2020–21 Kerala Blasters FC season

Kerala Blasters
2020–21 season
ChairmanNikhil Bhardwaj
Head CoachKibu Vicuña
(until 17 February 2021)
Ishfaq Ahmed
(remainder of season)
StadiumGMC Athletic Stadium [a]
Indian Super LeagueFinal league position:10th
Play-offsDNQ
AIFF Super CupCancelled
Top goalscorerLeague: Jordan Murray (7 goals)
All: Jordan Murray (7 goals)
Average home league attendance🔒 Closed Doors[a]

The 2020–21 season was the seventh season in Kerala Blasters FC's existence, as well as their seventh season in Indian Super League. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, all the matches in the seventh season of ISL were played behind closed doors in three venues at Goa. GMC Athletic Stadium was chosen as the home venue for the Blasters.

Season overview

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Background

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On 15 March 2020, Kerala Blasters appointed Karolis Skinkys as their new Sporting director ahead of the new season.[2] On 22 April, the club officially announced the signing of Kibu Vicuña as their new manager.[3] The most surprising move was the departure of Sandesh Jhingan: he departed the club on 21 May in a mutual consent thus ending his six years association with the club.[4] The CEO, Viren D'Silva, also left the club on the same day.[5]

July

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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]

The signing of Nishu Kumar was finally confirmed by the club on 22 July. The four-year deal made Nishu the highest paid Indian defender.[9]

On 29 July, the club announced the contract extension of Abdul Hakku until 2023.[10]

August

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On 5 August, Kerala Blasters completed the signing of left back Denechandra Meitei from TRAU F.C.[11]

On 12 August, it was announced that Sahal has extended his contract for three more years with the Blasters which made him to stay at the club until 2025.[12]

On 19 August, the club announced the signing of Indian Under 19 midfielder Givson Singh from Indian Arrows.[13]

On 22 August, Blasters announced the signing of Sandeep Singh from TRAU F.C.[14]

On 26 August, the club completed the signing of Rohit Kumar from Hyderabad FC.[15]

On 28 August, the departure of captain Bartholomew Ogbeche was officially announced by the club.[16]

September

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On 2 September, Kerala Blasters announced the signing of Facundo Pereyra as their first foreign signing of the season. He became the first Argentine to sign for the club.[17]

On 9 September, the club announced the signing of India National Under 20 goalkeeper Prabhsukhan Singh Gill on a two-year deal.[18]

On 12 September, Kerala Blasters announced the contract extension of local boy Prasanth Karuthadathkuni until 2021.[19]

On 16 September, the club announced the signing of young midfielder Puitea from NorthEast United FC on a three-year deal.[20]

On 19 September, Blasters extended the contract of Seityasen Singh until 2022.[21]

On 23 September, Blasters announced the signing of Spanish Midfielder Vicente Gómez Umpiérrez on a three-year deal.[22]

On 30 September, Blasters announced the contract extension of Rahul KP until 2025.[23]

October

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On 5 October, the Blasters announced the signing of Gary Hooper on a one-year deal.[24]

On 8 October, the Blasters started their pre-season training camp under the assistant coach Ishfaq Ahmed.[25]

On 9 October, the Blasters announced the signing of Costa Nhamoinesu. After this deal, Nhamoinesu became the first Zimbabwean to play for the club.[26]

On 21 October, the Blasters announced the signing of Burkina Faso international defender Bakary Koné as their sixth foreign signing of the season.[27]

On 24 October, the Blasters announced the signing of Australian forward Jordan Murray as their AFC affiliated player and final foreign signing of the season.[28]

November

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On 7 November, the Blasters announced its association with BYJU'S, the world's largest Ed-Tech company, as their new title sponsor with an option to extend the sponsorship.[29]

On 18 November, the Blasters announced Costa Nhamoinesu, Sergio Cidoncha, and Jessel Carneiro as the captains ahead of the new season with Nhamoinesu being the first choice captain.[30]

On 20 November, the Blasters lost 1–0 to ATK Mohun Bagan in the 2020-21 ISL season opener.[31]

On 26 November, the Blasters drew 2–2 against NorthEast United FC.[32]

