# 2024 Super League Kerala

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. The inaugural season kicked off on September 7, 2024.

## Teams

| 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

| Club | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Calicut | Ian Gillan | 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

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 | John Kennedy | Rafael Resende | Andres Nia | Ernest Barfo | Richard Osei | Kervens Belfort | James Kotei 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

| 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 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 3 | Kannur Warriors | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 16 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 4 | Thiruvananthapuram Kombans | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 13 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 5 | Malappuram | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 10 | |
| 6 | Thrissur Magic | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 5 | |

## 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 | — |

## Playoffs

The top four clubs will qualify for the semi-finals.
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 5 November–Kozhikode | 5 November–Kozhikode |
| Calicut | 2 |
| Calicut | 2 | 10 November–Kozhikode | 10 November–Kozhikode |
| Thiruvananthapuram Kombans | 1 | 10 November–Kozhikode | 10 November–Kozhikode |
| Thiruvananthapuram Kombans | 1 | Calicut | 2 |
| 6 November–Kozhikode | 6 November–Kozhikode | | Calicut | 2 |
| 6 November–Kozhikode | 6 November–Kozhikode | Forca Kochi | 1 |
| Forca Kochi | 2 | Forca Kochi | 1 |
| Kannur Warriors | 0 | | |

## Season statistics
### Scoring

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

### Top goalscorers

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