2024 Super League Kerala
Appearance
Season | 2024–25 |
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Dates | 7 September – 10 November |
Matches played | 26 |
Goals scored | 67 (2.58 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Kervens Belfort Adrián Sardinero Dorielton Gomes Pedro Manzi (4 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 →
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
[edit]Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
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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
[edit]Club | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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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
[edit]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 |
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Calicut | John Kennedy | James Kotei | Richard Osei | Ernest Barfo | Kervens Belfort | 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
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Results
[edit]Playoffs
[edit]The top four clubs will qualify for the semi-finals.[5]
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
5 November–Kozhikode | ||||||
Calicut | ||||||
10 November–Kozhikode | ||||||
Thiruvananthapuram Kombans | ||||||
Winner SF1 | ||||||
6 November–Kozhikode | ||||||
Winner SF2 | ||||||
Forca Kochi | ||||||
Kannur Warriors | ||||||
Season statistics
[edit]Scoring
[edit]- First goal of the season:
Pedro Manzi for Malappuram against Forca Kochi (7 September 2024)
Top goalscorers
[edit]- As of 1 November 2024
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Dorielton | Calicut | 5 |
2 | Adrián Sardinero | Kannur Warriors | 4 |
References
[edit]- ^ "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".