Kerala Premier League


The Kerala Premier League is the highest state-level football league organized by the Kerala Football Association and played in the state of Kerala, India. It is the overall fifth tier of the Indian football league system. For sponsorship reasons it is officially known as the Elite Kerala Premier League. Founded in 1998, the Kerala Football League was the first football league in Kerala, and got rebranded in 2013 as the KPL. Kerala United is the current champion.

History

Kerala Football League

After the introduction of the National Football League by the All India Football Federation, the Kerala Football Association started its Kerala Football League in 1998. The team finishing top was nominated to 2nd division of the National Football League.

1998 season

was crowned the inaugural champion. SBT finished in second place.

1999 season

The second edition of Kerala Football League was held in Kochi and Kollam in December 1999. FC Kochin retained the tille, and SBT FC become the runners up.

2007 season

SBT FC won the title, and Central Excise Kochi become the runners up.

Format

The league features teams from the state of Kerala affiliated with the KFA. The top four teams from each group qualify for the final round. A women's league started in the 2014–15 season with 8 teams.

Teams

TeamHead coachCaptainCitySponsor
1Devagiri College

Number of teams by region

Sponsorship

  • 2013–15, 2018–21: Ramco
  • 2015–16: Dentcare Dental Lab
  • 2016–17: Cochin Shipyard
  • 2017–18: ICL Fincorp
  • 2022–24: Scoreline, '''Elite'''

    Team statistics

Championship summary

Top scorers

Media coverage

Scoreline Sports are the current official streaming partners of the Kerala Premier League.