2023–24 Gokulam Kerala FC season

The 2023–24 season is Gokulam Kerala's seventh season since its establishment in 2017 and their sixth season in the I-League. In addition to the I-League,^[1][2] Gokulam Kerala will participate in the Indian Super Cup^[3] and Durand Cup.^[4] on 6 June 2023, Spanish manager Mingo Oramas agreed a two-year deal to become GKFC manager.^[5] On 30 June 2023, the organization committee announced that Gokulam is participating in the Asia's oldest football tournament,Durand cup.^[6] The organizers of the 132nd Durand Cup football tournament announced the groups for the 24-participating teams, with defending champions Bengaluru clubbed with two popular Kerala sides Kerala Blasters and 2019 champions Gokulam Kerala in Group C, to be held in Kolkata. The Indian Air Force is the fourth side in the group.^[7] On 5 August 2023, gokulam announced 22 member squad for durand cup ^[8] Gokulam kerala confirmed their Participation in Super cup along with other 5 I-league clubs.^[9] On 31 March, it was announced that GKFC had sacked head coach Domingo oramas following their defeat to Delhi FC.

Gokulam Kerala

2023–24 season
Chairman	Gokulam Gopalan
Head Coach	Mingo Oramas (until 31 March 2024) Sereef Khan (from 31 March 2024)
Stadium	EMS Stadium
I-League	3rd
Durand Cup	Quarter Final
Super Cup	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: Álex Sánchez 19 Goals All: Álex Sánchez 20 Goals
Highest home attendance	19,764
Lowest home attendance	2,000
Average home league attendance	8,760
Biggest win	5-0 (vs Rajasthan United (H), 09 November 2023, I-League)
← 2022–23 2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 13 April 2024.

Current technical staff

Position	Name
Head Coach
Assistant Coach	Shereef Khan
Fitness and conditioning Coach
Technical Director	Vacant
Goalkeeping Coach	Sandip Nandy
Team Manager	Aravind AR

First-team squad

Squad no.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Age	Previous club	Since	Apps	Goals	Assists
Goalkeepers
1	Bishorjit Singh		GK	31	TRAU	2023	4	0	0
21	Avilash Paul		GK	28	Mohun Bagan SG	2023	14	0	0
35	Devansh Dabas		GK	22	Chennaiyin(Loan)	2023	10	0	0
Defenders
2	Salam Ranjan Singh		CB	27	TRAU	2023	21	0	1
3	Saurabh Meher		RB/LB	23	GKFC Reserves	2022	2	0	0
4	Vikas Saini		RB	26	Churchill Brothers	2022	31	0	1
5	Nidhin Krishna		CB/ RB	24	Kerala United	2023	25	1	0
12	Laishram Johnson		RB/LB	18	Sagolband United	2023	7	1	0
15	Abdul Hakku		CB/ RB	28	Real Kashmir	2022	36	2	1
17	Aminou Bouba		CB	32	Eding Sport FC	2021	75	5	2
33	Muhammad Saheef		LB	20	Kerala Blasters(Loan)	2023	23	0	1
45	Anas Edathodika		CB	37		2023	4	0	0
66	Mashoor Shereef		CB/RB	31	Punjab	2024	3	0	0
93	Akhil Praveen		CB	28	Kerala United	2022	17	0	0
MidFielders
6	Rishad PP		CM	27	GKFC Reserves	2021	44	2	4
10	Pitu Viera		AM	26	La Unión Atlético	2024	6	1	1
20	Nikola Stojanović		CM	28	Mohammedan	2024	11	5	1
29	Noufal PN		AM	22	GKFC Reserves	2022	53	5	16
42	Abhijith Kurungodan		CM	26	GKFC Reserves	2021	37	4	4
44	Basit Ahmed Bhat		LM	25	Downtown Heroes	2023	13	0	0
46	Christy Davis		CM	24	Mohammedan	2023	12	0	1
77	Lalliansanga Renthlei		CM	24	Odisha(Loan)	2023	3	1	0
99	Calvin Baretto		CM	23	GKFC Reserves	2023	1	0	0
Forwards
7	Komron Tursunov		FW	27	TRAU	2023	20	6	2
8	Sreekuttan VS		FW	24	Kerala blasters	2022	71	7	7
9	Senthamil Shanbagam		FW	22	Chennaiyin	2023	7	0	0
11	Sourav K		FW	22	GKFC Reserves	2021	45	4	3
22	Shijin Thadhayouse		FW	21	SAI	2022	22	3	1
25	Matija Babović		FW	24	Petržalka	2024	11	5	1
38	Álex Sánchez		FW	34	Ejea	2023	28	20	9

