2025 Super League Kerala

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Super League Kerala
Season2025–26
Dates2 October – 19 December 2025
ChampionsKannur Warriors
Matches played33
Goals scored87 (2.64 per match)
Best PlayerMuhammed Ajsal
Top goalscorerJohn Kennedy
(8 Goals)
Best goalkeeperKamaludheen
Biggest home winMalappuram FC 4–2 Forca Kochi
(4 December 2025)
Biggest away winForca Kochi 2–6 Calicut
(9 November 2025)
Highest scoringForca Kochi 2–6 Calicut
(9 November 2025)
Longest winning runCalicut
(4 matches)
Longest unbeaten runCalicut (6 matches)
Longest winless runForca Kochi
(7 matches)
Longest losing runForca Kochi
(7 matches)
Highest attendance34,137
Calicut 3–1 Malappuram
(24 November 2025)[1]
Lowest attendance2,500
Forca Kochi 0–1 Thiruvananthapuram Kombans
(15 November 2025)
Total attendance400,709
Average attendance12,416
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The 2025 Super League Kerala was the second season of the Super League Kerala, a men's professional franchise football league in Kerala, India.[2] It is organised by the Kerala Football Association and Scoreline Sports.[3][4][5] The Super League Kerala (SLK) launched its second season with a curtain raiser at Al Ahli Sports Hall, Al Nahda, Dubai.[6]

Teams[edit | edit source]

Locations of the SLK franchises
Team City Stadium Capacity
Calicut Kozhikode EMS Stadium 50,000
Forca Kochi Kochi Maharaja's College Stadium[7] 6,000
Kannur Warriors Kannur Jawahar Municipal Stadium[8] 30,000
Malappuram Malappuram Payyanad Stadium 30,000
Thiruvananthapuram Kombans Thiruvananthapuram Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium 25,000
Thrissur Magic Thrissur Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium[9] 15,000

Personnel and sponsorship[edit | edit source]

Club Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Calicut Argentina Ever Demaldé India Prasanth Mohan India Hyve Sports Aster
Forca Kochi India Sanush Raj (interim) Algeria Rachid Aït-Atmane India Synder QASH+
Kannur Warriors Spain Manuel Sánchez Murias Cameroon Ernesten Lavsamba India Kaizen Sports KIMS Sreechand Hospital
Malappuram India Cleofas Alex (interim) India Faslu Rahman Denmark Hummel Rapheal Film City
Thiruvananthapuram Kombans EnglandRepublic of Ireland James McAloon Brazil Patrick Mota India Hyve Sports Adani
Thrissur Magic Russia Andrey Chernyshov Brazil Maílson Alves India SIFA Magic Frames

Managerial changes[edit | edit source]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment Reference
Malappuram England John Gregory Contract Finished 3 August 2025 Pre-season Spain Miguel Corral 3 August 2025 [10]
Calicut Australia Ian Gillan Contract Finished 8 March 2025 Argentina Ever Demaldé 20 August 2025 [11]
Thrissur Magic Italy Giovanni Scanu Contract Finished 8 March 2025 Russia Andrey Chernyshov 23 August 2025 [12]
Forca Kochi Portugal Mário Lemos Contract Finished 8 March 2025 Spain Miki Lladó 9 September 2025
Thiruvananthapuram Brazil Sérgio Alexandre Contract Finished 8 March 2025 EnglandRepublic of Ireland James McAloon 13 September 2025
Forca Kochi Spain Miki Lladó Mutual consent 11 November 2025 6th India Sanush Raj (interim) 11 November 2025
Malappuram Spain Miguel Corral Mutual consent 22 November 2025 5th India Cleofas Alex (interim) 24 November 2025

Foreign players[edit | edit source]

