2016–17 Kerala Premier League
The 2016–17 Kerala Premier League Season is the fourth season of the Kerala Premier League. Unlike last 3 seasons, The season features 11 teams which will be divided into 2 groups with Group A having 5 and Group B having 6 teams and is played on a home-and-away format with half of the teams being private clubs. Later Quartz SC announced its withdrawal from the league making the number of teams 10.[1] The season kicked off on 8 April 2017.[2][3] KSEB beat FC Thrissur in the finals to clinch their maiden Kerala Premier League Title.
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Season | 2016–17 (4th Season) |
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Champions | KSEB |
Matches played | 45 |
Goals scored | 126 (2.8 per match) |
Top goalscorer | ![]() |
Biggest home win | Gokulam FC 7–0 Cochin Port Trust (20 May 2017) |
Biggest away win | KSEB 0–5 Gokulam FC (10 May 2017) |
Highest scoring | FC Kerala 5–3 Cochin Port Trust (30 April 2017) |
Longest winning run | FC Thrissur SBI Kerala (3 games) |
Longest unbeaten run | FC Thrissur (6 games) |
Longest winless run | SBI Kerala (7 games) |
Longest losing run | Accountant General Office (4 games) |
← 2015–16 2017–18 →
All statistics correct as of 1 June 2017. |
Teams






It will feature the best 11 teams of Kerala affiliated to the KFA competing for the Trophy. The league is played in a home and away format for the first time. Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. At the end of the season a table of the final League standings is determined, based on the following criteria in this order: points obtained, goal difference, and goals scored.
P. Anilkumar, the Kerala Football Association secretary, on 24 January 2017
Stadiums and locations
Team | Stadium | Capacity |
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Central Excise | Ambedkar Stadium, Ernakulam | 10,000 |
Cochin Port Trust | ||
FC Kerala | Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium | 15,000 |
FC Thrissur | ||
Gokulam FC | Kottappadi Football Stadium, Malappuram | 10,000 |
Kerala Police | ||
Sports Academy Tirur | Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium, Tirur | – |
KSEB | Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium | 25,000 |
SBI Kerala | ||
Accountant General Office | University Stadium (Thiruvananthapuram) | 20,000 |
Quartz SC w | EMS Stadium | 85,000 |
w Withdrawn
Results
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Gokulam FC | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 12 | Advance to Semi-finals |
2 | KSEB | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 11 | |
3 | FC Kerala | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 10 | |
4 | Cochin Port Trust | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 24 | −15 | 1 | |
5 | Quartz SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn from the League |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sports Academy Tirur | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 20 | Advance to Semi-finals |
2 | FC Thrissur | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 18 | |
3 | Kerala Police | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 17 | |
4 | SBI Kerala | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 13 | |
5 | Accountant General Office | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 8 | |
6 | Central Excise | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 7 |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
A1 | Gokulam FC | 0 (5) | |||||||
B2 | FC Thrissur | 0 (6) | |||||||
FC Thrissur | 2 | ||||||||
KSEB | 4 | ||||||||
A2 | KSEB | 0 (4) | |||||||
B1 | Sports Academy Tirur | 0 (1) | |||||||
Fixtures and results
- Cancelled Matches
8 April 2017 | Sports Academy Tirur | 2–1 | FC Thrissur | Tirur |
19:30 IST | Muhammed Shibili ![]() Fasalu Rahman ![]() |
Report | S Rajesh ![]() |
Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium Attendance: – |
9 April 2017 | FC Kerala | 1–2 | KSEB | Thrissur |
16:00 IST | Ubaid ![]() |
Report | Uvais ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium Attendance: – |
13 April 2017 | Cochin Port Trust | 1–4 | Gokulam FC | Ernakulam |
16:00 IST | Sylla Sulaiman ![]() |
Report | Shihad ![]() Pritam Sarkar ![]() Arif Javed Sheikh ![]() VP Suhair ![]() |
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium Attendance: – |
13 April 2017 | FC Thrissur | 2–1 | Central Excise | Thrissur |
16:00 IST | Ashik ![]() S Rajesh ![]() |
Report | Shehanaz ![]() |
Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium Attendance: – |
15 April 2017 | Kerala Police | 0–2 | FC Thrissur | Malappuram |
19:00 IST | Report | Ashik ![]() Ashar ![]() |
Stadium: Kottappadi Football Stadium Attendance: – |
16 April 2017 | SBI Kerala | 0–0 | Sports Academy Tirur | Thiruvananthapuram |
16:00 IST | Report | Stadium: Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium Attendance: – |
19 April 2017 | FC Kerala | 9–0 | Quartz SC | Thrissur |
16:00 IST | Jerry ![]() Uvais ![]() Bala ![]() Ubaid ![]() Bineesh ![]() ![]() ![]() Anoop ![]() Harikrishnan ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium Attendance: – |
19 April 2017 | Accountant General Office | 2–1 | Sports Academy Tirur | Thiruvananthapuram |
16:00 IST | Nazarudeen ![]() Y Dany ![]() |
Report | Shaheed ![]() |
Stadium: University Stadium (Thiruvananthapuram) Attendance: – |
19 April 2017 | Kerala Police | 2–0 | Central Excise | Malappuram |
19:00 IST | Jimshad ![]() Firos Kalathingal ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Kottappadi Football Stadium Attendance: – |
22 April 2017 | Kerala Police | 2–0 | Accountant General Office | Malappuram |
19:00 IST | Aneesh ![]() Jimmy ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Kottappadi Football Stadium Attendance: – |
23 April 2017 | Gokulam FC | 5–0 | Quartz SC | Malappuram |
19:00 IST | VP Suhair ![]() ![]() Francis ![]() Mohammed Salim ![]() ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Kottappadi Football Stadium Attendance: – |
23 April 2017 | Central Excise | 0–1 | FC Thrissur | Ernakulam |
16:00 IST | Report | S Rajesh ![]() |
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium Attendance: – |
26 April 2017 | Sports Academy Tirur | 3–0 | Accountant General Office | Tirur |
16:00 IST | Atsushi Yonezawa ![]() ![]() Shaheed ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium Attendance: – |
26 April 2017 | Gokulam FC | 1–2 | KSEB | Malappuram |
19:00 IST | VP Suhair ![]() |
Report | Alex ![]() Rakesh ![]() |
Stadium: Kottappadi Football Stadium Attendance: – |
29 April 2017 | FC Thrissur | 1–1 | Kerala Police | Thrissur |
16:00 IST | S Rajesh ![]() |
Report | Firos Kalathingal ![]() |
Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium Attendance: – |
29 April 2017 | SBI Kerala | 0–0 | Accountant General Office | Thiruvananthapuram |
16:00 IST | Report | Stadium: Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium Attendance: – |
30 April 2017 | FC Kerala | 5–3 | Cochin Port Trust | Thrissur |
16:00 IST | Sadhik ![]() Bineesh ![]() ![]() ![]() Jithin ![]() |
Report | Sylla Sulaiman ![]() ![]() Assaku Aqua Effiong ![]() |
Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium Attendance: – |
1 May 2017 | Sports Academy Tirur | 2–0 | Kerala Police | Tirur |
16:00 IST | Shaheed ![]() ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium Attendance: – |
1 May 2017 | Central Excise | 3–2 | SBI Kerala | Ernakulam |
16:00 IST | Askar ![]() ![]() Muhammed Rafi ![]() |
Report | Sajith Poulose ![]() Prasoon ![]() |
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium Attendance: – |
3 May 2017 | Gokulam FC | 2–0 | FC Kerala | Malappuram |
19:00 IST | Bello Razaq ![]() Arif Javed Sheikh ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Kottappadi Football Stadium Attendance: – |
