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Chennaiyin
Full name	Chennaiyin Football Club
Nickname(s)	Marina Machans (The Sea Blues)
Short name	CFC
Founded	August 28, 2014; 11 years ago
Ground	Marina Arena
Capacity	40,000 (36,000 seated)
Owner	Abhishek Bachchan ; MS Dhoni ; Vita Dani
Head coach	Clifford Miranda
League	Template:Indian football updater
Template:Indian football updater	Template:Indian football updater
Website	[<span%20class="url">.com Club website]
Home colours	Away colours
	Current season

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Chennaiyin Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The club competes in the Indian Super League (ISL), the top flight of Indian football. The club was founded in August 2014 during the inaugural season of the ISL. It has won the ISL title on two occasions, in the 2015, 2017–18 seasons respectively.

The club is owned by Vita Dani, Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan and Indian cricketer MS Dhoni.^[2] The team's name Chennaiyin FC means Chennai's football club in Tamil where the 'yin' suffix is similar to a possessive 's' in English.^[3] The club's primary colour is blue ever since its inception and its logo is the Dhrishti Bommai, a representation of chasing away negativity and preserving positivity in the Tamil culture.^[4]

Chennaiyin has played three ISL Finals winning it two times. The first final they played was the 2015 final which they beat FC Goa by 3–2 in Goa. In their second final, they played against Bengaluru FC at Bengaluru and won their second title by winning 3–2. During 2019–20 season Chennaiyin played their third final against ATK, which they lost 3–1.

History[edit | edit source]

Origin[edit | edit source]

When the Indian Super League was founded in 2014, the city of Chennai was one of the nine proposed cities up for franchise bidding.^[5] However, on 11 April 2014 it was reported that Chennai's main bidder, a consortium led by Sunil Gavaskar would drop out due to commitments with the Board of Control for Cricket in India.^[6] In August 2014, with two months before the 2014 ISL season, the Bangalore owners Sun Group dropped out due to disputes with the organizers.^[7] Initially reports came out that the ISL organizers were looking for bidders for new owners for the Bangalore franchise before it was revealed that Ronnie Screwvala and actor Abhishek Bachchan would together bid for a Chennai team instead of a Bangalore franchise.^[8]

Foundation[edit | edit source]

On 14 August 2014, it was reported that ISL officials were inspecting the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai for the proposed team.^[9] Finally, the team was bid for by actor Abhishek Bachchan and Vita Dani. On 12 September 2014, Italian World Cup winner Marco Materazzi was hired as player-manager.^[10] On 6 October 2014, former Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the joint co-owner of the club. The club officially launched their jersey on 9 October 2014 but had changed their home jersey's pattern in the 2018–19 Indian Super League.

Marco Materazzi era (2014–2016)[edit | edit source]

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Lineup against FC Goa in 2015 Indian Super League final

On 15 October 2014, Chennaiyin won their first Indian Super League fixture with a 2–1 victory over FC Goa. The goals were scored by Balwant Singh, who became the first Indian player to score in the competition, and the former Brazil international Elano.^[11] On 28 November 2014, the club brought Alessandro Nesta, who won the World Cup for Italy out of retirement.^[12] The team finished its 14-game regular season in first place in the league. In the semi-finals, the team lost the first leg 3–0 to Kerala Blasters FC. In the second leg, they overturned the deficit by leading 3–0 in regular time. However, a 117th-minute goal by Stephen Pearson sent Kerala through to the finals.

For the second season of Indian Super League, they retained six players: Balwant Singh, Jayesh Rane, Dhanachandra Singh, Jeje Lalpekhlua, Harmanjot Khabra and Abhishek Das.^[13] They also signed Godwin Franco and Mehrajuddin Wadoo. On the last day of the transfer window, Chennaiyin FC announced that they had signed back Stiven Mendoza. The season started with the team losing the first two games. Though the team managed to score points by winning at Goa and Mumbai, they lost another three games on the trot. By the third week of November, Chennaiyin were placed last in the league table. However, the team won four consecutive games to qualify for the playoffs, finishing at 3rd place in the regular season. They won the second season of the ISL by beating FC Goa 3–2 in the finals.

For the third season, of Indian Super League, they retained six players: Mehrajuddin Wadoo, Jayesh Rane, Dhanachandra Singh, Jeje Lalpekhlua, Harmanjot Khabra, Thoi Singh and Abhishek Das.^[14] Chennai signed John Arne Riise as the marquee player for the season. The season kicked off with a draw against Kolkata. Winning only three games through the season, the team finished in seventh place, just one point more than the last placed FC Goa. After a dismal season, it was announced on 6 March that Marco Materazzi and Chennaiyin parted ways on mutual consent.^[15]^[16]

John Gregory era (2017–2019)[edit | edit source]

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Lineup against Bengaluru FC in 2018 Indian Super League final

On 3 July 2017, the club announced the appointment of former Aston Villa Manager John Gregory as the head coach for the 2017–18 season.^[17]^[18] He took charge in September and the club traveled to Thailand for pre-season.^[19] Chennaiyin lost Gregory's first league game as head coach on 19 November against FC Goa.^[20] The team won its next three matches against Northeast United FC, FC Pune City and ATK. Mumbai City FC brought Chennaiyin FC's winning run to an end with a battling 1–0 win at home inside the Mumbai Football Arena.^[21] The blues then travelled to Sree Kanteerava Stadium, where they beat Bengaluru FC 2–1 in a tightly contested match.^[22] Chennaiyin FC were held to a 1–1 draw when they faced Kerala Blasters at home in their next game. In spite of the draw, The Blues went top of the table with 13 points after seven games.^[23] The team went on to win the finals against Bangalore on their home ground and became the champions for the second time.^[24] Chennaiyin FC finished as runner-ups in AIFF Super Cup 2019 where they lost to FC Goa 2–1. Following Indian Super League glory in 2017–18, Chennaiyin became the first Indian club, representing the ISL, to play in the AFC Cup, as they drew 0–0 with Colombo FC in Sri Lanka on 6 March 2019. A week later, they won the second leg 1–0 in Chennai to progress to the 2019 AFC Cup group stage. Chennayin FC is the first ISL club to reach in Group stage of AFC Cup 2019 i.e. in Group E.^[25] They played a tie of 0–0 to Minerva Punjab FC on 3 April 2019 and won 2–0 to Nepalese club Manang Marshyangdi Club on 17 April 2019 whereby Maílson Alves and Chris Herd were also accompanied by win against Abahani Limited Dhaka by 1–0 and goal scorer was Anirudh Thapa on 30 April 2019. On 19 June 2019 Chennaiyin FC faced a draw of 1–1 against Minerva Punjab F.C. where Mohammed Rafi secured a goal in the last minute of game. On John Gregory's 65th birthday the club announced that the coach's contract was renewed which will expire soon after the 2019–20 Indian Super League. After losing the AFC Cup the club then made some shocking decisions by releasing their captain, Mailson Alves and Raphael Augusto as a preparation for the 2019–20 Indian Super League. They also released some of the Indian players in their team which includes C.K. Vineeth, Mohammed Rafi, Halicharan Narzary, Isaac Vanmalsawma. They then signed Nerijus Valskis, Lucian Goian, Dragoș Firțulescu, André Schembri, Masih Saighani and Rafael Crivellaro to strengthen their squad. On 30 November 2019 John Gregory resigned from his post as head coach even though owner Mrs. Vita Dani tried in vain to get him to stay. Under his guidance Chennai won their second Indian Super League trophy.

Owen Coyle (2019–2020 & 2023-2025)[edit | edit source]

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Lineup against ATK in 2020 Indian Super League final

Owen took the charge of the club on 4 December 2019.^[26] Under his guidance Chennaiyin faced 1–1 draw against Jamshedpur, won 3–1 against Kerala Blasters and lost a dramatic game 4–3 to Goa in the initial days of Coyle.^[27]^[28]^[29] They lost to Odisha on 6 January 2020 and won a game against Hyderabad by 3–1.^[30]^[31]

The Coyle era catapulted Chennaiyin FC to 4th from Bottom of the table (9th), thus earning them qualification for the playoffs.^[32] He went on to guide Chennaiyin FC to the 2020 ISL final after beating FC Goa 6–5 on aggregate over the two legs of the semifinals.^[33]^[34]

Chennaiyin were beaten 3–1 by ATK with the game played behind closed doors, due to the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic in India.^[35] Nerijus Valskis, who scored in the final for Chennaiyin, topped golden boot tally consequently, he was awarded ISL golden boot.^[36]

Csaba László (2020–2021)[edit | edit source]

Csaba László took the charge of the club on 30 August 2020. He had an average season with three wins and 11 draws. On April 10, 2021, he parted ways with the club.^[37]

Božidar Bandović (2021–2022)[edit | edit source]

Chennaiyin FC appointed Bozidar Bandovic as their manager for the 2021–22 season following the 0–5 defeat to FC Goa - the heaviest loss endured by the club in its history, the club said in a statement. "Bandovic was in charge of the first team for 16 matches - winning five, drawing four and losing seven. The team's assistant coach Syed Sabir Pasha will take over in the interim. Over the years, we've lost and won. But as a club, losing like this is something we cannot stand by and watch. And for now, we have full confidence in Sabir to see the season through," co-owner Vita Dani stated.^[38]

Stadium[edit | edit source]

Chennaiyin FC play their home matches at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai nicknamed the Marina Arena. The stadium is located at Sydenhams Road, Park Town behind the Chennai Central suburban Railway station and Ripon Building. The stadium is named after Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister and earlier hosted cricket Test Matches between 1956 and 1965.^[39]

Support[edit | edit source]

Chennaiyin has a considerable fan base with an average attendance of over 20,000 over the first three seasons.^[40]^[41]

Chennaiyin FC is one of the very few clubs in India to have multiple active fan groups. The B Stand Blues (BSB) and the Supermachans are the two fan groups of Chennaiyin FC. Both the fan groups are very famous among the Indian football scenario and they are constantly active on and off the season. Their support to the team is so dedicated and they also carry out CSR activities.

Both these fan groups have worked so hard to spread the football fan culture in the state. They even travel to some away games to extend their support to the club. The most famous away trip is the 2017-18 ISL finals against Bengaluru FC, where there were hundreds of fans from both fan clubs despite the game happening in a different state. Both fan clubs ended up conquering the stands of Kanteerava when their club had conquered it on the field.

Opponents generally find the Chennaiyin crowd intimidating. Indian captain Sunil Chhetri himself has acknowledged this fact, as he's usually been on the receiving end when he travels to the Marina Arena in BFC colours. In addition to this, Chennaiyin also has a huge fan following all over the state of Tamil Nadu. Their social media following is among the top in Indian clubs.

