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The Kerala Blasters are known in the ISL for their fanatical supporters. Averaging over 55,000 fans a game, the Blasters had the highest average attendance in most of the seasons they have played.<ref name="Attendance"/> The average attendance fell to almost 39,000 from 2017 because safety regulations reduced the stadium's capacity to 40,000.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Blasters: Kerala’s pride and passion|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/features/blasters-keralas-pride-and-passion|access-date=2020-10-16|website=Indian Super League|language=en}}</ref> According to former India international player ], "In Kerala, the people support football tirelessly. It doesn't matter if the team wins or loses, they are always there in high numbers. I've played at places like Kolkata, where if the team loses two-three matches on the spin, the numbers in the stadium diminish. There is nothing like that in Kerala."<ref name="Suppo">{{cite news|last1=Shukla|first1=Kaushal|title=Kerala Blasters' passionate Manjappada Fan Club the winners before the final|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/isl-2016-kerala-blasters-passionate-manjappada-fan-club-the-winners-before-the-final-3161688.html|accessdate=28 July 2017|work=FirstPost|date=18 December 2016|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729011509/http://www.firstpost.com/sports/isl-2016-kerala-blasters-passionate-manjappada-fan-club-the-winners-before-the-final-3161688.html|archivedate=29 July 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> According to ], {{As of|October 2020|alt=as of October 2020}}, the Blasters are the fifth most-popular Asian club on social media, becoming so in 2018 within the four years of its existence and were the youngest club among the list.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-10-25|title="ആരാധകരായാൽ ഇങ്ങിനെ വേണം," ബ്ലാസ്റ്റേഴ്സ് ആരാധകർക്ക് അഭിമാന നേട്ടം|url=https://malayalam.indianexpress.com/sports/kerala-blasters-fc-fans-ranked-5th-in-fox-asia-list/|access-date=2020-10-16|website=Indian Express Malayalam|language=ml-In}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Malayalam News - kerala blasters become fifth Asian club with the biggest social media following {{!}} News18 Kerala|url=https://malayalam.news18.com/amp/news/sports/kerala-blasters-become-fifth-asian-club-with-the-biggest-social-media-following-50113.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-16|website=malayalam.news18.com}}</ref>
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The Manjappada Kerala Blasters Fans (Yellow Army) are the largest and one of the team's most active fan groups and of the Indian Super League.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nayak|first=Nicolai|title=Indian football: Meet Manjappada, the 12th man of Kerala Blasters and ISL's biggest fan group|url=https://scroll.in/field/966863/indian-football-meet-manjappada-the-12th-man-of-kerala-blasters-and-isl-s-biggest-fan-group|access-date=2020-09-10|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref> They were founded in 2014 to consolidate all the fans of the Kerala Blasters into a single group.<ref name="Manja">{{cite news|last1=Bilgi|first1=Sumedh|date=7 September 2016|title=From launching a music video to cleaning the stadium – Manjapadda fans ready for the ISL 2016|work=Goal.com|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/7083/isl/2016/09/07/27247892/indian-super-league-from-launching-a-music-video-to-cleaning-the-|url-status=live|accessdate=28 July 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828234434/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/7083/isl/2016/09/07/27247892/indian-super-league-from-launching-a-music-video-to-cleaning-the-|archivedate=28 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Before every match, its members arrive at the stadium early and set up ], banners, and balloons.<ref name="Manja"/> Manjappada won the ]'s "Fan Club of the Year" award in 2017 and 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-11-12|title=Kerala Blasters fan-group Manjappada win 'Fanclub of the Year' award at inaugural Indian Sports Honours|url=https://khelnow.com/football/kerala-blasters-manjappada-indian-sports-honous-2017/|access-date=2020-07-30|website=Khel Now|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=ISL 2017: Twitter erupts as Kerala Blasters Manjappada win Best Fan Club of the Year award at Indian Sports Honours|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/live/isl-2017-twitter-erupts-as-kerala-blasters-manjappada-win-best-fan-club-of-the-year-award-at-indian-sports-honours|access-date=2020-07-30|website=Sportskeeda|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kerala Blasters fan group Manjappada win 'Fan Club of the Year' award at Indian Sports Honours {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/kerala-blasters-manjappada-fan-club-of-the-year-indian/1j12lxkowhu2h1x76yen2gkaoo|access-date=2020-07-30|website=www.goal.com|language=en}}</ref> They were also awarded by ] for their support for the India national football team at the ].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-02-06|title=AFC honour Manjappada Kerala Blasters Fans for AFC Asian Cup support|url=https://blog.cpdfootball.de/2019/02/06/afc-honour-manjappada-kerala-blasters-fans-for-afc-asian-cup-support/|access-date=2020-07-30|website=The Blog » CPD Football by Chris Punnakkattu Daniel|language=de-DE}}</ref> Manjappada have wings in all of the 14 districts of ] and in 12 other states of India. ] residing in 44 other countries are also a part of the club.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nayak|first=Nicolai|title=Indian football: Meet Manjappada, the 12th man of Kerala Blasters and ISL's biggest fan group|url=https://scroll.in/field/966863/indian-football-meet-manjappada-the-12th-man-of-kerala-blasters-and-isl-s-biggest-fan-group|access-date=2020-07-30|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref>
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Manjappada was founded on 27 May 2014 through a ] page by three founding members. Kerala Blasters had an average attendance of 49,000 during the inaugural season of the Indian Super League.<ref>{{Cite web|last=India|first=Press Trust of|date=2014-11-28|title=ISL 2014: Inaugural season attracts 1 million people; stands fourth across the globe in average attendance|url=https://www.india.com/sports/isl-2014-inaugural-season-attracts-1-million-people-stands-fourth-across-the-globe-in-average-attendance-205560/|access-date=2020-07-30|website=India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News {{!}} India.com|language=en}}</ref> By 2015, Manjappada started to co-ordinate more fans under one umbrella.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-02-22|title=James praises Manjappada fans, Gregory opens up about his counterpart|url=https://khelnow.com/football/isl-2017-18-kerala-blasters-chennaiyin-pre-match-press-conference/|access-date=2020-07-30|website=Khel Now|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-11-11|title=Kerala's very own 'Manjappada' - ESPN Video|url=https://www.espn.in/club/kerala-blasters-fc/17997/video/3021306|access-date=2020-07-30|website=ESPN|language=en}}</ref> Manjappada played an important role of supporting the club during the ] despite the team's poor performance in the league.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-12-18|title=ISL 2016: Kerala Blasters' passionate Manjappada Fan Club the winners before the final - Sports News , Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/isl-2016-kerala-blasters-passionate-manjappada-fan-club-the-winners-before-the-final-3161688.html|access-date=2020-07-30|website=Firstpost}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-10-28|title=Kerala Blasters coach Peter Taylor quits after team’s fourth straight loss|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/kerala-blasters-coach-peter-taylor-quits-after-teams-fourth-straight-loss/|access-date=2020-07-30|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> During the 2015 season, the Blasters recorded an average attendance of 52,000, which is still the highest in the ISL's history. Most of the games had an attendance of more than 60,000.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-12-23|title=Has the Indian Super League awakened the sleeping giant?|url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/indian-super-league-woken-sleeping-giant/|access-date=2020-07-30|website=EssentiallySports|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kerala Blasters' Kibu Vicuna: I hope we don't play behind closed doors {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en-ie/news/kerala-blasters-kibu-vicuna-manjappada-behind-closed-doors/1kv81knjfldsu1dfdfjrfbnrj4|access-date=2020-07-30|website=www.goal.com}}</ref>

