC (women).

Football club

Gokulam Kerala

Full name| Gokulam Kerala Football Club
Nickname(s)| Malabarians[1]
Short name| GKFC
Founded| January 2017; 8 years ago (2017-01) (as Gokulam FC)
Ground| EMS Stadium
Malappuram District Sports Complex Stadium
Capacity| 50,000
30,000
Owner| Sree Gokulam Group
President| V. C. Praveen
Head coach| Renjith TA (interim)
League| I-League
2023–24| I-League, 3rd of 13
Website| gokulamkeralafc.com

Home colours

Away colours

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Current season

Gokulam Kerala Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Kozhikode, Kerala.[2] Founded in 2017,[3] the club competes in the I-League, the second tier of the Indian football league system.[4][5][6] They won the 2020–21 I-League title to become the first club from Kerala to do so, and became the first team to defend the league title in 2021–22.[7][8] Gokulam is also the first club from the state to qualify for a continental competition, the AFC Cup, in 2022.[9][10]

Nicknamed Malabarians, Gokulam Kerala represents the state of Kerala, predominantly its Malabar region.[1][11][12] Affiliated with the Kerala Football Association (KFA), club's reserve team competes in the Kerala Premier League.[13][14] They also won the 129th edition of the Durand Cup, becoming the second side from Kerala to win that competition.[15] The women's section of the club participates in the Indian Women's League.[16]

## History

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### Formation and early years (2017–2020)

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Gokulam Kerala was founded in January 2017.[17] The club then went on to participate in Awes Cup in Goa, in which they finished the campaign as runners-up.[18] On 20 September, after the second round of bidding invitations, the bid evaluation committee decided to award Sree Gokulam Group the right to field their team in the Hero I-League 2017–18 season onwards from Calicut, Kerala.[19][20] Although the club did not have a good beginning, they went on to defeat clubs like East Bengal, Mohun Bagan and Minerva Punjab by the end of the season. Gokulam Kerala hired Spaniard Fernando Santiago Varela as head coach in March 2018.[21]

On 15 March 2018, Gokulam played the Super Cup qualifiers against North East United FC and was qualified with a 2-goal victory.[22] In the pre-quarterfinals of the Super Cup on 1 April 2018, they were leading against Bengaluru by 0–1 until 60 minutes with a goal scored by the striker Henry Kisekka but Bengaluru scored a stoppage time goal which led to a defeat of 2–1.[23] Gokulam in 2019, for the first time went abroad and participated at the 2019 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup in Bangladesh,[24][25][26] where they qualified for the Semi-finals after finishing 2nd in Group B. Gokulam finished as semifinalist after losing 3–2 to Chittagong Abahani.[27][28][29] Gokulam Kerala won their maiden title under the coaching of Fernando Santiago Varela, the 129th edition of the Durand Cup on 24 August 2019, defeating Mohun Bagan 2–1 in Kolkata.[30][31][32]

### 2020–present

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Gokulam Kerala won the 2020–21 I-League by defeating TRAU FC in the final game.[33][34] With 29 points from 15 games, they qualified for the 2022 AFC Cup group stage.[35][36][37] In April 2021, Gokulam Kerala emerged as the champions of the 2020–21 Kerala Premier League, defeating KSEB FC 2–1 at the Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium.[38][39] They began their 2021–22 I-League season on 26 December with 1–0 win against Churchill Brothers. They later thrashed Real Kashmir by 5–1.[40] After back to back wins in both the group and championship stages,[41][42][43][44][45] the club clinched I-League title again in 2021–22 season,[46] defeating Mohammedan Sporting 2–1 in the final game at the Salt Lake Stadium on 14 May, and became the first club in fifteen years to defend a national league title.[47][48]

At the 2022 AFC Cup group-stage opener, the club achieved a historic 4–2 win against Indian Super League side ATK Mohun Bagan.[49][50] Later, they were defeated 1–0 by Maldivian side Maziya S&RC,[51] 1–2 by Bangladeshi side Bashundhara Kings respectively, and knocked out of the tournament.[52] On 5 July, the club officially announced that they roped in former Cameroonian international Richard Towa as new head coach.[53] Due to not maintaining good form in league marches, the club parted ways with Towa and roped in Spanish manager Francesc Bonet in place of him.[54][55]

Gokulam Kerala players (in maroon) in action against TRAU, during a home match in Kozhikode, in the 2023–24 I-League season.

