2018–19 Kerala Premier League

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kerala Premier League
Season2018–19 (6th Season)
ChampionsIndian Navy (football club)
PromotedFC Kerala
Matches played35
Goals scored110 (3.14 per match)
Top goalscorerIndiaVishnu()
Liberia Harry Moris(FCK)
IndiaBipaka Thapa(IN)
GhanaChristian Sabha(GKFC)
(6 goals)
Biggest home win 6–2 Kerala Blasters FC Reserves
(16 December 2018)
6-2 Kovalam FC (06.04.2019)
Biggest away winGolden Threads 1–7 F.C. Kerala
(28 December 2018)
Highest scoring 6–2 Kerala Blasters FC Reserves
(16 December 2018)
Golden Threads 1–7 F.C. Kerala
(28 December 2018)
6-2 Kovalam FC (06.04.2019)
Longest winning runGokulam Kerala
(8 games)
Longest unbeaten runGokulam Kerala FC
(8 games)
Longest winless runKovalam FC
(8 games)
Longest losing runKovalam FC
(8 games)
All statistics correct as of 16 April 2019.

The 2018–19 Kerala Premier League Season is the sixth season of the Kerala Premier League. The season features 11 teams which will be divided into 2 groups and is played on a home-and-away format. The season kicked off on 16 December 2018.[1] Kozhikode Quartz, SBI Kerala and Trikaripur withdrawn from the league due to financial problems.

Teams[]

Locations of the 2018–19 Kerala Premier League teams
Shooters United Padne
Gokulam Kerala FC
Ernakulam
Thrissur
Kovalam FC
Kovalam FC
SAT Tirur
SAT Tirur
Thrissur teams FC Kerala FC Thrissur
Thrissur teams
FC Kerala
FC Thrissur
Ernakulam teams Kerala Blasters FC Reserves Golden Threads RFC Kochi
Ernakulam teams
Kerala Blasters FC Reserves
Golden Threads

Other Indian Navy
Locations of the 2018–19 Kerala Premier League teams

Central Excise, Cochin Port Trust and Kerala Police are pulled out from the 2018–19 season. Golden Threads, , Kovalam FC along with Indian Navy were added making 2018–19 season a 11-team affair.

Stadiums and locations[]

Team Stadium Capacity
Golden Threads Ambedkar Stadium, Ernakulam 10,000
FC Kerala Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium 15,000
FC Thrissur
Gokulam Kerala FC EMS Stadium 80,000
Nadakkavu Synthetic Turf Ground, Trikaripur 10,000
Sports Academy Tirur Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium, Tirur 10,000
Kerala Blasters FC Reserves Sports Council Ground, Panampilly Nagar, Kochi -
Maharaja's College Stadium, Kochi 15,000
Kovalam FC University Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram 20,000
Indian Navy Maharaja's College Stadium, Kochi 15,000

Head coaches[]

Club Head Coach
Golden Threads
India Sidique Kalyaseri
FC Kerala India T.G. Purushothaman
FC Thrissur India
Gokulam Kerala FC India Rajeev P
Sports Academy Tirur
Kerala Blasters FC Reserves India
India Soly Xavier[2]
Kovalam FC India Ebin Rose[3]

Foreign players[]

Clubs can sign maximum four players of any nationality but only three is allowed in the playing eleven.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4
Golden Threads Ghana Issahak Nuhu Seidu Ivory Coast Imane Said Usman Karamoko - -
FC Kerala Nigeria Ekomobong Victor Philip Afghanistan Ismail Aseel Liberia Harry Moris Ivory Coast Lassini karamoko
FC Thrissur Nigeria Uche Gold Odinukaeze Ghana Santa Crus Yemoh - -
Gokulam Kerala FC Ghana Christian Sabah Ghana Daniel Addo Ghana Charles Teiko Folley -
Liberia Snyder Yao Titriku Ivory Coast Ouattara Tho Adama Liberia Eric Weaks -
Sports Academy Tirur Ghana Musha Bambatelli Moctar Sierra Leone Ibrahim Kabba - -
Kerala Blasters FC Reserves Serbia Slaviša Stojanović - - -
Ivory Coast Rooney Yousef Ivory Coast Ouattara Sie South Africa Lwandile Mzizi -
Kovalam FC - - - -

