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Kerala Blasters FC is a professional football club and it represents Kerala in the Indian Super League. The team is owned by the legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and Prasad Potluri who is the founder and owner of PVP Cinema. The South Indian superstars Chiranjivi and Nagarjuna also haves shares of the team. The clubs home stadium is Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi. The name of the team is inspired by the co-owner of the team Sachin Tendulkar who is also known as the Master Blaster.On 22 July Construction of the team started for the first season when the Kerala Blasters, along with the other seven franchises, took part in the domestic draft to select the first fourteen Indian players in each team. Mehtab Hossain who played India International was the first draft pick made by Kerala Blasters and thus he became the first player in Kerala Blasters history. At the end of the draft, the Blasters were composed of fourteen players, including Hossain: Avinabo Bag, Sandip Nandy, Chinadorai Sabeeth, Luis Barreto, Milagres Gonsalves,Ramandeep Singh, Renedy Singh, Sandesh Jhingan, Ishfaq Ahmed, Gurwinder Singh, Nirmal Chettri, Sushanth Mathew, and Godwin Franco. David James was announced as the first head coach of the Kerala Blasters on 13 August 2014, who is a former England international goalkeeper and the first marquee player in team history, thus coming in as a player-head coach. Then, on 21 August 2014, the team participated in the international draft in which each team selected seven foreign players to join their team. Former Newcastle United forward Michael Chopra was the first foreign player drafted by the Kerala Blasters. The team also picked up Local Talent Duleep Menon for the inaugural season of ISL.Kerala blasters played their first match at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium on 13th Oct 2014 against the North East United FC. Kerala blaster lost 1-0 in their first match when North east scored a goal in the 45th minute. In the second match the Canadian international Iain Hume scored a goal but they could not win against Chennaiyin, they lost 1-2. Kerala blasters got their first victory in the fourth game against Pune city. The Kerala blasters played their first home game gainst Goa on 6th November at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in front of 49,517 fans. Milagres Gonsalves scored a goal which led the Blaster to their first home win. Next they won 1-0 against Pune and qualified for the playoffs. They played their first finals against the southern rivals Chennaiyan. The Kerala blasters won the first in a great fashion with a victory of 3-0 even when they were not the favorites in the game. But in the second leg even when Blasters had an advantage of 3-0 the Chennai tied the game by 3-3 and it was a tie. In extra time however the Blasters managed to strike back and StepHen Pearson scored a match winning goal and they won 4-3 and entered the finals. The Final was at DY Patil stadium in Mumbai and the match had no goals until the 95 minute but Mohammed Rafique scored a deciding goal in the last moment and won the finals for Atletico de Kolkata.In the Second edition of Indian Super League David James announced that he wouldnt be returning to the team as head coach and former England under 20 head Coach Peter Taylor will take over. Blasters also had to make a new marquee player after the departure of James. Later in august it was announced that former international Spanish Carlos Marchena would be signed as the new marquee for the club. For the second season they also managed to sign former BPL players Peter Ramage, Stepen Baywater, Bruno Perone and Sanchez watt. The fan favorite Pilga was the only foreign footballer retained by the club. In the second edition the blasters only managed to win one out of the first six games and Taylor was sacked and was by Irishman Terry Phelan. Marchena left the team after playing only one match due some personal reasons, the team then managed to recruit Scottish forward James McFadden as a replacement.

Indian Super League: Building Something Stable Takes Time: Eelco Schattorie
ANI | May 25, 2019 1:39 PM IST
Kerala Blasters, after witnessing a poor performance in the 2018-19 Indian Super League (ISL), appoi...
Indian Super League: Building Something Stable Takes Time: Eelco Schattorie
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Indian Super League (ISL) 2018-19: FC Goa Qualifies For Semis, Pips Bengaluru to Occupy Table-Top Position
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Indian Super League (ISL) 2018-19, FC Goa vs Kerala Blasters Live Streaming Online, TV Broadcast, Timing, Team News, When, Where to Watch
India.com Sports Desk | February 18, 2019 4:35 PM IST
FC Goa will look to solidify their play-offs spot when they take to the field against Kerala Blaster...
