2022–23 Kerala Blasters FC season
The 2022–23 season was the ninth season in Kerala Blasters FC's existence, as well as their ninth season in the Indian Super League. This season of the ISL witnessed the return of the home-away format of the matches similar to that of the 2019–20 Indian Super League season after a break of two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.[1]
| 2022–23 season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Magnum Sports Private Limited |
| Chairman | Nikhil Bhardwaj |
| Head coach | Ivan Vukomanović Frank Dauwen[a] |
| Stadium | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi, Kerala |
| Indian Super League | League: 5th Playoffs: Knockout |
| Indian Super Cup | Group-stage |
| Durand Cup | Quarter-finals |
| Top goalscorer | League: Dimitrios Diamantakos (10 goals) All: Dimitrios Diamantakos (12 goals) |
| Highest home attendance | 34,984 Kerala Blasters FC 2–5 ATK Mohun Bagan FC, 16 October 2022 |
| Lowest home attendance | 18,018 Kerala Blasters FC 2–0 NorthEast United FC, 29 January 2023 |
| Average home league attendance | 28,057 |
| Biggest win | 3–1 (vs East Bengal FC (H), 7 October 2022, Indian Super League) (vs FC Goa (H), 12 November 2022, Indian Super League) (vs Jamshedpur FC (H), 22 January 2023, Indian Super League) (vs RoundGlass Punjab FC (H), 8 April 2023, Indian Super Cup) |
| Biggest defeat | 4–0 (vs Mumbai City FC (A), 8 January 2023, Indian Super League) |
| All statistics correct as of 16 April 2023. | |
In this season, the Blasters travelled to United Arab Emirates for their pre-season preparations,[2] but were forced to cancel all of their friendlies in UAE after AIFF received a ban from FIFA for 'third party intervention'.[3] But the ban was revoked by FIFA just ten days later and Blasters played one friendly each in UAE and in Kerala ahead of the league season. When the Blasters' main team flew to UAE for their pre-season preparations, the Blasters sent their reserve team for the 2022 Durand Cup,[4] and reached the quarter-finals after advancing to the knockout stage as group runner-ups, but was knocked out by Mohammedan SC from the tournament.[5] After the 2021–22 season, the Blasters only retained Marko Lešković and Adrián Luna as their foreigner players on two year contracts, and replaced the departed foreigners with Apostolos Giannou, Víctor Mongil, Ivan Kalyuzhnyi and Dimitrios Diamantakos.[6] The Blasters retained sixteen players from the previous squad and included seven local players from the state for the upcoming ISL season.[7]
Same like the previous season, the Blasters played the opening match of the ISL season on 7 October 2022,[8] but this time against East Bengal FC, which they won 3–1 at full-time.[9] After the opening match, the Blasters went on a three match losing streak,[10] but they came back to their winning ways against NorthEast United FC on 5 November by 0–3 away from home.[11] After the Blasters lost three consecutive matches after the opening match, the Blasters went on a five match winning streak,[12] which became a new club record, [13] and went on an eight match unbeaten streak,[14] until 8 January 2023, where the Blasters met Mumbai City FC, as the Islander handed the Blasters their worst defeat of the season by the score of 4–0.[15] Following the match against Mumbai City, the Blasters only won only two of the their rest of the league stage matches, and stood 5th in the table at the end of the regular season and qualified for the knockout stages of the tournament.[16] This was the first time the Blasters managed to qualify for the ISL knockout stages for a second consecutive year and it was their fourth appearance in the knockout stages in their history.[17]
With the arrival of a new format to ISL playoffs, the Blasters met arch-rivals Bengaluru FC in the first knockout stage match.[18] The match that took place on 3 March was subjected to immense controversy and is known for the Blasters' walk-off.[19] The Blasters players forfeited the match in the extra-time following the controversy around the legitimacy of the free-kick goal scored by the Sunil Chhetri for Bengaluru in the 96th minute of the extra-time.[20] When the referee rejected the argument of the players and staff members of the free-kick being taken before the Blasters players set themselves in their defensive positions, coach Ivan Vukomanović called-off the players from the pitch into the dressing room.[21] The match referee blew the final whistle and Bengaluru was awarded the win following a discussion with the match commissioner, resulting in the elimination of the Blasters from the tournament.[22] The Blasters management then appealed to the AIFF for the match to be replayed and demanded for the match referee Crystal John to banned from refereeing.[23] A separate panel of AIFF disciplinary committee was met three days later to decide on the sanctions on the Blasters for forfeiting the game,[24] and the disciplinary committee rejected the Blasters' protest to replay the match.[25] The AIFF disciplinary committee that met later that month imposed a fine of rupees 4 crores on the Blasters for abandoning the game and asked them to issue a public apology within a week, failing which the club would have to pay a fine of rupees 6 crores.[26] The disciplinary committee also imposed a 10-match ban on Vukomanović from taking part in any AIFF held tournaments along with a fine of rupees 5 lakhs, and directed the latter to issue a public apology within a week, same as that of the club, failing which the fine would be increased, doubling to rupees 10 lakhs.[27] The club and Vukomanović then issued their apologies and 'regrets' as directed by the AIFF DC as a part of their verdict.[28]
After the ISL season, the Blasters took part in the 2023 Indian Super Cup, which took place in Kozhikode, Kerala.[29] The Blasters were drawn in Group A alongside Bengaluru FC.[30] They won their first group stage match of the tournament on 8 April against RoundGlass Punjab FC by 3–1,[31] but lost the next match against Sreenidi Deccan FC by 2–0 just four days later.[32] They met again versus Bengaluru FC in a must-win match on 16 April, but the match ended in a 1–1 draw, and the Blasters were eliminated from the tournament that took place in their home state, and the Blasters ended yet another season without bagging a silverware.[33]
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Season overview edit
April edit
On 4 April 2022, the Blasters announced the three-year contract extension of head coach Ivan Vukomanović until 2025.[34][35]
On 6 April, it was confirmed that the 10 home matches of the Blasters will be held in the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi.[36][37]
On 7 April, the Blasters confirmed the participation of their youth squad in the first ever Reliance Foundation Development League.[38][39]
On 10 April, the Blasters announced their squad for the inaugural season of the Reliance Foundation Development League.[40][41]
On 21 April, the Blasters announced the three-year contract extension of defender Bijoy Varghese until 2025.[42] The club also brought back their jersey number 21, which was retired in 2020 after Sandesh Jhingan, who previously donned the shirt left the club.[43]
On 25 April, the Blasters announced the three-year contract extension of midfielder Jeakson Singh until 2025.[44][45]
May edit
On 5 May, the Blasters announced the two-year contract extension of defender Marko Lešković until 2024.[46][47]
On 11 May, the Blasters announced the two-year contract extension of goalkeeper Prabhsukhan Gill until 2024.[48][49]
On 30 May, the Blasters announced the one-year contract extension of goalkeeper Karanjit Singh until 2023.[50][51]
On 31 May, the Blasters announced the departure of the Spanish striker Álvaro Vázquez.[52][53]
June edit
On 1 June, the Blasters announced the departure of the winger Vincy Barretto to Chennaiyin FC after reaching an agreement with the latter.[54][55]
On 2 June, the Blasters announced the three-year contract extension of goalkeeping coach Slaven Progovecki, and the strength and conditioning coach Werner Martens until 2025.[56]
On 2 June, the Blasters announced the appointment of Rajah Rizwan as the club's academy and women's team director.[57][58]
On 2 June, the Blasters announced the departure of the Bhutanese forward Chencho Gyeltshen.[59][60]
On 3 June, the Blasters announced the departures of the goalkeeper Albino Gomes and the winger Seityasen Singh.[60][61]
On 4 June, the Blasters announced the three-year contract extension of defender Sandeep Singh until 2025.[62][63]
On 15 June, the Blasters announced signing of Bryce Miranda from Churchill Brothers FC Goa for an undisclosed transfer fee on a four-year deal.[64][65]
On 23 June, the Blasters announced that they have reached an agreement with Churchill Brothers for the transfer of Saurav Mandal with the transfer remaining subject to the medical.[66][67]
On 24 June, the Blasters announced the departure of Bosnian defender Enes Sipović.[68][69]
On 28 June, the Blasters announced the signing of Saurav Mandal from Churchill Brothers for an undisclosed transfer fee on a three-year deal.[70][71]
July edit
On 4 July, the Blasters announced that they have reached an agreement with Mumbai City FC for the transfer of defender Sanjeev Stalin to Mumbai City.[72][73]
On 6 July, the Blasters announced the departure of defender Denechandra Meitei to Odisha FC on a season long loan deal.[74][75]
On 8 July, the Blasters announced the signing of Apostolos Giannou as their first foreign singing of the season with the transfer remaining subject to medical.[76][77]
On 11 July, the Blasters announced the departure of the Argentine forward Jorge Pereyra Díaz.[78][79]
On 13 July, the Blasters announced the signing of Víctor Mongil as their second foreign signing of the season in a one-year contract with an option to extend.[80][81]
On 18 July, the Blasters announced the signing of Ivan Kalyuzhnyi as their third foreign signing of the season on a season long loan deal with the transfer remaining subject to medical.[82][83]
On 18 July, the Blasters were drawn in the Group D of the 2022 Durand Cup tournament.[84][85]
On 21 July, the Durand Cup announced the fixtures of the Blasters and the participating clubs.[86][87]
On 21 July, the Blasters announced that they will be travelling to United Arab Emirates on 17 August until 29 August as a part of their pre-season preparations.[88][89]
On 21 July, the Blasters announced the fixtures of their pre-season friendlies in UAE.[90]
On 22 July, the Blasters announced the two-year contract extension of midfielder Adrián Luna until 2024.[91][92]
On 23 July, the Blasters announced their squad for the 2022 Next Gen Cup in United Kingdom.[93][94]
On 25 July, the Blasters announced the formation of their women's team and the appointment of Shereef Khan as the team's head coach for the upcoming season of the Kerala Women's League.[95][96]
On 25 July, the fixtures of the 2022 Next Gen Cup was announced after the Blasters were drawn in the Group B (London Group) along with the Premier League sides Crystal Palace FC, Tottenham Hotspur FC and West Ham United FC.[97][98]
August edit
On 3 August, the Blasters announced it has reached an agreement for the transfer of Naorem Mahesh Singh to East Bengal Club.[99]
On 4 August, the Blasters announced the signing of Frank Dauwen as their assistant manager for the upcoming season.[100][101]
On 16 August, the Blasters announced their squad for the 2022 Durand Cup tournament.[102][103]
On 17 August, the Blasters announced the squad for their pre-season friendlies in UAE.[104]
On 17 August, the Blasters announced the signing of the forward Bidyashagar Singh on a season long loan deal from Bengaluru FC.[102][103]
On 17 August, the Blasters released the club statement on the cancellation of all of their pre-season friendlies in UAE due to the ban imposed by FIFA on AIFF.[105][106]
On 18 August, the Blasters announced Yakult as one of their associate partners for the upcoming season.[107][108]
On 18 August, the Blasters announced 1XBat Sporting Lines as their presenting sponsors for the upcoming season.[109][110]
On 19 August, the Blasters played their first group-stage match in the Durand Cup against Sudeva Delhi FC which ended in a 1–1 draw.[111] Ajsal opened the scoresheet for the Blasters in the 42nd minute, but Sudeva pulled one back through Kuki right at the stroke of half-time.[112]
On 23 August, the Blasters played their second group-stage match in the Durand Cup against Odisha FC which they lost 2–0.[113] Isaac Vanmalsawma scored the opening goal for Odisha followed by a goal scored by Saúl Crespo which resulted in the Blasters losing their second match in the group-stage.[114]
On 25 August, the Blasters announced the signing of the Greek forward Dimitrios Diamantakos as their final foreign signing of the season.[115][116]
On 27 August, the Blasters played their third group-stage match in the Durand Cup against NorthEast United FC, which they won 0–3, thus registering their first win in the 2022 Durand Cup.[117] The Blasters found early lead through Mohammed Aimen, which was followed by the goal scored by Ajsal in the 55th minute.[118] Aimen completed his brace in the 90th minute after his twin brother Mohammed Azhar assisted him which helped Azhar to complete his second assist of the game after he assisted to the goal scored by Ajsal.[119]
On 28 August, after the FIFA ban on AIFF was revoked, the Blasters announced that they would play a friendly match against the UAE First Division League side Al Jazira Al Hamra Club on the same day.[120]
On 28 August, the Blasters played their first pre-season friendly match of the season against the Emirati club Al Jazira Al Hamra, which they won 1–5 after Rahul, Mandal, Sahal, Diamantakos and the captain Jessel scored for the Blasters in contrast to the only goal scored by Al Jazira Al Hamra through a free-kick.[citation needed]
On 29 August, the Blasters announced the departures of Sreekuttan VS, Abdul Hakku and Anil Gaonkar from the club.[121]
On 31 August, the Blasters played their final group-stage match in the Durand Cup against Army Green, which they won 2–0.[122] Muhammed Aimen scored the first goal for the Blasters and Aritra Das scored the final goal for the latter, which helped the Blasters to qualify for the knockout stages of the Durand Cup for the first time in their history.[123]
September edit
