Calicut FC

Calicut

Full name	Calicut Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Beacons
Short name	CFC
Founded	May 2024 (May 2024)
Ground	EMS Stadium
Capacity	50,000
Owner	IBS Group
Chairman	VK Mathews
Head coach	Ian Gillan
League	Super League Kerala
Website	https://www.calicutfootballclub.com/index.html

Calicut Football Club is an Indian professional franchise football club based in the city of Kozhikode, Kerala, that competes in the Super League Kerala. The club was founded in May 2024.

Players

First-team squad

As of 01 September 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	IND	Vishal Joon
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
16	MF	IND	Arjun V.
17	FW	IND	Roshan Gigi
18	DF	IND	Muhammed Riyas
19	MF	IND	Ashraf

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	DF	IND	Aslam
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
31	DF	IND	Manoj M.
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
Assistant coach	Biby Thomas

Managerial history

Head coach's record

As of 05 November 2024

Name	Nationality	From	To	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Win%	Ref.
Ian Gillan	Australia	30 July 2024		11	6	4	1	20	10	054.55

Player records

As of 05 November 2024

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Rank	Player	Goals
1	Kervens Belfort	4
	Gani Nigam
3	Britto P. M.	2
	John Kennedy

Top assists

Rank	Player	Assists
1	Gani Nigam	3
2	Abdul Hakku	2

See also

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