2016 Chennaiyin FC season

Chennaiyin
2016 season
Head CoachMarco Materazzi
StadiumJawaharlal Nehru Stadium
ISL7th
ISL finalsDNQ
Top goalscorerLeague: Dudu Omagbemi (5)
All: Dudu Omagbemi (5)
Highest home attendance25,235 vs NorthEast United FC
Lowest home attendance18,213 vs FC Goa
Average home league attendance22,139
Biggest win2-0 (vs FC Goa on 13 Oct 2016 and vs FC Pune City on 15 Nov 2016)
Biggest defeat1-4 (vs Delhi Dynamos FC on 9 Nov 2016)
← 2015

The 2016 Chennaiyin FC season was the club's third season since its establishment in 2014 and their third season in the Indian Super League.

Background

Going into the 2015 ISL season, Chennaiyin retained their head coach, Marco Materazzi, as well as the core of their playing squad with players such as Jeje Lalpekhlua, Balwant Singh, Jayesh Rane, Bernard Mendy, and marquee Elano returning for a second season.[1] They began their season on 3 October 2015, hosting their first match of the ISL season against defending champions Atlético de Kolkata. Despite goals from Lalpekhlua and Elano, Chennaiyin lost the match 3–2.[2] Despite a slow start to the season, Chennaiyin soon entered the finals, finishing the season in third place.[3]

In the semi-finals, Chennaiyin FC took on Atlético de Kolkata. In the first leg of the round, Chennaiyin came out as 3–0 winners after goals from Bruno Pelissari, Jeje Lalpekhlua, and Stiven Mendoza.[4] Despite losing the second leg 2–1, Chennaiyin went through to the finals 4–2 on aggregate.[5]

During the final, Chennaiyin took on Goa at the Fatorda Stadium. They took a 1–0 lead in the beginning of the second half from Bruno Pelissari before Goa came back to lead 2–1 going into stoppage time. However, an own goal from Goa goalkeeper, Laxmikant Kattimani, and a goal from Mendoza from a defensive mistake lead to Chennaiyin winning to Indian Super League.[6]

Player movement

Squad

As of 18 September 2016.[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK India IND Karanjit Singh
2 DF Brazil BRA Éder
3 DF India IND Nallappan Mohanraj
4 MF Netherlands NED Hans Mulder (3rd captain)
5 DF France FRA Bernard Mendy (captain)
6 DF Norway NOR John Arne Riise
7 MF India IND Harmanjot Khabra
8 MF Italy ITA Manuele Blasi
9 FW Italy ITA Davide Succi
10 FW India IND Jayesh Rane
11 MF India IND Thoi Singh
12 FW India IND Jeje Lalpekhlua
13 DF Brazil BRA Eli Sabiá
15 DF India IND Abhishek Das
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW India IND Daniel Lalhlimpuia
17 MF India IND Dhanpal Ganesh
18 MF India IND Siam Hanghal
19 MF Brazil BRA Raphael Augusto
20 FW Italy ITA Maurizio Peluso
21 FW India IND Uttam Rai
22 MF India IND Zakeer Mundampara
25 DF India IND Dhanachandra Singh
26 DF India IND Mehrajuddin Wadoo (vice captain)
27 GK Jamaica JAM Duwayne Kerr
28 GK India IND Pawan Kumar
33 FW India IND Baljit Sahni
43 DF India IND Jerry Lalrinzuala
99 FW Nigeria NGA Dudu Omagbemi

Technical staff

Position Name
Head coach Italy Marco Materazzi
Performance Analyst Italy Franco Pasqualetti
Assistant coach India Syed Sabir Pasha
Goalkeeping coach Italy Francesco Franzese
Consultant India Pratham Basu
Physiotherapist India Manoj Muthu

Transfers

Indian Super League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Atlético de Kolkata (C) 14 4 8 2 16 14 +2 20 Advance to ISL Play-offs
5 NorthEast United 14 5 3 6 14 14 0 18
6 Pune City 14 4 4 6 13 16 −3 16
7 Chennaiyin 14 3 6 5 20 25 −5 15
8 Goa 14 4 2 8 15 25 −10 14
Source: Indian Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) play-off match
(C) Champions

