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| Full name | Gokulam Kerala Football Club Women | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Malabarians | ||
| Short name | GKFC | ||
| Founded | January 2018 | ||
| Ground | EMS Stadium Malappuram District Sports Complex Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 50,000 30,000 | ||
| Owner | Sree Gokulam Group | ||
| President | V. C. Praveen | ||
| Head coach | Raman Vijayan | ||
| League | Indian Women's League Kerala Women's League | ||
| 2024–25 | IWL, 2nd of 8 KWL, Champions | ||
| Website | [<span%20class="url">[2] Club website] | ||
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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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
- As of December 2025[14]
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |  Raman Vijayan
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| Assistant coach | Priyanka Kangralkar
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| Goalkeeper coach | |
| Strength and conditioning coach |  Djair Miranda Garcia
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| Team manager | Ursha Mitra
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| Physio | Ramya V Shetty
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| Nutritionist | Anjali
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| Video Analyst | |
| Media Manager | Muhammad Sufail
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Squad[edit | edit source]
- As of 9 January 2026[15]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching history[edit | edit source]
| Dates | Name | Ref |
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| 2017–2020 | Priya P. V.
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| 2021–2022 | Anthony Andrews
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| 2022 | Priya P. V.
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| 2022–2024 | Anthony Andrews
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| 2024–2025 | Ranjan Chowdhury
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| 2025– | Raman Vijayan
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Club captains[edit | edit source]
List of Gokulam Kerala Women's Football Team captains since its establishment.
| Period | Name |
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| 2017–2018 | Anita Rawat
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| 2019–2020 | Michel Castanha
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| 2021–2022 | Aditi Chauhan
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| 2022–2023 | Loitongbam Ashalata Devi
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| 2023–2024 | Grace Dangmei
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| 2024–2025 | Nongmaithem Ratanbala Devi
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Seasons[edit | edit source]
- As of 17 July 2025
| Season | Indian Women's League | KWL | AFC Championship/ AFC Champions League |
League Top Scorer | |||||||||
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| Tier | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Name(s) | Goals | |||
| 2017–18 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 5th | DNP | – |  Fazila Ikwaput
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| 2018–19 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 15 | Semi Finals | DNP | – | Anju Tamang
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5 |
| 2019–20 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 15 | Champions | DNP | – |  Sabitra Bhandari
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| 2020–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA[18] | DNP | 3rd | ||
| 2021–22 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 4 | 33 | Champions | Champions | FIFA Suspension[19] |  Elshaddai Acheampong
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| 2022–23 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 7 | 26 | Champions | Runners Up | GS | Sabitra Bhandari
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| 2023–24 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 29 | Runners Up | Champions | DNQ | Fazila Ikwaput
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13 |
| 2024–25 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 29 | Runners Up | Champions | DNQ | Fazila Ikwaput
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| 2025–26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | ||||
Performance in AFC competitions[edit | edit source]
AFC Women's Club Championship[edit | edit source]
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.[20] 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.[21]
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Score | Position | Top scorer |
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| 2021 | AFC Women's Club Championship | Round-robin |  Amman
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1–2 | 
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Elshaddai Achempong (2 goals) |
 Shahrdari Sirjan
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0–1 | |||||
 Bunyodkor
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3–1 | |||||
| 2022 | AFC Women's Club Championship | Group stage | Sogdiyona Jizzak
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Match abandoned due to FIFA ban on AIFF | ||
| Bam Khatoon
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| 2023 | AFC Women's Club Championship | Group stage |  Urawa Red Diamonds
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0–7 | GS (2nd) |
Veronica Appiah (3 goals) |
| Chinese Taipei Hualien | 1–1 | |||||
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4–3 | |||||
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Honours[edit | edit source]
Continental[edit | edit source]
- AFC Women's Club Championship
- Third place (1): 2021
Domestic[edit | edit source]
Recognitions[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Gokulam Kerala FC embarrass Kenkre FC 10-1 in Indian Women's League". timesofindia.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ↑ 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Indian Women's League 2018-19 to kick off on May 5 in Ludhiana | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ↑ "Gokulam Kerala crowned new Hero IWL champions after thrilling finale". AIFF. 14 February 2020. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ↑ "Gokulam Kerala crowned new Hero IWL champions after thrilling finale". Archived from the original on 15 February 2020.
- ↑ Kusuman, K. K. (1990). A Panorama of Indian Culture: Professor A. Sreedhara Menon Felicitation Volume. Mittal Publications. ISBN 978-81-7099-214-1. Archived from the original on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ↑ EMS Stadium: Our home Archived 2021-04-21 at the Wayback Machine Gokulam Kerala FC (official website). Retrieved 21 April 2021
- ↑ Acharya, Srinath (19 May 2017). "Kerala: The paradoxical Indian state where football rivals cricket". khelnow.com. Khel Now. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ↑ Gokulam Kerala FC taking football forward on Malabar Coast Archived 9 September 2023 at the Wayback Machine. [1] Archived 9 September 2023 at the Wayback Machine. The Times of India. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ↑ Thoyakkat, Harigovind (10 May 2021). "How Kerala Blasters can learn from Gokulam Kerala's I-League success". khelnow.com. Khel Now. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ↑ Nafie, Abdul (3 March 2018). "Gokulam Kerala FC to honour former Indian football stars". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ↑ "When it comes to attendance figures, is the I-League better than the ISL?". amp.scroll.in. Scroll. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ↑ PS, Sreerag (7 April 2023). "'Stepmotherly treatment to I-League clubs': Gokulam Kerala fans irate over no Super Cup qualifiers live telecast". thesouthfirst.com. Kochi: The South First News. Archived from the original on 10 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ↑ "Raman Vijayan named Gokulam Kerala women's team head coach". 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
- ↑ "Indian Women's League Squad". AIFF. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ↑ "Gokulam Kerala women's team extends contract with coach Andrews until 2025". Sportstar. 17 August 2023.
- ↑ Sejwal, Ritu (16 July 2025). "Raman Vijayan takes charge of Gokulam Kerala FC women's team". thebridge.in. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ↑ "Indian Women's League 2021 postponed indefinitely". ESPN. 6 April 2021. Archived from the original on 13 April 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ↑ "Gokulam Kerala FC confirm they cannot play in AFC Women's Club Championship". scroll.in. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ↑ "AIFF keen to host women's league by September in light of continental invite". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ↑ "Gokulam Kerala FC to represent India in AFC Women's Club Championship". The Indian Express. 15 July 2021. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ↑ "Gokulam Kerala crowned new Hero IWL champions after thrilling finale". the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. 14 February 2020. Archived from the original on 15 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. Chennai: Sportstar. 21 May 2023. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ↑ "Gokulam Kerala steamroll Kickstart to complete hat-trick of Hero IWL titles". the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. 21 May 2023. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ↑ "IWL and I-League 2024-25 season awards declared". i-league.org. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
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