Kerala Blasters FC Reserves and Academy

Reserve and youth teams of Kerala Blasters

Football club

Kerala Blasters FC B

Full name| Kerala Blasters Football Club Reserves and Academy
Nickname(s)| Manjappada (Yellow Army)
Little Tuskers
Young Blasters
Founded| Reserves:
January 12, 2017; 8 years ago (2017-01-12)
Academy:
August 11, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-08-11)
Ground| Maharaja's College Stadium, Ernakulam
Capacity| 15,000
Head coach| Tomasz Tchórz (Reserves)
League| KPL
Reliance Foundation Development League
Website| keralablastersfc.in

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

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Current season

Kerala Blasters Football Club Reserves and Academy, also known as Kerala Blasters B, are the reserve team and academy of the Kochi based Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.[1] The reserve team of the Blasters most recently competed in the Kerala Premier League, the top division of Kerala football and the RF Development League. The club's youth system also called as KBFC Young Blasters consists of three teams, Under-17, Under-15 and Under-13 age groups that competes in their respective age divisions of the Youth League. The youth teams of the Blasters has previously played in the Elite League, the top tier of the youth football system in India.

## History

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On 20 February 2018, it was announced by the All India Football Federation, the organising body for Indian football, that the Kerala Blasters along with six other Indian Super League sides would field a reserve team in the I-League 2nd Division, India's then second division football league.[2]

The first ever competitive match for the reserves was against Ozone FC on 16 March 2018 in which they suffered a defeat.[3] But they managed to become the table toppers of Group B by winning seven games from ten matches.[4] However, as per the rules, reserve teams of the clubs were not eligible for advancing into the final round. In the same year itself, the side also started to participate in the Kerala Premier League, which is the top division league for the clubs from Kerala.[5] During their first season in KPL, they finished the group stage in third place, thus missing the play-offs.

In 2018-19 ,they finished in third place of the group.[6] In KPL they became the semi-finalists during the 2018-19 season.

They won the 2019-2020 season of Kerala Premier League after defeating the reserve side of their rivals Gokulam Kerala FC in a penalty shootout.[7] In the I-League 2nd Division, they finished the season in fifth place.

In January 2021, the club appointed T. G. Purushothaman as their new head coach, replacing Renjith TA and Shameel Chembakath.[8]

In April 2022, they made their debut in the inaugural edition of the Reliance Foundation Development League (RFDL). Technical Advisor Tomasz Tchorz was appointed as the head coach while T.G Purushothaman became his assistant.[9] The team won five out of the seven matches which included six clean sheets. With sixteen points in total, they finished second in the table behind Bengaluru FC reserves and qualified for the Next Gen Cup, which was held in the United Kingdom.[10] In the Next Gen Cup's group B semi final, they lost 7–0 against Tottenham Hotspur F.C Academy.[11] In the third-place play-off, they lost 1–4 to Crystal Palace F.C Academy.[12]

In August 2022, with the first team preparing for the 2022–23 Indian Super League season, Kerala Blasters fielded their reserves for the 2022 Durand Cup. With two wins, a draw and two defeats, they qualified for the quarter-finals as the second team from Group D behind Odisha FC.[13] In the quarter-finals, they were defeated 3–0 by Mohammedan SC.[14]

## Reserves squad

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As of 25 November 2023[15]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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-- | GK |  IND | Muhammed Jaseen
-- | GK |  IND | Muhammed Murshid
-- | DF |  IND | Abhiram K
-- | DF |  IND | Aritra Das (Captain)
-- | DF |  IND | Marvan Hussain
-- | DF |  IND | Adhil Ashraf
-- | DF |  IND | Muhammed Rashid P
-- | DF |  IND | Amar Muhammed PP
-- | DF |  IND | Sherin Salari
-- | DF |  IND | Muhammed Sanooth
-- | MF |  IND | Muhammed Jasim
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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-- | MF |  IND | Amal CS
-- | MF |  IND | Ebindas Yesudasan
-- | MF |  IND | Rehan Rajive
-- | FW |  IND | Muhammed Nisham
-- | FW |  IND | Korou Singh
-- | FW |  IND | Sreekkuttan MS
-- | FW |  IND | Vibin Vidhu
-- | FW |  IND | Shijas TP
-- | FW |  IND | Muhammed Haris
-- | FW |  IND | Sahil Kurshid
-- | FW |  IND | Aman

### Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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-- | GK |  IND | Mohammed Arbaz (to Real Kashmir FC)
-- | DF |  IND | Thomas Cherian (to  Churchill Brothers FC)

## Statistics and records

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### Season-by-season

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As of 18 April 2021

Note: Reserve clubs are not promoted nor allowed to play in playoffs of I-League 2nd Division

