2025–26 Gokulam Kerala FC season

Gokulam Kerala
2025–26 season
OwnerSree Gokulam Group
Chairman
President
Gokulam Gopalan
V. C. Praveen
Head coach
StadiumEMS Stadium
I-LeagueTBD
Indian Super CupGroup Stage
IFA ShieldGroup Stage
All statistics correct as of 01 June 2025.

The 2025–26 season is Gokulam Kerala's ninth since its establishment in 2017 and their eighth in the I-League.[1][2] This is Gokulam Kerala's first season under new head coach José Hevia, it is announced on 6 June 2025.[3] The club is also participating in the IFA Shield and Indian Super Cup.

departure of former coach Jose Hevia in January 2026, former Churchill Brothers manager Dimitris Dimitriou was announced as Malabrians manager that in march.

Current technical staff

Position Name
Head coach Dimitris Dimitriou[4]
Assistant coach Yelan Wangda
Assistant coach Renjith CM
Fitness and conditioning coach Saifulla
Technical director Derrick Pereira[5]
Goalkeeping coach Fysal Bappu
Team manager Nikidesh

First-team squad

Squad no. Name Nationality Position(s) Age Previous club Since Apps Goals Assists
Goalkeepers
1 Rakshit Dagar GK 32 Inter Kashi 2021, 2025- 36 0 0
25 Kamaludheen Kasim GK 23 Thrissur Magic 2026 0 0 0
42 Shibinraj Kunniyil GK 32 Punjab 2018-19, 2022–23, 2024 56 0 0
Defenders
3 Harpreet Singh CB/RB 25 Namdhari 2025 7 0 0
4 Athul Unnikrishnan RB 27 East Bengal II 2024 23 2 0
5 Nidhin Krishna CB/ RB 26 Kerala United 2023 51 1 1
14 Thokchom Malemngamba Singh LB 18 Bengaluru B 2025 0 0 0
26 Amid Arezou CB 29 Arendal 2026 3 0 0
27 Sachu Siby LB 24 Calicut 2026 3 0 0
33 Gursimrat Singh CB 27 Namdhari 2025 8 0 0
43 Soyal Joshy RB 23 Hyderabad 2025 4 0 0
MidFielders
6 Rishad PP CM 29 GKFC Reserves 2021 67 3 4
7 Mirjalol Kasimov DM 31 Mohammedan 2026 3 0 0
10 Nili Perdomo CM 31 2025,2026- 18 3 4
11 Ashis Pradhan CM 26 Punjab 2026- 0 0 0
17 Lalramdinsanga Ralte CM 23 Real Kashmir 2025 1 0 0
19 Craig Mangkhanlian DM 21 Bhawanipore Club 2025 0 0 0
20 Rahul Raju CM 21 Bengaluru B 2022 42 2 0
23 Trijoy Savio Dias CM 26 Churchill Brothers 2025 5 0 0
30 Kingslee Fernandes CM 28 Churchill Brothers 2026 1 0 0
31 Shigil Nambrath CM 22 NorthEast United 2025 8 0 0
62 Aman CK AM 22 East Bengal 2026- 1 0 0
77 Naseeb Rahman AM 22 East Bengal 2026 0 0 0
Forwards
8 Kevisanyu Peseyie FW 25 Barak 2025 0 0 0
9 Akshunna Tyagi FW 23 Bengaluru United 2025 4 0 1
17 Thabiso Brown FW 30 Boeung Ket 2025 13 12 1
22 Moses Lalrinzuala FW 21 Chanmari 2025 7 0 0
55 Samuel Kynshi WF 25 Punjab 2025 5 1 0
70 Komal Thatal FW 25 Chennaiyin 2025 2 0 0
99 John Kennedy FW 26 Malappuram FC 2025 3 0 0
Jangjagin kuki FW 25 27 United FC 2025 0 0 0
Edu Martínez FW 26 Canosa 2025 3 0 0
Seiminmang Manchong FW 25 Rajasthan United 2025 0 0 0

New contracts

Date Position No. Player Ref.
03 July 2025 GK 01 Bishorjit Singh
03 July 2025 GK 12 Rakshit Dagar
03 July 2025 GK 42 Shibinraj Kunniyil
16 September 2025 MF 99 Rahul Raju

