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2015 Kerala Blasters FC season

The 2015 season was the second season in Kerala Blasters FC's existence, as well as their second season in Indian Super League. The club were the runner-up in the 2014 ISL tournament where they lost to Atlético de Kolkata 0–1 in the final.[2] The club appointed former England-U20 manager Peter Taylor as its new manager for the 2015 season after the departure of David James.[3]

Kerala Blasters
2015 season
General ManagerViren D'Silva
Head CoachPeter Taylor
(until 1 November)
Terry Phelan
(from 1 November)
StadiumJawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Top goalscorerChris Dagnall (6) Antonio German (6)
Highest home attendance62,013
Lowest home attendance32,313[1]
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Season overview edit

After the 2014 season, it was announced that David James would not return to the club as head coach and marquee player. On 12 May 2015 it was announced that former England U20 head coach Peter Taylor would take over as the Blasters head coach.[4] New foreign signings coming into the season included Peter Ramage, Stephen Bywater, Bruno Perone, Sanchez Watt, João Coimbra, and marquee signing Carlos Marchena.[5]

The first match of the season was played at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, with the Kerala Blasters hosting NorthEast United. The Kerala Blasters won 3–1 through goals from Josu, Mohammed Rafi, and Sanchez Watt.[6] However, the Blasters followed that victory drawing their next match against Mumbai City and then losing their next four matches which eventually led to the dismissal of Peter Taylor as head coach.[7] Assistant coach Trevor Morgan was in charge for one match before Terry Phelan was named head coach for the rest of the season.[8] Fortunes failed to change for the Kerala Blasters as the club ended their second season in last place, failing to qualify for the Indian Super League finals.[9]

Players and staff edit

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
2 MF   IND Rahul Bheke (on loan from East Bengal)
4 DF   IND Ramandeep Singh
5 DF   ENG Peter Ramage
7 MF   IND Cavin Lobo (on loan from East Bengal)
8 MF   POR João Coimbra
11 MF   IND Ishfaq Ahmed
12 MF   IND Shankar Sampingiraj (on loan from Bengaluru FC)
13 MF   IND C.K. Vineeth (on loan from Bengaluru FC)
14 MF   IND Mehtab Hossain (on loan from East Bengal)
15 DF   IND Sandesh Jhingan
16 DF   IND Gurwinder Singh (on loan from East Bengal)
17 FW   IND Manandeep Singh
18 DF   IND Deepak Mondal (on loan from East Bengal)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW   IND Mohammed Rafi
21 FW   ENG Antonio German
22 GK   IND Shilton Paul (on loan from Mohun Bagan)
23 DF   BRA Bruno Perone
24 GK   IND Sandip Nandy
29 DF   IND Saumik Dey (on loan from East Bengal)
30 DF   ENG Marcus Williams
43 GK   ENG Stephen Bywater
44 DF   BRA Rodrigo Arroz
66 MF   IND Peter Carvalho (on loan from Dempo S.C.)
85 MF   ESP Pulga
99 MF   ESP Josu
— DF   IND Nirmal Chettri

Source: Indian Super League 2015


Transfers edit

Main article: List of 2015 Indian Super League season roster changes

In edit

Pre-season edit

No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
9 ST   Chris Dagnall   Leyton Orient Free 1 July 2015 [10]
17 ST   Manandeep Singh   Delhi Dynamos Free 1 July 2015
20 ST   Mohammed Rafi   Mumbai F.C. Free 1 July 2015
8 CM   João Coimbra   Rapid București Free 3 August 2015 [11]
10 LW   Sanchez Watt   Colchester United Free 4 August 2015 [12]
23 CB   Bruno Perone   Grêmio Novorizontino Free 18 August 2015 [13]
5 CB   Peter Ramage   Crystal Palace Free 24 August 2015 [14]
43 GK   Stephen Bywater   Doncaster Rovers Free 24 August 2015 [14]
21 ST   Antonio German   Gillingham Free 26 August 2015 [15]
6 CB   Carlos Marchena   Deportivo La Coruña Free 28 August 2015 [16]
30 LB   Marcus Williams   Scunthorpe United Free 29 August 2015 [17]
99 AM   Josu   Górnik Łęczna Free 6 August 2015 [18]

