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{{Short description|13th season of Kerala Premier League}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2025}}
{{Infobox football league season
| image =
| competition = [[Kerala Premier League]]
| season = [[2025–26 in Indian football|2025–26]]
| dates = 8 March – 28 April 2026 ('''Regular season''') 06 May 2026-31 May 2026 ('''Super Eight''')
| winners =
| promoted =
| matches = 46
| total goals = 132
| league topscorer =
| highest scoring = [[Wayanad United]] 4–3 [[Sports Authority of India|SAI Centre]] {{small|(17 April 2026)}}
| biggest win = [[Golden Threads FC|Golden Threads]] 6–0 [[Kerala Police Football Team|Kerala Police]] {{small|(18 April 2026)}}
| longest wins = [[EMEA College of Arts and Science|EMEA College]] {{small|(4 matches)}}
| longest unbeaten =[[KSEB]] {{small|(5 matches)}}
| longest winless = [[Kerala United FC|Kerala United]] [[Sports Authority of India|SAI Centre]] {{small|(6 matches)}}
| longest losses = [[Kerala United FC|Kerala United]] {{small|(6 matches)}}
| prevseason = [[2024–25 Kerala Premier League|2024–25]]
| nextseason = [[2026–27 Kerala Premier League|2026–27]]
}}

The '''2025–26 Kerala Premier League''' is the thirteenth season of the [[Kerala Premier League]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-02 |title=Gokulam, Calicut to meet in inaugural match of Kerala Premier League on March 8 |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/football/2026/03/02/kerala-premier-league-2026-gokulam-vs-calicut-fc-opener.html |access-date=2026-03-02 |website=onmanorama |language=en}}</ref> the highest level of the [[Indian State Leagues|state league system]] in [[Kerala]] and fifth of the overall [[Indian football league system]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Calicut FC to Become First SLK Club to Join Kerala Premier League |url=https://www.newsexperts.in/calicut-fc-to-become-first-slk-club-to-join-kerala-premier-league/amp/|access-date=2026-02-21 |website=newsexperts}}</ref>
[[Muthoot Football Academy|Muthoot FA]] were the defending champions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Muthoot FA emerge Kerala Premier League champions |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/football/2025/05/11/kerala-premier-league-final-muthoot-fa-vs-kerala-police.html |access-date=2025-06-07 |website=Muthoot FA emerge Kerala Premier League champions |language=en}}</ref>

==Teams==
Fourteen teams are competing in the league: the top eleven teams from the previous season and Two promoted from the KPL 2 and a corporate entry, Super League Kerala side [[Calicut FC|Calicut]] have confirmed their participation in the upcoming Kerala Premier League. Calicut FC have gained a corporate entry to the KPL, becoming the first SLK franchise to do so.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Calicut FC to be first Super League Kerala side to compete in KPL |url= https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/football/2026/02/19/slk-calicut-fc-to-compete-kerala-premier-league.html |access-date=2026-02-19 |website=onmanorama |language=en}}</ref>

===Changes from the previous season===
'''Promoted to I League 3'''
* [[Muthoot Football Academy|Muthoot FA]] (withdrew)<ref>https://www.the-aiff.com/calendar?event=67&month=0&year=2026</ref>

'''Corporate entry'''
* [[Calicut FC|Calicut]]

'''Promoted to the Kerala Premier League'''
* [[EMEA College of Arts and Science|EMEA College]]
* [[Sports Authority of India|SAI Centre]]

'''Relegated to KPL 2'''
* [[St. Joseph's College, Devagiri|Devagiri College]]
* [[FC Kerala]]

