Kerala Blasters FC (women)


Kerala Blasters Football Club Women, commonly referred to as The Blasters, was an Indian women's football club based in Kochi, Kerala, that competed in the Kerala Women's League, the second tier league of women's football in India.[1] Founded in July 2022, the club was affiliated with their men's team Kerala Blasters FC in the Indian Super League.[2] In June 2023, the Blasters management announced the temporary pause of the Women’s team due to financial problems, after the All India Football Federation imposed financial sanction on the club.[3]

This article is about the women's football team. For the men's team, see Kerala Blasters FC.

Kerala Blasters FC Women
Full nameKerala Blasters Football Club Women
Nickname(s)
Short nameKBWFC, KER
Founded25 July 2022 (2022-07-25)
Dissolved6 June 2023 (2023-06-06) (team operations temporarily paused)
GroundJawaharlal Nehru Stadium (official)
Maharaja's College Stadium (secondary)
Capacity80,000
15,000
OwnersMagnum Sports Private Limited
LeagueKerala Women's League
WebsiteClub website

History

Formation

On 1 June 2022, the Kerala Blasters announced the appointment of Rajah Rizwan as the director of the club's academy and the newly planned women's team.[4] Later on 25 July, Kerala Blasters officially launched their women's team and announced their participation in the 2022–23 Kerala Women's League season.[5] Shereef Khan was appointed as the first ever head coach of the team on a long-term contract.[6]

Inaugural season

Kerala Blasters played their first ever match on 10 August 2022 against Emirates Soccer Club at the Maharajas Ground and won the match 10–0 after Apurna Narzary completed a hat-trick with Kiran and Ashwathi completing their respective braces.[7][8] They won the next match 10–0 against SB FA Poovar on 12 August in which Sivisha completed her hat-trick and Gadha and Nidhiya completed their respective braces.[9][10] The Blasters played their next match on 16 August against Lords FA Kochi which ended in a 4–4 draw.[11] On 2 September, the Blasters defeated Kadathanad Raja FA by 13–1. Laxmi scored four goals and Malavika completed her hat-trick by coming in as a substitute.[12][13] On 11 September, they won 9–0 against Kerala United FC.[14] On 18 September, they played against Basco FC and won 3–2 at full-time and retain their first place in the league table.[15] The Blasters won their match against Luca SC on 2 October, which they won 4–0 after Apurna, who came back from an injury completed her brace.[16] On 13 October, in their final league game, the Blasters suffered their first ever defeat in their history against Gokulam Kerala FC, where they lost 2–6.[17] At the end of regular season, both Kerala Blasters and Lords FA finished with 22 points each having won seven, drawn one and lost one. However the Blasters were placed third in the league table behind Lords FA by virtue of goal difference and failed to advance to the final.[18]

Temporary pause of operations

On 6 June 2023, Kerala Blasters announced a temporary pause of the women’s team, owing to the financial sanctions levied on the club due to the walkout staged by their men’s team in the 2022–23 Indian Super League playoffs in protest of continuous poor refereeing decisions.[19][20]

Notable players

For all former or notable Kerala Blasters FC (women) players with a Wikipedia article, see: Kerala Blasters FC (women) players.

Personnel

Last technical staff
As of 3 August 2022
Role Name Refs.
Director India Rajah Rizwan [21]
Head Coach India Shereef Khan AV [22]
Assistant Coach India Aswini [23]
Assistant Team Manager India Nisha [23]
Goalkeeping Coach India Saji Joy [23]
Physiotherapist India Priyanka [23]

Last updated: 25 July 2022
Source:

References
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