2016 Indian Super League season

Indian Super League
Season 2016
Matches played 56
Goals scored 134 (2.39 per match)
Top goalscorer Marcelinho
(9 goals)
Biggest home win Mumbai City 5–0 Kerala Blasters
(19 November)
Biggest away win Chennaiyin 1–3 Delhi Dynamos
(6 October)
Highest scoring Goa 5–4 Chennaiyin
(1 December)
Longest winning run Delhi Dynamos
(3 matches)
Longest unbeaten run Atlético de Kolkata
(6 matches)
Longest winless run Pune City
NorthEast United
Chennaiyin
(5 matches)
Longest losing run NorthEast United
(4 matches)
Highest attendance 54,913
Kerala Blasters 0–0 Delhi Dynamos
(9 October)
Lowest attendance 6,147
Mumbai City 1–0 NorthEast United
(7 October)
Average attendance 20,219
2015

All statistics correct as of 4 December 2016.

The 2016 Indian Super League season is the third season of the Indian Super League, the football league, since its foundation in 2013. The season features eight teams again, each playing 14 matches during the regular season before culminating with the finals.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Team City/State Stadium Capacity
Atlético de Kolkata Kolkata, West Bengal Rabindra Sarobar Stadium 12,750[1]
Chennaiyin Chennai, Tamil Nadu Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium 26,976[2]
Delhi Dynamos Delhi Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium 34,230[3]
Goa Margao, Goa Fatorda Stadium 19,088[4]
Kerala Blasters Kochi, Kerala Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium 61,148[5]
Mumbai City Mumbai, Maharashtra Mumbai Football Arena 7,690[6]
NorthEast United Guwahati, Assam Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium 25,549[7]
Pune City Pune, Maharashtra Balewadi Stadium 9,110[8]

Personnel and kits

Team Head coach Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Atlético de Kolkata Spain José Francisco Molina Nivia Birla Tyres
Chennaiyin Italy Marco Materazzi Puma TVS Tyres
Delhi Dynamos Italy Gianluca Zambrotta Dryworld GMS Leadership
Goa Brazil Zico Umbro Deltin
Kerala Blasters England Steve Coppell Muthoot
Mumbai City Costa Rica Alexandre Guimarães Puma Ace Group
NorthEast United Portugal Nelo Vingada Performax HTC
Pune City Spain 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 France Nicolas Anelka Contract finished 20 December 2015 Pre-season Costa Rica Alexandre Guimarães 19 April 2016[9]
Pune City England David Platt Contract finished 20 December 2015 Spain Antonio López Habas 25 April 2016[10]
Atlético de Kolkata Spain Antonio López Habas Contract finished 20 December 2015 Spain José Francisco Molina 5 May 2016[11]
NorthEast United Venezuela César Farías Contract finished 20 December 2015[12] Brazil Sérgio Farias 13 May 2016[13]
Kerala Blasters Republic of Ireland Terry Phelan Contract finished 20 December 2015 England Steve Coppell 21 June 2016[14]
Delhi Dynamos Brazil Roberto Carlos Contract finished 20 December 2015[15] Italy Gianluca Zambrotta 5 July 2016[16]
NorthEast United Brazil Sérgio Farias Moved to Suphanburi 9 July 2016[17] Portugal Nelo Vingada 16 July 2016[18]

Roster changes

Marquee players

Team Marquee
Atlético de Kolkata Portugal Hélder Postiga[19]
Chennaiyin Norway John Arne Riise[20]
Delhi Dynamos France Florent Malouda[21]
Goa Brazil Lúcio[22]
Kerala Blasters Northern Ireland Aaron Hughes[23]
Mumbai City Uruguay Diego Forlán[24]
NorthEast United Ivory Coast Didier Zokora[25]
Pune City Mali Mohamed Sissoko[26]

Foreign players

Besides the marquee player, each Indian Super League side must sign at least eight foreign players with the maximum capped at 10.[27]

Atlético de Kolkata (10) Chennaiyin (10) Delhi Dynamos (10) Goa (9)
Canada Iain Hume
Botswana Ofentse Nato
South Africa Sameehg Doutie
Spain Tiri
Scotland Stephen Pearson
Spain Dani Mallo
Spain Javi Lara
Spain Borja Fernández
Spain Juan Belencoso
Portugal Henrique Sereno
France Bernard Mendy
Brazil Raphael Augusto
Brazil Éder
Italy Manuele Blasi
Netherlands Hans Mulder
Italy Davide Succi
Italy Maurizio Peluso
Brazil Eli Sabiá
Jamaica Duwayne Kerr
Nigeria Dudu Omagbemi
Spain Toni Doblas
Brazil Bruno Pelissari
Brazil Marcelinho
Spain Marcos Tébar
Ghana David Addy
Spain Rubén
Brazil Memo
Ghana Richard Gadze
Senegal Ibrahima Niasse
Senegal Badara Badji
Spain Jofre
Brazil Reinaldo
Martinique Grégory Arnolin
Brazil Luciano Sabrosa
Brazil Rafael Coelho
Brazil Rafael Dumas
Brazil Matheus Goncalves
Brazil Richarlyson
Brazil Júlio César
Kerala Blasters (10) Mumbai City (10) NorthEast United (10) Pune City (10)
England Antonio German
Spain Josu
Republic of Ireland Graham Stack
England Michael Chopra
Senegal Elhadji Ndoye
Haiti Kervens Belfort
France Cédric Hengbart
Chad Azrack Mahamat
Ivory Coast Didier Kadio
Haiti Duckens Nazon
Haiti Sony Norde
Argentina Matías Defederico
Hungary Krisztián Vadócz
Brazil Gerson Vieira
Brazil Léo Costa
Romania Lucian Goian
Brazil Roberto Volpato
Brazil Cafu
Argentina Facundo Cardozo
Brazil Thiago Cunha
Japan Katsumi Yusa
Brazil Maílson Alves
Uruguay Sasha Aneff
Argentina Nicolás Vélez
Brazil Gustavo Lazzaretti
Brazil Wellington Priori
Ivory Coast Romaric
Brazil Wellington Lima
Uruguay Emiliano Alfaro
Japan Robert Cullen
Spain Pitu
Brazil Jonatan Lucca
Equatorial Guinea Eduardo Ferreira
Senegal Momar Ndoye
Spain Bruno
Armenia Apoula Edel
Mexico Aníbal Zurdo
Argentina Gustavo Oberman
Spain Jesús Tato
Mali 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 15 13 +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
Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2016. 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[1] ATK CHE DELGOAKERMUMNEUPUN
Atlético de Kolkata 22 10 11 11 01 11 00
Chennaiyin 11 13 20 00 11 33 20
Delhi Dynamos 22 41 51 20 33 11 11
Goa 12 54 02 12 00 21 12
Kerala Blasters 01 31 00 21 10 10 21
Mumbai City 11 20 00 01 50 10 01
NorthEast United 12 01 21 20 10 01 10
Pune City 21 11 43 01 11 01 01

