2018–19 Kerala Premier League

Kerala Premier League

Season	2018–19 (6th Season)
Champions	Indian Navy (football club)
Promoted	FC Kerala
Matches played	35
Goals scored	110 (3.14 per match)
Top goalscorer	Vishnu(SUP) Harry Moris(FCK) Bipaka Thapa(IN) Christian Sabha(GKFC) (6 goals)
Biggest home win	RFC Kochi 6–2 Kerala Blasters FC Reserves (16 December 2018) Shooters United Padne 6-2 Kovalam FC (06.04.2019)
Biggest away win	Golden Threads 1–7 F.C. Kerala (28 December 2018)
Highest scoring	RFC Kochi 6–2 Kerala Blasters FC Reserves (16 December 2018) Golden Threads 1–7 F.C. Kerala (28 December 2018) Shooters United Padne 6-2 Kovalam FC (06.04.2019)
Longest winning run	Gokulam Kerala (8 games)
Longest unbeaten run	Gokulam Kerala FC (8 games)
Longest winless run	Kovalam FC (8 games)
Longest losing run	Kovalam FC (8 games)
← 2017–18 2019–20 → 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. Kozhikode Quartz, SBI Kerala and Trikaripur withdrawn from the league due to financial problems.

Teams

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Shooters United Padne

Gokulam Kerala FC

Ernakulam

Thrissur

Kovalam FC

SAT Tirur

Thrissur teams
FC Kerala
FC Thrissur

Ernakulam teams
Kerala Blasters FC Reserves
Golden Threads
RFC Kochi

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, RFC Kochi, 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
Shooters United Padne	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	-
RFC 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
Shooters United Padne	Sidique Kalyaseri
FC Kerala	T.G. Purushothaman
FC Thrissur	Jali P.Ibrahim
Gokulam Kerala FC	Rajeev P
Sports Academy Tirur
Kerala Blasters FC Reserves	Renjith T. A
RFC Kochi	Soly Xavier
Kovalam FC	Ebin Rose

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	Issahak Nuhu Seidu	Imane Said Usman Karamoko	-	-
FC Kerala	Ekomobong Victor Philip	Ismail Aseel	Harry Moris	Lassini karamoko
FC Thrissur	Uche Gold Odinukaeze	Santa Crus Yemoh	-	-
Gokulam Kerala FC	Christian Sabah	Daniel Addo	Charles Teiko Folley	-
Shooters United Padne	Snyder Yao Titriku	Ouattara Tho Adama	Eric Weaks	-
Sports Academy Tirur	Musha Bambatelli Moctar	Ibrahim Kabba	-	-
Kerala Blasters FC Reserves	Slaviša Stojanović	-	-	-
RFC Kochi	Rooney Yousef	Ouattara Sie	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	RFC Kochi	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

RFC Kochi v Kerala Blasters FC Reserves

SBI Kerala v Sports Academy Tirur

SBI Kerala v RFC Kochi

Sports Academy Tirur v SBI Kerala

27 December 2018	Sports Academy Tirur	2-2	SBI Kerala	Tirur
18:30 IST	Mohamed Nisham Error creating thumbnail: File missing 33' Rashid Error creating thumbnail: File missing 90+1'	Report	S B Martin Error creating thumbnail: File missing Usman Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium

Kerala Blasters FC Reserves v RFC Kochi

27 December 2018	Kerala Blasters FC Reserves	3–1	RFC Kochi	Kochi
18:30 IST	Afdal VK Error creating thumbnail: File missing 20', 94' Hrishi Dhath Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Report	Mashood Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Stadium: Sports Council Ground, P'Nagar

Kerala Blasters FC Reserves v SBI Kerala

2 January 2019	Kerala Blasters FC Reserves	0–0	SBI Kerala	Kochi
18:30 IST		Report		Stadium: Sports Council Ground, P'Nagar

Sports Academy Tirur v FC Thrissur

2 January 2019	Sports Academy Tirur	1–2	FC Thrissur	Tirur
18:30 IST	Fasalu Rahman Error creating thumbnail: File missing	Report	Jibin Devassy Error creating thumbnail: File missing 40', 49'	Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium

RFC Kochi v Sports Academy Tirur

FC Thrissur v Sports Academy Tirur

Sports Academy Tirur v Kerala Blasters FC Reserves

26 March 2019	Sports Academy Tirur	0–2	Kerala Blasters FC Reserves	Tirur
18:30 IST			AbhijitError creating thumbnail: File missing 47' Surag chetriError creating thumbnail: File missing 61'	Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium

FC Thrissur v RFC Kochi

Kerala Blasters FC Reserves v Sports Academy Tirur

31 March 2019	Kerala Blasters FC Reserves	1-0	Sports Academy Tirur	Kochi
15:30 IST	Jithin M S Error creating thumbnail: File missing 38'			Stadium: Sports Council Ground, P'Nagar

FC Thrissur v Kerala Blasters FC Reserves

Sports Academy Tirur v RFC Kochi

6 April 2019	Sports Academy Tirur	1-0	RFC Kochi	Tirur
15:30 IST	Shafeek Error creating thumbnail: File missing 71'			Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium

Kerala Blasters FC Reserves v FC Thrissur

6 April 2019	Kerala Blasters FC Reserves	1-2	FC Thrissur	Kochi
15:30 IST	Suraj Error creating thumbnail: File missing 82'		Sibil Error creating thumbnail: File missing 31' Uche Error creating thumbnail: File missing 66'	Stadium: Sports Council Ground, P'Nagar

RFC Kochi v FC Thrissur

Sports Academy Tirur v Indian Navy

18 April 2019	Sports Academy Tirur	2-0	Indian Navy	Tirur
16:00 IST	Muhammad nisham Error creating thumbnail: File missing 26' Shafeek Error creating thumbnail: File missing 90'			Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium

RFC Kochi v Indian Navy

24 April 2019	RFC Kochi	0-1	Indian Navy	Kochi
16:00 IST			RiyadError creating thumbnail: File missing 33'	Stadium: Maharaja's College Stadium

Kerala Blasters FC Reserves v Indian Navy

27 April 2019	Kerala Blasters FC Reserves	2-1	Indian Navy	Kochi
16:00 IST	Satgouthang konoungError creating thumbnail: File missing 4' Slaviša StojanovićError creating thumbnail: File missing 27'		Hari Krishna Error creating thumbnail: File missing 41'	Stadium: Sports Council Ground, P'Nagar

Indian Navy v Sports Academy Tirur

Indian Navy v RFC Kochi

Indian Navy v Kerala Blasters FC Reserves

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	Shooters United Padne	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

Kovalam FC v Golden Threads

22 December 2018	Kovalam FC	0-1	Golden Threads	Thiruvananthapuram
18:30 IST		Report	Arun K J Error creating thumbnail: File missing 73'	Stadium: Vellyani Agricultural College Ground

Golden Threads v FC Kerala

Gokulam Kerala v Kovalam FC

31 December 2018	Gokulam Kerala	1-0	Kovalam FC	Kozhikode
18:30 IST	Shihad Error creating thumbnail: File missing 67'	Report		Stadium: EMS Stadium

Kovalam FC v Shooters United Padne

Gokulam Kerala v Golden Threads

17 March 2019	Gokulam Kerala	3-0	Golden Threads	Kozhikode
15:30 IST	N Shihad Error creating thumbnail: File missing 28' Christian SabahError creating thumbnail: File missing 74' Thahir Zaman Error creating thumbnail: File missing 80'	Report		Stadium: EMS Stadium

Gokulam Kerala v FC Kerala

20 March 2019	Gokulam Kerala	2-1	FC Kerala	Kozhikode
15:30 IST	Christian SabahError creating thumbnail: File missing 18' Mayakannan Error creating thumbnail: File missing 32'	Report	Victor Philip Error creating thumbnail: File missing 58'	Stadium: EMS Stadium

Golden Threads v Shooters United Padne

FC Kerala v Shooters United Padne

Kovalam FC v Gokulam Kerala

23 March 2019	Kovalam FC	0-1	Gokulam Kerala	Thiruvananthapuram
15:30 IST		Report	Christian Sabah Error creating thumbnail: File missing 80'	Stadium: Vellyani Agricultural College Ground

