2022–23 Gokulam Kerala FC season

Gokulam Kerala
2022–23 season
Chairman	Gokulam Gopalan
Head Coach	Richard Towa; (until 22 December); Francesc Bonet; (from 27 December)
Stadium	Payyanad Stadium ; EMS Stadium
I-League	3rd
Baji Rout Cup	Quarter-finals
Super Cup	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: Sergio Mendigutxia ; 8 Goals; All: Sergio Mendigutxia ; 9 Goals
Highest home attendance	8,234 (vs Mohammedan)
Lowest home attendance	1,216 (vs Aizawl )
Average home league attendance	5,192
Biggest win	3-0 ; (vs Sudeva Delhi (H), 7 December 2022, I-League); 3-0 ; (vs Aizawl (H), 25 February 2023, I-League); 1-4 ; (vs Sudeva Delhi (A), 6 March 2023, I-League)
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →
	All statistics correct as of 29 April 2023.

The 2022–23 season is Gokulam Kerala's sixth season since its establishment in 2017 and their fifth season in the I-League. In addition to the I-League,^[1] Gokulam Kerala also participated in the Super Cup^[2] and IFA Shield.

Current technical staff

Position	Name
Head Coach	Francesc Bonet^[3]
Fitness and conditioning Coach	Djair Miranda Garcia
Technical Director	Vacant
Goalkeeping Coach	Manish Timsina

Kits

Home

Away

First-team squad

Squad no.	Name	Position(s)	Age	Previous club	Since	Apps	Goals	Assists
Goalkeepers
1	Bilal Khan	GK	28	Real Kashmir	2022	16	0	0
40	James Kithan	GK	27	Delhi	2022	1	0	0
42	Shibinraj Kunniyil	GK	29	Sreenidi Deccan	2022	34	0	0
Defenders
2	Subhankar Adhikari	CB	25	GKFC Reserves	2022	23	0	1
3	Mohammed Jassim	LB	25	GKFC Reserves	2020	39	0	3
4	Pawan Kumar	CB	27	Real Kashmir	2021	33	0	1
17	Aminou Bouba	CB	31	Eding Sport FC	2021	56	3	2
24	Abdul Hakku	CB	27	Real Kashmir	2022	22	2	1
46	Vikas Saini	RB	25	Churchill Brothers	2022	16	0	1
66	Sajad Hussain Parray	LB	19	Hyderabad	2023	1	0	0
93	Akhil Praveen	CB	28	Kerala United	2022	1	0	0
MidFielders
7	Thahir Zaman	AM	27	GKFC Reserves	2020	54	9	2
8	Rishad PP	CM	26	GKFC Reserves	2021	24	2	3
10	Kaká	AM	31	Arar	2022	6	0	0
14	Jijo Joseph	AM	30	Kickstart FC	2023	4	1	0
15	Arjun Jayaraj	AM	26	Kerala United	2022	39	2	1
18	Shilton D'Silva	CM	30	Rajasthan United	2023	8	1	0
23	Farshad Noor	CM	28	Bahrain SC	2022	25	5	4
29	Noufal PN	AM	22	GKFC Reserves	2022	23	0	6
47	Omar Ramos	AM	34	Rajasthan United	2022	11	1	2
50	Tanmoy Ghosh	AM	22	BSS Sporting Club	2022	13	0	0
99	Rahul Raju	AM	19	Bengaluru B	2022	22	1	0
Forwards
9	Samuel Mensah Koney	FW	26	GKFC Reserves	2023	4	2	0
13	Sreekuttan VS	FW	23	Kerala blasters	2022	47	3	4
17	Sourav K	FW	21	GKFC Reserves	2021	24	2	2
19	Jobby Justin	FW	29	Chennaiyin	2023	13	1	1
20	Dilip Oraon	FW	21	United	2022	1	0	0
22	Shijin Thadhyouse	FW	21	SAI	2022	14	3	1
70	Sergio Mendigutxia	FW	29	US Mariglianese	2022	16	9	0