On 29 November, the Blasters had a goalless draw against Chennaiyin FC in the South Indian Derby.[33]

December

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On 6 December, the Blasters lost 3–1 against FC Goa.[34]

On 8 December, the Blasters confirmed that the club captain Sergio Cidoncha, who tore his right ankle ligament during the match against Chennaiyin has left for Spain to recover from the injury and will miss the remainder of the season.[35]

On 12 December, the Blasters extended the contract of Jeakson Singh until 2023.[36]

On 13 December, the Blasters lost 4–2 against Bengaluru in the South Indian Derby.[37]

On 20 December, the Blasters drew 1–1 against SC East Bengal.[38]

On 27 December, the Blasters won 2–0 against Hyderabad FC, registering their first victory of the season.[39]

On 28 December, the Blasters announced the signing of Juande as an injury replacement of Cido for the remainder of the season.[40]

On 29 December, the Blasters announced that they have signed Subha Ghosh from ATK Mohun Bagan on a three-year contract; a swap deal with Nongdamba Naorem for whom the Blasters received an undisclosed transfer fee.[41]

January

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On 2 January 2021, the Blasters lost 2–0 against Mumbai City FC.[42]

On 7 January, the Blasters lost 4–2 against Odisha FC.[43]

On 9 January, the Blasters extended the contract of Prasanth K until 2023.[44]

On 10 January, the Blasters won 3–2 against Jamshedpur FC. After this game, Sahal Abdul Samad became the player with second most appearances for the Blasters.[45]

On 15 January, the Blasters drew 1–1 against SC East Bengal. The game saw Albino Gomes becoming the first Indian goalkeeper and only second goalkeeper overall to provide an assist in Indian Super League.[46]

On 20 January, the Blasters defeated Bengaluru FC 2–1 in the Southern Derby.[47]

On 23 January, the Blasters drew 1–1 against FC Goa.[48]

On 27 January, the Blasters had a goalless draw against Jamshedpur FC.[49]

On 29 January, the Blasters confirmed that Facundo Pereyra has suffered a broken nose before the match against Jamshedpur FC.[50]

On 31 January, the Blasters lost 3–2 against ATK Mohun Bagan FC.[51]

February

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On 4 February, the Blasters lost 1–2 against Mumbai City FC.[52]

On 11 February, the Blasters drew 2–2 against Odisha FC.[53]

On 16 February, the Blasters lost 4–0 to Hyderabad FC.[54]

On 17 February, the club parted ways with their head coach Kibu Vicuna on mutual consent. Ishfaq Ahmed was appointed as the interim head coach for the remainder of season.[55]

On 20 February, the club extended the contract of defender Sandeep Singh until 2022.[56]

On 21 February, the Blasters drew 1–1 against Chennaiyin FC in the Southern Derby.[57]

On 26 February, the Blasters lost 2–0 against NorthEast United FC in their final match of the league.[58]

Players

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Note: The list contains all the players who were registered by the club for the 2020-21 season

