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Indian Super League
Season2016
Dates1 October – 18 December
ChampionsAtletico de Kolkata
2nd title
Matches played61
Goals scored145 (2.38 per match)
Top goalscorerMarcelinho
(10 goals)
Best goalkeeperAmrinder Singh
(180 mins per goal)
Biggest home winMumbai City 5–0 Kerala Blasters
(19 November)
Biggest away winChennaiyin 1–3 Delhi Dynamos
(6 October)
Highest scoringGoa 5–4 Chennaiyin
(1 December)
Longest winning runDelhi Dynamos
(3 matches)
Longest unbeaten runAtlético de Kolkata
(6 matches)
Longest winless runPune City
NorthEast United
Chennaiyin
(5 matches)
Longest losing runNorthEast United
(4 matches)
Highest attendance54,913
Kerala Blasters 0–0 Delhi Dynamos
(9 October)
Lowest attendance6,147
Mumbai City 1–0 NorthEast United
(7 October)
Total attendance1,260,207
Average attendance21,003
2015

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

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

Teams[edit | edit source]

Stadiums and locations[edit | edit source]

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

Personnel and kits[edit | edit source]

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

Head coaching changes[edit | edit source]

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

Roster changes[edit | edit source]

Marquee players[edit | edit source]

Team Marquee
Atlético de Kolkata Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hélder Postiga[21]
Chennaiyin Error creating thumbnail: File missing John Arne Riise[22]
Delhi Dynamos Error creating thumbnail: File missing Florent Malouda[23]
Goa Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lúcio[24]
Kerala Blasters Northern Ireland Aaron Hughes[25]
Mumbai City Uruguay Diego Forlán[26]
NorthEast United Error creating thumbnail: File missing Didier Zokora[27]
Pune City Mali Mohamed Sissoko[28]

Foreign players[edit | edit source]

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

Atlético de Kolkata (10) Chennaiyin (10) Delhi Dynamos (10) Goa (9)
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South Africa Sameehg Doutie
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luciano Sabrosa
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Kerala Blasters (10) Mumbai City (10) NorthEast United (10) Pune City (10)
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Didier Kadio
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Duckens Nazon
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Argentina Matías Defederico
Hungary Krisztián Vadócz
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Léo Costa
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lucian Goian
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Roberto Volpato
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Argentina Facundo Cardozo
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Uruguay Sasha Aneff
Argentina Nicolás Vélez
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Uruguay Emiliano Alfaro
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Equatorial Guinea Eduardo Ferreira
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Mexico Aníbal Zurdo
Argentina Gustavo Oberman
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Mali Dramane Traoré

Regular season[edit | edit source]

League table[edit | edit source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mumbai City 14 6 5 3 16 8 +8 23 2016 Indian Super League Semi-finals
2 Kerala Blasters 14 6 4 4 12 14 −2 22
3 Delhi Dynamos 14 5 6 3 27 17 +10 21
4 Atlético de Kolkata 14 4 8 2 16 14 +2 20
5 NorthEast United 14 5 3 6 14 14 0 18
6 Pune City 14 4 4 6 13 16 −3 16
7 Chennaiyin 14 3 6 5 20 25 −5 15
8 Goa 14 4 2 8 15 25 −10 14
Source: Indian Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) play-off match

Results table[edit | edit source]

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Playoffs[edit | edit source]

Semi-Finals Final
        
1 Mumbai City 2 0 2
4 Atlético de Kolkata 3 0 3
4 Atlético de Kolkata 1 (4)
2 Kerala Blasters 1 (3)
2 Kerala Blasters 1 1 2 (3)
3 Delhi Dynamos 0 2 2 (0)

Season statistics[edit | edit source]

Scoring[edit | edit source]

Hat-tricks[edit | edit source]

Player For Against Result Date Ref
Uruguay Diego Forlán Mumbai City Kerala Blasters 5–0 19 November 2016 [30]
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Dudu Omagbemi Chennaiyin NorthEast United 3–3 26 November 2016 [31]
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Marcelinho Delhi Dynamos Goa 5–1 27 November 2016 [32]

Clean sheets[edit | edit source]

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

Attendance[edit | edit source]

Average home attendances[edit | edit source]

Team GP Cumulative High Low Mean
Kerala Blasters 9 444,087 54,913 34,196 49,343
NorthEast United 7 187,104 32,844 18,673 26,729
Chennaiyin 7 154,976 25,163 18,213 22,139
Delhi Dynamos 7 135,499 27,463 15,111 19,357
Goa 7 123,627 19,003 14,717 17,661
Atlético de Kolkata 8 93,627 12,575 10,589 11,703
Pune City 7 60,117 9,035 7,911 8,588
Mumbai City 8 59,171 7,690 6,147 7,396
Total 60 1,260,207 54,913 6,147 21,003

Highest attendances[edit | edit source]

Regular season

Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Stadium
1 Kerala Blasters 0–0 Delhi Dynamos 54,913 9 October 2016 (2016-10-09) Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
2 Kerala Blasters 0–1 Atlético de Kolkata 54,900 5 October 2016 (2016-10-05) Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
3 Kerala Blasters 1–0 NorthEast United 53,767 4 December 2016 (2016-12-04) Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
4 Kerala Blasters 3–1 Chennaiyin 53,152 12 November 2016 (2016-11-12) Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
5 Kerala Blasters 2–1 Pune City 51,341 25 November 2016 (2016-11-25) Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
6 Kerala Blasters 1–0 Mumbai City 40,013 14 October 2016 (2016-10-14) Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
7 Kerala Blasters 2–1 Goa 34,196 8 November 2016 (2016-11-08) Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
8 NorthEast United 0–1 Chennaiyin 32,844 20 October 2016 (2016-10-20) Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
9 NorthEast United 1–2 Atlético de Kolkata 30,033 28 October 2016 (2016-10-28) Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
10 NorthEast United 0–1 Mumbai City 29,989 5 November 2016 (2016-11-05) Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium

Awards[edit | edit source]

Hero of the Match[edit | edit source]

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

ISL Emerging Player of the Match[edit | edit source]

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

ISL Player of the Week award[edit | edit source]

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

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

ISL Team of the Season[edit | edit source]

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

End-of-season awards[edit | edit source]

Award Player Club
Hero of the League Error creating thumbnail: File missing Florent Malouda Delhi Dynamos
Emerging Player of the League India Jerry Lalrinzuala Chennaiyin
Golden Glove India Amrinder Singh Mumbai City
Winning Pass Award South Africa Sameehg Doutie Atletico de Kolkata
Swift Golden Boot Error creating thumbnail: File missing Marcelinho Delhi Dynamos
Fittest Player of the League Error creating thumbnail: File missing Borja Fernández Atletico de Kolkata
Fair Play Award
Chennaiyin
Best Pitch of the Season
NorthEast United

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External links[edit | edit source]

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