2024–25 Kerala Premier League
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27 January – 11 May 2025 |
| Champions | Muthoot FA |
| Longest winning run | KSEB (7 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | KSEB (10 games) |
| Longest winless run | Devagiri College (13 games) |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → | |
The 2024–25 Kerala Premier League was the twelfth 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.[1]
Muthoot FA won the league title.[2]
Changes from last season
| Corporate entry |
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| Withdrew |
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| Relegated to KPL 2 |
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Teams
| Team | Head coach | Captain | City | Sponsor | |
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| 1 | Devagiri College | Niyaz Rahman | Vishnu Prakash | Kozhikode | Hykon |
| 2 | FC Kerala | Assis Kunjivappu | Jithu TR | Thrissur | Premiere |
| 3 | Golden Threads FC | Shiju Rajan | Subi | Kochi | Wayna Water |
| 4 | Gokulam Kerala B | Varun Mehta | Bibin Boban | Kozhikode | CSB Bank |
| 5 | Inter Kerala FC | Britto Clemmy | Shem Marton Eugene | Kothamangalam | |
| 6 | Kerala Blasters B | Noel Joseph | Ebin Das | Kochi | Medhaa |
| 7 | Kerala Police | Siddik VV | Sanju G | Trivandrum | Off Road Nilambur |
| 8 | Kerala United FC | Liandala Sena Fanai | Craig Mangkhanlian | Manjeri | YELO |
| 9 | KSEB | Sanushraj Palanickal | Eldhose George | Trivandrum | KSEB |
| 10 | Kovalam | Rajesh Mohanan | Manoj M | Kovalam | Adani Group |
| 11 | Muthoot FA | Othallo Tabia | Bavijith TK | Kochi | Muthoot Pappachan Group |
| 12 | Parappur FC | Sanjoy Kumar Dey | Anto V | Parappur | Jos Alukkas |
| 13 | Real Malabar FC | Rajeev Raj | Fahis | Kondotty | EDEX |
| 14 | Wayanad United | Daison Cheriyan | Muhammed Ameen | Kalpetta | SKAMPILO |
Number of teams by region
| No. of teams | Districts | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ernakulam | Golden Threads, Inter Kerala, Kerala Blasters B, Muthoot FA |
| 3 | Trivandrum | Kerala Police, Kovalam, KSEB |
| 2 | Malappuram | Kerala United, Real Malabar |
| Kozhikode | Devagiri College, Gokulam Kerala B | |
| Thrissur | FC Kerala, Parappur FC | |
| 1 | Wayanad | Wayanad United |
Venues
| Stadium | Capacity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Payyanad Stadium | 30,000 | Manjeri |
| EMS Stadium | 50,000 | Kozhikode |
| Govt. Boys HSS Ground | 1,000 | Kunnamkulam |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KSEB | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 30 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Kerala Police | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 28 | |
| 3 | Muthoot FA | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 10 | +22 | 27 | |
| 4 | Wayanad United | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 24 | |
| 5 | Golden Threads | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 24 | |
| 6 | Kerala United | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 19 | |
| 7 | Gokulam Kerala B | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 18 | |
| 8 | Kovalam | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 16 | |
| 9 | Kerala Blasters B | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 15 | |
| 10 | Real Malabar | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 15 | |
| 11 | PFC Kerala | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 12 | |
| 12 | Inter Kerala | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 11 | |
| 13 | FC Kerala | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 43 | −29 | 10 | Relegation to the 2025–26 Kerala Premier League 2 |
| 14 | Devagiri College | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 35 | −20 | 5 |
Source: The Away End
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Fixtures and results
Knockout stage
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 2 | Kerala Police | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | Wayanad Utd | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Kerala Police | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Muthoot FA | 2 | |||||||
| 1 | KSEB | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | Muthoot FA | 1 | |||||||
Final
| Kerala Police | 1–2 | Muthoot FA |
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Statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muhammad Ajsal | Kerala Blasters B | 6 |
| Arjun V | KSEB | ||
| Sajeesh E | Kerala Police | ||
| 4 | Rupam Roy | PFC Kerala | 5 |
| Mahesh K | Real Malabar FC | ||
| 6 | Piyush Sikarwar | PFC Kerala | 4 |
| 7 | Muhammed Shafeeq | Kovalam | 3 |
| Amal KA | FC Kerala | ||
| Vishnu CV | Golden Threads | ||
| Arun Lal M | Wayanad United | ||
| Shijin Thadayouse | Gokulam Kerala B | ||
| Nandhu Krishna | Gokulam Kerala B | ||
| Nijo Gilbert | KSEB | ||
| Ebin Das | Kerala Blasters B | ||
| Ajay Krishnan | Muthoot FA | ||
| Devdath S | Muthoot FA |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sajeesh E | Kerala Police | Golden Threads | 3-2 | 10 February 2025 | |
| Mahesh K | Real Malabar | FC Kerala | 4-2 | 23 February 2025 | |
| Nandu Krishna | Gokulam Kerala B | FC Kerala | 4-0 | 19 March 2025 | |
| Muhammad Ajsal | Kerala Blasters B | Real Malabar | 5-3 | 21 March 2025 |
See also
- 2024–25 Indian Super League (Tier I)
- 2024–25 I-League (Tier II)
- 2024–25 I-League 2 (Tier III)
- 2024–25 I-League 3 (Tier IV)
- 2024–25 Indian State Leagues (Tier V)
- 2024–25 Super Cup
- 2024 Durand Cup
- Women
References
- ^ "Blasters, Gokulam to kick-off Kerala Premier League on Jan 27". www.onmanorama.com. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ^ "Muthoot FA emerge Kerala Premier League champions". Muthoot FA emerge Kerala Premier League champions. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ https://athleticindia.com/inter-kerala-fc-building-a-football-dream-for-the-state-2/
- ^ "Kerala Footy Updates".