2017–18 Kerala Premier League
5th season of Kerala Premier League
Football league season
Season | 2017–18 (5th Season) |
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Champions | Gokulam Kerala[1] (1st title) |
Matches played | 44 |
Goals scored | 164 (3.73 per match) |
Top goalscorer | ![]() |
Biggest home win | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves 6–0 Cochin Port Trust (30 May 2018) |
Biggest away win | Cochin Port Trust 1–7 Kerala Blasters FC Reserves (7 May 2018) |
Highest scoring | Cochin Port Trust 1–7 Kerala Blasters FC Reserves (7 May 2018) |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → All statistics correct as of 10 June 2018. |
The 2017–18 Kerala Premier League Season was the fifth season of the Kerala Premier League. The season featured 10 teams which was divided into 2 groups with each having 5 and is played on a home-and-away format. The season kicked off on 7 April 2018.[2]
Teams
![Locations of the 2017–18 Kerala Premier League teams](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/India_Kerala_location_map.svg/330px-India_Kerala_location_map.svg.png)
![Kozhikode](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Kozhikode
![Ernakulam](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Ernakulam
![Thrissur](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Thrissur
![SA Tirur](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
SA Tirur
![Kozhikode teams Gokulam FC Quartz SC](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/TransparentPlaceholder.png/1px-TransparentPlaceholder.png)
Kozhikode teams
Gokulam FC
Quartz SC
Gokulam FC
Quartz SC
![Thrissur teams FC Kerala FC Thrissur](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/TransparentPlaceholder.png/1px-TransparentPlaceholder.png)
Thrissur teams
FC Kerala
FC Thrissur
FC Kerala
FC Thrissur
![Ernakulam teams SBI Kerala Central Excise Cochin Port Trust Kerala Blasters FC Reserves](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/TransparentPlaceholder.png/1px-TransparentPlaceholder.png)
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Locations of the 2017–18 Kerala Premier League teamsOn 4 April 2018, it was announced that the then last champion KSEB pulled from the 2017–18 season citing financial reason. Another PSU team AG'S Office also pulled out due to internal departmental issues. Kerala Blasters FC Reserves and Quartz SC were added making 2017–18 season a 10-team affair.[3][4]
Stadiums and locations
Team | Stadium | Capacity |
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Central Excise | Ambedkar Stadium, Ernakulam | 10,000 |
SBI Kerala | ||
Cochin Port Trust | Veli Ground, Fort Kochi | - |
FC Kerala | Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium | 15,000 |
FC Thrissur | ||
Gokulam Kerala FC | EMS Stadium | 85,000 |
Quartz FC | ||
Kerala Police | Kottappadi Football Stadium, Malappuram | 10,000 |
Sports Academy Tirur | Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium, Tirur | – |
Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | Sports Council Ground, Panampilly Nagar, Kochi | - |
Results
League table
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | FC Thrissur | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 19 | Advance to Semi-finals |
2 | Sports Academy Tirur | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 16 | |
3 | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 10 | +17 | 15 | |
4 | Kerala Police | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 9 | |
5 | Cochin Port Trust | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 33 | −29 | 0 |
Source: KFA
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gokulam Kerala FC | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 21 | Advance to Semi-finals |
2 | Quartz FC | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 16 | |
3 | FC Kerala | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 12 | |
4 | SBI Kerala | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 4 | |
