Malappuram FC

Malappuram
Full name	Malappuram Football Club
Short name	MFC
Founded	May 2024; 8 months ago
Ground	Malappuram District Sports Complex Stadium, Payyanad, Manjeri
Capacity	30,000
Owner	Veliyath Ajmal ; Anvar Ameen Chelat ; Sanju Samson
Head coach	John Gregory
League	Super League Kerala
Website	https://fcmalappuram.com//
Home colours	Away colours

Malappuram Football Club is an Indian professional franchise football club based in Malappuram, Kerala, competing in the Super League Kerala. The club was founded in May 2024.^[1]^[2]

Stadium

Malappuram FC plays their home matches at the Malappuram District Sports Complex Stadium in the city of Malappuram.

Players

First-team squad

As of 31 August 2024

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
2	DF	IND	Nandu Krishna
3	DF	IND	Gurjinder Kumar
4	DF	IND	Saurav
5	DF	ESP	Rubén Garcés
6	MF	IND	Muhammed Jasim
7	FW	ESP	Álex Sánchez
10	MF	ESP	Joseba Beitia
11	FW	BRA	Sérgio Barboza
12	MF	IND	Miit Adekar
14	FW	IND	Bujair Valiyattu
15	DF	IND	Anas Edathodika (Captain)
16	MF	IND	Naorem Nongdamba Singh
17	MF	IND	Nisham Monu


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	FW	IND	Riswanali Edakkavil
20	FW	IND	Naveen Krishna
19	FW	URU	Pedro Manzi
21	GK	IND	Sinan Mirdas
22	MF	IND	Faslu Rahman
23	GK	IND	Mithun Vazhayil
27	MF	IND	Ajay Krishnan
32	DF	IND	George D'Souza
33	DF	IND	Ajith Kumar
38	MF	IND	Musharaf
59	GK	IND	Tenzin Samdup
77	DF	ESP	Aitor Aldalur

Personnel

As of 28 July 2024

Current technical staff

Role	Name
Head coach	John Gregory
Assistant coach	Dragoș Firțulescu Cleofas Alex
Goalkeeping coach	Felix D'Souza
Strength & conditioning coach	Marius Bortis
Physio	Anandu Kumar