Английская Википедия:2023–24 Kerala Blasters FC season

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The 2023–24 season is the tenth season in Kerala Blasters FC's existence, as well as their tenth season in the Indian Super League. It began in April 2023 with the 2023 Durand Cup. Ahead of the season, the Blasters ended their six-year association with their then most-capped player at the time, Sahal Abdul Samad, swapping him with Pritam Kotal from Mohun Bagan and also received a reported transfer fee of ₹90 lakhs. The club also made the most expensive signing its history by paying FC Goa a reported fee of ₹1.45 crores for the transfer of Aibanbha Dohling. The Blasters started their Indian Super League campaign with consecutive victories in their first two games of the season, an accomplishment unprecedented in the club's history.

Kits

Supplier: SIX5SIX / Shirt front sponsor: BYJU'S / Shirt back sponsor: 1xBat Sporting Lines / Chest sponsor: Asian Paints / Sleeve sponsor: Yakult & Croma

Шаблон:Football kit

Шаблон:Football kit

Шаблон:Football kit

Blasters unveiled their kit lineup for the 2023-24 season, with the home kit revealed on 2 September, adhering to the club's classic yellow and blue colors. The away kit, introduced on 11 August, features a unique blend of blue and purple shades. On 7 September, the club showcased an all-new all-green third kit, replacing the traditional white, with its design drawing inspiration from the coconut tree symbolizing Kerala's natural beauty.

Kit usage

Kit	Combination	Usage
Home	Yellow body, yellow sleeves, blue shorts and yellow socks.	Шаблон:Bulleted list
Away	Purple-pink body, purple sleeves, purple shorts and purple socks.	Шаблон:Bulleted list
Third	Green body, green sleeves, green shorts and green socks.	Шаблон:Bulleted list
Goalkeeper1	Blue shirt, blue shorts and blue socks.	Шаблон:Bulleted list
Goalkeeper2	Red shirt, red shorts and red socks.	Шаблон:Bulleted list
Goalkeeper3	Gray shirt, gray shorts and gray socks.	Шаблон:Bulleted list
Training kit	Livid shirt, livid shorts and livid socks.	Шаблон:Bulleted list

Partners and sponsors

Note:

• The first section of the following table mentions all the partners and sponsors of the Blasters during 2023-24 season.
• The second section of the following table showcases the brands with which the Blasters have chosen to maintain their partnerships, as disclosed on their official website. These associations were not formally announced prior to the season.

Main						Others
Brand Designation	Brand Name	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Tooltip		Brand Designation	Brand Name	Шаблон:Tooltip
Kit & Merchandise Partner	Шаблон:Flagicon SIX5SIX	2021	2024			Blockchain Partner	Шаблон:Flagicon NEAR
Principle Sponsor	Шаблон:Flagicon BYJU'S	2021	2024
Presenting Partner	Шаблон:Flagicon 1xBat Sporting Lines	2022	2024			Footwear Partner	Шаблон:Flagicon CHUPPS
Paint Partner	Шаблон:Flagicon Asian Paints	2023	2024
Associate Partner	Шаблон:Flagicon Yakult	2022	2024			Snack Partner	Шаблон:Flagicon Kravin'
Electronics Partner	Шаблон:Flagicon Cromā	2022	2024
Fashion Partner	Шаблон:Flagicon Revv Up	2023	2024			Food Partner	Шаблон:Flagicon ChicKing
Medical Partner	Шаблон:Flagicon Futureace Hospital	2023	2024			E-Mobility Partner	Шаблон:Flagicon Vaan
Media Partner	Шаблон:Flagicon Malayala Manorama	2014	2024			Grassroots & Youth Development Partner	Шаблон:Flagicon Reliance Foundation
Social Change Partner	Шаблон:Flagicon Dil Se India	2021	2024
Travel Partner	Шаблон:Flagicon ClubW	2022	2024			Technical Partner	Шаблон:Flagicon Sporthood
Associate Sponsor	Шаблон:Flagicon Kalliyath TMT	2022	2024
Official Partner	Шаблон:Flagicon ELANCE Learning Provider	2023	2024			Pouring Partner	Шаблон:Flagicon Bisleri
Official Sponsor	Шаблон:Flagicon Aifer Education	2023	2024

Background

Шаблон:See also Kerala Blasters came into the 2023–24 season after a dramatic 2022–23 season. The club came into the 2022–23 season after becoming the runner-ups of the 2021–22 IndIan Super League season, but failed to register any trophies to their name at the end of the season. The season began with the Blasters sending their youth squad as their first team to the Durand Cup who was knocked out in the quarter-finals. This particular season was remarked by the Blasters' walk-off from the league's knockout stage match against their arch-rivals Bengaluru FC following their disagreement on the free-kick goal scored by Sunil Chhetri during the extra-time. The Blasters were eventually disqualified from the league's knockout stages, and were penalized by the All India Football Federation as a result of their walk-off. They ended their 2022–23 campaign with the group stage disqualification from the 2023 Indian Super Cup tournament, in which they failed to qualify for the knockout stages as a result of ending up third in the group stage.

Pre-season overview

April

On 18 April 2023, the Blasters announced that they have mutually parted ways with their assistant coach Ishfaq Ahmed.

On 24 April, the Blasters announced their squad for the Reliance Foundation Development League's national phase.

May

On 4 May, the Blasters announced that they have extended the contract of the Greek striker Dimitrios Diamantakos till the end of the 2023–24 season.

On 9 May, the Blasters announced the contract extension of youngsters Muhammad Saheef, Mohammed Azhar and Mohammed Aimen until 2026.

On 12 May, the Blasters announced the contract extension of the Indian midfielder Nihal Sudeesh till 2026 on a three-year contract.

On 16 May, the Blasters announced the signing of the Australian winger Jaushua Sotirio on a two-year deal after reaching an agreement with Newcastle Jets FC for an undisclosed transfer fee.

On 18 May, the Blasters announced that they have been granted ICLS Premier 1 license by the All India Football Federation.

On 19 May, AIFF announced the final Indian squad for the 2023 Intercontinental Cup and 2023 SAFF Championship, which consisted of the Blasters' players; Pritam Kotal (who was signed after the tournament), Jeakson Singh, and then Sahal Abdul Samad (whom would later leave the club during the pre-season).

On 19 May, the Blasters announced the contract extension of assistant coach Frank Dauwen till 2025.

On 21 May, the Blasters announced the contract extension of the Indian defender Hormipam Ruivah till 2027 on a four-year long-term contract.

On 30 May, the Blasters announced the departure of their club captain, Jessel Carneiro after four years with the club.

On 31 May, the Blasters announced the departures of Víctor Mongil, Apostolos Giannou, Ivan Kalyuzhnyi, Harmanjot Khabra and Muheet Shabir from the club as their contracts ended on the same day.

June

On 1 June, the Blasters announced the signing of the Indian right-back Prabir Das till 2026 on a three-year deal from their rivals Bengaluru FC.

On 2 June, the All India Football Federation's Appeal Committee rejected the Blasters' and their coach Ivan Vukomanović's appeal against their Indian rupees four crore's fine for abandonment of the last season's league knockout stage match against Bengaluru, and rejected Vukumanovic's appeal against the fine of Indian rupees five lakhs and 10-game ban imposed by the All India Football Federation's Disciplinary committee for calling the players off from the pitch amidst the game.

On 6 June, the Blasters announced that they have temporarily shut down their women's team after the men's side were fined by AIFF for their walk-off from the playoff match last season.

On 13 June, the Blasters announced the departure of their Indian left-back Denechandra Meitei after spending three years at the club.

On 14 June, the Blasters announced the loan departure of their Indian wing-back Nishu Kumar to East Bengal Club for the upcoming season.

On 16 June, the Blasters announced the one-year contract extension of their Indian goalkeeper Karanjit Singh till 2024.

On 22 June, the Blasters was ranked 70th in the CIES Football Observatory's weekly post of top 100 clubs in world with most social media followers, with the Blasters being the only club from India being featured in the list with 6.7 million followers across Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by the time of the release of the rankings.

On 24 June, it was announced that the Blasters have taken the appeal of the AIFF's sanctions on them as a result of their walk-off in the last season's knockout stage match against Bengaluru to the Court of Arbitration for Sport based in Switzerland.

On 26 June, the Blasters announced the signing of the Indian winger Bikash Singh Sagolsem till 2025 on a two year contract with an option to extend, and was subsequently sent on loan to Mohammedan SC for the upcoming season.

July

On 1 July, the Blasters announced that their Indian midfielder Vibin Mohanan would travel to Greece for a one-month training stint with the Super League Greece club OFI Crete FC ahead of the season.

On 10 July, the Blasters appointed T. G. Purushothaman as their new first-team assistant head coach ahead of new season on a three-year contract till 2026.

On 11 July, the Blasters announced that the player arrivals for the pre-season camp of new season had begun in Kochi from 10 July 2023.

On 12 July, the Blasters announced the departure of their first-choice goalkeeper Prabhsukhan Singh Gill to East Bengal Club for an undisclosed transfer fee.

On 13 July, the Blasters announced the loan signing of the Indian left-back Naocha Singh from Mumbai City FC until the end of the season.

On 14 July, the Blasters announced the departure of their most-capped player and their Indian midfielder Sahal Abdul Samad to Mohun Bagan Super Giant, who bought the latter for an undisclosed transfer fee in a swap deal with the Blasters acquiring the services of the Indian right-back Pritam Kotal from Mohun Bagan Super Giant on a three-year deal.

On 14 July, the Blasters announced that the Nigerian forward Justine Ojoka Emmanuel has joined their pre-season camp on a trial.

On 16 July, the Blasters announced that their Uruguayan midfielder Adrián Luna as their new number 10 ahead of the upcoming season.

On 17 July, the Blasters announced the contract extension of their Indian goalkeeper Sachin Suresh till 2026 on a three-year contract.

On 19 July, the Blasters provided a statement on the ankle injury sustained by their Australian winger Jaushua Sotirio during the training session in their pre-season camp and ruled him out of action till 2024 depending upon on the degree of the injury.

On 20 July, the Blasters announced the departure of their Indian central midfielder Ayush Adhikari after reaching an agreement with an unknown club for an undisclosed transfer fee.

On 25 July, the Blasters announced that their Australian winger Jaushua Sotirio has undergone a surgery following his injury in the pre-season camp.

On 28 July, the Blasters played their first pre-season friendly match against Maharaja's College football team, which they won 8–0. The match played at the training facility of the Blasters in Panampilly Nagar saw Bijoy Varghese and Bidyashagar Singh complete their respective braces in the first half and Rahul K. P.'s second-half brace and a single goal each from Dimitrios Diamantakos and Adrián Luna in the second-half stretched the final score 8–0 in favour of the Blasters.

August

On 1 August, the Blasters announced the loan signing of Indian goalkeeper Lara Sharma from Bengaluru FC till the end of the season.

On 8 August, the Blasters played their second pre-season friendly match against the Kerala Premier League club Kovalam FC, which they won 5–0 at 120 minutes. Jeakson Singh scored the first goal followed by a brace from the Nigerian forward Justine Emmanuel, who completed his brace. Later, a single scored by both Nihal Sudeesh and Muhammad Ajsal sealed a five-nil victory for the Blasters at full time for the match held in their training facility in Panampilly Nagar.

On 9 August, the Blasters announced their squad for the 2023 Durand Cup tournament.

On 10 August, the Blasters announced the signing of the Indian forward Ishan Pandita on a two-year deal with an option to extend for an additional year, and also confirmed his participation for the club in the 2023 Durand Cup tournament, which was hinted by the club during the squad announcement the previous day.

On 11 August, the Blasters announced the launching of their away-kit for the upcoming season.

