2015 NorthEast United FC season

NorthEast United

2015 season
Chairman	John Abraham
Head Coach	César Farías
Stadium	Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
ISL	5th
Top goalscorer	League: Nicolás Vélez (5) All: Nicolás Vélez (5)
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The 2015 Season was NorthEast United's 2nd season in existence in the Indian Super League.

Transfers

Pre-season

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player 1 GK Gennaro Bracigliano (from Chennaiyin)[1] 2 DF Aiborlang Khongjee (loan from Shillong Lajong) 3 DF Marlangki Suting (loan from Royal Wahingdoh) 4 DF Zohmingliana Ralte (loan from Pune) 5 DF Cédric Hengbart (from Ajaccio)[2] 6 DF Yumnam Raju (loan from Pune) 7 MF Sanju Pradhan (from Salgaocar) 8 MF Bruno (from Delhi Dynamos)[3] 9 FW Holicharan Narzary (loan from Dempo) 10 MF Silas (from Atlético)[4] 11 MF Satiyasen Singh (loan from Royal Wahingdoh) 12 DF Reagan Singh (loan from Royal Wahingdoh) 13 GK Rehenesh TP (loan from Shillong Lajong) 14 MF Boithang Haokip (loan from Shillong Lajong) 15 DF Miguel Garcia (from Sporting Goa)[5] 17 MF Alen Deory (loan from Shillong Lajong) 18 MF Kondwani Mtonga (loan from ZESCO United) 19 FW Nicolás Vélez (from Warriors)[6] 20 MF Simão [7] 21 DF Robin Gurung (loan from Shillong Lajong) 22 MF Siam Hanghal (loan from Bengaluru) 23 FW Francis Dadzie (from Bechem United)[8] 27 FW Boubacar Sanogo (from Al-Fujairah) 28 GK Lalthuammawia Ralte (loan from Bengaluru) 38 DF André Bikey (from Charlton Athletic)[9] 39 FW Diomansy Kamara (from Catanzaro)[10]

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player 1 GK Alexandros Tzorvas 3 DF Tomáš Josl (to Rapid București) 5 DF Massamba Sambou (to AEL Limassol) 6 MF Isaac Chansa (loan return to Shillong Lajong) 7 MF Do Dong-hyun 8 FW Luis Yanes 9 FW James Keene (to Halmstads)[11] 10 FW Koke (to Veria)[12] 11 DF Joan Capdevila (to Lierse)[13] 14 FW Leo Bertos (loan return to East Bengal) 15 DF Miguel Garcia (to Sporting Goa) 19 MF Guilherme Batata (loan return to Atlético Paranaense) 20 MF Milan Singh (loan return to Shillong Lajong) 21 MF Redeem Tlang (loan return to Shillong Lajong) 23 FW Seminlen Doungel (loan return to Shillong Lajong) 25 FW Durga Boro (loan return to Shillong Lajong) 26 MF David Ngaihte (loan return to Shillong Lajong) FW Cornell Glen

During the season

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player 44 DF Carlos Javier López (from Deportivo Táchira)[14] 77 FW Victor Mendy [15]

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player 15 DF Miguel Garcia [16] 18 MF Kondwani Mtonga (loan return to ZESCO United)[16] 27 FW Boubacar Sanogo [16]

Squad

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Gennaro Bracigliano 2 DF Aiborlang Khongjee (on loan from Shillong Lajong) 3 MF Marlangki Suting (on loan from Royal Wahingdoh) 4 DF Zohmingliana Ralte (on loan from Pune) 5 DF Cédric Hengbart 6 DF Yumnam Raju (on loan from Pune) 7 MF Sanju Pradhan 8 MF Bruno 9 FW Holicharan Narzary (on loan from Dempo) 10 MF Silas 11 MF Seityasen Singh (on loan from Royal Wahingdoh) 12 DF Reagan Singh (on loan from Royal Wahingdoh) 13 GK Rehenesh TP (on loan from Shillong Lajong)