New contracts

Date	Position	No.	Player	Ref.
20 June 2023	MF	06	Rishad PP	[10]

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry date	Position	Player	Previous club	Fee	Ref.
4 June 2023	MF	basudeb mandi	United SC	None	[11]
16 June 2023	MF	Nili Perdomo	Kallithea	None	[12]
22 June 2023	MF	Rahul Raju	Bengaluru FC	None	[13]
10 July 2023	DF	Laishram Johnson Singh	Sagolband United FC	None	[14]
11 July 2023	DF	Nidhin Krishna	Kerala United FC	None	[15]
13 July 2023	DF	Salam Ranjan Singh	TRAU	None	[16]
13 July 2023	GK	Bishal Lama	Shillong Lajong	None	[17]
14 July 2023	GK	Bishorjit Singh	TRAU	None	[18]
18 July 2023	MF	Basit Ahmed Bhat	Downtown Heroes	None
19 July 2023	FW	Naocha Singh Ngangbam	Ksherti Iril	None	[19]
19 July 2023	GK	Zothanmawia	Mohammedan	None	[20]
20 July 2023	FW	Naro Hari Shrestha	ARA FC	None
24 July 2023	MF	Rahul Khokhar	Bangalore Eagles FC	None
31 July 2023	FW	Álex Sánchez	Ejea	None	[21]
31 July 2023	MF	Abhijith K	Reserves	None
31 July 2023	MF	Calvin Barretto	Reserves	None
21 August 2023	FW	Komron Tursunov	TRAU	None	[22]
29 August 2023	MF	Edu Bedia	Goa	None	[23]
31 August 2023	GK	Avilash Paul	Mohun Bagan SG	None
1 September 2023	MF	Christy Molly Davis	Mohammedan	None
6 September 2023	DF	Muhammed Bilal	Sreenidhi B	None
8 September 2023	DF	Muhammed Basit	Southern Samity	None
14 September 2023	FW	Azfar Noorani	Mumbai Kenkre	None	[24]
21 September 2023	GK	Iqbal		None
1 October 2023	FW	Senthamizhi Shanbagam	Chennaiyin	None
15 October 2023	DF	Anas Edathodika	Free Agent	None
2 January 2024	MF	Nikola Stojanović	Free Agent	None	[25]
20 January 2024	DF	Mashoor Shereef	Punjab FC	None
07 February 2024	MF	Pitu Viera	La Unión Atlético	None
09 February 2024	FW	Matija Babović	Petržalka	None

Loan in

Start date	End date	Position	Player	From club	Fee	Ref
31 August 2023	31 May 2024	FW	Justine Emmanuel	Kerala Blasters	₹ 28K
2 September 2023	31 May 2024	DF	Muhammad Saheef	Kerala Blasters	None	.[26]
3 September 2023	31 May 2024	GK	Devansh Dabas	Chennaiyin	None
27 January 2024	31 May 2024	MF	Lalliansanga Renthlei	Odisha	None

Loan out

Start date	End date	Position	Player	To club	Fee	Ref
8 September 2023	31 May 2024	MF	Arjun Jayaraj	Sporting Club Bengaluru	None
11 October 2023	31 May 2024	MF	Rahul Raju	Churchill Brothers	None
10 January 2024	31 May 2024	MF	Dilip Oraon	United SC	None