5 | Central Excise | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 4 |
Source: KFA
Knockout stage
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
A1 | FC Thrissur | 2 | |||||||
B2 | Quartz FC | 4 | |||||||
Quartz FC | 0 | ||||||||
Gokulam Kerala FC | 2 | ||||||||
A2 | Sports Academy Tirur | 0 | |||||||
B1 | Gokulam Kerala FC | 1 |
Fixtures and results
- Source: Fanport
FC Thrissur v Kerala Blasters FC Reserves
7 April 2018 | FC Thrissur | 2–1 | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | Thrissur |
16:00 IST | Ashik ![]() ![]() | Report | Shaiborlang Kharpan ![]() | Stadium: Corporation Stadium Attendance: 1015 |
Cochin Port Trust v Kerala Police
8 April 2018 | Cochin Port Trust | 0–2 | Kerala Police | Fort Kochi |
16:00 IST | Report | Jimshad ![]() Sujil ![]() | Stadium: Veli Ground Attendance: 40 |
SBI Kerala v Central Excise
10 April 2018 | SBI Kerala | 2–0 | Central Excise | Ernakulam |
16:00 IST | Jojo ![]() Steffi ![]() | Report | Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium |
Cochin Port Trust v FC Thrissur
11 April 2018 | Cochin Port Trust | 1–4 | FC Thrissur | Fort Kochi |
16:00 IST | Bibin ![]() | Report | Haris ![]() Ashik ![]() Antony ![]() Ubaid ![]() | Stadium: Veli Ground |
Quartz FC v SBI Kerala
14 April 2018 | Quartz FC | 2–1 | SBI Kerala | Kozhikode |
16:00 IST | Vimal Kumar ![]() ![]() | Report | Stephin Das ![]() | Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium |
Gokulam Kerala v Central Excise
15 April 2018 | Gokulam Kerala | 3–1 | Central Excise | Kozhikode |
16:00 IST | Usman Ashik ![]() Sourav ![]() Suhair V P ![]() | Report | Mathew Poulose ![]() | Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium |
Sports Academy Tirur v Cochin Port Trust
15 April 2018 | Sports Academy Tirur | 2–0 | Cochin Port Trust | Tirur |
16:00 IST | Thabseer ![]() ![]() | Report | Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium |
Kerala Police v FC Thrissur
18 April 2018 | Kerala Police | 0–1 | FC Thrissur | Malappuram |
16:00 IST | Report | Haris ![]() | Stadium: Kottapadi Stadium |
Central Excise v Quartz FC
18 April 2018 | Central Excise | 1–2 | Quartz FC | Ernakulam |
16:00 IST | Shanna's ![]() | Report | Zamthang Mang ![]() Joseph Appiah ![]() | Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium |
Central Excise v SBI Kerala
21 April 2018 | Central Excise | 3–2 | SBI Kerala | Ernakulam |
16:00 IST | Firshad ![]() Muneer ![]() Md. Rafi ![]() | Report | Sajith Poulose ![]() Abdul Noushad ![]() | Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium |
Sports Academy Tirur v Kerala Police
21 April 2018 | Sports Academy Tirur | 3–2 | Kerala Police | Tirur |
16:00 IST | Shashank ![]() Unais ![]() Faslu Rahman ![]() | Report | Sarath Lal ![]() Abhijith ![]() | Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium |
FC Thrissur v Cochin Port Trust
22 April 2018 | FC Thrissur | 3–1 | Cochin Port Trust | Thrissur |
16:00 IST | Sadhik ![]() Ashik ![]() Haris ![]() | Report | Anoj ![]() | Stadium: Corporation Stadium |
Gokulam Kerala FC v FC Kerala
22 April 2018 | Gokulam Kerala FC | 4–1 | FC Kerala | Kozhikode |
16:00 IST | Musa Mudde ![]() ![]() Suhair V P ![]() ![]() | Report | Parminder Singh ![]() | Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium |
Quartz FC v Gokulam Kerala FC
25 April 2018 | Quartz FC | 3–2 | Gokulam Kerala FC | Kozhikode |
16:00 IST | Emmanuel Aidoo ![]() ![]() ![]() | Report | Sushanth Mathew ![]() Mama ![]() | Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium Attendance: 70,000 |
Sports Academy Tirur v FC Thrissur
25 April 2018 | Sports Academy Tirur | 1–1 | FC Thrissur | Tirur |
16:00 IST | Sashank ![]() | Report | Sadhik ![]() | Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium |
Quartz FC v Central Excise
27 April 2018 | Quartz FC | 5–1 | Central Excise | Kozhikode |
16:00 IST | Emmauel Aidoo ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ayush ![]() | Reportt | - ![]() | Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium |
FC Thrissur v Kerala Police
29 April 2018 | FC Thrissur | 2–1 | Kerala Police | Thrissur |
16:00 IST | Sadhik ![]() Antony Poulose ![]() | Report | Firos ![]() | Stadium: Corporation Stadium |
Sports Academy Tirur v Cochin Port Trust
29 April 2018 | Sports Academy Tirur | 4–0 | Cochin Port Trust | Tirur |
16:00 IST | Shaheed ![]() Unais ![]() Fasalu Rahman ![]() Aslam ![]() | Report | Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium |
Gokulam Kerala v SBI Kerala
30 April 2018 | Gokulam Kerala | 4–1 | SBI Kerala | Kozhikode |
16:00 IST | Suhair V P ![]() Schubert ![]() Sourav ![]() Lalrameng ![]() | Report | Stephin Das ![]() | Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium |
Kerala Police v Cochin Port Trust
2 May 2018 | Kerala Police | 5–1 | Cochin Port Trust | Malappuram |
16:00 IST | Firos ![]() ![]() ![]() | Report | Abhijith ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Kottappadi Stadium |
Kerala Blasters FC Reserves v FC Thrissur
3 May 2018 | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | 1–3 | FC Thrissur | Malappuram |
16:00 IST | Loken Meitei ![]() | Report | Harris ![]() Safwan ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Kottappadi Stadium |
Kerala Police v Sports Academy Tirur
6 May 2018 | Kerala Police | 0–3 | Sports Academy Tirur | Malappuram |
16:00 IST | Report | Thabshir ![]() Fasalu Rahman ![]() Musammil ![]() | Stadium: Kottappadi Stadium |
FC Kerala v Quartz FC
7 May 2018 | FC Kerala | 6–1 | Quartz FC | Thrissur |
16:00 IST | Sreyas ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Jithin MS ![]() | Report | Joseph Appiah ![]() | Stadium: Corporation Stadium |
Cochin Port Trust v Kerala Blasters FC Reserves
7 May 2018 | Cochin Port Trust | 1–7 | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | Fort Kochi |
16:00 IST | Akash ![]() | Report | Afdal ![]() Shaiborlang ![]() Sahal ![]() Suhail ![]() Sonam ![]() Sooraj ![]() Rakip ![]() | Stadium: Veli Ground |
FC Thrissur v Sports Academy Tirur
9 May 2018 | FC Thrissur | 0–1 | Sports Academy Tirur | Thrissur |
16:00 IST | Report | Shaheed ![]() | Stadium: Corporation Stadium |
FC Kerala v SBI Kerala
10 May 2018 | FC Kerala | 2–2 | SBI Kerala | Thrissur |
16:00 IST | Abdoul Karim Sylla ![]() Jithin MS ![]() | Report | Sajith Poulose ![]() Shibin Lal ![]() | Stadium: Corporation Stadium |
Gokulam Kerala FC v Quartz FC
10 May 2018 | Gokulam Kerala FC | 2–0 | Quartz FC | Kozhikode |
16:00 IST | Mohamed Salah ![]() Usman Ashik ![]() | Report | Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium Attendance: 50,556 |
Central Excise v Gokulam Kerala FC
12 May 20181[5] | Central Excise | 1–3 | Gokulam Kerala FC | Ernakulam |
16:00 IST | Muneer ![]() | Report | Brian Umony ![]() ![]() Lalranmawia ![]() | Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium |
SBI Kerala v Quartz FC
13 May 2018 | SBI Kerala | 2–3 | Quartz FC | Ernakulam |
16:00 IST | Season ![]() Sajith Poulose ![]() | Report | Benjamin ![]() Emmanuel ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium |
FC Kerala v Quartz FC
17 May 2018 | FC Kerala | 1–1 | Quartz FC | Kozhikode |
16:00 IST | Surjith ![]() | Report | Emmanuel ![]() | Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium |
Kerala Police v Kerala Blasters FC Reserves
18 May 2018 | Kerala Police | 0–3 | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | Malappuram |
16:00 IST | Report | Afdal ![]() Shaiborlang ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Kottappady Stadium |
Sports Academy Tirur v Kerala Blasters FC Reserves
20 May 2018 | Sports Academy Tirur | 1–2 | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | Tirur |
16:00 IST | Sheheed ![]() | Report | Shaiborlang ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium |
FC Kerala v Gokulam Kerala FC
20 May 2018 | FC Kerala | 1–3 | Gokulam Kerala FC | Thrissur |