Season  | I-League 2nd Division | Top Scorer

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P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Position | Player  | Goals
2017–18 | 10  | 7  | 0  | 3  | 25  | 17  | 21  | 1st (Group B) |  Shaiborlang Kharpan | 8
2018–19 | 8  | 2  | 2  | 4  | 8  | 13  | 8  | 3rd (Group B) |  Pragyan Gogoi | 3
2019–20 | 7  | 1  | 2  | 4  | 8  | 14  | 5  | 5th (Group C) |  Ronaldo Oliveira | 4
Season  | Kerala Premier League | Top Scorer

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P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Position | Playoffs | Player  | Goals
2017–18 | 8  | 5  | 0  | 3  | 27  | 10  | 15  | 3rd (Group A) | DNQ  |  Shaiborlang Kharpan | 8
2018–19 | 7  | 4  | 1  | 2  | 10  | 9  | 12  | 2nd (Group A) | Semi-finalists |  Jithin M.S. | 3
2019–20 | 8  | 3  | 2  | 3  | 13  | 10  | 11  | 2nd (Group A) | Champions |  Shaiborlang Kharpan | 4
2020–21 | 5  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 8  | 9  | 7  | 4th (Group B) | DNQ  |  Nihal Sudheesh
Sreekkuttan V S | 2
2021–22 | 10  | 3  | 0  | 7  | 11  | 20  | 9  | 9th (Group B) | DNQ  |  |

## Kit manufacturers and Shirt sponsors

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Period  | Kit Manufacturer  | Shirt Prime Sponsor

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2017—2018  | Admiral Sportswear | Muthoot Group
2018—2020  | SIX5SIX
2020—21  | Reyaur Sports  | BYJU'S
2021—  | SIX5SIX | BYJU'S

## Youth and academy

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The Kerala Blasters youth system known as KBFC Young Blasters currently consists of 3 teams from 3 different age groups, the Under-17 (previously U-18), Under-15 and Under-13.[16] The U-18 team had previously participated in the Elite league, which is the top division of youth football in India[16] Similarly, the U-15 team had played in the Hero Juniors League and the junior most team, the U-13 team, had played in the Hero Sub-Juniors League respectively. Players from the under-17 team are promoted into the reserve team based on their performance.

### History

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#### Inception and early years: 2015–2019

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In association with the Kerala Football Association, the Kerala Blasters announced the opening of 25 football schools throughout Kerala.[17] In addition to the schools, the club announced that they would also hold weekend grassroots leagues for the children of under-10 to under-16 and the start of a residential academy in the future.[17] The first Kerala Blasters Football School was inaugurated on 11 August 2015 at Dr. Ambedkar Stadium Kochi after 15 months which the club was founded.[18] Later, three more schools were opened in Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode and Thrissur as a part of the club's new youth academy system. Former Irish International Terry Phelan was appointed as the head of the grassroots.[19] In 2017, Thangboi Singto was appointed as the technical director of the youth.[20] In the same year itself, their U-18 and U-15 teams began to participate in the Elite League and Juniors League respectively. The U-18 team became the runners up of the 2017–18 Youth League in their first ever appearance while the U-15 side managed to reach the play-offs. In 2018, the U-13 side started to participate in the Sub-Juniors League.[21]

#### KB Young Blasters: 2019–present

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In 2019, Kerala Blasters rejuvenated their youth system. They launched the KB Young Blasters and appointed Mario Marinică as the technical director of the youth.[22] As a part of this, a residential academy was also launched for the first time in club's history.[23] The Blasters also announced that they will launch India's first ever goalkeeping academy in Kochi headed by John Burridge.[24][25] As a part of KB Young Blasters, the club also started the Young Ambassador Program in September 2020. It focus on the promising youngsters from the club's Young Blasters centers across Kerala to make them oriented, trained and equipped with adequate skill and technique, to be the face and voice of the club in the future.[26]

On 16 October 2020, the Blasters announced a five-year partnership agreement with "Sporthood", which is a network of sports centres. The Young Blasters program is now termed as "Young Blasters – Sporthood Academy", that imparts a Kerala Blasters verified performance training curriculum to kids, reviewed and audited by the club's experts from time to time.[27] On 16 January 2021, the club announced the association of "FC Imphal City", the first academy from Manipur to play in the Hero Indian Elite League with the Young Blasters – Sporthood Academy.[28] This was the first time that the Blasters expanded their grassroot system outside of Kerala.[29] In February 2021, the club's senior team assistant manager Tomasz Tchórz took over as the Technical advisor/director role at the Blasters.[30]

