Gokulam FC will play in I-league 2017-18 season
Kerala football fans please
with the announcement as Gokulam FC will be representing Kerala in the I-League.
The IFF Bid Evaluation Committee met at the AIFF HQ in New Delhi on September
20, 2017 to evaluate the bids submitted after the tendering process was
initiated on August 18, 2017.
From the bids submitted,
the Bid Evaluation Committee decided to award Sree Gokulam Group the right to
field their team in the Hero I-League 2017-18 season onward.
“It gives me great
pleasure to welcome a new Kerala team from Sree Gokulam Group to the Hero I-League
from the 2017-18 season”, AIFF General Secretary, Mr. Kushal Das said.
The team will be playing their home matches
out of Calicut, Kerala.
Mr. Das added, “I hope
the club would be able to ignite the passion of Kerala football in Calicut
where they will be playing from.”
Hero I-League CEO, Mr.
Sunando Dhar also sounded ‘happy’ with the inclusion. “We would like to
congratulate Sree Gokulam Group on winning the bid. It has been our endeavor to
have corporate teams come into the Hero I-League and the team from Kerala will
open a new market for the league.”