Malappuram FC

Football club in Kerala

Football club

Malappuram

Full name| Malappuram Football Club
Short name| MFC
Founded| May 2024; 15 months ago (May 2024)
Ground| Malappuram District Sports Complex Stadium, Payyanad, Manjeri
Capacity| 30,000
Owner| Veliyath Ajmal
Anvar Ameen Chelat
Sanju Samson
Head coach| John Gregory
League| Super League Kerala
Website| fcmalappuram.com//

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Malappuram Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Malappuram, Kerala, competing in the Super League Kerala. The club was founded in May 2024.[1][2]

## Stadium

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MDSC Stadium (Malappuram)

Malappuram FC plays their home matches at the Malappuram District Sports Complex Stadium in the city of Malappuram.

## Players

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### First-team squad

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As of 31 August 2024

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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2  | DF |  IND | Nandu Krishna
3  | DF |  IND | Gurjinder Kumar
4  | DF |  IND | Saurav
5  | DF |  ESP | Rubén Garcés
6  | MF |  IND | Muhammed Jasim
7  | FW |  ESP | Álex Sánchez
10  | MF |  ESP | Joseba Beitia
11  | FW |  BRA | Sérgio Barboza
12  | MF |  IND | Miit Adekar
14  | FW |  IND | Bujair Valiyattu
15  | DF |  IND | Anas Edathodika (Captain)
16  | MF |  IND | Naorem Nongdamba Singh
17  | MF |  IND | Nisham Monu
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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18  | FW |  IND | Riswanali Edakkavil
20  | FW |  IND | Naveen Krishna
19  | FW |  URU | Pedro Manzi
21  | GK |  IND | Sinan Mirdas
22  | MF |  IND | Faslu Rahman
23  | GK |  IND | Mithun Vazhayil
27  | MF |  IND | Ajay Krishnan
32  | DF |  IND | George D'Souza
33  | DF |  IND | Ajith Kumar
38  | MF |  IND | Musharaf
59  | GK |  Tibet | Tenzin Samdup
77  | DF |  ESP | Aitor Aldalur

## Personnel

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As of 28 July 2024

### Current technical staff

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Role  | Name

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Head coach  |  John Gregory
Assistant coach  |  Dragoș Firțulescu

Cleofas Alex

Goalkeeping coach  |  Felix D'Souza
Strength & conditioning coach  |  Marius Bortis
Physio  |  Anandu Kumar

### Management

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Position  | Name

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Chief Operating Officer  |  Arun K. Nanu
Head of football operations  |  Wilbur Lasrado

## Player records

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As of 10 September 2024
Rank  | Player  | Goals

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1  |  Pedro Manzi | 1
Faslu Rahman

### Top assists

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Rank  | Player  | Assists

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1  |  Faslu Rahman  | 1
Pedro Manzi

## See also

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* List of football clubs in Kerala
* Football in Kerala
* Sports in Kerala

## References

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1. ^ "Super League Kerala: Franchisees of inaugural edition announced". Deccan Herald. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
2. ^ "Mahesh Bhupathi, Travancore princess and former Benfica player among franchise owners in Super League Kerala". The Hindu. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.

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Football in India

* All India Football Federation
* State Football Associations

National teams|

| Men|

* India
* U-23
* U-20
* U-17

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Women|

* India
* U-20
* U-17

Others|

* Beach soccer
* Futsal
* Men
* Women

League system|

| Men|

* Indian Super League
* I-League
* I-League 2
* I-League 3
* Futsal Club Championship

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Women|

* Indian Women's League
* Indian Women's League 2

State|

* State Leagues
* Men
* Women

Youth|

* Youth League
* Reliance Foundation Development League

Cup competitions|

| International|

* Intercontinental Cup
* Tri-Nation Series
* Gold Cup

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Club|

* Super Cup
* Durand Cup
* others

State (Senior)|

* Santosh Trophy
* Women's Championship
* National Games
* Beach Soccer Championship

State (Youth)|

* B.C. Roy Trophy
* Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy
* Junior Girl's NFC
* Sub–Junior Girl's NFC
* Subroto Cup
* JSW Youth Cup

Defunct competitions|

| Leagues|

* National Football League
* National Football League 2nd Division
* National Football League 3rd Division
* National Football League U19

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Cups|

* Federation Cup
* Nehru Cup
* Indian Super Cup
* others

Sports complexes|

* AIFF National Center of Excellence

* History
* Champions
* Men
* Women
* Clubs
* Stadiums
* Asian competition
* Women's football
* Awards
* AIFF
* FPAI

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Football in Kerala

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
* R B Ferguson Club
* Football in Thrissur

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Sports teams based in Kerala

Cricket|

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

Football|

ISL
Kerala Blasters
I-League
Gokulam F.C.
Chirag United (now defunct)
I-League 2nd Division
Kerala Blasters (R)
F.C. Kerala
Kerala United FC
Indian Women's League
Gokulam F.C. Women
Elite League
Kerala Blasters (R)
Gokulam F.C.
F.C. Kerala
MSP Football Academy
Santosh Trophy
Kerala
KPL
F.C. Kerala
FC Thrissur
Gokulam F.C.
Kerala Blasters (R)
Kerala United FC
SBI Kerala
Sports Academy Tirur

Futsal|

APFC
Kerala Blasters FC
AFCC
Kerala Blasters FC

Volleyball|

Prime VL
Kochi Blue Spikers
Calicut Heroes

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