There are no limitations on signing foreign players. A maximum of four can be fielded in a match at a time.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Player 9
Calicut Argentina Alexis Sosa Argentina Federico Boasso Argentina Nahuel Pereyra Brazil Bruno Cantanhede Brazil Yuri de Oliveira Colombia Sebastián Rincón Ghana Richard Osei Paraguay Enrique Borja
Forca Kochi Algeria Rachid Aït-Atmane Brazil Douglas Tardin Colombia Luis Rodríguez Curaçao Gino van Kessel Spain Iker Hernández Spain Ramón Riego García Uganda Amos Kirya Spain Marc Vargas Spain Cadete
Kannur Warriors Argentina Nicolás Delmonte Cameroon Ernesten Lavsamba Senegal Abdou Karim Samb Spain Adrián Sardinero Spain Asier Gomes Tunisia Mohamed Nidhal Said
Malappuram Argentina Facundo Ballardo Brazil John Kennedy Fiji Roy Krishna[13] Morocco Badr Boulahroud Morocco Abdelhay El Forsy Spain Aitor Aldalur Spain Sergio González Álvarez Spain Xiker Tajikistan Komron Tursunov
Thiruvananthapuram Kombans Brazil Pemaza Brazil Filipe Alves Brazil Patrick Mota Brazil Paulo Victor Brazil Ronald Makalysten Brazil Iury De Carvalho Brazil Renan Januario
Thrissur Magic Brazil Maílson Ghana Francis Addo Serbia Ivan Marković Serbia Dejan Uzelac Trinidad and Tobago Marcus Joseph Colombia Kevin Padilla

League table[edit | edit source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Calicut 10 7 2 1 21 11 +10 23 Advance to Playoffs
2 Thrissur Magic 10 5 2 3 8 7 +1 17
3 Malappuram 10 3 5 2 18 15 +3 14
4 Kannur Warriors (W) 10 3 4 3 13 15 −2 13
5 Thiruvananthapuram Kombans 10 3 3 4 11 11 0 12
6 Forca Kochi 10 1 0 9 10 22 −12 3
Source: Super League Kerala
(W) Super League Kerala Cup winners.

Results[edit | edit source]

Fixtures and results[edit | edit source]

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Results by match[edit | edit source]

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Positions by round[edit | edit source]

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Matches[edit | edit source]

Round 1[edit | edit source]

2 October 2025 Calicut 2–1 Forca Kochi Kozhikode
19:30
Report
Stadium: EMS Stadium
Attendance: 21,909
Player of the Match: Arun Kumar (Calicut)
3 October 2025 Malappuram 1–0 Thrissur Magic Manjeri
19:30
Report Stadium: Payyanad Stadium
Attendance: 14,263
Player of the Match: Roy Krishna (Malappuram)
5 October 2025 Thiruvananthapuram Kombans 2–3 Kannur Warriors Thiruvananthapuram
19:30
  • Autemar Bispo Goal 52' (pen.)
  • Viknesh Maria Goal 90+6'
 Report
  • Shijin T Goal 28'
  • Filipe Alves Goal 74' (OG)
  • Abdou Karim SambGoal 90+2'
 Stadium: Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium
Attendance: 7,452
Player of the Match: Shijin T (Kannur Warriors)

Round 2[edit | edit source]

10 October 2025 Thiruvananthapuram Kombans 1–0 Forca Kochi Thiruvananthapuram
19:30
  • Paulo Víctor Goal 74'
 Report Stadium: Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium
Attendance: 6,452
Player of the Match: Paulo Víctor (Thiruvananthapuram Kombans)
11 October 2025 Calicut 0–1 Thrissur Magic Kozhikode
19:30 Report
Stadium: EMS Stadium
Attendance: 20,276
Player of the Match: Maílson Alves (Thrissur Magic)
12 October 2025 Malappuram 0–0 Kannur Warriors Manjeri
19:30 Report Stadium: MDSC Stadium
Attendance: 14,718
Player of the Match: Muhammed Azhar (Malappuram)

Round 3[edit | edit source]

17 October 2025 Thiruvananthapuram Kombans 0–1 Thrissur Magic Thiruvananthapuram
19:30 Report
Stadium: Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium
Attendance: 6,491
Player of the Match: Maílson Alves (Thrissur Magic)
19 October 2025 Malappuram 3–3 Calicut Manjeri
19:30
Report
Stadium: MDSC Stadium
Attendance: 22,956
Player of the Match: Muhammad Ajsal (Calicut)
24 October 2025 Forca Kochi 0–1 Kannur Warriors Kochi
19:30 Report Sardinero Goal 83' Stadium: Maharaja College Stadium
Player of the Match: Adrián Sardinero (Kannur Warriors)

Round 4[edit | edit source]