On 1 September, FSDL and the Indian Super League announced the fixtures for the 2022–23 ISL season, and it was decided that the Blasters would face East Bengal in Kochi on 7 October in the season opener.[124][125]
On 9 September, the Blasters played their quarter-final match in the Durand Cup against Mohammedan SC, which they lost 3–0.[126] Mohammedan netted their first goal through S. K. Faiaz, which was followed by a brace scored by the Nigerian Abiola Dauda in the second-half, which resulted in the elimination of the Blasters from the 131st edition of Durand Cup.[127]
On 17 September, the Blasters played a friendly match against MA College Kothamangalam which they won 3–0 after Lešković, Dimitrios, and Mandal scored a goal each to secure the victory for the Blasters.[128]
On 18 September, the Blasters launched their third-kit for the upcoming season, which was designed to pay tribute to those people residing in the coast lines of Kerala.[129]
On 19 September, the Blasters announced that they have reached an agreement to mutually part ways with Prasanth Mohan, who left the club after spending 6 years for the Blasters.[130][131]
On 21 September, the Blasters launched their away-kit for the upcoming season.[132]
On 22 September, the Blasters announced Denwud as their associate partner for the upcoming season.[133]
On 25 September, the Blasters announced ClubW as their travel partner for the upcoming season.[134][135]
On 26 September, the Blasters launched their home-kit for the upcoming season.[136]
On 26 September, the Blasters announced BodyFirst as their official nutrition partner for the upcoming season.[137][138]
On 29 September, the Blasters announced Kalliyath TMT as one of their official partners for the upcoming season.[139][140]
On 30 September, the Blasters announced their extension of association with the Suguna Foods' brand, DelFrez as their associate partner for the upcoming season.[141][142]
October edit
On 3 October, the Blasters announced their extension of association with Ather Energy as one of their official partners for the upcoming season.[143][144]
On 4 October, the Blasters announced the subsidiary of the Tata Group, Cromā as their official electronics partner for the upcoming season.[145]
On 5 October, the Blasters announced ChicKing as their food partner for the upcoming season.[146][147]
On 5 October, the Blasters announced their squad for the 2022–22 Indian Super League season.[148][149]
On 6 October, the Blasters announced Bingo! as their snacking partner for the upcoming season.[150][147]
On 7 October, the Blasters played the opening match of 2022–22 Indian Super League season against East Bengal Club, which they won 3–1.[151] The match took place in JLN Kochi, and the first half ended with neither side scoring a goal. The opening goal of the match was scored by Adrián Luna, who netted a volley after receiving a long ball from Harmanjot Khabra in the 72nd minute. The Blasters found their next goal through Ivan Kalyuzhnyi, who came in as substitute for Apostolos Giannou and scored a solo goal, taking the score to 2–0. East Bengal pulled one back through a goal scored by Alex Lima, but Kalyuzhnyi completed his brace by a long-range volley just one minute after East Bengal found the net and took the scoreline to end with 3–1.[152]
On 10 October, the Blasters announced Amaron as one of their official partners for the occurring season.[153][154]
On 11 October, the Blasters announced that the BYUJ'S will continue as their principal partner for the next two seasons.[155][156]
On 13 October, the Blasters announced KIWI Ice Cream as one of their official partner for the occurring season.[157][158]
On 14 October, the Blasters announced Welcare Hospital as their official medical partner for the occurring season.[159]
On 16 October, the Blasters played their second match of the season against ATK Mohun Bagan FC, which they lost 2–5.[160] Kalyuzhnyi's goal gave the Blasters an early lead in 6th minute of the match, but was equalized by ATK Mohun Bagan through a goal scored by Dimitri Petratos in the 26th minute, who would soon go on the complete his hat-trick with two more goals coming in the second half. Joni Kauko and Lenny Rodrigues scored the other two goals for ATKMB in the first half and second-half respectively, while the Blasters found their second goal through a goal scored by Rahul KP in the 81st minute, who came in as a substitute for Sahal Abdul Samad later in the game, which ended in a disastrous defeat for the Blasters in Kochi.[161]
On 23 October, the Blasters played their third match of the season against Odisha FC, which they lost 2–1.[162] The Blasters opened the score-sheet through Harmanjot Khabra, who netted the ball set-up by Luna by a header in the first-half. The game was snatched by Odisha in the second-half when they pulled two goals back through the goals scored by Jerry Mawihmingthanga, and a late goal scored by the substitute Pedro Martín, which saw the Blasters losing their second-consecutive match of the season.[163]
On 28 October, the Blasters played their fourth match of the season against Mumbai City FC, which they lost 0–2.[164] Mumbai found their first goal in the 21st minute by Mehtab Singh, which was followed by the goal scored by the ex-Blasters player Jorge Pereyra Díaz, who netted the ball in the 31st minute of the match, as the Blasters lost their third-consecutive match of the season.[165]
November edit
On 5 November, the Blasters played their fifth match of the season against NorthEast United FC, which they won 0–3.[166] The first-half on the match held in Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium went goalless, but the Blasters found their first goal of the match when Dimitrios Diamantakos shook the net after receiving a ball from Saurav Mandal from the wing in the 56th minute. Sahal Abdul Samad came in as a substitute for Mandal in the 65th minute of the match, who scored a brace in the last moments of the match as the Blasters won their second match of the season.[167]
On 12 November, the Blasters announced Bank of Baroda as their official banking partner for the occurring season.[168]
On 13 November, the Blasters played their sixth match of the season against FC Goa, which they won 3–1.[37] The majority of the first-half passed with neither side scoring a goal, until Luna's goal in the 42nd minute gave the Blasters a 1–0 lead. Blasters extended their lead in the added time of the first-half, as Diamantakos scored a penalty right before the half-time. The Blasters found their third goal of the match through Kalyuzhnyi, who netted a long-ranger in the 52nd minute of the match. Goa pulled one back through Noah Sadaoui in the 67th minute, but the Blasters managed to win their third match of the season.[38]
On 19th November, the Blasters played their seventh match of the season against Hyderabad FC, which they won 0–1.[169] The sole goal of the match in the G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium was scored by Diamantakos in the 18th minute of the game, who scored in his third-consecutive match, as the Blasters defeated the reigning championship winners putting an end to their unbeaten-streak and winning their fourth match of the season. It was also the first time ever that the club made three consecutive win in its history.[170]
December edit
On 4 December 2022, the Blasters played their eighth match of the season against Jamshedpur FC which they won 0–1.[171] Diamantakos scored in his fourth-consecutive match in the 17th minute after tapping in a Luna's freekick which served as the only goal as the Blasters won their fourth-consecutive match by defeating the reigning league champions away from home.[172]
On 11 December, the Blasters played their ninth match of the season against the southern rivals Bengaluru FC, which they won 3–2.[173] Bengaluru scored the opening goal through a penalty scored by Sunil Chettri in the 14th minute, but the Blasters equalized through Marko Lešković, who scored his debut goal in the 25th minute of the match. Diamantakos, who scored in his fifth-consecutive match gave the Blasters lead for the first time in the game when he slotted in a ball assisted by Luna in the 43rd minute right before the half-time. Apostolos Giannou scored the third goal of the night for the Blasters, who came in as a substitute for Kalyuzhnyi and scored his debut goal in the 70th minute. Javi Hernández scored the second goal for Bengaluru in the 81st minute but the Blasters managed to win the match by full-time thereby winning their fifth-consecutive match of the season.[174]
On 19 December, the Blasters played their tenth match of the season against the older southern rivals Chennaiyin FC, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[175] The Blasters scored the first goal of the night through Sahal, who scored for the Blasters in the 23rd minute but Chennaiyin levelled the match three minutes into the second-half through the former Blasters man Vincy Barretto, who netted the ball as the match ended in a 1–1 draw.[176]
On 26 December, the Blasters played their eleventh match of the season in the Boxing Day match against Odisha FC, which they won 1–0. [177] The first-half ended with neither sides finding the net, but the Blasters took their lead in the 86th minute through Sandeep Singh, who scored a header from a Bryce Miranda assist as the sole goal from Sandeep helped the Blasters to win their seventh match of the season and to move to the third spot in the table.[178]
On 29 December, the Blasters announced that they have reached an agreement for the transfer of Puitea to ATK Mohun Bagan for an undisclosed transfer fee.[179][180]
January edit
On 3 January 2023, the Blasters played their twelfth match of the season against Jamshedpur FC, which they won 3–1.[181] Giannou's backheel flick in the 9th minute put the Blasters in a 1–0 early lead, but Jamshedpur found the level through Daniel Chima Chukwu in the 17th minute. Diamantakos, who scored his sixth goal of the season put the Blasters ahead when he scored from the spot in the 31st minute, which was followed by a second-half goal netted by Luna in the 65th minute. This was also the 200th goal for the club in the Indian Super League and became the fourth team to do so, as the Blasters won their eighth match of the season.[182]
On 9 January, the Blasters played their thirteenth match of the season against Mumbai City FC, which they lost 4–0.[183] The Blasters conceded all four goal in the first-half as the ex-Blasters player Jorge Pereyra Díaz scored a brace, along with a goal each by both Greg Stewart and Bipin Singh. This defeat marked the end of the Blasters' eight match unbeaten streak.[184]
On 20 January, it was announced that the twins; Muhammed Aimen and Mohammed Azhar, who represented the club in the 2022 Durand Cup and in the ongoing Kerala Premier League season, were promoted to the first-team.[185]
On 22 January, the Blasters played their fourteenth match of the season against FC Goa, which they lost 3–1. Iker Guarrotxena gave the lead to Goa through a penalty which was doubled by Noah Sadaoui in the first-half. Blasters pulled one back through Diamantakos, who scored his seventh goal of the season in the 51st minute of the match but Redeem Tlang scored the third goal of the night for Goa, as the Blasters lost their fifth game of the season.[186]
On 24 January, the Blasters provided a statement on the injury sustained by Sandeep Singh during the match against FC Goa on 22 January.[187] He sustained a fracture in his ankle during impact after a collision with Goa's Saviour Gama and had to get stitches in his head before being taken out from the match.[188] The club statement further added that Sandeep would undergo a surgery for the same.[189]
On 29 January, the Blasters played their fifteenth match of the season against NorthEast United FC, which they won 2–0.[190] The match was goalless until the 42nd minute where Diamantakos scored a header from an assist from Bryce Miranda, and he completed his brace just two minutes after in the 44th minute, when Luna assisted for the Greek striker as he scored an open-goal thereby doubling their lead before the half-time. The match witnessed no goal in the second-half but the first-half brace from Diamantakos helped the Blasters to win their ninth match of the season.[191]
On 30 January, the Blasters announced that Givson Singh has been loaned-out to Chennaiyin FC for the rest of the season.[192][193]
On 31 January, the Blasters announced that they have signed midfielder Danish Farooq Bhat from rivals Bengaluru FC on a three and half year contract for an undisclosed fee until 2026.[194][195]
February edit
On 3 February, the Blasters played their sixteenth match of the season against East Bengal Club, which they lost 1–0.[196] Cleiton Silva scored the only goal of the match for East Bengal as the Blasters lost their sixth match of the season.[197]
On 6 February, the Blasters announced Indian cricketer Sanju Samson as their new brand ambassador.[198][199]
On 7 February, the Blasters played their seventeenth match of the season against Chennaiyin FC, which they won 2–1.[200] Abdenasser El Khayati scored an early goal for Chennaiyin but the Blasters levelled the goal when Luna netted the ball in the 38th minute of the game. Rahul broke the deadlock and won the match for the Blasters as he scored the second goal for the Blasters in the 64th minute and the Blasters won their tenth game of the season, edging near the qualification to knockout stages of the season.[201]
On 11 February, the Blasters played their eighteenth match of the season against Bengaluru FC, which they lost 1–0.[202] Roy Krishna put Bengaluru in front in the 32nd minute of the match as the Blasters lost their seventh match of the season.[203]
On 16 February, the Blasters qualified for the ISL playoffs for the second consecutive time following the 1–2 defeat of FC Goa over Chennaiyin FC.[204] This was the Blasters' fourth qualification to the ISL playoffs in their history.[205]
On 18 February, the Blasters played their nineteenth match of the season against ATK Mohun Bagan FC, which they lost 2–1. Diamantakos scored his tenth goal of the season in the 16th minute of the match to put the Blasters in front, but ATK Mohun Bagan levelled through Carl McHugh in the 23rd minute and scored his second goal in the 71st minute. Rahul was sent-off for a second yellow in the 64th minute as the Blasters lost their eighth match of the season.[1]
On 22 February, the Blasters launched 'House of KBFC', a consumer-focused initiative of the football club.[206]
