Calicut FC

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]

Calicut

Full name	Calicut Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Beacons
Short name	CFC
Founded	May 2024; 15 months ago (May 2024)
Ground	EMS Stadium
Capacity	50,000
Owner	Futurepoint Sports and Entertainment PVT.LTD
Chairman	VK Mathews
Head coach	Ian Gillan
League	Super League Kerala
Website	calicutfootballclub.com

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 1 September 2024

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 3 MF  GHA James Kotei 4 MF  IND Abhiram 5 DF  GHA Richard Osei 7 FW  IND Thahir Zaman 8 MF  IND Kiran 9 FW  HAI Kervens Belfort 11 FW  IND Gani Nigam 12 DF  IND Mohamed Salim 13 GK  IND Muhammed Nishad PP 14 DF  IND Dane Sanju 15 DF  IND Abdul Hakku[3] 16 MF  IND Arjun V. 17 FW  IND Roshan Gigi 18 DF  IND Muhammed Riyas 20 DF  IND Aslam

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 MF  IND Jijo Joseph (Captain) 22 GK  IND Muhammed Niyas 23 GK  IND Aman 24 DF  IND Rijhon Jose 25 FW  IND Hafiz 26 DF  IND Wangkheimyum Olen Singh 27 MF  IND Thoi Singh 33 MF  IND Britto PM 34 FW  GHA Ernest Barfo 36 GK  IND Sachin 44 DF  SEN Papé Diakité 77 MF  BRA Rafael Resende 88 MF  CMR Andres Nia 99 FW  BRA John Kennedy — MF  IND Jockson Dhas

Personnel

As of 28 July 2024

Current technical staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Ian Gillan [4]
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	Akhil Razy A

Managerial history

Head coach's record

As of 10 November 2024

Name	Nationality	From	To	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Win%	Ref.
Ian Gillan	Australia	30 July 2024		12	7	4	1	22	11	058.33

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