In April 2023, the club took part in 3rd edition of Indian Super Cup.[56] Gokulam Kerala secured third place in 2023–24 I-League season, finishing their campaign with 42 points in 24 matches.[57] In that season, club's Spanish striker Álex Sánchez emerged as the top goalscorer with 19 goals.[58] On 18 April, the club roped in Antonio Rueda Fernández as new head coach.[59] In November 2024, the club took part in the 2024 edition of Sikkim Gold Cup, in which they defeated Bhutanese side Transport United by 2–1 in the quarter-finals.The club was featured in the 40th edition of the Sikkim Gold Cup.[60][61][62] In the 2024–25 season, Gokulam Kerala falter at final hurdle against Dempo (a 3–4 defeat) to win the I-League title on the final day, thus failed to secure promotion to the Indian Super League.[63][64][65]

## Stadiums

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Fans of Gokulam Kerala at the EMS Stadium during an I-League match in 2017

EMS Stadium, located in the heart of Calicut, is used as home ground of Gokulam Kerala.[66][67] West stand is the largest block that can accommodate most spectators, while the capacity of the stadium is limited to 50,000.

The club also used Kottappadi Stadium in Malappuram for training purposes.[68] Malappuram District Sports Complex Stadium previously served as club's home venue for matches of Kerala Premier League.[69] In May 2023, Kozhikode Municipal Corporation decided not to renew the contract for matches at the EMS Stadium.[70][71]

## Supporters

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Kerala is a state known for its passionate football fans.[72] Football in Northern Kerala (known as Malabar Coastal Region) has arguably one of the most passionate fanbase in the state.[73][74] "GKFC Battalia" is one of the largest supporters' group of Gokulam Kerala FC.[75][76] Another noted supporters' group of the club named "GKFC Ultras" is also in existence.[77]

## Rivalry

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### Rivalry with Kolkata clubs

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An I-League encounter between Gokulam Kerala and Mohun Bagan at the EMS Stadium in 2019

Gokulam Kerala is known for pathbreaking the Kolkata clubs, Mohun Bagan, East Bengal and Mohammedan in some major matches in I-League and Durand Cup.[78][79] Gokulam Kerala won the 2019 Durand Cup by defeating East Bengal in the semi-final and Mohun Bagan in the final. They also defeated Mohammedan in the deciding last match of 2021–22 I-League to clinch their consecutive league title. Both the states, Kerala and West Bengal, are two dominant powerhouses of Indian Football.

### Rivalry with Kerala United

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Gokulam Kerala enjoys an on-field rivalry with another Kozhikode based side Kerala United (previously Quartz Calicut).[80] The first match between the two teams took place in the group stage of 2017–18 Kerala Premier League, where Quartz Calicut were winners.

After the purchase of Kerala united FC by the owners of Sheffield United, the first match took place in 2020–21 Kerala Premier League semifinal. The match ended goalless and Gokulam won 4–2 on penalties.[81]

#### Results

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Date  | Competition  | Venue  | Score  | Kerala United FC scorers  | Gokulam Kerala scorers  | Attendance

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19 April 2021  | 2020–21 Kerala Premier League | Maharaja's College Stadium, Ernakulam | 0–0 |  |  |
3 June 2018  | 2017–18 Kerala Premier League | Municipal Corporation Stadium, Thrissur | 0–2 |  | Brian Umony, Arjun Jayaraj |
10 May 2018  | 2017–18 Kerala Premier League | EMS Stadium, Calicut  | 0–2 |  | Mohamed Salah, Usman Ashik |
25 April 2018  | 2017–18 Kerala Premier League | EMS Stadium, Calicut  | 3–2 | Emmanuel Aidoo  | Sushanth Mathew, Mama  |

### Rivalry with Kerala Blasters

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For the first time in history, Gokulam Kerala faced Kerala Blasters in the "Kerala Derby" at group stage of the 132nd edition of Durand Cup on 13 August 2023, in which they defeated the ISL side by 4–3.[82][83][84]

## Crest, colours & kits

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### Crest

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Theyyam is a popular ritual form of worship in North Kerala

The club crest incorporates elements from historical Theyyam,[85] a famous ritual art form that originated in northern Kerala.[86] It encompasses dance, mime and music. The crest was unveiled in January 2017, by chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and football legend I. M. Vijayan.[87]