Results[]

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Indian Navy 6 4 0 2 10 7 +3 12 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Kerala Blasters FC Reserves 6 4 0 2 10 9 +1 12
3 6 2 0 4 8 10 −2 6
4 Sports Academy Tirur 6 2 0 4 6 8 −2 6
5 FC Thrissur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn
6 State Bank Of India 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: KFA


Fixtures and results[]

Source: fanport
  Cancelled Matches
16 December 2018 6–2 Kerala Blasters FC Reserves Kochi
18:30 IST Don Goal 6'
Rooney Goal 17', 88'
Astilee Goal 43'
Ajith Goal 45+1'
Quattara Goal 80'		 Report Pritam Kumar Goal 57'
Lalthakima Goal 61'		 Stadium: Maharaja's College Stadium
19 December 2018 SBI Kerala 1-2 Sports Academy Tirur Thiruvananthapuram
18:30 IST
  • Season Goal
 Report
Stadium: Police Stadium
22 December 2018 SBI Kerala 2-2 Thiruvananthapuram
18:30 IST
  • Prasoon R Goal 45'
  • Johnson Goal 65'
 Report
  • Mashood Goal 21'
  • Ajith Goal 61'
 Stadium: Police Stadium
27 December 2018 Sports Academy Tirur 2-2 SBI Kerala Tirur
18:30 IST
  • Mohamed Nisham Goal 33'
  • Rashid Goal 90+1'
 Report
  • S B Martin Goal
  • Usman Goal
 Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium
27 December 2018 Kerala Blasters FC Reserves 3–1 Kochi
18:30 IST
  • Afdal VK Goal 20', 94'
  • Hrishi Dhath Goal
 Report
  • Mashood Goal
 Stadium: Sports Council Ground, P'Nagar
2 January 2019 Kerala Blasters FC Reserves 0–0 SBI Kerala Kochi
18:30 IST Report Stadium: Sports Council Ground, P'Nagar
2 January 2019 Sports Academy Tirur 1–2 FC Thrissur Tirur
18:30 IST
  • Fasalu Rahman Goal
 Report
  • Jibin Devassy Goal 40', 49'
 Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium
19 March 2019 1–0 Sports Academy Tirur Kochi
15:30 IST Rooney Goal 26' Report Stadium: Maharaja's College Stadium
22 March 2019 FC Thrissur 2–2 Sports Academy Tirur Thrissur
15:30 IST Akhil Goal 59'
Bineesh Balan Goal 90'		 Report Ibrahim Kabba Goal 49'
Ayoob Goal 67'		 Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium
26 March 2019 Sports Academy Tirur 0–2 Kerala Blasters FC Reserves Tirur
18:30 IST AbhijitGoal 47'
Surag chetriGoal 61'		 Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium
30 March 2019 FC Thrissur 2-0 Thrissur
15:30 IST Santa Cruz Goal 18'Goal 37' Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium
31 March 2019 Kerala Blasters FC Reserves 1-0 Sports Academy Tirur Kochi
15:30 IST Jithin M S Goal 38' Stadium: Sports Council Ground, P'Nagar
3 April 2019 FC Thrissur 1-2 Kerala Blasters FC Reserves Thrissur
15:30 IST Vishnu Raj Goal 43' Jithin M S Goal 44' Goal 86' Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium
6 April 2019 Sports Academy Tirur 1-0 Tirur
15:30 IST Shafeek Goal 71' Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium
6 April 2019 Kerala Blasters FC Reserves 1-2 FC Thrissur Kochi
15:30 IST Suraj Goal 82' Sibil Goal 31'
Uche Goal 66'		 Stadium: Sports Council Ground, P'Nagar
9 April 2019 3-1 FC Thrissur Kochi
15:30 IST RooneyGoal 7'
Lwandile Mzizi Goal 46'Goal 77'		 Bineesh Balan Goal 79' Stadium: Maharaja's College Stadium
18 April 2019 Sports Academy Tirur 2-0 Indian Navy Tirur
16:00 IST Muhammad nisham Goal 26' Shafeek Goal 90' Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium
24 April 2019 0-1 Indian Navy Kochi
16:00 IST RiyadGoal 33' Stadium: Maharaja's College Stadium
27 April 2019 Kerala Blasters FC Reserves 2-1 Indian Navy Kochi
16:00 IST Satgouthang konoungGoal 4'
Slaviša StojanovićGoal 27'		 Hari Krishna Goal 41' Stadium: Sports Council Ground, P'Nagar
3 May 2019 Indian Navy 4-3 Sports Academy Tirur Kochi
16:00 IST Bipaka ThapaGoal 10'Goal 78'
Inayat Goal 49'
Harikrishna Goal 69'		 MoosaGoal 16'Goal 62'
Fasalu Rahman Goal 85'		 Stadium: Maharaja's College Stadium
5 May 2019 Indian Navy 3-0 Kochi
16:00 IST Bipaka Thapa Goal 20'Goal 26'
Raman RaiGoal 54'		 Stadium: Maharaja's College Stadium
8 May 2019 Indian Navy 1-0 Kerala Blasters FC Reserves Kochi
16:00 IST Bipaka Thapa Goal 43' Stadium: Maharaja's College Stadium