Season overview

August

On 13 August, the Blasters played their first competitive match of the season against Gokulam Kerala FC in the Durand Cup, which they lost 3–4. Gokulam took the lead through Aminou Bouba but the Blasters retaliated through their trial player Justine Emmanuel who drew level with a goal resulted from a corner kick in the 35th minute. Sreekuttan V. S. restored the lead for Gokulam, who put the ball in goal with a header, and an own goal by the Blasters defender Naocha Singh gave Gokulam a two goal lead before half-time. Gokulam netted their fourth goal of the match through Abhijith K just two minutes after the resumption of the second-half. Blasters scored their second goal through Prabir Das, who scored his debut goal in his debut match in the 54th minute. Even though Adrián Luna scored the third goal for the Blasters in the 77th minute, they could not avoid a defeat as the Blasters began their season with a 3–4 defeat at full-time.

On 14 August, the Blasters announced the signing of the Montenegrin centre-back Miloš Drinčić on a one-year deal.

On 16 August, the Blasters announced that they would be flying to United Arab Emirates from 5 September to 16 September as a part of their pre-season preparations.

On 16 August, the Blasters announced their fixtures for their pre-season tour in UAE.

On 17 August, the Blasters announced the departure of the Indian forward Muhammad Ajsal to I-League side Inter Kashi FC on a season-long loan deal.

On 18 August, the Blasters played their second group stage match of the 2023 Durand Cup tournament against rivals Bengaluru FC, which ended in a 2–2 draw. The Blasters took an early lead through Justine, who found the edge of the net in the 14th minute. Edmund Lalrindika's long-range ball in the 38th minute helped Bengaluru to find their equalizer and they took the lead just after the half-time through Ashish Jha, who completed a counter-attack by the Bengaluru to score the second goal of the night for Bengaluru in the 52nd minute of the match. Even though Bengaluru took the lead, the Blasters scored their second of the night through the substitute player Mohammed Aimen, who scored his debut goal for the Blasters in the 82nd minute. Hormipam Ruivah was shown a second-yellow and sent-off from the pitch due to a foul on the Bengaluru's forward Monirul Molla in the 86th minute, but the Blasters avoided a defeat, as the Southern Derby ended in a thrilling 2–2 draw, which resulted in their elimination from the tournament.

On 20 August, the Blasters announced the signing of the Ghanaian striker Kwame Peprah on a two-year deal.

On August 21, the Blasters played their last match of the 2023 Durand Cup against Indian Air Force which they won 5–0. The Blasters swiftly took control as Aimen opened the scoring in the 9th minute through a long-range shot. Just three minutes later, Bidyashagar Singh capitalized on an assist from Danish Farooq Bhat to double the advantage. The momentum continued into the second half, and Danish Farooq extended the Blasters' lead by finding the back of the net in the 57th minute. However, the spotlight remained on Bidyashagar, as he completed his hat-trick with two more goals in the 61st and 82nd minutes respectively to secure the three-points for the Blasters in what was a brief moment of success for the club in an otherwise disappointing tournament.

On 25 August, the Blasters announced the Indian multinational paint company, Asian Paints as their official paint partners for the upcoming season.

On 26 August, the Blasters announced that they would be playing a friendly match against Punjab FC in AIFF Centre of Excellence in Kolkata on 27 August.

On 27 August, the Blasters played their third friendly match of the season against the newly promoted ISL side Punjab FC, which they lost 2–3. Punjab scored an early goal, but Bidyashagar scored the equalizer for the Blasters from a Naocha Singh's ball before the half-time to level the game. Punjab were quick to retalliate as they scored two more goal in succession to give them a two goal lead. The Blasters scored their second of the evening through Drinčić, who came in a substitute for Ruivah in the 75th minute to head in a ball from a corner-kick, but it could not prove to be a vital goal as the Blasters lost the match 2–3 at the end of the day.

On 29 August, the Blasters announced the signing of Aibanbha Dohling from FC Goa on a three-year contract till 2026 for an undisclosed transfer fee, with the transfer subjecting to medicals.

On 29 August, AIFF announced the Indian squad for the 2023 King's Cup, in which two Blasters' players: Jeakson Singh and Rahul K. P. were included in the list.

On 31 August, the Blasters announced the signing of the Indian midfielder Freddy Lallawmawma from Punjab FC on a three-year contract till 2026 for an undisclosed transfer fee.

September

On 1 September, the Blasters announced the loan departures of Bijoy Varghese to Inter Kashi, Givson Singh to Odisha FC and Justine Emmanuel and Muhammed Saheef going to Gokulam Kerala respectively.

On 1 September, the Blasters announced that 1xBat SportingLines will continue as their presenting partners for the upcoming season.

On 2 September, the Blasters announced the signing of the Japanese winger Daisuke Sakai as their final foreign signing of the season in replacement for injured Jaushua Sotirio on a one-year deal till 2024.

On 2 September, the Blasters unveiled their home-kit for the upcoming season.

On 5 September, the Blasters announced Futureace Hospital as their medical partner for the upcoming season.

On 7 September, FSDL and the Indian Super League announced the fixtures for the first half of the 2023–24 ISL season, and it was decided that the Blasters would face their rivals Bengaluru FC in Kochi on 21 September in the opening match of the season.

On 7 September, the Blasters unveiled their third-kit for the upcoming season. An all green kit was unveiled replacing the traditional white third-kit.

On 8 September, the Blasters announced that they would be playing their friendlies against Sharjah FC and Shabab Al Ahli Club in closed doors, with only the match against Al Wasl F.C. being ticketed to the spectators.

On 9 September, the Blasters played their fourth friendly match of the season and the first match of their UAE tour against Al Wasl F.C., which they lost 0–6. Al Wasl scored two goals in succession through Nicolás Giménez and Adama Diallo, whom scored the opening two goals for the latter in the 19th and the 20th minutes respectively. However, it was not the end of scoring for both the players as Giménez and Diallo completed their braces before half-time to give Al Wasl a four-goal lead coming into the second-half. They would go on to extend the score-line as the Blasters conceded two more goals as Siaka Sidibe and Ali Salmeen found the net for Wasl in the second half to hand the Blasters a humiliating defeat in their first match of the UAE tour ahead of the season.

On 12 September, the Blasters announced Aifer Education as one of their partners for the upcoming season.

On 12 September, the Blasters played their fifth friendly match of the season and the second match of their UAE tour Sharjah FC, which they won 2–1. Daisuke Sakai opened the scoresheet for the Blasters, who netted a free-kick to give the Blasters their opening goal, and Kwame Peprah's goal some minutes later doubled the lead for the Blasters. Sharjah pulled one goal back before the half-time but a goalless second-half helped the Blasters to win their first match of the UAE tour by the score of 2–1 at full-time.

On 13 September, the AIFF announced the Indian squad for the 19th Asian Games, as two Blasters players: Rahul K. P. and Bryce Miranda were named in the list.

On 14 September, the Blasters announced that they would be playing their last match of the UAE tour against Al Jazirah Al Hamra Club instead of Shabab Al Ahli Club on the next day due to the changes in the UAE Pro League schedule.

On 15 September, Blasters played their sixth and last friendly match of the season against Al Jazirah Al Hamra, which they won 2–0. Bidyashagar's put the Blasters in front with a 35th minute goal to give the Blasters a one-goal lead before the half-time. Pritam Kotal secured the win for the Blasters with a late goal, that resulted from a corner-kick in the injury-time of the second-half, as the Blasters ended their pre-season with a 2–0 win.

On 16 September, the Blasters announced Malayala Manorama as their media partner for the upcoming season.

On 19 September, the Blasters announced Kalliyath TMT as one of their associate sponsors for the upcoming season.

On 19 September, the Blasters announced ELANCE Learning Provider as one of their partners for the upcoming season.

On 19 September, the Blasters announced Revv Up as their fashion partner for the upcoming season.

On 20 September, the Blasters announced that ClubW would remain as their travel partner for the upcoming season.

On 20 September, the Blasters announced their squad for the upcoming league season.

On 20 September, the Blasters announced that their Uruguayan midfielder Adrián Luna would captain the side for the 2023–24 season.

On 21 September, the Blasters played their first league match of the season in the season opener against the rivals Bengaluru FC, which they won 2–1. Bengaluru had the possession in the first-half but neither sides could find the net in the first forty-five minutes. The Blasters had the breakthrough in the 52nd minute when Bengaluru's midfielder Keziah Veendorp out the ball in his own net to give the Blasters their first goal of the match. The Blasters' captain Luna were quick to double the lead for the latter as he capitalized on a goalkeeping error committed by the opposition goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu in the 69th minute. Even though the Blasters conceded a goal through Curtis Main in the 90th minute, the Blasters held on to the game till the last minute, as they won the Southern Derby 2–1 at full-time.

On 22 September, the Blasters released a statement regarding a 'derogatory action' made by a Bengaluru FC player towards one of their own players in the opening match of the league. They also announced that they had lodged a complaint with higher officials to initiate an investigation into the incident.

On 29 September, AIFF announced the Indian squad for the 2023 Merdeka Cup, in which only one Blasters' player, Jeakson Singh was included in the list.

On 30 September, the Blasters announced the launching of the youth development and grassroot centre under the banner of 'Young Blasters Sporthood Academy' in partnership with Blaster Sports Centre in the country of Qatar.

October

On 1 October, the Blasters played their second league match of the season against Jamshedpur FC, which they won 1–0. The match was characterized by a tightly contested battle for ball possession between both teams during the first half, resulting in no goals being scored. The score remained unchanged for the majority of the second-half, until the Blasters' captain, Luna, made a significant impact by scoring the only goal of the match in the 74th minute, with an assist from Dimitrios Diamantakos. This win marked a historic moment for the Blasters, as they secured consecutive victories in their first two games of the season, an accomplishment unprecedented in the club's history.

On 8 October, the Blasters played their third league match of the season against Mumbai City FC, which they lost 2–1. Mumbai City took the lead through the ex-Blasters player Jorge Pereyra Díaz, who put the ball in the Blasters' goal in the added time of the first-half. The Blasters levelled the score in the 57th minute through Danish Farooq Bhat, who headed in a well-placed ball from Sandeep Singh, but Mumbai City was soon to retaliate as Lalengmawia Ralte capitalized on a defensive error by the Blasters to give them a two goals to one lead in the 66th minute. Tensions rose among both the sides during the final minutes of the second-half which resulted in the Blasters' defender Miloš Drinčić and the Mumbai City's midfielder Yoell van Nieff to be sent-off in the added-time of the second-half, as the Blasters lost their first game of the season.

On 11 October, the Blasters released a statement on the injury sustained by their defender Aibanbha Dohling during the match against Mumbai City, which would rule him out for the rest of the season.

On 18 October, it was reported that the AIFF Disciplinary Committee has banned the Blasters' defender Miloš Drinčić for the next three matches following his sent-off in the match against Mumbai City.

On 18 October, the Blasters announced that their Indian defender Aibanbha Dohling has undergone a surgery following his injury during the match against Mumbai City FC.

On 20 October, it was reported that the AIFF Disciplinary Committee has banned the Blasters' defender Prabir Das for the next three matches due to the latter's 'aggressive actions against the referee' during the match against Mumbai City FC.

On 21 October, the Blasters played their fourth league match of the season against NorthEast United FC, which ended in a 1–1 draw. Blasters fell short early in the first-half when Néstor Albiach scored the opening goal for the NorthEast in the 12th minute of the match. Blasters responded to the goal in the second-half when Danish Farooq, who scored his second league goal of the season, drew level for the latter in the 49th minute from a Luna's assist that resulted from a free-kick. The match concluded with the both teams playing out in a 1–1 draw, as the Blasters drew their first match of the season.

