4th season of Kerala Premier League
Kerala Premier League Season 2016–17 (4th Season) Champions KSEB Promoted FC Kerala Matches played 45 Goals scored 126 (2.8 per match) Top goalscorer Firos Kalathingal (7 goals)Biggest home win Gokulam FC 7–0 Cochin Port Trust (20 May 2017)Biggest away win KSEB 0–5 Gokulam FC (10 May 2017)Highest scoring FC Kerala 5–3 Cochin Port Trust (30 April 2017)Longest winning run FC Thrissur SBI Kerala (3 games)Longest unbeaten run FC Thrissur (6 games)Longest winless run SBI Kerala (7 games)Longest losing run Accountant General Office (4 games)
All statistics correct as of 1 June 2017.
The 2016–17 Kerala Premier League Season is the fourth season of the Kerala Premier League . Unlike last 3 seasons, The season features 11 teams which will be divided into 2 groups with Group A having 5 and Group B having 6 teams and is played on a home-and-away format with half of the teams being private clubs. Later Quartz SC announced its withdrawal from the league making the number of teams 10.[1] The season kicked off on 8 April 2017.[2] [3] KSEB beat FC Thrissur in the finals to clinch their maiden Kerala Premier League Title.
Teams [ ]
Thiruvananthapuram teams SBI Kerala KSEB Accountant General Office
Locations of the 2016–17 Kerala Premier League teams
It will feature the best 11 teams of Kerala affiliated to the KFA competing for the Trophy. The league is played in a home and away format for the first time. Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. At the end of the season a table of the final League standings is determined, based on the following criteria in this order: points obtained, goal difference, and goals scored.
"We have eight confirmed teams and four are private clubs: Gokulam FC (Manjeri), Quartz (Kozhikode), FC Thrissur, FC Kerala (also from Thrissur),One more club, SAT from Tirur, is likely to be included which could make it five private clubs this time."
P. Anilkumar , the Kerala Football Association secretary, on 24 January 2017
Stadiums and locations [ ]
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Results [ ]
League Table [ ]
Group A [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Gokulam FC
6
4
0
2
18
5
+13
12
Advance to Semi-finals
2
KSEB
6
3
2
1
9
9
0
11
3
FC Kerala
6
3
1
2
11
9
+2
10
4
Cochin Port Trust
6
0
1
5
9
24
−15
1
5
Quartz SC
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Withdrawn from the League
Source:[citation needed ]
Group B [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Sports Academy Tirur
10
6
2
2
15
8
+7
20
Advance to Semi-finals
2
FC Thrissur
10
5
3
2
16
11
+5
18
3
Kerala Police
10
5
2
3
13
8
+5
17
4
SBI Kerala
10
3
4
3
9
8
+1
13
5
Accountant General Office
10
2
2
6
11
21
−10
8
6
Central Excise
10
2
1
7
9
17
−8
7
Source:[citation needed ]
Knockout stage [ ]
Semi-finals
Final
A1
Gokulam FC
0 (5)
B2
FC Thrissur
0 (6)
FC Thrissur
2
KSEB
4
A2
KSEB
0 (4)
B1
Sports Academy Tirur
0 (1)
Fixtures and results [ ]
Cancelled Matches
Sports Academy Tirur v FC Thrissur
8 April 2017 Sports Academy Tirur 2–1 FC Thrissur show Tirur 19:30 IST
Muhammed Shibili 36' Fasalu Rahman 56'
Report
S Rajesh 82'
Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium Attendance: –
Cochin Port Trust v Gokulam FC
13 April 2017 Cochin Port Trust 1–4 Gokulam FC show Ernakulam 16:00 IST
Sylla Sulaiman 78'
Report
Shihad 14' Pritam Sarkar 46' Arif Javed Sheikh 76' VP Suhair 90+'
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium Attendance: –
FC Thrissur v Central Excise
Kerala Police v FC Thrissur
15 April 2017 Kerala Police 0–2 FC Thrissur show Malappuram 19:00 IST
Report
Ashik 25' Ashar 40'
Stadium: Kottappadi Football Stadium Attendance: –
SBI Kerala v Sports Academy Tirur
Accountant General Office v Sports Academy Tirur
Kerala Police v Central Excise
19 April 2017 Kerala Police 2–0 Central Excise show Malappuram 19:00 IST
Jimshad 17' Firos Kalathingal 46'
Report
Stadium: Kottappadi Football Stadium Attendance: –
Kerala Police v Accountant General Office
22 April 2017 Kerala Police 2–0 Accountant General Office show Malappuram 19:00 IST
Aneesh 45' Jimmy 85'
Report
Stadium: Kottappadi Football Stadium Attendance: –
Gokulam FC v Quartz SC
23 April 2017 Gokulam FC 5–0 Quartz SC show Malappuram 19:00 IST
VP Suhair 10' 29' Francis 17' Mohammed Salim 61' 75'
Report
Stadium: Kottappadi Football Stadium Attendance: –
Central Excise v FC Thrissur
23 April 2017 Central Excise 0–1 FC Thrissur show Ernakulam 16:00 IST
Report
S Rajesh 90'
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium Attendance: –
