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]

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]

Season overview
Main article: 2015 Kerala Blasters FC season

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

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.[6] 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.[7] Assistant coach Trevor Morgan was in charge for one match before Terry Phelan was named head coach for the rest of the season.[8] 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.[9]

Players and staff

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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
Main article: List of 2015 Indian Super League season roster changes

In

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

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 [19]

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 [20]
3 LB Jamie McAllister Exeter City Free 16 January 2015 [21]
21 RM Godwin Franco Royal Wahingdoh Free 5 February 2015
25 CM Stephen Pearson Motherwell Free 19 January 2015 [22]
22 CB Raphaël Romey FC Istres Free 25 January 2015
10 ST Iain Hume Tranmere Rovers Free 29 January 2015 [23]
8 ST Michael Chopra Alloa Athletic Free 17 March 2015 [24]
2 RB Cédric Hengbart NorthEast United Free 3 July 2015 [25]
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 [19]
9 ST Chris Dagnall Hibernian F.C. Free 23 December 2015 [26]

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 [27]

Pre-season
10 September 2015 (2015-09-10) FriendlyKerala Blasters10-2KSEBThiruvananthapuram
Stadium: Green Field Stadium
22 September 2015 (2015-09-22) FriendlyKerala Blasters7-0SBTThiruvananthapuram
Official Facebook Post Stadium: Green Field Stadium
24 September 2015 (2015-09-24) FriendlyKerala Blasters2-0Southern SamityThiruvananthapuram
Stadium: Green Field Stadium
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) FriendlyKerala Blasters0-0Southern SamityThiruvananthapuram
Stadium: Green Field Stadium
29 September 2015 (2015-09-29) FriendlyKerala Blasters7-0AG's Office, ThiruvananthapuramThiruvananthapuram
Report Stadium: Green Field Stadium

Indian Super League
Main article: 2015 Indian Super League season

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 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.

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
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 1Kerala Blasters3 – 1NorthEast UnitedKochi
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 2Kerala Blasters0 – 0Mumbai CityKochi
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Report Bertin  52' Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 61,483
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee
13 October 2015 3Atlético de Kolkata2 – 1Kerala BlastersKolkata
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 4Kerala Blasters0 – 1Delhi DynamosKochi
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Vineeth  82' Report Gadze  87' Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 62,087
22 October 2015 5Goa2 – 1Kerala BlastersGoa
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 6Pune City3 – 2Kerala BlastersPune
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 7Kerala Blasters1 – 1ChennaiyinKochi
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 8Kerala Blasters2 – 0Pune CityKochi
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Dagnall  45+1'
Watt  60'
Ahmed  73'		 Report Zokora  59' Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 40,125[28]
10 November 2015 9Kerala Blasters2 – 3Atlético de KolkataKochi
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[29]
15 November 2015 10NorthEast United1 – 4Kerala BlastersGuwahati
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 11Chennaiyin4 – 1Kerala BlastersChennai
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 12Mumbai City1 – 1Kerala BlastersMumbai
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 13Kerala Blasters1 – 5GoaKochi
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 14Delhi Dynamos3 – 3Kerala BlastersDelhi
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[30]

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalIndian Super League
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
2 DF Rahul Bheke 12011+10
4 DF Ramandeep Singh 100+10
5 DF Peter Ramage 140140
7 MF Cavin Lobo 615+11
8 MF João Coimbra 1116+51
11 MF Ishfaq Ahmed 702+50
12 MF Shankar Sampingiraj 302+10
13 MF C.K. Vineeth 903+60
14 MF Mehtab Hossain 13012+10
15 DF Sandesh Jhingan 100100
16 DF Gurwinder Singh 302+10
17 FW Manandeep Singh 2020
18 DF Deepak Mondal 2020
20 FW Mohammed Rafi 947+24
21 MF Antonio German 1177+47
23 DF Bruno Perone 1007+30
24 GK Sandip Nandy 2020
29 DF Saumik Dey 8080
30 DF Marcus Williams 5050
43 GK Stephen Bywater 120120
44 DF Rodrigo Arroz 1010
66 MF Peter Carvalho 2020
85 MF Pulga 1128+32
99 MF Josu 1119+21
Players who left Kerala Blasters due to injury during the season:
10 FW Sanchez Watt 925+42
Players who left Kerala Blasters during the season:
6 DF Carlos Marchena 1010
9 FW Chris Dagnall 136136

Goal scorers
Place Position Nation Number Name Indian Super League Total
1FW21Antonio German66
FW9Chris Dagnall66
3FW20Mohammed Rafi44
4FW10Sanchez Watt22
5MF99Josu11
MF7Cavin Lobo11
MF85Pulga11
MF8João Coimbra11
TOTALS2222

Disciplinary record
Number Nation Position Name Indian Super League Total
4DFRamandeep Singh1010
5DFPeter Ramage2010
9FWChris Dagnall1010
11MFIshfaq Ahmed2020
13MFC.K. Vineeth1010
14MFMehtab Hossain5151
15DFSandesh Jhingan1010
23DFBruno Perone0101
29DFSaumik Dey1010
30DFMarcus Williams1010
43GKStephen Bywater2020
66MFPeter Carvalho1010
99MFJosù1111
TOTALS 19 3 19 3

Home Stadium Attendances
As of 29 November 2015
Pos Date Opponent Stadium Attendance
16 Oct 2015NorthEast United FC60,017
210 Oct 2015Mumbai City FC61,483
318 Oct 2015Delhi Dynamos FC62,013
431 Oct 2015Chennaiyin FC47,852
54 Nov 2015FC Pune City40,125
610 Nov 2015Atlético de Kolkata60,251
729 Nov 2015FC Goa32,313
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