2024 Super League Kerala

{{Short description|1st season of the Super League Kerala}}

{{Use Indian English|date=June 2024}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Super League Kerala

| season = 2024-25

| dates = 7 September – 10 November

| winners = Calicut

| matches = 32

| total goals = 81

| league topscorer = Dorielton Gomes
(5 goals)

| best goalkeeper =

| biggest home win = Kannur Warriors 4–3 Malappuram
(27 October 2024)

| biggest away win = Thiruvananthapuram Kombans 1–4 Calicut
(6 October 2024)

| highest scoring = Kannur Warriors 4–3 Malappuram
(27 October 2024)

| longest wins =

| longest unbeaten = Calicut
(8 matches)

| longest winless = Thrissur Magic
(8 matches)

| longest losses =

| highest attendance =

| lowest attendance =

| attendance =

| average attendance =

| prevseason =

| nextseason = 2025

| updated = 27 October 2024

}}

The 2024 Mahindra Super League Kerala was 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.{{Cite web |title=Kerala Super League launched |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/football/2023/04/05/kerala-super-league-launched.html |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=onmanorama.com |archive-date=14 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714115029/https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/football/2023/04/05/kerala-super-league-launched.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=12 May 2024 |title=Super League Kerala: Franchisees of inaugural edition announced |work=Deccan Herald |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/amp/story/sports%252Ffootball%252Fsuper-league-kerala-franchisees-of-inaugural-edition-announced-3019242 |accessdate=28 June 2024}}{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=10 May 2024 |title=Mahesh Bhupathi, Travancore princess and former Benfica player among franchise owners in Super League Kerala |work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/mahesh-bhupathi-travancore-princess-and-former-benfica-player-among-franchise-owners-in-super-league-kerala/article68162173.ece |accessdate=28 June 2024}} The inaugural season kicked off on September 7, 2024.

Teams

{{Location map+|Kerala|float=right|width=300|caption=Locations of the SLK franchises|places=

{{Location map~ |Kerala |lat=11.0645 |long=76.0656 |label_size=90 |label={{nowrap|Malappuram FC}} |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Kerala |lat=11.2588 |long=75.7804 |label_size=90 |label={{nowrap|Calicut FC}} |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Kerala |lat=8.5241 |long=76.9366 |label_size=90 |label={{nowrap|Thiruvananthapuram Kombans FC}} |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Kerala |lat=10.5276 |long=76.2144 |label_size=90 |label={{nowrap|Thrissur Magic FC}} |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Kerala |lat=11.8745 |long=75.3704 |label_size=90 |label={{nowrap|Kannur Warriors FC}} |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Kerala |lat=9.9312 |long=76.2673 |label_size=90 |label={{nowrap|Forca Kochi FC}} |position=bottom}}}}

class="wikitable sortable"
Team

!City

!Stadium

!Capacity

Calicut FC

|Kozhikode

|EMS Stadium

| style="text-align:center"| {{Nts|50,000}}

Forca Kochi FC

|Kochi

|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

| style="text-align:center"| {{Nts|41,000}}

Kannur Warriors FC

|Kannur

|EMS Stadium

| style="text-align:center"| 50,000

Malappuram FC

|Malappuram

|MDSC Stadium

| style="text-align:center"| {{Nts|30,000}}

Thiruvananthapuram Kombans FC

| Thiruvananthapuram

|Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium

| style="text-align:center"| {{Nts|25,000}}

Thrissur Magic FC

|Thrissur

|MDSC Stadium

| style="text-align:center"| {{Nts|30,000}}

Personnel and sponsorship

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
Club

!Head coach

!Captain

!Kit manufacturer

!Shirt sponsor

Calicut

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Ian Gillan{{Cite news |date=2024-07-18 |title=Gillan to coach Calicut FC in Super League Kerala |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/gillan-to-coach-calicut-fc-in-super-league-kerala/articleshow/111843690.cms |access-date=2024-08-06 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}

|{{flagicon|IND}} Jijo Joseph

|{{flagicon|IND}} Hyve Sports

|Aster

Forca Kochi

|{{flagicon|POR}} Mário Lemos

|{{flagicon|IND}} Subhasish Roy Chowdhury

|{{flagicon|IND}} Synder

|Steelex TMT

Kannur Warriors

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Manuel Sánchez Murias

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Adrián Sardinero

|{{flagicon|IND}} Kaizen Sports

|United Imaging

Malappuram

|{{flagicon|ENG}} John Gregory

|{{flagicon|IND}} Anas Edathodika

|{{flagicon|DEN}} Hummel

|Impex

Thiruvananthapuram Kombans

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Sérgio Alexandre

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Patrick Mota

|{{flagicon|IND}} Hyve Sports

|Adani

Thrissur Magic

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Giovanni Scanu

|{{flagicon|IND}} C. K. Vineeth

|{{flagicon|IND}} SIFA

|Magic Frames

Foreign players

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.

