2016 Indian Super League season

The 2016 Indian Super League season is the third season of the Indian Super League, the football league, since its establishment in 2013. The season featured eight teams again, each playing 14 matches during the regular season before the finals. The regular season began on 1 October and ended on 4 December. The finals began on 10 December and concluded with the final on 18 December.[1] The defending champions coming into the season were Chennaiyin.

Indian Super League
Season2016
ChampionsAtletico de Kolkata (2nd title)
Matches played61
Goals scored145 (2.38 per match)
Top goalscorerMarcelinho
(10 goals)
Best goalkeeperAmrinder Singh
(180 minutes per goal)
Biggest home winMumbai City 5–0 Kerala Blasters
(19 November)
Biggest away winChennaiyin 1–3 Delhi Dynamos
(6 October)
Highest scoringGoa 5–4 Chennaiyin
(1 December)
Longest winning runDelhi Dynamos
(3 matches)
Longest unbeaten runAtlético de Kolkata
(6 matches)
Longest winless runPune City
NorthEast United
Chennaiyin
(5 matches)
Longest losing runNorthEast United
(4 matches)
Highest attendance54,913
Kerala Blasters 0–0 Delhi Dynamos
(9 October)
Lowest attendance6,147
Mumbai City 1–0 NorthEast United
(7 October)
Total attendance1,260,207
Average attendance21,003
← 2015

At the end of the season, Atlético de Kolkata came out as champions after defeating the Kerala Blasters in a penalty shootout, 4–3, during the final. The match had ended 1–1 after ninety minutes and extra time.[2]

Teams
Locations of the ISL Teams

Stadiums and locations
Team City/State Stadium Capacity
Atlético de Kolkata Kolkata, West Bengal Rabindra Sarobar Stadium 12,750[3]
Chennaiyin Chennai, Tamil Nadu Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium 26,976[4]
Delhi Dynamos Delhi Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium 34,230[5]
Goa Margao, Goa Fatorda Stadium 19,088[6]
Kerala Blasters Kochi, Kerala Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium 61,148[7]
Mumbai City Mumbai, Maharashtra Mumbai Football Arena 7,690[8]
NorthEast United Guwahati, Assam Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium 25,549[9]
Pune City Pune, Maharashtra Balewadi Stadium 9,110[10]

Personnel and kits
Team Head coach Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Atlético de Kolkata José Francisco Molina Nivia Birla Tyres
Chennaiyin Marco Materazzi Puma TVS Tyres
Delhi Dynamos Gianluca Zambrotta Dryworld GMS Leadership
Goa Zico Umbro Deltin
Kerala Blasters Steve Coppell — Muthoot
Mumbai City Alexandre Guimarães Puma Ace Group
NorthEast United Nelo Vingada Performax HTC
Pune City Antonio López Habas Adidas DHFL

Head coaching changes
Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming coach Date of appointment
Mumbai City Nicolas Anelka Contract finished 20 December 2015 Pre-season Alexandre Guimarães 19 April 2016[11]
Pune City David Platt Contract finished 20 December 2015 Antonio López Habas 25 April 2016[12]
Atlético de Kolkata Antonio López Habas Contract finished 20 December 2015 José Francisco Molina 5 May 2016[13]
NorthEast United César Farías Contract finished 20 December 2015[14] Sérgio Farias 13 May 2016[15]
Kerala Blasters Terry Phelan Contract finished 20 December 2015 Steve Coppell 21 June 2016[16]
Delhi Dynamos Roberto Carlos Contract finished 20 December 2015[17] Gianluca Zambrotta 5 July 2016[18]
NorthEast United Sérgio Farias Moved to Suphanburi 9 July 2016[19] Nelo Vingada 16 July 2016[20]

Roster changes
Main article: List of 2016 Indian Super League season roster changes

Marquee players
Team Marquee
Atlético de Kolkata Hélder Postiga[21]
Chennaiyin John Arne Riise[22]
Delhi Dynamos Florent Malouda[23]
Goa Lúcio[24]
Kerala Blasters Aaron Hughes[25]
Mumbai City Diego Forlán[26]
NorthEast United Didier Zokora[27]
Pune City Mohamed Sissoko[28]

Foreign players

Besides the marquee player, each Indian Super League side must sign at least eight foreign players with the maximum capped at 10.[29]