By 2016, Manjappada became more organised and expanded through a ] group initially consisting of 50 members.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Kerala Blasters fan group 'Manjappada' ends their campaign - The Week|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/sports/2018/12/05/Kerala-Blasters-fan-group-Manjappada-ends-boycott.amp.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-08|website=www.theweek.in}}</ref> Fans from across Kerala connected through WhatsApp from across Kerala, which led to the founding of state chapters across India. Keralites residing in 44 other countries joined the fan club and are active in the international groups.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fans brave heavy rain to cheer on Kerala Blasters all the way - The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2018/jul/25/fans-brave-heavy-rain-to-cheer-on-kerala-blasters-all-the-way-1848257.amp|access-date=2020-07-30|website=www.newindianexpress.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-12-18|title=ISL 2016: Kerala Blasters' passionate Manjappada Fan Club the winners before the final - Sports News , Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/isl-2016-kerala-blasters-passionate-manjappada-fan-club-the-winners-before-the-final-3161688.html|access-date=2020-10-16|website=Firstpost}}</ref> Because of this, Manjappada also has one of the largest travelling fan bases in the country.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-01-21|title=Manjappada - The moulders of fan culture in Indian Football|url=https://manjappada.club/manjappada-the-moulders-of-fan-culture-in-indian-football/|access-date=2020-07-30|website=Manjappada {{!}} Heart Beat of Kerala Blasters|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=ISL 2017: Wes Brown - Kerala Blasters fans are some of the best I have ever seen! {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/isl-2017-wes-brown-kerala-blasters-fans-are-some-of-the-best/2g1xtnsl3ffx1unakqqu64dv7|access-date=2020-07-30|website=www.goal.com|language=en}}</ref> By 2018, Manjappada had evolved into an ] group and started to use flares and smoke effects during matches.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-08-09|title=Kerala Blasters Manjappada launch a new Anthem for ISL 4|url=https://khelnow.com/football/kerala-blasters-fans-anthem-isl-4/|access-date=2020-07-30|website=Khel Now|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-03|title=Emergence and Evolution of Ultras in Indian football fans culture|url=https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-fans-ultras/|access-date=2020-10-16|website=Khel Now|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Praveen|first=M. p|date=2020-04-08|title=Kerala Blasters’ fans raise the roof in Twitter|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/kerala-blasters-fans-raise-the-roof-in-twitter/article31292377.ece|access-date=2020-07-30|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> One of their organised efforts was witnessed when Manjappada members from across Kerala arrived at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in 41 buses for the 2019 season opener against ] on 20 October 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=There's something about Manjappada fans, says Patrick Owomoyela|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/theres-something-about-manjappada-fans-says-patrick-owomoyela|access-date=2020-07-30|website=Indian Super League|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ogbeche brace helps Kerala down ATK in Hero ISL 2019-20 opener|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/ogbeche-brace-helps-kerala-down-atk-in-hero-isl-2019-20-opener|access-date=2020-07-30|website=Indian Super League|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-16|title=Eelco Schattorie: Majority of Manjappada is behind me, they're fantastic|url=https://khelnow.com/football/eelco-schattorie-instagram-live-interview-part-2/|access-date=2020-07-30|website=Khel Now|language=en-US}}</ref>

