2016 Chennaiyin FC season

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.

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

Background

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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

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Squad

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As of 18 September 2016.[7]

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

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

Technical staff

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

Transfers

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Indian Super League

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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

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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

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  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   36'
Hélder Postiga   37'
Sameehg Doutie   59'
Bikramjit Singh   64'
Iain Hume   86' (pen.)
[1] Davide Succi   55'
John Arne Riise   60'
Jayesh Rane   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   51'
[2] Marcelinho   26' (pen.)  34'   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   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 Priori  59' [4] Bernard Mendy  35'
Davide Succi  49'
Jerry Lalrinzuala  83'
Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 32,844
23 October 2016 Match 21 FC Pune City 1-1 Chennaiyin Pune, Maharashtra, India
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Dharmaraj Ravanan  9'
Dramane Traoré  77'
Aníbal Zurdo  83'
[5] Siam Hanghal  14'
Jeje Lalpekhlua  28'
Mehrajuddin Wadoo  68'
Harmanjot Khabra  81'
Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
Attendance: 9,013
29 October 2016 Match 26 Chennaiyin 0-0 Kerala Blasters Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Maurizio Peluso  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 Augusto  80'
[7] Anwar Ali  22'
Krisztián Vadócz  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 Chakraborty  60'
[8] Bernard Mendy  37'
Hans Mulder  39'
Dudu Omagbemi  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 Stack  54'
Didier Kadio  66'
C.K.Vineeth  85'  89'
[9] Bernard Mendy  22'
Hans Mulder  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 Mendy  75'
Davide Succi  77'
[11] Keegan Pereira  34'
Hélder Postiga  39'
Debjit Majumder  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 Vieira  7'
Matías Defederico  32'
Sehnaj Singh  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 Hanghal  88'
Mehrajuddin Wadoo  89'
[13] Nicolás Vélez  38'  51'  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'  6'  76'
Jofre  21' (pen.)
Rafael Dumas  25'
Mandar Rao Desai  43'
Sahil Tavora  69'  90'
Júlio César  90'
[14] Jerry Lalrinzuala  4'  58'
Grégory Arnolin  18' (OG.)
Dudu Omagbemi  28'
John Arne Riise  88' (pen.)
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 14,717

Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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

Goal scorers

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

Disciplinary record

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

See also

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References

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  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.
  4. ^ "Chennaiyin 3-0 Atletico de Kolkata 2015". Soccerway.
  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.