2022–23 Kerala Premier League Explained

Competition:Kerala Premier League
Season:2022–23
Winners:Kerala United[1] (1st title)
Promoted:Kerala United
Matches:90
Total Goals:299
League Topscorer:Samuel Mensa Konney (10 goals)
Highest Scoring:KSEB 9-1 Payyannur College
Biggest Win:KSEB 9-1 Payyannur College
Longest Wins:Gokulam Kerala FC B (6 matches)
Longest Unbeaten:Wayanad United FC (10 matches)
Longest Winless:LUCA SC (7 matches)
Longest Losses:LUCA SC (7 matches)
Prevseason:2021–22
Nextseason:2023–24

The 2022–23 Kerala Premier League was the tenth season of the Kerala Premier League. The regular season featured 22 teams and played in multiple venues.[2]

Qualifiers

See main article: 2022–23 Kerala Premier League (Qualifiers). Promoted teams:

Teams

KFA

TeamHead coachCitySponsor
1BASCO FC E. ShivamaniMalappuramJanatha TMT
2Don Bosco FA Alphonse JoseKochi
3FC Areekode[3] V. P. SuneerAreekodeEssa Group
4FC Kerala Britto ClemmiThrissurYogakshemam Loans
5 Paulo Jorge SantosKozhikodeGokulam Group
6Golden Threads FC Soly XavierKochiWayna Water http://waynawater.com/#:~:text=Wayna%20Water%20is%20Kerala's%20largest,of%20silica%2C%20sand%20and%20clay.
7 Tomasz TchorzKochiByju's
8Kerala Police ShimjithMalappuramOdyssia
9Kerala United FC Saheed Ramon[4] ManjeriMicro Health Laboratories https://microhealthcare.com/
10KSEB P. B. RameshTrivandrumMADRE Integrated Engineering https://www.madre-me.com/
11Kovalam Football Club Ebin RoseKovalamFederal Bank
12Little Flower FA Cleofas AlexTrivandrumOdysdia https://odyssiagroup.com/
13Luca Soccer Club Navas LucaKondottyAbreco Freight https://abrecogroup.com/group/
14MK Sporting Club Satheevan BalanAlappuzhaM. K. Group
15Muthoot FA K. AneesKondottyMuthoot Pappachan Group
16Parappur FC Sanjoy Kumar DeyParappurSouth Indian Bank
17Payyannur CollegePayyannurTago
18Real Malabar FC Vinu JoseKondottyEDEX
19SAT Tirur Sunil KumarTirurAB Bismi https://www.bismigroup.com/
20SAI Kollam Deepak BoroKollam
21Travancore Royals FC Samuel GeevargheseTrivandrumVismayasmax Animations https://www.vismayasmaxanimations.com/
22Wayanad United FC [5] Sanush RajKalpettaWagonmart

Number of teams by region

No. of teamsDistrictsTeam(s)
7MalappuramBASCO FC, Kerala United FC, Kerala Police, Luca Soccer Club, FC Areekode, SAT FC, Real Malabar FC, Muthoot FA
4TrivandrumKovalam Football Club, KSEB, Little Flower FA, Travancore Royals FC
Ernakulam
2ThrissurParappur FC, FC Kerala
1KozhikodeGokulam Kerala FC B
WayanadWayanad United FC
KollamSAI Kollam
KannurPayyannur College
AlappuzhaMK Sporting Club

Managerial changes

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FC Areekode Muhammed AshiqNew club (Rajasthan United FC)1 July 2022Pre-season VP Suneer5 August 2022
Kerala United FC Bino GeorgeNew club (East Bengal)1 July 2022[6] Pre-season Saheed Ramon[7]
Rajeev PonnanthariContract Finished1 July 2022Pre-season Paulo Jorge Santos1 August 2022
Kerala Police I. M. VijayanContract Finished1 July 2022Pre-season Shimjith1 August 2022

