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{{Infobox football match
| title                   = 2016 Indian Super League Final
| image                   = [[File:Jewaharlal Nehru Stadium Kochi ISL.jpg|250px]]
| caption                 = The [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], the venue of the final
| event                   = {{nobreak|[[2016 Indian Super League season]]}}
| team1                   = [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]
| team1association        = {{flagicon|IND|size=30px}}
| team1score              = 1
| team2                   = [[ATK (football club)|ATK]]
| team2association        = {{flagicon|IND|size=30px}}
| team2score              = 1
| aet        = yes
| details = ATK won 4–3 on penalties
| date                    = 18 December 2016
| stadium                 = [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]
| city                    = [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]]
| man_of_the_match1a      = [[Henrique Sereno]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Raja scores winning penalty to make ATK two-time champions|url=http://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/5470-raja-scores-winning-penalty-to-make-atk-two-time-champions|access-date=19 December 2016|work=Indian Super League|date=18 December 2016}}</ref>
| man_of_the_match1atitle = 
| man_of_the_match1b      = 
| man_of_the_match1btitle = 
| referee                 = [[Alireza Faghani]] ([[Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran|Iran]])
| attendance              = 82,146
| weather                 = 
| previous                = [[2015 Indian Super League Final|2015]]
| next                    = [[2018 Indian Super League Final|2018]]
}}
The '''2016 Indian Super League Final''' was a [[association football|football]] match between [[ATK (football club)|ATK]] and [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]] on 18 December 2016 at the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]] in [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]]. It was the final match of the [[2016 Indian Super League season]], the third season of the [[Indian Super League]].[https://www.goal.com/en-india/news/7083/isl/2016/12/17/30538982/indian-super-league-2016-final-kerala-blasters-vs-atletico] The match was the second time these two teams played against each other in the Indian Super League final, the previous one was when both sides met in the inaugural [[2014 Indian Super League Final|2014 final]]. ATK won that final 1–0.

Kerala Blasters reached the [[2016 Indian Super League finals|finals]] after finishing the regular season in second place. ATK finished their regular season in fourth place. In the semi-finals, Kerala Blasters took on the [[Delhi Dynamos FC|Delhi Dynamos]] while ATK played against [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]. ATK hosted Mumbai City in the first match of the finals at the [[Rabindra Sarobar Stadium]]. Helped by a brace from [[Iain Hume]], ATK won the first leg 3–2. The team then secured their place in the final after a 0–0 draw in Mumbai. The Kerala Blasters hosted [[Delhi Dynamos FC|Delhi Dynamos]] in their first match of the finals at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and won 1–0. In the second leg, the Blasters were defeated 2–1 and thus the score remaining 3-3 on aggregate the match went to a penalty shootout as away goal rule was not applicable in case of [[Indian Super League]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/goa/ISL-does-away-with-away-goal-rule/articleshow/45499293.cms|title=ISL does away with away goal rule|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-11-18}}</ref> The Kerala Blasters won the shootout 3–0 to qualify for the final.

Watched by a crowd of 82,146, the Kerala Blasters took the lead in the 37th minute through [[Mohammed Rafi (footballer)|Mohammed Rafi]]. The Kerala Blasters lead only lasted for seven minutes before [[Henrique Sereno]] equalized for ATK. At halftime the score was 1–1. The second half did not see any goals scored and thus the match went into [[Overtime (sports)|extra-time]]. The first half of extra-time was goalless and so was the second half. With the score still remaining1–1 after extra-time, the match went into penalties.[http://www.espn.in/soccer/report?gameId=469480] 

Penalty shoot out drama saw [[Graham Stack (footballer)|Graham Stack]] saving the first shot for ATK which gave a temporary lead for Kerala but Ndyoe blasted the ball over the bar and finally [[Cédric Hengbart]] saw his shot getting saved by the trailing leg of ATK keeper [[Debjit Majumder]], ATK won the shoot-out 4–3 as [[Jewel Raja]] scored the winning penalty and they won the Indian Super League Final for the second time in three seasons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.in/soccer/report?gameId=469480|title=Kerala Blasters FC vs. ATK - Football Match Report - December 18, 2016|website=ESPN|language=en|access-date=2018-11-18}}</ref>


<!--The '''2016 Indian Super League Final''' will be the final match of the [[2016 Indian Super League season]], the third season of the [[association football|football]] league in India. The final will be played on 18 December 2016 at the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]] in [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite web|title=ISL Schedule & Results|url=http://www.indiansuperleague.com/isl-2016/schedules-fixtures|website=Indian Super League}}</ref> The match will be played between the [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]] and [[ATK (football club)|ATK]] and will serve as a rematch of [[2014 Indian Super League Final|the first ISL final]] in 2014. ATK won that final 1–0.-->

