# 2023–24 Kerala Premier League

The 2023–24 Kerala Premier League was the eleventh season of the Kerala Premier League, which is the highest level of the State league system and fifth of the overall Indian football league system.

## Qualifiers

| | Team | Head coach | City | Sponsor |
| 1 | Devagiri College | | Kozhikode | |
| 2 | WMO Muttil | | Kalpetta | |
| 3 | EMEA College | | Kondotty | |
| 4 | Talents Association | | | |
| 5 | Shooters United | Ahamad Rasheed | Padne | |
| 6 | Travancore Royals FC | Samuel Geevarghese | Trivandrum | Vismayasmax Animations |
| 7 | Sri Vyasa College | | Wadakkancherry | |
| 8 | Cosmos | | Kottayam | |
| 9 | Golden Threads FC | Soly Xavier | Kochi | Wayna Water |
| 10 | Travancore United | | Trivandrum | |
| 11 | LUCA SC | Navas Luca | Kondotty | Abreco Freight |

### Venues

Venues were announced on 14 August 2023.
| Group | Stadium | Capacity | Location |
| Pool A | AIFA Ground | | Koppam |
| Pool B | Maharaja's College Ground | 20,000 | Kochi |

## Teams

KFA
| 1 | BASCO FC | E. Shivamani | | Othukkungal | Janatha TMT |
| 2 | Devagiri College | | | Kozhikode | |
| 3 | FC Areekode | | | Areekode | Essa Group |
| 4 | FC Kerala | Britto Clemmi | | Thrissur | Yogakshemam Loans |
| 5 | Golden Threads FC | Abhijith | | Kochi | Wayna Water |
| 6 | Gokulam Kerala B | Baiju GS | Bibin Boban | Kozhikode | CSB Bank |
| 7 | Kerala Blasters B | Tomasz Tchorz | Aritra Das | Kochi | Byju's |
| 8 | Kerala Police | Shimjith | Vibin Thomas | Malappuram | Off Road Nilambur |
| 9 | Kerala United FC | Saheed Ramon | Muhammed Noufal | Malappuram | YELO |
| 10 | KSEB | P. B. Ramesh | | Trivandrum | MADRE Integrated Engineering |
| 11 | Kovalam | Ebin Rose | | Kovalam | Federal Bank |
| 12 | Little Flower FA | Boniface M | Bexon D | Trivandrum | Hykon |
| 13 | LUCA SC | Syed Muhammed Rafi | Shahajas Thekkan | Kondotty | Abreco Freight |
| 14 | MK Sporting Club | Satheevan Balan | | Alappuzha | YRS |
| 15 | Muthoot FA | K. Anees | | Kochi | Muthoot Pappachan Group |
| 16 | Parappur FC | Sanjoy Kumar Dey | Hafis | Parappur | South Indian Bank |
| 17 | Real Malabar FC | Shinoj Madathil | Thahir Zaman | Kondotty | VKS |
| 18 | SAT Tirur | Haary Benny | Nisham Monu | Tirur | SAT Qatar |
| 19 | SAI Kollam | Deepak Boro | | Kollam | |
| 20 | Wayanad United | Sanush Raj | Jaimy | Kalpetta | Wagonmart |

### Number of teams by region

| No. of teams | Districts | Team(s) |
| 7 | Malappuram | BASCO, FC Areekode, Kerala Police, Kerala United, LUCA SC, Real Malabar, SAT Tirur |
| 3 | Trivandrum | Kovalam, KSEB, LIFFA |
| 3 | Ernakulam | Golden Threads, Kerala Blasters B, Muthoot FA |
| 2 | Kozhikode | Devagiri College, Gokulam Kerala B |
| 2 | Thrissur | FC Kerala, Parappur FC |
| 1 | Alappuzha | MK Sporting Club |
| 1 | Kollam | SAI Kollam |
| 1 | Wayanad | Wayanad United |

## Matches
### Pool B

Promoted teams:
* Devagiri College
* LUCA SC

## Coaching changes

| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Round | Table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
| Gokulam Kerala B | Paulo Jorge Santos | Contract finished | 1 July 2023 | Pre-season | Pre-season | Baiju GS | 20 August 2023 |
| Real Malabar | Vinu Jose | Contract finished | 1 October 2023 | Pre-season | Pre-season | Shinoj Madathil | 1 November 2023 |
| FC Areekode | VP Suneer | Contract finished | 1 October 2023 | Pre-season | Pre-season | | |
| Little Flower FA | Cleofas Alex | Contract finished | 1 October 2023 | Pre-season | Pre-season | Boniface M | 1 December 2023 |