5 May 2017 | Cochin Port Trust | 2–2 | KSEB | Ernakulam |
16:00 IST | Sylla Sulaiman ![]() Assaku Aqua Effiong ![]() |
Report | Muhammed Parakkottil ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium Attendance: – |
7 May 2017 | FC Thrissur | 2–2 | SBI Kerala | Thrissur |
16:00 IST | Jasir ![]() Antony Poulose ![]() |
Report | Shaijumon ![]() Jijo Joseph ![]() |
Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium Attendance: – |
8 May 2017 | Kerala Police | 2–0 | Central Excise | Malappuram |
19:00 IST | Bibin Thomas ![]() Firos Kalathingal ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Kottappadi Football Stadium Attendance: – |
10 May 2017 | Quartz SC | 0–8 | FC Kerala | Kozhikkode |
16:00 IST | Report | Harikrishnan ![]() ![]() Jithin ![]() ![]() ![]() Jerrybie Kelechi ![]() Bala ![]() Ubaid ![]() |
Stadium: EMS Stadium Attendance: – |
10 May 2017 | SBI Kerala | 0–0 | FC Thrissur | Thiruvananthapuram |
16:00 IST | Report | Stadium: Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium Attendance: – |
10 May 2017 | KSEB | 0–4 | Gokulam FC | Thiruvananthapuram |
19:30 IST | Report | VP Suhair ![]() ![]() Mohammed Rashid ![]() Mohammed Salim ![]() |
Stadium: Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium Attendance: – |
10 May 2017 | Kerala Police | 1–1 | Sports Academy Tirur | Malappuram |
19:30 IST | Rahul ![]() |
Report | Irshad ![]() |
Stadium: Kottappadi Football Stadium Attendance: – |
13 May 2017 | Accountant General Office | 3–1 | FC Thrissur | Thiruvananthapuram |
16:00 IST | Kannan ![]() Midhun ![]() ![]() |
Report | Ozowara CE ![]() |
Stadium: University Stadium (Thiruvananthapuram) Attendance: – |
14 May 2017 | Sports Academy Tirur | 2–0 | Central Excise | Tirur |
16:00 IST | Shaheed ![]() Unais ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium Attendance: – |
14 May 2017 | FC Kerala | 2–0 | Gokulam FC | Thrissur |
16:00 IST | EC Lucky ![]() Jerrybie Kelechi ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium Attendance: – |
14 May 2017 | Kerala Police | 1–0 | SBI Kerala | Malappuram |
16:00 IST | Firos Kalathingal ![]() |
Stadium: Kottappadi Football Stadium Attendance: – |
17 May 2017 | KSEB | 0–0 | FC Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram |
16:00 IST | Report | Stadium: Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium Attendance: – |
17 May 2017 | FC Thrissur | 3–1 | Accountant General Office | Thrissur |
16:00 IST | Ozowara CE ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Report | Dany Y ![]() |
Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium Attendance: – |
17 May 2017 | Sports Academy Tirur | 1–0 | SBI Kerala | Tirur |
16:00 IST | Fasalu Rahman ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium Attendance: – |
19 May 2017 | Accountant General Office | 1–2 | Central Excise | Thiruvananthapuram |
16:00 IST | Stadium: University Stadium (Thiruvananthapuram) Attendance: – |
20 May 2017 | FC Thrissur | 3–1 | Sports Academy Tirur | Thrissur |
16:00 IST | Haseeb ![]() Ozowara CE ![]() Somi ![]() |
Report | Shibili ![]() |
Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium Attendance: – |
20 May 2017 | Gokulam FC | 7–0 | Cochin Port Trust | Malappuram |
19:30 IST | Francis Xavier ![]() Muhammed Salim ![]() VP Suhair ![]() Arif Javed Shaikh ![]() Bright Mendes ![]() Sushanth Mathew ![]() Shihad ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Kottappadi Football Stadium Attendance: – |
21 May 2017 | SBI Kerala | 1–0 | Central Excise | Thiruvananthapuram |
16:00 IST | Aslam Jr. ![]() |
Stadium: Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium Attendance: – |
22 May 2017 | Accountant General Office | 1–4 | Kerala Police | Thiruvananthapuram |
16:00 IST | Febindas ![]() |
KP Jimshad ![]() Firos Kalathingal ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: University Stadium (Thiruvananthapuram) Attendance: – |
