The 2016–17 Kerala Premier League Season was the fourth season of the Kerala Premier League. Unlike last 3 seasons, the season featured 11 teams which were divided into 2 groups with Group A having 5 and Group B having 6 teams and wes played on a home-and-away format with half of the teams being private clubs. Later Quartz SC announced its withdrawal from the league making the number of teams 10.[1] The season kicked off on 8 April 2017.[2][3] KSEB beat FC Thrissur in the finals to clinch their maiden Kerala Premier League title.
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| Season | 2016–17 (4th Season) |
|---|---|
| Champions | KSEB (1st title) |
| Promoted | FC Kerala |
| Matches played | 45 |
| Goals scored | 126 (2.8 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Firos Kalathingal (7 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Gokulam FC 7–0 Cochin Port Trust (20 May 2017) |
| Biggest away win | KSEB 0–5 Gokulam FC (10 May 2017) |
| Highest scoring | FC Kerala 5–3 Cochin Port Trust (30 April 2017) |
| Longest winning run | FC Thrissur SBI Kerala (3 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | FC Thrissur (6 games) |
| Longest winless run | SBI Kerala (7 games) |
| Longest losing run | Accountant General Office (4 games) |
← 2015–16 2017–18 →
All statistics correct as of 1 June 2017. | |
Teams edit
SA Tirur
Locations of the 2016–17 Kerala Premier League teams
It featured 11 teams from Kerala affiliated to the KFA competing for the Trophy. The league is played in a home and away format for the first time. Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. At the end of the season a table of the final League standings is determined, based on the following criteria in this order: points obtained, goal difference, and goals scored.
"We have eight confirmed teams and four are private clubs: Gokulam FC (Manjeri), Quartz (Kozhikode), FC Thrissur, FC Kerala (also from Thrissur),One more club, SAT from Tirur, is likely to be included which could make it five private clubs this time."
P. Anilkumar, the Kerala Football Association secretary, on 24 January 2017
Stadiums and locations edit
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Central Excise | Ambedkar Stadium, Ernakulam | 10,000 |
| Cochin Port Trust | ||
| FC Kerala | Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium | 15,000 |
| FC Thrissur | ||
| Gokulam FC | Kottappadi Football Stadium, Malappuram | 10,000 |
| Kerala Police | ||
| Sports Academy Tirur | Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium, Tirur | – |
| KSEB | Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium | 25,000 |
| SBI Kerala | ||
| Accountant General Office | University Stadium (Thiruvananthapuram) | 20,000 |
| Quartz SC w | EMS Stadium | 85,000 |
w Withdrawn
Results edit
League table edit
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gokulam FC | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 12 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | KSEB | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 11 | |
| 3 | FC Kerala | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 10 | |
| 4 | Cochin Port Trust | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 24 | −15 | 1 | |
| 5 | Quartz SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn from the League |
Source: [citation needed]
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sports Academy Tirur | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 20 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | FC Thrissur | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 18 | |
| 3 | Kerala Police | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 17 | |
| 4 | SBI Kerala | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 13 | |
| 5 | Accountant General Office | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 8 | |
| 6 | Central Excise | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 7 |
Source: [citation needed]
