2023–24 Kerala Women's League

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	Remarks
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:

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. 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
	Arathi	Gokulam Kerala
10	Aswani	Lords FA	5
	Abhirami	Kerala United

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
Priyadarshini^7		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 K^4	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

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.