The 2023–24 Kerala Premier League was the eleventh season of the Kerala Premier League, which is the highest level of the State league system and fifth of the overall Indian football league system.https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/kerala-premier-league-2023-football-malappuram-dates-teams-schedule/article67548232.ece

Qualifiers TeamHead coachCitySponsor1Devagiri CollegeKozhikode2WMO MuttilKalpetta3EMEA CollegeKondotty4Talents Association5Shooters United Ahamad RasheedPadne6Travancore Royals FC Samuel GeevargheseTrivandrumVismayasmax Animations 7Sri Vyasa CollegeWadakkancherry8CosmosKottayam9Golden Threads FC Soly XavierKochiWayna Water 10Travancore UnitedTrivandrum11LUCA SC Navas LucaKondottyAbreco Freight

Venues Venues were announced on 14 August 2023.https://twitter.com/keralafa/status/1690968991072985088/photo/1 GroupStadiumCapacityLocationPool AAIFA GroundKoppamPool BMaharaja's College Ground20,000Kochi

Teams KFA 1 BASCO FC E. Shivamani OthukkungalJanatha TMT2Devagiri College Kozhikode 3FC Areekode AreekodeEssa Group 4FC Kerala Britto Clemmi ThrissurYogakshemam Loans5Golden Threads FC AbhijithKochiWayna Water 6Gokulam Kerala B Baiju GSBibin BobanKozhikodeCSB Bank7Kerala Blasters B Tomasz TchórzAritra DasKochiByju's8Kerala Police ShimjithVibin ThomasMalappuramOff Road Nilambur9Kerala United FC Saheed RamonMuhammed NoufalMalappuramYELO10KSEB P. B. RameshTrivandrumMADRE Integrated Engineering 11Kovalam Ebin RoseKovalamFederal Bank12Little Flower FA Boniface MBexon DTrivandrumHykon13LUCA SC Syed Muhammed RafiShahajas ThekkanKondottyAbreco Freight 14MK Sporting Club Satheevan BalanAlappuzhaYRS 15Muthoot FA K. AneesKochiMuthoot Pappachan Group16Parappur FC Sanjoy Kumar DeyHafisParappurSouth Indian Bank17Real Malabar FC Shinoj MadathilThahir ZamanKondottyVKS18SAT Tirur Haary BennyNisham MonuTirurSAT Qatar19SAI Kollam Deepak BoroKollam20Wayanad United Sanush RajJaimyKalpettaWagonmart

Number of teams by region No. of teamsDistrictsTeam(s)7MalappuramBASCO, FC Areekode, Kerala Police, Kerala United, LUCA SC, Real Malabar, SAT Tirur 3TrivandrumKovalam, KSEB, LIFFAErnakulamGolden Threads, Kerala Blasters B, Muthoot FA2KozhikodeDevagiri College, Gokulam Kerala BThrissurFC Kerala, Parappur FC1AlappuzhaMK Sporting ClubKollamSAI KollamWayanadWayanad United

Matches

Pool A

Pool B

Promoted teams: Devagiri Collegehttps://twitter.com/keralafa/status/1694335998220468362|title=St. Joseph College Devagiri clinches a spot in the Kerala Premier League 2023–24 after a remarkable win against EMEA College Kondotty. 🏆⭐ LUCA SChttps://twitter.com/keralafa/status/1695786794896298264|title=Luca Soccer Club clinches a spot in the Kerala Premier League 2023–24 after a remarkable win against Sri Vyasa College . 🏆⭐

Coaching changes TeamOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancy RoundTableIncoming coachDate of appointment Gokulam Kerala B Paulo Jorge SantosContract finished1 July 2023 Pre-season Baiju GS20 August 2023Real Malabar FC Vinu JoseContract finished1 October 2023 Shinoj Madathil1 November 2023FC Areekode VP SuneerContract finished1 October 2023 Little Flower FA Cleofas AlexContract finished1 October 2023 Boniface M1 December 2023

Venues Stadium Capacity Location No of Matches Jawahar Stadium 30,000 Kannur 63 Kottappady Stadium 10,000 Malappuram 36Maharaja's College Ground20,000 Kochi 4 EMS Stadium 50,000 Kozhikode 3Thrissur Corporation Stadium20,000 Thrissur 1Sports Council Ground5,000 Ernakulam 1

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Championship round Super Six

Matches

Semifinals

Final

Statistics Top scorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1Salahudheen AdnanMuthoot FA112Muhammed Ashar NAGolden Threads FC103SajeeshKerala Police FC94Shijin ThadhayouseGokulam Kerala B85Firos KKerala Police FC7Rahul KPSAT TirurSreerajKSEBLalsiem ChongoloiKerala United9Aboobacker DilshadReal Malabar FC6SreenathWayanad United

Hat-tricks PlayerForAgainst ResultDateRefShijin TGokulam Kerala BBASCO FC 6-2Junain KadvalathMuthoot FAKSEB3-2Naseef PFC AreekodeFC Kerala4-0Muhammed Ashar NAGolden Threads FCParappur FC7-0Firos KKerala Police FCSAI Kollam5-0LalsiemKerala UnitedBasco FC6-0Shijin TGokulam Kerala BLUCA SC3-0 SreenathWayanad UnitedGokulam Kerala B4-0 CrispinKSEBMK Sporting9-0 John PaulSanuLIFFAMK Sporting13-0 HashirSalahudheen 7Muthoot FAMK Sporting9-0 Sajeesh 4Kerala Police FCSAT Tirur5-0 Notes 7 Player scored 7 goals, 4 Player scored 4 goals

Season awards AwardWinnerTeamPlayer of the league Muhamed MahdiSATGolden boot Salahudheen AdnanMuthoot FA Golden glove Mohammed AzharKerala Police FCBest defender Sanju GKerala Police FCFair Play AwardGokulam Kerala FC B/

See also 2023–24 Indian State Leagues

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