The 2025–26 Kerala Premier League was the thirteenth season of the Kerala Premier League, the highest level of the state league system in Kerala and fifth of the overall Indian football league system. Muthoot FA were the defending champions.
Teams Fourteen teams are competing in the league: the top eleven teams from the previous season and two promoted from the KPL 2 and a corporate entry, Super League Kerala side Calicut, the first SLK franchise to do so.
Changes from the previous season Promoted to I League 3 Muthoot FA (withdrew)https://www.the-aiff.com/calendar?event=67&month=0&year=2026
Corporate entry Calicut
Promoted to the Kerala Premier League EMEA College SAI Centre
Relegated to KPL 2 Devagiri College FC Kerala
Teams and locations KFA TeamCity1CalicutKozhikode2EMEA CollegeKondotty3Golden ThreadsKochi4Gokulam Kerala B Kozhikode5Inter KeralaKothamangalam6Kerala Blasters B Kochi7Kerala PoliceTrivandrum8Kerala UnitedThrissur9KSEBTrivandrum10KovalamKovalam11PFC KeralaThrissur 12Real MalabarKondotty13SAI CentreKollam14Wayanad UnitedKalpetta
Personnel and sponsorship KFA TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerSponsor (chest)Sponsor (sleeve)1Calicut Biby ThomasArjun JayarajLoopPeekay Steels2EMEA College Ameen NavasFahadSky Ford3Golden Threads FC Shiju RajanAjay AlexWayna Water, BEO Software4Gokulam Kerala B Rajeev PonnanthariBibin Boban5Inter Kerala FC Britto ClemmyAkhil Praveen6Kerala Blasters B Noel JosephJaganath Jayan7Kerala Police Siddik VVAbhinavChips Oman8Kerala United FC Shelbin FrancisNikhil Raj9KSEB Sanushraj PalanickalHajmal SakeerKSEB10Kovalam Rajesh MohananKIMS Health11PFC Kerala Sanjoy Kumar DeyIqlaq FayazJos Alukkas12Real Malabar FC Haary BennyAboobacker DilshadEDEX13SAI Centre Wangden Lama14Wayanad United Daison CheriyanSKAMPILO
Venues StadiumCapacityLocationEMS Stadium50,000KozhikodeThrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium15,000Thrissur
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Super Eight
Knockout stage
Final
Statistics Top scorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1Nijo GilbertKSEB8Sajeesh EKerala Police3Babble SiveryKerala Police64Vishakh MohananGolden Threads5Mahesh KReal MalabarMuhammed BilalGokulam Kerala6Sreenath MWayanad United4Sreeraj KKSEBAswin KVInter KeralaJamsheed AliGokulam KeralaVivek KSInter KeralaAntony K PauloseCalicutNandu KrishnaGokulam KeralaMuhammed MinshanEMEA College
Hat-tricks PlayerForAgainst ResultDateRefMuhammed MinshanEMEA CollegeReal Malabar 4-4
Clean sheets NoPlayerClubClean sheets1Muhammed RoshanEMEA4 AbhinavKerala PoliceBishorjit SinghCalicutAlkesh RajGolden ThreadsRaysudheenGokulam Kerala6Muhammed SinanReal Malabar3Shehin KhanKSEB Muhammed AzharKerala Police9 Afthab AshrafPFC Kerala2Muhammed AnasCalicut
Season awards AwardWinnerTeamPlayer of the league Arun Kumar DCalicutGolden boot Nijo Gilbert Sajeesh EKSEB Kerala Police FCGolden glove RaysudheenGokulam Kerala FC BBest defender Ameen CalicutFair Play Award
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