2021–22 Chennaiyin FC season

The 2021–22 Chennaiyin FC season is the club's eighth season since its establishment in 2014 as well as their eighth season in 2021–22 Indian Super League season.

Chennaiyin
2021–2022 season
OwnerAbhishek Bachchan
MS Dhoni
Vita Dani
Head CoachBožidar Bandović
StadiumTilak Maidan Stadium, Vasco da Gama[1]
Highest home attendance🔒 Closed Doors
Lowest home attendance🔒 Closed Doors
Average home league attendance🔒 Closed Doors

Technical staff
As of 12 November 2021[2]

Coaching Staff

Position Name
Head Coach Bozidar Bandovic[3]
Assistant Coach Bojan Ofenbeher
Assistant Coach Syed Sabir Pasha
Goalkeeping Coach Milorad Nikolic
Assistant Sports Scientist Atharva Tere

Medical staff

Position Name
Team Doctor Dr. Ashay Jadhav
Head Physio Rajiv Kumar
Senior Masseur Nitin Patel
Junior Masseur Raju Salve

Management Staff

Position Name
Team Manager Arihant Jain
Head of Football Operations Pratham Basu
Kit Manager Parthiban Manogar
Kit Manager Senthil Kumaran
Reserve and Academy coach Santosh Kashyap[4]

Board of Directors

Position Name
Owner MS Dhoni
Owner Abhishek Bachchan
Owner Vita Dani

First-team squad
As of 31 December 2021[5]
  •  *  denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Contract until Signed From
Goalkeepers
13 Vishal Kaith GK (1996-07-22) 22 July 1996 2022 FC Pune City
24 Debjit Majumder GK (1988-03-06) 6 March 1988 2023 SC East Bengal
27 Samik Mitra GK (2000-12-01) 1 December 2000 2022 Indian Arrows
35 Devansh Dabas GK (2001-09-10) 10 September 2001 2023 Lonestar Kashmir FC
Defenders
2 Reagan Singh RB (1991-04-01) 1 April 1991 2023 NorthEast United FC
3 Mohammad Sajid Dhot CB (1997-12-10) 10 December 1997 2022 Odisha FC
5 Salam Ranjan Singh CB (1995-12-04) 4 December 1995 2023 ATK Mohun Bagan FC
8 Edwin Sydney Vanspaul RB/CM/CDM (1992-09-12) 12 September 1992 2023 Chennai City FC
18 Jerry Lalrinzuala LB/LM (1998-07-13) 13 July 1998 2022 AIFF Elite Academy
21 Narayan Das LB/CB (1993-09-25) 25 September 1993 2023 SC East Bengal
23 Slavko Damjanović CB (1992-11-02) 2 November 1992 2022 FK TSC Bačka Topola
26 Deepak Devrani CB (1992-12-10) 10 December 1992 2022 Gokulam Kerala FC
32 Davinder Singh RB (1995-09-23) 23 September 1995 2022 Free Agent
36 Aqib Nawab CB/RB (2002-04-07) 7 April 2002 2022 Chennaiyin FC B
43 Balaji Ganesan LB/LM (2002-02-28) 28 February 2002 2022 Chennaiyin FC B
47 Rahul Manjula LB/LM (2004-01-16) 16 January 2004 2022 Chennaiyin FC U-16
Midfielders
12 Ninthoi Meetei RW/RM/RB (2001-07-13) 13 July 2001 2024 NorthEast United FC
7 Lallianzuala Chhangte LW/LM (1997-08-06) 6 August 1997 2022 Delhi Dynamos FC
10 Rafael Crivellaro CM/AM (1989-02-18) 18 February 1989 2023 C.D. Feirense
15 Anirudh Thapa (Captain) CM/AM (1998-01-15) 15 January 1998 2023 AIFF Elite Academy
16 Ariel Borysiuk CM/CDM/CB (1991-07-29) 29 July 1991 2022 Jagiellonia Bialystok
28 Germanpreet Singh CM/CDM (1996-06-24) 24 June 1996 2022 Minerva Punjab FC
38 Subhadip Majhi CM/CDM/CB (1999-05-20) 20 May 1999 2024 Kalighat FC
77 Vladimir Koman AM/CM (1989-03-16) 16 March 1989 2022 Hatta Club
Forwards
11 Rahim Ali ST/LW/RW (2000-05-21) 21 May 2000 2023 Indian Arrows
17 Mirlan Murzaev FW/LW/AM (1990-03-29) 29 March 1990 2023 FC Dordoi Bishkek
22 Jobby Justin ST/RW (1993-11-10) 10 November 1993 2023 ATK Mohun Bagan FC
42 Suhail Pasha FW/AM (1999-09-26) 26 September 1999 2022 Chennai City FC
45 Mohamed Liyaakath ST (2004-05-18) 18 May 2004 2022 Indian Arrows
50 Johnson Mathews FW/AM/RW (2001-06-30) 30 June 2001 2022 Bank of India
99 Lukasz Gikiewicz ST (1986-10-26) 26 October 1986 2022 East Riffa
9 Nerijus Valskis ST (1987-08-04) 4 August 1987 2022 Jamshedpur

