2013–14 Kerala Premier League

2013–14 Kerala Premier League
Season2013–14
ChampionsEagles F.C (1st title)
Matches played33
Goals scored139 (4.21 per match)

The 2013–14 Kerala Premier League Season was the inaugural season of the Kerala Premier League, a professional football league played in Kerala, India.

The tournament had kicked off in March, but due to the elections and then rains the 2013–14 Kerala Premier League became a long drawn affair. The preliminary round Group A of the Kerala Premier League was played between 15 and 23 March with Eagles FC beating AG's Office from Thiruvananthapuram in the final 3–1, but both teams progressed to the final round in which they await the top two teams from Group B. Eagles FC and AG's Office, Thiruvananthapuram had qualified from Group A; while State Bank of Travancore and Kerala XI had made it from Group B into the semifinals of the competition. Eagles FC are the champions of the Kerala Premier League after beating State Bank of Travancore 3–1 in the final of the championship on Monday, 26 May.

Teams

Group A, Kottayam Group B, Kozhikode
AG's Trivandrum Quartz SC
Basco Malappuram Central Excise
Cochin Port Trust Golden Threads FC
Eagles F.C Titanium
Kerala Police State Bank of Travancore
KSEB Kerala XI

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Eagles F.C 5 5 0 0 21 4 +17 15 Advance to Semi-finals
2 AGS Office 5 4 0 1 14 8 +6 12
3 KSEB 5 3 0 2 15 7 +8 9
4 Kerala Police 5 1 1 3 3 8 −5 4
5 Cochin Port Trust 5 1 0 4 7 13 −6 3
6 Basco 5 0 1 4 4 23 −19 1
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 State Bank of Travancore 5 4 0 1 20 4 +16 12 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Kerala XI 5 3 1 1 18 4 +14 10
3 Titanium 5 3 0 2 8 5 +3 9
4 Central Excise 5 2 0 3 8 10 −2 6
5 Golden Threads FC 5 2 0 3 6 14 −8 6
6 Quartz SC 5 0 0 5 3 26 −23 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Matches

Group A

Basco, Malappuram0-6KSEB
Kottayam
Eagles F.C.3-1AG's Office, Trivandrum
Kottayam
Kerala Police1-0Cochin Port Trust
Kottayam
Eagles F.C.9-0Basco, Malappuram
Kottayam
KSEB4-1Cochin Port Trust
Kottayam
Kerala Police1-2AG's Office, Trivandrum
Kottayam
AG's Office, Trivandrum4-2Basco, Malappuram
Kottayam
Eagles F.C.3-2KSEB
Kottayam
Basco, Malappuram1-1Kerala Police
Kottayam
Eagles F.C.3-1Cochin Port Trust
Kottayam
Cochin Port Trust1-4AG's Office
Kottayam
Kerala Police0-2KSEB
Kottayam
Cochin Port Trust3-1Basco, Malappuram
Kottayam
AG's Office3-1KSEB
Kottayam
Eagles F.C.3-0Kerala Police
Kottayam

Group B

Quartz SC2-5Central Excise
Koyilandy
Golden Threads FC2-5Titanium
Koyilandy
Quartz SC1-2Golden Threads FC
Koyilandy
State Bank of Travancore2-2Kerala XI
Koyilandy
Kerala XI4-1Central Excise
Koyilandy
State Bank of Travancore2-1Titanium
Koyilandy
Titanium1-0Quartz SC
Koyilandy
Central Excise0-2Golden Threads FC
Koyilandy
Golden Threads FC0-3Kerala XI
Koyilandy
State Bank of Travancore9-0Quartz SC
Koyilandy
Kerala XI0-1Titanium
Koyilandy
State Bank of Travancore2-1Central Excise
Koyilandy
Central Excise1-0Titanium
Koyilandy
Kerala XI9-0Quartz SC
Koyilandy
Golden Threads FC0-5State Bank of Travancore
Koyilandy

Semifinals

Eagles F.C.4-1Kerala XI
Kozhikode
AG's Office, Trivandrum1-3State Bank of Travancore
Kozhikode

Finals

Eagles F.C.3-1State Bank of Travancore
Kozhikode

References