2023–24 Kerala Women's League

2023–24 Kerala Women's League
Season2023–24
Dates9 December 2023 – 5 February 2024
ChampionsGokulam Kerala FC (2nd title)
PromotedKerala United FC
Matches played41
Goals scored174 (4.24 per match)
Best PlayerPriyadarshini
Top goalscorerPriyadarshini (Gokulam Kerala)
(24 Goals)
Biggest winGokulam Kerala 11-1 Devagiri College
(03 January 2024)
Gokulam Kerala 10–0 Kadathanad Raja
(14 January 2024)
Highest scoringGokulam Kerala 11-1 Devagiri College
(03 January 2024)

The 2023–24 Kerala Women's League is the fifth season of the Kerala Women's League, the top division of the women's football league in the Indian state of Kerala. The season featured 7 teams with Thrissur will be the venue. The season began on 9 December 2023.[1]Gokulam Kerala won their second title with a 6-2 victory over Devagiri College.

Teams

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Seven teams will contest the 2023–24 Kerala Women's League season. Apart from last season BASCO Womens, Don Bosco FA, Emirates SC, Kerala Blasters FC Women are not participating this season. Devagiri College and FC Kerala are confirmed their participation.

Teams & locations

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No. Team Location
1 Devagiri College Kozhikode
2 FC Kerala Thrissur
3 Gokulam Kerala FC Kozhikode
4 Kadathanad Raja FA Vadakara
5 Kerala United FC Manjeri
6 Lords FA Kochi
7 SBFA Poovar Poovar

Personnel and sponsorship

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No. Team Coach Captain Sponsor Remarks
1 Devagiri College India Gokulam Group
2 FC Kerala India Yogakshemam Loans
3 Gokulam Kerala FC India Nivetha Ramadoss India Manju Baby CSB Bank[2]
4 Kadathanad Raja FA
5 Kerala United FC India Suanlian Zou India Sandra K YELO
6 Lords FA India Ajith Kumar
7 SBFA Poovar Sakaria Group

Venues

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No. Location Stadium
1 Thrissur Thrissur Corporation Stadium

Official partners

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No. Section Partners
1 Sponsor Ramco Cements
2 Equipment Nivia
3 Medical Medical Trust Hospital
4 Radio RED FM
5 Broadcast Sportscast India
6 Promo content Reel Tribe

Regular season

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Gokulam Kerala FC[a] 12 11 0 1 71 9 +62 33 Champions
2 Lords FA[b] 12 8 2 2 30 12 +18 26[c]
3 Kerala United FC 12 8 2 2 32 12 +20 26[c] Promotion to 2023–24 Indian Women's League 2
4 SBFA Poovar 12 2 4 6 14 31 −17 10
5 FC Kerala 12 3 1 8 6 34 −28 10
6 Kadathanad Raja FA 12 2 2 8 9 44 −35 8
7 Devagiri College 12 2 1 9 17 37 −20 7
Updated to match(es) played on 05 February 2024. Source: The Away End
Notes:
  1. ^ Gokulam Kerala could not promote to Indian Women's League 2 as they are Gokulam Kerala FC reserve team, so the third positioned team qualified for the 2023–24 Indian Women's League 2.
  2. ^ Lords FA could not promote to Indian Women's League 2 as they are Lords FA reserve team, so the third positioned team qualified for the 2023–24 Indian Women's League 2.
  3. ^ a b Lords are ahead of Kerala United on head-to-head points: Lords 2–0 Kerala United, Kerala United 1–1 Lords


Fixtures and results

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Home \ Away DC FCK GKFC KRFA KUFC LFA SBFA
Devagiri College 0–1 2–6 0–1 1–2 1–3 2–2
FC Kerala 2–1 0–4 1–1 0–5 0–4 0–3
Gokulam Kerala FC 11–1 9–0 10–0 2–4 2–0 5–0
Kadathanad Raja FA 0–1 1–0 1–8 0–3 0–3 2–2
Kerala United FC 3–1 4–0 0–5 8–0 1–1 1–0
Lords FA 5–2 1–0 0–5 5–1 1–0 7–0
SBFA Poovar 1–5 1–2 1–4 3–2 1–1 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 05 February 2023. Source: The Away End
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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As of 05 February 2023
Rank Player Club Goals
1 India Priyadarshini Gokulam Kerala 24
2 India Pristy CA Kerala United 15
3 India Baby Lalchhandami Gokulam Kerala 10
India Harshika Manish Jain Devagiri College
India Anitha SBFA Poovar
6 India Kusum Lords FA 9
7 India Muskan Subba Gokulam Kerala 7
8 India Manasa K Gokulam Kerala 6
India Arathi Gokulam Kerala
10 India Aswani Lords FA 5
India Abhirami Kerala United

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date Ref
Pristy CA Kerala United FC Kerala 5-0 10 December 2023 [3]
Harshika Manish Jain Devagiri College SBFA Poovar 5-1 14 December 2023 [4]
Priyadarshini Gokulam Kerala Kadathanad Raja 8-1 18 December 2023 [5]
FC Kerala 9-0 24 December 2023 [6]
Kerala United 5-0 10 January 2024
Priyadarshini7 Kadathanad Raja 10-0 14 January 2024
Kusum Lords FA SBFA Poovar 7-0 15 January 2024
Abirami
Kusum Kadathanad Raja 5-1 20 January 2024
Manasa K4 Gokulam Kerala Devagiri College 6-2 25 January 2024
Anitha SBFA Poovar FC Kerala 3-0 2 February 2024
Pristy CA Kerala United Kadathanad Raja 8-0 5 February 2024
Notes

a. 7 Player scored 7 goals, b. 4 Player scored 4 goals,

Awards

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Award Player Team
Best Goalkeeper Nisari K Lord’s FA
Top Scorer Priyadarshini Gokulam Kerala
Player of the Tournament Priyadarshini Gokulam Kerala

References

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  1. ^ https://khelnow.com/football/2023-11-indian-football-kerala-womens-league-start-december
  2. ^ "CSB Bank becomes Gokulam Kerala FC's official sponsor". Gokulam Kerala FC. 6 January 2021. Archived from the original on 6 January 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Kerala United FC seals a commanding 5-0 triumph, and Pristy steals the spotlight with a spectacular hat-trick. ⚽". Instagram. 10 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Harshika's hat-trick in the second half steals the spotlight, marking an impressive win in the Scoreline Kerala Women's League. ⚽🔥". Instagram. 14 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Priyadarshini's goal-scoring prowess propels Gokulam Kerala FC to an 8-1 victory in the Scoreline Kerala Women's League spectacle. ⚽🌟". Instagram. 18 December 2023.
  6. ^ "🎉 Dominant Victory! GKFC shines with a commanding 9-0 win against FC Kerala in today's Scoreline Kerala Women's League match. 🏆 A stellar performance on the field! ⚽🌟". Twitter. 23 December 2023.