2018–19 Kerala Blasters FC season

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Kerala Blasters
2018–19 season
CEOVarun Tripuneni(till 6 March 2019), Viren D'Silva(from 7 March 2019)[1]
Head CoachDavid James(till 22 Dec 2018), Nelo Vingada(from 18 Jan 2019)[2]
StadiumJawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi, Kerala
Indian Super League9th
Top goalscorerLeague:
Slaviša Stojanović
Matej Poplatnik
(4 goals each)
All:
Slaviša Stojanović
Matej Poplatnik
(4 goals each)
Highest home attendance34,539
Lowest home attendance1,564
Average home league attendance16,432

The 2018–19 season was Kerala Blasters's fifth season since their establishment in 2014 in the Indian Super League.

Review and events[edit]

Indian Super League[edit]

See also: 2018–19 Indian Super League season

Kerala Blasters started their 2018–19 Hero Indian Super League campaign with a 0–2 victory over ATK. But the Hero ISL 2018–19 was a disastrous campaign for Kerala Blasters as they finished the season in 9th place in the table.

Super Cup[edit]

See also: 2019 Indian Super Cup

The team's performance in the Super Cup was also well below as that of expected.They were eliminated in the qualification round by Indian Arrows.

Players[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK India IND Dheeraj Singh
4 DF Serbia SRB Nemanja Lakić-Pešić
5 DF India IND Abdul Hakku
6 MF Serbia SRB Nikola Krčmarević
7 DF France FRA Cyril Kali
8 FW Serbia SRB Slaviša Stojanović
9 MF India IND Seiminlen Doungel
10 FW Slovenia SVN Matej Poplatnik
11 MF India IND Prasanth K
12 DF India IND Mohammad Rakip
15 DF India IND Anas Edathodika
17 MF Uganda UGA Kizito Keziron
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF India IND Sahal Abdul Samad
20 MF India IND Deependra Negi
21 DF India IND Sandesh Jhingan
22 MF India IND Zakeer Mundampara
23 DF India IND Pritam Singh
25 GK India IND Sujith Sasikumar
30 FW India IND Baoringdao Bodo
33 FW India IND Jithin MS
34 MF India IND Suraj Rawat
35 MF India IND Hrishi Dhath
39 DF India IND Lalruatthara
99 MF Ghana GHA Courage Pekuson

Players In[edit]

No. Position Player Last club Date Ref
1 GK India Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem India Indian Arrows 2 June 2018
15 DF India Anas Edathodika India Jamshedpur 8 June 2018 [3]
19 MF India Halicharan Narzary India NorthEast United 12 June 2018 [4]
_ DF India Abdul Nediyodath IndiaNorthEast United 19 June 2018 [5]
32 GK India Naveen Kumar India Goa 25 June 2018 [6]
33 FW India Jithin MS India F.C. Kerala 27 June 2018 [7]
9 FW India Seiminlen Doungel IndiaNorthEast United 29 June 2018 [8]
7 DF France Cyril Kali Greece Apollon Pontou 3 July 2018 [9]
8 FW Serbia Slaviša Stojanović Serbia Radnički Niš 6 July 2018 [10]
10 FW Slovenia Matej Poplatnik Slovenia Triglav Kranj 8 July 2018 [11]
22 MF India Zakeer Mundampara IndiaMumbai City 9 July 2018 [12]
26 MF Serbia Nikola Krcmarevic Faroe Islands07 Vestur 24 August 2018 [13]
– MF India Jeakson Singh IndiaMinerva Punjab 22 September 2018
30 FW India Baoringdao Bodo IndiaChennaiyin FC 24 January 2019

Players Out[edit]

No. Position Player Outgoing club Date Fee Ref
10 FW Canada Iain Hume India FC Pune City 6 June 2018 Deal
15 FW Iceland Guðjón Baldvinsson Iceland Stjarnan 16 March 2018 End of Loan
27 GK India Subhasish Roy Chowdhury India Jamshedpur 26 April 2018 Free [14]
31 DF India Rino Anto India Bengaluru 6 June 2018 Free [15]
19 MF India Siam Hanghal India Delhi Dynamos 11 June 2018 Free [16]
20 MF India Jackichand Singh India Goa 29 June 2018 Free [17]
– MF India Jeakson Singh India Indian Arrows 23 September 2018 Loan Out
13 FW India C. K. Vineeth India Chennaiyin FC 24 January 2019 Loan Out [18]
19 MF India Halicharan Narzary India Chennaiyin FC 24 January 2019 Loan Out [18]
32 GK India Naveen Kumar India FC Goa 24 January 2019 Loan Out [19]

Statistics[edit]

Squad appearances and goals[edit]

