After becoming the first club to win back-to-back I-League titles, Gokulam Kerala failed to make a hat-trick of title wins by finishing third last season. As a case, they failed to take the opportunity of playing in the ISL being the first-ever side to earn promotion to the league. That honor went to Punjab FC, or RoundGlass Punjab at the time of winning the title, who finished 13 points above the Malabarians on top of the table. Gokulam Kerala will make sure to come back stronger and finally achieve their goal in the new season which begins in October 2023.
Learning from the setback of last season, Gokulam has made some eye-catching signings in the window to bolster their chances of making it into the ISL next year. Now, with a strong squad in hand, the team hopes to win the league for the third time. The Malabarians will start the 2023/24 I-league season with the first three games at home. Their opener on the first day of the campaign is on 28th October 2023 against Inter Kashi from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh who are one of the corporate entries and have made stunning recruitments in the summer. The clash promises to be exciting between two teams aiming for the title this season.
Gokulam made their first away trip of the season on 19th November 2023 to face promoted team Lajong in Shillong before battling Namdhari FC, the other club with direct entry into the league, at home. Head Coach Domingo Oramas and his team will then fly off to Kolkata to face another title contender in Mohammedan Sporting. The last game of the first half of the season is also a challenging one against last season’s runners-up Sreenidi Deccan at Hyderabad on 19th December 2023. Gokulam might face several fixtures that could be title deciders with so many teams vying for the top spot this time.
Here are the Gokulam Kerala’s I-League fixtures for the first half of the 2023/24 season:
Saturday, 28 October 2023
Gokulam Kerala vs Inter Kashi - EMS Corporate Stadium, Kozhikode (19:00)
Sunday, 5 November 2023
Gokulam Kerala vs Neroca FC - EMS Corporate Stadium, Kozhikode (19:00)
Thursday, 9 November 2023
Gokulam Kerala vs Rajasthan United - EMS Corporate Stadium, Kozhikode (19:00)
Sunday, 19 November 2023
Shillong Lajong vs Gokulam Kerala - SSA Stadium, Shillong (19:00)
Sunday, 26 November 2023
Gokulam Kerala vs Churchill Brothers - EMS Corporate Stadium, Kozhikode (19:00)
Saturday, 2 December 2023
Gokulam Kerala vs Namdhari FC - EMS Corporate Stadium, Kozhikode (19:00)
Friday, 8 December 2023
Mohammedan Sporting vs Gokulam Kerala - Naihati Stadium, Naihati (19:00)
Monday, 11 December 2023
Real Kashmir vs Gokulam Kerala - TRC Football Turf, Srinagar (14:00)
Saturday, 16 December 2023
Aizawl FC vs Gokulam Kerala - Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Aizawl (19:00)
Tuesday, 19 December 2023
Sreenidi Deccan vs Gokulam Kerala - Deccan Arena, Hyderabad FC (19:00)
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