2016 Kerala Blasters FC season
| 2016 season | |||
| Head Coach | Steve Coppell | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Stadium | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | ||
| Indian Super League | 2nd | ||
| Finals | TBD | ||
| Top goalscorer |
League: C.K. Vineeth (3 goals) All: C.K. Vineeth (3 goals) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 47,035 | ||
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The 2016 Kerala Blasters FC season is the third season in the history of the Kerala Blasters, a franchise in the Indian Super League.
Background
Main article: 2015 Kerala Blasters FC season
Retained
Foreign players
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Indian players
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New signings
| Position | Player | Last club | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW |  Thongkhosiem Haokip |
Goa |
7 July 2016 | [3] |
| DF | Pratik Chowdhary |
Mumbai |
13 July 2016 | [4] |
| DF |  Aaron Hughes |
 Melbourne City |
28 July 2016 | [5] |
| GK |  Graham Stack |
 Barnet |
3 August 2016 | [6] |
| FW | Michael Chopra |
 Alloa Athletic |
7 August 2016 | [7] |
| DF |  Elhadji Ndoye |
 Kyzylzhar |
9 August 2016 | [8] |
| FW |  Kervens Belfort |
 1461 Trabzon |
12 August 2016 | [9] |
| DF |  Cédric Hengbart |
NorthEast United |
16 August 2016 | [10] |
| MF | Mohammed Rafique |
Atlético de Kolkata |
22 August 2016 | [11] |
| MF |  Azrack Mahamat |
 Levadiakos |
23 August 2016 | [12] |
| DF | Rino Anto |
Atlético de Kolkata |
26 August 2016 | [13] |
| MF |  Didier Kadio |
Zhetysu |
30 August 2016 | [14] |
| MF | Vinit Rai |
Dempo |
2 September 2016 | [15] |
| FW | Duckens Nazon |
 Tondela |
6 September 2016 | [16] |
| GK | Kunal Sawant |
Mumbai |
7 September 2016 | [17] |
| GK | Mohammad Ansari |
Pune |
7 September 2016 | [17] |
| DF | Prasanth Karuthadathkuni |
AIFF Elite Academy |
7 September 2016 | [17] |
| FW | Farukh Choudhary |
Lonestar Kashmir |
7 September 2016 | [17] |
Pre-season
| 12 September 2016 Friendly | BBCU  |
1–2 | Kerala Blasters |
Bangkok |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |
| 15 September 2016 Friendly | Bangkok United |
0–0 | Kerala Blasters |
Bangkok |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |
| 24 September 2016 Friendly | Southern Samity |
1–1 | Kerala Blasters |
Kolkata |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |
Indian Super League
Main article: 2016 Indian Super League season
| 1 October 2016 1 | NorthEast United | 1–0 | Kerala Blasters | Guwahati |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 IST | Yusa  55' |
Report | Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Attendance: 27,629 Referee: Pranjal Banerji |
| 5 October 2016 2 | Kerala Blasters | 0–1 | Atlético de Kolkata | Kochi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 IST | Report | Lara 53' |
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 54,900 Referee: Umesh Bora |
| 9 October 2016 3 | Kerala Blasters | 0–0 | Delhi Dynamos | Kochi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 IST | Report | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 54,913 Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar |
| 14 October 2016 4 | Kerala Blasters | 1–0 | Mumbai City | Kochi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 IST | Chopra 58' |
Report | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 40,013 Referee: Ajit Dutta |
| 17 October 2016 5 | Pune City | 1–1 | Kerala Blasters | Pune |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 IST | Sissoko 68' |
Report | Hengbart 3' |
Stadium: Balewadi Stadium Attendance: 8,556 Referee: Ajit Meetei |
| 24 October 2016 6 | Goa | 1–2 | Kerala Blasters | Margao |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 IST | César 24' |
Report | Rafi 46' Belfort 84' |
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 18,157 Referee: C. R. Srikrishna |
| 29 October 2016 7 | Chennaiyin | 0–0 | Kerala Blasters | Chennai |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 IST | Report | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 23,163 Referee: Pranjal Banerjee |
| 4 November 2014 8 | Delhi Dynamos | 2–0 | Kerala Blasters | Delhi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 IST | Lewis 56' Marcelinho 60' |
Report | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 15,471 Referee: Nick Waldron |
| 8 November 2016 9 | Kerala Blasters | 2–1 | Goa | Kochi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 IST | Belfort 48' (pen) Vineeth 90+9' |
Report | Coelho 9' |
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 34,196 Referee: Nick Waldron |
| 12 November 2016 10 | Kerala Blasters | 3–1 | Chennaiyin | Kochi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 IST | Kadio 66' Vineeth 85', 89' |
Report | Mendy 22' |
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 53,152 Referee: Robesh Gamini |
| 19 November 2016 11 | Mumbai City | 5-0 | Kerala Blasters | Mumbai |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 IST | Forlán 5', 14', 63' Alves 69'Goian 73' |
