2019–20 Kerala Premier League

The 2019–20 Kerala Premier League Season is the seventh season of the Kerala Premier League. The season features 10 teams which will be divided into 2 groups and is 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 withdrewn the league due to financial problems. Meanwhile Kannur City FC withdrew mid-way throughout the tournament due to some technical issues. Kerala Blasters FC Reserves beat Gokulam Kerala F.C. in the finals and lifted their first KPL Title.

Kerala Premier League
Season2019–20 (7th Season)
ChampionsKerala Blasters FC Reserves
Top goalscorer Issahak Nuhu Seidu Golden Threads
Kamara EO SAT (8 Goals)
Biggest home win8-1 Gokulam vs Luca (03 February 2020)
Biggest away win0-4 FC Kerala vs Kerala Police (29 January 2020)
Highest scoring8-1 Gokulam vs Luca (03 February 2020)
Longest winning runGokulam (7 games)
Longest unbeaten runGokulam (8 games)
Longest winless runKovalam FC (5 games)
Longest losing runKovalam FC (5 games)
2020–21 →
All statistics correct as of 16 April 2019.

Teams


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 Reserves 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 Reserves 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 Reserves - - - -
MA College
Kerala Police - - - -

Results

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
15 December 2019 Gokulam Kerala FC1-0Kerala Blasters FC ReservesKozhikode
15:30 IST Luminulan Dougal  67' (o.g.) Stadium: EMS Stadium
Attendance: 4000
18 December 2019 Golden Threads F.C.1-1Kovalam FCKochi
15:30 IST Salahudheen adnan 88' Nahaz AK  14' Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
22 December 2019 Kerala Blasters FC Reserves5-3LUCA SCKochi
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
23 December 2019 Kovalam FC1-4Gokulam Kerala FCThiruvananthapuram
15:30 IST Sujith  22' Vishnu 14'
Shihad 59', 82', 87'		 Stadium: Kovalam FC Stadium
29 December 2019 Golden Threads F.C.1-0Kerala Blasters FC ReservesKochi
15:30 IST ISSAHAK 28' Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
30 December 2019 LUCA SC1-0Gokulam Kerala FCMalappuram
15:30 IST Akmal 75' Stadium: Kotappady Stadium
04 January 2020 Kovalam FC1-3Kerala Blasters FC ReservesThiruvananthapuram
15:30 IST Jaison 53' Kharpan 45+4' 90+2'
Bodo  79'		 Stadium: Kovalam FC Stadium
11 January 2020 Gokulam Kerala FC4-3Golden 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
12 January 2020 LUCA SC1-1Kerala Blasters FC ReservesMalappuram
15:30 IST Akbar 87' Kharpan 49' Stadium: Kotappady Stadium
15 January 2020 Kovalam FC0-2Golden Threads F.C.Thiruvananthapuram
15:30 IST ISSAHAK 41', 85' Stadium: Kovalam FC Stadium
18 January 2020 LUCA SC1-1Golden Threads F.C.Malappuram
15:30 IST akmal 1' Issahak 74' Stadium: Kotappady Stadium
19 January 2020 Kerala Blasters FC Reserves0-1Kovalam FCKochi
15:30 IST Nahas  65' Stadium: Sports Council Ground, Panampilly Nagar, Kochi
28 January 2020 Golden Threads F.C.2-1Gokulam Kerala FCKochi
15:30 IST Issahak  10' Beautin 44'
Emil 77'		 Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium, Ernakulam
29 January 2020 LUCA SC4-0Kovalam FCMalappuram
15:30 IST Akbar 
    24'    , 31', 37', 42'    		 Stadium: Kotappady Stadium
    2 February 2020 Kerala Blasters FC Reserves3-1Golden Threads F.C.Kochi
    15:30 IST pragyan 13'
    Kabil 35'
    Nihal 76'    		 Issahak 45' Stadium: Sports Council Ground, Panampilly Nagar, Kochi
    03 February 2020 Gokulam Kerala FC8-1LUCA SCKozhikode
    15:30 IST LUCKY 43'
    Gofty  45+1'
    Stephen 54', 76'
    Zula 61', 86' Daniel 68'
    Emil 72'    		 Dabas 42' Stadium: EMS Stadium
    07 February 2020 Golden Threads F.C.1-1LUCA SCKochi
    15:30 IST Issahak  6' Arjun  75' Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium, Ernakulam
    17 February 2020 Kovalam FC0-0LUCA SCThiruvananthapuram
    15:30 IST Stadium: University Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
    24 February 2020 Kerala Blasters FC Reserves1-1Gokulam Kerala FCKochi
    15:30 IST Mahesh 80' Nishad 55' Stadium: Sports Council Ground, Panampilly Nagar, Kochi
    26 February 2020 Gokulam Kerala FC5-1Kovalam FCKozhikode
    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
    15 December 2019 Sports Academy Tirur4-3Kannur City FCTirur
    15:30 IST Kamara E.O  30', 64', 70', 72' Muhammad Faisal 12'
    Sirajuddin  61'
    Abhijith 90+3'    		 Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium, Tirur
    22 December 2019 Kannur City FC1-1MA CollegeKannur
    15:30 IST Sirajuddin  8' Fahad 81' Stadium: University College ground Kannur
    29 December 2019 FC Kerala2-0Kannur City FCThrissur
    15:30 IST Mousoof  18'
    Roshan 50'    		 Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium
    30 December 2019 MA College1-0Sports Academy TirurKolancherry
    15:30 IST Fajil 81' Stadium: MA College Ground
    04 January 2020 Kerala Police2-0Kannur City FCMalappuram
    15:30 IST Firoz 64', 90+4' Stadium: Kotappady Stadium
    11 January 2020 Sports Academy Tirur2-0FC KeralaTirur
    15:30 IST Faisal 52'
    Kamara EO  71'    		 Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium, Tirur
    12 January 2020 MA College4-0Kannur City FCKolancherry
    15:30 IST Sufaid  40', 83', 90+2'
    Fahad 43'    		 Stadium: MA College Ground
    15 January 2020 Kerala Police1-0FC KeralaMalappuram
    15:30 IST Anish 24' Stadium: Kotappady Stadium
    18 January 2020 MA College0-2FC KeralaKolancherry
    15:30 IST Nikhil 87'
    Roshan 89'    		 Stadium: MA College Ground
    26 January 2020 Kerala Police1-1MA CollegeMalappuram
    15:30 IST Anikuttan 86' Fahad  45' Stadium: Kotappady Stadium
    29 January 2020 FC Kerala0-4Kerala PoliceThrissur
    15:30 IST Thahir Jimshad 16', 27'
    Bijesh 77'
    Sujil 83'    		 Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium
    02 February 2020 MA College3-0Kerala PoliceKolancherry
    15:30 IST Amaldas 30'
    Deepak 42'
    Afasal 54'    		 Stadium: MA College Ground
    06 February 2020 Sports Academy Tirur2-0Kerala PoliceMalappuram
    15:30 IST Kamara EO 49'
    Rishad 85'    		 Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium, Tirur


