Kerala Premier League

Kerala Premier League is a professional association football league organized by the Kerala Football Association and played in the state of Kerala, India.[1] For sponsorship reasons, the league is officially known as the Ramco Kerala Premier League, which is the top football league in the state.

Kerala Premier League
Founded13 October 2013 (2013-10-13)
First season2013–14
CountryIndia
ConfederationAIFF
Number of teams12
Level on pyramid4
Promotion toNone
Current championsKerala Blasters FC Reserves
Most championshipsSBT Thiruvananthapuram
(2 titles)
TV partners24 News
Current: 2019–20
Women's Kerala Premier League
CountryIndia
ConfederationAIFF
Number of teams4
Promotion toNone
Current championsMarthoma College WFC
(1st title)
Most championships
  • Marthoma College WFC
  • Wayanad WFC
    (1 title each)
Current: 2019–20 Women's Kerala Premier League

Structure

The league features the best teams of Kerala affiliated with the KFA competing for a trophy. The league is played in a two-single format where the teams are divided into two groups. The top two teams from each group qualify for the final round. 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 standings is determined, based on the points obtained, then goal difference, and then goals scored.

A women's league started in the 2014–15 season with 8 teams.[2][3]

Starting with the 2016–17 season, games are played in a home and away format.

Sponsorship

The Kerala Premier League has been sponsored since 2013–14 season. Ramco Cements was the sponsors of the league for the first 2 seasons.

  • 2013–2015: Ramco (Ramco Kerala Premier League)[1]
  • 2015–2016: Dentcare Dental Lab
  • 2016–2017: Cochin Shipyard[4]
  • 2017–2018: ICL Fincorp[5]
  • 2018–2019: Ramco (Ramco Kerala Premier League)

Prize Money

As updated on 28 July 2019.

Purse
Champions₹2 Lakh
1st Runners-up₹1 Lakh
Semi finalists₹50 Thousand
Matchday Subsidy₹
Match winner₹
Man of the Match₹

Teams
Team Stadium Capacity
Kerala Police FC Kottappadi Football Stadium, Malappuram 10,000
Cochin Port Trust Ambedkar Stadium, Kochi 10,000
SAT Tirur Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium, Tirur 10,000
Kerala Blasters FC Reserves Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi) 39,000
FC Thrissur Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium 15,000
SBI Kerala University Stadium (Thiruvananthapuram) 25,000
Gokulam Kerala F.C. EMS Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode 80,000
Central Excise Ambedkar Stadium, Kochi 10,000
F.C. Kerala Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium 15,000
Kovalam FC University Stadium (Thiruvananthapuram) 25,000

Team performances

Season summaries – Men's
SeasonChampionsRunners-upSemi-finalistsNo. of teams
2013–14 Eagles F.C. SBI Kerala Kerala XI AG's Office Trivandrum 12
2014–15 SBI Kerala Kerala Police FC AG's Office Trivandrum Central Excise 8
2015–16 SBI Kerala Central Excise KSEB Football Club AG's Office Trivandrum 8
2016–17 KSEB Football Club FC Thrissur SAT Tirur Gokulam FC 10
2017-18 Gokulam FC Quartz FC SAT Tirur FC Thrissur 12
2018-19 Indian Navy FC Gokulam Kerala FC FC Kerala Kerala Blasters FC Reserves 911
2019-20 Kerala Blasters FC Reserves Gokulam Kerala FC SAT Tirur Kerala Police FC 9

11 Initially There were 11 teams. 2 Withdrawn in middle of the Season.

Top scorers
Season Top scorer Club Goals

Season summaries – Women's
SeasonChampionsRunners-upNo. of teams
2014–15 Wayanad WFC Marthoma College WFC 8
2015–16 Marthoma College WFC Quartz WFC 4

Top scorers
Season Top scorer Club Goals

See also

References
  1. "KFA Announces Kerala Premier League". Football News India. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  2. "Kerala U-21 Football Team aims for Santosh Trophy as Kerala Premier League kicks off". thenewsminute.com. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  3. "Crippled but Trudging Along..." newindianexpress.com. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  4. Correspondant, Special. "Kerala Premier League to kick off on April 8". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  5. Rayan, Stan (4 April 2018). "Lack of funds forces KSEB to pull out of KPL". The Hindu.
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