Template:Infobox football league season The 2018–19 Kerala Premier League Season is the sixth season of the Kerala Premier League. The season features 11 teams which will be divided into 2 groups and is played on a home-and-away format. The season kicked off on 16 December 2018.[1] Kozhikode Quartz, SBI Kerala and Trikaripur withdrawn from the league due to financial problems.
Teams
<section begin=map /> Template:Location map+ <section end=map /> Central Excise, Cochin Port Trust and Kerala Police are pulled out from the 2018–19 season. Golden Threads, RFC Kochi, Kovalam FC along with Indian Navy were added making 2018–19 season a 11-team affair.
Stadiums and locations
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Threads | Ambedkar Stadium, Ernakulam | 10,000 |
| FC Kerala | Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium | 15,000 |
| FC Thrissur | ||
| Gokulam Kerala FC | EMS Stadium | 80,000 |
| Shooters United Padne | Nadakkavu Synthetic Turf Ground, Trikaripur | 10,000 |
| Sports Academy Tirur | Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium, Tirur | 10,000 |
| Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | Sports Council Ground, Panampilly Nagar, Kochi | - |
| RFC Kochi | Maharaja's College Stadium, Kochi | 15,000 |
| Kovalam FC | University Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram | 20,000 |
| Indian Navy | Maharaja's College Stadium, Kochi | 15,000 |
Head coaches
| Club | Head Coach |
|---|---|
| Golden Threads | |
| Shooters United Padne | Template:Flagicon Sidique Kalyaseri |
| FC Kerala | Template:Flagicon T.G. Purushothaman |
| FC Thrissur | Template:Flagicon Jali P.Ibrahim |
| Gokulam Kerala FC | Template:Flagicon Rajeev P |
| Sports Academy Tirur | |
| Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | Template:Flagicon Renjith T. A |
| RFC Kochi | Template:Flagicon Soly Xavier[2] |
| Kovalam FC | Template:Flagicon Ebin Rose[3] |
Foreign players
Clubs can sign maximum four players of any nationality but only three is allowed in the playing eleven.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Threads | Template:Flagicon Issahak Nuhu Seidu | Template:Flagicon Imane Said Usman Karamoko | - | - |
| FC Kerala | Template:Flagicon Ekomobong Victor Philip | Template:Flagicon Ismail Aseel | Template:Flagicon Harry Moris | Template:Flagicon Lassini karamoko |
| FC Thrissur | Template:Flagicon Uche Gold Odinukaeze | Template:Flagicon Santa Crus Yemoh | - | - |
| Gokulam Kerala FC | Template:Flagicon Christian Sabah | Template:Flagicon Daniel Addo | Template:Flagicon Charles Teiko Folley | - |
| Shooters United Padne | Template:Flagicon Snyder Yao Titriku | Template:Flagicon Ouattara Tho Adama | Template:Flagicon Eric Weaks | - |
| Sports Academy Tirur | Template:Flagicon Musha Bambatelli Moctar | Template:Flagicon Ibrahim Kabba | - | - |
| Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | Template:Flagicon Slaviša Stojanović | - | - | - |
| RFC Kochi | Template:Flagicon Rooney Yousef | Template:Flagicon Ouattara Sie | Template:Flagicon Lwandile Mzizi | - |
| Kovalam FC | - | - | - | - |
Results
Group A
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Fixtures and results
- Source: fanport
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Group B
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Fixtures and results
- Source: fanport
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Knockout stage
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Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
| No | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Vishnu | Shooters United Padne | 6 |
| Template:Flagicon Bipaka Thapa | Indian Navy (football club) | ||
| Template:Flagicon Harry Moris | FC Kerala | ||
| Template:Flagicon Christian Sabah | Gokulam Kerala FC | ||
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Shihad | Gokulam Kerala FC | 4 |
| Template:Flagicon Ekomobong Philip | FC Kerala | ||
| Template:Flagicon Rooney Youseff | RFC Kochi | ||
| Template:Flagicon Issahak Nuhu Seidu | Golden Threads F.C. | ||
| Template:Flag icon Suribin | Shooters United Padne | ||
| 10 | Template:Flagicon Mohamed Nisham | Sports Academy Tirur | 3 |
| Template:Flag icon Jithin MS | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves |
References
- ↑ KPL 2018-19 Matches. KFA. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ↑ Tinu Yohannan’s football club FC Kochi to prove its mettle. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
- ↑ Kovalam Football Club » Our Head Coach. Retrieved 2019-01-09.