28 October 2025 Malappuram 1–1 Thiruvananthapuram Kombans Manjeri
19:30
  • John Kennedy Goal 69'
 Report
  • Autemar Bispo Goal 76'
 Stadium: MDSC Stadium
Attendance: 21,426
Player of the Match: Aaryan Saroha (Thiruvananthapuram Kombans)
29 October 2025 Calicut 1–1 Kannur Warriors Kozhikode
19:30
  • M. Arshaf Goal 28'
 Report
Stadium: EMS Stadium
Attendance: 16,089
Player of the Match: M. Arshaf (Calicut)
31 October 2025 Forca Kochi 0–1 Thrissur Magic Kochi
19:30 Report
  • M. Afsal Goal 90'
 Stadium: Maharaja College Stadium
Player of the Match: M. Afsal (Thrissur Magic)

Round 5[edit | edit source]

2 November 2025 Calicut 1–0 Thiruvananthapuram Kombans Kozhikode
19:30
I-League Stadium: EMS Stadium
Attendance: 13,083
Player of the Match: Prasanth Karuthadathkuni (Calicut)
4 November 2025 Forca Kochi 1–4 Malappuram Kochi
19:30
  • E. Sajeesh Goal 64'
 Report
Stadium: Maharaja College Stadium
Attendance: 4,998
Player of the Match: John Kennedy (Malappuram)
7 November 2025 Kannur Warriors 1–1 Thrissur Magic Kannur
19:30
  • Sinan Muhammed Goal 57'
 Report
  • Ajayan Bibin Goal 90+6'
 Stadium: Jawahar Municipal Stadium

Round 6[edit | edit source]

9 November 2025 Forca Kochi 2–6 Calicut Kochi
19:30
Report
Stadium: Maharaja's College Stadium
Player of the Match: Muhammad Ajsal (Calicut)
10 November 2025 Kannur Warriors 1–3 Thiruvananthapuram Kombans Kannur
19:30
Report
  • Mohammed Jasim Goal 46'
  • Autemar Evangelista Goal 68', 84'
 Stadium: Jawahar Municipal Stadium
Player of the Match: Autemar Evangelista (Thiruvananthapuram Kombans)
14 November 2025 Thrissur Magic 2–1 Malappuram Thrissur
19:30
Report
  • John Kennedy Xavier Da Costa Goal 5'
 Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium
Player of the Match: Laxmikant Kattimani (Thrissur Magic)

Round 7[edit | edit source]

15 November 2025 Forca Kochi 0–1 Thiruvananthapuram Kombans Kochi
19:30 Report
  • Kalid Roshan Goal 16'
 Stadium: Maharaja's College Stadium
Player of the Match: Abdul Badish (Thiruvananthapuram Kombans)
18 November 2025 Thrissur Magic 0–1 Calicut Thrissur
19:30 Report
  • Federico Boasso Goal 85'
 Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium
Player of the Match: Federico Boasso (Calicut)
19 November 2025 Kannur Warriors 2–2 Malappuram Kannur
19:30
  • Muhammed Sinan Goal 31'
  • Said Mohamed Nidhal Goal 66'
 Report
Stadium: Jawahar Municipal Stadium
Player of the Match: Said Mohamed Nidhal (Kannur Warriors)

Round 8[edit | edit source]

21 November 2025 Thrissur Magic 1–1 Thiruvananthapuram Kombans Thrissur
19:30
  • Faisal Ali Goal 15'
 Report
  • Paulo Victor Goal 4'
 Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium
Player of the Match: Paulo Victor (Thiruvananthapuram Kombans)
23 November 2025 Kannur Warriors 1–4 Forca Kochi Kannur
19:30
  • Muhammed Sinan Goal 4'
 Report
  • Sajeesh E Goal 15'
  • Nijo Gilbert Goal 35', 48'
  • Abith K B Goal 66'
 Stadium: Jawahar Municipal Stadium
Player of the Match: Nijo Gilbert (Forca Kochi)
24 November 2025 Calicut 3–1 Malappuram Kozhikode
19:30
Report
Stadium: EMS Stadium
Attendance: 34,137 [14]

Round 9[edit | edit source]

