2019–20 Kerala Blasters FC season

The 2019–20 season was the sixth season in Kerala Blasters FC's existence, as well as their sixth season in Indian Super League.[1][2]

Kerala Blasters
2019–20 season
CEOViren D' Silva
Head CoachEelco Schattorie
StadiumJawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi, Kerala
Indian Super League7th
Super CupTournament Suspended
Top goalscorerLeague: Bartholomew Ogbeche (15 goals)
All: Bartholomew Ogbeche (15 goals)
Highest home attendance36,298
Kerala Blasters 2–1 ATK
(20 October 2019)
Lowest home attendance7,754
Kerala Blasters 2–1 Bengaluru
(15 February 2020)
Average home league attendance17,500

Review and events

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Indian Super League

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Kerala Blasters started their 2019–20 Hero Indian Super League campaign with 2 consecutive home matches. They managed to come back for a 2–1 victory over ATK in the inaugural match,[3] but lost against Mumbai City in very next match by conceding a late goal.

They continued their winless run after the first match, by losing their first away match of the season against Hyderabad FC after took lead and a goal less draw against Odisha FC. In this match, most of the time they played with 6 local players and only 2 foreign players because of injuries. During the international break after the match, they signed Vlatko Drobarov as a replacement for injured Jairo Rodrigues.

Kerala Blasters managed to climb to 6th position on the table after winning by their highest margin till the date of 5–1 against Hyderabad FC. They also defeated their rivals Bengaluru FC and ATK. Their last match in the season was against Odisha FC which ended in 4-4. This was the highest scoring match in the history of ISL till that date. Finally, the Blasters ended their season by finishing in 7th place in the table.

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 2 December 2019

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   IND Bilal Khan
2 DF   IND Mohammad Rakip
3 DF   BRA Jairo Rodrigues (Injured)
5 DF   IND Raju Gaikwad
6 MF   ESP Mario Arqués
7 MF   SEN Moustapha Gning
8 MF   IND Seityasen Singh
10 FW   NGA Bartholomew Ogbeche (captain)
11 MF   IND Prashanth K
13 GK   IND Rehenesh TP
14 DF   IND Jessel Carneiro
15 MF   IND Darren Caldeira
17 MF   IND Rahul KP
18 MF   IND Sahal Abdul Samad
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF   IND Halicharan Narzary
20 FW   IND Mohammad Rafi
21 DF   IND Sandesh Jhingan (Injured)
22 MF   ESP Sergio Cidoncha (vice-captain)
23 DF   IND Pritam Singh
24 DF   IND Abdul Hakku
27 MF   IND Samuel Lalmuanpuia
28 FW   CMR Raphaël Messi Bouli
33 DF   MKD Vlatko Drobarov
39 DF   IND Lalruatthara
42 GK   IND Shibinraj Kunniyil
51 DF   NED Gianni Zuiverloon (third-captain)
55 MF   IND Jeakson Singh

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
1 May 2019 MF 40   Zayed Bin Waleed Free Agent None [4]
29 May 2019 MF 6   Mario Arqués   Jamshedpur FC None [5]
1 June 2019 FW 10   Bartholomew Ogbeche   NorthEast United None [6]
1 June 2019 MF 17   Rahul KP   Indian Arrows None [7]
12 June 2019 MF 22   Sergio Cidoncha   Jamshedpur FC None [8]
1 July 2019 DF 51   Gianni Zuiverloon   Delhi Dynamos None [9]
3 July 2019 GK 42   Shibinraj Kunniyil   Gokulam Kerala Undisclosed [10]
10 July 2019 GK 1   Bilal Khan   Real Kashmir None [11]
17 July 2019 MF 7   Moustapha Gning   SD Ejea None [12]
24 July 2019 GK 13   Rehenesh TP   NorthEast United None [13]
31 July 2019 MF 30   Arjun Jayaraj   Gokulam Kerala Undisclosed [10]
7 August 2019 MF 15   Darren Caldeira   Mohun Bagan A.C. None [14]
14 August 2019 DF 14   Jessel Carneiro   Dempo S.C. None [15]
17 August 2019 MF 8   Seityasen Singh   NorthEast United None [16]
21 August 2019 DF 3   Jairo Rodrigues   Persela Lamongan None [17]
24 August 2019 FW 28   Raphaël Messi Bouli   Foolad F.C. None [18]
28 August 2019 FW 20   Mohammad Rafi   Chennaiyin None [19]
2 September 2019 MF 23   Samuel Lalmuanpuia   Shillong Lajong None [20]
18 October 2019 DF 4   Raju Gaikwad   Jamshedpur None [21]
22 November 2019 DF 9   Vlatko Drobarov   Belasica None [22]

