2016 Indian Super League season
Season | 2016 |
---|---|
Matches played | 56 |
Goals scored | 134 (2.39 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Marcelinho (9 goals) |
Biggest home win |
Mumbai City 5–0 Kerala Blasters (19 November) |
Biggest away win |
Chennaiyin 1–3 Delhi Dynamos (6 October) |
Highest scoring |
Goa 5–4 Chennaiyin (1 December) |
Longest winning run |
Delhi Dynamos (3 matches) |
Longest unbeaten run |
Atlético de Kolkata (6 matches) |
Longest winless run |
Pune City NorthEast United Chennaiyin (5 matches) |
Longest losing run |
NorthEast United (4 matches) |
Highest attendance |
54,913 Kerala Blasters 0–0 Delhi Dynamos (9 October) |
Lowest attendance |
6,147 Mumbai City 1–0 NorthEast United (7 October) |
Average attendance | 20,219 |
← 2015
All statistics correct as of 4 December 2016. |
The 2016 Indian Super League season is the third season of the Indian Super League, the football league, since its foundation in 2013. The season features eight teams again, each playing 14 matches during the regular season before culminating with the finals.
Teams

Stadiums and locations
Team | City/State | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Atlético de Kolkata | Kolkata, West Bengal | Rabindra Sarobar Stadium | 12,750[1] |
Chennaiyin | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 26,976[2] |
Delhi Dynamos | Delhi | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 34,230[3] |
Goa | Margao, Goa | Fatorda Stadium | 19,088[4] |
Kerala Blasters | Kochi, Kerala | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 61,148[5] |
Mumbai City | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Mumbai Football Arena | 7,690[6] |
NorthEast United | Guwahati, Assam | Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium | 25,549[7] |
Pune City | Pune, Maharashtra | Balewadi Stadium | 9,110[8] |
Personnel and kits
Team | Head coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
---|---|---|---|
Atlético de Kolkata | ![]() |
Nivia | Birla Tyres |
Chennaiyin | ![]() |
Puma | TVS Tyres |
Delhi Dynamos | ![]() |
Dryworld | GMS Leadership |
Goa | ![]() |
Umbro | Deltin |
Kerala Blasters | ![]() |
— | Muthoot |
Mumbai City | ![]() |
Puma | Ace Group |
NorthEast United | ![]() |
Performax | HTC |
Pune City | ![]() |
Adidas | DHFL |
Head coaching changes
Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mumbai City | ![]() |
Contract finished | 20 December 2015 | Pre-season | ![]() |
19 April 2016[9] |
Pune City | ![]() |
Contract finished | 20 December 2015 | ![]() |
25 April 2016[10] | |
Atlético de Kolkata | ![]() |
Contract finished | 20 December 2015 | ![]() |
5 May 2016[11] | |
NorthEast United | ![]() |
Contract finished | 20 December 2015[12] | ![]() |
13 May 2016[13] | |
Kerala Blasters | ![]() |
Contract finished | 20 December 2015 | ![]() |
21 June 2016[14] | |
Delhi Dynamos | ![]() |
Contract finished | 20 December 2015[15] | ![]() |
5 July 2016[16] | |
NorthEast United | ![]() |
Moved to Suphanburi | 9 July 2016[17] | ![]() |
16 July 2016[18] |
Roster changes
Marquee players
Foreign players
Besides the marquee player, each Indian Super League side must sign at least eight foreign players with the maximum capped at 10.[27]
Results
League table
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 | 15 | 13 | +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 |
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
Home \ Away[1] | ATK | CHE | DEL | GOA | KER | MUM | NEU | PUN |
Atlético de Kolkata | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
Chennaiyin | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | |
Delhi Dynamos | 2–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
Goa | 1–2 | 5–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
Kerala Blasters | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
Mumbai City | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
NorthEast United | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
Pune City | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Updated to games played on 4 December 2016.
