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{{Short description|1st season of the Super League Kerala}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = [[Super League Kerala]]
| season = [[2024–25 in Indian football|2024–25]]
| dates = 7 September – 10 November
| winners = [[Calicut FC|Calicut]]
| matches = 32
| total goals = 81
| league topscorer = [[Dori (footballer)|Dori]] (5 goals)
| best goalkeeper =
| biggest home win = [[Kannur Warriors FC|Kannur Warriors]] 4–3 [[Malappuram FC|Malappuram]] (27 October 2024)
| biggest away win = [[Thiruvananthapuram Kombans FC|Thiruvananthapuram Kombans]] 1–4 [[Calicut FC|Calicut]] (6 October 2024)
| highest scoring = [[Kannur Warriors FC|Kannur Warriors]] 4–3 [[Malappuram FC|Malappuram]] (27 October 2024)
| longest wins =
| longest unbeaten = [[Calicut FC|Calicut]] (8 matches)
| longest winless = [[Thrissur Magic FC|Thrissur Magic]] (8 matches)
| longest losses =
| highest attendance =
| lowest attendance =
| attendance =
| average attendance =
| nextseason = [[2025 Super League Kerala|2025]]
| updated =
}}

The '''2024 [[Mahindra & Mahindra|Mahindra]] Super League Kerala''' was the inaugural season of the [[Super League Kerala]], a men's professional franchise [[association football|football]] league in [[Kerala]], [[India]]. It is organised by the [[Kerala Football Association]] and Scoreline Sports. It features 6 clubs and holds matches at four venues across Kerala.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kerala Super League launched |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/football/2023/04/05/kerala-super-league-launched.html |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=onmanorama.com |archive-date=14 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714115029/https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/football/2023/04/05/kerala-super-league-launched.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=12 May 2024 |title=Super League Kerala: Franchisees of inaugural edition announced |work=Deccan Herald |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/football/super-league-kerala-franchisees-of-inaugural-edition-announced-3019242 |accessdate=28 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=10 May 2024 |title=Mahesh Bhupathi, Travancore princess and former Benfica player among franchise owners in Super League Kerala |work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/mahesh-bhupathi-travancore-princess-and-former-benfica-player-among-franchise-owners-in-super-league-kerala/article68162173.ece |accessdate=28 June 2024}}</ref> The inaugural season kicked off on September 7, 2024.

==Teams==
{{Location map+|Kerala
|float=right|width=300
|caption=Locations of the SLK franchises
|places=
{{Location map~ |Kerala |lat=11.0645 |long=76.0656 |label_size=90 |label={{nowrap|[[Malappuram FC|Malappuram]]}} |position=right}}


{{Location map~ |Kerala |lat=11.2588 |long=75.7804 |label_size=90 |label={{nowrap|[[Calicut FC|Calicut]]}} |position=left}}


{{Location map~ |Kerala |lat=8.5241 |long=76.9366 |label_size=90 |label={{nowrap|[[Thiruvananthapuram Kombans FC|Thiruvananthapuram Kombans]]}} |position=left}}


{{Location map~ |Kerala |lat=10.5276 |long=76.2144 |label_size=90 |label={{nowrap|[[Thrissur Magic FC|Thrissur Magic]]}} |position=left}}


{{Location map~ |Kerala |lat=11.8745 |long=75.3704 |label_size=90 |label={{nowrap|[[Kannur Warriors FC|Kannur Warriors]]}} |position=right}}


{{Location map~ |Kerala |lat=9.9312 |long=76.2673 |label_size=90 |label={{nowrap|[[Forca Kochi FC|Forca Kochi]]}} |position=left}}}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Team
!City
!Stadium
!Capacity
|-
|[[Calicut FC|Calicut]]
|[[Kozhikode]]
|[[Kozhikode Corporation EMS Stadium|EMS Corporation Stadium]]
| style="text-align:center"| {{Nts|50,000}}
|-
|[[Forca Kochi FC|Forca Kochi]]
|[[Kochi]]
|[[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]
| style="text-align:center"| {{Nts|41,000}}
|-
|[[Kannur Warriors FC|Kannur Warriors]]
|[[Kannur]]
|[[Kozhikode Corporation EMS Stadium|EMS Corporation Stadium]]
| style="text-align:center"| 50,000
|-
|[[Malappuram FC|Malappuram]]
|[[Malappuram]]
|[[Malappuram District Sports Complex Stadium|Payyanad Stadium]]
| style="text-align:center"| {{Nts|30,000}}
|-
|[[Thiruvananthapuram Kombans FC|Thiruvananthapuram Kombans]]
|[[Thiruvananthapuram]]
|[[Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium]]
| style="text-align:center"| {{Nts|25,000}}
|-
|[[Thrissur Magic FC|Thrissur Magic]]
|[[Thrissur]]
|[[Malappuram District Sports Complex Stadium|Payyanad Stadium]]
| style="text-align:center"| {{Nts|30,000}}
|-
|}