As of 29 December 2020[59][60]
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1 Bilal Khan India GK (1994-09-12) 12 September 1994 (age 30)
13 Prabhsukhan Singh Gill India GK (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 23)
32 Albino Gomes India GK (1994-02-07) 7 February 1994 (age 30)
77 Muheet Shabir India GK (2001-08-07) 7 August 2001 (age 23)
Defenders
3 Sandeep Singh India CB (1995-03-01) 1 March 1995 (age 29)
4 Bakary Koné Burkina Faso CB (1988-04-27) 27 April 1988 (age 36)
5 Nishu Kumar India RB/LB (1997-10-05) 5 October 1997 (age 27)
14 Jessel Carneiro (Captain) India LB (1990-07-14) 14 July 1990 (age 34)
24 Abdul Hakku India CB (1994-10-06) 6 October 1994 (age 30)
26 Costa Nhamoinesu (vice-captain) Zimbabwe CB (1986-01-06) 6 January 1986 (age 38)
39 Lalruatthara India CB/LB (1995-01-07) 7 January 1995 (age 29)
45 Denechandra Meitei India LB (1994-01-28) 28 January 1994 (age 30)
Midfielders
6 Prasanth Karuthadathkuni India RW/RM/RB (1997-06-24) 24 June 1997 (age 27)
7 Seityasen Singh India RW (1992-03-12) 12 March 1992 (age 32)
8 Rohit Kumar India CDM (1997-04-01) 1 April 1997 (age 27)
10 Facundo Pereyra Argentina LW/RW/AM (1987-09-03) 3 September 1987 (age 37)
11 Givson Singh India CM (2001-06-05) 5 June 2001 (age 23)
15 Jeakson Singh India CDM (2001-06-21) 21 June 2001 (age 23)
17 Rahul K P India RW (2000-03-16) 16 March 2000 (age 24)
18 Sahal India CM/AM (1997-04-01) 1 April 1997 (age 27)
31 Juande Spain CDM/CB (1986-08-12) 12 August 1986 (age 38)
20 Ayush Adhikari India CM (2000-07-30) 30 July 2000 (age 24)
25 Vicente Gómez Spain DM/CM (1988-08-31) 31 August 1988 (age 36)
27 Ritwik Das India CM/RW (1996-12-14) 14 December 1996 (age 27)
47 Puitea India CM/RW (1998-03-30) 30 March 1998 (age 26)
99 Muktasana Sharma India CM (2001-02-01) 1 February 2001 (age 23)
Forwards
9 Jordan Murray Australia FW (1995-10-02) 2 October 1995 (age 29)
49 Subha Ghosh India FW (2000-12-22) 22 December 2000 (age 23)
88 Gary Hooper England FW (1988-01-26) 26 January 1988 (age 36)

Other players under contract

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Note: Player was deregistered from Indian Super League squad due to an injury.[61]

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age)
22 Sergio Cidoncha Spain CM/AM (1990-08-27) 27 August 1990 (age 34)

Contract Extensions

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No Player Position Contract Till Ref.
14 India Jessel Carneiro Left Back 2023 [62]
18 India Sahal Abdul Samad Central/Attacking Midfielder 2025 [63]
24 India Abdul Hakku Centre-back 2023 [64]
17 India Rahul Kannoly Praveen Winger 2025 [65]
7 India Seityasen Singh Right Midfielder/Right Winger 2022 [66]
11 India Prasanth K Winger 2023 [67]
15 IndiaJeakson Singh Defensive midfielder 2023 [68]
3 IndiaSandeep Singh Centre back/ Right back 2022

Transfers

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Transfers In

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Date Player Position No. Last Club Fee Ref.
8 July 2020 India Albino Gomes GK 32 India Odisha FC Free transfer [69]
15 July 2020 India Ritwik Das CM 23 India Real Kashmir FC Free transfer [70]
22 July 2020 India Nishu Kumar LB/RB 22 India Bengaluru FC Free transfer [71]
5 August 2020 India Denechandra Meitei LB 45 India TRAU F.C. Free transfer [72]
19 August 2020 India Givson Singh AM 27 India Indian Arrows ₹32 lakh (equivalent to ₹38 lakh or US$45,000 in 2023)
22 August 2020 India Sandeep Singh CB/RB 5 India TRAU F.C. Free transfer
26 August 2020 India Rohit Kumar CM/DM 13 India Hyderabad FC Free transfer
2 September 2020 Argentina Facundo Pereyra AM/SS 7 CyprusApollon Limassol FC Free transfer
9 September 2020 India Prabhsukhan Singh Gill GK 47 India Bengaluru FC Free transfer
16 September 2020 India Puitea MF/RW 30 India Northeast United FC Free transfer
23 September 2020 Spain Vicente Gómez Umpiérrez DM 4 Spain Deportivo de La Coruña Free transfer
5 October 2020 England Gary Hooper FW 9 Australia Wellington Phoenix FC Free transfer
10 October 2020 Zimbabwe Costa Nhamoinesu CB/LB 26 Czech Republic AC Sparta Prague Free transfer
21 October 2020 Burkina Faso Bakary Koné CB 3 Free Agent Free transfer
24 October 2020 Australia Jordan Murray FW 25 Australia Central Coast Mariners FC Free transfer
28 December 2020 Spain Juande DM/CM 19 Australia Perth Glory FC Free transfer [61]
29 December 2020 India Subha Ghosh FW 49 India ATK Mohun Bagan FC Free transfer [73]

