2015 Chennaiyin FC season

Chennaiyin FC
2015 season
Manager Marco Materazzi
Stadium Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, Chennai
Indian Super League Champions
Top goalscorer League: Stiven Mendoza (13)
All: Stiven Mendoza (13)
Highest home attendance 29,923 vs Atlético de Kolkata
Lowest home attendance 12,636 vs Mumbai City FC
Average home league attendance 22,721
Biggest win 4-0 (vs FC Goa on 11 Oct 2015 and vs Delhi Dynamos on 24 Nov 2015)
Biggest defeat 0-2 (vs NorthEast United on 20 Oct 2015 and vs FC Goa on 5 Nov 2015)
Home colours
Away colours
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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]

Squad

As of 21st December 2015:[3]

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

No. Position Player
1 India GK Karanjit Singh
2 Brazil DF Éder
3 India MF Dhanpal Ganesh (on loan from Pune)
4 India DF Justin Stephen (on loan from Mumbai)
5 France DF Bernard Mendy
6 Italy MF Manuele Blasi
7 Brazil MF Elano (on loan from Santos)
8 India MF Godwin Franco
9 Ethiopia FW Fikru
10 India FW Jayesh Rane (on loan from Mumbai)
11 India MF Thoi Singh (on loan from Bengaluru FC)
12 India FW Jeje Lalpekhlua
13 India GK Nidhin Lal
14 Colombia FW Stiven Mendoza (on loan from Corinthians)
15 India DF Abhishek Das (on loan from East Bengal)
No. Position Player
17 India FW Balwant Singh
18 India MF Harmanjot Khabra (on loan from East Bengal)
19 Brazil MF Raphael Augusto (on loan from Fluminense)
20 Brazil MF Bruno Pelissari (on loan from Atlético Paranaense)
21 India DF Lalhmangaihsanga (on loan from Royal Wahingdoh)
22 India MF Zakeer Mundampara
24 Armenia GK Apoula Edel
25 India DF Dhanachandra Singh (on loan from Mohun Bagan)
26 India DF Mehrajuddin Wadoo
27 Brazil DF Mailson Alves
31 Italy DF Alessandro Potenza

Technical staff

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

Transfers

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

No. Position Player
1 India GK Karanjit Singh (from India Salgaocar)[4]
2 Brazil DF Éder (from Greece Nea Salamis Famagusta)[5]
3 India MF Dhanpal Ganesh (loan from India Pune)
4 India DF Justin Stephen (loan from India Mumbai)
5 France DF Bernard Mendy (from Cyprus AEL Limassol)[6]
6 Italy MF Manuele Blasi (from Italy Varese)
7 Brazil MF Elano Blumer (loan from Brazil Santos)[7]
8 India MF Godwin Franco (from India Royal Wahingdoh)[8]
9 Ethiopia FW Fikru Teferra (from South Africa Bidvest Wits)[9]
10 India MF Jayesh Rane (loan extended India Mumbai)[7]
11 India MF Thoi Singh (from India Bengaluru)[4]
12 India FW Jeje Lalpekhlua (from India Mohun Bagan, previously on loan)[7]
13 India GK Nidhin Lal (from India Mumbai)
14 Colombia FW Stiven Mendoza (loan from Brazil Corinthians)
15 India DF Abhishek Das (loan extended from India East Bengal)
17 India FW Balwant Singh (from India Mohun Bagan, previously on loan)[7]
18 India MF Harmanjot Khabra (loan extended India East Bengal)[7]
19 Brazil MF Raphael Augusto (loan from Brazil Fluminense)
20 Brazil MF Bruno Pelissari (loan extended Brazil Atlético Paranaense)[7]
21 India DF Lalhmangaihsanga (loan from India Royal Wahingdoh)
22 India MF Zakeer Mundampara (from India Salgaocar)
24 Armenia GK Apoula Edel (from Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv)[9]
25 India DF Dhanachandra Singh (loan extended from India Mohun Bagan)[7]
26 India DF Mehrajuddin Wadoo (from India Pune City)[8]
27 Brazil DF Mailson Alves (from Brazil Tupi)
31 Italy DF Alessandro Potenza (from Italy Modena)

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

No. Position Player
1 France GK Gennaro Bracigliano (to India NorthEast United)
2 Colombia DF Jairo Suárez
3 India MF Sukhwinder Singh (to India East Bengal)
4 India DF Khelemba Singh (to India Shillong Lajong)
5 France DF Bernard Mendy (to Cyprus AEL Limassol)
6 Italy DF Alessandro Nesta (Retired)
6 Cameroon MF Eric Djemba-Djemba (to Indonesia Persebaya Surabaya)
7 Brazil MF Elano (to Brazil Santos)
8 Spain MF Cristian (to Morocco Moghreb Tétouan)
9 Haiti FW Jean-Eudes Maurice (to Greece Nea Salamis Famagusta)
10 Sweden MF Bojan Djordjic
14 Colombia FW Stiven Mendoza (to Brazil Corinthians)
13 India MF Denson Devadas (to India Goa)
19 India DF Gouramangi Singh (to India Pune City)
21 India GK Abhijit Mondal (loan return to India East Bengal)
22 India GK Shilton Paul (loan return to India Mohun Bagan)
23 Italy DF Marco Materazzi (Retired)
24 India MF Jaison Vales (to India Salgaocar)
26 India MF Anthony Barbosa
27 France DF Mikaël Silvestre (Retired)
28 India MF Pappachen Pradeep (loan return to India Mumbai)
29 Italy GK Francesco Franzese (Retired)