Rivalry[edit | edit source]

Since Chennaiyin FC, Bengaluru FC and Kerala Blasters FC are dominant clubs from South India, the rivalry between these clubs' fans are visible both on ground and on various social platforms. The matches between the clubs create sparks among the clubs and especially the fans. The meetings between the three teams are known as the South Indian Derby.^[42]

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors[edit | edit source]

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor	Back sponsor	Chest sponsor	Sleeve sponsor
2014-15	TYKA^[43]	Ozone Group^[44]	Reliance Digital	-
2015-16	TYKA^[43]	Ozone Group^[44]		Haier^[45]	Volvo
2016-17	Puma^[46]	TVS Tyres	Himalaya Men	Lloyd	Volvo
2017-18	Performax	Apollo Tyres^[47]	Jio		Nippon Paint^[48]
2018-19			Gyproc
2019-20			DafaNews^[49]	SSVM
2020-21					Acko^[50]
2021-22	Nivia^[51]				BatBall11
2022-23			Parimatch News		Dream11
2023-24		MelBat	Polyhose		NueGo
2024-25	SIX5SIX	MelBat	Ramraj Cotton		Refex
2025-26	SIX5SIX	ISGL			Ramraj Cotton

Players[edit | edit source]

First-team squad[edit | edit source]

As of 30 January 2026^[52]

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	Samik Mitra
3	MF	IND	Jitendra Singh
4	DF	IND	Laldinpuia
5	DF	BRA	Elsinho
6	DF	IND	Ankit Mukherjee
7	MF	IND	Imran Khan
8	MF	IND	Lalrinliana Hnamte
10	FW	ESP	Iñigo Martin
13	GK	IND	Mohammad Nawaz
14	MF	ESP	Alberto Noguera (captain)
16	FW	IND	Gurkirat Singh
17	DF	IND	Mandar Rao Dessai
20	DF	IND	Pritam Kotal


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	MF	IND	Maheson Singh
23	DF	IND	Vignesh Dakshinamurthy
24	FW	IND	Irfan Yadwad
26	DF	IND	Laldinliana Renthlei
27	FW	NGA	Daniel Chima Chukwu
33	DF	BRA	Eduardo Kau
37	MF	IND	Jiteshwor Singh
44	GK	IND	Devansh Dabas
50	DF	IND	Klusner Pereira
57	DF	IND	Raj Basfore
66	MF	MAR	Mohammed Ali Bemammer
71	MF	IND	Farukh Choudhary

Out on loan[edit | edit source]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Personnel[edit | edit source]

Technical staff[edit | edit source]

As of 12 November 2025

Role	Name
Head coach	Clifford Miranda
Assistant coach	Noel Wilson
Goalkeeping coach	Rajath Guha
Head of Performance Analysis	Aswin K

Management[edit | edit source]

Board of directors

Position	Name
Co-owners	MS Dhoni Abhishek Bachchan Vita Dani^[53]

Top goalscorers[edit | edit source]

Here is the list of top goalscorers(minimum 3 goals) across all competitions for Chennaiyin FC.

Rank	Player name	Matches	Goals
1	Jeje Lalpekhlua	77	25
2	Nerijus Valskis	31	17
3	Stiven Mendoza	25	17
4	Rahim Ali	85	14
5	Rafael Crivellaro	54	14
6	Anirudh Thapa	125	12
7	Lallianzuala Chhangte	53	12
8	Elano Blumer	26	12
9	Petar Sliskovic	22	11
10	Wilmar Jordán Gil	24	10
11	Nasser El Khayati	13	9
12	Maílson Alves	57	8
13	Raphael Augusto	69	7
14	Irfan Yadwad	48	7
15	Jordan Murray	28	7
16	Bruno Pelissari	25	7
17	Vincy Barretto	57	6
18	Connor Shields	49	6
19	Chima Chukwu	24	6
20	Kwame Karikari	23	6
21	Bernard Mendy	39	5
22	Mohammed Rafi	21	5
23	André Schembri	18	5
24	Dudu Omagbemi	13	5
25	Thoi Singh	84	4
26	Farukh Choudhary	45	4
27	Iñigo Calderón	32	4
28	Lukas Brambilla	23	4
29	CK Vineeth	18	4
30	Template:Country data GNB Template:Preview warning Esmaël Gonçalves	16	4
31	Eli Sabia	79	3
32	Edwin Sydney	79	3
33	Ninthoi Meetei	55	3
34	Ryan Edwards	46	3
35	Gregory Nelson	38	3
36	Dhanachandra Singh	30	3
37	Julius Duker	28	3
38	Vafa Hakhamaneshi	24	3
39	Vladimir Koman	17	3
40	Davide Succi	13	3

In Bold: Players currently playing for Chennaiyin FC

Honours[edit | edit source]

League[edit | edit source]

Indian Super League (as top-tier league)^{[note 1]}
- Champions (1): 2017–18
- Runners-up (1): 2019–20

Cup[edit | edit source]

Super Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2019

Other Domestic tournaments[edit | edit source]

Indian Super League (as tournament)^{[note 1]}
- Champions (1): 2015

AFC club ranking[edit | edit source]

As of 5 February 2023^[54]

Rank	Team	Points
246	Template:Country data SOL Template:Preview warning Solomon Warriors	1,255
247	Mumbai FC	1,255
248	Chennaiyin	1,254
249	Kerala Blasters	1,254
250	Al-Ain FC	1,254

Continental record[edit | edit source]

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2019	AFC Cup	Play-off round	Colombo	1–0^[55]	0–0^[56]	1–0
		Group E	Minerva Punjab	0–0	1–1	Group stage: 2nd Knockout Stage: DNQ
			Manang Marshyangdi Club	2–0	2–3
			Abahani Limited Dhaka	1–0	3–2

eSports[edit | edit source]

The organizers of ISL introduced eISL, a FIFA video game tournament, for the ISL playing clubs, each represented by two players. Chennaiyin FC hosted a series of qualifying games for all the participants wanting to represent the club in eISL. On 20 November the club announced the signing of the two players. They won the inaugural eISL on 20 March 2022, following 2022 Indian Super League final.

Roster[edit | edit source]

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Footnotes[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 For first three seasons, ISL was considered as just a tournament, but not as league. Before fourth season, AFC recognised ISL as an official top tier league along with I-League and from 9th season it's considered as only top tier league.

External links[edit | edit source]

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[SDAT-1] "Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai". SDAT, Government of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2015.

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v t e Indian Super League
Clubs	ATK Mohun Bagan Bengaluru Chennaiyin East Bengal Goa Hyderabad Jamshedpur Kerala Blasters Mumbai City NorthEast United Odisha
Former clubs	ATK Pune City
Seasons	2014 (playoffs) 2015 (playoffs) 2016 (playoffs) 2017–18 (playoffs) 2018–19 (playoffs) 2019–20 (playoffs) 2020–21 (playoffs)
Finals	2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2020 2021
Competition	Teams Players foreign marquees Head coaches Stadiums Owners Seasons
Statistics and awards	Records and statistics Golden Boot Golden Glove Hat-tricks
Associated competitions	I-League AFC Champions League AFC Cup Super Cup
Other	Football Sports Development Performance in Asian competition Drafts

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Owen Coyle (2019–2020 & 2023-2025)[edit | edit source]

Csaba László (2020–2021)[edit | edit source]