Promotion from reserves and youth

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Date Player Position No. Promoted From Ref.
9 October 2020 India Naorem Mahesh Singh FW – India Kerala Blasters B (U21) [74]
9 October 2020 India Nongdamba Naorem MF – India Kerala Blasters B [74]
9 October 2020 India Shaiborlang Kharpan FW – India Kerala Blasters B [74]
9 October 2020 India Ayush Adhikari MF – India Kerala Blasters B [74]
9 October 2020 India Gotimayum Muktasana Sharma MF – India Kerala Blasters B [74]
9 October 2020 India Muheet Shabir Khan GK – India Kerala Blasters B (U18) [74]

Loan Returns

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Position No. Player From
LW 19 India Nongdamba Naorem India Mohun Bagan A.C.
FW 10 Slovenia Matej Poplatnik Hungary Kaposvári Rákóczi FC

Loan Outs

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Position No. Player To
FW 23 India Naorem Mahesh Singh India Sudeva Delhi FC
FW 19 India Shaiborlang Kharpan India Sudeva Delhi FC

Transfers Out

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Exit Date Player Position No. To Fee Ref.
21 May 2020 India Sandesh Jhingan DF 21 India ATK Mohun Bagan FC Free transfer
22 May 2020 India Samuel Lalmuanpuia MF 27 India Odisha FC Free Transfer
27 June 2020 India Pritam Kumar Singh DF 23 India East Bengal FC Free Transfer
4 July 2020 Serbia Slaviša Stojanovic FW 8 Serbia OFK Bačka Free Transfer [75]
8 July 2020 Slovenia Matej Poplatnik FW 10 ScotlandLivingston FC Undisclosed [76]
13 August 2020 India Halicharan Narzary LW 19 India Hyderabad FC Free Transfer [77]
28 August 2020 Nigeria Bartholomew Ogbeche FW 10 India Mumbai City FC Free transfer [78]
8 September 2020 India TP Rehenesh GK 13 India Jamshedpur FC Free transfer [79]
24 September 2020 Cameroon Raphaël Messi Bouli FW 28 China Heilongjiang Lava Spring FC Free transfer [80]
25 September 2020 India Shibinraj Kunniyil GK 42 India Churchill Brothers S.C. Free transfer
4 October 2020 India Darren Caldeira MF 15 Retired – [81]
4 October 2020 Spain Mario Arqués MF 6 Malaysia Kelantan FC Free transfer [82]
27 October 2020 North Macedonia Vlatko Drobarov DF 33 Bulgaria PFC Cherno More Varna Free transfer [83]
4 October 2020 Senegal Moustapha Gning MF 7 Spain SD Ejea Free transfer [84]
20 October 2020 India Mohammad Rakip DF 2 India Mumbai City FC Free transfer [85]
5 November 2020 Netherlands Gianni Zuiverloon DF 51 Netherlands ADO Den Haag Free transfer [86]
4 October 2020 India Mohammed Rafi FW 20 Free Agent
4 October 2020 India Raju Gaikwad DF 5 India SC East Bengal Free transfer [87]
27 October 2020 Brazil Jairo Rodrigues DF 3 Portugal G.D. Fabril Free transfer [88]
4 December 2020 India Arjun Jayaraj MF 30 India Kerala United FC Free transfer [89]
29 December 2020 IndiaNongdamba Naorem LW 16 IndiaATK Mohun Bagan FC Undisclosed fee + player [90]

Management

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As of 17 February 2021
Role Name
Head Coach/Manager Spain Kibu Vicuna (18 games)

India Ishfaq Ahmed (interim) (2 games)

Assistant Coach Poland Tomasz Tchórz[91]
Sporting Director Lithuania Karolis Skinkys[92]
Physical Trainer Lithuania Paulius Ragauskas[91]
Goalkeeping Coach India Yusuf Ansari[93]
Tactical & Analytical Coach Spain David Ochoa[91]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Cancelled

Owing the COVID-19 pandemic, all the clubs including Kerala Blasters FC couldn't have a proper preseason. The preseason time was cut short this season. The Blasters began their preseason against one of their fellow Indian Super League opponent, Hyderabad FC on 25 October 2020. Both squads had fielded Indian players only as the foreign players were on quarantine. In the end, the Blasters beat Hyderabad 2–0 with Rahul K.P. netting both the goals.

