Gokulam Kerala FC
| Full name | Gokulam Kerala Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Malabarians | ||
| Short name | GKFC | ||
| Founded | January 2017 (as Gokulam FC) | ||
| Ground | EMS Stadium Malappuram District Sports Complex Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 50,000 30,000 | ||
| Owner | Sree Gokulam Group | ||
| President | V. C. Praveen | ||
| Head coach | José Hevia | ||
| League | I-League | ||
| 2024–25 | I-League, 3rd of 12 | ||
| Website | gokulamkeralafc.com | ||
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Gokulam Kerala Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Kozhikode, Kerala. Founded in 2017, the club competes in the I-League, the second tier of the Indian football league system. They won the 2020–21 I-League title to become the first club from Kerala to do so, and became the first team to defend the league title in 2021–22. Gokulam is also the first club from the state to qualify for a continental competition, the AFC Cup, in 2022.
Nicknamed Malabarians, Gokulam Kerala represents the state of Kerala, predominantly its Malabar region. Affiliated with the Kerala Football Association (KFA), club's reserve team competes in the Kerala Premier League. They also won the 129th edition of the Durand Cup, becoming the second side from Kerala to win that competition. The women's section of the club participates in the Indian Women's League.