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-'''Chennaiyin Football Club''' is an [[India|Indian]] professional [[Association football|football]] club based in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. The club competes in the [[Indian Super League]], the top flight of [[Football in India|Indian football]]. The club was founded in August 2014 during the [[2014 Indian Super League season|inaugural season]] of the Indian Super League. The club has won the [[Indian Super League]] title on two occasions, in the 2015 and 2017–18 seasons respectively.
-The club is owned by Vita Dani, [[Bollywood]] actor [[abhishek Bachchan]] and  [[India national cricket team|Indian cricketer]] [[MS Dhoni]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141006/sports-football/article/dhoni-becomes-isl-team-chennaiyin-fc-co-owner|title=Dhoni becomes ISL team Chennaiyin FC co-owner|newspaper=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|access-date=6 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007051743/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141006/sports-football/article/dhoni-becomes-isl-team-chennaiyin-fc-co-owner|archive-date=7 October 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The team's name ''Chennaiyin FC'' means ''Chennai's football club'' in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] where the 'yin' suffix is similar to [[Apostrophe s|a possessive 's']] in English.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tntmagazine.in/isl-chennaiyin-fc-official-logo-unveiled/|title=Chennaiyin logo revealed|access-date=4 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.is/20141104165902/http://www.tntmagazine.in/isl-chennaiyin-fc-official-logo-unveiled/|archive-date=4 November 2014}}</ref> The team's logo is the ''Dhrishti Bommai'', a representation of chasing away negativity and preserving positivity in the [[Tamil culture]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sudarshan|first1=N.|title=Chennaiyin Football gets Italian seasoning|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chennaiyin-football-gets-italian-seasoning/article6436620.ece|access-date=30 November 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=5 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606043000/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chennaiyin-football-gets-italian-seasoning/article6436620.ece|archive-date=6 June 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
+'''Chennaiyin Football Club''' is an Indian professional [[Association football|football]] club based in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. The club competes in the [[Indian Super League]] (ISL), the top flight of [[Football in India|Indian football]]. The club was founded in August 2014 during the [[2014 Indian Super League|inaugural season]] of the ISL. It has won the ISL title on two occasions, in the [[2015 Indian Super League|2015]], [[2017–18 Indian Super League|2017–18]] seasons respectively.
+The club is owned by  Vita Dani, [[Bollywood]] actor [[Abhishek Bachchan]] and  [[India national cricket team|Indian cricketer]] [[MS Dhoni]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/141006/sports-football/article/dhoni-becomes-isl-team-chennaiyin-fc-co-owner|title=Dhoni becomes ISL team Chennaiyin FC co-owner|newspaper=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|access-date=6 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007051743/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141006/sports-football/article/dhoni-becomes-isl-team-chennaiyin-fc-co-owner|archive-date=7 October 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The team's name ''Chennaiyin FC'' means ''Chennai's football club'' in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] where the 'yin' suffix is similar to [[Apostrophe s|a possessive 's']] in English.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tntmagazine.in/isl-chennaiyin-fc-official-logo-unveiled/|title=Chennaiyin logo revealed|access-date=4 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141104165902/http://www.tntmagazine.in/isl-chennaiyin-fc-official-logo-unveiled/|archive-date=4 November 2014}}</ref> The club's primary colour is blue ever since its inception and its logo is the ''[[Drishti bommai|Dhrishti Bommai]]'', a representation of chasing away negativity and preserving positivity in the [[Tamil culture]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sudarshan|first1=N.|title=Chennaiyin Football gets Italian seasoning|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chennaiyin-football-gets-italian-seasoning/article6436620.ece|access-date=30 November 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=5 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606043000/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chennaiyin-football-gets-italian-seasoning/article6436620.ece|archive-date=6 June 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
+Chennaiyin has played three ISL Finals winning it two times. The first final they played was the [[2015 Indian Super League final|2015 final]] which they beat [[FC Goa]] by 3–2 in [[Goa]]. In their [[2018 Indian Super League final|second final]], they played against [[Bengaluru FC]] at [[Bengaluru]] and won their second title by winning 3–2. During [[2019–20 Indian Super League|2019–20 season]] Chennaiyin played their third final against [[ATK (football club)|ATK]], which they lost 3–1.
 ==History==
 ===Origin===
-When the [[Indian Super League]] was founded in 2014, the city of [[Chennai]] was one of the nine proposed cities up for franchise bidding.<ref>{{cite web|title=Business giants join forces to launch Indian Super League|url=http://www.goal.com/en-ke/news/4631/soccerex/2013/10/22/4350862/business-giants-join-forces-to-launch-indian-super-league|website=Goal.com|access-date=17 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018202518/http://www.goal.com/en-ke/news/4631/soccerex/2013/10/22/4350862/business-giants-join-forces-to-launch-indian-super-league|archive-date=18 October 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> However, on 11 April 2014 it was reported that Chennai's main bidder, a consortium led by [[Sunil Gavaskar]] would drop out due to commitments with the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Chennai unlikely to have an ISL team|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Chennai-unlikely-to-have-an-ISL-team/articleshow/33624463.cms|website=Times of India|access-date=17 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423132004/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Chennai-unlikely-to-have-an-ISL-team/articleshow/33624463.cms|archive-date=23 April 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2014, with two months before the [[2014 Indian Super League season|2014 ISL season]], the Bangalore owners [[Sun Group]] dropped out due to disputes with the organizers.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mergulhao|first1=Marcus|title=Now, Sun Group opts out of Indian Super League|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/Now-Sun-Group-opts-out-of-Indian-Super-League/articleshow/40163965.cms|website=Times of India|access-date=17 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817121223/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/Now-Sun-Group-opts-out-of-Indian-Super-League/articleshow/40163965.cms|archive-date=17 August 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Initially reports came out that the ISL organizers were looking for bidders for new owners for the Bangalore franchise before it was revealed that [[Ronnie Screwvala]]  and actor [[Abhishek Bachchan]] would together bid for a Chennai team instead of a Bangalore franchise.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Suchindran|first1=Aravind|title=Screwvala, Abhishek may bid for Chennai franchise|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/Screwvala-Abhishek-may-bid-for-Chennai-franchise/articleshow/40313996.cms|website=Times of India|access-date=17 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822205914/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/Screwvala-Abhishek-may-bid-for-Chennai-franchise/articleshow/40313996.cms|archive-date=22 August 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
+When the [[Indian Super League]] was founded in 2014, the city of [[Chennai]] was one of the nine proposed cities up for franchise bidding.<ref>{{cite web|title=Business giants join forces to launch Indian Super League|url=http://www.goal.com/en-ke/news/4631/soccerex/2013/10/22/4350862/business-giants-join-forces-to-launch-indian-super-league|website=Goal.com|access-date=17 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018202518/http://www.goal.com/en-ke/news/4631/soccerex/2013/10/22/4350862/business-giants-join-forces-to-launch-indian-super-league|archive-date=18 October 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> However, on 11 April 2014 it was reported that Chennai's main bidder, a consortium led by [[Sunil Gavaskar]] would drop out due to commitments with the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Chennai unlikely to have an ISL team|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Chennai-unlikely-to-have-an-ISL-team/articleshow/33624463.cms|website=Times of India|date=11 April 2014 |access-date=17 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423132004/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Chennai-unlikely-to-have-an-ISL-team/articleshow/33624463.cms|archive-date=23 April 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2014, with two months before the [[2014 Indian Super League|2014 ISL season]], the Bangalore owners [[Sun Group]] dropped out due to disputes with the organizers.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mergulhao|first1=Marcus|title=Now, Sun Group opts out of Indian Super League|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/Now-Sun-Group-opts-out-of-Indian-Super-League/articleshow/40163965.cms|website=Times of India|date=13 August 2014 |access-date=17 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817121223/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/Now-Sun-Group-opts-out-of-Indian-Super-League/articleshow/40163965.cms|archive-date=17 August 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Initially reports came out that the ISL organizers were looking for bidders for new owners for the Bangalore franchise before it was revealed that [[Ronnie Screwvala]]  and actor [[Abhishek Bachchan]] would together bid for a Chennai team instead of a Bangalore franchise.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Suchindran|first1=Aravind|title=Screwvala, Abhishek may bid for Chennai franchise|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/Screwvala-Abhishek-may-bid-for-Chennai-franchise/articleshow/40313996.cms|website=Times of India|date=16 August 2014 |access-date=17 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822205914/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/Screwvala-Abhishek-may-bid-for-Chennai-franchise/articleshow/40313996.cms|archive-date=22 August 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ===Foundation===
-On 14 August 2014, it was reported that ISL officials were inspecting the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]] in Chennai for the proposed team.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mergulhao|first1=Marcus|title=ISL: Draft for overseas players on August 21|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/ISL-Draft-for-overseas-players-on-August-21/articleshow/40244205.cms|website=Times of India|access-date=17 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021105648/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/ISL-Draft-for-overseas-players-on-August-21/articleshow/40244205.cms|archive-date=21 October 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Finally, the team was bid for by actor [[Abhishek Bachchan]] and Vita Dani. On 12 September 2014, Italian World Cup winner [[Marco Materazzi]] was hired as player-manager.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Suchindran|first1=Aravind|title=Marco Materazzi to manage Chennai Titans|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/Marco-Materazzi-to-manage-Chennai-Titans/articleshow/42334829.cms|access-date=12 September 2014|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=12 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915133420/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/Marco-Materazzi-to-manage-Chennai-Titans/articleshow/42334829.cms|archive-date=15 September 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> On 6 October 2014, former Indian cricket captain [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]] became the joint co-owner of the club. The club officially launched their jersey on 9 October 2014 but had changed their home jersey's pattern in the [[2018–19 Indian Super League season]].
+On 14 August 2014, it was reported that ISL officials were inspecting the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]] in Chennai for the proposed team.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mergulhao|first1=Marcus|title=ISL: Draft for overseas players on August 21|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/ISL-Draft-for-overseas-players-on-August-21/articleshow/40244205.cms|website=Times of India|date=14 August 2014 |access-date=17 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021105648/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/ISL-Draft-for-overseas-players-on-August-21/articleshow/40244205.cms|archive-date=21 October 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Finally, the team was bid for by actor [[Abhishek Bachchan]] and Vita Dani. On 12 September 2014, Italian World Cup winner [[Marco Materazzi]] was hired as player-manager.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Suchindran|first1=Aravind|title=Marco Materazzi to manage Chennai Titans|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/Marco-Materazzi-to-manage-Chennai-Titans/articleshow/42334829.cms|access-date=12 September 2014|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=12 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915133420/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/Marco-Materazzi-to-manage-Chennai-Titans/articleshow/42334829.cms|archive-date=15 September 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> On 6 October 2014, former Indian cricket captain [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]] became the joint co-owner of the club. The club officially launched their jersey on 9 October 2014 but had changed their home jersey's pattern in the [[2018–19 Indian Super League]].