Transfers out

Exit date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Fee	Ref.
1 June 2023	MF	23	Farshad Noor	Brunei DPMM	Free Agent	[27]
1 June 2023	DF	66	Sajad Hussain Parray	Hyderabad	Loan Return
1 June 2023	MF	99	Rahul Raju	Bengaluru	Loan Return
1 June 2023	GK	42	Shibinraj Kunniyil	Indian Air Force	Loan Return
19 June 2023	DF	02	Subhankar Adhikari	Sreenidi Deccan	Free Agent	[28][29]
1 July 2023	MF	50	Tanmoy Ghosh	Mohammedan	Free Agent
3 July 2023	FW	19	Jobby Justin	Bhawanipore	Free Agent
3 July 2023	MF	14	Jijo Joseph	Bhawanipore	Free Agent
7 July 2023	GK	40	James Kithan	Delhi	Free Agent	[30]
25 July 2023	FW	70	Sergio Mendigutxia	AFC Eskilstuna	Free Agent
3 August 2023	DF	05	Pawan Kumar	Sreenidi Deccan	Free Agent	[31]
5 August 2023	GK	01	Bilal Khan	Churchill Brothers	Free Agent
21 August 2023	MF	47	Omar Ramos		Free Agent
21 August 2023	MF	10	Kaká		Free Agent
21 August 2023	FW	09	Samuel Mensah Koney		Free Agent
16 September 2023	DF	3	Mohammed Jassim	Mohammedan	Free Agent
11 October 2023	GK	21	Zothanmawia	Chhinga Veng	Free Agent
11 October 2023	MF	7	Thahir Zaman	Real Malabar FC	Free Agent
11 October 2023	MF	18	Shilton D'Silva	Income Tax Bengaluru	Free Agent
11 October 2023	FW	14	Naro Hari Shrestha	Diamond Harbour FC	Free Agent
28 October 2023	GK		Bishal Lama	Shillong Lajong	None
21 December 2023	MF	10	Nili Perdomo	Chania	None
10 January 2024	FW		Ngangom Ronald Singh	Bengaluru United	None
10 January 2024	FW		Naocha Singh Ngangbam	Bengaluru United	None
16 January 2024	MF	23	Edu Bedia	Gimnàstic	None
27 January 2024	MF	53	Azfar Noorani	Mumbai Kenkre	Free Transfer
29 January 2024	FW	14	Justine Emmanuel	Kerala Blasters	Loan Return	[32]

Pre-season

Gokulam Kerala v Kerala Police

2 August 2023 Friendly	Gokulam Kerala	0-1	Kerala Police	Kozhikode
16:00 IST				Stadium: EMS Stadium

Jamshedpur v Gokulam Kerala

17 August 2023 (2023-08-17) Friendly	Jamshedpur	2–0	Gokulam Kerala	Jamshedpur
18:00 IST	Tachikawa Stevanović	Report		Stadium: Flatlets Training Ground
Note: The match was abandoned due to heavy rain around the 75th-minute mark.

Gokulam Kerala v Indian Navy

3 September 2023 Friendly	Gokulam Kerala	1–0	Indian Navy	Kozhikode
16.00 IST				Stadium: EMS Stadium

Gokulam Kerala v Odisha

6 September 2023 Friendly	Gokulam Kerala	1–1	Odisha	Bhubaneswar
16.00 IST

Goa v Gokulam Kerala

9 September 2023 Friendly	Goa	1-0	Gokulam Kerala	Margao
17.30 IST

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
I-League	28 October 2023	12 April 2024	Match Day 1	3RD	24	12	6	6	55	34	+21	050.00
Durand Cup	9 August 2023	25 August 2023	Group stage	Quarter finals	4	2	0	2	7	7	+0	050.00
Indian Super Cup	11 January 2024	21 January 2024	Group Stage	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	000.00
Total					31	14	7	10	63	45	+18	045.16