Knockout stage edit
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | Gokulam FC | 0 (5) | |||||||
| B2 | FC Thrissur | 0 (6) | |||||||
| FC Thrissur | 2 | ||||||||
| KSEB | 4 | ||||||||
| A2 | KSEB | 0 (4) | |||||||
| B1 | Sports Academy Tirur | 0 (1) | |||||||
Fixtures and results edit
- Cancelled Matches
| 8 April 2017 | Sports Academy Tirur | 2–1 | FC Thrissur | Tirur |
| 19:30 IST | Muhammed Shibili  36'Fasalu Rahman 56' |
Report | S Rajesh 82' |
Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium Attendance: – |
| 9 April 2017 | FC Kerala | 1–2 | KSEB | Thrissur |
| 16:00 IST | Ubaid 90+' |
Report | Uvais 32' (o.g.) 90+' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium Attendance: – |
| 13 April 2017 | Cochin Port Trust | 1–4 | Gokulam FC | Ernakulam |
| 16:00 IST | Sylla Sulaiman 78' |
Report | Shihad 14' Pritam Sarkar 46'Arif Javed Sheikh 76'VP Suhair 90+' |
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium Attendance: – |
| 13 April 2017 | FC Thrissur | 2–1 | Central Excise | Thrissur |
| 16:00 IST | Ashik 21' S Rajesh 87' |
Report | Shehanaz 45+' |
Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium Attendance: – |
| 15 April 2017 | Kerala Police | 0–2 | FC Thrissur | Malappuram |
| 19:00 IST | Report | Ashik 25' Ashar 40' |
Stadium: Kottappadi Football Stadium Attendance: – |
| 16 April 2017 | SBI Kerala | 0–0 | Sports Academy Tirur | Thiruvananthapuram |
| 16:00 IST | Report | Stadium: Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium Attendance: – |
| 19 April 2017 | FC Kerala | 9–0 | Quartz SC | Thrissur |
| 16:00 IST | Jerry 4' (o.g.) Uvais 7'Bala 10'Ubaid 39'Bineesh 50' 70' 78'Anoop 60'Harikrishnan 86' |
Report | Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium Attendance: – |
| 19 April 2017 | Accountant General Office | 2–1 | Sports Academy Tirur | Thiruvananthapuram |
| 16:00 IST | Nazarudeen 63' Y Dany 90+' |
Report | Shaheed 24' |
Stadium: University Stadium (Thiruvananthapuram) Attendance: – |
| 19 April 2017 | Kerala Police | 2–0 | Central Excise | Malappuram |
| 19:00 IST | Jimshad 17' Firos Kalathingal 46' |
Report | Stadium: Kottappadi Football Stadium Attendance: – |
| 22 April 2017 | Kerala Police | 2–0 | Accountant General Office | Malappuram |
| 19:00 IST | Aneesh 45' Jimmy 85' |
Report | Stadium: Kottappadi Football Stadium Attendance: – |
| 23 April 2017 | Gokulam FC | 5–0 | Quartz SC | Malappuram |
| 19:00 IST | VP Suhair 10' 29' Francis 17'Mohammed Salim 61' 75' |
Report | Stadium: Kottappadi Football Stadium Attendance: – |
| 23 April 2017 | Central Excise | 0–1 | FC Thrissur | Ernakulam |
| 16:00 IST | Report | S Rajesh 90' |
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium Attendance: – |
| 26 April 2017 | Sports Academy Tirur | 3–0 | Accountant General Office | Tirur |
| 16:00 IST | Atsushi Yonezawa 4' 53' Shaheed 16' |
Report | Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium Attendance: – |
| 26 April 2017 | Gokulam FC | 1–2 | KSEB | Malappuram |
| 19:00 IST | VP Suhair 67' |
Report | Alex 17' Rakesh 87' |
Stadium: Kottappadi Football Stadium Attendance: – |
| 29 April 2017 | FC Thrissur | 1–1 | Kerala Police | Thrissur |
| 16:00 IST | S Rajesh -' |
Report | Firos Kalathingal -' |
Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium Attendance: – |
| 29 April 2017 | SBI Kerala | 0–0 | Accountant General Office | Thiruvananthapuram |
| 16:00 IST | Report | Stadium: Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium Attendance: – |
| 30 April 2017 | FC Kerala | 5–3 | Cochin Port Trust | Thrissur |
| 16:00 IST | Sadhik 28' Bineesh 53' 54' 80'Jithin 90' |
Report | Sylla Sulaiman 32' 86' Assaku Aqua Effiong 36' |
Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium Attendance: – |
| 1 May 2017 | Sports Academy Tirur | 2–0 | Kerala Police | Tirur |
| 16:00 IST | Shaheed 85' 90+' |
Report | Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium Attendance: – |
| 1 May 2017 | Central Excise | 3–2 | SBI Kerala | Ernakulam |
