2023–24 Kerala Premier League

Kerala Premier League
Season2023–24
Dates19 August 2023 – 11 February 2024
ChampionsKerala United FC (2nd title)[1]
PromotedKerala United FC
Matches played108
Goals scored385 (3.56 per match)
Top goalscorerSalahudheen Adnan (Muthoot FA)
(11 goals)
Biggest winLIFFA 13–0 MK Sporting Club
(19 January 2024)
Highest scoringLIFFA 13–0 MK Sporting Club
(19 January 2024)
Longest winning runKerala Police
(13 games)
Longest unbeaten runKerala Police
(14 games)
Longest winless runMK Sporting Club
(9 games)
Longest losing runMK Sporting Club
(8 games)

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

Team Head coach City Sponsor
1 Devagiri College Kozhikode
2 WMO Muttil Kalpetta
3 EMEA College Kondotty
4 Talents Association
5 Shooters United India Ahamad Rasheed Padne
6 Travancore Royals FC India Samuel Geevarghese Trivandrum Vismayasmax Animations [1]
7 Sri Vyasa College Wadakkancherry
8 Cosmos Kottayam
9 Golden Threads FC India Soly Xavier Kochi Wayna Water [2]
10 Travancore United Trivandrum
11 LUCA SC India Navas Luca Kondotty Abreco Freight [3]

Venues

Venues were announced on 14 August 2023.[4]

Group Stadium Capacity Location
Pool A AIFA Ground Koppam
Pool B Maharaja's College Ground 20,000 Kochi

Teams

KFA

1 BASCO FC India E. Shivamani Othukkungal Janatha TMT
2 Devagiri College Kozhikode
3 FC Areekode Areekode Essa Group
4 FC Kerala India Britto Clemmi Thrissur Yogakshemam Loans
5 Golden Threads FC India Abhijith Kochi Wayna Water [4]
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 Vibin Thomas Malappuram Off Road Nilambur
9 Kerala United FC Nigeria Saheed Ramon[6] Muhammed Noufal Malappuram YELO
10 KSEB India P. B. Ramesh Trivandrum MADRE Integrated Engineering [5]
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 Kondotty Abreco Freight [6]
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 FC India Shinoj Madathil Thahir Zaman Kondotty VKS
18 SAT Tirur India Haary Benny Nisham Monu Tirur SAT Qatar
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 Malappuram BASCO, FC Areekode, Kerala Police, Kerala United, LUCA SC, Real Malabar, SAT 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

Matches

Pool A

19 August 2023 (2023-08-19) Devagiri College 2-1 WMO Muttil Koppam
15:30
  • Badusha 27'
  • Thameem 88'
  • Arjun 90+5'
 Stadium: AIFA Ground
20 August 2023 (2023-08-20) EMEA College 4-2 Talents Association Koppam
15:30 Stadium: AIFA Ground
22 August 2023 (2023-08-22) Shooters United 0-1 EMEA College Koppam
15:30 Stadium: AIFA Ground
23 August 2023 (2023-08-23) Devagiri College 0-0
(4-3 p)		 EMEA College Koppam
15:30 Stadium: AIFA Ground

Pool B

24 August 2023 (2023-08-24) Sri Vyasa College 1-0 Cosmos FC Kochi
15:30 Stadium: Maharaja's College Ground

Promoted teams:

Coaching 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 [10]
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 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

Main article: 2023–24 Kerala Premier League group stage

Group A

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 SAT 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:
  1. ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head points: Wayanad United FC 3, Gokulam Kerala 'B' 0.

Group B

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 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

Super Six

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 Tirur 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

