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{{Short description|3rd season of Kerala Premier League}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2019}}
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{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Kerala Premier League
| country     = {{flag|India}}
| teams       = 8
| winners     = [[State Bank of Travancore (football club)|State Bank of Travancore]]
| tv          =
| matches     = 15
| total goals = 46
| league topscorer= Askar (Central Excise)<br>(6 goals)
| highest scoring={{Nowrap|[[F.C. Kerala|FC Kerala]] '''2–5''' AGS Office}}<br/><small>(16 April 2016)</small>
| season      = 2015–16 (3rd Season)
| prevseason  = [[2014–15 Kerala Premier League|2014–15]]
| nextseason  = [[2016–17 Kerala Premier League|2016–17]]
| website     =
}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Womens Kerala Premier League
| country     = {{flag|India}}
| teams       = 4
| winners     = '''Marthoma College WFC'''
| tv          =
| matches     = 6
| total goals = 18
| league topscorer= {{Nowrap|Subitha (Marthoma College WFC)}} <br> {{Nowrap|Dhanya (Marthoma College WFC)}}<br>{{Nowrap|Aswathy (Quartz WFC)}}<br>'''(3 goals each)''' 
| highest scoring = {{Nowrap|Quartz WFC '''4–0''' Dinesh SWC}}<br/><small>(19 April 2016)</small>
| season      = 2015–16 (2nd Season)
| prevseason  = [[2014–15 Kerala Premier League|2014–15]]
| nextseason  = <!--[[2017 Kerala Premier League|2017]]-->
| website     =
}}
The '''2015–16 Kerala Premier League''' Season, Officially known as '''3rd Dentcare Dental Lab Kerala Premier League''' due to sponsorship reasons, was the third season of the [[Kerala Premier League]], Hosted by [[Muvattupuzha FC|Muvattupuzha Football Club]],  professional football league played in Kerala since 2013–14. The season features 8 teams in men's edition and 4 teams in women's edition. The season kicked off on 16 April 2016. Marthoma College Women’s Football Club emerged as the winners of the women’s edition and remained unbeaten in the league. SBT beat Central Excise for 1–0 in the finals to clinch the Kerala Premier League title for the consecutive time.

==Sponsorship==
[[Ramco Cements]] was the sponsors of the first 2 seasons. For the 3rd Edition '''Dentcare Dental Lab Pvt. Ltd.''' came in as the sponsor of the League.

==Men's==

===Structure===
It featured the best eight teams of Kerala affiliated to the [[Kerala Football Association|KFA]] competing for the Trophy. The league is played in a two single format where the teams were divided into 2 groups of 4 Teams each. Matches were hosted by [[Muvattupuzha FC|Muvattupuzha Football Club]] and were played in [[Muvattupuzha]] Municipal Stadium. Top 2 teams from each group qualified for the semifinals. Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. At the end of the season a table of the final League standings is determined, based on the following criteria in this order: points obtained, goal difference, and goals scored.

===Teams===
This is the completed club list for the 2015–16 season.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Group A!!Group B
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Kerala Police Football Team|Kerala Police]]||style="text-align:left;"|KSEB, Trivandrum
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[F.C. Kerala|FC Kerala]]||style="text-align:left;"|[[State Bank of Travancore (football club)|State Bank of Travancore]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|AG's Office Thiruvananthapuram||style="text-align:left;"|Kerala XI
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Central Excise,Kochi||style="text-align:left;"|Cochin Port Trust
|}

===Group Stage===
'''Group A'''
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
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|update=complete
|source=<!--add a valid source-->

<!--team standing/positioning on the table-->
|team1=CEX |team2=AGS |team3=KEP |team4=FCK
|result1=KO |result2=KO

