2019–20 Kerala Blasters FC season
7th | ||||
Super Cup | Tournament Suspended | |||
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Top goalscorer | League: Bartholomew Ogbeche (15 goals) All: Bartholomew Ogbeche (15 goals) | |||
Highest home attendance | 36,298 Kerala Blasters 2–1 ATK (20 October 2019) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 7,754 Kerala Blasters 2–1 Bengaluru (15 February 2020) | |||
Average home league attendance | 17,500 | |||
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The 2019–20 season was the sixth season in Kerala Blasters FC's existence, as well as their sixth season in Indian Super League.[1][2]
Review and events
Indian Super League
Kerala Blasters started their 2019–20 Hero Indian Super League campaign with 2 consecutive home matches. They managed to come back for a 2–1 victory over ATK in the inaugural match,[3] but lost against Mumbai City in very next match by conceding a late goal.
They continued their winless run after the first match, by losing their first away match of the season against Hyderabad FC after took lead and a goal less draw against Odisha FC. In this match, most of the time they played with 6 local players and only 2 foreign players because of injuries. During the international break after the match, they signed Vlatko Drobarov as a replacement for injured Jairo Rodrigues.
Kerala Blasters managed to climb to 6th position on the table after winning by their highest margin till the date of 5–1 against Hyderabad FC. They also defeated their rivals Bengaluru FC and ATK. Their last match in the season was against Odisha FC which ended in 4-4. This was the highest scoring match in the history of ISL till that date. Finally, the Blasters ended their season by finishing in 7th place in the table.
Players
First-team squad
- As of 2 December 2019
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
Transfers in
Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 May 2019 | MF | 40 | Zayed Bin Waleed | Free Agent
