Gokulam Kerala
2017–18 season
ChairmanGokulam Gopalan
Head CoachBino George
StadiumEMS Corporation Stadium, Calicut, Kerala
I-League7th
Super CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Henry Kisekka (4)
All: Henry Kisekka (7)
Highest home attendance25,841 vs Chennai City
(4 December 2017 (2017-12-04)).[1]
Lowest home attendance621 vs Shillong Lajong
(28 January 2018 (2018-01-28))[2]
Average home league attendance8,131

The 2017–18 season was the first ever season for Gokulam Kerala.[3] The club competed in I-League and Super Cup.[4]

Review and events

Pre-season

Gokulam Kerala played 2016–17 Kerala Premier League in pre-season. They started the campaign with a victory over Cochin Port Trust on 13 April 2017. They qualified to knockout Stage as group champions from Group A. But they lost against FC Thrissur in semi-final on penalties.

I-League

Gokulam Kerala debuted in I-League against Shillong Lajong on 21 November 2017 and they lost the match.[5] Their first win was in their 4th match against Indian Arrows on 22 December 2017.[6] With 21 points including 6 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses Gokulam Kerala finished 7th in the table.

Indian Super Cup

By finishing 7th in the 2017–18 I-League point table Gokulam Kerala qualified into Qualification round of 2018 Indian Super Cup. Gokulam Kerala won against NorthEast United in the qualifier match on 15 March 2018.[7] Bengaluru FC eliminated Gokulam Kerala in Pre Quarter on 1 April 2018[8]

Players

As of 1 January 2018[9]

First-team squad

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 India IND Nikhil C Barnard
2 DF India IND Mohamed Salah
3 DF Nigeria NGA Emmanuel Chigozie
4 DF India IND Provat Lakra (U-22)
5 DF Ghana GHA Daniel Addo
6 DF India IND Mohamed Irshad
7 DF India IND Sushanth Mathew (Captain)
8 FW India IND Suhair V P
9 FW North Macedonia MKD Hristijan Denkovski
10 MF Uganda UGA Musa Mudde
11 MF Bahrain BHR Mahmood Al-Ajmi
12 MF India IND Mohammad Rashid K
13 FW India IND Jimshad U
14 DF India IND Shinu (U-22)
15 MF India IND Arjun Jayaraj (U-22)
16 FW India IND Salman K
17 FW India IND Arif Shaikh
18 DF India IND Santu Singh
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF India IND Francis Xavier
20 MF Uzbekistan UZB Gulom Urunov
21 MF India IND Vicky Meitei (U-22)
22 FW India IND Usman Ashik
23 FW India IND Lalramengmawia (U-22)
24 DF India IND Dibin M D
25 DF India IND Sanju G
26 MF India IND Mohammad Saukat (U-22)
27 GK India IND Bilal Khan
28 FW India IND Rohit Mirza
29 FW India IND Syed Shoaib Ahmed (U-22)
30 FW Uganda UGA Henry Kisekka
31 GK India IND Priyant Singh
32 FW India IND Laldampuia
33 GK India IND Ajmal P A
35 DF India IND Balwinder Singh
36 FW India IND Kivi Zhimomi (U-22)

Players in

All players joined this season. Only winter transfer is listed.
No. Pos. Nation Name Age Moving From Window
8FWIndiaSuhair V P25India East BengalWinter
9FWNigeriaOdafa Onyeka Okolie32India Southern SamityWinter
9FWNorth MacedoniaHristijan Denkovski23Spain CD FerriolenseWinter
10MFUgandaMusa Mudde27Kenya A.F.C. LeopardsWinter
11MFBahrainMahmood Al-Ajmi30Bahrain Manama ClubWinter
30FWUgandaHenry Kisekka28Vietnam XSKT Cần ThơWinter
DFIndiaJestin George19Winter

Source:

Players out

No. Pos. Nation Name Age Moving To Window
8FWIvory CoastKamo Stephane Bayi21Mohammedan S.C.Winter
9FWDemocratic Republic of the CongoLelo Mbele30Free AgentWinter
9FWNigeriaOdafa Onyeka Okolie32Free AgentWinter
10MFCameroonFrancis Ambané33Free AgentWinter
11MFSyriaKhaled Al Saleh29Free AgentWinter

Source:

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalI-LeagueSuper Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK India IND Nikhil C Barnard 705020
27 GK India IND Bilal Khan 13013000
31 GK India IND Priyant Singh 000000
33 GK India IND Ajmal P A 000000
Defenders
2 DF India IND Mohamed Salah 903+6000
3 DF Nigeria NGA Emmanuel Chigozie 17115120
4 DF India IND Provat Lakra 17015020
5 DF Ghana GHA Daniel Addo 19217220
6 DF India IND Mohamed Irshad 17013+2020
7 DF India IND Sushanth Mathew 703+300+10
14 DF India IND Shinu 501+300+10
18 DF India IND Santu Singh 919100
24 DF India IND Dibin M D 202000
25 DF India IND Sanju G 000000
35 DF India IND Balwinder Singh 603+3000
Midfielders
10 MF Uganda UGA Musa Mudde 1109020
11 MF Bahrain BHR Mahmood Al-Ajmi 1138+2310
12 MF India IND Mohammad Rashid K 16013+1020
15 MF India IND Arjun Jayaraj 17110+511+10
19 MF India IND Francis Xavier 302+1000
20 MF Uzbekistan UZB Gulom Urunov 101000
21 MF India IND Vicky Meitei 905+4000
26 MF India IND Mohammad Saukat 100+1000
Forwards
8 FW India IND Suhair V P 100010
9 FW North Macedonia MKD Hristijan Denkovski 20001+10
13 FW India IND Jimshad U 401+3000
16 FW India IND Salman K 12010020
17 FW India IND Arif Shaikh 801+7000
22 FW India IND Usman Ashik 602+4000
23 FW India IND Lalramengmawia 000000
28 FW India IND Rohit Mirza 303000
29 FW India IND Syed Shoaib Ahmed 100+1000
30 FW Uganda UGA Henry Kisekka 977423
32 FW India IND Laldampuia 504+1000
36 FW India IND Kivi Zhimomi 1128+3200
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
8 FW Ivory Coast CIV Kamo Stephane Bayi 313100
9 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Lelo Mbele 303000
9 FW Nigeria NGA Odafa Onyeka Okolie 303000
10 MF Cameroon CMR Francis Ambané 301+2000
11 MF Syria SYR Khaled Al Saleh 515100

Squad statistics

I-League Super Cup Total
Games played18220
Games won617
Games drawn303
Games lost9110
Goals scored17320
Goals conceded23225
Goal difference-61-5
Clean sheets314
Goal by Substitute101
Yellow cards32436
Red cards202

Players Used: Gokulam Kerala has used a total of 40 different players in all competitions.

Goalscorers

No. Pos. Nation Name I-League Super Cup Total
30FWUgandaHenry Kisekka437
11MFBahrainAl-Ajmi303
5DFGhanaDaniel Addo202
36FWIndiaKivi Zhimomi202
3DFNigeriaEmmanuel101
15MFIndiaArjun Jayaraj101
18DFIndiaSantu Singh101
8FWIvory CoastKamo101
11MFSyriaKhaled Al Saleh101
Own goals101
TOTAL17320

Clean sheets

No. Nation Name I-League Super Cup Total Games Played
27IndiaBilal Khan30313
1IndiaNikhil C Barnard0117
TOTAL30420

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Nation Name I-League Super Cup Total
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
28FWIndiaRohit Mirza001000001
6DFIndiaMohamed Irshad410000410
3DFNigeriaEmmanuel500000500
5DFGhanaDaniel Addo500000500
10MFUgandaMusa Mudde400100500
12MFIndiaM.Rashid200000200
36FWIndiaKivi Zhimomi200000200
16FWIndiaSalman K100100200
30FWUgandaHenry Kisekka100100200
4DFIndiaProvat Lakra100000100
14DFIndiaShinu100000100
15MFIndiaArjun Jayaraj100000100
18DFIndiaSantu Singh100000100
19MFIndiaFrancis Xavier100000100
21MFIndiaVicky Meitei100000100
35DFIndiaBalwinder Singh100000100
9FWNorth MacedoniaHristijan Denkovski000100100
10MFCameroonA.Francis100000100
TOTAL32114003611

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
I-League 27 November 2017 8 March 2018 Matchday 1 7th 18 6 3 9 17 23 −6 033.33
Total 18 6 3 9 17 23 −6 033.33

Source: Competitions

I-League

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Aizawl 18 6 6 6 21 18 +3 24
6 Shillong Lajong 18 6 4 8 17 25 8 22
7 Gokulam Kerala 18 6 3 9 17 23 6 21
8 Chennai City 18 4 7 7 15 24 9 19
9 Churchill Brothers[lower-alpha 1] 18 5 2 11 17 28 11 17
Source: i-league.org
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
Notes:
  1. Churchill Brothers were relegated, but reinstated after the appeal.[10]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
18 6 3 9 17 23  −6 21 2 2 5 9 15  −6 4 1 4 8 8  0

Source: Matchday

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundAHHAAHHHHAHAAHAAAH
ResultLDLWLLLLLWWLWWWDLD
Source: Matchday
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matchday