Pre-season

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
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 games played on 6 December 2015.
Source: Indian Super League standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

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
Result L L W W L W D L L L W W W W

Last updated: 24 November 2015.
Source: Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Semi-finals

Main article: 2015 Indian Super League finals

12 December 2015
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)
Leg 1
Chennaiyin 3 – 0 Atlético de Kolkata
Blasi  37'
Pelissari  38'
Jeje  57'
Mendoza  68'		 Report

16 December 2015
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)
Leg 2
Atlético de Kolkata 2 – 1 Chennaiyin
Mohanraj  56'
Fernandes  66'
Lekic  22'
Tiri  84'
Hume  87'		 Report Elano  37'
Singh  55'
Fikru  90'
Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 68,340
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

Finals

Main article: 2015 Indian Super League Final

20 December 2015
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)
Finals
FC Goa 2 – 3 Chennaiyin
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
Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK India Karanjit Singh 4 0 4 0
2 DF Brazil Éder 2 0 1+1 0
5 DF France Bernard Mendy 13 2 11+2 2
6 MF Italy Manuele Blasi 12 0 8+4 0
7 MF Brazil Elano 14 4 11+3 4
8 MF India Godwin Franco 6 0 0+6 0
9 FW Ethiopia Fikru Teferra 11 1 4+7 1
10 FW India Jayesh Rane 6 0 4+2 0
11 MF India Thoi Singh 15 0 15 0
12 FW India Jeje Lalpekhlua 10 6 9+1 6
14 FW Colombia Stiven Mendoza 15 13 13+2 13
15 DF India Abhishek Das 3 0 2+1 0
17 MF India Balwant Singh 6 0 2+4 0
18 MF India Harmanjot Khabra 12 0 12 0
19 MF Brazil Raphael Augusto 12 1 10+2 1
20 MF Brazil Bruno Pelissari 13 2 5+8 2
21 DF India Lalhmangaihsanga 6 0 5+1 0
22 MF India Zakeer Mundampara 5 0 3+2 0
24 GK Armenia Apoula Edel 12 0 12 0
25 DF India Dhanachandra Singh 11 1 11 1
26 DF India Mehrajuddin Wadoo 13 0 13 0
27 DF Brazil Mailson Alves 11 0 11 0
31 DF Italy Alessandro Potenza 11 0 11 0

Goal scorers

S.No. Position Number Name Goals
1 FW14Colombia Stiven Mendoza13
2 FW12India Jeje Lalpekhlua6
3 MF7Brazil Elano Blumer4
4 MF20Brazil Bruno Pelissari3
5 DF5France Bernard Mendy2
6 DF25India Dhanachandra Singh1
MF19Brazil Raphael Augusto1
FW9Ethiopia Fikru Teferra1
Total 31

Disciplinary Record

Number Position Name Red card
18 DFIndia Harmanjot Khabra42
6 MFItaly Manuele Blasi60
7 MFBrazil Elano50
26DFIndia Mehrajuddin Wadoo50
31DFItaly Alessandro Potenza40
5 DFFrance Bernard Mendy30
9 FWEthiopia Fikru Teferra30
14 FWColombia Stiven Mendoza20
20 MFBrazil Bruno Pelissari20
21DFIndia Lalhmangaihsanga20
25DFIndia Dhanachandra Singh20
15 DFIndia Abhishek Das10
17 FWIndia Balwant Singh10
19 MFBrazil Raphael Augusto10
22MFIndia Zakeer Mundampara10
27DFBrazil Mailson10
Total 44 2

References

  1. ↑ "ISL Final: Chennaiyin FC snatch victory from the jaws of defeat to beat Goa 3-2 in thriller". Firstpost. 20 December 2015.
  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.
  4. 1 2 "Chhetri among 10 to be put up for ISL Player Auction". Times of India. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  5. ↑ Netto, Brendon (5 August 2015). "Chennaiyin FC sign Eder Monteiro Fernandes". Goal.com. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  6. ↑ Mergulhao, Marcus (30 July 2015). "ISL clubs stumped as foreign players make outrageous demands". Times of India. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sengupta, Ayon (8 March 2015). "Chennaiyin FC may retain Elano, Mendoza". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  8. 1 2 Mergulhao, Marcus (15 May 2015). "Franchisees retain bulk of players that impressed in ISL-1". Times of India. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Chennaiyin FC rope in ISL winning duo Edel and Fikru". Goal. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
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