Kerala Premier League
Season2023–24
Dates25 November 2023 – TBA
Matches played36
Goals scored127 (3.53 per match)
Top goalscorerMuhammed Ashar NA (Golden Threads FC)
(10 Goals)
Biggest winKerala Blasters B 8-0 MK Sporting Club
(13 December 2023)
Highest scoringGokulam Kerala B 6-2 BASCO FC
(7 December 2023)
Kerala Blasters B 8-0 MK Sporting Club
(13 December 2023)
2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Kerala Premier League is the eleventh season of the Kerala Premier League, which is the highest level of the State league system and fifth of the overall Indian football league system.[1][2]

Qualifiers

Promoted teams:

Teams

KFA

Team Head coach Captain City Sponsor
1 BASCO FC India E. Shivamani Othukkungal Janatha TMT
2 Devagiri College Kozhikode
3 FC Areekode India Areekode Essa Group
4 FC Kerala India Britto Clemmi Thrissur Yogakshemam Loans
5 Golden Threads FC India Soly Xavier Kochi Wayna Water
6 Gokulam Kerala B India Baiju GS Bibin Boban Kozhikode CSB Bank[5]
7 Kerala Blasters B Poland Tomasz Tchorz Aritra Das Kochi Byju's
8 Kerala Police India Shimjith Malappuram Odyssia
9 Kerala United FC Nigeria Saheed Ramon[6] Muhammed Noufal Manjeri YELO
10 KSEB India P. B. Ramesh Trivandrum MADRE Integrated Engineering
11 Kovalam India Ebin Rose Kovalam Federal Bank
12 Little Flower FA India Boniface M Bexon D Trivandrum Hykon
13 LUCA SC India Syed Muhammed Rafi Shahajas Thekkan Manjeri Abreco Freight
14 MK Sporting Club India Satheevan Balan Alappuzha YRS
15 Muthoot FA India K. Anees Kochi Muthoot Pappachan Group
16 Parappur FC India Sanjoy Kumar Dey Hafis Parappur South Indian Bank
17 Real Malabar India Shinoj Madathil Thahir Zaman Kondotty VKS
18 SAT Tirur India Haary Benny Tirur AB Bismi
19 SAI Kollam India Deepak Boro Kollam
20 Wayanad United[7] India Sanush Raj Jaimy Kalpetta Wagonmart

Number of teams by region

No. of teams Districts Team(s)
7 MalappuramBASCO, FC Areekode, Kerala Police, Kerala United, LUCA SC, Real Malabar, SAT Tirur
3 TrivandrumKovalam, KSEB, LIFFA
ErnakulamGolden Threads, Kerala Blasters B, Muthoot FA
2 KozhikodeDevagiri College, Gokulam Kerala B
ThrissurFC Kerala, Parappur FC
1 AlappuzhaMK Sporting Club
KollamSAI Kollam
WayanadWayanad United

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Ref. Round Table Incoming coach Date of appointment Ref.
Gokulam Kerala B Portugal Paulo Jorge Santos Contract finished 1 July 2023 Pre-season India Baiju GS 20 August 2023 [8]
Real Malabar India Vinu Jose Contract finished 1 October 2023 India Shinoj Madathil 1 November 2023
FC Areekode India VP Suneer Contract finished 1 October 2023
Little Flower FA India Cleofas Alex Contract finished 1 October 2023 India Boniface M 1 December 2023

Venues

Stadium Capacity Location
Kottappady Stadium 10,000 Malappuram
Jawahar Stadium 30,000 Kannur
EMS Stadium 50,000 Kozhikode
Maharaja's College Ground 20,000 Kochi
Thrissur Corporation Stadium 20,000 Thrissur

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 SAT Tirur 7 6 1 0 15 7 +8 19 Advance to the Final Round
2 Gokulam Kerala 'B' 7 3 2 2 19 9 +10 11
3 Kerala United FC 5 3 2 0 11 3 +8 11
4 FC Areekode 7 3 2 2 10 5 +5 11
5 Real Malabar FC 7 3 2 2 12 8 +4 11
6 Wayanad United FC 7 3 2 2 9 6 +3 11
7 Devagiri College 6 2 2 2 9 9 0 8
8 BASCO FC 7 1 1 5 10 25 15 4
9 FC Kerala 7 1 0 6 6 21 15 3
10 Luca SC 6 0 2 4 3 11 8 2
Updated to match(es) played on 15 January 2024. Source: The Away End