|
None | [4] |
29 May 2019 | MF | 6 | Mario Arqués | Jamshedpur FC | None | [5] |
1 June 2019 | FW | 10 | Bartholomew Ogbeche | NorthEast United | None | [6] |
1 June 2019 | MF | 17 | Rahul KP
|
Indian Arrows | None | [7] |
12 June 2019 | MF | 22 | Sergio Cidoncha | Jamshedpur FC | None | [8] |
1 July 2019 | DF | 51 | Gianni Zuiverloon | Delhi Dynamos
|
None | [9] |
3 July 2019 | GK | 42 | Shibinraj Kunniyil | Gokulam Kerala
|
Undisclosed | [10] |
10 July 2019 | GK | 1 | Bilal Khan | Real Kashmir | None | [11] |
17 July 2019 | MF | 7 | Moustapha Gning
|
SD Ejea | None | [12] |
24 July 2019 | GK | 13 | Rehenesh TP
|
NorthEast United | None | [13] |
31 July 2019 | MF | 30 | Arjun Jayaraj | Gokulam Kerala
|
Undisclosed | [10] |
7 August 2019 | MF | 15 | Darren Caldeira | Mohun Bagan A.C.
|
None | [14] |
14 August 2019 | DF | 14 | Jessel Carneiro | Dempo S.C.
|
None | [15] |
17 August 2019 | MF | 8 | Seityasen Singh | NorthEast United | None | [16] |
21 August 2019 | DF | 3 | Jairo Rodrigues
|
Persela Lamongan | None | [17] |
24 August 2019 | FW | 28 | Raphaël Messi Bouli
|
Foolad F.C. | None | [18] |
28 August 2019 | FW | 20 | Mohammad Rafi
|
Chennaiyin | None | [19] |
2 September 2019 | MF | 23 | Samuel Lalmuanpuia | Shillong Lajong | None | [20] |
18 October 2019 | DF | 4 | Raju Gaikwad | Jamshedpur | None | [21] |
22 November 2019 | DF | 9 | Vlatko Drobarov | Belasica | None | [22] |
Loan return
Position | No. | Player | From club |
---|---|---|---|
MF | 19 | Halicharan Narzary | Chennaiyin FC |
MF | 55 | Jeakson Singh
|
Indian Arrows |
FW | 13 | C. K. Vineeth | Chennaiyin FC |
Transfers Out
Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 March 2019 | DM | 7 | Cyril Kali | Panserraikos F.C. | Released | |
1 March 2019 | DM | 6 | Nikola Krcmarevic
|
Kerala Blasters (B)
|
Released | |
1 March 2019 | DF | 4 | Nemanja Lakić-Pešić | FK Voždovac | Released | |
1 March 2019 | MF | 99 | Courage Pekuson | Kerala Blasters (B)
|
Released | |
1 March 2019 | MF | 8 | Slaviša Stojanović | Kerala Blasters (B)
|
None | |
1 March 2019 | MF | 17 | Kizito Keziron | KCCA FC
|
Released | |
1 June 2019 | MF | 9 | Seiminlen Doungel | Goa | None | |
9 June 2019 | GK | 1 | Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem
|
ATK | None | |
1 July 2019 | DF | 15 | Anas Edathodika | ATK | None | |
17 July 2019 | MF | 22 | Zakeer Mundampara | — | Released | |
26 August 2019 | FW | 13 | C.K. Vineeth
|
Jamshedpur | Released | |
2 September 2019 | MF | 45 | Deependra Negi | Hyderabad | Released |
Loans out
Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 August 2018 | End of season | FW | — | Shaiborlang Kharpan | Ozone FC
|
None | – |
25 June 2019 | End of season | MF | — | Nongdamba Naorem
|
Mohun Bagan
|
None | – |
31 July 2019 | End of season | FW | 10 | Matej Poplatnik | Kaposvári Rákóczi FC | None | [23] |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Cancelled
The
The team traveled to UAE on September 4 and played one game vs
The club was scheduled to face
12 September 2019 Friendly | Ajman | – | Kerala Blasters | Ajman,
UAE |
19:30(7:30) IST | Match Cancelled [1] | Stadium: Ajman Stadium |
20 September 2019 Friendly | Ras Al-Khaimah ,
UAE | |||
19:30(7:30) IST | Match Cancelled [2] | Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium |
Competitions
Win Draw Loss
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
ISL
|
20 October 2019 | 23 February 2020 | Matchday 1 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 22.22 |
Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |||
Total | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 22.22 |
Last updated: 16 March 2020
Source: Competitions
Indian Super League
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | Mumbai City | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 26 |
6 | Odisha | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 25 |
7 | Kerala Blasters | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 19 |
8 | Jamshedpur | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 18 |
9 | NorthEast United | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 30 | −14 | 14 |
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
- 2019–20 Indian Super League regular season 3rd place (behind FC Goa, which qualified for the 2021 AFC Champions League, and ATK), will qualify as India 3.[28]
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 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | −5 |
Last updated: 16 March 2020.
Source: Matchday
League Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matchday
20 October 2019 1 | Kerala Blasters | 2–1 | ATK | Kochi |
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Gnig 90' |
Report | McHugh 6' Rane 15' Hernández 70' Agus 88' |
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 36,298 Referee: Srikrishna Man of the Match: Ogbeche (Kerala) |
24 October 2019 2 | Kerala Blasters | 0–1 | Mumbai City | Kochi |
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | 64' | Report | 82' | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 28,445 Referee: L Ajithkumar Metei Man of the Match: Chermiti (Mumbai) |
2 November 2019 3 | Hyderabad | 2–1 | Kerala Blasters | Hyderabad |
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Marcelinho 81' 83' |
Report | 90+1' | Stadium: Marcelinho (Hyderabad) |
