2024 Super League Kerala

Super League Kerala

Season	2024–25
Dates	7 September – 10 November
Champions	Calicut
Matches played	32
Goals scored	81 (2.53 per match)
Top goalscorer	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 run	Calicut (8 matches)
Longest winless run	Thrissur Magic (8 matches)
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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

Malappuram

Calicut

Thiruvananthapuram Kombans

Thrissur Magic

Kannur Warriors

Forca Kochi

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Locations of the SLK franchises

Team	City	Stadium	Capacity
Calicut	Kozhikode	EMS Corporation Stadium	50,000
Forca Kochi	Kochi	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium	41,000
Kannur Warriors	Kannur	EMS Corporation Stadium	50,000
Malappuram	Malappuram	Payyanad Stadium	30,000
Thiruvananthapuram Kombans	Thiruvananthapuram	Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium	25,000
Thrissur Magic	Thrissur	Payyanad Stadium	30,000

Personnel and sponsorship

Club	Head coach	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Calicut	Ian Gillan [4]	Jijo Joseph	Hyve Sports	Aster
Forca Kochi	Mário Lemos	Subhasish Roy Chowdhury	Synder	Steelex TMT
Kannur Warriors	Manuel Sánchez Murias	Adrián Sardinero	Kaizen Sports	United Imaging
Malappuram	John Gregory	Anas Edathodika	Hummel	Impex
Thiruvananthapuram Kombans	Sérgio Alexandre	Patrick Mota	Hyve Sports	Adani
Thrissur Magic	Giovanni Scanu	C. K. Vineeth	SIFA	Magic 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.

Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Player 4	Player 5	Player 6	Former Players
Calicut	John Kennedy	Rafael Resende	Andres Nia	Ernest Barfo	Richard Osei	Kervens Belfort	James Kotei 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	—	—	—	—

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Calicut	10	5	4	1	18	9	+9	19	Advance to Playoffs
2	Forca Kochi	10	4	4	2	10	8	+2	16
3	Kannur Warriors	10	4	4	2	16	15	+1	16
4	Thiruvananthapuram Kombans	10	3	4	3	14	15	−1	13
5	Malappuram	10	2	4	4	13	14	−1	10
6	Thrissur Magic	10	1	2	7	5	15	−10	5

Source: Super League Kerala

Results

Home \ Away	CAL	FKO	KAN	MAL	TKO	THR
Calicut	—	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	2–2
Forca Kochi	0–1	—	1–1	0–2	2–1	1–0
Kannur Warriors	1–3	1–1	—	4–3	1–2	2–1
Malappuram	0–3	0–0	1–2	—	2–2	0–0
Thiruvananthapuram Kombans	1–4	1–3	1–1	1–1	—	2–0
Thrissur Magic	1–0	0–1	1–2	0–3	0–2	—

Source: Super League Kerala
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

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

	Semi-finals				Final
	5 November – Kozhikode
	Calicut	2
					10 November – Kozhikode
	Thiruvananthapuram Kombans	1
					Calicut	2
	6 November – Kozhikode
					Forca Kochi	1
	Forca Kochi	2
	Kannur Warriors	0

Season statistics

Scoring

• First goal of the season:
  Pedro Manzi for Malappuram against Forca Kochi (7 September 2024)

Top goalscorers

As of 1 November 2024

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Dorielton	Forca Kochi	5
2	Adrián Sardinero	Kannur Warriors	4
	Autemar Bispo	Thiruvananthapuram Kombans
	Kervens Belfort	Calicut
	Pedro Manzi	Malappuram
	Gani Nigam	Calicut
7	Álex Sánchez	Malappuram	3
	Faslu Rahman	Malappuram
	David Grande	Kannur Warriors
	Muhammed Riyas	Calicut

References

1. "Kerala Super League launched". onmanorama.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
2. "Super League Kerala: Franchisees of inaugural edition announced". Deccan Herald. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
3. "Mahesh Bhupathi, Travancore princess and former Benfica player among franchise owners in Super League Kerala". The Hindu. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
4. "Gillan to coach Calicut FC in Super League Kerala". The Times of India. 18 July 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 6 August 2024.
5. superleaguekerala.com. "Standings".