On 27 October, the Blasters played their fifth league match of the season against Odisha FC which they won 2–1. Odisha took an early lead through Diego Maurício, who put the ball in the back of the net in the 15th minute of the game. Odisha received in a penalty just seven minute after their first goal but Sachin Suresh came to rescue for the Blasters as he saved the penalty taken by Maurício to deny Odisha a two goal lead. Odisha maintained their one goal lead up to the half-time, but Dimitrios Diamantakos, who came in as a substitute for Rahul K. P. scored the equalizer for the Blasters in the 66th minute. to score his first goal of the season from Daisuke Sakai's assist. Blasters took the lead in the 84th minute through Luna, who chipped one past the Odisha's goalkeeper Amrinder Singh to give the Blasters the lead, as the Blasters completed a comeback to win their third match of the season. This match was also marked by the return of the Blasters' head coach Ivan Vukomanović, who returned to the dugout for the first time this season after his ten-match ban imposed by AIFF-DC due to his actions in the last season.

November

On 3 November, the Blasters announced that their Indian midfileder Jeakson Singh has undergone a shoulder surgery following an injury sustained by the player during the match against Mumbai City FC on 8 October.

On 3 November, AIFF announced the 28-men probable squad for the first two matches of Round 2 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2027 AFC Asian Cup Preliminary Joint Qualifiers as two Blasters' players: Ishan Pandita and Rahul K. P. were included in the list.

On 4 November, the Blasters played their sixth league match of the season against East Bengal FC which they won 1–2. Blasters took the lead in the 32nd minute through their Japanese midfielder Daisuke Sakai, who scored his debut goal to give the Blasters a one goal lead before the end of the first-half. The match was equally contested by both the sides throughout the second-half, and East Bengal was awarded with a penalty in the 85th minute which was saved by Sachin Suresh, who repeated his feat during the previous match against Odisha to deny the equalizer for East Bengal. Blasters were quick to retaliate as Diamantakos doubled the lead for the Blasters in the 88th minute and was subsequently sent-off due to receiving a second-yellow as a result of celebrating without the jersey. Even though East Bengal pulled one back through another penalty by Cleiton Silva in the end of the additional time, it could not stop them from losing as the Blasters won their fourth match of the season.

On 10 November, the Blasters announced the extension of their association with Dil Se India as their social change partner for the occurring season.

On 13 November, Blasters provided a statement on the bike accident sustained by their Indian midfielder Freddy Lallawmawma on 9 November during the international breaks while riding a motorcycle at Kundannoor, Kochi, which resulted in him getting admitted to a hospital after sustaining multiple injuries.

On 25 November, the Blasters played their seventh league match of the season against Hyderabad FC, which they won 1–0. The match was dominated by the Blasters throughout the first-half as their results paid-off in the 41st minute when the Blasters' defender Miloš Drinčić, who came back from a three-match suspension put the Blasters in front with his debut goal from a Luna's assist. Both the sides had their fare share of chances in the second-half but the Blasters were able to hold on to their lead as they won their fifth match of the season to move back to the top of the table.

On 29 November, the Blasters played their eighth league match of the season against the rivals Chennaiyin FC, which ended in a 3–3 draw. Chennaiyin took a quick early lead in the first minute through Rahim Ali's goal, but Blasters equalized through Diamantakos, who put the ball in the back of the net from the spot in the 11th minute. Chennaiyin were quick to react as they won a penalty just two minutes after the Blasters' drew level as the ex-Blasters' player Jordan Murray did no mistake and retained the lead for the visitors. Murray would complete his brace in the 24th minute to further extend their lead but Kwame Peprah's debut goal for the Blasters in the 38th minute proved to be crucial as the Blasters now trailed for only one goal by the end of the first-half. The deeply contested match between both the sides would witness its final act in the 59th minute, as Diamantakos scored his second of the night for the Blasters as they drew level with Chennaiyin for the second time in the game as the match ended 3–3 at full-time. With his second goal, Dimitrios Diamantakos became the all-time top scorer for the Blasters in their history with 16 goals, surpassing the joint-record of 15 goals set by Bartholomew Ogbeche and Adrián Luna.

December

On 3 December, the Blasters played their ninth match of the season against FC Goa, which they lost 1–0. The Blasters were in possession during the early moments of the match but could not capitalize their chances as they went one goal down just before the half-time in the added time when Rowllin Borges netted the ball to give Goa a one goal lead before going into the second-half. Neither sides would score on the second-half as the Blasters lost their second match of the season.

On 11 December, the AIFF-DC suspended the Blasters' coach Ivan Vukomanović for one-match and imposed a fine of ₹50,000 following his comments against the referees in a post-match press-conference on 29 November after the match against Chennaiyin FC.

On 13 December, the media outlets reported that the Blasters' captain Adrián Luna has been injured on his knee during the training session ahead of the match against Punjab FC and would be out for an indefinite amount of time, and would be subjected to a surgery in Mumbai, potentially ruling him out for the rest of the season.

On 14 December, the Blasters played their tenth match of the season against Punjab FC, which they lost 0–1. Both the teams had their fare share of chances but none of them was able to capitalize on their chances ahead of the first-half. The match saw its only goal in the 51st minute, when the Blasters' Greek forward Diamantakos netted in a penalty which resulted from a foul on Mohammed Aimen in the penalty box. The Blasters held their momentum till the last minute as they won their sixth match of the season.

On 16 December, the Blasters released an official statement on the injury sustained by the Blasters' captain Adrián Luna, which mentioned that Luna underwent a minor arthroscopic surgery for the a chondral knee injury, which he sustained during a training session ahead of a matchday.

On 18 December, the draw for the group stage of the 2024 Indian Super Cup was conducted by the AIFF, in which the Blasters were drawn in the Group B alongside NorthEast United FC, Jamshedpur FC and the I-League's second spot finisher after the matches on 24 December 2023.

On 20 December, the AIFF announced the fixtures for the 2024 Indian Super Cup, in which the Blasters would start their campaign on 10 January 2024 against the I-League 2nd ranked team.

Players

First-team squad

Notes:

• Table below mentions the squad registered by the club for the 2023–24 Indian Super League season.
• Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
• Player^* – Players who joined the club permanently or on loan during the season.
• Player^† – Players who were not registered by the club for the 2023–24 season.

Шаблон:Abbr	Name	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Date of Birth (Age)	Height	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr
Goalkeepers
1	Karanjit Singh	Шаблон:Flagicon	GK	Right	Шаблон:Birth date and age	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	Шаблон:Flagicon Chennaiyin FC	Free transfer	2021	2024
23	Lara Sharma*	Шаблон:Flagicon	GK	Right	Шаблон:Birth date and age	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	Шаблон:Flagicon Bengaluru FC	Loan transfer	2023	2024
31	Sachin Suresh	Шаблон:Flagicon	GK	Right	Шаблон:Birth date and age	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	Youth System	N/A	2021	2026
99	Mohammed Arbaz	Шаблон:Flagicon	GK	TBC	Шаблон:Birth date and age	TBC	Шаблон:Flagicon Sreenidi Deccan FC	Free transfer	2023	TBC
Defenders
3	Sandeep Singh	Шаблон:Flagicon	RB/CB/LB	Right	Шаблон:Birth date and age	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	Шаблон:Flagicon TRAU FC	Free transfer	2020	2025
4	Hormipam Ruivah	Шаблон:Flagicon	CB	Right	Шаблон:Birth date and age	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	Шаблон:Flagicon RoundGlass Punjab FC	Free transfer	2021	2027
15	Miloš Drinčić	Шаблон:Flagicon	CB/LB	Right	Шаблон:Birth date and age	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	Шаблон:Flagicon FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk	Free transfer	2023	2024
20	Pritam Kotal	Шаблон:Flagicon	CB/RB	Right	Шаблон:Birth date and age	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Шаблон:Flagicon Mohun Bagan Super Giant	Swap deal Шаблон:Refn	2023	2026
27	Aibanbha Dohling	Шаблон:Flagicon	LB/CB	Right	Шаблон:Birth date and age	1.76 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in)	Шаблон:Flagicon FC Goa	₹1.45 crore	2023	2026
33	Prabir Das	Шаблон:Flagicon	RB	Right	Шаблон:Birth date and age	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	Шаблон:Flagicon Bengaluru FC	Free transfer	2023	2026
50	Naocha Singh*	Шаблон:Flagicon	LB	Left	Шаблон:Birth date and age	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Шаблон:Flagicon Mumbai City FC (on loan)	Loan transfer	2023	2024
55	Marko Lešković	Шаблон:Flagicon	CB	Right	Шаблон:Birth date and age	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Шаблон:Flagicon GNK Dinamo Zagreb	Free transfer	2021	2024
Midfielders
5	Jeakson Singh	Шаблон:Flagicon	CDM	Right	Шаблон:Birth date and age	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	Youth System	N/A	2019	2025
6	Freddy Lallawmawma	Шаблон:Flagicon	CDM	Right	Шаблон:Birth date and age	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	Шаблон:Flagicon Punjab FC	Undisclosed fee	2023	2026
8	Vibin Mohanan	Шаблон:Flagicon	CM	Right	Шаблон:Birth date and age	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Youth System	N/A	2022	2024
10	Adrián Luna (Captain)	Шаблон:Flagicon	AM/LW/CM/CF	Right	Шаблон:Birth date and age	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	Шаблон:Flagicon Melbourne City FC	Free transfer	2021	2024
13	Danish Farooq Bhat	Шаблон:Flagicon	LM	Right	Шаблон:Birth date and age	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	Шаблон:Flagicon Bengaluru FC	₹25 lakhs	2023	2026
17	Saurav Mandal	Шаблон:Flagicon	RM/RW	Both	Шаблон:Birth date and age	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Шаблон:Flagicon Churchill Brothers FC Goa	Undisclosed fee	2022	2025
22	Yoihenba Meitei	Шаблон:Flagicon	CM	Right	Шаблон:Birth date and age	1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)	Youth System	N/A	2023	2024
32	Mohammed Azhar	Шаблон:Flagicon	CM	Right	Шаблон:Birth date and age	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Youth System	N/A	2023	2026
77	Nihal Sudeesh	Шаблон:Flagicon	RW	Right	Шаблон:Birth date and age	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	Youth System	N/A	2022	2026
81	Bryce Miranda	Шаблон:Flagicon	LW	Left	Шаблон:Birth date and age	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Шаблон:Flagicon Churchill Brothers FC Goa	Undisclosed fee	2022	2026
Forwards
7	Rahul K. P.	Шаблон:Flagicon	RW/CF	Right	Шаблон:Birth date and age	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)	Шаблон:Flagicon Indian Arrows	Free transfer	2019	2025
9	Dimitrios Diamantakos	Шаблон:Flagicon	ST	Left	Шаблон:Birth date and age	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	Шаблон:Flagicon HNK Hajduk Split	Free transfer	2022	2024
14	Kwame Peprah	Шаблон:Flagicon	ST	Left	Шаблон:Birth date and age	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	Шаблон:Flagicon Hapoel Hadera F.C.	Free transfer	2023	2025
19	Mohammed Aimen	Шаблон:Flagicon	CF/LW	Right	Шаблон:Birth date and age	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Youth System	N/A	2023	2026
21	Daisuke Sakai	Шаблон:Flagicon	RW/LW/AM	Right	Шаблон:Birth date and age	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	Шаблон:Flagicon Customs United F.C.	Free transfer	2023	2024
26	Ishan Pandita	Шаблон:Flagicon	CF	Right	Шаблон:Birth date and age	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	Шаблон:Flagicon Jamshedpur FC	Free transfer	2023	2025
30	Bidyashagar Singh	Шаблон:Flagicon	CF	Right	Шаблон:Birth date and age	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Шаблон:Flagicon Bengaluru FC	Free transfer	2022	2024
Unregistered Players
11	Jaushua Sotirio	Шаблон:Flagicon	RW/LW/CF	Right	Шаблон:Birth date and age	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Шаблон:Flagicon Newcastle Jets FC	Undisclosed fee	2023	2025