Atlético de Kolkata (10) Chennaiyin (10) Delhi Dynamos (10) Goa (9)
Iain Hume
Ofentse Nato
Sameehg Doutie
Tiri
Stephen Pearson
Dani Mallo
Javi Lara
Borja Fernández
Juan Belencoso
Henrique Sereno		 Bernard Mendy
Raphael Augusto
Éder
Manuele Blasi
Hans Mulder
Davide Succi
Maurizio Peluso
Eli Sabiá
Duwayne Kerr
Dudu Omagbemi		 Toni Doblas
Bruno Pelissari
Marcelinho
Marcos Tébar
David Addy
Rubén
Memo
Richard Gadze
Ibrahima Niasse
Badara Badji		 Jofre
Reinaldo
Grégory Arnolin
Luciano Sabrosa
Rafael Coelho
Rafael Dumas
Matheus Goncalves
Richarlyson
Júlio César
Kerala Blasters (10) Mumbai City (10) NorthEast United (10) Pune City (10)
Antonio German
Josu
Graham Stack
Michael Chopra
Elhadji Ndoye
Kervens Belfort
Cédric Hengbart
Azrack Mahamat
Didier Kadio
Duckens Nazon		 Sony Norde
Matías Defederico
Krisztián Vadócz
Gerson Vieira
Léo Costa
Lucian Goian
Roberto Volpato
Cafu
Facundo Cardozo
Thiago Cunha		 Katsumi Yusa
Maílson Alves
Sasha Aneff
Nicolás Vélez
Gustavo Lazzaretti
Wellington Priori
Romaric
Wellington de Lima Gomes
Emiliano Alfaro
Robert Cullen		 Pitu
Jonatan Lucca
Eduardo Ferreira
Momar Ndoye
Bruno
Apoula Edel
Aníbal Zurdo
Gustavo Oberman
Jesús Tato
Dramane Traoré

Results

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mumbai City 14 6 5 3 16 8 +8 23 2016 Indian Super League Semi-finals
2 Kerala Blasters 14 6 4 4 12 14 −2 22
3 Delhi Dynamos 14 5 6 3 27 17 +10 21
4 Atlético de Kolkata 14 4 8 2 16 14 +2 20
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

Results table
Home \ Away ATK CHE DEL GOA KER MUM NEU PUN
Atlético de Kolkata 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–0
Chennaiyin 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–0 1–1 3–3 2–0
Delhi Dynamos 2–2 4–1 5–1 2–0 3–3 1–1 1–1
Goa 1–2 5–4 0–2 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–2
Kerala Blasters 0–1 3–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–1
Mumbai City 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 5–0 1–0 0–1
NorthEast United 1–2 0–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–0
Pune City 2–1 1–1 4–3 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2016. Source: Indian Super League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs
Main article: 2016 Indian Super League playoffs
  Semi-Finals Final
                         
1 Mumbai City 2 0 2  
4 Atlético de Kolkata 3 0 3  
    2 Kerala Blasters 1 (3)
  4 Atlético de Kolkata 1 (4)
2 Kerala Blasters 1 1 2 (3)
3 Delhi Dynamos 0 2 2 (0)  

Season statistics
See also: List of Indian Super League records and statistics

Scoring

Hat-tricks
See also: List of Indian Super League hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
Diego ForlánMumbai CityKerala Blasters5–019 November 2016[30]
Dudu OmagbemiChennaiyinNorthEast United3–326 November 2016[31]
MarcelinhoDelhi DynamosGoa5–127 November 2016[32]

Clean sheets
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 Amrinder Singh Mumbai City 5
2 Karanjit Singh Chennaiyin 4
Subrata Pal NorthEast United
Sandip Nandy Kerala Blasters
5 Toni Doblas Delhi Dynamos 3
Debjit Majumder Atlético de Kolkata
7 Roberto Volpato Mumbai City 2
Albino Gomes Mumbai City
Laxmikant Kattimani Goa
10 Subhasish Roy Chowdhury Goa 1
Apoula Edel Pune City
Dani Mallo Atlético de Kolkata
Arindam Bhattacharya Pune City
Graham Stack Kerala Blasters

Attendance
See also: Indian Super League attendance

Average home attendances
Team GP Cumulative High Low Mean
Kerala Blasters9444,08754,91334,19649,343
NorthEast United7187,10432,84418,67326,729
Chennaiyin7154,97625,16318,21322,139
Delhi Dynamos7135,49927,46315,11119,357
Goa7123,62719,00314,71717,661
Atlético de Kolkata893,62712,57510,58911,703
Pune City760,1179,0357,9118,588
Mumbai City859,1717,6906,1477,396
Total601,260,20754,9136,14721,003

