2023–24 Kerala Premier League
| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 November 2023 – 11 February 2024 |
| Champions | Kerala United FC (2nd title)[1] |
| Promoted | Kerala United FC |
| Matches played | 108 |
| Goals scored | 385 (3.56 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Salahudheen Adnan (Muthoot FA) (11 Goals) |
| Biggest win | LIFFA 13–0 MK Sporting Club (19 January 2024) |
| Highest scoring | LIFFA 13–0 MK Sporting Club (19 January 2024) |
| Longest winning run | Kerala Police (13 Games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Kerala Police (14 Games) |
| Longest winless run | MK Sporting Club (9 Games) |
| Longest losing run | MK Sporting Club (8 Games) |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → | |
The 2023–24 Kerala Premier League was 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.[2][3]
Qualifiers[edit]
Promoted teams:
- Devagiri College[4]
- LUCA SC[5]
Teams[edit]
| Team | Head coach | Captain | City | Sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BASCO FC |  E. Shivamani
|
Othukkungal | Janatha TMT | |
| 2 | Devagiri College | Kozhikode | |||
| 3 | FC Areekode |
|
Areekode | Essa Group | |
| 4 | FC Kerala | Britto Clemmi
|
Thrissur | Yogakshemam Loans | |
| 5 | Golden Threads FC | Soly Xavier
|
Kochi | Wayna Water [1] | |
| 6 | Gokulam Kerala B | Baiju GS
|
Bibin Boban | Kozhikode | CSB Bank[6] |
| 7 | Kerala Blasters B |  Tomasz Tchorz
|
Aritra Das | Kochi | Byju's |
| 8 | Kerala Police | Shimjith
|
Vibin Thomas | Malappuram | Off Road Nilambur |
| 9 | Kerala United FC |  Saheed Ramon[7]
|
Muhammed Noufal | Manjeri | YELO |
| 10 | KSEB | P. B. Ramesh
|
Trivandrum | MADRE Integrated Engineering [2] | |
| 11 | Kovalam | Ebin Rose
|
Kovalam | Federal Bank | |
| 12 | Little Flower FA | Boniface M
|
Bexon D | Trivandrum | Hykon |
| 13 | LUCA SC | Syed Muhammed Rafi
|
Shahajas Thekkan | Manjeri | Abreco Freight [3] |
| 14 | MK Sporting Club | Satheevan Balan
|
Alappuzha | YRS | |
| 15 | Muthoot FA | K. Anees
|
Kochi | Muthoot Pappachan Group | |
| 16 | Parappur FC | Sanjoy Kumar Dey
|
Hafis | Parappur | South Indian Bank |
| 17 | Real Malabar | Shinoj Madathil
|
Thahir Zaman | Kondotty | VKS |
| 18 | SAT Tirur | Haary Benny
|
Nisham Monu | Tirur | SAT Qatar |
| 19 | SAI Kollam | Deepak Boro
|
Kollam | ||
| 20 | Wayanad United[8] | Sanush Raj
|
Jaimy | Kalpetta | Wagonmart |
Number of teams by region[edit]
| No. of teams | Districts | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Malappuram | BASCO, FC Areekode, Kerala Police, Kerala United, LUCA SC, Real Malabar, SA Tirur |
| 3 | Trivandrum | Kovalam, KSEB, LIFFA |
| Ernakulam | Golden Threads, Kerala Blasters B, Muthoot FA | |
| 2 | Kozhikode | Devagiri College, Gokulam Kerala B |
| Thrissur | FC Kerala, Parappur FC | |
| 1 | Alappuzha | MK Sporting Club |
| Kollam | SAI Kollam | |
| Wayanad | Wayanad United |
Managerial changes[edit]
| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Ref. | Round | Table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gokulam Kerala B |  Paulo Jorge Santos
|
Contract finished | 1 July 2023 | Pre-season | Baiju GS
|
20 August 2023 | [9] | ||
| Real Malabar | Vinu Jose
|
Contract finished | 1 October 2023 | Shinoj Madathil
|
1 November 2023 | ||||
| FC Areekode | VP Suneer
|
Contract finished | 1 October 2023 | ||||||
| Little Flower FA | Cleofas Alex
|
Contract finished | 1 October 2023 | Boniface M
|
1 December 2023 | ||||
Venues[edit]
| Stadium | Capacity | Location | No of Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jawahar Stadium | 30,000 | Kannur | 63 |
| Kottappady Stadium | 10,000 | Malappuram | 36 |
| Maharaja's College Ground | 20,000 | Kochi | 4 |
| EMS Stadium | 50,000 | Kozhikode | 3 |
| Thrissur Corporation Stadium | 20,000 | Thrissur | 1 |
| Sports Council Ground | 5,000 | Ernakulam | 1 |
Group stage[edit]
Group A[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerala United FC | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | +19 | 23 | Advanced to the Final Round |
| 2 | SA Tirur | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 22 | |
| 3 | Wayanad United FC | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 17[a] | |
| 4 | Gokulam Kerala 'B' | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 17[a] | |
| 5 | Real Malabar FC | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 14 | |
| 6 | Devagiri College | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 11 | |
| 7 | FC Areekode | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 11 | |
| 8 | FC Kerala | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 27 | −15 | 6 | |
| 9 | BASCO FC | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 34 | −22 | 4 | |
| 10 | Luca SC | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 2 |
Updated to match(es) played on 26 January 2024. Source: The Away End
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head points: Wayanad United FC 3, Gokulam Kerala 'B' 0.
