Calicut FC

Calicut

Full name	Calicut Football Club
Nickname	The Beacons
Short name	CFC
Founded	May 2024 (May 2024)
Ground	EMS Stadium
Capacity	50,000
Owner(s)	Futurepoint Sports and Entertainment PVT.LTD
Chairman	VK Mathews
Head coach	Ever Demaldé
League	Super League Kerala Kerala Premier League I-League 3
Website	calicutfootballclub.com

Calicut Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in the city of Kozhikode, Kerala, that competes in the Super League Kerala and the club finished as runners up in the 2025–26 Kerala Premier League, earning promotion to the I-League 3 for the 2026–27 season. The club was founded in May 2024.

Under coach Ian Gillan, Calicut hosted and drew the first match of the SLK. The club won the inaugural 2024 Super League Kerala title, beating Forca Kochi FC 2–1 in the final.

Stadium

EMS Stadium, located in the heart of Calicut, is used as home ground of Calicut FC

Performance

Season 1 (2024)

In the inaugural 2024 season of the Super League Kerala, Calicut FC emerged as one of the most dominant and tactically disciplined teams in the competition. Ahead of the season, the club strengthened their core by signing Kervens Belfort, the Haitian international forward with Indian Super League experience, Abdul Hakku Nediyodath, a seasoned centre-back who brought defensive stability, and Gani Nigam, a creative midfielder who dictated play from the middle of the park.

Calicut finished the league stage with five wins, four draws, and one loss, securing a table-top finish and a place in the semifinals. They went on to defeat Thiruvananthapuram Kombans 2–1 in a closely contested semifinal before overcoming Forca Kochi FC 2–1 in the final to lift the Super League Kerala 2024 title. Kervens Belfort finished as the top scorer of the tournament with four goals, including a decisive strike in the final, cementing his reputation as the attacking spearhead of Calicut’s title-winning campaign.

Supporters

Kerala is known for its passionate football fan base. "Beacons" is the supporters' group of Calicut FC. In a first for Indian sports, Calicut Football Club (CFC) launched "Lady Beacons", an exclusive women's supporters' group (WSG) that supports the club in an organized manner from the stands. The initiative, unveiled in Kozhikode, aims to promote inclusivity and encourage greater participation of women in football fandom while reflecting the region’s strong football culture.

Players

First-team squad

As of 7 March 2026

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	DF	IND	Henry Joseph
6	DF	IND	Sachin Dev
7	FW	IND	Muhammed Roshal
8	MF	IND	Lalremruata
9	FW	IND	Junain Kadavalath
11	FW	IND	Gani Nigam
12	MF	IND	Muhammed Rashid
13	GK	IND	Bishorjit Singh
14	MF	IND	Arun Kumar
15	MF	IND	Arjun Jayaraj
17	FW	IND	Ajith KR
19	FW	IND	Rifhath Ramzan
21	FW	IND	Muhammed Sanaf
24	DF	IND	Muhammed Aslam

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
25	DF	IND	Cirin Varghese
30	FW	IND	Adam David
31	DF	IND	Manoj M
77	FW	IND	Rahul Venu
80	MF	IND	Ajad Shaheem
96	GK	IND	Muhammed Anas
99	DF	IND	Sandeep S
—	GK	IND	Aalok Tishrei Mathew
—	GK	IND	Parthiv KM
—	DF	IND	Ningthoujam Lanchenba
—	MF	IND	Abu Swalih
—	FW	IND	Hasir V

Other Players Under Contract

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
18	DF	IND	Muhammed Riyas
19	FW	IND	Mohammed Ashique
23	GK	IND	Muhammed Niyas
43	GK	IND	Sharon P

Personnel

As of 20 August 2025

Current technical staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Ever Demaldé
Assistant coach	Biby Thomas
Goalkeeping coach	Nelson MV
Strength & conditioning coach	Abhijith AP
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	Said Ibnu Haris
Kit manager	Rahul A S

Managerial history

Head coach's record

As of 14 December 2025

Name	Nationality	From	To	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Win%	Ref.
Ian Gillan	Australia	30 July 2024	8 March 2025	12	7	4	1	22	11	058.33
Ever Demaldé	Argentina	20 August 2025		11	7	2	2	21	12	063.64

Statistics and records

As of 10 November 2024

Most appearances

Rank	Player	appearances
1	Richard Osei	21
2	Muhammed Riyas	20
3	Mohammed Arshaf	18
4	Thoi Singh Khangebam	11
	Muhammad Ajsal
	Federico Boasso
7	Gani Nigam	10
	Ernest Barfo
	Vishal Joon
	Alexis Sosa
	Nahuel Pereyra
	Hajmal Sakeer
	Mohammed Asif Khan

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Muhammad Ajsal	7
2	Kervens Belfort	5
3	Gani Nigam	4
4	Muhammed Riyas	3
	Sebastián Rincón
	Prasanth Mohan
7	Britto P. M.	2
	John Kennedy
	Richard Osei
	Federico Boasso

Honours

• Super League Kerala
  • Champions : 2024
• Kerala Premier League
  • Runners-up: 2025–26

See also

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