No. Pos Nat Player Total ISL Super Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK India Dheeraj Singh 14 0 13 0 1 0
25 GK India Sujith Sasikumar 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 GK India Naveen Kumar 5 0 5 0 0 0
Defenders
4 DF Serbia Nemanja Lakić-Pešić 15 0 14 0 1 0
5 DF India Abdul Hakku 2 0 2 0 0 0
7 DF France Cyril Kali 14 0 14 0 0 0
12 DF India Mohammad Rakip 12 0 11 0 1 0
15 DF India Anas Edathodika 9 0 8 0 1 0
21 DF India Sandesh Jhingan 19 0 18 0 1 0
23 DF India Pritam Singh 6 0 5 0 1 0
39 DF India Lalruatthara 12 0 12 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF Serbia Nikola Krčmarević 13 2 12 2 1 0
9 MF India Seiminlen Doungel 19 2 18 2 1 0
11 MF India Prasanth K 12 0 11 0 1 0
17 MF Uganda Kizito Keziron 14 0 13 0 1 0
18 MF India Sahal Abdul Samad 18 1 17 1 1 0
19 MF India Halicharan Narzary 12 1 12 1 0 0
20 MF India Deependra Negi 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF India Zakeer Mundampara 6 0 5 0 1 0
33 MF India Jithin MS 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF India Suraj Rawat 2 0 2 0 0 0
35 MF India Hrishi Dhath 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 MF Ghana Courage Pekuson 13 1 13 1 0 0
Forwards
10 FW Serbia [[Anand Prasad {{{last}}} (footballer, born 2002)|Anand Prasad {{{last}}}]] 21 4 20 4 1 0
10 FW Slovenia Matej Poplatnik 17 4 16 4 1 0
13 FW India C.K. Vineeth 10 2 10 2 0 0
30 FW India Baoringdao Bodo 2 0 2 0 0 0

Squad statistics[edit]

ISL Super Cup Total
Games played 18 1 19
Games won 2 0 2
Games drawn 9 0 9
Games lost 7 1 8
Goals scored 18 0 18
Goals conceded 28 2 30
Goal difference −10 −2 −12
Clean sheets 4 0 4
Yellow cards 37 1 38
Red cards 2 1 3

Players Used: Kerala Blasters has used a total of 23 different players in all competitions.

Goalscorers[edit]

No. Pos. Nation Name ISL Super Cup Total
8 MF Serbia Slaviša Stojanović 4 0 4
10 MF Slovenia Matej Poplatnik 4 0 4
6 FW Serbia Nikola Krčmarević 2 0 2
13 MF India C.K. Vineeth 2 0 2
9 MF India Seiminlen Doungel 2 0 2
19 MF India Halicharan Narzary 1 0 1
18 MF India Sahal Abdul Samad 1 0 1
99 MF Ghana Courage Pekuson 1 0 1
Own Goal 1 0 1
TOTAL 18 0 18

Clean sheets[edit]

No. Nation Name ISL Super Cup Total Games Played
2 India Dheeraj Singh 4 0 4 14
TOTAL 4 0 4 19

Disciplinary record[edit]

No. Pos. Nation Name ISL Super Cup Total
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
39 DF India Lalruatthara 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 1
15 DF India Anas Edathodika 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
22 MF India Zakeer Mundampara 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
21 DF India Sandesh Jhingan 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
1 GK India Dheeraj Singh 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
18 MF India Sahal Abdul Samad 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
13 MF India C.K. Vineeth 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
10 FW Slovenia Matej Poplatnik 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
7 DF India Cyril Kali 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
8 MF Serbia Slaviša Stojanović 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
4 DF Serbia Nemanja Lakić-Pešić 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
6 MF Serbia Nikola Krčmarević 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
9 MF India Seiminlen Doungel 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
19 MF India Halicharan Narzary 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
23 DF India Pritam Singh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 MF India Prasanth K 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
17 MF Uganda Kizito Keziron 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 DF India Abdul Hakku 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
TOTAL 35 1 1 1 0 1 36 1 2

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Kerala Blasters started their pre season in July in Ahmedabad to prepare for a competition called Toyota Yaris La Liga World. They faced Melbourne City FC from Australia and Spanish club Girona FC in the competition. They suffered heavy losses by Australian club 0–6 and Spanish club 0–5.

In September 2018, Kerala started their second phase of pre season before Indian Super League in Thailand. Where they played some friendly matches with local clubs.

24 July 2018 Toyota Yaris LaLiga World Kerala Blasters India 0–6 Australia Melbourne City Kochi, India
19:00 IST Source
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium
28 July 2018 Toyota Yaris LaLiga World Kerala Blasters India 0–5 SpainGirona FC Kochi, India
19:00 IST Source
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium
7 September 2018 Friendly Thonburi University Thailand 1–4 India Kerala Blasters Bangkok, Thailand
15:00 IST
  • T. Punboonchu Goal 85'
Stadium: Thonburi University Stadium, Thailand
12 September 2018 Friendly Port FC B Thailand 1–3 India Kerala Blasters Bangkok, Thailand
15:00 IST
  • Ariya Pon Goal 74'
 Source
Stadium: PAT Stadium, Thailand
19 September 2018 Friendly Bangkok United FC B Thailand 0–2 India Kerala Blasters Pathum Thani, Thailand
15:00 IST Source
Stadium: Thammasat Stadium, Thailand
21 September 2018 Friendly Buriram United FC B Thailand 0–6 India Kerala Blasters Buriram, Thailand
15:00 IST Source
Stadium: Chang Arena, Thailand

