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{{Short description|2016 season of Chennaiyin FC}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox Football club season
| clubname = Chennaiyin F.C.
| image = 
| image_size = 200px
| fullname = Chennaiyin Football Clu
|club = [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
|season = [[2016 Indian Super League season|2016]]
| chrtitle    = President
| chairman    = 
| ceotitle    = CEO
| ceo         = 
| mgrtitle    = Head Coach
| manager     = [[Marco Materazzi]]
|stadium = [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]
|league = [[2016 Indian Super League season|ISL]]
|league result = 7th
|cup1 = [[2016 Indian Super League finals|ISL finals]]
|cup1 result = DNQ
|league topscorer = [[Dudu Omagbemi]] (5)
|season topscorer = [[Dudu Omagbemi]] (5)
|highest attendance = 25,235 vs [[NorthEast United FC]]
|lowest attendance = 18,213 vs [[FC Goa]]
|average attendance = 22,139
| largest win        = 2-0 (vs [[FC Goa]] on 13 Oct 2016 and vs [[FC Pune City]] on 15 Nov 2016)
| largest loss       = 1-4 (vs [[Delhi Dynamos FC]] on 9 Nov 2016)
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|nextseason = [[2017–18 Chennaiyin FC season|2017–18]]
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The '''2016 Chennaiyin FC season''' was the club's third season since its establishment in 2014 and their third season in the [[Indian Super League]].

==Background==
{{See also|2015 Chennaiyin FC season}}

Going into the [[2015 Indian Super League season|2015 ISL season]], Chennaiyin retained their head coach, [[Marco Materazzi]], as well as the core of their playing squad with players such as [[Jeje Lalpekhlua]], [[Balwant Singh (footballer)|Balwant Singh]], [[Jayesh Rane]], [[Bernard Mendy]], and marquee [[Elano]] returning for a second season.<ref name="2015 Preview">{{cite news|last1=Narayan|first1=Aaditya|title=ISL 2015: Chennaiyin FC - Team Preview|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/isl-2015-chennaiyin-fc-team-preview|accessdate=8 June 2016|work=SportsKeeda|date=29 September 2015}}</ref> They began their season on 3 October 2015, hosting their first match of the ISL season against defending champions [[Atlético de Kolkata]]. Despite goals from Lalpekhlua and Elano, Chennaiyin lost the match 3–2.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chennaiyin 2-3 Atletico de Kolkata 2015|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/10/03/india/indian-super-league/chennai-titans/atletico-de-kolkata/2037292/|website=Soccerway}}</ref> Despite a slow start to the season, Chennaiyin soon entered the [[2015 Indian Super League finals|finals]], finishing the season in third place.<ref>{{cite news|title=ISL 2015 Table & Results|url=http://www.india.com/whatever/isl-2015-table-results-points-table-and-team-standings-of-hero-indian-super-league-football-tournament-598065/|accessdate=8 June 2016|work=India.com|date=6 December 2015}}</ref>

In the semi-finals, Chennaiyin FC took on Atlético de Kolkata. In the first leg of the round, Chennaiyin came out as 3–0 winners after goals from [[Bruno Pelissari]], Jeje Lalpekhlua, and [[Stiven Mendoza]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Chennaiyin 3-0 Atletico de Kolkata 2015|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/12/12/india/indian-super-league/chennai-titans/atletico-de-kolkata/2168591/?ICID=PL_MS_03|website=Soccerway}}</ref> Despite losing the second leg 2–1, Chennaiyin went through to the finals 4–2 on aggregate.<ref>{{cite web|title=Atletico de Kolkata 2-1 Chennaiyin 2015|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/12/16/india/indian-super-league/atletico-de-kolkata/chennai-titans/2168593/?ICID=PL_MS_04|website=Soccerway}}</ref>