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|win_AGS=2 |draw_AGS=0 |loss_AGS=1 |gf_AGS=7 |ga_AGS=7
|win_CEX=3 |draw_CEX=0 |loss_CEX=0 |gf_CEX=12 |ga_CEX=4
|win_KEP=1 |draw_KEP=0 |loss_KEP=2 |gf_KEP=4  |ga_KEP=6
|win_FCK=0 |draw_FCK=0 |loss_FCK=3 |gf_FCK=4  |ga_FCK=10

<!--Teams/Clubs short name definition-->
|name_AGS= AGS Office
|name_CEX= Central Excise 
|name_KEP= [[Kerala Police Football Team|Kerala Police]]
|name_FCK= [[F.C. Kerala|FC Kerala]]

<!--Qualification and relegation column definitions-->
|res_col_header=Q
|col_KO=#ccffcc |text_KO=Advance to [[#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]]
}}
'''Group B'''
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
<!--Do not forget to update date or use ''complete'' without quotes when tournament is over-->
|update=complete
|source=<!--add a valid source-->

<!--team standing/positioning on the table-->
|team1=SBT |team2=KSB |team3=KXI |team4=CPT
|result1=KO |result2=KO

<!--Update teams/clubs statistics here in the order(win, draw, loss, goals for, goals against) based on short names defined below-->
|win_SBT=2 |draw_SBT=0 |loss_SBT=1 |gf_SBT=6 |ga_SBT=2
|win_CPT=0 |draw_CPT=0 |loss_CPT=3 |gf_CPT=0 |ga_CPT=8
|win_KSB=2 |draw_KSB=0 |loss_KSB=1 |gf_KSB=5 |ga_KSB=1
|win_KXI=2 |draw_KXI=0 |loss_KXI=1 |gf_KXI=4 |ga_KXI=4

<!--Teams/Clubs short name definition-->
|name_SBT= [[State Bank of Travancore (football club)|State Bank of Travancore]]
|name_CPT= Cochin Port Trust
|name_KSB= KSEB
|name_KXI= [[Kerala XI]]
<!--Qualification and relegation column definitions-->
|res_col_header=Q
|col_KO=#ccffcc |text_KO=Advance to [[#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]]

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
}}

===Knockout stage===
{{4TeamBracket

| team-width  = 200
| score-width = 40

| RD1         = [[#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]]
| RD1-seed1   = A1
| RD1-team1   = {{flagicon|IND}} '''Central Excise'''
| RD1-score1  = '''1 (4)'''
| RD1-seed2   = B2
| RD1-team2   = {{flagicon|IND}} KSEB
| RD1-score2  = 1 (3)

| RD1-seed3   = A2
| RD1-team3   = {{flagicon|IND}} AGS Office
| RD1-score3  = 0
| RD1-seed4   = B1
| RD1-team4   = {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[State Bank of Travancore (football club)|State Bank of Travancore]]'''
| RD1-score4  = '''1'''

| RD2         = [[#Final|Final]]
| RD2-team1   = {{flagicon|IND}} Central Excise
| RD2-score1  = 0
| RD2-team2   = {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[State Bank of Travancore (football club)|State Bank of Travancore]]'''
| RD2-score2  = '''1'''
}}