New contracts

Date	Position	No.	Player	Ref.
28 May 2021	DF	15	Aminou Bouba

Transfers & loans

Transfers in

Entry date	Position	No.	Player	Previous club	Fee	Ref.
3 July 2022	MF	15	Arjun Jayaraj	Kerala United	None	^[4]
11 July 2022	MF		Tanmoy Ghosh	BSS Sporting	None	^[5]
12 July 2022	MF		Akhil Praveen	Kerala United	None	^[6]
15 July 2022	DF		Bibin Ajayan	Golden Threads FC	None	^[7]
21 July 2022	MF		Sukuram Sardar	Railways	None	^[8]
26 July 2022	FW		Shijin	SAI Kollam	None
4 August 2022	FW		Vladan Kordic	Arsenal Tivat	None	^[9]
21 August 2022	FW		Auguste Somlaga	Al Afriqi	None	^[10]
25 August 2022	MF		Kaká	Arar	None	^[11]
31 August 2022	DM		Juan Nellar	Sancolombano	None	^[12]
2 September 2022	FW		Sreekuttan VS	Kerala Blasters	None
15 September 2022	DF	2	Subhankar Adhikari	Reserves	None	^[13]
15 September 2022	DF		Vikas Saini	Churchill Brothers	None
15 September 2022	MF		Noufal	BASCO FC	None
15 September 2022	MF	23	Farshad Noor	Bahrain SC	None	^[14]
15 September 2022	FW		Dilip Oraon	United	None
15 September 2022	FW		Dodi		None
15 September 2022	GK	1	Bilal Khan	Real Kashmir	None
15 September 2022	GK	40	James Kithan	Delhi	None
1 January 2023	DF	24	Abdul Hakku	Real Kashmir	None	^[15]
6 January 2023	MF	47	Omar Ramos	Rajasthan United	None	^[16]
6 January 2023	FW	70	Sergio Mendigutxia	US Mariglianese	None	^[16]
16 January 2023	FW	9	Eldar Moldozhunusov	Neftchi	None	^[17]
16 January 2023	FW	19	Jobby Justin	Chennaiyin	None	^[18]
28 January 2023	MF		Shilton D'Silva	Rajasthan United	None
2 April 2023	FW		Samuel Mensah Koney	Reserves	None
2 April 2023	DF		Saurabh Meher	Reserves	None

Loan in

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	From club	Fee	Ref
15 September 2022	End of season	FW	99	Rahul Raju	Bengaluru B	None	^[19]
15 September 2022	End of season	GK	42	Shibinraj Kunniyil	Indian Air Force	None
31 December 2022	31 May 2023	DF		Sajad Hussain Parray	Hyderabad	Undisclosed	^[20]
30 January 2023	31 May 2023	MF		Jijo Joseph	SBI	None

Transfers out

Exit date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2022	DF	24	Abdul Hakku	Kerala Blasters	Loan Return
1 July 2022	FW	13	Sreekuttan VS	Kerala Blasters	Loan Return
15 July 2022	DF	4	Alex Saji	Hyderabad	Free	^[21]
4 August 2022	GK	1	Rakshit Dagar	Jamshedpur	Free	^[22]
5 August 2022	DF	16	Muhammad Uvais	Jamshedpur	Free	^[23]
18 August 2022	MF	18	Jithin M S	NorthEast United	Free	^[24]
20 August 2022	MF	11	Emil Benny	NorthEast United	Free
1 September 2022	FW		Sukuram Sardar	Diamond Harbour
13 September 2022	FW	98	Jourdaine Fletcher	NEROCA	Free	^[25]
23 September 2022	FW	99	Luka Majcen	RoundGlass Punjab	Free	^[26]
10 October 2022	DF	27	Takhellambam Deepak	Reserves	Free
10 October 2022	DM	06	Charles Anandraj	Bengaluru United	Free
10 October 2022	MF	12	Muhammed Rashid	Reserves	Free
10 October 2022	MF	14	Zodingliana Ralte	Aizawl	Free
10 October 2022	MF	20	Ahmed Waseem Razeek	Eastern District	Free
10 October 2022	MF	20	Sharif Mukhammad	Churchill Brothers	Free
10 October 2022	MF	42	Abhijith K	Reserves	Free
10 October 2022	FW	10	Ngangom Ronald Singh	Reserves	Free
10 October 2022	MF	19	Rahim Osumanu		Free
10 October 2022	FW	22	Beneston Barretto	Reserves	Free
5 January 2023	FW	9	Auguste Somlaga	Mumbai Kenkre	Released
5 January 2023	FW	98	Dodi Nde	Reserves	Released
5 January 2023	MF	5	Juan Nellar	Punjab	Released
22 January 2023	DF	32	Shahajaz Thekkan		Mutual agreement
24 January 2023	FW		Vladan Kordic	Bokelj	None
20 March 2023	FW	9	Eldar Moldozhunusov	Neftchi	None

