2020–21 Kerala Premier League

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Kerala Premier League
2020–21 Kerala Premier League poster.png
Season2020–21 (8th Season)
ChampionsGokulam Kerala
Matches played33
Goals scored96 (2.91 per match)
Top goalscorerSaliou Guindo (8)
Highest scoringGolden Threads FC 1-6 Kerala United FC Gokulam Kerala FC 5-2 FC Kerala
Longest winning runGokulam Kerala FC (5)
Longest unbeaten runGokulam Kerala FC (6)
Longest winless runKovalam FC (5)
Longest losing runKovalam FC (5)
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All statistics correct as of 16 April 2021.

The 2020–21 Kerala Premier League season was the eighth season of the Kerala Premier League.[1][2] The season featured 12 teams which will be divided into 2 groups and is played on a home-and-away format.[3] The season was originally scheduled to start in 2020, but was postponed to 2021 due to Covid-19 Pandemic.[4][5] It began on 6 March 2021 across two centralised venues in Thrissur and Kochi.[6] This season, Kerala Football Association decided to add two more participants into the league. KSEB and Bosco are the new entrants into the league.[7]

Teams[]


Locations of the 2020–21 Kerala Premier League teams
Gokulam Kerala FC
Malappuram
Ernakulam
Thiruvananthapuram
FC Kerala
Kerala United FC
SAT Tirur
SAT Tirur
MA College
MA College
Ernakulam Teams Kerala Blasters (R) Golden Threads
Ernakulam Teams
Kerala Blasters (R)
Golden Threads
Malappuram Teams Kerala Police Luca Soccer Club BASCO FC
Thiruvananthapuram Teams KSEB Kovalam FC
Thiruvananthapuram Teams
KSEB
Kovalam FC
Locations of the 2020–21 Kerala Premier League teams
Team Manager Captain Sponsor
Golden Threads Walter A Abhijith WAYNA Packaged Drinking Water
FC Kerala Shivaram Shabin Yogakshemam Loans
Kerala Police I. M. Vijayan Jimshad U ODYSSIA
Gokulam Kerala FC Najeeb Rishad Gokulam Group
MA College Haary Benny Akhil K Positive
Sports Academy Tirur Baiju Muhammad shibili AB Bismi
Kerala Blasters (R) Shahajas Thekkan Byju's
Luca Soccer Club Navas Luca Bala Dahir Abreco freight
Kerala United FC Shajirudheen Koppilan Arjun Jayaraj Micro Health Laboratories
KSEB Ramesh PB Sugun Kumar MADRE Integrated Engineering[1]
Kovalam FC Ebin Rose Beniston Federal Bank
Basco FC Rajeev Kumar Ummer farook Royal Travels

Foreign players[]

Clubs can sign maximum Three players two is allowed in the playing eleven.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3
Golden Threads FC Ghana Joseph Tetteh - -
FC Kerala - - -
Kerala United FC Ghana Stephen Abeiku Ghana Francis Dadzie Ghana Aaron Awannorh
Gokulam Kerala FC Mali Saliou Guindo - -
Kovalam FC - - -
Luca Soccer Club Nigeria Bala Dahir Ivory Coast Koffi Konan Kevin -
Sports Academy Tirur - - -
Kerala Blasters (R) - - -
MA College - - -
Kerala Police - - -
KSEB FC - - -
Basco FC - - -

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Gokulam Kerala F.C. 5 5 0 0 15 3 +12 15 Advance to Semi-finals
2 BASCO FC 5 1 3 1 7 5 +2 6
3 Sports Academy Tirur 5 1 3 1 5 4 +1 6
4 Kerala Police 5 1 3 1 4 6 −2 6
5 Luca Soccer Club 5 1 2 2 5 4 +1 5
6 FC Kerala 5 0 1 4 4 18 −14 1
Source: KFA


Fixtures and results[]