==Personnel and sponsorship==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
|-
!Club
!Head coach
!Captain
!Kit manufacturer
!Shirt sponsor
|-
|[[Calicut FC|Calicut]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ian Gillan (football coach)|Ian Gillan]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-07-18 |title=Gillan to coach Calicut FC in Super League Kerala |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/gillan-to-coach-calicut-fc-in-super-league-kerala/articleshow/111843690.cms |access-date=2024-08-06 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Jijo Joseph]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} Hyve Sports
|[[Aster DM Healthcare|Aster ]]
|-
|[[Forca Kochi FC|Forca Kochi]]
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Mário Lemos]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Subhasish Roy Chowdhury]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} Synder
|Steelex TMT
|-
|[[Kannur Warriors FC|Kannur Warriors]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Manolo Sánchez (footballer, born 1976)|Manuel Sánchez Murias]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Adrián Sardinero]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} Kaizen Sports
|[[United Imaging]]
|-
|[[Malappuram FC|Malappuram]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Gregory (footballer)|John Gregory]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Anas Edathodika]]
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Hummel International|Hummel]]
|[[:ml:ഇംപെക്‌സ്|Impex]]
|-
|[[Thiruvananthapuram Kombans FC|Thiruvananthapuram Kombans]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Sérgio Alexandre
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Patrick Mota
|{{flagicon|IND}} Hyve Sports
|[[Adani Group|Adani]]
|-
|[[Thrissur Magic FC|Thrissur Magic]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giovanni Scanu]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[C. K. Vineeth]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} SIFA
|[[Magic Frames]]
|-
|}

==Foreign players==
The [[All India Football Federation|AIFF]] allows clubs to register a maximum of six foreign players. A maximum of four can be fielded in a match at a time.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
!Club
!Player 1
!Player 2
!Player 3
!Player 4
!Player 5
!Player 6
!Former Players
|-
|[[Calicut FC|Calicut]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[John Kennedy (footballer, born 2000)|John Kennedy]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Resende (footballer)|Rafael Resende ]]
|{{flagicon|CMR}} Andres Nia
|{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Ernest Barfo]]
|{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Richard Osei Agyemang|Richard Osei]]
|{{flagicon|HAI}} [[Kervens Belfort]]
|{{flagicon|GHA}} [[James Kotei]] {{flagicon|SEN}} [[Papé Diakité]]
|-
|[[Forca Kochi FC|Forca Kochi]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Raphael Augusto]]
|{{flagicon|TUN}} Dziri Omran
|{{flagicon|TUN}} Mohamed Nidhal Said
|{{flagicon|RSA}} Siyanda Ngubo
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Dori (footballer)|Dori]]
|{{N/a}}
|{{N/a}}
|-
|[[Kannur Warriors FC|Kannur Warriors]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Adrián Sardinero]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Asier Gomes]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[David Grande]]
|{{flagicon|CMR}} Ernesten Lavsamba
|{{flagicon|ESP}} Eloy Ordóñez
|{{flagicon|ESP}} Varo Álvarez
|{{N/a}}
|-
|[[Malappuram FC|Malappuram]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Sérgio Barboza]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Joseba Beitia]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Aitor Aldalur]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Rubén Garcés (footballer)|Rubén Garcés]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Álex Sánchez (footballer, born 1989)|Álex Sánchez]]
|{{flagicon|URU}} [[Pedro Manzi]]
|{{N/a}}
|-
|[[Thiruvananthapuram Kombans FC|Thiruvananthapuram Kombans]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Patrick Mota
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Davi Kuhn
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Marcos Wilder
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Renan Januario
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Michel (footballer, born 2002)|Michel]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Pemaza
|{{N/a}}
|-
|[[Thrissur Magic FC|Thrissur Magic]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Maílson Alves]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Marcelo Toscano]]
| {{flagicon|CMR}} Atimele A. Beleck
|{{N/a}}
|{{N/a}}
|{{N/a}}
|{{N/a}}
|-
|}

==League table==
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|source = [https://www.superleaguekerala.com/standings Super League Kerala]
|show_groups=no


|team_order=CAL,FKO,KAN,TKO,MAL,THR

|update = complete
|win_KAN=4 |draw_KAN=4 |loss_KAN=2 |gf_KAN=16 |ga_KAN=15|status_KAN= 
|win_CAL=5 |draw_CAL=4 |loss_CAL=1 |gf_CAL=18 |ga_CAL=9 |status_CAL= 
|win_FKO=4 |draw_FKO=4 |loss_FKO=2 |gf_FKO=10 |ga_FKO=8 |status_FKO= 
|win_MAL=2 |draw_MAL=4 |loss_MAL=4 |gf_MAL=13 |ga_MAL=14|status_MAL= 
|win_TKO=3 |draw_TKO=4 |loss_TKO=3 |gf_TKO=14 |ga_TKO=15|status_TKO= 
|win_THR=1 |draw_THR=2 |loss_THR=7 |gf_THR=5 |ga_THR=15 |status_THR= 


|result1=PO |result2=PO
|result3=PO |result4=PO


|name_CAL=[[Calicut FC|Calicut]]
|name_FKO=[[Forca Kochi FC|Forca Kochi]]
|name_KAN=[[Kannur Warriors FC|Kannur Warriors]]
|name_MAL=[[Malappuram FC|Malappuram]]
|name_TKO=[[Thiruvananthapuram Kombans FC|Thiruvananthapuram Kombans]]
|name_THR=[[Thrissur Magic FC|Thrissur Magic]]


|status_text_W= Super League Kerala Cup winners


|show_limit=5


|res_col_header=Q
|col_PO=green1 |text_PO=Advance to [[#Playoffs|Playoffs]]
}}</onlyinclude>