Competitions[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview[edit]

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Indian Super League[edit]

Main article: 2018–19 Indian Super League

Standings[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 ATK 18 6 6 6 18 22 −4 24
7 Pune City 18 6 4 8 24 30 −6 22
8 Delhi Dynamos 18 4 6 8 23 27 −4 18
9 Kerala Blasters 18 2 9 7 18 28 −10 15
10 Chennaiyin 18 2 3 13 16 32 −16 9
Source: Indian Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play ranking; 6) drawing of lots

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
18 2 9 7 18 28 Template:Fb gd 15 1 5 3 9 10 Template:Fb gd 1 4 4 9 18 Template:Fb gd

Last updated: 16 December 2018.
Source: Matchday

Results by round[edit]

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Matchday[edit]

29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 1 ATK 0–2 Kerala Blasters Kolkata, India
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 41,202
Referee: C. R. Srikrishna
5 October 2018 2 Kerala Blasters 1–1 Mumbai City Kochi, India
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 34,539
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
20 October 2018 3 Kerala Blasters 1–1 Delhi Dynamos Kochi, India
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 31,782
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
29 October 2018 4 Jamshedpur 2–2 Kerala Blasters Jamshedpur, India
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report

Goal 71'

Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex
Attendance: 20,889
Referee: C. R. Srikrishna
2 November 2018 5 Pune City 1–1 Kerala Blasters Pune, India
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,561
Referee: Om Prakash Thakur
5 November 2018 6 Kerala Blasters 1–2 Bengaluru Kochi,India
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Attendance: 29,112
Referee: R.Venkatesh
11 November 2018 7 Kerala Blasters 1–3 Goa Kochi,India
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Attendance: 21,993
Referee: C. R. Srikrishna
23 November 2018 8 NorthEast United 2–1 Kerala Blasters Guwahati, India
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 9,476
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
29 November 2018 9 Chennaiyin 0–0 Kerala Blasters Chennai, India
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 12,577
Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari
4 December 2018 10 Kerala Blasters 1–1 Jamshedpur Kochi, India
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium
Attendance: 1,564
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
7 December 2018 11 Kerala Blasters 0–1 Pune City Kochi, India
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium
Attendance: 7,349
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee
16 December 2018 12 Mumbai City 6–1 Kerala Blasters Mumbai, India
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena
Attendance: 5,551
Referee: Umesh Bora
25 January 2019 13 Kerala Blasters 1–1 ATK Kochi, India
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 4,582
Referee: L Ajitkumar Meitei
31 January 2019 14 Delhi Dynamos 2–0 Kerala Blasters Delhi, India
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 3,134
Referee: A Rowan
6 February 2019 15 Bengaluru 2–2 Kerala Blasters Bengaluru, India
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 13,572
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
15 February 2019 16 Kerala Blasters 3–0 Chennaiyin Kochi, India
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 3,298
Referee: Adham Mohammad Tumah Makhadmeh
18 February 2019 17 Goa 3–0 Kerala Blasters Margoa, India
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 14,482
Referee: C. R. Srikrishna
1 March 2019 18 Kerala Blasters 0–0 NorthEast United Kochi, India
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 8,978
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "ISL: Kerala Blasters appoint Viren D'Silva as new CEO | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 20 November 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2021. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch (help)
  2. ↑ "ISL 2018-19: Kerala Blasters sign Nelo Vingada as head coach | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Anas Edathodika:Finally, I'm getting the chance to wear Kerala Blasters' yellow". www.espn.in. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
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  5. ↑ "Abdul Nediyodath signs for Kerala Blasters". Kerala Blasters FC (Twitter). Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2021. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch (help)
  6. ↑ Mehrish, Akshat (25 June 2018). "ISL 2018: Kerala Blasters sign goalkeeper Naveen Kumar from FC Goa". www.sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
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  10. ↑ Arora, Abhishek (7 July 2018). "ISL 2018: Kerala Blasters confirm signing of forward Slaviša Stojanović". www.sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  11. ↑ "ISL 2018-19: Kerala Blasters sign Slovenian striker Matej Poplatnik | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  12. ↑ "ISL 2017-18: Zakeer Mundampara set to join Kerala Blasters | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  13. ↑ "Kerala Blasters sign Nikola Krcmarevic to boost midfield". Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  14. ↑ Sportstar, Team. "Jamshedpur FC signs Subhasish Roy Chowdhury". Sportstar. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  15. ↑ "Indian Super League club Bengaluru FC announces return of Rino Anto; right-back signs two-year contract-Sports News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 6 June 2018. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
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  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Chennaiyin FC sign CK Vineeth and Halicharan Narzary on loan from Kerala Blasters". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
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