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2024 Super League Kerala

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Super League Kerala
Season2024–25
Dates7 September – 10 November
Matches played26
Goals scored67 (2.58 per match)
Top goalscorerKervens Belfort
Adrián Sardinero
Dorielton Gomes
Pedro Manzi
(4 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)
2025
All statistics correct as of 27 October 2024.

The 2024 Mahindra Super League Kerala is 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

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Team City Stadium Capacity
Calicut Kozhikode EMS Stadium 50,000
Forca Kochi Kochi Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium 41,000
Kannur Warriors Kannur EMS Stadium 50,000
Malappuram Malappuram MDSC Stadium 30,000
Thiruvananthapuram Kombans Thiruvananthapuram Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium 25,000
Thrissur Magic Thrissur MDSC Stadium 30,000

Personnel and sponsorship

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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

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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
Calicut Brazil John Kennedy Ghana James Kotei Ghana Richard Osei Ghana Ernest Barfo Haiti Kervens Belfort 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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Calicut (Q) 10 5 4 1 18 9 +9 19 Advance to Playoffs
2 Forca Kochi (Q) 10 4 4 2 10 8 +2 16
3 Kannur Warriors (Q) 10 4 4 2 16 15 +1 16
4 Thiruvananthapuram Kombans (Q) 10 3 4 3 14 15 −1 13
5 Malappuram (E) 10 2 4 4 13 14 −1 10
6 Thrissur Magic (E) 10 1 2 7 5 15 −10 5
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2024. Source: Super League Kerala
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated


Results

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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
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2024. Source: Super League Kerala
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

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

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
5 November–Kozhikode
 
 
Calicut
 
10 November–Kozhikode
 
Thiruvananthapuram Kombans
 
Winner SF1
 
6 November–Kozhikode
 
Winner SF2
 
Forca Kochi
 
 
Kannur Warriors
 

Season statistics

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Scoring

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

Top goalscorers

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As of 1 November 2024
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil Dorielton Calicut 5
2 Spain Adrián Sardinero Kannur Warriors 4

References

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  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".