| 2018–19 season | |||
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| CEO | Varun Tripuneni(till 6 March 2019), Viren D'Silva(from 7 March 2019) | ||
| Head Coach | David James(till 22 Dec 2018), Nelo Vingada(from 18 Jan 2019) | ||
| Stadium | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi, Kerala | ||
| Indian Super League | 9th | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Slaviša Stojanović Matej Poplatnik (4 goals each) All: Slaviša Stojanović Matej Poplatnik (4 goals each) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 34,539 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,564 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 16,432 | ||
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The 2018–19 season was the fifth season in Kerala Blasters FC's existence, as well as their fifth season in Indian Super League.
Review and events
Indian Super League
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
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
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Players In
| No. | Position | Player | Last club | Date | Ref |
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| 1 | GK | Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem | Indian Arrows | 2 June 2018 | |
| 15 | DF | Anas Edathodika | Jamshedpur | 8 June 2018 | |
| 19 | MF | Halicharan Narzary | NorthEast United | 12 June 2018 | |
| _ | DF | Abdul Nediyodath | NorthEast United | 19 June 2018 | |
| 32 | GK | Naveen Kumar | Goa | 25 June 2018 | |
| 33 | FW | Jithin MS | F.C. Kerala | 27 June 2018 | |
| 9 | FW | Seiminlen Doungel | NorthEast United | 29 June 2018 | |
| 7 | DF | Cyril Kali | Apollon Pontou | 3 July 2018 | |
| 8 | FW | Slaviša Stojanović | Radnički Niš | 6 July 2018 | |
| 10 | FW | Matej Poplatnik | Triglav Kranj | 8 July 2018 | |
| 22 | MF | Zakeer Mundampara | Mumbai City | 9 July 2018 | |
| 26 | MF | Nikola Krcmarevic | 07 Vestur | 24 August 2018 | |
| – | MF | Jeakson Singh | Minerva Punjab | 22 September 2018 | |
| 30 | FW | Baoringdao Bodo | Chennaiyin FC | 24 January 2019 |
Players Out
| No. | Position | Player | Outgoing club | Date | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | FW | Iain Hume | FC Pune City | 6 June 2018 | Deal | |
| 15 | FW | Guðjón Baldvinsson | Stjarnan | 16 March 2018 | End of Loan | |
| 27 | GK | Subhasish Roy Chowdhury | Jamshedpur | 26 April 2018 | Free | |
| 31 | DF | Rino Anto | Bengaluru | 6 June 2018 | Free | |
| 19 | MF | Siam Hanghal | Delhi Dynamos | 11 June 2018 | Free | |
| 20 | MF | Jackichand Singh | Goa | 29 June 2018 | Free | |
| – | MF | Jeakson Singh | Indian Arrows | 23 September 2018 | Loan Out | |
| 13 | FW | C. K. Vineeth | Chennaiyin FC | 24 January 2019 | Loan Out | |
| 19 | MF | Halicharan Narzary | Chennaiyin FC | 24 January 2019 | Loan Out | |
| 32 | GK | Naveen Kumar | FC Goa | 24 January 2019 | Loan Out |
Statistics
Squad appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | ISL | Super Cup | |||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
| 1 | GK | IND | Dheeraj Singh | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | IND | Sujith Sasikumar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | IND | Naveen Kumar | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||
| 4 | DF | SRB | Nemanja Lakić-Pešić | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | IND | Abdul Hakku | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | FRA | Cyril Kali | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | IND | Mohammad Rakip | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | IND | Anas Edathodika | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | IND | Sandesh Jhingan | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | IND | Pritam Singh | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | IND | Lalruatthara | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||
| 6 | MF | SRB | Nikola Krčmarević | 13 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | IND | Seiminlen Doungel | 19 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | IND | Prasanth K | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | UGA | Kizito Keziron | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | IND | Sahal Abdul Samad | 18 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | IND | Halicharan Narzary | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | IND | Deependra Negi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | IND | Zakeer Mundampara | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | IND | Jithin MS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | IND | Suraj Rawat | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | IND | Hrishi Dhath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | MF | GHA | Courage Pekuson | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 10 | FW | SRB | Slaviša Stojanović | 21 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | SVN | Matej Poplatnik | 17 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | IND | C.K. Vineeth | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | IND | Baoringdao Bodo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Squad statistics
| ISL | Super Cup | Total | |
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| 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
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Name | ISL | Super Cup | Total |
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| 8 | MF | Slaviša Stojanović | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 10 | MF | Matej Poplatnik | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6 | FW | Nikola Krčmarević | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 | MF | C.K. Vineeth | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | MF | Seiminlen Doungel | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 19 | MF | Halicharan Narzary | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | MF | Sahal Abdul Samad | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 99 | MF | Courage Pekuson | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own Goal | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| TOTAL | 18 | 0 | 18 | |||
Clean sheets
| No. | Nation | Name | ISL | Super Cup | Total | Games Played |
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| 2 | Dheeraj Singh | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | |
| TOTAL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 19 | ||
Disciplinary record
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Name | ISL | Super Cup | Total | ||||||
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| 39 | DF | Lalruatthara | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | DF | Anas Edathodika | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 22 | MF | Zakeer Mundampara | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 21 | DF | Sandesh Jhingan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | GK | Dheeraj Singh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | Sahal Abdul Samad | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | MF | C.K. Vineeth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | FW | Matej Poplatnik | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | DF | Cyril Kali | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Slaviša Stojanović | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Nemanja Lakić-Pešić | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | Nikola Krčmarević | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | MF | Seiminlen Doungel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | MF | Halicharan Narzary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | DF | Pritam Singh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | Prasanth K | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF | Kizito Keziron | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | 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
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 | 0–6 | Melbourne City | Kochi, India |
| 19:00 IST | Source |
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Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium |
| 28 July 2018 Toyota Yaris LaLiga World | Kerala Blasters | 0–5 | Girona FC | Kochi, India |
| 19:00 IST | Source |
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Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium |
| 7 September 2018 Friendly | Thonburi University | 1–4 | Kerala Blasters | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 15:00 IST |
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Stadium: Thonburi University Stadium, Thailand |
| 12 September 2018 Friendly | Port FC B | 1–3 | Kerala Blasters | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 15:00 IST |
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Stadium: PAT Stadium, Thailand |
| 19 September 2018 Friendly | Bangkok United FC B | 0–2 | Kerala Blasters | Pathum Thani, Thailand |
| 15:00 IST | Source | Stadium: Thammasat Stadium, Thailand |
| 21 September 2018 Friendly | Buriram United FC B | 0–6 | Kerala Blasters | Buriram, Thailand |
| 15:00 IST | Source | Stadium: Chang Arena, Thailand |
Competitions
Win Draw Loss
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| ISL | 29 September 2018 | 1 March 2019 | Matchday 1 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 11.11 |
| Super Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 | |||
| Total | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 10.53 | |||
Last updated: 6 March 2019.
Source: Competitions
Indian Super League
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 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
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
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | −10 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | −9 |
Last updated: 16 December 2018.
Source: Matchday
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 16 December 2018. Source: Matchday
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matchday
| 29 September 2018 1 | ATK | 0–2 | Kerala Blasters | Kolkata, India |
| 19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) |
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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) |
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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 |
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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) |
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Report | 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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 8,978 Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta |
See also
References
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