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry date Position Player Previous club Fee Ref.
1 June 2025 FW Senthamil Shanbagam SAT Loan return
20 June 2025 DF Soyal Joshy Hyderabad None [6]
11 July 2025 DF Harpreet Singh Namdhari None [7]
21 July 2025 MF Lalramdinsanga Ralte Real Kashmir None
30 July 2025 FW Moses Lalrinzuala Chanmari None [8]
13 August 2025 FW Seiminmang Manchong Rajasthan United None [9]
18 August 2025 MF Shighil Nambrath NorthEast United None
25 August 2025 MF Sibajit Singh Mohun Bagan B None [10]
27 August 2025 FW Akshunna Tyagi Bengaluru United None
02 September 2025 DF Gursimrat Singh Namdhari None
09 September 2025 FW Jangjagin kuki 27 United FC None
11 September 2025 MF Samuel Kynshi Punjab None [11]
24 September 2025 DF Matías Hernández DPMM II None [12]
25 September 2025 MF Edu Martínez Canosa None
26 September 2025 FW Juan Carlos Rico Rayo Ibense None
30 September 2025 MF Alfred Planas Sestao River None [13]
16 October 2025 DF Thokchom Malemngamba Singh Bengaluru B None
21 October 2025 MF Craig Mangkhanlian Bhawanipore Club None
22 October 2025 MF Trijoy Savio Dias Churchill Brothers None
23 October 2025 MF Albert Torras Ejea None
24 October 2025 FW Kevisanyu Peseyie Barak None
18 November 2025 FW Komal Thatal Free Agent None
4 December 2025 FW Thabiso Brown Boeung Ket None
07 January 2026 GK Kamaludheen Kasim Thrissur Magic None
30 January 2026 MF Nili Perdomo Free Agent None
02 February 2026 FW John Kennedy Malappuram FC None
04 February 2026 MF Mirjalol Kasimov Mohammedan None
05 February 2026 DF Wungngayam Muirang Diamond Harbour None
09 February 2026 DF Sachu Siby Calicut None
10 February 2026 DF Amid Arezou Arendal None [14]
18 February 2026 MF Ashis Pradhan Punjab None
22 February 2026 MF Aman C. K. East Bengal None
07 March 2026 MF Kingslee Fernandes Chennaiyin None
10 March 2026 FW Muhammed Sinan Kannur Warriors None

Transfers out

Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
21 May 2025 DF 13 Rahul khoukar Kalighat MS Free Transfer
1 June 2025 FW 70 Wander Luiz Chanthaburi Free Transfer
1 June 2025 FW 23 Michael Soosairaj Forca Kochi Free Transfer
1 June 2025 MF 77 Saurav Mandal Kerala Blasters Loan Return
1 June 2025 FW 24 Ranjeet Pandre Punjab Loan Return
1 June 2025 DF 22 Halen Nongtdu Mumbai City Loan Return
2 June 2025 FW 11 Tharpuia Diamond Harbour Free Transfer [15]
25 June 2025 MF 7 Abhijith Kurungodan Sreenidi Deccan Free Transfer
26 June 2025 MF 93 Akhil Praveen Malappuram FC Free Transfer
03 July 2025 GK Avilash Paul United SC Free Transfer
12 July 2025 FW 21 Thabiso Brown Boeung Ket Free Transfer
22 July 2025 FW 15 VP Suhair Jamshedpur Free Transfer [16]
12 July 2025 FW 17 Nacho Abeledo Chanthaburi Free Transfer
27 July 2025 DF 2 Salam Ranjan Singh Real Kashmir Free Transfer
10 August 2025 FW 9 Adama Niane Free Agent Free Transfer
12 August 2025 FW 95 Siniša Stanisavić Free Agent Free Transfer
12 August 2025 MF 10 Martín Cháves Free Agent Free Transfer
12 August 2025 MF 28 Sergio Llamas FBC Gravina Free Transfer
19 September 2025 FW Senthamil Shanbagam Thrissur Magic Free Transfer
19 September 2025 DF 30 Bibin Ajayan Thrissur Magic Free Transfer
07 January 2026 FW 11 Juan Carlos Rico Soneja Free Transfer
07 January 2026 DF 27 Sebastian Thangmuansang Free Agent Free Transfer
20 January 2026 AM 7 Alfred Planas Inter Kashi Free Transfer [17]
27 January 2026 DM 21 Matías Hernández Kerala Blasters Free Transfer [18]
03 February 2026 MF 16 Albert Torras FC Bars Issyk-Kul Free Transfer
20 February 2026 DF 12 Mashoor Shereef Real Kashmir Free Transfer
20 February 2026 MF Sibajit Singh Gokulam Kerala B Free Transfer
2 March 2026 GK 13 Bishorjit Singh Calicut Free Transfer

Loan in

Start date End date Position Player From club Fee Ref
03 February 2026 End of Season MF Naseeb Rahman East Bengal None

Loan out

Start date End date Position Player To club Fee Ref
1 March 2026 End of season DF Wungngayam Muirang Gokulam Kerala B None
1 March 2026 End of season DF Laishram Singh Johnson Gokulam Kerala B None
1 March 2026 End of season MF Emil Benny Gokulam Kerala B None
1 March 2026 End of season GK Kamaludheen Kasim Gokulam Kerala B None

Pre-season

Gokulam Kerala announced their participation in the O Chandrasekharan Memorial Tournament Irinjalakuda, Thrissur during pre-season.