Source: Indian Super League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
ISL Finals
Semi-Finals | Final | |||||||||||
1 | Mumbai City | |||||||||||
4 | Atlético de Kolkata | |||||||||||
2 | Kerala Blasters | |||||||||||
3 | Delhi Dynamos |
Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
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Top Indian scorers
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Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Mumbai City | Kerala Blasters | 5–0 | 19 November 2016 | [28] |
![]() | Chennaiyin | NorthEast United | 3–3 | 26 November 2016 | [29] |
![]() | Delhi Dynamos | Goa | 5–1 | 27 November 2016 | [30] |
Clean sheets
- As of matches played on 4 December 2016
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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1 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin | 4 |
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NorthEast United | ||
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Mumbai City | ||
4 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters | 3 |
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Delhi Dynamos | ||
6 | ![]() |
Mumbai City | 2 |
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Atlético de Kolkata | ||
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Mumbai City | ||
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Goa | ||
10 | ![]() |
Goa | 1 |
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Pune City | ||
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Atlético de Kolkata | ||
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Pune City | ||
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Kerala Blasters |
Attendance
Average home attendances
- As of 4 December 2016
Team | GP | Cumulative | High | Low | Mean |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kerala Blasters | 7 | 340,282 | 54,913 | 34,196 | 48,612 |
NorthEast United | 7 | 187,104 | 32,844 | 18,673 | 26,729 |
Chennaiyin | 7 | 154,976 | 25,163 | 18,213 | 22,139 |
Delhi Dynamos | 6 | 111,337 | 27,463 | 15,111 | 18,556 |
Goa | 7 | 123,627 | 19,003 | 14,717 | 17,661 |
Atlético de Kolkata | 7 | 81,127 | 12,575 | 10,589 | 11,590 |
Pune City | 7 | 60,117 | 9,035 | 7,911 | 8,588 |
Mumbai City | 7 | 51,481 | 7,690 | 6,147 | 7,354 |
Total | 55 | 1,112,050 | 54,913 | 6,147 | 20,219 |
Highest attendances
Regular season
- As of 4 December 2016
Rank | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance | Date | Stadium |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kerala Blasters | 0–0 | Delhi Dynamos | 54,913 | 9 October 2016 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
2 | Kerala Blasters | 0–1 | Atlético de Kolkata | 54,900 | 5 October 2016 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
3 | Kerala Blasters | 1–0 | NorthEast United | 53,767 | 4 December 2016 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
4 | Kerala Blasters | 3–1 | Chennaiyin | 53,152 | 12 November 2016 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
5 | Kerala Blasters | 2–1 | Pune City | 51,341 | 25 November 2016 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
6 | Kerala Blasters | 1–0 | Mumbai City | 40,013 | 14 October 2016 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
7 | Kerala Blasters | 2–1 | Goa | 34,196 | 8 November 2016 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
8 | NorthEast United | 0–1 | Chennaiyin | 32,844 | 20 October 2016 | Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium |
9 | NorthEast United | 1–2 | Atlético de Kolkata | 30,033 | 28 October 2016 | Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium |
10 | NorthEast United | 0–1 | Mumbai City | 29,989 | 5 November 2016 | Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium |
Awards
- As of matches played on 4 December
- Source: Indian Super League website
Hero of the Match
Match | Hero of the Match | Match | Hero of the Match | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Player | Club | Player | Club | ||
Match 1 | ![]() |
NorthEast United | Match 31 | ![]() |
Mumbai City |
Match 2 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin | Match 32 | ![]() |
Pune City |
Match 3 | ![]() |
Mumbai City | Match 33 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters |
Match 4 | ![]() |
NorthEast United | Match 34 | ![]() |
Delhi Dynamos |
Match 5 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata | Match 35 | ![]() |
Pune City |
Match 6 | ![]() |
Delhi Dynamos | Match 36 | ![]() |
Goa |
Match 7 | ![]() |
Mumbai City | Match 37 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters |
Match 8 | ![]() |
Pune City | Match 38 | ![]() |
Delhi Dynamos |
Match 9 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters | Match 39 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin |
Match 10 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata | Match 40 | ![]() |
Goa |
Match 11 | ![]() |
NorthEast United | Match 41 | ![]() |
NorthEast United |
Match 12 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin | Match 42 | ![]() |
Pune City |
Match 13 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters | Match 43 | ![]() |
Mumbai City |
Match 14 | ![]() |
NorthEast United | Match 44 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin |
Match 15 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata | Match 45 | ![]() |
NorthEast United |
Match 16 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters | Match 46 | ![]() |
Mumbai City |
Match 17 | ![]() |
Delhi Dynamos | Match 47 | ![]() |
Goa |
Match 18 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin | Match 48 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters |
Match 19 | ![]() |
Goa | Match 49 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin |
Match 20 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata | Match 50 | ![]() |
Delhi Dynamos |
Match 21 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin | Match 51 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata |
Match 22 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters | Match 52 | ![]() |
NorthEast United |
Match 23 | ![]() |
Mumbai City | Match 53 | ![]() |
Goa |
Match 24 | ![]() |
Pune City | Match 54 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata |
Match 25 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata | Match 55 | ![]() |
Mumbai City |
Match 26 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters | Match 56 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters |
Match 27 | ![]() |
Delhi Dynamos | Match 57 | ||
Match 28 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin | Match 58 | ||
Match 29 | ![]() |
Goa | Match 59 | ||
Match 30 | ![]() |
Delhi Dynamos | Match 60 | ||
Match 61 |
ISL Emerging Player of the Match
Match | Emerging Player of the Match | Match | Emerging Player of the Match | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Player | Club | Player | Club | ||
Match 1 | ![]() |
NorthEast United | Match 31 | ![]() |
Mumbai City |
Match 2 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin | Match 32 | ![]() |
Pune City |
Match 3 | ![]() |
Mumbai City | Match 33 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters |
Match 4 | ![]() |
NorthEast United | Match 34 | ![]() |
Delhi Dynamos |
Match 5 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters | Match 35 | ![]() |
Pune City |
Match 6 | ![]() |
Delhi Dynamos | Match 36 | ![]() |
NorthEast United |
Match 7 | ![]() |
Mumbai City | Match 37 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin |
Match 8 | ![]() |
Pune City | Match 38 | ![]() |
Delhi Dynamos |
Match 9 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters | Match 39 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin |
Match 10 | ![]() |
Mumbai City | Match 40 | ![]() |
Goa |
Match 11 | ![]() |
Pune City | Match 41 | ![]() |
NorthEast United |
Match 12 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin | Match 42 | ![]() |
Delhi Dynamos |
Match 13 | ![]() |
Mumbai City | Match 43 | ![]() |
Mumbai City |
Match 14 | ![]() |
Delhi Dynamos | Match 44 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin |
Match 15 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata | Match 45 | ![]() |
Pune City |
Match 16 | ![]() |
Pune City | Match 46 | ![]() |
Mumbai City |
Match 17 | ![]() |
Delhi Dynamos | Match 47 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata |
Match 18 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin | Match 48 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters |
Match 19 | ![]() |
Goa | Match 49 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin |
Match 20 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata | Match 50 | ![]() |
Goa |
Match 21 | ![]() |
Pune City | Match 51 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata |
Match 22 | ![]() |
Goa | Match 52 | ![]() |
NorthEast United |
Match 23 | ![]() |
Mumbai City | Match 53 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin |
Match 24 | ![]() |
Delhi Dynamos | Match 54 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata |
Match 25 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata | Match 55 | ![]() |
Mumbai City |
Match 26 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin | Match 56 | ![]() |
NorthEast United |
Match 27 | ![]() |
Delhi Dynamos | Match 57 | ||
Match 28 | ![]() |
Mumbai City | Match 58 | ||
Match 29 | ![]() |
Pune City | Match 59 | ||
Match 30 | ![]() |
Delhi Dynamos | Match 60 | ||
Match 61 |
ISL Player of the Week award
Awarded weekly to the player that was chosen by fan voting on google.co.in
Week | Player | Club | Votes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
NorthEast United | 28.16%[31] |
2 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters | 45.09%[32] |
3 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters | 82.04%[33] |
4 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters | 86.95%[34] |
5 | ![]() |
Delhi Dynamos | 59.63%[35] |
6 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters | 82.87%[36] |
7 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters | 81.40%[37] |
8 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters | 89.20%[38] |
References
- ↑ "Rabindra Sarobar Stadium". ISL. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ↑ "Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai". ISL. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ↑ "Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi". ISL. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ↑ "Fatorda Stadium". ISL. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ↑ "Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi". ISL. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ↑ "Mumbai Football Arena". Indian Super League. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ↑ "Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium". ISL. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ↑ "Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex". ISL. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ↑ "Mumbai City". Mumbai City (Twitter). 19 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ↑ "Pune City". FC Pune City (Twitter). 25 April 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
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- ↑ "New Coach NEUFC". NorthEast United FC (Twitter).
- ↑ "Sergio Farias to NorthEast United". NorthEast United FC (Twitter). 13 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ↑ "Steve Coppell". Kerala Blasters FC (Twitter).
- ↑ Masavda, Mihir (11 December 2015). "Roberto Carlos will not return, Zico likely to follow suit". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ↑ "Zambrotta signs". Delhi Dynamos (Twitter).
- ↑ "NorthEast United's Sergio Farias joins Suphanburi FC". Goal.com. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ↑ "Nelo Vingada". NorthEast United FC (Twitter).
- ↑ "Helder Postiga retained". Atletico de Kolkata (Twitter).
- ↑ "Chennaiyin FC sign John Arne Riise". Chennaiyin Football Club. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
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- ↑ "Lucio returns to FC Goa". FC Goa (Twitter).
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- ↑ "Subrata Pal is ISL Week 1 Player of the Week". Indian Super League. 29 October 2016.
- ↑ "Michael Chopra is ISL Week 2 Player of the Week". Indian Super League. 29 October 2016.
- ↑ "Cédric Hengbart is ISL Week 3 Player of the Week". Indian Super League. 29 October 2016.
- ↑ "Kervens Belfort is ISL Week 4 Player of the Week". Indian Super League. 1 November 2016.
- ↑ "Anas Edathodika is ISL Week 5 Player of the Week". Indian Super League. 10 November 2016.
- ↑ "Mehtab Hossain is ISL Week 6 Player of the Week". Indian Super League. 18 November 2016.
- ↑ "C.K. Vineeth is ISL Week 7 Player of the Week". Indian Super League. 23 November 2016.
- ↑ "Aaron Hughes is ISL Week 8 Player of the Week". Indian Super League. 28 November 2016.