2017−18 Kerala Premier League

Kerala Premier League
Season 2017–18 (5th Season)
Champions Gokulam Kerala FC
Matches played 44
Goals scored 164 (3.73 per match)
Top goalscorer Ghana 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
(07 May 2018)
Highest scoring Cochin Port Trust 1–7 Kerala Blasters FC Reserves
(07 May 2018)
2018−19 →
All statistics correct as of 10 June 2018.

The 2017–18 Kerala Premier League Season is the fifth season of the Kerala Premier League. The season features 10 teams which will be 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.[1]

Teams

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.[2][3]

Stadiums and locations

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 53,000
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

League Table

As of 27 May 2018

Group A

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

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

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

Source: Fanport

Semi-Finals

Final

1 Later shifted to 13 May 2018 due to bad weather conditions

Season statistics

As of 15 April 2018

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Ghana Emmanuel Aidoo Quartz FC 12
2 India Shaiborlang Kharpan Kerala Blasters FC Reserves 8
3 India Shreyas VG FC Kerala 6
3 India Afdal Kerala Blasters FC Reserves 6
4 India Ashik FC Thrissur 4
4 India Usman Ashik Gokulam Kerala FC 4
4 India V P Suhair Gokulam Kerala FC 4
4 India Firos Kerala Police 4

I-League 2nd Division Qualified teams

References

  1. ↑ Chopra, Vrinda. "Kerala Premier League 2018: FC Thrissur and Kerala Blasters kick off fifth season". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  2. ↑ P Tennyson, Rayson. "Kerala Premier League: KSEB, AG's Office pull out citing financial constraints". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. TNN. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Rayan, Stan. "Lack of funds forces KSEB to pull out of KPL". thehindo.com. The Hindu. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "കേരള പ്രീമിയർ ലീഗ്; മഴ കാരണം കളി മാറ്റിവെച്ചു | Fanport | Malayalam Sports Portal". Fanport. 12 May 2018.
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