On 23 February, the Blasters announced the contract extension of their sporting director Karolis Skinkys on a five-year contract till 2028.[207][208]
On 26 February, the Blasters played their twentieth and last match of the league stage against Hyderabad FC, which they lost 0–1.[209] The only goal of the match was scored by Borja Herrera, who put Hyderabad in front inn the first-half, as the Blasters lost their ninth match of the season.[210]
March edit
On 3 March, the Blasters played their knockout match in the playoffs against rivals Bengaluru FC, which was subjected to immense controversy.[211] The match went to extra-time after the first ninety minutes ended in a goalless draw. The match was subjected to controversy when the Bengaluru skipper Sunil Chhetri scored a 'free-kick' goal in the 96th minute. Following the goal, the Blasters players walked-off the pitch after coach Ivan Vukomanović called them off from the pitch. The incident occurred when Chhetri scored a free-kick before the Blasters players set themselves in their defensive positions.[212] The goal was given for Bengaluru and the Blasters players walked-off from the pitch in the Sree Kanteerava Stadium. The match was later stopped by the match officials and Bengaluru was awarded the win and qualification the semi-finals.[213] The Blasters later alleged that the referee asked Luna to move away from the ball and hence the free kick should have only been allowed following a whistle. The club sought a rematch and a ban on the referee Crystal John, who controlled the match.[214]
On 6 March, the AIFF disciplinary committee rejected the Blasters' protest to replay the controversial knockout stage match against Bengaluru FC and to ban the match referee Crystal John.[215][216] The separate panel of the AIFF DC that met on the day rejected the case of the Blasters citing that the case did not fall in the exception mentioned in the Article 70.5 of the AIFF disciplinary code,[217] and further issued a notice to the Blasters for the violation of the Article 58.1 of the AIFF disciplinary code by walking-out of the match.[218]
On 7 March, the AIFF announced the draw for the 2023 Indian Super Cup that is to be held in Kerala from 3 April,[219] and the Blasters was drawn in the Group A alongside the rivals Bengaluru FC.[220][221]
On 28 March, the Times of India sports journalist Marcus Megulhao reported that the Blasters would be penalized upto rupees 5 crores by the AIFF DC for walking-out of the playoff match against Bengaluru.[222][223]
On 29 March, the Blasters announced that Adrián Luna will not be part of the Blasters squad for the upcoming Super Cup, as he was granted extended leave for personal reasons.[224][225]
On 31 March, AIFF DC imposed a fine of rupees 4 crores on the Blasters for walking off the pitch in the playoff match against Bengaluru on 3 March, and also imposed a 10-match ban and a fine of rupees 5 lakhs on coach Ivan Vukomanović and directed both the parties to issue a public apology within a week.[226] The committee also stated that if the Blasters and Vukomanović fails to issue their public apologies within a week,[227] the fine would be raised to rupees 6 crores to the Blasters management and rupees10 lakhs to Vukomanović.[228]
April edit
On 2 April, the Blasters and the coach Ivan Vukomanović issued their apologies for the walk-off in the match against Bengaluru on March, as demanded by the AIFF DC two days before in their verdict on the issue.[229][230]
On 3 April, the Blasters announced their squad for the 2023 Indian Super Cup.[231] Eleven local Kerala players were added to the squad for the tournament.[232]
On 8 April, the Blasters played their first group stage match in the Super Cup against the reigning I-League champions RoundGlass Punjab FC, which they won 3–1.[233] The Blasters ended the first-half in a 1–0 lead when Diamantakos netted the penalty in the 41st minute, as a result of a foul on Saurav Mandal in the penalty box. The Blasters doubled their lead in the 54th minute when Nishu Kumar scored his first goal of the season from a ball by Sahal. Krishananda Singh pulled one back for Punjab in the 73rd minute, but Rahul K. P. who came in as a substitute for Diamantakos sealed the victory for the Blasters in the final seconds of the additional time from a miss pass from the Punjab player Juan Mera as the Blasters won the match 3–1 at full-time. This was the first ever victory for the club in the Indian Super Cup.[234] This game also marked the first team debut for the Blasters' goalkeeper Sachin Suresh.[235]
On 12 April, the Blasters played their second group stage match in the Super Cup against Sreenidi Deccan FC, which they lost 2–0.[236] Sreenidi opened the scoresheet in the 17th minute through Rilwan Hassan and doubled their lead by a volley before the half-time through David Castañeda in the 44th minute, as the Blasters lost their first match of the tournament.[237]
On 16 April, the Blasters played their last group stage match in the Super Cup against the rivals Bengaluru FC, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[238] Roy Krishna put Bengaluru in front in the 23rd minute of the first-half, but Diamantakos scored a 77th minute header to level the match, but the Blasters were eliminated from the tournament as they finished third in the table.[239]
Players edit
Indian Super League Squad edit
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of Birth (Age) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 1 | Karanjit Singh | GK | 8 January 1986 | |
| 13 | Prabhsukhan Singh Gill | GK | 2 January 2001 | |
| 31 | Sachin Suresh | GK | 18 January 2001 | |
| 78 | Muheet Shabir | GK | 7 August 2001 | |
| Defenders | ||||
| 3 | Sandeep Singh | CB/LB/RB | 1 March 1995 | |
| 4 | Ruivah Hormipam | CB | 25 January 2001 | |
| 10 | Harmanjot Khabra | RB/CM | 18 December 1988 | |
| 14 | Jessel Carneiro (Captain) | LB | 14 July 1990 | |
| 21 | Bijoy Varghese | CB | 14 March 2000 | |
| 22 | Nishu Kumar | RB/LB | 5 October 1997 | |
| 23 | Víctor Mongil | CB/CDM | 21 July 1992 | |
| 55 | Marko Lešković | CB | 27 April 1991 | |
| Midfielders | ||||
| 6 | Danish Farooq Bhat | LM | 9 May 1996 | |
| 8 | Ayush Adhikari | CM | 30 July 2000 | |
| 18 | Sahal Samad | CM/AM | 1 April 1997 | |
| 20 | Adrián Luna (Vice-captain) | AM/LW/RW/CM/CF | 12 March 1992 | |
| 25 | Jeakson Singh | CDM/CB | 21 June 2001 | |
| 27 | Saurav Mandal | LM/LW | 6 November 2000 | |
| 28 | Nihal Sudeesh | RW | 18 June 2001 | |
| 32 | Mohammed Azhar | CM | 20 January 2003 | |
| 33 | Vibin Mohanan | CM | 6 February 2003 | |
| 77 | Ivan Kalyuzhnyi | CM | 21 January 1998 | |
| 81 | Bryce Miranda | LW | 23 September 1999 | |
| Forwards | ||||
| 9 | Dimitrios Diamantakos | ST | 5 March 1993 | |
| 17 | Rahul K. P. | RW/CF | 16 March 2000 | |
| 19 | Mohammed Aimen | CF | 20 January 2003 | |
| 30 | Bidyashagar Singh | CF | 11 March 1998 | |
| 45 | Sreekuttan M S | CF | 30 November 2004 | |
| 99 | Apostolos Giannou | ST | 25 January 1990 | |
Durand Cup Squad edit
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of Birth (Age) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 1 | Sachin Suresh (Captain) | GK | 18 January 2001 | |
| 13 | Muhammed Murshad | GK | 22 March 2004 | |
| 77 | Muhammed Jaseen | GK | 5 January 2004 | |
| Defenders | ||||
| 3 | Marvaan Hussain | DF | 14 May 2004 | |
| 5 | Tejas Krishna S | DF | 9 June 2001 | |
| 12 | Muhammed Basith | DF | 15 August 2002 | |
| 19 | Sherin Salari | DF | 8 February 2004 | |
| 20 | Abhiram K | DF | 3 November 2004 | |
| 33 | Muhammed Saheef | DF | 7 February 2003 | |
| 55 | Adhil Ashraf | DF | 25 July 2004 | |
| 66 | Aritra Das | DF | 27 May 2003 | |
| Midfielders | ||||
| 6 | Mohammed Azhar | MF | 20 January 2003 | |
| 8 | Vibin Mohanan | MF | 6 February 2003 | |
| 10 | Gaurav Kankonkar | MF | 17 November 1996 | |
| 16 | Alkesh A. S. | MF | 20 April 2004 | |
| 18 | Muhammed Jasim | MF | 19 April 2005 | |
| 30 | Ebindas Yesudasan | MF | 19 April 2005 | |
| 80 | Roshan Gigi | MF | 1 October 2000 | |
| Forwards | ||||
| 9 | Muhammed Ajsal | FW | 28 March 2003 | |
| 11 | Mohammed Aimen | FW | 20 January 2003 | |
| 15 | Subha Ghosh | FW | 22 December 2000 | |
Super Cup Squad edit
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of Birth (Age) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 1 | Karanjit Singh | GK | 8 January 1986 | |
| 13 | Prabhsukhan Singh Gill | GK | 2 January 2001 | |
| 31 | Sachin Suresh | GK | 18 January 2001 | |
| 78 | Muheet Shabir | GK | 7 August 2001 | |
| Defenders | ||||
| 3 | Sandeep Singh | CB/LB/RB | 1 March 1995 | |
| 4 | Ruivah Hormipam | CB | 25 January 2001 | |
| 5 | Tejas Krishna S | DF | 9 June 2001 | |
| 14 | Jessel Carneiro (Captain) | LB | 14 July 1990 | |
| 21 | Bijoy Varghese | CB | 14 March 2000 | |
| 22 | Nishu Kumar | RB/LB | 5 October 1997 | |
| 23 | Víctor Mongil | CB/CDM | 21 July 1992 | |
| 55 | Marko Lešković | CB | 27 April 1991 | |
| – | Muhammed Saheef | CB | 7 February 2003 | |
| Midfielders | ||||
| 6 | Danish Farooq Bhat | LM | 9 May 1996 | |
| 8 | Ayush Adhikari | CM | 30 July 2000 | |
| 25 | Jeakson Singh | CDM/CB | 21 June 2001 | |
| 32 | Mohammed Azhar | CM | 20 January 2003 | |
| 33 | Vibin Mohanan | CM | 6 February 2003 | |
| 77 | Ivan Kalyuzhnyi | CM | 21 January 1998 | |
| Forwards | ||||
| 9 | Dimitrios Diamantakos | ST | 5 March 1993 | |
| 17 | Rahul K. P. | RW/CF | 16 March 2000 | |
| 18 | Sahal Samad | LW/CM/AM | 1 April 1997 | |
| 19 | Mohammed Aimen | CF | 20 January 2003 | |
| 27 | Saurav Mandal | LW/LM | 6 November 2000 | |
| 28 | Nihal Sudeesh | RW | 18 June 2001 | |
| 30 | Bidyashagar Singh | CF | 11 March 1998 | |
| 45 | Sreekuttan M S | CF | 30 November 2004 | |
| 81 | Bryce Miranda | LW | 23 September 1999 | |
| 99 | Apostolos Giannou | ST | 25 January 1990 | |
Transfers edit
Transfers In edit
| Date | Player | Position | No. | Last Club | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 June 2022 | Bryce Miranda | LW | 81 | Churchill Brothers FC Goa | Undisclosed fee | [240] |
| 28 June 2022 | Saurav Mandal | LM | 27 | Churchill Brothers FC Goa | Undisclosed fee | [241] |
| 8 July 2022 | Apostolos Giannou | ST | 99 | Macarthur FC | Free transfer | [242] |
| 13 July 2022 | Víctor Mongil | CB | 23 | Odisha FC | Free transfer | [243] |
| 18 July 2022 | Ivan Kalyuzhnyi | CM | 77 | FC Oleksandriya | Loan transfer | [244] |
| 17 August 2022 | Bidyashagar Singh | CF | 30 | Bengaluru FC | Loan transfer | [102] |
| 25 August 2022 | Dimitrios Diamantakos | CF | 9 | HNK Hajduk Split | Free transfer | [245] |
| 31 January 2023 | Danish Farooq Bhat | LM | 6 | Bengaluru FC | Undisclosed fee | [246] |
Loan Returns edit
| Position | No. | Player | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| CF | 49 | Subha Ghosh | East Bengal |
| CF | 23 | Naorem Mahesh Singh | East Bengal |
| RW | 33 | Sreekuttan VS | Gokulam Kerala |
| CB | 26 | Abdul Hakku | Gokulam Kerala |
| RW | 22 | Seityasen Singh | Hyderabad |
Promoted from Kerala Blasters FC Reserves edit
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Nihal Sudeesh | RW | 18 June 2001 | [247] | |
| 33 | Vibin Mohanan | CM | 6 February 2003 | ||
| 19 | Mohammed Aimen | FW | 20 January 2003 | [185] | |
| 32 | Mohammed Azhar | MF | 20 January 2003 | ||
| 2 | Muhammed Saheef | DF | 7 February 2003 | ||
| 9 | Muhammad Ajsal | FW | 28 March 2003 |
Contract Extensions edit
| No | Player | Position | Contract Till | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Bijoy Varghese | CB | 2025 | [43] |
| 25 | Jeakson Singh | CDM | 2025 | [248] |
| 55 | Marko Lešković | CB | 2024 | [46] |
| 13 | Prabhsukhan Gill | GK | 2024 | [249] |
| 1 | Karanjit Singh | GK | 2023 | [250] |
| 3 | Sandeep Singh | CB | 2025 | [251] |
| 20 | Adrián Luna | AM | 2024 | [252] |
Loan Outs edit
| Position | No. | Player | To | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 19 | Denechandra Meitei | Odisha FC | [253] |
| CM | 11 | Givson Singh | Chennaiyin FC | [254] |
Transfers Out edit
| Exit Date | Player | Position | No. | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2022 | Álvaro Vázquez | ST | 99 | FC Goa | Free transfer | [255] |
| 1 June 2022 | Vincy Barretto | RW | 47 | Chennaiyin FC | Undisclosed fee | [256] |
| 2 June 2022 | Chencho Gyeltshen | FW/LW | 77 | Paro FC | Free transfer | [257] |
| 3 June 2022 | Albino Gomes | GK | 32 | Churchill Brothers FC Goa | End of contract | [60] |
| 3 June 2022 | Seityasen Singh | RW/RM | 22 | TBD | End of contract | |
| 24 June 2022 | Enes Sipović | CB | 2 | Al-Jahra SC | Free transfer | [258] |
| 4 July 2022 | Sanjeev Stalin | LB/LW | 15 | Mumbai City FC | Undisclosed fee | [259] |
| 11 July 2022 | Jorge Pereyra Díaz | ST | 30 | Mumbai City FC | End of loan period | [260] |
| 3 August 2022 | Naorem Mahesh Singh | CF | 23 | East Bengal Club | Undisclosed fee | [99] |
| 29 August 2022 | Sreekuttan VS | RW/ST | 33 | Gokulam Kerala FC | End of contract | [121] |
| 29 August 2022 | Abdul Hakku | CB | 24 | Real Kashmir FC | End of contract | |
| 29 August 2022 | Anil Gaonkar | CF | 37 | FC Takin | End of contract | |
| 4 September 2022 | Subha Ghosh | CF | 49 | Gokulam Kerala | Contract terminated | [261] |
| 19 September 2022 | Prasanth Mohan | RW/RM/RB | 24 | Chennaiyin FC | Contract terminated | [262] |
| 29 December 2022 | Puitea | CM/RW/CDM | 7 | ATK Mohun Bagan FC | Undisclosed fee | [263] |
Management edit
- As of 4 August 2022
| Role | Name | Refs. |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach/Manager | Ivan Vukomanović | [264] |
| Assistant coach | Frank Dauwen | [101] |
| Assistant coach | Ishfaq Ahmed | [265] |
| Strength and conditioning Coach | Werner Martens | [266] |
| Goalkeeping coach | Slaven Progovecki | [267] |
| Reserves and U18 Head Coach | T. G. Purushothaman | [268] |
| Academy & Women's Team Director | Rajah Rizwan | [58] |
| Scouting Head | Ishfaq Ahmed | [269] |
Pre-season and friendlies edit
Shortly after announcing their fixtures in the Durand Cup, on 21 July 2022, the Blasters announced the fixtures of their friendly matches against three UAE clubs after announcing their plans to begin their pre-season preparations in UAE.[270][271] They cancelled all of their friendlies in UAE on 16 August 2022 after FIFA suspended AIFF due to “third party intervention”.[272] On 27 August, FIFA revoked the ban on AIFF,[273] and the Blasters announced a friendly match against the Emirati club Al Jazira Al Hamra to be played on 28 August, just one day after the ban was lifted by FIFA.[274]
Note: The Blasters' unofficial friendly match results are not included.
