2020–21 Kerala Premier League Explained

Competition:Kerala Premier League
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Season:2020–21
Winners:Gokulam Kerala (2nd title)
Highest Scoring:Golden Threads FC 1-6 Kerala United FCGokulam Kerala FC 5-2 FC Kerala
Matches:33
Total Goals:96
League Topscorer:Saliou Guindo Gokulam Kerala FC(8)
Longest Wins:Gokulam Kerala FC (5)
Longest Unbeaten:Gokulam Kerala FC (6)
Longest Winless:Kovalam FC (5)
Longest Losses:Kovalam FC (5)
Prevseason:2019–20
Nextseason:2021–22
Updated:16 April 2021
Promotion:I-League 2nd Division

The 2020–21 Kerala Premier League season was the eighth season of the Kerala Premier League.[1] [2] The season featured 12 teams which was divided into 2 groups and were played on a home-and-away format.[3] The season was originally scheduled to start in 2020, but was postponed to 2021 due to Covid-19 Pandemic.[4] [5] It began on 6 March 2021 across two centralised venues in Thrissur and Kochi.[6] This season, Kerala Football Association decided to add two more participants into the league. KSEB and BASCO were the new entrants into the league.[7]

Teams


TeamManagerCaptainSponsor
Basco FCRajeev KumarUmmer farookRoyal Travelshttp://www.royaltravels.com/
FC KeralaShivaramShabinYogakshemam Loans
Gokulam Kerala FCNajeebRishadGokulam Group
Golden ThreadsWalter AAbhijithWayna Waterhttp://waynawater.com/#:~:text=Wayna%20Water%20is%20Kerala's%20largest,of%20silica%2C%20sand%20and%20clay.
T. G PurushothamanShahajas ThekkanByju's
Kerala PoliceI. M. VijayanJimshad UODYSSIAhttps://odyssiagroup.com/
Kerala United FCShajirudheen KoppilanArjun JayarajMicro Health Laboratorieshttps://microhealthcare.com/
Kovalam FCEbin RoseBenistonFederal Bank
KSEBRamesh PBSugun KumarMADRE Integrated Engineeringhttps://www.madre-me.com/
Luca Soccer ClubNavas LucaBala DahirAbreco freighthttps://abrecogroup.com/group/
MA CollegeHaary BennyAkhil KPositive
Sports Academy TirurBaijuMuhammad shibiliAB Bismihttps://www.bismigroup.com/

Foreign players

Clubs can sign maximum Three players two is allowed in the playing eleven.

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3
Golden Threads FC Joseph Tetteh--
FC Kerala---
Kerala United FC Stephen Abeiku Francis Dadzie Aaron Awannorh
Gokulam Kerala FC Saliou Guindo--
Kovalam FC---
Luca Soccer Club Bala Dahir Koffi Konan Kevin-
Sports Academy Tirur---
Kerala Blasters (R)---
MA College---
Kerala Police- --
KSEB FC- --
Basco FC-- -

Group stage

Group A

Fixtures and results

Source:

Cancelled Matches

Group B

Fixtures and results

Source:

Cancelled Matches

Knockout stage

Final

Notes and References

  1. News: Staff Reporter. 2021-02-09. Malappuram, Kochi to host KPL in March. en-IN. The Hindu. 2021-02-26. 0971-751X.
  2. Web site: കെപിഎല്‍ മാർച്ച്‌ 6ന്‌ മഞ്ചേരി പയ്യനാട് സ്‌റ്റേഡിയത്തില്‍ Malappuram Kerala Deshabhimani Wednesday Feb 24, 2021. 2021-02-26. www.deshabhimani.com.
  3. Web site: TMY. 2021-02-26. കേരള പ്രീമിയര്‍ ലീഗ് ഫുട്‌ബോള്‍ ചാംപ്യന്‍ഷിപ്പ് ; ഏഴാം പതിപ്പിന് മാര്‍ച്ച് ആറിന് തുടക്കം. 2021-02-26. www.thejasnews.com. en.
  4. Web site: ഫുട്ബോൾ പൂരത്തിലേയ്ക്ക് കേരളം. 2021-02-26. malayalam.samayam.com. ml.
  5. Web site: TMY. 2021-02-26. കേരള പ്രീമിയര്‍ ലീഗ് ഫുട്‌ബോള്‍ ചാംപ്യന്‍ഷിപ്പ് ; ഏഴാം പതിപ്പിന് മാര്‍ച്ച് ആറിന് തുടക്കം. 2021-02-26. www.thejasnews.com. en.
  6. Web site: Kerala Premier League To Begin On 6th March, Read The Full Fixtures The Fan Garage (TFG). 2021-02-26. thefangarage.com. en.
  7. Web site: 2021-02-08. Kerala premier league football championship kickoff in March - Malayalam MyKhel. 2021-02-26. malayalam.mykhel.com. ml.