# 2018–19 Kerala Blasters FC season

The 2018–19 season was the fifth season in Kerala Blasters FC's existence, as well as their fifth season in Indian Super League.

## Review and events
### Indian Super League

Kerala Blasters started their 2018–19 Hero Indian Super League campaign with a 0–2 victory over ATK. But the Hero ISL 2018–19 was a disastrous campaign for Kerala Blasters as they finished the season in 9th place in the table.

### Super Cup

The team's performance in the Super Cup was also well below as that of expected. They were eliminated in the qualification round by Indian Arrows.

## Players
### First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | IND | Dheeraj Singh |
| 4 | DF | SRB | Nemanja Lakić-Pešić |
| 5 | DF | IND | Abdul Hakku |
| 6 | MF | SRB | Nikola Krčmarević |
| 7 | DF | FRA | Cyril Kali |
| 8 | FW | SRB | Slaviša Stojanović |
| 9 | MF | IND | Seiminlen Doungel |
| 10 | FW | SVN | Matej Poplatnik |
| 11 | MF | IND | Prasanth K |
| 12 | DF | IND | Mohammad Rakip |
| 15 | DF | IND | Anas Edathodika |
| 17 | MF | UGA | Kizito Keziron |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | MF | IND | Sahal Abdul Samad |
| 20 | MF | IND | Deependra Negi |
| 21 | DF | IND | Sandesh Jhingan |
| 22 | MF | IND | Zakeer Mundampara |
| 23 | DF | IND | Pritam Singh |
| 25 | GK | IND | Sujith Sasikumar |
| 30 | FW | IND | Baoringdao Bodo |
| 33 | FW | IND | Jithin MS |
| 34 | MF | IND | Suraj Rawat |
| 35 | MF | IND | Hrishi Dhath |
| 39 | DF | IND | Lalruatthara |
| 99 | MF | GHA | Courage Pekuson |

### Players In

| No. | Position | Player | Last club | Date |
| 1 | GK | Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem | Indian Arrows | 2 June 2018 |
| 15 | DF | Anas Edathodika | Jamshedpur | 8 June 2018 |
| 19 | MF | Halicharan Narzary | NorthEast United | 12 June 2018 |
| _ | DF | Abdul Nediyodath | NorthEast United | 19 June 2018 |
| 32 | GK | Naveen Kumar | Goa | 25 June 2018 |
| 33 | FW | Jithin MS | F.C. Kerala | 27 June 2018 |
| 9 | FW | Seiminlen Doungel | NorthEast United | 29 June 2018 |
| 7 | DF | Cyril Kali | Apollon Pontou | 3 July 2018 |
| 8 | FW | Slaviša Stojanović | Radnički Niš | 6 July 2018 |
| 10 | FW | Matej Poplatnik | Triglav Kranj | 8 July 2018 |
| 22 | MF | Zakeer Mundampara | Mumbai City | 9 July 2018 |
| 26 | MF | Nikola Krcmarevic | 07 Vestur | 24 August 2018 |
| – | MF | Jeakson Singh | Minerva Punjab | 22 September 2018 |
| 30 | FW | Baoringdao Bodo | Chennaiyin FC | 24 January 2019 |

### Players Out

| No. | Position | Player | Outgoing club | Date | Fee |
| 10 | FW | Iain Hume | FC Pune City | 6 June 2018 | Deal |
| 15 | FW | Guðjón Baldvinsson | Stjarnan | 16 March 2018 | End of Loan |
| 27 | GK | Subhasish Roy Chowdhury | Jamshedpur | 26 April 2018 | Free |
| 31 | DF | Rino Anto | Bengaluru | 6 June 2018 | Free |
| 19 | MF | Siam Hanghal | Delhi Dynamos | 11 June 2018 | Free |
| 20 | MF | Jackichand Singh | Goa | 29 June 2018 | Free |
| – | MF | Jeakson Singh | Indian Arrows | 23 September 2018 | Loan Out |
| 13 | FW | C. K. Vineeth | Chennaiyin FC | 24 January 2019 | Loan Out |
| 19 | MF | Halicharan Narzary | Chennaiyin FC | 24 January 2019 | Loan Out |
| 32 | GK | Naveen Kumar | FC Goa | 24 January 2019 | Loan Out |

