2015–16 in Indian football

Football in India
Season	2015–16
Men's football
I-League	Bengaluru
Second Division	Dempo
Federation Cup	Mohun Bagan

The 2015–16 season is the 137th season of competitive football in India.

International

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iran	8	6	2	0	26	3	+23	20	Third round and Asian Cup	—	2–0	3–1	6–0	4–0
2	Oman	8	4	2	2	11	7	+4	14	Asian Cup qualifying third round	1–1	—	3–1	1–0	3–0
3	Turkmenistan	8	4	1	3	10	11	−1	13		1–1	2–1	—	1–0	2–1
4	Guam	8	2	1	5	3	16	−13	7		0–6	0–0	1–0	—	2–1
5	India	8	1	0	7	5	18	−13	3	Asian Cup qualifying play-off round	0–3[lower-alpha 1]	1–2	1–2	1–0	—

Source: FIFA
Notes:

FIFA awarded Iran a 3–0 win as a result of India fielding the ineligible player Eugeneson Lyngdoh.[1] The match initially ended 3–0 to Iran.

11 June 2015 (2015-06-11) World Cup Qualifier	India	1–2	Oman	Bangalore, India
19:00 UTC+5:30	Chhetri 26'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Said 1' Al-Hosni 40' (pen.)	Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 19,312 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

16 June 2015 (2015-06-16) World Cup Qualifier	Guam	2–1	India	Dededo, Guam
16:15 UTC+10	McDonald 37' Nicklaw 62'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Chhetri 90+3'	Stadium: Guam F.A. National Training Center Attendance: 3,277 Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)

8 September 2015 (2015-09-08) World Cup Qualifier	India	0–3 Awarded[note 1]	Iran	Bangalore, India
19:00 UTC+5:30		Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Azmoun 28' Teymourian 46' Taremi 49'	Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)

8 October 2015 (2015-10-08) World Cup Qualifier	Turkmenistan	2–1	India	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
18:00 UTC+5	Abylow 8' Amanow 60'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Lalpekhlua 28'	Stadium: Köpetdag Stadium Attendance: 20,100 Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

13 October 2015 (2015-10-13) World Cup Qualifier	Oman	3–0	India	Muscat, Oman
18:30 UTC+4	Mubarak 55' Al-Muqbali 67', 84'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar)

12 November 2015 (2015-11-12) World Cup Qualifier	India	1–0	Guam	Bangalore, India
19:00 UTC+5:30	R. Singh 10'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 6,277 Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)

24 March 2016 (2016-03-24) World Cup Qualifier	Iran	4–0	India	Tehran, Iran
19:00 UTC+4:30	Hajsafi 33' (pen.), 66' (pen.) Azmoun 61' Jahanbakhsh 78'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 29,160 Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)

29 March 2016 (2016-03-29) World Cup Qualifier	India	1–2	Turkmenistan	Kochi, India
18:00 UTC+5:30	Jhingan 26'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Amanow 48' Ataýew 70'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 3,111 Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

FIFA awarded Iran a 3–0 win as a result of India fielding the ineligible player Eugeneson Lyngdoh.[1] The match initially ended 3–0 to Iran.

League

Indian Super League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Goa	14	7	4	3	29	20	+9	25	2015 Indian Super League Semi-final
2	Atlético de Kolkata	14	7	2	5	26	17	+9	23
3	Chennaiyin	14	7	1	6	25	15	+10	22
4	Delhi Dynamos	14	6	4	4	18	20	−2	22
5	NorthEast United	14	6	2	6	18	23	−5	20
6	Mumbai City	14	4	4	6	16	26	−10	16
7	Pune City	14	4	3	7	17	23	−6	15
8	Kerala Blasters	14	3	4	7	22	27	−5	13

Updated to match(es) played on 6 December 2015. Source: Indian Super League standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Finals

Semi Finals					Finals

1	Goa	0	3	3
4	Delhi Dynamos	1	0	1
					1	Goa	2
					3	Chennaiyin	3
2	Atlético de Kolkata	0	2	2
3	Chennaiyin	3	1	4

I-League

Changes in the I-League

Teams promoted to the 2015–16 I-League:

Aizawl[2]

Teams relegated from the 2015–16 I-League:

Dempo[3]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bengaluru FC (C)	16	10	2	4	24	17	+7	32	Qualification to Champions League qualifying play-off
2	Mohun Bagan	16	8	6	2	32	16	+16	30	Qualification to AFC Cup qualifying play-off[lower-alpha 1]
3	East Bengal	16	7	4	5	22	18	+4	25
4	Sporting Goa	16	5	7	4	24	20	+4	22	Withdrew[lower-alpha 2]
5	Mumbai	16	4	7	5	20	19	+1	19
6	Shillong Lajong	16	4	6	6	14	23	−9	18
7	Salgaocar[lower-alpha 3]	16	4	4	8	19	27	−8	16	Withdrew[lower-alpha 2]
8	Aizawl[lower-alpha 4]	16	4	4	8	15	21	−6	16
9	DSK Shivajians[lower-alpha 5]	16	3	6	7	16	25	−9	15

Source: I-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) Champion.
Notes:

Mohun Bagan qualified for the 2017 AFC Cup by winning the 2015–16 Federation Cup.
Sporting Goa and Salgaocar withdrew from I-League.[4]
Salgaocar ahead on head to head record with a 1–1 draw and 1–0 win over Aizawl over the two legs.
Aizawl were supposed to be relegated, but reinstated for 2016–17 season.[5]
DSK Shivajians were given relegation immunity for three years.[6]

Transfers

I-League 2nd division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Dempo (C, P)	10	7	2	1	16	4	+12	23	Promotion to I-League
2	Minerva	10	5	3	2	14	11	+3	18
3	NEROCA	10	5	2	3	13	11	+2	17
4	Mohammedan[lower-alpha 1]	10	4	3	3	10	8	+2	12
5	Gangtok Himalayan	10	1	3	6	7	16	−9	6
6	Lonestar Kashmir	10	1	1	8	10	20	−10	4

Source: Results & Fixtures: 2nd Division I-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) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:

3 points are deducted from Mohammedan SC as per the decision taken by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee.[7]

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References

"DISCIPLINARY OVERVIEW – 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP RUSSIA™ QUALIFIERS" (PDF). FIFA. 1 February 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2016.
Jitendran, Nikhil (7 May 2015). "Aizawl FC become Mizoram's inaugural representatives in the I-League". Goal.com. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
Media Team, I-League (30 May 2015). "Record Time I-League Champion Dempo Fail The Relegation Test". i-league.org. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
"Salgaocar FC, Sporting Clube de Goa withdraw from I-League". Indian Express. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
Bilgi, Sumedh (26 September 2016). "Aizawl FC reinstated in the I-League". Goal.com. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
"DSK Shivajians not guaranteed an ISL Berth". goal.com. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
"FIFA docks Mohammedan SC three points". 30 March 2016.

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[table_note_IND_IRN0.91390301888525-2] FIFA awarded Iran a 3–0 win as a result of India fielding the ineligible player Eugeneson Lyngdoh.[1] The match initially ended 3–0 to Iran.

[india-iran-3] FIFA awarded Iran a 3–0 win as a result of India fielding the ineligible player Eugeneson Lyngdoh.[1] The match initially ended 3–0 to Iran.

[table_note_res_ACGS0.88511565508559-6] Mohun Bagan qualified for the 2017 AFC Cup by winning the 2015–16 Federation Cup.

[table_note_res_WIT0.88511565508559-8] Sporting Goa and Salgaocar withdrew from I-League.[4]

[table_note_SFC0.88511565508559-9] Salgaocar ahead on head to head record with a 1–1 draw and 1–0 win over Aizawl over the two legs.

[table_note_AIZ0.88511565508559-11] Aizawl were supposed to be relegated, but reinstated for 2016–17 season.[5]

[table_note_DSK0.88511565508559-13] DSK Shivajians were given relegation immunity for three years.[6]

[table_note_MSC0.11289187851962-15] 3 points are deducted from Mohammedan SC as per the decision taken by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee.[7]

[india_sanctioned-1] "DISCIPLINARY OVERVIEW – 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP RUSSIA™ QUALIFIERS" (PDF). FIFA. 1 February 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2016.

[4] Jitendran, Nikhil (7 May 2015). "Aizawl FC become Mizoram's inaugural representatives in the I-League". Goal.com. Retrieved 13 May 2015.

[5] Media Team, I-League (30 May 2015). "Record Time I-League Champion Dempo Fail The Relegation Test". i-league.org. Retrieved 30 May 2015.

[7] "Salgaocar FC, Sporting Clube de Goa withdraw from I-League". Indian Express. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.

[10] Bilgi, Sumedh (26 September 2016). "Aizawl FC reinstated in the I-League". Goal.com. Retrieved 26 September 2016.

[12] "DSK Shivajians not guaranteed an ISL Berth". goal.com. Retrieved 25 April 2016.

[14] "FIFA docks Mohammedan SC three points". 30 March 2016.