List of Kerala Blasters FC records and statistics
Kerala Blasters FC is an professional football club based in Kochi, Kerala which participates in the Indian Super League, the top tier of Indian football since its inception.[1][2] The club was established on 24 May 2014 and began their first professional season a few months later in October 2014.
Note: This page takes into account all official matches played by Kerala Blasters. These include matches played by the club in Indian Super League and Super Cup. Friendlies aren't taken into consideration.
Club
All time performance record
As of 3 February 2021[3]
Competition | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indian Super League | 118 | 31 | 42 | 45 | 138 | 169 |
Super Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Total | 120 | 31 | 42 | 47 | 140 | 174 |
General
Note: When scores are mentioned, score of Kerala Blasters are given first.
- First match: 0–1 (vs NorthEast United, 13 October 2014)[4]
- First win: 2–1 (vs Pune City, Indian Super League, 30 October 2014)[5]
- Biggest win (in Indian Super League):
- 5–1 (vs Hyderabad FC, 5 January 2020)[6]
- Biggest loss (in Indian Super League):
- 0–5 (vs Mumbai City, 19 November 2016)[7]
- 1–6 (vs Mumbai City, 16 December 2018)[8]
- Highest scoring draw: 4–4,(vs Odisha ,23 February 2020) (also an ISL record)[9]
- Biggest win (in Super Cup): N/A
- Biggest loss (in Super Cup): 0–2 (vs Indian Arrows, 15 March 2019)[10]
- Most wins in an ISL season: 6 (out of 14 games), during the 2016 season
- Fewest wins in an ISL season: 2 (out of 18 games), during the 2017-18 season
- Most defeats in an ISL season: 7 (out of 14 matches), during the 2015 season
- Fewest defeats in an ISL season: 4 (out of 14 matches), during the 2016 season
- Most goals scored in an ISL season: 29 goals in 18 games, during the 2019-2020 season[11]
- Fewest goals scored in an ISL season: 9 goals in 14 games, during the 2014 season
- Most goals conceded in an ISL season: 32 goals in 18 games, during the 2019-20 season
- Fewest goals conceded in an ISL season:11 goals in 14 games, during the 2014 season
- Most points in an ISL season: 25 in 18 games, during the 2017-18 season
- Fewest points in an ISL season: 13 in 14 games, during the 2015 season
- Highest attendance: 80294 (vs ATK 18 December 2016) (also an ISL record)[12]
- Highest average home attendance in a season: 52008, during the 2016 season (also an ISL record)[13]
Players
Appearances
- Record appearance maker: 78 – Sandesh Jhingan[14]
- Most appearances in Indian Super League: 76 – Sandesh Jhingan[14]
- Most appearances in Super Cup: 2 – Sandesh Jhingan, Prasanth K, Nemanja Lakić-Pešić
- Youngest player: Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem – 18 years and 85 days[15]
- Oldest player: David James – 44 years and 139 days[16]
Most appearances
- As of 3 February 2021
- (Players with their names in bold currently plays for the club.)
Rank | Player | Appearances[14] | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
League | Cup | Total | ||
Sandesh Jhingan | ||||
Sahal Abdul Samad | ||||
Prasanth K | ||||
C. K. Vineeth | ||||
Mehtab Hossain | ||||
Lalruatthara | ||||
7 | Courage Pekuson | |||
Jessel Carneiro | ||||
Cedric Hengbart | ||||
10 | Iain Hume | |||
Mohammed Rafi |
Club captains
- Most appearances as captain: 36 – Sandesh Jhingan
List of Club Captains
Period | Name |
---|---|
2014–2015 | Penn Orji Iain Hume |
2015–2016 | Peter Ramage |
2016–2017 | Aaron Hughes |
2017–2019 | Sandesh Jhingan |
2019–2020 | Bartholomew Ogbeche |
2020– | Sergio Cidoncha Costa Nhamoinesu Jessel Carneiro |
Goals
- All time top scorer: 15 - Bartholomew Ogbeche[17]
- First goalscorer: Iain Hume (vs Chennaiyin, 21 October 2014)[18]
- First Indian goalscorer: C. S. Sabeeth (vs Pune City, 30 October 2014)[5]
- First goal in home ground: Milagres Gonsalves (vs FC Goa, 6 November 2014)[19]
- First goalscorer in Super Cup: Pulga (vs NEROCA F.C., 5 April 2018)
- First Indian goalscorer in Super Cup: Prasanth Karuthadathkuni (vs NEROCA F.C., 5 April 2018)