Win Draw Loss Void
| Al-Nasr | Cancelled | Kerala Blasters | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
| TBA | Match Cancelled [1] | Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium | ||
| Note: The match was called-off due to ban imposed by FIFA on AIFF in August 2022. | ||||
| Dibba Al Fujairah | Cancelled | Kerala Blasters | Fujairah, United Arab Emirates | |
| TBA | Match Cancelled [2] | Stadium: Dibba Stadium | ||
| Note: The match was called-off due to ban imposed by FIFA on AIFF in August 2022. | ||||
| Hatta | Cancelled | Kerala Blasters | Hatta, United Arab Emirates | |
| TBA | Match Cancelled [3] | Stadium: Hamdan Bin Rashid Stadium | ||
| Note: The match was called-off due to ban imposed by FIFA on AIFF in August 2022. | ||||
| 28 August 2022 Friendly | Al Jazira Al Hamra Club | 1–5 | Kerala Blasters | Ras al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates |
| 20:30 IST |
| Stadium: Al Jazirah Al Hamra Stadium Attendance: To be confirmed |
| 28 August 2022 Friendly | Kerala Blasters | 3–0 | MA College Kothamangalam | Kochi, Kerala |
| TBC | Report | Stadium: Panampilly Nagar Ground Attendance: Closed doors |
Competitions edit
Overview edit
Win Draw Loss
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Durand Cup | 19 August 2022 | 9 September 2022 | Group stage | Quarter-finals | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | +0 | 40.00 |
| Super Cup | 8 April 2023 | 16 April 2023 | Group stage | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 33.33 |
| Super League | 7 October 2022 | 3 March 2023 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 21 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 47.62 |
| Total | 29 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 44.83 | ||||
Last updated: 26 April 2023.
Source: Soccerway
Durand Cup edit
Kerala Blasters were drawn in the Group D for the 131st edition of the Durand Cup along with two other ISL sides.[275]
Group stage edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ODI | KER | ARG | NEU | SDE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Odisha | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 12 | Qualify for the Knockout stage | — | 2–0 | — | 6–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Kerala Blasters | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | — | — | 2–0 | — | — | ||
| 3 | Army Green | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | 0–1 | — | — | — | 0–0 | ||
| 4 | NorthEast United (H) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 3 | 0–6 | 0–3 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 5 | Sudeva Delhi | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 2 | — | 1–1 | — | — | — |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(H) Hosts
Matches edit
Win Draw Loss Void
| 19 August 2022 Group stage | Sudeva Delhi | 1–1 | Kerala Blasters | Guwahati, Assam |
| 18:00 IST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Attendance: Closed doors |
| 27 August 2022 Group stage | NorthEast United | 0–3 | Kerala Blasters | Guwahati, Assam |
| 18:00 IST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Attendance: Closed doors |
| 31 August 2022 Group stage | Kerala Blasters | 2–0 | Army Green | Guwahati, Assam |
| 15:00 IST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Attendance: Closed doors |
Knockout stage edit
| 9 February 2022 Quarter-final | Mohammedan SC | 3–0 | Kerala Blasters | Kolkata, West Bengal |
| 18:00 IST | Report |
| Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Attendance: Closed doors |
Indian Super League edit
This season of the Indian Super League was played across the country in home and away formats after two seasons of hosting it in Goa due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[276]
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | ATK Mohun Bagan (C) | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 34[f] | ISL Knockouts, Playoffs for 2023–24 AFC Cup qualifying playoffs[b] and 2023–24 AFC Cup qualifying playoffs[c] |
| 4 | Bengaluru | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 34[f] | ISL Knockouts |
| 5 | Kerala Blasters | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 31 | |
| 6 | Odisha | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 30 | ISL Knockouts, Playoffs for 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage[d] and 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage[e] |
| 7 | Goa | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 27[g] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ When AIFF imposed a 10 match ban on Ivan Vukomanović from AIFF held tournaments, assistant coach Frank Dauwen was in charge of the team for the 2023 Indian Super Cup.
- ^ Qualified via winning the 2022–23 Indian Super League playoffs
- ^ Qualifed via winning the Indian club qualifiers for 2023–24 AFC competitions
- ^ Qualifed via winning the 2023 Super Cup
- ^ Qualifed via winning the Indian club qualifiers for 2023–24 AFC competitions
- ^ a b Head-to-head points: ATK Mohun Bagan 3, Bengaluru 3. Head-to-head goal difference: ATK Mohun Bagan 0, Bengaluru 0. Head-to-head goal scored: ATK Mohun Bagan 4, Bengaluru 4. Goal difference: ATK Mohun Bagan +7, Bengaluru +4.
- ^ Head-to-head points: Goa 3, Chennaiyin 3. Head-to-head goal difference: Goa +1, Chennaiyin -1.
League results by round edit
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit
Note: Indian Super League announced the fixtures for the 2022–23 season on 1 September 2022 with the fixture between the Blasters and East Bengal on 7 October serving as the opening match of the season.[277][278]
| 7 October 2022 1 | Kerala Blasters | 3–1 | East Bengal | Kochi, Kerala |
| 19:30 IST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 34,978 Referee: C. R. Srikrishna Man of the Match: Ivan Kalyuzhnyi (Kerala Blasters) |
| 16 October 2022 2 | Kerala Blasters | 2–5 | ATK Mohun Bagan | Kochi, Kerala |
| 19:30 IST |
| Report | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 34,984 Referee: R. Venkatesh Man of the Match: Dimitri Petratos (ATK Mohun Bagan) |
| 23 October 2022 3 | Odisha | 2–1 | Kerala Blasters | Bhubaneswar, Odisha |
| 19:30 IST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 5,217 Referee: L Priyobarta Singh Man of the Match: Pedro Martín (Odisha) |
| 28 October 2022 4 | Kerala Blasters | 0–2 | Mumbai City | Kochi, Kerala |
| 19:30 IST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 33,121 Referee: Aditya Purkayastha Man of the Match: Mehtab Singh (Mumbai City) |
| 5 November 2022 5 | NorthEast United | 0–3 | Kerala Blasters | Guwahati, Assam |
| 19:30 IST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Attendance: 4,867 Referee: Crystal John Man of the Match: Rahul KP (Kerala Blasters) |
| 12 November 2022 6 | Kerala Blasters | 3–1 | Goa | Kochi, Kerala |
| 19:30 IST |
| Report | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 29,347 Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta Man of the Match: Ivan Kaliuzhnyi (Kerala Blasters) |
| 19 November 2022 7 | Hyderabad | 0–1 | Kerala Blasters | Hyderabad, Telangana |
| 19:30 IST | Report |
| Stadium: G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium Attendance: 11,834 Referee: Pranjal Banerjee Man of the Match: Ivan Kalyuzhnyi (Kerala Blasters) |
| 4 December 2022 8 | Jamshedpur | 0–1 | Kerala Blasters | Jamshedpur, Jharkhand |
| 19:30 IST |
| Report |
| Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex Attendance: 16,417 Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar Man of the Match: Marko Lešković (Kerala Blasters) |
| 11 December 2022 9 | Kerala Blasters | 3–2 | Bengaluru | Kochi, Kerala |
| 19:30 IST |
| Report | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 25,184 Referee: I Jamal Mohamed Man of the Match: Dimitrios Diamantakos (Kerala Blasters) |
| 19 December 2022 10 | Chennaiyin | 1–1 | Kerala Blasters | Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| 19:30 IST | Report |
| Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 11,132 Referee: Harish Kundu Man of the Match: Adrián Luna (Kerala Blasters) |
| 26 December 2022 11 | Kerala Blasters | 1–0 | Odisha | Kochi, Kerala |
| 19:30 IST | Report | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 31,712 Referee: Pratik Mondal Man of the Match: Sandeep Singh (Kerala Blasters) |
| 3 January 2023 12 | Kerala Blasters | 3–1 | Jamshedpur | Kochi, Kerala |
| 19:30 IST | Report | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 24,117 Referee: Ashwin Man of the Match: Adrián Luna (Kerala Blasters) |
| 8 January 2023 13 | Mumbai City | 4–0 | Kerala Blasters | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 19:30 IST |
| Report | Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena Attendance: 6,407 Referee: C. R. Srikrishna Man of the Match: Jorge Pereyra Díaz (Mumbai City) |
| 22 January 2023 14 | Goa | 3–1 | Kerala Blasters | Margao, Goa |
| 19:30 IST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 8,608 Referee: C. R. Srikrishna Man of the Match: Brandon Fernandes (Goa) |
| 29 January 2023 15 | Kerala Blasters | 2–0 | NorthEast United | Kochi, Kerala |
| 19:30 IST |
| Report | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 18,018 Referee: Umesh Bora Man of the Match: Dimitrios Diamantakos (Kerala Blasters) |
| 3 February 2023 16 | East Bengal | 1–0 | Kerala Blasters | Kolkata, West Bengal |
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The 2022 23 season was the ninth season in Kerala Blasters FC s existence as well as their ninth season in the Indian Super League This season of the ISL witnessed the return of the home away format of the matches similar to that of the 2019 20 Indian Super League season after a break of two years due to the COVID 19 pandemic in the country 1 Kerala Blasters2022 23 seasonOwnerMagnum Sports Private LimitedChairmanNikhil BhardwajHead coachIvan Vukomanovic Frank Dauwen a StadiumJawaharlal Nehru Stadium Kochi KeralaIndian Super LeagueLeague 5th Playoffs KnockoutIndian Super CupGroup stageDurand CupQuarter finalsTop goalscorerLeague Dimitrios Diamantakos 10 goals All Dimitrios Diamantakos 12 goals Highest home attendance34 984 Kerala Blasters FC 2 5 ATK Mohun Bagan FC 16 October 2022Lowest home attendance18 018 Kerala Blasters FC 2 0 NorthEast United FC 29 January 2023Average home league attendance28 057Biggest win3 1 vs East Bengal FC H 7 October 2022 Indian Super League vs FC Goa H 12 November 2022 Indian Super League vs Jamshedpur FC H 22 January 2023 Indian Super League vs RoundGlass Punjab FC H 8 April 2023 Indian Super Cup Biggest defeat4 0 vs Mumbai City FC A 8 January 2023 Indian Super League Home coloursAway coloursThird colours 2021 222023 24 All statistics correct as of 16 April 2023 In this season the Blasters travelled to United Arab Emirates for their pre season preparations 2 but were forced to cancel all of their friendlies in UAE after AIFF received a ban from FIFA for third party intervention 3 But the ban was revoked by FIFA just ten days later and Blasters played one friendly each in UAE and in Kerala ahead of the league season When the Blasters main team flew to UAE for their pre season preparations the Blasters sent their reserve team for the 2022 Durand Cup 4 and reached the quarter finals after advancing to the knockout stage as group runner ups but was knocked out by Mohammedan SC from the tournament 5 After the 2021 22 season the Blasters only retained Marko Leskovic and Adrian Luna as their foreigner players on two year contracts and replaced the departed foreigners with Apostolos Giannou Victor Mongil Ivan Kalyuzhnyi and Dimitrios Diamantakos 6 The Blasters retained sixteen players from the previous squad and included seven local players from the state for the upcoming ISL season 7 Same like the previous season the Blasters played the opening match of the ISL season on 7 October 2022 8 but this time against East Bengal FC which they won 3 1 at full time 9 After the opening match the Blasters went on a three match losing streak 10 but they came back to their winning ways against NorthEast United FC on 5 November by 0 3 away from home 11 After the Blasters lost three consecutive matches after the opening match the Blasters went on a five match winning streak 12 which became a new club record 13 and went on an eight match unbeaten streak 14 until 8 January 2023 where the Blasters met Mumbai City FC as the Islander handed the Blasters their worst defeat of the season by the score of 4 0 15 Following the match against Mumbai City the Blasters only won only two of the their rest of the league stage matches and stood 5th in the table at the end of the regular season and qualified for the knockout stages of the tournament 16 This was the first time the Blasters managed to qualify for the ISL knockout stages for a second consecutive year and it was their fourth appearance in the knockout stages in their history 17 With the arrival of a new format to ISL playoffs the Blasters met arch rivals Bengaluru FC in the first knockout stage match 18 The match that took place on 3 March was subjected