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 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. 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

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 United12 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. Kerala27 June 2018[7]
9 FW India Seiminlen Doungel IndiaNorthEast United29 June 2018[8]
7 DF France Cyril Kali Greece Apollon Pontou3 July 2018[9]
8 FW Serbia Slaviša Stojanović Serbia Radnički Niš6 July 2018[10]
10 FW Slovenia Matej Poplatnik Slovenia Triglav Kranj8 July 2018[11]
22 MF India Zakeer Mundampara IndiaMumbai City9 July 2018[12]
26 MF Serbia Nikola Krcmarevic Faroe Islands07 Vestur24 August 2018[13]
MF India Jeakson Singh IndiaMinerva Punjab22 September 2018
30 FW India Baoringdao Bodo IndiaChennaiyin FC24 January 2019

Players Out

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

Squad appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalISLSuper Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK India IND Dheeraj Singh 14013010
25 GK India IND Sujith Sasikumar 000000
32 GK India IND Naveen Kumar 505000
Defenders
4 DF Serbia SRB Nemanja Lakić-Pešić 15014010
5 DF India IND Abdul Hakku 202000
7 DF France FRA Cyril Kali 14014000
12 DF India IND Mohammad Rakip 12011010
15 DF India IND Anas Edathodika 908010
21 DF India IND Sandesh Jhingan 19018010
23 DF India IND Pritam Singh 605010
39 DF India IND Lalruatthara 12012000
Midfielders
6 MF Serbia SRB Nikola Krčmarević 13212210
9 MF India IND Seiminlen Doungel 19218210
11 MF India IND Prasanth K 12011010
17 MF Uganda UGA Kizito Keziron 14013010
18 MF India IND Sahal Abdul Samad 18117110
19 MF India IND Halicharan Narzary 12112100
20 MF India IND Deependra Negi 000000
22 MF India IND Zakeer Mundampara 605010
33 MF India IND Jithin MS 000000
34 MF India IND Suraj Rawat 202000
35 MF India IND Hrishi Dhath 000000
99 MF Ghana GHA Courage Pekuson 13113100
Forwards
10 FW Serbia SRB Slaviša Stojanović 21420410
10 FW Slovenia SVN Matej Poplatnik 17416410
13 FW India IND C.K. Vineeth 10210200
30 FW India IND Baoringdao Bodo 202000

Squad statistics

ISL Super Cup Total
Games played18119
Games won202
Games drawn909
Games lost718
Goals scored18018
Goals conceded28230
Goal difference−10−2−12
Clean sheets404
Yellow cards37138
Red cards213

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

Goalscorers

No. Pos. Nation Name ISL Super Cup Total
8MFSerbiaSlaviša Stojanović404
10MFSloveniaMatej Poplatnik404
6FWSerbiaNikola Krčmarević202
13MFIndiaC.K. Vineeth202
9MFIndiaSeiminlen Doungel202
19MFIndiaHalicharan Narzary101
18MFIndiaSahal Abdul Samad101
99MFGhanaCourage Pekuson101
Own Goal101
TOTAL18018

Clean sheets

No. Nation Name ISL Super Cup Total Games Played
2IndiaDheeraj Singh40414
TOTAL40419

Disciplinary record

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
39DFIndiaLalruatthara501000501
15DFIndiaAnas Edathodika000001001
22MFIndiaZakeer Mundampara110000110
21DFIndiaSandesh Jhingan400000400
1GKIndiaDheeraj Singh300000300
18MFIndiaSahal Abdul Samad300100400
13MFIndiaC.K. Vineeth200000200
10FWSloveniaMatej Poplatnik200000200
7DFIndiaCyril Kali200000200
8MFSerbiaSlaviša Stojanović200000200
4DFSerbiaNemanja Lakić-Pešić200000200
6MFSerbiaNikola Krčmarević200000200
9MFIndiaSeiminlen Doungel200000200
19MFIndiaHalicharan Narzary100000100
23DFIndiaPritam Singh100000100
11MFIndiaPrasanth K100000100
17MFUgandaKizito Keziron100000100
5DFIndiaAbdul Hakku100000100
TOTAL35111013612

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 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 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 74'
Source Stadium: PAT 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

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
ISL 29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 1 March 2019 (2019-03-01) Matchday 1 18 2 9 7 18 28 −10 011.11
Super Cup 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
Total 19 2 9 8 18 30 −12 010.53

Last updated: 6 March 2019 (2019-03-06).
Source: Competitions

Indian Super League

Standings

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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundAHHAAHHAAHHAHAAHAH
ResultWDDDDLLLDDLLDLDWLD
Updated to match(es) played on 16 December 2018. Source: Matchday
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matchday

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 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

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