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Gokulam Kerala FC 8 8 0 0 16 5 +11 24 Advance to Semi-finals
2 FC Kerala 8 5 1 2 20 10 +10 16
3 8 4 1 3 19 14 +5 13
4 Golden Threads 8 2 0 6 9 21 −12 6
5 Kovalam FC 8 0 0 8 6 20 −14 0
Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2019. Source: KFA


Fixtures and results[]

Source: fanport
22 December 2018 Kovalam FC 0-1 Golden Threads Thiruvananthapuram
18:30 IST Report
  • Arun K J Goal 73'
 Stadium: Vellyani Agricultural College Ground
28 December 2018 Golden Threads 1-7 FC Kerala Ernakulam
18:30 IST AjithGoal 38' Report Ekomobong Philip Goal 12',Goal 33'

Usman Goal 49',Goal 77' Jis Goal 53' Nikhil Goal 88'

OG Goal 85'		 Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 50
31 December 2018 Gokulam Kerala 1-0 Kovalam FC Kozhikode
18:30 IST
  • Shihad Goal 67'
 Report Stadium: EMS Stadium
17 March 2019 Kovalam FC 1-3 Thiruvananthapuram
15:30 IST Beniston Goal -' Report Surbin Goal -'
Eric Weeks Goal -'
Dipin Das(OG) Goal -'
Stadium: Vellyani Agricultural College Ground
17 March 2019 Gokulam Kerala 3-0 Golden Threads Kozhikode
15:30 IST N Shihad Goal 28'
Christian SabahGoal 74'
Thahir Zaman Goal 80'		 Report
Stadium: EMS Stadium
20 March 2019 Gokulam Kerala 2-1 FC Kerala Kozhikode
15:30 IST Christian SabahGoal 18'
Mayakannan Goal 32'		 Report Victor Philip Goal 58'
Stadium: EMS Stadium
20 March 2019 Golden Threads 1-2 Kochi
15:30 IST ArjunGoal 76' Report Musammil Goal 12'
Nisamuddin Goal 20'
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
23 March 2019 FC Kerala 2-1 Thrissur
15:30 IST Harry Morris Goal 17' Goal 60' Report Vishnu Goal 72'
Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium
23 March 2019 Kovalam FC 0-1 Gokulam Kerala Thiruvananthapuram
15:30 IST Report Christian Sabah Goal 80'
Stadium: Vellyani Agricultural College Ground
27 March 2019 Golden Threads 1-3 Gokulam Kerala Ernakulam
15:30 IST Muhammad Jasim Goal 57' (o.g.) Report Shihad Goal 10'
Ganesan Goal 44'
Mohammed Vaseem Goal 90+1' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
29 March 2019 Gokulam Kerala 2-1 Kozhikode
15:30 IST ShihadGoal 35'
Christian SabahGoal 90+1'		 Report VishnuGoal 75'
Stadium: EMS Stadium
31 March 2019 Kovalam FC 0-1 FC Kerala Thiruvananthapuram
15:30 IST Ekomobong Victor Philip Goal 24' Stadium: Vellyani Agricultural College Ground
31 March 2019 3-2 Golden Threads Trikaripur
15:30 IST Muhammad Razi Goal 40'
Vishnu P V Goal 48'
Asfar K P Goal 88'		 Issahak Nuwu Seyd Goal 36' Goal 68' Stadium: Nadakkavu Synthetic Turf Ground
3 April 2019 Golden Threads 3-1 Kovalam FC Ernakulam
15:30 IST Prakash Goal 12' (o.g.)
Issahak Nuwu Seyd Goal 21' Goal 53'		 Baiju Goal 43' Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
3 April 2019 1-2 Gokulam Kerala Trikaripur
15:30 IST SajeerGoal 89' ShihadGoal 38'
Shibil Muhammed Goal 59'		 Stadium: Nadakkavu Synthetic Turf Ground
6 April 2019 FC Kerala 1-2 Gokulam Kerala Thrissur
15:30 IST Usman SayyedGoal SabahGoal 40'
Sanju Goal 45'
Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium
6 April 2019 6-2 Kovalam FC Trikaripur
15:30 IST
  • VishnuGoal 24'Goal 45'Goal 55'
    Surbin GoalGoal
    SudhinGoal
  • GoalGoal
 Stadium: Nadakkavu Synthetic Turf Ground
10 April 2019 2-2 FC Kerala Trikaripur
15:30 IST srubinGoal 54'
Abdul HaqueGoal 62'		 RahilGoal 39'
harry morisGoal 68'
Stadium: Nadakkavu Synthetic Turf Ground
13 April 2019 FC Kerala 2-0 Golden Threads Thrissur
15:30 IST harry morrisGoal 21'Goal 58'
Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium
15 April 2019 FC Kerala 4-2 Kovalam FC Thrissur
15:30 IST BabbleGoal 2'
RajuGoal 76'
harry morrisGoal 86'
NikhilGoal 87'		 BenistonGoal 12'
JaisonGoal 24'		 Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium

