Gokulam Kerala FC (women)

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

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.

Gokulam Kerala FC Women

Full name	Gokulam Kerala Football Club Women
Nickname(s)	Malabarians
Short name	GKFC
Founded	January 2018; 5 years ago (2018-01)
Ground	EMS Stadium
Capacity	50,000
Owner	Sree Gokulam Group
President	V. C. Praveen
Head coach	Priya P.V.
League	Kerala Women's League
2021–22	IWL (champions)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Departments of Gokulam Kerala FC
Football (Women's)	Football (Men's)	Football (Reserves)

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	Priya P.V.
Assistant coach
Team manager	Kevin Kishore
Physioterapist	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   IND Femina Raj Valappil 3 DF   IND Manju Baby 4 DF   IND Loitongbam Ashalata Devi (Captain) 5 DF   IND C. Reshma 6 MF   IND Martina Thokchom 7 MF   IND Nongmaithem Ratanbala Devi 8 FW   IND Sandhiya Ranganathan 13 DF   IND Michel Castanha 14 DF   IND Pavithra M. 18 DF   IND Samiksha 20 MF   IND Soniya Jose 21 FW   IND Harmilan Kaur 22 GK   IND Heera G. Raj 23 MF   IND Kashmina 26 MF   IND Amaya Girish

No. Pos. Nation Player 29 MF   IND Krishnendu OP 30 MF   IND Manasa K. 31 GK   IND Sowmiya Narayanasamy 49 FW   IND Shilji Shaji — GK   IND Anjana Saikia — DF   IND Cris Mariya — MF   IND Jyothika K. — MF   IND Lekshmi C. — MF   IND Anjana Nakulan — MF   IND Amritha R. Nair — MF   IND Sandiya P. — MF   IND Malavika M. — FW   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	Amman	1–2		Elshaddai Achempong (2 goals)
			Shahrdari Sirjan	0–1
			Bunyodkor	3–1
2022	2022 AFC Women's Club Championship	West Region	Sogdiyona Jizzak	Match abandoned due to FIFA ban on AIFF
			Bam Khatoon

Honours

Continental

• AFC Women's Club Championship
  • Third place (1): 2021

Domestic

• Indian Women's League
  • Champions (2): 2019–20,^[10] 2021–22

• Kerala Women's League
  • Champions (1): 2021–22
  • Runners-up (1): 2022–23

References

1. "Gokulam Kerala FC embarrass Kenkre FC 10-1 in Indian Women's League". timesofindia.com. from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
2. 17:49 IST, TEAM SPORTSTAR (13 July 2022). . 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. 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. from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
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6. EMS Stadium: Our home 2021-04-21 at the Wayback Machine Gokulam Kerala FC (official website). Retrieved 21 April 2021
7. "Hero Indian Women's League Squad". AIFF. 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. 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. from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
10. . the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. 14 February 2020. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.

External links

• Gokulam Kerala FC on Twitter