2024 Super League Kerala

Super League Kerala
Season2024–25
Dates7 September – 10 November
ChampionsCalicut
Matches played32
Goals scored81 (2.53 per match)
Top goalscorerDorielton Gomes
(5 goals)
Biggest home winKannur Warriors 4–3 Malappuram
(27 October 2024)
Biggest away winThiruvananthapuram Kombans 1–4 Calicut
(6 October 2024)
Highest scoringKannur Warriors 4–3 Malappuram
(27 October 2024)
Longest unbeaten runCalicut
(8 matches)
Longest winless runThrissur Magic
(8 matches)
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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 Australia Ian Gillan[4] India Jijo Joseph India Hyve Sports Aster
Forca Kochi Portugal Mário Lemos India Subhasish Roy Chowdhury India Synder Steelex TMT
Kannur Warriors Spain Manuel Sánchez Murias Spain Adrián Sardinero India Kaizen Sports United Imaging
Malappuram England John Gregory India Anas Edathodika Denmark Hummel Impex
Thiruvananthapuram Kombans Brazil Sérgio Alexandre Brazil Patrick Mota India Hyve Sports Adani
Thrissur Magic Italy Giovanni Scanu India C. K. Vineeth India 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 Brazil John Kennedy Brazil Rafael Resende Cameroon Andres Nia Ghana Ernest Barfo Ghana Richard Osei Haiti Kervens Belfort Ghana James Kotei
Senegal Papé Diakité
Forca Kochi Brazil Raphael Augusto Tunisia Dziri Omran Tunisia Mohamed Nidhal Said South Africa Siyanda Ngubo Brazil Dorielton — —
Kannur Warriors Spain Adrián Sardinero Spain Asier Gomes Spain David Grande Cameroon Ernesten Lavsamba Spain Eloy Ordóñez Spain Varo Álvarez —
Malappuram Brazil Sérgio Barboza Spain Joseba Beitia Spain Aitor Aldalur Spain Rubén Garcés Spain Álex Sánchez Uruguay Pedro Manzi —
Thiruvananthapuram Kombans Brazil Patrick Mota Brazil Davi Kuhn Brazil Marcos Wilder Brazil Renan Januario Brazil Michel Americo Brazil Autemar Bispo —
Thrissur Magic Brazil Maílson Alves Brazil Marcelo Toscano Cameroon 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

Home \ Away CAL FKO KAN MAL TKO THR
Calicut — 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–2
Forca Kochi 0–1 — 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–0
Kannur Warriors 1–3 1–1 — 4–3 1–2 2–1
Malappuram 0–3 0–0 1–2 — 2–2 0–0
Thiruvananthapuram Kombans 1–4 1–3 1–1 1–1 — 2–0
Thrissur Magic 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–3 0–2 —
Source: Super League Kerala
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

The top four clubs will qualify for the semi-finals.[5]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
5 November – Kozhikode
 
 
Calicut2
 
10 November – Kozhikode
 
Thiruvananthapuram Kombans1
 
Calicut2
 
6 November – Kozhikode
 
Forca Kochi1
 
Forca Kochi2
 
 
Kannur Warriors0
 

Season statistics

Scoring

  • First goal of the season:
    Uruguay Pedro Manzi for Malappuram against Forca Kochi (7 September 2024)

Top goalscorers

As of 1 November 2024
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil Dorielton Forca Kochi 5
2 Spain Adrián Sardinero Kannur Warriors 4
Brazil Autemar Bispo Thiruvananthapuram Kombans
Haiti Kervens Belfort Calicut
Uruguay Pedro Manzi Malappuram
India Gani Nigam Calicut
7 Spain Álex Sánchez Malappuram 3
India Faslu Rahman Malappuram
Spain David Grande Kannur Warriors
India Muhammed Riyas Calicut

References

  1. ^ "Kerala Super League launched". onmanorama.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Super League Kerala: Franchisees of inaugural edition announced". Deccan Herald. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Mahesh Bhupathi, Travancore princess and former Benfica player among franchise owners in Super League Kerala". The Hindu. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Gillan to coach Calicut FC in Super League Kerala". The Times of India. 18 July 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  5. ^ superleaguekerala.com. "Standings".
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