During the [[2015 Indian Super League Final|final]], Chennaiyin took on [[FC Goa|Goa]] at the [[Fatorda Stadium]]. They took a 1–0 lead in the beginning of the second half from Bruno Pelissari before Goa came back to lead 2–1 going into stoppage time. However, an own goal from Goa goalkeeper, [[Laxmikant Kattimani]], and a goal from Mendoza from a defensive mistake lead to Chennaiyin winning to Indian Super League.<ref>{{cite web|title=Goa 2-3 Chennaiyin|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/12/20/india/indian-super-league/india-fc-goa/chennai-titans/2177113/?ICID=PL_MS_01|website=Soccerway}}</ref>

==Player movement==
===Squad===
{{updated|18 September 2016.}}<ref>{{cite web
| title = First-team
| url = http://chennaiyinfc.com/squad/first-team/
| publisher = Chennaiyin Football Club
| accessdate = 18 September 2016
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160919224653/http://chennaiyinfc.com/squad/first-team/
| archive-date = 19 September 2016
| url-status = dead
}}</ref>
{{Fs start}}
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{{Fs player|no=1|nat=IND|pos=GK|name=[[Karanjit Singh]]}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Éder Monteiro Fernandes|Éder]]}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Nallappan Mohanraj]]}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=NED|pos=MF|name=[[Hans Mulder]] (3rd [[Captain (sports)|captain]])}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=[[Bernard Mendy]] ([[Captain (sports)|captain]])}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=NOR|pos=DF|name=[[John Arne Riise]]}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Harmanjot Khabra]]}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=ITA|pos=MF|name=[[Manuele Blasi]]}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=ITA|pos=FW|name=[[Davide Succi]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=[[Jayesh Rane]]}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Thoi Singh]]}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=[[Jeje Lalpekhlua]]}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Eli Sabiá]]}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Abhishek Das (footballer)|Abhishek Das]]}}
{{fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=[[Daniel Lalhlimpuia]]}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Dhanpal Ganesh]]}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Siam Hanghal]]}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=[[Raphael Augusto]]}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=ITA|pos=FW|name=[[Maurizio Peluso]]}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=[[Uttam Rai]]}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Zakeer Mundampara]]}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Dhanachandra Singh]]}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Mehrajuddin Wadoo]] (vice [[Captain (sports)|captain]])}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=JAM|pos=GK|name=[[Duwayne Kerr]]}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=IND|pos=GK|name=[[Pawan Kumar (footballer, born 1990)|Pawan Kumar]]}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=[[Baljit Sahni]]}}
{{Fs player|no=43|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Jerry Lalrinzuala]]}}
{{Fs player|no=99|nat=NGA|pos=FW|name=[[Dudu Omagbemi]]}}
{{Fs end}}

===Technical staff===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Position
! Name
|-
| Head coach
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Marco Materazzi]]
|-
| Performance Analyst
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Franco Pasqualetti
|-
| Assistant coach
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Syed Sabir Pasha]]
|-
| Goalkeeping coach
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Francesco Franzese]]
|-
| Consultant 
| {{flagicon|IND}} Pratham Basu
|-
| Physiotherapist
| {{flagicon|IND}} Manoj Muthu
|}
{{clear}}

==Transfers==
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{{col-2}}
'''In:'''
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs end}}
{{col-2}}
'''Out:'''
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs end}}
{{col-end}}

==Indian Super League==
{{main article|2016 Indian Super League season}}
{{:2016 Indian Super League season|showteam=CFC}}

===Results summary===

{{Fb_rs |hw=2 |hd=4 |hl=1 |hgf=10 |hga=8|aw=1 |ad=2 |al=4 |agf=10 |aga=17}}
{{Fb_rs_footer|u=October 2016|s=[[#Matches|Matches]]|date=October 2016}}

