Kerala Blasters Football Club, commonly referred to as The Blasters, is an Indian professional football club based in Kochi, Kerala, that competes in the Indian Super League, the top tier of football in India.
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28 Facts About Kerala Blasters
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The Kerala Blasters plays home games at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi.
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In most of the seasons since the club's founding, Kerala Blasters have held the record for the highest league attendance, regularly attracting audiences of over 40,000 per game.
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Kerala Blasters are one of the most widely supported clubs in Asia and has one of the largest social media following among the football clubs from the continent.
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The Kerala Blasters ended their second season in the last place of the league table.
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The Kerala Blasters struggled early in the season, as they failed to score goals.
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Kerala Blasters scored four goals from his first five matches which includes a winner against FC Goa and a brace over Chennaiyin FC.
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Kerala Blasters released all of their foreign players and signed some more, including former Manchester United players Dimitar Berbatov and Wes Brown.
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The Kerala Blasters won only one of their first eight games that season, leading to the sacking of Meulensteen.
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Kerala Blasters beat their arch-rivals ATK on the season's first day.
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Kerala Blasters decided to rely more upon young Indian players and extended the contracts of Sahal and Rahul KP until 2025.
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The Kerala Blasters only extended the contract of Sergio Cido among the foreign players and signed a new roster of them under the supervision of the new sporting director.
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The Kerala Blasters started their pre-season camp in July 2021, and played the most number of friendlies across all ISL clubs prior to the season.
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In between the unbeaten run, the Kerala Blasters moved to the top spot in league table for the first time in 7 years during the middle of the season.
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Crest and colours for Kerala Blasters were announced at the club's official launch on 15 September 2014.
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The kit which pays homage to the state of Kerala Blasters had horizontal lines that run along the breadth of the jersey.
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In 2020, the Kerala Blasters launched a new blue away kit with a distinctive pattern.
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The stadium was a venue for the Indian Premier League side Kochi Tuskers Kerala Blasters and was selected as a venue for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
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Kerala Blasters are known in the ISL for their fanatical supporters.
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In February 2021, Kerala Blasters became the first Indian club to attain two million followers on Instagram.
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Kerala Blasters are known for having one of the most vocal and passionate supporters group known as Manjappada.
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Kerala Blasters have developed a rivalry with fellow southern club Chennaiyin FC from the inaugural season of the Indian Super League itself.
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Kerala Blasters have developed a rivalry with Karnataka-based club Bengaluru FC, which started in 2017 before Bengaluru began playing in the ISL.
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Magnum Sports Private Limited owns the Pro Kabaddi League team Tamil Thalaivas and in 2020, entered in a partnership with Serbian volleyball club Radnicki Belgrade to form Radnicki Kerala Blasters, which plays in the Serbian First Division tournaments.
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On 24 October that year, a month later, the Kerala Blasters announced the German sports manufacturer Puma would be the kit sponsors for the 2014 season.
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In June 2019, the Kerala Blasters signed a five-year deal with Jain University to be the presenting sponsor of the club.
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On 7 November 2020, the Kerala Blasters announced its association with BYJU'S, the world's largest EdTech company, as their new title sponsor on a five-year deal.
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Kerala Blasters hosted a series of qualifying games for all the participants wanting to represent the club in eISL.
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