to immense controversy and is known for the Blasters walk off 19 The Blasters players forfeited the match in the extra time following the controversy around the legitimacy of the free kick goal scored by the Sunil Chhetri for Bengaluru in the 96th minute of the extra time 20 When the referee rejected the argument of the players and staff members of the free kick being taken before the Blasters players set themselves in their defensive positions coach Ivan Vukomanovic called off the players from the pitch into the dressing room 21 The match referee blew the final whistle and Bengaluru was awarded the win following a discussion with the match commissioner resulting in the elimination of the Blasters from the tournament 22 The Blasters management then appealed to the AIFF for the match to be replayed and demanded for the match referee Crystal John to banned from refereeing 23 A separate panel of AIFF disciplinary committee was met three days later to decide on the sanctions on the Blasters for forfeiting the game 24 and the disciplinary committee rejected the Blasters protest to replay the match 25 The AIFF disciplinary committee that met later that month imposed a fine of rupees 4 crores on the Blasters for abandoning the game and asked them to issue a public apology within a week failing which the club would have to pay a fine of rupees 6 crores 26 The disciplinary committee also imposed a 10 match ban on Vukomanovic from taking part in any AIFF held tournaments along with a fine of rupees 5 lakhs and directed the latter to issue a public apology within a week same as that of the club failing which the fine would be increased doubling to rupees 10 lakhs 27 The club and Vukomanovic then issued their apologies and regrets as directed by the AIFF DC as a part of their verdict 28 After the ISL season the Blasters took part in the 2023 Indian Super Cup which took place in Kozhikode Kerala 29 The Blasters were drawn in Group A alongside Bengaluru FC 30 They won their first group stage match of the tournament on 8 April against RoundGlass Punjab FC by 3 1 31 but lost the next match against Sreenidi Deccan FC by 2 0 just four days later 32 They met again versus Bengaluru FC in a must win match on 16 April but the match ended in a 1 1 draw and the Blasters were eliminated from the tournament that took place in their home state and the Blasters ended yet another season without bagging a silverware 33 Contents 1 Kits 2 Season overview 2 1 April 2 2 May 2 3 June 2 4 July 2 5 August 2 6 September 2 7 October 2 8 November 2 9 December 2 10 January 2 11 February 2 12 March 2 13 April 3 Players 3 1 Indian Super League Squad 3 2 Durand Cup Squad 3 3 Super Cup Squad 4 Transfers 4 1 Transfers In 4 2 Loan Returns 4 3 Promoted from Kerala Blasters FC Reserves 4 4 Contract Extensions 4 5 Loan Outs 4 6 Transfers Out 5 Management 6 Pre season and friendlies 7 Competitions 7 1 Overview 7 2 Durand Cup 7 2 1 Group stage 7 2 2 Matches 7 2 3 Knockout stage 7 3 Indian Super League 7 3 1 League table 7 3 2 League results by round 7 3 2 1 Matches 7 3 3 Knockout stage 7 4 Super Cup 7 4 1 Group stage 7 4 2 Matches 8 Statistics 8 1 Squad appearances and goals 8 1 1 Indian Super League and Indian Super Cup 8 1 2 Durand Cup 8 2 Squad statistics 8 3 Goalscorers 8 4 Assist 8 5 Clean sheets 8 6 Disciplinary record 8 7 Injury record 9 Seasonal awards 9 1 Indian Super League 9 2 Kerala Blasters 10 Club awards 10 1 Indian Super League 10 1 1 ISL Fans Goal of the Week award 10 2 Kerala Blasters 10 2 1 Kerala Blasters Fans Player of the Month award 10 2 2 Kerala Blasters Fans Goal of the Month award 11 See also 12 ReferencesKits editSupplier SIX5SIX Shirt front sponsor BYJU S Shirt back sponsor 1xBat Sporting Lines Sleeve sponsor Yakult amp Denwud nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Home0 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Away0 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Third0Season overview editApril edit On 4 April 2022 the Blasters announced the three year contract extension of head coach Ivan Vukomanovic until 2025 34 35 On 6 April it was confirmed that the 10 home matches of the Blasters will be held in the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi 36 37 On 7 April the Blasters confirmed the participation of their youth squad in the first ever Reliance Foundation Development League 38 39 On 10 April the Blasters announced their squad for the inaugural season of the Reliance Foundation Development League 40 41 On 21 April the Blasters announced the three year contract extension of defender Bijoy Varghese until 2025 42 The club also brought back their jersey number 21 which was retired in 2020 after Sandesh Jhingan who previously donned the shirt left the club 43 On 25 April the Blasters announced the three year contract extension of midfielder Jeakson Singh until 2025 44 45 May edit On 5 May the Blasters announced the two year contract extension of defender Marko Leskovic until 2024 46 47 On 11 May the Blasters announced the two year contract extension of goalkeeper Prabhsukhan Gill until 2024 48 49 On 30 May the Blasters announced the one year contract extension of goalkeeper Karanjit Singh until 2023 50 51 On 31 May the Blasters announced the departure of the Spanish striker Alvaro Vazquez 52 53 June edit On 1 June the Blasters announced the departure of the winger Vincy Barretto to Chennaiyin FC after reaching an agreement with the latter 54 55 On 2 June the Blasters announced the three year contract extension of goalkeeping coach Slaven Progovecki and the strength and conditioning coach Werner Martens until 2025 56 On 2 June the Blasters announced the appointment of Rajah Rizwan as the club s academy and women s team director 57 58 On 2 June the Blasters announced the departure of the Bhutanese forward Chencho Gyeltshen 59 60 On 3 June the Blasters announced the departures of the goalkeeper Albino Gomes and the winger Seityasen Singh 60 61 On 4 June the Blasters announced the three year contract extension of defender Sandeep Singh until 2025 62 63 On 15 June the Blasters announced signing of Bryce Miranda from Churchill Brothers FC Goa for an undisclosed transfer fee on a four year deal 64 65 On 23 June the Blasters announced that they have reached an agreement with Churchill Brothers for the transfer of Saurav Mandal with the transfer remaining subject to the medical 66 67 On 24 June the Blasters announced the departure of Bosnian defender Enes Sipovic 68 69 On 28 June the Blasters announced the signing of Saurav Mandal from Churchill Brothers for an undisclosed transfer fee on a three year deal 70 71 July edit On 4 July the Blasters announced that they have reached an agreement with Mumbai City FC for the transfer of defender Sanjeev Stalin to Mumbai City 72 73 On 6 July the Blasters announced the departure of defender Denechandra Meitei to Odisha FC on a season long loan deal 74 75 On 8 July the Blasters announced the signing of Apostolos Giannou as their first foreign singing of the season with the transfer remaining subject to medical 76 77 On 11 July the Blasters announced the departure of the Argentine forward Jorge Pereyra Diaz 78 79 On 13 July the Blasters announced the signing of Victor Mongil as their second foreign signing of the season in a one year contract with an option to extend 80 81 On 18 July the Blasters announced the signing of Ivan Kalyuzhnyi as their third foreign signing of the season on a season long loan deal with the transfer remaining subject to medical 82 83 On 18 July the Blasters were drawn in the Group D of the 2022 Durand Cup tournament 84 85 On 21 July the Durand Cup announced the fixtures of the Blasters and the participating clubs 86 87 On 21 July the Blasters announced that they will be travelling to United Arab Emirates on 17 August until 29 August as a part of their pre season preparations 88 89 On 21 July the Blasters announced the fixtures of their pre season friendlies in UAE 90 On 22 July the Blasters announced the two year contract extension of midfielder Adrian Luna until 2024 91 92 On 23 July the Blasters announced their squad for the 2022 Next Gen Cup in United Kingdom 93 94 On 25 July the Blasters announced the formation of their women s team and the appointment of Shereef Khan as the team s head coach for the upcoming season of the Kerala Women s League 95 96 On 25 July the fixtures of the 2022 Next Gen Cup was announced after the Blasters were drawn in the Group B London Group along with the Premier League sides Crystal Palace FC Tottenham Hotspur FC and West Ham United FC 97 98 August edit On 3 August the Blasters announced it has reached an agreement for the transfer of Naorem Mahesh Singh to East Bengal Club 99 On 4 August the Blasters announced the signing of Frank Dauwen as their assistant manager for the upcoming season 100 101 On 16 August the Blasters announced their squad for the 2022 Durand Cup tournament 102 103 On 17 August the Blasters announced the squad for their pre season friendlies in UAE 104 On 17 August the Blasters announced the signing of the forward Bidyashagar Singh on a season long loan deal from Bengaluru FC 102 103 On 17 August the Blasters released the club statement on the cancellation of all of their pre season friendlies in UAE due to the ban imposed by FIFA on AIFF 105 106 On 18 August the Blasters announced Yakult as one of their associate partners for the upcoming season 107 108 On 18 August the Blasters announced 1XBat Sporting Lines as their presenting sponsors for the upcoming season 109 110 On 19 August the Blasters played their first group stage match in the Durand Cup against Sudeva Delhi FC which ended in a 1 1 draw 111 Ajsal opened the scoresheet for the Blasters in the 42nd minute but Sudeva pulled one back through Kuki right at the stroke of half time 112 On 23 August the Blasters played their second group stage match in the Durand Cup against Odisha FC which they lost 2 0 113 Isaac Vanmalsawma scored the opening goal for Odisha followed by a goal scored by Saul Crespo which resulted in the Blasters losing their second match in the group stage 114 On 25 August the Blasters announced the signing of the Greek forward Dimitrios Diamantakos as their final foreign signing of the season 115 116 On 27 August the Blasters played their third group stage match in the Durand Cup against NorthEast United FC which they won 0 3 thus registering their first win in the 2022 Durand Cup 117 The Blasters found early lead through Mohammed Aimen which was followed by the goal scored by Ajsal in the 55th minute 118 Aimen completed his brace in the 90th minute after his twin brother Mohammed Azhar assisted him which helped Azhar to complete his second assist of the game after he assisted to the goal scored by Ajsal 119 On 28 August after the FIFA ban on AIFF was revoked the Blasters announced that they would play a friendly match against the UAE First Division League side Al Jazira Al Hamra Club on the same day 120 On 28 August the Blasters played their first pre season friendly match of the season against the Emirati club Al Jazira Al Hamra which they won 1 5 after Rahul Mandal Sahal Diamantakos and the captain Jessel scored for the Blasters in contrast to the only goal scored by Al Jazira Al Hamra through a free kick citation needed On 29 August the Blasters announced the departures of Sreekuttan VS Abdul Hakku and Anil Gaonkar from the club 121 On 31 August the Blasters played their final group stage match in the Durand Cup against Army Green which they won 2 0 122 Muhammed Aimen scored the first goal for the Blasters and Aritra Das scored the final goal for the latter which helped the Blasters to qualify for the knockout stages of the Durand Cup for the first time in their history 123 September edit On 1 September FSDL and the Indian Super League announced the fixtures for the 2022 23 ISL season and it was decided that the Blasters would face East Bengal in Kochi on 7 October in the season opener 124 125 On 9 September the Blasters played their quarter final match in the Durand Cup against Mohammedan SC which they lost 3 0 126 Mohammedan netted their first goal through S K Faiaz which was followed by a brace scored by the Nigerian Abiola Dauda in the second half which resulted in the elimination of the Blasters from the 131st edition of Durand Cup 127 On 17 September the Blasters played a friendly match against MA College Kothamangalam which they won 3 0 after Leskovic Dimitrios and Mandal scored a goal each to secure the victory for the Blasters 128 On 18 September the Blasters launched their third kit for the upcoming season which was designed to pay tribute to those people residing in the coast lines of Kerala 129 On 19 September the Blasters announced that they have reached an agreement to mutually part ways with Prasanth Mohan who left the club after spending 6 years for the Blasters 130 131 On 21 September the Blasters launched their away kit for the upcoming season 132 On 22 September the Blasters announced Denwud as their associate partner for the upcoming season 133 On 25 