Note:

Position	Number of players										Average age	Average height
	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr		Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr		Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr		Total
Goalkeepers	1	3		3	1		0	4		4	Шаблон:Age in years and days nts	1.87 m (6 ft 1 in)
Defenders	0	8		8	0		1	7		8	Шаблон:Age in years and days nts	1.80 m (5 ft 10 in)
Midfielders	3	7		5	5		1	9		10	Шаблон:Age in years and days nts	1.75 m (5 ft 8 in)
Attackers	3	5		7	1		2	6		8	Шаблон:Age in years and days nts	1.75 m (5 ft 8 in)
All	7	23		23	7		4	26		30	Шаблон:Age in years and days nts	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)

Squad number changes

Notes:

• Players and squad numbers last updated on 31 August 2023.
• The list is sorted by new squad number.
• Player^* – Player who joined Kerala Blasters permanently or on loan during the season.
• Player^† – Player who departed Kerala Blasters permanently or on loan during the season

Player	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Notes
Шаблон:Flagg Lara Sharma*	GK	—	23	Шаблон:Flagg Víctor Mongil	Mongil departed the club
Шаблон:Flagg Mohammed Arbaz	GK	—	99	Шаблон:Flagg Apostolos Giannou	Giannou departed the club
Шаблон:Flagg Pritam Kotal	CB/RB	—	20	Шаблон:Flagg Adrián Luna	Luna took the number 10 shirt
Шаблон:Flagg Aibanbha Dohling	LB/CB	—	27	Шаблон:Flagg Saurav Mandal	Saurav took the number 17 shirt
Шаблон:Flagg Prabir Das	RB	—	33	Шаблон:Flagg Vibin Mohanan	Vibin took the number 8 shirt
Шаблон:Flagg Jeakson Singh	CDM	25	5	Шаблон:Flagg Tejas Krishna S	Tejas departed the club
Шаблон:Flagg Freddy Lallawmawma	CDM	—	6	Шаблон:Flagg Danish Farooq Bhat	Danish took the number 13 shirt
Шаблон:Flagg Vibin Mohanan	CM	33	8	Шаблон:Flagg Ayush Adhikari	Adhikari departed the club
Шаблон:Flagg Adrián Luna	AM/LW/CM/CF	20	10	Шаблон:Flagg Harmanjot Singh Khabra	Khabra departed the club
Шаблон:Flagg Danish Farooq Bhat	LM	6	13	Шаблон:Flagg Prabhsukhan Singh Gill	Gill departed the club
Шаблон:Flagg Saurav Mandal	RM/RW	27	17	Шаблон:Flagg Rahul K. P.	Rahul took the number 7 shirt
Шаблон:Flagg Yoihenba Meitei	CM	—	22	Шаблон:Flagg Nishu Kumar†	Nishu departed the club on loan
Шаблон:Flagg Nihal Sudeesh	RW	28	77	Шаблон:Flagg Ivan Kalyuzhnyi	Ivan departed the club after loan term
Шаблон:Flagg Rahul K. P.	RW/CF	17	7	Шаблон:Flagg Puitea	Puitea departed the club
Шаблон:Flagg Kwame Peprah	ST	—	14	Шаблон:Flagg Jessel Carneiro	Carneiro departed the club
Шаблон:Flagg Daisuke Sakai	RW/LW/AM	—	21	Шаблон:Flagg Bijoy Varghese†	Bijoy departed the club on loan
Шаблон:Flagg Ishan Pandita	CF	—	26	Шаблон:Flagg Abdul Hakku Nediyodath	Hakku departed the club
Шаблон:Flagg Jaushua Sotirio	RW/LW/CF	—	11	Шаблон:Flagg Givson Singh†	Givson departed the club on loan

Transfers

Transfers In

Шаблон:H:title	Player	No.	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Tooltip
16 May 2023	Шаблон:Flagicon Jaushua Sotirio	11	RW/LW/CF	Шаблон:Flagicon Newcastle Jets FC	2 years	Undisclosed fee
1 June 2023	Шаблон:Flagicon Prabir Das	20	RB	Шаблон:Flagicon Bengaluru FC	3 years	Free transfer
26 June 2023	Шаблон:Flagicon Sagolsem Bikash Singh	–	LW	Шаблон:Flagicon TRAU FC	2 years + Option to extend	Free transfer
1 July 2023	Шаблон:Flagicon Mohammed Arbaz	99	GK	Шаблон:Flagicon Sreenidi Deccan FC	TBC	Free transfer
13 July 2023	Шаблон:Flagicon Naocha Singh	50	LB	Шаблон:Flagicon Mumbai City FC	1 year (till the end of the season)	Loan transfer
14 July 2023	Шаблон:Flagicon Pritam Kotal	20	CB/RB	Шаблон:Flagicon Mohun Bagan Super Giant	3 years	Swap deal with Sahal Abdul Samad
1 August 2023	Шаблон:Flagicon Lara Sharma	23	GK	Шаблон:Flagicon Bengaluru FC	1 year (till the end of the season)	Loan transfer
10 August 2023	Шаблон:Flagicon Ishan Pandita	26	CF	Шаблон:Flagicon Jamshedpur FC	2 years + 1 year	Free transfer
14 August 2023	Шаблон:Flagicon Miloš Drinčić	15	CB/LB	Шаблон:Flagicon FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk	1 year	Free transfer
20 August 2023	Шаблон:Flagicon Kwame Peprah	14	ST	Шаблон:Flagicon Hapoel Hadera F.C.	2 years	Free transfer
29 August 2023	Шаблон:Flagicon Aibanbha Dohling	27	LB/CB	Шаблон:Flagicon FC Goa	3 years + 1 year	Undisclosed fee
31 August 2023	Шаблон:Flagicon Freddy Lallawmawma	6	CDM	Шаблон:Flagicon Punjab FC	3 years	Undisclosed fee
2 September 2023	Шаблон:Flagicon Daisuke Sakai	21	RW/LW/AM	Шаблон:Flagicon Customs United F.C.	1 year	Free transfer

Loan Returns

Player	No.	Position	Шаблон:Abbr
Шаблон:Flagicon Denechandra Meitei	19	LB	Шаблон:Flagicon Odisha FC
Шаблон:Flagicon Givson Singh	11	CM	Шаблон:Flagicon Chennaiyin FC

Promoted from Reserves

No.	Name	Nationality	Шаблон:Abbr	Date of Birth (Age)	Шаблон:Tooltip
22	Yoihenba Meitei	Шаблон:Flagicon	CM	Шаблон:Birth date and age
31	Sachin Suresh	Шаблон:Flagicon	GK	Шаблон:Birth date and age

Contract Extensions

No.	Шаблон:Abbr	Player	Contract Till	Шаблон:Tooltip
9	ST	Шаблон:Flagicon Dimitrios Diamantakos	2024
2	CB	Шаблон:Flagicon Muhammad Saheef	2026
32	CM	Шаблон:Flagicon Mohammed Azhar	2026
19	CF/LW	Шаблон:Flagicon Mohammed Aimen	2026
28	RW	Шаблон:Flagicon Nihal Sudeesh	2026
4	CB	Шаблон:Flagicon Hormipam Ruivah	2027
1	GK	Шаблон:Flagicon Karanjit Singh	2024
31	GK	Шаблон:Flagicon Sachin Suresh	2026

Loan Outs

No.	Шаблон:Abbr	Player	To	Шаблон:Tooltip
22	RB/LB	Шаблон:Flagicon Nishu Kumar	Шаблон:Flagicon East Bengal Club
–	LW	Шаблон:Flagicon Sagolsem Bikash Singh	Шаблон:Flagicon Mohammedan SC
–	LW	Шаблон:Flagicon Muhammad Ajsal	Шаблон:Flagicon Inter Kashi FC
21	CB	Шаблон:Flagicon Bijoy Varghese	Шаблон:Flagicon Inter Kashi FC
11	CM	Шаблон:Flagicon Givson Singh	Шаблон:Flagicon Odisha FC
14	RW	Шаблон:Flagicon Justine Emmanuel	Шаблон:Flagicon Gokulam Kerala FC
2	LB	Шаблон:Flagicon Muhammad Saheef	Шаблон:Flagicon Gokulam Kerala FC

Transfers Out

Шаблон:Abbr	Player	No.	Шаблон:Abbr	To	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Tooltip
30 May 2023	Шаблон:Flagicon Jessel Carneiro	14	LB	Шаблон:Flagicon Bengaluru FC	Free transfer
31 May 2023	Шаблон:Flagicon Víctor Mongil	23	CB/CDM	TBC	Contract expired
31 May 2023	Шаблон:Flagicon Apostolos Giannou	99	ST	TBC	Contract expired
31 May 2023	Шаблон:Flagicon Ivan Kalyuzhnyi	77	CM	Шаблон:Flagicon FC Oleksandriya	End of loan term
31 May 2023	Шаблон:Flagicon Harmanjot Khabra	10	RB/CM	Шаблон:Flagicon East Bengal Club	Free transfer
31 May 2023	Шаблон:Flagicon Muheet Shabir	78	GK	Шаблон:Flagicon Real Kashmir FC	Contract expired
13 June 2023	Шаблон:Flagicon Denechandra Meitei	19	LB	TBC	Contract termination
12 July 2023	Шаблон:Flagicon Prabhsukhan Gill	13	GK	Шаблон:Flagicon East Bengal Club	Undisclosed fee
14 July 2023	Шаблон:Flagicon Sahal Abdul Samad	18	CM/AM	Шаблон:Flagicon Mohun Bagan Super Giant	Undisclosed fee + Pritam Kotal
20 July 2023	Шаблон:Flagicon Ayush Adhikari	8	CM	Шаблон:Flagicon Chennaiyin FC	Undisclosed fee

Transfer summary

Note:

• This list is based on some of the transfer fee's as reported by the media.
• This list may not involve every transfer fee's involved in the Blasters' transfer window.

Expenditure Шаблон:Decrease

Summer: ₹1,45,00,000

Winter: ₹TBD

Total expenditure: ₹1,45,00,000

Income Шаблон:Gain

Summer: ₹2,60,00,000

Winter: ₹TBD

Total income: ₹2,60,00,000

Net Total

Summer: Шаблон:Increase ₹1,15,00,000

Winter: Шаблон:Steady ₹TBD

Total: Шаблон:Increase ₹1,15,00,000 Шаблон:Col-end

Management

Role	Шаблон:Abbr	Name	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Tooltip
Head Coach/Manager	Шаблон:Flagg	Ivan Vukomanović	2021	Шаблон:Flagicon Apollon Limassol FC (as interim coach)
Assistant Coach	Шаблон:Flagg	Frank Dauwen	2022	Шаблон:Flagicon K Beerschot VA (as assistant coach)
	Шаблон:Flagg	T. G. Purushothaman	2023	Шаблон:Flagicon Kerala Blasters U18 (as manager)
Strength and Conditioning Coach	Шаблон:Flagg	Werner Martens	2021	Шаблон:Flagicon AS Trenčín (as assistant coach)
Goalkeeping Coach	Шаблон:Flagg	Slaven Progovecki	2021	Шаблон:Flagicon Red Star Belgrade U19 (as goalkeeping coach)

Pre-season and friendlies

The Blasters did not announce their pre-season friendly schedule prior to the matchday but they announced on 28 July 2023 that they would be playing against the football team of Maharajas College from Ernakulam. Their friendly match against Kovalam FC was not formally announced by the Blasters but the score-line was published by the latter at the end of the full-time. On 16 August, in the midst of the 2023 Durand Cup tournament, the Blasters announced that they would be travelling to United Arab Emirates between 5 September to 16 September for their pre-season preparations, and announced their fixtures in the UAE tour against the UAE Pro League clubs Al Wasl F.C., Sharjah FC, and also against their reigning league champions Shabab Al Ahli Club. After the club's elimination from the 2023 Durand Cup, the Blasters announced that they would playing a friendly match against the newly promoted ISL side Punjab FC on 27 August, ahead of their UAE tour. During the UAE tour, the Blasters were originally scheduled to play Shabab Al Ahli on 15 September in their last pre-season friendly match ahead of the ISL season, but they pulled-out of the friendly as a result of their change in the schedule in the UAE Pro League, and as a result, the Blasters replaced Shabab Al Ahli with the UAE's second tier club Al Jazirah Al Hamra Club, against whom they played the game on the scheduled date.