27 November 2025 Thrissur Magic 1–0 Forca Kochi Thrissur
19:30
  • Kevin Padilla Goal 28'
 Report Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium
Player of the Match: Kevin Padilla (Thrissur Magic)
28 November 2025 Kannur Warriors 1–2 Calicut Kannur
19:30
Report
  • Rincón Goal 23'
  • Muhammed K Ashique Goal 65'
 Stadium: Jawahar Municipal Stadium
Player of the Match: Ajay Alex (Calicut)
30 November 2025 Thiruvananthapuram Kombans 1–1 Malappuram Thiruvananthapuram
19:30
  • Paulo Victor Goal 49'
 Report
  • Forsy Abdelhay Goal 18'
 Stadium: Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium
Player of the Match: Forsy Abdelhay (Malappuram)

Round 10[edit | edit source]

2 December 2025 Thrissur Magic 0–2 Kannur Warriors Thrissur
19:30 Report
  • Gomes Goal 42'
  • Ebindas Yesudasan Goal 90+7'
 Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium
Player of the Match: Muhammed Sinan (Kannur Warriors)
3 December 2025 Thiruvananthapuram Kombans 1–2 Calicut Thiruvananthapuram
19:30
  • Paulo Victor Goal 16'
 Report
Stadium: Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium
Player of the Match: Sebastián Rincón (Calicut)
4 December 2025 Malappuram 4–2 Forca Kochi Manjeri
19:30
  • John Kennedy Goal 33', 45+5', 49'
  • Pandita Goal 88'
 Report
Stadium: MDSC Stadium
Player of the Match: John Kennedy (Malappuram)

Playoffs[edit | edit source]

The top four clubs will qualify for the semi-finals.[15]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Calicut0
 
 
 
Kannur Warriors1
 
Kannur Warriors1
 
 
 
Thrissur Magic0
 
Thrissur Magic3
 
 
Malappuram1
 

Semi-finals[edit | edit source]

Calicut0–1Kannur Warriors
Report
  • Sinan Goal 71'
Thrissur Magic3–1Malappuram
 Report
  • El Forsy Goal 45+1'

Final[edit | edit source]

Kannur Warriors1–0Thrissur Magic
Gomes Goal 19' (pen.) Report

Season statistics[edit | edit source]

Top goalscorers[edit | edit source]

As of 4 November 2025
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil John Kennedy Malappuram 8
2 India Muhammad Ajsal Calicut 7
3 Brazil Pemaza Thiruvananthapuram Kombans 4
India Muhammed Sinan Kannur Warriors
Brazil Paulo Victor Thiruvananthapuram Kombans

Clean sheets[edit | edit source]

Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 India Kamaludheen AK Thrissur Magic 3
2 India Muhammed Azhar Malappuram 2
India Ubaid CK Kannur Warriors
4 India Aaryan Saroha Thiruvananthapuram Kombans 1
India Hajmal Sakeer Calicut

Attendance[edit | edit source]

Regular season[edit | edit source]

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/DRcqplcDNFK/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
  2. ↑ "super league kerala likely to begin in first week of oct". timesofindia. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "super league keralSuper League Kerala launches project 'Gamechanger' to unearth young football talent". sportstar.thehindu.com. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "Super League Kerala partners with the German Football Association". thebridge.in. 29 May 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "Sports.com signs five-year ₹100-crore deal with Super League Kerala for streaming rights". thehindu. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Dubai to host SLK 2 Season launch". onmanorama. 20 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  7. ↑ https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2025/Aug/23/from-theatre-of-dreams-to-house-of-horrors-jln-stadium-losing-ground-3
  8. ↑ "Two new stadiums in Thrissur, Kannur for the new season of Super League". newindianexpress. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "Two new stadiums in Thrissur, Kannur for the new season of Super League". newindianexpress. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "Malappuram FC Hires New Coach Miguel Corral for Super League Kerala". footem.in. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "ഡെമാൽഡെ കലിക്കറ്റ്‌ കോച്ച്‌" [demalde will be calicut Fc Coach]. deshabhimani.com (in മലയാളം). 20 August 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "സൂപ്പർ ലീഗ് കേരള രണ്ടാം സീസണിൽ തൃശ്ശൂർ മാജിക് എഫ്.സി.യുടെ പരിശീലകനായി ആന്ദ്രെ ചെർണിഷോവ്" [Andrey Chernyshov appointed as coach of Thrissur Magic FC for the second season of Super League Kerala]. fanport.in (in മലയാളം). 23 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  13. ↑ "malappuram fc sign former isl striker roy krishna". onmanorama.com. 8 September 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  14. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/DRcqplcDNFK/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
  15. ↑ superleaguekerala.com. "Standings".

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