2015 Kerala Blasters FC season
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General ManagerViren D'Silva
Head CoachPeter Taylor
(until 1 November)
Terry Phelan
(from 1 November)
(until 1 November)
Terry Phelan
(from 1 November)
StadiumJawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Top goalscorerChris Dagnall (6) Antonio German (6)
| 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] | ||
| Average home league attendance | 52,008[2] | ||
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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]
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.
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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 Friendly | Kerala Blasters | 10-2 | KSEB FC | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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
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  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 |
