2024 Super League Kerala Explained

Competition:Super League Kerala
Season:2024–25
Dates:7 September – 10 November
Winners:Calicut
Matches:32
Total Goals:81
League Topscorer:Dorielton Gomes
(5 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Kannur Warriors 4–3 Malappuram
(27 October 2024)
Biggest Away Win:Thiruvananthapuram Kombans 1–4 Calicut
(6 October 2024)
Highest Scoring:Kannur Warriors 4–3 Malappuram
(27 October 2024)
Longest Unbeaten:Calicut
(8 matches)
Longest Winless:Thrissur Magic
(8 matches)
Nextseason:2025
Updated:27 October 2024

The 2024 Mahindra Super League Kerala was the inaugural season of the Super League Kerala, a men's professional franchise football league in Kerala, India. It is organised by the Kerala Football Association, Scoreline Sports and the Unifed Football Sports Development Pvt. Ltd. It features 6 clubs and holds matches at four venues across Kerala.[1] [2] [3] The inaugural season kicked off on September 7, 2024.

Teams

TeamCityStadiumCapacity
CalicutKozhikodeEMS Stadium
Forca KochiKochiJawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Kannur WarriorsKannurEMS Stadium50,000
MalappuramMalappuramMDSC Stadium
Thiruvananthapuram KombansThiruvananthapuramChandrasekharan Nair Stadium
Thrissur MagicThrissurMDSC Stadium

Personnel and sponsorship

ClubHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Calicut Ian Gillan[4] Jijo Joseph Hyve SportsAster
Forca Kochi Mário Lemos Subhasish Roy Chowdhury SynderSteelex TMT
Kannur Warriors Manuel Sánchez Murias Adrián Sardinero Kaizen SportsUnited Imaging
Malappuram John Gregory Anas Edathodika HummelImpex
Thiruvananthapuram Kombans Sérgio Alexandre Patrick Mota Hyve SportsAdani
Thrissur Magic Giovanni Scanu C. K. Vineeth SIFAMagic Frames

Foreign players

The AIFF allows clubs to register a maximum of six foreign players. A maximum of four can be fielded in a match at a time.

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Player 6Former Players
Calicut John Kennedy Rafael Resende Andres Nia Richard Osei Kervens Belfort
Forca Kochi Raphael Augusto Dziri Omran Mohamed Nidhal Said Siyanda Ngubo Dorielton
Kannur Warriors Adrián Sardinero Asier Gomes David Grande Ernesten Lavsamba Eloy Ordóñez Varo Álvarez
Malappuram Sérgio Barboza Joseba Beitia Aitor Aldalur Rubén Garcés Álex Sánchez
Patrick Mota Davi Kuhn Marcos Wilder Renan Januario Michel Americo Autemar Bispo
Thrissur Magic Maílson Alves Marcelo Toscano Atimele A. Beleck

League table

Playoffs

The top four clubs will qualify for the semi-finals.[5]

Season statistics

Scoring

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 DorieltonForca Kochi5
2 Adrián SardineroKannur Warriors4
Autemar BispoThiruvananthapuram Kombans
Kervens BelfortCalicut
Malappuram
Calicut
7 Álex SánchezMalappuram3
Faslu RahmanMalappuram
David GrandeKannur Warriors
Muhammed RiyasCalicut

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kerala Super League launched . 2023-07-14 . onmanorama.com . 14 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230714115029/https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/football/2023/04/05/kerala-super-league-launched.html . live .
  2. News: 12 May 2024 . Super League Kerala: Franchisees of inaugural edition announced . Deccan Herald . 28 June 2024.
  3. News: 10 May 2024 . Mahesh Bhupathi, Travancore princess and former Benfica player among franchise owners in Super League Kerala . The Hindu. 28 June 2024.
  4. News: 2024-07-18 . Gillan to coach Calicut FC in Super League Kerala . 2024-08-06 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  5. Web site: superleaguekerala.com . Standings .