September the Blasters announced ClubW as their travel partner for the upcoming season 134 135 On 26 September the Blasters launched their home kit for the upcoming season 136 On 26 September the Blasters announced BodyFirst as their official nutrition partner for the upcoming season 137 138 On 29 September the Blasters announced Kalliyath TMT as one of their official partners for the upcoming season 139 140 On 30 September the Blasters announced their extension of association with the Suguna Foods brand DelFrez as their associate partner for the upcoming season 141 142 October edit On 3 October the Blasters announced their extension of association with Ather Energy as one of their official partners for the upcoming season 143 144 On 4 October the Blasters announced the subsidiary of the Tata Group Croma as their official electronics partner for the upcoming season 145 On 5 October the Blasters announced ChicKing as their food partner for the upcoming season 146 147 On 5 October the Blasters announced their squad for the 2022 22 Indian Super League season 148 149 On 6 October the Blasters announced Bingo as their snacking partner for the upcoming season 150 147 On 7 October the Blasters played the opening match of 2022 22 Indian Super League season against East Bengal Club which they won 3 1 151 The match took place in JLN Kochi and the first half ended with neither side scoring a goal The opening goal of the match was scored by Adrian Luna who netted a volley after receiving a long ball from Harmanjot Khabra in the 72nd minute The Blasters found their next goal through Ivan Kalyuzhnyi who came in as substitute for Apostolos Giannou and scored a solo goal taking the score to 2 0 East Bengal pulled one back through a goal scored by Alex Lima but Kalyuzhnyi completed his brace by a long range volley just one minute after East Bengal found the net and took the scoreline to end with 3 1 152 On 10 October the Blasters announced Amaron as one of their official partners for the occurring season 153 154 On 11 October the Blasters announced that the BYUJ S will continue as their principal partner for the next two seasons 155 156 On 13 October the Blasters announced KIWI Ice Cream as one of their official partner for the occurring season 157 158 On 14 October the Blasters announced Welcare Hospital as their official medical partner for the occurring season 159 On 16 October the Blasters played their second match of the season against ATK Mohun Bagan FC which they lost 2 5 160 Kalyuzhnyi s goal gave the Blasters an early lead in 6th minute of the match but was equalized by ATK Mohun Bagan through a goal scored by Dimitri Petratos in the 26th minute who would soon go on the complete his hat trick with two more goals coming in the second half Joni Kauko and Lenny Rodrigues scored the other two goals for ATKMB in the first half and second half respectively while the Blasters found their second goal through a goal scored by Rahul KP in the 81st minute who came in as a substitute for Sahal Abdul Samad later in the game which ended in a disastrous defeat for the Blasters in Kochi 161 On 23 October the Blasters played their third match of the season against Odisha FC which they lost 2 1 162 The Blasters opened the score sheet through Harmanjot Khabra who netted the ball set up by Luna by a header in the first half The game was snatched by Odisha in the second half when they pulled two goals back through the goals scored by Jerry Mawihmingthanga and a late goal scored by the substitute Pedro Martin which saw the Blasters losing their second consecutive match of the season 163 On 28 October the Blasters played their fourth match of the season against Mumbai City FC which they lost 0 2 164 Mumbai found their first goal in the 21st minute by Mehtab Singh which was followed by the goal scored by the ex Blasters player Jorge Pereyra Diaz who netted the ball in the 31st minute of the match as the Blasters lost their third consecutive match of the season 165 November edit On 5 November the Blasters played their fifth match of the season against NorthEast United FC which they won 0 3 166 The first half on the match held in Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium went goalless but the Blasters found their first goal of the match when Dimitrios Diamantakos shook the net after receiving a ball from Saurav Mandal from the wing in the 56th minute Sahal Abdul Samad came in as a substitute for Mandal in the 65th minute of the match who scored a brace in the last moments of the match as the Blasters won their second match of the season 167 On 12 November the Blasters announced Bank of Baroda as their official banking partner for the occurring season 168 On 13 November the Blasters played their sixth match of the season against FC Goa which they won 3 1 37 The majority of the first half passed with neither side scoring a goal until Luna s goal in the 42nd minute gave the Blasters a 1 0 lead Blasters extended their lead in the added time of the first half as Diamantakos scored a penalty right before the half time The Blasters found their third goal of the match through Kalyuzhnyi who netted a long ranger in the 52nd minute of the match Goa pulled one back through Noah Sadaoui in the 67th minute but the Blasters managed to win their third match of the season 38 On 19th November the Blasters played their seventh match of the season against Hyderabad FC which they won 0 1 169 The sole goal of the match in the G M C Balayogi Athletic Stadium was scored by Diamantakos in the 18th minute of the game who scored in his third consecutive match as the Blasters defeated the reigning championship winners putting an end to their unbeaten streak and winning their fourth match of the season It was also the first time ever that the club made three consecutive win in its history 170 December edit On 4 December 2022 the Blasters played their eighth match of the season against Jamshedpur FC which they won 0 1 171 Diamantakos scored in his fourth consecutive match in the 17th minute after tapping in a Luna s freekick which served as the only goal as the Blasters won their fourth consecutive match by defeating the reigning league champions away from home 172 On 11 December the Blasters played their ninth match of the season against the southern rivals Bengaluru FC which they won 3 2 173 Bengaluru scored the opening goal through a penalty scored by Sunil Chettri in the 14th minute but the Blasters equalized through Marko Leskovic who scored his debut goal in the 25th minute of the match Diamantakos who scored in his fifth consecutive match gave the Blasters lead for the first time in the game when he slotted in a ball assisted by Luna in the 43rd minute right before the half time Apostolos Giannou scored the third goal of the night for the Blasters who came in as a substitute for Kalyuzhnyi and scored his debut goal in the 70th minute Javi Hernandez scored the second goal for Bengaluru in the 81st minute but the Blasters managed to win the match by full time thereby winning their fifth consecutive match of the season 174 On 19 December the Blasters played their tenth match of the season against the older southern rivals Chennaiyin FC which ended in a 1 1 draw 175 The Blasters scored the first goal of the night through Sahal who scored for the Blasters in the 23rd minute but Chennaiyin levelled the match three minutes into the second half through the former Blasters man Vincy Barretto who netted the ball as the match ended in a 1 1 draw 176 On 26 December the Blasters played their eleventh match of the season in the Boxing Day match against Odisha FC which they won 1 0 177 The first half ended with neither sides finding the net but the Blasters took their lead in the 86th minute through Sandeep Singh who scored a header from a Bryce Miranda assist as the sole goal from Sandeep helped the Blasters to win their seventh match of the season and to move to the third spot in the table 178 On 29 December the Blasters announced that they have reached an agreement for the transfer of Puitea to ATK Mohun Bagan for an undisclosed transfer fee 179 180 January edit On 3 January 2023 the Blasters played their twelfth match of the season against Jamshedpur FC which they won 3 1 181 Giannou s backheel flick in the 9th minute put the Blasters in a 1 0 early lead but Jamshedpur found the level through Daniel Chima Chukwu in the 17th minute Diamantakos who scored his sixth goal of the season put the Blasters ahead when he scored from the spot in the 31st minute which was followed by a second half goal netted by Luna in the 65th minute This was also the 200th goal for the club in the Indian Super League and became the fourth team to do so as the Blasters won their eighth match of the season 182 On 9 January the Blasters played their thirteenth match of the season against Mumbai City FC which they lost 4 0 183 The Blasters conceded all four goal in the first half as the ex Blasters player Jorge Pereyra Diaz scored a brace along with a goal each by both Greg Stewart and Bipin Singh This defeat marked the end of the Blasters eight match unbeaten streak 184 On 20 January it was announced that the twins Muhammed Aimen and Mohammed Azhar who represented the club in the 2022 Durand Cup and in the ongoing Kerala Premier League season were promoted to the first team 185 On 22 January the Blasters played their fourteenth match of the season against FC Goa which they lost 3 1 Iker Guarrotxena gave the lead to Goa through a penalty which was doubled by Noah Sadaoui in the first half Blasters pulled one back through Diamantakos who scored his seventh goal of the season in the 51st minute of the match but Redeem Tlang scored the third goal of the night for Goa as the Blasters lost their fifth game of the season 186 On 24 January the Blasters provided a statement on the injury sustained by Sandeep Singh during the match against FC Goa on 22 January 187 He sustained a fracture in his ankle during impact after a collision with Goa s Saviour Gama and had to get stitches in his head before being taken out from the match 188 The club statement further added that Sandeep would undergo a surgery for the same 189 On 29 January the Blasters played their fifteenth match of the season against NorthEast United FC which they won 2 0 190 The match was goalless until the 42nd minute where Diamantakos scored a header from an assist from Bryce Miranda and he completed his brace just two minutes after in the 44th minute when Luna assisted for the Greek striker as he scored an open goal thereby doubling their lead before the half time The match witnessed no goal in the second half but the first half brace from Diamantakos helped the Blasters to win their ninth match of the season 191 On 30 January the Blasters announced that Givson Singh has been loaned out to Chennaiyin FC for the rest of the season 192 193 On 31 January the Blasters announced that they have signed midfielder Danish Farooq Bhat from rivals Bengaluru FC on a three and half year contract for an undisclosed fee until 2026 194 195 February edit On 3 February the Blasters played their sixteenth match of the season against East Bengal Club which they lost 1 0 196 Cleiton Silva scored the only goal of the match for East Bengal as the Blasters lost their sixth match of the season 197 On 6 February the Blasters announced Indian cricketer Sanju Samson as their new brand ambassador 198 199 On 7 February the Blasters played their seventeenth match of the season against Chennaiyin FC which they won 2 1 200 Abdenasser El Khayati scored an early goal for Chennaiyin but the Blasters levelled the goal when Luna netted the ball in the 38th minute of the game Rahul broke the deadlock and won the match for the Blasters as he scored the second goal for the Blasters in the 64th minute and the Blasters won their tenth game of the season edging near the qualification to knockout stages of the season 201 On 11 February the Blasters played their eighteenth match of the season against Bengaluru FC which they lost 1 0 202 Roy Krishna put Bengaluru in front in the 32nd minute of the match as the Blasters lost their seventh match of the season 203 On 16 February the Blasters qualified for the ISL playoffs for the second consecutive time following the 1 2 defeat of FC Goa over Chennaiyin FC 204 This was the Blasters fourth qualification to the ISL playoffs in their history 205 On 18 February the Blasters played their nineteenth match of the season against ATK Mohun Bagan FC which they lost 2 1 Diamantakos scored his tenth goal of the season in the 16th minute of the match to put the Blasters in front but ATK Mohun Bagan levelled through Carl McHugh in the 23rd minute and scored his second goal in the 71st minute Rahul was sent off for a second yellow in the 64th minute as the Blasters lost their eighth match of the season 1 On 22 February the Blasters launched House of KBFC a consumer focused initiative of the football club 206 On 23 February the Blasters announced the contract extension of their sporting director Karolis Skinkys on a five year