===Teams and locations===
[http://keralafa.com/kerala-premier-league/ KFA]
{| class="wikitable"
!
!Team
!City
|-
|1
|[[Calicut FC|Calicut]]
|[[Kozhikode]]
|-
|2
|[[EMEA College of Arts and Science|EMEA College]]
|[[Kondotty]]
|-
|3
|[[Golden Threads FC|Golden Threads]]
|[[Kochi]]
|-
|4
|[[Gokulam Kerala FC Reserves and Academy|Gokulam Kerala B]]
|[[Kozhikode]]
|-
|5
|[[Inter Kerala FC|Inter Kerala]]
|[[Kothamangalam]]
|-
|6
|[[Kerala Blasters FC Reserves and Academy|Kerala Blasters B]]
|[[Kochi]]
|-
|7
|[[Kerala Police Football Team|Kerala Police]]
|[[Trivandrum]]
|-
|8
|[[Kerala United FC|Kerala United]]
|[[Thrissur]]
|-
|9
|[[KSEB]]
|[[Trivandrum]]
|-
|10
|[[Kovalam Football Club|Kovalam]]
|[[Kovalam]]
|-
|11
|[[Parappur FC Kerala|PFC Kerala]]
|[[Parappur]]
|-
|12
|[[Real Malabar FC|Real Malabar]]
|[[Kondotty]]
|-
|13
|[[Sports Authority of India|SAI Centre]]
|[[Kollam]]
|-
|14
|[[Wayanad United]]
|[[Kalpetta]]
|-
|}

===Personnel and sponsorship===
[http://keralafa.com/kerala-premier-league/ KFA]
{| class="wikitable"
!
!Team
!Manager
!Captain
!Kit manufacturer
!Sponsor (Chest)
!Sponsor (Sleeve)
|-
|1
|[[Calicut FC|Calicut]]
|{{flagicon|India}} Biby Thomas
|[[Arjun Jayaraj]]
|Loop
|Peekay Steels [https://peekaysteels.com/]
|Alhind [https://www.alhind.com]
|-
|2
|[[EMEA College of Arts and Science|EMEA College]]
|{{flagicon|India}} Ameen Navas
|Fahad
|
|Sky Ford[https://skyfordaviation.in/]
|
|-
|3
|[[Golden Threads FC]]
|{{flagicon|India}} [[Shiju Rajan]]
|Ajay Alex
|
|[[Wayna Water]]
|
|-
|4
|[[Gokulam Kerala FC Reserves and Academy|Gokulam Kerala B]]
|{{flagicon|India}} Rajeev Ponnanthari
|Bibin Boban
|
|
|
|-
|5
|[[Inter Kerala FC]]
|{{flagicon|India}} [[Britto Clemmy]]
|Akhil Praveen
|
|
|
|-
|6
|[[Kerala Blasters FC Reserves and Academy|Kerala Blasters B]]
|{{flagicon|India}} [[Noel Joseph]]
|Jaganath Jayan
|
|
|
|-
|7
|[[Kerala Police Football Team|Kerala Police]]
|{{flagicon|India}} [[Siddik VV]]
|Abhinav
|
|[[Chips Oman]]
|
|-
|8
|[[Kerala United FC]]
|{{flagicon|India}} Shelbin Francis
|Nikhil Raj
|
|
|
|-
|9
|[[KSEB]]
|{{flagicon|India}} [[Sanushraj Palanickal]]
|Hajmal Sakeer
|
|[[KSEB]]
|
|-
|10
|[[Kovalam Football Club|Kovalam]]
|{{flagicon|India}} [[Rajesh Mohanan]]
|
|
|[[Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences|Kims Health]]
|
|-
|11
|[[Parappur FC Kerala|PFC Kerala]]
|{{flagicon|India}} [[Sanjoy Kumar Dey]]
|Iqlaq Fayaz
|
|[[Jos Alukkas]]
|
|-
|12
|[[Real Malabar FC]]
|{{flagicon|India}} Haary Benny
|Aboobacker Dilshad
|
|[[EDEX]]
|
|-
|13
|[[Sports Authority of India|SAI Centre]]
|{{flagicon|India}}
|Wangden Lama
|
|
|
|-
|14
|[[Wayanad United]]
|{{flagicon|India}} [[Daison Cheriyan]]
|
|
|[[SKAMPILO]]
|
|-
|}

==Venues==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Stadium
!Capacity
!Location
|-
|[[EMS Stadium]]
|50,000
|[[Kozhikode]]
|-
|[[Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium]]
|15,000
|[[Thrissur]]
|-
|}

