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]
| Season | 2017–18 (5th Season) |
|---|---|
| Champions | Gokulam Kerala[1] (1st title) |
| Matches played | 44 |
| Goals scored | 164 (3.73 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Emmanuel Aidoo (12 goals) |
| 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. | |
Teams
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Locations of the 2017–18 Kerala Premier League teams
On 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
edit| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| 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
editLeague table
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- Source: Fanport
| 7 April 2018 | FC Thrissur | 2–1 | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | Thrissur |
| 16:00 IST | Ashik  39' 57' |
Report | Shaiborlang Kharpan 8' |
Stadium: Corporation Stadium Attendance: 1015 |
| 8 April 2018 | Cochin Port Trust | 0–2 | Kerala Police | Fort Kochi |
| 16:00 IST | Report | Jimshad 52' Sujil 76' |
Stadium: Veli Ground Attendance: 40 |
| 10 April 2018 | SBI Kerala | 2–0 | Central Excise | Ernakulam |
| 16:00 IST | Jojo 50' Steffi 76' |
Report | Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium |
| 11 April 2018 | Cochin Port Trust | 1–4 | FC Thrissur | Fort Kochi |
| 16:00 IST | Bibin 45' |
Report | Haris 7' Ashik 54'Antony 60'Ubaid 90+2' |
Stadium: Veli Ground |
| 14 April 2018 | Quartz FC | 2–1 | SBI Kerala | Kozhikode |
| 16:00 IST | Vimal Kumar 23' 76' |
Report | Stephin Das 26' |
Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium |
| 15 April 2018 | Gokulam Kerala | 3–1 | Central Excise | Kozhikode |
| 16:00 IST | Usman Ashik 50' Sourav 60'Suhair V P 83' |
Report | Mathew Poulose 84' |
Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium |
| 15 April 2018 | Sports Academy Tirur | 2–0 | Cochin Port Trust | Tirur |
| 16:00 IST | Thabseer 45' 90' |
Report | Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium |
| 18 April 2018 | Kerala Police | 0–1 | FC Thrissur | Malappuram |
| 16:00 IST | Report | Haris 64' |
Stadium: Kottapadi Stadium |
| 18 April 2018 | Central Excise | 1–2 | Quartz FC | Ernakulam |
| 16:00 IST | Shanna's 68' |
Report | Zamthang Mang 52' Joseph Appiah 81' |
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium |
| 21 April 2018 | Central Excise | 3–2 | SBI Kerala | Ernakulam |
| 16:00 IST | Firshad 26' Muneer 60'Md. Rafi 70' |
Report | Sajith Poulose 57' Abdul Noushad 71' |
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium |
| 21 April 2018 | Sports Academy Tirur | 3–2 | Kerala Police | Tirur |
| 16:00 IST | Shashank 45+1' Unais 47'Faslu Rahman 76' |
Report | Sarath Lal 66' (pen.) Abhijith 72' |
Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium |
| 22 April 2018 | FC Thrissur | 3–1 | Cochin Port Trust | Thrissur |
| 16:00 IST | Sadhik 40' Ashik -'Haris -' |
Report | Anoj -' |
Stadium: Corporation Stadium |
| 22 April 2018 | Gokulam Kerala FC | 4–1 | FC Kerala | Kozhikode |
| 16:00 IST | Musa Mudde 43' 52' Suhair V P 46' 90' |
Report | Parminder Singh -' |
Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium |
| 25 April 2018 | Quartz FC | 3–2 | Gokulam Kerala FC | Kozhikode |
| 16:00 IST | Emmanuel Aidoo 20' 50' 55' |
Report | Sushanth Mathew -' Mama -' |
Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium Attendance: 70,000 |
| 25 April 2018 | Sports Academy Tirur | 1–1 | FC Thrissur | Tirur |
| 16:00 IST | Sashank -' |
Report | Sadhik -' |
Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium |
| 27 April 2018 | Quartz FC | 5–1 | Central Excise | Kozhikode |
| 16:00 IST | Emmauel Aidoo -' -' -' -' Ayush -' |
Reportt | - -' |
Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium |
| 29 April 2018 | FC Thrissur | 2–1 | Kerala Police | Thrissur |
| 16:00 IST | Sadhik 23' Antony Poulose 79' |
Report | Firos 71' |
Stadium: Corporation Stadium |
| 29 April 2018 | Sports Academy Tirur | 4–0 | Cochin Port Trust | Tirur |
| 16:00 IST | Shaheed 11' Unais 53'Fasalu Rahman 80'Aslam 90' |
Report | Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium |
| 30 April 2018 | Gokulam Kerala | 4–1 | SBI Kerala | Kozhikode |
| 16:00 IST | Suhair V P 11' Schubert 43'Sourav 50'Lalrameng 80' |
Report | Stephin Das -' |
Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium |
| 2 May 2018 | Kerala Police | 5–1 | Cochin Port Trust | Malappuram |
| 16:00 IST | Firos 22' 26' 64' |
Report | Abhijith 32' 56' |
Stadium: Kottappadi Stadium |
| 3 May 2018 | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | 1–3 | FC Thrissur | Malappuram |
| 16:00 IST | Loken Meitei 18' |