8 November 2019 4 | Kerala Blasters | 0–0 | Odisha | Kochi |
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Report | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 20,107 Referee: Srikrishna Man of the Match: Cido (Kerala) |
23 November 2019 5 | Bengaluru | 1–0 | Kerala Blasters | Bangalore |
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | 55' | Report | 72' | Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 27,083 Referee: Ranjit Bakshi Man of the Match: Chhetri (Bengaluru) |
1 December 2019 6 | Kerala Blasters | 2–2 | Goa | Kochi |
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Messi 59' |
Report | Fall 41' 52' Fernandes 45' Bedia 62' Rodrigues 90+2' |
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 21,157 Referee: Crystal John Man of the Match: Rodrigues (Goa) |
5 December 2019 7 | Mumbai City | 1–1 | Kerala Blasters | Mumbai |
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Fernandes 24' Borges 44' Chermiti 77' |
Report | Messi 75' |
Stadium: Jeakson (Kerala) |
13 December 2019 8 | Kerala Blasters | 2–2 | Jamshedpur | Kochi |
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | ) | Report | Passi 27' Piti 38' (pen.) Vineeth 71' |
Stadium: Messi (Kerala) |
20 December 2019 9 | Chennaiyin | 3–1 | Kerala Blasters | Chennai |
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Schembri 4' Chhangte 30' Valskis 40' Singh 44' Sabiá 52' 90+3' Kaith 83' |
Report | Ogbeche 15' 37' | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 11,597 Referee: Om Prakash Thakur Man of the Match: Chhangte (Chennaiyin) |
28 December 2019 10 | Kerala Blasters | 1–1 | Northeast United | Kochi |
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Seityasen 38' Ogbeche 43' (pen.) Gaikwad 45' Jessel 52' |
Report | Lalengmawia 62' |
Stadium: Arques (Kerala) |
5 January 2020 11 | Kerala Blasters | 5–1 | Hyderabad | Kochi |
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | 88' | Report | 62' | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 9,856 Referee: Crystal John Man of the Match: Ogbeche (Kerala) |
12 January 2020 12 | ATK | 0–1 | Kerala Blasters | Kolkata |
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Javi 39' Mandi 89' |
Report | 90+' | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 22336 Referee: L Ajithkumar Metei Man of the Match: Narzary (Kerala) |
19 January 2020 13 | Jamshedpur | 3–2 | Kerala Blasters | Jamshedpur |
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Joyner 1' Acosta 39' 78' Castel 75' (pen.) Ogbeche 87' (OG) |
45' 56' | Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex Attendance: 18,753 Referee: Crystal John Man of the Match: Castel (Jamshedpur) |
26 January 2020 14 | Goa | 3–2 | Kerala Blasters | Goa |
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Boumous 26' 83' 85' Jackichand 45' Brandon 83' Jahouh 88' |
82' | Stadium: (Goa) |
1 February 2020 15 | Kerala Blasters | 3–6 | Chennaiyin | Kochi |
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Messi 57' |
Crivellaro 39' 45' Valskis 45' 90' Thapa 57' Chhangte 59' 80' |
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 9084 Referee: Umesh Bora Man of the Match: Chhangte (Chennai) |
9 February 2020 16 | Kerala Blasters | 0–0 | Northeast United | Guwahati |
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Gning 90' |
Milan 12' Pradhan 21' Vaz 44' Gallego 81' |
Stadium: Lalengmawia (NorthEast) |
15 February 2020 17 | Kerala Blasters | 2–1 | Bengaluru | Kochi |
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | 90+' | Brown 16' 42' Serrán 45+' |
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 7754 Referee: L Ajithkumar Metei Man of the Match: Ogbeche (Kerala) |
23 February 2020 18 | Bhuvaneshwar | |||
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Onwu 2' 37' 57' 81' Das 16' Guedes 44' (pen.) 53' Bora 84' Dorronsoro 90' Tébar 90+' |
85' | Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 6234 Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar Man of the Match: Onwu (Odisha) |
Statistics
- As of 17 March 2020.[29]
Squad appearances and goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Super League |
Others | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||
1 | GK | IND | Bilal Khan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | GK | IND | TP Rehenesh
|
13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
42 | GK | IND | Shibin Raj Kunniyil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defenders | |||||||||
2 | DF | IND | Mohammad Rakip | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | DF | BRA | Jairo Rodrigues | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | DF | IND | Jessel Carneiro | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | DF | IND | Raju Gaikwad | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | DF | IND | Pritam Singh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | DF | IND | Abdul Hakku
|
11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | DF | MKD | Vlatko Drobarov | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
39 | DF | IND | Lalruatthara | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
51 | DF | NED | Gianni Zuiverloon | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Midfielders | |||||||||
6 | MF | ESP | Mario Arques
|
6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | MF | SEN | Moustapha Gning