23 January 2026 O Chandrasekharan Memorial Tournament Gokulam Kerala 4-1 NFC Kerala Irinjalakuda
19:00 IST
  • Akshunna Tyagi
  • Kevisanyu Peseyie
  • Jamshid
Stadium: Municipal Stadium
24 January 2026 O Chandrasekharan Memorial Tournament Gokulam Kerala 2-0 PFC Kerala Irinjalakuda
18:30 IST
Stadium: Municipal Stadium
25 January 2026 O Chandrasekharan Memorial Tournament Gokulam Kerala 2-1 Kerala Police Irinjalakuda
19:00 IST Stadium: Municipal Stadium
4 February 2026 (2026-02-04) Friendly Kerala Blasters 1-0 Gokulam Kerala Thripunithura
TBC IST
Report Stadium: The Sanctuary
Attendance: TBC
Referee: TBC
Man of the Match: N/A
9 February 2026 (2026-02-09) Friendly Kerala Blasters 3-1 Gokulam Kerala Thripunithura
TBC IST
  • Victor Bertomeu TBC'
  • Rowllin Borges TBC'
  • Ebindas Yesudas TBC'
Report Stadium: The Sanctuary
Attendance: TBC
Referee: TBC
Man of the Match: N/A

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
I-League 27 February 2026 TBD Match Day 1 TBD 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 000.00
IFA Shield 9 October 2025 12 October 2025 Group Stage Group Stage 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 000.00
Indian Super Cup 27 October 2025 5 November 2025 Group Stage Group Stage 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 033.33
Total 8 1 2 5 5 15 −10 012.50

Last updated: 14 March 2026 (2026-03-14)
Source: Competitions

I-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Diamond Harbour 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6 Promotion round
5 Aizawl 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5
6 Gokulam Kerala 4 1 2 1 3 2 +1 5
7 Chanmari 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 5 Relegation round
8 Namdhari 4 0 3 1 5 6 −1 3
Updated to match(es) played on 20 March 2026. Source: IFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)

Results by round

Round123456789
GroundAHHHHHAAA
ResultDDL
Position977
Points122
Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2026. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Note:

27 February 2026 (2026-02-27) 1 Chanmari 0-0 Gokulam Kerala Aizawl
18:30 IST Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
7 March 2026 (2026-03-07) 2 Gokulam Kerala 1-1 Namdhari Manjeri
16:00 IST
  • Seilenthang Lotjem 75'
14 March 2026 (2026-03-14) 3 Gokulam Kerala 0-1 Sreenidi Deccan Manjeri
16:00 IST
20 March 2026 (2026-03-20) 4 Gokulam Kerala v Dempo Manjeri
18:30 IST
26 March 2026 (2026-03-26) 5 Gokulam Kerala v Shillong Lajong Manjeri
18:30 IST
31 March 2026 (2026-03-31) 6 Gokulam Kerala v Aizawl Manjeri
18:30 IST
7 April 2026 (2026-04-07) 7 Rajasthan United v Gokulam Kerala Jaipur
16:00 IST Stadium: Vidhyadhar Nagar Stadium
12 April 2026 (2026-04-12) 8 Real Kashmir v Gokulam Kerala Srinagar
16:00 IST Stadium: TRC Turf Ground
18 April 2026 (2026-04-18) 9 Diamond Harbour v Gokulam Kerala Diamond Harbour
16:00 IST Stadium: Naihati Stadium

IFA Shield

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MBG USC GOK
1 Mohun Bagan 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 6 Advance to the Final 2–0 5–1
2 United SC 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3 1–0
3 Gokulam Kerala 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0
Source: IFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches

9 October 2025 Mohun Bagan 5–1 Gokulam Kerala Kolkata
15:00 IST Emil Benny  24'
Athul Unnikrishnan  35'
Lalengmawia Ralte 48' (o.g.)
I-League Rishad 11' (o.g.)
Subhasish Bose  23'
Jamie Maclaren 27', 75'
Alberto Rodríguez 51'
Robson Robinho 54'
Lalengmawia Ralte  71'
Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 1400
Referee: Surojit Das
Man of the Match: Jamie Maclaren
(Mohun Bagan)
12 October 2025 United SC 1–0 Gokulam Kerala Kalyani
14:30 IST
  • Amit Basak 54'
AIFF
I-League
PDF Report
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 768
Referee: Pratik Mondal
Man of the Match: Amit Basak (United SC)

Super Cup

Gokulam Kerala entered the competition in the Group Stage, the fixtures were announced on 25 September 2025.[19]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PFC BFC GOK MDS
1 Punjab 3 2 1 0 6 0 +6 7[a] Advance to knockout stage 0–0 3–0 3–0
2 Bengaluru 3 2 1 0 6 0 +6 7 4–0 2–0
3 Gokulam Kerala 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3 3–0
4 Mohammedan 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
Source: AIFF
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) Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group; 7) Disciplinary points; 8) drawing of lots
Notes:
  1. ^ Punjab qualified after winning the penalty shoot-out.

