2019–20 Kerala Premier League

Kerala Premier League

Season	2019–20 (7th Season)
Champions	Kerala Blasters FC Reserves (1st title)
Top goalscorer	Issahak Nuhu Seidu Golden Threads Kamara EO SAT (8 Goals)
Biggest home win	8-1 Gokulam vs Luca (03 February 2020)
Biggest away win	0-4 FC Kerala vs Kerala Police (29 January 2020)
Highest scoring	8-1 Gokulam vs Luca (03 February 2020)
Longest winning run	Gokulam (7 games)
Longest unbeaten run	Gokulam (8 games)
Longest winless run	Kovalam FC (5 games)
Longest losing run	Kovalam FC (5 games)
← 2018–19 2020–21 → All statistics correct as of 16 April 2019.

The 2019–20 Kerala Premier League Season was the seventh season of the Kerala Premier League. The season featured 10 teams which was divided into 2 groups and were played on a home-and-away format. The season kicked off on 15 December 2019.[1] Former participants Kozhikode Quartz FC, SBI Kerala, RFC Kochi, FC Thrissur withdrew from the league due to financial problems. Meanwhile, Kannur City FC withdrew mid-way throughout the tournament due to some technical issues. Kerala Blasters FC beat Gokulam Kerala F.C. in the finals and lifted their first KPL Title.

Teams

Kochi City FC , Shooter Padne and Indian Navy withdrawn from the league. To these vacancies Kannur City FC and Mar Athanasius FA were selected by playing the qualifiers. Luca Soccer Club joined the league through corporate entry after losing in the qualifier.

Stadiums and locations

Team	Stadium	Capacity
Golden Threads	Ambedkar Stadium, Ernakulam	10,000
FC Kerala	Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium	15,000
Kerala Police	Kotappady Stadium	10,000
Gokulam Kerala FC	EMS Stadium	80,000
MA College	MA College Stadium	3000
Sports Academy Tirur	Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium, Tirur	5000
Kerala Blasters FC	Sports Council Ground, Panampilly Nagar, Kochi	500
Luca Soccer Club	Kotappady Stadium	10,000
Kovalam FC	University Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram	20,000
Kannur City FC	University College Stadium, Kannur	10,000

Head coaches

Club	Head Coach	Sponsor
Golden Threads	Sumesh	WAYNA Packaged Drinking Water
Kannur City FC	Clifford Chukwuma
FC Kerala	TG Purushottaman	Yogakshemam Loans
Mar Athanasius College	Haary Benny
Luca Soccer Club	Navas Luca & John Cooper
Gokulam Kerala FC	Rajeev P	Gokulam Group
Sports Academy Tirur	M Pethambaran	AB Bismi
Kerala Blasters FC	Renjith T. A	Muthoot Group
Kerala Police	Sunil
Kovalam FC	Ebin Rose[2]	Federal Bank

Foreign players

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

Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Player 4
Golden Threads	Issahak Nuhu Seidu	-	-	-
FC Kerala	Cyrille Brohiri
Kannur City FC			-	-
Gokulam Kerala FC	Daniel Bartholomew	Lucky Emmanuel	Stephen Abeiku
Kovalam FC
Luca Soccer Club	-	-	-	-
Sports Academy Tirur	Kamara E.O	Menshach Nii Akramah Mensah	-	-
Kerala Blasters FC	-	-	-	-
MA College
Kerala Police	-	-	-	-

Qualifiers

Kerala Premier League Qualifier - KPLQ

Fixtures and results

Source: [3][4]

  Cancelled Matches

Kannur City FC v Luca Soccer Club

21 November 2019	Kannur City FC	1-0	Luca Soccer Club	Kozhikode
09:00 IST	Abhijith 48'			Stadium: Devagiri St. Josephs College Stadium

