2015 Chennaiyin FC season

The 2015 season is Chennaiyin FC's second season of Indian Super League. Chennayin defeated FC Goa 3-2 in the finals to win the season.[1][2]

Chennaiyin FC
2015 season
ManagerMarco Materazzi
StadiumJawaharlal Nehru stadium, Chennai
Indian Super LeagueChampions
Top goalscorerLeague: Stiven Mendoza (13)
All: Stiven Mendoza (13)
Highest home attendance30000 vs Atlético de Kolkata
Lowest home attendance12,636 vs Mumbai City FC
Average home league attendance22,721
Biggest win4-0 (vs FC Goa on 11 Oct 2015 and vs Delhi Dynamos on 24 Nov 2015)
Biggest defeat0-2 (vs NorthEast United on 20 Oct 2015 and vs FC Goa on 5 Nov 2015)

Squad

As of 21 December 2015:[3]

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 MF  IND Dhanpal Ganesh (on loan from Pune)
4 DF  IND Justin Stephen (on loan from Mumbai)
5 DF  FRA Bernard Mendy
6 MF  ITA Manuele Blasi
7 MF  BRA Elano (on loan from Santos)
8 MF  IND Godwin Franco
9 FW  ETH Fikru
10 FW  IND Jayesh Rane (on loan from Mumbai)
11 MF  IND Thoi Singh (on loan from Bengaluru FC)
12 FW  IND Jeje Lalpekhlua
13 GK  IND Nidhin Lal
14 FW  COL Stiven Mendoza (on loan from Corinthians)
15 DF  IND Abhishek Das (on loan from East Bengal)
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  IND Balwant Singh
18 MF  IND Harmanjot Khabra (on loan from East Bengal)
19 MF  BRA Raphael Augusto (on loan from Fluminense)
20 MF  BRA Bruno Pelissari (on loan from Atlético Paranaense)
21 DF  IND Lalhmangaihsanga (on loan from Royal Wahingdoh)
22 MF  IND Zakeer Mundampara
24 GK  ARM Apoula Edel
25 DF  IND Dhanachandra Singh (on loan from Mohun Bagan)
26 DF  IND Mehrajuddin Wadoo
27 DF  BRA Maílson Alves
31 DF  ITA Alessandro Potenza

Technical staff
As of 27 June 2015
Position Name
Head Coach & Manager Marco Materazzi
Assistant coach Vivek Nagul
Goalkeeping coach Francesco Franzese

Transfers

Pre-season
10 September 2015 (2015-09-10) FriendlyChennaiyin FC2-0OrtanaItaly
22 September 2015 (2015-09-22) FriendlyChennaiyin FC1-2Gualdo CasacastaldaItaly
24 September 2015 (2015-09-24) FriendlyChennaiyin FC0-2Unione Sportiva ArezzoItaly
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) FriendlyChennaiyin FC4-1ASD San Donato TavarnelleItaly

Preliminary round

League table
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
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.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
14 7 1 6 25 15  +10 22 4 0 3 16 9  +7 3 1 3 9 6  +3

