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Season | 2018–19 (6th Season) |
---|---|
Champions | Indian Navy (1st title) |
Promoted | FC Kerala |
Matches played | 35 |
Goals scored | 110 (3.14 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Vishnu(SUP) Harry Moris(FCK) Bipaka Thapa(IN) Christian Sabah (GKFC) (6 goals) |
Biggest home win | RFC Kochi 6–2 Kerala Blasters FC Reserves (16 December 2018) Shooters United Padne 6-2 Kovalam FC (06.04.2019) |
Biggest away win | Golden Threads 1–7 F.C. Kerala (28 December 2018) |
Highest scoring | RFC Kochi 6–2 Kerala Blasters FC Reserves (16 December 2018) Golden Threads 1–7 F.C. Kerala (28 December 2018) Shooters United Padne 6-2 Kovalam FC (06.04.2019) |
Longest winning run | Gokulam Kerala (8 games) |
Longest unbeaten run | Gokulam Kerala FC (8 games) |
Longest winless run | Kovalam FC (8 games) |
Longest losing run | Kovalam FC (8 games) |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → All statistics correct as of 16 April 2019. |
The 2018–19 Kerala Premier League Season was the sixth season of the Kerala Premier League. The season featured 11 teams which was 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 [1] Kozhikode Quartz, SBI Kerala and Trikaripur withdrawn from the league due to financial problems.
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.
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 |
Club | Head Coach |
---|---|
Golden Threads | |
Shooters United Padne | Sidique Kalyaseri |
FC Kerala | T.G. Purushothaman |
FC Thrissur | Jali P.Ibrahim |
Gokulam Kerala FC | Rajeev P |
Sports Academy Tirur | |
Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | Renjith T. A |
RFC Kochi | Soly Xavier [2] |
Kovalam FC | Ebin Rose [3] |
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 | Issahak Nuhu Seidu | Imane Said Usman Karamoko | - | - |
FC Kerala | Ekomobong Victor Philip | Ismail Aseel | Harry Moris | Lassini karamoko |
FC Thrissur | Uche Gold Odinukaeze | Santa Crus Yemoh | - | - |
Gokulam Kerala FC | Christian Sabah | Daniel Addo | Charles Teiko Folley | - |
Shooters United Padne | Snyder Yao Titriku | Ouattara Tho Adama | Eric Weaks | - |
Sports Academy Tirur | Musha Bambatelli Moctar | Ibrahim Kabba | - | - |
Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | Slaviša Stojanović | - | - | - |
RFC Kochi | Rooney Yousef | Ouattara Sie | Lwandile Mzizi | - |
Kovalam FC | - | - | - | - |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Indian Navy | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 12 | Advance to Semi-finals |
2 | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 12 | |
3 | RFC Kochi | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 6 | |
4 | Sports Academy Tirur | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 6 | |
5 | FC Thrissur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |
6 | State Bank Of India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 December 2018 | RFC Kochi | 6–2 | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | Kochi |
18:30 IST | Don 6' Rooney 17', 88' Astilee 43' Ajith 45+1' Quattara 80' | Report | Pritam Kumar 57' Lalthakima 61' | Stadium: Maharaja's College Stadium |
19 December 2018 | SBI Kerala | 1-2 | Sports Academy Tirur | Thiruvananthapuram |
18:30 IST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Police Stadium |
22 December 2018 | SBI Kerala | 2-2 | RFC Kochi | Thiruvananthapuram |
18:30 IST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Police Stadium |
27 December 2018 | Sports Academy Tirur | 2-2 | SBI Kerala | Tirur |
18:30 IST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium |
27 December 2018 | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | 3–1 | RFC Kochi | Kochi |
18:30 IST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Sports Council Ground, P'Nagar |
2 January 2019 | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | 0–0 | SBI Kerala | Kochi |
18:30 IST | Report | Stadium: Sports Council Ground, P'Nagar |
2 January 2019 | Sports Academy Tirur | 1–2 | FC Thrissur | Tirur |