Highest attendances

Regular season

Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Stadium
1Kerala Blasters0–0Delhi Dynamos54,9139 October 2016 (2016-10-09)Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
2Kerala Blasters0–1Atlético de Kolkata54,9005 October 2016 (2016-10-05)Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
3Kerala Blasters1–0NorthEast United53,7674 December 2016 (2016-12-04)Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
4Kerala Blasters3–1Chennaiyin53,15212 November 2016 (2016-11-12)Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
5Kerala Blasters2–1Pune City51,34125 November 2016 (2016-11-25)Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
6Kerala Blasters1–0Mumbai City40,01314 October 2016 (2016-10-14)Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
7Kerala Blasters2–1Goa34,1968 November 2016 (2016-11-08)Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
8NorthEast United0–1Chennaiyin32,84420 October 2016 (2016-10-20)Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
9NorthEast United1–2Atlético de Kolkata30,03328 October 2016 (2016-10-28)Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
10NorthEast United0–1Mumbai City29,9895 November 2016 (2016-11-05)Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium

Awards

Hero of the Match
Match Hero of the Match Match Hero of the Match
Player Club Player Club
Match 1 Katsumi Yusa NorthEast United Match 31 Lucian Goian Mumbai City
Match 2 Mehrajuddin Wadoo Chennaiyin Match 32 Aníbal Zurdo Pune City
Match 3 Matías Defederico Mumbai City Match 33 Mehtab Hossain Kerala Blasters
Match 4 Emiliano Alfaro NorthEast United Match 34 Florent Malouda Delhi Dynamos
Match 5 Javi Lara Atlético de Kolkata Match 35 Eugeneson Lyngdoh Pune City
Match 6 Marcelinho Delhi Dynamos Match 36 Laxmikant Kattimani Goa
Match 7 Krisztián Vadócz Mumbai City Match 37 C.K. Vineeth Kerala Blasters
Match 8 Jonatan Lucca Pune City Match 38 Milan Singh Delhi Dynamos
Match 9 Sandesh Jhingan Kerala Blasters Match 39 Raphael Augusto Chennaiyin
Match 10 Javi Lara Atlético de Kolkata Match 40 Rafael Coelho Goa
Match 11 Emiliano Alfaro NorthEast United Match 41 Nicolás Vélez NorthEast United
Match 12 Hans Mulder Chennaiyin Match 42 Aníbal Zurdo Pune City
Match 13 Michael Chopra Kerala Blasters Match 43 Diego Forlán Mumbai City
Match 14 Emiliano Alfaro NorthEast United Match 44 Davide Succi Chennaiyin
Match 15 Sameehg Doutie Atlético de Kolkata Match 45 Romaric NorthEast United
Match 16 Cédric Hengbart Kerala Blasters Match 46 Krisztián Vadócz Mumbai City
Match 17 Richard Gadze Delhi Dynamos Match 47 Mandar Rao Desai Goa
Match 18 Bernard Mendy Chennaiyin Match 48 Aaron Hughes Kerala Blasters
Match 19 Richarlyson Goa Match 49 Dudu Omagbemi Chennaiyin
Match 20 Iain Hume Atlético de Kolkata Match 50 Marcelinho Delhi Dynamos
Match 21 Jeje Lalpekhlua Chennaiyin Match 51 Stephen Pearson Atlético de Kolkata
Match 22 Kervens Belfort Kerala Blasters Match 52 Seityasen Singh NorthEast United
Match 23 Lucian Goian Mumbai City Match 53 Rafael Coelho Goa
Match 24 Apoula Edel Pune City Match 54 Prabir Das Atlético de Kolkata
Match 25 Hélder Postiga Atlético de Kolkata Match 55 Gerson Vieira Mumbai City
Match 26 Cédric Hengbart Kerala Blasters Match 56 C.K. Vineeth Kerala Blasters
Match 27 Anas Edathodika Delhi Dynamos Match 57 Iain Hume Atlético de Kolkata
Match 28 Jeje Lalpekhlua Chennaiyin Match 58 Cédric Hengbart Kerala Blasters
Match 29 Richarlyson Goa Match 59 Javi Lara Atlético de Kolkata
Match 30 Anas Edathodika Delhi Dynamos Match 60 Rubén Rocha Delhi Dynamos
Match 61 Henrique Sereno Atlético de Kolkata

