Template:Infobox football league season The 2019–20 Kerala Premier League Season is the seventh season of the Kerala Premier League. The season features 10 teams which will be divided into 2 groups and is played on a home-and-away format. The season kicked off on 15 December 2019.[1] Former participants Kozhikode Quartz FC, SBI Kerala, RFC Kochi, FC Thrissur withdrewn the league due to financial problems. Meanwhile, Kannur City FC withdrew mid-way throughout the tournament due to some technical issues. Kerala Blasters FC beat Gokulam Kerala F.C. in the finals and lifted their first KPL Title.
Teams
Kochi City FC , Shooter Padne and Indian Navy withdrawn from the league. To these vacancies Kannur City FC and Mar Athanasius FA were selected by playing the qualifiers. Luca Soccer Club joined the league through corporate entry after losing in the qualifier.
Stadiums and locations
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Threads | Ambedkar Stadium, Ernakulam | 10,000 |
| FC Kerala | Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium | 15,000 |
| Kerala Police | Kotappady Stadium | 10,000 |
| Gokulam Kerala FC | EMS Stadium | 80,000 |
| MA College | MA College Stadium | 3000 |
| Sports Academy Tirur | Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium, Tirur | 5000 |
| Kerala Blasters FC | Sports Council Ground, Panampilly Nagar, Kochi | 500 |
| Luca Soccer Club | Kotappady Stadium | 10,000 |
| Kovalam FC | University Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram | 20,000 |
| Kannur City FC | University College Stadium, Kannur | 10,000 |
Head coaches
| Club | Head Coach | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Threads | Template:Flagicon Sumesh | WAYNA Packaged Drinking Water |
| Kannur City FC | Template:FlagiconClifford Chukwuma | |
| FC Kerala | Template:Flagicon TG Purushottaman | Yogakshemam Loans |
| Mar Athanasius College | Template:Flagicon Haary Benny | |
| Luca Soccer Club | Template:Flagicon Navas Luca & Template:FlagiconJohn Cooper |
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| Gokulam Kerala FC | Template:Flagicon Rajeev P | Gokulam Group |
| Sports Academy Tirur | Template:Flagicon M Pethambaran | AB Bismi |
| Kerala Blasters FC | Template:Flagicon Renjith T. A | Muthoot Group |
| Kerala Police | Template:Flagicon Sunil | |
| Kovalam FC | Template:Flagicon Ebin Rose[2] | Federal Bank |
Foreign players
Clubs can sign maximum four players 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 | - | - | - |
| FC Kerala | Template:Flagicon Cyrille Brohiri | |||
| Kannur City FC | - | - | ||
| Gokulam Kerala FC | Template:Flagicon Daniel Bartholomew | Template:Flagicon Lucky Emmanuel | Template:Flagicon Stephen Abeiku | |
| Kovalam FC | ||||
| Luca Soccer Club | - | - | - | - |
| Sports Academy Tirur | Template:Flagicon Kamara E.O | Template:Flagicon Menshach Nii Akramah Mensah | - | - |
| Kerala Blasters FC | - | - | - | - |
| MA College | ||||
| Kerala Police | - | - | - | - |
Qualifiers
Fixtures and results
- Source: [3][4]
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Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Fixtures and results
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Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
| No | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon
Issahak Nuhu Seidu |
Golden Threads F.C. | 8 |
| Template:Flagicon Kamara EO | Sports Academy Tirur | ||
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Emil Benny | Gokulam Kerala FC | 6 |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Akbar | Luca Soccer Club | 5 |
| 5 | Template:FlagiconShaiborlang Kharpan | Kerala Blasters FC | 4 |
| 6 | Template:FlagiconBodo | 3 | |
| Template:Flagicon Shihad | Gokulam Kerala FC | ||
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References
- ↑ KPL 2018-19 Matches. KFA. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ↑ Kovalam Football Club » Our Head Coach. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
- ↑ യോഗ്യതാ പോരാട്ടം ജയിച്ച് കണ്ണൂർ സിറ്റി എഫ് സി, ആദ്യമായി കണ്ണൂരിൽ നിന്ന് ഒരു ടീം കേരള പ്രീമിയർ ലീഗിൽ | Fanport | Featured News Malayalam.
- ↑ ഗോളടിച്ചു കൂട്ടി എം എ കോളേജ് കേരള പ്രീമിയർ ലീഗിൽ | Fanport | Kerala Premier League News Malayalam.