==Match==
<onlyinclude>{{football box
| date = 18 December
| time = 19:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| team1 = [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]
| score = 1–1
| aet = yes
| report = [http://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/5470-raja-scores-winning-penalty-to-make-atk-two-time-champions Report]
| team2 = [[ATK (football club)|ATK]]
| goals1 = [[Mohammed Rafi (footballer)|Rafi]] {{goal|37}}
| goals2 = [[Henrique Sereno|Sereno]] {{goal|44}}
| stadium = [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Kochi]]
| attendance = 82,146
| referee = [[Alireza Faghani]] ([[Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran|Iran]])
| penalties1 = [[Antonio German|German]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Kervens Belfort|Belfort]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Elhadji Ndoye|Ndoye]] {{penmiss}}<br/>[[Mohammed Rafique (footballer)|Rafique]] {{pengoal}}<br/>[[Cédric Hengbart|Hengbart]] {{penmiss}}
| penaltyscore = 3–4
| penalties2 = {{penmiss}} [[Iain Hume|Hume]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Sameehg Doutie|Doutie]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Borja Fernández (footballer, born 1981)|Fernández]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Javi Lara|Lara]]<br/>{{pengoal}} [[Jewel Raja|Raja]]
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|GK ||'''1'''||{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Graham Stack (footballer)|Graham Stack]]
|-
|RB ||'''21''' ||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sandesh Jhingan]] || {{yel|100}}
|-
|CB ||'''6''' ||{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Aaron Hughes]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]]) || || {{suboff|36}}
|-
|CB ||'''5'''||{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Cédric Hengbart]] || {{yel|119}}
|-
|LB ||'''11''' ||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Ishfaq Ahmed]] || {{yel|93}}
|-
|RM ||'''13''' ||{{flagicon|IND}} [[C.K. Vineeth]]
|-
|CM ||'''14''' ||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mehtab Hossain]]
|-
|CM ||'''88'''||{{flagicon|CHA}} [[Azrack Mahamat]]
|-
|LM ||'''20'''||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohammed Rafi (footballer)|Mohammed Rafi]] || || {{suboff|77}}
|-
|SS ||'''9''' ||{{flagicon|HAI}} [[Kervens Belfort]]
|-
|CF ||'''78'''||{{flagicon|HAI}} [[Duckens Nazon]] || || {{suboff|77}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
|GK ||'''24''' ||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sandip Nandy]]
|-
|DF ||'''19''' ||{{flagicon|SEN}} [[Elhadji Ndoye]] || || {{subon|36}}
|-
|FW ||'''7'''||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohammed Rafique (footballer)|Mohammed Rafique]] || || {{subon|77}}
|-
|FW ||'''10''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Antonio German]] || || {{subon|77}}
|-
|MF ||'''2'''||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Pratik Chowdhary]]
|-
|MF ||'''8'''||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Vinit Rai]]
|-
|FW ||'''12'''||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Thongkhosiem Haokip]]
|-
|MF ||'''16'''||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Gurwinder Singh]]
|-
|MF ||'''27'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Michael Chopra]]
|-
|FW ||'''31'''||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Rino Anto]]
|-
|MF ||'''57'''||{{flagicon|CIV}} [[Didier Kadio]]
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=4|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steve Coppell]]
|}
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|colspan="4"|
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|GK ||'''24'''||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Debjit Majumder]]
|-
|RB ||'''12''' ||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Pritam Kotal]] || {{yel|100}}
|-
|CB ||'''2''' ||{{flagicon|POR}} [[Henrique Sereno]]  || || {{suboff|95}}
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|CB ||'''4'''||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Tiri (footballer)|Tiri]]
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|LB ||'''80''' ||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Keegan Pereira (footballer)|Keegan Pereira]] || || {{suboff|43}}
|-
|RM ||'''11''' ||{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Sameehg Doutie]]
|-
|CM ||'''10''' ||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Borja Fernández (footballer, born 1981)|Borja Fernández]]([[Captain (association football)|c]])|| {{yel|25}}
|-
|CM ||'''8'''||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Jewel Raja]]
|-
|LM ||'''20'''||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Lalrindika Ralte]] 
|-
|SS ||'''9''' ||{{flagicon|POR}} [[Hélder Postiga]]  || || {{suboff|67}}
|-
|CF ||'''7'''||{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Iain Hume]]
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
|GK ||'''14''' ||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Dani Mallo]]
|-
|GK ||'''22'''||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Shilton Paul]]
|-
|DF ||'''33''' ||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Prabir Das]] || || {{subon|43}}
|-
|MF ||'''15'''||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Javi Lara]] || || {{subon|67}}
|-
|MF ||'''23''' ||{{flagicon|BOT}} [[Ofentse Nato]] || || {{subon|95}}
|-
|DF ||'''6'''||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Kingshuk Debnath]]
|-
|MF ||'''13'''||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Bikramjit Singh]]
|-
|MF ||'''17'''||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Bidyananda Singh]]
|-
|MF ||'''25'''||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stephen Pearson]]
|-
|MF ||'''34'''||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Abhinas Ruidas]]
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=4|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[José Francisco Molina]]
|}
|}
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'''Hero of the match'''
*[[Henrique Sereno]] (ATK)
'''Emerging player of the match'''
*[[Lalrindika Ralte]] (ATK)

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'''Match rules'''
*90 minutes.
*30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
*Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
*Seven named substitutes.
*Maximum of three substitutions.
|}

==References==
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{{Indian Super League}}
{{2016–17 in Indian football}}
{{Kerala Blasters FC}}
{{Atlético de Kolkata}}

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