Knockout stage[]

Semi-finals Final
      
A1 Indian Navy 2
B2 FC Kerala 0
Indian Navy 1(6)
Gokulam Kerala 1(5)
A2 Kerala Blasters FC Reserves 0(4)
B1 Gokulam Kerala 0(5)

Fixtures and results[]

Semi-Finals

11 May 2019 Indian Navy 2-0 FC Kerala Kozhikode
4:00 PM (IST) Britto PM Goal 51'
Bipaka ThapaGoal 85'		 Stadium: EMS Stadium
12 May 2019 Kerala Blasters FC Reserves 0-0
(4–5 p)		 Gokulam Kerala Kozhikode
4:00 PM (IST) Stadium: EMS Stadium
Penalties
Naryan Penalty missed
Shahajas Penalty scored
Pragyan Penalty scored
Jacob Penalty scored
Suraj Penalty scored		 Shibil Penalty scored
Sanju Penalty scored
Justin Penalty scored
BijeshPenalty scored
SabahPenalty scored

Final

18 May 2019 Indian Navy 1-1
(6-5 p)		 Gokulam Kerala Kozhikode
4:00 PM (IST) Britto PM Goal 79' Christian Sabha Goal 81' Stadium: EMS Stadium
Penalties
Harikrishna Penalty scored
Riyad Penalty missed
Raman raiPenalty scored
ShahirPenalty scored
SunilPenalty scored
Britto PMPenalty scored
Abhishek Penalty scored		 Shibil Penalty scored
ThahirPenalty missed
Sanju Penalty scored
Justin Penalty scored
SabahPenalty scored
muthuPenalty scored
ShameelPenalty missed

Season statistics[]

Scoring[]

As of 18 May 2019

Top scorers[]

No Player Club Goals
1 India Vishnu 6
India Bipaka Thapa Indian Navy (football club)
Liberia Harry Moris FC Kerala
Ghana Christian Sabah Gokulam Kerala FC
5 India Shihad Gokulam Kerala FC 4
Nigeria Ekomobong Philip FC Kerala
Ivory Coast Rooney Youseff
Ghana Issahak Nuhu Seidu Golden Threads F.C.
India Suribin
10 India Mohamed Nisham Sports Academy Tirur 3
India Jithin MS Kerala Blasters FC Reserves

References[]

  1. ^ "KPL 2018-19 Matches". KFA. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Tinu Yohannan's football club FC Kochi to prove its mettle". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Kovalam Football Club » Our Head Coach". Retrieved 9 January 2019.
Retrieved from ""