2023–24 Gokulam Kerala FC season

The 2023–24 season is Gokulam Kerala's seventh season since its establishment in 2017 and their sixth season in the I-League.In addition to the I-League,[1][2] Gokulam Kerala will participate in the Federation Cup[3] and Durand Cup.[4] on 6 June 2023, Spanish manager Mingo Oramas agreed a two year deal to become GKFC manager.[5] On 30 June 2023, the organization committee announced that Gokulam is participating in the Asia's oldest football tournament,Durand cup.[6] The organizers of the 132nd Durand Cup football tournament announced the groups for the 24-participating teams, with defending champions Bengaluru clubbed with two popular Kerala sides Kerala Blasters and 2019 champions Gokulam Kerala in Group C, to be held in Kolkata. The Indian Air Force is the fourth side in the group[7].On 05th august 2023, gokulam announced 22 member squad for durand cup [8]

Gokulam Kerala
2023–24 season
ChairmanIndia Gokulam Gopalan
Head CoachSpain Mingo Oramas
StadiumEMS Stadium
I-LeagueTBD
Durand CupTBD
Federation CupTBD
Top goalscorerLeague: TBD
All: Sreekuttan VS
Aminou Bouba
2 Goals
Biggest win2-0 (vs Indian Air Force (N), 13 August 2023, Durand Cup)
All statistics correct as of 31 August 2023.

Current technical staff
Position Name
Head Coach Spain Mingo Oramas[9]
Assistant Coach India Shereef Khan
Fitness and conditioning Coach Spain Cristian Rodriguez Diaz
Technical Director Vacant
Goalkeeping Coach Nepal Manish Timsina

First-team squad
Squad no. Name Nationality Position(s) Age Previous club Since Apps Goals Assists
Goalkeepers
1 Bishorjit Singh India GK 31 India TRAU 2023 1 0 0
21 Avilash Paul India GK 28 India Mohun Bagan 2023 0 0 0
35 Devansh Dabas India GK 22 India Chennaiyin 2023 1 0 0
Defenders
2 Salam Ranjan Singh India CB 27 India TRAU 2023 4 0 0
3 Saurabh Meher India RB/LB 23 India GKFC Reserves 2022 2 0 0
4 Vikas Saini India RB 26 India Churchill Brothers 2022 19 0 1
5 Nidhin Krishna India CB/ RB 24 India Kerala United 2023 3 0 0
15 Abdul Hakku India CB/ RB 28 India Real Kashmir 2022 23 2 1
17 Aminou Bouba Cameroon CB 32 Cameroon Eding Sport FC 2021 61 5 2
33 Muhammad Saheef India LB 20 India Kerala Blasters 2023 1 0 0
93 Akhil Praveen India CB 28 India Kerala United 2022 5 0 0
MidFielders
6 Rishad PP India CM 27 India GKFC Reserves 2021 25 2 3
10 Nili Perdomo Spain AM 29 Greece Kallithea 2023 5 0 1
13 Rahul Khokhar India DM 24 India Bangalore Eagles FC 2023 0 0 0
18 Shilton D'Silva India CM 30 India Rajasthan United 2023 11 1 0
23 Edu Bedia Spain DM 29 India Goa 2023 1 0 1
29 Noufal PN India AM 22 India GKFC Reserves 2022 28 1 7
42 Abhijith Kurungodan India CM 26 India GKFC Reserves 2021 14 2 1
44 Basit Ahmed Bhat India LM 25 India Downtown Heroes 2023 5 0 0
99 Calvin Baretto India CM 23 India GKFC Reserves 2023 1 0 0
Forwards
7 Komron Tursunov Tajikistan FW 27 India TRAU 2023 2 0 0
8 Sreekuttan VS India FW 24 India Kerala blasters 2022 52 5 5
11 Sourav K India FW 22 India GKFC Reserves 2021 27 3 2
14 Justine Emmanuel Nigeria FW 20 India Kerala blasters 2023 1 0 0
22 Shijin Thadhayouse India FW 21 India SAI 2022 18 3 1
38 Álex Sánchez Spain FW 34 Spain Ejea 2023 5 1 3