Loan return

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Position No. Player From club
MF 19   Halicharan Narzary   Chennaiyin FC
MF 55   Jeakson Singh   Indian Arrows
FW 13   C. K. Vineeth   Chennaiyin FC

Transfers Out

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Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
1 March 2019 DM 7   Cyril Kali   Panserraikos F.C. Released
1 March 2019 DM 6   Nikola Krcmarevic Kerala Blasters (B) Released
1 March 2019 DF 4   Nemanja Lakić-Pešić   FK Voždovac Released
1 March 2019 MF 99   Courage Pekuson Kerala Blasters (B) Released
1 March 2019 MF 8   Slaviša Stojanović Kerala Blasters (B) None
1 March 2019 MF 17   Kizito Keziron   KCCA FC Released
1 June 2019 MF 9   Seiminlen Doungel   Goa None
9 June 2019 GK 1   Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem   ATK None
1 July 2019 DF 15   Anas Edathodika   ATK None
17 July 2019 MF 22   Zakeer Mundampara Released
26 August 2019 FW 13   C.K. Vineeth   Jamshedpur Released
2 September 2019 MF 45   Deependra Negi   Hyderabad Released

Loans out

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Start date End date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
25 August 2018 End of season FW   Shaiborlang Kharpan   Ozone FC None
25 June 2019 End of season MF   Nongdamba Naorem   Mohun Bagan None
31 July 2019 End of season FW 10   Matej Poplatnik  Kaposvári Rákóczi FC None [23]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Cancelled

The Kerala Blasters traveled to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for their pre-season tour ahead of the new season.[24] There, the club was set to play friendlies with top division UAE Pro League club.[25]

The team traveled to UAE on September 4 and played one game vs Dibba Al-Fujairah. The event organisers Michi Sports did not provide the club with proper training and other facilities in the UAE, so the club decided to pull out of the tour.

The club was scheduled to face Ajman Club on 12 September, Emirates Club on 20 September and finally Al-Nasr on the 27th. But all the three games were cancelled. The club returned to India on 11 September and had a preseason at home training facility.[26]

Kerala Blasters restarted their preseason on their home training facility turf at the Panampilly Nagar Ground. The club faced I-League 2nd Division club South United, I-League club Real Kashmir FC and they also faced the Kerala Santhosh Trophy team, the Kerala State Football Team. The Blasters even had a preseason game against their own reserve side, the Kerala Blasters (B). They Finished their preseason with a draw against Indian Arrows.

12 September 2019 Friendly   Ajman   Kerala Blasters Ajman, UAE
19:30(7:30) IST Match Cancelled [1] Stadium: Ajman Stadium
20 September 2019 Friendly   Emirates   Kerala Blasters Ras Al-Khaimah, UAE
19:30(7:30) IST Match Cancelled [2] Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium
22 September 2019 Friendly   Kerala Blasters 3–1   South United Kochi, Kerala, India
16:30(4:30) IST
Report
  • Magesh Selva(pen.)  30'
Stadium: Panampilly Ground
27 September 2019 Friendly   Al-Nasr v   Kerala Blasters Dubai, UAE
19:30(7:30) IST Match Cancelled [3] Stadium: Maktoum Stadium
28 September 2019 Friendly   Kerala Blasters 0–1   Real Kashmir Kochi, Kerala, India
18:30(6:30) IST Report Stadium: Panampilly Ground

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
ISL 20 October 2019 (2019-10-20) 23 February 2020 (2020-02-23) Matchday 1 18 4 7 7 29 32 −3 022.22
Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 18 4 7 7 29 32 −3 022.22