18:30 IST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium |
19 March 2019 | RFC Kochi | 1–0 | Sports Academy Tirur | Kochi |
15:30 IST | Rooney 26' | Report | Stadium: Maharaja's College Stadium |
22 March 2019 | FC Thrissur | 2–2 | Sports Academy Tirur | Thrissur |
15:30 IST | Akhil 59' Bineesh Balan 90' | Report | Ibrahim Kabba 49' Ayoob 67' | Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium |
26 March 2019 | Sports Academy Tirur | 0–2 | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | Tirur |
18:30 IST | Abhijit47' Surag chetri61' | Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium |
30 March 2019 | FC Thrissur | 2-0 | RFC Kochi | Thrissur |
15:30 IST | Santa Cruz 18'37' | Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium |
31 March 2019 | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | 1-0 | Sports Academy Tirur | Kochi |
15:30 IST | Jithin M S 38' | Stadium: Sports Council Ground, P'Nagar |
3 April 2019 | FC Thrissur | 1-2 | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | Thrissur |
15:30 IST | Vishnu Raj 43' | Jithin M S 44'86' | Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium |
6 April 2019 | Sports Academy Tirur | 1-0 | RFC Kochi | Tirur |
15:30 IST | Shafeek 71' | Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium |
6 April 2019 | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | 1-2 | FC Thrissur | Kochi |
15:30 IST | Suraj 82' | Sibil 31' Uche 66' | Stadium: Sports Council Ground, P'Nagar |
9 April 2019 | RFC Kochi | 3-1 | FC Thrissur | Kochi |
15:30 IST | Rooney7' Lwandile Mzizi 46'77' | Bineesh Balan 79' | Stadium: Maharaja's College Stadium |
18 April 2019 | Sports Academy Tirur | 2-0 | Indian Navy | Tirur |
16:00 IST | Muhammad nisham 26' Shafeek 90' | Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium |
24 April 2019 | RFC Kochi | 0-1 | Indian Navy | Kochi |
16:00 IST | Riyad33' | Stadium: Maharaja's College Stadium |
27 April 2019 | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | 2-1 | Indian Navy | Kochi |
16:00 IST | Satgouthang konoung4' Slaviša Stojanović 27' | Hari Krishna 41' | Stadium: Sports Council Ground, P'Nagar |
3 May 2019 | Indian Navy | 4-3 | Sports Academy Tirur | Kochi |
16:00 IST | Bipaka Thapa10'78' Inayat 49' Harikrishna 69' | Moosa16'62' Fasalu Rahman 85' | Stadium: Maharaja's College Stadium |
5 May 2019 | Indian Navy | 3-0 | RFC Kochi | Kochi |
16:00 IST | Bipaka Thapa 20'26' Raman Rai54' | Stadium: Maharaja's College Stadium |
8 May 2019 | Indian Navy | 1-0 | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | Kochi |
16:00 IST | Bipaka Thapa 43' | Stadium: Maharaja's College Stadium |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gokulam Kerala FC | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 24 | Advance to Semi-finals |
2 | FC Kerala | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 16 | |
3 | Shooters United Padne | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 13 | |
4 | Golden Threads | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 6 | |
5 | Kovalam FC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 0 |
22 December 2018 | Kovalam FC | 0-1 | Golden Threads | Thiruvananthapuram |
18:30 IST | Report |
| Stadium: Vellyani Agricultural College Ground |
28 December 2018 | Golden Threads | 1-7 | FC Kerala | Ernakulam |
18:30 IST | Ajith38' | Report | Ekomobong Philip 12',33' Usman 49',77' Jis 53' Nikhil 88' OG 85' | Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium Attendance: 50 |
31 December 2018 | Gokulam Kerala | 1-0 | Kovalam FC | Kozhikode |
18:30 IST |
| Report | Stadium: EMS Stadium |
17 March 2019 | Kovalam FC | 1-3 | Shooters United Padne | Thiruvananthapuram |
15:30 IST | Beniston -' | Report | Surbin -' Eric Weeks -' Dipin Das(OG) -' | Stadium: Vellyani Agricultural College Ground |
17 March 2019 | Gokulam Kerala | 3-0 | Golden Threads | Kozhikode |
15:30 IST | N Shihad 28' Christian Sabah74' Thahir Zaman 80' | Report | Stadium: EMS Stadium |
20 March 2019 | Gokulam Kerala | 2-1 | FC Kerala | Kozhikode |
15:30 IST | Christian Sabah18' Mayakannan 32' | Report | Victor Philip 58' | Stadium: EMS Stadium |