MA College v Travancore Royals FC

27 November 2019	MA College	8-0	Travancore Royals FC	Ernakulam
19:00 IST	Fahad 4', 47' Jayir AK 42' Emmanuel P 52' Amal Das 71' Fajil 81' Deepak Raj 85', 86'			Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Gokulam Kerala F.C.	8	6	1	1	25	9	+16	19	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Kerala Blasters FC	8	3	2	3	13	10	+3	11
3	Luca Soccer Club	8	2	4	2	11	15	−4	10
4	Golden Threads	8	2	3	3	10	11	−1	9
5	Kovalam FC	8	1	2	5	5	19	−14	5

Source: KFA

Fixtures and results

Source:

  Cancelled Matches

Gokulam Kerala FC v Kerala Blasters FC

15 December 2019	Gokulam Kerala FC	1-0	Kerala Blasters FC	Kozhikode
15:30 IST	Luminulan Dougal 67' (o.g.)			Stadium: EMS Stadium Attendance: 4000

Golden Threads F.C. v Kovalam FC

18 December 2019	Golden Threads F.C.	1-1	Kovalam FC	Kochi
15:30 IST	Salahudheen adnan 88'		Nahaz AK 14'	Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium

Kerala Blasters FC v LUCA SC

22 December 2019	Kerala Blasters FC	5-3	LUCA SC	Kochi
15:30 IST	Basith 16' Asif 21' Kharpan 53' Bodo 71', 90+2'		Shanavas 67' AkmalShan 75' Arjun 90+5'	Stadium: Sports Council Ground, Panampilly Nagar, Kochi

Kovalam FC v Gokulam Kerala FC

23 December 2019	Kovalam FC	1-4	Gokulam Kerala FC	Thiruvananthapuram
15:30 IST	Sujith 22'		Vishnu 14' Shihad 59', 82', 87'	Stadium: Kovalam FC Stadium

Golden Threads F.C. v Kerala Blasters FC

29 December 2019	Golden Threads F.C.	1-0	Kerala Blasters FC	Kochi
15:30 IST	ISSAHAK 28'			Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium

LUCA SC v Gokulam Kerala FC

30 December 2019	LUCA SC	1-0	Gokulam Kerala FC	Malappuram
15:30 IST	Akmal 75'			Stadium: Kotappady Stadium

Kovalam FC v Kerala Blasters FC

4 January 2020	Kovalam FC	1-3	Kerala Blasters FC	Thiruvananthapuram
15:30 IST	Jaison 53'		Kharpan 45+4' 90+2' Bodo 79'	Stadium: Kovalam FC Stadium

Gokulam Kerala FC v Golden Threads F.C.

11 January 2020	Gokulam Kerala FC	4-3	Golden Threads F.C.	Kozhikode
15:30 IST	Thahir zaman 21' Emil benni 28' Shabas 70' Gifty 75'		Nishad 43', 62' Issahak 59'	Stadium: EMS Stadium

LUCA SC v Kerala Blasters FC

12 January 2020	LUCA SC	1-1	Kerala Blasters FC	Malappuram
15:30 IST	Akbar 87'		Kharpan 49'	Stadium: Kotappady Stadium

Kovalam FC v Golden Threads F.C.

15 January 2020	Kovalam FC	0-2	Golden Threads F.C.	Thiruvananthapuram
15:30 IST			ISSAHAK 41', 85'	Stadium: Kovalam FC Stadium

LUCA SC v Golden Threads F.C.

18 January 2020	LUCA SC	1-1	Golden Threads F.C.	Malappuram
15:30 IST	akmal 1'		Issahak 74'	Stadium: Kotappady Stadium

Kerala Blasters FC v Kovalam FC

19 January 2020	Kerala Blasters FC	0-1	Kovalam FC	Kochi
15:30 IST			Nahas 65'	Stadium: Sports Council Ground, Panampilly Nagar, Kochi

Golden Threads F.C. v Gokulam Kerala FC

28 January 2020	Golden Threads F.C.	1-2	Gokulam Kerala FC	Kochi
15:30 IST	Issahak 10'		Beautin 44' Emil 77'	Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium, Ernakulam

LUCA SC v Kovalam FC

29 January 2020	LUCA SC	4-0	Kovalam FC	Malappuram
15:30 IST	Akbar 24', 31', 37', 42'			Stadium: Kotappady Stadium

Kerala Blasters FC v Golden Threads F.C.

