2023–24 Kerala Women's League

Season of Kerala premier League

Football league season

2023–24 Kerala Women's League
Season	2023–24
Dates	9 December 2023 – 5 February 2024
Champions	Gokulam Kerala FC (2nd title)
Promoted	Kerala United FC
Matches played	41
Goals scored	174 (4.24 per match)
Best Player	Priyadarshini
Top goalscorer	Priyadarshini (Gokulam Kerala) (24 Goals)
Biggest win	Gokulam Kerala 11-1 Devagiri College (03 January 2024) Gokulam Kerala 10–0 Kadathanad Raja (14 January 2024)
Highest scoring	Gokulam Kerala 11-1 Devagiri College (03 January 2024)
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

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

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


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


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

Venues


No.	Location	Stadium
1	Thrissur	Thrissur Corporation Stadium

Official partners


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

League table

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:

^ 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.
^ 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.
^ ^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

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

Top scorers

As of 05 February 2023

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

Hat-tricks

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		SBFA Poovar	7-0	15 January 2024
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

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

References

^ https://khelnow.com/football/2023-11-indian-football-kerala-womens-league-start-december
^ "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.
^ "Kerala United FC seals a commanding 5-0 triumph, and Pristy steals the spotlight with a spectacular hat-trick. ⚽". Instagram. 10 December 2023.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "🎉 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.

Football in India

National teams

Men	India U-23 U-20 U-17
Women	India U-20 U-17
Others	Beach soccer Futsal

League system

Men	Indian Super League I-League I-League 2 I-League 3
Women	Indian Women's League Indian Women's League 2
State	Arunachal Pradesh Assam M W Bihar Chhattisgarh Delhi M F Goa M F Gujarat M F Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Karnataka M F Kerala M F Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra M F Manipur M F Meghalaya M F Mizoram M F Nagaland Odisha M F Punjab M F Rajasthan Sikkim M F Tamil Nadu M F Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand West Bengal M F
Youth	Youth League Reliance Foundation Development League

Cup competitions

Club	Federation Cup Super Cup Durand Cup IFA Shield M W others
State	Santosh Trophy Women's Championship National Games
International	Intercontinental Cup Tri-Nation Series Women's Gold Cup
Youth	Subroto Cup B.C. Roy Trophy Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy JSW Youth Cup Junior Girl's NFC Sub–Junior Girl's NFC
Others	National Beach Soccer Championship Futsal Club Championship

Defunct competitions

Leagues	National Football League National Football League 2nd Division National Football League 3rd Division National Football League U19
Cups	Nehru Cup Indian Super Cup Rovers Cup others

Sports complexes

AIFF National Center of Excellence

2023–24 in Indian football

League competitions

First division	Indian Super League (Men's) Playoffs Final Indian Women's League (Women's)
Second division	I-League Indian Women's League 2 (Women's)
Third division	I-League 2
Fourth division	I-League 3
State leagues	Assam Bihar Delhi Goa Men's Women's Jammu and Kashmir Karnataka Men's Women's Kerala Men's Women's Madhya Pradesh Manipur Meghalaya Men's Women's Sikkim Men's Women's Mizoram Maharashtra Odisha Men's Women's Punjab Rajasthan Uttarakhand West Bengal Men's Women's
Youth	Youth League

Cup competitions

Men	Durand Cup Final Federation Cup Super Cup Final Santosh Trophy (State) Final
Women	Senior Women's NFC (State)

Club seasons
Indian Super League	Bengaluru Chennaiyin East Bengal Goa Hyderabad Jamshedpur Kerala Blasters Mohun Bagan Super Giant Mumbai City NorthEast United Odisha Punjab
I-League	Aizawl Churchill Brothers Delhi Gokulam Kerala Inter Kashi Mohammedan NEROCA Rajasthan United Real Kashmir Shillong Lajong TRAU Sreenidi Deccan
Indian Super League transfers I-League transfers