2022–23 Kerala Premier League

10th season of Kerala Premier League

Football league season
Kerala Premier League
Season2022–23
Dates24 November 2022 – 19 March 2023
ChampionsKerala United[1] (1st title)
PromotedKerala United
Matches played90
Goals scored299 (3.32 per match)
Top goalscorerSamuel Mensa Konney (10 goals)
Biggest winKSEB 9-1 Payyannur College
Highest scoringKSEB 9-1 Payyannur College
Longest winning runGokulam Kerala FC B (6 matches)
Longest unbeaten runWayanad United FC (10 matches)
Longest winless runLUCA SC (7 matches)
Longest losing runLUCA SC (7 matches)

The 2022–23 Kerala Premier League was the tenth season of the Kerala Premier League. The regular season featured 22 teams and played in multiple venues.[2]

Qualifiers

Promoted teams:

Teams

KFA

Team Head coach City Sponsor
1 BASCO FC India E. Shivamani Malappuram Janatha TMT
2 Don Bosco FA India Alphonse Jose Kochi
3 FC Areekode[3] India V. P. Suneer Areekode Essa Group
4 FC Kerala India Britto Clemmi Thrissur Yogakshemam Loans
5 Gokulam Kerala FC B Portugal Paulo Jorge Santos Kozhikode Gokulam Group
6 Golden Threads FC India Soly Xavier Kochi Wayna Water [1]
7 Kerala Blasters B Poland Tomasz Tchorz Kochi Byju's
8 Kerala Police India Shimjith Malappuram Odyssia
9 Kerala United FC Nigeria India Saheed Ramon[4] Manjeri Micro Health Laboratories [2]
10 KSEB India P. B. Ramesh Trivandrum MADRE Integrated Engineering [3]
11 Kovalam Football Club India Ebin Rose Kovalam Federal Bank
12 Little Flower FA India Cleofas Alex Trivandrum Odysdia [4]
13 Luca Soccer Club India Navas Luca Kondotty Abreco Freight [5]
14 MK Sporting Club India Satheevan Balan Alappuzha M. K. Group
15 Muthoot FA India K. Anees Kondotty Muthoot Pappachan Group
16 Parappur FC India Sanjoy Kumar Dey Parappur South Indian Bank
17 Payyannur College Payyannur Tago
18 Real Malabar FC India Vinu Jose Kondotty EDEX
19 SAT Tirur India Sunil Kumar Tirur AB Bismi [6]
20 SAI Kollam India Deepak Boro Kollam
21 Travancore Royals FC India Samuel Geevarghese Trivandrum Vismayasmax Animations [7]
22 Wayanad United FC [5] India Sanush Raj Kalpetta Wagonmart

Number of teams by region

No. of teams Districts Team(s)
7 Malappuram BASCO FC, Kerala United FC, Kerala Police, Luca Soccer Club, FC Areekode, SAT FC, Real Malabar FC, Muthoot FA
4 Trivandrum Kovalam Football Club, KSEB, Little Flower FA, Travancore Royals FC
Ernakulam Golden Threads FC, Don Bosco FA, Kerala Blasters B
2 Thrissur Parappur FC, FC Kerala
1 Kozhikode Gokulam Kerala FC B
Wayanad Wayanad United FC
Kollam SAI Kollam
Kannur Payyannur College
Alappuzha MK Sporting Club

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Ref. Round Table Incoming coach Date of appointment Ref.
FC Areekode India Muhammed Ashiq New club (Rajasthan United FC) 1 July 2022 Pre-season India VP Suneer 5 August 2022
Kerala United FC India Bino George New club (East Bengal) 1 July 2022 [6] Pre-season Nigeria Saheed Ramon [7]
Gokulam Kerala FC B India Rajeev Ponnanthari Contract Finished 1 July 2022 Pre-season Portugal Paulo Jorge Santos 1 August 2022
Kerala Police India I. M. Vijayan Contract Finished 1 July 2022 Pre-season India Shimjith 1 August 2022