Group B[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerala Police FC | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | +28 | 27 | Advanced to the Final Round |
| 2 | Muthoot FA | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 6 | +18 | 18 | |
| 3 | KSEB FC | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 15 | |
| 4 | Golden Threads FC | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 15 | |
| 5 | Kovalam FC | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 14 | |
| 6 | Kerala Blasters FC 'B' | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 13 | |
| 7 | Parappur FC | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 12 | |
| 8 | Little Flower FA | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 11 | |
| 9 | SAI Kollam | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 26 | −17 | 5 | |
| 10 | MK Sporting Club | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 60 | −57 | 1 |
Updated to match(es) played on 26 January 2024. Source: The Away End
Championship round[edit]
Super Six[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerala Police | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 13 | Advanced to Semi Finals |
| 2 | Kerala United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 9 | |
| 3 | Muthoot FA | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | |
| 4 | SAT | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 6 | |
| 5 | Wayanad United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 | |
| 6 | KSEB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 |
Updated to match(es) played on 06 February 2024. Source: KFA
Matches[edit]
| 27 January 2024 | Muthoot FA | 1-1 | Wayanad United | Kannur |
| 16:00 IST |
|
|
Stadium: Jawahar Stadium Man of the Match: Akhil K (Wayanad United) |
| 27 January 2024 | SAT | 0-5 | Kerala Police | Kannur |
| 18:30 IST |
|
Stadium: Jawahar Stadium Man of the Match: Sajeesh (Kerala Police) |
| 28 January 2024 | KSEB | 1-2 | Kerala United | Kannur |
| 18:30 IST |
|
|
Stadium: Jawahar Stadium Man of the Match: Sreejith Kallingal(Kerala United) |
| 29 January 2024 | Muthoot FA | 3-0 | SAT | Kannur |
| 16:00 IST |
|
Stadium: Jawahar Stadium Man of the Match: Ajay Krishnan (Muthoot) |
| 29 January 2024 | Kerala Police | 1-0 | Wayanad United | Kannur |
| 18:30 IST |
|
Stadium: Jawahar Stadium Man of the Match: Sajeesh (Kerala Police) |
| 31 January 2024 | KSEB | 0-1 | Kerala Police | Kannur |
| 16:00 IST |
|
Stadium: Jawahar Stadium Man of the Match: Ashfak Asif (Kerala Police) |
| 31 January 2024 | Kerala United | 1-0 | Muthoot FA | Kannur |
| 18:30 IST |
|
Stadium: Jawahar Stadium Man of the Match: Abdu Raheem (Kerala United) |
| 01 February 2024 | Wayanad United | 2-1 | SAT | Kannur |
| 18:30 IST |
|
|
Stadium: Jawahar Stadium Man of the Match: Muhammed Ameen (Wayanad United) |
| 02 February 2024 | Kerala United | 0-1 | Kerala Police | Kannur |
| 16:00 IST |
|
Stadium: Jawahar Stadium |
| 02 February 2024 | KSEB | 0-1 | Muthoot FA | Kannur |
| 18:30 IST |
|
Stadium: Jawahar Stadium |
| 04 February 2024 | Wayanad United | 0-3 | KSEB | Kannur |
| 16:00 IST |
|
Stadium: Jawahar Stadium |
| 04 February 2024 | SAT | 2-1 | Kerala United | Kannur |
| 18:30 IST |
|
|
Stadium: Jawahar Stadium |
| 05 February 2024 | Kerala Police | 1-1 | Muthoot FA | Kannur |
