Come November, Kerala may have a brand new soccer league- one which hopes to be a path-breaking one within the nation. The first Kerala Super League, that includes eight skilled groups might be held in 4 venues within the state and can run for 3 months from November.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan launched the league on Wednesday by unveiling the KSL emblem in Thiruvananthapuram within the presence of I.M. Vijayan, the league’s model ambassador. The Chief Minister expressed the hope that the KSL would take State’s soccer enthusiasm to greater ranges.
“Finally, Kerala will have its own world-class football league,” stated I.M. Vijayan. Kerala Sports Council president U. Sharaf Ali and Kerala Football Association president Tom Jose have been additionally current.
Organised by Scoreline Sports, the KSL might be held in Kozhikode, Manjeri, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram.
Franchise public sale in May
“We will have a franchise auction in May and the players’ auction sometime in July. It will be fair and transparent. We will be giving out the franchises for 10 years,” Mathew Joseph, the CEO of the KSLand Scoreline Sports, advised Sportstar on Wednesday night.
“We are not looking at specifically somebody from Kerala to take the ownership (of teams). What we definitely want is good quality franchises, and we are looking at good corporates to participate. The KSL should be there for years to come.”
Matches within the KSL, which is able to embody overseas gamers, might be performed solely at night time and is prone to be telecast dwell.
“That is why we could identify only four stadiums in Kerala – Kozhikode, Manjeri, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram – these are the four large stadiums, which have got capacity as well as lights,” stated Joseph.
In Kochi, the KSL matches might be held on the Nehru Stadium which can be the house floor of the Indian Super League (ISL) membership Kerala Blasters, the crew with the largest fan base within the ISL and is probably the league’s most worthwhile membership too.
A Rs 150-crore league
“The whole league will be worth about Rs 150 crore in various ways. But the franchise fee will be much more reasonable. Kerala is a huge consumer market, so finding sponsors for the league should not be difficult,” stated Joseph.
“We will be sharing most of the ticketing revenue (with the teams) and a large part of the sponsorship amount which we will receive, also a huge part of our broadcast revenue.”
Depending on the venue, the speak going round is that the franchise charge might be within the vary of Rs 2.5 to Rs 3 crore.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com