### Colours

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Players of Gokulam Kerala in home kit, celebrating after a goal scored in a home match of the 2023–24 I-League season. Gokulam Kerala's Muhammed Saheef in away kit (green) during an I-League match in 2023–24 season

During the early days they used yellow and red coloured home kit. From 2018–19 season onwards, traditional brown is used as primary colour for home kit, while green is used as away kit.[88]

### Kit evolution

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2017–2018

2018–2019

2019–2020

2020–2021

2021–2022

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### Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

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Period  | Kit manufacturer  | Main sponsor  | Back sponsor  | Chest sponsor  | Sleeve sponsor

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2017–2018  | Kaizen Sports[89] | Aachi Group[90]
2018–2019  | Aqualine PVC Pipes[91]
2019–2020  | Sree Gokulam Group  | CSB Bank[92] | Gokulam  | Gokulam Madinah
2020–2021  | SEGA[93] | Federal Bank
2021–2023  | CSB Bank[93] | Sree Gokulam Group  | Federal Bank[90] | Multiple[90]
2023–2024  | Do's[94]
2024–present  | Vector X

## Players

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Main article: List of Gokulam Kerala F.C. players

### First-team squad

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As of 7 February 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.

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1  | GK |  IND | Bishorjit Singh
2  | DF |  IND | Salam Ranjan Singh
4  | DF |  IND | Athul Unnikrishnan
5  | DF |  IND | Nidhin Krishna
6  | MF |  IND | Rishad PP (vice-captain)
7  | MF |  IND | Abhijith Kurungodan
9  | FW |  MLI | Adama Niane
10  | MF |  URU | Martín Cháves
11  | FW |  IND | Tharpuia
12  | GK |  IND | Rakshit Dagar
13  | DF |  IND | Rahul Khokar
15  | FW |  IND | VP Suhair
17  | MF |  ESP | Nacho Abeledo
18  | DF |  IND | Laishram Johnson Singh
19  | MF |  IND | Emil Benny
21  | FW |  LES | Thabiso Brown
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22  | DF |  IND | Halen Nongtdu (on loan from Mumbai City)
23  | FW |  IND | Michael Soosairaj
24  | FW |  IND | Ranjeet Pandre (on loan from Punjab)
27  | DF |  IND | Sebastian Thangmuansang
28  | MF |  ESP | Sergio Llamas (captain)
30  | DF |  IND | Bibin Ajayan
42  | GK |  IND | Shibinraj Kunniyil
66  | DF |  IND | Mashoor Shereef
77  | MF |  IND | Saurav Mandal (on loan from Kerala Blasters)
93  | MF |  IND | Akhil Praveen
95  | FW |  MNE | Siniša Stanisavić
99  | MF |  IND | Rahul Raju
-- | DF |  IND | Yashin Malik
-- | GK |  IND | Avilash Paul

### Out on loan

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

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12  | FW |  IND | Senthamil S (at SAT until 31 May 2025)

### Other players under contract

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

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29  | FW |  IND | Shijin Thadhayouse
-- | MF |  IND | Vasim Inamdar
-- | DF |  IND | Jiyad Muhammed

### Gokulam Kerala FC Reserves

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Further information: Gokulam Kerala FC Reserves and Academy

## Technical staff

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### Current technical staff

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Role  | Name

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Head coach  |  Renjith TA (interim)
Assistant coach  | Vacant
Goalkeeping coach  |  Faisal Bappu
Strength and conditioning coach  |  Saifullah
Team manager  |  Nikidesh Niki

## Notable players

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See also: Category:Gokulam Kerala FC players

The following Gokulam Kerala players have been capped at full international level. Years in brackets indicate their spells at the club.

