2026 Super League Kerala
| Season | 2026–27 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 September- 12 December 2026 |
| Total attendance | 0 |
← 2025 2027 → | |
The 2026 Super League Kerala will be the third season of the Super League Kerala, a men's professional franchise football league in Kerala, India.[1] It is organised by the Kerala Football Association and Scoreline Sports.[2][3]
Kannur Warriors are the defending champions.[4] Two new sides will join in the league as expansion teams from Palakkad and Kasargod.[5]
Summary
Developments
Semifinal games will be conducted in ‘home and away’ method from this season.[6] 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
Locations of the SLK franchises
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calicut | Kozhikode | EMS Stadium | 50,000 |
| Forca Kochi | Kochi | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 41,000 |
| Kannur Warriors | Kannur | Jawahar Municipal Stadium[7] | 30,000 |
| Malappuram | Malappuram | Payyanad Stadium | 30,000 |
| Thiruvananthapuram Kombans | Thiruvananthapuram | Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium | 25,000 |
| Thrissur Magic | Thrissur | Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium[7] | 15,000 |
Personnel and sponsorship
| Club | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Kit sponsors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main | Other(s) | ||||
| Calicut |  Ever Demaldé |
 Hyve Sports |
Aster | List | |
| Forca Kochi | .svg.png){kind=small} Vital Borkelmans |
Synder |
QASH+ | ||
| Kannur Warriors |  Andrey Chernyshov |
Kaizen Sports |
KIMS Sreechand Hospital | ||
| Malappuram |  Karim Bencherifa |
 Hummel |
Rapheal Film City | ||
| Thiruvananthapuram Kombans | .svg.png){kind=small} Ian Gillan |
Hyve Sports |
Adani | ||
| Thrissur Magic | SIFA |
Magic Frames | |||
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kannur Warriors |  Manuel Sánchez Murias |
End of Contract | 23 July 2026 | Pre-season | Andrey Chernyshov |
25 July 2026 | [8] |
| Thrissur Magic | Andrey Chernyshov |
End of Contract | 24 July 2026 | ||||
| Malappuram | Cleofas Alex |
End of interim spell | 27 July 2026 | Karim Bencherifa |
27 July 2026 | [9] | |
| Thiruvananthapuram Kombans |   James McAloon |
End of Contract | 27 July 2026 | Fernando Santiago Varela |
18 August 2026 | ||
| Thiruvananthapuram Kombans | Fernando Santiago Varela |
Signed by Dhaka Mohammedan | 19 August 2026 | ||||
| Forca Kochi | Sanush Raj |
End of interim spell | 22 August 2026 | Vital Borkelmans |
24 August 2026 | [10] | |
Foreign players
There are no limitations on signing foreign players. A maximum of four can be fielded in a match at a time.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Player 7 | Player 8 | Player 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calicut | Federico Boasso |
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| Forca Kochi | |||||||||
| Kannur Warriors |  Ernesten Lavsamba |
 Frederick Ansah Botchway |
Asier Gomes |
Varo Álvarez |
Gerard Artigas |
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| Malappuram |  Paulo Victor |
 Grâce-Adieu Youmou |
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| Thiruvananthapuram Kombans | Patrick Mota |
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| Thrissur Magic | |||||||||
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calicut | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Semi Finals |
| 2 | Thrissur Magic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Malappuram | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Kannur Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Thiruvananthapuram Kombans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Forca Kochi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Super League Kerala
Results
Fixtures and results
Results by match
The table lists the results of the teams after each match.
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each round mentioned in official fixtures.
Source: Super League Kerala
Matches
Round 1
| 25 September 2026 | Kannur Warriors | v | Thrissur Magic | Kannur |
| 19:30 | Stadium: Jawahar Municipal Stadium |
References
- ↑ "Tech upgrade, additional teams and new stadiums; Super League Kerala eyes S3 reboot". newindianexpress. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "Super League Kerala partners with the German Football Association". thebridge.in. 29 May 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ↑ "Sports.com signs five-year ₹100-crore deal with Super League Kerala for streaming rights". thehindu. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ↑ "Kannur Warriors clinch Super League Kerala title, edge Thrissur Magic with 10 men". onmanorama. 20 December 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- ↑ "Super League Kerala to increase number of teams from six to eight". sportstar.thehindu.com. 3 April 2026. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "Season 3 of Super League Kerala to skip draws from group stage itself". 9 August 2026. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Two new stadiums in Thrissur, Kannur for the new season of Super League". newindianexpress. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ↑ "Andrey Chernyshov joins defending Super League Kerala champions Kannur Warriors FC as new head coach". khelnow. 25 July 2026. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ "മലപ്പുറം എഫ്സിയുടെ മുഖ്യ പരിശീലകനായി മൊറോക്കൻ തന്ത്രജ്ഞൻ കരീം ബെഞ്ചെറിഫയെ സൈൻ ചെയ്തു". thejasnews (in Malayalam). 27 July 2026. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ "Vital Borkelmans heads to India: former Red Devil is Forca Kochi FC's new manager". vrtnws. 26 August 2026. Retrieved 26 August 2026.