2017–18 Gokulam Kerala FC season
2017–18 season of Gokulam Kerala F.C
Gokulam Kerala 2017–18 football season
| 2017–18 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Gokulam Gopalan | ||
| Head Coach | Bino George | ||
| Stadium | EMS Corporation Stadium, Calicut, Kerala | ||
| I-League | 7th | ||
| Super Cup | Round of 16 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Henry Kisekka (4) All: Henry Kisekka (7) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 25,841 vs Chennai City (4 December 2017 (2017-12-04)).[1] | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 621 vs Shillong Lajong (28 January 2018 (2018-01-28))[2] | ||
| Average home league attendance | 8,131 | ||
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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.
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Players in
- 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 |
| 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
| 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
Squad appearances and goals
| 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
| 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
| 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 |
| FW | | Kamo | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | Khaled Al Saleh | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| TOTAL | 17 | 3 | 20 | |||
Clean sheets
| 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
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Name | I-League | Super Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 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 |
| MF | | A.Francis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| TOTAL | 32 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 1 | |||
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[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:
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:
- ^ Churchill Brothers were relegated, but reinstated after the appeal.[10]
Results summary
| 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
Matchday
Shillong Lajong v Gokulam Kerala
| 27 November 2017 (2017-11-27) 1 | Shillong Lajong | 1-0 | Gokulam Kerala | Shillong, India |
| 20:00 IST (UTC+05:30) | Report |
| Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 6,900 Referee: Akash Jackson Routh |
Gokulam Kerala v Chennai City
| 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 |
Gokulam Kerala v NEROCA
| 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 |
Indian Arrows v Gokulam Kerala
| 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 |
East Bengal v Gokulam Kerala
| 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 |
Gokulam Kerala v Aizawl
| 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 |
Gokulam Kerala v Minerva Punjab
| 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 |
Gokulam Kerala v Indian Arrows
| 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 |
Gokulam Kerala v Churchill Brothers
| 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 |
Chennai City v Gokulam Kerala
| 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 |
Gokulam Kerala v Shillong Lajong
| 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 |
NEROCA v Gokulam Kerala
| 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 |
Mohun Bagan v Gokulam Kerala
| 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 |
Gokulam Kerala v East Bengal
| 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 |
Minerva Punjab v Gokulam Kerala
| 20 February 2018 (2018-02-20) 15 | Minerva Punjab | 0-1 | Gokulam Kerala | Panchkula, India |
| 14:00 IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Report | Stadium: Tau Devi Lal Stadium Attendance: 3,890 Referee: R Palmson Moses Raj |
Churchill Brothers v Gokulam Kerala
| 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 |
Aizawl v Gokulam Kerala
| 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 |
Gokulam Kerala v Mohun Bagan
| 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
NorthEast United v Gokulam Kerala
| 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
Bengaluru v Gokulam Kerala
| 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
- ^ "Gokulam Kerala FC vs Chennai City FC Match Report" (PDF). i-league.org. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "Gokulam Kerala FC vs Shillong Lajong FC Match Report" (PDF). i-league.org. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "AIFF WELCOMES SREE GOKULAM GROUP IN HERO I-LEAGUE". 20 September 2017. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ Sen, Debayen. "Kerala's Gokulam FC get direct entry into I-League". espn.in. ESPN India. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "Shillong Lajong FC vs Gokulam Kerala FC Match Report" (PDF). i-league.org. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Indian Arrows vs Gokulam Kerala FC Match Report" (PDF). i-league.org. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Kisekka fires Gokulam Kerala to a win over NorthEast United". supercup.in. 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Bengaluru break Gokulam Kerala's heart to enter quarter-final". supercup.in. 1 April 2018.
- ^ "Squad". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "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.
