The 2022–23 Kerala Premier League was the tenth season of the Kerala Premier League. The regular season featured 22 teams and played in multiple venues.[2]
Season | 2022–23 |
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Dates | 24 November 2022 – 19 March 2023 |
Champions | Kerala United[1] (1st title) |
Promoted | Kerala United |
Matches played | 90 |
Goals scored | 299 (3.32 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Samuel Mensa Konney (10 goals) |
Biggest win | KSEB 9-1 Payyannur College |
Highest scoring | KSEB 9-1 Payyannur College |
Longest winning run | Gokulam Kerala FC B (6 matches) |
Longest unbeaten run | Wayanad United FC (10 matches) |
Longest winless run | LUCA SC (7 matches) |
Longest losing run | LUCA SC (7 matches) |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → |
Qualifiers
editPromoted teams:
Teams
editTeam | Head coach | City | Sponsor | |
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1 | BASCO FC | E. Shivamani | Malappuram | Janatha TMT |
2 | Don Bosco FA | Alphonse Jose | Kochi | |
3 | FC Areekode[3] | V. P. Suneer | Areekode | Essa Group |
4 | FC Kerala | Britto Clemmi | Thrissur | Yogakshemam Loans |
5 | Gokulam Kerala FC B | Paulo Jorge Santos | Kozhikode | Gokulam Group |
6 | Golden Threads FC | Soly Xavier | Kochi | Wayna Water [1] |
7 | Kerala Blasters B | Tomasz Tchorz | Kochi | Byju's |
8 | Kerala Police | Shimjith | Malappuram | Odyssia |
9 | Kerala United FC | Saheed Ramon[4] | Manjeri | Micro Health Laboratories [2] |
10 | KSEB | P. B. Ramesh | Trivandrum | MADRE Integrated Engineering [3] |
11 | Kovalam Football Club | Ebin Rose | Kovalam | Federal Bank |
12 | Little Flower FA | Cleofas Alex | Trivandrum | Odysdia [4] |
13 | Luca Soccer Club | Navas Luca | Kondotty | Abreco Freight [5] |
14 | MK Sporting Club | Satheevan Balan | Alappuzha | M. K. Group |
15 | Muthoot FA | K. Anees | Kondotty | Muthoot Pappachan Group |
16 | Parappur FC | Sanjoy Kumar Dey | Parappur | South Indian Bank |
17 | Payyannur College | Payyannur | Tago | |
18 | Real Malabar FC | Vinu Jose | Kondotty | EDEX |
19 | SAT Tirur | Sunil Kumar | Tirur | AB Bismi [6] |
20 | SAI Kollam | Deepak Boro | Kollam | |
21 | Travancore Royals FC | Samuel Geevarghese | Trivandrum | Vismayasmax Animations [7] |
22 | Wayanad United FC [5] | Sanush Raj | Kalpetta | Wagonmart |
Number of teams by region
editNo. of teams | Districts | Team(s) |
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7 | Malappuram | BASCO FC, Kerala United FC, Kerala Police, Luca Soccer Club, FC Areekode, SAT FC, Real Malabar FC, Muthoot FA |
4 | Trivandrum | Kovalam Football Club, KSEB, Little Flower FA, Travancore Royals FC |
Ernakulam | Golden Threads FC, Don Bosco FA, Kerala Blasters B | |
2 | Thrissur | Parappur FC, FC Kerala |
1 | Kozhikode | Gokulam Kerala FC B |
Wayanad | Wayanad United FC | |
Kollam | SAI Kollam | |
Kannur | Payyannur College | |
Alappuzha | MK Sporting Club |
Managerial changes
editTeam | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Ref. | Round | Table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment | Ref. |
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FC Areekode | Muhammed Ashiq | New club (Rajasthan United FC) | 1 July 2022 | Pre-season | VP Suneer | 5 August 2022 | |||
Kerala United FC | Bino George | New club (East Bengal) | 1 July 2022 | [6] | Pre-season | Saheed Ramon | [7] | ||
Gokulam Kerala FC B | Rajeev Ponnanthari | Contract Finished | 1 July 2022 | Pre-season | Paulo Jorge Santos | 1 August 2022 | |||
Kerala Police | I. M. Vijayan | Contract Finished | 1 July 2022 | Pre-season | Shimjith | 1 August 2022 |
Venues
editStadium | Capacity | Standort |
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EMS Stadium | 80,000 | Calicut |
Kotappady Stadium | 20,000 | Malappuram |
Maharaja's College Ground | 20,000 | Kochi |
Thrissur Corporation Stadium | 20,000 | Thrissur |
Maravayal Sports Complex | Kalpetta |
Foreign players
editTeam | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | |
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1 | MK Sporting Club | ||||
