Clubs
Locations of the SLK franchises
| Club | City |
|---|---|
| Calicut FC | Kozhikode |
| Forca Kochi FC | Ernakulam |
| Kannur Warriors FC | Kannur |
| Malappuram FC | Malappuram |
| Thiruvananthapuram Kombans FC | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Thrissur Magic FC | Thrissur |
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 September – 10 November |
| Top goalscorer | Gani Nigam (3 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Thiruvananthapuram Kombans 2–0 Thrissur Magic (16 September 2024) |
| Biggest away win | Malappuram 0–3 Calicut (14 September 2024) |
| Highest scoring | Calicut 2–2 Thrissur Magic (24 September 2024) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Kannur Warriors Calicut (5 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Thrissur Magic (4 matches) |
2025 → All statistics correct as of 29 September 2024. | |
The 2024 Mahindra Super League Kerala is 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.
| Club | City |
|---|---|
| Calicut FC | Kozhikode |
| Forca Kochi FC | Ernakulam |
| Kannur Warriors FC | Kannur |
| Malappuram FC | Malappuram |
| Thiruvananthapuram Kombans FC | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Thrissur Magic FC | Thrissur |
| Team | City/State | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calicut | Kozhikode | EMS Stadium | 50,000 |
| Forca Kochi | Ernakulam | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 41,000 |
| Kannur Warriors | Kannur | Jawahar Municipal Stadium EMS Stadium | 30,000 50,000 |
| Malappuram | Malappuram | Malappuram District Sports Complex Stadium | 30,000 |
| Thiruvananthapuram Kombans | Thiruvananthapuram | Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium | 25,000 |
| Thrissur Magic | Thrissur | Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium | 15,000 30,000 |
| Club | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Title sponsor | Other sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calicut |  Ian Gillan [4] |  Jijo Joseph | Hyve Sports | Aster | Kenza TMT ibsgroup KSEB |
| Forca Kochi |  Mário Lemos | Subhasish Roy Chowdhury | Synder | Steelex TMT, Physio One, Gold's Gym Kochi, Grand Entrée, Craze Biscuits, Hitech Diagnostic Centres | |
| Kannur Warriors |  Manuel Sánchez Murias | Adrián Sardinero | Kaizen Sports | United Imaging | Jindal Panther, Molecular Cyclotrons, Asset Homes, ABC Group, IAM Studies, Nikshan Digital |
| Malappuram |  John Gregory | Anas Edathodika |  Hummel | Impex | Kalliyath TMT, Ajmi Foods, ChicKing, Aster MIMS, Pureflames, V-Guard, Star Pipes |
| Thiruvananthapuram Kombans |  Sérgio Alexandre | Patrick Mota | Hyve Sports | Adani | KIMSHEALTH |
| Thrissur Magic |  Giovanni Scanu | C. K. Vineeth | Magic Frames | ||
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.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calicut |  James Kotei | Richard Osei | Ernest Barfo |  Kervens Belfort |  Papé Diakité | |
| 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 |  Pedro Manzi |
| Thiruvananthapuram Kombans | Patrick Mota | Davi Kuhn | Marcos Wilder | Renan Januario | Michel Americo | Autemar Bispo |
| Thrissur Magic | Maílson Alves | Marcelo Toscano | Atimele A. Beleck | |||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kannur Warriors | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 9 |
| 2 | Calicut | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 |
| 3 | Thiruvananthapuram Kombans | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
| 4 | Forca Kochi | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 |
| 5 | Malappuram | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 |
| 6 | Thrissur Magic | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 |
Pedro Manzi for Malappuram against Forca Kochi (7 September 2024)| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gani Nigam | Calicut | 3 |
| 2 | David Grande | Kannur Warriors | 2 |
| Adrián Sardinero | |||
| Faslu Rahman | Malappuram | ||
| Britto P. M. | Calicut |
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faslu Rahman | Malappuram | 1 |
| Pedro Manzi | |||
| C. K. Vineeth | Thrissur Magic | ||
| Pragyan Gogoi | Kannur Warriors |
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