2015 Atlético de Kolkata season

Atlético de Kolkata

2015 season
Head Coach	Antonio López Habas
Stadium	Salt Lake Stadium
ISL	Semi-Finals
Top goalscorer	Iain Hume (11 goals)
Highest home attendance	68,340 (vs Chennaiyin; 16 December 2015)
Lowest home attendance	35,437 (vs Chennaiyin; 18 November 2015)
Average home league attendance	51,056
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The 2015 season was Atlético de Kolkata's second season in the Indian Super League. They started their second season as the defending champions, and ended the season as the semi-finalists.

Background

On 15 May 2015, Atlético de Kolkata's board announced that they would retain former Bolivia and Valencia CF manager Antonio Lopez Habas for the 2015 season. It was under him that the team had won the title in 2014. However, in spite of their first season, the team decided in retaining just 7 players from their squad of 2014, including 3 foreigners. The team signed 5 Indians and 10 foreigners from the open market.^[1] This was followed by 7 more domestic signings from the Draft.^[2]

On 29 July 2015, the team signed Portuguese international Hélder Postiga as its marquee player.^[3]

On 25 August 2015, the team went on pre season tour to Madrid, Spain where they trained for a month.

Pre Season Friendly

Atlético de Kolkata v Gimnástica Segoviana - B

3 September 2015 Exhibition match	Atlético de Kolkata	9 – 0	Gimnástica Segoviana - B	Segovia, Spain
	Postiga Hume Raja Gavilán Izumi Valdo	Report		Stadium: Los Angeles de San Rafael ground

Atlético de Kolkata v Alcobendas CF

10 September 2015 Exhibition match	Atlético de Kolkata	2 - 0	Alcobendas CF	Madrid, Spain
	Borja Hume

Atlético de Kolkata v CDA Navalcarnero

16 September 2015 Exhibition match	Atlético de Kolkata	3 - 1	CDA Navalcarnero	Madrid, Spain
	Lara Postiga		N/A

Atlético de Kolkata v Aryan F.C.

27 September 2015 Exhibition match	Atlético de Kolkata	4 – 2	Aryan F.C.	Kolkata, India
	Gavilán Singh Lara Sahni	Report	N/A	Stadium: Mohun Bagan Club Ground

Players

On 5 June 2015, the team acquired Canadian international forward Iain Hume, whose five goals had helped Kerala to the final of the previous season.^[4] In the second season's domestic draft, Atlético de Kolkata had the first pick, choosing Pune F.C. goalkeeper Amrinder Singh for a fee of 4.5 lakhs; their most expensive purchase was that of defender Augustin Fernandes for 26 lakhs.^[5] On 29 July, with Garcia released due to his injury record, the team brought in Portugal international forward Hélder Postiga as their new marquee player; aged 32, he became the youngest such player in the league.^[6] They finalized their squad of 26, for the year, by 29 July 2015.

On 4 November, the team decided to sign last year final's goalscorer Mohammed Rafique replacing Lalchhawnkima who was ruled out due to Dengue.^[7]

On 11 November 2015, the team announced the signing of Serbian international Dejan Lekić to replace injured Josemi^[8]

On 16 November 2015, the team announced replacement for another injured player Javi Lara, who found it hard to recover quickly from a groin injury. For him, another Spanish midfielder Jorge Alonso was signed.^[9]

Current squad

As of 18 November 2015.^[10]

No.	Nat.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1		Juan Calatayud	December 21, 1979
13		Amrinder Singh (on loan from Pune)	May 27, 1993
26		Kunzang Bhutia	January 3, 1994
Defenders
3		Nallappan Mohanraj	February 23, 1989
4		Tiri	January 9, 1991
5		Arnab Mondal (on loan from East Bengal)	September 25, 1989
12		Denzil Franco	June 30, 1986
19		Syed Rahim Nabi	December 14, 1985
20		Rino Anto (on loan from Bengaluru)	January 3, 1988
24		Augustin Fernandes (on loan from Salgaocar)	October 13, 1988
Midfielders
8		Jaime Gavilán	May 12, 1985
10		Borja Fernández	January 14, 1981
11		Valdo	April 23, 1981
15		Clifford Miranda	July 11, 1982
16		Jewel Raja	January 19, 1990
21		Arata Izumi	July 31, 1982
22		Sameehg Doutie	May 31, 1989
23		Ofentse Nato	October 1, 1989
85		Jorge Alonso	January 5, 1985
Forwards
6		Baljit Sahni (on loan from East Bengal)	January 12, 1987
7		Iain Hume	October 30, 1983
9		Hélder Postiga	August 2, 1982
14		Nadong Bhutia	November 25, 1993
18		Sushil Kumar Singh (on loan from Shillong Lajong)	January 3, 1982
28		Mohammed Rafique (on loan from East Bengal)	September 20, 1992
30		Dejan Lekić	June 7, 1985

