The 2018–19 Kerala Premier League Season was the sixth season of the Kerala Premier League. The season featured 11 teams which was 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 Kozhikode Quartz, SBI Kerala and Trikaripur withdrawn from the league due to financial problems.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
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 ClubHead CoachGolden ThreadsShooters United Padne Sidique KalyaseriFC Kerala T.G. PurushothamanFC Thrissur Jali P.IbrahimGokulam Kerala FC Rajeev PSports Academy TirurKerala Blasters FC Reserves Renjith T. A RFC Kochi Soly XavierKovalam 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 4Golden Threads Issahak Nuhu Seidu Imane Said Usman Karamoko - -FC Kerala Ekomobong Victor Philip Ismail Aseel Harry Moris Lassini karamokoFC 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
Fixtures and results Source: fanport Cancelled Matches
Group B
Fixtures and results Source: fanport
Knockout stage
Fixtures and results Semi-Finals
Final
Season statistics Scoring
Top scorers
NoPlayerClubGoals1 VishnuShooters United Padne6 Bipaka ThapaIndian Navy (football club) Harry MorisFC Kerala Christian SabahGokulam Kerala FC5 ShihadGokulam Kerala FC4 Ekomobong Philip FC Kerala Rooney YouseffRFC Kochi Issahak Nuhu Seidu Golden Threads F.C. SuribinShooters United Padne10 Mohamed NishamSports Academy Tirur3 Jithin MSKerala Blasters FC Reserves
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