27 November 2017 (2017-11-27) 1 Shillong Lajong 1-0 Gokulam Kerala Shillong, India
20:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
  • Lakra 78' (o.g.)
Report
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 6,900
Referee: Akash Jackson Routh
4 December 2017 (2017-12-04) 2 Gokulam Kerala 1-1 Chennai City Calicut, India
20:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium
Attendance: 25,841
Referee: Rosario Fernandes
9 December 2017 (2017-12-09) 3 Gokulam Kerala 0-3 NEROCA Calicut, India
14:00 IST (UTC+05:30) Report
Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium
Attendance: 9,952
Referee: Pratik Mondal
22 December 2017 (2017-12-22) 4 Indian Arrows 0-2 Gokulam Kerala Delhi, India
14:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 3,701
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
27 December 2017 (2017-12-27) 5 East Bengal 1-0 Gokulam Kerala Kolkata, India
20:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 9,983
Referee: Umesh Bora
31 December 2017 (2017-12-31) 6 Gokulam Kerala 0-2 Aizawl Calicut, India
14:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium
Attendance: 3,720
Referee: Priyobarta Singh Langpoklakpam
6 January 2018 (2018-01-06) 7 Gokulam Kerala 0-1 Minerva Punjab Calicut, India
17:30 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium
Attendance: 4,534
Referee: Senthil Nathan S
12 January 2018 (2018-01-12) 8 Gokulam Kerala 0-1 Indian Arrows Calicut, India
17:30 IST (UTC+05:30) Report
Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium
Attendance: 8,355
Referee: Tanmoy Dhar
15 January 2018 (2018-01-15) 9 Gokulam Kerala 2-3 Churchill Brothers Calicut, India
20:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium
Attendance: 6,325
Referee: R Palmson Moses Raj
20 January 2018 (2018-01-20) 10 Chennai City 0-1 Gokulam Kerala Coimbatore, India
17:30 IST (UTC+05:30) Report
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Coimbatore
Attendance: 8,762
Referee: Rabichandra Singh Irengbam
28 January 2018 (2018-01-28) 11 Gokulam Kerala 3-2 Shillong Lajong Calicut, India
14:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium
Attendance: 621
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee
4 February 2018 (2018-02-04) 12 NEROCA 1-0 Gokulam Kerala Imphal, India
14:30 IST (UTC+05:30) Report Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Attendance: 17,300
Referee: Senthil Nathan S
12 February 2018 (2018-02-12) 13 Mohun Bagan 1-2 Gokulam Kerala Kolkata, India
14:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 4,360
Referee: R Palmson Moses Raj
17 February 2018 (2018-02-17) 14 Gokulam Kerala 2-1 East Bengal Calicut, India
14:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium
Attendance: 3,257
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
20 February 2018 (2018-02-20) 15 Minerva Punjab 0-1 Gokulam Kerala Panchkula, India
14:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
  • Rashi Yellow card 16'
  • Musa Yellow card 19'
  • Balwinder Yellow card 42'
  • Henry 75'
Stadium: Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Attendance: 3,890
Referee: R Palmson Moses Raj
24 February 2018 (2018-02-24) 16 Churchill Brothers 1-1 Gokulam Kerala Salcete, India
17:30 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
Attendance: 2,785
Referee: Senthil Nathan S
2 March 2018 (2018-03-02) 17 Aizawl 3-1 Gokulam Kerala Aizawl, India
14:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Crystal John
8 March 2018 (2018-03-08) 18 Gokulam Kerala 1-1 Mohun Bagan Calicut, India
15:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium
Attendance: 9,572
Referee: C. R. Srikrishna

Indian Super Cup

Qualification round

15 March 2018 NorthEast United 0-2 Gokulam Kerala Bhubaneswar, India
20:00 IST (UTC+05:30) Report
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar

Round of 16

1 April 2018 Bengaluru 2-1 Gokulam Kerala Bhubaneswar, India
17:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
Attendance: 4,233
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar

References

  1. "Gokulam Kerala FC vs Chennai City FC Match Report" (PDF). i-league.org. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  2. "Gokulam Kerala FC vs Shillong Lajong FC Match Report" (PDF). i-league.org. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "AIFF WELCOMES SREE GOKULAM GROUP IN HERO I-LEAGUE". 20 September 2017. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  4. Sen, Debayen. "Kerala's Gokulam FC get direct entry into I-League". espn.in. ESPN India. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  5. "Shillong Lajong FC vs Gokulam Kerala FC Match Report" (PDF). i-league.org. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  6. "Indian Arrows vs Gokulam Kerala FC Match Report" (PDF). i-league.org. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  7. "Kisekka fires Gokulam Kerala to a win over NorthEast United". supercup.in. 15 March 2018.
  8. "Bengaluru break Gokulam Kerala's heart to enter quarter-final". supercup.in. 1 April 2018.
  9. "Squad". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  10. "AIFF reinstates Churchill Brothers in I-League". The Times of India. 20 September 2018. Archived from the original on 18 November 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.

See also

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