Competitions

Indian Super League

League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Goa	14	7	4	3	29	20	+9	25	2015 Indian Super League Semi-final
2	Atlético de Kolkata	14	7	2	5	26	17	+9	23
3	Chennaiyin	14	7	1	6	25	15	+10	22
4	Delhi Dynamos	14	6	4	4	18	20	−2	22
5	NorthEast United	14	6	2	6	18	23	−5	20
6	Mumbai City	14	4	4	6	16	26	−10	16
7	Pune City	14	4	3	7	17	23	−6	15
8	Kerala Blasters	14	3	4	7	22	27	−5	13

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

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
16	8	2	6	28	21	+7	26	5	0	3	16	9	+7	3	2	3	12	12	0

Last updated: 16 December 2015.
Source: Matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Ground	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	H
Result	W	D	W	L	L	L	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	L
Position	1	4	4	1	3	5	6	5	6	4	2	1	1	2

Last updated: 4 December 2015.
Source: Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

League Stage

Chennaiyin FC v Atlético de Kolkata

3 October 2015 1	Chennaiyin FC	2 – 3	Atlético de Kolkata	Chennai
19:00 IST	Khabra  6' Jeje  31' L.Ralte  59' Elano  89' (pen.) B.Singh  90+1'	Report	Postiga  13', 70' Sahni  39' Valdo  76' Mondal  84'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai) Attendance: 29,923 Referee: Matt Conger

FC Goa v Atlético de Kolkata

7 October 2015 2	FC Goa	1 – 1	Atlético de Kolkata	Goa
19:00 IST	Devadas  58' Almeida  81'  90' Jofre  83' V.Fernandes  90+5'	Report	Izumi  13' Borja  42' Gavilán  45' Nato  48' Sahni  61', 62' A.Fernandes  84' Valdo  88'	Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 17,634 Referee: Santosh Kumar

Atlético de Kolkata v Kerala Blasters FC

13 October 2015 3	Atlético de Kolkata	2 – 1	Kerala Blasters FC	Kolkata
19:00 IST	Izumi  6' Lara  53'	Report	Josu  44' R.Singh  46' Hossain  63', 89' Dagnall  80'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 61,237 Referee: Matt Conger

FC Pune City v Atlético de Kolkata

17 October 2015 4	FC Pune City	1 – 0	Atlético de Kolkata	Pune
19:00 IST	J.Singh  2'	Report	Mohanraj  56' Josemi  73'	Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex Attendance: 9,087

NorthEast United FC v Atlético de Kolkata

23 October 2015 5	NorthEast United FC	1 – 0	Atlético de Kolkata	Guwahati
19:00 IST	Vélez  77'	Report	Anto  22' Nato  68' Mondal  90'	Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Attendance: 24,689

Atlético de Kolkata v Delhi Dynamos FC

29 October 2015 6	Atlético de Kolkata	0 – 1	Delhi Dynamos FC	Kolkata
19:00 IST	Sahni  45+1' Hume  56'	Report	Riise  45' Chakraborty  71', 80' Chicão  86' Dos Santos  90+3'  90+4'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 41,145

Mumbai City FC v Atlético de Kolkata

1 November 2015 7	Mumbai City FC	1 – 4	Atlético de Kolkata	Mumbai
19:00 IST	Ashutosh  48' Benachour  71'	Report	Hume  34', 45' (pen.), 82' Borja  52' Augustin  77'  89'	Stadium: DY Patil Stadium Attendance: 27,435 Referee: Santosh Kumar

Atlético de Kolkata v NorthEast United FC

7 November 2015 8	Atlético de Kolkata	0 – 1	NorthEast United FC	Kolkata
19:00 IST		Report	Simao  9' (pen.) Carlos  20' Bruno  74' Silas  83'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 38,456 Referee: D.J. Ganter

Kerala Blasters FC v Atlético de Kolkata

10 November 2015 9	Kerala Blasters FC	2 – 3	Atlético de Kolkata	Kochi
19:00 IST	German  42' (pen.), 85' Mehtab  52'	Report	Mohanraj  29'  68' Denzil  41' Izumi  84', 90'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 60,251 Referee: Hai Tan

Delhi Dynamos FC v Atlético de Kolkata

14 November 2015 10	Delhi Dynamos FC	1 – 1	Atlético de Kolkata	Delhi
19:00 IST	Gadze  61' Anas  70'	Report	Hume  27' Tiri  73' Gavilan  85' Rino  88'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 18,336 Referee: N.R.Gamini

Atlético de Kolkata v Chennaiyin FC

18 November 2015 11	Atlético de Kolkata	2 – 1	Chennaiyin FC	Kolkata
19:00 IST	Doutie  45' Hume  63' Valdo  90'	Report	Augusto  27' D. Singh  45' Fikru  80' Augusto  82' Pelissari  94'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 35,437 Referee: N.R.Gamini

Atlético de Kolkata v FC Goa

22 November 2015 12	Atlético de Kolkata	4 – 0	FC Goa	Kolkata
19:00 IST	Doutie  20', 78' Borja  22' Hume  68' (pen.)	Report	Devadas  58' Colaco  67' Lúcio  81'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 51,047 Referee: Arumughan Rowan

