2015 Kerala Blasters FC season
The 2015 season was Kerala Blasters' second season in Hero Indian Super League since its inception in 2014. 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 team management appointed former England-U20 manager Peter Taylor as its new manager for the 2015 season after the departure of David James.[3]
2015 season | |||
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General Manager | Viren D'Silva | ||
Head Coach | Peter Taylor (until 1 November) Terry Phelan (from 1 November) | ||
Stadium | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | ||
Top goalscorer | Chris Dagnall (6) Antonio German (6) | ||
Highest home attendance | 62,013 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 32,313[1] | ||
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Players and staff
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Source: Indian Super League 2015
Coaching staff
Position | Name |
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Head coach | |
Assistant coach | |
Head of Grassroots Development | |
Goalkeeping Coach |
Transfers
In
Pre-Season
No. | Pos | Player | Transferred From | Fee | Date | Source |
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9 | ST | Free | 1 July 2015 | [4] | ||
17 | ST | Free | 1 July 2015 | |||
20 | ST | Free | 1 July 2015 | |||
8 | CM | Free | 3 August 2015 | [5] | ||
10 | LW | Free | 4 August 2015 | [6] | ||
23 | CB | Free | 18 August 2015 | [7] | ||
5 | CB | Free | 24 August 2015 | [8] | ||
43 | GK | Free | 24 August 2015 | [8] | ||
21 | ST | Free | 26 August 2015 | [9] | ||
6 | CB | Free | 28 August 2015 | [10] | ||
30 | LB | Free | 29 August 2015 | [11] | ||
99 | AM | Free | 6 August 2015 | [12] | ||
During the season
No. | Pos | Player | Transferred From | Fee | Date | Source |
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44 | CB | Free | 26 November 2015 | [13] | ||
Out
Pre-Season
No. | Pos | Player | Transferred To | Fee | Date | Source |
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9 | ST | Loan Return | 31 December 2014 | |||
12 | ST | Loan Return | 31 December 2014 | |||
32 | CB | Loan Return | 31 December 2014 | |||
44 | CB | Loan Return | 31 December 2014 | |||
14 | MF | Loan Return | 31 December 2014 | |||
16 | DF | Loan Return | 31 December 2014 | |||
29 | DF | Loan Return | 31 December 2014 | |||
30 | GK | Loan Return | 31 December 2014 | |||
70 | GK | Retired | 31 December 2014 | |||
13 | CM | Free Agent | Free | 1 January 2015 | ||
23 | RB | Free Agent | Free | 1 January 2015 | ||
27 | ST | Free | 1 January 2015 | |||
88 | ST | Free | 1 January 2015 | |||
18 | CM | Free | 15 January 2015 | [14] | ||
3 | LB | Free | 16 January 2015 | [15] | ||
21 | RM | Free | 5 February 2015 | |||
25 | CM | Free | 19 January 2015 | [16] | ||
22 | CB | Free | 25 January 2015 | |||
10 | ST | Free | 29 January 2015 | [17] | ||
8 | ST | Free | 17 March 2015 | [18] | ||
2 | RB | Free | 3 July 2015 | [19] | ||
7 | DM | Free | 10 July 2015 | |||
During the season
No. | Pos | Player | Transferred To | Fee | Date | Source |
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6 | CB | Free | 19 November 2015 | |||
10 | LW | Free Agent | Free | 26 November 2015 | [13] | |
9 | ST | Free | 23 December 2015 | [20] | ||
Loan in
Pre-Season
No. | Pos | Player | Loaned From | Start | End | Source |
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14 | DM | 1 July 2015 | 31 December 2015 | |||
16 | CB | 1 July 2015 | 31 December 2015 | |||
18 | CB | 1 July 2015 | 31 December 2015 | |||
22 | GK | 1 July 2015 | 31 December 2015 | |||
29 | LB | 1 July 2015 | 31 December 2015 | |||
7 | LM | 10 July 2015 | 31 December 2015 | |||
12 | CM | 10 July 2015 | 31 December 2015 | |||
13 | CM | 10 July 2015 | 31 December 2015 | |||
66 | DM | 10 July 2015 | 31 December 2015 | |||
During the season
No. | Pos | Player | Loaned From | Start | End | Source |
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2 | RB | 13 September 2015 | 31 December 2015 | |||
Loan Out
Pre-Season
No. | Pos | Player | Loaned To | Start | End | Source |
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6 | LM | 27 February 2015 | 30 June 2015 | [21] | ||
Pre-season
10 September 2015 Friendly | Kerala Blasters | 10-2 | KSEB | Thiruvananthapuram |
Stadium: Green Field Stadium |
22 September 2015 Friendly | Kerala Blasters | 7-0 | SBT | Thiruvananthapuram |
Official Facebook Post | Stadium: Green Field Stadium |
24 September 2015 Friendly | Kerala Blasters | 2-0 | Southern Samity | Thiruvananthapuram |
Stadium: Green Field Stadium |
26 September 2015 Friendly | Kerala Blasters | 0-0 | Southern Samity | Thiruvananthapuram |
Stadium: Green Field Stadium |
29 September 2015 Friendly | Kerala Blasters | 7-0 | AG's Office, Thiruvananthapuram | Thiruvananthapuram |
Report | Stadium: Green Field Stadium |
Indian Super League
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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4 | Delhi Dynamos | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 22 | 2015 Indian Super League Semi-final |
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 |
Updated to match(es) played on 6 December 2015. Source: Indian Super League standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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 |
