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The Nehru Stadium before a Kerala Blasters match in 2014. Kerala Blasters is an Indian professional football club based in Kochi, Kerala. The club participates in the Indian Super League since its inception. [1] [2] The club was established on 27 May 2014 and began their first professional season a few months later in October 2014.
The tournament proper featured 16 teams across the top two divisions of Indian football. All 12 from the ISL qualify directly for the group stage. Among the I-League teams confirming their participation (Gokulam Kerala FC, Sreenidi Deccan FC, Shillong Lajong FC, Inter Kashi, and Rajasthan United FC), the top three per 2023–24 standings on December 24 qualify for the group stage.
The draw for the group stage was conducted at the AIFF Football House in New Delhi on Monday, December 18, 2023. [1]The teams were divided into four pots, with the 12 Indian Super League teams placed in Pots 1–3, according to their points per match in the ISL 2023-24 as of December 17, 2023.
On 1 July 2020, Kerala Blasters officially announced that they had extended the contract of Jessel Carneiro until 2023 [6] On 8 July, the club announced the signing of goalkeeper Albino Gomes on a free transfer from Odisha FC. [7] On 15 July, it was announced that the young midfielder Ritwik Das has joined the club from Real Kashmir. [8]
In the knock-outs, they defeated Kerala Blasters 2-1, and reached the semi-finals for the first time in club history. In the two-legged semi-final, Odisha faced Mohun Bagan SG. They won the first leg 2-1 at home, however, lost 0-2 away, exiting the league play-offs with an aggregate score of 2-3.
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] but lost against Mumbai City in very next match by conceding a late goal.
Kerala Blasters FC 3–0 Chennaiyin FC (13 December 2014) This match was one of the first legs of the 2014 Indian Super League semi-finals, which was the third-ever match between these two clubs and is considered one of the causes that sparked the rivalry between them. The match took place in Kochi and had an attendance of 60,900.
Kerala Blasters Football Club (Malayalam: [keːɾɐɭa(ː) bɭaːsteːɻsə̆] ⓘ), commonly referred to simply as Blasters, is an Indian professional football club based in Kochi, Kerala, that competes in the Indian Super League (ISL), the top tier of football in India. The club was established in May 2014 during the inaugural season of the ISL.