Gokulam Kerala FC Reserves and Academy explained

Clubname:Gokulam Kerala FC Reserves and Academy
Fullname:Gokulam Kerala Football Club[1]
Short Name:GKFC
Nickname:Malabarians[2]
Ground:EMS Stadium
Capacity:80,000
League:Kerala Premier League
Founded: (as Gokulam FC)[3]
Owntitle:Owner
Owner:Sree Gokulam Group
Chrtitle:President
Chairman:V. C. Praveen
Coach:Baiju GS
Pattern So1:_redsides
Leftarm1:C40233
Body1:C40233
Rightarm1:9B111E
Pattern B2:_whitecollar
Leftarm2:8DFE61
Body2:8DFE61
Rightarm2:8DFE61
Shorts2:FFFFFF
Socks2:8DFE61
Website:gokulamkeralafc.com

Gokulam Kerala FC Reserves and Academy (Gokulam Kerala FC B) is the reserve team of the Gokulam Kerala, that competes in Kerala Premier League.[4] [5] They won the Kerala Premier League title in 2017–18[6] [7] and 2020–21 and were runners-up in 2018–19,2019–20 and 2022–23

Technical staff

Current technical staff

RoleName
Head coach Baiju GS
Assistant coach Wahid Sali
Goalkeeping coach Fysal Bappu
Strength and conditioning coach Shaheen Usman

Statistics and records

SeasonKPL
2016—17Semi Finals
2017—18Champions
2018—19Runner-up
2019—20Runner-up
2020—21Champions
2021—22Group Stage
2022—23Runner-up
2023—24Group Stage

Top scorer by season

SeasonPlayerGoals
2016-175
2017-18 V P Suhair &Usman Ashik4
2018-19 Christian Sabah6
2019–20 Emil Benny6
2020–21 Saliou Guindo8
2021–22 Lalrinzuala Lalbiaknia3
2022–23 Samuel Mensah Koney 10
2023–24 Shijin Thadhayouse8

Participations

YearTournamentResultOrganizer
2019 Bodousa Cupbgcolor=gold Champions
2019 Independence Day Cupbgcolor=gold Champions
2019 Mayor's Cupbgcolor=silver Runners Up
2023 Stafford Challenge CupGroup StageKarnataka State Football Association

Honours

League

Cup

Notes and References

  1. https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/gokulam-kerala-fc/34213/ Gokulam Kerala Football Club: history, stats and archive
  2. Web site: Hero I-League 2020-21 team profile: Gokulam Kerala. footballexpress.in. 8 January 2021. 2 July 2021.
  3. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiafound.html India - List of Foundation Dates
  4. Web site: Kerala Premier League to begin on November 24. thehindu.com. The Hindu. Kochi. Stan. Rayan. 19 November 2022. 19 March 2023. 15 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221215033910/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/kerala-premier-league-football/article66157240.ece.
  5. Web site: Kerala Premier League: Kerala United crowned champions. onmanorama.com. 19 March 2023. 19 March 2023. Wayanad. https://web.archive.org/web/20230320054712/https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/football/2023/03/19/kerala-premier-league-kerala-united-beat-gokulam-crowned-champions.html. 20 March 2023.
  6. Web site: Sen. Debayen. Kerala's Gokulam FC get direct entry into I-League. espn.in. 20 September 2017. ESPN India. 28 November 2017. 2000 and again 2020–21
  7. http://keralafa.com/kerala-premier-league/ Kerala Premier League 2017–18 Final
  8. Web site: Sen. Debayen. Kerala's Gokulam FC get direct entry into I-League. espn.in. 20 September 2017. ESPN India. 28 November 2017.
  9. http://keralafa.com/kerala-premier-league/ Kerala Premier League 2017–18 Final
  10. Web site: 11th Bodousa Cup: Durand Cup Winners Gokulam Kerala FC Beat Former I-League Champions Minerva Punjab In Nerve-Wrecking Final. outlookindia.com. Outlook India. 4 October 2019. 30 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20191024084840/https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/sports-news-11th-bodousa-cup-durand-cup-winners-gokulam-kerala-fc-beat-former-i-league-champions-minerva-punjab-in-nerve-wrecking-/340007. 24 October 2019.
  11. Web site: Gokulam Kerala lift 71st Independence Day Cup. assamtribune.com. Assam Tribune. 23 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191025142729/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=oct2419/sports052. 25 October 2019.