No. Position Player 14 MF Boithang Haokip (on loan from Shillong Lajong) 17 MF Alen Deory 19 FW Nicolás Vélez 20 MF Simão Sabrosa 21 DF Robin Gurung (on loan from Shillong Lajong) 22 MF Siam Hanghal (on loan from Bengaluru FC) 23 FW Francis Dadzie 28 GK Lalthuammawia Ralte (on loan from Bengaluru FC) 38 DF André Bikey 39 FW Diomansy Kamara 44 DF Carlos Javier López 77 FW Victor Mendy

Injured

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

No. Position Player 15 DF Miguel Garcia [16] 18 MF Kondwani Mtonga [16] 27 FW Boubacar Sanogo [16]

Technical staff

Position	Name
Manager	César Farías
Assistant Manager	Guillermo Sánchez
Assistant Coach	Santosh Kashyap
Goalkeeping Coach	Gennaro Bracigliano
Technical Director	Simon Festinesi Bruno Satin
Head Physiotherapist	Tanveer Siddiqui
Physiotherapist	Utsav Shah

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
14	6	2	6	16	23	−7	20	4	0	3	9	11	−2	2	2	3	7	12	−5

Last updated: 3 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	H	H	A	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	H
Result	L	L	L	W	W	L	D	W	W	L	W	D	L	W

Last updated: 3 December 2015.
Source: Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Kerala Blasters v NorthEast United

6 October 2015 1	Kerala Blasters	3 – 1	NorthEast United	Kochi
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	Carvalho  37' Josu  49' Rafi  68' Watt  71' Bywater  90+7'	Report	Hanghal  21' Pradhan  54' Vélez  82' Silas  83'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Referee: Coimbatore Ramaswamy Srikrishna

Pune City v NorthEast United

9 October 2015 2	Pune City	1 – 0	NorthEast United	Pune
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	Maithani  16' Ralte  73' (o.g.)	Report	Silas  14'	Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Referee: Matthew Conger

NorthEast United v Goa

15 October 2015 3	NorthEast United	1 – 3	Goa	Guwahati
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	Hanghal  6' Dadzie  12' Kamara  33' Gurung  90'	Report	Jonatan  28' Reinaldo  30' 38' Singh  64' Desai  70'	Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium

NorthEast United v Chennaiyin

20 October 2015 4	NorthEast United	2 – 0	Chennaiyin	Guwahati
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	Kamara  43' Bikey  77' Simão  83' 90+1' (pen.) Vélez  90+2' 90+2'	Report	Blasi  28' Potenza  38' Khabra  40', 40' Mendy  45+1' Teferra  45+6' Wadoo  83' Elano  90'	Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium

NorthEast United v Atlético de Kolkata

23 October 2015 5	NorthEast United	1 – 0	Atlético de Kolkata	Guwahati
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	Vélez  77'	Report	Anto  22' Nato  68' Mondal  90'	Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium

Mumbai City v NorthEast United

28 October 2015 6	Mumbai City	5 – 1	NorthEast United	Mumbai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	Chhetri  25' (pen.), 40', 48' (pen.) Norde  51' Pal  57' Mehta  74' Bertin  86'	Report	Haokip  29' Bikey  43'	Stadium: DY Patil Stadium

Delhi Dynamos v NorthEast United

3 November 2015 7	Delhi Dynamos	1 – 1	NorthEast United	Delhi
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	R.Singh  23' Gadze  37' 63' S.Singh  81'	Report	Raju  45' López  50' Simão  72' Pradhan  75' Bruno  84'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

Atlético de Kolkata v NorthEast United

7 November 2015 8	Atlético de Kolkata	0 – 1	NorthEast United	Kolkata
19:00 IST		Report	Simao  9' (pen.) Carlos  20' Bruno  74' Raju  81' Silas  83'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 38,456 Referee: D.J. Ganter

Chennaiyin v NorthEast United

11 November 2015 9	Chennaiyin	1 – 2	NorthEast United	Chennai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	Mundampara  23' Elano  33' T.Singh  74' Das  90+1'	Report	López  20' Kamara  44' 77' Silas  72'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

NorthEast United v Kerala Blasters

15 November 2015 10	NorthEast United	1 – 4	Kerala Blasters	Guwahati
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	López  40' Hanghal  59' Vélez  90+1'	Report	Dagnall  1', 76' 59' Lobo  21' Bywater  28' Ramage  31' Dey  45+3' German  75'	Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium

NorthEast United v Mumbai City

20 November 2015 11	NorthEast United	2 – 0	Mumbai City	Guwahati
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	Bruno  41' (pen.) Raju  65' Kamara  85' 85'	Report	Rodrigues  39' Bustos  71'	Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium

Goa v NorthEast United

25 November 2015 12	Goa	1 – 1	NorthEast United	Goa
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	Arnolin  49' Omagbemi  73' Reinaldo  80'	Report	Mendy  55'	Stadium: Fatorda Stadium

NorthEast United v Delhi Dynamos

28 November 2015 13	NorthEast United	1 – 2	Delhi Dynamos	Guwahati
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	Sa.Singh  37' Re.Singh  39' Kamara  44'	Report	Chicão  14' Ro.Singh  30' 54' Se.Singh  44' Vinícius  50' Gadze  52' Marmentini  88' 90+2'	Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium

NorthEast United v Pune City

2 December 2015 14	NorthEast United	3 – 2	Pune City	Guwahati
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	Vélez  4' Kamara  18' 90+5' López  28' Bikey  43' 61' S.Singh  63' Bruno  74'	Report	Bailey  8' G.Singh  43' Zokora  77' Mutu  86'	Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium

Squad Statistics

As of Match played 2 December 2015

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Indian Super League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Gennaro Bracigliano	2	0	2	0
2	DF		Aiborlang Khongjee	8	0	8	0
3	DF		Marlangki Suting	1	0	0+1	0
4	DF		Zohmingliana Ralte	2	0	2	0
5	DF		Cédric Hengbart	12	0	11+1	0
6	DF		Yumnam Raju	10	0	9+1	0
7	MF		Sanju Pradhan	11	0	5+6	0
8	MF		Bruno	12	1	8+4	1
9	FW		Holicharan Narzary	3	0	1+2	0
10	MF		Silas	12	1	10+2	1
11	MF		Satiyasen Singh	6	1	6	1
12	DF		Reagan Singh	11	0	9+2	0
13	GK		Rehenesh TP	12	0	12	0
14	MF		Boithang Haokip	5	1	3+2	1
17	MF		Alen Deory	2	0	1+1	0
19	FW		Nicolás Vélez	14	5	7+7	5
20	MF		Simão	10	3	6+4	3
21	DF		Robin Gurung	5	0	3+2	0
22	MF		Siam Hanghal	12	0	11+1	0
23	FW		Francis Dadzie	11	1	8+3	1
38	DF		André Bikey	9	1	9	1
39	FW		Diomansy Kamara	12	3	10+2	3
44	DF		Carlos Javier López	9	0	9	0
77	FW		Victor Mendy	4	1	3+1	1
Players who left NorthEast United due to injury during the season:
15	DF		Miguel Garcia	1	0	1	0
18	MF		Kondwani Mtonga	0	0	0	0
27	FW		Boubacar Sanogo	0	0	0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Indian Super League	Total
1	FW		19	Nicolás Vélez	5	5
2	MF		20	Simão	3	3
	FW		39	Diomansy Kamara	3	3
5	FW		23	Francis Dadzie	1	1
	MF		14	Boithang Haokip	1	1
	MF		10	Silas	1	1
	MF		8	Bruno	1	1
	FW		77	Victor Mendy	1	1
	MF		11	Satiyasen Singh	1	1
	DF		38	André Bikey	1	1
				TOTALS	17	17

Disciplinary Record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Indian Super League		Total
6		MF	Yumnam Raju	3	0	3	0
7		MF	Sanju Pradhan	2	0	2	0
8		MF	Bruno	3	0	3	0
10		MF	Silas	3	0	3	0
11		MF	Satiyasen Singh	1	0	1	0
12		DF	Reagan Singh	1	0	1	0
19		FW	Nicolás Vélez	1	0	1	0
20		MF	Simão	1	0	1	0
21		DF	Robin Gurung	1	0	1	0
22		MF	Siam Hanghal	3	0	3	0
38		DF	André Bikey	3	0	3	0
39		FW	Diomansy Kamara	6	0	6	0
44		DF	Carlos Javier López	5	0	5	0
			TOTALS	33	0	33	0

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