Matches

27 October 2025 (2025-10-27) 1 Punjab 3–0 Gokulam Kerala Bambolim
19:30 IST
I-League
PDF Report
Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 189
Referee: K Ramdasan
2 November 2025 (2025-11-02) 2 Gokulam Kerala 0–4 Bengaluru Fatorda
16:30 IST I-League
PDF Report
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 350
Referee: Aditya Purkayastha
Man of the Match: Ryan Williams (Bengaluru)
5 November 2025 (2025-11-05) 3 Gokulam Kerala 3–0 Mohammedan Bambolim
16:30 IST
I-League
PDF Report
Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Crystal John

Statistics

Appearances

Players with no appearances are not included on the list.

As of 14 March 2026
No. Pos. Nat. Name I-League IFA Shield Indian Super Cup Total
Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts
1 GK Rakshit Dagar 0 0 1 1 2 1 3 2
3 DF Harpreet Singh 3 3 1 1 3 3 7 7
4 DF Athul Unnikrishnan 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1
5 DF Nidhin Krishna 1 0 2 2 1 1 4 3
6 MF Rishad PP 2 0 2 2 3 2 7 4
7 MF Alfred Planas 0 0 2 2 3 3 5 5
7 MF Mirjalol Kasimov 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 2
9 FW Akshunna Tyagi 0 0 2 0 2 1 4 1
10 FW Edu Martínez 0 0 2 2 1 1 3 3
10 FW Nili 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 3
11 FW Juan Carlos Rico 0 0 2 2 3 1 5 3
12 DF Mashoor Shereef 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
15 MF Emil Benny 0 0 2 1 3 1 5 2
16 MF Albert Torras 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3
17 MF Lalramdinsanga Ralte 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
17 FW Thabiso Brown 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 2
18 DF Laishram Johnson Singh 0 0 1 1 2 1 3 2
20 MF Rahul Raju 2 1 1 0 3 3 6 4
21 MF Matías Hernández 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2
22 FW Moses Lalrinzuala 2 0 2 0 3 0 7 0
23 MF Trijoy Savio Dias 3 2 0 0 2 0 5 2
26 DF Amid Arezou 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 3
27 DF Sachu Siby 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 3
30 MF Kingslee Fernandes 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
31 MF Shighil Nambrath 3 3 2 1 3 1 8 5
33 DF Gursimrat Singh 3 3 2 2 3 3 8 8
42 GK Shibinraj Kunniyil 3 3 1 1 2 2 6 6
43 MF Soyal Joshy 0 0 1 0 3 3 4 3
55 FW Samuel Kynshi 1 1 1 0 3 3 5 4
62 WF Aman CK 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
70 MF Komal Thatal 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
99 FW John Kennedy 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 2

Goal scorers

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name I League IFA Shield Super Cup Total
1 11 FW Juan Carlos Rico 0 0 1 1
16 MF Albert Torras 0 0 1 1
17 FW Thabiso Brown 1 0 0 0
55 WF Samuel Kynshi 0 0 1 1
Own Goals 0 1 0 1
Total 1 1 3 5

Clean sheets

No. Nation Name I-League IFA Shield Super Cup Total
42 Shibinraj Kunniyil 1 0 1 2
Total 1 0 1 2

Disciplinary record

As of match played 14 March 2026
No. Pos. Name I League IFA Shield Super Cup Total
1 GK Rakshit Dagar 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
4 DF Athul Unnikrishnan 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
5 DF Nidhin Krishna 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
6 MF Rishad PP 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
7 MF Mirjalol Kasimov 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
15 MF Emil Benny 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
17 FW Thabiso Brown 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
18 DF Laishram Johnson Singh 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
20 MF Rahul Raju 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
22 FW Moses Lalrinzuala 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
23 MF Trijoy Savio Dias 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
26 DF Amid Arezou 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
30 MF Kingslee Fernandes 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
31 MF Shighil Nambrath 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
33 DF Gursimrat Singh 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
43 DF Soyal Joshy 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

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