2022–23 Kerala Premier League qualification

The 2022–23 Kerala Premier League Qualifiers were played from 25 September to 5 October. A total of eleven teams competed to decide the remaining 3 of 22 places in the 2022–23 Kerala Premier League.[1] The fixtures were announced on 20 September.

Teams

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The following 11 teams (usually combination of district champions and lowest placed KPL teams previous season) entered the qualifying play-offs, consisting of four rounds:

  • 6 teams entered in the preliminary round 1.
  • 5 teams entered in the preliminary round 2.
Team Head coach City Sponsor
1 FC Kerala   Britto Clemmi Thrissur Yogakshemam Loans
2 Kerala Blasters B   Tomasz Tchorz Kochi Byju's
3 MA College   Rajeev Palickal Kothamangalam Positive
4 Altius IFA   Deepak Cherukudi Mattuvayil Koppam Aerius
5 Shooters United   Ahamad Rasheed Padne
6 AFC Ambalavayal Ambalavayal [2]
7 Aleppey XI FC Alappuzha
8 Payyannur College FC Payyannur
9 Sacred Heart Thrissur
10 Farook College FC Feroke
11 Byzantine Cochin Ernakulam [3]

Round 1

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Payyannur College5-1Byzantine Cochin
Rajiv Gandhi Synthetic Stadium, Kasaragod
Aleppey XI FC1-6Sacred Heart
Rajiv Gandhi Synthetic Stadium, Kasaragod
AFC Ambalavayal2-2Shooters United
Penalties
2–4
Rajiv Gandhi Synthetic Stadium, Kasaragod

Round 2

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Farook College0-2FC Kerala
Rajiv Gandhi Synthetic Stadium, Kasaragod
AIFA1-3Payyannur College
Rajiv Gandhi Synthetic Stadium, Kasaragod
Kerala Blasters B1-0Sacred Heart
Rajiv Gandhi Synthetic Stadium, Kasaragod
MA College0-1Shooters United
Rajiv Gandhi Synthetic Stadium, Kasaragod

Semi-finals

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FC Kerala1-1Payyannur College
Penalties
3–5
Rajiv Gandhi Synthetic Stadium, Kasaragod
Kerala Blasters B4-0Shooters United
Rajiv Gandhi Synthetic Stadium, Kasaragod

Final

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Payyannur College1-2Kerala Blasters B
Rajiv Gandhi Synthetic Stadium, Kasaragod

Loosers-final

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FC Kerala6-1Shooters United
Rajiv Gandhi Synthetic Stadium, Kasaragod

Goalscorers

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There were 41 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 3.73 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

  •   Sreeraj (Payyannur College)

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "കേരള പ്രീമിയർ ലീഗ്, യോഗ്യത മത്സരങ്ങൾ സെപ്റ്റംബറിൽ, 11 ലക്ഷം നൽകിയാൽ 2 കോർപ്പറേറ്റ് ടീമുകൾക്ക് ലീഗിൽ എത്താം". 2022-06-20. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  2. ^ ലേഖകൻ, മാധ്യമം (2022-03-25). "ഫുട്ബാളിൽ വയനാടിന്‍റെ ചാമ്പ്യൻ ടീമായി എ.എഫ്.സി അമ്പലവയൽ". www.madhyamam.com (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  3. ^ "Byzantine football club: An underdog fairytale". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  4. ^ "കെ പി എൽ യോഗ്യത മത്സരങ്ങളുടെ ഫിക്സ്ചർ എത്തി, ബ്ലാസ്റ്റേഴ്സിന്റെ ആദ്യ മത്സരം സെപ്റ്റംബർ 30ന് | Kerala Premier League | Fanport Sports News". 19 September 2022.