Updated to games played on 4 December 2016.
Source: Indian Super League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

ISL Finals

  Semi-Finals Final
                         
1  Mumbai City  
4  Atlético de Kolkata  
     
   
2  Kerala Blasters
3  Delhi Dynamos  

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

As of matches played on 4 December 2016
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil Marcelinho Delhi Dynamos 9
2 Uruguay Emiliano Alfaro NorthEast United 5
India C.K. Vineeth Kerala Blasters
Canada Iain Hume Atlético de Kolkata
Uruguay Diego Forlán Mumbai City
Mexico Aníbal Zurdo Pune City
Ghana Richard Gadze Delhi Dynamos
Brazil Rafael Coelho Goa
Nigeria Dudu Omagbemi Chennaiyin
10 India Kean Lewis Delhi Dynamos 4

Top Indian scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 C.K. Vineeth Kerala Blasters 5
2 Kean Lewis Delhi Dynamos 4
3 Jeje Lalpekhlua Chennaiyin 3
4 Milan Singh Delhi Dynamos 2
Seityasen Singh NorthEast United
Sahil Tavora Goa
7 Jayesh Rane Chennaiyin 1
Arata Izumi Pune City
Mehrajuddin Wadoo Chennaiyin
Mohammed Rafi Kerala Blasters
Jackichand Singh Mumbai City
Eugeneson Lyngdoh Pune City
Robin Singh Goa
Romeo Fernandes Goa
Malsawmzuala Delhi Dynamos
Mandar Rao Desai Goa
Shouvik Ghosh NorthEast United
Fulganco Cardozo Goa
Jerry Lalrinzuala Chennaiyin

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref
Uruguay Diego Forlán Mumbai City Kerala Blasters 5–0 19 November 2016 [28]
Nigeria Dudu Omagbemi Chennaiyin NorthEast United 3–3 26 November 2016 [29]
Brazil Marcelinho Delhi Dynamos Goa 5–1 27 November 2016 [30]

Clean sheets

As of matches played on 4 December 2016
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 India Karanjit Singh Chennaiyin 4
India Subrata Pal NorthEast United
India Amrinder Singh Mumbai City
4 India Sandip Nandy Kerala Blasters 3
Spain Toni Doblas Delhi Dynamos
6 Brazil Roberto Volpato Mumbai City 2
India Debjit Majumder Atlético de Kolkata
India Albino Gomes Mumbai City
India Laxmikant Kattimani Goa
10 India Subhasish Roy Chowdhury Goa 1
Armenia Apoula Edel Pune City
Spain Dani Mallo Atlético de Kolkata
India Arindam Bhattacharya Pune City
Republic of Ireland Graham Stack Kerala Blasters

Attendance

Average home attendances

As of 4 December 2016
Team GP Cumulative High Low Mean
Kerala Blasters7340,28254,91334,19648,612
NorthEast United7187,10432,84418,67326,729
Chennaiyin7154,97625,16318,21322,139
Delhi Dynamos6111,33727,46315,11118,556
Goa7123,62719,00314,71717,661
Atlético de Kolkata781,12712,57510,58911,590
Pune City760,1179,0357,9118,588
Mumbai City751,4817,6906,1477,354
Total551,112,05054,9136,14720,219

Highest attendances

Regular season

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

Awards

As of matches played on 4 December

Hero of the Match

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

ISL Emerging Player of the Match

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

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 India Subrata Pal NorthEast United 28.16%[31]
2 England Michael Chopra Kerala Blasters 45.09%[32]
3 France Cédric Hengbart Kerala Blasters 82.04%[33]
4 Haiti Kervens Belfort Kerala Blasters 86.95%[34]
5 India Anas Edathodika Delhi Dynamos 59.63%[35]
6 India Mehtab Hossain Kerala Blasters 82.87%[36]
7 India C.K. Vineeth Kerala Blasters 81.40%[37]
8 Northern Ireland Aaron Hughes Kerala Blasters 89.20%[38]

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  38. "Aaron Hughes is ISL Week 8 Player of the Week". Indian Super League. 28 November 2016.

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