Competitions

Durand Cup

Шаблон:MainKerala Blasters were drawn in the Group C for the 132nd edition of the Durand Cup alongside their arch-rivals Bengaluru FC.

Group stage

2023 Durand Cup group stage

Matches

Durand Cup fixtures were announced in early July 2023 with the Blasters facing Gokulam Kerala, a club from their own state, and their rivals Bengaluru and the Indian Air Force team respectively.Шаблон:Football box collapsible

Indian Super League

League table

2023–24 Indian Super League

League results by round

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Matches

Note: FSDL and the Indian Super League announced the fixtures for the first half of the season on 7 September with the remaining fixtures to be released on late 2023.

Indian Super Cup

Group stage

The group stage draw for the 2024 Indian Super Cup was conducted on 18 December 2023 with the Blasters being drawn in Group B after the club was chosen from Pot 1.

2024 Indian Super Cup group stage

Matches

Note: The group stage fixtures to the tournament was announced on 20 December 2023 by the AIFF.

Statistics

All stats are correct as of 24 December 2023

Squad appearances and goals

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Squad statistics

Factors	Шаблон:Colored link	Шаблон:Colored link	Шаблон:Colored link	Total
Games Played	11	0	3	14
Games Won	7	0	1	8
Games Drawn	2	0	1	3
Games Lost	2	0	1	3
Goals Scored	16	0	10	26
Goals Scored Per Game	1.45	0	3.33	1.85
Goals Conceded	10	0	6	16
Goals Conceded Per Game	0.9	0	2	1.14
Goal Difference	+6	0	+4	+10
Clean Sheets	4	0	1	5
Goals by Substitutes	1	0	0	1
Yellow Cards	27	0	3	30
Red Cards	2	0	1	3

Goalscorers

Rank	Nation	Name	No.	Position(s)	Шаблон:Tooltip	League	Super Cup	Durand Cup	Total	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip
1	Шаблон:Flagicon	Dimitrios Diamantakos	9	ST	9	6	–	–	6	0.66	Шаблон:Percentage
2	Шаблон:Flagicon	Adrián Luna	10	AM/LW/CM/CF	11	3	–	1	4	0.36	Шаблон:Percentage
3	Шаблон:Flagicon	Danish Farooq Bhat	13	LM	13	2	–	1	3	0.23	Шаблон:Percentage
	Шаблон:Flagicon	Bidyashagar Singh	30	CF	3	–	–	3	3	1	Шаблон:Percentage
5	Шаблон:Flagicon	Kwame Peprah	14	ST	11	2	–	–	2	0.18	Шаблон:Percentage
	Шаблон:Flagicon	Mohammed Aimen	19	CF/LW	14	–	–	2	2	0.14	Шаблон:Percentage
	Шаблон:Flagicon	Justine Emmanuel	–	RW	3	–	–	2	2	0.66	Шаблон:Percentage
8	Шаблон:Flagicon	Daisuke Sakai	21	RW/LW/AM	10	1	–	–	1	0.10	Шаблон:Percentage
	Шаблон:Flagicon	Miloš Drinčić	15	CB/LB	8	1	–	–	1	0.12	Шаблон:Percentage
	Шаблон:Flagicon	Prabir Das	33	RB	8	–	–	1	1	0.12	Шаблон:Percentage
Own Goals ReceivedШаблон:Refn						1	–	–	1

Note:

Hat-tricks

Rank	Nation	Name	No.	Position	Against	Result	Date	Competition	Шаблон:Tooltip
1	Шаблон:Flagicon	Bidyashagar Singh	30	CF	Шаблон:Flagicon Indian Air Force	5–0 (N)	21 August 2023	Durand Cup

Assist

Rank	Nation	Name	No.	Position(s)	Шаблон:Tooltip	League	Super Cup	Durand Cup	Total	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip
1	Шаблон:Flagicon	Adrián Luna	10	AM/LW/CM/CF	11	4	–	1	5	0.45	Шаблон:Percentage
2	Шаблон:Flagicon	Vibin Mohanan	8	CM	13	–	–	3	3	0.23	Шаблон:Percentage
3	Шаблон:Flagicon	Danish Farooq Bhat	13	LM	13	1	–	1	2	0.15	Шаблон:Percentage
	Шаблон:Flagicon	Dimitrios Diamantakos	9	ST	9	2	–	–	2	0.22	Шаблон:Percentage
4	Шаблон:Flagicon	Daisuke Sakai	21	RW/LW/AM	10	1	–	–	1	0.10	Шаблон:Percentage
	Шаблон:Flagicon	Kwame Peprah	14	ST	11	1	–	–	1	0.09	Шаблон:Percentage
	Шаблон:Flagicon	Mohammed Aimen	19	CF/LW	14	–	–	1	1	0.07	Шаблон:Percentage
	Шаблон:Flagicon	Bidyashagar Singh	30	CF	3	–	–	1	1	0.33	Шаблон:Percentage
	Шаблон:Flagicon	Saurav Mandal	11	RM/RW	3	–	–	1	1	0.33	Шаблон:Percentage

Goal contributions

Note: The following table ranks the players based on their goal contributions during the campaign.

Rank	Nation	Player	Position(s)	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Total
1	Шаблон:Flagicon	Adrián Luna	AM/LW/CM/CF	4	5	9
2	Шаблон:Flagicon	Dimitrios Diamantakos	ST	6	2	8
3	Шаблон:Flagicon	Danish Farooq Bhat	LM	3	2	5
4	Шаблон:Flagicon	Bidyashagar Singh	CF	3	1	4
5	Шаблон:Flagicon	Mohammed Aimen	CF/LW	2	1	3
	Шаблон:Flagicon	Kwame Peprah	ST	2	1	3
	Шаблон:Flagicon	Vibin Mohanan	CM	0	3	3
8	Шаблон:Flagicon	Daisuke Sakai	RW/LW/AM	1	1	2
	Шаблон:Flagicon	Justine Emmanuel	RW	2	0	2
10	Шаблон:Flagicon	Miloš Drinčić	CB/LB	1	0	1
	Шаблон:Flagicon	Prabir Das	RB	1	0	1
	Шаблон:Flagicon	Saurav Mandal	RM/RW	0	1	1

Clean-sheets

Rank	Nation	Name	No.	League	Super Cup	Durand Cup	Total
1	Шаблон:Flagicon	Sachin Suresh	31	4	–	1	5

Disciplinary record

Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Name	Шаблон:Colored link			Шаблон:Colored link			Шаблон:Colored link			Total
				Шаблон:Fb yellow card	Шаблон:Fb second yellow card	Шаблон:Fb red card	Шаблон:Fb yellow card	Шаблон:Fb second yellow card	Шаблон:Fb red card	Шаблон:Fb yellow card	Шаблон:Fb second yellow card	Шаблон:Fb red card	Шаблон:Fb yellow card	Шаблон:Fb second yellow card	Шаблон:Fb red card
10	AM/LW/CM/CF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Adrián Luna	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
5	CDM	Шаблон:Flagicon	Jeakson Singh	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
27	LB/CB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Aibanbha Dohling	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
19	CF/LW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Mohammed Aimen	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
4	CB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Hormipam Ruivah	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0
11	RM/RW	Шаблон:Flagicon	Saurav Mandal	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
33	RB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Prabir Das	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
11	CB/LB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Miloš Drinčić	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
3	RB/CB/LB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Sandeep Singh	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
6	CDM	Шаблон:Flagicon	Freddy Lallawmawma	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
7	RW/CF	Шаблон:Flagicon	Rahul K. P.	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
50	LB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Naocha Singh	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
13	LM	Шаблон:Flagicon	Danish Farooq Bhat	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
9	ST	Шаблон:Flagicon	Dimitrios Diamantakos	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
20	CB/RB	Шаблон:Flagicon	Pritam Kotal	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
8	CM	Шаблон:Flagicon	Vibin Mohanan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
32	CM	Шаблон:Flagicon	Mohammed Azhar	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Suspensions

Note: This table includes all suspensions that were concluded during this season.

Шаблон:Abbr	Name	For	Total Matches	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Tooltip
2022–23 season	Шаблон:Flagicon Ivan Vukomanović	Suspended for ten games by the AIFF due to the 'walk-off' from the knockout stage match from the previous season (Vukomanović would spend the last seven matches of his suspension during this season).	10 matches	27 October 2023
8 October 2023	Шаблон:Flagicon Miloš Drinčić	Suspended for three games by the AIFF following a red card against Mumbai City FC.	3 matches	25 November 2023
8 October 2023	Шаблон:Flagicon Prabir Das	Suspended for three games by the AIFF for protesting against the referee during the match against Mumbai City FC.	3 matches	25 November 2023
3 December 2023	Шаблон:Flagicon Danish Farooq Bhat	Suspended for one game due to the accumulation of four yellow cards.	1 match	24 December 2023
11 December 2023	Шаблон:Flagicon Ivan Vukomanović	Suspended for one game by the AIFF due to his comments against the referees during a post-match press conference.	1 match	24 December 2023

Home Attendances

Home League Attendances

Note: Official capacity of the stadium as per the league is 39,000.

S.No.	Matchday No.	Date	Against	Attendances (Out of 39,000 )	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr
1	Matchday 1	21 September 2023	Bengaluru FC	34,911	30,531	Шаблон:Percentage
2	Matchday 2	1 October 2023	Jamshedpur FC	34,518
3	Matchday 4	21 October 2023	NorthEast United FC	33,830
4	Matchday 5	28 October 2023	East Bengal FC	26,901
5	Matchday 7	25 November 2023	Hyderabad FC	30,311
6	Matchday 8	29 November 2023	Chennaiyin FC	22,715
7	Matchday 11	24 December 2023	Mumbai City FC	TBD
Total				182,186

Other

Indian Super Cup Attendances

Note: The following list includes the attendances of those matches in which the Blasters' were designated as the Team-A.

S.No.	Matchday No.	Date	Against	Stadium	Attendances	Шаблон:Abbr
1	Matchday 2	10 January 2023	I-League 2	Kalinga Stadium (Pitch 1), Bhubaneswar	TBD	TBD
2	Matchday 6	15 January 2023	Jamshedpur FC	Kalinga Stadium (Main Pitch), Bhubaneswar	TBD
3	Matchday 10	20 January 2023	NorthEast United FC	Kalinga Stadium (Main Pitch), Bhubaneswar	TBD
Total					TBD

Durand Cup Attendances

Note: The following list includes the attendances of those matches which were designated as the Blasters' home fixtures.