27 January 2024 Muthoot FA 1-1 Wayanad United Kannur
16:00 IST
  • Adnan 25'
  • Abhinash 38'
 Stadium: Jawahar Stadium
Man of the Match: Akhil K (Wayanad United)
27 January 2024 SAT 0-5 Kerala Police Kannur
18:30 IST
  • Firos 20'
  • Sajeesh 29', 49', 72', 89'
 Stadium: Jawahar Stadium
Man of the Match: Sajeesh (Kerala Police)
28 January 2024 KSEB1-2 Kerala United Kannur
18:30 IST
  • Crispin 21'
  • 38'
  • Umar Mukthar 45+5'
 Stadium: Jawahar Stadium
Man of the Match: Sreejith Kallingal(Kerala United)
29 January 2024 Muthoot FA 3-0SATKannur
16:00 IST
  • Ajay 21', 67'
  • Salahudheen 69'
 Stadium: Jawahar Stadium
Man of the Match: Ajay Krishnan (Muthoot)
29 January 2024 Kerala Police 1-0Wayanad UnitedKannur
18:30 IST
  • Sajeesh 47'
 Stadium: Jawahar Stadium
Man of the Match: Sajeesh (Kerala Police)
31 January 2024 KSEB0-1 Kerala Police Kannur
16:00 IST
  • Ashfak Asif 59'
 Stadium: Jawahar Stadium
Man of the Match: Ashfak Asif (Kerala Police)
31 January 2024 Kerala United 1-0Muthoot FAKannur
18:30 IST
  • Abdu Raheem 85'
 Stadium: Jawahar Stadium
Man of the Match: Abdu Raheem (Kerala United)
1 February 2024 Wayanad United 2-1SATKannur
18:30 IST
  • Ameen 19'
  • Arunlal 63'
  • Rahul KP 81'
 Stadium: Jawahar Stadium
Man of the Match: Muhammed Ameen (Wayanad United)
2 February 2024 Kerala United0-1 Kerala Police Kannur
16:00 IST
  • Jamshid 45+2'
 Stadium: Jawahar Stadium
2 February 2024 KSEB0-1 Muthoot FA Kannur
18:30 IST
  • Arjun 1'
 Stadium: Jawahar Stadium
4 February 2024 Wayanad United0-3 KSEB Kannur
16:00 IST
  • John Paul 75'
  • Nijo 78'
  • Sreeraj 81'
 Stadium: Jawahar Stadium
4 February 2024 SAT 2-1Kerala UnitedKannur
18:30 IST
  • Thasleem 68'
  • Yasin 90+3'
  • Wiliam 78' (P)
 Stadium: Jawahar Stadium
5 February 2024 Kerala Police 1-1 Muthoot FA Kannur
18:30 IST
  • Jamshid 84'
  • Ajmal 81'
 Stadium: Jawahar Stadium
6 February 2024 Wayanad United1-2 Kerala United Kannur
16:00 IST
  • Ameen 33'
  • Vanlalmalsawma 50'
  • Umar Mukthar 75'
 Stadium: Jawahar Stadium
6 February 2024 SAT 5-2KSEBKannur
18:30 IST
  • Nisham 41', 90+8'
  • Yadhu 51', 61'
  • Basheer 78'
  • Arjun 65' (P)
  • Sreeraj 74'
 Stadium: Jawahar Stadium

Semifinals

Kerala Police0-2SAT Tirur
  • Fabeel 74'
  • Mahdi 76'


Kerala United2-0Muthoot FA
  • Muheeb 2'
  • Lalsiem 64'

Final

SAT Tirur1-3Kerala United
  • Yadhu
  • Lalsiem 90+3' (P)
  • Vanlalmalsawma 90+8'
  • Muheeb 90+9'

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Team Goals[11]
1 Salahudheen Adnan Muthoot FA 11
2 Muhammed Ashar NA Golden Threads FC 10
3 Sajeesh Kerala Police FC 9
4 Shijin Thadhayouse Gokulam Kerala B 8
5 Firos K Kerala Police FC 7
Rahul KP SAT Tirur
Sreeraj KSEB
Lalsiem Chongoloi Kerala United
9 Aboobacker Dilshad Real Malabar 6
Sreenath Wayanad United

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref
Shijin T Gokulam Kerala B BASCO FC 6-2 7 December 2023 [12]
Junain Kadvalath Muthoot FA KSEB 3-2 [13]
Naseef P FC Areekode FC Kerala 4-0 9 December 2023 [14]
Muhammed Ashar NA Golden Threads FC Parappur FC 7-0 14 December 2023 [15]
Firos K Kerala Police FC SAI Kollam 5-0 15 December 2023 [16]
Lalsiem Kerala United Basco FC 6-0 17 December 2023 [17]
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 FC SAT Tirur 5-0 27 January 2024
Notes

7 Player scored 7 goals, 4 Player scored 4 goals

Season awards

Award Winner Team
Player of the league India Muhamed Mahdi SAT
Golden boot India Salahudheen Adnan Muthoot FA
Golden glove India Mohammed Azhar Kerala Police FC
Best defender India Sanju G Kerala Police FC
Fair Play Award Gokulam Kerala FC B /

See also

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  10. ^ "Thrilled to announce Baiju GS as the Head Coach of GKFC Reserves. Let's make this season unforgettab".
  11. ^ "Away End".
  12. ^ "Shijin's hat-trick steals the show, turning the match into a goal-scoring masterpiece! 🔥🌟". Instagram. 7 December 2023.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "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.
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