Last updated: 12 April 2024 (2024-04-12)
Source: Competitions

I-League

Main article: 2023–24 I-League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mohammedan (C, P)	24	15	7	2	44	22	+22	52	Promotion to Indian Super League
2	Sreenidi Deccan	24	14	6	4	54	26	+28	48
3	Gokulam Kerala	24	12	6	6	55	34	+21	42
4	Inter Kashi	24	11	8	5	47	41	+6	41
5	Real Kashmir	24	11	7	6	36	19	+17	40

Source: I-League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
(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	23	24
Ground	H	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	A	A	H	A	A	A	A	H	H	H	H	H	A	H
Result	D	W	W	W	L	D	D	D	L	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	D	W	L	L	W	W
Position	5	3	1	1	3	5	5	6	7	6	6	4	4	3	2	2	3	4	4	3	4	5	5	3

Updated to match(es) played on 12 April 2024. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Note: I-League announced the fixtures for the 2023–24 season on 6 October 2023.^[33]

Gokulam Kerala v Inter Kashi

28 October 2023 (2023-10-28) 1	Gokulam Kerala	2-2	Inter Kashi	Kozhikode
19.00 IST	Álex Sánchez 8' Noufal PN 54'	Report	Lalrindika 30' Asif 90+2'	Stadium: EMS Stadium Attendance: 19,764 Man of the Match: Álex Sánchez (Gokulam)

Gokulam Kerala v NEROCA

5 November 2023 (2023-11-05) 2	Gokulam Kerala	4-1	NEROCA	Kozhikode
19.00 IST	Nili Perdomo 28' Álex Sánchez 48', 86' (P) Justine Emmanuel 84'	Report	David Simbo 83'	Stadium: EMS Stadium Attendance: 10,485 Referee: K. Ramadasan Man of the Match: Álex Sánchez (Gokulam)

Gokulam Kerala v Rajasthan United

9 November 2023 (2023-11-09) 3	Gokulam Kerala	5-0	Rajasthan United	Kozhikode
19.00 IST	Komron Tursunov 33' Álex Sánchez 61', 74', 88' Sreekuttan VS 69'	Report		Stadium: EMS Stadium Attendance: 4,318 Man of the Match: Álex Sánchez (Gokulam)

TRAU v Gokulam Kerala

13 November 2023 (2023-11-13) 4	TRAU	0-2	Gokulam Kerala	Kolkata
16.30 IST		Report	Álex Sánchez 1', 16'	Stadium: Kalyani Stadium Man of the Match: Álex Sánchez (Gokulam)

Shillong Lajong v Gokulam Kerala

19 November 2023 (2023-11-19) 5	Shillong Lajong	3-1	Gokulam Kerala	Shillong
14.00 IST	Daniel Gonçalves 29' Renan Paulino 75' (P) Hardy Nongbri 90+7'	Report	Nili Perdomo 43'	Stadium: SSA Stadium Man of the Match: Hardy Nongbri(Shillong)

Gokulam Kerala v Churchill Brothers

26 November 2023 (2023-11-26) 6	Gokulam Kerala	1-1	Churchill Brothers	Kozhikode
19.00 IST	Álex Sánchez 72' (P)	Report	Richard Costa 37'	Stadium: EMS Stadium Attendance: 13,425 Man of the Match: Emiliano Callegari (Churchill)

Gokulam Kerala v Namdhari

2 December 2023 (2023-12-02) 7	Gokulam Kerala	2-2	Namdhari	Kozhikode
19.00 IST	Noufal PN 35' Komron Tursunov 81'	Report	Akashdeep Singh 40' Palwinder Singh 45+3'	Stadium: EMS Stadium Attendance: 2,000

Mohammedan v Gokulam Kerala

8 December 2023 (2023-12-08) 8	Mohammedan	1-1	Gokulam Kerala	Kolkata
19.00 IST	Abdul Hakku 40' (OG)	Report	Sreekuttan VS 64'	Stadium: Naihati Stadium Man of the Match: Mirjalol kasimov (Mohammedan)