===Matches===
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{{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 2 October 2016
|round=[[2016 Indian Super League season|Match 2]]
|time = 19:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] ([[UTC+05:30|UTC+5:30]])
|team1= [[Atlético de Kolkata]]
|score= 2-2
|report=[http://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/4140-atk-and-chennaiyin-kick-start-their-season-in-a-pulsating-2-2-draw]
|team2= Chennaiyin
|goals1= [[Pritam Kotal]] {{yel|36}} <br> [[Hélder Postiga]] {{yel|37}} <br> [[Sameehg Doutie]] {{goal|59}} <br> [[Bikramjit Singh]] {{yel|64}} <br> [[Iain Hume]] {{goal|86|pen.}}
|goals2= [[Davide Succi]] {{yel|55}} <br> [[John Arne Riise]] {{yel|60}} <br> [[Jayesh Rane]] {{yel|61}}{{goal|66}} <br> [[Hans Mulder]]{{goal|70}}
|stadium=[[Rabindra Sarobar Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]
|location=[[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
|attendance= 10,973
|referee= 
|result=D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date=  6 October 2016
|round=[[2016 Indian Super League season|Match 6]]
|time = 19:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] ([[UTC+05:30|UTC+5:30]])
|team1= Chennaiyin
|score= 1-3
|report=[http://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/4226-marcelinho-brace-helps-delhi-dynamos-overpower-champions-chennaiyin-fc]
|team2= [[Delhi Dynamos FC]]
|goals1= [[Dudu Omagbemi]] {{goal|32}} <br>[[Raphael Augusto]] {{yel|51}} 
|goals2= [[Marcelo Leite Pereira|Marcelinho]] {{goal|26|pen.}}{{goal|34}} {{yel|60}} <br>[[Badara Badji]] {{goal|84}}
|stadium=[[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]
|location=[[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
|attendance= 21,587
|referee= 
|result=L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 13 October 2016
|round=[[2016 Indian Super League season|Match 12]]
|time = 19:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] ([[UTC+05:30|UTC+5:30]])
|team1= Chennaiyin
|score= 2-0
|report=[http://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/4354-mulder-wadoo-goals-help-chennaiyin-fc-to-their-first-win-of-the-season] 
|team2= [[FC Goa]]
|goals1= [[Hans Mulder]]{{goal|15}} <br> [[Mehrajuddin Wadoo]]{{goal|26}}
|goals2= Matheus Trindade Goncalves {{yel|52}}
|stadium=Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
|location=Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
|attendance= 18,213
|referee= 
|result=W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 20 October 2016
|round=[[2016 Indian Super League season|Match 18]]
|time = 19:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] ([[UTC+05:30|UTC+5:30]])
|team1= [[NorthEast United FC]]
|score= 0-1
|report=[http://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/4477-succi-s-goal-scripts-chennaiyin-s-first-ever-win-over-northeast]
|team2= Chennaiyin
|goals1= [[Wellington Priori]]{{yel|59}}
|goals2= [[Bernard Mendy]]{{yel|35}} <br> [[Davide Succi]]{{goal|49}} <br>[[Jerry Lalrinzuala]]{{yel|83}}
|stadium=[[Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium]]
|location=[[Guwahati]], [[Assam]], India
|attendance= 32,844
|referee= 
|result= W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 23 October 2016
|round=[[2016 Indian Super League season|Match 21]]
|time = 19:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] ([[UTC+05:30|UTC+5:30]])
|team1= [[FC Pune City]]
|score= 1-1
|report= [http://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/4540-pune-city-clinch-a-point-against-chennaiyin-at-home]
|team2= Chennaiyin
|goals1= [[Dharmaraj Ravanan]]{{yel|9}} <br> [[Dramane Traoré]]{{yel|77}} <br> [[Aníbal Zurdo]]{{goal|83}}
|goals2= [[Siam Hanghal]]{{yel|14}} <br> [[Jeje Lalpekhlua]]{{goal|28}} <br>[[Mehrajuddin Wadoo]]{{yel|68}} <br>[[Harmanjot Khabra]]{{yel|81}}
|stadium=[[Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex]]
|location=[[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]], India
|attendance= 9,013
|referee= 
|result= D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 29 October 2016
|round=[[2016 Indian Super League season|Match 26]]
|time = 19:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] ([[UTC+05:30|UTC+5:30]])
|team1= Chennaiyin
|score= 0-0
|report=[http://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/4650-chennaiyin-kerala-share-points-after-goalless-draw-in-south-indian-derby]
|team2= [[Kerala Blasters]]
|goals1= [[Maurizio Peluso]]{{yel|68}}
|goals2=
|stadium= Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
|location=Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
|attendance= 23,163
|referee= 
|result= D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date=  2 November 2016
|round=[[2016 Indian Super League season|Match 28]]
|time = 19:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] ([[UTC+05:30|UTC+5:30]])
|team1= Chennaiyin
|score= 1-1
|report=[http://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/4703-costa-s-stunner-earns-mumbai-a-late-point-against-chennaiyin]
|team2= [[Mumbai City FC]]
|goals1= [[Jeje Lalpekhlua]]{{goal|51}} <br> [[Raphael Augusto]]{{yel|80}}
|goals2= [[Anwar Ali (footballer, born 1984)|Anwar Ali]]{{yel|22}} <br> [[Krisztián Vadócz]]{{yel|80}} <br> [[Léo Costa]]{{goal|88}}
|stadium= Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
|location=Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
|attendance= 22,280
|referee= 
|result= D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 9 November 2016
|round= [[2016 Indian Super League season|Match 34]]
