2015–16 Kerala Premier League

The 2015–16 Kerala Premier League Season, Officially known as 3rd Dentcare Dental Lab Kerala Premier League due to sponsorship reasons, was the third season of the Kerala Premier League, Hosted by Muvattupuzha Football Club, professional football league played in Kerala since 2013–14. The season features 8 teams in men's edition and 4 teams in women's edition. The season kicked off on 16 April 2016. Marthoma College Women’s Football Club emerged as the winners of the women’s edition and remained unbeaten in the league. SBT beat Central Excise for 1–0 in the finals to clinch the Kerala Premier League title for the consecutive time.

Kerala Premier League
Season2015–16 (3rd Season)
ChampionsState Bank of Travancore
Matches played15
Goals scored46 (3.07 per match)
Top goalscorerAskar (Central Excise)
(6 goals)
Highest scoringFC Kerala 2–5 AGS Office
(16 April 2016)
Womens Kerala Premier League
Season2015–16 (2nd Season)
ChampionsMarthoma College WFC
Matches played6
Goals scored18 (3 per match)
Top goalscorerSubitha (Marthoma College WFC)
Dhanya (Marthoma College WFC)
Aswathy (Quartz WFC)
(3 goals each)
Highest scoringQuartz WFC 4–0 Dinesh SWC
(19 April 2016)

Sponsorship

Ramco Cements was the sponsors of the first 2 seasons. For the 3rd Edition Dentcare Dental Lab Pvt. Ltd. came in as the sponsor of the League.

Men's

Structure

It featured the best eight teams of Kerala affiliated to the KFA competing for the Trophy. The league is played in a two single format where the teams were divided into 2 groups of 4 Teams each. Matches were hosted by Muvattupuzha Football Club and were played in Muvattupuzha Municipal Stadium. Top 2 teams from each group qualified for the semifinals. Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. At the end of the season a table of the final League standings is determined, based on the following criteria in this order: points obtained, goal difference, and goals scored.

Teams

This is the completed club list for the 2015–16 season.

Group AGroup B
Kerala PoliceKSEB, Trivandrum
FC KeralaState Bank of Travancore
AG's Office ThiruvananthapuramKerala XI
Central Excise,KochiCochin Port Trust

Group Stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Central Excise 3 3 0 0 12 4 +8 9 Advance to Semi-finals
2 AGS Office 3 2 0 1 7 7 0 6
3 Kerala Police 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
4 FC Kerala 3 0 0 3 4 10 −6 0
Source:

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 State Bank of Travancore 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6 Advance to Semi-finals
2 KSEB 3 2 0 1 5 1 +4 6
3 Kerala XI 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
4 Cochin Port Trust 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Knockout Stage
Semi-finals Final
      
A1 Central Excise 1 (4)
B2 KSEB 1 (3)
Central Excise 0
State Bank of Travancore 1
A2 AGS Office 0
B1 State Bank of Travancore 1

Matches
FC Kerala2–5AGS Office
Surjith VR  30' 37' Jipson  17' 89'
Midhun Wilwet  19' 78'
Akhil  48'
Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha
Central Excise3–1FC Kerala
Muneer  18'
Mhd. Rafi  41'
Askar  47'		 Surjith V R  22'
Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha
Kerala Police0–1AGS Office
Nazarudeen  52'
Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha
AGS Office1–5Central Excise
Jipson  50' Askar  24'  71'
Adheep  45+1'  75'
Muneer  59'
Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha
Central Excise4–2Kerala Police
Askar  6'  53'  78'
Shahabas  87'		 Prasanth Kumar  28'
Anish  65'
Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha
FC Kerala1–2Kerala Police
Sreyas  8' Sreerag  26'
Rahul  81'
Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha
Cochin Port Trust0–3Kerala XI
Mhd.Asif  23'
Nibin Joseph  44'
Bijesh Balan  88'
Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha
State Bank Of Travancore2–0Cochin Port Trust
Shaijumon  55'
Martin John  65' (pen.)
Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha
KSEB0–1Kerala XI
Thahir Zaman  56'
Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha
SBT0–2KSEB
Vishak  40'
Sarfan  90+4'
Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha
Kerala XI0–4SBT
Usman  38'
Sajith Poulose  51'
Prasoon  53'
Shibin Lal  64'
Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha
Cochin Port Trust0–3KSEB
Alex M  44'  84'
Sarfan  56'
Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha

Semi-Finals

Central Excise1–1KSEB
Rafi  13' Nandu  54'
Penalties
4–3
Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha
SBT1–0AGS Office
Usman  30'
Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha

Final

Central Excise0–1SBT
Usman  45+2'
Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha

Women's

Structure

It features four women’s club teams from Kerala. All teams face each other once. Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. At the end of the season a table of the final League standings is determined, based on the following criteria in this order: points obtained, goal difference, and goals scored.

Teams

This is the completed club list for the 2015–16 season.

Team
Marthoma College Women's FC, Thiruvalla
Quartz Women's FC, Kozhikkode
Dinesh Soccer Women's Club, Kottayam
Alleppey Women's FC

League Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Marthoma College WFC 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9
2 Quartz WFC 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3 Dinesh Soccer Womens Club 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 3
4 Alleppey WFC 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Matches
Dinesh SWC0–4Marthoma College WFC
Subitha  25' 30'
Aswathy  34'
Dhanya  48'
Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha
Alleppey WFC0–2Quartz WFC
Ashly  41'
Aswathy  73'
Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha
Quartz WFC4–1Dinesh SWC
Aswathy  14'  70'
Sithara  20'
Anjali T  54'		 Leena Roy  78'
Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha
Alleppey WFC1–2Marthoma College WFC
Reshma  53' Dhanya  25'  37'
Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha
Dinesh SWC1–0Alleppey WFC
Anuja MS  57'
Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha
Quartz WFC0–3Marthoma College WFC
Subitha Poovatta  3'
Sujithra  9'  80'
Municipal Stadium, Muvattupuzha
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