Source:
  Cancelled Matches
6 March 2021 Luca Soccer Club 3-0 FC Kerala Thrissur
19:00 IST SiddeqGoal 50'
Bala DahirGoal 85'
AkbarGoal 90+1'		 Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium
7 March 2021 Gokulam Kerala F.C. 3-0 Sports Academy Tirur Thrissur
19:00 IST AbhijithGoal 23'
GaneshanGoal 47'
Saliou GuindoGoal 67'		 Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium
13 March 2021 BASCO FC 0-0 Kerala Police Thrissur
19:00 IST Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium
14 March 2021 Luca Soccer Club 0-0 Sports Academy Tirur Thrissur
19:00 IST Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium
20 March 2021 Gokulam Kerala F.C. 5-2 FC Kerala Thrissur
19:00 IST Saliou GuindoGoal 8', 25', 52', 83'
Fasalu Rahman Goal 90'		 AsifGoal 51'
AbhishekGoal 80'		 Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium
21 March 2021 Kerala Police 0-0 Sports Academy Tirur Thrissur
19:00 IST Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium
27 March 2021 Gokulam Kerala F.C. 2-0 BASCO FC Thrissur
19:00 IST Ganesan Goal 71'
Saliou GuindoGoal 73'		 Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium
28 March 2021 Kerala Police 1-0 Luca Soccer Club Thrissur
19:00 IST Sanju G Goal 69' Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium
3 April 2021 Gokulam Kerala F.C. 4-1 Kerala Police Thrissur
19:00 IST GiftyGoal 23'
Saliou GuindoGoal 88', 90'
Lalrinzuala Goal 90+3'		 FirozGoal 90+5' Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium
4 April 2021 FC Kerala 0-4 Sports Academy Tirur Thrissur
19:00 IST Muhammad NishamGoal 28'
nasarGoal 61'
Goal 74', 80'		 Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium
10 April 2021 Luca Soccer Club 0-1 Gokulam Kerala F.C. Thrissur
19:00 IST Nimshad Goal 86' Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium
11 April 2021 Sports Academy Tirur 1-1 BASCO FC Thrissur
19:00 IST adheebGoal 33' Muhammad ShafiGoal 80' Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium
13 April 2021 FC Kerala 2-2 Kerala Police Thrissur
19:00 IST Vinayak Goal 24'
RohitGoal 90+1'		 Bijesh BalanGoal 39', 80' Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium
15 April 2021 Luca Soccer Club 2-2 BASCO FC Thrissur
19:00 IST Akmal ShanGoal 22'
Bibin BobanGoal 56'		 Abdu RaheemGoal 7'
Ajay Krishna Goal 37'		 Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium
17 April 2021 BASCO FC 4-0 FC Kerala Thrissur
19:00 IST Abdu RaheemGoal 11'
Muhammad Shafi Goal 17' (47)
Ajay Krishna Goal 39'		 Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 KSEB 5 4 0 1 10 3 +7 12 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Kerala United FC 5 4 0 1 16 5 +11 12
3 MA College 5 3 1 1 8 5 +3 10
4 Kerala Blasters FC Reserves 5 2 1 2 8 9 −1 7
5 Golden Threads 5 1 0 4 3 12 −9 3
6 Kovalam FC 5 0 0 5 2 13 −11 0
Source: KFA


Fixtures and results[]