On 5 July 2022, the club announced that their academy programme has crossed 3,000 admissions, which was the highest number of admissions ever achieved by a football academy in Kerala.[31]

## The sports Kerala-Kerala Blasters academy

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On 16 September 2021, Kerala Blasters launched the Sports Kerala-Kerala Blasters academy in association with the Government of Kerala.[32] As part of a five-year deal, the Blasters is managing a residential football academy for the U-14, U-17 and U-20 categories for boys at the GV Raja Sports School, Thiruvananthapuram.[33][34]

## Youth squads

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### Kerala Blasters U-17

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Kerala Blasters Under-17 team currently participates in the Ernakulam District Youth League under-17 division. They had played the Elite League in the past. They are also the second reserve team of the club and is coached by Noor Alam. The team's best performance came in 2018 as they finished finalists in the 2017–18 season of the elite league.

#### Current squad

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As of 14 September 2022[35]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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-- | GK |  IND | Aju A
-- | GK |  IND | Merin C
-- | GK |  IND | Dyankrishna Shaji
-- | GK |  IND | Muhammed Fizan
-- | DF |  IND | Sreerag P.S
-- | DF |  IND | Dharshan K.R
-- | DF |  IND | Abhinav Umesh
-- | DF |  IND | Abhinav Anil
-- | DF |  IND | Sivaji S
-- | DF |  IND | Albin Jinson
-- | DF |  IND | Clinto Ronaldo
-- | DF |  IND | Adwaith M.A
-- | DF |  IND | Amar Mohammed
-- | DF |  IND | Muhammed Rashid
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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-- | MF |  IND | Shivjith
-- | MF |  IND | Rehan Rajive
-- | MF |  IND | V.S Piyush
-- | MF |  IND | Nesinorrdin
-- | MF |  IND | Amal C.S
-- | MF |  IND | Salih Aman
-- | MF |  IND | Abdul Raziq
-- | MF |  IND | Jasion Jose
-- | MF |  IND | Korou Singh thingujam
-- | FW |  IND | Parwej Mushraf
-- | FW |  IND | Afsal
-- | FW |  IND | Muhammed Haris
-- | FW |  IND | Muhammed Abrar
-- | FW |  IND | Muhammed Shamil
-- | FW |  IND | Muhammed Shiyas
-- | FW |  IND | Vaishak A

Elite Youth League U18 statistics of Kerala Blasters U18

Season  | Position  | Top Scorer  | Goals  | Notes

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2017–18 | Runners-up  | Adharsh AS  | 8  | First Appearance
2018–19 | Playoffs  | Surag Chhetri  | 9  |

### Kerala Blasters U-15

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Kerala Blasters Under-15 side currently participates in the Ernakulam District Youth League. They had played the Hero Juniors League (Elite U15) and the Kerala U15 Academy League in the past. The team had a good run in the 2018–19 season of the Hero Juniors League as they made it to the semi-finals of the competition. The team is currently head coached by Rohan Shah, who also serves as the assistant manager of the under-18 team of the Blasters.

#### Current squad

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As of 14 September 2022[36]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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-- | GK |  IND | Abhinand P.B
-- | GK |  IND | Mirzan Muhammed
-- | GK |  IND | Raphael Jose
-- | GK |  IND | Ajay P.J
-- | DF |  IND | Hafis K.H
-- | DF |  IND | Raphael Rosh
-- | DF |  IND | Joyal E.J
-- | DF |  IND | Edwin Anil
-- | DF |  IND | Sidharth A.S
-- | DF |  IND | Anderson
-- | DF |  IND | Adhil Johny
-- | MF |  IND | Mohammed Anas
-- | MF |  IND | Christo Vallappally
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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-- | MF |  IND | Amal Sasidharan
-- | MF |  IND | Raja B
-- | MF |  IND | Muhammed Mishal
-- | MF |  IND | Arjun S
-- | FW |  IND | Jeevan V
-- | FW |  IND | Alphonse Chiriyankandath
-- | FW |  IND | Mohammed Haseeb
-- | FW |  IND | Muhammed Niyas
-- | FW |  IND | Ribin Paul
-- | FW |  IND | Sravan V.J
-- | FW |  IND | Muhammed Yaseen
-- | FW |  IND | Akshay Pathmanabhan

Hero Juniors League statistics of Kerala Blasters U15

Season  | Position  | Top Scorer  | Goals  | Notes

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2017–18  | Playoffs  | Joshua NJ, Anandu N  | 3  | First Appearance
2018–19  | Semi-finals  | Christopher Rajkumar  | 10  |

### Kerala Blasters U-13

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The Under-13 side of the Blasters currently plays in the Ernakulam District Youth League under-13 division. The team had played the Hero Sub-juniors League (Elite U13) in the past.