Pre-season

Baji Rout Cup

Quarter finals

4 November 2022 (2022-11-04) QF	Churchill Brothers	1–1 (5–3 p)	Gokulam Kerala	Angul, Odisha
09.00 IST	Sané 90+2'	Report	A. Somlaga 90+4'	Stadium: Kadam Padia Stadium
	Penalties
	M. Cissé Vaz Costa Tana Sané		Bouba Noor J. Nellar Jasim

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
I-League	12 November 2022	12 March 2023	Match Day 1	3rd	22	12	3	7	26	14	+12	054.55
Indian Super Cup	5 April 2023	18 April 2023	Qualifiers	Group Stage	4	1	0	3	8	11	−3	025.00
play–offs for AFC Cup	29 April 2023		Play Off	Playoff	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Total					27	13	3	11	35	28	+7	048.15

Last updated: 29 April 2023 (2023-04-29)
Source: Competitions

I-League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	RoundGlass Punjab (C, P)	22	16	4	2	45	16	+29	52	Champions, Promotion to 2023–24 Indian Super League
2	Sreenidi Deccan	22	13	3	6	44	29	+15	42
3	Gokulam Kerala	22	12	3	7	26	14	+12	39
4	TRAU	22	11	2	9	34	34	0	35
5	Real Kashmir	22	9	7	6	27	25	+2	34

Source: I-League
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
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	H	A	A	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	W	D	L	D	W	W	D	L	W	L	W	W	L	L	L	W	W	W	L	W	W
Position	4	3	3	5	5	3	2	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3

Updated to match(es) played on 12 March 2023. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Note: I-League announced the fixtures for the 2022–23 season on 1 November 2022.^[27]

12 November 2022 (2022-11-12) 1	Gokulam Kerala	1–0	Mohammedan	Manjeri
16.30 IST	Noor 11' Raju 51' A. Somlaga 53'	Report	Davronov 11' Davis 47'	Stadium: Payyanad Stadium Attendance: 8,234 Referee: K Ramdasan Man of the Match: Auguste Somlaga (Gokulam Kerala)

18 November 2022 (2022-11-18) 2	Aizawl	0–1	Gokulam Kerala	Aizawl
14.00 IST		Report	Zaman 87' Bouba 90+2' Jasim 90+5'	Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Attendance: 3,174 Referee: Williams Joy Koshy Man of the Match: Henry Kisekka (Aizawl)

22 November 2022 (2022-11-22) 3	Real Kashmir	0–0	Gokulam Kerala	Srinagar
14.00 IST	Moro 45+1'	Report	Bouba 44'	Stadium: TRC Turf Ground Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Dipu Roy Man of the Match: Shibinraj Kunniyil (Gokulam Kerala)

27 November 2022 (2022-11-27) 4	Sreenidi Deccan	1–0	Gokulam Kerala	Hyderabad
14.00 IST	Shayesteh 63'	Report	Kumar 12' Bouba 35'	Stadium: Deccan Arena Attendance: 1,013 Referee: Ashish Tiwari Man of the Match: Faysal Shayesteh (Sreenidi Deccan)

4 December 2022 (2022-12-04) 5	Mumbai Kenkre	1–1	Gokulam Kerala	Mumbai
16.30 IST	Lalhmangaihsanga 3'	Report	Shijin T 53'	Stadium: Cooperage Ground Attendance: 2,758 Referee: Jehrul Islam Man of the Match: Lalhmangaihsanga (Mumbai Kenkre)

7 December 2022 (2022-12-07) 6	Gokulam Kerala	3–0	Sudeva Delhi	Manjeri
19.00 IST	D. Ndo 43' 53' Saini 50' Shijin T 61', 70'	Report	Paul 20' A. Khan 82'	Stadium: Payyanad Stadium Attendance: 2,150 Referee: Mrutyunjay L Amatya Man of the Match: Shijin Thadhayouse (Gokulam Kerala)

