Kerala Blasters FC Reserves and Academy
Kerala Blasters Football Club Reserves and Academy are the reserve team and youth academy system of the Kochi based Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.The reserve team of the Blasters participates in the I-League 2nd Division, the third division of Indian football and Kerala Premier League.The youth system consists of three teams, Under-18,Under-15 and Under-13 age groups and participates in the Elite League,the top tier of youth football system in India.
Reserves
History
On 20 February 2018, it was announced by the All India Football Federation, the organising body for Indian football, that the Kerala Blasters, along with six other Indian Super League sides, would field a reserve team in the I-League 2nd Division, India's third division football league.The first ever match competitive match for the reserves were against Ozone F.C on 16 March 2018 in which they suffered a defeat. But they managed to become the table toppers of Group B by winning seven games from ten matches.However,as per the rules, reserve teams of the clubs were not eligible for advancing into the final round.In the same year itself, the side also started to participate in the Kerala Premier League, which is the top division league for the clubs from Kerala.During their first season in KPL,they finished the group stage in third place behind Sports Academy Tirur by one point thus missing the play-offs.
In 2018-19,they finished the I-League 2nd Division in third place of the group.In KPL they became the semi finalists during the 2018-19 season.
In the following 2019-2020 season,they won the Kerala Premier League after defeating the reserve side of their rivals Gokulam Kerala FC in a Penalty shootout.In the I-League 2nd Division,they finished the season in fifth place.
Current Team Squad
Out on loan
Statistics and Records
Season-by-season
Note: Reserve Clubs Are Not Promoted Nor Allowed To Play In Playoffs Of I-League 2nd Division* Ongoing Tournaments
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Youth and Academy
The Kerala Blasters youth system known as KBFC Young Blasters currently consists of 3 teams from 3 different age groups, the Under-18,Under-15 and Under-13.The U-18 team participates in the Elite league which is the top division of youth football in India.. The U-15 participates in the Hero Juniors League and the Junior most team,the U-13 plays at the Hero Sub-Juniors League respectively. The U-15 side also participates in the Kerala U-15 Academy League, a regional youth league.The young talents from the Under-18 team playing in the Elite League are promoted into the reserve team based on their performance.History
Inception and Early Years:2015-2019
In association with the Kerala Football Association, the Kerala Blasters announced the opening of 25 football schools throughout Kerala. In addition to the schools, the club announced that they would also hold weekend grassroots leagues for children under-10 to under-16 and the start of a residential academy in the future. The first Kerala Blasters Football School was inaugurated on August 11, 2015, at Ambedkar Stadium Kochi after 15 months which the club was founded. Later, three more schools were opened in Trivandrum, Calicut and Thrissur as a part of the clubs upcoming youth academy system.Former Irish International Terry Phelan was appointed as the head of the grassroots. In 2017, Thangboi Singto was appointed as the technical director of the youth. In the same year itself, their U-18 and U-15 teams began to participate in the Elite League and Juniors League respectively.The U-18 team became the runners up of the 2017-18 Youth League in their first ever appearance while the U-15 side managed to reach the play offs.In 2018, the U-13 side started to participate in the Sub-Juniors League.KB Young Blasters:2019-Present
In 2019 Blasters rejuvenated their youth system.They launched the KB Young Blasters and appointed Mario Marinică as the technical director of the youth.As a part of this, a residential academy was also launched for the first time.Blasters also announced that they will launch India's first ever goalkeeping academy in Kochi headed by John BurridgeSquads
Kerala Blasters U18
The Kerala Blasters Under-18 team play in the Elite League. They are also the second reserve team of the club or the Kerala Blasters C. The team's best performance came in 2018 as they finished finalists in the 2017–18 season of the league. Best performers in the side are promoted to the Kerala Blasters Reserves Squad.Current Squad
Source:Elite Youth League U18 Statistics of Kerala Blasters U18
| Season | Position | Top Scorer | Goals | Notes |
| 2017–18 | Runners-up | Adharsh AS | 8 | First Appearance |
| 2018–19 | Playoffs | Surag Chhetri | 9 |
Kerala Blasters U15
Kerala Blasters Under-15 side participates in the Hero Juniors League and Kerala U15 Academy League. The U15 side has young kids filtered from all of Kerala and around other states of India. The Young Blasters had a tremendous run in 2018–19 season of the Elite U15 League when they made it to the semi-finals of the competition. The U15 Blasters team was coached by Shameel Chembakath from the beginning.He left the club in 2020.Current Squad
Source:Hero Juniors League Statistics of Kerala Blasters U15
| Season | Position | Top Scorer | Goals | Notes |
| 2017-18 | Playoffs | Joshua NJ,Anandu N | 3 | First Appearance |
| 2018–19 | Semi-finals | Christopher Rajkumar | 10 |
Kerala Blasters U13
The Under-13 side of Blasters Play in the Hero Sub-juniors League. The U13 Side has a Promising youngsters mainly from the state of Kerala and also other parts of India selected from Kerala Blasters Summer Football Camps.Current Squad
Source:Hero Sub-Juniors League Statistics of Kerala Blasters U13
| Season | Position | Top Scorer | Goals | Notes |
| 2018–19 | Round 3 | Lian Thangkhum | 4 | First Appearance |
Current Technical Staff
Technical Directors of Youth
Honours
Reserves
- Kerala Premier League
Youth
- Elite League