Template:Infobox football club season The 2025–26 season is Gokulam Kerala's ninth since its establishment in 2017 and their eighth in the I-League.[1][2] This is Gokulam Kerala's first season under new head coach José Hevia, it is announced on 6 June 2025.[3] The club is also participating in the IFA Shield and Indian Super Cup.
departure of former coach Jose Hevia in January 2026, former Churchill Brothers manager Dimitris Dimitriou was announced as Malabrians manager that in march.
Current technical staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Template:Flagicon Dimitris Dimitriou[4] |
| Assistant coach | Template:Flagicon Yelan Wangda |
| Assistant coach | Template:Flagicon Renjith CM |
| Fitness and conditioning coach | Template:Flagicon Saifulla |
| Technical director | Template:Flagicon Derrick Pereira[5] |
| Goalkeeping coach | Template:Flagicon Fysal Bappu |
| Team manager | Template:Flagicon Nikidesh |
First-team squad
New contracts
| Date | Position | No. | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 July 2025 | GK | 01 | Template:Flagicon Bishorjit Singh | |
| 03 July 2025 | GK | 12 | Template:Flagicon Rakshit Dagar | |
| 03 July 2025 | GK | 42 | Template:Flagicon Shibinraj Kunniyil | |
| 16 September 2025 | MF | 99 | Template:Flagicon Rahul Raju |
Transfers and loans
Transfers in
Transfers out
Loan in
| Start date | End date | Position | Player | From club | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 February 2026 | End of Season | MF | Naseeb Rahman | East Bengal | None |
Loan out
| Start date | End date | Position | Player | To club | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 March 2026 | End of season | DF | Wungngayam Muirang | Gokulam Kerala B | None | |
| 1 March 2026 | End of season | DF | Laishram Singh Johnson | Gokulam Kerala B | None | |
| 1 March 2026 | End of season | MF | Emil Benny | Gokulam Kerala B | None | |
| 1 March 2026 | End of season | GK | Kamaludheen Kasim | Gokulam Kerala B | None |
Pre-season
Gokulam Kerala announced their participation in the O Chandrasekharan Memorial Tournament Irinjalakuda, Thrissur during pre-season. Template:Football box collapsible Template:Football box collapsible
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Competitions
Overview
I-League
League table
2025–26 Indian Football League
Results by round
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Matches
Note:
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Relegation Stage
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IFA Shield
Group B
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Matches
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Super Cup
Template:Main Gokulam Kerala entered the competition in the Group Stage, the fixtures were announced on 25 September 2025.[19] Template:2025–26 AIFF Super Cup group tables
Matches
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Statistics
Appearances
Players with no appearances are not included on the list.
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | I-League | IFA Shield | Indian Super Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | ||||
| 1 | GK | Template:Flagicon | Rakshit Dagar | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 3 | DF | Template:Flagicon | Harpreet Singh | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
| 4 | DF | Template:Flagicon | Athul Unnikrishnan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | Template:Flagicon | Nidhin Krishna | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 |
| 6 | MF | Template:Flagicon | Rishad PP | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
| MF | Template:Flagicon | Alfred Planas | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
| 7 | MF | Template:Flagicon | Mirjalol Kasimov | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 |
| 8 | MF | Template:Flagicon | Vítor Barata | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| FW | Template:Flagicon | Akshunna Tyagi | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| FW | Template:Flagicon | Edu Martínez | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| FW | Template:Flagicon | Nili | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| FW | Template:Flagicon | Juan Carlos Rico | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
| 11 | MF | Template:Flagicon | Ashis Pradhan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Template:Flagicon | Mashoor Shereef | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 13 | MF | Template:Flagicon | Armand Bazié | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| MF | Template:Flagicon | Emil Benny | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
| 15 | DF | Template:Flagicon | Aminou Bouba | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| MF | Template:Flagicon | Albert Torras | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| MF | Template:Flagicon | Lalramdinsanga Ralte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 17 | FW | Template:Flagicon | Thabiso Brown | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 |
| DF | Template:Flagicon | Laishram Johnson Singh | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 18 | FW | Template:Flagicon | Benjamin Kuku | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | Template:Flagicon | Rahul Raju | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 |
| MF | Template:Flagicon | Matías Hernández | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 22 | FW | Template:Flagicon | Moses Lalrinzuala | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 |
| 23 | MF | Template:Flagicon | Trijoy Savio Dias | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 9 |
| 25 | GK | Template:Flagicon | Kamaludheen AK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Template:Flagicon | Amid Arezou | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 27 | DF | Template:Flagicon | Sachu Siby | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 30 | MF | Template:Flagicon | Kingslee Fernandes | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 31 | MF | Template:Flagicon | Shighil Nambrath | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 |
