Calicut FC

Calicut

Full name	Calicut Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Beacons
Short name	CFC
Founded	May 2024;16 months ago (May 2024)
Ground	EMS Stadium
Capacity	50,000
Owner	Futurepoint 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]}

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

First-team squad

As of 11 September 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. Nation Player — GK   IND Hajmal Sakeer — DF   IND Muhammed Aslam — MF   IND Arjun V. — DF   IND Muhammed Riyas — MF   IND Christy Davis — FW   IND Prasanth Mohan — FW   IND Muhammed Roshal — GK   IND Muhammed Niyas — GK   IND Aman Sahni — MF   IND Arun Kumar — DF   GHA Richard Osei — DF   IND Sachu Siby — MF   IND Mohammed Arshaf(on loan from NorthEast United) — DF   IND Ajay Alex — GK   IND Sharon P

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW   IND Seiminlen Doungel — FW   IND Muhammad Ajsal (on loan from Kerala Blasters) — MF   BRA Yuri de Oliveira

Personnel

As of 20 August 2025

Current technical staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Ever Demaldé [3]
Assistant coach	Biby Thomas
Goalkeeping coach	Dipankar Choudhury
Strength & conditioning coach	Nikhil Das Kunhiraman Bhuvanadasan
Physio	Sayyid Ahammed Nasal Gifri PK
Performance Analyst	Abhinadan Mohanta
Masseur	Bijesh P

Management

Position	Name
Chief executive officer	Korath Mathew
Club Secretary	Bino Jose Eapen
Team manager	Jibu Gibson
Assistant team manager	Said Ibnu Haris M
Kit manager	RAHUL A S

Managerial history

Head coach's record

As of 20 August 2025

Name	Nationality	From	To	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Win%	Ref.
Ian Gillan	Australia	30 July 2024	8 March 2025	12	7	4	1	22	11	058.33	[4]
Ever Demaldé	Argentina	20 August 2025		0	0	0	0	0	0	!—

Player records

As of 10 November 2024

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

Top assists

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

Honours

• Super League Kerala
  • Champions : 2024 Super League Kerala ^[5]

See also

• List of football clubs in Kerala
• Football in Kerala
• Sports in Kerala

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.