2018–19 Kerala Blasters FC season

The 2018–19 season is Kerala Blasters's fifth season since its establishment in 2014 and their fifth season in the 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

Indian Super League
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
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

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  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
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 United12 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. Kerala27 June 2018[7][8]
9 FW Seiminlen Doungel NorthEast United29 June 2018[9]
7 DF Cyril Kali Apollon Pontou3 July 2018[10]
8 FW Slaviša Stojanović Radnički Niš6 July 2018[11]
10 FW Matej Poplatnik Triglav Kranj8 July 2018[12]
22 MF Zakeer Mundampara Mumbai City9 July 2018[13]
26 MF Nikola Krcmarevic 07 Vestur24 August 2018[14]
– MF Jeakson Singh Minerva Punjab22 September 2018
30 FW Baoringdao Bodo Chennaiyin FC24 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 [15]
31 DF Rino Anto Bengaluru 6 June 2018 Free [16]
19 MF Siam Hanghal Delhi Dynamos 11 June 2018 Free [17]
20 MF Jackichand Singh Goa 29 June 2018 Free [18]
– MF Jeakson Singh Indian Arrows 23 September 2018 Loan Out
13 FW C. K. Vineeth Chennaiyin FC 24 January 2019 Loan Out [19]
19 MF Halicharan Narzary Chennaiyin FC 24 January 2019 Loan Out [19]
32 GK Naveen Kumar FC Goa 24 January 2019 Loan Out [20]

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalISLSuper Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Dheeraj Singh 14013010
25 GK Sujith Sasikumar 000000
32 GK Naveen Kumar 505000
Defenders
4 DF Nemanja Lakić-Pešić 15014010
5 DF Abdul Hakku 202000
7 DF Cyril Kali 14014000
12 DF Mohammad Rakip 12011010
15 DF Anas Edathodika 908010
21 DF Sandesh Jhingan 19018010
23 DF Pritam Singh 605010
39 DF Lalruatthara 12012000
Midfielders
6 MF Nikola Krčmarević 13212210
9 MF Seiminlen Doungel 19218210
11 MF Prasanth K 12011010
17 MF Kizito Keziron 14013010
18 MF Sahal Abdul Samad 18117110
19 MF Halicharan Narzary 12112100
20 MF Deependra Negi 000000
22 MF Zakeer Mundampara 605010
33 MF Jithin MS 000000
34 MF Suraj Rawat 202000
35 MF Hrishi Dhath 000000
99 MF Courage Pekuson 13113100
Forwards
8 FW Slaviša Stojanović 17416410
10 FW Matej Poplatnik 17416410
13 FW C.K. Vineeth 10210200
30 FW 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
8MFSlaviša Stojanović404
10MFMatej Poplatnik404
6FWNikola Krčmarević202
13MFC.K. Vineeth202
9MFSeiminlen Doungel202
19MFHalicharan Narzary101
18MFSahal Abdul Samad101
99MFCourage Pekuson101
Own Goal101
TOTAL18018

Clean sheets
No. Nation Name ISL Super Cup Total Games Played
2Dheeraj Singh40414
TOTAL40419

Disciplinary record
No. Pos. Nation Name ISL Super Cup Total
39DFLalruatthara501000501
15DFAnas Edathodika000001001
22MFZakeer Mundampara110000110
21DFSandesh Jhingan400000400
1GKDheeraj Singh300000300
18MFSahal Abdul Samad300100400
13MFC.K. Vineeth200000200
10FWMatej Poplatnik200000200
7DFCyril Kali200000200
8MFSlaviša Stojanović200000200
4DFNemanja Lakić-Pešić200000200
6MFNikola Krčmarević200000200
9MFSeiminlen Doungel200000200
19MFHalicharan Narzary100000100
23DFPritam Singh100000100
11MFPrasanth K100000100
17MFKizito Keziron100000100
5DFAbdul 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 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

  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

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

 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

References
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  2. "ISL 2018–19: Kerala Blasters sign Nelo Vingada as head coach". Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  3. "Anas Edathodika:Finally, I'm getting the chance to wear Kerala Blasters' yellow". www.espn.in. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
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  5. "Abdul Nediyodath signs for Kerala Blasters". Kerala Blasters FC (Twitter).
  6. "Naveen Kumar signs for Kerala Blasters". Kerala Blasters FC (Twitter).
  7. "Jithin M.S. signs for Kerala Blasters". Kerala Blasters FC (Twitter).
  8. Rajan, Adwaidh (27 June 2018). "Jithin MS becomes Kerala's first football player to sign for a club receiving transfer fee". New Indian Express. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  9. "Seminlen Doungel signs for Kerala Blasters". Kerala Blasters FC (Twitter).
  10. "Cyril Kali signs for Kerala Blasters". Kerala Blasters FC (Twitter).
  11. "Slaviša Stojanović signs for Kerala Blasters". Kerala Blasters FC (Twitter).
  12. "Matej Poplatnik signs for Kerala Blasters". Kerala Blasters FC (Twitter).
  13. "Zakeer Mundampara signs for Kerala Blasters". Kerala Blasters FC (Twitter).
  14. "Kerala Blasters sign Nikola Krcmarevic to boost midfield". indiansuperleague.
  15. "Subhasish Roy Chowdhary signs for Jamshedpur". Jamshedpur FC (Twitter).
  16. "Rino Anto signs for Bengaluru". Bengaluru FC (Twitter).
  17. "Siam Hanghal signs for Delhi Dynamos". Delhi Dynamos FC (Twitter).
  18. "Jackichand Singh signs for FC Goa". FC Goa (Twitter).
  19. "Chennaiyin FC sign CK Vineeth and Halicharan Narzary on loan from Kerala Blasters". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  20. "FC Goa sign Naveen Kumar for rest of ISL season". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
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