Report | Harris 40' Safwan 53' 90+1' |
Stadium: Kottappadi Stadium |
| 6 May 2018 | Kerala Police | 0–3 | Sports Academy Tirur | Malappuram |
| 16:00 IST | Report | Thabshir -' Fasalu Rahman -'Musammil -' |
Stadium: Kottappadi Stadium |
| 7 May 2018 | FC Kerala | 6–1 | Quartz FC | Thrissur |
| 16:00 IST | Sreyas 6' 11' 40' 76' 85' Jithin MS 80' |
Report | Joseph Appiah -' |
Stadium: Corporation Stadium |
| 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 |
| 9 May 2018 | FC Thrissur | 0–1 | Sports Academy Tirur | Thrissur |
| 16:00 IST | Report | Shaheed 15' |
Stadium: Corporation Stadium |
| 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 |
| 10 May 2018 | Gokulam Kerala FC | 2–0 | Quartz FC | Kozhikode |
| 16:00 IST | Mohamed Salah 89' Usman Ashik 91' |
Report | Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium Attendance: 50,556 |
| 12 May 20181[5] | Central Excise | 1–3 | Gokulam Kerala FC | Ernakulam |
| 16:00 IST | Muneer -' |
Report | Brian Umony 59' 70' Lalranmawia -' |
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium |
| 13 May 2018 | SBI Kerala | 2–3 | Quartz FC | Ernakulam |
| 16:00 IST | Season 72' Sajith Poulose 74' |
Report | Benjamin -' Emmanuel -' 73' |
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium |
| 17 May 2018 | FC Kerala | 1–1 | Quartz FC | Kozhikode |
| 16:00 IST | Surjith 48' |
Report | Emmanuel 76' |
Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium |
| 18 May 2018 | Kerala Police | 0–3 | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | Malappuram |
| 16:00 IST | Report | Afdal 29' Shaiborlang 32' 57' |
Stadium: Kottappady Stadium |
| 20 May 2018 | Sports Academy Tirur | 1–2 | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | Tirur |
| 16:00 IST | Sheheed 34' |
Report | Shaiborlang 32' 63' |
Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium |
| 20 May 2018 | FC Kerala | 1–3 | Gokulam Kerala FC | Thrissur |
| 16:00 IST | Raju 61' |
Report | Schubert 38' Usman Ashik 45+1' 87' |
Stadium: Corporation Stadium |
| 23 May 2018 | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | 1–2 | Kerala Police | Ernakulam |
| 16:00 IST | Hrishidath 63' |
Report | Abhijith 70' Aneesh 88' |
Stadium: Sports Council Ground, Panambilly Nagar |
| 23 May 2018 | FC Kerala | 3–2 | Central Excise | Thrissur |
| 16:00 IST | Christy Davis 6' Jithin MS 47'Sreyas 63' |
Report | Mohd. Masood 44' Sooraj OJ 48' |
Stadium: Corporation Stadium |
| 27 May 2018 | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | 6–1 | Sports Academy Tirur | Ernakulam |
| 16:00 IST | Suraj 2' Romtan 44'Sahal 45+1'Shaiborlang 55'Afdal VK 63' 69' |
Report | Shafeeq 29' |
Stadium: Sports Council Ground, Panambilly Nagar |
| 27 May 2018 | SBI Kerala | 1–5 | FC Kerala | Ernakulam |
| 16:00 IST | Seesan 45+2' |
Report | Djougo Mike 10' 35' Parminder Singh 5' 47'Dahir Bala Hassan 89' |
Stadium: Dr. Ambedkar Stadium |
| 29 May 2018 | SBI Kerala | 1–2 | Gokulam Kerala FC | Ernakulam |
| 16:00 IST | Seesan 20' |
Report | Shibil 5' 35' Hristijan Denkovski 66' |
Stadium: Dr. Ambedkar Stadium |
| 30 May 2018 | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | 6–0 | Cochin Port Trust | Ernakulam |
| 16:00 IST | Sooraj 13' Shaiborlang 17' 19'Afdal 66' 68'Ananthu Murali 35' |
Report | Stadium: Sports Council Ground, Panambilly Nagar |
| 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
| 1 June 2018 | FC Thrissur | 2–4 | Quartz FC | Thrissur |
| 16:00 IST | Mohd. Sameer 63' 68' |
Report | Thahir Zaman 8' Mohd. Zavad 27'Emmanuel Aidoo 35' 37' |
Stadium: Corporation Stadium Attendance: 25,000 |
| 1 June 2018 | Sports Academy Tirur | 0–1 | Gokulam Kerala FC | Ernakulam |
| 16:00 IST | Report | Schubert 97' |
Stadium: Sports Council Ground, Panambilly Nagar |
Final
| 3 June 2018 | Quartz FC | 0-2 | Gokulam Kerala FC | Thrissur |
| 15:00 IST | Brian Umony 69' Arjun Jayaraj 87' |
Stadium: Corporation Stadium Attendance: 15,000 |
1 Later shifted to 13 May 2018 due to bad weather conditions
Season statistics
edit- As of 15 April 2018
Top scorers
edit| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emmanuel Aidoo
|
Quartz FC | 12 |
| 2 |  Shaiborlang Kharpan
|
Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | 8 |
| 3 | Shreyas VG
|
FC Kerala | 6 |
| 3 | Afdal
|
Kerala Blasters FC Reserves | 6 |
| 4 | Ashik
|
FC Thrissur | 4 |
| 4 | Usman Ashik
|
Gokulam Kerala FC | 4 |
| 4 | V P Suhair
|
Gokulam Kerala FC | 4 |
| 4 | Firos
|
Kerala Police | 4 |
Hat-tricks
editI-League 2nd Division Qualified teams
editReferences
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- ^ 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.