| 16:00 IST | Askar -' -' Muhammed Rafi -' |
Report | Sajith Poulose -' Prasoon -' |
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium Attendance: – |
| 3 May 2017 | Gokulam FC | 2–0 | FC Kerala | Malappuram |
| 19:00 IST | Bello Razaq 49' Arif Javed Sheikh 90+' |
Report | Stadium: Kottappadi Football Stadium Attendance: – |
| 5 May 2017 | Cochin Port Trust | 2–2 | KSEB | Ernakulam |
| 16:00 IST | Sylla Sulaiman 60' Assaku Aqua Effiong 67' |
Report | Muhammed Parakkottil 50' 59' |
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium Attendance: – |
| 7 May 2017 | FC Thrissur | 2–2 | SBI Kerala | Thrissur |
| 16:00 IST | Jasir 53' Antony Poulose 76' |
Report | Shaijumon 51' Jijo Joseph 88' |
Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium Attendance: – |
| 8 May 2017 | Kerala Police | 2–0 | Central Excise | Malappuram |
| 19:00 IST | Bibin Thomas 44' Firos Kalathingal 78' |
Report | Stadium: Kottappadi Football Stadium Attendance: – |
| 10 May 2017 | Quartz SC | 0–8 | FC Kerala | Kozhikkode |
| 16:00 IST | Report | Harikrishnan 16' 32' Jithin 36' 72' 88'Jerrybie Kelechi 48'Bala 84'Ubaid 90+' |
Stadium: EMS Stadium Attendance: – |
| 10 May 2017 | SBI Kerala | 0–0 | FC Thrissur | Thiruvananthapuram |
| 16:00 IST | Report | Stadium: Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium Attendance: – |
| 10 May 2017 | KSEB | 0–4 | Gokulam FC | Thiruvananthapuram |
| 19:30 IST | Report | VP Suhair 5' 24' Mohammed Rashid 82'Mohammed Salim 85' |
Stadium: Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium Attendance: – |
| 10 May 2017 | Kerala Police | 1–1 | Sports Academy Tirur | Malappuram |
| 19:30 IST | Rahul 12' |
Report | Irshad 70' |
Stadium: Kottappadi Football Stadium Attendance: – |
| 13 May 2017 | Accountant General Office | 3–1 | FC Thrissur | Thiruvananthapuram |
| 16:00 IST | Kannan 38' Midhun 42' 78' |
Report | Ozowara CE 4' |
Stadium: University Stadium (Thiruvananthapuram) Attendance: – |
| 14 May 2017 | Sports Academy Tirur | 2–0 | Central Excise | Tirur |
| 16:00 IST | Shaheed 32' Unais 86' |
Report | Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium Attendance: – |
| 14 May 2017 | FC Kerala | 2–0 | Gokulam FC | Thrissur |
| 16:00 IST | EC Lucky 34' Jerrybie Kelechi 42' |
Report | Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium Attendance: – |
| 14 May 2017 | Kerala Police | 1–0 | SBI Kerala | Malappuram |
| 16:00 IST | Firos Kalathingal 25' |
Stadium: Kottappadi Football Stadium Attendance: – |
| 17 May 2017 | KSEB | 0–0 | FC Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram |
| 16:00 IST | Report | Stadium: Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium Attendance: – |
| 17 May 2017 | FC Thrissur | 3–1 | Accountant General Office | Thrissur |
| 16:00 IST | Ozowara CE 25' 49' 65' |
Report | Dany Y 15' |
Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium Attendance: – |
| 17 May 2017 | Sports Academy Tirur | 1–0 | SBI Kerala | Tirur |
| 16:00 IST | Fasalu Rahman 67' |
Report | Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium Attendance: – |
| 19 May 2017 | Accountant General Office | 1–2 | Central Excise | Thiruvananthapuram |
| 16:00 IST | Stadium: University Stadium (Thiruvananthapuram) Attendance: – |
| 20 May 2017 | FC Thrissur | 3–1 | Sports Academy Tirur | Thrissur |
| 16:00 IST | Haseeb 13' Ozowara CE 90+'Somi 90+' |
Report | Shibili 33' (p) |
Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium Attendance: – |
| 20 May 2017 | Gokulam FC | 7–0 | Cochin Port Trust | Malappuram |
| 19:30 IST | Francis Xavier 35' Muhammed Salim 47'VP Suhair 52'Arif Javed Shaikh 53'Bright Mendes 57'Sushanth Mathew 63'Shihad 83' |
Report | Stadium: Kottappadi Football Stadium Attendance: – |
| 21 May 2017 | SBI Kerala | 1–0 | Central Excise | Thiruvananthapuram |
| 16:00 IST | Aslam Jr. 44' |
Stadium: Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium Attendance: – |
| 22 May 2017 | Accountant General Office | 1–4 | Kerala Police | Thiruvananthapuram |