## Venues

| Stadium | Capacity | Location | No of Matches |
| Jawahar Stadium | 30,000 | Kannur | 63 |
| Kottappady Stadium | 10,000 | Malappuram | 36 |
| Maharaja's College Ground | 20,000 | Kochi | 4 |
| EMS Stadium | 50,000 | Kozhikode | 3 |
| Thrissur Corporation Stadium | 20,000 | Thrissur | 1 |
| Sports Council Ground | 5,000 | Ernakulam | 1 |

## Group stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Kerala United FC | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | +19 | 23 | Advanced to the Final Round |
| 2 | SAT Tirur | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 22 | Advanced to the Final Round |
| 3 | Wayanad United FC | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 17 | Advanced to the Final Round |
| 4 | Gokulam Kerala 'B' | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 17 | |
| 5 | Real Malabar FC | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 14 | |
| 6 | Devagiri College | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 11 | |
| 7 | FC Areekode | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 11 | |
| 8 | FC Kerala | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 27 | −15 | 6 | |
| 9 | BASCO FC | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 34 | −22 | 4 | |
| 10 | LUCA SC | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 2 | |
* 1 2 Ranked on head-to-head points: Wayanad United FC 3, Gokulam Kerala 'B' 0.

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Kerala Police FC | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | +28 | 27 | Advanced to the Final Round |
| 2 | Muthoot FA | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 6 | +18 | 18 | Advanced to the Final Round |
| 3 | KSEB | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 15 | Advanced to the Final Round |
| 4 | Golden Threads FC | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 15 | |
| 5 | Kovalam FC | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 14 | |
| 6 | Kerala Blasters FC 'B' | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 13 | |
| 7 | Parappur FC | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 12 | |
| 8 | Little Flower FA | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 11 | |
| 9 | SAI Kollam | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 26 | −17 | 5 | |
| 10 | MK Sporting Club | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 60 | −57 | 1 | |

## Championship round
### Super Six

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Kerala Police | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 13 | Advanced to Semi Finals |
| 2 | Kerala United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 9 | Advanced to Semi Finals |
| 3 | Muthoot FA | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | Advanced to Semi Finals |
| 4 | SAT Tirur | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 6 | Advanced to Semi Finals |
| 5 | Wayanad United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 | |
| 6 | KSEB | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 | |

### Final
## Statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Salahudheen Adnan | Muthoot FA | 11 |
| 2 | Muhammed Ashar NA | Golden Threads FC | 10 |
| 3 | Sajeesh | Kerala Police FC | 9 |
| 4 | Shijin Thadhayouse | Gokulam Kerala B | 8 |
| 5 | Firos K | Kerala Police FC | 7 |
| 5 | Rahul KP | SAT Tirur | 7 |
| 5 | Sreeraj | KSEB | 7 |
| 5 | Lalsiem Chongoloi | Kerala United | 7 |
| 9 | Aboobacker Dilshad | Real Malabar | 6 |
| 9 | Sreenath | Wayanad United | 6 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Shijin T | Gokulam Kerala B | BASCO FC | 6-2 | 7 December 2023 |
| Junain Kadvalath | Muthoot FA | KSEB | 3-2 | 7 December 2023 |
| Naseef P | FC Areekode | FC Kerala | 4-0 | 9 December 2023 |
| Muhammed Ashar NA | Golden Threads FC | Parappur FC | 7-0 | 14 December 2023 |
| Firos K | Kerala Police FC | SAI Kollam | 5-0 | 15 December 2023 |
| Lalsiem | Kerala United | Basco FC | 6-0 | 17 December 2023 |
| Shijin T | Gokulam Kerala B | LUCA SC | 3-0 | 8 January 2024 |
| Sreenath | Wayanad United | Gokulam Kerala B | 4-0 | 12 January 2024 |
| Crispin | KSEB | MK Sporting | 9-0 | 13 January 2024 |
| John Paul | KSEB | MK Sporting | 9-0 | 13 January 2024 |
| Sanu | LIFFA | MK Sporting | 13-0 | 19 January 2024 |
| Hashir | LIFFA | MK Sporting | 13-0 | 19 January 2024 |
| Salahudheen $^7$ | Muthoot FA | MK Sporting | 9-0 | 23 January 2024 |
| Sajeesh $^4$ | Kerala Police FC | SAT Tirur | 5-0 | 27 January 2024 |

#### Notes

$^7$ Player scored 7 goals, $^4$ Player scored 4 goals

## Season awards

| Award | Winner | Team |
| Player of the league | Muhamed Mahdi | SAT |
| Golden boot | Salahudheen Adnan | Muthoot FA |
| Golden glove | Mohammed Azhar | Kerala Police FC |
| Best defender | Sanju G | Kerala Police FC |
| Fair Play Award | Gokulam Kerala FC B | / |