===Matches===
{{Football box
| date         = {{Start date|2016|04|16|df=y}} 
| team1        = [[F.C. Kerala|FC Kerala]]
| team2        = AGS Office
| score        = 2–5
| goals1       = Surjith VR {{goal|30}}{{goal|37}}
| goals2       = Jipson {{goal|17}}{{goal|89}}<br>Midhun Wilwet {{goal|19}}{{goal|78}}<br>Akhil {{goal|48}}
| stadium      = Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha
}}
{{Football box
| date         = {{Start date|2016|04|17|df=y}} 
| team1        = Central Excise
| team2        = [[F.C. Kerala|FC Kerala]]
| score        = 3–1
| goals1       = Muneer {{goal|18}}<br>Mhd. Rafi {{goal|41}}<br>Askar {{goal|47}}
| goals2       = Surjith V R {{goal|22}}
| stadium      = Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha
}}
{{Football box
| date         = {{Start date|2016|04|18|df=y}} 
| team1        = Kerala Police
| team2        = AGS Office
| score        = 0–1
| goals2       = Nazarudeen {{goal|52}}
| stadium      = Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha
}}
{{Football box
| date         = {{Start date|2016|04|19|df=y}} 
| team1        = AGS Office
| team2        = Central Excise
| score        = 1–5
| goals1     = Jipson {{goal|50}}
| goals2     = Askar {{goal|24}} {{goal|71}}<br>Adheep {{goal|45+1}} {{goal|75}}<br>Muneer {{goal|59}}
| stadium      = Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha
}}
{{Football box
| date         = {{Start date|2016|04|20|df=y}} 
| team1        = Central Excise
| team2        = Kerala Police
| score        = 4–2
| goals1       = Askar {{goal|6}} {{goal|53}} {{goal|78}}<br>Shahabas {{goal|87}}
| goals2       = Prasanth Kumar {{goal|28}}<br>Anish {{goal|65}}
| stadium      = Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha
}}
{{Football box
| date         = {{Start date|2016|04|21|df=y}} 
| team1        = [[F.C. Kerala|FC Kerala]]
| team2        = Kerala Police
| score        = 1–2
| goals1       = Sreyas {{goal|8}}
| goals2       = Sreerag {{goal|26}}<br>Rahul {{goal|81}}
| stadium      = Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha
}}
{{Football box
| date         = {{Start date|2016|04|22|df=y}} 
| team1        = Cochin Port Trust
| team2        = Kerala XI
| score        = 0–3
| goals2       = Mhd.Asif {{goal|23}}<br>Nibin Joseph {{goal|44}}<br>Bijesh Balan {{goal|88}}
| stadium      = Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha
}}
{{Football box
| date         = {{Start date|2016|04|23|df=y}} 
| team1        = State Bank Of Travancore
| team2        = Cochin Port Trust
| score        = 2–0
| goals1       = Shaijumon {{goal|55}}<br>Martin John {{goal|65|pen.}}
| stadium      = Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha
}}
{{Football box
| date         = {{Start date|2016|04|24|df=y}} 
| team1        = KSEB
| team2        = Kerala XI
| score        = 0–1
| goals2       = Thahir Zaman {{goal|56}}
| stadium      = Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha
}}
{{Football box
| date         = {{Start date|2016|04|25|df=y}} 
| team1        = SBT
| team2        = KSEB
| score        = 0–2
| goals2       = Vishak {{goal|40}}<br>Sarfan {{goal|90+4}}
| stadium      = Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha
}}
{{Football box
| date         = {{Start date|2016|04|26|df=y}} 
| team1        = Kerala XI
| team2        = SBT
| score        = 0–4
| goals2       = Usman {{goal|38}}<br>Sajith Poulose {{goal|51}}<br>Prasoon {{goal|53}}<br>Shibin Lal {{goal|64}}
| stadium      = Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha
}}
{{Football box
| date         = {{Start date|2016|04|27|df=y}} 
| team1        = Cochin Port Trust
| team2        = KSEB
| score        = 0–3
| goals2       = Alex M {{goal|44}} {{goal|84}}<br>Sarfan {{goal|56}}
| stadium      = Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha
}}

'''Semi-Finals'''

{{Football box
| date         = {{Start date|2016|04|29|df=y}} 
| team1        = Central Excise
| team2        = KSEB
| score        = 1–1
| goals1       = Rafi {{goal|13}}
| goals2       = Nandu {{goal|54}}
| penaltyscore = 4–3
| penalties1   =
| penalties2   =
| stadium      = Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha
}}
{{Football box
| date         = {{Start date|2016|04|30|df=y}} 
| team1        = SBT
| team2        = AGS Office
| score        = 1–0
| goals1       = Usman {{goal|30}}
| stadium      = Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha
}}

'''Final'''

{{Football box
| date         = {{Start date|2016|05|01|df=y}} 
| team1        = Central Excise
| team2        = SBT
| score        = 0–1
| goals2       = Usman {{goal|45+2}}
| stadium      = Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha
}}

==Women's==

===Structure===
It features four women’s club teams from Kerala. All teams face each other once. Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. At the end of the season a table of the final League standings is determined, based on the following criteria in this order: points obtained, goal difference, and goals scored.

