[1] Following the success of the Indian Super League for football in India and the 2015 National Games of India, which were hosted by Kerala, it was announced that the Malappuram District Sports Council, with support from the Kerala Football Association, would launch the Malabar Premier League.

[1] The goal of the league would be to get young footballers from the district into a proper playing environment and thus make football a more professionalized sport in the area.

[1] On 2 March 2015 the official logo of the league was unveiled, as well as the initial eight franchises.

The Malabar Premier League has been sponsored since the First Season.

Kairali TMT are the sponsors of the league in the first Season.