S.No.	Matchday No.	Date	Against	Stadium	Attendances	Шаблон:Abbr
1	Matchday 11	13 August 2023	Gokulam Kerala FC	Mohun Bagan Ground, Kolkata	397	247
2	Matchday 18	21 August 2023	Indian Air Force	East Bengal Ground, Kolkata	97
Total					494

Matchday Statistics

Indian Super League

S.No.	Matchday No.	Date	Against	Shots on Goal	Shot Attempts	Fouls	Yellow Cards	Red Cards	Corner Kicks	Saves	Шаблон:Tooltip
1	Matchday 1	21 September 2023	Bengaluru FC	5	9	7	1	0	5	4
2	Matchday 2	1 October 2023	Jamshedpur FC	3	9	11	2	0	1	3
3	Matchday 3	8 October 2023	Mumbai City FC	4	11	9	5	1	9	2
4	Matchday 4	21 October 2023	NorthEast United FC	1	13	7	1	0	8	0
5	Matchday 5	27 October 2023	Odisha FC	4	18	13	3	0	7	4
6	Matchday 6	4 November 2023	East Bengal FC	3	10	19	3	1	5	3
7	Matchday 7	25 November 2023	Hyderabad FC	2	11	13	3	0	8	3
8	Matchday 8	29 November 2023	Chennaiyin FC	5	15	15	1	0	5	1
9	Matchday 9	3 December 2023	FC Goa	3	10	9	3	0	9	3
10	Matchday 10	14 December 2023	Punjab FC	3	14	12	3	0	4	0
11	Matchday 11	24 December 2023	Mumbai City FC	3	10	14	2	0	2	1
Total				36	130	129	27	2	63	24

Indian Super Cup

S.No.	Matchday No.	Date	Against	Shots on Goal	Shot Attempts	Fouls	Yellow Cards	Red Cards	Corner Kicks	Saves	Шаблон:Tooltip
1	Matchday 2	10 January 2023	I-League 2	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
2	Matchday 6	15 January 2023	Jamshedpur FC	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
3	Matchday 10	20 January 2023	NorthEast United FC	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
Total				TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

Durand Cup

S.No.	Matchday No.	Date	Against	Shots on Goal	Shot Attempts	Fouls	Yellow Cards	Red Cards	Corner Kicks	Шаблон:Tooltip
1	Matchday 11	13 August 2023	Gokulam Kerala FC	5	16	2	2	0	4
2	Matchday 15	18 August 2023	Bengaluru FC	5	16	2	1	1	12
3	Matchday 18	21 August 2023	Indian Air Force	12	23	1	1	0	9
Total				22	55	5	4	1	25

Minutes

Most minutes

Note: The following table mentions the top-ten players with most minutes under their belt so far in this season.

Rank	Player	League	Super Cup	Durand Cup	Total
1	Шаблон:Flagicon Sachin Suresh	990'	0'	270'	1260'
2	Шаблон:Flagicon Pritam Kotal	905'	0'	245'	1150'
3	Шаблон:Flagicon Adrián Luna	807'	0'	180'	987'
4	Шаблон:Flagicon Danish Farooq Bhat	803'	0'	151'	954'
5	Шаблон:Flagicon Naocha Singh	712'	0'	180'	892'
6	Шаблон:Flagicon Vibin Mohanan	748'	0'	133'	881'
7	Шаблон:Flagicon Kwame Peprah	830'	0'	0'	830'
8	Шаблон:Flagicon Miloš Drinčić	719'	0'	0'	719'
9	Шаблон:Flagicon Mohammed Aimen	538'	0'	158'	696'
10	Шаблон:Flagicon Dimitrios Diamantakos	673'	0'	0	673'

Goals per minute

Note: The following table mentions the minutes in which every goals were scored by the Blasters' players throughout the season.

Half	Minute	League	Super Cup	Durand Cup	Total	Goals per halves
First-Half	9'	—	—	1	1	10
	11'	2	—	—	2
	12'	—	—	1	1
	14'	—	—	1	1
	24'	1	—	—	1
	32	1	—	—	1
	35'	—	—	1	1
	41'	1	—	—	1
	Injury Time	1	—	—	1
Second-Half	49'	1	—	—	1	16
	51'	1	—	—	1
	52'	1Шаблон:Refn	—	—	1
	54'	—	—	1	1
	57'	1	—	1	2
	59'	1	—	—	1
	61'	—	—	1	1
	66'	1	—	—	1
	69'	1	—	—	1
	74'	1	—	—	1
	77'	—	—	1	1
	82'	—	—	1	1
	84'	1	—	1	2
	88'	1	—	—	1
Total		16	—	10	26

Note:

Possession per game

Tournament	Шаблон:Tooltip
Indian Super League	49.45%
Durand Cup	53%
Total average possession	Шаблон:Percentage

Indian Super League

Note: The following table displays the Blasters' possession percentages for each matchday throughout the season.

Matchday No.	Date	Against	Шаблон:Tooltip	Possession
Matchday 1	21 September 2023	Bengaluru FC	Home	41%
Matchday 2	1 October 2023	Jamshedpur FC	Home	56%
Matchday 3	8 October 2023	Mumbai City FC	Away	42%
Matchday 4	21 October 2023	NorthEast United FC	Home	59%
Matchday 5	27 October 2023	Odisha FC	Home	53%
Matchday 6	4 November 2023	East Bengal FC	Away	40%
Matchday 7	25 November 2023	Hyderabad FC	Home	48%
Matchday 8	29 November 2023	Chennaiyin FC	Home	59%
Matchday 9	3 December 2023	FC Goa	Away	51%
Matchday 10	14 December 2023	Punjab FC	Away	60%
Matchday 11	24 December 2023	Mumbai City FC	Home	35%
Average possession				Шаблон:Percentage

Other

Indian Super Cup

Note: The following table displays the Blasters' possession percentages for each matchday throughout their Super Cup campaign.

Matchday No.	Date	Against	Шаблон:Tooltip	Possession	Шаблон:Tooltip
Matchday 2	10 January 2023	I-League 2	TBD	TBD	TBD
Matchday 6	15 January 2023	Jamshedpur FC	TBD	TBD	TBD
Matchday 10	20 January 2023	NorthEast United FC	TBD	TBD	TBD
Average possession				TBD

Durand Cup

Note: The following table displays the Blasters' possession percentages for each matchday throughout their Durand Cup campaign.

Matchday No.	Date	Against	Шаблон:Tooltip	Possession	Шаблон:Tooltip
Matchday 11	13 August 2023	Gokulam Kerala FC	Neutral	45%
Matchday 15	18 August 2023	Bengaluru FC	Neutral	50%
Matchday 18	21 August 2023	Indian Air Force	Neutral	64%
Average possession				Шаблон:Percentage

Formations

Indian Super League

Matchday No.	Date	Against	Formation	Шаблон:Tooltip
Matchday 1	21 September 2023	Bengaluru FC	4-4-2
Matchday 2	1 October 2023	Jamshedpur FC	4-4-2
Matchday 3	8 October 2023	Mumbai City FC	4-4-2
Matchday 4	21 October 2023	NorthEast United FC	4-4-2
Matchday 5	27 October 2023	Odisha FC	4-4-2
Matchday 6	4 November 2023	East Bengal FC	4-4-2
Matchday 7	25 November 2023	Hyderabad FC	4-4-2
Matchday 8	29 November 2023	Chennaiyin FC	4-4-2
Matchday 9	3 December 2023	FC Goa	4-2-2-2
Matchday 10	14 December 2023	Punjab FC	4-4-2
Matchday 11	24 December 2023	Mumbai City FC	4-4-2

Indian Super Cup

Matchday No.	Date	Against	Formation	Шаблон:Tooltip
TBD	TBD	I-League 2	TBD	TBD
TBD	TBD	Jamshedpur FC	TBD	TBD
TBD	TBD	NorthEast United FC	TBD	TBD

Durand Cup

Matchday No.	Date	Against	Formation	Шаблон:Tooltip
Matchday 11	13 August 2023	Gokulam Kerala FC	4-4-2
Matchday 15	18 August 2023	Bengaluru FC II	4-4-2
Matchday 18	21 August 2023	Indian Air Force	4-4-2

Win percentage per player

Rank	Player	Position(s)	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip
1	Шаблон:Flagicon Mohammed Azhar	CM	8	6	0	2	Шаблон:Percentage
2	Шаблон:Flagicon Daisuke Sakai	RW/LW/AM	10	7	2	1	Шаблон:Percentage
3	Шаблон:Flagicon Saurav Mandal	RM/RW	3	2	1	0	Шаблон:Percentage
	Шаблон:Flagicon Bidyashagar Singh	CF	3	2	0	1	Шаблон:Percentage
	Шаблон:Flagicon Aibanbha Dohling	LB/CB	3	2	0	1	Шаблон:Percentage
6	Шаблон:Flagicon Kwame Peprah	ST	11	7	2	2	Шаблон:Percentage
7	Шаблон:Flagicon Miloš Drinčić	CB/LB	8	5	1	2	Шаблон:Percentage
8	Шаблон:Flagicon Vibin Mohanan	CM	13	8	3	2	Шаблон:Percentage
9	Шаблон:Flagicon Naocha Singh	LB	10	6	2	2	Шаблон:Percentage
	Шаблон:Flagicon Freddy Lallawmawma	CDM	5	3	1	1	Шаблон:Percentage
	Шаблон:Flagicon Nihal Sudeesh	RW	5	3	1	1	Шаблон:Percentage
12	Шаблон:Flagicon Sachin Suresh	GK	14	8	3	3	Шаблон:Percentage
	Шаблон:Flagicon Pritam Kotal	CB/RB	14	8	3	3	Шаблон:Percentage
	Шаблон:Flagicon Mohammed Aimen	CF/LW	14	8	3	3	Шаблон:Percentage
15	Шаблон:Flagicon Dimitrios Diamantakos	ST	9	5	2	2	Шаблон:Percentage
	Шаблон:Flagicon Ishan Pandita	CF	9	5	3	1	Шаблон:Percentage
17	Шаблон:Flagicon Danish Farooq Bhat	LM	13	7	3	3	Шаблон:Percentage
18	Шаблон:Flagicon Prabir Das	RB	8	4	2	2	Шаблон:Percentage
	Шаблон:Flagicon Sandeep Singh	RB/CB/LB	6	3	1	2	Шаблон:Percentage
	Шаблон:Flagicon Marko Lešković	CB	4	2	1	1	Шаблон:Percentage
	Шаблон:Flagicon Bryce Miranda	LW	2	1	1	0	Шаблон:Percentage
	Шаблон:Flagicon Bijoy Varghese	CB	2	1	0	1	Шаблон:Percentage
23	Шаблон:Flagicon Adrián Luna	AM/LW/CM/CF	11	5	3	3	Шаблон:Percentage
	Шаблон:Flagicon Rahul K. P.	RW/CF	11	5	3	3	Шаблон:Percentage
25	Шаблон:Flagicon Jeakson Singh	CDM	5	2	1	2	Шаблон:Percentage
26	Шаблон:Flagicon Hormipam Ruivah	CB	8	3	3	2	Шаблон:Percentage
27	Шаблон:Flagicon Muhammed Saheef	CB	3	1	1	1	Шаблон:Percentage
	Шаблон:Flagicon Justine Emmanuel	RW	3	1	1	1	Шаблон:Percentage
29	Шаблон:Flagicon Jaushua Sotirio	RW/LW/CF	0	0	0	0	Null
	Шаблон:Flagicon Yoihenba Meitei	CM	0	0	0	0	Null
	Шаблон:Flagicon Mohammed Arbaz	GK	0	0	0	0	Null
	Шаблон:Flagicon Lara Sharma	GK	0	0	0	0	Null
	Шаблон:Flagicon Karanjit Singh	GK	0	0	0	0	Null

Longest serving players

Note: The following table mentions the top-ten longest serving players in the Blasters' squad ahead of this season.