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Manjappada also occasionally displayed tifos at games.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Where are the chants?' - Manjappada's challenge is getting their large number of supporters on the same page {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/kerala-blasters-isl-2017-manjappada-kochi/1jnu9husuliy31wqwtstcmkedr|access-date=2020-07-30|website=www.goal.com}}</ref> The most famous tifo was displayed during the 2018-19 season opener against ] on 5 October 2018; it read "In Unity Lies Our Greatness" and was a tribute to fishermen who saved thousands of lives during ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Glowing tribute to fishermen ahead of Blasters' match|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/districts/ernakulam/2018/10/06/tribute-fishermen-blasters-match.html|access-date=2020-07-30|website=OnManorama|language=en}}</ref> The following year, Manjappada unveiled another tifo displaying "Rise Like A Phoenix" during the season opener against ATK on 20 October 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Oct 21|first=Rayson Tennyson {{!}} TNN {{!}}|last2=2019|last3=Ist|first3=10:52|title=ISL: Ogbeche show floors ATK {{!}} Football News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/isl-ogbeche-show-floors-atk/articleshow/71682512.cms|access-date=2020-07-30|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

Manjappada is also known for giving support to the India national football team, joining with the national side's supporters' club ]. When the Indian team plays outside India, Manjappada and Blue Pilgrims' members are often seen giving support to them.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bhattacharya|first=Arka|title=Football friendly, China vs India as it happened: Blue Tigers hold hosts to a goal-less first half|url=https://scroll.in/field/898165/football-friendly-china-vs-india-live-updates-blue-tigers-look-to-upset-marcello-lippis-men|access-date=2020-07-30|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref> Indian football team coach ] mentioned Manjappada's effort after members arrived at the airport in Qatar to welcome the Indian team ahead of the ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Igor Stimac hails fervour of 'fantastic' Kerala fans|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/igor-stimac-hails-fervour-of-fantastic-kerala-fans|access-date=2020-07-30|website=Indian Super League|language=en}}</ref>

Manjappada is also involved in social welfare activities. During the 2018 Kerala Floods, they supplied relief materials across the flood-affected areas.<ref>{{Cite web|title=FSDL Chairperson Mrs. Nita Ambani meets Manjappada to aid in Kerala flood relief|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/fsdl-chairperson-mrs-nita-ambani-meets-manjappada-to-aid-in-kerala-flood-relief|access-date=2020-07-30|website=Indian Super League|language=en}}</ref> In 2020, they organised a paid online football gaming tournament to collect funds for the Chief Minister's relied fund against COVID-19.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Coronavirus: ISL club fan groups at work amidst lockdown uncertainty {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/coronavirus-isl-club-fan-groups-lockdown-uncertainty/sozp40gm6h7o1i9t242ua4aln|access-date=2020-07-30|website=www.goal.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Malayalam News - 'മഞ്ഞപ്പട' ദുരിതാശ്വാസത്തിന്: ബ്ലാസ്റ്റേഴ്സിന്റെ സ്വന്തം ഫാൻസ് പണം കണ്ടെത്തിയത് ഓൺലൈൻ ഫുട്ബോൾ ടൂർണമെന്റിൽ{{!}} Kerala blasters Manjappada Fundraising for CMDRF {{!}} News18 Kerala, Sports Latest Malayalam News {{!}} ലേറ്റസ്റ്റ് മലയാളം വാർത്ത|url=https://malayalam.news18.com/amp/news/sports/kerala-blasters-manjappada-fundraising-for-cmdrf-tv-sss-nj-233997.html|access-date=2020-07-30|website=malayalam.news18.com}}</ref> They initiated the "Save the Kochi turf" campaign to save the FIFA-approved pitch of Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.<ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2018-03-21|title=Sachin bats for Sports Hub as #SaveKochiTurf campaign takes off|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/sachin-bats-for-sports-hub/article23306109.ece|access-date=2020-07-30|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> They also started the "stop cyber abuse" campaign against online abuse of footballers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Manjappada, the new crusaders against cyber abuse of footballers|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2019/jul/03/manjappada-the-new-crusaders-against-cyber-abuse-of-footballers-1998521.html|access-date=2020-07-30|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