Real Kashmir v Gokulam Kerala

11 December 2023 (2023-12-11) 9	Real Kashmir	3-0	Gokulam Kerala	Srinagar
11.00 IST	Gnohere Krizo 31', 64' Jeremy Laldinpuia 59'	Report		Stadium: TRC Turf Ground

Aizawl v Gokulam Kerala

16 December 2023 (2023-12-16) 10	Aizawl	1-1	Gokulam Kerala	Aizawl
15.00 IST	Lalbiakdika 31'	Report	Álex Sánchez 45+4'	Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Man of the Match: Álex Sánchez (Gokulam)

Sreenidi Deccan v Gokulam Kerala

19 December 2023 (2023-12-19) 11	Sreenidi Deccan	1-4	Gokulam Kerala	Hyderabad
15.00 IST	William Alves 74' (P)	Report	Nili Perdomo 9' Álex Sánchez 39', 52' Sreekuttan VS 45+1'	Stadium: Deccan Arena Man of the Match: Álex Sánchez (Gokulam)

Delhi v Gokulam Kerala

2 February 2024 (2024-02-02) 12	Delhi	Postponed	Gokulam Kerala	Bhaini Ala
14.00 IST				Stadium: Namdhari Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to poor weather and unsafe playing conditions.

Inter Kashi v Gokulam Kerala

9 February 2024 (2024-02-09) 13	Inter Kashi	2-4	Gokulam Kerala	Kolkata
19.00 IST	Phijam Vikash Singh 23' Mari Barco 39', 52'	Report	Álex Sánchez 30' Abhijith Kurungodan 39' Nikola Stojanović 74', 90+3'	Stadium: Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 123 Referee: Pranjal Banerjee Man of the Match: Nikola Stojanović (Gokulam)

Gokulam Kerala v Shillong Lajong

12 February 2024 (2024-02-12) 14	Gokulam Kerala	2-0	Shillong Lajong	Kozhikode
19.00 IST	Sourav K 45+4' Matija Babović 72'	Report		Stadium: EMS Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Williams Joy Koshiy Man of the Match: Sourav K (Gokulam)

Rajasthan United v Gokulam Kerala

16 February 2024 (2024-02-16) 15	Rajasthan United	1-4	Gokulam Kerala	Bhaini Ala
19.00 IST	Denzell 9'		Komron Tursunov 28', 64' Álex Sánchez 50' Laishram Johnson 81'	Stadium: Namdhari Stadium Man of the Match: Komron Tursunov (Gokulam)

Delhi v Gokulam Kerala

19 February 2024 (2024-02-19) 12	Delhi	1-2	Gokulam Kerala	Bhaini Ala
14.00 IST	Nidhin 85' (OG)	Report	Álex Sánchez 85' (P) Lalliansanga Renthlei 90+3'	Stadium: Namdhari Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Pratik Mondal Man of the Match: Lalliansanga Renthlei(Gokulam)

Churchill Brothers v Gokulam Kerala

24 February 2024 (2024-02-24) 16	Churchill Brothers	1-2	Gokulam Kerala	Vasco
19.00 IST	Ogana Louis 49'	Report	Álex Sánchez 9' Abhijith Kurungodan 19'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Attendance: 1025 Referee: Tanmoy Dhar Man of the Match: Abhijith Kurungodan(Gokulam)

Namdhari v Gokulam Kerala

29 February 2024 (2024-02-29) 17	Namdhari	2-1	Gokulam Kerala	Bhaini Ala
15.30 IST	Harmanpreet 3' Akashdeep 90+7'		Sourav K 83'	Stadium: Namdhari Stadium

Gokulam Kerala v Mohammedan

3 March 2024 (2024-03-03) 18	Gokulam Kerala	2-3	Mohammedan	Kozhikode
19.00 IST	Noufal PN 45+1' Nidhin Krishna 65'		Eddie Hernández 16' Alexis Gómez 23' David Lalhlansanga 90+7'	Stadium: EMS Stadium