|time = 19:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] ([[UTC+05:30|UTC+5:30]])
|team1= [[Delhi Dynamos FC]]
|score= 4-1
|report=[http://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/4849-malouda-shines-in-delhi-s-emphatic-win-against-chennaiyin]
|team2= Chennaiyin
|goals1= [[Richard Gadze]]{{goal|15}} <br> [[Florent Malouda]]{{goal|25}}{{goal|85}} <br> [[Kean Lewis]]{{goal|54}} <br> [[Souvik Chakraborty]]{{yel|60}}
|goals2= [[Bernard Mendy]]{{goal|37}} <br> [[Hans Mulder]]{{yel|39}} <br> [[Dudu Omagbemi]]{{yel|45}}
|stadium= [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Delhi)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]
|location= [[Delhi]]
|attendance= 15,111
|referee= 
|result= L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 12 November 2016
|round= [[2016 Indian Super League season|Match 37]]
|time = 19:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] ([[UTC+05:30|UTC+5:30]])
|team1= [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]
|score= 3-1
|report= [http://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/4914-vineeth-s-brace-scripts-stunning-comeback-win-for-kerala-against-chennai]
|team2= Chennaiyin
|goals1= [[Graham Stack (footballer)|Graham Stack]]{{yel|54}} <br> [[Didier Kadio]]{{goal|66}} <br> [[C.K. Vineeth|C.K.Vineeth]]{{goal|85}}{{goal|89}}
|goals2= [[Bernard Mendy]]{{goal|22}} <br> [[Hans Mulder]]{{yel|90}}
|stadium= [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]
|location= [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]]
|attendance= 53,152
|referee= 
|result= L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 15 November 2016
||round= [[2016 Indian Super League season|Match 39]]
|time = 19:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] ([[UTC+05:30|UTC+5:30]])
|team1= Chennaiyin
|score= 2-0
|report= [http://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/4957-chennaiyin-return-to-winning-ways-with-easy-2-0-win-over-pune-city]
|team2= [[FC Pune City|Pune City]]
|goals1= [[Jeje Lalpekhlua]]{{goal|44}} <br> [[Davide Succi]]{{goal|51}}
|goals2=
|stadium= [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]
|location= [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
|attendance= 19,773
|referee= 
|result= W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 20 November 2016
||round= [[2016 Indian Super League season|Match 44]]
|time = 19:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] ([[UTC+05:30|UTC+5:30]])
|team1= Chennaiyin
|score= 1-1
|report= [http://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/5050-succi-s-header-earns-chennaiyin-a-point-against-atk]
|team2= [[Atlético de Kolkata]]
|goals1= [[Bernard Mendy]]{{yel|75}} <br> [[Davide Succi]]{{goal|77}}
|goals2= [[Keegan Pereira (footballer)|Keegan Pereira]]{{yel|34}} <br> [[Hélder Postiga]]{{goal|39}} <br> [[Debjit Majumder]]{{yel|90}}
|stadium= [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]
|location= [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
|attendance= 24,725
|referee= 
|result= D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 23 November 2016
||round= [[2016 Indian Super League season|Match 46]]
|time = 19:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] ([[UTC+05:30|UTC+5:30]])
|team1= [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
|score= 2-0
|report= [http://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/5099-mumbai-city-fc-seal-maiden-semis-berth-after-2-0-win-over-chennai]
|team2= Chennaiyin
|goals1= [[Gerson Vieira]]{{yel|7}} <br> [[Matías Defederico]]{{goal|32}} <br> [[Sehnaj Singh]]{{yel|55}} <br> [[Krisztián Vadócz]]{{goal|60}}
|goals2=
|stadium= [[Mumbai Football Arena]]
|location= [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]
|attendance= 
|referee= 7,645
|result= L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 26 November 2016
||round= [[2016 Indian Super League season|Match 49]]
|time = 19:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] ([[UTC+05:30|UTC+5:30]])
|team1= Chennaiyin
|score= 3-3
|report= [http://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/5175-ghosh-scores-late-to-dampen-chennai-s-semis-hopes]
|team2= [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]]
|goals1= [[Dudu Omagbemi]]{{goal|34}}{{goal|45}}{{goal|81}} <br> [[Siam Hanghal]]{{yel|88}} <br> [[Mehrajuddin Wadoo]]{{yel|89}}
|goals2= [[Nicolás Vélez]]{{goal|38}}{{goal|51}}{{yel|89}} <br> [[Shouvik Ghosh]]{{goal|90}}
|stadium= [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]
|location= [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
|attendance= 25,235
|referee= 
|result= D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date= 1 December 2016
||round= [[2016 Indian Super League season|Match 53]]
|time = 19:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] ([[UTC+05:30|UTC+5:30]])
|team1= [[FC Goa|Goa]]
|score= 5-4
|report= [http://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/5258-goa-win-nine-goal-thriller-against-chennaiyin]
|team2= Chennaiyin
|goals1= [[Rafael Coelho Luiz|Rafael Coelho]]{{goal|6}}{{yel|6}}{{goal|76}} <br> [[Jofre]]{{goal|21|pen.}} <br> [[Rafael Dumas]]{{yel|25}} <br> [[Mandar Rao Desai]]{{yel|43}} <br>[[Sahil Tavora]]{{goal|69}}{{goal|90}} <br> [[Júlio César da Silva e Souza|Júlio César]]{{yel|90}}
|goals2= [[Jerry Lalrinzuala]]{{goal|4}}{{yel|58}} <br>[[Grégory Arnolin]]{{goal|18|OG.}} <br>[[Dudu Omagbemi]]{{goal|28}} <br> [[John Arne Riise]]{{goal|88|pen.}}
|stadium= [[Fatorda Stadium]]
|location= [[Margao]], [[Goa]]
|attendance= 14,717
|referee= 
|result= L
}}