#### Current squad

[edit]

As of 14 September 2022[37]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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-- | GK |  IND | Riswan T.R
-- | DF |  IND | Abhinav Shiva
-- | DF |  IND | Muhammed Afeek
-- | DF |  IND | Arijith P
-- | DF |  IND | Muhammed Sajid
-- | DF |  IND | Ishaq Abdul
-- | DF |  IND | Paul Abhi
-- | DF |  IND | Ryan Thomas
-- | DF |  IND | Harishankar N.U
-- | MF |  IND | Muhammed Ameen
-- | MF |  IND | Jayden Antony
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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-- | MF |  IND | Neehar P
-- | MF |  IND | Nivedh Aryan
-- | MF |  IND | Saiman Ul Farisi
-- | MF |  IND | Shan Reginold
-- | MF |  IND | Shawn Stalin
-- | MF |  IND | Sreedeve Dineshan
-- | MF |  IND | Plinto Paul
-- | FW |  IND | Athul Raj
-- | FW |  IND | Bharath Bhushan
-- | FW |  IND | Payaspathi Premji
-- | FW |  IND | Sachin K.S

Hero Sub-Juniors League statistics of Kerala Blasters U13

Season  | Position  | Top Scorer  | Goals  | Notes

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2018–19  | Round 3  | Lian Thangkhum  | 4  | First Appearance

## Current technical staff

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As of 6 August 2023

Role  | Name  | Refs.

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Academy Director & Grassroots Head  |  Rajah Rizwan  | [38]
Reserves Head Coach  |  Tomasz Tchórz  | [39]
U-18 Head Coach  |  Noor Alam  |
U-18 Assistant Coach & U-15 Head Coach  |  Rohan Shah  |
U-15 Assistant Coach & U-13 Head Coach  | Vacant  |
Reserves Fitness Coach  |  Tiago Matos  |
Reserves Goalkeeping Coach  |  Rafał Kwiecień  |
Reserves Physiotherapist  |  Anadhu S Kumar  | [40]
U-15 & U-13 Goalkeeping Coach  |  Munavar. E  |
U-15 & U-13 Physiotherapist  |  Sayid Anvar  |

## Technical directors of youth

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Time span  | Name

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2015–2016  |  Terry Phelan
2017–2019  |  Thangboi Singto
2019–2021  |  Mario Marinică
2021–  |  Tomasz Tchorz

## Honours

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### Reserves

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* Kerala Premier League
* Champions (1): 2019–20
* RF Development League
* Runners-up (1): 2022
* Bandodkar Trophy
* Runners-up (1): 2024

### Youth

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U18

* AIFF Youth League
* Runners-up (1): 2017–18
* Kerala Youth League U18
* Winners (1):2023[41]

U15

* KYPD Chakolas Gold Trophy
* Winners (1): 2024

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* FC Kerala
* Kerala United
* Kovalam
* Golden Threads
* Kerala Police
* Eagles
* SBI Kerala

SLK|

* Malappuram FC
* Calicut FC
* Thiruvananthapuram Kombans
* Thrissur Magic
* Kannur Warriors
* Forca Kochi

Indian Women's League|

* Gokulam Kerala Women
* Kerala Blasters W.F.C.

League competitions|

* Kerala Premier League
* Kerala Women's League

Cup competitions|

* Sait Nagjee Football Tournament
* Scissors Cup (defunct)
* Kerala State Club Football Championship (defunct)
* N.I. David Memorial Trophy

Stadiums|

* Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
* Kottappadi Football Stadium
* Calicut Medical College Stadium
* Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium
* EMS Stadium
* Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Kollam
* Malappuram District Sports Complex Stadium
* Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium

Others|

* Sevens football
* R B Ferguson Club
* Football in Thrissur

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Sports teams based in Kerala

Cricket|

Ranji Trophy
Kerala
IPL
Kochi Tuskers Kerala (now defunct)
CCL
Kerala Strikers

Football|

ISL
Kerala Blasters
I-League
Gokulam F.C.
Chirag United (now defunct)
I-League 2nd Division
Kerala Blasters (R)
F.C. Kerala
Kerala United FC
Indian Women's League
Gokulam F.C. Women
Elite League
Kerala Blasters (R)
Gokulam F.C.
F.C. Kerala
MSP Football Academy
Santosh Trophy
Kerala
KPL
F.C. Kerala
FC Thrissur
Gokulam F.C.
Kerala Blasters (R)
Kerala United FC
SBI Kerala
Sports Academy Tirur

Futsal|

APFC
Kerala Blasters FC
AFCC
Kerala Blasters FC

Volleyball|

Prime VL
Kochi Blue Spikers
Calicut Heroes
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