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The Kozhikode Corporation Council connected Friday (October 10, 2025) decided to manus implicit the upkeep of the EMS Corporation Stadium successful the metropolis to the Kerala Football Association (KFA) for an yearly interest of ₹3 lakh.
The stadium had been maintained by Gokulam Kerala FC since 2023, portion utilizing it arsenic its location crushed successful the I-League. However, the FC precocious had a fallout with the Corporation implicit an alleged breach of contract. The concern lasting committee of the Corporation refused to entertain the FC’s petition to renew the declaration and decided to enactment successful the KFA, which had besides requested custody of the stadium.
Under the caller contract, too the yearly fee, the KFA volition person to wage a regular interest of ₹25,000 to the Corporation for each lucifer held astatine the stadium, irrespective of the income generated. This information does not use to events straight organised by the KFA oregon the District Football Association.
Meanwhile, Gokulam Kerala FC tin proceed to usage the stadium arsenic its location ground. However, if different squad from Kerala qualifies for the I-League and replaces Gokulam, that squad tin usage the stadium arsenic its location crushed upon request, but not arsenic a signifier ground. The KFA tin cod the ₹25,000 idiosyncratic interest from teams utilizing the stadium arsenic their location crushed and remit it to the Corporation. The KFA volition besides negociate the usage of rooms successful the stadium allotted to teams during matches, but nary squad tin usage the rooms connected non-match days.
The stadium tin beryllium utilized for events not related to shot with anterior support from the Corporation and a ‘No Objection Certificate’ from the KFA. The archetypal specified lawsuit volition beryllium Season 2 of the Indian SuperCross Racing League (ISRL), organised by Bandidos MotorSports Kerala, nether which motocross races volition beryllium held astatine the stadium connected December 20 and 21.
The assembly besides decided to waive the licence fees for vendors successful the Mofussil autobus basal building, which was damaged successful a monolithic occurrence connected May 18. The assembly noted that the shops had to stay closed for days aft the incidental and could not beryllium utilized again until indispensable repairs were completed. However, galore vendors had not paid licence fees for respective years since the Pandemic. Considering this, the Corporation has waived the licence fees for 2 months for those who were up to day with payments and volition widen the aforesaid payment to others arsenic they wide their dues.
