Calicut FC

Calicut
Full nameCalicut Football Club
Nickname(s)The Beacons
Short nameCFC
FoundedMay 2024; 8 months ago (May 2024)
GroundEMS Stadium
Capacity50,000
OwnerFuturepoint Sports and Entertainment PVT.LTD
ChairmanVK Mathews
Head coachIan Gillan
LeagueSuper League Kerala
Websitehttps://www.calicutfootballclub.com/index.html

Calicut Football Club is an Indian professional franchise football club based in the city of Kozhikode, Kerala, that competes in the Super League Kerala. The club was founded in May 2024.[1][2]

Under coach Ian Gillan , Calicut hosted and draw the first match of the SLK. They won the 2024 Super League Kerala, beating Forca Kochi FC 2–1 in the final They finished top of the table on the regular season .

Players

First-team squad

As of 01 September 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Personnel

As of 28 July 2024

Current technical staff

Position Name
Head coach Australia Ian Gillan [4]
Assistant coach India Biby Thomas
Goalkeeping coach India Dipankar Choudhury
Strength & conditioning coach India Nikhil Das Kunhiraman Bhuvanadasan
Physio India Sayyid Ahammed Nasal Gifri PK
Performance Analyst India Abhinadan Mohanta
Masseur India Bijesh P

Management

Position Name
Chief executive officer India Korath Mathew
Team manager India Jibu Gibson
Assistant team manager India Said Ibnu Haris M
Kit manager India Akhil Razy A

Managerial history

Head coach's record

As of 10 November 2024
Name Nationality From To P W D L GF GA Win% Ref.
Ian Gillan  Australia 30 July 2024 12 7 4 1 22 11 058.33

Player records

As of 10 November 2024

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Rank Player Goals
1 Haiti Kervens Belfort 5
2 India Gani Nigam 4
3 India Muhammed Riyas 3
4 India Britto P. M. 2
Brazil John Kennedy
Ghana Richard Osei
5 India Thoi Singh 1
Brazil Resende
India Abdul Hakku
Ghana Ernest Barfo

Top assists

Rank Player Assists
1 India Britto P. M. 3
India Gani Nigam
Ghana Ernest Barfo
2 India Abdul Hakku 2

Honours

See also

References

  1. ^ "Super League Kerala: Franchisees of inaugural edition announced". Deccan Herald. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Mahesh Bhupathi, Travancore princess and former Benfica player among franchise owners in Super League Kerala". The Hindu. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  3. ^ "calicut.fc". calicut.fc. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Gillan to coach Calicut FC in Super League Kerala". The Times of India. 2024-07-18. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  5. ^ "Calicut edge Forca Kochi, emerge champions of Super League Kerala". onmanorama. 2024-11-10. Retrieved 2024-11-10.