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| Full name | Gokulam Kerala Football Club Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | TheMalabarians | ||
| Short name | GKFC | ||
| Founded | January 2018; 7 years ago (2018-01) | ||
| 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 | gokulamkeralafc.com | ||
 Current season | |||
Gokulam Kerala FC Women is an Indianwomen's football section ofGokulam Kerala FC.[1][2] They participated inIndian Women's League (IWL),[3] the premier women's football league inIndia.[4] They won the firstIWL In2019–20.[5] They then retained the title in2021–22 and2022–23. In 2021, they became the first club to represent India inAFC Women's Club Championship.
The club logo incorporates elements from historicalTheyyam, a famous ritual art form that originated in northern Kerala. It encompasses dance, mime and music.[6]
Gokulam Kerala Women plays most of its home matches at theEMS Stadium, which is located in the heart of Calicut.[7] They used theMalappuram 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.
Kerala is a state known for its passionate football fans.[8] Football in Northern Kerala (known asMalabar 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]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Raman Vijayan[14] |
| Assistant coach | |
| Goalkeeper coach | |
| Team manager | Azlam Shafi |
| Physio | |
| Nutritionist | Anjali |
| Video Analyst | |
| Media Manager | Muhammad Sufail |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Dates | Name | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 2017–2020 | Priya P. V. | |
| 2021–2022 | Anthony Andrews | |
| 2022 | Priya P. V. | |
| 2022–2024 | Anthony Andrews | [16] |
| 2024–2025 | Ranjan Chowdhury | |
| 2025– | Raman Vijayan | [17] |
List of Gokulam Kerala Women's Football Team captains since its establishment.
| Period | Name |
|---|---|
| 2017–2018 | Anita Rawat |
| 2019–2020 | Michel Castanha |
| 2021–2022 | Aditi Chauhan |
| 2022–2023 | Loitongbam Ashalata Devi |
| 2023–2024 | Grace Dangmei |
| 2024–2025 | Nongmaithem Ratanbala Devi |
| Season | Indian Women's League | KWL | AFC Championship/ AFC Champions League | League Top Scorer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 5 |
| 2018–19 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 15 | Semi Finals | DNP | – | Anju Tamang | 5 |
| 2019–20 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 15 | Champions | DNP | – |  Sabitra Bhandari | 16 |
| 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 | 20 |
| 2022–23 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 7 | 26 | Champions | Runners Up | GS | Sabitra Bhandari | 29 |
| 2023–24 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 29 | Runners Up | Champions | DNQ | Fazila Ikwaput | 13 |
| 2024–25 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 29 | Runners Up | Champions | DNQ | Fazila Ikwaput | 24 |
| 2025–26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNQ | ||||
Winner of the 2020–21 Indian Women's League season would originally get the chance to participate in2021 edition ofAFC Women's Club Championship. As a backup, if the season is unable to complete, defending champions of2019–20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | AFC Women's Club Championship | Round-robin |  Amman | 1–2 |  | Elshaddai Achempong (2 goals) |
 Shahrdari Sirjan | 0–1 | |||||
 Bunyodkor | 3–1 | |||||
| 2022 | AFC Women's Club Championship | Group stage | Sogdiyona Jizzak | Match abandoned due toFIFA ban onAIFF | ||
| Bam Khatoon | ||||||
| 2023 | AFC Women's Club Championship | Group stage |  Urawa Red Diamonds | 0–7 | GS (2nd) | Veronica Appiah (3 goals) |
 Hualien | 1–1 | |||||
 Bangkok | 4–3 | |||||
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