Kerala Premier League 2021: Fixtures, results, standings & more

The new edition of the competition began on March 6, 2021 (Article last updated on 21st April).

The 2021 edition of the Kerala Premier League (KPL) kicked off on March 6, 2021 and the matches were held at two different venues – the Maharaja's College Stadium at Kochi and the Municipal Corporation Stadium at Thrissur.

Kerala Premier League 2021 season had 12 teams battling it out among each other to find the champion of Kerala football. The tournament was held by the Kerala Football Association in association with Ramco Cements.

The 2021 edition of the tournament was the seventh iteration of what is also the only state-level football tournament in South India. In a statement released by the Kerala FA prior to the start of the competition, it was announced that the winners would take home ₹3 lacs as a cash award along with the coveted KPL trophy. The runners-up were entitled to a cash award of ₹1 lacs.

Over the years, the Kerala Premier League has played a role in the rise of several star players like NorthEast United forward VP Suhair and ex-Kerala Blasters star Arjun Jayaraj. Both of them are also former KPL champions, having won the trophy with Gokulam Kerala in 2018. Arjun scored one of his team's two goals in the final against Quartz FC (now Kerala United).

Interestingly, the 24-year-old will captain Kerala United this season in the KPL, having left the Blasters' senior team last December.

Kerala Premier League 2021 Teams

1. Basco
2. Gokulam Kerala FC
3. Kerala Police
4. Luca SC
5. FC Kerala
6. SAT Tirur
7. Mar Athanasius Football Academy
8. Golden Threads FC
9. Kerala Blasters FC
10. KSEB
11. Kerala United FC
12. Kovalam FC

Kerala Premier League League 2021 Fixtures & Results

For the first time in Indian football, all matches of a state league were held only on weekends in KPL 2021. For the complete set of fixtures, refer to the list below. Do note that Group B games kicked off at 4:00 pm, while matches in Group A began at 7:00 pm on every matchday.

Group A

Matchday 1 - March 6, 7:00 pm IST: Luca SC (Siddeeq, Bala, Akbar) 3-0 FC Kerala

Matchday 2 - March 7, 7:00 pm IST: Gokulam Kerala FC (Abhijit, Ganeshan, Guindo) 3-0 SAT Tirur

Matchday 3 - March 13, 7:00 pm IST: Basco 0-0 Kerala Police

Matchday 4 - March 14, 7:00 pm IST: Luca SC 0-0 SAT Tirur

Matchday 5 - March 20, 7:00 pm IST: Gokulam Kerala FC (Guindo x4, Faslu) 5-2 FC Kerala (Asif, Abhishek)

Matchday 6 - March 21, 7:00 pm IST: Kerala Police 0-0 SAT Tirur

Matchday 7 - March 27, 7:00 pm IST: Gokulam Kerala FC (Ganeshan, Guindo) 2-0 Basco

Matchday 8 - March 28, 7:00 pm IST: Kerala Police (Sanju) 1-0 Luca SC

Matchday 9 - April 3, 7:00 pm IST: Gokulam Kerala FC (Gifty, Guindo x2, Lalrinzuala) 4-1 Kerala Police (Firoz)

Matchday 10 - April 4, 7:00 pm IST: FC Kerala 0-4 SAT Tirur (Nisham, Nasar x3)

Matchday 11 - April 10, 7:00 pm IST: Luca SC 0-1 Gokulam Kerala FC (Nimshad)

Matchday 12 - April 11, 4:00 pm IST: SAT Tirur (Adheeb) 1-1 Basco (Shafi)

Matchday 13 - April 13, 7:00 pm IST: FC Kerala (Vinayak, Rohit) 2-2 Kerala Police (Balan x2)

Matchday 14 - April 15, 7:00 pm IST: Luca SC (Shan, Boban) 2-2 Basco (Raheem, Krishna)

Matchday 15 - April 17, 7:00 pm IST: Basco (Raheem, Shafi x2, Krishna) 4-0 FC Kerala

Group B

Matchday 1 - March 6, 4:00 pm IST: Kerala United FC (Bujair, Mousoof, Shafeer) 3-0 Kovalam FC

Matchday 2 - March 7, 4:00 pm IST: KSEB 0-1 Mar Athanasius Football Academy (Vaisakh)

Matchday 3 - March 13, 4:00 pm IST: Kerala United FC (Nidhin, Bujair x2) 3-1 Kerala Blasters FC (Nihal)

Matchday 4 - March 14, 4:00 pm IST: Mar Athanasius Football Academy (Fajil, Rafi, Junaid) 3-0 Golden Threads FC

Matchday 5 - March 20, 4:00 pm IST: Kovalam FC 0-2 Golden Threads FC (Navin, Anurag)

Matchday 6 - March 21, 4:00 pm IST: Kerala United FC (Mousoof) 1-3 KSEB (Parakkottil x2, Domenic)

Matchday 7 - March 27, 4:00 pm IST: Mar Athanasius Football Academy (Fayis) 1-1 Kerala Blasters FC (Sreekkuttan)

Matchday 8 - March 28, 4:00 pm IST: Kovalam FC 0-1 KSEB (Parakkottil)

Matchday 9 - April 3, 4:00 pm IST: Kerala United (Dadzie x2, Jinshad) 3-0 Mar Athanasius Football Academy

Matchday 10 - April 4, 4:00 pm IST: Kerala Blasters FC (Nihal) 1-0 Golden Threads FC

Matchday 11 - April 10, 4:00 pm IST: Kovalam FC (Sherin) 1-3 Mar Athanasius Football Academy (Abil, Devassy, Abhijith)

Matchday 12 - April 11, 4:00 pm IST: KSEB (Jonas, Eldose) 2-0 Golden Threads

Matchday 13 - April 13, 4:00 pm IST: Kerala Blasters FC (Sreekkuttan, Naorem, Surag, Asif) 4-1 Kovalam FC (Sherin)

Matchday 14 - April 15, 4:00 pm IST: Golden Threads FC (Rakesh) 1-6 Kerala United FC (Dadzie, Adarsh, Bujair, Hrishidath, Aloicius, Jinshad)

Matchday 15 - April 17, 4:00 pm IST: Kerala Blasters FC (Naorem) 1-4 KSEB (Nijo, Eldose, Vignesh, Ajeesh)

Semi-finals

Matchday 16 - April 19, 4:00 pm IST: KSEB (Jacob x2, Nijo) 3-3 (5-3 in penalties) Basco (Uvais own-goal, Shafi, Krishna), at Maharaja's College Stadium, Kochi

Matchday 16 - April 19, 7:00 pm IST: Gokulam Kerala FC 0-0 (4-2 in penalties) Kerala United FC at Municipal Corporation Stadium, Thrissur

Final

Matchday 17 - April 21, 4:00 pm IST: KSEB (Viknesh) 1-2 Gokulam Kerala FC (Nimshad, Ganeshan) at Maharaja's College Stadium, Kochi

Kerala Premier League League 2021 Standings

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Telecast

Fans can watch every single match of the Kerala Premier League 2021 on the SportsCast India YouTube channel.