 ===Marco Materazzi era (2014–2016)===
-[[File:Marco materazzi CFC 2014-2016.jpg|thumb|[[Marco Materazzi]] was the head coach of Chennaiyin FC from 2014 to 2016.]]
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-On 15 October 2014, Chennaiyin won their first Indian Super League fixture with a 2–1 victory over [[FC Goa]]. The goals were scored by [[Balwant Singh (footballer)|Balwant Singh]], who became the first Indian player to score in the competition, and the former Brazil international [[Elano]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Raj|first1=Rohan|title=ISL: Record-breaking Chennaiyin FC romp to 2–1 win over FC Goa|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/isl-chennaiyin-fc-vs-fc-goa-live-indian-super-league-match-4-nehru-stadium/1/395917.html|access-date=15 October 2014|work=[[India Today]]|date=15 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015231348/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/isl-chennaiyin-fc-vs-fc-goa-live-indian-super-league-match-4-nehru-stadium/1/395917.html|archive-date=15 October 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> On 28 November 2014, the club brought [[Alessandro Nesta]], who won the World Cup for Italy out of retirement.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Davies|first1=Jack|title=Alessandro Nesta comes out of retirement to join Indian Super League side Chennaiyin|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2892/transfer-zone/2014/11/28/6601801/alessandro-nesta-comes-out-of-retirement-to-join-indian|access-date=30 November 2014|work=Goal.com|date=28 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141130144711/http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2892/transfer-zone/2014/11/28/6601801/alessandro-nesta-comes-out-of-retirement-to-join-indian|archive-date=30 November 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The team finished its 14-game regular season in first place in the league. In the semi finals, the team lost the first leg 3–0 to [[Kerala Blasters FC]]. In the second leg, they overturned the deficit by leading 3–0 in regular time. However, a 117th-minute goal by [[Stephen Pearson]] sent Kerala through to the finals.
+On 15 October 2014, Chennaiyin won their first Indian Super League fixture with a 2–1 victory over [[FC Goa]]. The goals were scored by [[Balwant Singh (footballer)|Balwant Singh]], who became the first Indian player to score in the competition, and the former Brazil international [[Elano]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Raj|first1=Rohan|title=ISL: Record-breaking Chennaiyin FC romp to 2–1 win over FC Goa|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/isl-2014/story/isl-chennaiyin-fc-vs-fc-goa-live-indian-super-league-match-4-nehru-stadium-223304-2014-10-15|access-date=15 October 2014|work=[[India Today]]|date=15 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015231348/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/isl-chennaiyin-fc-vs-fc-goa-live-indian-super-league-match-4-nehru-stadium/1/395917.html|archive-date=15 October 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> On 28 November 2014, the club brought [[Alessandro Nesta]], who won the World Cup for Italy out of retirement.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Davies|first1=Jack|title=Alessandro Nesta comes out of retirement to join Indian Super League side Chennaiyin|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2892/transfer-zone/2014/11/28/6601801/alessandro-nesta-comes-out-of-retirement-to-join-indian|access-date=30 November 2014|work=Goal.com|date=28 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141130144711/http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2892/transfer-zone/2014/11/28/6601801/alessandro-nesta-comes-out-of-retirement-to-join-indian|archive-date=30 November 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The team finished its 14-game regular season in first place in the league. In the semi-finals, the team lost the first leg 3–0 to [[Kerala Blasters FC]]. In the second leg, they overturned the deficit by leading 3–0 in regular time. However, a 117th-minute goal by [[Stephen Pearson]] sent Kerala through to the finals.
 For the [[2015 Chennaiyin FC season|second season]] of [[Indian Super League]], they retained six players: [[Balwant Singh (footballer)|Balwant Singh]], [[Jayesh Rane]], [[Dhanachandra Singh]], [[Jeje Lalpekhlua]], [[Harmanjot Khabra]] and [[Abhishek Das (footballer)|Abhishek Das]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Retain Players of Chennaiyin FC in ISL 2|url=http://www.footballlens.com/retain-players-of-chennaiyin-fc-for-isl-2-1682/|website=Footballlens|access-date=17 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150517181929/http://www.footballlens.com/retain-players-of-chennaiyin-fc-for-isl-2-1682/|archive-date=17 May 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> They also signed [[Godwin Franco]] and [[Mehrajuddin Wadoo]]. On the last day of the transfer window, Chennaiyin FC announced that they had signed back [[Stiven Mendoza]]. The season started with the team losing the first two games. Though the team managed to score points by winning at Goa and Mumbai, they lost another three games on the trot. By the third week of November, Chennaiyin were placed last in the league table. However, the team won four consecutive games to qualify for the playoffs, finishing at 3rd place in the regular season. They won the second season of the ISL by beating [[FC Goa]] 3–2 in the finals.
-For the [[2016 Chennaiyin FC season|third season]], of [[Indian Super League]], they retained six players: [[Mehrajuddin Wadoo]], [[Jayesh Rane]], [[Dhanachandra Singh]], [[Jeje Lalpekhlua]], [[Harmanjot Khabra]], [[Thoi Singh]] and [[Abhishek Das (footballer)|Abhishek Das]].<ref name="Chennaiyin Retained">{{cite news|title=Quartet return from loan for ISL 2016|url=http://chennaiyinfc.com/quartet-returns-from-loan-for-isl-2016/|access-date=1 June 2016|work=Chennaiyin Football Club|date=1 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630165508/http://chennaiyinfc.com/quartet-returns-from-loan-for-isl-2016/|archive-date=30 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Chennai signed [[John Arne Riise]] as the marquee player for the season. The season kicked off with a draw against Kolkata. Winning only three games through the season, the team finished in seventh place, just one point more than the last placed [[FC Goa]]. After a dismal season, it was announced on 6 March that [[Marco Materazzi]] and Chennaiyin parted ways on mutual consent.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sports|first1=Reporter|title=Materazzi leaves Chennaiyin|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/chennaiyin-and-materazzi-part-ways/article17418920.ece|access-date=6 March 2017|work=The Hindu|date=6 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Sports|first1=Reporter|title=Materazzi and Chennaiyin part ways|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/football/indian-super-league-chennaiyin-fc-part-ways-with-head-coach-marco-materazzi/story-jRaH8QCAeseedC6v90HojJ.html|access-date=6 March 2017|work=Hindustan Times|date=6 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307081325/http://www.hindustantimes.com/football/indian-super-league-chennaiyin-fc-part-ways-with-head-coach-marco-materazzi/story-jRaH8QCAeseedC6v90HojJ.html|archive-date=7 March 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
+For the [[2016 Chennaiyin FC season|third season]], of [[Indian Super League]], they retained six players: [[Mehrajuddin Wadoo]], [[Jayesh Rane]], [[Dhanachandra Singh]], [[Jeje Lalpekhlua]], [[Harmanjot Khabra]], [[Thoi Singh Khangebam|Thoi Singh]] and [[Abhishek Das (footballer)|Abhishek Das]].<ref name="Chennaiyin Retained">{{cite news|title=Quartet return from loan for ISL 2016|url=http://chennaiyinfc.com/quartet-returns-from-loan-for-isl-2016/|access-date=1 June 2016|work=Chennaiyin Football Club|date=1 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630165508/http://chennaiyinfc.com/quartet-returns-from-loan-for-isl-2016/|archive-date=30 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Chennai signed [[John Arne Riise]] as the marquee player for the season. The season kicked off with a draw against Kolkata. Winning only three games through the season, the team finished in seventh place, just one point more than the last placed [[FC Goa]]. After a dismal season, it was announced on 6 March that [[Marco Materazzi]] and Chennaiyin parted ways on mutual consent.<ref>{{cite news|title=Materazzi leaves Chennaiyin|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/chennaiyin-and-materazzi-part-ways/article17418920.ece|access-date=6 March 2017|work=The Hindu|date=6 March 2017|archive-date=17 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717174842/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/chennaiyin-and-materazzi-part-ways/article17418920.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Materazzi and Chennaiyin part ways|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/football/indian-super-league-chennaiyin-fc-part-ways-with-head-coach-marco-materazzi/story-jRaH8QCAeseedC6v90HojJ.html|access-date=6 March 2017|work=Hindustan Times|date=6 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307081325/http://www.hindustantimes.com/football/indian-super-league-chennaiyin-fc-part-ways-with-head-coach-marco-materazzi/story-jRaH8QCAeseedC6v90HojJ.html|archive-date=7 March 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ===John Gregory era (2017–2019)===
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-On 3 July 2017, the club announced the appointment of former [[Aston Villa]] Manager [[John Gregory (footballer)|John Gregory]] as the head coach for the 2017–18 season.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://chennaiyinfc.com/chennaiyin-fc-appoint-englishman-john-gregory-as-head-coach/ |title=Chennaiyin FC appoint Englishman John Gregory as Head Coach |access-date=3 July 2017 |work=Chennaiyin FC |publication-date=3 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708022219/http://chennaiyinfc.com/chennaiyin-fc-appoint-englishman-john-gregory-as-head-coach/ |archive-date=8 July 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> He took charge in September and the club traveled to Thailand for pre-season. Chennaiyin lost Gregory's first league game as head coach on 19 November against [[FC Goa]]. The team won its next three matches against [[Northeast United FC]], [[FC Pune City]] and [[ATK (football club)|ATK]]. [[Mumbai City FC]] brought Chennaiyin FC's winning run to an end with a battling 1–0 win at home inside the Mumbai Football Arena.<ref>{{cite web|title=ISL 2017, Match 22: Mumbai City FC vs Chennaiyin FC, 5 Talking Points|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/isl-2017-match-22-mumbai-city-fc-vs-chennaiyin-fc-5-talking-points|date=10 December 2017|access-date=21 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051851/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/isl-2017-match-22-mumbai-city-fc-vs-chennaiyin-fc-5-talking-points|archive-date=22 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The blues then travelled to Sree Kanteerava Stadium, where they beat [[Bengaluru FC]] 2–1 in a tightly contested match.<ref>{{cite web|title=ISL, Bengaluru FC vs Chennaiyin FC, full score: BEN 1–2 CHE|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/football/live-isl-bengaluru-fc-vs-chennaiyin-fc-live-score/story-14wGf8aSwfHwZVEXGszjRM.html|website=hindustantimes.com|language=en|date=17 December 2017|access-date=21 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171221184125/http://www.hindustantimes.com/football/live-isl-bengaluru-fc-vs-chennaiyin-fc-live-score/story-14wGf8aSwfHwZVEXGszjRM.html|archive-date=21 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Chennaiyin FC were held to a 1–1 draw when they faced Kerala Blasters at home in their next game. In spite of the draw, The Blues went top of the table with 13 points after seven games.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chennaiyin FC, Kerala Blasters draw 1–1 after thriller in Chennai: As it happened|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/indian-super-league-2017-18/kerala-blasters-vs-chennaiyin-fc-live-football-score-isl-indian-super-league-updates-4994702/|work=The Indian Express|date=22 December 2017|access-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223043704/http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/indian-super-league-2017-18/kerala-blasters-vs-chennaiyin-fc-live-football-score-isl-indian-super-league-updates-4994702/|archive-date=23 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The team went on to win the finals against Bangalore on their home ground and became the champions for the second time.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chennaiyin FC conquer fortress Bengaluru to lift ISL 4 title|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/chennaiyin-fc-conquer-fortress-bengaluru-to-lift-isl-4-title/articleshow/63350853.cms|work=The Indian Express|date=18 March 2018|access-date=20 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320204822/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/chennaiyin-fc-conquer-fortress-bengaluru-to-lift-isl-4-title/articleshow/63350853.cms|archive-date=20 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Chennaiyin FC finished as runner-ups in AIFF Super Cup 2019 where they lost to [[FC Goa]] 2–1. Following Indian Super League glory in 2017–18, Chennaiyin became the first Indian club, representing the ISL, to play in the [[2019 AFC Cup|AFC Cup]], as they drew 0–0 with [[Colombo FC]] in [[Sri Lanka]] on 6 March 2019. A week later, they won the second leg 1–0 in Chennai to progress to the [[2019 AFC Cup group stage]]. Chennayin FC is the first ISL club to reach in Group stage of AFC Cup 2019 i.e. in Group E. They played a tie of 0–0 to [[Minerva Punjab FC]] on 3 April 2019 and won 2–0 to Nepalese club [[Manang Marshyangdi Club]] on 17 April 2019 whereby [[Maílson Alves]] and [[Chris Herd]] were also accompanied by win against [[Abahani Limited Dhaka]] by 1–0 and goal scorer was [[Anirudh Thapa]] on 30 April 2019. On 19 June 2019 Chennaiyin FC faced a draw of 1–1 against [[Minerva Punjab F.C.]] where [[Mohammed Rafi]] secured a goal in the last minute of game. On [[John Gregory (footballer)|John Gregory]]'s 65th birthday the club announced that the coach's [[contract]] was renewed which will expire soon after the [[2019–20 Indian Super League season]]. After losing the [[AFC Cup]] the club then made some shocking decisions by releasing their captain, [[Mailson Alves]] and [[Raphael Augusto]] as a preparation for the [[2019–20 Indian Super League season]]. They also released some of the Indian players in their team which includes [[C.K. Vineeth]], [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Halicharan Narzary]], [[Isaac Vanmalsawma]]. They then signed [[Nerijus Valskis]], [[Lucian Goian]], [[Dragoș Firțulescu]], [[André Schembri]], [[Masih Saighani]] and [[Rafael Crivellaro]] to strengthen their squad. On 30 November 2019 John Gregory resigned from his post as head coach even though owner Mrs. Vita Dani tried in vain to get him to stay. Under his guidance [[Chennaiyin|Chennai]] won their second [[Indian Super League]] trophy.
