The Super League Kerala could very well have eight teams this season.
“We will soon make announcements about invitations to the teams,” said Navas Meeran, the KFA president and one of the men behind the launch of the competition, which turned out to be a surprise hit in a short time. Sports stars. “We want at least one of the new teams to be from south Kerala.”
Of the six teams that played in SLK’s first two seasons, only one is from the southern districts of the state: Thiruvananthapuram Kombans. “We want to ensure that the league is spread across Kerala and not just the northern districts where football has always been very popular,” Navas said. «We already have franchises from Kozhikode, Malappuram and Kannur. Kasaragod could also get one this season.»
He said another plan was to have the SLK games played in the Gulf countries. “We had hoped to take the SLK outside Kerala this season itself, but we are not sure because of the war in Iran,” he said. “We have had a lot of viewers for the league from outside Kerala in the first two seasons.”
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Navas said the KFA was delighted with the success of the AFC Asian Cup qualifier between India and Hong Kong China at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. “It was great that more than 22,000 people came to watch the match, which was the first international match hosted by Kochi in a decade,” he said.
“Yes, the incident where the Indian coach was not allowed to hold a press conference by the Greater Cochin Development Authority due to delay in payment of land rent and deposit was unfortunate and should not have happened.”
Navas said the crowd response to the match against India was very encouraging for KFA. “We should have more international matches in Kerala,” he said. «In fact, we are thinking of reviving the Nehru Gold Cup. We will talk to the All India Football Federation about holding that tournament in Kerala.»
Published on April 3, 2026
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