## Statistics
### Squad appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | ISL | ISL | Super Cup | Super Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | IND | Dheeraj Singh | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | IND | Sujith Sasikumar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | IND | Naveen Kumar | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 4 | DF | SRB | Nemanja Lakić-Pešić | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | IND | Abdul Hakku | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | FRA | Cyril Kali | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | IND | Mohammad Rakip | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | IND | Anas Edathodika | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | IND | Sandesh Jhingan | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | IND | Pritam Singh | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | IND | Lalruatthara | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | MF | SRB | Nikola Krčmarević | 13 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | IND | Seiminlen Doungel | 19 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | IND | Prasanth K | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | UGA | Kizito Keziron | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | IND | Sahal Abdul Samad | 18 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | IND | Halicharan Narzary | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | IND | Deependra Negi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | IND | Zakeer Mundampara | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | IND | Jithin MS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | IND | Suraj Rawat | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | IND | Hrishi Dhath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | MF | GHA | Courage Pekuson | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 10 | FW | SRB | Slaviša Stojanović | 21 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | SVN | Matej Poplatnik | 17 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | IND | C.K. Vineeth | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | IND | Baoringdao Bodo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Squad statistics

| | ISL | Super Cup | Total |
| Games played | 18 | 1 | 19 |
| Games won | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Games drawn | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Games lost | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Goals scored | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Goals conceded | 28 | 2 | 30 |
| Goal difference | −10 | −2 | −12 |
| Clean sheets | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Yellow cards | 37 | 1 | 38 |
| Red cards | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Players Used: Kerala Blasters has used a total of 23 different players in all competitions.

### Goalscorers

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Name | ISL | Super Cup | Total |
| 8 | MF | | Slaviša Stojanović | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | MF | | Matej Poplatnik | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | FW | | Nikola Krčmarević | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | MF | | C.K. Vineeth | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | | Seiminlen Doungel | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | MF | | Halicharan Narzary | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | | Sahal Abdul Samad | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 99 | MF | | Courage Pekuson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goal | Own Goal | Own Goal | Own Goal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | 18 | 0 | 18 |

### Clean sheets

| No. | Nation | Name | ISL | Super Cup | Total | Games Played |
| 2 | | Dheeraj Singh | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 19 |

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Name | ISL | ISL | ISL | Super Cup | Super Cup | Super Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 39 | DF | | Lalruatthara | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | | Anas Edathodika | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | | Zakeer Mundampara | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | | Sandesh Jhingan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | | Dheeraj Singh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | | Sahal Abdul Samad | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | | C.K. Vineeth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | | Matej Poplatnik | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | | Cyril Kali | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Slaviša Stojanović | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Nemanja Lakić-Pešić | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | | Nikola Krčmarević | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | | Seiminlen Doungel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | Halicharan Narzary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | | Pritam Singh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | | Prasanth K | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | Kizito Keziron | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Abdul Hakku | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 2 |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss
Kerala Blasters started their pre season in July in Ahmedabad to prepare for a competition called Toyota Yaris La Liga World. They faced Melbourne City FC from Australia and Spanish club Girona FC in the competition. They suffered heavy losses by Australian club 0–6 and Spanish club 0–5.
In September 2018, Kerala started their second phase of pre season before Indian Super League in Thailand. Where they played some friendly matches with local clubs.

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss

### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| ISL | 29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) | 1 March 2019 (2019-03-01) | Matchday 1 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 011.11 |
| Super Cup | | | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 010.53 |
Last updated: 6 March 2019 (2019-03-06). Source: Competitions

### Indian Super League
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 6 | ATK | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 24 |
| 7 | Pune City | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 22 |
| 8 | Delhi Dynamos | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 18 |
| 9 | Kerala Blasters | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 15 |
| 10 | Chennaiyin | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 32 | −16 | 9 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 16 December 2018. Source: Matchday

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | D | D | D | L | L | L | D | D | L | L | D | L | D | W | L | D |