The 2019–20 Kerala Premier League Season was the seventh season of the Kerala Premier League. The season featured 10 teams which was divided into 2 groups and were played on a home-and-away format. The season kicked off on 15 December 2019. Former participants Kozhikode Quartz FC, SBI Kerala, RFC Kochi, FC Thrissur withdrew from the league due to financial problems. Meanwhile, Kannur City FC withdrew mid-way throughout the tournament due to some technical issues. Kerala Blasters FC beat Gokulam Kerala F.C. in the finals and lifted their first KPL Title.
Teams Kochi City FC, Shooter Padne and Indian Navy withdrawn from the league. To these vacancies Kannur City FC and Mar Athanasius FA were selected by playing the qualifiers. Luca Soccer Club joined the league through corporate entry after losing in the qualifier.
Stadiums and locations Team Stadium Capacity Golden Threads Ambedkar Stadium, Ernakulam 10,000 FC Kerala Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium 15,000Kerala PoliceKotappady Stadium 10,000 Gokulam Kerala FC EMS Stadium 80,000MA CollegeMA College Stadium 3000 Sports Academy Tirur Rajiv Gandhi Municipal Stadium, Tirur 5000 Kerala Blasters FC Sports Council Ground, Panampilly Nagar, Kochi 500Luca Soccer ClubKotappady Stadium 10,000 Kovalam FC University Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram 20,000 Kannur City FC University College Stadium, Kannur 10,000
Head coaches ClubHead CoachSponsor Golden Threads SumeshWAYNA Packaged Drinking WaterKannur City FCClifford ChukwumaFC Kerala TG PurushottamanYogakshemam LoansMar Athanasius College Haary BennyLuca Soccer Club Navas Luca &John CooperGokulam Kerala FC Rajeev PGokulam GroupSports Academy Tirur M PethambaranAB BismiKerala Blasters FC Renjith T. A Muthoot GroupKerala Police SunilKovalam FC Ebin RoseFederal Bank
Foreign players Clubs can sign maximum four players but only three is allowed in the playing eleven.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4Golden Threads Issahak Nuhu Seidu - - -FC Kerala Cyrille BrohiriKannur City FC - -Gokulam Kerala FC Daniel Bartholomew Lucky Emmanuel Stephen AbeikuKovalam FC Luca Soccer Club - - - -Sports Academy Tirur Kamara E.O Menshach Nii Akramah Mensah - -Kerala Blasters FC - - - -MA CollegeKerala Police - - - -
Qualifiers Kerala Premier League Qualifier - KPLQ
Fixtures and results Source: Cancelled Matches
Group stage Group A
Fixtures and results Source: Cancelled Matches
Group B
Fixtures and results Source: Cancelled Matches
Knockout stage
Fixtures and results Semi-Finals
Final
Season statistics Scoring
Top scorers
NoPlayerClubGoals1Issahak Nuhu SeiduGolden Threads F.C.8 Kamara EOSports Academy Tirur3 Emil BennyGokulam Kerala FC64 AkbarLuca Soccer Club55Shaiborlang KharpanKerala Blasters FC 46Bodo3 ShihadGokulam Kerala FCSufaid
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