The Super League Kerala (SLK) (officially known as the Mahindra Super League Kerala since August 2024 due to sponsorship reasons) is a men's professional franchise football league in the state of Kerala, India, organized by the Kerala Football Association and the Unifed Football Sports Development Pvt. Ltd. It features 6 teams in the initial season, and plans to hold matches at four venues across Kerala.[1][2]
Organising body | Kerala Football Association Unifed Football Sports Development |
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Founded | 2022; 2 years ago |
Country | India |
Number of teams | 6 |
TV partners | Star Sports Disney+ Hotstar |
Website | superleaguekerala.com |
Current: 2024–25 Super League Kerala |
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.
Teams
Locations of the SLK Franchises
Clubs | City |
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Calicut FC | Kozhikode |
Kannur Warriors FC | Kannur |
Forca Kochi FC | Ernakulam |
Malappuram FC | Malappuram |
Thiruvananthapuram Kombans FC | Thiruvananthapuram |
Thrissur Magic FC | Thrissur |
Stadiums
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
Calicut, | Forca Kochi |
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EMS Corporation Stadium | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
Capacity: 50,000 | Capacity: 40,000 |
Malappuram, | Thiruvananthapuram Kombans |
Payyanad Stadium | Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium |
Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 25,000 |
See also
References
- ^ "Kerala Super League launched". onmanorama.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Hoping for the start of a revolution, says Kochi owner Prithviraj/Sreejesh launches Kochi team's jersey". The Hindu.