New contracts
Date Position No. Player Ref.
20 June 2023 MF 06 India Rishad PP [10]

Transfers & loans

Transfers in
Entry date Position Player Previous club Fee Ref.
4 June 2023 MF India basudeb mandi India United SC None [11]
16 June 2023 MF Spain Nili Perdomo Greece Kallithea None [12]
22 June 2023 MF India Rahul Raju India Bengaluru FC None [13]
10 July 2023 DF India Laishram Johnson Singh India Sagolband United FC None [14]
11 July 2023 DF India Nidhin Krishna India Kerala United FC None [15]
13 July 2023 DF India Salam Ranjan Singh India TRAU None [16]
13 July 2023 GK India Bishal Lama India Shillong Lajong None [17]
14 July 2023 GK India Bishorjit Singh India TRAU None [18]
18 July 2023 MF India Basit Ahmed Bhat India Downtown Heroes None
19 July 2023 FW India Naocha Singh Ngangbam India Ksherti Iril None [19]
19 July 2023 GK India Zothanmawia India Mohammedan None [20]
20 July 2023 FW India Naro Hari Shrestha India ARA FC None
24 July 2023 MF India Rahul Khokhar India Bangalore Eagles FC None
31 July 2023 FW Spain Álex Sánchez Spain Ejea None [21]
31 July 2023 MF India Abhijith K India Reserves None
31 July 2023 MF India Calvin Barretto India Reserves None
21 August 2023 FW Tajikistan Komron Tursunov India TRAU None [22]
29 August 2023 MF Spain Edu Bedia India Goa None [23]
31 August 2023 GK India Avilash Paul India Mohun Bagan None
06 September 2023 DF India Bilal None
08 September 2023 DF India Basit None
14 September 2023 FW India Azfar Noorani India Mumbai Kenkre None [24]
21 September 2023 GK India Iqbal None
15 October 2023 DF India Anas Edathodika None

Loan in
Start date End date Position Player From club Fee Ref
31 August 2023 31 May 2024 FW Nigeria Justine Emmanuel India Kerala Blasters None
02 September 2023 31 May 2024 DF India Muhammad Saheef India Kerala Blasters None .[25]
03 September 2023 31 May 2024 GK India Devansh Dabas India Chennaiyin None

Loan Out
Start date End date Position Player To club Fee Ref
08 September 2023 31 May 2024 MF India Arjun Jayaraj India Sporting Club Bengaluru None

Transfers out
Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
1 June 2023 MF 23 Afghanistan Farshad Noor Brunei Brunei DPMM Free Agent [26]
1 June 2023 DF 66 India Sajad Hussain Parray India Hyderabad Loan Return
1 June 2023 MF 99 India Rahul Raju India Bengaluru Loan Return
1 June 2023 GK 42 India Shibinraj Kunniyil India Indian Air Force Loan Return
19 June 2023 DF 02 India Subhankar Adhikari India Sreenidi Deccan Free Agent [27][28]
1 July 2023 MF 50 India Tanmoy Ghosh India Mohammedan Free Agent
3 July 2023 FW 19 India Jobby Justin India Bhawanipore Free Agent
3 July 2023 MF 14 India Jijo Joseph India Bhawanipore Free Agent
7 July 2023 GK 40 India James Kithan India Delhi Free Agent [29]
25 July 2023 FW 70 Spain Sergio Mendigutxia Sweden AFC Eskilstuna Free Agent
03 August 2023 DF 05 India Pawan Kumar India Sreenidi Deccan Free Agent [30]
05 August 2023 GK 01 India Bilal Khan India Churchill Brothers Free Agent
21 August 2023 MF 47 Spain Omar Ramos Free Agent
21 August 2023 MF 10 Brazil Kaká Free Agent
21 August 2023 FW 09 Ghana Samuel Mensah Koney Free Agent
16 September 2023 DF 3 India Mohammed Jassim India Mohammedan Free Agent
11 October 2023 MF 07 India Rahul Raju India Churchill Brothers Free Agent
11 October 2023 GK 21 India Zothanmawia India Chhinga Veng Free Agent
11 October 2023 MF 7 India Thahir Zaman Free Agent