| 18:30 IST |
|
|
Stadium: Jawahar Stadium |
| 06 February 2024 | Wayanad United | 1-2 | Kerala United | Kannur |
| 16:00 IST |
|
|
Stadium: Jawahar Stadium |
| 06 February 2024 | SAT | 5-2 | KSEB | Kannur |
| 18:30 IST |
|
|
Stadium: Jawahar Stadium |
Semifinals[edit]
| Kerala Police | 0-2 | SAT |
|---|---|---|
|
| Kerala United | 2-0 | Muthoot FA |
|---|---|---|
|
Final[edit]
| SAT | 1-3 | Kerala United |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Statistics[edit]
Top scorers[edit]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[10] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salahudheen Adnan | Muthoot FA | 11 |
| 2 | Muhammed Ashar NA | Golden Threads FC | 10 |
| 3 | Sajeesh | Kerala Police | 9 |
| 4 | Shijin Thadhayouse | Gokulam Kerala B | 8 |
| 5 | Firos K | Kerala Police | 7 |
| Rahul KP | SA Tirur | ||
| Sreeraj | KSEB | ||
| Lalsiem chongoloi | Kerala United | ||
| 9 | Aboobacker Dilshad | Real Malabar | 6 |
| Sreenath | Wayanad United |
Hat-tricks[edit]
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shijin T | Gokulam Kerala B | BASCO FC | 6-2 | 7 December 2023 | [11] |
| Junain Kadvalath | Muthoot FA | KSEB | 3-2 | [12] | |
| Naseef P | FC Areekode | FC Kerala | 4-0 | 9 December 2023 | [13] |
| Muhammed Ashar NA | Golden Threads FC | Parappur FC | 7-0 | 14 December 2023 | [14] |
| Firos K | Kerala Police | SAI Kollam | 5-0 | 15 December 2023 | [15] |
| Lalsiem | Kerala United | Basco FC | 6-0 | 17 December 2023 | [16] |
| 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 | |||||
| Sanu | LIFFA | MK Sporting | 13-0 | 19 January 2024 | |
| Hashir | |||||
| Salahudheen 7 | Muthoot FA | MK Sporting | 9-0 | 23 January 2024 | |
| Sajeesh 4 | Kerala Police | SA Tirur | 5-0 | 27 January 2024 |
- Notes
7 Player scored 7 goals, 4 Player scored 4 goals
Season awards[edit]
| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the league | Muhamed Mahdi |
SAT |
| Golden boot | Salahudheen Adnan |
Muthoot FA |
| Golden glove | Mohammed Azhar |
Kerala Police |
| Best Defender | Sanju G |
Kerala Police |
| Fair Play Award | Gokulam Kerala FC B |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Kerala United retain KPL crown with three goals in injury time". Kannur: ON Manorama News. 11 February 2024. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/kerala-premier-league-2023-football-malappuram-dates-teams-schedule/article67548232.ece
- ^ 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. 🏆⭐
- ^ 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 . 🏆⭐
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "പുതുചരിത്രമെഴുതി ഒരു വയനാട് ടീം കേരളാ പ്രീമിയര് ലീഗിലേക്ക്..." malayalam.samayam.com (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ "Thrilled to announce Baiju GS as the Head Coach of GKFC Reserves. Let's make this season unforgettab".
- ^ "Away End".
- ^ "Shijin's hat-trick steals the show, turning the match into a goal-scoring masterpiece! 🔥🌟". Instagram. 7 December 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Golden Threads 7-0 win against Parappur FC". Instagram. 14 December 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "🎉 Kerala United FC Dominates! A commanding 6-0 victory against Basco Othukungal in today's Scoreline Kerala Premier League clash. 🏆". Instagram. 17 December 2023.