Venues

Stadium Capacity Location
EMS Stadium 80,000 Calicut
Kotappady Stadium 20,000 Malappuram
Maharaja's College Ground 20,000 Kochi
Thrissur Corporation Stadium 20,000 Thrissur
Maravayal Sports Complex Kalpetta

Foreign players

Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4
1 MK Sporting Club
2 BASCO FC Cameroon Djougo Foku Mike Cameroon Jacque Abeau
3 Don Bosco FA Ivory Coast Karomoko Nigeria John Chidi
4 FC Areekode Ghana Wisdom
5 FC Kerala Ghana Charles Offei Nigeria Abayomi Oludeyi
6 Gokulam Kerala FC B Cameroon Dodi Alphead Ndo Ghana Samuel Mensah Konney Nigeria Oluwaunmi Somide Nigeria Godfrey West Omodu
7 Golden Threads FC Burkina Faso Christian Ouedraogo Ghana Patrick Yeboah Ghana Joseph Tetteh
8 Kerala Blasters B
9 Kerala Police
10 Kerala United FC Ivory Coast Ouattara Sie Ghana Yusif Afful Ghana Benjamin Arthur Nigeria Ezekial Oroh
11 Kovalam Football Club
12 KSEB
13 Little Flower FA
14 Luca Soccer Club
15 Payyannur College
16 Muthoot FA Ghana Alex Yamoah
17 Parappur FC
18 SAI Kollam
19 Sports Academy Tirur
20 Travancore Royals FC
21 Real Malabar FC
22 Wayanad United FC Ghana Gbolo Abdulai Ghana Isahak Nuhu Seidu Nigeria Kafandorashidan Haruna

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Wayanad United FC 7 5 1 1 10 3 +7 16 Advance to the Final Round
2 Kerala United FC 7 4 3 0 21 8 +13 15
3 SAT TIRUR 7 4 3 0 11 5 +6 15
4 FC Areekode 7 2 4 1 17 13 +4 10
5 Real Malabar FC 7 2 2 3 11 14 −3 8
6 BASCO FC 7 2 1 4 13 17 −4 7
7 MK Sporting Club 7 1 2 4 6 11 −5 5
8 Luca Soccer Club 7 0 0 7 4 18 −14 0
Updated to match(es) played on 02-02-2023 (Complete). Source: KFA

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Gokulam Kerala FC B 6 6 0 0 15 4 +11 18 Advance to the Final Round
2 Kerala Police 6 3 2 1 7 4 +3 11
3 Golden Threads FC 6 3 0 3 11 9 +2 9
4 Muthoot FA 6 2 2 2 9 9 0 8
5 Parappur FC 6 2 2 2 9 9 0 8
6 FC Kerala 6 0 2 4 9 14 −5 2
7 Don Bosco FA 6 0 2 4 5 15 −10 2
Updated to match(es) played on 12-02-2023. Source: KFA

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Kerala Blasters B 6 4 1 1 19 10 +9 13 Advance to the Final Round
2 Kovalam 6 4 1 1 12 4 +8 13
3 KSEB 6 4 1 1 24 8 +16 13
4 SAI Kollam 6 3 2 1 17 7 +10 11
5 Little Flower FA 6 2 1 3 10 13 −3 7
6 Payyannur College 6 1 0 5 8 25 −17 3
7 Travancore Royals 6 0 0 6 2 25 −23 0
Updated to match(es) played on 04-02-2023. Source: KFA

Championship round

Super Six

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Wayanad United FC 5 3 2 0 8 3 +5 11 Advanced to Semi Finals
2 Kerala Police (A) 5 3 1 1 10 7 +3 10
3 Gokulam Kerala B 5 2 1 2 10 6 +4 7 Advanced to Semi Finals
4 Kerala United (C) 5 2 1 2 8 7 +1 7
5 Kovalam 5 1 1 3 4 10 −6 4
6 Kerala Blasters B 5 0 2 3 2 8 −6 2
Updated to match(es) played on 10-03-2023. Source: KFA
(A) Withdrew due to participation in the all-India Police Tournament; (C) Champions and Qualification to 2023–24 I-League 3

Fixtures

Super Six fixtures were announced on 16 February 2023.