25 October 2020 Friendly India Kerala Blasters 2–0 India Hyderabad Goa, India
16:00 IST Rahul Praveen ' ' Report Stadium: Tilak Maidan
Attendance: Closed doors
30 October 2020 Friendly India Kerala Blasters 0–0 India Mumbai City Goa, India
14:00 IST Report Stadium: GMC Stadium, Bambolim
Attendance: Closed doors
10 November 2020 Friendly India Kerala Blasters 1–3 India East Bengal Goa, India
16:00 IST Hooper Report Pilkington
Yumnam 		Stadium: Tilak Maidan
Attendance: Closed doors
14 November 2020 Friendly India Kerala Blasters 3–0 India Jamshedpur Goa, India
16:00 IST Sahal
Hooper
Lourenco (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: GMC Stadium, Bambolim
Attendance: Closed doors

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Super League 20 November 2020 (2020-11-20) 2021 (2021) Matchday 1 19 3 8 8 23 36 −13 015.79
Super Cup 2021 (2021) 2021 (2021) TBA 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 19 3 8 8 23 36 −13 015.79

Last updated: 26 February 2021 (2021-02-26).
Source: Competitions

Indian Super League

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Main article: 2020–21 Indian Super League season

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Bengaluru 20 5 7 8 26 28 −2 22
8 Chennaiyin 20 3 11 6 17 23 −6 20
9 East Bengal 20 3 8 9 22 33 −11 17
10 Kerala Blasters 20 3 8 9 23 36 −13 17
11 Odisha 20 2 6 12 25 44 −19 12
Source: Indian Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots

League Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920
ResultLDDLLDWLLWDWDDLLDDDL
League Position11879999910101097899991010
Updated to match(es) played on 16 February 2021. Source: Matchday
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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20 November 2020 1 Kerala Blasters 0–1 ATK Mohun Bagan Bambolim
19:30 IST Samad Yellow card 73'
Pereyra Yellow card 89'		 Report Halder Yellow card 38'
Garcia Yellow card 42'
Krishna 67'		 Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Crystal John
Man of the Match: Krishna (ATKMB)
26 November 2020 2 Kerala Blasters 2–2 Northeast United Bambolim
19:30 IST Cido 5'
Rohit Yellow card 37'
Hooper 45+1' (pen.)
Seityasen Yellow card 48'		 Report Appiah 51'
Gurjinder Yellow card 72'
Sylla 90'		 Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Ranjit Baksi
Man of the Match: Fox (NEUFC)
29 November 2020 3 Chennaiyin 0–0 Kerala Blasters Bambolim
19:30 IST Reagan Yellow card 20' Report Kone Yellow card 45'
Cido Yellow card 74'
Prasanth Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
Man of the Match: Albino (KBFC)
6 December 2020 4 Goa 3–1 Kerala Blasters Margao
21:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Harish Kundu
Man of the Match: Angulo (FCG)
13 December 2020 5 Bengaluru 4–2 Kerala Blasters Goa, India
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Fatorda
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Crystal John
Man of the Match: Delgado (BFC)
20 December 2020 6 Kerala Blasters 1–1 East Bengal Bambolim
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
Man of the Match: Pilkington (SCEB)
27 December 2020 7 Kerala Blasters 2–0 Hyderabad Bambolim
19:30 IST Samad Yellow card 20'
Hakku 29'
Jeakson Yellow card 32'
Murray 88'
Pereyra Yellow card 90'		 Report Ralte Yellow card 90+2' Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Ranjit Baksi
Man of the Match: Jeakson (KBFC)
2 January 2021 8 Mumbai City 2–0 Kerala Blasters Bambolim
19:30 IST Le Fondre 3' (pen.)
Hugo Boumous 11'
Amrinder Singh Yellow card 24'
Hugo Boumous Yellow card 68'
Hernán Santana Yellow card 85'		 Report Gómez Yellow card 39' Sandeep Yellow card 70' Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
Man of the Match: Amrinder (MCFC)
7 January 2021 9 Kerala Blasters 2–4 Odisha Bambolim
19:30 IST Murray 7'
Gómez Yellow card 63'
Hooper 79'		 Report Jeakson 22' (o.g.)
Steven Taylor 42'
Diego Maurício 50', 60'		 Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Pratik Mondal
Man of the Match: Maurício (OFC)
10 January 2021 10 Jamshedpur 2–3 Kerala Blasters Goa, India
19:30 IST Nerijus Valskis 36', 84' Report Costa 22'
JeaksonYellow card 38'
Lalruatthara Yellow card 49' Yellow-red card 67' Murray 79', 82'		 Stadium: Tilak Maidan
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: L Ajitkumar Meitei
Man of the Match: Murray (KBFC)
15 January 2021 11 East Bengal 1–1 Kerala Blasters Goa, India
19:30 IST Scott Neville 90' Report Jordan Murray 64' Stadium: Tilak Maidan
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Harish Kundu
Man of the Match: Sahal (KBFC)
20 January 2021 12 Kerala Blasters 2–1 Bengaluru Bambolim
19:30 IST Puitea 73'
Rahul 90+4'
Yellow card		 Report Cleiton 23'
Yellow card 90+5'
Juanan Yellow card 52'		 Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Harish Kundu
Man of the Match: Rahul (KBFC)
23 January 2021 13 Kerala Blasters 1–1 Goa Bambolim
19:30 IST Rahul Yellow card 35' 57'
JeaksonYellow card 63'		 Report Ortiz 25'
González Yellow card 65' Yellow-red card 65'
Naveen Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Ranjit Baksi
Man of the Match: Sandeep (KBFC)
27 January 2021 14 Kerala Blasters 0–0 Jamshedpur Bambolim
19:30 IST Report Monroy Yellow card 72' Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: C R Srikrishna
Man of the Match: Sahal (KBFC)
31 January 2021 15 ATK Mohun Bagan 3–2 Kerala Blasters Goa, India
19:30 IST Marcelinho 59'
Krishna 65' (pen.), 87'		 Report Hooper 14'
Nhamoinesu 51'		 Stadium: Fatorda
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: L Ajitkumar Meitei
Man of the Match: Krishna (ATKMB)
3 February 2021 16 Kerala Blasters 1–2 Mumbai City Bambolim
19:30 IST Gómez 27'
Nhamoinesu Yellow card 45'
JuandeYellow card 69'		 Report Fall Yellow card 45+2'
Bipin 46'
Le Fondre 67' (pen.)
MandarYellow card 88'		 Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
Man of the Match: Amrinder(MCFC)
11 February 2021 17 Odisha 2–2 Kerala Blasters Bambolim
19:30 IST Jordan Murray 52'
Hooper 68'		 Report Maurício 45', 74' Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
Man of the Match: Maurício (OFC)
16 February 2021 18 Hyderabad 4–0 Kerala Blasters Goa, India
19:30 IST Report Stadium: Fatorda
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: L Ajit Metei
Man of the Match: Francisco Sandaza (HFC)
21 February 2021 19 Chennaiyin 1–1 Kerala Blasters Bambolim
19:30 IST Hooper 29' (pen.) Report Fatkhullo 10' Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Pratik Mondal
Man of the Match: Chhangte (CFC)
26 February 2021 20 NorthEast United 2–0 Kerala Blasters Goa, India
19:30 IST V.P. Suhair 34'
Lalengmawia 45'		 Report Stadium: Tilak Maidan
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Crystal Johnson
Man of the Match: Lalengmawia (NEUFC)

Statistics

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All stats are as of 26 February 2021