During the season edit

No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
44 CB   Rodrigo Arroz   S.E.R. Caxias do Sul Free 26 November 2015 [19]

Out edit

Pre-season edit

No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
9 ST   Pedro Gusmão   Atlético Paranaense Loan Return 31 December 2014
12 ST   Chinadorai Sabeeth   Mohun Bagan Loan Return 31 December 2014
32 CB   Colin Falvey   Charleston Battery Loan Return 31 December 2014
44 CB   Erwin Spitzner   Atlético Paranaense Loan Return 31 December 2014
14 MF   Mehtab Hossain   East Bengal Loan Return 31 December 2014
16 DF   Gurwinder Singh   East Bengal Loan Return 31 December 2014
29 DF   Saumik Dey   East Bengal Loan Return 31 December 2014
30 GK   Luis Barreto   East Bengal Loan Return 31 December 2014
70 GK   David James Retired 31 December 2014
13 CM   Duleep Menon Free Agent Free 1 January 2015
23 RB   Avinabo Bag Free Agent Free 1 January 2015
27 ST   Andrew Barisic   Melbourne Knights Free 1 January 2015
88 ST   Milagres Gonsalves   Salgaocar F.C. Free 1 January 2015
18 CM   Penn Orji   Shillong Lajong Free 15 January 2015 [20]
3 LB   Jamie McAllister   Exeter City Free 16 January 2015 [21]
21 RM   Godwin Franco   Royal Wahingdoh Free 5 February 2015
25 CM   Stephen Pearson   Motherwell Free 19 January 2015 [22]
22 CB   Raphaël Romey   FC Istres Free 25 January 2015
10 ST   Iain Hume   Tranmere Rovers Free 29 January 2015 [23]
8 ST   Michael Chopra   Alloa Athletic Free 17 March 2015 [24]
2 RB   Cédric Hengbart   NorthEast United Free 3 July 2015 [25]
7 DM   Sushanth Mathew   FC Pune City Free 10 July 2015

During the season edit

No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
6 CB   Carlos Marchena   CD Gerena Free 19 November 2015
10 LW   Sanchez Watt Free Agent Free 26 November 2015 [26]
9 ST   Chris Dagnall   Hibernian F.C. Free 23 December 2015 [27]

Loan in edit

Pre-season edit

No. Pos Player Loaned From Start End Source
14 DM   Mehtab Hossain   East Bengal 1 July 2015 31 December 2015
16 CB   Gurwinder Singh   East Bengal 1 July 2015 31 December 2015
18 CB   Deepak Mondal   East Bengal 1 July 2015 31 December 2015
22 GK   Shilton Paul   Mohun Bagan 1 July 2015 31 December 2015
29 LB   Saumik Dey   East Bengal 1 July 2015 31 December 2015
7 LM   Cavin Lobo   East Bengal 10 July 2015 31 December 2015
12 CM   Shankar Sampingiraj   Bengaluru 10 July 2015 31 December 2015
13 CM   C.K. Vineeth   Bengaluru 10 July 2015 31 December 2015
66 DM   Peter Carvalho   Dempo S.C. 10 July 2015 31 December 2015

During the season edit

No. Pos Player Loaned From Start End Source
2 RB   Rahul Bheke   East Bengal 13 September 2015 31 December 2015

Loan Out edit

Pre-season edit

No. Pos Player Loaned To Start End Source
6 LM   Renedy Singh   CSKA Sofia 27 February 2015 30 June 2015 [28]

Pre-season edit

10 September 2015 (2015-09-10) Friendly Kerala Blasters 10-2 KSEB FC Thiruvananthapuram
Stadium: Green Field Stadium
22 September 2015 (2015-09-22) Friendly Kerala Blasters 7-0 SBT Thiruvananthapuram
Official Facebook Post Stadium: Green Field Stadium
24 September 2015 (2015-09-24) Friendly Kerala Blasters 2-0 Southern Samity Thiruvananthapuram
Stadium: Green Field Stadium
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) Friendly Kerala Blasters 0-0 Southern Samity Thiruvananthapuram
Stadium: Green Field Stadium
29 September 2015 (2015-09-29) Friendly Kerala Blasters 7-0 AG's Office, Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram
Report Stadium: Green Field Stadium

