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.
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.
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
Group B
Knockout stage
Fixtures and results Source: Fanport
Semi-Finals
Final
1 Later shifted to 13 May 2018 due to bad weather conditions
Season statistics
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Emmanuel Aidoo Quartz SC122 Shaiborlang KharpanKerala Blasters FC Reserves83 Shreyas VG FC Kerala63 AfdalKerala Blasters FC Reserves64 Dinesh Kumar Gokulam kerala FC54 Usman Ashik Gokulam Kerala FC 44 V P Suhair Gokulam Kerala FC 44 Firos Kerala Police4
Hat-tricks I-League 2nd Division Qualified teams Quartz FC F.C. Kerala
References