Gokulam Kerala v Real Kashmir

10 March 2024 (2024-03-10) 19	Gokulam Kerala	1-1	Real Kashmir	Kozhikode
19.00 IST	Matija Babović 68'		Gnohero Krizo 65'	Stadium: EMS Stadium Man of the Match: Matija Babović (Gokulam)

Gokulam Kerala v Aizawl

14 March 2024 (2024-03-14) 20	Gokulam Kerala	4-3	Aizawl	Kozhikode
19.00 IST	Matija Babović 28', 65' Nikola Stojanović 42' Pitu Viera 70'		Lalbiakdika Vanlalvunga 84' Akhil 45' (OG) Lalrinzuala Lalbiaknia 19'	Stadium: EMS Stadium

Gokulam Kerala v Sreenidi Deccan

17 March 2024 (2024-03-17) 21	Gokulam Kerala	1-2	Sreenidi Deccan	Kozhikode
19.00 IST	Nikola Stojanović 44'		William Alves 48', 72' (P)	Stadium: EMS Stadium Man of the Match: William Alves

Gokulam Kerala v Delhi

23 March 2024 (2024-03-23) 22	Gokulam Kerala	0-2	Delhi	Kozhikode
19.00 IST			Sérgio Barboza 59', 87'	Stadium: EMS Stadium Man of the Match: Sérgio Barboza

NEROCA v Gokulam Kerala

7 April 2024 (2024-04-07) 23	NEROCA	0-3	Gokulam Kerala	Shillong
19.00 IST			Komron Tursunov 44' Álex Sánchez 90+1', 90+3'	Stadium: SSA Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: KYNSANPHAR LYNGDOH NONGUM Man of the Match: Álex Sánchez

Gokulam Kerala v TRAU

12 April 2024 (2024-04-12) 24	Gokulam Kerala	6-1	TRAU	Kozhikode
16.30 IST	Álex Sánchez 19' Noufal PN 28', 34' Komron Tursunov 39' Matija Babović 90+2' Nikola Stojanović 90+4' (P)		Isahak Nuhu Seidu 61' (P)	Stadium: EMS Stadium Man of the Match: Noufal PN

Durand Cup

Main article: 2023 Durand Cup

Gokulam Kerala were drawn in the Group C for the 132nd edition of the Durand Cup alongside defending champions Bengaluru FC and popular Kerala side Kerala Blasters ^[34]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		GOK	BEN	KER	IAF
1	Gokulam Kerala	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	6	Qualify for the knockout stage		—	—	—	2–0
2	Bengaluru	3	1	2	0	5	3	+2	5			2–0	—	2–2	1–1
3	Kerala Blasters	3	1	1	1	10	6	+4	4			3–4	—	—	5–0
4	Indian Air Force	3	0	1	2	1	8	−7	1			—	—	—	—

Source: Twitter
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches

Fixture announced on 22 July 2023 ^[35]

Gokulam Kerala v Indian Air Force

9 August 2023 (2023-08-09) 1	Gokulam Kerala	2–0	Indian Air Force	Kolkata
16.45 IST	Sourav 36' Sreekuttan 67'	Report		Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan Referee: K Ramdasan

Kerala Blasters v Gokulam Kerala

13 August 2023 (2023-08-13) 2	Kerala Blasters	3–4	Gokulam Kerala	Kolkata
14.30 IST	J. Emmanuel 35' Das 54' Luna 77'	Report	Bouba 17' Sreekuttan 43' N. Singh 45+1' (o.g.) Abhijith 47'	Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground Man of the Match: Nili Perdomo (Gokulam Kerala)

Bengaluru v Gokulam Kerala

22 August 2023 (2023-08-22) 3	Bengaluru	2–0	Gokulam Kerala	Kolkata
18.00 IST	R. Yadav 58' Lalpekhlua 89'	Report		Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan Man of the Match: Robin Yadav (Bengaluru)

Quarter-final

East Bengal v Gokulam Kerala

25 August 2023 (2023-08-25) QF	East Bengal	2-1	Gokulam Kerala	Kolkata
18:00 IST	J. Elsey 1' A. Bouba 80' (o.g.)	Report	A. Bouba 57'	Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan

Indian Super Cup

Main article: 2024 Indian Super Cup

Gokulam Kerala entered the competition in the Group Stage,^[36] the fixtures were announced on 18 December 2023.