* Lelo Mbele (2017)[95]
* Mahmood Al-Ajmi (2017–2018)[95]
* Musa Mudde (2017–2018)[96]
* Francis Ambané (2017–2018)[95]
* Faysal Shayesteh (2017–2018)[97]
* Jonathan Quartey (2018)[98]
* Brian Umony (2018)[99]
* Antonio German (2018–2019) [100]
* Fabien Vorbe (2018–2019)[101]

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* Henry Kisekka (2018–2020)[102]
* Andre Ettienne (2018–2020)[103]
* Marcus Joseph (2018–2020)[104]
* Nathaniel García (2019–2020)[105]
* Zohib Islam Amiri (2019–2020)[106]
* Atuheire Kipson (2020)[107]
* Saliou Guindo (2020)[108]
* Mohamed Awal (2020–2021)[109]
* Sharif Mukhammad (2020–2022)[110]
* Chisom Chikatara (2021–2022)[111]

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* Aminou Bouba (2021–2024)[112]
* Jourdaine Fletcher (2022)[113]
* David Simbo (2022)[112]
* Ahmed Waseem Razeek (2022)[114]
* Farshad Noor (2022–2023)[115]
* Eldar Moldozhunusov (2023)[116]
* Komron Tursunov (2023–2024)[117]
* Lumala Abdu (2024–)[118]
* Adama Niane (2024–)[119]
* Thabiso Brown (2025–)[120]

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## Managerial history

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Fernando Santiago Varela gave Gokulam Kerala their first major title, Durand Cup in 2019. Vincenzo Alberto Annese,[121] Most successful head coach of Gokulam Kerala. He had won two I-League titles consecutively in two seasons, 2020–21 and 2021–22.

### Head coach's record

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As of 6 April 2025
Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% | Ref.

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Bino George |  India | 8 October 2017  | 26 February 2019  | 40 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 45 | 58 | 025.00 | [122]
Gift Raikhan |  India | 26 February 2019  | 1 July 2019  | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 033.33 | [123]
Fernando Santiago Varela |  Spain | 1 July 2019  | 16 June 2020  | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 10 | 055.00 | [124]
Vincenzo Alberto Annese |  Italy | 19 August 2020  | 1 June 2022  | 40 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 90 | 42 | 062.50 | [125]
Richard Towa |  Cameroon | 5 July 2022  | 22 December 2022  | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 044.44 | [53]
Francesc Bonet |  Spain | 27 December 2022  | 31 May 2023  | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 24 | 050.00 | [126]
Domingo Oramas  |  Spain | June 2023  | 31 March 2024  | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 54 | 44 | 041.38 | [127]
Shareef Khan (interim coach) |  India | 31 March 2024  | 18 April 2024  | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 100.00 | [128]
Antonio Rueda Fernández |  Spain | 18 April 2024  | 15 February 2025  | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 035.71 | [57][129]
Ranjith Thittayil Ajithkumar (interim coach) |  India | 15 February 2025  | present  | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 075.00 | [130]

## Statistics and records

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Main article: List of Gokulam Kerala FC records and statistics

### Season statistics

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As of 6 April 2025
Season  | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts. | Super Cup | Durand Cup | AFC Cup

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2017–18 | I-League  | 7 | 18  | 6  | 3  | 9  | 17  | 23  | 21  | Round of 16  | –  | –
2018–19 | I-League  | 10 | 20  | 3  | 8  | 9  | 25  | 33  | 17  | DNP  | –  | DNQ
2019–20 | I-League  | 5 | 15  | 6  | 4  | 5  | 20  | 19  | 22  | Cancelled[a] | Champions | DNQ
2020–21 | I-League  | 1 | 15  | 9  | 2  | 4  | 31  | 17  | 29  | Cancelled[b] | Cancelled[c] | DNQ
2021–22 | I-League  | 1 | 18  | 13  | 4  | 1  | 44  | 15  | 43  | Cancelled  | Quarter-finals  | Group Stage
2022–23 | I-League  | 3 | 22  | 12  | 3  | 7  | 26  | 14  | 39  | Group Stage  | DNP  | DNQ
2023–24 | I-League  | 3 | 24  | 12  | 6  | 6  | 55  | 34  | 42  | Group Stage  | Quarter-finals  | DNQ
2024–25 | I-League  | 4 | 22  | 11  | 4  | 7  | 45  | 29  | 37  | TBD  | DNP  | DNQ

1. ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown the I-League matches were cancelled after 14 March 2020, and Gokulam Kerala were positioned 5th in the points table after 15 match. The Super Cup wasn't also held for the lockdown and Durand Cup was promoted to the de facto league cup.
2. ^ Due to a busy schedule of the India national football team, the Super Cup was cancelled.
3. ^ Due to Covid-19 pandemic 2020–21 Durand Cup season cancelled.