Last updated: 16 March 2020 (2020-03-16).
Source: Competitions

Indian Super League

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Mumbai City 18 7 5 6 25 29 −4 26
6 Odisha 18 7 4 7 28 31 −3 25
7 Kerala Blasters 18 4 7 7 29 32 −3 19
8 Jamshedpur 18 4 6 8 22 35 −13 18
9 NorthEast United 18 2 8 8 16 30 −14 14
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; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play ranking; 6) drawing of lots
  1. ^
    Note 1: Originally, Mohun Bagan, the 2019–20 I-League champions (they were already assured of the title before the league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India), would qualify as India 2 (2021 AFC Cup group stage), and ATK, the 2019–20 Indian Super League playoffs winners, would qualify as India 3 (2021 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs).[27] However, ATK owners KGSPL ceased their football operation and bought majority stakes in Mohun Bagan FC (India) Private Limited and rebranded Mohun Bagan football team as ATK Mohun Bagan FC from the 2020–21 Indian Super League season which qualified as India 2 in 2021 AFC club competition. The All India Football Federation decided that Bengaluru FC, the 2019–20 Indian Super League regular season 3rd place (behind FC Goa, which qualified for the 2021 AFC Champions League, and ATK), will qualify as India 3.[28]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
18 4 7 7 29 32  −3 19 3 5 2 17 15  +2 1 2 5 12 17  −5

Last updated: 16 March 2020.
Source: Matchday

League Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundHHAHAHAHAHHAAAHAHA
ResultWLLDLDDDLDWWLLLDWD
Position168698889976888877
Updated to match(es) played on 16 March 2020. Source: Matchday
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matchday