==Group stage==
{{Main|2025–26 Kerala Premier League group stage}}
===Group A===
<onlyinclude>
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group A
|update=complete
|source=[https://theawayend.co/kerala-premier-league/ The Away End]

|team_order = EMEA, CFC, RMFC, GKFC, WUFC, KBFC, SAI


|result1=SE |result2=SE |result3=SE |result4=SE|result7=R|result14=


|win_CFC=4 |draw_CFC=1 |loss_CFC=1 |gf_CFC=10 |ga_CFC=3
|win_EMEA=5 |draw_EMEA=0 |loss_EMEA=1 |gf_EMEA=11 |ga_EMEA=3
|win_GKFC=3 |draw_GKFC=0 |loss_GKFC=3 |gf_GKFC=10 |ga_GKFC=8
|win_KBFC=1 |draw_KBFC=2 |loss_KBFC=3 |gf_KBFC=7 |ga_KBFC=10
|win_RMFC=3 |draw_RMFC=1 |loss_RMFC=2 |gf_RMFC=8 |ga_RMFC=6
|win_SAI=0 |draw_SAI=1 |loss_SAI=5 |gf_SAI=6 |ga_SAI=19
|win_WUFC=1 |draw_WUFC=3 |loss_WUFC=2 |gf_WUFC=9 |ga_WUFC=12


|name_CFC=[[Calicut FC|Calicut FC]]
|name_EMEA=[[EMEA College of Arts and Science|EMEA College]]
|name_GKFC=[[Gokulam Kerala FC (Reserves)|Gokulam Kerala B]]
|name_KBFC=[[Kerala Blasters FC Reserves and Academy|Kerala Blasters B]]
|name_RMFC=[[Real Malabar FC|Real Malabar]]
|name_SAI=[[Sports Authority of India|SAI Centre]]
|name_WUFC=[[Wayanad United FC|Wayanad United]]

|show_limit=5|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored


|res_col_header=Qualification
|col_SE=green1 |text_SE=Advance to Super Eight
|col_R =red1|text_R=Relegation to the [[Kerala Premier League 2|2026–27 Kerala Premier League 2]]
}}</onlyinclude>

===Group B===
<onlyinclude>
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group B
|update=complete
|source=[https://theawayend.co/kerala-premier-league/ The Away End]

|team_order = KP,GTFC, KSEB, IKFC, KFC, PFC, KUFC


|result1=SE |result2=SE |result3=SE |result4=SE|result7=R|result14=

|win_GTFC=3 |draw_GTFC=2 |loss_GTFC=1 |gf_GTFC=13 |ga_GTFC=4
|win_IKFC=3 |draw_IKFC=1 |loss_IKFC=2 |gf_IKFC=10 |ga_IKFC=6
|win_KP=4 |draw_KP=1 |loss_KP=1 |gf_KP=13 |ga_KP=7
|win_KUFC=0 |draw_KUFC=0 |loss_KUFC=6 |gf_KUFC=4 |ga_KUFC=20
|win_KSEB=3 |draw_KSEB=2 |loss_KSEB=1 |gf_KSEB=9 |ga_KSEB=4
|win_KFC=1 |draw_KFC=3 |loss_KFC=2 |gf_KFC=7 |ga_KFC=13
|win_PFC=1 |draw_PFC=2 |loss_PFC=3 |gf_PFC=6 |ga_PFC=7


|name_GTFC=[[Golden Threads FC|Golden Threads]]
|name_IKFC=[[Inter Kerala FC|Inter Kerala]]
|name_KP=[[Kerala Police (football team)|Kerala Police]]
|name_KUFC=[[Kerala United FC|Kerala United]]
|name_KSEB=[[KSEB]]
|name_KFC=[[Kovalam Football Club|Kovalam]]
|name_PFC=[[Parappur FC Kerala|PFC Kerala]]


|res_col_header=Qualification
|col_SE=green1 |text_SE=Super Eight
|col_R =red1|text_R=Relegation to the [[Kerala Premier League 2|2026–27 Kerala Premier League 2]]
}}</onlyinclude>

