2015 Kerala Blasters FC season

Kerala Blasters
2015 season
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]
Home colours
Away colours
← 2014

The 2015 season will be 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]

Players and staff

Squad

As of 31 December 2015.[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
4 India DF Ramandeep Singh
7 India MF Cavin Lobo (on loan from East Bengal)
8 Portugal MF João Coimbra
11 India MF Ishfaq Ahmed
12 India MF Shankar Sampingiraj (on loan from Bengaluru FC)
13 India MF C.K. Vineeth (on loan from Bengaluru FC)
14 India MF Mehtab Hossain (on loan from East Bengal)
15 India DF Sandesh Jhingan
16 India DF Gurwinder Singh (on loan from East Bengal)
17 India FW Manandeep Singh
18 India DF Deepak Mondal
20 India FW Mohammed Rafi
No. Position Player
21 England FW Antonio German
22 India GK Shilton Paul (on loan from Mohun Bagan)
23 Brazil DF Bruno Perone
24 India GK Sandip Nandy
29 India DF Saumik Dey (on loan from East Bengal)
30 England DF Marcus Williams
43 England GK Stephen Bywater
44 Brazil DF Rodrigo Arroz
66 India MF Peter Carvalho
85 Spain MF Pulga
99 Spain MF Josu
India DF Nirmal Chettri

Coaching staff

As of 28 October 2015[4]
Position Name
Head coach Republic of Ireland Terry Phelan
Assistant coach England Trevor Morgan
Head of Grassroots Development Republic of Ireland Terry Phelan
Goalkeeping Coach Australia Neil Young

Transfers


In

Pre-Season

No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
9 ST England Chris Dagnall England Leyton Orient Free 1 July 2015 [5]
17 ST India Manandeep Singh India Delhi Dynamos Free 1 July 2015
20 ST India Mohammed Rafi India Mumbai F.C. Free 1 July 2015
8 CM Portugal João Coimbra Romania Rapid București Free 3 August 2015 [6]
10 LW England Sanchez Watt England Colchester United Free 4 August 2015 [7]
23 CB Brazil Bruno Perone Brazil Grêmio Novorizontino Free 18 August 2015 [8]
5 CB England Peter Ramage England Crystal Palace Free 24 August 2015 [9]
43 GK England Stephen Bywater England Doncaster Rovers Free 24 August 2015 [10]
21 ST England Antonio German England Gillingham Free 26 August 2015 [11]
6 CB Spain Carlos Marchena Spain Deportivo La Coruña Free 28 August 2015 [12]
30 LB England Marcus Williams England Scunthorpe United Free 29 August 2015 [13]
99 AM Spain Josu Poland Górnik Łęczna Free 6 August 2015 [14]

During the Season

No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
44 CB Brazil Rodrigo Arroz Brazil S.E.R. Caxias do Sul Free 26 November 2015 [15]

Out

Pre-Season

No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
9 ST Brazil Pedro Gusmão Brazil Atlético Paranaense Loan Return 31 December 2014
12 ST India Chinadorai Sabeeth India Mohun Bagan Loan Return 31 December 2014
32 CB Republic of Ireland Colin Falvey United States Charleston Battery Loan Return 31 December 2014
44 CB Brazil Erwin Spitzner Brazil Atlético Paranaense Loan Return 31 December 2014
70 GK England David James Retired 31 December 2014
30 GK India Luis Barreto India East Bengal Loan Return 1 January 2015
13 CM India Duleep Menon Free Agent Free 1 January 2015
23 RB India Avinabo Bag Free Agent Free 1 January 2015
27 ST Australia Andrew Barisic Australia Melbourne Knights Free 1 January 2015
88 ST India Milagres Gonsalves India Salgaocar F.C. Free 1 January 2015
18 CM Nigeria Penn Orji India Shillong Lajong Free 15 January 2015 [16]
3 LB Scotland Jamie McAllister England Exeter City Free 16 January 2015 [17]
21 RM India Godwin Franco India Royal Wahingdoh Free 5 February 2015
25 CM Scotland Stephen Pearson Scotland Motherwell Free 19 January 2015 [18]
22 CB France Raphaël Romey France FC Istres Free 25 January 2015
10 ST Canada Iain Hume England Tranmere Rovers Free 29 January 2015 [19]
8 ST England Michael Chopra Scotland Alloa Athletic Free 17 March 2015 [20]
2 RB France Cédric Hengbart India NorthEast United Free 3 July 2015 [21]
7 DM India Sushanth Mathew India FC Pune City Free 10 July 2015

