2025–26 Kerala Blasters FC season
Kerala Blasters 2025–26 football season
The 2025–26 season was the twelth season in Kerala Blasters FC's existence, as well as their twelth season in the Indian Super League. It began in April 2025 with the Indian Super Cup and was heavily disrupted by the prolonged uncertainty surrounding the Indian Super League season, which was delayed following the expiry of the commercial agreement between the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL). The resulting crisis affected clubs across the country, leading to financial uncertainty, suspension of team operations, and the departure of several foreign players from Indian football. After a prolonged delay, the Indian Super League began in February 2026.
Following the 2024–25 campaign in which the club failed to qualify for the playoffs, Kerala Blasters appointed Spanish coach David Català as their head coach. Despite a promising start in the Super Cup, where the Blasters won two of their three group-stage matches, they were eliminated after a defeat to Mumbai City FC.
The crisis in Indian football led to the exit of several key players. Club captain Adrián Luna departed on loan to Indonesian side Persik Kediri after spending four seasons, while Moroccan winger Noah Sadaoui also left on loan during the season. Owing to the poor performance of the team, Catala was sacked and was replaced by Ashley Westwood as head coach for the remainder of the season.
Background
Entering the 2025-26 campaign, Kerala Blasters were coming off a disappointing 2024-25 season where they failed to qualify for the ISL playoffs.
Furthermore, the club encountered a major administrative setback: they were denied the Premier 1 club licence by the AIFF for the 2025-26 season due to compliance failures.
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