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Revision as of 12:53, 28 February 2015
| 2014 season | |||
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| General Manager | Viren D'Silva | ||
| Head Coach | David James | ||
| Stadium | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | ||
| Indian Super League | 4th | ||
| Finals | Runners-up | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Iain Hume (4) All: Iain Hume (5) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 49,111[1] | ||
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The 2014 season was the first ever season of competitive football played by the Kerala Blasters. The team managed to secure qualification for the Indian Super League finals on 9 December 2014, after finishing the regular season in fourth position. The Kerala Blasters managed to make it to the final, but were defeated by Atlético de Kolkata through a stoppage time goal.
The Kerala Blasters signed on former England international, David James, as their first ever coach in August. The team also drafted in India internationals such as Mehtab Hossain, Sandip Nandy, Chinadorai Sabeeth, Renedy Singh, Ishfaq Ahmed, and Nirmal Chettri. The Kerala Blasters also selected an international foreign player, Canadian international Iain Hume. The team also signed on former Scottish internationals Jamie McAllister and Stephen Pearson.
After starting the season with five straight away games, the Blasters found themselves with only four points. Once the team started playing home games they gained 11 points from the next five games. Another 4 points from their final four games were enough for the team to qualify for the finals. The finals started off very well for the Kerala Blasters as they defeated Chennaiyin 3–0 away from home in the first leg of the semi-finals. Despite giving up that lead in the second-leg, an extra-time goal from Stephen Pearson ensured that the Kerala Blasters qualified for the final. In the final, the club were defeated 1–0 by Atlético de Kolkata through a last-minute strike by Mohammed Rafique.
- ^ Gannavarapu, Akhilesh (29 January 2015). "Why India is the next big market for MMA". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 22 February 2015.