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 24 September 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
1	GK	IND	Debnath Mondal
2	DF	IND	Tluangpuia
6	DF	ARG	Alexis Sosa
7	MF	ARG	Máximo García
9	FW	BRA	Léo David
10	MF	ARG	Federico Boasso
11	FW	IND	Gani Nigam
12	MF	IND	Naseeb Rahman
13	FW	IND	Ajith KR
14	MF	IND	Arun Kumar
15	MF	IND	Emil Benny
17	MF	IND	Andrews A
18	MF	IND	Riyas PT
19	FW	IND	Muhammed Ashique
21	GK	IND	Bishorjit Singh
22	MF	ARG	Agustín Villalobos

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	GK	IND	Fayad Firoz
24	DF	IND	Muhammed Ameen
25	DF	IND	Cirin Varghese
28	FW	IND	Prasanth Mohan
29	FW	IND	Calwin Thomas
31	DF	IND	Manoj Markose
32	GK	IND	Mirshad Michu
37	FW	ARG	Maximiliano Urruti
45	MF	IND	Anin Muhammed
47	FW	IND	Muhammed Roshal
60	MF	IND	Girik Khosla
77	FW	IND	Muhammed Shadhil
79	MF	IND	Jobin J
80	MF	IND	Ajad Shaheem
99	DF	IND	Ankit Mukherjee
—	DF	IND	Mohammed Jasim

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
—	DF	IND	Henry Joseph
—	DF	IND	Sachin Dev
—	MF	IND	Lalremruata
—	FW	IND	Junain Kadavalath
—	MF	IND	Muhammed Rashid
—	MF	IND	Arjun Jayaraj
—	DF	IND	Arap Konyak
—	FW	IND	Rifhath Ramzan
—	FW	IND	Shamnad KP
—	FW	IND	Muhammed Sanaf
—	DF	IND	Muhammed Aslam
—	FW	IND	Adam David

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	IND	Yhoto Lohe
—	FW	IND	Rahul Venu
—	FW	IND	Antony K Paulose
—	GK	IND	Muhammed Anas
—	GK	IND	Aalok Tishrei Mathew
—	DF	IND	Ningthoujam Lanchenba
—	MF	IND	Abu Swalih

Personnel

As of 15 September 2026

Current technical staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Ever Demaldé
Assistant coach	Biby Thomas
Goalkeeping coach	Nelson MV
Strength & conditioning coach	Matias Cano
Physio	Sayyid Ahammed Nasal Gifri PK
Performance Analyst	Abhinadan Mohanta
Masseur	Bijesh P

Management

Position	Name
Chief executive officer	Korath Mathew
Operations Director	Jibu Gibson
Team manager	Said Ibnu Haris
Kit manager	Mohammad Fayiz

Managerial history

Head coach's record

As of 26 September 2026

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		12	8	2	2	23	12	066.67

Statistics and records

As of 10 November 2024

Most appearances

Rank	Player	appearances
1	Richard Osei	21
	Muhammed Riyas
3	Mohammed Arshaf	18
4	Federico Boasso	12
5	Thoi Singh Khangebam	11
	Muhammad Ajsal
	Alexis Sosa
8	Gani Nigam	10
	Ernest Barfo
	Vishal Joon
	Nahuel Pereyra
	Hajmal Sakeer
	Mohammed Asif Khan
	Prasanth Mohan

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Muhammad Ajsal	7
2	Kervens Belfort	5
3	Gani Nigam	4
	Prasanth Mohan
5	Muhammed Riyas	3
	Sebastián Rincón
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