2 February 2020	Kerala Blasters FC	3-1	Golden Threads F.C.	Kochi
15:30 IST	pragyan 13' Kabil 35' Nihal 76'		Issahak 45'	Stadium: Sports Council Ground, Panampilly Nagar, Kochi

Gokulam Kerala FC v LUCA SC

3 February 2020	Gokulam Kerala FC	8-1	LUCA SC	Kozhikode
15:30 IST	LUCKY 43' Gofty 45+1' Stephen 54', 76' Zula 61', 86' Daniel 68' Emil 72'		Dabas 42'	Stadium: EMS Stadium

Golden Threads F.C. v LUCA SC

7 February 2020	Golden Threads F.C.	1-1	LUCA SC	Kochi
15:30 IST	Issahak 6'		Arjun 75'	Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium, Ernakulam

Kovalam FC v LUCA SC

17 February 2020	Kovalam FC	0-0	LUCA SC	Thiruvananthapuram
15:30 IST				Stadium: University Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala Blasters FC v Gokulam Kerala FC

24 February 2020	Kerala Blasters FC	1-1	Gokulam Kerala FC	Kochi
15:30 IST	Mahesh 80'		Nishad 55'	Stadium: Sports Council Ground, Panampilly Nagar, Kochi

Gokulam Kerala FC v Kovalam FC

26 February 2020	Gokulam Kerala FC	5-1	Kovalam FC	Kozhikode
15:30 IST	Shihad 3' Stephen 23' Emil 44', 68', 89'		Beniton 85'	Stadium: EMS Stadium

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sports Academy Tirur	6	4	1	1	8	3	+5	13	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Kerala Police	6	2	2	2	7	7	0	8
3	MA College	6	2	1	3	6	7	−1	7
4	FC Kerala	6	2	0	4	4	8	−4	6
5	Kannur City FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrawn

Source: KFA

Fixtures and results

Source:

  Cancelled Matches

Sports Academy Tirur v Kannur City FC

15 December 2019	Sports Academy Tirur	4-3	Kannur City FC	Tirur
15:30 IST	Kamara E.O 30', 64', 70', 72'		Muhammad Faisal 12' Sirajuddin 61' Abhijith 90+3'	Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium, Tirur

Kannur City FC v MA College

22 December 2019	Kannur City FC	1-1	MA College	Kannur
15:30 IST	Sirajuddin 8'		Fahad 81'	Stadium: University College ground Kannur

FC Kerala v Kannur City FC

29 December 2019	FC Kerala	2-0	Kannur City FC	Thrissur
15:30 IST	Mousoof 18' Roshan 50'			Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium

MA College v Sports Academy Tirur

30 December 2019	MA College	1-0	Sports Academy Tirur	Kolancherry
15:30 IST	Fajil 81'			Stadium: MA College Ground

Kerala Police v Kannur City FC

4 January 2020	Kerala Police	2-0	Kannur City FC	Malappuram
15:30 IST	Firoz 64', 90+4'			Stadium: Kotappady Stadium

Sports Academy Tirur v FC Kerala

11 January 2020	Sports Academy Tirur	2-0	FC Kerala	Tirur
15:30 IST	Faisal 52' Kamara EO 71'			Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium, Tirur

MA College v Kannur City FC

12 January 2020	MA College	4-0	Kannur City FC	Kolancherry
15:30 IST	Sufaid 40', 83', 90+2' Fahad 43'			Stadium: MA College Ground

Kerala Police v FC Kerala

15 January 2020	Kerala Police	1-0	FC Kerala	Malappuram
15:30 IST	Anish 24'			Stadium: Kotappady Stadium

MA College v FC Kerala

18 January 2020	MA College	0-2	FC Kerala	Kolancherry
15:30 IST			Nikhil 87' Roshan 89'	Stadium: MA College Ground

Kerala Police v MA College

26 January 2020	Kerala Police	1-1	MA College	Malappuram
15:30 IST	Anikuttan 86'		Fahad 45'	Stadium: Kotappady Stadium

FC Kerala v Kerala Police

29 January 2020	FC Kerala	0-4	Kerala Police	Thrissur
15:30 IST			Thahir Jimshad 16', 27' Bijesh 77' Sujil 83'	Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium