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20 October 2019 (2019-10-20) 1 Kerala Blasters 2–1 ATK Kochi
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) Ogbeche   30' (pen.)   45'
Rodrigues   18'
Gnig   90'
Report McHugh   6'
Rane   15'
Hernández   70'
Agus   88'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 36,298
Referee: Srikrishna
Man of the Match: Ogbeche (Kerala)
24 October 2019 (2019-10-24) 2 Kerala Blasters 0–1 Mumbai City Kochi
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) Gnig   45'
Rodrigues   64'
Report Grgic   40'
Golui   61'
Chermiti   82'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 28,445
Referee: L Ajithkumar Metei
Man of the Match: Chermiti (Mumbai)
2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) 3 Hyderabad 2–1 Kerala Blasters Hyderabad
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) Halder   45+1'
Stanković   54' (pen.)   65'
Gurtej   78'
Marcelinho   81'   83'
Report Rahul   34'
Gning   80'
Rodrigues   90+1'
Stadium: G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 12,114
Referee: R Venkatesh
Man of the Match: Marcelinho (Hyderabad)
8 November 2019 (2019-11-08) 4 Kerala Blasters 0–0 Odisha Kochi
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 20,107
Referee: Srikrishna
Man of the Match: Cido (Kerala)
23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) 5 Bengaluru 1–0 Kerala Blasters Bangalore
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) Khabra   53'
Chhetri   55'
Report Rakip   34'
Hakku   54'
Messi   66'
Sahal   72'
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 27,083
Referee: Ranjit Bakshi
Man of the Match: Chhetri (Bengaluru)
1 December 2019 (2019-12-01) 6 Kerala Blasters 2–2 Goa Kochi
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) Cidoncha   2'   69'
Drobarov   40'
Messi   59'
Report Fall   41'   52'
Fernandes   45'
Bedia   62'
Rodrigues   90+2'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 21,157
Referee: Crystal John
Man of the Match: Rodrigues (Goa)
5 December 2019 (2019-12-05) 7 Mumbai City 1–1 Kerala Blasters Mumbai
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) Fernandes   24'
Borges   44'
Chermiti   77'
Report Drobarov   19'
Messi   75'
Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena
Attendance: 6,327
Referee: L Ajithkumar Metei
Man of the Match: Jeakson (Kerala)
13 December 2019 (2019-12-13) 8 Kerala Blasters 2–2 Jamshedpur Kochi
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) Jeakson   5'
Messi   54'   75',  87' (pen.)
Report Passi   27'
Piti   38' (pen.)
Vineeth   71'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 12,772
Referee: Turki Alkhudhayr
Man of the Match: Messi (Kerala)
20 December 2019 (2019-12-20) 9 Chennaiyin 3–1 Kerala Blasters Chennai
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) Schembri   4'
Chhangte   30'
Valskis   40'
Singh   44'
Sabiá   52'   90+3'
Kaith   83'
Report Ogbeche   15'   37' Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 11,597
Referee: Om Prakash Thakur
Man of the Match: Chhangte (Chennaiyin)
28 December 2019 (2019-12-28) 10 Kerala Blasters 1–1 Northeast United Kochi
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) Seityasen   38'
Ogbeche   43' (pen.)
Gaikwad   45'
Jessel   52'
Report Subhasish Roy   42'
Gyan   50' (pen.)   53'
Lalengmawia   62'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 12,168
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
Man of the Match: Arques (Kerala)
5 January 2020 (2020-01-05) 11 Kerala Blasters 5–1 Hyderabad Kochi
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) Ogbeche   33'  74'
Drobarov   39'
Messi   45'   45+'
Zuiverloon   58'
Seityasen   59'
Sahal   88'
Report Bobô   15'
Stankovic   44'
Abhishek Halder   62'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 9,856
Referee: Crystal John
Man of the Match: Ogbeche (Kerala)
12 January 2020 (2020-01-12) 12 ATK 0–1 Kerala Blasters Kolkata
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) Javi   39'
Mandi   89'
Report Arqués   34'
Narzary   70'
Prasanth   90'
Drobarov   90+'
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 22336
Referee: L Ajithkumar Metei
Man of the Match: Narzary (Kerala)
19 January 2020 (2020-01-19) 13 Jamshedpur 3–2 Kerala Blasters Jamshedpur
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) Joyner   1'
Acosta   39'   78'
Castel   75' (pen.)
Ogbeche   87' (OG)
Messi   8'
Hakku   31'   50'
Ogbeche   45'   56'
Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex
Attendance: 18,753
Referee: Crystal John
Man of the Match: Castel (Jamshedpur)
26 January 2020 (2020-01-26) 14 Goa 3–2 Kerala Blasters Goa
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) Boumous   26'   83'   85'
Jackichand   45'
Brandon   83'
Jahouh   88'
Drobarov   24'
Messi   53'
Gning   64'
Ogbeche   69'
Cidoncha   82'
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 12,317
Referee: L Ajithkumar Metei
Man of the Match: Boumous (Goa)
1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 15 Kerala Blasters 3–6 Chennaiyin Kochi
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) Gaikwad   41'
Ogbeche   48'   55'   76'
Messi   57'
Crivellaro   39'   45'
Valskis   45'   90'
Thapa   57'
Chhangte   59'   80'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 9084
Referee: Umesh Bora
Man of the Match: Chhangte (Chennai)
9 February 2020 (2020-02-09) 16 Kerala Blasters 0–0 Northeast United Guwahati
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) Ogbeche   35'
Gning   90'
Milan   12'
Pradhan   21'
Vaz   44'
Gallego   81'
Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ranjit Bakshi
Man of the Match: Lalengmawia (NorthEast)
15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) 17 Kerala Blasters 2–1 Bengaluru Kochi
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) Messi   29'
Lalruatthara   36'
Ogbeche   45'   72' (pen.)
Rahul   85'
Bilal   90'
Drobarov   90+'
Brown   16'   42'
Serrán   45+'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 7754
Referee: L Ajithkumar Metei
Man of the Match: Ogbeche (Kerala)
23 February 2020 (2020-02-23) 18 Odisha 4–4 Kerala Blasters Bhuvaneshwar
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) Onwu   2'   37'   57'   81'
Das   16'
Guedes   44' (pen.)   53'
Bora   84'
Dorronsoro   90'
Tébar   90+'
Das   6' (OG)
Messi   28'
Lalruatthara   45'
Bilal   50'
Ogbeche   82' (pen.)   90' (pen.)
Jessel   85'
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
Attendance: 6234
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
Man of the Match: Onwu (Odisha)

Statistics

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As of 17 March 2020.[29]