- Most goals in Indian Super League: 15 – Bartholomew Ogbeche [17]
- Most goals in Super Cup: 1 – Pulga and Prasanth Karuthadathkuni[20]
- Most goals in a season: 15 – Bartholomew Ogbeche (2019-20 season)
- Most goals in a match: 3
- Iain Hume (vs Delhi Dynamos, 10 January 2018)[21]
- Bartholomew Ogbeche (vs Chennaiyin, 1 February 2020)[22]
- First Hat trick: Iain Hume - vs Delhi Dynamos on 10 January 2018
- Youngest goalscorer: Deependra Negi – 19 years and 68 days[23]
- Youngest foreign goalscorer: Mark Sifneos - 21 years and 9 days
- Oldest goalscorer: Wes Brown – 38 years and 127 days[24]
- Fastest goal: 29 seconds – Chris Dagnall (vs NorthEast United, 15 November 2015)[25]
Most goals
- As of 25 January 2021
- (Players with their name in bold currently plays for the club)
Rank | Player | Goals[17] | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
League | Cup | Total | ||
Bartholomew Ogbeche | ||||
C. K. Vineeth | ||||
Iain Hume | ||||
Raphaël Messi Bouli | ||||
5 | Chris Dagnall | |||
Antonio German | ||||
Mohammed Rafi | ||||
Jordan Murray | ||||
6 | Matej Poplatnik | |||
Mark Sifneos | ||||
Slaviša Stojanović | ||||
Rahul KP |
Club Hat-tricks
Player | Total Goals | Opponent | Final Score | Venue | Date (Season) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Iain Hume | 3 | Odisha | 3 - 1 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi | 10 January 2018 (2017-18) | |
Bartholomew Ogbeche | 3 | Chennaiyin | 3 - 6 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi | 01 February 2020 (2019-20) | |
Assists
- Most assists: 6 – Josu Currais
- First assist: Milagres Gonsalves(vs ATK , 26 October 2014)[26]
- Most assists in a season: 5 – Jessel Carneiro (2019-20 season)[27]
- Most assists by an Indian: 5 – Jessel Carneiro
Most assists
- As of 3 February 2021[28]
- (Players with their name in bold currently plays for the club.)
Rank | Player | Assists |
---|---|---|
Josu | ||
2 | Antonio German | |
Courage Pekuson | ||
Jessel Carneiro | ||
5 | Sahal Abdul Samad | |
Seiminlen Doungel | ||
Cedric Hengbart | ||
Sandesh Jhingan | ||
9 | Sergio Cidoncha | |
Iain Hume | ||
Halicharan Narzary | ||
Mohammed Rafi | ||
Jackichand Singh | ||
C. K. Vineeth | ||
Gary Hooper | ||
Facundo Pereyra | ||
Clean sheets
- Most clean sheets - 8: Sandip Nandy
- First clean sheet - David James (vs FC Goa , 6 November 2014)
- Most clean sheets in a season - 5: Paul Rachubka (2017-18 season)
Most clean sheets
- As of 27 December 2020[29]
- (Players with their name in bold currently plays for the club.)
Rank | Player | Clean sheets |
---|---|---|
1 | Sandip Nandy | 8 |
2 | David James | 5 |
Paul Rachubka | ||
4 | Dheeraj Singh | 4 |
5 | Albino Gomes | 3 |
6 | Stephen Bywater | 2 |
Rehenesh TP | ||
7 | Bilal Khan | 1 |
Subhasish Roy | ||
Graham Stack |
Miscellaneous records
- During the 2020-21 season, Albino Gomes saved three penalties and became the only goalkeeper to do so since 2015.[30]
- On 15 January 2021, Albino Gomes provided an assist for Jordan Murray against SC East Bengal becoming the first Indian goalkeeper to have an assist in Indian Super League. He is also the only second goalkeeper to provide an assist in the league.[31]
Season Award Winners
Emerging Player
The following players have won the Indian Super League Emerging Player of the League award while playing for the Blasters:
- Sandesh Jhingan - 2014[32]
- Lalruatthara - 2017–18[33]
- Sahal Abdul Samad - 2018–19[34]
Golden Ball
The following players have won the ISL Golden Ball for Hero of the League award while playing for the Blasters:
Managers
- Most matches: David James - 40
- Least matches (excluding caretakers): Peter Taylor - 6
- Most wins: David James - 12
- Most losses: David James - 15
Time span | Name |
---|---|
2014 | David James (player-manager) |
2015 | Peter Taylor |
2015 | Trevor Morgan (caretaker) |
2015 | Terry Phelan |
2016–2017 | Steve Coppell |
2017–2018 | René Meulensteen |
2018 | David James |
2019 | Nelo Vingada (interim) |
2019–2020 | Eelco Schattorie |
2020– | Kibu Vicuña |
See also
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