Source:
  Cancelled Matches
6 March 2021 Kerala United FC 3-0 Kovalam FC Kochi
16:00 IST BujairGoal 60'
Mousoof Goal 65'
ShafeerGoal 71'		 Stadium: Maharaja's College Stadium
7 March 2021 KSEB 0-1 MA College Kochi
16:00 IST VyshakGoal 39' Stadium: Maharaja's College Stadium
13 March 2021 Kerala United FC 3-1 Kerala Blasters FC Reserves Kochi
16:00 IST NidhinGoal 42'
Bujair Goal 45', 88'		 NihalGoal 66' Stadium: Maharaja's College Stadium
14 March 2021 Golden Threads 0-3 MA College Kochi
16:00 IST FajilGoal 8'
RafiGoal 16'
JunaidGoal 45+1'		 Stadium: Maharaja's College Stadium
20 March 2021 Golden Threads 2-0 Kovalam FC Kochi
16:00 IST NavinGoal 24'
AnuragGoal 66'		 Stadium: Maharaja's College Stadium
21 March 2021 Kerala United FC 1-3 KSEB Kochi
16:00 IST MousoofGoal 21' Muhammad parakottilGoal 4', 42'
Jinesh DomenicGoal 47'		 Stadium: Maharaja's College Stadium
27 March 2021 MA College 1-1 Kerala Blasters FC Reserves Kochi
16:00 IST Muhammad fayisGoal 73' SreekuttanGoal 56' Stadium: Maharaja's College Stadium
28 March 2021 Kovalam FC 0-1 KSEB Kochi
16:00 IST Muhammad parakottil Goal 13' Stadium: Maharaja's College Stadium
3 April 2021 Kerala United FC 3-0 MA College Kochi
16:00 IST Francis DadzieGoal 35', 73'
Muhammad jinshad Goal 90+3'		 Stadium: Maharaja's College Stadium
4 April 2021 Golden Threads 0-1 Kerala Blasters FC Reserves Kochi
16:00 IST Nihal Sudeesh Goal 55' Stadium: Maharaja's College Stadium
10 April 2021 Kovalam FC 1-3 MA College Kochi
16:00 IST Sherin Goal 68' Abil Goal 45+1'
jibin devassy Goal 48'
Abhijith Goal 90+2'		 Stadium: Maharaja's College Stadium
11 April 2021 Golden Threads 0-2 KSEB Kochi
16:00 IST joanas Goal 3'
eldose Goal 10'		 Stadium: Maharaja's College Stadium
13 April 2021 Kerala Blasters FC Reserves 4-1 Kovalam FC Kochi
16:00 IST Sreekuttan Goal 33'
Gobindash Goal 60'
surag chettri Goal 75'
AsifGoal 90+1'		 Sherin Goal 28' Stadium: Maharaja's College Stadium
15 April 2021 Golden Threads 1-6 Kerala United FC Kochi
16:00 IST Rakesh Goal 32' Francis DadzieGoal 3'
Adarsh Goal 45+2'
Bujair Goal 53'
Hrishidath Goal 68'
Alocious M Goal 73'
Muhammad jinshad Goal 90'		 Stadium: Maharaja's College Stadium
17 April 2021 Kerala Blasters FC Reserves 1-4 KSEB Kochi
16:00 IST Naorem Mahesh SinghGoal 90+4' Nijo Gilbert Goal 33'
Eldose George Goal 40'
Vignesh Goal 80'
AjeeshGoal 87'		 Stadium: Maharaja's College Stadium

Knockout stage[]

Semi-finals Final
      
B1 KSEB 3(5)
A2 BASCO FC 3(4)
KSEB 1
Gokulam Kerala F.C. 2
A1 Gokulam Kerala F.C. 0(4)
B2 Kerala United FC 0(2)

Semi-Finals[]

19 April 2021 KSEB 3-3
(5-4 p)		 BASCO FC Kochi
16:00 IST JacobGoal 65', 84'
Nijo Gilbert Goal 90'		 Muhammad uvaisGoal 54' (O.G)
Muhammad ShafiGoal 57'
Ajay Krishna Goal 63'		 Stadium: Maharaja's College Stadium
Penalties
Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Penalty scored		 Penalty missed
Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Penalty scored
19 April 2021 Gokulam Kerala F.C. 0-0
(4-2 p)		 Kerala United FC Thrissur
19:00 IST Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium
Penalties
Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Penalty scored		 Penalty scored
Penalty missed
Penalty scored
Penalty missed

Final[]

21 April 2021 KSEB 1-2 Gokulam Kerala F.C. Kochi
15:45 IST VikneshGoal 54' Nishad roshan Goal 80'
Ganeshan Goal 92'		 Stadium: Maharaja's College Stadium

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