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
14 3 6 5 20 25  −5 15 2 4 1 10 8  +2 1 2 4 10 17  −7

Last updated: October 2016.
Source: Matches

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

2 October 2016 Match 2 Atlético de Kolkata 2-2 Chennaiyin Kolkata, West Bengal, India
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Pritam Kotal Yellow card 36'
Hélder Postiga Yellow card 37'
Sameehg Doutie 59'
Bikramjit Singh Yellow card 64'
Iain Hume 86' (pen.)
[1] Davide Succi Yellow card 55'
John Arne Riise Yellow card 60'
Jayesh Rane Yellow card 61' 66'
Hans Mulder 70'
Stadium: Rabindra Sarobar Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 10,973
6 October 2016 Match 6 Chennaiyin 1-3 Delhi Dynamos FC Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Dudu Omagbemi 32'
Raphael Augusto Yellow card 51'
[2] Marcelinho 26' (pen.) 34' Yellow card 60'
Badara Badji 84'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 21,587
13 October 2016 Match 12 Chennaiyin 2-0 FC Goa Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Hans Mulder 15'
Mehrajuddin Wadoo 26'
[3] Matheus Trindade Goncalves Yellow card 52' Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 18,213
20 October 2016 Match 18 NorthEast United FC 0-1 Chennaiyin Guwahati, Assam, India
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Wellington PrioriYellow card 59' [4] Bernard MendyYellow card 35'
Davide Succi 49'
Jerry LalrinzualaYellow card 83'
Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 32,844
29 October 2016 Match 26 Chennaiyin 0-0 Kerala Blasters Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Maurizio PelusoYellow card 68' [6] Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 23,163
2 November 2016 Match 28 Chennaiyin 1-1 Mumbai City FC Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Jeje Lalpekhlua 51'
Raphael AugustoYellow card 80'
[7] Anwar AliYellow card 22'
Krisztián VadóczYellow card 80'
Léo Costa 88'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 22,280
9 November 2016 Match 34 Delhi Dynamos FC 4-1 Chennaiyin Delhi
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Richard Gadze 15'
Florent Malouda 25' 85'
Kean Lewis 54'
Souvik ChakrabortyYellow card 60'
[8] Bernard Mendy 37'
Hans MulderYellow card 39'
Dudu OmagbemiYellow card 45'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 15,111
12 November 2016 Match 37 Kerala Blasters 3-1 Chennaiyin Kochi, Kerala
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Graham StackYellow card 54'
Didier Kadio 66'
C.K.Vineeth 85' 89'
[9] Bernard Mendy 22'
Hans MulderYellow card 90'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 53,152
15 November 2016 Match 39 Chennaiyin 2-0 Pune City Chennai, Tamil Nadu
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Jeje Lalpekhlua 44'
Davide Succi 51'
[10] Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 19,773
20 November 2016 Match 44 Chennaiyin 1-1 Atlético de Kolkata Chennai, Tamil Nadu
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Bernard MendyYellow card 75'
Davide Succi 77'
[11] Keegan PereiraYellow card 34'
Hélder Postiga 39'
Debjit MajumderYellow card 90'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 24,725
23 November 2016 Match 46 Mumbai City 2-0 Chennaiyin Mumbai, Maharashtra
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Gerson VieiraYellow card 7'
Matías Defederico 32'
Sehnaj SinghYellow card 55'
Krisztián Vadócz 60'
[12] Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena
Referee: 7,645
26 November 2016 Match 49 Chennaiyin 3-3 NorthEast United Chennai, Tamil Nadu
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Dudu Omagbemi 34' 45' 81'
Siam HanghalYellow card 88'
Mehrajuddin WadooYellow card 89'
[13] Nicolás Vélez 38' 51'Yellow card 89'
Shouvik Ghosh 90'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 25,235
1 December 2016 Match 53 Goa 5-4 Chennaiyin Margao, Goa
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Rafael Coelho 6'Yellow card 6' 76'
Jofre 21' (pen.)
Rafael DumasYellow card 25'
Mandar Rao DesaiYellow card 43'
Sahil Tavora 69' 90'
Júlio CésarYellow card 90'
[14] Jerry Lalrinzuala 4'Yellow card 58'
Grégory Arnolin 18' (OG.)
Dudu Omagbemi 28'
John Arne Riise 88' (pen.)
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 14,717