==Results==
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|source = [https://www.superleaguekerala.com/standings Super League Kerala]
|update = complete
|matches_style = FBR
|team1=CAL |team2=FKO |team3=KAN |team4=MAL |team5=TKO |team6=THR


|name_CAL=[[Calicut FC|Calicut]]
|name_FKO=[[Forca Kochi FC|Forca Kochi]]
|name_KAN=[[Kannur Warriors FC|Kannur Warriors]]
|name_MAL=[[Malappuram FC|Malappuram]]
|name_TKO=[[Thiruvananthapuram Kombans FC|Thiruvananthapuram Kombans]]
|name_THR=[[Thrissur Magic FC|Thrissur Magic]]


|match_CAL_FKO= 1-1
|match_CAL_KAN= 1-1
|match_CAL_MAL= 2-1
|match_CAL_TKO= 1-1
|match_CAL_THR= 2-2

|match_FKO_CAL= 0-1
|match_FKO_KAN= 1-1
|match_FKO_MAL= 0–2
|match_FKO_TKO= 2–1
|match_FKO_THR= 1-0

|match_KAN_CAL= 1-3
|match_KAN_FKO= 1-1
|match_KAN_MAL= 4-3
|match_KAN_TKO= 1-2
|match_KAN_THR= 2-1

|match_MAL_CAL= 0-3
|match_MAL_FKO= 0-0
|match_MAL_KAN= 1-2
|match_MAL_TKO= 2-2
|match_MAL_THR= 0-0

|match_TKO_CAL= 1-4
|match_TKO_FKO= 1-3
|match_TKO_KAN= 1-1
|match_TKO_MAL= 1-1
|match_TKO_THR= 2-0

|match_THR_CAL= 1-0
|match_THR_FKO= 0-1
|match_THR_KAN= 1-2
|match_THR_MAL= 0-3
|match_THR_TKO= 0-2
}}

==Playoffs==
The top four clubs will qualify for the semi-finals.<ref>{{Cite web |last=superleaguekerala.com |first= |title=Standings |url=https://www.superleaguekerala.com/standings}}</ref>
{{#invoke:RoundN|N4
|columns=2|bold_winner=high
|RD1=[[#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]]
|RD2=[[#Final|Final]]
|5 November – [[Kozhikode Corporation EMS Stadium|Kozhikode]]
|[[Calicut FC|Calicut]]|2|{{nowrap|[[Thiruvananthapuram Kombans FC|Thiruvananthapuram Kombans]]}}|1
|6 November – [[Kozhikode Corporation EMS Stadium|Kozhikode]]
|[[Forca Kochi FC|Forca Kochi]]|2|[[Kannur Warriors FC|Kannur Warriors]]|0
|10 November – [[Kozhikode Corporation EMS Stadium|Kozhikode]]
|[[Calicut FC|Calicut]]|2|[[Forca Kochi FC|Forca Kochi]]|1
}}

==Season statistics==
===Scoring===
*'''First goal of the season:''' {{flagicon|URU}} [[Pedro Manzi]] for Malappuram against Forca Kochi (7 September 2024)

===Top goalscorers===
{{updated|1 November 2024}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Rank
!Player
!Club
!Goals
|-
|rowspan="1" align="left"|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Dori (footballer)|Dori]]
|align="left"|Forca Kochi
|rowspan="1" align="left"|5
|-
|rowspan="5" align="left"|2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Adrián Sardinero]]
|align="left"|Kannur Warriors
|rowspan="5" align="left"|4
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Pemaza
|align="left"|Thiruvananthapuram Kombans
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|HAI}} [[Kervens Belfort]]
|align="left"|Calicut
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|URU}} [[Pedro Manzi]]
|align="left"|Malappuram
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Gani Nigam]]
|align="left"|Calicut
|-
|rowspan="4" align="left"|7
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Álex Sánchez (footballer, born 1989)|Álex Sánchez]]
|align="left"|Malappuram
|rowspan="4" align="left"|3
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Faslu Rahman
|align="left"|Malappuram
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[David Grande]]
|align="left"|Kannur Warriors
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Muhammed Riyas
|align="left"|Calicut
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Super League Kerala}}
{{2024–25 in Indian football}}
{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2024 Super League Kerala}}
[[Category:Super League Kerala seasons]]
[[Category:2024–25 in Indian football leagues]]

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RonaldKign at 06:51, 16 March 2026