| prevseason = 2025 | nextseason = 2027 | updated = 2 October 2026 }} The 2026 Super League Kerala is the third season of the Super League Kerala, a men's professional franchise football league in Kerala, India. It is organised by the Kerala Football Association and Scoreline Sports.
Kannur Warriors are the defending champions.
Summary Developments Semi-final games will be conducted in the ‘home and away’ method from this season .
Draws will be avoided from the group stage itself by conducting a penalty shootout when scores are tied after 90 minutes of regular play. Teams that win the game in regular ninety minutes will receive 3 points. In case the game goes to penalties, the winner will receive 2 points and the loser gets 1 point.
From this season onwards,the table toppers will receive the brand new Super League Kerala Shield and will be the 'SLK League Shield Winners'.
Teams
TeamCityStadiumCapacityCalicutKozhikodeEMS Stadium Forca KochiKochiJawaharlal Nehru Stadium Kannur WarriorsKannurJawahar Municipal Stadium 30,000 MalappuramMalappuramPayyanad Stadium Thiruvananthapuram KombansThiruvananthapuramChandrasekharan Nair Stadium Thrissur MagicThrissurThrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium
Personnel and sponsorship Club Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Kit sponsorsMainOther(s)Calicut Ever Demaldé Maximiliano Urruti Prasanth Mohan Manoj Markose Hyve SportsAster Forca Kochi Vital Borkelmans Nahuel Pereyra SynderQASH+Kannur Warriors Andrey Chernyshov Ernesten Lavsamba Asier Gomes Muhammed Sinan Kaizen SportsVERTEILMalappuram Karim Bencherifa Bongani Zungu HummelFrench AvenueThiruvananthapuram Kombans Ian Gillan Shinu R Hyve SportsAdaniThrissur Magic David Caneda Lenny Rodrigues SIFAMagic Frames
Managerial changes
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in the tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentReferenceKannur Warriors Manuel Sánchez MuriasEnd of Contract23 July 2026Pre-season Andrey Chernyshov25 July 2026Thrissur Magic Andrey ChernyshovEnd of Contract24 July 2026 David Caneda28 August 2026Malappuram Cleofas AlexEnd of interim spell27 July 2026 Karim Bencherifa27 July 2026Thiruvananthapuram Kombans James McAloonEnd of Contract27 July 2026 Fernando Santiago Varela 18 August 2026Thiruvananthapuram Kombans Fernando Santiago Varela Signed by Dhaka Mohammedan19 August 2026 Ian Gillan06 September 2026Forca Kochi Sanush RajEnd of interim spell22 August 2026 Vital Borkelmans24 August 2026
Foreign players There are no limitations on signing foreign players. A maximum of four can be fielded in a match at a time. ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Player 6Unregistered Player(s)Former Player(s)Calicut Alexis Sosa Agustín Villalobos Federico Boasso Máximo García Maximiliano Urruti Léo DavidForca Kochi Nahuel Pereyra Éliton Júnior Paulo Henrique Renan Araújo Aubin Kouakou Diego HernándezKannur Warriors Ernesten Lavsamba Frederick Ansah Botchway Bogdan Stamenković Asier Gomes Gerard Artigas Varo ÁlvarezMalappuram Amadou Soukouna Grâce-Adieu Youmou Abdul Samed Ango Abdelhay Elforsy Bongani Zungu Nedim Hadžić Paulo Victor Adnane BentaganaThiruvananthapuram Kombans Norberto Emous Patrick Mota Paulo Cezar Joao Parades Stephen Acquah Joseph GordonThrissur Magic Bladmir Angulo Samuel Amofa Sergio Gil Henry Plazas
League table
Results
Fixtures and results
Results by match The table lists the results of the teams after each match.
Positions by round
Matches Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Season statistics
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Asier GomesKannur Warriors1 Prasanth MohanCalicut Maximiliano UrrutiCalicut Rahul Raju Forca Kochi Daniel Lalhlimpuia Malappuram Leo DavidCalicut
Clean sheets RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Jaimy JoyForca Kochi22 Hajmal SakeerKannur Warriors 1 Mirshad MichuCalicut KamaludheenThrissur Magic
References