Manjappada

Manjappada
Manjappada
Nickname	The 12th Man
Abbreviation	mjpd
Established	27 May 2014
Type	Supporters' group, Ultras
Club	Kerala Blasters FC
Location	Kerala, India
Stadium	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Stand	East Gallery
Colours
Website	manjappada.club

Manjappada (transl. Yellow Army; Malayalam: [mɐɲːɐpːɐɖɐ] ^ⓘ) are an organised supporters' group of the Kochi-based professional football club Kerala Blasters FC, which competes in Indian Super League, the top-tier league of Indian football. One of the largest and most active fan groups in the country, Manjappada received the Indian Sports Honours Fan Club of the Year award two times, in 2017 and 2019.

Founded in 2014 as a Facebook page, Manjappada later expanded and have branches in each of Kerala's 14 districts and in 12 other Indian states; Keralites in 64 other countries are also part of the group. Manjappada is also known for having one of the largest groups of travelling fans in the country, and their presence in the stadium is often called a yellow sea as they wear as much yellow as possible during the matches of the Blasters. In the 2022–23 Indian Super League season, they displayed a 11752 sq ft tifo, which is so far the largest tifo displayed during a football match in Asia.

The group have also been supporting the India national football team in matches at home and abroad. They were recognised by the Asian Football Confederation for their support of the Indian team at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates. Manjappada is also known for their engagement in activities other than supporting the Blasters. Since 2022, the group have developed a rivalry with the supporters group of Bengaluru FC, West Block Blues.