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Fans at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium for the season opener of 2019-20 season

The Kerala Blasters are known in the ISL for their fanatical supporters. Averaging over 55,000 fans a game, the Blasters had the highest average attendance in most of the seasons they have played. The average attendance fell to almost 39,000 from 2017 because safety regulations reduced the stadium's capacity to 40,000. According to former India international player Pappachen Pradeep, "In Kerala, the people support football tirelessly. It doesn't matter if the team wins or loses, they are always there in high numbers. I've played at places like Kolkata, where if the team loses two-three matches on the spin, the numbers in the stadium diminish. There is nothing like that in Kerala." According to Fox Asia, as of October 2020, the Blasters are the fifth most-popular Asian club on social media, becoming so in 2018 within the four years of its existence and were the youngest club among the list.

The Manjappada Kerala Blasters Fans (Yellow Army) are the largest and one of the team's most active fan groups and of the Indian Super League. They were founded in 2014 to consolidate all the fans of the Kerala Blasters into a single group. Before every match, its members arrive at the stadium early and set up tifos, banners, and balloons. Manjappada won the Indian Sports Honours's "Fan Club of the Year" award in 2017 and 2020. They were also awarded by 2019 Asian Cup Organising Committee for their support for the India national football team at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup Qatar. Manjappada have wings in all of the 14 districts of Kerala and in 12 other states of India. Keralites residing in 44 other countries are also a part of the club.

Dale Dale Dale Ohh, to the land of football, is to where God came, he gave us a club, gave it life, gave us hope, we are the famous, Kerala Blasters, let’s come together for the fight, to win it.

—The official anthem of Manjappada

Manjappada was founded on 27 May 2014 through a Facebook page by three founding members. Kerala Blasters had an average attendance of 49,000 during the inaugural season of the Indian Super League. By 2015, Manjappada started to co-ordinate more fans under one umbrella. Manjappada played an important role of supporting the club during the 2015 ISL Season despite the team's poor performance in the league. During the 2015 season, the Blasters recorded an average attendance of 52,000, which is still the highest in the ISL's history. Most of the games had an attendance of more than 60,000.

By 2016, Manjappada became more organised and expanded through a WhatsApp group initially consisting of 50 members. Fans from across Kerala connected through WhatsApp from across Kerala, which led to the founding of state chapters across India. Keralites residing in 44 other countries joined the fan club and are active in the international groups. Because of this, Manjappada also has one of the largest travelling fan bases in the country. By 2018, Manjappada had evolved into an ultras group and started to use flares and smoke effects during matches. One of their organised efforts was witnessed when Manjappada members from across Kerala arrived at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in 41 buses for the 2019 season opener against ATK on 20 October 2019.

Manjappada displaying their tifo and banners against Bengaluru FC

Manjappada also occasionally displayed tifos at games. The most famous tifo was displayed during the 2018-19 season opener against Mumbai City on 5 October 2018; it read "In Unity Lies Our Greatness" and was a tribute to fishermen who saved thousands of lives during 2018 Kerala floods. The following year, Manjappada unveiled another tifo displaying "Rise Like A Phoenix" during the season opener against ATK on 20 October 2019.

Manjappada is also known for giving support to the India national football team, joining with the national side's supporters' club Blue Pilgrims. When the Indian team plays outside India, Manjappada and Blue Pilgrims' members are often seen giving support to them. Indian football team coach Igor Štimac mentioned Manjappada's effort after members arrived at the airport in Qatar to welcome the Indian team ahead of the AFC Asian Cup 2019.

Manjappada is also involved in social welfare activities. During the 2018 Kerala Floods, they supplied relief materials across the flood-affected areas. In 2020, they organised a paid online football gaming tournament to collect funds for the Chief Minister's relied fund against COVID-19. They initiated the "Save the Kochi turf" campaign to save the FIFA-approved pitch of Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. They also started the "stop cyber abuse" campaign against online abuse of footballers.

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