Pre-season
02 August 2023 Friendly Gokulam Kerala 0-1 Kerala Police Kozhikode
16:00 IST Stadium: EMS Stadium
17 August 2023 (2023-08-17) Friendly Jamshedpur 2–0 Gokulam Kerala Jamshedpur
18:00 IST
Report Stadium: Flatlets Training Ground
Note: The match was abandoned due to heavy rain around the 75th-minute mark.
3 September 2023 Friendly Gokulam Kerala 1–0 Indian Navy Kozhikode
16.00 IST Stadium: EMS Stadium
6 September 2023 Friendly Gokulam Kerala 1–1 Odisha Bhubaneswar
16.00 IST
9 September 2023 Friendly Goa 1-0 Gokulam Kerala Margao
17.30 IST

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
I-League 28 October 2023 TBD Match Day 1 TBD 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 000.00
Durand Cup 09 August 2023 25 August 2023 Group stage Quarter finals 4 2 0 2 7 7 +0 050.00
Indian Super Cup TBD TBD TBD TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 5 2 1 2 9 9 +0 040.00

Last updated: 28 November 2023 (2023-11-28)
Source: Competitions

I-League
Main article: 2023–24 I-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Real Kashmir 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3 Champions and promotion to 2024–25 Indian Super League
2 Gokulam Kerala 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
3 Inter Kashi 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
4 Aizawl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Churchill Brothers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: I-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
GroundHHHAAHHAAAA
ResultD
Position
Updated to match(es) played on 07 October 2023. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Note: I-League announced the fixtures for the 2023–24 season on 6th October 2023.[31]

28 October 2023 (2023-10-28) 1 Gokulam Kerala 2-2 Inter Kashi Kozhikode
19.00 IST
  • 30'
  • 90+2'
 Stadium: EMS Stadium
Man of the Match: Álex Sánchez
5 November 2023 (2023-11-05) 2 Gokulam Kerala v NEROCA Kozhikode
19.00 IST Stadium: EMS Stadium
9 November 2023 (2023-11-09) 3 Gokulam Kerala v Rajasthan United Kozhikode
19.00 IST Stadium: EMS Stadium
13 November 2023 (2023-11-13) 4 TRAU v Gokulam Kerala Kolkata
16.30 IST Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
19 November 2023 (2023-11-19) 5 Shillong Lajong v Gokulam Kerala Shillong
19.00 IST Stadium: SSA Stadium
26 November 2023 (2023-11-26) 6 Gokulam Kerala v Churchill Brothers Kozhikode
19.00 IST Stadium: EMS Stadium
2 December 2023 (2023-12-02) 7 Gokulam Kerala v Namdhari Kozhikode
19.00 IST Stadium: EMS Stadium
8 December 2023 (2023-12-08) 8 Mohammedan v Gokulam Kerala Kolkata
19.00 IST Stadium: Naihati Stadium
11 December 2023 (2023-12-11) 9 Real Kashmir v Gokulam Kerala Srinagar
14.00 IST Stadium: TRC Turf Ground
16 December 2023 (2023-12-16) 10 Aizawl v Gokulam Kerala Aizawl
19.00 IST Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
19 December 2023 (2023-12-19) 11 Sreenidi Deccan v Gokulam Kerala Hyderabad
19.00 IST Stadium: Deccan Arena

