Calicut FC

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Calicut
Calicut FC.png
Full nameCalicut Football Club
Nickname(s)The Beacons
Short nameCFC
FoundedMay 2024;15 months ago (May 2024)
Ground EMS Stadium
Capacity50,000
OwnerFuturepoint Sports and Entertainment PVT.LTD
Chairman VK Mathews
Head coach Ever Demaldé
League Super League Kerala
Website calicutfootballclub.com

Calicut Football Club is an Indian professional 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]

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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.

Players (2024)

First-team squad

As of 29 August 2025

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
— GK Flag of India.svg  IND Hajmal Sakeer
— DF Flag of India.svg  IND Muhammed Aslam
— MF Flag of India.svg  IND Arjun V.
— DF Flag of India.svg  IND Muhammed Riyas
3 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA James Kotei
4 MF Flag of India.svg  IND Abhiram
5 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Richard Osei
7 FW Flag of India.svg  IND Thahir Zaman
8 MF Flag of India.svg  IND Kiran
9 FW Flag of Haiti.svg  HAI Kervens Belfort
12 DF Flag of India.svg  IND Mohamed Salim
13 GK Flag of India.svg  IND Muhammed Nishad PP
14 DF Flag of India.svg  IND Dane Sanju
17 FW Flag of India.svg  IND Roshan Gigi
No.Pos.NationPlayer
21 MF Flag of India.svg  IND Jijo Joseph (Captain)
22 GK Flag of India.svg  IND Muhammed Niyas
23 GK Flag of India.svg  IND Aman
24 DF Flag of India.svg  IND Rijhon Jose
25 FW Flag of India.svg  IND Hafiz
26 DF Flag of India.svg  IND Wangkheimyum Olen Singh
27 MF Flag of India.svg  IND Thoi Singh
33 MF Flag of India.svg  IND Britto PM
34 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Ernest Barfo
36 GK Flag of India.svg  IND Sachin
44 DF Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Papé Diakité
77 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Rafael Resende
88 MF Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Andres Nia
— MF Flag of India.svg  IND Jockson Dhas

Personnel

As of 20 August 2025

Current technical staff

PositionName
Head coach Flag of Argentina.svg Ever Demaldé [3]
Assistant coach Flag of India.svg Biby Thomas
Goalkeeping coach Flag of India.svg Dipankar Choudhury
Strength & conditioning coach Flag of India.svg Nikhil Das Kunhiraman Bhuvanadasan
Physio Flag of India.svg Sayyid Ahammed Nasal Gifri PK
Performance Analyst Flag of India.svg Abhinadan Mohanta
Masseur Flag of India.svg Bijesh P

Management

PositionName
Chief executive officer Flag of India.svg Korath Mathew
Club Secretary Flag of India.svg Bino Jose Eapen
Team manager Flag of India.svg Jibu Gibson
Assistant team manager Flag of India.svg Said Ibnu Haris M
Kit manager Flag of India.svg Akhil Razy A

Managerial history

Head coach's record

As of 20 August 2025
NameNationalityFromToPWDLGFGAWin%Ref.
Ian Gillan Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 30 July 20248 March 2025127412211058.33 [4]
Ever Demaldé Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 20 August 2025000000!—

Player records

As of 10 November 2024

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RankPlayerGoals
1 Flag of Haiti.svg Kervens Belfort 5
2 Flag of India.svg Gani Nigam 4
3 Flag of India.svg Muhammed Riyas3
4 Flag of India.svg Britto P. M. 2
Flag of Brazil.svg John Kennedy
Flag of Ghana.svg Richard Osei
5 Flag of India.svg Thoi Singh 1
Flag of Brazil.svg Resende
Flag of India.svg Abdul Hakku
Flag of Ghana.svg Ernest Barfo

Top assists

RankPlayerAssists
1 Flag of India.svg Britto P. M. 3
Flag of India.svg Gani Nigam
Flag of Ghana.svg Ernest Barfo
2 Flag of India.svg 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. ↑ https://www.deshabhimani.com/sports/football/ever-adriano-demalde-98790
  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.
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