2017–18 Gokulam Kerala FC season

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

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

Review and events

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Pre-season

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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

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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

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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

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As of 1 January 2018[9]

First-team squad

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

Players in

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All players joined this season. Only winter transfer is listed.
No. Pos. Nation Name Age Moving From Window
8 FW   Suhair V P 25   East Bengal Winter
9 FW   Odafa Onyeka Okolie 32   Southern Samity Winter
9 FW   Hristijan Denkovski 23   CD Ferriolense Winter
10 MF   Musa Mudde 27   A.F.C. Leopards Winter
11 MF   Mahmood Al-Ajmi 30   Manama Club Winter
30 FW   Henry Kisekka 28   XSKT Cần Thơ Winter
DF   Jestin George 19 Winter

Source:[citation needed]

Players out

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No. Pos. Nation Name Age Moving To Window
8 FW   Kamo Stephane Bayi 21 Mohammedan S.C. Winter
9 FW   Lelo Mbele 30 Free Agent Winter
9 FW   Odafa Onyeka Okolie 32 Free Agent Winter
10 MF   Francis Ambané 33 Free Agent Winter
11 MF   Khaled Al Saleh 29 Free Agent Winter

Source:[citation needed]

Statistics

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Squad appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total I-League Super Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   IND Nikhil C Barnard 7 0 5 0 2 0
27 GK   IND Bilal Khan 13 0 13 0 0 0
31 GK   IND Priyant Singh 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK   IND Ajmal P A 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   IND Mohamed Salah 9 0 3+6 0 0 0
3 DF   NGA Emmanuel Chigozie 17 1 15 1 2 0
4 DF   IND Provat Lakra 17 0 15 0 2 0
5 DF   GHA Daniel Addo 19 2 17 2 2 0
6 DF   IND Mohamed Irshad 17 0 13+2 0 2 0
7 DF   IND Sushanth Mathew 7 0 3+3 0 0+1 0
14 DF   IND Shinu 5 0 1+3 0 0+1 0
18 DF   IND Santu Singh 9 1 9 1 0 0
24 DF   IND Dibin M D 2 0 2 0 0 0
25 DF   IND Sanju G 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 DF   IND Balwinder Singh 6 0 3+3 0 0 0
Midfielders
10 MF   UGA Musa Mudde 11 0 9 0 2 0
11 MF   BHR Mahmood Al-Ajmi 11 3 8+2 3 1 0
12 MF   IND Mohammad Rashid K 16 0 13+1 0 2 0
15 MF   IND Arjun Jayaraj 17 1 10+5 1 1+1 0
19 MF   IND Francis Xavier 3 0 2+1 0 0 0
20 MF   UZB Gulom Urunov 1 0 1 0 0 0
21 MF   IND Vicky Meitei 9 0 5+4 0 0 0
26 MF   IND Mohammad Saukat 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
Forwards
8 FW   IND Suhair V P 1 0 0 0 1 0
9 FW   MKD Hristijan Denkovski 2 0 0 0 1+1 0
13 FW   IND Jimshad U 4 0 1+3 0 0 0
16 FW   IND Salman K 12 0 10 0 2 0
17 FW   IND Arif Shaikh 8 0 1+7 0 0 0
22 FW   IND Usman Ashik 6 0 2+4 0 0 0
23 FW   IND Lalramengmawia 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 FW   IND Rohit Mirza 3 0 3 0 0 0
29 FW   IND Syed Shoaib Ahmed 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
30 FW   UGA Henry Kisekka 9 7 7 4 2 3
32 FW   IND Laldampuia 5 0 4+1 0 0 0
36 FW   IND Kivi Zhimomi 11 2 8+3 2 0 0
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
8 FW   CIV Kamo Stephane Bayi 3 1 3 1 0 0
9 FW   COD Lelo Mbele 3 0 3 0 0 0
9 FW   NGA Odafa Onyeka Okolie 3 0 3 0 0 0
10 MF   CMR Francis Ambané 3 0 1+2 0 0 0
11 MF   SYR Khaled Al Saleh 5 1 5 1 0 0

Squad statistics

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I-League Super Cup Total
Games played 18 2 20
Games won 6 1 7
Games drawn 3 0 3
Games lost 9 1 10
Goals scored 17 3 20
Goals conceded 23 2 25
Goal difference -6 1 -5
Clean sheets 3 1 4
Goal by Substitute 1 0 1
Yellow cards 32 4 36
Red cards 2 0 2

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

Goalscorers

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No. Pos. Nation Name I-League Super Cup Total
30 FW   Henry Kisekka 4 3 7
11 MF   Al-Ajmi 3 0 3
5 DF   Daniel Addo 2 0 2
36 FW   Kivi Zhimomi 2 0 2
3 DF   Emmanuel 1 0 1
15 MF   Arjun Jayaraj 1 0 1
18 DF   Santu Singh 1 0 1
8 FW   Kamo 1 0 1
11 MF   Khaled Al Saleh 1 0 1
Own goals 1 0 1
TOTAL 17 3 20

Clean sheets

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No. Nation Name I-League Super Cup Total Games Played
27   Bilal Khan 3 0 3 13
1   Nikhil C Barnard 0 1 1 7
TOTAL 3 0 4 20

Disciplinary record

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No. Pos. Nation Name I-League Super Cup Total
                 
28 FW   Rohit Mirza 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 DF   Mohamed Irshad 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
3 DF   Emmanuel 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
5 DF   Daniel Addo 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
10 MF   Musa Mudde 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
12 MF   M.Rashid 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
36 FW   Kivi Zhimomi 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
16 FW   Salman K 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
30 FW   Henry Kisekka 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
4 DF   Provat Lakra 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14 DF   Shinu 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15 MF   Arjun Jayaraj 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18 DF   Santu Singh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
19 MF   Francis Xavier 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
21 MF   Vicky Meitei 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
35 DF   Balwinder Singh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
9 FW   Hristijan Denkovski 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
10 MF   A.Francis 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
TOTAL 32 1 1 4 0 0 36 1 1

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

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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

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Standings

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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[a] 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

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
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

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

Matchday

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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   16'
  • Musa   19'
  • Balwinder   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

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Qualification round

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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

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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

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  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 (20 September 2017). "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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