2024 Super League Kerala
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 September – 10 November |
| Champions | Calicut |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 81 (2.53 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Dorielton Gomes (5 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Kannur Warriors 4–3 Malappuram (27 October 2024) |
| Biggest away win | Thiruvananthapuram Kombans 1–4 Calicut (6 October 2024) |
| Highest scoring | Kannur Warriors 4–3 Malappuram (27 October 2024) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Calicut (8 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Thrissur Magic (8 matches) |
2025 → | |
The 2024 Mahindra Super League Kerala was the inaugural season of the Super League Kerala, a men's professional franchise football league in Kerala, India. It is organised by the Kerala Football Association, Scoreline Sports and the Unifed Football Sports Development Pvt. Ltd. It features 6 clubs and holds matches at four venues across Kerala.[1][2][3] The inaugural season kicked off on September 7, 2024.
Teams
Locations of the SLK franchises
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calicut FC | Kozhikode | EMS Stadium | 50,000 |
| Forca Kochi FC | Kochi | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 41,000 |
| Kannur Warriors FC | Kannur | EMS Stadium | 50,000 |
| Malappuram FC | Malappuram | MDSC Stadium | 30,000 |
| Thiruvananthapuram Kombans FC | Thiruvananthapuram | Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium | 25,000 |
| Thrissur Magic FC | Thrissur | MDSC Stadium | 30,000 |
Personnel and sponsorship
| Club | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calicut | Ian Gillan[4] | Jijo Joseph | Hyve Sports | Aster |
| Forca Kochi | Mário Lemos | Subhasish Roy Chowdhury | Synder | Steelex TMT |
| Kannur Warriors | Manuel Sánchez Murias | Adrián Sardinero | Kaizen Sports | United Imaging |
| Malappuram | John Gregory | Anas Edathodika | Hummel | Impex |
| Thiruvananthapuram Kombans | Sérgio Alexandre | Patrick Mota | Hyve Sports | Adani |
| Thrissur Magic | Giovanni Scanu | C. K. Vineeth | SIFA | Magic Frames |
Foreign players
The AIFF allows clubs to register a maximum of six foreign players. A maximum of four can be fielded in a match at a time.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Former Players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calicut | John Kennedy | Rafael Resende | Andres Nia | Ernest Barfo | Richard Osei | Kervens Belfort | James Kotei Papé Diakité |
| Forca Kochi | Raphael Augusto | Dziri Omran | Mohamed Nidhal Said | Siyanda Ngubo | Dorielton | — | — |
| Kannur Warriors | Adrián Sardinero | Asier Gomes | David Grande | Ernesten Lavsamba | Eloy Ordóñez | Varo Álvarez | — |
| Malappuram | Sérgio Barboza | Joseba Beitia | Aitor Aldalur | Rubén Garcés | Álex Sánchez | Pedro Manzi | — |
| Thiruvananthapuram Kombans | Patrick Mota | Davi Kuhn | Marcos Wilder | Renan Januario | Michel Americo | Autemar Bispo | — |
| Thrissur Magic | Maílson Alves | Marcelo Toscano | Atimele A. Beleck | — | — | — | — |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calicut | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 19 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | Forca Kochi | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 16 | |
| 3 | Kannur Warriors | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 16 | |
| 4 | Thiruvananthapuram Kombans | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 13 | |
| 5 | Malappuram | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 10 | |
| 6 | Thrissur Magic | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 5 |
Source: Super League Kerala
Results
Playoffs
The top four clubs will qualify for the semi-finals.[5]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 5 November – Kozhikode | ||||||
| Calicut | 2 | |||||
| 10 November – Kozhikode | ||||||
| Thiruvananthapuram Kombans | 1 | |||||
| Calicut | 2 | |||||
| 6 November – Kozhikode | ||||||
| Forca Kochi | 1 | |||||
| Forca Kochi | 2 | |||||
| Kannur Warriors | 0 | |||||
Season statistics
Scoring
- First goal of the season:
Pedro Manzi for Malappuram against Forca Kochi (7 September 2024)
Top goalscorers
- As of 1 November 2024
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorielton | Forca Kochi | 5 |
| 2 | Adrián Sardinero | Kannur Warriors | 4 |
| Autemar Bispo | Thiruvananthapuram Kombans | ||
| Kervens Belfort | Calicut | ||
| Pedro Manzi | Malappuram | ||
| Gani Nigam | Calicut | ||
| 7 | Álex Sánchez | Malappuram | 3 |
| Faslu Rahman | Malappuram | ||
| David Grande | Kannur Warriors | ||
| Muhammed Riyas | Calicut |
References
- ^ "Kerala Super League launched". onmanorama.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Super League Kerala: Franchisees of inaugural edition announced". Deccan Herald. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Mahesh Bhupathi, Travancore princess and former Benfica player among franchise owners in Super League Kerala". The Hindu. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Gillan to coach Calicut FC in Super League Kerala". The Times of India. 18 July 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ superleaguekerala.com. "Standings".