2025–26 Kerala Blasters FC season

Kerala Blasters
2025–26 season
OwnerMagnum Sports Private Limited
Director
Chief Executive Officer
Nikhil Bhardwaj
Abhik Chatterjee
Head coachDavid Català
StadiumJawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Indian Super LeagueTBD
Indian Super CupGrop Stage
All statistics correct as of 6 November 2025, 20:00 (UTC).

The 2025–26 season is the Twelfth season in Kerala Blasters FC's existence, as well as their Twelfth season in the Indian Super League.[1]

Background

Entering the 2025-26 campaign, Kerala Blasters were coming off a disappointing 2024-25 season where they failed to qualify for the ISL playoffs.[2] Furthermore, the club encountered a major administrative setback: they were denied the Premier 1 club licence by the AIFF for the 2025-26 season due to compliance failures.[3] This licence issue raised concerns about stadium safety standards and other governance/infra matters at the home venue.

Season overview

2025

November

Kerala Blasters began their 2025–26 AIFF Super Cup campaign strongly under new head coach David Català. Drawn into Group D alongside Rajasthan United, Sporting Club Delhi and Mumbai City, the Blasters registered back-to-back wins.

The Blasters opened their tournament with a narrow 1–0 victory over Rajasthan United.[4] New Spanish forward Koldo Obieta marked his debut goal for the club, scoring the only goal late in the match to secure all three points. The result also gave Català a winning start in his first official competitive fixture in charge.

Kerala Blasters followed up with a 3–0 win over Sporting Club Delhi.[5] Obieta continued his fine form with a brace, while Korou Singh Thingujam added the third. All three goals came in the first half, signalling a strong performance.

Club Personnel

As of 7 October 2025

First-team coaching staff

Role Nationality Name Year Appointed Previous club Refs.
Head Coach/Manager  Spain David Català 2025 CE Sabadell FC (as head coach) [6]
Assistant Coach  India T. G. Purushothaman 2023 Kerala Blasters U18 (as manager) [7]
Strength and Conditioning Coach  Spain Aleix Mora 2025 Qatar (as Fitness coach)
Goalkeeping Coach  Spain Alex Ortiz Sanchez 2025

First-team squad

Notes:

  • Table below mentions the squad registered by the club for the 2025–26 season.
  • Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  • * Players who joined the club permanently or on loan during the season.
  • Players who were not registered by the club for the 2025–26 season.
No. Name Nat. Pos. Footedness Date of Birth (Age) Height Last Club Transfer Fee Signed Contract Till
Goalkeepers
1 Sachin Suresh GK Right (2001-01-18) 18 January 2001 1.83 m[8] Youth System N/A 2021 2026
20 Nora Fernandes GK Right (1998-06-18) 18 June 1998 1.92 m[9] Aizawl FC Free transfer 2024 2027
31 Arsh Anwer Shaikh GK Right (2002-07-09) 9 July 2002 1.88 m Mohun Bagan Free transfer 2025 2028
Defenders
3 Sandeep Singh RB/CB/LB Right (1995-03-01) 1 March 1995 1.79 m[10] TRAU FC Free transfer 2020 2027
4 Hormipam Ruivah CB Right (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001 1.83 m[11] RoundGlass Punjab FC Free transfer 2021 2027
5 Muhammed Saheef LB Left (2003-02-07) 7 February 2003 1.84 m[12] Gokulam Kerala FC Loan Return 2022 2026
22 Juan Rodríguez CB Right (1995-05-08) 8 May 1995 1.85 m Lugo Free transfer 2025 2026
27 Aibanbha Dohling LB/CB Right (1996-03-23) 23 March 1996 1.76 m[13] FC Goa ₹1.45 crore[14]
(US$174,000)
2023 2026
30 Sumit Sharma CB Right (2007-03-05) 5 March 2007 1.83 m Classic FA Free transfer 2025 2028
50 Naocha Singh LB Left (1999-08-24) 24 August 1999 1.68 m[15] Mumbai City FC Free transfer 2023 2025
55 Amey Ranawade RB Right (1998-03-07) 7 March 1998 1.67 m Mumbai City FC Free transfer 2025 2030
63 Bikash Yumnam CB Right (2003-09-06) 6 September 2003 1.83 m Chennaiyin Free transfer 2025 2029
Midfielders
6 Freddy Lallawmawma CDM Right (2002-07-27) 27 July 2002 1.71 m[16] Punjab FC Undisclosed fee 2023 2027
8 Vibin Mohanan CM Right (2003-02-06) 6 February 2003 1.73 m[17] Youth System N/A 2022 2029
10 Adrián Luna (Captain) AM/LW/CM/CF Right (1992-03-12) 12 March 1992 1.67 m[18] Melbourne City FC Free transfer 2021 2027
13 Danish Farooq Bhat LM Right (1996-05-09) 9 May 1996 1.85 m[19] Bengaluru FC ₹25 lakhs[20]
(US$30,000)
2023 2026
19 Mohammed Aimen CF/LW Right (2003-01-20) 20 January 2003 1.73 m[21] Youth System N/A 2023 2026
32 Mohammed Azhar CM Right (2003-01-20) 20 January 2003 1.73 m[22] Youth System N/A 2023 2026
94 Dušan Lagator DM/CB Right (1994-03-29) 29 March 1994 1.90 m Debrecen Free transfer 2025 2026
97 R. Lalthanmawia LW/RW Both (2002-05-09) 9 May 2002 1.71 m Aizawl FC Free transfer 2024 2027
Yoihenba Meitei CM Right (2004-02-07) 7 February 2004 1.55 m[23] Youth System N/A 2023 2027
Forwards
7 Noah Sadaoui LW Right (1993-09-14) 14 September 1993 1.80 m[24] FC Goa Free transfer 2024 2026
9 Koldo Obieta CF Right (1993-10-08) 8 October 1993 1.87 m Real Unión Free transfer 2025 2026
11 Korou Singh LM/LW Right (2006-12-03) 3 December 2006 1.67 m[23] Youth System N/A 2024 TBC
17 Nihal Sudeesh RW Right (2001-06-18) 18 June 2001 1.72 m[25] Youth System N/A 2022 2026
45 Sreekuttan MS CF Right (2004-11-30) 30 November 2004 1.81 m[26] Youth System N/A 2023 2027
77 Tiago Alves CF/LW Right (1996-06-19) 19 June 1996 1.77 m Free transfer 2025 2026

