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{{Short description|Indian regional associationAssociation football league in KeralaIndia}}

{{More citations needed|date=June 2023}}

* [[{{Distinguish|Kerala Premier League]]}}▼

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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2023}}

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| name =

| logo = Kerala Super League.svg

| pixels = 250300

| organiser = [[Kerala Football Association]] <br/> <br/> Scoreline Sports <br/> Unifed Football Sports Development

| country = India

| founded = {{Start date and age|20222023}}

| teams = 6

| promotion =

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| champions =

| most_successful_club =

| tv = [[Star Sports (Indian TV network)|Star Sports]] <br/> [[Disney+ Hotstar]] <br/> [[ManoramaMAX]]

| season =

| current = [[2024–252024 Super League Kerala]]

| websitesponsor = {{URL|https://www.superleaguekerala.com/[[Mahindra & Mahindra|superleaguekerala.com}}Mahindra]]

| website =

{{URL|https://www.superleaguekerala.com/|superleaguekerala.com}}

}}

The '''Super League Kerala (SLK)''' (officially known as the '''[[Mahindra & Mahindra|Mahindra]] Super League Kerala''' since August 2024 due to sponsorship reasons) is a men's professional [[Sports league|franchise]] [[association football|football]] league in the state of [[Kerala]], [[India]], organizedorganised by the [[Kerala Football Association]], Scoreline Sports and the ''Unifed Football Sports Development Pvt. Ltd''. It featuresfeatured 6 teamsclubs in the initialinaugural season, andwith plansmatches tobeing hold matchesplayed at four venues across Kerala.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kerala Super League launched |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/football/2023/04/05/kerala-super-league-launched.html |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=onmanorama.com |archive-date=14 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714115029/https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/football/2023/04/05/kerala-super-league-launched.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/hoping-for-the-start-of-a-revolution-says-kochi-owner-prithvirajsreejesh-launches-kochi-teams-jersey/article68569904.ece|title=Hoping for the start of a revolution, says Kochi owner Prithviraj/Sreejesh launches Kochi team’s jersey|publisher=The Hindu}}</ref> The league operates outside the [[Indian football league system]] as an independent franchise league and does not follow [[promotion and relegation]]. The inaugural season of the league began on 7 September 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-26 |title=A new football super league has one goal: Get Kerala back on its feet |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/a-new-football-super-league-has-one-goal-get-kerala-back-on-its-feet-9533364/ |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

==TeamsClubs==▼

The first season of the [[Super League Kerala]] is starting on September 7, 2024. The inaugural match is scheduled between [[Forca Kochi FC]] and [[Malappuram FC]].

{{Location map+|Kerala|float=right|width=300|caption=Clubs locations|places=<!-- Malappuram-->

{{Location map~ |Kerala |lat=11.0645 |long=76.0656 |label_size=90 |label={{nowrap|[[Malappuram FC|Malappuram]]}} |position=bottom}}

<!-- Calicut FC -->

{{Location map~ |Kerala |lat=11.2588 |long=75.7804 |label_size=90 |label={{nowrap|[[Calicut FC|Calicut]]}} |position=left}}

<!-- Thiruvananthapuram Kombans -->

{{Location map~ |Kerala |lat=8.5241 |long=76.9366 |label_size=90 |label={{nowrap|[[Thiruvananthapuram Kombans FC|Thiruvananthapuram Kombans]]}} |position=left}}

<!-- Thrissur Magic -->

{{Location map~ |Kerala |lat=10.5276 |long=76.2144 |label_size=90 |label={{nowrap|[[Thrissur Magic FC|Thrissur Magic]]}} |position=bottom}}

<!-- Kannur Warriors FC -->

{{Location map~ |Kerala |lat=11.8745 |long=75.3704 |label_size=90 |label={{nowrap|[[Kannur Warriors FC|Kannur Warriors]]}} |position=bottom}}

|[[<!-- Forca Kochi FC]] -->▼

{{Location map~ |Kerala |lat=9.9312 |long=76.2673 |label_size=90 |label={{nowrap|[[Forca Kochi FC|Forca Kochi]]}} |position=bottom}}}}

▲==Teams==

{| class="wikitable sortable"

!'''ClubsClub'''

!'''City'''

|-

|[[Calicut FC]]

|[[Kozhikode]]

|-▼

|[[Forca Kochi FC]]

|[[Kochi]]

|-

|[[Kannur Warriors FC]]

|[[Kannur]]

▲|-

▲|[[Forca Kochi FC]]

|[[Ernakulam district|Ernakulam]]

|-

|[[Malappuram FC]]

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==Stadiums==

''Note: The games are set to be held across centralised venues.''

''Note: For inaugural season the games is set to held across three centralised venues in the state instead of traditional home and away method with two clubs sharing a venue as a temporary home ground''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%;"

![[Calicut FC|Calicut]],<br>

![[Kannur Warriors FC|Kannur Warriors]]

![[Forca Kochi FC|Forca Kochi]]

![[Malappuram FC|Malappuram]],<br>▼

[[Thrissur Magic FC|Thrissur Magic]]▼

|-

| colspan="2" |[[Kozhikode Corporation EMS Stadium|EMS Corporation Stadium]]

|[[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]

|[[Malappuram District Sports Complex Stadium]]▼

|-

| colspan="2" |Capacity: '''50,000'''

|Capacity: '''4041,000'''

|Capacity: '''30,000'''▼

|-

| colspan="2" |[[File:Kozhikode EMS Stadium.jpg|150x150px]]

|[[File:Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi) in 2022.jpg|150x150px]]

|-

|[[File:Malappuram District Sports Complex Stadium.jpg|150x150px]]

▲![[Malappuram FC|Malappuram]],<br>

▲![[Thrissur Magic FC|Thrissur Magic]]

![[Thiruvananthapuram Kombans FC|Thiruvananthapuram Kombans]]

|-

▲| colspan="2" |[[Malappuram District Sports Complex Stadium|MDSC Stadium]]

|[[Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium]]

|-

| colspan="2" |Capacity: '''30,000'''

▲|Capacity: '''3025,000'''

|-

| colspan="2" |[[File:MDSC Stadium Manjeri.jpg|150x150px]]

|[[File:Chandrashekharan Nair Stadium 2.jpg|150x150px]]

|}

==See also==

* [[Football in Kerala]]

* [[All India Sevens Football]]

* [[Kerala State Club Football Championship]]

▲* [[Kerala Premier League]]

* [[List of football clubs in India]]

==References==

{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Regional Football leagues in India]]▼

{{Football in India}}

{{Football in Kerala}}

{{Sports leagues of India}}

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[[Category:Super League Kerala| ]]

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[[Category:Football competitions in Kerala]]

[[Category:2024 establishments in Kerala]]

[[Category:2024 establishments in India]]

[[Category:Professional sports leagues in India]]

▲[[Category:Regional Football leagues in India]]

[[Category:Star Sports]]

[[Category:Sports leagues established in 2024]]