Atlético de Kolkata v FC Pune City

27 November 2015 13	Atlético de Kolkata	4 – 1	FC Pune City	Kolkata
19:00 IST	Hume  9', 47', 83'  31' Nato  38' Lekić  90'	Report	Lyngdoh  27' Manish  45' Mutu  86'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 48,721 Referee: Ali Shaban

Atlético de Kolkata v Mumbai City FC

4 December 2015 14	Atlético de Kolkata	2 – 3	Mumbai City FC	Kolkata
19:00 IST	Hume  45' (pen.) Gavilán  49' Tiri  81' Valdo  88' Izumi  90' Borja  90'	Report	Norde  26', 90' Čmovš  45' Bertin  78' Chhetri  82' (pen.) 86' Subrata  88'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 61,726 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov

Semi-Finals

Chennaiyin FC v Atlético de Kolkata

12 December 2015 First Leg	Chennaiyin FC	3 – 0	Atlético de Kolkata	Pune
19:00 IST	Blasi  37' Pelissari  38' Lalpekhlua  57' Mendoza  68'	Report		Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex Referee: Santosh Kumar

Atlético de Kolkata v Chennaiyin FC

16 December 2015 Second Leg	Atlético de Kolkata	2 – 1 (Agg: 2 – 4)	Chennaiyin FC	Kolkata
19:00 IST	Lekić  22' Mohanraj  55' Augustin  66' Tiri  84' Hume  87'	Report	Elano  37' Thoi  55' Fikru  90+'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 68,340 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

Player statistics

Complete Statistics

Kit	Pos.	Name	App.	Mins.	GS	A	SHT	SOT	PKG	TKL	INT	ADW	GC	PC	SS	PS	CS	HOTM
1	GK	Juan Calatayud	3	270	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	12	0	0	0
2	MF	Javi Lara	6	377	1	1	18	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
3	DF	Nallappan Mohanraj	6	515	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	Tiri	1	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	Arnab Mondal	1	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	FW	Baljit Sahni	2	149	0	0	1	1	0	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	FW	Iain Hume	3	270	3	1	3	2	0	10	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	Jaime Gavilán	2	164	0	0	2	1	0	8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	Hélder Postiga	1	74	2	0	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
10	MF	Borja	2	180	0	0	1	1	0	12	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF	Valdo	2	60	1	0	2	2	0	3	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	DF	Denzil Franco	1	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK	Amrinder Singh	2	180	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	9	0	0	0
14	FW	Nadong Bhutia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	MF	Clifford Miranda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	Jewel Raja	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	DF	Josemi	1	16	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	FW	Sushil Kumar Singh	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	DF	Syed Rahim Nabi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF	Rino Anto	1	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	Arata Izumi	2	90	2	0	3	3	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
22	MF	Sameehg Doutie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF	Ofentse Nato	2	180	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF	Augustin Fernandes	2	180	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF	Lalchhawnkima	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	GK	Kunzang Bhutia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 9 October 2015
Source: ISL Statistics
Only competitive matches
App.: Appearances, Mins.: Minutes spent on field, GS: Goals Scored, A: Assists, SHT: Shots, SOT: Shots On Target, PKG: Penalty Kick Goals Scored, TKL: Tackles, INT: Interceptions, ADW: Aerial Duel Won, GC: Goals Conceded, PA: Goals conceded from Penalty Kicks, SS: Shots Saved, PS: Penalties Saved, CS: Clean Sheets, HOTM: Player of the Match Award

Goal Scorers

No.	Position	Nation	Player	Goal(s)	Appearance(s).
7	FW		Hume	11	16
21	MF		Izumi	5	11
22	MF		Doutie	3	12
9	FW		Postiga	2	1
30	FW		Lekić	2	6
11	MF		Valdo	1	10
10	MF		Borja	1	15
2	MF		Lara	1	6
24	DF		Augustin	1	13
3	DF		Mohanraj	1	6
Total				28	–

Last updated: 16 December 2015.
Source: Matches

Assists Table

No.	Position	Nation	Player	Assist(s)	Appearance(s).
22	MF		Doutie	6	12
8	MF		Gavilán	3	16
7	FW		Hume	3	16
2	MF		Lara	1	6
10	MF		Borja	1	15
21	MF		Izumi	1	11
23	MF		Nato	1	12
30	FW		Lekić	1	6
Total				17	–

Last updated: 16 December 2015.
Source: Matches

Discipline

N	P	Nat.	Name				Notes
6	FW		Baljit Sahni	3	0	1
5	DF		Arnab Mondal	1	0	0
23	MF		Ofentse Nato	3	0	0
10	MF		Borja	3	0	0
8	MF		Jaime Gavilán	3	0	0
24	DF		Augustin Fernandes	2	0	0
11	MF		Valdo	3	0	0
3	DF		Nallappan Mohanraj	3	0	0
17	DF		Josemi	1	0	0
7	FW		Iain Hume	2	0	0
12	DF		Denzil Franco	2	0	0
4	DF		Tiri	2	0	0
20	DF		Rino Anto	1	0	0

Last updated: 16 December 2015
Source: ISL Statistics
Ordered by , and
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

References

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