Rank	Name	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip
1	Шаблон:Flagicon Jeakson Singh	22 September 2018	Шаблон:Ayd
2	Шаблон:Flagicon Rahul K. P.	20 June 2019	Шаблон:Ayd
3	Шаблон:Flagicon Sandeep Singh	22 August 2020	Шаблон:Ayd
4	Шаблон:Flagicon Hormipam Ruivah	8 April 2021	Шаблон:Ayd
5	Шаблон:Flagicon Adrián Luna	22 July 2021	Шаблон:Ayd
6	Шаблон:Flagicon Marko Lešković	15 September 2021	Шаблон:Ayd
7	Шаблон:Flagicon Sachin Suresh	2 November 2021	Шаблон:Ayd
8	Шаблон:Flagicon Karanjit Singh	21 December 2021	Шаблон:Ayd
9	Шаблон:Flagicon Nihal Sudeesh	1 June 2022	Шаблон:Ayd
10	Шаблон:Flagicon Bryce Miranda	15 June 2022	Шаблон:Ayd

International call-ups

Note: The following table consists of the Blasters' players (excluding the players who departed the club permanently or on loan) who were called-up for their countries' senior squads for the international fixtures during the season.

National team	Player	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Tooltip
Шаблон:Flagg	Шаблон:Flagicon Jeakson Singh	CDM	25 March 2021	17	0	29 September 2023	2023 Merdeka Cup
	Шаблон:Flagicon Pritam Kotal	CB/RB	12 March 2015	48	0	19 May 2023	2023 Intercontinental Cup 2023 SAFF Championship
	Шаблон:Flagicon Rahul K. P.	RW/CF	24 September 2022	4	1	29 August 2023	2023 King's Cup

Miscellaneous

• Adrián Luna was the most-picked player in the ISL Fantasy during the matchweek 1, and was second in terms of most number of points accumulated n the matchweek 1 with 9 points in ISL Fantasy.
• After the end of the matchweek 3, Dimitrios Diamantakos was one of the most-picked players from the ISL Fantasy.
• After the end of the matchweek 5, Adrián Luna was the joint-top scorer in ISL Fantasy with 23 points.
• Pritam Kotal was ranked first in the list of most number of interceptions completed in the league by the end of matchweek 6 with 16 interceptions.
• Adrián Luna was ranked sixth in the list of most number of interceptions completed in the league by the end of matchweek 6 with 10 interceptions and was the only forward to be placed on the list with 10 interceptions.
• After the end of the matchweek 6, Adrián Luna was the most picked player in the ISL Fantasy for the matchweek 7.
• During the matchweek 7, Miloš Drinčić was the player with most points accumulated in the ISL Fantasy with 11 points, followed by Sachin Suresh with 7 points, and Adrián Luna with 6 points in the third position.
• After the end of the matchweek 7, Adrián Luna was the most picked player in the ISL Fantasy for the matchweek 8, and was the player with most points accumulated in the fantasy with 40 points.