==Squad statistics==
===Appearances and goals===
{{Efs start|[[Indian Super League]]}}
{{Efs player|no= 1|name=[[Karanjit Singh]]|pos=GK|nat=IND                                 |9+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no= 2|name=[[Éder Monteiro Fernandes|Éder]]|pos=DF|nat=BRA                   |2+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no= 3|name=[[Nallappan Mohanraj]]|pos=DF|nat=IND                             |1+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no= 4|name=[[Hans Mulder]]|pos=MF|nat=NED                                    |11+1|2}}
{{Efs player|no= 5|name=[[Bernard Mendy]]|pos=DF|nat=FRA                                  |11+1|2}}
{{Efs player|no= 6|name=[[John Arne Riise]]|pos=DF|nat=NOR                                |7+3|1}}
{{Efs player|no= 7|name=[[Harmanjot Khabra]]|pos=MF|nat=IND                               |3+3|0}}
{{Efs player|no= 8|name=[[Manuele Blasi]]|pos=MF|nat=ITA                                  |4+2|0}}
{{Efs player|no= 9|name=[[Davide Succi]]|pos=FW|nat=ITA                                   |9+4|3}}
{{Efs player|no=10|name=[[Jayesh Rane]]|pos=FW|nat=IND                                    |6+2|1}}
{{Efs player|no=11|name=[[Thoi Singh]]|pos=MF|nat=IND                                     |2+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=12|name=[[Jeje Lalpekhlua]]|pos=FW|nat=IND                                |7+2|3}}
{{Efs player|no=13|name=[[Eli Sabiá]]|pos=DF|nat=BRA                                      |10+1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=15|name=[[Abhishek Das (footballer)|Abhishek Das]]|pos=DF|nat=IND
|1+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=16|name=[[Daniel Lalhlimpuia]]|pos=FW|nat=IND                             |1+2|0}}
{{Efs player|no=18|name=[[Siam Hanghal]]|pos=MF|nat=IND                                   |7+3|0}}
{{Efs player|no=19|name=[[Raphael Augusto]]|pos=MF|nat=BRA                                |12+2|0}}
{{Efs player|no=20|name=[[Maurizio Peluso]]|pos=FW|nat=ITA                                |2+1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=21|name=[[Uttam Rai]]|pos=FW|nat=IND                                      |0+1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=22|name=[[Zakeer Mundampara]]|pos=MF|nat=IND                              |5+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=26|name=[[Mehrajuddin Wadoo]]|pos=DF|nat=IND                              |13+0|1}}
{{Efs player|no=27|name=[[Duwayne Kerr]]|pos=GK|nat=JAM                                   |5+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=33|name=[[Baljit Sahni]]|pos=FW|nat=IND                                   |6+2|0}}
{{Efs player|no=42|name=[[Anirudh Thapa]]|pos=MF|nat=IND                                   |1+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=43|name=[[Jerry Lalrinzuala]]|pos=DF|nat=IND                              |11+2|1}}
{{Efs player|no=99|name=[[Dudu Omagbemi]]|pos=FW|nat=NGA                                  |7+6|5}}
|-
|}

