2015 Chennaiyin FC season

The 2015 season was Chennaiyin FC's second season of Indian Super League. Chennayin defeated FC Goa 3–2 in the finals to win the season.[1][2]

Chennaiyin FC
2015 season
ManagerMarco Materazzi
StadiumJawaharlal Nehru stadium, Chennai
Indian Super LeagueChampions
Top goalscorerLeague: Stiven Mendoza (13)
All: Stiven Mendoza (13)
Highest home attendance30000 vs Atlético de Kolkata
Lowest home attendance12,636 vs Mumbai City FC
Average home league attendance22,721
Biggest win4-0 (vs FC Goa on 11 Oct 2015 and vs Delhi Dynamos on 24 Nov 2015)
Biggest defeat0-2 (vs NorthEast United on 20 Oct 2015 and vs FC Goa on 5 Nov 2015)

Squad

As of 21 December 2015:[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  IND Karanjit Singh
2 DF  BRA Éder
3 MF  IND Dhanpal Ganesh (on loan from Pune)
4 DF  IND Justin Stephen (on loan from Mumbai)
5 DF  FRA Bernard Mendy
6 MF  ITA Manuele Blasi
7 MF  BRA Elano (on loan from Santos)
8 MF  IND Godwin Franco
9 FW  ETH Fikru
10 FW  IND Jayesh Rane (on loan from Mumbai)
11 MF  IND Thoi Singh (on loan from Bengaluru FC)
12 FW  IND Jeje Lalpekhlua
13 GK  IND Nidhin Lal
14 FW  COL Stiven Mendoza (on loan from Corinthians)
15 DF  IND Abhishek Das (on loan from East Bengal)
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  IND Balwant Singh
18 MF  IND Harmanjot Khabra (on loan from East Bengal)
19 MF  BRA Raphael Augusto (on loan from Fluminense)
20 MF  BRA Bruno Pelissari (on loan from Atlético Paranaense)
21 DF  IND Lalhmangaihsanga (on loan from Royal Wahingdoh)
22 MF  IND Zakeer Mundampara
24 GK  ARM Apoula Edel
25 DF  IND Dhanachandra Singh (on loan from Mohun Bagan)
26 DF  IND Mehrajuddin Wadoo
27 DF  BRA Maílson Alves
31 DF  ITA Alessandro Potenza

Technical staff
As of 27 June 2015
Position Name
Head Coach & Manager Marco Materazzi
Assistant coach Vivek Nagul
Goalkeeping coach Francesco Franzese

Transfers

Pre-season
10 September 2015 (2015-09-10) Friendly Chennaiyin FC 2-0 Ortana Italy
22 September 2015 (2015-09-22) Friendly Chennaiyin FC 1-2 Gualdo Casacastalda Italy
24 September 2015 (2015-09-24) Friendly Chennaiyin FC 0-2 Unione Sportiva Arezzo Italy
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) Friendly Chennaiyin FC 4-1 ASD San Donato Tavarnelle Italy

Preliminary round
Main article: 2015 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 Advance to ISL Play-offs
2 Atlético de Kolkata 14 7 2 5 26 17 +9 23
3 Chennaiyin (C) 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
Source: Indian Super League standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
14 7 1 6 25 15  +10 22 4 0 3 16 9  +7 3 1 3 9 6  +3