Contract Extensions

No.

Pos.

 Player Contract until Ref.
8 MF Edwin Sydney Vanspaul 2023 [6]
11 FW Rahim Ali 2023 [7]
2 DF Reagan Singh 2023 [8]
10 MF Rafael Crivellaro 2023 [9]

Transfer
  •  *  denotes a player who is signed in Winter Transfer.
  •  *  denotes a player who is signed at End of season.

Transfer In
Entry date Pos. No. Player From club Transfer Fee Ref.
29 June 2021 DF 21 Narayan Das SC East Bengal Free Transfer [10]
2 July 2021 DF 5 Salam Ranjan Singh ATK Mohun Bagan Free Transfer [11]
7 July 2021 GK 24 Debjit Majumder SC East Bengal Free Transfer [12]
25 July 2021 FW 22 Jobby Justin ATK Mohun Bagan Free Transfer [13]
4 August 2021 DF 26 Deepak Devrani Gokulam Kerala FC Free Transfer [14]
5 August 2021 DF 23 Slavko Damjanović Bačka Topola Free Transfer [15]
10 August 2021 MF 16 Ariel Borysiuk Jagiellonia Free Transfer [16]
13 August 2021 DF 32 Davinder Singh Free Agent - [17]
21 August 2021 FW 99 Łukasz Gikiewicz East Riffa Free Transfer [18]
23 August 2021 FW 17 Mirlan Murzaev FC Dordoi Bishkek Free Transfer [19]
31 August 2021 FW 12 Ninthoi Meetei Northeast United FC ₹3.00M [20]
4 September 2021 MF 77 Vladimir Koman Hatta Club Free Transfer [21]
10 September 2021 MF 42 Syed Suhail Pasha Chennai City F.C. Free Transfer
10 September 2021 GK 35 Devansh Dabas Lonestar Kashmir FC Free Transfer
10 September 2021 MF 30 Melroy Melwin Assisi Hyderia FC Free Transfer
10 September 2021 MF 38 Subhadip Majhi Kalighat FC Free Transfer
1 November 2021 MF 50 Johnson Joseph Mathews Bank of India Free Transfer
1 November 2021 FW 47 Mohamed Liyaakath Indian Arrows Free Transfer
1 November 2021 DF 45 Rahul Manjula Chennaiyin FC U-16 -
1 January 2022 FW 9 Nerijus Valskis Jamshedpur Free Transfer [22]
2 January 2022 DF 3 Mohammad Sajid Dhot Odisha Free Transfer
31 May 2022 FW 7 Lallianzuala Chhangte Mumbai City FC End of Loan [23]

