2025 Super League Kerala

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Super League Kerala
Season 2025–26
Dates10 November 2025
2024
2026

The 2025 Super League Kerala will be the second season of the Super League Kerala, a men's professional franchise football league in Kerala, India. [1] It is organised by the Kerala Football Association, Scoreline Sports and the Unifed Football Sports Development Pvt. Ltd . [2] [3] [4] The Super League Kerala (SLK) will launch its second season with a curtain raiser at Al Ahli Sports Hall, Al Nahda, Dubai [5]

Contents

Teams

TeamCityStadiumCapacity
Calicut Kozhikode EMS Stadium 50,000
Forca Kochi Kochi Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium 41,000
Kannur Warriors Kannur Jawahar Municipal Stadium [6] 30,000
Malappuram Malappuram MDSC Stadium 30,000
Thiruvananthapuram Kombans Thiruvananthapuram Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium 25,000
Thrissur Magic Thrissur Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium [7] 15,000

Personnel and sponsorship

ClubHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Calicut Flag of Argentina.svg Ever Demaldé Flag of India.svg Hyve Sports Aster
Forca Kochi Flag of Spain.svg Miki Lladó Flag of India.svg SynderQASH+
Kannur Warriors Flag of Spain.svg Manuel Sánchez Murias Flag of India.svg Kaizen Sports United Imaging
Malappuram Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Corral Flag of Denmark.svg Hummel Rapheal Film City
Thiruvananthapuram Kombans Flag of England.svg Flag of Ireland.svg James McAloon Flag of India.svg Hyve Sports Adani
Thrissur Magic Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Chernyshov Flag of India.svg SIFA Magic Frames

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in the tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentReference
Malappuram Flag of England.svg John Gregory Contract Finished03 August 2025Pre-season Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Corral 03 August 2025 [8]
Calicut Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Gillan Contract Finished08 March 2025 Flag of Argentina.svg Ever Demaldé 20 August 2025 [9]
Thrissur Magic Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Scanu Contract Finished08 March 2025 Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Chernyshov 23 August 2025 [10]
Forca Kochi Flag of Portugal (official).svg Mário Lemos Contract Finished08 March 2025 Flag of Spain.svg Miki Lladó 09 September 2025
Thiruvananthapuram Kombans Flag of Brazil.svg Sérgio AlexandreContract Finished08 March 2025 Flag of England.svg Flag of Ireland.svg James McAloon 13 September 2025

Foreign players

There are no limitations on signing foreign players. A maximum of four can be fielded in a match at a time.

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Player 6Player 7
Calicut Flag of Argentina.svg Alexis Sosa Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Boasso Flag of Argentina.svg Nahuel Pereyra Flag of Brazil.svg Yuri de Oliveira Flag of Colombia.svg Sebastián Rincón Flag of Ghana.svg Richard Osei Flag of Paraguay.svg Enrique Borja
Forca Kochi Flag of Algeria.svg Rachid Aït-Atmane Flag of Colombia.svg Luis Rodríguez Flag of Curacao.svg Gino van Kessel Flag of Spain.svg Iker Hernández Flag of Spain.svg Ramón Riego García
Kannur Warriors Flag of Argentina.svg Nicolás Delmonte Flag of Cameroon.svg Ernesten Lavsamba Flag of Senegal.svg Abdou Karim Samb Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Sardinero Flag of Spain.svg Asier Gomes Flag of Tunisia.svg Mohamed Nidhal Said
Malappuram Flag of Argentina.svg Facundo Ballardo Flag of Brazil.svg John Kennedy Flag of Fiji.svg Roy Krishna [11] Flag of Spain.svg Aitor Aldalur Flag of Spain.svg Sergio González Flag of Tajikistan.svg Komron Tursunov
Thiruvananthapuram Kombans Flag of Brazil.svg Autemar Pemaza Flag of Brazil.svg Filipe Alves Flag of Brazil.svg Patrick Mota Flag of Brazil.svg Paulo Victor Flag of Brazil.svg Ronald Makalysten Flag of Brazil.svg Iury De Carvalho
Thrissur Magic Flag of Brazil.svg Maílson Alves Flag of Serbia.svg Ivan Marković Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Marcus Joseph

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Calicut 00000000Advance to Playoffs
2 Forca Kochi 00000000
3 Kannur Warriors 00000000
4 Thiruvananthapuram Kombans 00000000
5 Malappuram 00000000
6 Thrissur Magic 00000000
Source: Super League Kerala

Results

Home \ Away CAL FKO KAN MAL TKO THR
Calicut
Forca Kochi
Kannur Warriors
Malappuram
Thiruvananthapuram Kombans
Thrissur Magic
Source: Super League Kerala
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results

Matches

Round 1

02 October 2025 Calicut v Forca Kochi Kozhikode
19:30Stadium: EMS Stadium

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

References

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  2. "super league keralSuper League Kerala launches project 'Gamechanger' to unearth young football talent". sportstar.thehindu.com. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  3. "Super League Kerala partners with the German Football Association". thebridge.in. 29 May 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  4. "Sports.com signs five-year ₹100-crore deal with Super League Kerala for streaming rights". thehindu. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  5. "Dubai to host SLK 2 Season launch". onmanorama. 20 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  6. "Two new stadiums in Thrissur, Kannur for the new season of Super League". newindianexpress. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  7. "Two new stadiums in Thrissur, Kannur for the new season of Super League". newindianexpress. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
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  9. "ഡെമാൽഡെ കലിക്കറ്റ്‌ കോച്ച്‌" [demalde will be calicut Fc Coach]. deshabhimani.com (in Malayalam). 20 August 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  10. "സൂപ്പർ ലീഗ് കേരള രണ്ടാം സീസണിൽ തൃശ്ശൂർ മാജിക് എഫ്.സി.യുടെ പരിശീലകനായി ആന്ദ്രെ ചെർണിഷോവ്" [Andrey Chernyshov appointed as coach of Thrissur Magic FC for the second season of Super League Kerala]. fanport.in (in Malayalam). 23 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  11. "malappuram fc sign former isl striker roy krishna". onmanorama.com. 8 September 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.