Report | Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena Attendance: 7583 |
| 25 November 2016 12 | Kerala Blasters | 2-1 | Pune City | Kochi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 IST | Nazon 7' Hughes 57' |
Report | Rodriguez 90+5' |
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 51341 |
| 29 November 2016 13 | Atlético de Kolkata | 1-1 | Kerala Blasters | Kolkata |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 IST | Stephen Pearson 18' |
C.K. Vineeth 8' |
Stadium: Rabindra Sarobar Stadium |
| 4 December 2016 14 | Kerala Blasters | v | NorthEast United | Kochi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 IST | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mumbai City | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 23 | 2016 Indian Super League Semi-finals |
| 2 | Kerala Blasters | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 22 | |
| 3 | Delhi Dynamos | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 21 | |
| 4 | Atlético de Kolkata | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 20 | |
| 5 | NorthEast United | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 18 | |
| 6 | Pune City | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 16 | |
| 7 | Chennaiyin | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 15 | |
| 8 | Goa | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 14 |
Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2016. Source: Indian Super League
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) play-off match
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) play-off match
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 |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 |
Source: http://us.soccerway.com/teams/india/kerala-blasters/31407/matches/
Player statistics
| # | Position | Player | GP | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Graham Stack | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Pratik Chowdhary | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Cédric Hengbart | 10 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Aaron Hughes | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Mohammed Rafique | 8 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Vinit Rai | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Kervens Belfort | 9 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | Antonio German | 8 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Ishfaq Ahmed | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | Thongkhosiem Haokip | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | C.K. Vineeth | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | MF | Mehtab Hossain | 10 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Gurwinder Singh | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Farukh Choudhary | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Elhadji Ndoye | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Mohammed Rafi | 7 | 1 |
| 21 | DF | Sandesh Jhingan | 10 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Prasanth Karuthadathkuni | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | Kunal Sawant | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | Sandip Nandy | 7 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Michael Chopra | 9 | 1 |
| 30 | GK | Mohammed Ansari | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | Rino Anto | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | MF | Didier Kadio | 7 | 0 |
| 78 | FW | Duckens Nazon | 8 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | Azrack Mahamat | 8 | 0 |
| 99 | DF |  Josu | 9 | 0 |
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Antonio German and Josué Currais Prieto return to don the Yellow Jersey for Kerala Blasters in ISL Season 3". Indian Super League.
- ↑ "CK Vineeth retained". Kerala Blasters FC (Twitter).
- ↑ "Haokip to Kerala Blasters". Kerala Blasters FC (Twitter).
- ↑ "Pratik Choudhary signs". Kerala Blasters FC (Twitter).
- ↑ "Aaron Hughes signs as marquee for Kerala Blasters". Kerala Blasters FC (Twitter).
- ↑ "Graham Stack signs for Kerala Blasters". Kerala Blasters FC (Twitter).
- ↑ "Kerala Blasters sign Michael Chopra". Kerala Blasters (Twitter).
- ↑ "Elhadji Nodye signs for Kerala Blasters". Kerala Blasters FC (Twitter).
- ↑ "Kervins Belfort signs". Kerala Blasters FC (Twitter).
- ↑ "Cedric Hengbart to Kerala Blasters". Kerala Blasters FC (Twitter).
- ↑ "Mohammed Rafique signs with Kerala Blasters". Kerala Blasters FC (Twitter).
- ↑ "Azrack to Kerala Blasters". Kerala Blasters (Twitter).
- ↑ "Rino Anto to Kerala Blasters". Kerala Blasters FC (Twitter).
- ↑ "Didier Kadio signs". Kerala Blasters FC (Twitter).
- ↑ "Vinit Rai signs for Kerala Blasters". Kerala Blasters FC (Twitter).
- ↑ "Duckens Nazon signs". Kerala Blasters FC (Twitter).
- 1 2 3 4 "Kerala Blasters announces final squad for Indian Super League 2016". Indian Super League. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
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