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ISL 2018-19: Sunil Chhetri-Led Bengaluru FC Fight Back From Two Goals Down to Salvage a 2-2 Draw Against Kerala Blasters FC
India.com Sports Desk | February 6, 2019 10:33 PM IST
Bengaluru FC staged a superb fightback after being two-goal down to salvage a 2-2 draw against Keral...
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ISL 2018-19: Kerala Blasters Set to Take on Sunil Chhetri-Led Bengaluru in South Indian Derby Clash
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ISL 2019: The Race For Playoffs Heats Up as Indian Super League Resumes
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Indian Super League 2018-19 Transfers: Chennaiyin Ropes in C.K Vineeth, Halicharan Narzary on Loan From Kerala Blasters
India.com Sports Desk | January 24, 2019 5:17 PM IST
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ISL 2018: Kerala Blaster's Hopes Hanging by a Thread After Pune City Defeat |Watch
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Indian Super League 2018-19: Chennaiyin FC, Kerala Blasters Play Out Goalless Draw
PTI | November 29, 2018 9:51 PM IST
Defending champions Chennaiyin FC and Kerala Blasters played out an entertaining goalless draw in an...
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Chennaiyin Aim to Renew Title Defence Against Kerala in South Indian Derby
India.com Sports Desk | November 28, 2018 9:59 PM IST
Defending champions Chennai will be looking to get their season back on track when they take on Kera...
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Indian Super League 2018-19: Incredible NorthEast United FC Pull Off Sensational 2-1 Win Over Kerala Blasters FC
India.com Sports Desk | November 23, 2018 10:16 PM IST
NorthEast United FC scripted a stirring late comeback to stun Kerala Blasters FC 2-1 in a thrilling ...
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FC Goa Basks in 3-1 Victory Against Kerala Blasters, Attains Top Position in ISL --Video Highlights
India.com Sports Desk | November 12, 2018 9:04 AM IST
FC Goa went three points adrift at the top of the table in the Indian Super League (ISL) after a res...
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Indian Super League 2018-19: Bengaluru FC Beat Kerala Blasters FC to Maintain Perfect Away Record
India.com Sports Desk | November 5, 2018 10:43 PM IST
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Indian Super League 2018-19: Kerala Blasters vs Bengaluru FC Live Streaming - When And Where to Watch Online, Preview, Team News, Timing IST
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Indian Super League 2018: Kerala Blasters Set For Heated South Indian Derby Against Bengaluru
India.com Sports Desk | November 5, 2018 8:42 AM IST
Kerala Blasters will come up against Bengaluru FC in one of the most highly anticipated matches of t...
Indian Super League 2018: Kerala Blasters Set For Heated South Indian Derby Against Bengaluru
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ISL 2018: Hosts Pune Held to a 1-1 Draw Against Kerala Blasters--Video Highlights
India.com Sports Desk | November 2, 2018 11:16 PM IST
Kerala Blasters were handed their fourth successive draw in the Indian Super League (ISL) after bein...
ISL 2018: Hosts Pune Held to a 1-1 Draw Against Kerala Blasters--Video Highlights
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Indian Super League 2018-19: Jamshedpur FC vs Kerala Blasters Live Streaming - When And Where to Watch Online
India.com Sports Desk | October 29, 2018 11:10 AM IST
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ISL 2018 Highlights: Kerala Blasters Holds Delhi Dynamos to 1-1 Draw--Watch Video
India.com Sports Desk | October 20, 2018 10:19 PM IST
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ISL 2018 Highlights: Kerala Blasters Holds Delhi Dynamos to 1-1 Draw--Watch Video
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Indian Super League 2018-19 Kerala Blaster vs Delhi Dynamos Live Streaming, Timing IST, When And Where to Watch
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