Gokulam Kerala FC (women)

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Gokulam Kerala FC Women
File:Official Gokulam Kerala FC Logo.png
Full nameGokulam Kerala Football Club Women
Nickname(s)Malabarians
Short nameGKFC
FoundedJanuary 2018; 5 years ago (2018-01)
GroundEMS Stadium
Capacity50,000
OwnerSree Gokulam Group
PresidentV. C. Praveen
Head coachPriya P.V.
LeagueKerala Women's League
2021–22IWL (champions)
WebsiteClub website
Departments of Gokulam Kerala FC
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Football (Women's) Football (Men's) Football
(Reserves)

Gokulam Kerala FC Women is an Indian women's football section of Gokulam Kerala FC, based in Calicut, Kerala.[1][2] They participated in Indian Women's League,[3] the women's premier football league in India.[4] They won the first IWL In 2019–20.[5] They then retained the title in 2021–22. In 2021, they became the first club to represent India in AFC Women's Club Championship.

Crest

Theyyam is a popular ritual form of worship in North Kerala

The club logo incorporates elements from historical Theyyam, a famous ritual art form that originated in northern Kerala. It encompasses dance, mime and music.[citation needed]

Stadium

EMS Stadium on a matchday

Gokulam Kerala Women plays most of its home matches at the EMS Stadium, which is located in the heart of Calicut city.[6] West stand is the largest block and can accommodate most spectators. Currently the capacity of the stadium is limited to 80,000.[citation needed]

Technical staff

Position Name
Head coach India Priya P.V.
Assistant coach
Team manager India Kevin Kishore
Physioterapist India Adithya Dileep

Current squad

As of October 2022[7]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF India IND Femina Raj Valappil
3 DF India IND Manju Baby
4 DF India IND Loitongbam Ashalata Devi (Captain)
5 DF India IND C. Reshma
6 MF India IND Martina Thokchom
7 MF India IND Nongmaithem Ratanbala Devi
8 FW India IND Sandhiya Ranganathan
13 DF India IND Michel Castanha
14 DF India IND Pavithra M.
18 DF India IND Samiksha
20 MF India IND Soniya Jose
21 FW India IND Harmilan Kaur
22 GK India IND Heera G. Raj
23 MF India IND Kashmina
26 MF India IND Amaya Girish
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 MF India IND Krishnendu OP
30 MF India IND Manasa K.
31 GK India IND Sowmiya Narayanasamy
49 FW India IND Shilji Shaji
GK India IND Anjana Saikia
DF India IND Cris Mariya
DF India IND Sorokhaibam Ranjana Chanu
MF India IND Jyothika K.
MF India IND Lekshmi C.
MF India IND Anjana Nakulan
MF India IND Amritha R. Nair
MF India IND Sandiya P.
MF India IND Malavika M.
MF India IND Heigrujam Daya Devi
FW India IND Abhirami R.

Performance in AFC competitions

AFC Women's Club Championship

Winner of the 2020–21 Indian Women's League season would originally get the chance to participate in 2021 edition of AFC Women's Club Championship. As a backup, if the season is unable to complete, defending champions of 2019–20 season, Gokulam Kerala FC, will qualify for the event.[8] Later, on 15 July 2021, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) nominated Gokulam Kerala to represent India in the AFC Women's Club Championship 2020–21 pilot tournament.[9]


Season Competition Round Club Score Position Top scorer
2021 2021 AFC Women's Club Championship Main tournament Jordan Amman 1–2 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ghana Elshaddai Achempong
(2 goals)
Iran Shahrdari Sirjan 0–1
Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 3–1
2022 2022 AFC Women's Club Championship West Region Uzbekistan Sogdiyona Jizzak Match abandoned due to FIFA ban on AIFF
Iran Bam Khatoon

Honours

Continental

Domestic

References

  1. ^ "Gokulam Kerala FC embarrass Kenkre FC 10-1 in Indian Women's League". timesofindia.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  2. ^ 17:49 IST, TEAM SPORTSTAR (13 July 2022). "Indian footballers Jyoti and Soumya selected for trials at ZNK Dinamo Zagreb". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Indian Women's League 2018-19 to kick off on May 5 in Ludhiana | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Gokulam Kerala crowned new Hero IWL champions after thrilling finale". AIFF. 14 February 2020. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  5. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20200215013759/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/gokulam-kerala-crowned-new-hero-iwl-champions-after-thrilling-finale%7Carchive-date=15 February 2020}}
  6. ^ EMS Stadium: Our home Archived 2021-04-21 at the Wayback Machine Gokulam Kerala FC (official website). Retrieved 21 April 2021
  7. ^ "Hero Indian Women's League Squad". AIFF. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  8. ^ "AIFF keen to host women's league by September in light of continental invite". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Gokulam Kerala FC to represent India in AFC Women's Club Championship". The Indian Express. 15 July 2021. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Gokulam Kerala crowned new Hero IWL champions after thrilling finale". the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. 14 February 2020. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.

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