2 | BASCO FC | Djougo Foku Mike | Jacque Abeau | ||
3 | Don Bosco FA | Karomoko | John Chidi | ||
4 | FC Areekode | Wisdom | |||
5 | FC Kerala | Charles Offei | Abayomi Oludeyi | ||
6 | Gokulam Kerala FC B | Dodi Alphead Ndo | Samuel Mensah Konney | Oluwaunmi Somide | Godfrey West Omodu |
7 | Golden Threads FC | Christian Ouedraogo | Patrick Yeboah | Joseph Tetteh | |
8 | Kerala Blasters B | ||||
9 | Kerala Police | ||||
10 | Kerala United FC | Ouattara Sie | Yusif Afful | Benjamin Arthur | Ezekial Oroh |
11 | Kovalam Football Club | ||||
12 | KSEB | ||||
13 | Little Flower FA | ||||
14 | Luca Soccer Club | ||||
15 | Payyannur College | ||||
16 | Muthoot FA | Alex Yamoah | |||
17 | Parappur FC | ||||
18 | SAI Kollam | ||||
19 | Sports Academy Tirur | ||||
20 | Travancore Royals FC | ||||
21 | Real Malabar FC | ||||
22 | Wayanad United FC | Gbolo Abdulai | Isahak Nuhu Seidu | Kafandorashidan Haruna |
Group stage
editGroup A
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | Wayanad United FC | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 16 | Advance to the Final Round |
2 | Kerala United FC | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 15 | |
3 | SAT TIRUR | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 15 | |
4 | FC Areekode | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 10 | |
5 | Real Malabar FC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 8 | |
6 | BASCO FC | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 7 | |
7 | MK Sporting Club | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 5 | |
8 | Luca Soccer Club | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 02-02-2023 (Complete). Source: KFA
Group B
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | Gokulam Kerala FC B | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 18 | Advance to the Final Round |
2 | Kerala Police | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 11 | |
3 | Golden Threads FC | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 9 | |
4 | Muthoot FA | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 | |
5 | Parappur FC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 | |
6 | FC Kerala | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 2 | |
7 | Don Bosco FA | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 2 |
Updated to match(es) played on 12-02-2023. Source: KFA
Group C
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | Kerala Blasters B | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 13 | Advance to the Final Round |
2 | Kovalam | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 13 | |
3 | KSEB | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8 | +16 | 13 | |
4 | SAI Kollam | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 11 | |
5 | Little Flower FA | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 7 | |
6 | Payyannur College | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 25 | −17 | 3 | |
7 | Travancore Royals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 25 | −23 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 04-02-2023. Source: KFA
Championship round
editSuper Six
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | Wayanad United FC | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 11 | Advanced to Semi Finals |
2 | Kerala Police (A) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 | |
3 | Gokulam Kerala B | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 7 | Advanced to Semi Finals |
4 | Kerala United (C) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | |
5 | Kovalam | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 4 | |
6 | Kerala Blasters B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 2 |
Updated to match(es) played on 10-03-2023. Source: KFA
(A) Withdrew due to participation in the all-India Police Tournament; (C) Champions and Qualification to 2023–24 I-League 3
(A) Withdrew due to participation in the all-India Police Tournament; (C) Champions and Qualification to 2023–24 I-League 3
Fixtures
editSuper Six fixtures were announced on 16 February 2023.
