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
editThe 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
edit| Payyannur College | 5-1 | Byzantine Cochin |
|---|---|---|
Rajiv Gandhi Synthetic Stadium, Kasaragod
| Aleppey XI FC | 1-6 | Sacred Heart |
|---|---|---|
Rajiv Gandhi Synthetic Stadium, Kasaragod
Round 2
edit| Farook College | 0-2 | FC Kerala |
|---|---|---|
Rajiv Gandhi Synthetic Stadium, Kasaragod
| AIFA | 1-3 | Payyannur College |
|---|---|---|
Rajiv Gandhi Synthetic Stadium, Kasaragod
| Kerala Blasters B | 1-0 | Sacred Heart |
|---|---|---|
Rajiv Gandhi Synthetic Stadium, Kasaragod
| MA College | 0-1 | Shooters United |
|---|---|---|
Rajiv Gandhi Synthetic Stadium, Kasaragod
Semi-finals
edit| Kerala Blasters B | 4-0 | Shooters United |
|---|---|---|
Rajiv Gandhi Synthetic Stadium, Kasaragod
Final
edit| Payyannur College | 1-2 | Kerala Blasters B |
|---|---|---|
Rajiv Gandhi Synthetic Stadium, Kasaragod
Loosers-final
editGoalscorers
editThere were 41 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 3.73 goals per match.
5 goals
Charles Offei (FC Kerala)
4 goals
Sreeraj (Payyannur College)
2 goals
- Roshan Gigi (Kerala Blasters B)
- Basith (Kerala Blasters B)
- Akash Ravi (Payyannur College)
- Sanjay (Sacred Heart)
- Manaf (AFC Ambalavayal)
1 goal
- Sanalraj (Payyannur College)
- Krishnaraj (Payyannur College)
- Dilshad (Payyannur College)
- Anurag (Payyannur College)
- Bijesh (Shooters United)
- Akshay (Shooters United)
- Rizwan (Shooters United)
- Jyothish (Shooters United)
- Bibin (FC Kerala)
- Abhishek (FC Kerala)
- Yadhu Krishnan (FC Kerala)
- Akhil (FC Kerala)
- Manoj (Sacred Heart)
- Shamnad (Sacred Heart)
- Vishnu (Sacred Heart)
- Azarudhin (Kerala Blasters B)
- Ajsal (Kerala Blasters B)
- Alkesh (Kerala Blasters B)
- Sachu (Byzantine Cochin)
- Sajith (Aleppey XI)
- Shadil (AIFA)
References
edit- ^ "കേരള പ്രീമിയർ ലീഗ്, യോഗ്യത മത്സരങ്ങൾ സെപ്റ്റംബറിൽ, 11 ലക്ഷം നൽകിയാൽ 2 കോർപ്പറേറ്റ് ടീമുകൾക്ക് ലീഗിൽ എത്താം". 2022-06-20. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
- ^ ലേഖകൻ, മാധ്യമം (2022-03-25). "ഫുട്ബാളിൽ വയനാടിന്റെ ചാമ്പ്യൻ ടീമായി എ.എഫ്.സി അമ്പലവയൽ". www.madhyamam.com (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2022-09-22.
- ^ "Byzantine football club: An underdog fairytale". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
- ^ "കെ പി എൽ യോഗ്യത മത്സരങ്ങളുടെ ഫിക്സ്ചർ എത്തി, ബ്ലാസ്റ്റേഴ്സിന്റെ ആദ്യ മത്സരം സെപ്റ്റംബർ 30ന് | Kerala Premier League | Fanport Sports News". 19 September 2022.