Template:Infobox football league season The 2017–18 Kerala Premier League Season is the fifth season of the Kerala Premier League. The season features 10 teams which will be divided into 2 groups with each having 5 and is played on a home-and-away format. The season kicked off on 7 April 2018.[1]
Teams
<section begin=map /> Template:Location map+ <section end=map /> On 4 April 2018, it was announced that the then last champion KSEB pulled from the 2017–18 season citing financial reason. Another PSU team AG'S Office also pulled out due to internal departmental issues. Kerala Blasters FC Reserves and Quartz SC were added making 2017–18 season a 10-team affair.[2][3]
Stadiums and locations
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Central Excise | Ambedkar Stadium, Ernakulam | 10,000 |
| SBI Kerala | ||
| Cochin Port Trust | Veli Ground, Fort Kochi | - |
| FC Kerala | Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium | 15,000 |
| FC Thrissur | ||
| Gokulam Kerala FC | EMS Stadium | 85,000 |
| Quartz FC | ||
| Kerala Police | Kottappadi Football Stadium, Malappuram | 10,000 |
| Sports Academy Tirur | Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium, Tirur | – |
| Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | Sports Council Ground, Panampilly Nagar, Kochi | - |
Results
League Table
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Fixtures and Results
- Source: Fanport
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Semi-Finals
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Final
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1 Later shifted to 13 May 2018 due to bad weather conditions
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Emmanuel Aidoo | Quartz FC | 12 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Shaiborlang Kharpan | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | 8 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Shreyas VG | FC Kerala | 6 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Afdal | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | 6 |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Ashik | FC Thrissur | 4 |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Usman Ashik | Gokulam Kerala FC | 4 |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon V P Suhair | Gokulam Kerala FC | 4 |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Firos | Kerala Police | 4 |
Hat-tricks
I-League 2nd Division Qualified teams
References
- ↑ Kerala Premier League 2018: FC Thrissur and Kerala Blasters kick off fifth season. SportsKeeda.
- ↑ Kerala Premier League: KSEB, AG's Office pull out citing financial constraints. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. TNN.
- ↑ Lack of funds forces KSEB to pull out of KPL. thehindo.com. The Hindu.
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