20 March 2019 | Golden Threads | 1-2 | Shooters United Padne | Kochi |
15:30 IST | Arjun76' | Report | Musammil 12' Nisamuddin 20' | Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium |
23 March 2019 | FC Kerala | 2-1 | Shooters United Padne | Thrissur |
15:30 IST | Harry Morris 17'60' | Report | Vishnu 72' | Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium |
23 March 2019 | Kovalam FC | 0-1 | Gokulam Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram |
15:30 IST | Report | Christian Sabah 80' | Stadium: Vellyani Agricultural College Ground |
27 March 2019 | Golden Threads | 1-3 | Gokulam Kerala | Ernakulam |
15:30 IST | Muhammad Jasim 57' (o.g.) | Report | Shihad 10' Ganesan 44' Mohammed Vaseem 90+1' (o.g.) | Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium |
29 March 2019 | Gokulam Kerala | 2-1 | Shooters United Padne | Kozhikode |
15:30 IST | Shihad35' Christian Sabah90+1' | Report | Vishnu75' | Stadium: EMS Stadium |
31 March 2019 | Kovalam FC | 0-1 | FC Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram |
15:30 IST | Ekomobong Victor Philip 24' | Stadium: Vellyani Agricultural College Ground |
31 March 2019 | Shooters United Padne | 3-2 | Golden Threads | Trikaripur |
15:30 IST | Muhammad Razi 40' Vishnu P V 48' Asfar K P 88' | Issahak Nuwu Seyd 36'68' | Stadium: Nadakkavu Synthetic Turf Ground |
3 April 2019 | Golden Threads | 3-1 | Kovalam FC | Ernakulam |
15:30 IST | Prakash 12' (o.g.) Issahak Nuwu Seyd 21'53' | Baiju 43' | Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium |
3 April 2019 | Shooters United Padne | 1-2 | Gokulam Kerala | Trikaripur |
15:30 IST | Sajeer89' | Shihad38' Shibil Muhammed 59' | Stadium: Nadakkavu Synthetic Turf Ground |
6 April 2019 | FC Kerala | 1-2 | Gokulam Kerala | Thrissur |
15:30 IST | Usman Sayyed | Sabah40' Sanju 45' | Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium |
6 April 2019 | Shooters United Padne | 6-2 | Kovalam FC | Trikaripur |
15:30 IST |
| Stadium: Nadakkavu Synthetic Turf Ground |
10 April 2019 | Shooters United Padne | 2-2 | FC Kerala | Trikaripur |
15:30 IST | srubin54' Abdul Haque62' | Rahil39' harry moris68' | Stadium: Nadakkavu Synthetic Turf Ground |
13 April 2019 | FC Kerala | 2-0 | Golden Threads | Thrissur |
15:30 IST | harry morris21'58' | Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium |
15 April 2019 | FC Kerala | 4-2 | Kovalam FC | Thrissur |
15:30 IST | Babble2' Raju76' harry morris86' Nikhil87' | Beniston12' Jaison24' | Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium |
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
A1 | Indian Navy | 2 | |||||||
B2 | FC Kerala | 0 | |||||||
Indian Navy | 1(6) | ||||||||
Gokulam Kerala | 1(5) | ||||||||
A2 | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | 0(4) | |||||||
B1 | Gokulam Kerala | 0(5) |
Semi-Finals
11 May 2019 | Indian Navy | 2-0 | FC Kerala | Kozhikode |
4:00 PM (IST) | Britto PM 51' Bipaka Thapa85' | Stadium: EMS Stadium |
12 May 2019 | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | 0-0 (4–5 p) | Gokulam Kerala | Kozhikode |
4:00 PM (IST) | Stadium: EMS Stadium | |||
Penalties | ||||
Naryan Shahajas Pragyan Jacob Suraj | Shibil Sanju Justin Bijesh Sabah |
Final
18 May 2019 | Indian Navy | 1-1 (6-5 p) | Gokulam Kerala | Kozhikode |
4:00 PM (IST) | Britto PM 79' | Christian Sabha 81' | Stadium: EMS Stadium | |
Penalties | ||||
Harikrishna Riyad Raman rai Shahir Sunil Britto PM Abhishek | Shibil Thahir Sanju Justin Sabah muthu Shameel |
No | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Vishnu | Shooters United Padne | 6 |
Bipaka Thapa | Indian Navy (football club) | ||
Harry Moris | FC Kerala | ||
Christian Sabah | Gokulam Kerala FC | ||
5 | Shihad | Gokulam Kerala FC | 4 |
Ekomobong Philip | FC Kerala | ||
Rooney Youseff | RFC Kochi | ||
Issahak Nuhu Seidu | Golden Threads F.C. | ||
Suribin | Shooters United Padne | ||
10 | Mohamed Nisham | Sports Academy Tirur | 3 |
Jithin MS | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | ||
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