===Goal scorers===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;"
|-
!width=60|S.No.
!width=60|Position
!width=60|Number
!width=150|Name
!width=150|Goals
|-
|1 ||FW||99||{{flagicon|NGA}} [[Dudu Omagbemi]]||5
|-
|rowspan="2"|2 ||FW||12||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Jeje Lalpekhlua]]||3
|-
|FW||9||{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Davide Succi]]||3
|-
|rowspan="2"|4 ||MF||4||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Hans Mulder]]||2
|-
|DF||5||{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Bernard Mendy]]||2
|-
|rowspan="4"|6 ||FW||10||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Jayesh Rane]]||1
|-
|DF||26||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mehrajuddin Wadoo]]||1
|-
|DF||42||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Jerry Lalrinzuala]]||1
|-
|DF||6||{{flagicon|NOR}} [[John Arne Riise]]||1
|-
|colspan="3"|
|'''Total'''
|'''19'''
|}

===Disciplinary record===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;"
|-
!width=60|Number
!width=60|Position
!width=200|Name
!width=60 style="background: #FFEE99"|{{yel}}
!width=60 style="background: #FF8888"|{{sent off}}
|-
|4||MF||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Hans Mulder]]||2||0
|-
|5 ||DF||{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Bernard Mendy]]||2||0
|-
|6||DF||{{flagicon|NOR}} [[John Arne Riise]]||1||0
|-
|7||DF||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Harmanjot Khabra]]||1||0
|-
|8 ||MF||{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Manuele Blasi]]||1||0
|-
|9||FW||{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Davide Succi]]||1||0
|-
|10||FW||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Jayesh Rane]]||1||0
|-
|18||MF||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Siam Hanghal]]||3||0
|-
|19 ||MF||{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Raphael Augusto]]||2||0
|-
|20||FW||{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Maurizio Peluso]]||1||0
|-
|26||DF||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mehrajuddin Wadoo]]||2||0
|-
|43||DF||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Jerry Lalrinzuala]]||2||0
|-
|99||FW||{{flagicon|NGA}} [[Dudu Omagbemi]]||1||0
|-
|colspan="2"|
|'''Total'''
|'''20'''
|'''0'''
|}

==See also==
* [[2016–17 in Indian football]]

==References==
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