The  Kerala's Gokulam FC has handed a direct entry by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) All India Football Federation (AIFF).

The  AIFF Bid Evaluation Committee met in the national capital which decided to award Sree Gokulam Group the right to field their team in the I-League.

AIFF General Secretary, Kushal Das said "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," 

Das added, "I hope the club would be able to ignite the passion of Kerala football in Calicut where they will be playing from."

I-League CEO, Sunando Dhar said  "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."

"It will be beneficial to both the Hero I-League as well as Indian football. And I'm sure the passionate football fans of Kerala will be delighted to have a team of their own", Dhar added.

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