Gokulam Kerala FC
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| 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 | 30000 | ||
| Owner | Sree Gokulam Group | ||
| Chairman | Gokulam Gopalan | ||
| Head Coach |  Bino George | ||
| League | I-League | ||
| Website | gokulamfc.com | ||
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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 2017–18 I-League season.
History
On 20 September, after second round of bidding invitation, the Bid Evaluation Committee decided to award 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 March 15th,2018 Gokulam Kerala FC played the Super Cup (India) qualifiers against North East United FC and successfully qualified into the Super Cup (India) with a 2 goals victory.
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 number of people.
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.
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 01 January 2018.
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | Bino George
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| Assistant Coach | Shajirudheen Koppilan
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| Technical Director | Ranjith C M
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| Technical Consultant |  Luiz Greco
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| Goalkeeping Coach | Fisal Babu
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| Manager | Sumesh S V
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| Physiotherapist | Adhith K J
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| Protocol Officer | Githesh Vishwambaran
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| Performance Analyst | Rajah Rizwan
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| Kit & Equipment Manager | SHAFI
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| Massuer | Rashid M PY
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| Media manager | Vivek
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| Accreditation manager | Azlam shafi
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Support
GKFC Battalia is the official supporters of Gokulam Kerala F.C.
Malabar Army is the vocal supporters group for Kerala Blasters FC of the Indian Super League and Gokulam Kerala FC of the I-League
Honours
- 7th (1): 2017–18
- Kerala State Club Championship
- Runners-Up (1) : 2016–17[4]
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
| PeriodT | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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| 2017 | None | Federal Bank |
| 2017—present | Kaizen Sports | Aachi Group |
References
- ^ "Spanish head coach for Gokulam Kerala FC". OnManorama.
- ^ "Team". Gokulam FC. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ 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.