|
13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | MF | IND | Seityasen Singh | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
11 | MF | IND | Prashanth K | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | MF | IND | Darren Caldeira | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | MF | IND | Rahul KP
|
8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
18 | MF | IND | Sahal Abdul Samad | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | MF | IND | Halicharan Narzary | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
22 | MF | ESP | Sergio Cidoncha | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
27 | MF | IND | Samuel Lalmuanpuia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
55 | MF | IND | Jeakson Singh
|
13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Forwards | |||||||||
10 | FW | NGA | Bartholomew Ogbeche | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
20 | FW | IND | Mohammad Rafi
|
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28 | FW | CMR | Raphaël Messi Bouli
|
17 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Squad statistics
League
|
Others | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Games Played | 18 | 0 | 18 |
Games Won | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Games Drawn | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Games Lost | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Goals Scored | 29 | 0 | 29 |
Goals conceded | 32 | 0 | 32 |
Goal Difference | -3 | 0 | -3 |
Clean Sheets | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Goals by Substitutes | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yellow Cards | 41 | 0 | 41 |
Red Cards | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Players Used: Kerala Blasters has used a total of 24 different players in all competitions.
Goalscorers
Rank | No. | Pos. | Nation | Name | League
|
Others | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 10 | FW | Bartholomew Ogbeche | 15 | 0 | 15 | |
2 | 28 | FW | Raphaël Messi Bouli |
8 | 0 | 8 | |
3 | 19 | MF |
Halicharan Narzary | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
17 | MF |
Rahul KP |
1 | 0 | 1 | ||
8 | MF |
Seityasen Singh | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
22 | MF |
Sergio Cidoncha | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
33 | DF | Vlatko Drobarov | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
TOTAL | 29 | 0 | 29 |
Assists
Note: This list features only the top 5 players with most assists in the season
Rank | Pos. | Nation | Name | League
|
Others | Total Appearance | Total Assists |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | DF | Jessel Carneiro | 5 | 0 | 18 | 5 | |
2 | MF |
Sergio Cidoncha | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | |
3 | DF | Gianni Zuiverloon | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
4 | MF |
Halicharan Narzary | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
5 | MF |
Sahal Samad | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
Clean sheets
No. | Nation | Name | League
|
Others | Total Clean Sheets | Games Played |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bilal Khan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
13 | Rehenesh TP |
2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | |
TOTAL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
Disciplinary record
No. | Pos. | Nation | Name | League
|
Others | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | DF | Jairo Rodrigues | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | MF |
Moustapha Gning |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | DF | Mohammad Rakip | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
24 | DF | Abdul Hakku |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
28 | FW | Messi Bouli |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
18 | MF |
Sahal Samad | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
33 | DF | Vlatko Drobarov | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
22 | MF |
Sergio Cidoncha | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
55 | MF |
Jeakson Singh |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
51 | DF | Gianni Zuiverloon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | MF |
Mario Arques |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | MF |
Seityasen Singh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Raju Gaikwad | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | FW | Bartholomew Ogbeche | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
14 | DF | Jessel Carneiro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | MF |
K Prasanth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
39 | DF | Lalruatthara | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
17 | MF |
Rahul KP |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
1 | GK | Bilal Khan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
TOTAL | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 0 |
See also
- 2019–20 I-League 2nd Division
- 2019–20 Kerala Premier League
- 2019–20 in Indian football
- 2019–20 Indian Super League season
- I-League 2nd Division
- Indian Super League
- Kerala Blasters FC Reserves
- Kerala Blasters FC
- Kerala Premier League
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