+On 3 July 2017, the club announced the appointment of former [[Aston Villa]] Manager [[John Gregory (footballer)|John Gregory]] as the head coach for the 2017–18 season.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://chennaiyinfc.com/chennaiyin-fc-appoint-englishman-john-gregory-as-head-coach/ |title=Chennaiyin FC appoint Englishman John Gregory as Head Coach |access-date=3 July 2017 |work=Chennaiyin FC |publication-date=3 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708022219/http://chennaiyinfc.com/chennaiyin-fc-appoint-englishman-john-gregory-as-head-coach/ |archive-date=8 July 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=July 3, 2017 |first=Damayanti |last=Dasgupta |title=Chennaiyin FC rope in John Gregory as head coach |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/chennaiyin-fc-rope-in-john-gregory-as-head-coach/articleshow/59427171.cms |access-date=2022-08-12 |website=The Times of India |language=en |archive-date=12 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812090527/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/chennaiyin-fc-rope-in-john-gregory-as-head-coach/articleshow/59427171.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> He took charge in September and the club traveled to Thailand for pre-season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-10-10 |title=Chennaiyin FC to have pre-season camp in Thailand |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/chennaiyin-fc-to-have-pre-season-camp-in-thailand-isl-4883849/ |access-date=2022-08-12 |website=The Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=12 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812090643/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/chennaiyin-fc-to-have-pre-season-camp-in-thailand-isl-4883849/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Chennaiyin lost Gregory's first league game as head coach on 19 November against [[FC Goa]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chennaiyin FC Beat FC Goa to Lift Indian Super League Title |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/indian-super-league/chennaiyin-fc-beat-fc-goa-to-lift-indian-super-league-title-1489220 |access-date=2022-08-12 |website=NDTVSports.com |language=en |archive-date=8 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208165928/https://sports.ndtv.com/indian-super-league/chennaiyin-fc-beat-fc-goa-to-lift-indian-super-league-title-1489220 |url-status=live }}</ref> The team won its next three matches against [[Northeast United FC]], [[FC Pune City]] and [[ATK (football club)|ATK]]. [[Mumbai City FC]] brought Chennaiyin FC's winning run to an end with a battling 1–0 win at home inside the Mumbai Football Arena.<ref>{{cite web|title=ISL 2017, Match 22: Mumbai City FC vs Chennaiyin FC, 5 Talking Points|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/isl-2017-match-22-mumbai-city-fc-vs-chennaiyin-fc-5-talking-points|date=10 December 2017|access-date=21 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051851/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/isl-2017-match-22-mumbai-city-fc-vs-chennaiyin-fc-5-talking-points|archive-date=22 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The blues then travelled to Sree Kanteerava Stadium, where they beat [[Bengaluru FC]] 2–1 in a tightly contested match.<ref>{{cite web|title=ISL, Bengaluru FC vs Chennaiyin FC, full score: BEN 1–2 CHE|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/football/live-isl-bengaluru-fc-vs-chennaiyin-fc-live-score/story-14wGf8aSwfHwZVEXGszjRM.html|website=hindustantimes.com|language=en|date=17 December 2017|access-date=21 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171221184125/http://www.hindustantimes.com/football/live-isl-bengaluru-fc-vs-chennaiyin-fc-live-score/story-14wGf8aSwfHwZVEXGszjRM.html|archive-date=21 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Chennaiyin FC were held to a 1–1 draw when they faced Kerala Blasters at home in their next game. In spite of the draw, The Blues went top of the table with 13 points after seven games.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chennaiyin FC, Kerala Blasters draw 1–1 after thriller in Chennai: As it happened|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/indian-super-league-2017-18/kerala-blasters-vs-chennaiyin-fc-live-football-score-isl-indian-super-league-updates-4994702/|work=The Indian Express|date=22 December 2017|access-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223043704/http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/indian-super-league-2017-18/kerala-blasters-vs-chennaiyin-fc-live-football-score-isl-indian-super-league-updates-4994702/|archive-date=23 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The team went on to win the finals against Bangalore on their home ground and became the champions for the second time.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chennaiyin FC conquer fortress Bengaluru to lift ISL 4 title|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/chennaiyin-fc-conquer-fortress-bengaluru-to-lift-isl-4-title/articleshow/63350853.cms|work=The Indian Express|date=18 March 2018|access-date=20 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320204822/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/chennaiyin-fc-conquer-fortress-bengaluru-to-lift-isl-4-title/articleshow/63350853.cms|archive-date=20 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Chennaiyin FC finished as runner-ups in AIFF Super Cup 2019 where they lost to [[FC Goa]] 2–1. Following Indian Super League glory in 2017–18, Chennaiyin became the first Indian club, representing the ISL, to play in the [[2019 AFC Cup|AFC Cup]], as they drew 0–0 with [[Colombo FC]] in [[Sri Lanka]] on 6 March 2019. A week later, they won the second leg 1–0 in Chennai to progress to the [[2019 AFC Cup group stage]]. Chennayin FC is the first ISL club to reach in Group stage of AFC Cup 2019 i.e. in Group E.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Mukherjee, Soham; Easwar, Nisanth V|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/india-clubs-in-afc-champions-league-afc-cup/3dj1qowtkdxc1pzji71c49vnz|title=How have Indian clubs fared in AFC Champions League and AFC Cup?|date=1 April 2020|access-date=23 March 2021|website=goal.com|publisher=[[Goal (website)|Goal]]|archive-date=15 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415045019/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/india-clubs-in-afc-champions-league-afc-cup/3dj1qowtkdxc1pzji71c49vnz|url-status=live}}</ref> They played a tie of 0–0 to [[Minerva Punjab FC]] on 3 April 2019 and won 2–0 to Nepalese club [[Manang Marshyangdi Club]] on 17 April 2019 whereby [[Maílson Alves]] and [[Chris Herd]] were also accompanied by win against [[Abahani Limited Dhaka]] by 1–0 and goal scorer was [[Anirudh Thapa]] on 30 April 2019. On 19 June 2019 Chennaiyin FC faced a draw of 1–1 against [[Minerva Punjab F.C.]] where [[Mohammed Rafi]] secured a goal in the last minute of game. On [[John Gregory (footballer)|John Gregory]]'s 65th birthday the club announced that the coach's [[contract]] was renewed which will expire soon after the [[2019–20 Indian Super League]]. After losing the [[AFC Cup]] the club then made some shocking decisions by releasing their captain, [[Mailson Alves]] and [[Raphael Augusto]] as a preparation for the [[2019–20 Indian Super League]]. They also released some of the Indian players in their team which includes [[C.K. Vineeth]], [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Halicharan Narzary]], [[Isaac Vanmalsawma]]. They then signed [[Nerijus Valskis]], [[Lucian Goian]], [[Dragoș Firțulescu]], [[André Schembri]], [[Masih Saighani]] and [[Rafael Crivellaro]] to strengthen their squad. On 30 November 2019 John Gregory resigned from his post as head coach even though owner Mrs. Vita Dani tried in vain to get him to stay. Under his guidance [[Chennaiyin|Chennai]] won their second [[Indian Super League]] trophy.
-===Owen Coyle (2019–2020)===
+===Owen Coyle (2019–2020 & 2023-2025)===
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-Owen took the charge of the club on 4 December 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl/isl-interviews/chennaiyin-fc-coach-owen-coyle-interview-indian-super-league-isl-2019-2020-john-gregory-indian-football/article30170277.ece|title=Owen Coyle: I had other offers but felt a real connection with Chennaiyin FC|access-date=2019-12-28}}</ref> Under his guidance Chennaiyin faced 1–1 draw against [[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]], won 3–1 against [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]] and lost a dramatic game 4–3 to [[FC Goa|Goa]] in the initial days of Coyle.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/football/isl-2019-20-highlights-jamshedpur-fc-vs-chennaiyin-fc-2417995.html|title=ISL 2019-20 HIGHLIGHTS, Jamshedpur FC vs Chennaiyin FC: Isaac Cancels Out Valskis Opener|access-date=2019-12-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/football/isl-2019-20-highlights-chennaiyin-fc-vs-kerala-blasters-fc-2431225.html|title=ISL 2019-20 HIGHLIGHTS, Chennaiyin FC vs Kerala Blasters FC: Chennaiyin Beat Blasters in Dramatic Game at Home|access-date=2019-12-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl/isl-2019-live-scores-fc-goa-vs-chennaiyin-fc-lineups-brandon-corominas-chhangte-thapa-valskis-schembri-indian-football/article30402565.ece|title=ISL 2019-20: Coro strike earns Goa 4-3 win over Chennayin FC|access-date=2019-12-28}}</ref> They lost to [[Odisha FC|Odisha]] on 6 January 2020 and won a game against [[Hyderabad FC|Hyderabad]] by 3–1.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian youngsters on target as Odisha beat Chennaiyin|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/indian-youngsters-on-target-as-odisha-beat-chennaiyin|access-date=2021-06-17|website=Indian Super League|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl/isl-2019-20-chennaiyin-fc-3-1-hyderabad-fc-talking-points-valskis-crivellaro-asish-rai/article30537561.ece|title=ISL: Chennaiyin FC 3-1 Hyderabad FC - Talking points|access-date=2020-01-23|website=www.sportstar.thehindu.com|language=en}}</ref>
+Owen took the charge of the club on 4 December 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl/isl-interviews/chennaiyin-fc-coach-owen-coyle-interview-indian-super-league-isl-2019-2020-john-gregory-indian-football/article30170277.ece|title=Owen Coyle: I had other offers but felt a real connection with Chennaiyin FC|date=4 December 2019 |access-date=2019-12-28|archive-date=25 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225021927/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl/isl-interviews/chennaiyin-fc-coach-owen-coyle-interview-indian-super-league-isl-2019-2020-john-gregory-indian-football/article30170277.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> Under his guidance Chennaiyin faced 1–1 draw against [[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]], won 3–1 against [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]] and lost a dramatic game 4–3 to [[FC Goa|Goa]] in the initial days of Coyle.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/football/isl-2019-20-highlights-jamshedpur-fc-vs-chennaiyin-fc-2417995.html|title=ISL 2019-20 HIGHLIGHTS, Jamshedpur FC vs Chennaiyin FC: Isaac Cancels Out Valskis Opener|date=9 December 2019 |access-date=2019-12-28|archive-date=28 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228123854/https://www.news18.com/news/football/isl-2019-20-highlights-jamshedpur-fc-vs-chennaiyin-fc-2417995.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/football/isl-2019-20-highlights-chennaiyin-fc-vs-kerala-blasters-fc-2431225.html|title=ISL 2019-20 HIGHLIGHTS, Chennaiyin FC vs Kerala Blasters FC: Chennaiyin Beat Blasters in Dramatic Game at Home|date=20 December 2019 |access-date=2019-12-28|archive-date=28 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228123854/https://www.news18.com/news/football/isl-2019-20-highlights-chennaiyin-fc-vs-kerala-blasters-fc-2431225.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl/isl-2019-live-scores-fc-goa-vs-chennaiyin-fc-lineups-brandon-corominas-chhangte-thapa-valskis-schembri-indian-football/article30402565.ece|title=ISL 2019-20: Coro strike earns Goa 4-3 win over Chennayin FC|date=26 December 2019 |access-date=2019-12-28|archive-date=26 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226123625/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl/isl-2019-live-scores-fc-goa-vs-chennaiyin-fc-lineups-brandon-corominas-chhangte-thapa-valskis-schembri-indian-football/article30402565.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> They lost to [[Odisha FC|Odisha]] on 6 January 2020 and won a game against [[Hyderabad FC|Hyderabad]] by 3–1.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian youngsters on target as Odisha beat Chennaiyin|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/indian-youngsters-on-target-as-odisha-beat-chennaiyin|access-date=2021-06-17|website=Indian Super League|language=en|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624211154/https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/indian-youngsters-on-target-as-odisha-beat-chennaiyin|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl/isl-2019-20-chennaiyin-fc-3-1-hyderabad-fc-talking-points-valskis-crivellaro-asish-rai/article30537561.ece|title=ISL: Chennaiyin FC 3-1 Hyderabad FC - Talking points|access-date=2020-01-23|website=www.sportstar.thehindu.com|date=11 January 2020 |language=en|archive-date=12 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112152521/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl/isl-2019-20-chennaiyin-fc-3-1-hyderabad-fc-talking-points-valskis-crivellaro-asish-rai/article30537561.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>