Venues

StadiumCapacityLocation
EMS Stadium80,000Calicut
Kotappady Stadium20,000Malappuram
Maharaja's College Ground20,000Kochi
Thrissur Corporation Stadium20,000Thrissur
Maravayal Sports ComplexKalpetta

Foreign players

TeamPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4
1MK Sporting Club
2BASCO FC Djougo Foku Mike Jacque Abeau
3Don Bosco FA Karomoko John Chidi
4FC Areekode Wisdom
5FC Kerala Charles Offei
6Gokulam Kerala FC B Dodi Alphead Ndo Samuel Mensah Konney Oluwaunmi Somide Godfrey West Omodu
7Golden Threads FC Christian Ouedraogo Patrick Yeboah Joseph Tetteh
8Kerala Blasters B
9Kerala Police
10Kerala United FC Ouattara Sie Yusif Afful Benjamin Arthur Ezekial Oroh
11Kovalam Football Club
12KSEB
13Little Flower FA
14Luca Soccer Club
15Payyannur College
16Muthoot FA Alex Yamoah
17Parappur FC
18SAI Kollam
19Sports Academy Tirur
20Travancore Royals FC
21Real Malabar FC
22Wayanad United FC Gbolo Abdulai Isahak Nuhu Seidu Kafandorashidan Haruna

Group stage

See main article: 2022-23 KPL group stage.

Group C

Championship round

Super Six

Fixtures

Super Six fixtures were announced on 16 February 2023.

Source:

Semifinals--------

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Statistics

Top scorers

As of 19 March 2023

NoPlayerClubGoals
1 Samuel Mensah KonneyGokulam Kerala B10
Ezekial OrahKerala United
Golden boot Samuel Mensah KonneyGokulam Kerala B
Golden glove Pradeesh V.Kerala United
Best defender Akhil J ChandranGokulam Kerala B

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kerala Premier League: Kerala United crowned champions. 19 March 2023. 19 March 2023. Wayanad. https://web.archive.org/web/20230320054712/https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/football/2023/03/19/kerala-premier-league-kerala-united-beat-gokulam-crowned-champions.html. 20 March 2023.
  2. Web site: Kerala Premier League to begin on November 24. thehindu.com. The Hindu. Kochi. Stan. Rayan. 19 November 2022. 19 March 2023. 15 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221215033910/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/kerala-premier-league-football/article66157240.ece.
  3. Web site: പ്രതിഭകളെ വാർത്തെടുക്കാൻ എഫ്സി അരീക്കോട്. 2021-11-07. ManoramaOnline. ml. 10 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211110083906/https://www.manoramaonline.com/district-news/malappuram/2021/10/21/malappuram-football-club-fc-areekode.html. live.
  4. Web site: Saheed Ramon close to clearing his first big test in Kerala. 17 March 2023. Stan. Rayan. thehindu.com. The Hindu. 22 March 2023. 17 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230317180703/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/saheed-ramon-close-to-clearing-his-first-big-test-in-kerala/article66631861.ece.
  5. Web site: പുതുചരിത്രമെഴുതി ഒരു വയനാട് ടീം കേരളാ പ്രീമിയര്‍ ലീഗിലേക്ക്.... 2021-11-07. malayalam.samayam.com. ml. 14 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220114161826/https://malayalam.samayam.com/local-news/wayanad/video-report-on-wayanad-united-fc-has-entered-the-kerala-premier-league/videoshow/87213385.cms. live.
  6. Web site: PTI. 23 July 2022. Bino George set to become East Bengal reserve team coach. The Times of India. 24 July 2022. 24 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220724063817/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/bino-george-set-to-become-east-bengal-reserve-team-coach/articleshow/93075537.cms.
  7. Web site: Archived copy . 15 December 2022 . 15 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221215033513/http://demo.kufc.co.in/uncategorized/kerala-united-signs-former-mohammedan-sports-head-coach-saheed-ramon/ . live .