Source:
Kerala Police v Kovalam
20 February 2023 Kerala Police 3–0KovalamKozhikode
16:00 IST Stadium: EMS Stadium
Man of the Match: Sajeesh E.
Wayanad United FC v Gokulam Kerala B
21 February 2023 Wayanad United FC 2–0Gokulam Kerala BKozhikode
16:00 IST Stadium: EMS Stadium
Man of the Match: Sreejith
Kerala Police v Kerala Blasters B
23 February 2023 Kerala Police 2–0Kerala Blasters BKozhikode
16:00 IST Stadium: EMS Stadium
Man of the Match: Sajeesh E.
Kovalam v Kerala United
24 February 2023 Kovalam 3–0Kerala UnitedMalappuram
16:00 IST Stadium: Kotappady Stadium
Man of the Match: Amal Thomas
Gokulam Kerala B v Kerala Police
26 February 2023 Gokulam Kerala B2–3 Kerala Police Kozhikode
16:00 IST Stadium: EMS Stadium
Man of the Match: Calvin Barretto
Kerala Blasters B v Wayanad United FC
27 February 2023 Kerala Blasters B 1–1 Wayanad United FC Malappuram
16:00 IST Stadium: Kotappady Stadium
Gokulam Kerala B v Kovalam
1 March 2023 Gokulam Kerala B 4–0KovalamKozhikode
16:00 IST Stadium: EMS Stadium
Wayanad United FC v Kerala Police
2 March 2023 Wayanad United FC 1–1 Kerala Police Malappuram
16:00 IST Stadium: Kotappady Stadium
Kovalam v Wayanad United FC
4 March 2023 Kovalam0–2 Wayanad United FC Kozhikode
16:00 IST Stadium: EMS Stadium
Kerala United v Gokulam Kerala B
6 March 2023 Kerala United 1–1 Gokulam Kerala B Malappuram
16:00 IST Stadium: Kotappady Stadium
Kerala United v Wayanad United FC
9 March 2023 Kerala United1–2 Wayanad United FC Malappuram
16:00 IST Stadium: Kotappady Stadium
Gokulam Kerala B v Kerala Blasters B
10 March 2023 Gokulam Kerala B 2–0Kerala Blasters BKozhikode
16:00 IST Stadium: EMS Stadium

Semifinals

Kerala United3–0Wayanad United FC
  • Ezekiel 13'
  • Manoj 72'
  • Vanlalmalsawma 90+8'
M. K. Jinachandran Memorial District Stadium, Kalpetta
Kerala United0–1Wayanad United FC
  • Nuhu 74'
M. K. Jinachandran Memorial District Stadium, Kalpetta
Kovalam0–1Gokulam Kerala B
  • Samuel 90+4'
M K Jinachandran Memorial District Stadium, Kalpetta
Gokulam Kerala B3–0Kovalam
  • Kelvin 2'
  • Samuel 45+4' 67'
M K Jinachandran Memorial District Stadium, Kalpetta

Final

Kerala United v Gokulam Kerala B
19 March 2023 Kerala United 1–0 Gokulam Kerala B Kalpetta
19:30 IST
  • Akhil J. Chandran OG 78'
 Stadium: M. K. Jinachandran Memorial District Stadium

Statistics

Top scorers

As of 19 March 2023

No Player Club Goals
1 Ghana Samuel Mensah Konney Gokulam Kerala B 10
Nigeria Ezekial Orah Kerala United
Golden boot Ghana Samuel Mensah Konney Gokulam Kerala B
Golden glove India Pradeesh V. Kerala United
Best defender India Akhil J Chandran Gokulam Kerala B

See also

References

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