### Most appearances

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As of 6 April 2025
Name  | Period  | I-League  | Super Cup  | Durand Cup  | IFA Shield  | Others  | AFC Cup  | Appearances

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Aminou Bouba | 2021-2024  | 51  | 07  | 08  | 05  | 01[a] | 03  | 75
Sreekuttan VS | 2021–2024  | 56  | 07  | 04  | 00  | 01[a] | 03  | 71
Rishad PP | 2021–  | 47  | 02  | 04  | 03  | 00  | 03  | 59
Thahir Zaman | 2021–2023  | 43  | 04  | 00  | 03  | 01[a] | 03  | 54
Noufal PN | 2022-2024  | 42  | 06  | 04  | 00  | 01[a] | 00  | 53
Abhijith Kurungodan | 2021–  | 39  | 03  | 05  | 04  | 00  | 00  | 52
Shibinraj Kunniyil | 2018–2019,2022-2023,2024-  | 44  | 04  | 00  | 00  | 01[a] | 00  | 50
Muhammed Rashid | 2017–2022  | 35  | 01  | 05  | 03  | 04[b] | 00  | 48
Emil Benny | 2020-2022,2024-  | 37  | 00  | 03  | 05  | 00  | 03  | 48
Nidhin Krishna | 2023-  | 41  | 03  | 02  | 00  | 00  | 00  | 46

1. ^ a b c d e play–offs for AFC Cup
2. ^ Sheikh Kamal Cup

### Club captains

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Period  | Name

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2017–2018  |  Sushanth Mathew
2018–2019  |  Musa Mudde
2019  |  Daniel Addo
2019–2020  |  Marcus Joseph[131]
2020–2021  |  Mohamed Awal[132]
2021–2022  |  Sharif Mukhammad[133]
2022–2023  |  Aminou Bouba
2023–2024  |  Álex Sánchez
2024–  |  Sergio Llamas

### Top scorers

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As of 6 April 2025

Still active team players are highlighted

Top scorers record

#  | Player  | Career  | I-League  | Super Cup  | Durand Cup  | IFA Shield  | Sheikh Kamal Cup  | AFC Cup  | Total
1 |  Marcus Joseph | 2019–2020 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26
2  |  Álex Sánchez | 2023-2024  | 19  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 20
3 |  Henry Kisekka | 2017–2018, 2019–2020 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16
4  |  Denny Antwi | 2020–2021  | 11  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 15
5  |  Luka Majcen | 2022  | 13  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 15
6  |  Thabiso Brown | 2025–  | 11  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 11
7  |  Jourdaine Fletcher | 2022  | 9  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 10

## Honours

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### Domestic

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League

* I-League
* Champions (2): 2020–21,[134][135] 2021–22
* Third place (2): 2022–23, 2023–24
* Kerala Premier League
* Champions (2): 2017–18, 2020–21[136][137]
* Runners-up (3): 2018–19, 2019–20, 2022–23[138]
* Kerala State Club Championship
* Runners-up (1): 2016–17[139]

Cup

* Durand Cup
* Champions (1): 2019[104][140]
* Bodousa Cup
* Champions (1): 2019[141]
* All India Independence Day Cup
* Champions (1): 2019[142]
* Ladakh Climate Cup
* Champions (1): 2024[143]
* AWES Cup
* Runners-up (1): 2017[144]
* Thiruvananthapuram Mayor's Cup
* Runners-up (1): 2019[145]

### Invitational

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* Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup
* third-place (1): 2019[146]

## Performance in AFC competitions

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See also: Indian football clubs in Asian competitions

* AFC Cup: 1 appearance

2022: Group Stage
Season  | Competition  | Round  | Club  | Score  | Position  | Top scorer  | Source

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2022 | AFC Cup | Group D |  ATK Mohun Bagan | 4–2  | 4th in Group stage  |  Luka Majcen
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Maziya S&RC | 0–1
Bashundhara Kings | 1–2

## Affiliated clubs

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The following clubs are affiliated with Gokulam Kerala FC:

* Viva Chennai FC (2018–present)
* Aspire FC (2022–present)[148]

## Gokulam Kerala WFC

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Main article: Gokulam Kerala FC (women)

## See also

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* List of football clubs in Kerala
* Real Malabar FC
* Football in Kerala

