# 2019–20 Kerala Premier League

The 2019–20 Kerala Premier League Season was the seventh season of the Kerala Premier League. The season featured 10 teams which was divided into 2 groups and were played on a home-and-away format. The season kicked off on 15 December 2019. Former participants Kozhikode Quartz FC, SBI Kerala, RFC Kochi, FC Thrissur withdrew from the league due to financial problems. Meanwhile, Kannur City FC withdrew mid-way throughout the tournament due to some technical issues. Kerala Blasters FC beat Gokulam Kerala F.C. in the finals and lifted their first KPL Title.

## Teams

Kochi City FC , Shooter Padne and Indian Navy withdrawn from the league. To these vacancies Kannur City FC and Mar Athanasius FA were selected by playing the qualifiers. Luca Soccer Club joined the league through corporate entry after losing in the qualifier.

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
| Golden Threads | Ambedkar Stadium, Ernakulam | 10,000 |
| FC Kerala | Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium | 15,000 |
| Kerala Police | Kotappady Stadium | 10,000 |
| Gokulam Kerala FC | EMS Stadium | 80,000 |
| MA College | MA College Stadium | 3000 |
| Sports Academy Tirur | Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium, Tirur | 5000 |
| Kerala Blasters FC | Sports Council Ground, Panampilly Nagar, Kochi | 500 |
| Luca Soccer Club | Kotappady Stadium | 10,000 |
| Kovalam FC | University Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram | 20,000 |
| Kannur City FC | University College Stadium, Kannur | 10,000 |

### Head coaches

| Club | Head Coach | Sponsor |
| Golden Threads | Sumesh | WAYNA Packaged Drinking Water |
| Kannur City FC | Clifford Chukwuma | |
| FC Kerala | TG Purushottaman | Yogakshemam Loans |
| Mar Athanasius College | Haary Benny | |
| Luca Soccer Club | Navas Luca & John Cooper | |
| Gokulam Kerala FC | Rajeev P | Gokulam Group |
| Sports Academy Tirur | M Pethambaran | AB Bismi |
| Kerala Blasters FC | Renjith T. A | Muthoot Group |
| Kerala Police | Sunil | |
| Kovalam FC | Ebin Rose | Federal Bank |

### Foreign players

Clubs can sign maximum four players but only three is allowed in the playing eleven.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 |
| Golden Threads | Issahak Nuhu Seidu | - | - | - |
| FC Kerala | Cyrille Brohiri | | | |
| Kannur City FC | | | - | - |
| Gokulam Kerala FC | Daniel Bartholomew | Lucky Emmanuel | Stephen Abeiku | |
| Kovalam FC | | | | |
| Luca Soccer Club | - | - | - | - |
| Sports Academy Tirur | Kamara E.O | Menshach Nii Akramah Mensah | - | - |
| Kerala Blasters FC | - | - | - | - |
| MA College | | | | |
| Kerala Police | - | - | - | - |

## Qualifiers

Kerala Premier League Qualifier - KPLQ

### Fixtures and results

    Source:
    Cancelled Matches

## Group stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Gokulam Kerala F.C. | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 19 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Kerala Blasters FC | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 11 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | Luca Soccer Club | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 10 | |
| 4 | Golden Threads | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 9 | |
| 5 | Kovalam FC | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 5 | |

#### Fixtures and results

    Source:
    Cancelled Matches

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sports Academy Tirur | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 13 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Kerala Police | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | MA College | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 7 | |
| 4 | FC Kerala | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 6 | |
| 5 | Kannur City FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |

#### Fixtures and results

    Source:
    Cancelled Matches

## Knockout stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | Gokulam Kerala F.C. | 4 | | | |
| B2 | Kerala Police FC | 0 | | | |
| B2 | Kerala Police FC | 0 | Gokulam Kerala F.C. | Gokulam Kerala F.C. | 3(5) |
| | | | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | 3(6) |
| B1 | SAT Tirur | 0(4) | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | 3(6) |
| A2 | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | 0(5) | | | |

### Fixtures and results

Semi-Finals
Final

## Season statistics
### Scoring

    As of 12 January 2020

#### Top scorers

| No | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Issahak Nuhu Seidu | Golden Threads F.C. | 8 |
| 1 | Kamara EO | Sports Academy Tirur | 8 |
| 3 | Emil Benny | Gokulam Kerala FC | 6 |
| 4 | Akbar | Luca Soccer Club | 5 |
| 5 | Shaiborlang Kharpan | Kerala Blasters FC | 4 |
| 6 | Bodo | Kerala Blasters FC | 3 |
| 6 | Shihad | Gokulam Kerala FC | 3 |
| 6 | Sufaid | Gokulam Kerala FC | 3 |