Football league season
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 September – 10 November |
| Champions | Calicut |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 81 (2.53 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Dorielton Gomes (5 goals) |
| 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 unbeaten run | Calicut (8 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Thrissur Magic (8 matches) |
| 2025 → All statistics correct as of 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. The inaugural season kicked off on September 7, 2024.
Teams
MalappuramCalicutThiruvananthapuram KombansThrissur MagicKannur WarriorsForca Kochiclass=notpageimage| Locations of the SLK franchises
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calicut | Kozhikode | EMS Stadium | 50,000 |
| Forca Kochi | Kochi | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 41,000 |
| Kannur Warriors | Kannur | EMS Stadium | 50,000 |
| Malappuram | Malappuram | MDSC Stadium | 30,000 |
| Thiruvananthapuram Kombans | Thiruvananthapuram | Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium | 25,000 |
| Thrissur Magic | Thrissur | MDSC Stadium | 30,000 |
Personnel and sponsorship
| Club | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calicut |  Ian Gillan
|
 Jijo Joseph
|
Hyve Sports
|
Aster |
| Forca Kochi |  Mário Lemos
|
Subhasish Roy Chowdhury
|
Synder
|
Steelex TMT |
| Kannur Warriors |  Manuel Sánchez Murias
|
Adrián Sardinero
|
Kaizen Sports
|
United Imaging |
| Malappuram |  John Gregory
|
Anas Edathodika
|
 Hummel
|
Impex |
| Thiruvananthapuram Kombans |  Sérgio Alexandre
|
Patrick Mota
|
Hyve Sports
|
Adani |
| Thrissur Magic |  Giovanni Scanu
|
C. K. Vineeth
|
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.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Former Players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calicut | John Kennedy
|
Rafael Resende
|
 Andres Nia
|
 Ernest Barfo
|
Richard Osei
|
 Kervens Belfort
|
James Kotei Papé Diakité
|
| Forca Kochi | Raphael Augusto
|
 Dziri Omran
|
Mohamed Nidhal Said
|
 Siyanda Ngubo
|
Dorielton
|
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| Kannur Warriors | Adrián Sardinero
|
Asier Gomes
|
David Grande
|
Ernesten Lavsamba
|
Eloy Ordóñez
|
Varo Álvarez
|
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| Malappuram | Sérgio Barboza
|
Joseba Beitia
|
Aitor Aldalur
|
Rubén Garcés
|
Álex Sánchez
|
 Pedro Manzi
|
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| Thiruvananthapuram Kombans | Patrick Mota
|
Davi Kuhn
|
Marcos Wilder
|
Renan Januario
|
Michel Americo
|
Autemar Bispo
|
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| Thrissur Magic | Maílson Alves
|
Marcelo Toscano
|
Atimele A. Beleck
|
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calicut | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 19 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | Forca Kochi | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 16 | |
| 3 | Kannur Warriors | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 16 | |
| 4 | Thiruvananthapuram Kombans | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 13 | |
| 5 | Malappuram | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 10 | |
| 6 | Thrissur Magic | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 5 |
Results
| Home \ Away | CAL | FKO | KAN | MAL | TKO | THR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calicut | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Forca Kochi | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Kannur Warriors | 1–3 | 1–1 | — | 4–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Malappuram | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| Thiruvananthapuram Kombans | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 |
| Thrissur Magic | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Playoffs
The top four clubs will qualify for the semi-finals.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 5 November–Kozhikode | ||||||
| Calicut | 2 | |||||
| 10 November–Kozhikode | ||||||
| Thiruvananthapuram Kombans | 1 | |||||
| Calicut | 2 | |||||
| 6 November–Kozhikode | ||||||
| Forca Kochi | 1 | |||||
| Forca Kochi | 2 | |||||
| Kannur Warriors | 0 | |||||
Season statistics
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Pedro Manzi for Malappuram against Forca Kochi (7 September 2024)
Top goalscorers
- As of 1 November 2024
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorielton
|
Forca Kochi | 5 |
| 2 | Adrián Sardinero
|
Kannur Warriors | 4 |
| Autemar Bispo
|
Thiruvananthapuram Kombans | ||
| Kervens Belfort
|
Calicut | ||
| Pedro Manzi
|
Malappuram | ||
| Gani Nigam
|
Calicut | ||
| 7 | Álex Sánchez
|
Malappuram | 3 |
| Faslu Rahman
|
Malappuram | ||
| David Grande
|
Kannur Warriors | ||
| Muhammed Riyas
|
Calicut |
References
- "Kerala Super League launched". onmanorama.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- "Super League Kerala: Franchisees of inaugural edition announced". Deccan Herald. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- "Mahesh Bhupathi, Travancore princess and former Benfica player among franchise owners in Super League Kerala". The Hindu. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- "Gillan to coach Calicut FC in Super League Kerala". The Times of India. 18 July 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- superleaguekerala.com. "Standings".