During the Season

No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
6 CB Spain Carlos Marchena Spain CD Gerena Free 19 November 2015
10 LW England Sanchez Watt Free Agent Free 26 November 2015 [22]
9 ST England Chris Dagnall Scotland Hibernian F.C. Free 23 December 2015 [23]

Loan in

Pre-Season

No. Pos Player Loaned From Start End Source
14 DM India Mehtab Hossain India East Bengal 1 July 2015 31 December 2015
16 CB India Gurwinder Singh India East Bengal 1 July 2015 31 December 2015
22 GK India Shilton Paul India Mohun Bagan 1 July 2015 31 December 2015
29 LB India Saumik Dey India East Bengal 1 July 2015 31 December 2015
7 LM India Cavin Lobo India East Bengal 10 July 2015 31 December 2015
12 CM India Shankar Sampingiraj India Bengaluru 10 July 2015 31 December 2015
13 CM India C.K. Vineeth India Bengaluru 10 July 2015 31 December 2015
66 DM India Peter Carvalho India Dempo S.C. 10 July 2015 31 December 2015

During the Season

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

Loan Out

Pre-Season

No. Pos Player Loaned To Start End Source
6 LM India Renedy Singh Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 27 February 2015 30 June 2015 [24]

Pre-season

Indian Super League

League Table

Pos
Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Goa 14 7 4 3 29 20+9 25 2015 Indian Super League Semi-final
2 Atlético de Kolkata 14 7 2 5 26 17+9 23
3 Chennaiyin 14 7 1 6 25 15+10 22
4 Delhi Dynamos 14 6 4 4 18 20−2 22
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 games played on 6 December 2015.
Source: Indian Super League standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

Round1234567891011121314
GroundHHAHAAHHHAAAHA
Result W D L L L L D W L W L D L D

Last updated: 3 December 2015.
Source: Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Squad Statistics

As of Match played 3 December 2015[27]

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalIndian Super League
Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF India Rahul Bheke 12 0 11+1 0
4 DF India Ramandeep Singh 1 0 0+1 0
5 DF England Peter Ramage 14 0 14 0
7 MF India Cavin Lobo 6 1 5+1 1
8 MF Portugal João Coimbra 11 1 6+5 1
9 FW England Chris Dagnall 13 6 13 6
11 MF India Ishfaq Ahmed 7 0 2+5 0
12 MF India Shankar Sampingiraj 3 0 2+1 0
13 MF India C.K. Vineeth 9 0 3+6 0
14 MF India Mehtab Hossain 13 0 12+1 0
15 DF India Sandesh Jhingan 10 0 10 0
16 DF India Gurwinder Singh 3 0 2+1 0
17 FW India Manandeep Singh 2 0 2 0
18 DF India Deepak Mondal 2 0 2 0
20 FW India Mohammed Rafi 9 4 7+2 4
21 MF England Antonio German 11 7 7+4 7
23 DF Brazil Bruno Perone 10 0 7+3 0
24 GK India Sandip Nandy 2 0 2 0
29 DF India Saumik Dey 8 0 8 0
30 DF England Marcus Williams 5 0 5 0
43 GK England Stephen Bywater 12 0 12 0
44 DF Brazil Rodrigo Arroz 1 0 1 0
66 MF India Peter Carvalho 2 0 2 0
85 MF Spain Pulga 11 2 8+3 2
99 MF Spain Josu 11 1 9+2 1
Players who left Kerala Blasters due to injury during the season:
10 FW England Sanchez Watt 9 2 5+4 2
Players who left Kerala Blasters during the season:
6 DF Spain Carlos Marchena 1 0 1 0

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Indian Super League Total
1 FWEngland21Antonio German66
FWEngland9 Chris Dagnall66
3 FWIndia20Mohammed Rafi44
4 FWEngland10Sanchez Watt22
5 MFSpain99Josu11
MFIndia7Cavin Lobo11
MFSpain85Pulga11
MFPortugal8João Coimbra11
TOTALS2222

