Gokulam Kerala FC Reserves and Academy (Gokulam Kerala FC B) is the reserve team of Gokulam Kerala, that competes in Kerala Premier League.[4][5] They won the Kerala Premier League title in 2017–18[6][7] and 2020–21 and were runners-up in 2018–19, 2019–20 and 2022–23.
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| Full name | Gokulam Kerala Football Club Reserves and Academy[1] | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Malabarians[2] | ||
| Short name | GKFC | ||
| Founded | January 2017 (as Gokulam FC)[3] | ||
| Ground | EMS Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 50,000 | ||
| Owner | Sree Gokulam Group | ||
| President | V. C. Praveen | ||
| Head coach | Baiju GS | ||
| League | Kerala Premier League | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Reserve team squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Technical staff
editCurrent technical staff
edit| Role | Name |
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| Head coach |  Baiju GS
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| Assistant coach | Wahid Sali
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| Goalkeeping coach | Fysal Bappu
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| Strength and conditioning coach | Shaheen Usman
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Statistics and records
edit| Season | KPL |
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| 2016—17 | Semi Finals |
| 2017—18 | Champions |
| 2018—19 | Runner-up |
| 2019—20 | Runner-up |
| 2020—21 | Champions |
| 2021—22 | Group Stage |
| 2022—23 | Runner-up |
| 2023—24 | Group Stage |
Top scorer by season
edit- As of 19 March 2022
| Season | Player | Goals |
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| 2016-17 | V P Suhair
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5 |
| 2017-18 | V P Suhair &Usman Ashik
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4 |
| 2018-19 |  Christian Sabah
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6 |
| 2019–20 | Emil Benny
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6 |
| 2020–21 |  Saliou Guindo
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8 |
| 2021–22 | Lalrinzuala Lalbiaknia
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3 |
| 2022–23 | Samuel Mensah Koney
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10 |
| 2023–24 | Shijin Thadhayouse
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8 |
Participations
edit- As of 16 November 2024
| Year | Tournament | Result | Organizer |
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| 2019 | Bodousa Cup
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Champions | Bodousa Sports Club, Assam |
| 2019 | Independence Day Cup
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Champions | Nowgong Sports Association, Assam |
| 2019 | Mayor's Cup
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Runners Up | Corporation, Thiruvananthapuram |
| 2023 | Stafford Challenge Cup
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Group Stage | Karnataka State Football Association |
| 2024 | Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup
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TBD | Sikkim Football Association |
Honours
editLeague
editCup
edit- Bodousa Cup
- Champions (1): 2019[10]
- Independence Day Cup
- Champions (1): 2019[11]
- Mayors Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2019
- All India Governor's Gold Cup
- TBD: 2024
References
edit- ^ Gokulam Kerala Football Club: history, stats and archive globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Hero I-League 2020-21 team profile: Gokulam Kerala". footballexpress.in. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ India - List of Foundation Dates. RSSSF. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ Rayan, Stan (19 November 2022). "Kerala Premier League to begin on November 24". thehindu.com. Kochi: The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 December 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ "Kerala Premier League: Kerala United crowned champions". onmanorama.com. Wayanad. 19 March 2023. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ Sen, Debayen (20 September 2017). "Kerala's Gokulam FC get direct entry into I-League". espn.in. ESPN India. Retrieved 28 November 2017. 2000 and in 2020–21
- ^ Kerala Premier League 2017–18 Final Archived 22 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine Kerala Football Association. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ Sen, Debayen (20 September 2017). "Kerala's Gokulam FC get direct entry into I-League". espn.in. ESPN India. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ Kerala Premier League 2017–18 Final Archived 22 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine Kerala Football Association. Retrieved 27 February 2021
- ^ "11th Bodousa Cup: Durand Cup Winners Gokulam Kerala FC Beat Former I-League Champions Minerva Punjab In Nerve-Wrecking Final". outlookindia.com. Outlook India. 4 October 2019. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Gokulam Kerala lift 71st Independence Day Cup". assamtribune.com. Assam Tribune. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.