2017–18 Kerala Premier League

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]

Kerala Premier League

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

Kozhikode

Ernakulam

Thrissur

Kerala Police

SA Tirur

Kozhikode teams
Gokulam FC
Quartz SC

Thrissur teams
FC Kerala
FC Thrissur

Ernakulam teams
SBI Kerala
Central Excise
Cochin Port Trust
Kerala Blasters FC Reserves

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 FC were added making 2017–18 season a 10-team affair.^[3][4]

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	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

League table

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 SC	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 SC	4
						Quartz SC		0
						Gokulam Kerala FC		2
	A2	Sports Academy Tirur	0
	B1	Gokulam Kerala FC	1

Fixtures and results

Source: Fanport

FC Thrissur v Kerala Blasters FC Reserves

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

Cochin Port Trust v Kerala Police

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

SBI Kerala v Central Excise

10 April 2018	SBI Kerala	2–0	Central Excise	Ernakulam
16:00 IST	Jojo 50' Steffi 76'	Report		Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium

Cochin Port Trust v FC Thrissur

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

Quartz SC v SBI Kerala

14 April 2018	Quartz SC	2–1	SBI Kerala	Kozhikode
16:00 IST	Vimal Kumar 23' 76'	Report	Stephin Das 26'	Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium

Gokulam Kerala v Central Excise

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

Sports Academy Tirur v Cochin Port Trust

15 April 2018	Sports Academy Tirur	2–0	Cochin Port Trust	Tirur
16:00 IST	Thabseer 45' 90'	Report		Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium

Kerala Police v FC Thrissur

18 April 2018	Kerala Police	0–1	FC Thrissur	Malappuram
16:00 IST		Report	Haris 64'	Stadium: Kottapadi Stadium

Central Excise v Quartz SC

18 April 2018	Central Excise	1–2	Quartz SC	Ernakulam
16:00 IST	Shanna's 68'	Report	Zamthang Mang 52' Joseph Appiah 81'	Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium

Central Excise v SBI Kerala

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

Sports Academy Tirur v Kerala Police

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

FC Thrissur v Cochin Port Trust

22 April 2018	FC Thrissur	3–1	Cochin Port Trust	Thrissur
16:00 IST	Sadhik 40' Ashik -' Haris -'	Report	Anoj -'	Stadium: Corporation Stadium

Gokulam Kerala FC v FC Kerala

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

Quartz SC v Gokulam Kerala FC

25 April 2018	Quartz SC	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

Sports Academy Tirur v FC Thrissur

25 April 2018	Sports Academy Tirur	1–1	FC Thrissur	Tirur
16:00 IST	Sashank -'	Report	Sadhik -'	Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium

Quartz SC v Central Excise

27 April 2018	Quartz SC	5–1	Central Excise	Kozhikode
16:00 IST	Emmauel Aidoo -' -' -' -' Ayush -'	Report	- -'	Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium

FC Thrissur v Kerala Police

29 April 2018	FC Thrissur	2–1	Kerala Police	Thrissur
16:00 IST	Sadhik 23' Antony Poulose 79'	Report	Firos 71'	Stadium: Corporation Stadium

Sports Academy Tirur v Cochin Port Trust

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

Gokulam Kerala v SBI Kerala

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

Kerala Police v Cochin Port Trust

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

Kerala Blasters FC Reserves v FC Thrissur

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

Kerala Police v Sports Academy Tirur

6 May 2018	Kerala Police	0–3	Sports Academy Tirur	Malappuram
16:00 IST		Report	Thabshir -' Fasalu Rahman -' Musammil -'	Stadium: Kottappadi Stadium

FC Kerala v Quartz FC

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

Cochin Port Trust v Kerala Blasters FC Reserves

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

FC Thrissur v Sports Academy Tirur

9 May 2018	FC Thrissur	0–1	Sports Academy Tirur	Thrissur
16:00 IST		Report	Shaheed 15'	Stadium: Corporation Stadium

FC Kerala v SBI Kerala

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

Gokulam Kerala FC v Quartz FC

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

Central Excise v Gokulam Kerala FC

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

SBI Kerala v Quartz FC

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

FC Kerala v Quartz FC

17 May 2018	FC Kerala	1–1	Quartz FC	Kozhikode
16:00 IST	Surjith 48'	Report	Emmanuel 76'	Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium

Kerala Police v Kerala Blasters FC Reserves

18 May 2018	Kerala Police	0–3	Kerala Blasters FC Reserves	Malappuram
16:00 IST		Report	Afdal 29' Shaiborlang 32' 57'	Stadium: Kottappady Stadium

Sports Academy Tirur v Kerala Blasters FC Reserves

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

FC Kerala v Gokulam Kerala FC

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

Kerala Blasters FC Reserves v Kerala Police

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

FC Kerala v Central Excise

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

Kerala Blasters FC Reserves v Sports Academy Tirur

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

SBI Kerala v FC Kerala

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

SBI Kerala v Gokulam Kerala FC

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

Kerala Blasters FC Reserves v Cochin Port Trust

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

Central Excise v FC Kerala

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

FC Thrissur v Quartz FC

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

Sports Academy Tirur v Gokulam Kerala FC

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

Quartz FC v Gokulam Kerala FC

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

As of 15 April 2018

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Emmanuel Aidoo	Quartz SC	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

I-League 2nd Division Qualified teams

• Quartz FC
• F.C. Kerala