23 May 2017 | Cochin Port Trust | 2–3 | FC Kerala | Ernakulam |
16:00 IST | Assaku Aqua Efiong ![]() Sylla Sulaiman ![]() |
Mousoof Naizan ![]() ![]() Jithin MS ![]() |
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium Attendance: – |
24 May 2017 | Central Excise | 1–2 | Sports Academy Tirur | Ernakulam |
16:00 IST | Melvino Fernandez ![]() |
Report | Fasalu Rehman ![]() Shaheed ![]() |
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium Attendance: – |
24 May 2017 | Accountant General Office | 1–3 | SBI Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram |
16:00 IST | Manu ![]() |
Report | Aslam Sr. ![]() Jijo Joseph ![]() Shaijumon ![]() |
Stadium: University Stadium (Thiruvananthapuram) Attendance: – |
25 May 2017 | KSEB | 3–1 | Cochin Port Trust | Thiruvananthapuram |
16:00 IST | Joby Justin ![]() Sajeer Khan ![]() ![]() |
Report | Assaku Aqua Efiong ![]() |
Stadium: Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium Attendance: – |
26 May 2017 | Central Excise | 2–2 | Accountant General Office | Ernakulam |
16:00 IST | Muneer ![]() Balu P Maani ![]() |
Jipson Justus ![]() Manuprasad ![]() |
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium Attendance: – |
27 May 2017 | SBI Kerala | 1–0 | Kerala Police | Thiruvananthapuram |
16:00 IST | Sajith Poulose ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium Attendance: – |
Semi-finals
29 May 2017 | Sports Academy Tirur | 0–0 (1–4 p) | KSEB | Tirur |
16:00 IST | Report | Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium Attendance: – | ||
Penalties | ||||
Irshad ![]() Shafeek ![]() Rahil ![]() |
Joby Justin ![]() Franicis ![]() Surjith ![]() Alex ![]() |
29 May 2017 | FC Thrissur | 0–0 (6–5 p) | Gokulam FC | Thrissur |
16:00 IST | Report | Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium Attendance: – | ||
Penalties | ||||
Akhil ![]() Somi P T ![]() Saneesh VP ![]() S Rajesh ![]() Ozowara CE ![]() Sebin Varghese ![]() Haseeb KV ![]() Ashique ![]() |
Arif Javed Shaikh ![]() Bello Razaq ![]() Sushanth Mathew ![]() Myron Mendez ![]() Noushad ![]() Mohammed Salim ![]() Bijesh Balan ![]() Francis Xaviour ![]() |
Final
31 May 2017 | FC Thrissur | 2–4 | KSEB | Thrissur |
21:30 IST | Somi PT ![]() S Rajesh ![]() |
Report | Alex ![]() Joby Justin ![]() Sajeer Khan ![]() Mohammad Safwan ![]() |
Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium Attendance: – |
Season statistics
- As of 1 June 2017
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Kerala Police | 7 |
2 | ![]() |
Sports Academy Tirur | 6 |
3 | ![]() |
FC Thrissur | 5 |
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FC Thrissur | ||
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Cochin Port Trust | ||
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Gokulam FC | ||
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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![]() | FC Kerala | Cochin Port Trust | 5–3 | 30 April 2017 | [4] |
![]() | FC Thrissur | Accountant General Office | 3–1 | 17 May 2017 | [5] |
![]() | Kerala Police | Accountant General Office | 4–1 | 22 May 2017 | – |
Season awards
Award | Recipient |
---|---|
Most Valuable Player | Shaheed (Sports Academy Tirur) |
Fairplay award | FC Kerala |
References
- Tennyson, Rayson P. "'Player revolt' forces Quartz to pull out of KPL? – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- Correspondent, Special. "KPL to have a home-and-away format". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- Special, Correspondent. "Kerala Premier League to kick off on April 8". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- "FC Kerala 5–3 Cochin Port Trust". 30 April 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- "FC Thrissur 3–1 Accountant General Office". 17 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.