| 16:00 IST | Febindas 48' |
KP Jimshad 50' (p) Firos Kalathingal 51' 66' 76' |
Stadium: University Stadium (Thiruvananthapuram) Attendance: – |
| 23 May 2017 | Cochin Port Trust | 2–3 | FC Kerala | Ernakulam |
| 16:00 IST | Assaku Aqua Efiong 31' Sylla Sulaiman 47' |
Mousoof Naizan 68' 90' Jithin MS 90+' |
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium Attendance: – |
| 24 May 2017 | Central Excise | 1–2 | Sports Academy Tirur | Ernakulam |
| 16:00 IST | Melvino Fernandez 44' |
Report | Fasalu Rehman 27' Shaheed 67' |
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium Attendance: – |
| 24 May 2017 | Accountant General Office | 1–3 | SBI Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram |
| 16:00 IST | Manu 34' |
Report | Aslam Sr. 25' Jijo Joseph 67'Shaijumon 70' |
Stadium: University Stadium (Thiruvananthapuram) Attendance: – |
| 25 May 2017 | KSEB | 3–1 | Cochin Port Trust | Thiruvananthapuram |
| 16:00 IST | Joby Justin -' Sajeer Khan -' -' |
Report | Assaku Aqua Efiong -' |
Stadium: Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium Attendance: – |
| 26 May 2017 | Central Excise | 2–2 | Accountant General Office | Ernakulam |
| 16:00 IST | Muneer -' Balu P Maani -' |
Jipson Justus -' Manuprasad -' |
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium Attendance: – |
| 27 May 2017 | SBI Kerala | 1–0 | Kerala Police | Thiruvananthapuram |
| 16:00 IST | Sajith Poulose 82' |
Report | Stadium: Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium Attendance: – |
Semi-finals
| 29 May 2017 | Sports Academy Tirur | 0–0 (1–4 p) | KSEB | Tirur |
| 16:00 IST | Report | Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium Attendance: – | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Irshad  Shafeek Rahil  |
Joby Justin Franicis Surjith Alex |
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| 29 May 2017 | FC Thrissur | 0–0 (6–5 p) | Gokulam FC | Thrissur |
| 16:00 IST | Report | Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium Attendance: – | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Akhil Somi P T Saneesh VP S Rajesh Ozowara CE Sebin Varghese Haseeb KV Ashique |
Arif Javed Shaikh Bello Razaq Sushanth Mathew Myron Mendez Noushad Mohammed Salim Bijesh Balan Francis Xaviour |
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Final
| 31 May 2017 | FC Thrissur | 2–4 | KSEB | Thrissur |
| 21:30 IST | Somi PT 24' S Rajesh 75' |
Report | Alex 29' Joby Justin 32'Sajeer Khan 66'Mohammad Safwan 80' |
Stadium: Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium Attendance: – |
Season statistics edit
- As of 1 June 2017
Top scorers edit
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Firos Kalathingal
|
Kerala Police | 7 |
| 2 | Shaheed
|
Sports Academy Tirur | 6 |
| 3 |  Ozowara CE
|
FC Thrissur | 5 |
| S Rajesh
|
FC Thrissur | ||
 Sylla Sulaiman
|
Cochin Port Trust | ||
| VP Suhair
|
Gokulam FC |
Hat-tricks edit
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bineesh Balan |
FC Kerala | Cochin Port Trust | 5–3 | 30 April 2017 | [4] |
| Ozowara CE |
FC Thrissur | Accountant General Office | 3–1 | 17 May 2017 | [5] |
| Firos Kalathingal |
Kerala Police | Accountant General Office | 4–1 | 22 May 2017 | – |
Season awards edit
| Award | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Shaheed (Sports Academy Tirur) |
| Fairplay award | FC Kerala |
References edit
- ^ Tennyson, Rayson P. "'Player revolt' forces Quartz to pull out of KPL? – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ Correspondent, Special. "KPL to have a home-and-away format". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ Special, Correspondent. "Kerala Premier League to kick off on April 8". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "FC Kerala 5–3 Cochin Port Trust". 30 April 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ "FC Thrissur 3–1 Accountant General Office". 17 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.