Golden Threads v Gokulam Kerala

27 March 2019	Golden Threads	1-3	Gokulam Kerala	Ernakulam
15:30 IST	Muhammad Jasim Error creating thumbnail: File missing 57' (o.g.)	Report	Shihad Error creating thumbnail: File missing 10' Ganesan Error creating thumbnail: File missing 44' Mohammed Vaseem Error creating thumbnail: File missing 90+1' (o.g.)	Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium

Gokulam Kerala v Shooters United Padne

29 March 2019	Gokulam Kerala	2-1	Shooters United Padne	Kozhikode
15:30 IST	ShihadError creating thumbnail: File missing 35' Christian SabahError creating thumbnail: File missing 90+1'	Report	VishnuError creating thumbnail: File missing 75'	Stadium: EMS Stadium

Kovalam FC v FC Kerala

31 March 2019	Kovalam FC	0-1	FC Kerala	Thiruvananthapuram
15:30 IST			Ekomobong Victor Philip Error creating thumbnail: File missing 24'	Stadium: Vellyani Agricultural College Ground

Shooters United Padne v Golden Threads

31 March 2019	Shooters United Padne	3-2	Golden Threads	Trikaripur
15:30 IST	Muhammad Razi Error creating thumbnail: File missing 40' Vishnu P V Error creating thumbnail: File missing 48' Asfar K P Error creating thumbnail: File missing 88'		Issahak Nuwu Seyd Error creating thumbnail: File missing 36' Error creating thumbnail: File missing 68'	Stadium: Nadakkavu Synthetic Turf Ground

Golden Threads v Kovalam FC

3 April 2019	Golden Threads	3-1	Kovalam FC	Ernakulam
15:30 IST	Prakash Error creating thumbnail: File missing 12' (o.g.) Issahak Nuwu Seyd Error creating thumbnail: File missing 21' Error creating thumbnail: File missing 53'		Baiju Error creating thumbnail: File missing 43'	Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium

Shooters United Padne v Gokulam Kerala

3 April 2019	Shooters United Padne	1-2	Gokulam Kerala	Trikaripur
15:30 IST	SajeerError creating thumbnail: File missing 89'		ShihadError creating thumbnail: File missing 38' Shibil Muhammed Error creating thumbnail: File missing 59'	Stadium: Nadakkavu Synthetic Turf Ground

FC Kerala v Gokulam Kerala

Shooters United Padne v Kovalam FC

Shooters United Padne v FC Kerala

10 April 2019	Shooters United Padne	2-2	FC Kerala	Trikaripur
15:30 IST	srubinError creating thumbnail: File missing 54' Abdul HaqueError creating thumbnail: File missing 62'		RahilError creating thumbnail: File missing 39' harry morisError creating thumbnail: File missing 68'	Stadium: Nadakkavu Synthetic Turf Ground

FC Kerala v Golden Threads

FC Kerala v Kovalam FC

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

Indian Navy v FC Kerala

11 May 2019	Indian Navy	2-0	FC Kerala	Kozhikode
4:00 PM (IST)	Britto PM Error creating thumbnail: File missing 51' Bipaka ThapaError creating thumbnail: File missing 85'			Stadium: EMS Stadium

Kerala Blasters FC Reserves v Gokulam Kerala

12 May 2019	Kerala Blasters FC Reserves	0-0 (4–5 p)	Gokulam Kerala	Kozhikode
4:00 PM (IST)				Stadium: EMS Stadium
	Penalties
	Naryan Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shahajas Pragyan Jacob Suraj		Shibil Sanju Justin Bijesh Sabah

Final

Indian Navy v Gokulam Kerala

18 May 2019	Indian Navy	1-1 (6-5 p)	Gokulam Kerala	Kozhikode
4:00 PM (IST)	Britto PM Error creating thumbnail: File missing 79'		Christian Sabha Error creating thumbnail: File missing 81'	Stadium: EMS Stadium
	Penalties
	Harikrishna Riyad Error creating thumbnail: File missing Raman rai Shahir Sunil Britto PM Abhishek		Shibil ThahirError creating thumbnail: File missing Sanju Justin Sabah muthu ShameelError creating thumbnail: File missing

Season statistics

Scoring

As of 18 May 2019

Top scorers

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

References

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