contract till 2028 207 208 On 26 February the Blasters played their twentieth and last match of the league stage against Hyderabad FC which they lost 0 1 209 The only goal of the match was scored by Borja Herrera who put Hyderabad in front inn the first half as the Blasters lost their ninth match of the season 210 March edit On 3 March the Blasters played their knockout match in the playoffs against rivals Bengaluru FC which was subjected to immense controversy 211 The match went to extra time after the first ninety minutes ended in a goalless draw The match was subjected to controversy when the Bengaluru skipper Sunil Chhetri scored a free kick goal in the 96th minute Following the goal the Blasters players walked off the pitch after coach Ivan Vukomanovic called them off from the pitch The incident occurred when Chhetri scored a free kick before the Blasters players set themselves in their defensive positions 212 The goal was given for Bengaluru and the Blasters players walked off from the pitch in the Sree Kanteerava Stadium The match was later stopped by the match officials and Bengaluru was awarded the win and qualification the semi finals 213 The Blasters later alleged that the referee asked Luna to move away from the ball and hence the free kick should have only been allowed following a whistle The club sought a rematch and a ban on the referee Crystal John who controlled the match 214 On 6 March the AIFF disciplinary committee rejected the Blasters protest to replay the controversial knockout stage match against Bengaluru FC and to ban the match referee Crystal John 215 216 The separate panel of the AIFF DC that met on the day rejected the case of the Blasters citing that the case did not fall in the exception mentioned in the Article 70 5 of the AIFF disciplinary code 217 and further issued a notice to the Blasters for the violation of the Article 58 1 of the AIFF disciplinary code by walking out of the match 218 On 7 March the AIFF announced the draw for the 2023 Indian Super Cup that is to be held in Kerala from 3 April 219 and the Blasters was drawn in the Group A alongside the rivals Bengaluru FC 220 221 On 28 March the Times of India sports journalist Marcus Megulhao reported that the Blasters would be penalized upto rupees 5 crores by the AIFF DC for walking out of the playoff match against Bengaluru 222 223 On 29 March the Blasters announced that Adrian Luna will not be part of the Blasters squad for the upcoming Super Cup as he was granted extended leave for personal reasons 224 225 On 31 March AIFF DC imposed a fine of rupees 4 crores on the Blasters for walking off the pitch in the playoff match against Bengaluru on 3 March and also imposed a 10 match ban and a fine of rupees 5 lakhs on coach Ivan Vukomanovic and directed both the parties to issue a public apology within a week 226 The committee also stated that if the Blasters and Vukomanovic fails to issue their public apologies within a week 227 the fine would be raised to rupees 6 crores to the Blasters management and rupees10 lakhs to Vukomanovic 228 April edit On 2 April the Blasters and the coach Ivan Vukomanovic issued their apologies for the walk off in the match against Bengaluru on March as demanded by the AIFF DC two days before in their verdict on the issue 229 230 On 3 April the Blasters announced their squad for the 2023 Indian Super Cup 231 Eleven local Kerala players were added to the squad for the tournament 232 On 8 April the Blasters played their first group stage match in the Super Cup against the reigning I League champions RoundGlass Punjab FC which they won 3 1 233 The Blasters ended the first half in a 1 0 lead when Diamantakos netted the penalty in the 41st minute as a result of a foul on Saurav Mandal in the penalty box The Blasters doubled their lead in the 54th minute when Nishu Kumar scored his first goal of the season from a ball by Sahal Krishananda Singh pulled one back for Punjab in the 73rd minute but Rahul K P who came in as a substitute for Diamantakos sealed the victory for the Blasters in the final seconds of the additional time from a miss pass from the Punjab player Juan Mera as the Blasters won the match 3 1 at full time This was the first ever victory for the club in the Indian Super Cup 234 This game also marked the first team debut for the Blasters goalkeeper Sachin Suresh 235 On 12 April the Blasters played their second group stage match in the Super Cup against Sreenidi Deccan FC which they lost 2 0 236 Sreenidi opened the scoresheet in the 17th minute through Rilwan Hassan and doubled their lead by a volley before the half time through David Castaneda in the 44th minute as the Blasters lost their first match of the tournament 237 On 16 April the Blasters played their last group stage match in the Super Cup against the rivals Bengaluru FC which ended in a 1 1 draw 238 Roy Krishna put Bengaluru in front in the 23rd minute of the first half but Diamantakos scored a 77th minute header to level the match but the Blasters were eliminated from the tournament as they finished third in the table 239 Players editIndian Super League Squad edit No Name Nationality Position s Date of Birth Age Goalkeepers1 Karanjit Singh nbsp GK 1986 01 08 8 January 1986 age 37 13 Prabhsukhan Singh Gill nbsp GK 2001 01 02 2 January 2001 age 22 31 Sachin Suresh nbsp GK 2001 01 18 18 January 2001 age 22 78 Muheet Shabir nbsp GK 2001 08 07 7 August 2001 age 22 Defenders3 Sandeep Singh nbsp CB LB RB 1995 03 01 1 March 1995 age 28 4 Ruivah Hormipam nbsp CB 2001 01 25 25 January 2001 age 22 10 Harmanjot Khabra nbsp RB CM 1988 12 18 18 December 1988 age 34 14 Jessel Carneiro Captain nbsp LB 1990 07 14 14 July 1990 age 33 21 Bijoy Varghese nbsp CB 2000 03 14 14 March 2000 age 23 22 Nishu Kumar nbsp RB LB 1997 10 05 5 October 1997 age 26 23 Victor Mongil nbsp CB CDM 1992 07 21 21 July 1992 age 31 55 Marko Leskovic nbsp CB 1991 04 27 27 April 1991 age 32 Midfielders6 Danish Farooq Bhat nbsp LM 1996 05 09 9 May 1996 age 27 8 Ayush Adhikari nbsp CM 2000 07 30 30 July 2000 age 23 18 Sahal Samad nbsp CM AM 1997 04 01 1 April 1997 age 26 20 Adrian Luna Vice captain nbsp AM LW RW CM CF 1992 03 12 12 March 1992 age 31 25 Jeakson Singh nbsp CDM CB 2001 06 21 21 June 2001 age 22 27 Saurav Mandal nbsp LM LW 2000 11 06 6 November 2000 age 23 28 Nihal Sudeesh nbsp RW 2001 06 18 18 June 2001 age 22 32 Mohammed Azhar nbsp CM 2003 01 20 20 January 2003 age 20 33 Vibin Mohanan nbsp CM 2003 02 06 6 February 2003 age 20 77 Ivan Kalyuzhnyi nbsp CM 1998 01 21 21 January 1998 age 25 81 Bryce Miranda nbsp LW 1999 09 23 23 September 1999 age 24 Forwards9 Dimitrios Diamantakos nbsp ST 1993 03 05 5 March 1993 age 30 17 Rahul K P nbsp RW CF 2000 03 16 16 March 2000 age 23 19 Mohammed Aimen nbsp CF 2003 01 20 20 January 2003 age 20 30 Bidyashagar Singh nbsp CF 1998 03 11 11 March 1998 age 25 45 Sreekuttan M S nbsp CF 2004 11 30 30 November 2004 age 19 99 Apostolos Giannou nbsp ST 1990 01 25 25 January 1990 age 33 Durand Cup Squad edit No Name Nationality Position s Date of Birth Age Goalkeepers1 Sachin Suresh Captain nbsp GK 2001 01 18 18 January 2001 age 22 13 Muhammed Murshad nbsp GK 2004 03 22 22 March 2004 age 19 77 Muhammed Jaseen nbsp GK 2004 01 05 5 January 2004 age 19 Defenders3 Marvaan Hussain nbsp DF 2004 05 14 14 May 2004 age 19 5 Tejas Krishna S nbsp DF 2001 06 09 9 June 2001 age 22 12 Muhammed Basith nbsp DF 2002 08 15 15 August 2002 age 21 19 Sherin Salari nbsp DF 2004 02 08 8 February 2004 age 19 20 Abhiram K nbsp DF 2004 11 03 3 November 2004 age 19 33 Muhammed Saheef nbsp DF 2003 02 07 7 February 2003 age 20 55 Adhil Ashraf nbsp DF 2004 07 25 25 July 2004 age 19 66 Aritra Das nbsp DF 2003 05 27 27 May 2003 age 20 Midfielders6 Mohammed Azhar nbsp MF 2003 01 20 20 January 2003 age 20 8 Vibin Mohanan nbsp MF 2003 02 06 6 February 2003 age 20 10 Gaurav Kankonkar nbsp MF 1996 11 17 17 November 1996 age 27 16 Alkesh A S nbsp MF 2004 04 20 20 April 2004 age 19 18 Muhammed Jasim nbsp MF 2005 04 19 19 April 2005 age 18 30 Ebindas Yesudasan nbsp MF 2005 04 19 19 April 2005 age 18 80 Roshan Gigi nbsp MF 2000 10 01 1 October 2000 age 23 Forwards9 Muhammed Ajsal nbsp FW 2003 03 28 28 March 2003 age 20 11 Mohammed Aimen nbsp FW 2003 01 20 20 January 2003 age 20 15 Subha Ghosh nbsp FW 2000 12 22 22 December 2000 age 22 Super Cup Squad edit No Name Nationality Position s Date of Birth Age Goalkeepers1 Karanjit Singh nbsp GK 1986 01 08 8 January 1986 age 37 13 Prabhsukhan Singh Gill nbsp GK 2001 01 02 2 January 2001 age 22 31 Sachin Suresh nbsp GK 2001 01 18 18 January 2001 age 22 78 Muheet Shabir nbsp GK 2001 08 07 7 August 2001 age 22 Defenders3 Sandeep Singh nbsp CB LB RB 1995 03 01 1 March 1995 age 28 4 Ruivah Hormipam nbsp CB 2001 01 25 25 January 2001 age 22 5 Tejas Krishna S nbsp DF 2001 06 09 9 June 2001 age 22 14 Jessel Carneiro Captain nbsp LB 1990 07 14 14 July 1990 age 33 21 Bijoy Varghese nbsp CB 2000 03 14 14 March 2000 age 23 22 Nishu Kumar nbsp RB LB 1997 10 05 5 October 1997 age 26 23 Victor Mongil nbsp CB CDM 1992 07 21 21 July 1992 age 31 55 Marko Leskovic nbsp CB 1991 04 27 27 April 1991 age 32 Muhammed Saheef nbsp CB 2003 02 07 7 February 2003 age 20 Midfielders6 Danish Farooq Bhat nbsp LM 1996 05 09 9 May 1996 age 27 8 Ayush Adhikari nbsp CM 2000 07 30 30 July 2000 age 23 25 Jeakson Singh nbsp CDM CB 2001 06 21 21 June 2001 age 22 32 Mohammed Azhar nbsp CM 2003 01 20 20 January 2003 age 20 33 Vibin Mohanan nbsp CM 2003 02 06 6 February 2003 age 20 77 Ivan Kalyuzhnyi nbsp CM 1998 01 21 21 January 1998 age 25 Forwards9 Dimitrios Diamantakos nbsp ST 1993 03 05 5 March 1993 age 30 17 Rahul K P nbsp RW CF 2000 03 16 16 March 2000 age 23 18 Sahal Samad nbsp LW CM AM 1997 04 01 1 April 1997 age 26 19 Mohammed Aimen nbsp CF 2003 01 20 20 January 2003 age 20 27 Saurav Mandal nbsp LW LM 2000 11 06 6 November 2000 age 23 28 Nihal Sudeesh nbsp RW 2001 06 18 18 June 2001 age 22 30 Bidyashagar Singh nbsp CF 1998 03 11 11 March 1998 age 25 45 Sreekuttan M S nbsp CF 2004 11 30 30 November 2004 age 19 81 Bryce Miranda nbsp LW 1999 09 23 23 September 1999 age 24 99 Apostolos Giannou nbsp ST 1990 01 25 25 January 1990 age 33 Transfers editTransfers In edit Date Player Position No Last Club Fee Ref 15 June 2022 nbsp Bryce Miranda LW 81 nbsp Churchill Brothers FC Goa Undisclosed fee 240 28 June 2022 nbsp Saurav Mandal LM 27 nbsp Churchill Brothers FC Goa Undisclosed fee 241 8 July 2022 nbsp Apostolos Giannou ST 99 nbsp Macarthur FC Free transfer 242 13 July 2022 nbsp Victor Mongil CB 23 nbsp Odisha FC Free transfer 243 18 July 2022 nbsp Ivan Kalyuzhnyi CM 77 nbsp FC Oleksandriya Loan transfer 244 17 August 2022 nbsp Bidyashagar Singh CF 30 nbsp Bengaluru FC Loan transfer 102 25 August 2022 nbsp Dimitrios Diamantakos CF 9 nbsp HNK Hajduk Split Free transfer 245 31 January 2023 nbsp Danish Farooq Bhat LM 6 nbsp Bengaluru FC Undisclosed fee 246 Loan Returns edit Position No Player FromCF 49 nbsp Subha Ghosh nbsp East BengalCF 23 nbsp Naorem Mahesh Singh nbsp East BengalRW 33 nbsp Sreekuttan VS nbsp Gokulam KeralaCB 26 nbsp Abdul Hakku nbsp Gokulam KeralaRW 22 nbsp Seityasen Singh nbsp HyderabadPromoted from Kerala Blasters FC Reserves edit See also Kerala Blasters FC Reserves and Academy No Name Nationality Position s Date of Birth Age Ref 28 Nihal Sudeesh nbsp RW 2001 06 18 18 June 2001 age 22 247 33 Vibin Mohanan nbsp CM 2003 02 06 6 February 2003 age 20 19 Mohammed Aimen nbsp FW 2003 01 20 20 January 2003 age 20 185 32 Mohammed Azhar nbsp MF 2003 01 20 20 January 2003 age 20 2 Muhammed Saheef nbsp DF 2003 02 07 7 February 2003 age 20 9 Muhammad Ajsal nbsp FW 2003 03 28 28 March 2003 age 20 Contract Extensions edit No Player Position Contract Till Ref 21 nbsp Bijoy Varghese CB 2025 43 25 nbsp Jeakson Singh CDM 2025 248 55 nbsp Marko Leskovic CB 2024 46 13 nbsp Prabhsukhan Gill GK 2024 249 1 nbsp Karanjit Singh GK 2023 250 3 nbsp Sandeep Singh CB 2025 251 20 nbsp Adrian Luna AM 2024 252 Loan Outs edit Position No Player To Ref LB 19 nbsp Denechandra Meitei nbsp Odisha FC 253 CM 11 nbsp Givson Singh nbsp Chennaiyin FC 254 Transfers Out edit Exit Date Player Position No To Fee Ref 31 May 2022 nbsp Alvaro Vazquez ST 99 nbsp FC Goa Free transfer 255 1 June 2022 nbsp Vincy Barretto RW 47 nbsp Chennaiyin FC Undisclosed fee 256 2 June 2022 nbsp Chencho Gyeltshen FW LW 77 nbsp Paro FC Free transfer 257 3 June 2022 nbsp Albino Gomes GK 32 nbsp Churchill Brothers FC Goa End of contract 60 3 June 2022 nbsp Seityasen Singh RW RM 22 TBD End of contract24 June 2022 nbsp Enes Sipovic CB 2 nbsp Al Jahra SC Free transfer 258 4 July 2022 nbsp Sanjeev Stalin LB LW 15 nbsp Mumbai City FC Undisclosed fee 259 11 July 2022 nbsp Jorge Pereyra Diaz ST 30 nbsp Mumbai City FC End of loan period 260 3 August 2022 nbsp Naorem Mahesh Singh CF 23 nbsp East Bengal Club Undisclosed fee 99 29 August 2022 nbsp Sreekuttan VS RW ST 33 nbsp Gokulam Kerala FC End of contract 121 29 August 2022 nbsp Abdul Hakku CB 24 nbsp Real Kashmir FC End of contract29 August 2022 nbsp Anil Gaonkar CF 37 nbsp FC Takin End of contract4 September 2022 nbsp Subha Ghosh CF 49 nbsp Gokulam