# 2018–19 Kerala Premier League

The 2018–19 Kerala Premier League Season was the sixth season of the Kerala Premier League. The season featured 11 teams which was divided into 2 groups and is played on a home-and-away format. The season kicked off on 16 December 2018. Kozhikode Quartz, SBI Kerala and Trikaripur withdrawn from the league due to financial problems.

## Teams

Central Excise, Cochin Port Trust and Kerala Police are pulled out from the 2018–19 season. Golden Threads, RFC Kochi, Kovalam FC along with Indian Navy were added making 2018–19 season a 11-team affair.

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
| Golden Threads | Ambedkar Stadium, Ernakulam | 10,000 |
| FC Kerala | Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium | 15,000 |
| FC Thrissur | Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium | 15,000 |
| Gokulam Kerala FC | EMS Stadium | 80,000 |
| Shooters United Padne | Nadakkavu Synthetic Turf Ground, Trikaripur | 10,000 |
| Sports Academy Tirur | Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium, Tirur | 10,000 |
| Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | Sports Council Ground, Panampilly Nagar, Kochi | - |
| RFC Kochi | Maharaja's College Stadium, Kochi | 15,000 |
| Kovalam FC | University Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram | 20,000 |
| Indian Navy | Maharaja's College Stadium, Kochi | 15,000 |

### Head coaches

| Club | Head Coach |
| Golden Threads | |
| Shooters United Padne | Sidique Kalyaseri |
| FC Kerala | T.G. Purushothaman |
| FC Thrissur | Jali P.Ibrahim |
| Gokulam Kerala FC | Rajeev P |
| Sports Academy Tirur | |
| Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | Renjith T. A |
| RFC Kochi | Soly Xavier |
| Kovalam FC | Ebin Rose |

### Foreign players

Clubs can sign maximum four players of any nationality but only three is allowed in the playing eleven.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 |
| Golden Threads | Issahak Nuhu Seidu | Imane Said Usman Karamoko | - | - |
| FC Kerala | Ekomobong Victor Philip | Ismail Aseel | Harry Moris | Lassini karamoko |
| FC Thrissur | Uche Gold Odinukaeze | Santa Crus Yemoh | - | - |
| Gokulam Kerala FC | Christian Sabah | Daniel Addo | Charles Teiko Folley | - |
| Shooters United Padne | Snyder Yao Titriku | Ouattara Tho Adama | Eric Weaks | - |
| Sports Academy Tirur | Musha Bambatelli Moctar | Ibrahim Kabba | - | - |
| Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | Slaviša Stojanović | - | - | - |
| RFC Kochi | Rooney Yousef | Ouattara Sie | Lwandile Mzizi | - |
| Kovalam FC | - | - | - | - |

## Results
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Indian Navy | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 12 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 12 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | RFC Kochi | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Sports Academy Tirur | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 6 | |
| 5 | FC Thrissur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |
| 6 | State Bank Of India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |

#### Fixtures and results

    Source: fanport
    Cancelled Matches

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Gokulam Kerala FC | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 24 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | FC Kerala | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 16 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | Shooters United Padne | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 13 | |
| 4 | Golden Threads | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 6 | |
| 5 | Kovalam FC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 0 | |

#### Fixtures and results

    Source: fanport

### Knockout stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | Indian Navy | 2 | | | |
| B2 | FC Kerala | 0 | | | |
| B2 | FC Kerala | 0 | Indian Navy | Indian Navy | 1(6) |
| | | | Gokulam Kerala | Gokulam Kerala | 1(5) |
| A2 | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | 0(4) | Gokulam Kerala | Gokulam Kerala | 1(5) |
| B1 | Gokulam Kerala | 0(5) | | | |

#### Fixtures and results

Semi-Finals
Final

## Season statistics
### Scoring

    As of 18 May 2019

#### Top scorers

| No | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Vishnu | Shooters United Padne | 6 |
| 1 | Bipaka Thapa | Indian Navy (football club) | 6 |
| 1 | Harry Moris | FC Kerala | 6 |
| 1 | Christian Sabah | Gokulam Kerala FC | 6 |
| 5 | Shihad | Gokulam Kerala FC | 4 |
| 5 | Ekomobong Philip | FC Kerala | 4 |
| 5 | Rooney Youseff | RFC Kochi | 4 |
| 5 | Issahak Nuhu Seidu | Golden Threads F.C. | 4 |
| 5 | Suribin | Shooters United Padne | 4 |
| 10 | Mohamed Nisham | Sports Academy Tirur | 3 |
| 10 | Jithin MS | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | 3 |