- Source:
20 February 2023 | Kerala Police | 3–0 | Kovalam | Kozhikode |
16:00 IST | Stadium: EMS Stadium Man of the Match: Sajeesh E. |
21 February 2023 | Wayanad United FC | 2–0 | Gokulam Kerala B | Kozhikode |
16:00 IST | Stadium: EMS Stadium Man of the Match: Sreejith |
23 February 2023 | Kerala Police | 2–0 | Kerala Blasters B | Kozhikode |
16:00 IST | Stadium: EMS Stadium Man of the Match: Sajeesh E. |
24 February 2023 | Kovalam | 3–0 | Kerala United | Malappuram |
16:00 IST | Stadium: Kotappady Stadium Man of the Match: Amal Thomas |
26 February 2023 | Gokulam Kerala B | 2–3 | Kerala Police | Kozhikode |
16:00 IST | Stadium: EMS Stadium Man of the Match: Calvin Barretto |
27 February 2023 | Kerala Blasters B | 1–1 | Wayanad United FC | Malappuram |
16:00 IST | Stadium: Kotappady Stadium |
28 February 2023 | Kerala United | 4–1 | Kerala Police | Malappuram |
16:00 IST | Stadium: Kotappady Stadium |
1 March 2023 | Gokulam Kerala B | 4–0 | Kovalam | Kozhikode |
16:00 IST | Stadium: EMS Stadium |
2 March 2023 | Wayanad United FC | 1–1 | Kerala Police | Malappuram |
16:00 IST | Stadium: Kotappady Stadium |
3 March 2023 | Kerala United | 2–0 | Kerala Blasters B | Malappuram |
16:00 IST | Stadium: Kotappady Stadium |
4 March 2023 | Kovalam | 0–2 | Wayanad United FC | Kozhikode |
16:00 IST | Stadium: EMS Stadium |
6 March 2023 | Kerala United | 1–1 | Gokulam Kerala B | Malappuram |
16:00 IST | Stadium: Kotappady Stadium |
7 March 2023 | Kerala Blasters B | 1–1 | Kovalam | Kozhikode |
16:00 IST | Stadium: EMS Stadium |
9 March 2023 | Kerala United | 1–2 | Wayanad United FC | Malappuram |
16:00 IST | Stadium: Kotappady Stadium |
10 March 2023 | Gokulam Kerala B | 2–0 | Kerala Blasters B | Kozhikode |
16:00 IST | Stadium: EMS Stadium |
Semifinals
Kerala United | 3–0 | Wayanad United FC |
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M. K. Jinachandran Memorial District Stadium, Kalpetta
Kerala United | 0–1 | Wayanad United FC |
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M. K. Jinachandran Memorial District Stadium, Kalpetta
Kovalam | 0–1 | Gokulam Kerala B |
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Gokulam Kerala B | 3–0 | Kovalam |
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Final
19 March 2023 | Kerala United | 1–0 | Gokulam Kerala B | Kalpetta |
19:30 IST |
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Stadium: M. K. Jinachandran Memorial District Stadium |
Statistics
editTop scorers
editAs of 19 March 2023
No | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Samuel Mensah Konney | Gokulam Kerala B | 10 |
Ezekial Orah | Kerala United | ||
Golden boot | Samuel Mensah Konney | Gokulam Kerala B | |
Golden glove | Pradeesh V. | Kerala United | |
Best defender | Akhil J Chandran | Gokulam Kerala B |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Kerala Premier League: Kerala United crowned champions". Wayanad. 19 March 2023. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ Rayan, Stan (19 November 2022). "Kerala Premier League to begin on November 24". thehindu.com. Kochi: The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 December 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ "പ്രതിഭകളെ വാർത്തെടുക്കാൻ എഫ്സി അരീക്കോട്". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ Rayan, Stan (17 March 2023). "Saheed Ramon close to clearing his first big test in Kerala". thehindu.com. The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "പുതുചരിത്രമെഴുതി ഒരു വയനാട് ടീം കേരളാ പ്രീമിയര് ലീഗിലേക്ക്..." malayalam.samayam.com (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ PTI (23 July 2022). "Bino George set to become East Bengal reserve team coach". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
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