Gokulam Kerala FC (women)

Gokulam Kerala FC Women is an Indian women's football section of Gokulam Kerala FC.[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.

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

Gokulam Kerala FC Women
Full nameGokulam Kerala Football Club Women
Nickname(s)Malabarians
Short nameGKFC
FoundedJanuary 2018 (2018-01)
GroundMalappuram District Sports Complex Stadium
Capacity30,000
OwnerSree Gokulam Group
PresidentV. C. Praveen
Head coachAnthony Andrews
LeagueIndian Women's League
Kerala Women's League
2022–23IWL, Champions
WebsiteClub website

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.[6]

Stadium
EMS Stadium on a matchday

Gokulam Kerala Women played most of its home matches at the EMS Stadium, which is located in the heart of Calicut.[7] The current home ground of Gokulam Kerala is Malappuram District Sports Complex Stadium, after the allegations surfaced that the corporation authorities were not happy with the state of the EMS Stadium under GKFC's maintenance.

Technical staff
As of 23 April 2023
Position Name
Head coach India Anthony Andrews
Assistant coach India
Goalkeeping coach India
Physioterapist India

Current squad
As of 30 September 2023[8]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Ghana GHA Beatrice Ntiwaa Nketia
2 DF India IND Thounaojam Kritina Devi
3 DF India IND Manju Baby
4 DF India IND Loitongbam Ashalata Devi
5 DF India IND C. Reshma
6 DF India IND Hemam Shilky Devi
7 FW India IND Sandhiya Ranganathan
8 MF India IND Indumathi Kathiresan
11 MF India IND Grace Dangmei (Captain)
12 MF India IND Asem Roja Devi
13 DF India IND Michel Castanha
14 DF India IND Sorokhaibam Ranjana Chanu
16 DF India IND Cris Mariya Saju
17 MF India IND Baby Lalchhandami
19 FW India IND Harmilan Kaur
20 MF India IND Soniya Jose
21 MF India IND Greeshma M. P.
22 MF India IND Arathi P. M.
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF India IND M. K. Kashmina
30 MF India IND Manasa K.
32 GK India IND Sowmiya Narayanasamy
33 GK India IND Minha A. P.
40 MF India IND Malavika M.
49 FW India IND Shilji Shaji
99 GK India IND Anitha S.
— FW Ghana GHA Veronica Appiah
— FW Iran IRN Hajar Dabbaghi
— MF India IND Soumya Guguloth
— DF Kenya KEN Phoeby Okech
— FW India IND Sumati Kumari
— MF India IND Muskan Subba
— DF India IND Pinki Kashyap
— MF India IND Dharshini Devi
— DF India IND Shubhangi Singh

Managerial history
Dates Name Ref
2017–2020 India Priya P. V.
2021– India Anthony Andrews

Club captains

List of Gokulam Kerala Women's Football Team captains since its establishment.

Period Name
2019–20 India Michel Margaret Castanha
2021–22 India Aditi Chauhan
2022–23 India Loitongbam Ashalata Devi
2023– India Grace Dangmei

Seasons
As of 21 May 2023
Season League KWL AFC Championship League Top Scorer
TierPldWDLGFGAPtsPosName(s)Goals
2017–18 1611461245th DNP DNQ Uganda Fazila Ikwaput 5
2018–19 1650118515Semi Finals DNP DNQ India Anju Tamang 5
2019–20 1770034415Champions DNP DNQ Nepal Sabitra Bhandari 16
2020–21 10000000NA[9] DNP 3rd
2021–22 111110066433Champions Champions DNP[10] Ghana Elshaddai Acheampong 20
2022–23 11082064726Champions Runners Up TBD Nepal Sabitra Bhandari 29

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.[11] 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.[12]

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
2023 2023 AFC Women's Club Championship Main tournament Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
Chinese Taipei Hualien
Thailand Bangkok FC

Honours

Continental

Domestic

References
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  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.
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  6. Kusuman, K. K. (1990). A Panorama of Indian Culture: Professor A. Sreedhara Menon Felicitation Volume. Mittal Publications. ISBN 978-81-7099-214-1.
  7. EMS Stadium: Our home Archived 2021-04-21 at the Wayback Machine Gokulam Kerala FC (official website). Retrieved 21 April 2021
  8. "Hero Indian Women's League Squad". AIFF. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  9. "Indian Women's League 2021 postponed indefinitely". ESPN. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
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  14. "Indian Women's League 2023: Gokulam Kerala thrash Kickstart FC 5–0 to win third consecutive title". sportstar.thehindu.com. Chennai: Sportstar. 21 May 2023. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
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