Squad appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Super League Super Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK India IND Bilal Khan 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK India IND Prabhsukhan Singh Gill 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 GK India IND Albino Gomes 20 0 20 0 0 0
77 GK India IND Muheet Shabir 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF India IND Sandeep Singh 14 0 14 0 0 0
4 DF Burkina Faso BFA Bakary Kone 14 0 14 0 0 0
5 DF India IND Nishu Kumar 9 0 9 0 0 0
45 DF India IND Denechandra Meitei 6 0 6 0 0 0
14 DF India IND Jessel Carneiro 16 0 16 0 0 0
24 DF India IND Abdul Hakku 3 1 3 1 0 0
26 DF Zimbabwe ZIM Costa Nhamoinesu 16 2 16 2 0 0
39 DF India IND Lalruatthara 5 0 5 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF India IND K Prasanth 13 0 13 0 0 0
7 MF India IND Seityasen Singh 12 0 12 0 0 0
8 MF India IND Rohit Kumar 11 0 11 0 0 0
10 MF Argentina ARG Facundo Pereyra 12 0 12 0 0 0
11 MF India IND Givson Singh 3 0 3 0 0 0
15 MF India IND Jeakson Singh 16 1 16 1 0 0
18 MF India IND Sahal Abdul Samad 14 0 14 0 0 0
20 MF India IND Ayush Adhikari 1 0 1 0 0 0
22 MF Spain ESP Sergio Cidoncha 3 1 3 1 0 0
25 MF Spain ESP Vicente Gómez 19 2 19 2 0 0
31 MF Spain ESP Juande 10 0 10 0 0 0
27 MF India IND Ritwik Das 4 0 4 0 0 0
47 MF India IND Puitea 10 1 10 1 0 0
99 MF India IND Muktasana Sharma 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW Australia AUS Jordan Murray 19 7 19 7 0 0
16 FW India IND Nongdamba Naorem 3 0 3 0 0 0
17 FW India IND Rahul KP 17 3 17 3 0 0
48 FW India IND Subha Ghosh 0 0 0 0 0 0
88 FW England ENG Gary Hooper 18 5 18 5 0 0

Squad statistics

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League Cup Total
Games Played 20 0 20
Games Won 3 0 3
Games Drawn 8 0 8
Games Lost 9 0 9
Goals Scored 23 0 23
Goals conceded 36 0 36
Goal Difference -13 0 -13
Clean Sheets 3 0 3
Goals by Substitutes 3 0 3
Yellow Cards 34 0 34
Red Cards 2 0 2

Players Used: 26

Goalscorers

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Rank No. Pos. Nation Name League Cup Total
1 9 FW Australia Jordan Murray 7 0 7
2 88 FW England Gary Hooper 5 0 5
3 17 FW India Rahul Praveen 3 0 3
4 26 DF Zimbabwe Costa Nhamoinesu 2 0 2
25 MF Spain Vicente Gómez 2 0 2
5 24 DF India Abdul Hakku 1 0 1
22 MF Spain Sergio Cidoncha 1 0 1
15 MF India Jeakson Singh 1 0 1
47 MF India Puitea 1 0 1
TOTAL 23 0 23

Assists

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Rank No. Pos. Nation Name League Cup Total Assists
1 88 FW England Gary Hooper 4 0 4
2 10 MF Argentina Facundo Pereyra 3 0 3
18 MF India Sahal Samad 3 0 3
3 7 MF India Seityasen Singh 1 0 1
5 DF India Nishu Kumar 1 0 1
25 MF Spain Vicente Gomez 1 0 1
9 FW Australia Jordan Murray 1 0 1
32 GK India Albino Gomes 1 0 1
3 DF India Sandeep Singh 1 0 1

Clean sheets

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Rank No. Nation Name League Cup Total
1 42 India Albino Gomes 3 0 3

Disciplinary record

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No. Pos. Nation Name League Cup Total
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
18 MF India Sahal Abdul Samad 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
10 MF Argentina Facundo Pereyra 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
7 MF India Seityasen Singh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
8 MF India Rohit Kumar 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
20 MF Spain Sergio Cidoncha 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
4 DF Burkina Faso Bakary Koné 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
6 MF India K Prasanth 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
26 DF Zimbabwe Costa Nhamoinesu 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
17 FW India Rahul K. P. 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
5 DF India Nishu Kumar 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
39 DF India Lalruatthara 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
3 DF India Sandeep Singh 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
15 MF India Jeakson Singh 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
88 FW England Gary Hooper 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
31 MF Spain Juande 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
42 GK India Albino Gomes 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
9 FW Australia Jordan Murray 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India, the 2020–21 Indian Super League season would be held entirely in Goa, behind closed doors and Kerala Blasters was allotted the GMC Athletic Stadium as their home ground for the season.[1]

See also

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