Transfer Out
Exit date Pos. No. Player To club Transfer Fee Ref.
29 June 2021 MF 22 Deepak Tangri ATK Mohun Bagan Free Transfer [24]
1 July 2021 MF 14 Manuel Lanzarote Free Agent -
1 July 2021 GK 26 B Y Revanth Free Agent -
30 July 2021 DF 5 Enes Sipović Kerala Blasters FC Free Transfer [25]
17 August 2021 MF 20 Memo Free Agent - [26]
18 August 2021 FW 99 Isma Free Agent - [26]
20 August 2021 FW 11 Thoi Singh Free Agent - [26]
23 August 2021 GK 1 Karanjit Singh Free Agent - [26]
31 August 2021 DF 13 Eli Sabiá Jamshedpur FC Free Transfer [27]
9 September 2021 MF 21 Abhijit Sarkar Free Agent -
9 September 2021 MF 16 Sinivasan Pandiyan Gokulam Kerala -
15 September 2021 DF 3 Lalchhuanmawia Roundglass Punjab FC Free Transfer
1 December 2021 FW 29 Aman Chetri Rajasthan United FC Free Transfer
1 December 2021 DF 23 Remi Aimol Free Agent -
25 December 2021 MF 30 Melroy Melwin Assisi Rajasthan United FC Free Transfer
31 January 2022 FW 7 Lallianzuala Chhangte Mumbai City FC Loan Transfer [28]

In Blue:Winter Transfer

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

21 October 2021 Friendly Chennaiyin FC 3–2 Bengaluru FC Utorda,Goa
16:00 IST
Report
Stadium: SAG Football Ground
Attendance: 🔒 Closed Doors
28 October 2021 Friendly Chennaiyin FC 1–2 Odisha FC Utorda,Goa
16:00 IST
Report
Stadium: SAG Football Ground
Attendance: 🔒 Closed Doors
5 November 2021 Friendly Chennaiyin FC 1–2 Kerala Blasters FC Utorda,Goa
16:00 IST
Stadium: SAG Football Ground
Attendance: 🔒 Closed Doors
Note: 120-minute game
12 November 2021 Friendly FC Goa 0-3 Chennaiyin FC Salvador do Mundo,Goa
18:30 IST
Stadium: Salvador do Mundo Panchayat Ground
Attendance: 🔒 Closed Doors
Note: 120-minute game
16 November 2021 Friendly Chennaiyin FC 2-3 Bengaluru FC Utorda,Goa
16:00 IST
Stadium: SAG Football Ground
Attendance: 🔒 Closed Doors
Referee: Naushad Moosa

Competition

Indian Super League
Main article: 2021–22 Indian Super League season

League Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Bengaluru 20 8 5 7 32 27 +5 29
7 Odisha 20 6 5 9 31 43 −12 23
8 Chennaiyin 20 5 5 10 17 35 −18 20
9 Goa 20 4 7 9 29 35 −6 19
10 NorthEast United 20 3 5 12 25 43 −18 14
Source: Indian Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots

    Result summary
    OverallHomeAway
    PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
    9 4 2 3 9 11  −2 14 1 1 2 4 8  −4 3 1 1 5 3  +2

    Results by round
    Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920
    GroundAAHAAHHHAAH
    ResultWWDDLWLLWLD
    Position421353665
    Source:
    A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Matches