12 December 2022 (2022-12-12) 7	Gokulam Kerala	1–0	Rajasthan United	Manjeri
19.00 IST	A. Somlaga 38' Sreekuttan 51' D. Ndo 81' Shijin T 82'	Report	Ali Sardar 90+8' Beitia 90+11' 90+11'	Stadium: Payyanad Stadium Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Lakshay Man of the Match: Sreekuttan VS (Gokulam Kerala)

15 December 2022 (2022-12-15) 8	Gokulam Kerala	0-0	NEROCA	Manjeri
16.30 IST	Dilip Oraon 5' Vikas Saini 36' Arjun Jayaraj 90'	Report	David Simbo 57'	Stadium: Payyanad Stadium Attendance: 1,320 Referee: Lalit Singh Rawat Man of the Match: Lunminlen Haokip (NEROCA)

21 December 2022 (2022-12-21) 9	Punjab	1-0	Gokulam Kerala	Gurgaon
19.00 IST				Stadium: Tau Devi Lal Stadium

8 January 2023 (2023-01-08) 10	Gokulam Kerala	1-0	Churchill Brothers	Manjeri
16.30 IST	Pawan Kumar 18' Sreekuttan VS 65' Sergio Mendigutxia 80' Mohammed Jassim 90' Aminou Bouba 90+4'	Report	Sharif Mukhammad 66'	Stadium: Payyanad Stadium Attendance: 2,315 Referee: K Ramadasan Man of the Match: Sergio Mendigutxia (Gokulam Kerala)

15 January 2023 (2023-01-15) 11	Gokulam Kerala	1-2	TRAU	Manjeri
16.30 IST	Thahir Zaman 86'	Report	Manash Protim Gogoi 57' Salam Johnson Singh 78'	Stadium: Payyanad Stadium Attendance: 1,550 Referee: Tanmoy Dhar Man of the Match: Manash Protim Gogoi (TRAU)

20 January 2023 (2023-01-20) 12	Gokulam Kerala	2-0	Real Kashmir	Calicut
16.30 IST	Thahir Zaman 35' Rahul Raju 36' Sreekuttan VS 45+5' Jobby Justin 86'	Report	Richard Osei 36'	Stadium: EMS Stadium Attendance: 2,864 Referee: Williams Joy Koshiy Man of the Match: Omar Ramos (Gokulam Kerala)

29 January 2023 (2023-01-29) 14	Gokulam Kerala	1-0	Kenkre	Calicut
16.30 IST	Sergio Mendigutxia 21' Rahul Raju 54' 55'	Report	Kiran Pandhre 17'	Stadium: EMS Stadium Attendance: 2,352 Referee: Mrutyunjay L Amatya Man of the Match: Sergio Mendigutxia (Gokulam Kerala)

5 February 2023 (2023-02-05) 15	NEROCA	2-1	Gokulam Kerala	Imphal
16.30 IST		Report	Sergio Mendigutxia 33' Aminou Bouba 77'	Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium Attendance: 1,350 Referee: Williams Joy Koshy

9 February 2023 (2023-02-09) 16	Gokulam Kerala	1-2	Punjab	Calicut
16.30 IST	Thahir Zaman 32' Subhankar Adhikari 45' Vikas Saini 60' Farshad Noor 73' 77' Kumar 84'	Report	Juan Nellar 7' Kumar 42' (og) Luka Majcen 70'	Stadium: EMS Stadium Attendance: 1,285 Referee: LALIT SINGH RAWAT Man of the Match: Luka Majcen (Punjab)

12 February 2023 (2023-02-12) 17	Mohammedan	2-1	Gokulam Kerala	Kolkata
16.30 IST	Wayne Vaz 29' Abiola Dauda 67' Kean Lewis 90+3'	Report	Abdul Hakku 13'	Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan Attendance: 2,126 Referee: KYNSANPHAR LYNGDOH NONGUM Man of the Match: Kean Lewis (Mohammedan SC)

