2024 Gujarat Super League

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2024 Gujarat Super League
Tournament details
CountryIndia
Venue(s) EKA Arena, Ahmedabad
Dates1 – 12 May
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsKarnavati Knights
Runner-upVadodara Warriors
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
2025 

The 2024 Gujarat Super League was the first edition of the Gujarat Super League. [1] Karnavati Knights became the champions of the inaugural season.

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Format

The tournament proper will feature 6 clubs across 5 cities of Gujarat. The 6 clubs will play each other in a single round-robin format, with the top two teams at the end of the league stage contesting the final. [1]

Teams

India Gujarat location map.svg
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Gandhinagar Giants
Red pog.svg
Saurashtra Spartans
Red pog.svg
Vadodara Warriors
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Surat Strikers
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Ahmedabad
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Ahmedabad clubs:
Ahmedabad Avengers
Karnavati Knights
Locations of the GSL clubs
TeamCity
Ahmedabad Avengers Ahmedabad
Gandhinagar Giants Gandhinagar
Karnavati Knights Ahmedabad
Saurashtra Spartans Saurashtra
Surat Strikers Surat
Vadodara Warriors Vadodara

Venues

The matches are planned to be held in EKA Arena. [1]

Ahmedabad
EKA Arena
Capacity: 20,000
EKA Arena Stadium(TransStadia).jpg

Non-Gujarati players

TeamPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4
Ahmedabad AvengersHP LalremrutaAngelo Singh KesamK. Lalrutdika
Gandhinagar GiantsFC LalhmunmawiaVincent Lalduhawma
Karnavati KnightsYash Shukla
Saurashtra SpartansManvir SinghMohd RizwanTagru Jaes
Surat StrikersTarhdoluLalengmawiaStanley Peter
Vadodara WarriorsJigyas DekaNikhil DekaDhruv SharmaJuwel Ahmed

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Karnavati Knights532084+411Advanced to Finals
2Vadodara Warriors531196+310
3Ahmedabad Avengers5302118+39
4Saurashtra Spartans53026719
5Gandhinagar Giants51044623
6Surat Strikers50141871
Updated to match(es) played on 08 May 2024. Source: GSFA

Matches

Ahmedabad Avengers20Surat Strikers
Brajesh Yadav 67'
Keisam Angelo Singh 86'
Report
EKA Arena , Ahmedabad
Attendance: 1256
Gandhinagar Giants01Vadodara Warriors
Report Tagru James 61'
EKA Arena , Ahmedabad
Attendance: 786

Karnavati Knights31Saurashtra Spartans
Pratik Swami 8'

Ramsinghbhai Rathwa 57'

Vishesh Pandey 88'
Report Moinuddin 36'
EKA Arena , Ahmedabad
Attendance: 1300

Ahmedabad Avengers10Gandhinagar Giants
Jay Kanani 51' Report
EKA Arena , Ahmedabad
Attendance: 550
Surat Strikers00Karnavati Knights
Report
EKA Arena , Ahmedabad
Attendance: 1230
Vadodara Warriors01Saurashtra Spartans
Report Jenish Rana (OG) 73'
EKA Arena , Ahmedabad
Attendance: 1350

Surat Strikers01Saurashtra Spartans
Report Zidan Momin 64'
EKA Arena , Ahmedabad
Attendance: 650
Ahmedabad Avengers35Vadodara Warriors
Akshay Mall 33', 45+4', 79' Report Tagru James 45+2', 75', 90+1'
Manvir Singh 38', 45+4'
EKA Arena , Ahmedabad
Attendance: 970
Gandhinagar Giants01Karnavati Knights
Report Kuldeep Thakor 79'(p)
EKA Arena , Ahmedabad
Attendance: 1200

Gandhinagar Giants13Saurashtra Spartans
Marufmulla 22' Report Rudra Jadeja 26'(OG)
Dhruv Sharma 61'
Jignesh Parmar 82'
EKA Arena , Ahmedabad
Attendance: 750
Ahmedabad Avengers23Karnavati Knights
Akshay Mall 13'
Manav Vyas 19'
Report Kamlesh 4'
Irfan Abbasi 26'
Kuldeep Thakor 90'
EKA Arena , Ahmedabad
Attendance: 876
Surat Strikers12Vadodara Warriors
Bariam Chun 65' Report Manvir Singh 20', 90+2'(p)
EKA Arena , Ahmedabad
Attendance: 950

Vadodara Warriors11Karnavati Knights
Ahmedabad Avengers30Saurashtra Spartans
Surat Strikers03Gandhinagar Giants

Final

Final
Karnavati Knights11Vadodara Warriors
Report
Penalties
5–3
EKA Arena , Ahmedabad
Attendance: 5618

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1
2
3
4
5

Awards

AwardWinnerClubPrize
Category 1₹ 25,000
Category 2₹ 25,000
Category 3₹ 25,000
Category 4₹ 25,000
Category 5₹ 25,000
Category 6₹ 25,000
Category 7₹ 25,000
Category 8₹ 25,000
Runners-upVadodara Warriors₹ 5,00,000
ChampionsKarnavati Knights₹ 11,00,000
Source: GSL

Sponsorship

CategoryName
Title Sponsor Gujarat Tourism
Associate Sponsor Sports Authority of Gujarat
Medical PartnerKD Hospital
Performance PartnerFootrax
Physiotheraphy PartnerSwift Health Solution
Kit & Equipment Partner Nivia
Venue Partner EKA Arena

Broadcasting

After the Santosh Trophy, the GSL will become the second Indian football tournament to be streamed globally on FIFA+. [1]

TerritoryBroadcaster(s)Ref.
Flag of India.svg  India GSFA (YouTube) [1]
FIFA+ [1]
Flag of the United Nations.svg Global

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