6th season in existence of Kerala Blasters FC
Kerala Blasters 2019–20 football season
The 2019–20 season was the sixth season in Kerala Blasters FC 's existence, as well as their sixth season in Indian Super League .[ 1] [ 2]
Review and events
Indian Super League
Kerala Blasters started their 2019–20 Hero Indian Super League campaign with 2 consecutive home matches. They managed to come back for a 2–1 victory over ATK in the inaugural match,[ 3] Mumbai City in very next match by conceding a late goal.
They continued their winless run after the first match, by losing their first away match of the season against Hyderabad FC after took lead and a goal less draw against Odisha FC . In this match, most of the time they played with 6 local players and only 2 foreign players because of injuries. During the international break after the match, they signed Vlatko Drobarov as a replacement for injured Jairo Rodrigues .
Kerala Blasters managed to climb to 6th position on the table after winning by their highest margin till the date of 5–1 against Hyderabad FC. They also defeated their rivals Bengaluru FC and ATK . Their last match in the season was against Odisha FC which ended in 4-4. This was the highest scoring match in the history of ISL till that date. Finally, the Blasters ended their season by finishing in 7th place in the table.
Players
First-team squad
As of 2 December 2019 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
Transfers in
Loan return
Transfers Out
Loans out
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Cancelled
The Kerala Blasters traveled to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for their pre-season tour ahead of the new season.[ 24] UAE Pro League club.[ 25]
The team traveled to UAE on September 4 and played one game vs Dibba Al-Fujairah . The event organisers Michi Sports did not provide the club with proper training and other facilities in the UAE, so the club decided to pull out of the tour.
The club was scheduled to face Ajman Club on 12 September, Emirates Club on 20 September and finally Al-Nasr on the 27th. But all the three games were cancelled. The club returned to India on 11 September and had a preseason at home training facility.[ 26]
Kerala Blasters restarted their preseason on their home training facility turf at the Panampilly Nagar Ground . The club faced I-League 2nd Division club South United , I-League club Real Kashmir FC and they also faced the Kerala Santhosh Trophy team, the Kerala State Football Team . The Blasters even had a preseason game against their own reserve side, the Kerala Blasters (B) . They Finished their preseason with a draw against Indian Arrows .
Competitions
Win Draw Loss
Competition
First match
Last match
Starting round
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
ISL
20 October 2019 (2019-10-20 )
23 February 2020 (2020-02-23 )
Matchday 1
18
4
7
7
29
32
−3
0 22.22
Others
0
0
0
0
0
0
+0
! —
Total
18
4
7
7
29
32
−3
0 22.22
Last updated: 16 March 2020 (2020-03-16 ) .Competitions
Indian Super League
Standings
Source:
Indian Super League 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; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play ranking; 6) drawing of lots
^ Note 1 : Originally, Mohun Bagan , the 2019–20 I-League champions (they were already assured of the title before the league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India ), would qualify as India 2 (2021 AFC Cup group stage), and ATK , the 2019–20 Indian Super League playoffs winners, would qualify as India 3 (2021 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs).[ 27] KGSPL ceased their football operation and bought majority stakes in Mohun Bagan FC (India) Private Limited and rebranded Mohun Bagan football team as ATK Mohun Bagan FC 2020–21 Indian Super League season which qualified as India 2 in 2021 AFC club competition. The All India Football Federation decided that Bengaluru FC , the 2019–20 Indian Super League regular season 3rd place (behind FC Goa , which qualified for the 2021 AFC Champions League , and ATK), will qualify as India 3.[ 28]
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
18
4
7
7
29
32
−3
19
3
5
2
17
15
+2
1
2
5
12
17
−5
Last updated: 16 March 2020.Matchday
League Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Ground H H A H A H A H A H H A A A H A H A Result W L L D L D D D L D W W L L L D W D Position 1 6 8 6 9 8 8 8 9 9 7 6 8 8 8 8 7 7
Updated to match(es) played on 16 March 2020. Source:
Matchday A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matchday
Statistics
As of 17 March 2020. [ 29]
Squad appearances and goals
Squad statistics
League
Others
Total
Games Played
18
0
18
Games Won
4
0
4
Games Drawn
7
0
7
Games Lost
7
0
7
Goals Scored
29
0
29
Goals conceded
32
0
32
Goal Difference
-3
0
-3
Clean Sheets
3
0
3
Goals by Substitutes
0
0
0
Yellow Cards
41
0
41
Red Cards
1
0
1
Players Used : Kerala Blasters has used a total of 24 different players in all competitions.
Goalscorers
Assists
Note: This list features only the top 5 players with most assists in the season
Clean sheets
Disciplinary record
See also
References
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