Disciplinary Record

Number Nation Position Name Indian Super League Total
Red card Red card
4 IndiaDFRamandeep Singh1010
5EnglandDFPeter Ramage2010
9EnglandFWChris Dagnall1010
11IndiaMFIshfaq Ahmed2020
13IndiaMFC.K. Vineeth1010
14IndiaMFMehtab Hossain5151
15IndiaDFSandesh Jhingan1010
23BrazilDFBruno Perone0101
29IndiaDFSaumik Dey1010
30EnglandDFMarcus Williams1010
43EnglandGKStephen Bywater2020
66IndiaMFPeter Carvalho1010
99SpainMFJosù1111
TOTALS 19 3 19 3

Home Stadium Attendances

As of 29 November 2015
Pos Date Opponent Stadium Attendance
1 06 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 04 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

  1. ↑ http://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/2015112913849-kerala-blasters-fc-vs-fc-goa
  2. ↑ Iyer, Krishnan (20 December 2015). "ISL 2014 Final: Mohammed Rafique’s late header helps Atletico de Kolkata become the first champions". India.com. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Kerala Blasters appoint Peter Taylor as marquee manager". Times of India. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Your Team". Indian Super League. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Chris Dagnall: Leyton Orient striker to join Indian side Kerala Blasters". BBC. 10 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Kerala Blasters sign former Benfica midfielder Joao Coimbra". goal.com. 3 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Indian Super League 2015: Former Arsenal Forward To Don Kerala Blasters Colours In ISL 2.0". ibtimes.co.in. 4 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Kerala Blasters sign ex-QPR defender Bruno Perone". timesofindia. 18 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Stephen Bywater and Peter Ramage lined up for Indian Super League...". Daily Mail. 17 June 2015.
  10. ↑ "Stephen Bywater and Peter Ramage lined up for Indian Super League...". Daily Mail. 17 June 2015.
  11. ↑ "KERALA BLASTERS SIGN FORMER QPR WINGER ANTONIO GERMAN". chrispd.de. 26 August 2015.
  12. ↑ "Kerala Blasters top off their transfer business with marquee signing Carlos Marchena". thefangarage.com. 29 August 2015.
  13. ↑ "Kerala Blasters unveil former Sheffield United left-back". sportskeeda.com. 2 September 2015.
  14. ↑ "From La Masia to Kochi: The story of Josue Currais Prieto". goal.com. 19 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Kerala Blasters replace Watt with Rodrigo". timesofindia. 26 November 2015.
  16. ↑ "Iain Hume: Tranmere Rovers bring back striker on six-month deal". e-pao.net. 15 January 2015.
  17. ↑ "Jamie McAllister: Exeter City sign former Scotland defender". BBC. 16 January 2015.
  18. ↑ "Pearson returns home to ‘Well". motherwellfc.co.uk. 19 January 2015.
  19. ↑ "Iain Hume: Tranmere Rovers bring back striker on six-month deal". BBC. 29 January 2015.
  20. ↑ "Michael Chopra: Alloa Athletic sign former Ipswich striker". BBC. 17 March 2015.
  21. ↑ "Official: NorthEast United rope in Cedric Hengbart from Kerala Blasters". goal.com. 3 July 2015.
  22. ↑ "Kerala Blasters replace Watt with Rodrigo". timesofindia. 26 November 2015.
  23. ↑ "Chris Dagnall: Hibs sign striker from Kerala Blasters". BBC. 23 December 2015.
  24. ↑ "Renedy Singh joins CSKA Sofia on loan". thehindu.com. 1 March 2015.
  25. ↑ http://news.keralakaumudi.com/beta/news.php?NewsId=TkVLTTAxMDAyMzc=&xP=RExZ&xDT=MjAxNS0xMS0wNSAwMzowMDowMA==&xD=MQ==&cID=OA==
  26. ↑ http://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/2015111013849-kerala-blasters-fc-vs-atletico-de-kolkata
  27. ↑ http://uk.soccerway.com/teams/india/kerala-blasters/31407/squad/
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