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Gokulam Kerala FC Women is an Indian women's football section of Gokulam Kerala FC.[1][2] They participated in Indian Women's League (IWL),[3] the premier women's football league in India.[4] They won their first IWL in 2019–20 season.[5] They then retained the title in 2021–22 and 2022–23. In 2021, they became the first club to represent India in AFC Women's Club Championship.
Crest
The club logo incorporates elements from historical Theyyam, a famous ritual art form that originated in northern Kerala. It encompasses dance, mime and music.[6]
Stadium
Gokulam Kerala Women plays most of its home matches at the EMS Stadium, which is located in the heart of Calicut.[7] They used the Malappuram District Sports Complex Stadium after allegations surfaced that the corporation authorities were not happy with the state of the EMS Stadium under GKFC's maintenance.
Supporters
Kerala is a state known for its passionate football fans.[8] Football in Northern Kerala (known as Malabar Coastal Region) has arguably one of the most passionate fanbase in the state.[9][10] "GKFC Battalia" is one of the largest supporters' group of Gokulam Kerala FC.[11][12] Another noted supporters' group of the club is named "GKFC Ultras".[13]
Technical staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Template:Flagicon Raman Vijayan |
| Assistant coach | Template:Flagicon Priyanka Kangralkar |
| Goalkeeper coach | |
| Strength and conditioning coach | Template:Flagicon Djair Miranda Garcia |
| Team manager | Template:Flagicon Ursha Mitra |
| Physio | Template:Flagicon Ramya V Shetty |
| Nutritionist | Template:Flagicon Anjali |
| Video Analyst | |
| Media Manager | Template:Flagicon Muhammad Sufail |
Squad
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Coaching history
| Dates | Name | Template:Abbr |
|---|---|---|
| 2017–2020 | Template:Flagicon Priya P. V. | |
| 2021–2022 | Template:Flagicon Anthony Andrews | |
| 2022 | Template:Flagicon Priya P. V. | |
| 2022–2024 | Template:Flagicon Anthony Andrews | [14] |
| 2024–2025 | Template:Flagicon Ranjan Chowdhury | |
| 2025– | Template:Flagicon Raman Vijayan | [15] |
Club captains
List of Gokulam Kerala Women's Football Team captains since its establishment.
| Period | Name |
|---|---|
| 2017–2018 | Template:Flagicon Anita Rawat |
| 2019–2020 | Template:Flagicon Michel Castanha |
| 2021–2022 | Template:Flagicon Aditi Chauhan |
| 2022–2023 | Template:Flagicon Loitongbam Ashalata Devi |
| 2023–2024 | Template:Flagicon Grace Dangmei |
| 2024–2025 | Template:Flagicon Nongmaithem Ratanbala Devi |
Seasons
| Season | Indian Women's League | KWL | AFC Championship/ AFC Champions League |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2017–18 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 5th | DNP | – | Template:Flagicon Fazila Ikwaput | 5 |
| 2018–19 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 15 | Semi Finals | DNP | – | Template:Flagicon Anju Tamang | 5 |
| 2019–20 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 15 | Champions | DNP | – | Template:Flagicon Sabitra Bhandari | 16 |
| 2020–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA[16] | DNP | 3rd | ||
| 2021–22 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 4 | 33 | Champions | Champions | FIFA Suspension[17] | Template:Flagicon Elshaddai Acheampong | 20 |
| 2022–23 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 7 | 26 | Champions | Runners Up | GS | Template:Flagicon Sabitra Bhandari | 29 |
| 2023–24 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 29 | Runners Up | Champions | DNQ | Template:Flagicon Fazila Ikwaput | 13 |
| 2024–25 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 29 | Runners Up | Champions | DNQ | Template:Flagicon Fazila Ikwaput | 24 |
| 2025–26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | ||||
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.[18] 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.[19]
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Score | Position | Top scorer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | AFC Women's Club Championship | Round-robin | Template:Flagicon Amman | 1–2 | Template:Bronze3 | Template:Flagicon Elshaddai Achempong Template:Small |