Contract Extensions

Date Player No. Position(s) Contract Till Refs.
21 July 2025 Sreekuttan MS 45 CF 2027

Transfers

Transfers In

Date Player No. Position(s) Last Club Contract Length Transfer window Fee Refs.
1 June 2025 Amey Ranawade 55 RB Mumbai City 5 years Pre-season Free transfer [27]
14 June 2025 Arsh Anwer Shaikh 31 GK Mohun Bagan 3 years Pre-season Free transfer [28]
7 July 2025 Sumit Sharma 30 CB Classic FA 3 years Pre-season Free transfer [29]
3 October 2025 Koldo Obieta 9 CF Real Unión 1 year Pre-season Free transfer [30]
8 October 2025 Tiago Alves 77 CF Free Agent 1 year Pre-season Free transfer [31]
9 October 2025 Juan Rodríguez 22 CB Lugo 1 year Pre-season Free transfer [32]

Transfers Out

Exit Date Player No. Position(s) To Transfer window Fee Refs.
17 June 2025 Miloš Drinčić 15 CB/LB BG Pathum United Pre-season Free transfer [33]
3 July 2025 Kwame Peprah 14 ST PKR Svay Rieng Pre-season Free transfer [34]
4 July 2025 Saurav Mandal 17 RM/RW TBA Pre-season Free transfer [35]
11 July 2025 Jesús Jiménez 9 CF Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza Pre-season Free transfer [36]
1 July 2025 Ishan Pandita 26 CF TBA Pre-season Free transfer [37]
22 August 2025 Bryce Miranda 18 LM/LW Diamond Harbour Pre-season Free transfer
22 October 2025 Sagolsem Bikash Singh 23 LW Punjab Pre-season Free transfer [38]
22 October 2025 Prabir Das 33 RB Inter Kashi Pre-season Free transfer

Loan Returns

Player No. Position(s) From
Nihal Sudeesh 77 RW Punjab FC
Likmabam Rakesh LB Punjab FC
Sagolsem Bikash Singh 23 LW Mohammedan SC
Thomas Cherian CB Churchill Brothers FC Goa
Muhammad Ajsal 44 LW Gokulam Kerala FC
Mohammed Arbaz 21 GK Real Kashmir FC

Loan Outs

Exit Date Player No. Position(s) To Transfer window Refs.
19 August 2025 Mohammed Arbaz 21 GK Diamond Harbour Pre-season