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Further reading

* Menon, Anirudh (8 January 2021). "I-League preview: Second division or not, the I-League matters". ESPN. Archived from the original on 23 November 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
* "I-League 2017: Gokulam Kerala FC squad analysis — Hopeful debutants to be the surprise package?". Goal.com. 27 November 2017. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
* Dipta Dey, Sayak (3 June 2018). "Gokulam Kerala ease past Quartz FC to clinch the Kerala Premier League Title". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
* Easwar, Nisanth V (27 November 2017). "I-League 2017: Gokulam Kerala FC squad analysis – Hopeful debutants to be the surprise package?". goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
* Rajan, Adwaidh (4 May 2022). "Kerala football back to where it belongs". The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
* Mazumder, Krishanu (7 July 2022). "এবারের 'মোহনবাগান রত্ন' কিংবদন্তি শ্যাম থাপা, 'সুভাষ ভৌমিক অ্যাওয়ার্ড' পাচ্ছেন কিয়ান নাসিরি" [This year's 'Mohunbagan Ratna' is legend Shyam Thapa, 'Subhash Bhowmik' award received by Kian Nasiri]. sangbadpratidin.in (in Bengali). Kolkata: Sangbad Pratidin. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
* Datt, Anil (19 January 2020). "Punjab to take on Gokulam Kerala". tribuneindia.com. Ludhiana: Tribune India News Service. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
* George, Arun (4 January 2020). "I-League: Gritty Aizawl FC hold Gokulam Kerala 1–1". The Times of India. Kozhikode. TNN. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
* Ingale, Shreyash (6 November 2020). "Gokulam Kerala sign Sharif Mukhammad from Maziya-IFTWC". iftwc.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
* Lopes, Flavio (25 February 2018). "I-League: Lifeline for Churchill Brothers as they draw with Gokulam". The Times of India. Vasco. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
* "Francis stars on debut with late equaliser for Red Machines". hindustantimes.com. Vasco: Hindustan Times. PTI. 24 February 2018. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
* "AFC Club Ranking – Gokulam Kerala FC". footballdatabase.com. Football Database Europe. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
* "Gokulam Kerala » Players from A–Z". WorldFootball.net. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
* "Shillong Lajong FC show Gokulam Kerala the door on home turf". theprint.in. Shillong: The Print. Press Trust of India. 19 November 2023. Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
* Mallick, Ankush (28 January 2024). "Churchill Brothers FC Announce Francesc Bonet as Head Coach for the Remainder of the I-League 2023–24 Season". technosports.co.in. Techno Sports India. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
* "I-League 2023-24: Inter Kashi bag first points against heavyweights Gokulam Kerala". Khel Now. 28 October 2023. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
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## External links

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Portals:

* Association football
* India

Official

* Gokulam Kerala FC (official website)
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Others

* Gokulam Kerala FC at Soccerway
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Kozhikode

Stadiums|

* EMS Stadium

Key personnel|

Owners
Sree Gokulam Group
Head coach
Domingo Oramas

Honours

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* 2020–21

Durand Cup|

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Former Clubs|

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1888–1900|

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* Lancashire Fusiliers (1909)
* Royal Scots (1910)
* Black Watch (1911)
* Royal Scots (1912)
* Lancashire Fusiliers (1913)
* Not held (1914)
* Not held (1915)
* Not held (1916)
* Not held (1917)
* Not held (1918)
* Not held (1919)
* Black Watch (1920)

1921–1940|

* Worcestershire Regiment (1921)
* Lancashire Fusiliers (1922)
* Cheshire Regiment (1923)
* Worcestershire Regiment (1924)
* Sherwood Foresters (1925)
* Durham Light Infantry (1926)
* York & Lancaster Regiment (1927)
* Sherwood Foresters (1928)
* York & Lancaster Regiment (1929)
* York & Lancaster Regiment (1930)
* Devonshire Regiment (1931)
* King's Shropshire Light Infantry (1932)
* King's Shropshire Light Infantry (1933)
* Royal Signals (1934)
* Border Regiment (1935)
* Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (1936)
* Border Regiment (1937)
* South Wales Borderers (1938)
* Not held (1939)
* Mohammedan (1940)