16:00 IST | Raju ![]() | Report | Schubert ![]() Usman Ashik ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Corporation Stadium |
Kerala Blasters FC Reserves v Kerala Police
23 May 2018 | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | 1–2 | Kerala Police | Ernakulam |
16:00 IST | Hrishidath ![]() | Report | Abhijith ![]() Aneesh ![]() | Stadium: Sports Council Ground, Panambilly Nagar |
FC Kerala v Central Excise
23 May 2018 | FC Kerala | 3–2 | Central Excise | Thrissur |
16:00 IST | Christy Davis ![]() Jithin MS ![]() Sreyas ![]() | Report | Mohd. Masood ![]() Sooraj OJ ![]() | Stadium: Corporation Stadium |
Kerala Blasters FC Reserves v Sports Academy Tirur
27 May 2018 | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | 6–1 | Sports Academy Tirur | Ernakulam |
16:00 IST | Suraj ![]() Romtan ![]() Sahal ![]() Shaiborlang ![]() Afdal VK ![]() ![]() | Report | Shafeeq ![]() | Stadium: Sports Council Ground, Panambilly Nagar |
SBI Kerala v FC Kerala
27 May 2018 | SBI Kerala | 1–5 | FC Kerala | Ernakulam |
16:00 IST | Seesan ![]() | Report | Djougo Mike ![]() ![]() Parminder Singh ![]() ![]() Dahir Bala Hassan ![]() | Stadium: Dr. Ambedkar Stadium |
SBI Kerala v Gokulam Kerala FC
29 May 2018 | SBI Kerala | 1–2 | Gokulam Kerala FC | Ernakulam |
16:00 IST | Seesan ![]() | Report | Shibil ![]() ![]() Hristijan Denkovski ![]() | Stadium: Dr. Ambedkar Stadium |
Kerala Blasters FC Reserves v Cochin Port Trust
30 May 2018 | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | 6–0 | Cochin Port Trust | Ernakulam |
16:00 IST | Sooraj ![]() Shaiborlang ![]() ![]() Afdal ![]() ![]() Ananthu Murali ![]() | Report | Stadium: Sports Council Ground, Panambilly Nagar |
Central Excise v FC Kerala
30 May 2018 | Central Excise | 0–0 | FC Kerala | Ernakulam |
16:00 IST | [fanport.in/football/kerala-premier-league/excisie-fc-kerala-draw-kpl-2017/ Report] | Stadium: Dr. Ambedkar Stadium |
Semi-Finals
FC Thrissur v Quartz FC
1 June 2018 | FC Thrissur | 2–4 | Quartz FC | Thrissur |
16:00 IST | Mohd. Sameer ![]() ![]() | Report | Thahir Zaman ![]() Mohd. Zavad ![]() Emmanuel Aidoo ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Corporation Stadium Attendance: 25,000 |
Sports Academy Tirur v Gokulam Kerala FC
1 June 2018 | Sports Academy Tirur | 0–1 | Gokulam Kerala FC | Ernakulam |
16:00 IST | Report | Schubert ![]() | Stadium: Sports Council Ground, Panambilly Nagar |
Final
Quartz FC v Gokulam Kerala FC
3 June 2018 | Quartz FC | 0-2 | Gokulam Kerala FC | Thrissur |
15:00 IST | Brian Umony![]() Arjun Jayaraj ![]() | Stadium: Corporation Stadium Attendance: 15,000 |
1 Later shifted to 13 May 2018 due to bad weather conditions
Season statistics
- As of 15 April 2018
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() | Quartz FC | 12 |
2 | ![]() | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | 8 |
3 | ![]() | FC Kerala | 6 |
3 | ![]() | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | 6 |
4 | ![]() | FC Thrissur | 4 |
4 | ![]() | Gokulam Kerala FC | 4 |
4 | ![]() | Gokulam Kerala FC | 4 |
4 | ![]() | Kerala Police | 4 |
Hat-tricks
I-League 2nd Division Qualified teams
References
- ^ "Kerala Premier League 2017–18 Final". keralafa.com. Kerala Football Association. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ Chopra, Vrinda. "Kerala Premier League 2018: FC Thrissur and Kerala Blasters kick off fifth season". SportsKeeda. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ P Tennyson, Rayson. "Kerala Premier League: KSEB, AG's Office pull out citing financial constraints". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. TNN. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ Rayan, Stan. "Lack of funds forces KSEB to pull out of KPL". thehindo.com. The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "കേരള പ്രീമിയർ ലീഗ്; മഴ കാരണം കളി മാറ്റിവെച്ചു | Fanport | Malayalam Sports Portal". Fanport. 12 May 2018. Archived from the original on 20 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
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