Squad appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Super League Others
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   IND Bilal Khan 5 0 5 0 0 0
13 GK   IND TP Rehenesh 13 0 13 0 0 0
42 GK   IND Shibin Raj Kunniyil 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   IND Mohammad Rakip 15 0 15 0 0 0
3 DF   BRA Jairo Rodrigues 4 0 4 0 0 0
14 DF   IND Jessel Carneiro 18 0 18 0 0 0
4 DF   IND Raju Gaikwad 12 0 12 0 0 0
23 DF   IND Pritam Singh 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF   IND Abdul Hakku 11 0 11 0 0 0
33 DF   MKD Vlatko Drobarov 13 1 13 1 0 0
39 DF   IND Lalruatthara 3 0 3 0 0 0
51 DF   NED Gianni Zuiverloon 8 0 8 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF   ESP Mario Arques 6 0 6 0 0 0
7 MF   SEN Moustapha Gning 13 0 13 0 0 0
8 MF   IND Seityasen Singh 10 1 10 1 0 0
11 MF   IND Prashanth K 13 0 13 0 0 0
15 MF   IND Darren Caldeira 1 0 1 0 0 0
17 MF   IND Rahul KP 8 1 8 1 0 0
18 MF   IND Sahal Abdul Samad 18 0 18 0 0 0
19 MF   IND Halicharan Narzary 14 1 14 1 0 0
22 MF   ESP Sergio Cidoncha 13 1 13 1 0 0
27 MF   IND Samuel Lalmuanpuia 5 0 5 0 0 0
55 MF   IND Jeakson Singh 13 0 13 0 0 0
Forwards
10 FW   NGA Bartholomew Ogbeche 16 15 16 15 0 0
20 FW   IND Mohammad Rafi 7 0 7 0 0 0
28 FW   CMR Raphaël Messi Bouli 17 8 17 8 0 0

Squad statistics

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League Others Total
Games Played 18 0 18
Games Won 4 0 4
Games Drawn 7 0 7
Games Lost 7 0 7
Goals Scored 29 0 29
Goals conceded 32 0 32
Goal Difference -3 0 -3
Clean Sheets 3 0 3
Goals by Substitutes 0 0 0
Yellow Cards 41 0 41
Red Cards 1 0 1

Players Used: Kerala Blasters has used a total of 24 different players in all competitions.

Goalscorers

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Rank No. Pos. Nation Name League Others Total
1 10 FW   Bartholomew Ogbeche 15 0 15
2 28 FW   Raphaël Messi Bouli 8 0 8
3 19 MF   Halicharan Narzary 1 0 1
17 MF   Rahul KP 1 0 1
8 MF   Seityasen Singh 1 0 1
22 MF   Sergio Cidoncha 1 0 1
33 DF   Vlatko Drobarov 1 0 1
Own Goals 1 0 1
TOTAL 29 0 29

Assists

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Note: This list features only the top 5 players with most assists in the season

Rank Pos. Nation Name League Others Total Appearance Total Assists
1 DF   Jessel Carneiro 5 0 18 5
2 MF   Sergio Cidoncha 3 0 13 3
3 DF   Gianni Zuiverloon 2 0 8 2
4 MF   Halicharan Narzary 2 0 14 2
5 MF   Sahal Samad 2 0 18 2

Clean sheets

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No. Nation Name League Others Total Clean Sheets Games Played
1   Bilal Khan 1 0 1 5
13   Rehenesh TP 2 0 2 13
TOTAL 3 0 3 18

Disciplinary record

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No. Pos. Nation Name League Others Total
                 
3 DF   Jairo Rodrigues 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
7 MF   Moustapha Gning 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
2 DF   Mohammad Rakip 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
24 DF   Abdul Hakku 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
28 FW   Messi Bouli 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
18 MF   Sahal Samad 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
33 DF   Vlatko Drobarov 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
22 MF   Sergio Cidoncha 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
55 MF   Jeakson Singh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
51 DF   Gianni Zuiverloon 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
6 MF   Mario Arques 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
8 MF   Seityasen Singh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 DF   Raju Gaikwad 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
10 FW   Bartholomew Ogbeche 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
14 DF   Jessel Carneiro 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
11 MF   K Prasanth 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
39 DF   Lalruatthara 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
17 MF   Rahul KP 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1 GK   Bilal Khan 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTAL 41 1 0 0 0 0 41 1 0

See also

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References

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