Indian Super League edit

Main article: 2015 Indian Super League season

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Delhi Dynamos 14 6 4 4 18 20 −2 22 Advance to ISL Play-offs
5 NorthEast United 14 6 2 6 18 23 −5 20
6 Mumbai City 14 4 4 6 16 26 −10 16
7 Pune City 14 4 3 7 17 23 −6 15
8 Kerala Blasters 14 3 4 7 22 27 −5 13
Source: Indian Super League standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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
14 3 4 7 22 27  −5 13 2 2 3 9 11  −2 1 2 4 13 16  −3

Last updated: 3 December 2015.
Source: Matches

Results by round edit

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GroundHHAHAAHHHAAAHA
ResultWDLLLLDWLWLDLD
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2015. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

6 October 2015 1 Kerala Blasters 3 – 1 NorthEast United Kochi
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Carvalho   37'
Josu   49'
Rafi   68'
Watt   71'
Bywater   90+7'		 Report Hanghal   21'
Pradhan   54'
Vélez   82'
Silas   83'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 60,017
Referee: Ramaswamy Srikrishna
10 October 2015 2 Kerala Blasters 0 – 0 Mumbai City Kochi
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Report Bertin   52' Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 61,483
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee
13 October 2015 3 Atlético de Kolkata 2 – 1 Kerala Blasters Kolkata
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Izumi   6'
Lara   53'		 Report Josu   44'
R.Singh   46'
Hossain   63'   89'
Dagnall   80'		 Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 61,237
18 October 2015 4 Kerala Blasters 0 – 1 Delhi Dynamos Kochi
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Vineeth   82' Report Gadze   87' Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 62,087
22 October 2015 5 Goa 2 – 1 Kerala Blasters Goa
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Sabrosa   40'
Moura   45+1'  89'
Arnolin   83'		 Report Rafi   24'
Williams   44'		 Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 18,927
27 October 2015 6 Pune City 3 – 2 Kerala Blasters Pune
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Uche   16', 23'
Lyngdoh   60'
Tuncay   72'		 Report Rafi   1', 30' Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
31 October 2015 7 Kerala Blasters 1 – 1 Chennaiyin Kochi
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Dagnall   46'
Perone   75'		 Report Elano   34' (pen.)
M. Wadoo   59'
Mailson   63'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 47,852
4 November 2015 8 Kerala Blasters 2 – 0 Pune City Kochi
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Dagnall   45+1'
Watt   60'
Ahmed   73'		 Report Zokora   59' Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 40,125
10 November 2015 9 Kerala Blasters 2 – 3 Atlético de Kolkata Kochi
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) German   42' (pen.), 85'
Hossain   52'		 Report Mohanraj   28'  68'
Franco   41'
Izumi   84', 90+3'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 60,251[29]
15 November 2015 10 NorthEast United 1 – 4 Kerala Blasters Guwahati
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) López   40'
Hanghal   59'
Vélez   90+1'		 Report Dagnall   1', 76'  59'
Lobo   21'
Bywater   28'
Ramage  31'
Dey  45+3'
German   75'		 Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
21 November 2015 11 Chennaiyin 4 – 1 Kerala Blasters Chennai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) D.Singh   4'   69'
Mendoza   16', 80', 81'
Blasi   89'		 Report Hossain   69'
German   90'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 20,483
26 November 2015 12 Mumbai City 1 – 1 Kerala Blasters Mumbai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Subrata Pal   41'
Aguilera   25'
Čmovš   61'
Cristian Bustos   79'		 Report German   88' Stadium: DY Patil Stadium
Attendance: 25,317
29 November 2015 13 Kerala Blasters 1 – 5 Goa Kochi
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Pulga   2'
Josu   45'		 Report Jofre   12'
Reinaldo   29', 50', 61'
Mandar   64'
Léo Moura   82'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 32,313
3 December 2015 14 Delhi Dynamos 3 – 3 Kerala Blasters Delhi
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Marmentini   7'
Nabi   40'
Greene   57'
S.Singh		 Report Dagnall   9'
Coimbra   30'
Jhingan   31'
German   39'
Hossain   48'
Ahmed   75'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