| Template:Flagicon Shahrdari Sirjan | 0–1 | |||||
| Template:Flagicon Bunyodkor | 3–1 | |||||
| 2022 | AFC Women's Club Championship | Group stage | Template:Flagicon Sogdiyona Jizzak | Match abandoned due to FIFA ban on AIFF | ||
| Template:Flagicon Bam Khatoon | ||||||
| 2023 | AFC Women's Club Championship | Group stage | Template:Flagicon Urawa Red Diamonds | 0–7 | GS (2nd) |
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| Template:Fbaicon Hualien | 1–1 | |||||
| Template:Fbaicon Bangkok | 4–3 | |||||
Honours
Continental
- AFC Women's Club Championship
- Third place (1): 2021
Domestic
Recognitions
References
- ↑ Gokulam Kerala FC embarrass Kenkre FC 10-1 in Indian Women's League. timesofindia.com. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ↑ Indian footballers Jyoti and Soumya selected for trials at ZNK Dinamo Zagreb, 17:49 IST, TEAM SPORTSTAR. sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar(13 July 2022). Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ↑ Indian Women's League 2018-19 to kick off on May 5 in Ludhiana | Goal.com. www.goal.com. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
- ↑ Gokulam Kerala crowned new Hero IWL champions after thrilling finale. AIFF(14 February 2020).
- ↑ Gokulam Kerala crowned new Hero IWL champions after thrilling finale.
- ↑ A Panorama of Indian Culture: Professor A. Sreedhara Menon Felicitation Volume{{#if:Kusuman|, Kusuman}. Mittal Publications(1990). ISBN 978-81-7099-214-1
- ↑ EMS Stadium: Our home Template:Webarchive Gokulam Kerala FC (official website). Retrieved 21 April 2021
- ↑ Kerala: The paradoxical Indian state where football rivals cricket, Acharya, Srinath. khelnow.com. Khel Now(19 May 2017). Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ↑ Gokulam Kerala FC taking football forward on Malabar Coast Template:Webarchive. [1] Template:Webarchive. The Times of India. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ↑ How Kerala Blasters can learn from Gokulam Kerala's I-League success, Thoyakkat, Harigovind. khelnow.com. Khel Now(10 May 2021). Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ↑ Gokulam Kerala FC to honour former Indian football stars, Nafie, Abdul. sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda(3 March 2018). Retrieved 2018-03-03.
- ↑ When it comes to attendance figures, is the I-League better than the ISL?. amp.scroll.in. Scroll. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ↑ 'Stepmotherly treatment to I-League clubs': Gokulam Kerala fans irate over no Super Cup qualifiers live telecast. thesouthfirst.com. The South First News(7 April 2023). Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ↑ Gokulam Kerala women's team extends contract with coach Andrews until 2025. Sportstar(17 August 2023).
- ↑ Raman Vijayan takes charge of Gokulam Kerala FC women’s team, Sejwal, Ritu. thebridge.in(16 July 2025).
- ↑ Indian Women's League 2021 postponed indefinitely. ESPN(2021-04-06). Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ↑ Gokulam Kerala FC confirm they cannot play in AFC Women's Club Championship. scroll.in. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ↑ AIFF keen to host women's league by September in light of continental invite. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ↑ Gokulam Kerala FC to represent India in AFC Women's Club Championship. The Indian Express(2021-07-15). Retrieved 2021-07-16.
- ↑ Gokulam Kerala crowned new Hero IWL champions after thrilling finale. the-aiff.com(14 February 2020). Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ↑ Indian Women's League 2023: Gokulam Kerala thrash Kickstart FC 5–0 to win third consecutive title. sportstar.thehindu.com(21 May 2023). Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ↑ Gokulam Kerala steamroll Kickstart to complete hat-trick of Hero IWL titles. the-aiff.com(21 May 2023). Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ↑ IWL and I-League 2024-25 season awards declared. i-league.org. Retrieved 1 May 2025.