15 February 2023 (2023-02-15) 13	Rajasthan United	1–2	Gokulam Kerala	New Delhi
16.30 IST	Neihsial 4' Amangeldiev 9' Renthlei 39' 89' Britto 90+2' J. Singh 90+7'	Report	R. Raju 11' Noufal 62' Mendigutxia 90' (p), 90+8'	Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium Attendance: 407 Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta Man of the Match: Sergio Mendigutxia (Gokulam Kerala)

19 February 2023 (2023-02-19) 18	Churchill Brothers	0-1	Gokulam Kerala	Margao
16.30 IST	Abdoulaye Sané 45+2' Vanlalduatsanga 90+4' Momo Cissé 90+7'	Report	Farshad Noor 20' Shilton D'Silva 60' Aminou Bouba 63' Jobby Justin 90+4' Pawan Kumar 90+7'	Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Attendance: 1,100 Referee: MRUTYUNJAY L AMATYA Man of the Match: Farshad Noor (Gokulam Kerala)

25 February 2023 (2023-02-25) 19	Gokulam Kerala	3-0	Aizawl	Calicut
16.30 IST	Rahul Raju 35' Mendigutxia 57' Mohammed Jassim 70' Jijo Joseph 90' Farshad Noor 90+3'	Report	Lalchhawnkima 63' KC Larchhuakmawia 90+2' 90+6'	Stadium: EMS Stadium Attendance: 1,216 Referee: V ESHWAR RAO Man of the Match: Noufal PN(Gokulam Kerala)

2 March 2023 (2023-03-02) 20	TRAU	1-0	Gokulam Kerala	Imphal
19.00 IST	Gérson Vieira 60'	Report	Sreekuttan VS 31' Jijo Joseph 36' Sergio Mendigutxia 51'	Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium Attendance: 1,308 Referee: WILLIAMS JOY KOSHY Man of the Match: Salam Johnson Singh (TRAU)

6 March 2023 (2023-03-06) 21	Sudeva Delhi	1-4	Gokulam Kerala	New Delhi
15.00 IST	Alexis Gómez 15' 86' R Lawmnasangzuala 51' Lalhrezuala Sailung 80'	Report	Sergio Mendigutxia 11' (87), pen.' Shilton D'Silva 49' 80' Farshad Noor 63'	Stadium: Chhatrasal Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: PRIYOBARTA SINGH LANGPOKLAKPAM Man of the Match: Sergio Mendigutxia (Gokulam Kerala)

12 March 2023 (2023-03-12) 22	Gokulam Kerala	1-0	Sreenidi Deccan	Calicut
16.30 IST	Mohammed Jassim 5' Sergio Mendigutxia 50' (pen.)	Report	Shayesteh 49'	Stadium: EMS Stadium Attendance: 1,253 Referee: SENTHIL NATHAN S Man of the Match: Shibinraj Kunniyil (Gokulam Kerala)

Super Cup

After finishing 3rd in the I-League, the Malabarians won a qualifier against 8th-ranked Mohammedan to earn a place in the group stage.^[28]

Qualifiers

5 April 2023 (2023-04-05) Q-2	Gokulam Kerala FC	5–2	Mohammedan	Manjeri
20:30 IST	Ramos 10' Sourav 47' Noor 64' Zaman 78' Nediyodath 87'	Report	Dauda 27', 48'	Stadium: Payyanad Stadium Man of the Match: Omar Ramos

Group stage

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	JAM	FCG	AMB	GOK
1	Jamshedpur	3	3	0	11	5	+6	9	Advance to knockout stage	—	—	3–0	3–2
2	Goa	3	2	1	5	5	0	6		3–5	—	—	—
3	ATK Mohun Bagan	3	1	2	5	5	0	3		—	0–1	—	5–1
4	Gokulam Kerala (H)	3	0	3	3	9	−6	0		—	1–0	—	—

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) drawing of lots
(H) Hosts

Matches

10 April 2023 (2023-04-10) 1	ATK Mohun Bagan	5–1	Gokulam Kerala	Kozhikode
17.00 IST	Colaco 6', 27' Boumous 45' Manvir 63' Bose 70' Nassiri 90+4'	Report	Jassim 38' Mendigutxia 72' Bouba 87'	Stadium: EMS Stadium Attendance: 1,743 Referee: Venkatesh R Man of the Match: Liston Colaco (ATK Mohun Bagan)