Sports Academy Tirur v Accountant General Office
26 April 2017 Sports Academy Tirur 3–0 Accountant General Office show Tirur 16:00 IST
Atsushi Yonezawa 4' 53' Shaheed 16'
Report
Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium Attendance: –
Gokulam FC v KSEB
26 April 2017 Gokulam FC 1–2 KSEB show Malappuram 19:00 IST
VP Suhair 67'
Report
Alex 17' Rakesh 87'
Stadium: Kottappadi Football Stadium Attendance: –
FC Thrissur v Kerala Police
SBI Kerala v Accountant General Office
Sports Academy Tirur v Kerala Police
1 May 2017 Sports Academy Tirur 2–0 Kerala Police show Tirur 16:00 IST
Shaheed 85' 90+'
Report
Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium Attendance: –
Central Excise v SBI Kerala
1 May 2017 Central Excise 3–2 SBI Kerala show Ernakulam 16:00 IST
Askar -' -' Muhammed Rafi -'
Report
Sajith Poulose -' Prasoon -'
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium Attendance: –
Cochin Port Trust v KSEB
5 May 2017 Cochin Port Trust 2–2 KSEB show Ernakulam 16:00 IST
Sylla Sulaiman 60' Assaku Aqua Effiong 67'
Report
Muhammed Parakkottil 50' 59'
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium Attendance: –
Kerala Police v Central Excise
8 May 2017 Kerala Police 2–0 Central Excise show Malappuram 19:00 IST
Bibin Thomas 44' Firos Kalathingal 78'
Report
Stadium: Kottappadi Football Stadium Attendance: –
Quartz SC v FC Kerala
10 May 2017 Quartz SC 0–8 FC Kerala show Kozhikkode 16:00 IST
Report
Harikrishnan 16' 32' Jithin 36' 72' 88' Jerrybie Kelechi 48' Bala 84' Ubaid 90+'
Stadium: EMS Stadium Attendance: –
Kerala Police v Sports Academy Tirur
10 May 2017 Kerala Police 1–1 Sports Academy Tirur show Malappuram 19:30 IST
Rahul 12'
Report
Irshad 70'
Stadium: Kottappadi Football Stadium Attendance: –
Accountant General Office v FC Thrissur
Sports Academy Tirur v Central Excise
14 May 2017 Sports Academy Tirur 2–0 Central Excise show Tirur 16:00 IST
Shaheed 32' Unais 86'
Report
Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium Attendance: –
Kerala Police v SBI Kerala
14 May 2017 Kerala Police 1–0 SBI Kerala show Malappuram 16:00 IST
Firos Kalathingal 25'
Stadium: Kottappadi Football Stadium Attendance: –
FC Thrissur v Accountant General Office
Sports Academy Tirur v SBI Kerala
17 May 2017 Sports Academy Tirur 1–0 SBI Kerala show Tirur 16:00 IST
Fasalu Rahman 67'
Report
Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium Attendance: –
Accountant General Office v Central Excise
FC Thrissur v Sports Academy Tirur
Gokulam FC v Cochin Port Trust
20 May 2017 Gokulam FC 7–0 Cochin Port Trust show Malappuram 19:30 IST
Francis Xavier 35' Muhammed Salim 47' VP Suhair 52' Arif Javed Shaikh 53' Bright Mendes 57' Sushanth Mathew 63' Shihad 83'
Report
Stadium: Kottappadi Football Stadium Attendance: –
SBI Kerala v Central Excise
Accountant General Office v Kerala Police
Cochin Port Trust v FC Kerala
23 May 2017 Cochin Port Trust 2–3 FC Kerala show Ernakulam 16:00 IST
Assaku Aqua Efiong 31' Sylla Sulaiman 47'
Mousoof Naizan 68' 90' Jithin MS 90+'
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium Attendance: –
Central Excise v Sports Academy Tirur
24 May 2017 Central Excise 1–2 Sports Academy Tirur show Ernakulam 16:00 IST
Melvino Fernandez 44'
Report
Fasalu Rehman 27' Shaheed 67'
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium Attendance: –
Accountant General Office v SBI Kerala
Central Excise v Accountant General Office
26 May 2017 Central Excise 2–2 Accountant General Office show Ernakulam 16:00 IST
Muneer -' Balu P Maani -'
Jipson Justus -' Manuprasad -'
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium Attendance: –
SBI Kerala v Kerala Police
Semi-finals
Sports Academy Tirur v KSEB
29 May 2017 Sports Academy Tirur 0–0 (1–4 p ) KSEB show Tirur 16:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium Attendance: – Penalties
Irshad Shafeek Rahil
Joby Justin Franicis Surjith Alex
Final
Season statistics [ ]
As of 1 June 2017
Top scorers [ ]
Rank
Player
Club
Goals
1
Firos Kalathingal
Kerala Police
7
2
Shaheed
Sports Academy Tirur
6
3
Ozowara CE
FC Thrissur
5
S Rajesh
FC Thrissur
Sylla Sulaiman
Cochin Port Trust
VP Suhair
Gokulam FC
Hat-tricks [ ]
Player
For
Against
Result
Date
Ref
Bineesh Balan
FC Kerala
Cochin Port Trust
5–3
30 April 2017
[4]
Ozowara CE
FC Thrissur
Accountant General Office
3–1
17 May 2017
[5]
Firos Kalathingal
Kerala Police
Accountant General Office
4–1
22 May 2017
–
Season awards [ ]
Award
Recipient
Most Valuable Player
Shaheed (Sports Academy Tirur )
Fairplay award
FC Kerala
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