MA College v Kerala Police

2 February 2020	MA College	3-0	Kerala Police	Kolancherry
15:30 IST	Amaldas 30' Deepak 42' Afasal 54'			Stadium: MA College Ground

Sports Academy Tirur v Kerala Police

6 February 2020	Sports Academy Tirur	2-0	Kerala Police	Malappuram
15:30 IST	Kamara EO 49' Rishad 85'			Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium, Tirur

Sports Academy Tirur v MA College

16 February 2020	Sports Academy Tirur	2-1	MA College	Malappuram
15:30 IST	Fasalu Rahman 48' Arshad 66'		Arshal 18' (o.g.)	Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium, Tirur

FC Kerala v MA College

19 February 2020	FC Kerala	2-0	MA College	Thrissur
15:30 IST	Cyrile 41' Abhishek 78'			Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium

FC Kerala v Sports Academy Tirur

22 February 2020	FC Kerala	0-1	Sports Academy Tirur	Thrissur
15:30 IST			Kamara 27'	Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium

Kerala Police v Sports Academy Tirur

26 February 2020	Kerala Police	1-1	Sports Academy Tirur	Malappuram
15:30 IST	Akhiljith 73'		Thabsir 62'	Stadium: Kotappady Stadium

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals					Final
	A1	Gokulam Kerala F.C.	4
	B2	Kerala Police FC	0
						Gokulam Kerala F.C.		3(5)
						Kerala Blasters FC Reserves		3(6)
	B1	SAT Tirur	0(4)
	A2	Kerala Blasters FC Reserves	0(5)

Fixtures and results

Semi-Finals

Gokulam Kerala FC v Kerala Police

1 March 2020	Gokulam Kerala FC	4-0	Kerala Police	Kozhikode
4:00 PM (IST)	Daniel 9' Nimshad 21', 24' Lalmuanzova 33'			Stadium: EMS Stadium Kozhikode

Sports Academy Tirur v Kerala Blasters FC

1 March 2020	Sports Academy Tirur	0-0 (4-5 p)	Kerala Blasters FC	Tirur
4:00 PM (IST)				Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Tirur
	Penalties

Final

Kerala Blasters FC v Gokulam Kerala FC

7 March 2020	Kerala Blasters FC	3-3 (6-5 p)	Gokulam Kerala FC	Kozhikode
6:00 PM (IST)	Ronaldo 13', 64' Samuel 22'		Daniel 6', 41' Lalmuanzova 60'	Stadium: EMS Stadium Kozhikode
	Penalties
	Mahesh Samuel Pragyan Basith Ronaldo Lun		Lalmuanzova Zaman Jasim Ganeshan Stephan Emil

Season statistics

Scoring

As of 12 January 2020

Top scorers

No	Player	Club	Goals
1	Issahak Nuhu Seidu	Golden Threads F.C.	8
	Kamara EO	Sports Academy Tirur
3	Emil Benny	Gokulam Kerala FC	6
4	Akbar	Luca Soccer Club	5
5	Shaiborlang Kharpan	Kerala Blasters FC	4
6	Bodo		3
	Shihad	Gokulam Kerala FC
	Sufaid

References

1. "KPL 2018-19 Matches". KFA. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
2. "Kovalam Football Club » Our Head Coach". Retrieved 9 January 2019.
3. "യോഗ്യതാ പോരാട്ടം ജയിച്ച് കണ്ണൂർ സിറ്റി എഫ് സി, ആദ്യമായി കണ്ണൂരിൽ നിന്ന് ഒരു ടീം കേരള പ്രീമിയർ ലീഗിൽ | Fanport | Featured News Malayalam". 21 November 2019.
4. "ഗോളടിച്ചു കൂട്ടി എം എ കോളേജ് കേരള പ്രീമിയർ ലീഗിൽ | Fanport | Kerala Premier League News Malayalam". 27 November 2019.