===Teams===
This is the completed club list for the 2015–16 season.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Team
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Mar Thoma College#Football Club|Marthoma College Women's FC]], Thiruvalla
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Quartz Women's FC, Kozhikkode
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Dinesh Soccer Women's Club, Kottayam
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Alleppey Women's FC
|}

===League Table===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
<!--Do not forget to update date or use ''complete'' without quotes when tournament is over-->
|update=complete
|source=<!--Enter valid source URL-->

<!--team standing/positioning on the table-->
|team1=MCW |team2=QWC |team3=DSC |team4=AWC

<!--Update teams/clubs statistics here in the order(win, draw, loss, goals for, goals against) based on short names defined below-->
|win_MCW=3 |draw_MCW=0 |loss_MCW=0 |gf_MCW=9 |ga_MCW=1
|win_AWC=0 |draw_AWC=0 |loss_AWC=3 |gf_AWC=1 |ga_AWC=5
|win_QWC=2 |draw_QWC=0 |loss_QWC=1 |gf_QWC=6 |ga_QWC=4
|win_DSC=1 |draw_DSC=0 |loss_DSC=2 |gf_DSC=2 |ga_DSC=8

<!--Teams/Clubs short name definition-->
|name_MCW= [[Mar Thoma College#Football Club|Marthoma College WFC]]
|name_AWC= Alleppey WFC
|name_QWC= Quartz WFC
|name_DSC= Dinesh Soccer Womens Club
<!--Qualification and relegation column definitions-->

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
}}

===Matches===
{{Football box
| date         = {{Start date|2016|04|17|df=y}} 
| team1        = Dinesh SWC
| team2        = Marthoma College WFC
| score        = 0–4
| goals1       =
| goals2       = Subitha {{goal|25}}{{goal|30}}<br>Aswathy {{goal|34}}<br>Dhanya {{goal|48}}
| stadium      = Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha
}}
{{Football box
| date         = {{Start date|2016|04|18|df=y}} 
| team1        = Alleppey WFC
| team2        = Quartz WFC
| score        = 0–2
| goals2       = Ashly {{goal|41}}<br>Aswathy {{goal|73}}
| stadium      = Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha
}}
{{Football box
| date         = {{Start date|2016|04|19|df=y}} 
| team1        = Quartz WFC
| team2        = Dinesh SWC
| score        = 4–1
| goals1       =Aswathy {{goal|14}} {{goal|70}}<br>Sithara {{goal|20}}<br>Anjali T {{goal|54}}
| goals2       = Leena Roy {{goal|78}}
| stadium      = Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha
}}
{{Football box
| date         = {{Start date|2016|04|20|df=y}} 
| team1        = Alleppey WFC
| team2        = Marthoma College WFC
| score        = 1–2
| goals1       = Reshma {{goal|53}}
| goals2       = Dhanya {{goal|25}} {{goal|37}} 
| stadium      = Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha
}}
{{Football box
| date         = {{Start date|2016|04|21|df=y}} 
| team1        = Dinesh SWC
| team2        = Alleppey WFC
| score        = 1–0
| goals1       = Anuja MS {{goal|57}}
| stadium      = Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha
}}
{{Football box
| date         = {{Start date|2016|04|22|df=y}} 
| team1        = Quartz WFC
| team2        = Marthoma College WFC
| score        = 0–3
| goals2       = Subitha Poovatta {{goal|3}}<br>Sujithra {{goal|9}} {{goal|80}}
| stadium      = Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha
}}

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