Durand Cup
Main article: 2023 Durand Cup

Gokulam Kerala were drawn in the Group C for the 132nd edition of the Durand Cup alongside with defending champions Bengaluru FC and popular Kerala side Kerala Blasters [32]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GOK BEN KER IAF
1 Gokulam Kerala 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6 Qualify for the knockout stage — — — 2–0
2 Bengaluru 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5 2–0 — 2–2 1–1
3 Kerala Blasters 3 1 1 1 10 6 +4 4 3–4 — — 5–0
4 Indian Air Force 3 0 1 2 1 8 −7 1 — — — —
Source: Twitter
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches

Fixture announced on 22 July 2023 [33]

9 August 2023 (2023-08-09) 1 Gokulam Kerala 2–0 Indian Air Force Kolkata
16.45 IST
Report Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan
Referee: K Ramdasan
13 August 2023 (2023-08-13) 2 Kerala Blasters 3–4 Gokulam Kerala Kolkata
14.30 IST
Report
Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground
Man of the Match: Nili Perdomo (Gokulam Kerala)
22 August 2023 (2023-08-22) 3 Bengaluru 2–0 Gokulam Kerala Kolkata
18.00 IST
  • R. Yadav 58'
  • Lalpekhlua 89'
 Report Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan
Man of the Match: Robin Yadav (Bengaluru)

Quarter-final
25 August 2023 (2023-08-25) QF East Bengal 2-1 Gokulam Kerala Kolkata
18:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan

Squad statistics

Appearances

Players with no appearances are not included on the list.

As of match played 25 August 2023

No. Pos. Nat. Name I-League Super Cup Durand Cup Total
Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts
1 GK India Bishorjit Singh 00001111
2 DF India Salam Ranjan Singh 10003242
3 DF India Saurabh Meher 00002222
4 DF India Vikas Saini 00003333
7 MF India Rahul Raju 00004242
8 FW India Sreekuttan VS 11004253
9 FW Tajikistan Komron Tursunov 10001121
10 MF Spain Nili Perdomo 11004455
11 FW India Sourav K 00003232
14 FW India Naro Hari Shrestha 00001010
14 FW Nigeria Justine Emmanuel 1000--10
15 MF India Arjun Jayaraj 00001010
17 DF Cameroon Aminou Bouba 11004455
18 MF India Shilton D'Silva 00003131
21 GK India Zothanmawia 00003333
22 FW India Shijin Thadhayouse 00004242
23 MF Spain Edu Bedia 1100--11
29 MF India Noufal PN 11004253
33 DF India Muhammad Saheef 1100--11
35 GK India Devansh Dabas 1100--11
38 FW Spain Álex Sánchez 11004354
42 MF India Abhijith K 11004253
44 MF India Basit Ahmed Bhat 10004454
93 DF India Akhil Praveen 00004242
99 MF India Calvin Baretto 00001111

Goal Scorers
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name I League Super Cup Durand Cup Total
1 8 FW India Sreekuttan V. S. 0022
17 DF Cameroon Aminou Bouba 0022
2 11 FW India Sourav K. 0011
29 MF India Noufal PN 1001
38 FW Spain Álex Sánchez 1001
42 MF India Abhijith K 0011
Own Goals0011
Total2079

Assists

Not all goals have an assist.

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name I League Super Cup Durand Cup Total
1 38 FW Spain Álex Sánchez 0033
2 8 FW India Sreekuttan VS 1001
10 MF Spain Nili Perdomo 0011
23 MF Spain Edu Bedia 1001
29 MF India Noufal PN 0011
42 MF India Abhijith K 0011

Clean sheets
No. Nation Name I-League Super Cup Durand Cup Total
21 India Zothanmawia 0011

Disciplinary record
As of match played 25 August 2023
No. Pos. Name I League Super Cup Durand Cup Total
Yellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed card
7 MF India Rahul Raju 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
17 DF Cameroon Aminou Bouba 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
21 GK India Zothanmawia 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
23 MF India Basit Ahmed Bhat 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
42 MF India Abhijith K 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

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