    16 February 2020 Sports Academy Tirur2-1MA CollegeMalappuram
    15:30 IST Fasalu Rahman  48'
    Arshad 66'    		 Arshal 18' (o.g.) Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium, Tirur
    19 February 2020 FC Kerala2-0MA CollegeThrissur
    15:30 IST Cyrile 41'
    Abhishek  78'    		 Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium
    22 February 2020 FC Kerala0-1Sports Academy TirurThrissur
    15:30 IST Kamara  27' Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium
    26 February 2020 Kerala Police1-1Sports Academy TirurMalappuram
    15:30 IST Akhiljith 73' Thabsir 62' Stadium: Kotappady Stadium

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

    Fixtures and results

    Semi-Finals

    01 March 2020 Gokulam Kerala FC4-0Kerala PoliceKozhikode
    4:00 PM (IST) Daniel 9'
    Nimshad 21', 24'
    Lalmuanzova 33'    		 Stadium: EMS Stadium Kozhikode
    01 March 2020 Sports Academy Tirur0-0
    (4-5 p)    		Kerala Blasters FC ReservesTirur
    4:00 PM (IST) Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Tirur
    Penalties



    Final

    07 March 2020 Kerala Blasters FC Reserves3-3
    (6-5 p)    		Gokulam Kerala FCKozhikode
    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
    NoPlayerClubGoals
    1

    Issahak Nuhu Seidu

    		 Golden Threads F.C. 8
    Kamara EO Sports Academy Tirur
    3 Akbar Luca Soccer Club 5
    4 Shaiborlang Kharpan Kerala Blasters FC Reserves 4
    5 Bodo 3
    Shihad Gokulam Kerala FC
    Sufaid
    gollark: A rural area, though in the nearby city apparently the situation is not great either.
    gollark: Internet connections are *not* very good here outside of London, on the whole.
    gollark: The UK.
    gollark: So often I download files, but they download somewhat more slowly than I'd like.
    gollark: 100/100 at least.

    References
    1. "KPL 2018-19 Matches". KFA. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
    2. "Kovalam Football Club » Our Head Coach". Retrieved 9 January 2019.
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