14 April 2023 (2023-04-14) 2	Gokulam Kerala	0–1	Goa	Kozhikode
17.00 IST	Sreekuttan 45+1' Zaman 72'	Report	Gama 43' Guarrotxena 90'	Stadium: EMS Stadium Attendance: 1,274 Referee: Harish Kundu Man of the Match: Noah Sadaoui (Goa)

18 April 2023 (2023-04-18) 3	Jamshedpur	3–2	Gokulam Kerala	Kozhikode
17:00 IST	Sawyer 40' Choudhary 59' Pandita 69'	Report	S. Konney 33', 62' Saini 57' D'Silva 71'	Stadium: EMS Stadium Attendance: 1,123 Referee: Senthil Nathan S Man of the Match: Harry Sawyer (Jamshedpur)

AFC Cup

play–offs for AFC Cup Since the 2023–24 AFC Champions League and the 2023–24 AFC Cup adopted transitional calendar with the switch from Spring-to-Autumn to an Autumn-to-Spring schedule,^[29] the All India Football Federation decided that its continental slots are determined by extra playoffs.^[30]

29 April 2023 (2023-04-29)	Gokulam Kerala	1–3	Odisha	Kozhikode
19.00 IST	Saini 6' Nediyodath 9' Bouba 20' Noor 36', 59' Pawan 52' Mendigutxia 81'	Report	Maurício 18', 32', 53' Narender 49' Mawihmingthanga 62' Meitei 64'	Stadium: EMS Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Tejas Visvasrao Nagvenkar Man of the Match: Diego Maurício (Odisha FC)

Squad statistics

Appearances

Players with no appearances are not included on the list.

As of match played 29 April 2023

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	I-League		Super Cup		play–offs for AFC Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts
1	GK		Bilal Khan	2	2	1	0	0	0	3	2
02	CB		Subhankar Adhikari	21	20	2	2	0	0	23	22
03	LB		Mohammed Jassim	14	11	4	4	1	1	19	16
04	CB		Pawan Kumar	16	15	2	1	1	1	19	17
5	MF		Juan Nellar	9	7	0	0	0	0	9	7
07	MF		Thahir Zaman	20	6	4	0	1	0	25	6
9	FW		Samuel Mensah Koney	0	0	3	2	1	0	4	2
9	FW		Eldar Moldozhunusov	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
9	FW		Auguste Somlaga	9	8	0	0	0	0	9	8
10	MF		Kaká	6	3	0	0	0	0	6	3
13	FW		Sreekuttan VS	22	20	4	2	1	1	27	23
14	MF		Jijo Joseph	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
15	MF		Arjun Jayaraj	7	3	0	0	0	0	7	3
17	CB		Aminou Bouba	21	21	4	4	1	1	26	26
18	MF		Shilton D'Silva	4	1	3	2	1	1	8	4
19	FW		Jobby Justin	9	2	4	0	0	0	13	2
22	FW		Shijin Thadhayouse	14	6	0	0	0	0	14	6
23	MF		Farshad Noor	20	19	4	4	1	1	25	24
24	DF		Abdul Hakku	11	8	4	3	1	1	16	12
27	FW		Sourav K	6	1	4	4	1	1	11	6
29	MF		Noufal PN	19	11	3	2	1	0	23	13
40	GK		James Kithan	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
42	GK		Shibinraj Kunniyil	19	19	4	4	1	1	24	24
46	DF		Vikas Saini	12	12	3	2	1	1	16	15
47	MF		Omar Ramos	7	6	4	4	0	0	11	10
50	MF		Tanmoy Ghosh	13	7	0	0	0	0	13	7
66	DF		Sajad Hussain Parray	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
70	FW		Sergio Mendigutxia	12	12	3	2	1	1	16	15
93	DM		Akhil Praveen	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
99	MF		Rahul Raju	19	15	3	2	0	0	22	17
98	FW		Dodi Nde	7	1	0	0	0	0	7	1