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		MCI	CHE	PFC	GOK
1	Mumbai City	3	3	0	0	6	3	+3	9	Advance to knockout stage		—	1–0	3–2	2–1
2	Chennaiyin	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4			—	—	1–1	2–0
3	Punjab	3	0	2	1	3	4	−1	2			—	—	—	0–0
4	Gokulam Kerala	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1			—	—	—	—

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

Matches

Gokulam Kerala v Mumbai City

11 January 2024 (2024-01-11) 1	Gokulam Kerala	1-2	Mumbai City	Bhubaneshwar
14.00 IST	Álex Sánchez 23'		Ayush Chhikara 76' El Khayati 90+7' (P)	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium (Pitch 1)

Gokulam Kerala v Chennaiyin

16 January 2024 (2024-01-16) 2	Gokulam Kerala	0-2	Chennaiyin	Bhubaneshwar
14.00 IST				Stadium: Kalinga Stadium (Pitch 1)

Gokulam Kerala v Punjab

21 January 2024 (2024-01-21) 3	Gokulam Kerala	0-0	Punjab	Bhubaneshwar
14.00 IST				Stadium: Kalinga Stadium (Pitch 1)

Squad statistics

Appearances

Players with no appearances are not included on the list.

As of match played 12 April 2024

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	I-League		Super Cup		Durand Cup		Total
				Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts
1	GK		Bishorjit Singh	3	3	1	1	1	1	5	5
2	DF		Salam Ranjan Singh	18	15	0	0	3	2	21	17
3	DF		Saurabh Meher	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2
4	DF		Vikas Saini	11	8	2	0	3	3	16	11
5	DF		Nidhin Krishna	20	18	3	3	2	2	25	21
6	MF		Rishad PP	19	10	2	2	0	0	21	12
7	MF		Rahul Raju	0	0	0	0	4	2	4	2
7	FW		Komron Tursunov	20	13	0	0	1	1	21	14
8	FW		Sreekuttan VS	17	10	3	2	4	2	24	14
9	FW		Senthamil Shanbagam	7	1	0	0	0	0	7	1
10	MF		Nili Perdomo	11	9	0	0	4	4	15	13
10	MF		Pitu Viera	6	2	0	0	0	0	6	2
11	FW		Sourav K	15	4	3	0	3	2	21	6
12	DF		Laishram Johnson	6	3	2	1	-	-	8	4
13	DF		Rahul Khokar	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14	FW		Naro Hari Shrestha	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
14	FW		Justine Emmanuel	8	3	3	2	-	-	11	5
15	MF		Arjun Jayaraj	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
15	DF		Abdul Hakku	13	12	2	2	0	0	15	14
17	DF		Aminou Bouba	12	9	3	3	4	4	19	16
18	MF		Shilton D'Silva	0	0	0	0	3	1	3	1
20	MF		Nikola Stojanović	9	9	2	2	0	0	11	11
21	GK		Zothanmawia	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	3
21	GK		Avilash Paul	13	11	3	2	-	-	16	13
22	FW		Shijin Thadhayouse	4	1	0	0	4	2	8	3
23	MF		Edu Bedia	10	10	0	0	-	-	10	10
25	FW		Matija Babović	12	5	0	0	0	0	12	5
29	MF		Noufal PN	23	17	3	1	4	2	30	21
30	DF		Bibin Ajayan	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
33	DF		Muhammad Saheef	21	18	2	2	-	-	23	20
35	GK		Devansh Dabas	10	10	0	0	-	-	10	10
38	FW		Álex Sánchez	22	18	2	2	4	3	28	23
42	MF		Abhijith Kurungodan	22	19	3	3	4	2	29	24
44	MF		Basit Ahmed Bhat	9	2	2	1	4	4	15	7
45	DF		Anas Edathodika	4	3	0	0	0	0	4	3
46	MF		Christy Davis	11	8	2	1	0	0	13	9
77	MF		Lalliansanga Renthlei	3	0	-	-	-	-	3	0
93	DF		Akhil Praveen	13	9	1	1	4	2	18	12
99	MF		Calvin Baretto	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1