==Super Eight==
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Championship Stage
|update=06 May 2026
|source=[https://theawayend.co/kerala-premier-league/ The Away End]

|team_order = KP,KSEB,CFC,GKFC,IKFC, GTFC,EMEA, RMFC


|result1=SF |result2=SF |result3=SF |result4=SF


|win_CFC=1 |draw_CFC=0 |loss_CFC=0 |gf_CFC=2 |ga_CFC=1
|win_EMEA=0 |draw_EMEA=0 |loss_EMEA=1 |gf_EMEA=1 |ga_EMEA=2
|win_KSEB=1 |draw_KSEB=0 |loss_KSEB=0 |gf_KSEB=2 |ga_KSEB=1
|win_RMFC=0 |draw_RMFC=0 |loss_RMFC=1 |gf_RMFC=0 |ga_RMFC=2
|win_GTFC=0 |draw_GTFC=0 |loss_GTFC=1 |gf_GTFC=1 |ga_GTFC=2
|win_KP=1 |draw_KP=0 |loss_KP=0 |gf_KP=2 |ga_KP=0
|win_IKFC=0 |draw_IKFC=1 |loss_IKFC=0 |gf_IKFC=1 |ga_IKFC=1
|win_GKFC=0 |draw_GKFC=1 |loss_GKFC=0 |gf_GKFC=1 |ga_GKFC=1


|name_CFC=[[Calicut FC|Calicut FC]]
|name_EMEA=[[EMEA College of Arts and Science|EMEA College]]
|name_GKFC=[[Gokulam Kerala FC (Reserves)|Gokulam Kerala B]]
|name_GTFC=[[Golden Threads FC|Golden Threads]]
|name_KP=[[Kerala Police (football team)|Kerala Police]]
|name_KSEB=[[KSEB]]
|name_IKFC=[[Inter Kerala FC|Inter Kerala]]
|name_RMFC=[[Real Malabar FC|Real Malabar]]

|show_limit=5|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored


|res_col_header=Qualification
|col_SF=green1 |text_SF=Qualification {{nobr|For Semifinals}}
|col_R =red1|text_R=Relegation to the [[Kerala Premier League 2|2026–27 Kerala Premier League 2]]
}}</onlyinclude>

==Statistics==
===Top scorers===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Rank
!Player
!Team
!Goals
|-
| rowspan="1" |1
| align="left" |Vishakh Mohanan
| rowspan="1" |Golden Threads
| rowspan="1" |5
|-
| rowspan="4" |2
| align="left" |Sreenath M
| rowspan="1" |Wayanad United
| rowspan="4" |4
|-
| align="left" |Sreeraj K
| rowspan="1" |KSEB
|-
| align="left" |Sajeesh E
| rowspan="1" |Kerala Police
|-
| align="left" |Aswin KV
| rowspan="1" |Inter Kerala
|-
| rowspan="5" |6
| align="left" |Babble Sivery
| rowspan="1" |Kerala Police
| rowspan="5" |3
|-
| align="left" |Aboobacker Dilshad
| rowspan="1" |Real Malabar
|-
| align="left" |Ajmal Khaja
| rowspan="1" |Golden Threads
|-
| align="left" |Sahil Dhar
| rowspan="1" |PFC Kerala
|-
| align="left" |Jamsheed Ali
| rowspan="1" |Gokulam Kerala
|-
|}

===Clean sheets===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!No!!Player!!Club!!Clean sheets
|-
| rowspan="2" |1
| align="left" |Muhammed Roshan
| align="left" |EMEA
| rowspan="2" |4
|-
| align="left" | Abhinav
| align="left" |Kerala Police
|-
| rowspan="4" |3
| align="left" |Muhammed Sinan
| align="left" |Real Malabar
| rowspan="4" |3
|-
| align="left" |Shehin Khan
| align="left" |KSEB
|-
| align="left" |Bishorjit Singh
| align="left" |Calicut
|-
| align="left" |Alkesh Raj
| align="left" |Golden Threads
|-
| rowspan="1" |7
| align="left" | Afthab Ashraf
| align="left" |PFC Kerala
| rowspan="1" |2
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Kerala Premier League seasons]]
[[Category:2025–26 in Indian football leagues]]
[[Category:2025–26 in Indian football]]

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Caliber at 03:25, 8 May 2026