Goal Scorers

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	I League	Super Cup	play offs for AFC Cup	Total
1	70	FW	Sergio Mendigutxia	8	1	0	9
2	23	MF	Farshad Noor	3	1	1	5
3	7	AM	Thahir Zaman	3	1	0	4
4	22	FW	Shijin Thadhayouse	3	0	0	3
5	9	FW	Samuel Mensah Koney	0	2	0	2
5	24	DF	Abdul Hakku	1	1	0	2
7	9	FW	Auguste Somlaga	1	0	0	1
	13	FW	Sreekuttan VS	1	0	0	1
	14	MF	Jijo Joseph	1	0	0	1
	17	DF	Aminou Bouba	1	0	0	1
	18	MF	Shilton D'Silva	1	0	0	1
	19	FW	Jobby Justin	1	0	0	1
	27	FW	Sourav K	0	1	0	1
	47	MF	Omar Ramos	0	1	0	1
	98	FW	Dodi Nde	1	0	0	1
	99	MF	Rahul Raju	1	0	0	1

Assists

Not all goals have an assist.

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	I League	Super Cup	play offs for AFC Cup	Total
1	29	MF	Noufal Jr	6	0	0	6
2	13	FW	Sreekuttan VS	4	0	0	4
2	23	MF	Farshad Noor	4	0	0	4
4	17	DF	Aminou Bouba	0	2	0	2
	27	FW	Sourav K	1	1	0	2
	47	MF	Omar Ramos	1	1	0	2
7	2	DF	Subhankar Adhikari	1	0	0	1
	7	AM	Thahir Zaman	0	0	1	1
	9	FW	Auguste Somlaga	1	0	0	1
	15	MF	Arjun Jayaraj	1	0	0	1
	19	FW	Jobby Justin	1	0	0	1
	22	FW	Shijin Thadhayouse	1	0	0	1
	46	DF	Vikas Saini	1	0	0	1

Clean sheets

No.	Nation	Name	I-League	Super Cup	Play Offs for AFC Cup	Total
42		Shibinraj Kunniyil	11	0	0	11
1		Bilal Khan	1	0	0	1

Disciplinary record

As of match played 29 April 2023

No.	Pos.	Name	I League		Super Cup		Play Offs for AFC CUP		Total
No.	Pos.	Name
3	DF	Mohammed Jassim	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
4	DF	Pawan Kumar	4	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
7	MF	Thahir Zaman	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
9	FW	Auguste Somlaga	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
13	FW	Sreekuttan VS	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
14	MF	Jijo Joseph	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
15	MF	Arjun Jayaraj	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
17	DF	Aminou Bouba	5	0	1	0	1	0	7	0
18	MF	Shilton D'Silva	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
19	FW	Jobby Justin	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
20	FW	Dilip Oraon	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22	FW	Shijin Thadhayouse	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
23	MF	Farshad Noor	4	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
24	DF	Abdul Hakku	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
29	MF	Noufal PN	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
46	DF	Vikas Saini	3	0	1	0	1	0	5	0
50	DF	Subhankar Adhikari	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
70	FW	Sergio Mendigutxia	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
98	FW	Dodi Ndo	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
99	FW	Rahul Raju	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1

Club awards

Player of the Month award

Month	Player	Ref.
December	Shibinraj Kunniyil
January	Rahul Raju
February	Farshad Noor

References

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^ "Indian Football Calendar 2022-23: Durand Cup on 13th Aug, ISL starts in October". 16 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
^ "We welcome our new gaffer from Spain Francesc Bonet". @GokulamKeralaFC. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
^ "Arjun Jayaraj returns to Gokulam Kerala on free transfer". 24 June 2022.
^ "Gokulam Kerala to sign West Bengal midfielder Tanmoy Ghosh". 22 May 2022.
^ Chaudhuri, Arunava (12 July 2022). "Gokulam Kerala FC sign midfielder Akhil Praveen!". Arunfoot. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
^ "Gokulam Kerala FC sign defender Bibin Ajayan!". 15 July 2022.
^ "Gokulam Kerala FC sign midfielder Sukuram Sardar!". 22 July 2022.
^ "Vladan Kordic signs for Gokulam Kerala ahead of 2022-23 season". 13 July 2022.
^ "Gokulam Kerala FC sign Cameroon striker Auguste Somlaga!". 21 August 2022.
^ "Gokulam Kerala FC signs Everton Kaka of Brazil ahead of new season". 25 August 2022.
^ "Gokulam Kerala FC sign Argentine midfielder Juan Carlos Nellar!". 31 August 2022.
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^ "Jamshedpur FC sign up youngster Muhammad Uvais". Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
^ "NorthEast United FC rope in midfielder Jithin MS from Gokulam Kerala FC".
^ "NEROCA FC sign Jamaica striker Jourdain Fletcher!". 13 September 2022.
^ "RoundGlass Punjab sign Kiran Limbu, Luka Majcen for I-League 2022-23 season". 23 September 2022.
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^ "AFC Executive Committee unveils dynamic enhancements to the AFC Club Competitions". AFC.
^ "Qualification for the AFC Competitions 2023-24". www.the-aiff.com.