Goal scorers

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	I League	Super Cup	Durand Cup	Total
1	38	FW		Álex Sánchez	19	1	0	20
2	7	FW		Komron Tursunov	6	0	0	6
3	8	FW		Sreekuttan V. S.	3	0	2	5
	20	MF		Nikola Stojanović	5	0	0	5
	25	FW		Matija Babović	5	0	0	5
	29	MF		Noufal PN	5	0	0	5
7	10	FW		Nili Perdomo	3	0	0	3
	11	FW		Sourav K.	2	0	1	3
	42	MF		Abhijith Kurungodan	2	0	1	3
10	17	DF		Aminou Bouba	0	0	2	2
11	5	DF		Nidhin Krishna	1	0	0	1
	10	MF		Pitu Viera	1	0	0	1
	12	DF		Laishram Johnson Singh	1	0	0	1
	14	FW		Justine Emmanuel	1	0	0	1
	77	MF		Lalliansanga Renthlei	1	0	0	1
Own Goals					0	0	1	1
Total					55	1	7	63

Assists

Not all goals have an assist.

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	I League	Super Cup	Durand Cup	Total
1	29	MF		Noufal PN	9	0	1	10
2	38	FW		Álex Sánchez	6	0	3	9
3	10	MF		Nili Perdomo	3	0	1	4
	23	MF		Edu Bedia	4	0	0	4
	42	MF		Abhijith Kurungodan	3	0	1	4
6	8	FW		Sreekuttan VS	3	0	0	3
7	7	FW		Komron Tursunov	2	0	0	2
8	2	DF		Salam Ranjan Singh	1	0	0	1
	6	MF		Rishad PP	1	0	0	1
	11	FW		Sourav K	1	0	0	1
	20	MF		Nikola Stojanović	1	0	0	1
	25	FW		Matija Babović	1	0	0	1
	33	DF		Muhammad Saheef	1	0	0	1
	46	MF		Christy molly Davis	1	0	0	1

Clean sheets

No.	Nation	Name	I-League	Super Cup	Durand Cup	Total
35		Devansh Dabas	3	0	0	3
21		Avilash Paul	1	0	0	1
21		Zothanmawia	0	0	1	1

Disciplinary record

As of match played 12 April 2024

No.	Pos.	Name	I League		Super Cup		Durand Cup		Total
2	DF	Salam Ranjan Singh	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
4	DF	Vikas Saini	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
5	DF	Nidhin Krishna	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
6	MF	Rishad PP	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
7	MF	Rahul Raju	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
8	MF	Sreekuttan VS	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
9	FW	Senthamil Shanbagam	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10	MF	Nili Perdomo	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
14	FW	Justine Emmanuel	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
15	DF	Abdul Hakku	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
17	DF	Aminou Bouba	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
20	MF	Nikola Stojanović	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
21	GK	Zothanmawia	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
21	GK	Avilash Paul	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
23	MF	Edu Bedia	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
33	DF	Muhammad Saheef	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
35	GK	Devansh Dabas	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
38	FW	Álex Sánchez	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
42	MF	Abhijith Kurungodan	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
44	MF	Basit Ahmed Bhat	0	0	2	1	1	0	3	1
45	DF	Anas Edathodika	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
46	MF	Christy molly Davis	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
66	DF	Mashoor Shereef	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
93	DF	Akhil Praveen	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
		Domingo Oramas	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1