2024 Super League Kerala
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 September – 10 November |
| Top goalscorer | David Grande (2 goals) |
| Biggest away win | Malappuram 0–3 Kozhikode |
2025 →
All statistics correct as of 13 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.
Clubs
[edit]
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 |
Locations
[edit]| 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 |
Personnel and sponsorship
[edit]| Club | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Title sponsor | Other sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calicut |  Ian Gillan[4]
|
 Jijo Joseph
|
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
|
Adil Khan
|
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 |
Foreign players
[edit]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
|
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calicut | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 |
| 2 | Thiruvananthapuram Kombans | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| 3 | Kannur Warriors | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| 4 | Malappuram | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
| 5 | Forca Kochi | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
| 6 | Thrissur Magic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Updated to match(es) played on 15 September 2024. Source: Super League Kerala
Results
[edit]Season statistics
[edit]Scoring
[edit]- First goal of the season: Pedro Manzi for Malappuram against Forca Kochi (7 September 2024)
Top goalscorers
[edit]- As of 10 September 2024
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pedro Manzi
|
Malappuram | 1 |
| Faslu Rahman
| |||
| Abhijit Sarkar
|
Thrissur Magic | ||
| David Grande
|
Kannur Warriors | ||
| Alvaro Álvarez
| |||
| Muhammed Ashar
|
Thiruvananthapuram Kombans | ||
| Richard Osei
|
Calicut |
Top assists
[edit]- As of 9 September 2024
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faslu Rahman
|
Malappuram | 1 |
| Pedro Manzi
| |||
| C. K. Vineeth
|
Thrissur Magic | ||
| Pragyan Gogoi
|
Kannur Warriors |
References
[edit]- ^ "Kerala Super League launched". onmanorama.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Super League Kerala: Franchisees of inaugural edition announced". Deccan Herald. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Mahesh Bhupathi, Travancore princess and former Benfica player among franchise owners in Super League Kerala". The Hindu. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Gillan to coach Calicut FC in Super League Kerala". The Times of India. 18 July 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 6 August 2024.