2015 Kerala Blasters FC season

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]
Average home league attendance52,008[2]

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.[3] The club appointed former England-U20 manager Peter Taylor as its new manager for the 2015 season after the departure of David James.[4]

Season overview

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.[5] New foreign signings coming into the season included Peter Ramage, Stephen Bywater, Bruno Perone, Sanchez Watt, João Coimbra, and marquee signing Carlos Marchena.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8] Assistant coach Trevor Morgan was in charge for one match before Terry Phelan was named head coach for the rest of the season.[9] 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.[10]

Players and staff

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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

In

Pre-season

No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
9 ST Chris Dagnall Leyton Orient Free 1 July 2015 [11]
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 [12]
10 LW Sanchez Watt Colchester United Free 4 August 2015 [13]
23 CB Bruno Perone Grêmio Novorizontino Free 18 August 2015 [14]
5 CB Peter Ramage Crystal Palace Free 24 August 2015 [15]
43 GK Stephen Bywater Doncaster Rovers Free 24 August 2015 [15]
21 ST Antonio German Gillingham Free 26 August 2015 [16]
6 CB Carlos Marchena Deportivo La Coruña Free 28 August 2015 [17]
30 LB Marcus Williams Scunthorpe United Free 29 August 2015 [18]
99 AM Josu Górnik Łęczna Free 6 August 2015 [19]

During the season

No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
44 CB Rodrigo Arroz S.E.R. Caxias do Sul Free 26 November 2015 [20]

Out

Pre-season

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 [21]
3 LB Jamie McAllister Exeter City Free 16 January 2015 [22]
21 RM Godwin Franco Royal Wahingdoh Free 5 February 2015
25 CM Stephen Pearson Motherwell Free 19 January 2015 [23]
22 CB Raphaël Romey FC Istres Free 25 January 2015
10 ST Iain Hume Tranmere Rovers Free 29 January 2015 [24]
8 ST Michael Chopra Alloa Athletic Free 17 March 2015 [25]
2 RB Cédric Hengbart NorthEast United Free 3 July 2015 [26]
7 DM Sushanth Mathew FC Pune City Free 10 July 2015

During the season

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 [27]
9 ST Chris Dagnall Hibernian F.C. Free 23 December 2015 [28]

Loan in

Pre-season

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

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

Loan Out

Pre-season

No. Pos Player Loaned To Start End Source
6 LM Renedy Singh CSKA Sofia 27 February 2015 30 June 2015 [29]

Pre-season

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
29 September 2015 (2015-09-29) 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
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

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

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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

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[30]
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

As of Match played 3 December 2015[31]

Appearances and goals

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

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

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
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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