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
Club

!Player 1

!Player 2

!Player 3

!Player 4

!Player 5

!Player 6

!Former Players

Calicut

|{{flagicon|BRA}} John Kennedy

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Rafael Resende

|{{flagicon|CMR}} Andres Nia

|{{flagicon|GHA}} Ernest Barfo

|{{flagicon|GHA}} Richard Osei

|{{flagicon|HAI}} Kervens Belfort

|{{flagicon|GHA}} James Kotei
{{flagicon|SEN}} Papé Diakité

Forca Kochi

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Raphael Augusto

|{{flagicon|TUN}} Dziri Omran

|{{flagicon|TUN}} Mohamed Nidhal Said

|{{flagicon|RSA}} Siyanda Ngubo

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Dorielton

|

|

Kannur Warriors

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Adrián Sardinero

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Asier Gomes

|{{flagicon|ESP}} David Grande

|{{flagicon|CMR}} Ernesten Lavsamba

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Eloy Ordóñez

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Varo Álvarez

|

Malappuram

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Sérgio Barboza

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Joseba Beitia

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Aitor Aldalur

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Rubén Garcés

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Álex Sánchez

|{{flagicon|URU}} Pedro Manzi

|

Thiruvananthapuram Kombans

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Patrick Mota

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Davi Kuhn

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Marcos Wilder

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Renan Januario

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Michel Americo

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Autemar Bispo

|

Thrissur Magic

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Maílson Alves

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Marcelo Toscano

| {{flagicon|CMR}} Atimele A. Beleck

|

|

|

|

League table

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|source = [https://www.superleaguekerala.com/standings Super League Kerala]

|show_groups=no

|team_order=CAL,FKO,KAN,TKO,MAL,THR

|update = 1 November 2024

|win_KAN=4 |draw_KAN=4 |loss_KAN=2 |gf_KAN=16 |ga_KAN=15|status_KAN=

|win_CAL=5 |draw_CAL=4 |loss_CAL=1 |gf_CAL=18 |ga_CAL=9 |status_CAL=

|win_FKO=4 |draw_FKO=4 |loss_FKO=2 |gf_FKO=10 |ga_FKO=8 |status_FKO=

|win_MAL=2 |draw_MAL=4 |loss_MAL=4 |gf_MAL=13 |ga_MAL=14|status_MAL=

|win_TKO=3 |draw_TKO=4 |loss_TKO=3 |gf_TKO=14 |ga_TKO=15|status_TKO=

|win_THR=1 |draw_THR=2 |loss_THR=7 |gf_THR=5 |ga_THR=15 |status_THR=

|result1=PO |result2=PO |result3=PO |result4=PO

|name_CAL=Calicut

|name_FKO=Forca Kochi

|name_KAN=Kannur Warriors

|name_MAL=Malappuram

|name_TKO=Thiruvananthapuram Kombans

|name_THR=Thrissur Magic

|status_text_W= Super League Kerala Cup winners

|show_limit=5

|res_col_header=Q

|col_PO=green1 |text_PO=Advance to Playoffs

}}

Results

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|source = [https://www.superleaguekerala.com/standings Super League Kerala]

|update = 1 November 2024

|matches_style = FBR

|team1=CAL |team2=FKO |team3=KAN |team4=MAL |team5=TKO |team6=THR

|name_CAL=Calicut

|name_FKO=Forca Kochi

|name_KAN=Kannur Warriors

|name_MAL=Malappuram

|name_TKO=Thiruvananthapuram Kombans

|name_THR=Thrissur Magic

|match_CAL_FKO= 1-1

|match_CAL_KAN= 1-1

|match_CAL_MAL= 2-1

|match_CAL_TKO= 1-1

|match_CAL_THR= 2-2

|match_FKO_CAL= 0-1

|match_FKO_KAN= 1-1

|match_FKO_MAL= 0–2

|match_FKO_TKO= 2–1

|match_FKO_THR= 1-0

|match_KAN_CAL= 1-3

|match_KAN_FKO= 1-1

|match_KAN_MAL= 4-3

|match_KAN_TKO= 1-2

|match_KAN_THR= 2-1

|match_MAL_CAL= 0-3

|match_MAL_FKO= 0-0

|match_MAL_KAN= 1-2

|match_MAL_TKO= 2-2

|match_MAL_THR= 0-0

|match_TKO_CAL= 1-4

|match_TKO_FKO= 1-3

|match_TKO_KAN= 1-1

|match_TKO_MAL= 1-1

|match_TKO_THR= 2-0

|match_THR_CAL= 1-0

|match_THR_FKO= 0-1

|match_THR_KAN= 1-2

|match_THR_MAL= 0-3

|match_THR_TKO= 0-2

}}

Playoffs

The top four clubs will qualify for the semi-finals.{{Cite web |last=superleaguekerala.com |first= |title=Standings |url=https://www.superleaguekerala.com/standings}}

{{#invoke:RoundN|N4

|columns=2|bold_winner=high

|RD1=Semi-finals

|RD2=Final

|5 November–Kozhikode

|Calicut|2|Thiruvananthapuram Kombans|1

|6 November–Kozhikode

|Forca Kochi|2|Kannur Warriors|0

|10 November–Kozhikode

|Calicut|2|Forca Kochi|1

}}

Season statistics

=Scoring=

  • First goal of the season:
    {{flagicon|URU}} Pedro Manzi for Malappuram against Forca Kochi (7 September 2024)

=Top goalscorers=

{{updated|1 November 2024}}

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!Rank

!Player

!Club

!Goals

rowspan="1" align="left"|1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Dorielton

|align="left"|Forca Kochi

|rowspan="1" align="left"|5

rowspan="5" align="left"|2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} Adrián Sardinero

|align="left"|Kannur Warriors

|rowspan="5" align="left"|4

align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Autemar Bispo

|align="left"|Thiruvananthapuram Kombans

align="left"|{{flagicon|HAI}} Kervens Belfort

|align="left"|Calicut

align="left"|{{flagicon|URU}} Pedro Manzi

|align="left"|Malappuram

align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Gani Nigam

|align="left"|Calicut

rowspan="4" align="left"|7

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} Álex Sánchez

|align="left"|Malappuram

|rowspan="4" align="left"|3

align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Faslu Rahman

|align="left"|Malappuram

align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} David Grande

|align="left"|Kannur Warriors

align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Muhammed Riyas

|align="left"|Calicut

References

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