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Indian Super League
Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK India IND Karanjit Singh 9 0 9+0 0
2 DF Brazil BRA Éder 2 0 2+0 0
3 DF India IND Nallappan Mohanraj 1 0 1+0 0
4 MF Netherlands NED Hans Mulder 12 2 11+1 2
5 DF France FRA Bernard Mendy 12 2 11+1 2
6 DF Norway NOR John Arne Riise 10 1 7+3 1
7 MF India IND Harmanjot Khabra 6 0 3+3 0
8 MF Italy ITA Manuele Blasi 6 0 4+2 0
9 FW Italy ITA Davide Succi 13 3 9+4 3
10 FW India IND Jayesh Rane 8 1 6+2 1
11 MF India IND Thoi Singh 2 0 2+0 0
12 FW India IND Jeje Lalpekhlua 9 3 7+2 3
13 DF Brazil BRA Eli Sabiá 11 0 10+1 0
15 DF India IND Abhishek Das 1 0 1+0 0
16 FW India IND Daniel Lalhlimpuia 3 0 1+2 0
18 MF India IND Siam Hanghal 10 0 7+3 0
19 MF Brazil BRA Raphael Augusto 14 0 12+2 0
20 FW Italy ITA Maurizio Peluso 3 0 2+1 0
21 FW India IND Uttam Rai 1 0 0+1 0
22 MF India IND Zakeer Mundampara 5 0 5+0 0
26 DF India IND Mehrajuddin Wadoo 13 1 13+0 1
27 GK Jamaica JAM Duwayne Kerr 5 0 5+0 0
33 FW India IND Baljit Sahni 8 0 6+2 0
42 MF India IND Anirudh Thapa 1 0 1+0 0
43 DF India IND Jerry Lalrinzuala 13 1 11+2 1
99 FW Nigeria NGA Dudu Omagbemi 13 5 7+6 5

Goal scorers

S.No. Position Number Name Goals
1 FW 99 Nigeria Dudu Omagbemi 5
2 FW 12 India Jeje Lalpekhlua 3
FW 9 Italy Davide Succi 3
4 MF 4 Netherlands Hans Mulder 2
DF 5 France Bernard Mendy 2
6 FW 10 India Jayesh Rane 1
DF 26 India Mehrajuddin Wadoo 1
DF 42 India Jerry Lalrinzuala 1
DF 6 Norway John Arne Riise 1
Total 19

Disciplinary record

Number Position Name Yellow card Red card
4 MF Netherlands Hans Mulder 2 0
5 DF France Bernard Mendy 2 0
6 DF Norway John Arne Riise 1 0
7 DF India Harmanjot Khabra 1 0
8 MF Italy Manuele Blasi 1 0
9 FW Italy Davide Succi 1 0
10 FW India Jayesh Rane 1 0
18 MF India Siam Hanghal 3 0
19 MF Brazil Raphael Augusto 2 0
20 FW Italy Maurizio Peluso 1 0
26 DF India Mehrajuddin Wadoo 2 0
43 DF India Jerry Lalrinzuala 2 0
99 FW Nigeria Dudu Omagbemi 1 0
Total 20 0

See also

References

  1. ^ Narayan, Aaditya (29 September 2015). "ISL 2015: Chennaiyin FC - Team Preview". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Chennaiyin 2-3 Atletico de Kolkata 2015". Soccerway.
  3. ^ "ISL 2015 Table & Results". India.com. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
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  5. ^ "Atletico de Kolkata 2-1 Chennaiyin 2015". Soccerway.
  6. ^ "Goa 2-3 Chennaiyin". Soccerway.
  7. ^ "First-team". Chennaiyin Football Club. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.