Malappuram FC

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Malappuram
Malappuram FC logo.png
Full nameMalappuram Football Club
Short nameMFC
FoundedMay 2024;16 months ago (May 2024)
Ground Malappuram District Sports Complex Stadium, Payyanad, Manjeri
Capacity30,000
OwnerVeliyath Ajmal
Anvar Ameen Chelat
Sanju Samson
Head coachMiguel Corral
League Super League Kerala

Malappuram Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Malappuram, Kerala, competing in the Super League Kerala. The club was founded in May 2024. [1] [2]

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Stadium

MDSC Stadium (Malappuram) Malappuram District Sports Complex Stadium.jpg
MDSC Stadium (Malappuram)

Malappuram FC plays their home matches at the Malappuram District Sports Complex Stadium in the city of Manjeri.

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.NationPlayer
GK Flag of India.svg  IND Muhammed Azhar
DF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Aitor Aldalur
DF Flag of India.svg  IND Abdul Hakku
DF Flag of India.svg  IND Nithin Madhu
DF Flag of India.svg  IND Sabarin Bush
DF Flag of India.svg  IND Tony Antony
DF Flag of India.svg  IND Saivin Ericson
DF Flag of India.svg  IND Akhil Praveen
DF Flag of India.svg  IND Sanju Ganesh
DF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Sergio Gonzalez
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of India.svg  IND Faslu Rahman
MF Flag of India.svg  IND Mohammed Irshad
MF Flag of India.svg  IND Abhijith PA
MF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Facundo Ballardo
MF Flag of Tajikistan.svg  TJK Komron Tursunov
FW Flag of India.svg  IND Gani Nigam
FW Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Roy Krishna
FW Flag of India.svg  IND Akbar Siddique
FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA John Kennedy
FW Flag of India.svg  IND Mohammed Rishad

Personnel

As of August 2025

Current technical staff

RoleName
Head coach Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Corral
Assistant coach Flag of Romania.svg Dragoș Firțulescu

Flag of India.svg Cleofas Alex

Goalkeeping coach Flag of India.svg Felix D'Souza
Strength & conditioning coach Flag of Romania.svg Marius Bortis
Physio Flag of India.svg Anandu Kumar

Management

PositionName
Chief operating officer Flag of India.svg Arun K. Nanu
Head of football operations Flag of India.svg Wilbur Lasrado

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.