Last updated: 22 November 2015.
Source: Matches

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314
GroundHAAAAHAHHAHHHA
ResultLLWWLWDLLLWWWW
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2015. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
3 October 2015 1 Chennaiyin 2 – 3 Atlético de Kolkata Chennai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Khabra  6'
Jeje 31'
L. Ralte  59'
Elano 89' (pen.) 89'
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
8 October 2015 2 Delhi Dynamos 1 – 0 Chennaiyin Delhi
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Z. Ralte  6'
Chicão 8' (pen.)
Riise  16'
Mulder  25'		 Report Potenza  12'
L. Ralte  48'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 19,453
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
11 October 2015 3 Goa 0 – 4 Chennaiyin Goa
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Moura  30' Report Mendoza 10', 63', 75'
Elano 43'
Khabra  49'
Blasi  85'		 Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 18,888
Referee: B. Balasubramaniam
16 October 2015 4 Mumbai City 0 – 2 Chennaiyin Mumbai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Čmovš  63' Report T. Singh  1'
Mendoza 60', 66'		 Stadium: DY Patil Stadium
Attendance: 21,321
Referee: Ali Shaban
20 October 2015 5 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
Attendance: 19,272
Referee: Melwin D'Costa
24 October 2015 6 Chennaiyin 2 – 1 Pune City Chennai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Blasi  2'
Mendy 34'
Mendoza 48'		 Report Ravanan  50'
Uche 75'
Johnson  53'
Lyngdoh  90'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 26,821
Referee: David Gantar
31 October 2015 7 Kerala Blasters 1 – 1 Chennaiyin Kochi
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Dagnall 46'
Perone 		Report Elano 34'
Wadoo  59'
Mailson  63'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 47,852
Referee: David Gantar
5 November 2015 8 Chennaiyin 0 – 2 Goa Chennai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Teferra  46'
Mendy  63'
Elano  70'
Wadoo  77'
Khabra  90'		 Report Sabrosa  16'
Arnolin  61'
Moura 64'
Lucca 78'
Colaco  86'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
Attendance: 24,205
Referee: Santosh Kumar
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, Chennai
Attendance: 19,773
Referee: Banerjee Pranjal
18 November 2015 10 Atlético de Kolkata 2 – 1 Chennaiyin Kolkata
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Doutie 45'
Hume 63'
Valdo  90'		 Report Augusto 27'
Potenza  33'
D. Singh  45'
Fikru  80'
Augusto  82'
Pelissari  94'		 Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 35,437
Referee: N.R.Gamini
21 November 2015 11 Chennaiyin 4 – 1 Kerala Blasters Chennai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) D. Singh 4'  69'
Mendoza 16', 80', 81'
Blasi  89'		 Report Hossain  69'
German 90'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
Attendance: 20,483
Referee: Pratap Singh
24 November 2015 12 Chennaiyin 4 – 0 Delhi Dynamos Chennai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Mendoza  15' 17'
Pelissari 21'
Jeje 40', 54'
Khabra  60'		 Report Hans Mulder  62' Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
Attendance: 25,531
Referee: Hai Tan
1 December 2015 13 Chennaiyin 3 – 0 Mumbai City Chennai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Mendoza 9'
Jeje 17'
Mendy 45'  80'
Blasi  61'
Pelissari  63'		 Report Mawia  39'
Rodrigues  47'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
Attendance: 12,636
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
5 December 2015 14 Pune City 0 – 1 Chennaiyin Pune
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Report Elano  57'
Jeje 64'
Wadoo  89'		 Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
Attendance: 8,136
Referee: B Balasubramniam

Semi-finals
Main article: 2015 Indian Super League finals
Leg 1
Chennaiyin3 – 0Atlético de Kolkata
Blasi  37'
Pelissari 38'
Jeje 57'
Mendoza 68'		 Report
Attendance: 7,965
Referee: Santosh Kumar
Leg 2
Atlético de Kolkata2 – 1Chennaiyin
Mohanraj  56'
Fernandes  66'
Lekic 22'
Tiri  84'
Hume 87'		 Report Elano  37'
Singh  55'
Fikru 90'
Attendance: 68,340

Finals
Main article: 2015 Indian Super League Final
Finals
FC Goa2 – 3Chennaiyin
Arnolin  60'
Haokip 58'
Jofre 87'  88'		 Report Wadoo  17'
Pelissari 54'
Thoi Singh  57'
Kattimani 90' (o.g.)
Mendoza 90+1'  90+2'

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalIndian Super League
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK  IND Karanjit Singh 4040
2 DF  BRA Éder 201+10
5 DF  FRA Bernard Mendy 13211+22
6 MF  ITA Manuele Blasi 1208+40
7 MF  BRA Elano 14411+34
8 MF  IND Godwin Franco 600+60
9 FW  ETH Fikru Teferra 1114+71
10 FW  IND Jayesh Rane 604+20
11 MF  IND Thoi Singh 150150
12 FW  IND Jeje Lalpekhlua 1069+16
14 FW  COL Stiven Mendoza 151313+213
15 DF  IND Abhishek Das 302+10
17 MF  IND Balwant Singh 602+40
18 MF  IND Harmanjot Khabra 120120
19 MF  BRA Raphael Augusto 12110+21
20 MF  BRA Bruno Pelissari 1325+82
21 DF  IND Lalhmangaihsanga 605+10
22 MF  IND Zakeer Mundampara 503+20
24 GK  ARM Apoula Edel 120120
25 DF  IND Dhanachandra Singh 111111
26 DF  IND Mehrajuddin Wadoo 130130
27 DF  BRA Mailson Alves 110110
31 DF  ITA Alessandro Potenza 110110

Goal scorers
S.No. Position Number Name Goals
1FW14 Stiven Mendoza13
2FW12 Jeje Lalpekhlua6
3MF7 Elano Blumer4
4MF20 Bruno Pelissari3
5DF5 Bernard Mendy2
6DF25 Dhanachandra Singh1
MF19 Raphael Augusto1
FW9 Fikru Teferra1
Total 31

Disciplinary record
Number Position Name
18DF Harmanjot Khabra42
6MF Manuele Blasi60
7MF Elano50
26DF Mehrajuddin Wadoo50
31DF Alessandro Potenza40
5DF Bernard Mendy30
9FW Fikru Teferra30
14FW Stiven Mendoza20
20MF Bruno Pelissari20
21DF Lalhmangaihsanga20
25DF Dhanachandra Singh20
15DF Abhishek Das10
17FW Balwant Singh10
19MF Raphael Augusto10
22MF Zakeer Mundampara10
27DF Mailson10
Total 44 2

References
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  2. "Chennai beat Goa in a 3-2 thriller to become Hero ISL 2015 champions". ISL. 20 December 2015.
  3. "Chennayin FC squad". ISL. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
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