1941–1960|

* Not held (1941)
* Not held (1942)
* Not held (1943)
* Not held (1944)
* Not held (1945)
* Not held (1946)
* Not held (1947)
* Not held (1948)
* Not held (1949)
* Hyderabad City Police (1950)
* East Bengal (1951)
* East Bengal (1952)
* Mohun Bagan (1953)
* Hyderabad City Police (1954)
* Madras Regimental Centre (1955)
* East Bengal (1956)
* Hyderabad City Police (1957)
* Madras Regimental Centre (1958)
* Mohun Bagan (1959)
* Mohun Bagan and East Bengal (1960)

1961–1980|

* Andhra Pradesh Police (1961)
* Not held (1962)
* Mohun Bagan (1963)
* Mohun Bagan (1964)
* Mohun Bagan (1965)
* Gorkha Brigade (1966)
* East Bengal (1967)
* Border Security Force (1968)
* Gorkha Brigade (1969)
* East Bengal (1970)
* Border Security Force (1971)
* East Bengal (1972)
* Border Security Force (1973)
* Mohun Bagan (1974)
* Border Security Force (1975)
* Border Security Force and JCT Mills (1976)
* Mohun Bagan (1977)
* East Bengal (1978)
* Mohun Bagan (1979)
* Mohun Bagan (1980)

1981–2000|

* Border Security Force (1981)
* Mohun Bagan and East Bengal (1982)
* JCT Mills (1983)
* Mohun Bagan (1984)
* Mohun Bagan (1985)
* Mohun Bagan (1986)
* JCT Mills (1987)
* Border Security Force (1988)
* East Bengal (1989)
* East Bengal (1990)
* East Bengal (1991)
* JCT Mills (1992)
* East Bengal (1993)
* Mohun Bagan (1994)
* East Bengal (1995)
* JCT Mills (1996)
* Kochin (1997)
* Mahindra & Mahindra (1998)
* Salgaocar (1999)
* Mohun Bagan (2000)

2001–2020|

* Mahindra United (2001-02)
* East Bengal (2002-03)
* Salgaocar (2003-04)
* East Bengal (2004-05)
* Army XI (2005)
* Dempo (2006)
* Churchill Brothers (2007)
* Mahindra United (2008)
* Churchill Brothers (2009)
* Prayag United (2010)
* Churchill Brothers (2011)
* Air India (2012)
* Mohammedan (2013)
* Salgaocar (2014)
* Army Green (2016)
* Gokulam Kerala (2019)

2021–present|

* Goa (2021)
* Bengaluru (2022)
* Mohun Bagan (2023)
* NorthEast United (2024)

Notes: The tournament was not held from 1914-19 (due to WWI), in 1939 (due to WWII), from 1941-49 (due to WWII and Partition), in 1962 (due to 1962 War) and in 2015 and 2017-2018 (due to unknown reasons)

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Kerala Football Association

State teams|

* Kerala football team
* Kerala women's football team

Clubs|

| ISL|

* Kerala Blasters

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I-League|

* Gokulam Kerala
* Sports Academy Tirur (I-League 2)
* Kerala United FC (I-League 3)

KPL|

* FC Kerala
* Kerala United
* Kovalam
* Golden Threads
* Kerala Police
* Eagles
* SBI Kerala

SLK|

* Malappuram FC
* Calicut FC
* Thiruvananthapuram Kombans
* Thrissur Magic
* Kannur Warriors
* Forca Kochi

Indian Women's League|

* Gokulam Kerala Women
* Kerala Blasters W.F.C.

League competitions|

* Kerala Premier League
* Kerala Women's League

Cup competitions|

* Sait Nagjee Football Tournament
* Scissors Cup (defunct)
* Kerala State Club Football Championship (defunct)
* N.I. David Memorial Trophy

Stadiums|

* Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
* Kottappadi Football Stadium
* Calicut Medical College Stadium
* Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium
* EMS Stadium
* Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Kollam
* Malappuram District Sports Complex Stadium
* Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium

Others|

* Sevens football
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* Football in Thrissur

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Cricket|

Ranji Trophy
Kerala
IPL
Kochi Tuskers Kerala (now defunct)
CCL
Kerala Strikers

Football|

ISL
Kerala Blasters
I-League
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I-League 2nd Division
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Indian Women's League
Gokulam F.C. Women
Elite League
Kerala Blasters (R)
Gokulam F.C.
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MSP Football Academy
Santosh Trophy
Kerala
KPL
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Gokulam F.C.
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Futsal|

APFC
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AFCC
Kerala Blasters FC

Volleyball|

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