[1] Sportstar, Team (23 June 2022). "ISL, I-League to have promotion-relegation after talks with FIFA and AFC: Reports". Sportstar. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

[2] "Indian Football Calendar 2022-23: Durand Cup on 13th Aug, ISL starts in October". 16 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

[3] "We welcome our new gaffer from Spain Francesc Bonet". @GokulamKeralaFC. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.

[4] "Arjun Jayaraj returns to Gokulam Kerala on free transfer". 24 June 2022.

[5] "Gokulam Kerala to sign West Bengal midfielder Tanmoy Ghosh". 22 May 2022.

[6] Chaudhuri, Arunava (12 July 2022). "Gokulam Kerala FC sign midfielder Akhil Praveen!". Arunfoot. Retrieved 24 July 2022.

[7] "Gokulam Kerala FC sign defender Bibin Ajayan!". 15 July 2022.

[8] "Gokulam Kerala FC sign midfielder Sukuram Sardar!". 22 July 2022.

[9] "Vladan Kordic signs for Gokulam Kerala ahead of 2022-23 season". 13 July 2022.

[10] "Gokulam Kerala FC sign Cameroon striker Auguste Somlaga!". 21 August 2022.

[11] "Gokulam Kerala FC signs Everton Kaka of Brazil ahead of new season". 25 August 2022.

[12] "Gokulam Kerala FC sign Argentine midfielder Juan Carlos Nellar!". 31 August 2022.

[13] "iLeague 2022". Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.

[14] "Gokulam Kerala FC sign Farshad Noor". Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.

[15] Defender Abdul Hakku returns to Gokulam Kerala FC Arun Foot. Retrieved 21 March 2023

[arunfoot-16] Gokulam Kerala FC sign Spanish duo of Omar Ramos & Sergio Mendigutxia! Arun Foot. Retrieved 21 March 2023

[17] "Футболчу Элдар Молдожунусов Индиянын "Гокулам Керала" клубуна өттү" [Football player Eldar Moldozhunusov transferred to Indian club "Gokulam Kerala"]. chyndyk.media (in Kyrgyz). Chyndyk Media Kyrgyzstan (Чындык Медиа). 13 January 2023. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.

[18] Swapnomoy Chakraborty (14 January 2023). "Gokulam Kerala FC set to rope in Jobby Justin". The Bridge. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

[raju_loan-19] @bengalurufc (31 August 2022). "UPDATE: Blue Colts' striker Rahul Raju has completed a loan move to I-League side @GokulamKeralaFC, until the end of the 2022-23 season" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[20] "Hyderabad FC sign Sajad Hussain Parray". Hyderabad FC. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.

[21] "Alex Saji joins defending ISL champions Hyderabad FC". 15 July 2022.

[22] "Jamshedpur FC ropes in Rakshit Dagar, Sheikh Sahil for upcoming ISL season". 4 August 2022.

[23] "Jamshedpur FC sign up youngster Muhammad Uvais". Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.

[24] "NorthEast United FC rope in midfielder Jithin MS from Gokulam Kerala FC".

[25] "NEROCA FC sign Jamaica striker Jourdain Fletcher!". 13 September 2022.

[26] "RoundGlass Punjab sign Kiran Limbu, Luka Majcen for I-League 2022-23 season". 23 September 2022.

[27] "Hero I-League 2022-23 to kick-off on November 12". i-league.org. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.

[28] "Kerala to host Hero Super Cup in April". the-aiff.com. 24 January 2023.

[29] "AFC Executive Committee unveils dynamic enhancements to the AFC Club Competitions". AFC.

[30] "Qualification for the AFC Competitions 2023-24". www.the-aiff.com.

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2022–23 Gokulam Kerala FC season

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