ISL Emerging Player of the Match
Match Emerging Player of the Match Match Emerging Player of the Match
Player Club Player Club
Match 1 Holicharan Narzary NorthEast United Match 31 Jackichand Singh Mumbai City
Match 2 Jayesh Rane Chennaiyin Match 32 Narayan Das Pune City
Match 3 Lalhmangaihsanga Mumbai City Match 33 Pratik Chowdhary Kerala Blasters
Match 4 Robin Gurung NorthEast United Match 34 Kean Lewis Delhi Dynamos
Match 5 Pratik Chowdhary Kerala Blasters Match 35 Rahul Bheke Pune City
Match 6 Kean Lewis Delhi Dynamos Match 36 Seityasen Singh NorthEast United
Match 7 Sehnaj Singh Mumbai City Match 37 Jayesh Rane Chennaiyin
Match 8 Arata Izumi Pune City Match 38 Lalchhawnkima Delhi Dynamos
Match 9 Mohammed Rafique Kerala Blasters Match 39 Jerry Lalrinzuala Chennaiyin
Match 10 Boithang Haokip Mumbai City Match 40 Romeo Fernandes Goa
Match 11 Francis Fernandes Pune City Match 41 Seityasen Singh NorthEast United
Match 12 Jerry Lalrinzuala Chennaiyin Match 42 Kean Lewis Delhi Dynamos
Match 13 Aiborlang Khongjee Mumbai City Match 43 Sehnaj Singh Mumbai City
Match 14 Kean Lewis Delhi Dynamos Match 44 Zakeer Mundampara Chennaiyin
Match 15 Abhinas Ruidas Atlético de Kolkata Match 45 Lenny Rodrigues Pune City
Match 16 Dharmaraj Ravanan Pune City Match 46 Sena Ralte Mumbai City
Match 17 Chinglensana Singh Delhi Dynamos Match 47 Abhinas Ruidas Atlético de Kolkata
Match 18 Siam Hanghal Chennaiyin Match 48 Sandesh Jhingan Kerala Blasters
Match 19 Raju Gaikwad Goa Match 49 Siam Hanghal Chennaiyin
Match 20 Prabir Das Atlético de Kolkata Match 50 Sahil Tavora Goa
Match 21 Narayan Das Pune City Match 51 Abhinas Ruidas Atlético de Kolkata
Match 22 Keenan Almeida Goa Match 52 Robin Gurung NorthEast United
Match 23 Sena Ralte Mumbai City Match 53 Jerry Lalrinzuala Chennaiyin
Match 24 Milan Singh Delhi Dynamos Match 54 Bidyananda Singh Atlético de Kolkata
Match 25 Lalrindika Ralte Atlético de Kolkata Match 55 Udanta Singh Mumbai City
Match 26 Jerry Lalrinzuala Chennaiyin Match 56 Seityasen Singh NorthEast United
Match 27 Chinglensana Singh Delhi Dynamos Match 57 Lalrindika Ralte Atlético de Kolkata
Match 28 Lalhmangaihsanga Mumbai City Match 58 Souvik Chakraborty Delhi Dynamos
Match 29 Rahul Bheke Pune City Match 59 Pritam Kotal Atlético de Kolkata
Match 30 Souvik Chakraborty Delhi Dynamos Match 60 Lalchhawnkima Delhi Dynamos
Match 61 Lalrindika Ralte Atlético de Kolkata

ISL Player of the Week award

Awarded weekly to the player that was chosen by fan voting on google.co.in

Week Player Club Votes
1 Subrata Pal NorthEast United 28.16%[33]
2 Michael Chopra Kerala Blasters 45.09%[34]
3 Cédric Hengbart Kerala Blasters 82.04%[35]
4 Kervens Belfort Kerala Blasters 86.95%[36]
5 Anas Edathodika Delhi Dynamos 59.63%[37]
6 Mehtab Hossain Kerala Blasters 82.87%[38]
7 C.K. Vineeth Kerala Blasters 81.40%[39]
8 Aaron Hughes Kerala Blasters 89.20%[40]
9 Marcelinho Delhi Dynamos 40.86%[41]

ISL Team of the Season
Position Player Club[42]
GK Subrata Pal NorthEast United
RB Souvik Chakraborty Delhi Dynamos
CB Lucian Goian Mumbai City
CB Cédric Hengbart Kerala Blasters
LB Sena Ralte Mumbai City
LM Florent Malouda Delhi Dynamos
CM Javi Lara Atlético de Kolkata
RM C.K. Vineeth Kerala Blasters
LW Marcelinho Delhi Dynamos
RW Kean Lewis Delhi Dynamos
ST Iain Hume Atlético de Kolkata

End of season awards
Award Player Club
Hero of the League Florent Malouda Delhi Dynamos
Emerging Player of the League Jerry Lalrinzuala Chennaiyin
Golden Glove Amrinder Singh Mumbai City
Winning Pass Award Sameehg Doutie Atletico de Kolkata
Swift Golden Boot Marcelinho Delhi Dynamos
Fittest Player of the League Borja Fernández Atletico de Kolkata
Fair Play Award
Chennaiyin
Best Pitch of the Season
NorthEast United

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