Squad statistics edit

As of Match played 3 December 2015[30]

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Indian Super League
Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF   IND Rahul Bheke 12 0 11+1 0
4 DF   IND Ramandeep Singh 1 0 0+1 0
5 DF   ENG Peter Ramage 14 0 14 0
7 MF   IND Cavin Lobo 6 1 5+1 1
8 MF   POR João Coimbra 11 1 6+5 1
11 MF   IND Ishfaq Ahmed 7 0 2+5 0
12 MF   IND Shankar Sampingiraj 3 0 2+1 0
13 MF   IND C.K. Vineeth 9 0 3+6 0
14 MF   IND Mehtab Hossain 13 0 12+1 0
15 DF   IND Sandesh Jhingan 10 0 10 0
16 DF   IND Gurwinder Singh 3 0 2+1 0
17 FW   IND Manandeep Singh 2 0 2 0
18 DF   IND Deepak Mondal 2 0 2 0
20 FW   IND Mohammed Rafi 9 4 7+2 4
21 MF   ENG Antonio German 11 7 7+4 7
23 DF   BRA Bruno Perone 10 0 7+3 0
24 GK   IND Sandip Nandy 2 0 2 0
29 DF   IND Saumik Dey 8 0 8 0
30 DF   ENG Marcus Williams 5 0 5 0
43 GK   ENG Stephen Bywater 12 0 12 0
44 DF   BRA Rodrigo Arroz 1 0 1 0
66 MF   IND Peter Carvalho 2 0 2 0
85 MF   ESP Pulga 11 2 8+3 2
99 MF   ESP Josu 11 1 9+2 1
Players who left Kerala Blasters due to injury during the season:
10 FW   ENG Sanchez Watt 9 2 5+4 2
Players who left Kerala Blasters during the season:
6 DF   ESP Carlos Marchena 1 0 1 0
9 FW   ENG Chris Dagnall 13 6 13 6

Goal scorers edit

Place Position Nation Number Name Indian Super League Total
1 FW   21 Antonio German 6 6
FW   9 Chris Dagnall 6 6
3 FW   20 Mohammed Rafi 4 4
4 FW   10 Sanchez Watt 2 2
5 MF   99 Josu 1 1
MF   7 Cavin Lobo 1 1
MF   85 Pulga 1 1
MF   8 João Coimbra 1 1
TOTALS 22 22

Disciplinary record edit

Number Nation Position Name Indian Super League Total
       
4   DF Ramandeep Singh 1 0 1 0
5   DF Peter Ramage 2 0 1 0
9   FW Chris Dagnall 1 0 1 0
11   MF Ishfaq Ahmed 2 0 2 0
13   MF C.K. Vineeth 1 0 1 0
14   MF Mehtab Hossain 5 1 5 1
15   DF Sandesh Jhingan 1 0 1 0
23   DF Bruno Perone 0 1 0 1
29   DF Saumik Dey 1 0 1 0
30   DF Marcus Williams 1 0 1 0
43   GK Stephen Bywater 2 0 2 0
66   MF Peter Carvalho 1 0 1 0
99   MF Josù 1 1 1 1
TOTALS 19 3 19 3

Home Stadium Attendances edit

As of 29 November 2015
Pos Date Opponent Stadium Attendance
1 6 Oct 2015 NorthEast United FC 60,017
2 10 Oct 2015 Mumbai City FC 61,483
3 18 Oct 2015 Delhi Dynamos FC 62,013
4 31 Oct 2015 Chennaiyin FC 47,852
5 4 Nov 2015 FC Pune City 40,125
6 10 Nov 2015 Atlético de Kolkata 60,251
7 29 Nov 2015 FC Goa 32,313

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