-The Coyle era catapulted Chennaiyin FC to 4th from Bottom of the table (9th), thus earning them qualification for the playoffs.<ref>https://www.espn.in/football/match?gameId=569558</ref> He went on to guide Chennaiyin FC to the [[2020 Indian Super League Final|2020 ISL final]] after beating [[FC Goa]] 6–5 on aggregate over the two legs of the [[2019–20 Indian Super League playoffs|semifinals]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/30701-chennaiyin-fc-vs-fc-goa|title=SEMI-FINAL 1 - 1ST LEG - COMPLETED|access-date=2020-03-06|website=www.indiansuperleague.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sportstar|first=Team|title=ISL 2019-20, as it happened: Chennaiyin reaches final after 6-5 aggregate win|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl/isl-2020-live-score-fc-goa-vs-chennaiyin-fc-updates-playoff-semifinal-valskis-thapa-chhangte-rafael-corominas-boumous-coyle-brandon/article31001391.ece|access-date=2021-03-17|website=Sportstar|language=en}}</ref>
+The Coyle era catapulted Chennaiyin FC to 4th from Bottom of the table (9th), thus earning them qualification for the playoffs.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.espn.in/football/match?gameId=569558 |title=FC Goa vs. Chennaiyin FC - Football Match Summary - March 7, 2020 - ESPN |access-date=7 March 2020 |archive-date=7 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200307053406/https://www.espn.in/football/match?gameId=569558 |url-status=live }}</ref> He went on to guide Chennaiyin FC to the [[2020 Indian Super League final|2020 ISL final]] after beating [[FC Goa]] 6–5 on aggregate over the two legs of the [[2020 Indian Super League playoffs|semifinals]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/30701-chennaiyin-fc-vs-fc-goa|title=Semi-final 1 - 1st Leg - Completed|access-date=2020-03-06|website=www.indiansuperleague.com|language=en|archive-date=20 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520170524/https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/30701-chennaiyin-fc-vs-fc-goa|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=ISL 2019-20, as it happened: Chennaiyin reaches final after 6-5 aggregate win|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl/isl-2020-live-score-fc-goa-vs-chennaiyin-fc-updates-playoff-semifinal-valskis-thapa-chhangte-rafael-corominas-boumous-coyle-brandon/article31001391.ece|access-date=2021-03-17|website=Sportstar|date=7 March 2020 |language=en|archive-date=8 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200308193950/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl/isl-2020-live-score-fc-goa-vs-chennaiyin-fc-updates-playoff-semifinal-valskis-thapa-chhangte-rafael-corominas-boumous-coyle-brandon/article31001391.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>
-Chennaiyin were beaten 3–1 by [[ATK (football club)|ATK]] with the game played behind closed doors, due to the rise of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/sports-news-atk-3-1-chennaiyin-fc-isl-2020-final-indian-super-league-has-become-more-professional-antonio-habas/348807|access-date=2020-03-16|title=ATK 3-1 Chennaiyin FC, ISL 2020 Final: Indian Super League Has Become More Professional – Antonio Habas|website=www.outlookindia.com|language=en}}</ref> [[Nerijus Valskis]], who scored in the final for Chennaiyin, topped golden boot tally consequently, he was awarded ISL golden boot.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl/isl-2019-20-final-atk-roy-krishna-golden-boot-gurpreet-singh-sandhu-bengaluru-fc-hugo-boumous/article31070220.ece|access-date=2020-03-16|title=ISL final: Valskis wins Golden Boot, Gurpreet takes Golden Glove|website=www.sportstar.thehindu.com|language=en}}</ref>
+Chennaiyin were beaten 3–1 by [[ATK (football club)|ATK]] with the game played behind closed doors, due to the rise of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/sports-news-atk-3-1-chennaiyin-fc-isl-2020-final-indian-super-league-has-become-more-professional-antonio-habas/348807|access-date=2020-03-16|title=ATK 3-1 Chennaiyin FC, ISL 2020 Final: Indian Super League Has Become More Professional – Antonio Habas|website=www.outlookindia.com|language=en|archive-date=16 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200316113017/https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/sports-news-atk-3-1-chennaiyin-fc-isl-2020-final-indian-super-league-has-become-more-professional-antonio-habas/348807|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Nerijus Valskis]], who scored in the final for Chennaiyin, topped golden boot tally consequently, he was awarded ISL golden boot.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl/isl-2019-20-final-atk-roy-krishna-golden-boot-gurpreet-singh-sandhu-bengaluru-fc-hugo-boumous/article31070220.ece|access-date=2020-03-16|title=ISL final: Valskis wins Golden Boot, Gurpreet takes Golden Glove|website=www.sportstar.thehindu.com|date=14 March 2020 |language=en|archive-date=18 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118194410/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl/isl-2019-20-final-atk-roy-krishna-golden-boot-gurpreet-singh-sandhu-bengaluru-fc-hugo-boumous/article31070220.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ===Csaba László (2020–2021)===
-[[Csaba László (footballer, born 1964)|Csaba László]] took the charge of the club on 30 August 2020. He had a average season with 3 wins and 11 draws. On April 10th 2021 he parted ways with the club <ref>
+[[Csaba László (footballer, born 1964)|Csaba László]] took the charge of the club on 30 August 2020. He had an average season with three wins and 11 draws. On April 10, 2021, he parted ways with the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/football/isl-2020-21-chennaiyin-fc-appoint-csaba-laszlo-head-coach|title=Chennaiyin FC appoint Csaba Laszlo as new head coach|date=30 August 2020 |access-date=30 August 2020|archive-date=17 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717174949/https://khelnow.com/football/isl-2020-21-chennaiyin-fc-appoint-csaba-laszlo-head-coach|url-status=live}}</ref>
-{{cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/football/isl-2020-21-chennaiyin-fc-appoint-csaba-laszlo-head-coach|title=Chennaiyin FC appoint Csaba Laszlo as new head coach|access-date=30 August 2020}}</ref>
+=== Božidar Bandović (2021–2022) ===
+Chennaiyin FC appointed Bozidar Bandovic as their manager for the [[2021–22 Indian Super League|2021–22 season]] following the 0–5 defeat to FC Goa - the heaviest loss endured by the club in its history, the club said in a statement. "Bandovic was in charge of the first team for 16 matches - winning five, drawing four and losing seven. The team's assistant coach Syed Sabir Pasha will take over in the interim. Over the years, we've lost and won. But as a club, losing like this is something we cannot stand by and watch. And for now, we have full confidence in Sabir to see the season through," co-owner Vita Dani stated.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-10|title=Chennaiyin FC appoints Bozidar Bandovic as head coach|url=https://www.espn.in/football/indian-super-league/story/4430284/isl-2021-22-chennaiyin-fc-appoints-bozidar-bandovic-as-head-coach|access-date=2021-07-20|website=ESPN|language=en|archive-date=20 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720063321/https://www.espn.in/football/indian-super-league/story/4430284/isl-2021-22-chennaiyin-fc-appoints-bozidar-bandovic-as-head-coach|url-status=live}}</ref>
-==Stadium==
+== Stadium ==
 {{Main|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)}}
-Chennaiyin FC play their home matches at the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]] in [[Chennai]] nicknamed the ''Marina Arena''. The stadium is located at Sydenhams Road, Park Town behind the [[Chennai Central railway station|Chennai Central suburban Railway station]] and [[Ripon Building]]. The stadium is named after [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], [[India]]'s first [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] and earlier hosted [[cricket]] [[Test cricket|Test Matches]] between 1956 and 1965.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nehru Stadium: Test Matches |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/ground/58009.html?class=1;template=results;type=aggregate |work=ESPN Cricinfo |date=17 June 2011 |access-date=17 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120714131932/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/ground/58009.html?class=1;template=results;type=aggregate |archive-date=14 July 2012  }}</ref>
+Chennaiyin FC play their home matches at the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]] in [[Chennai]] nicknamed the ''Marina Arena''. The stadium is located at Sydenhams Road, Park Town behind the [[Chennai Central railway station|Chennai Central suburban Railway station]] and [[Ripon Building]]. The stadium is named after [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], [[India]]'s first [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] and earlier hosted [[cricket]] [[Test cricket|Test Matches]] between 1956 and 1965.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nehru Stadium: Test Matches |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/ground/58009.html?class=1;template=results;type=aggregate |work=ESPN Cricinfo |date=17 June 2011 |access-date=17 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714131932/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/ground/58009.html?class=1;template=results;type=aggregate |archive-date=14 July 2012 }}</ref>
 ==Support==
 [[File:Nehru Stadium Chennai.jpg|300px|thumb|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the club's home ground.]]
-Chennaiyin has a considerable fan base with an average attendance of over 20,000 over the first three seasons.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Chennai-to-bleed-blue-again-this-football-season/articleshow/54524193.cms|title=Chennai to bleed blue again, this football season – Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=28 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161218201257/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Chennai/Chennai-to-bleed-blue-again-this-football-season/articleshow/54524193.cms|archive-date=18 December 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dtnext.in/Lifestyle/AroundTown/2016/10/01234934/Its-time-for-fans-to-show-their-loyalty.vpf|title=Supermachans show their loyalty through a flashmob|date=2 October 2016|newspaper=dtNext.in|language=en-US|access-date=28 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228195656/http://www.dtnext.in/Lifestyle/AroundTown/2016/10/01234934/Its-time-for-fans-to-show-their-loyalty.vpf|archive-date=28 December 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
+Chennaiyin has a considerable fan base with an average attendance of over 20,000 over the first three seasons.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Chennai-to-bleed-blue-again-this-football-season/articleshow/54524193.cms|title=Chennai to bleed blue again, this football season – Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=28 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161218201257/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Chennai/Chennai-to-bleed-blue-again-this-football-season/articleshow/54524193.cms|archive-date=18 December 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dtnext.in/Lifestyle/AroundTown/2016/10/01234934/Its-time-for-fans-to-show-their-loyalty.vpf|title=Supermachans show their loyalty through a flashmob|date=2 October 2016|newspaper=dtNext.in|language=en-US|access-date=28 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228195656/http://www.dtnext.in/Lifestyle/AroundTown/2016/10/01234934/Its-time-for-fans-to-show-their-loyalty.vpf|archive-date=28 December 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
+Chennaiyin FC is one of the very few clubs in India to have multiple active fan groups. The B Stand Blues (BSB) and the Supermachans are the two fan groups of Chennaiyin FC. Both the fan groups are very famous among the Indian football scenario and they are constantly active on and off the season. Their support to the team is so dedicated and they also carry out CSR activities.
+[[File:BSB.jpg|thumb|100px|BSB cheering for Chennaiyin in 2017]]
+Both these fan groups have worked so hard to spread the football fan culture in the state.
+They even travel to some away games to extend their support to the club.