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Kerala Police FC 8 8 0 0 28 2 +26 24 Advance to the Final Round
2 Kovalam FC 7 4 1 2 14 8 +6 13
3 Golden Threads FC 7 4 0 3 19 10 +9 12
4 Muthoot FA 6 4 0 2 7 4 +3 12
5 Kerala Blasters FC 'B' 8 3 1 4 16 14 +2 10
6 KSEB FC 7 3 0 4 19 11 +8 9
7 Parappur FC 7 3 0 4 14 19 5 9
8 Little Flower FA 6 2 1 3 13 15 2 7
9 SAI Kollam 7 1 2 4 8 20 12 5
10 MK Sporting Club 7 0 1 6 3 38 35 1
Updated to match(es) played on 15 January 2024. Source: The Away End

Championship round

Super Six

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Kerala Police 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Semi Finals
2 SAT Tirur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: KFA

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[9]
1 Muhammed Ashar NA Golden Threads FC 10
2 Shijin Thadhayouse Gokulam Kerala B 8
3 Sujil NS Kerala Police 5
Bijesh T Balan
Firos K
Aboobacker Dilshad Real Malabar
7 Muhammed Ashiq Gokulam Kerala B 4
John Paul KSEB
9 Junain Kadvalath Muthoot FA 3
Naseef P FC Areekode
Aman Kerala Blasters B
Muhammed Sanad P Devagiri College
Lalsiem Kerala United
Crispin KSEB

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref
Shijin T Gokulam Kerala B BASCO FC 6-2 7 December 2023 [10]
Junain Kadvalath Muthoot FA KSEB 3-2 [11]
Naseef P FC Areekode FC Kerala 4-0 9 December 2023 [12]
Muhammed Ashar NA Golden Threads FC Parappur FC 7-0 14 December 2023 [13]
Firos K Kerala Police SAI Kollam 5-0 15 December 2023 [14]
Lalsiem Kerala United Basco FC 6-0 17 December 2023 [15]
Shijin T Gokulam Kerala B LUCA SC 3-0 8 January 2024
Sreenath Wayanad United Gokulam Kerala B 4-0 12 January 2024
Crispin KSEB MK Sporting 9-0 13 January 2024
John Paul

See also

References

  1. "Record five bids for I-League; no ISL reserves in 2nd and 3rd divisions". Hindustan Times. 13 June 2023. Archived from the original on 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  2. https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/kerala-premier-league-2023-football-malappuram-dates-teams-schedule/article67548232.ece
  3. https://twitter.com/keralafa/status/1694335998220468362%7Ctitle=St. Joseph College Devagiri clinches a spot in the Kerala Premier League 2023-24 after a remarkable win against EMEA College Kondotty. 🏆⭐
  4. https://twitter.com/keralafa/status/1695786794896298264%7Ctitle=Luca Soccer Club clinches a spot in the Kerala Premier League 2023-24 after a remarkable win against Sri Vyasa College . 🏆⭐
  5. Zaidi, Waseem (21 January 2022). "I-LEAGUE: Introducing shirt sponsors of every I-league club for 2021-22 season". www.khelnow.com. Khel Now. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  6. Rayan, Stan (17 March 2023). "Saheed Ramon close to clearing his first big test in Kerala". thehindu.com. The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  7. "പുതുചരിത്രമെഴുതി ഒരു വയനാട് ടീം കേരളാ പ്രീമിയര്‍ ലീഗിലേക്ക്..." malayalam.samayam.com (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  8. "Thrilled to announce Baiju GS as the Head Coach of GKFC Reserves. Let's make this season unforgettab".
  9. "Away End".
  10. "Shijin's hat-trick steals the show, turning the match into a goal-scoring masterpiece! 🔥🌟". Instagram. 7 December 2023.
  11. "Muthoot FA clinches a heart-pounding 3-2 win against KSEB, and Junain steals the show with a sensational hat-trick. 💪🏻". Instagram. 7 December 2023.
  12. "FC Areekode secures a commanding 4-0 win against FC Kerala, with Naseef stealing the show with a sensational hat-trick. An outstanding performance that echoes on the football stage! ⚽🎩". Instagram. 9 December 2023.
  13. "Golden Threads 7-0 win against Parappur FC". Instagram. 14 December 2023.
  14. "Kerala Police secures an impressive 5-0 win against SAI, showcasing a brilliant performance led by Firoz's hat-trick. A football spectacle that defines dominance on the pitch! ⚽🔥". Instagram. 15 December 2023.
  15. "🎉 Kerala United FC Dominates! A commanding 6-0 victory against Basco Othukungal in today's Scoreline Kerala Premier League clash. 🏆". Instagram. 17 December 2023.
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