      Win   Draw   Loss   Void / Postponed

    23 November 2021 1 Hyderabad 0-1 Chennaiyin Bambolim
    19:30 IST Rahim Ali  59'
    Narayan Das  64'
    Vladimir Koman (pen.) 66'    		 Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
    Referee: Pranjal Banerjee
    Man of the Match: Vladimir Koman
    29 November 2021 2 NorthEast 1-2 Chennaiyin Fatorda
    19:30 IST Khassa Camara  35'
    Patrick Flottmann  40'
    Mashoor Shereef  79'    		 Lallianzuala Chhangte 41'
    Reagan Singh  56'
    Anirudh Thapa 74'    		 Stadium: PJN Stadium
    Referee: Ashwin
    Man of the Match: Lallianzuala Chhangte
    03 December 2021 3 Chennaiyin 0-0 East Bengal Vasco
    19:30 IST Rahim Ali  55'
    Slavko Damjanović  74'    		 Sourav Das  90' Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
    Referee: Crystal John
    Man of the Match: Hira Mondal
    11 December 2021 4 ATK Mohun Bagan 1-1 Chennaiyin Fatorda
    19:30 IST Liston Colaco 45'
    Tiri  22'    		 Reagan Singh  25'
    Vladimir Koman 45'    		 Stadium: PJN Stadium
    Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
    Man of the Match: Anirudh Thapa
    15 December 2021 5 Mumbai City 1-0 Chennaiyin Fatorda
    19:30 IST Rahul Bheke 86' Lallianzuala Chhangte  39'
    Anirudh Thapa  42'
    Rahim Ali  90'    		 Stadium: PJN Stadium
    Referee: A Rowman
    Man of the Match: Rahul Bheke
    18 December 2021 6 Chennaiyin 2-1 Odisha Vasco
    19:30 IST Narayan Das  10'
    Germanpreet Singh 23'  45'
    Ariel Borysiuk  49'
    Mirlan Murzaev 63'    		 Isaac Vanmalsawma  29'
    Thoiba Singh  53'
    Sebastian Thangmuansang  75'
    Javi Hernández  86' 90'    		 Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
    Referee: Slavko Damjanović
    Man of the Match: Pratik Mondal
    22 December 2021 7 Chennaiyin 0-3 Kerala Blasters Vasco
    19:30 IST
    		Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
    Attendance: Closed Doors
    Referee: Crystal John
    Man of the Match: Adrián Luna (Kerala Blasters)
    30 December 2021 8 Chennaiyin 2-4 Bengaluru Vasco
    19:30 IST Mirlan Murzaev 4'
    Rahim Ali 49'    		 Prince Ibara  13'
    Cleiton Silva (pen.) 39'
    Alan Costa 43'
    Ashique Kuruniyan  45'
    Suresh Wangjam  57'
    Udanta Singh 70'
    Pratik Chowdhary 74'
    Danish Farooq Bhat  80'    		 Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
    Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
    Man of the Match: Naorem Roshan Singh
    02 January 2022 9 Jamshedpur 0-1 Chennaiyin Bambolim
    21:30 IST Narender Gahlot  22'
    Ricky Lallawmawma  48'
    Alex Lima  83'    		 Łukasz Gikiewicz 31'  84' Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
    Referee: Pranjal Banerjee
    Man of the Match: Mohammad Sajid Dhot
    8 January 2022 10 Goa 1-0 Chennaiyin Bambolim
    21:30 IST Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
    13 January 2022 11 Chennaiyin 1-1 Hyderabad Margao
    19:30 IST Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
    22 January 2022 12 Chennaiyin v NorthEast Margao
    19:30 IST Stadium: Fatorda Stadium

    Squad Statistics

    Squad statistics
    ISL Super Cup Total
    Games played909
    Games won404
    Games drawn202
    Games lost303
    Goals scored909
    Goals conceded11011
    Goal difference-20-2
    Clean sheets303
    Yellow cards13013
    Red cards000

    Statistics

    2021-22 Indian Super League season Statistics

    Goal scorers
    Rank Player Name Matches Goals
    1 Vladimir Koman 9 2
    Mirlan Murzaev
    2 Lallianzuala Chhangte 9 1
    Anirudh Thapa
    Rahim Ali
    Łukasz Gikiewicz
    Germanpreet Singh 5

    Assists
    Rank Player Name Matches Assists
    1 Mirlan Murzaev 9 2
    2 Lallianzuala Chhangte 9 1
    Vladimir Koman
    Łukasz Gikiewicz
    Germanpreet Singh 5

    Yellow cards
    Rank Player Name Matches Yellow Cards
    1 Rahim Ali 9 3
    2 Reagan Singh 9 2
    Narayan Das
    4 Slavko Damjanović 9 1
    Lallianzuala Chhangte
    Anirudh Thapa
    Ariel Borysiuk
    Łukasz Gikiewicz
    Germanpreet Singh 5

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