+The most famous away trip is the 2017-18 ISL finals against Bengaluru FC, where there were hundreds of fans from both fan clubs despite the game happening in a different state. Both fan clubs ended up conquering the stands of Kanteerava when their club had conquered it on the field.
+Opponents generally find the Chennaiyin crowd intimidating. Indian captain Sunil Chhetri himself has acknowledged this fact, as he's usually been on the receiving end when he travels to the Marina Arena in BFC colours.
+In addition to this, Chennaiyin also has a huge fan following all over the state of Tamil Nadu. Their social media following is among the top in Indian clubs.
 ==Rivalry==
 {{Main|South Indian Derby}}
-Since both Chennaiyin FC and [[Kerala Blasters]] are two dominant clubs from South India, the rivalry between these two clubs' fans is visible both on ground and on various social platforms. The matches between both the clubs create sparks among both the clubs and especially the fans. The meetings between the two teams are known as the Southern Derby.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-19|title=Chennaiyin FC host Kerala Blasters in crunch Southern Butt|url=https://khelnow.com/football/isl-2019-20-chennaiyin-kerala-blasters-preview/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123134440/https://khelnow.com/football/isl-2019-20-chennaiyin-kerala-blasters-preview|archive-date=23 November 2020|access-date=2020-09-10|website=Khel Now|language=en-US}}</ref>
+Since Chennaiyin FC, [[Bengaluru FC]] and [[Kerala Blasters FC]] are dominant clubs from South India, the rivalry between these clubs' fans are visible both on ground and on various social platforms. The matches between the clubs create sparks among the clubs and especially the fans. The meetings between the three teams are known as the South Indian Derby.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-19|title=Chennaiyin FC host Bengaluru Fc in crunch Southern Derby|url=https://khelnow.com/football/isl-2019-20-chennaiyin-kerala-blasters-preview/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123134440/https://khelnow.com/football/isl-2019-20-chennaiyin-kerala-blasters-preview|archive-date=23 November 2020|access-date=2020-09-10|website=Khel Now|language=en-US}}</ref>
 ==Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors==
-{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border:1px solid; font-size:90%;"
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;float:center"
+|-
 !Period
 !Kit manufacturer
@@ Line 154: / Line 172: @@
 !Sleeve sponsor
 |-
-|2014–15
+|2014-15
-|rowspan="2" |[[TYKA Sports|TYKA]]
+|rowspan="2" |[[TYKA Sports|TYKA]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Chennaiyin FC 2014/15 TYKA Home and Away Kits|url=http://footballfashion.org/wordpress/2014/11/01/chennaiyin-fc-201415-tyka-home-and-away-kits/|access-date=30 April 2015|work=Football Fashion|date=1 November 2014|archive-date=1 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401031458/http://footballfashion.org/wordpress/2014/11/01/chennaiyin-fc-201415-tyka-home-and-away-kits/|url-status=live}}</ref>
-|rowspan="2" |Ozone Group<ref>[https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/chennaiyin-fc-renew-sponsorship-with-ozone-group/articleshow/48945637.cms Chennaiyin FC renew sponsorship with Ozone Group] ''The Times of India''. Retrieved 6 May 2021</ref>
+|rowspan="2" |Ozone Group<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/chennaiyin-fc-renew-sponsorship-with-ozone-group/articleshow/48945637.cms Chennaiyin FC renew sponsorship with Ozone Group]  ''The Times of India''. Retrieved 6 May 2021</ref>
 |[[Reliance Digital]]
 | colspan="2" | -
 |-
-|2015–16
+|2015-16
 |
-|[[Haier]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Haier Partners with Chennaiyin FC as Associate Sponsor for Indian Super League 2015-Haier India|url=https://www.haier.com/in/about-haier/news/20190816_97681.shtml|access-date=2021-05-31|website=www.haier.com}}</ref>
+|[[Haier]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Haier Partners with Chennaiyin FC as Associate Sponsor for Indian Super League 2015-Haier India|url=https://www.haier.com/in/about-haier/news/20190816_97681.shtml|access-date=2021-05-31|website=www.haier.com|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214741/https://www.haier.com/in/about-haier/news/20190816_97681.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>
 |rowspan="2" |[[Volvo Cars|Volvo]]
 |-
-|2016–17
+|2016-17
-|[[Puma SE|Puma]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-08-23|title=Chennaiyin FC announce Puma as official kit partner|url=https://chennaiyinfc.com/chennaiyin-fc-announce-puma-as-official-kit-partner/|access-date=2021-05-31|website=Official Chennaiyin FC Website|language=en-US}}</ref>
+|[[Puma SE|Puma]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-08-23|title=Chennaiyin FC announce Puma as official kit partner|url=https://chennaiyinfc.com/chennaiyin-fc-announce-puma-as-official-kit-partner/|access-date=2021-05-31|website=Official Chennaiyin FC Website|language=en-US|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213558/https://chennaiyinfc.com/chennaiyin-fc-announce-puma-as-official-kit-partner/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 |[[TVS Group|TVS Tyres]]
 |[[The Himalaya Drug Company|Himalaya Men]]
-|rowspan="3" |[[Havells|Llyod]]
+|rowspan="3" |[[Havells|Lloyd]]
 |-
-|2017–18
+|2017-18
-|rowspan="4" |[[Performax]]
+|rowspan="4" |Performax
-|rowspan="4" |[[Apollo Tyres]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-16|title=Apollo Tyres renews association with Chennaiyin FC as their Principal Sponsor|url=https://chennaiyinfc.com/apollo-tyres-renews-association-with-chennaiyin-fc-as-their-principal-sponsor/|access-date=2021-05-29|website=Official Chennaiyin FC Website|language=en-US}}</ref>
+|rowspan="6" |[[Apollo Tyres]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-16|title=Apollo Tyres renews association with Chennaiyin FC as their Principal Sponsor|url=https://chennaiyinfc.com/apollo-tyres-renews-association-with-chennaiyin-fc-as-their-principal-sponsor/|access-date=2021-05-29|website=Official Chennaiyin FC Website|language=en-US|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602212631/https://chennaiyinfc.com/apollo-tyres-renews-association-with-chennaiyin-fc-as-their-principal-sponsor/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 |[[Jio]]
-|rowspan="3" |[[Nippon Paint]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-19|title=Nippon Paint India renews affiliation with Chennaiyin FC as Associate Sponsor|url=https://chennaiyinfc.com/dafanews-to-continue-with-chennaiyin-fc-as-principal-sponsor-for-a-second-consecutive-year-2/|access-date=2021-05-31|website=Official Chennaiyin FC Website|language=en-US}}</ref>
+|rowspan="3" |[[Nippon Paint]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-19|title=Nippon Paint India renews affiliation with Chennaiyin FC as Associate Sponsor|url=https://chennaiyinfc.com/dafanews-to-continue-with-chennaiyin-fc-as-principal-sponsor-for-a-second-consecutive-year-2/|access-date=2021-05-31|website=Official Chennaiyin FC Website|language=en-US|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215343/https://chennaiyinfc.com/dafanews-to-continue-with-chennaiyin-fc-as-principal-sponsor-for-a-second-consecutive-year-2/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 |-
-|2018–19
+|2018-19
 |[[Saint-Gobain|Gyproc]]
 |-
-|2019–20
+|2019-20
-|rowspan="2" |[[Dafabet|DafaNews]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-18|title=DafaNews to continue with Chennaiyin FC as Principal Sponsor for a second consecutive year|url=https://chennaiyinfc.com/dafanews-to-continue-with-chennaiyin-fc-as-principal-sponsor-for-a-second-consecutive-year/|access-date=2021-05-29|website=Official Chennaiyin FC Website|language=en-US}}</ref>
+|rowspan="3" |[[Dafabet|DafaNews]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-18|title=DafaNews to continue with Chennaiyin FC as Principal Sponsor for a second consecutive year|url=https://chennaiyinfc.com/dafanews-to-continue-with-chennaiyin-fc-as-principal-sponsor-for-a-second-consecutive-year/|access-date=2021-05-29|website=Official Chennaiyin FC Website|language=en-US|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602212723/https://chennaiyinfc.com/dafanews-to-continue-with-chennaiyin-fc-as-principal-sponsor-for-a-second-consecutive-year/|url-status=live}}</ref>
-|rowspan="2" |[[SSVM Institutions|SSVM]],
+|rowspan="7" |SSVM
-[[Paytm|Paytm First Games]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Agnihotri|first=Shweta|date=2020-11-21|title=ISL 2020-21: Chennaiyin FC announce Paytm First Games as their fantasy Sponsor for this season|url=https://www.insidesport.co/isl-2020-chennaiyin-fc-announce-paytm-first-games-as-their-fantasy-sponsor-for-this-season/|access-date=2021-05-29|website=InsideSport|language=en-gb}}</ref>
+|-
+|2020-21
+|[[Acko General Insurance|Acko]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=ISL 2020: Acko General Insurance becomes Chennaiyin FC's associate sponsor - ET BrandEquity|url=https://brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/marketing/isl-2020-acko-general-insurance-becomes-chennaiyin-fcs-associate-sponsor/79340787|access-date=2021-05-29|website=ETBrandEquity.com|language=en|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213928/https://brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/marketing/isl-2020-acko-general-insurance-becomes-chennaiyin-fcs-associate-sponsor/79340787|url-status=live}}</ref>
+|-
+|2021-22
+|rowspan="3" |[[Nivia Sports|Nivia]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 August 2021|title=Chennaiyin FC announce Nivia as official kit partner|url=https://chennaiyinfc.com/chennaiyin-fc-announce-nivia-as-official-kit-partner/|website=Chennaiyin FC|access-date=9 August 2021|archive-date=9 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809051221/https://chennaiyinfc.com/chennaiyin-fc-announce-nivia-as-official-kit-partner/|url-status=live}}</ref>
+|BatBall11
+|-
+|2022-23
+|[[Parimatch|Parimatch News]]
+|[[Dream11]]
+|-
+|2023-24
+|rowspan="2" |MelBat
+|Polyhose
+|NueGo
+|-
+|2024-25
+|rowspan="2" |SIX5SIX
+|[[Ramraj Cotton]]
+|Refex
+|-
+|2025-26
+|ISGL
+|
+|[[Ramraj Cotton]]
+|}
+==Players==
+===First-team squad===
+{{updated|30 January 2026}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/clubs/505-chennaiyin-fc-profile/squad|title=Chennaiyin FC Squad Details|access-date=28 January 2026}}</ref>
+{{Fs start}}
+{{Fs player|no=1|nat=IND|pos=GK|name=[[Samik Mitra]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=3|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Jitendra Singh (footballer)|Jitendra Singh]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=4|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[PC Laldinpuia|Laldinpuia]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=5|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Elsinho (footballer, born 1991)|Elsinho]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=6|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Ankit Mukherjee]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=7|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Imran Khan (footballer)|Imran Khan]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=8|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Lalrinliana Hnamte]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=10|nat=ESP|pos=FW|name=Iñigo Martin}}
+{{Fs player|no=13|nat=IND|pos=GK|name=[[Mohammad Nawaz (footballer)|Mohammad Nawaz]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=14|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=[[Alberto Noguera]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=16|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=[[Gurkirat Singh]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=17|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Mandar Rao Dessai]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=20|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Pritam Kotal]]}}
+{{Fs mid}}
+{{Fs player|no=21|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Maheson Singh Tongbram|Maheson Singh]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=23|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Vignesh Dakshinamurthy]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=24|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=[[Irfan Yadwad]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=26|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Laldinliana Renthlei]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=27|nat=NGA|pos=FW|name=[[Daniel Chima Chukwu]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=33|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Eduardo Kau]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=37|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Jiteshwor Singh]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=44|nat=IND|pos=GK|name=Devansh Dabas}}
+{{Fs player|no=50|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Klusner Pereira}}
+{{fs player|no=57|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Raj Basfore}}
+{{Fs player|no=66|nat=MAR|pos=MF|name=[[Mohammed Ali Bemammer]]}}
+{{Fs player|no=71|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Farukh Choudhary]]}}
+{{Fs end}}
+=== Out on loan ===
+{{fs start}}
+{{fs end}}
+==Personnel==
+===Technical staff===
+{{updated|12 November 2025}}
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+!colspan="1" style="background; text-align:center;"  | Role
+!colspan="1" style="background; text-align:center;"  | Name
+|-
+|Head coach
+| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Clifford Miranda]]
+|-
+|Assistant coach
+|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Noel Wilson]]
 |-
-|2020–Present
+|Goalkeeping coach
-|[[Acko General Insurance|Acko]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=www.ETBrandEquity.com|title=ISL 2020: Acko General Insurance becomes Chennaiyin FC's associate sponsor - ET BrandEquity|url=https://brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/marketing/isl-2020-acko-general-insurance-becomes-chennaiyin-fcs-associate-sponsor/79340787|access-date=2021-05-29|website=ETBrandEquity.com|language=en}}</ref>