Last updated: 22 November 2015.
Source: Matches

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314
GroundHAAAAHAHHAHHHA
ResultLLWWLWDLLLWWWW
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2015. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
3 October 2015 1Chennaiyin2 – 3Atlético de KolkataChennai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Khabra  6'
Jeje  31'
L. Ralte  59'
Elano  89' (pen.) 89'
B. Singh  90+1'		 Report Postiga  13', 70'
Sahni  39'
Valdo  76'
Mondal  84'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
Attendance: 29,923
Referee: Matt Conger
8 October 2015 2Delhi Dynamos1 – 0ChennaiyinDelhi
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Z. Ralte  6'
Chicão  8' (pen.)
Riise  16'
Mulder  25'		 Report Potenza  12'
L. Ralte  48'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 19,453
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
11 October 2015 3Goa0 – 4ChennaiyinGoa
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Moura  30' Report Mendoza  10', 63', 75'
Elano  43'
Khabra  49'
Blasi  85'		 Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 18,888
Referee: B. Balasubramaniam
16 October 2015 4Mumbai City0 – 2ChennaiyinMumbai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Čmovš  63' Report T. Singh  1'
Mendoza  60', 66'		 Stadium: DY Patil Stadium
Attendance: 21,321
Referee: Ali Shaban
20 October 2015 5NorthEast United2 – 0ChennaiyinGuwahati
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Kamara  43'
Bikey  77'
Simão  83' 90+1' (pen.)
Vélez  90+2' 90+2'		 Report Blasi  28'
Potenza  38'
Khabra  40'  40'
Mendy  45+1'
Teferra  45+6'
Wadoo  83'
Elano  90'		 Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 19,272
Referee: Melwin D'Costa
24 October 2015 6Chennaiyin2 – 1Pune CityChennai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Blasi  2'
Mendy  34'
Mendoza  48'		 Report Ravanan  50'
Uche  75'
Johnson  53'
Lyngdoh  90'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 26,821
Referee: David Gantar
31 October 2015 7Kerala Blasters1 – 1ChennaiyinKochi
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Dagnall  46'
Perone 		Report Elano  34'
Wadoo  59'
Mailson  63'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 47,852
Referee: David Gantar
5 November 2015 8Chennaiyin0 – 2GoaChennai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Teferra  46'
Mendy  63'
Elano  70'
Wadoo  77'
Khabra  90'		 Report Sabrosa  16'
Arnolin  61'
Moura  64'
Lucca  78'
Colaco  86'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
Attendance: 24,205
Referee: Santosh Kumar
11 November 2015 9Chennaiyin1 – 2NorthEast UnitedChennai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Mundampara  23'
Elano  33'
T. Singh  74'
Das  90+1'		 Report López  20'
Kamara  44' 77'
Silas  72'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
Attendance: 19,773
Referee: Banerjee Pranjal
18 November 2015 10Atlético de Kolkata2 – 1ChennaiyinKolkata
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Doutie  45'
Hume  63'
Valdo  90'		 Report Augusto  27'
Potenza  33'
D. Singh  45'
Fikru  80'
Augusto  82'
Pelissari  94'		 Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 35,437
Referee: N.R.Gamini
21 November 2015 11Chennaiyin4 – 1Kerala BlastersChennai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) D. Singh  4'  69'
Mendoza  16', 80', 81'
Blasi  89'		 Report Hossain  69'
German  90'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
Attendance: 20,483
Referee: Pratap Singh
24 November 2015 12Chennaiyin4 – 0Delhi DynamosChennai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Mendoza  15'  17'
Pelissari  21'
Jeje  40', 54'
Khabra  60'		 Report Hans Mulder  62' Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
Attendance: 25,531
Referee: Hai Tan
1 December 2015 13Chennaiyin3 – 0Mumbai CityChennai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Mendoza  9'
Jeje  17'
Mendy  45'  80'
Blasi  61'
Pelissari  63'		 Report Mawia  39'
Rodrigues  47'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
Attendance: 12,636
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
5 December 2015 14Pune City0 – 1ChennaiyinPune
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Report Elano  57'
Jeje  64'
Wadoo  89'		 Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
Attendance: 8,136
Referee: B Balasubramniam

Semi-finals
Leg 1
Chennaiyin3 – 0Atlético de Kolkata
Blasi  37'
Pelissari  38'
Jeje  57'
Mendoza  68'		 Report
Attendance: 7,965
Referee: Santosh Kumar
Leg 2
Atlético de Kolkata2 – 1Chennaiyin
Mohanraj  56'
Fernandes  66'
Lekic  22'
Tiri  84'
Hume  87'		 Report Elano  37'
Singh  55'
Fikru  90'
Attendance: 68,340

Finals
Main article: 2015 Indian Super League Final
Finals
FC Goa2 – 3Chennaiyin
Arnolin  60'
Haokip  58'
Jofre  87'  88'		 Report Wadoo  17'
Pelissari  54'
Thoi Singh  57'
Kattimani  90' (o.g.)
Mendoza  90+1'  90+2'

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalIndian Super League
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Karanjit Singh 4040
2 DF Éder 201+10
5 DF Bernard Mendy 13211+22
6 MF Manuele Blasi 1208+40
7 MF Elano 14411+34
8 MF Godwin Franco 600+60
9 FW Fikru Teferra 1114+71
10 FW Jayesh Rane 604+20
11 MF Thoi Singh 150150
12 FW Jeje Lalpekhlua 1069+16
14 FW Stiven Mendoza 151313+213
15 DF Abhishek Das 302+10
17 MF Balwant Singh 602+40
18 MF Harmanjot Khabra 120120
19 MF Raphael Augusto 12110+21
20 MF Bruno Pelissari 1325+82
21 DF Lalhmangaihsanga 605+10
22 MF Zakeer Mundampara 503+20
24 GK Apoula Edel 120120
25 DF Dhanachandra Singh 111111
26 DF Mehrajuddin Wadoo 130130
27 DF Mailson Alves 110110
31 DF Alessandro Potenza 110110

Goal scorers
S.No. Position Number Name Goals
1FW14 Stiven Mendoza13
2FW12 Jeje Lalpekhlua6
3MF7 Elano Blumer4
4MF20 Bruno Pelissari3
5DF5 Bernard Mendy2
6DF25 Dhanachandra Singh1
MF19 Raphael Augusto1
FW9 Fikru Teferra1
Total 31

Disciplinary record
Number Position Name
18DF Harmanjot Khabra42
6MF Manuele Blasi60
7MF Elano50
26DF Mehrajuddin Wadoo50
31DF Alessandro Potenza40
5DF Bernard Mendy30
9FW Fikru Teferra30
14FW Stiven Mendoza20
20MF Bruno Pelissari20
21DF Lalhmangaihsanga20
25DF Dhanachandra Singh20
15DF Abhishek Das10
17FW Balwant Singh10
19MF Raphael Augusto10
22MF Zakeer Mundampara10
27DF Mailson10
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References
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  2. "Chennai beat Goa in a 3-2 thriller to become Hero ISL 2015 champions". ISL. 20 December 2015.
  3. "Chennayin FC squad". ISL. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
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