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
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2015. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
6 October 2015 1 | Kerala Blasters | 3 – 1 | NorthEast United | Kochi |
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Carvalho Josu Rafi Watt Bywater |
Report | Hanghal Pradhan Vélez Silas |
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 |
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 Lara |
Report | Josu R.Singh Hossain Dagnall |
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 |
Report | Gadze |
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 62,087 |
22 October 2015 5 | Goa | 2 – 1 | Kerala Blasters | Goa |
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Sabrosa Moura Arnolin |
Report | Rafi Williams |
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 18,927 |
27 October 2015 6 | Pune City | 3 – 2 | Kerala Blasters | Pune |
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Uche Lyngdoh Tuncay |
Report | Rafi |
Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex |
31 October 2015 7 | Kerala Blasters | 1 – 1 | Chennaiyin | Kochi |
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Dagnall Perone |
Report | Elano M. Wadoo Mailson |
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 Watt Ahmed |
Report | Zokora |
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 40,125[22] |
10 November 2015 9 | Kerala Blasters | 2 – 3 | Atlético de Kolkata | Kochi |
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | German Hossain |
Report | Mohanraj Franco Izumi |
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 60,251[23] |
15 November 2015 10 | NorthEast United | 1 – 4 | Kerala Blasters | Guwahati |
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | López Hanghal Vélez |
Report | Dagnall Lobo Bywater Ramage Dey German |
Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium |
21 November 2015 11 | Chennaiyin | 4 – 1 | Kerala Blasters | Chennai |
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | D.Singh Mendoza Blasi |
Report | Hossain German |
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 Aguilera Čmovš Cristian Bustos |
Report | German |
Stadium: DY Patil Stadium Attendance: 25,317 |
Squad statistics
- As of Match played 3 December 2015[24]
Appearances and goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Indian Super League | ||||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||||
2 | DF | Rahul Bheke | 12 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | |||||||
4 | DF | Ramandeep Singh | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||||
5 | DF | Peter Ramage | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||||||
7 | MF | Cavin Lobo | 6 | 1 | 5+1 | 1 | |||||||
8 | MF | João Coimbra | 11 | 1 | 6+5 | 1 | |||||||
11 | MF | Ishfaq Ahmed | 7 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | |||||||
12 | MF | Shankar Sampingiraj | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |||||||
13 | MF | C.K. Vineeth | 9 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | |||||||
14 | MF | Mehtab Hossain | 13 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | |||||||
15 | DF | Sandesh Jhingan | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||||||
16 | DF | Gurwinder Singh | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |||||||
17 | FW | Manandeep Singh | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
18 | DF | Deepak Mondal | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
20 | FW | Mohammed Rafi | 9 | 4 | 7+2 | 4 | |||||||
21 | MF | Antonio German | 11 | 7 | 7+4 | 7 | |||||||
23 | DF | Bruno Perone | 10 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | |||||||
24 | GK | Sandip Nandy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
29 | DF | Saumik Dey | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||||||
30 | DF | Marcus Williams | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
43 | GK | Stephen Bywater | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||||||
44 | DF | Rodrigo Arroz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
66 | MF | Peter Carvalho | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
85 | MF | Pulga | 11 | 2 | 8+3 | 2 | |||||||
99 | MF | Josu | 11 | 1 | 9+2 | 1 | |||||||
Players who left Kerala Blasters due to injury during the season: | |||||||||||||
10 | FW | Sanchez Watt | 9 | 2 | 5+4 | 2 | |||||||
Players who left Kerala Blasters during the season: | |||||||||||||
6 | DF | Carlos Marchena | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
9 | FW | Chris Dagnall | 13 | 6 | 13 | 6 |
Goal scorers
Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Indian Super League | Total |
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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
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
- As of 29 November 2015
Pos | Date | Opponent | Stadium Attendance |
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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 |
References
- http://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/2015112913849-kerala-blasters-fc-vs-fc-goa
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