+|{{flagicon|IND}} Rajath Guha
+|-
+|Head of Performance Analysis
+|{{flagicon|IND}} Aswin K
 |}
-==Technical staff==
+===Management===
-{{updated|29 June 2021}}
+'''Board of directors'''
-'''Coaching Staff'''
 {| class="wikitable"
 |-
@@ Line 197: / Line 295: @@
 ! Name
 |-
-| Head Coach
+| Co-owners
-|Vacant
+| {{flagicon|IND}} [[MS Dhoni]] <br/> {{flagicon|IND}} [[Abhishek Bachchan]] <br/> {{flagicon|IND}} Vita Dani<ref>{{Cite web |title=Owners |url=https://chennaiyinfc.com/owners/ |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=Official Chennaiyin FC Website |language=en-US |archive-date=9 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509085429/https://chennaiyinfc.com/owners/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
+|-
+|}
+==Top goalscorers==
+Here is the list of top goalscorers(minimum 3 goals) across all competitions for '''Chennaiyin FC'''.
+{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
 |-
-| Assistant Coach
+! Rank
-| Vacant
+! Player name
+! Matches
+! Goals
 |-
-| Assistant Coach
+|1
-| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Syed Sabir Pasha]]
+| align="left" |{{flagicon|IND }} [[Jeje Lalpekhlua]]
+| 77
+| 25
 |-
-| Goalkeeping Coach
+| 2
-| Vacant
+| align="left" |{{flagicon|LIT }} [[Nerijus Valskis]]
+| 31
+| 17
 |-
-| Sports Scientist
+| 3
-|Vacant
+| align="left" |{{flagicon|COL }} [[Stiven Mendoza]]
+| 25
+| 17
 |-
-|}
+|4
-'''Management Staff'''
+| align="left" |{{flagicon|IND }}[[Rahim Ali]]
-{| class="wikitable"
+| 85
+| 14
+|-
+| 5
+| align="left" |{{flagicon|BRA }} [[Rafael Crivellaro]]
+| 54
+| 14
+|-
+| 6
+| align="left" |{{flagicon|IND }} [[Anirudh Thapa]]
+| 125
+| 12
+|-
+| 7
+| align="left" |{{flagicon|IND }} [[Lallianzuala Chhangte]]
+| 53
+| 12
+|-
+| 8
+| align="left" |{{flagicon|BRA }} [[Elano Blumer]]
+| 26
+| 12
+|-
+| 9
+| align="left" |{{flagicon|CRO }} [[Petar Sliskovic]]
+| 22
+| 11
+|-
+| 10
+| align="left" |{{flagicon|COL }} [[Wilmar Jordán|Wilmar Jordán Gil]]
+| 24
+| 10
+|-
+| 11
+| align="left" |{{flagicon|NED }} [[Abdenasser El Khayati|Nasser El Khayati]]
+| 13
+| 9
+|-
+| 12
+| align="left" |{{flagicon|BRA }} [[Maílson Alves]]
+| 57
+| 8
+|-
+| 13
+| align="left" |{{flagicon|BRA }} [[Raphael Augusto]]
+| 69
+| 7
+|-
+| 14
+| align="left" |{{flagicon|IND }} '''[[Irfan Yadwad]]'''
+| 48
+| 7
+|-
+| 15
+| align="left" |{{flagicon|AUS }} [[Jordan Murray (soccer)|Jordan Murray]]
+| 28
+| 7
+|-
+| 16
+| align="left" |{{flagicon|BRA }} [[Bruno Pelissari]]
+| 25
+| 7
+|-
+| 17
+| align="left" |{{flagicon|IND }} [[Vincy Barretto]]
+| 57
+| 6
+|-
+| 18
+| align="left" |{{flagicon|SCO }} [[Connor Shields]]
+| 49
+| 6
+|-
+| 19
+| align="left" |{{flagicon|Nigeria }} '''[[Daniel Chima Chukwu|Chima Chukwu]]'''
+| 24
+| 6
+|-
+| 20
+| align="left" |{{flagicon|GHA }} [[Kwame Karikari]]
+| 23
+| 6
+|-
+| 21
+| align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA }} [[Bernard Mendy]]
+| 39
+| 5
+|-
+| 22
+| align="left" |{{flagicon|IND }} [[Mohammed Rafi (footballer)|Mohammed Rafi]]
+| 21
+| 5
+|-
+| 23
+| align="left" |{{flagicon|MLT }} [[André Schembri]]
+| 18
+| 5
+|-
+| 24
+| align="left" |{{flagicon|NGA }} [[Dudu Omagbemi]]
+| 13
+| 5
+|-
+| 25
+| align="left" |{{flagicon|IND }} [[Thoi Singh Khangebam|Thoi Singh]]
+| 84
+| 4
+|-
+| 26
+| align="left" |{{flagicon|IND }} '''[[Farukh Choudhary]]'''
+| 45
+| 4
+|-
+| 27
+| align="left" |{{flagicon|ESP }} [[Iñigo Calderón]]
+| 32
+| 4
+|-
+| 28
+| align="left" |{{flagicon|BRA }} [[Lukas Brambilla]]
+| 23
+| 4
+|-
+| 29
+| align="left" |{{flagicon|IND }} [[C. K. Vineeth|CK Vineeth]]
+| 18
+| 4
+|-
+| 30
+| align="left" |{{flagicon|GNB }} [[Esmael Goncalves|Esmaël Gonçalves]]
+| 16
+| 4
+|-
+| 31
+| align="left" |{{flagicon|BRA }} [[Eli Sabia]]
+| 79
+| 3
 |-
-! Position
+| 32
-! Name
+| align="left" |{{flagicon|IND }} [[Edwin Sydney Vanspaul|Edwin Sydney]]
+| 79
+| 3
 |-
-| Team Manager
+| 33
-| {{flagicon|IND}} Arihant Jain
+| align="left" |{{flagicon|IND }} [[Ninthoi Meetei]]
+| 55
+| 3
 |-
-| Reserve and Academy coach
+| 34
-|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Santosh Kashyap]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Reserve team coach Santosh Kashyap highlights Chennaiyin FC's commitment to youth {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/santosh-kashyap-chennaiyin-fc-reserves-youth-training-indian/1ep23clziotmp1udrru5hnnxj3|website=www.goal.com|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref>
+| align="left" |{{flagicon|ENG }} [[Ryan Edwards (English footballer)|Ryan Edwards]]
+| 46
+| 3
 |-
-| Chief Technical Officer(Scout)
+| 35
-| Vacant
+| align="left" |{{flagicon|NED }} [[Gregory Nelson]]
+| 38
+| 3
 |-
-|}
+| 36
-'''Board of Directors'''
+| align="left" |{{flagicon|IND }} [[Dhanachandra Singh]]
-{| class="wikitable"
+| 30
+| 3
 |-
-! Position
+| 37
-! Name
+| align="left" |{{flagicon|GER }} [[Julius Duker]]
+| 28
+| 3
 |-
-| Owner
+| 38
-| {{flagicon|IND}} [[MS Dhoni]]
+| align="left" |{{flagicon|Iran }} [[Vafa Hakhamaneshi]]
+| 24
+| 3
 |-
-| Owner
+| 39
-| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Abhishek Bachchan]]
+| align="left" |{{flagicon|HUN }} [[Vladimir Koman]]
+| 17
+| 3
 |-
-| Owner
+| 40
-| {{flagicon|IND}} Vita Dani
+| align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA }} [[Davide Succi]]
+| 13
+| 3
 |-
 |}
+'''In Bold:''' Players currently playing for Chennaiyin FC
-==Players==
-{{For|a list of all former and current Chennaiyin FC players|List of Chennaiyin FC players}}
-{{updated|7 July 2021}}
-{{Fs start}}
-{{Fs player|other=|no=2|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Reagan Singh]]}}
-{{Fs player|other=|no=7|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Lallianzuala Chhangte]]}}
-{{Fs player|other=|no=8|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Edwin Sydney Vanspaul]]}}
-{{Fs player|other=|no=10|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=[[Rafael Crivellaro]]}}
-{{Fs player|no=15|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Anirudh Thapa]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|Vice Captain]]}}
-{{Fs player|other=|no=17|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Dhanpal Ganesh]]}}
-{{Fs player|other=|no=18|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Jerry Lalrinzuala]]}}
-{{Fs player|other=|no=23|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Aimol Reamsochung]]}}
-{{Fs player|other=|no=24|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=[[Rahim Ali]]}}
-{{Fs mid}}
-{{Fs player|other=|no=27|nat=IND|pos=GK|name=[[Samik Mitra]]}}
-{{Fs player|other=|no=28|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Germanpreet Singh]]}}
-{{Fs player|other=|no=29|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=[[Aman Chetri]]}}
-{{Fs player|other=|no=31|nat=IND|pos=GK|name=[[Vishal Kaith]]}}
-{{Fs player|other=|no=35|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Balaji Ganesan}}
-{{Fs player|other=|no=36|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Aqib Nawab}}
-{{Fs player|other=|no=-|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Narayan Das (footballer)|Narayan Das]]}}
-{{Fs player|other=|no=-|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Salam Ranjan Singh]]}}
-{{Fs player|other=|no=-|nat=IND|pos=GK|name=[[Debjit Majumder]]}}
-{{Fs player|other=|no=-|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Deepak Devrani]]}}
-{{Fs end}}
 == Honours ==
 === League ===
-[[File:Isltrophy.png|50px]][[File:Isltrophy.png|50px]]
+*'''[[Indian Super League]]''' (as '''top-tier league''')<ref group="note" name="Top_league">For first three seasons, ISL was considered as just a tournament, but not as league. Before fourth season, AFC recognised ISL as an official top tier league along with I-League and from 9th season it's considered as only top tier league.</ref>
-*'''[[Indian Super League]]'''
+**Champions (1): [[2017–18 Indian Super League|2017–18]]
-:{{GoldMedal}} '''Winners''' (2): [[2015 Indian Super League season|2015]], [[2017–18 Indian Super League season|2017–18]]
+**Runners-up (1): [[2019–20 Indian Super League|2019–20]]
-:{{SilverMedal}} Runners-up (1): [[2019–20 Indian Super League season|2019–20]]
 === Cup ===
-*'''[[Super Cup (India)|Indian Super Cup]]'''
+*'''[[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]]'''
-:{{SilverMedal}} Runners-up all time favorite (1): [[2019 Indian Super Cup|2019]]
+**Runners-up (1): [[2019 Indian Super Cup|2019]]
+=== Other Domestic tournaments ===
+*'''[[Indian Super League]]''' (as '''tournament''')<ref group="note" name="Top_league"></ref>
+** Champions (1): [[2015 Indian Super League|2015]]
+==AFC club ranking==
+{{updated|5 February 2023|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://footballdatabase.com/ranking/asia/2|title=Asia Football / Soccer Clubs Ranking|website=FootballDatabase.com|access-date=11 December 2021|archive-date=10 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710195730/http://footballdatabase.com/ranking/asia/2|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
+|-
+! Rank !! Team !! Points
+|-
+|246||align=left|{{flagicon|SOL}} [[Solomon Warriors F.C.|Solomon Warriors]]||1,255
+|-
+|247||align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mumbai FC]]||1,255
+|-bgcolor="#ddffdd"
+|248||align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} Chennaiyin||1,254
+|-
+|249||align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]||1,254
+|-
+|250||align=left|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Ain FC (Saudi Arabia)|Al-Ain FC]]||1,254
+|}
 ==Continental record==
@@ Line 298: / Line 559: @@
 |rowspan="1"|[[2019 AFC Cup#Play-off round|Play-off round]]
 |{{flagicon|SRI}} [[Colombo FC|Colombo]]
-|style="background:#dfd;"|1–0<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/chennaiyin-fc-colombo-fc-afc-cup-2019-playoff-second-leg-football-live-score-updates-vineeth-raphael-augusto-jeje/article26522052.ece|access-date=2020-05-10|language=en|website=www.sportstar.thehindu.com|date=13 March 2019|title=As it happened: Jeje sends Chennaiyin through to AFC Cup 2019 group stage}}</ref>
+|style="background:#dfd;"|1–0<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/chennaiyin-fc-colombo-fc-afc-cup-2019-playoff-second-leg-football-live-score-updates-vineeth-raphael-augusto-jeje/article26522052.ece|access-date=2020-05-10|language=en|website=www.sportstar.thehindu.com|date=13 March 2019|title=As it happened: Jeje sends Chennaiyin through to AFC Cup 2019 group stage|archive-date=17 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717174922/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/chennaiyin-fc-colombo-fc-afc-cup-2019-playoff-second-leg-football-live-score-updates-vineeth-raphael-augusto-jeje/article26522052.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>
-|style="background:#ffd;"|0–0<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/afc-cup-qualifiers-chennaiyin-fc-colombo-fc-report/article26447584.ece|access-date=2020-05-10|language=en|website=www.sportstar.thehindu.com|date=6 March 2019|title=AFC Cup Qualifiers: Chennaiyin FC held to 0-0 draw by Colombo FC}}</ref>
+|style="background:#ffd;"|0–0<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/afc-cup-qualifiers-chennaiyin-fc-colombo-fc-report/article26447584.ece|access-date=2020-05-10|language=en|website=www.sportstar.thehindu.com|date=6 March 2019|title=AFC Cup Qualifiers: Chennaiyin FC held to 0-0 draw by Colombo FC|archive-date=21 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421190832/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/afc-cup-qualifiers-chennaiyin-fc-colombo-fc-report/article26447584.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>
 |style="background:#dfd;"|1–0
 |-
@@ Line 306: / Line 567: @@
 |style="background:#ffd;"|0–0
 |style="background:#ffd;"|1–1
-|rowspan="3"|2nd
+|rowspan="3"|Group stage: 2nd<br>Knockout Stage: DNQ
 |-
 |{{flagicon|NEP}} [[Manang Marshyangdi Club]]
@@ Line 316: / Line 577: @@
 |style="background:#fdd;"|3–2
 |}
+==eSports==
+The organizers of ISL introduced eISL, a [[FIFA (video game series)|FIFA video game]] tournament, for the ISL playing clubs, each represented by two players. Chennaiyin FC hosted a series of qualifying games for all the participants wanting to represent the club in eISL. On 20 November the club announced the signing of the two players. They won the inaugural eISL on 20 March 2022, following [[2022 Indian Super League final]].
+=== Roster ===
+{{Esports roster header
+| team = Channaiyin FC eSports
+| game = FIFA
+}}
+<!-- list of players -->
+{{Esports player | handle = saranshjain7 | first = Saransh | last = Jain | nat = IND}}
+{{Esports player | handle = Navinh29 | first = Navin | last = H | nat = IND}}
+<!-- end of list players -->
+{{Esports roster footer
+| head_coach =
+| asst_coach =
+| otherlegend =
+| roster_url =
+| transaction_date = 19 November 2021
+}}
+==See also==
+* [[List of football clubs in India]]
+* [[Sport in Chennai]]
+* [[Chennaiyin FC Reserves and Academy]]
 == References ==
 {{reflist}}
+== Further reading ==
+*{{Cite web |title=India's football past gasping for survival |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/football/india-s-football-past-gasping-for-survival/story-8cGyA03MIB3ay2LCflkcWJ.html |date=25 March 2018 |website=hindustantimes.com |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |last=Sarkar |first=Dhiman |location=Kolkata |access-date=16 April 2023 |archive-date=6 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106201153/https://www.hindustantimes.com/football/india-s-football-past-gasping-for-survival/story-8cGyA03MIB3ay2LCflkcWJ.html }}
+== Footnotes ==
+{{Reflist|group=note}}
+== External links ==
+{{Portal bar|India|Association football}}
+<!-- per [[BP:ELMINOFFICIAL]], choose one official website only -->
+* {{Official website}}
+* [https://www.the-aiff.com/club/9029 Chennaiyin FC] at [[All India Football Federation|the-aiff.com]]
+* [https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/chennaiyin-fc/716/ Chennaiyin FC] at Global Sports Archive
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