Injury record

Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Name	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip Club awards All stats are correct as of 24 December 2023 Indian Super League ISL Player of the Match awards Шаблон:See also Note: This is awarded after each matchday to the players by the league based on their performances on that day. Matchday No. Шаблон:Tooltip Player Opponents Date Шаблон:Tooltip Matchday 1 Шаблон:Flagicon Adrián Luna (1) Bengaluru FC 21 September 2023 Matchday 2 Шаблон:Flagicon Adrián Luna (2) Jamshedpur FC 1 October 2023 Matchday 5 Шаблон:Flagicon Adrián Luna (3) Odisha FC 27 October 2023 Matchday 6 Шаблон:Flagicon Sachin Suresh (1) East Bengal FC 4 November 2023 Matchday 7 Шаблон:Flagicon Miloš Drinčić (1) Hyderabad FC 25 November 2023 Matchday 10 Шаблон:Flagicon Mohammed Aimen (1) Punjab FC 14 December 2023 Matchday 11 Шаблон:Flagicon Kwame Peprah (1) Mumbai City FC 24 December 2023 ISL Fans' Goal of the Week awards Шаблон:See also Note: This is awarded after each match-week to the players as chosen by the fans via voting in their social media platforms. Matchweek No. Шаблон:Tooltip Player Opponents Date % Votes Шаблон:Tooltip Matchweek 2 Шаблон:Flagicon Adrián Luna (1) Jamshedpur FC 1 October 2023 65.0% Matchweek 5 Шаблон:Flagicon Adrián Luna (2) Odisha FC 27 October 2023 83.0% Matchweek 8 Шаблон:Flagicon Dimitrios Diamantakos (1) Chennaiyin FC 29 November 2023 61.0% ISL Team of the Matchweek awards Шаблон:See also Note: This is awarded after each week to the players by the league based on their performances on that match-week. This list may also include the coaches based on their team's performances. Matchweek No. Player Шаблон:Tooltip Matchweek 1 Шаблон:Flagicon Adrián Luna (1) Matchweek 2 Шаблон:Flagicon Sachin Suresh (1) Шаблон:Flagicon Miloš Drinčić (1) Шаблон:Flagicon Adrián Luna (2) Matchweek 4 Шаблон:Flagicon Danish Farooq (1) Шаблон:Flagicon Adrián Luna (3) Matchweek 5 Шаблон:Flagicon Sandeep Singh (1) Шаблон:Flagicon Adrián Luna (4) Шаблон:Flagicon Dimitrios Diamantakos (1) Matchweek 6 Шаблон:Flagicon Sachin Suresh (2) Шаблон:Flagicon Adrián Luna (5) Matchweek 7 Шаблон:Flagicon Miloš Drinčić (2) Шаблон:Flagicon Adrián Luna (6) Matchweek 8 Шаблон:Flagicon Dimitrios Diamantakos (2) Matchweek 10 Шаблон:Flagicon Naocha Singh (1) Шаблон:Flagicon Mohammed Aimen (1) ISL Player of the Month awards Шаблон:See also Note: This is awarded after each month to the players by the league based on their performances on that particular month. Month Player Шаблон:Tooltip October Шаблон:Flagicon Adrián Luna (1) November Шаблон:Flagicon Adrián Luna (2) ISL Emerging Player of the Month awards Шаблон:See also Note: This is awarded after each month to the emerging players by the league based on their performances on that particular month. Month Player Шаблон:Tooltip November Шаблон:Flagicon Vibin Mohanan (1) Kerala Blasters Kerala Blasters' Fans' Player of the Match awards Note: This is awarded after each league matchday to the players of Kerala Blasters as chosen by the fans via voting on their social media platforms. The Blasters did not announce the recipient of the award during the third and ninth matchdays. Matchday No. Шаблон:Tooltip Player Opponents Goal(s) Assist(s) Date Шаблон:Tooltip Matchday 1 Шаблон:Flagicon Adrián Luna (1) Bengaluru FC 1 0 21 September 2023 Matchday 2 Шаблон:Flagicon Adrián Luna (2) Jamshedpur FC 1 0 1 October 2023 Matchday 3 Did not announce the winner Matchday 4 Шаблон:Flagicon Danish Farooq Bhat (1) NorthEast United FC 1 0 21 October 2023 Matchday 5 Шаблон:Flagicon Adrián Luna (3) Odisha FC 1 0 27 October 2023 Matchday 6 Шаблон:Flagicon Sachin Suresh (1) East Bengal FC 0 0 4 November 2023 Matchday 7 Шаблон:Flagicon Miloš Drinčić (1) Hyderabad FC 1 0 25 November 2023 Matchday 8 Шаблон:Flagicon Dimitrios Diamantakos (1) Chennaiyin FC 2 0 29 November 2023 Matchday 9 Did not announce the winner Matchday 10 Шаблон:Flagicon Vibin Mohanan (1) Punjab FC 0 0 14 December 2023 Kerala Blasters' Fans' Player of the Month awards Note: This is awarded after each league matchday to the players of Kerala Blasters as chosen by the fans via voting on their social media platforms. Month Шаблон:Tooltip Player Matches Goal(s) Assist(s) Passing Accuracy Шаблон:Tooltip October Шаблон:Flagicon Adrián Luna (1) 4 2 1 80% November Шаблон:Flagicon Adrián Luna (2) 3 0 3 76% Kerala Blasters' Best Defender of the Match awards Note: This is awarded after each league matchday to the players of Kerala Blasters. The Blasters did not announce the recipient of the award during the third and ninth matchdays. Matchday No. Шаблон:Tooltip Player Opponents Touches Clearances/Tackles Duels Won Date Шаблон:Tooltip Matchday 1 Шаблон:Flagicon Pritam Kotal (1) Bengaluru FC 36 3 — 21 September 2023 Matchday 2 Шаблон:Flagicon Miloš Drinčić (1) Jamshedpur FC 7 4 — 1 October 2023 Matchday 3 Did not announce the winner Matchday 4 Шаблон:Flagicon Pritam Kotal (2) NorthEast United FC 65 3 — 21 October 2023 Matchday 5 Шаблон:Flagicon Naocha Singh (1) Odisha FC 60 3 12 27 October 2023 Matchday 6 Шаблон:Flagicon Sandeep Singh (1) East Bengal FC 53 2 — 5 November 2023 Matchday 7 Шаблон:Flagicon Hormipam Ruivah (1) Hyderabad FC 48 3 3 25 November 2023 Matchday 8 Шаблон:Flagicon Miloš Drinčić (2) Chennaiyin FC 46 6 — 29 November 2023 Matchday 9 Did not announce the winner Matchday 10 Шаблон:Flagicon Naocha Singh (2) Punjab FC 108 9 12 14 December 2023 Kerala Blasters' Fittest Player of the Match awards Note: This is awarded after each league matchday to the players of Kerala Blasters. Matchday No. Шаблон:Tooltip Player Opponents Distance Covered Date Шаблон:Tooltip Matchday 1 Шаблон:Flagicon Adrián Luna (1) Bengaluru FC 10.4 kilometers 21 September 2023 Matchday 2 Шаблон:Flagicon Daisuke Sakai (1) Jamshedpur FC 10.4 kilometers 1 October 2023 Matchday 3 Шаблон:Flagicon Prabir Das (1) Mumbai City FC 10.3 kilometers 8 October 2023 Matchday 4 Шаблон:Flagicon Danish Farooq Bhat (1) NorthEast United FC 10.2 kilometers 21 October 2023 Matchday 5 Шаблон:Flagicon Danish Farooq Bhat (2) Odisha FC 10.5 kilometers 27 October 2023 Matchday 6 Шаблон:Flagicon Vibin Mohanan (1) East Bengal FC 11.7 kilometers 4 November 2023 Matchday 7 Шаблон:Flagicon Adrián Luna (2) Hyderabad FC 10.3 kilometers 25 November 2023 Matchday 8 Шаблон:Flagicon Danish Farooq Bhat (3) Chennaiyin FC 12.2 kilometers 29 November 2023 Matchday 9 Шаблон:Flagicon Vibin Mohanan (2) FC Goa 10.9 kilometers 3 December 2023 Matchday 10 Шаблон:Flagicon Vibin Mohanan (3) Punjab FC 11.8 kilometers 14 December 2023 Kerala Blasters' Playmaker of the Match awards Note: This is awarded after each league matchday to the players of Kerala Blasters. The Blasters did not announce the recipient of the award during the first, third and ninth matchdays. Matchday No. Шаблон:Tooltip Player Opponents Minutes Goal(s) Assist(s) Touches Shots Date Шаблон:Tooltip Matchday 1 Did not announce the winner Matchday 2 Шаблон:Flagicon Adrián Luna (1) Jamshedpur FC 90 1 0 61 2 1 October 2023 Matchday 3 Did not announce the winner Matchday 4 Шаблон:Flagicon Adrián Luna (2) NorthEast United FC 90 0 1 59 0 21 October 2023 Matchday 5 Шаблон:Flagicon Daisuke Sakai (1) Odisha FC 70 0 1 36 0 27 October 2023 Matchday 6 Шаблон:Flagicon Adrián Luna (3) East Bengal FC 90 0 1 51 0 4 November 2023 Matchday 7 Шаблон:Flagicon Adrián Luna (4) Hyderabad FC 90 0 1 57 0 25 November 2023 Matchday 8 Шаблон:Flagicon Kwame Peprah (1) Chennaiyin FC 74 1 0 32 2 29 November 2023 Matchday 9 Did not announce the winner Matchday 10 Шаблон:Flagicon Mohammed Aimen (1) Punjab FC 85 0 0 53 0 14 December 2023 Kerala Blasters' Fans' Goal of the Match awards Note: This is awarded after each league matchday to the players of Kerala Blasters. The Blasters did not announce the recipient of the award during the first matchday. Matchday No. Шаблон:Tooltip Player Opponents Score Result Date Шаблон:Tooltip Matchday 1 Did not announce the winner Matchday 2 Шаблон:Flagicon Adrián Luna (1) Jamshedpur FC 1–0 1–0 (H) 1 October 2023 Matchday 3 Шаблон:Flagicon Danish Farooq Bhat (1) Mumbai City FC 1–1 2–1 (A) 8 October 2023 Matchday 4 Шаблон:Flagicon Danish Farooq Bhat (2) NorthEast United FC 1–1 1–1 (H) 21 October 2023 Matchday 5 Шаблон:Flagicon Adrián Luna (2) Odisha FC 2–1 2–1 (H) 27 October 2023 Matchday 6 Шаблон:Flagicon Daisuke Sakai (1) East Bengal FC 0–1 1–2 (A) 4 November 2023 Matchday 7 Шаблон:Flagicon Miloš Drinčić (1) Hyderabad FC 1–0 1–0 (H) 25 November 2023 Matchday 8 Шаблон:Flagicon Dimitrios Diamantakos (1) Chennaiyin FC 3–3 3–3 (H) 29 November 2023 Matchday 9 Did not score any goal Matchday 10 Шаблон:Flagicon Dimitrios Diamantakos (2) Punjab FC 0–1 0–1 (A) 15 December 2023 Kerala Blasters' Goal of the Month awards Note: This is awarded after each league matchday to the players of Kerala Blasters. Matchday No. Шаблон:Tooltip Player Opponents Score Result Date Шаблон:Tooltip October Шаблон:Flagicon Adrián Luna (1) Odisha FC 2–1 2–1 (H) 27 October 2023 November Шаблон:Flagicon Dimitrios Diamantakos (1) Chennaiyin FC 3–3 3–3 (H) 29 November 2023 Kerala Blasters' Save of the Match awards Note: This is awarded after each league matchday to the players of Kerala Blasters. The Blasters did not announce the recipient of the award except during the third and ninth matchdays. Matchday No. Шаблон:Tooltip Player Opponents Date Шаблон:Tooltip Matchday 1 Did not announce the winner Matchday 2 Did not announce the winner Matchday 3 Шаблон:Flagicon Sachin Suresh (1) Mumbai City FC 21 October 2023 Matchday 4 Did not announce the winner Matchday 5 Did not announce the winner Matchday 6 Did not announce the winner Matchday 7 Did not announce the winner Matchday 8 Did not announce the winner Matchday 9 Шаблон:Flagicon Hormipam Ruivah (1) FC Goa 3 December 2023 Matchday 10 Did not announce the winner Award Rankings Note: The players are ranked in the following table according to the awards they have accumulated during the season. The Best Defender of the Match award is given only to the defenders. Rank Шаблон:Tooltip Шаблон:Tooltip Шаблон:Tooltip Players Шаблон:Tooltip Шаблон:Tooltip Total Шаблон:Tooltip Шаблон:Tooltip Шаблон:Tooltip Шаблон:Tooltip Шаблон:Tooltip Шаблон:Tooltip Шаблон:Tooltip Шаблон:Tooltip Шаблон:Tooltip Шаблон:Tooltip Шаблон:Tooltip Шаблон:Tooltip Шаблон:Tooltip 1 Шаблон:Same position Шаблон:Ayd AM/LW/ CM/CF Шаблон:Flagicon Adrián Luna 3 2 6 2 — 3 2 — 2 4 2 1 — 27 2 Шаблон:Same position Шаблон:Ayd CB/LB Шаблон:Flagicon Miloš Drinčić 1 — 2 — — 1 — 2 — — 1 — — 7 Шаблон:Same position Шаблон:Ayd ST Шаблон:Flagicon Dimitrios Diamantakos — — 2 — — 1 — — — — 2 1 — 7 Шаблон:Same position Шаблон:Ayd LM Шаблон:Flagicon Danish Farooq Bhat — — 1 — — 1 — — 3 — 2 — — 7 5 Шаблон:Same position Шаблон:Ayd GK Шаблон:Flagicon Sachin Suresh 1 1 2 — — 1 — — — — — — 1 5 Шаблон:Same position Шаблон:Ayd CM Шаблон:Flagicon Vibin Mohanan — — — — 1 1 — — 3 — — — — 5 7 Шаблон:Same position Шаблон:Ayd CF/LW Шаблон:Flagicon Mohammed Aimen 1 — 1 — — — — — — 1 — — — 3 Шаблон:Same position Шаблон:Ayd RW/LW/ AM Шаблон:Flagicon Daisuke Sakai — — — — — — — — 1 1 1 — — 3 Шаблон:Same position Шаблон:Ayd LB Шаблон:Flagicon Naocha Singh — — 1 — — — — 2 — — — — — 3 10 Шаблон:Rise +3 Шаблон:Ayd ST Шаблон:Flagicon Kwame Peprah 1 — — — — — — — — 1 — — — 2 Шаблон:Same position Шаблон:Ayd RB/CB/ LB Шаблон:Flagicon Sandeep Singh — — 1 — — — — 1 — — — — — 2 Шаблон:Same position Шаблон:Ayd RB Шаблон:Flagicon Pritam Kotal — — — — — — — 2 — — — — — 2 Шаблон:Same position Шаблон:Ayd CB Шаблон:Flagicon Hormipam Ruivah — — — — — — — 1 — — — — 1 2 14 Шаблон:Fall -1 Шаблон:Ayd RB Шаблон:Flagicon Prabir Das — — — — — — — — 1 — — — — 1 Total 7 3 16 2 1 8 2 8 10 7 8 2 2 76 Grand Total 29 47 Milestones Keys Final score The score at full time; Blasters' listed first. No. Squad number Pos. Position Opponent The opponent team without a flag is English. (N) The game was played at a neutral site. (H) The Blasters were the home team. (A) The Blasters were the away team. Player* Player who joined the Blasters permanently or on loan during the season Player† Player who departed the Blasters permanently or on loan during the season Player# Player from the Blasters's reserve's squad Players Debuts Note: The following players made their competitive debuts for the Blasters' first team during the campaign. Date Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr Player Шаблон:Abbr Opponent Competition Шаблон:Tooltip 13 August 2023 20 CB/RB Шаблон:Flagicon Pritam Kotal 3–4 (N) Gokulam Kerala FC Durand Cup 33 RB Шаблон:Flagicon Prabir Das Gokulam Kerala FC 50 LB Шаблон:Flagicon Naocha Singh* Gokulam Kerala FC – RW Шаблон:Flagicon Justine Emmanuel† Gokulam Kerala FC 18 August 2023 26 CF Шаблон:Flagicon Ishan Pandita 1–1 (N) Bengaluru FC II 21 August 2023 22 CM Шаблон:Flagicon Yoihenba Meitei# 5–0 (N) Indian Airforce 21 September 2023 27 LB/CB Шаблон:Flagicon Aibanbha Dohling 2–1 (H) Bengaluru FC Indian Super League 6 CDM Шаблон:Flagicon Freddy Lallawmawma Bengaluru FC 14 ST Шаблон:Flagicon Kwame Peprah Bengaluru FC 21 RW/LW/AM Шаблон:Flagicon Daisuke Sakai Bengaluru FC 50th appearances Note: The following players made their 50th appearances for the Blasters' first team during the campaign. Date Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr Player Шаблон:Abbr Opponent Competition Шаблон:Tooltip 8 October 2023 10 AM/LW/CM/CF Шаблон:Flagicon Adrián Luna 2–1 (A) Mumbai City FC Indian Super League First goals Note: The following players scored their first goals for the Blasters first team during the campaign. Date Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr Player Шаблон:Abbr Opponent Competition Шаблон:Tooltip 13 August 2023 – RW Шаблон:Flagicon Justine Emmanuel† 3–4 (N) Gokulam Kerala FC Durand Cup 33 RB Шаблон:Flagicon Prabir Das Gokulam Kerala FC 21 August 2023 22 CM Шаблон:Flagicon Bidyashagar Singh 5–0 (N) Indian Airforce 13 LM Шаблон:Flagicon Danish Farooq Bhat Indian Airforce 4 November 2023 21 RW/LW/AM Шаблон:Flagicon Daisuke Sakai 1–2 (A) East Bengal FC Indian Super League 25 November 2023 15 CB/LB Шаблон:Flagicon Miloš Drinčić 1–0 (H) Hyderabad FC 29 November 2023 14 ST Шаблон:Flagicon Kwame Peprah 3–3 (H) Chennaiyin FC First assists Note: The following players registered their first assists for the Blasters' first team during the campaign. Date Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr Player Шаблон:Abbr Opponent Competition Шаблон:Tooltip 27 October 2023 21 RW/LW/AM Шаблон:Flagicon Daisuke Sakai 2–1 (H) Odisha FC Indian Super League 13 August 2023 22 CM Шаблон:Flagicon Bidyashagar Singh 3–4 (N) Gokulam Kerala FC Durand Cup 24 December 2023 14 ST Шаблон:Flagicon Kwame Peprah 2–0 (H) Mumbai City FC Indian Super League First starts as captain Note: The following players made their first starts as captain of the Blasters first team during the campaign. Date Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr Player Шаблон:Abbr Opponent Competition Шаблон:Tooltip 13 August 2023 10 AM/LW/CM/CF Шаблон:Flagicon Adrián Luna 3–4 (N) Gokulam Kerala FC Durand Cup 21 August 2023 20 RB Шаблон:Flagicon Pritam Kotal 5–0 (N) Indian Air Force 14 December 2023 55 CB Шаблон:Flagicon Marko Lešković 0–1 (A) Punjab FC Indian Super League Historical Note: The following table comprises of the historical achievements of the Blasters' players during the season. Player Event Шаблон:Tooltip Шаблон:Tooltip Шаблон:Tooltip Шаблон:Tooltip Шаблон:Flagicon Adrián Luna Became the first foreign player to play 50 matches for the club. 8 October 2023 Mumbai City FC Indian Super League Шаблон:Flagicon Dimitrios Diamantakos Became the top goal-scorer in the history of the club after surpassing the former tally of 15 goals set by Luna and Bartholomew Ogbeche. 29 November 2023 Chennaiyin FC Statements Note: The following table lists all the official statements issued by the club throughout the season. Date Statement No. About Source 6 June 2023 1 Pause on operations on their women's team. Club Statement- 1 19 July 2023 2 Injury update on Jaushua Sotirio ISL- Club Statement 22 September 2023 3 Racist remarks by a Bengaluru FC's player towards a Blasters' player. Club Statement- 2 13 November 2023 4 Bike accident sustained by Freddy Lallawmawma. Official Statement: Freddy Lallawmawma 16 December 2023 5 Injury update on Adrián Luna Injury Update: Adrian Luna See also Kerala Blasters FC List of Kerala Blasters FC seasons Indian Super League 2023–24 Indian Super League season References External links Official website Шаблон:Webarchive