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

18 October 2025 (2025-10-18) Friendly Chennaiyin FC 0–1 Kerala Blasters Goa, India
TBC IST Report
  • Danish TBC'
Attendance: TBC
Referee: TBC
Man of the Match: N/A

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Super Cup 6 November 2025 TBD Group Stage TBD 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 066.67
Super League TBD TBD Matchday 1 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 066.67

Last updated: 6 November 2025 (2025-11-06).
Source: Soccerway

Indian Super League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 Inter Kashi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the knockouts
7 Jamshedpur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Kerala Blasters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Mohammedan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Mohun Bagan[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: December 2025. Source: Indian Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
Notes:
  1. ^ If Mohun Bagan, who are banned from AFC competitions until 2028-29 season, become ISL champions, the ISL league runners-up will qualify for AFC Champions League Two group stage.[39]

Super Cup

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MUM KER RAJ DEL
1 Mumbai City 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6[a] Advance to knockout stage 1–0 0–1 4–1
2 Kerala Blasters 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 6[a] 1–0 3–0
3 Rajasthan United 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 2–2
4 Delhi 3 0 1 2 3 9 −6 1
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group; 7) Disciplinary points; 8) drawing of lots
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Mumbai City 3, Kerala 0.

Matches

30 October 2025 (2025-10-30) 1 Rajasthan United 0-1 Kerala Blasters Bambolim
16:30 IST I-League
PDF Report
Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 213
Referee: Aditya Purkayastha
3 November 2025 (2025-11-03) 2 Kerala Blasters 3–0 Sporting Delhi Bambolim
16:30 IST
I-League
PDF Report
Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ashwin
6 November 2025 (2025-11-06) 3 Mumbai City 1–0 Kerala Blasters Fatorda
19:30 IST
I-League
PDF Report
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 488
Referee: Harish Kundu
Man of the Match: Akash Mishra (Mumbai City)

Statistics

All stats are correct as of 6 November 2025

Appearances

Players with no appearances are not included on the list.

As of 6 November 2025
No. Pos. Nat. Name Super League Indian Super Cup Total
Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts
3 DF Sandeep Singh 0 0 3 3 3 3
5 DF Muhammed Saheef 0 0 3 3 3 3
6 MF Freddy Lallawmawma 0 0 2 0 2 0
7 WF Noah Sadaoui 0 0 3 2 3 2
8 MF Vibin Mohanan 0 0 2 1 2 1
9 FW Koldo Obieta 0 0 3 3 3 3
10 MF Adrián Luna 0 0 3 3 3 3
11 WF Korou Singh 0 0 3 3 3 3
13 MF Danish Farooq 0 0 3 1 3 1
17 WF Nihal Sudeesh 0 0 3 2 3 2
19 WF Mohammed Aimen 0 0 2 0 2 0
20 GK Nora Fernandes 0 0 3 3 3 3
22 DF Juan Rodríguez 0 0 3 3 3 3
27 DF Aibanbha Dohling 0 0 2 0 2 0
50 DF Naocha Singh 0 0 1 0 1 0
55 DF Amey Ranawade 0 0 1 0 1 0
63 DF Bikash Yumnam 0 0 3 3 3 3
77 CF Tiago Alves 0 0 2 1 2 1
94 MF Dušan Lagator 0 0 2 2 2 2
97 MF Lalthanmawia Renthlei 0 0 1 0 1 0

Goalscorers

Rank Nation Name No. Position(s) League Super Cup Total
1 Koldo Obieta 9 CF 0 3 3
2 Korou Singh 11 WF 0 1 1
Total 0 4 4

Source: Indian Super League

Assists

Rank Nation Name No. Position(s) League Super Cup Total
1 Adrián Luna 10 CM 0 1 1
Nihal Sudeesh 17 WF 0 1 1
Juan Rodríguez 22 CB 0 1 1
Total 0 3 3

Clean-sheets

Rank Nation Name No. League Super Cup Total
1 Nora Fernandes 22 0 2 2
Total 0 2 2

Disciplinary record

No. Position(s) Nation Name League Super Cup Total
3 RB Sandeep Singh 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0
5 LB Muhammed Saheef 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
10 CM Adrián Luna 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
11 WF Korou Singh 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
97 CM Lalthanmawia Renthlei 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Total 0 0 0 6 1 0 6 1 0

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