| 33 | DF | Template:Flagicon | Gursimrat Singh | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 |
| 42 | GK | Template:Flagicon | Shibinraj Kunniyil | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 |
| 43 | MF | Template:Flagicon | Soyal Joshy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 55 | FW | Template:Flagicon | Samuel Kynshi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| 62 | WF | Template:Flagicon | Aman CK | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 70 | MF | Template:Flagicon | Komal Thatal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | Template:Flagicon | John Kennedy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Goal scorers
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | I League | IFA Shield | Super Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | MF | Template:Flagicon | Rahul Raju | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 7 | MF | Template:Flagicon | Mirjalol Kasimov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | FW | Template:Flagicon | Thabiso Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 22 | WF | Template:Flagicon | Moses Lalrinzuala | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | FW | Template:Flagicon | Juan Carlos Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 15 | DF | Template:Flagicon | Aminou Bouba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | Template:Flagicon | Albert Torras | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 18 | FW | Template:Flagicon | Benjamin Kuku | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 23 | WF | Template:Flagicon | Trijoy Savio Dias | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 33 | DF | Template:Flagicon | Gursimrat Singh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 55 | WF | Template:Flagicon | Samuel Kynshi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Own Goals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 1 | 3 | 17 | ||||
Clean sheets
| No. | Nation | Name | I-League | IFA Shield | Super Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Template:Flagicon | Shibinraj Kunniyil | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
Disciplinary record
| No. | Pos. | Name | I League | IFA Shield | Super Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Yel | Template:Sent off | Template:Yel | Template:Sent off | Template:Yel | Template:Sent off | Template:Yel | Template:Sent off | |||
| 1 | GK | Template:Flagicon Rakshit Dagar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Template:Flagicon Harpreet Singh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Template:Flagicon Athul Unnikrishnan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Template:Flagicon Nidhin Krishna | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Template:Flagicon Rishad PP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Template:Flagicon Mirjalol Kasimov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Template:Flagicon Ashis Pradhan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Template:Flagicon Armand Bazié | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Template:Flagicon Aminou Bouba | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| MF | Template:Flagicon Emil Benny | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | FW | Template:Flagicon Thabiso Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Template:Flagicon Laishram Johnson Singh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Template:Flagicon Rahul Raju | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Template:Flagicon Moses Lalrinzuala | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Template:Flagicon Trijoy Savio Dias | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | DF | Template:Flagicon Amid Arezou | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Template:Flagicon Kingslee Fernandes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | Template:Flagicon Shighil Nambrath | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Template:Flagicon Gursimrat Singh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | GK | Template:Flagicon Shibinraj Kunniyil | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | DF | Template:Flagicon Soyal Joshy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
References
- ↑ Indian Football Calendar 2024-25: More youth leagues, longer window for IWL and more.
- ↑ AIFF appeal committee issues stay order on relegation in I-League. News9live(2025-05-27). Retrieved 2025-05-27.
- ↑ Jose hevia to become gokulam kerala's new head coach(2025-06-06).
- ↑ IFL 2025-26: Gokulam Kerala appoints Dimitris Dimitriou as head coach(2026-03-07).
- ↑ https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-i-league-gokulam-kerala-fc-announce-derrick-pereira-new-technical-director-202507
- ↑ "https://www.madhyamam.com/sports/football/soyal-joshi-in-gokulam-kerala-1420458
- ↑ "https://www.manoramaonline.com/sports/football/2025/07/12/harpreet-singh-gokulam-kerala.html
- ↑ https://fanport.in/football/gokulam-kerala-fc-welcomes-moses-lalrinzuala-to-the-squad/
- ↑ മണിപ്പുർ സ്ട്രൈക്കർ മാങ്കു കുക്കി ഗോകുലം കേരള എഫ്സിയിൽ. manoramaonline(14 August 2025). Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ↑ Gokulam Sign Sibajit. Instagram(25 August 2025). Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ↑ Samuel L Kynshi joins Gokulam Kerala for I-League 2025-26. thesportsroom(15 September 2025). Retrieved 23 September 2025.
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- ↑ Afghan international Amid Arezou signs for Gokulam Kerala FC(10 January 2026).
- ↑ Thank you, Tharpuia! ❤️(2025-03-06).
- ↑ https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/vp-suhair-set-to-join-jamshedpur-fc-isl-i-league-gokulam-kerala-transfer-news-updates-khali-jamil/article69838645.ece
- ↑ Inter Kashi bolster squad with four Spanish signings ahead of ISL debut. Khel Now. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
- ↑ Kerala Blasters sign midfielder Matias Hernandez from Gokulam. onmanorama(27 January 2026). Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ↑ Mohun Bagan, FC Goa top seeded for Super Cup, 16 teams to take part. The Times of India(2025-09-23). Retrieved 2025-09-22.
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