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2018–19 Kerala Blasters FC season

The 2018–19 season was the fifth season in Kerala Blasters FC's existence, as well as their fifth season in Indian Super League.

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

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

Players In edit

No. Position Player Last club Date Ref
1 GK   Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem   Indian Arrows 2 June 2018
15 DF   Anas Edathodika   Jamshedpur 8 June 2018 [3]
19 MF   Halicharan Narzary   NorthEast United 12 June 2018 [4]
_ DF   Abdul Nediyodath  NorthEast United 19 June 2018 [5]
32 GK   Naveen Kumar   Goa 25 June 2018 [6]
33 FW   Jithin MS   F.C. Kerala 27 June 2018 [7]
9 FW   Seiminlen Doungel  NorthEast United 29 June 2018 [8]
7 DF   Cyril Kali   Apollon Pontou 3 July 2018 [9]
8 FW   Slaviša Stojanović   Radnički Niš 6 July 2018 [10]
10 FW   Matej Poplatnik   Triglav Kranj 8 July 2018 [11]
22 MF   Zakeer Mundampara  Mumbai City 9 July 2018 [12]
26 MF   Nikola Krcmarevic  07 Vestur 24 August 2018 [13]
– MF   Jeakson Singh  Minerva Punjab 22 September 2018
30 FW   Baoringdao Bodo  Chennaiyin FC 24 January 2019

Players Out edit

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 [14]
31 DF   Rino Anto   Bengaluru 6 June 2018 Free [15]
19 MF   Siam Hanghal   Delhi Dynamos 11 June 2018 Free [16]
20 MF   Jackichand Singh   Goa 29 June 2018 Free [17]
– MF   Jeakson Singh   Indian Arrows 23 September 2018 Loan Out
13 FW   C. K. Vineeth   Chennaiyin FC 24 January 2019 Loan Out [18]
19 MF   Halicharan Narzary   Chennaiyin FC 24 January 2019 Loan Out [18]
32 GK   Naveen Kumar   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   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 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   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 edit

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

Disciplinary record edit

No. Pos. Nation Name ISL Super Cup Total
                 
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 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   0–6   Melbourne City Kochi, India
19:00 IST Source
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium
28 July 2018 Toyota Yaris LaLiga World Kerala Blasters   0–5  Girona FC Kochi, India
19:00 IST Source
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium
7 September 2018 Friendly Thonburi University   1–4   Kerala Blasters Bangkok, Thailand
15:00 IST
  • T. Punboonchu   85'
Stadium: Thonburi University Stadium, Thailand
12 September 2018 Friendly Port FC B   1–3   Kerala Blasters Bangkok, Thailand
15:00 IST
  • Ariya Pon   74'
 Source
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 edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview edit

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 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  −10 15 1 5 3 9 10  −1 1 4 4 9 18  −9

Last updated: 16 December 2018.
Source: Matchday

Results by round edit

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

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

  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". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  2. ^ "ISL 2018-19: Kerala Blasters sign Nelo Vingada as head coach". 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 November 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  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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  9. ^ "ISL: Kerala Blasters sign French defender Cyril Kali". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  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". 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". 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. ^ "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". Firstpost. 6 June 2018. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Delhi Dynamos signs midfielder Siam Hanghal". Sportstar. Press Trust of India. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Jackichand Singh signs for FC Goa". Sportstar. Press Trust of India. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  18. ^ a b "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.
  19. ^ "FC Goa sign Naveen Kumar for rest of ISL season". The Times of India. Press Trust of India. 20 January 2019. Archived from the original on 13 March 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

External links edit

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