Kerala Contract terminated 261 19 September 2022 nbsp Prasanth Mohan RW RM RB 24 nbsp Chennaiyin FC Contract terminated 262 29 December 2022 nbsp Puitea CM RW CDM 7 nbsp ATK Mohun Bagan FC Undisclosed fee 263 Management editAs of 4 August 2022Role Name Refs Head coach Manager nbsp Ivan Vukomanovic 264 Assistant coach nbsp Frank Dauwen 101 Assistant coach nbsp Ishfaq Ahmed 265 Strength and conditioning Coach nbsp Werner Martens 266 Goalkeeping coach nbsp Slaven Progovecki 267 Reserves and U18 Head Coach nbsp T G Purushothaman 268 Academy amp Women s Team Director nbsp Rajah Rizwan 58 Scouting Head nbsp Ishfaq Ahmed 269 Pre season and friendlies editShortly after announcing their fixtures in the Durand Cup on 21 July 2022 the Blasters announced the fixtures of their friendly matches against three UAE clubs after announcing their plans to begin their pre season preparations in UAE 270 271 They cancelled all of their friendlies in UAE on 16 August 2022 after FIFA suspended AIFF due to third party intervention 272 On 27 August FIFA revoked the ban on AIFF 273 and the Blasters announced a friendly match against the Emirati club Al Jazira Al Hamra to be played on 28 August just one day after the ban was lifted by FIFA 274 Note The Blasters unofficial friendly match results are not included Win Draw Loss Void nbsp Al Nasr v nbsp Kerala Blasters 20 August 2022 2022 08 20 Friendly nbsp Al NasrCancelled nbsp Kerala BlastersDubai United Arab EmiratesTBA Match Cancelled 1 Stadium Al Maktoum StadiumNote The match was called off due to ban imposed by FIFA on AIFF in August 2022 nbsp Dibba Al Fujairah v nbsp Kerala Blasters 25 August 2022 2022 08 25 Friendly nbsp Dibba Al FujairahCancelled nbsp Kerala BlastersFujairah United Arab EmiratesTBA Match Cancelled 2 Stadium Dibba StadiumNote The match was called off due to ban imposed by FIFA on AIFF in August 2022 nbsp Hatta v nbsp Kerala Blasters 28 August 2022 2022 08 28 Friendly nbsp HattaCancelled nbsp Kerala BlastersHatta United Arab EmiratesTBA Match Cancelled 3 Stadium Hamdan Bin Rashid StadiumNote The match was called off due to ban imposed by FIFA on AIFF in August 2022 nbsp Al Jazira Al Hamra Club v nbsp Kerala Blasters 28 August 2022 2022 08 28 Friendly nbsp Al Jazira Al Hamra Club1 5 nbsp Kerala BlastersRas al Khaimah United Arab Emirates20 30 IST TBC nbsp Rahul nbsp Mandal nbsp Sahal nbsp Diamantakos nbsp Carneiro nbsp Stadium Al Jazirah Al Hamra Stadium Attendance To be confirmed nbsp Kerala Blasters v nbsp MA College Kothamangalam 28 August 2022 2022 08 28 Friendly nbsp Kerala Blasters3 0 nbsp MA College KothamangalamKochi KeralaTBC Leskovic nbsp Diamantakos nbsp Mandal nbsp Report Stadium Panampilly Nagar Ground Attendance Closed doorsCompetitions editOverview edit Win Draw Loss Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position RecordPld W D L GF GA GD Win Durand Cup 19 August 2022 2022 08 19 9 September 2022 2022 09 09 Group stage Quarter finals 5 2 1 2 6 6 0 0 40 00Super Cup 8 April 2023 2023 04 08 16 April 2023 2023 04 16 Group stage Group stage 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 0 33 33Super League 7 October 2022 2022 10 07 3 March 2023 2023 03 03 Matchday 1 5th 21 10 1 10 28 29 1 0 47 62Total 29 13 3 13 38 39 1 0 44 83Last updated 26 April 2023 2023 04 26 Source Soccerway Durand Cup edit Main article 2022 Durand Cup Kerala Blasters were drawn in the Group D for the 131st edition of the Durand Cup along with two other ISL sides 275 Group stage edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ODI KER ARG NEU SDE1 Odisha 4 4 0 0 11 0 11 12 Qualify for the Knockout stage 2 0 6 0 3 02 Kerala Blasters 4 2 1 1 6 3 3 7 2 0 3 Army Green 4 1 1 2 3 4 1 4 0 1 0 04 NorthEast United H 4 1 0 3 3 12 9 3 0 6 0 3 1 3 2 05 Sudeva Delhi 4 0 2 2 1 6 5 2 1 1 Source SportstarRules for classification 1 points 2 head to head points 3 head to head goal difference 4 goal difference 5 number of goals scored 6 drawing of lots H Hosts Matches edit Win Draw Loss Void Sudeva Delhi v Kerala Blasters 19 August 2022 2022 08 19 Group stageSudeva Delhi1 1Kerala BlastersGuwahati Assam18 00 IST Kuki nbsp 45 nbsp 78 Basit nbsp 85 Report Tejas nbsp 37 Ajsal nbsp 42 Jasim nbsp 70 Stadium Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Attendance Closed doors Odisha v Kerala Blasters 23 August 2022 2022 08 23 Group stageOdisha2 0Kerala BlastersGuwahati Assam15 00 IST Isaac nbsp 52 Crespo nbsp 74 Report Azhar nbsp 66 Stadium Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Attendance Closed doors NorthEast United v Kerala Blasters 27 August 2022 2022 08 27 Group stageNorthEast United0 3Kerala BlastersGuwahati Assam18 00 IST Boro nbsp 35 Gogoi nbsp 62 Report Aimen nbsp 28 90 Ajsal nbsp 55 Gaurav nbsp 66 Gigi nbsp 81 Stadium Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Attendance Closed doors Kerala Blasters v Army Green 31 August 2022 2022 08 31 Group stageKerala Blasters2 0Army GreenGuwahati Assam15 00 IST Aimen nbsp 25 Das nbsp 45 3 Vibin nbsp 81 Report Chhetri nbsp 17 Lallawmkima nbsp 41 Stadium Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Attendance Closed doors Knockout stage edit Mohammedan SC v Kerala Blasters 9 February 2022 2022 98 09 Quarter finalMohammedan SC3 0Kerala BlastersKolkata West Bengal18 00 IST Faiaz nbsp 17 Dauda nbsp 59 84 Report Basith nbsp 86 Gigi nbsp 89 Stadium Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Attendance Closed doors Indian Super League edit Main article 2022 23 Indian Super League seasonThis season of the Indian Super League was played across the country in home and away formats after two seasons of hosting it in Goa due to the COVID 19 pandemic 276 League table edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification3 ATK Mohun Bagan C 20 10 4 6 24 17 7 34 f ISL Knockouts Playoffs for 2023 24 AFC Cup qualifying playoffs b and 2023 24 AFC Cup qualifying playoffs c 4 Bengaluru 20 11 1 8 27 23 4 34 f ISL Knockouts5 Kerala Blasters 20 10 1 9 28 28 0 316 Odisha 20 9 3 8 30 32 2 30 ISL Knockouts Playoffs for 2023 24 AFC Cup group stage d and 2023 24 AFC Cup group stage e 7 Goa 20 8 3 9 36 35 1 27 g Updated to match es played on 26 February 2023 Source Indian Super LeagueRules for classification 1 points 2 head to head points 3 head to head goal difference 4 head to head goals scored 5 goal difference 6 number of goals scored 7 fair play ranking 8 drawing of lots C ChampionsNotes When AIFF imposed a 10 match ban on Ivan Vukomanovic from AIFF held tournaments assistant coach Frank Dauwen was in charge of the team for the 2023 Indian Super Cup Qualified via winning the 2022 23 Indian Super League playoffs Qualifed via winning the Indian club qualifiers for 2023 24 AFC competitions Qualifed via winning the 2023 Super Cup Qualifed via winning the Indian club qualifiers for 2023 24 AFC competitions a b Head to head points ATK Mohun Bagan 3 Bengaluru 3 Head to head goal difference ATK Mohun Bagan 0 Bengaluru 0 Head to head goal scored ATK Mohun Bagan 4 Bengaluru 4 Goal difference ATK Mohun Bagan 7 Bengaluru 4 Head to head points Goa 3 Chennaiyin 3 Head to head goal difference Goa 1 Chennaiyin 1 League results by round edit Match1234567891011121314151617181920GroundHHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAAHResultWLLLWWWWWDWWLLWLWLLLLeague Position17997535443333333355Updated to match es played on 26 February 2023 Source Indian Super LeagueA Away H Home W Win D Draw L Loss Matches edit Note Indian Super League announced the fixtures for the 2022 23 season on 1 September 2022 with the fixture between the Blasters and East Bengal on 7 October serving as the opening match of the season 277 278 Kerala Blasters v East Bengal 7 October 2022 2022 10 07 1Kerala Blasters3 1East BengalKochi Kerala19 30 IST Luna nbsp 72 Ruivah nbsp 78 Kalyuzhnyi nbsp 82 89 Report Chungnunga nbsp 60 Ankit Mukherjee nbsp 63 Lima nbsp 88 Stadium Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance 34 978Referee C R SrikrishnaMan of the Match Ivan Kalyuzhnyi Kerala Blasters Kerala Blasters v ATK Mohun Bagan 16 October 2022 2022 10 16 2Kerala Blasters2 5ATK Mohun BaganKochi Kerala19 30 IST Kalyuzhnyi nbsp 6 Khabra nbsp 43 Rahul nbsp 81 Report Petratos nbsp 26 62 90 2 Kauko nbsp 38 Kaith nbsp 79 Rodrigues nbsp 88 Stadium Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance 34 984Referee R VenkateshMan of the Match Dimitri Petratos ATK Mohun Bagan Odisha v Kerala Blasters 23 October 2022 2022 10 23 3Odisha2 1Kerala BlastersBhubaneswar Odisha19 30 IST Mawihmingthanga nbsp 54 Martin nbsp 86 Report Khabra nbsp 35 Kalyuzhnyi nbsp 42 Mongil nbsp 88 Stadium Kalinga Stadium Attendance 5 217Referee L Priyobarta SinghMan of the Match Pedro Martin Odisha Kerala Blasters v Mumbai City 28 October 2022 2022 10 28 4Kerala Blasters0 2Mumbai CityKochi Kerala19 30 IST Kalyuzhnyi nbsp 83 Report Mehtab Singh nbsp 21 Diaz nbsp 31 Noguera nbsp 72 Stadium Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance 33 121Referee Aditya PurkayasthaMan of the Match Mehtab Singh Mumbai City NorthEast United v Kerala Blasters 5 November 2022 2022 11 05 5NorthEast United0 3Kerala BlastersGuwahati Assam19 30 IST Rochharzela nbsp 89 Report Nishu nbsp 36 Diamantakos nbsp 56 Sahal nbsp 85 90 5 Stadium Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Attendance 4 867Referee Crystal JohnMan of the Match Rahul KP Kerala Blasters Kerala Blasters v Goa 12 November 2022 2022 11 12 6Kerala Blasters3 1GoaKochi Kerala19 30 IST Leskovic nbsp 27 Luna nbsp 42 Diamantakos nbsp 45 1 Sandeep nbsp 50 Kaliuzhnyi nbsp 52 Report Ali nbsp 45 Sadaoui nbsp 67 Stadium Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance 29 347Referee Rahul Kumar GuptaMan of the Match Ivan Kaliuzhnyi Kerala Blasters Hyderabad v Kerala Blasters 19 November 2022 2022 11 19 7Hyderabad0 1Kerala BlastersHyderabad Telangana19 30 IST Jeakson nbsp 69 Mandal nbsp 89 Rahul nbsp 90 Gill nbsp 90 3 Report Diamantakos nbsp 18 Chinglensana nbsp 77 Stadium G M C Balayogi Athletic Stadium Attendance 11 834Referee Pranjal BanerjeeMan of the Match Ivan Kalyuzhnyi Kerala Blasters Jamshedpur v Kerala Blasters 4 December 2022 2022 12 04 8Jamshedpur0 1Kerala BlastersJamshedpur Jharkhand19 30 IST Chukwu nbsp 31 Report Diamantakos nbsp 17 Luna nbsp 45 2 Nishu nbsp 67 Sandeep nbsp 72 Stadium JRD Tata Sports Complex Attendance 16 417Referee Tejas NagvenkarMan of the Match Marko Leskovic Kerala Blasters Kerala Blasters v Bengaluru 11 December 2022 2022 12 11 9Kerala Blasters3 2BengaluruKochi Kerala19 30 IST Leskovic nbsp 25 Diamantakos nbsp 43 Giannou nbsp 70 Gill nbsp 90 4 Report Chhetri nbsp 14 pen Jhingan nbsp 24 Hernandez nbsp 81 Stadium Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance 25 184Referee I Jamal MohamedMan of the Match Dimitrios Diamantakos Kerala Blasters Chennaiyin v Kerala Blasters 19 December 2022 2022 12 19 10Chennaiyin1 1Kerala BlastersChennai Tamil Nadu19 30 IST Barretto nbsp 48 Das nbsp 90 6 Report Sahal nbsp 23 Rahul nbsp 69 Kalyuzhnyi nbsp 72 Stadium Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance 11 132Referee Harish KunduMan of the Match Adrian Luna Kerala Blasters Kerala Blasters v Odisha 26 December 2022 2022 12 26 11Kerala Blasters1 0OdishaKochi Kerala19 30 IST Gill nbsp 30 Sandeep nbsp 30 nbsp 86 Leskovic nbsp 43 Rahul nbsp 45 1 Luna nbsp 76 Kalyuzhnyi nbsp 90 6 Report Nanda nbsp 30 Gahlot nbsp 82 Stadium Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance 31 712Referee Pratik MondalMan of the Match Sandeep Singh Kerala Blasters Kerala Blasters v Jamshedpur 3 January 2023 2023 01 03 12Kerala Blasters3 1JamshedpurKochi Kerala19 30 IST Giannou nbsp 9 Diamantakos nbsp 31 pen Carneiro nbsp 45 1 Sandeep nbsp 54 Luna nbsp 65 Report Chukwu nbsp 17 Choudhary nbsp 90 3 Stadium Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance 24 117Referee AshwinMan of the Match Adrian Luna Kerala Blasters Mumbai City v Kerala Blasters 8 January 2023 2023 01 08 13Mumbai City4 0Kerala BlastersMumbai Maharashtra19 30 IST Diaz nbsp 4 22 nbsp 35 Greg Stewart nbsp 10 Ahmed Jahouh nbsp 12 Bipin nbsp 16 Report Rahul nbsp 45 Khabra nbsp 76 Stadium Mumbai Football Arena Attendance 6 407Referee C R SrikrishnaMan of the Match Jorge Pereyra Diaz Mumbai City Goa v Kerala Blasters 22 January 2023 2023 01 22 14Goa3 1Kerala BlastersMargao Goa19 30 IST Guarrotxena nbsp 35 pen Sadaoui nbsp 43 Fernandes nbsp 50 Tlang nbsp 69 Report Jeakson nbsp 36 Diamantakos nbsp 51 Luna nbsp 61 Ruivah nbsp 61 Kalyuzhnyi nbsp 85 Stadium Fatorda Stadium Attendance 8 608Referee C R SrikrishnaMan of the Match Brandon Fernandes Goa Kerala Blasters v NorthEast United 29 January 2023 2023 01 29 15Kerala Blasters2 0NorthEast UnitedKochi Kerala19 30 IST Diamantakos nbsp 9 nbsp 42 44 Rahul nbsp 52 Report Saji nbsp 6 Evans nbsp 32 Gurjinder nbsp 33 Stadium Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance 18 018Referee Umesh BoraMan of the Match Dimitrios Diamantakos Kerala Blasters East Bengal v Kerala Blasters 3 February 2023 2023 02 03 16East Bengal1 0Kerala BlastersKolkata West Bengal19 30 IST Lima nbsp 45 Rahman nbsp 48 img cla, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games. |