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{{Infobox football country season<br />
| country = India<br />
| season = 2015–16<br />
| division1 = [[2015–16 I-League|I-League]]<br />
| champions1 = [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]]<br />
| division2 = [[2015-16 I-League 2nd Division|Second Division]]<br />
| champions2 = [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]<br />
| domestic = [[2015-16 Indian Federation Cup|Federation Cup]]<br />
| dchampions = [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]]<br />
| leaguecup = <br />
| lchampions = <br />
| prevseason = 2014–15<br />
| nextseason = 2016–17<br />
| flagicon = yes<br />
}}<br />
<br />
The '''2015–16 season''' is the 137th season of competitive [[football in India]].<br />
<br />
==International==<br />
{{2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round Group D table |only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules |show_matches=yes|showteam=IND}}<br />
<br />
{{football box collapsible |id="India v Oman"<br />
|date={{Start date|2015|6|11|df=y}}<br />
|round=[[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round|World Cup Qualifier]]<br />
|time=19:00 [[UTC+05:30|UTC+5:30]]<br />
|team1={{fb-rt|IND}}<br />
|score=1–2<br />
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=275171/match=300317443/index.html Report (FIFA)]<br />[http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=9344&stageid=365&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report (AFC)]<br />
|team2={{fb|OMA}}<br />
|goals1=[[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{goal|26}}<br />
|goals2=[[Qasim Said|Said]] {{goal|1}}<br />[[Amad Al-Hosni|Al-Hosni]] {{goal|40|pen.}}<br />
|stadium=[[Sree Kanteerava Stadium]]<br />
|location=[[Bangalore]], [[India]]<br />
|attendance=19,312<br />
|referee=[[Ko Hyung-jin]] ([[Korea Football Association|South&nbsp;Korea]])<br />
|result=L<br />
}}<br />
{{football box collapsible |id="Guam v India"<br />
|date={{Start date|2015|6|16|df=y}}<br />
|round=[[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round|World Cup Qualifier]]<br />
|time=16:15 [[UTC+10:00|UTC+10]]<br />
|team1={{fb-rt|GUM}}<br />
|score=2–1<br />
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=275171/match=300317464/index.html Report (FIFA)]<br />[http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=9347&stageid=365&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report (AFC)]<br />
|team2={{fb|IND}}<br />
|goals1=[[Brandon McDonald (soccer)|McDonald]] {{goal|37}}<br />[[Travis Nicklaw|Nicklaw]] {{goal|62}}<br />
|goals2=[[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{goal|90+3}}<br />
|stadium=[[Guam Football Association National Training Center|Guam F.A. National Training Center]]<br />
|location= [[Dededo]], [[Guam]]<br />
|attendance=3,277<br />
|referee=[[Võ Minh Trí]] ([[Vietnam Football Federation|Vietnam]])<br />
|result=L<br />
}}<br />
{{football box collapsible |id="India v Iran"<br />
|round=[[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round|World Cup Qualifier]]<br />
|date={{Start date|2015|9|8|df=y}}<br />
|time=19:00 [[UTC+05:30|UTC+5:30]]<br />
|team1={{fb-rt|IND}}<br />
|score=0–3<br />Awarded{{refn|FIFA awarded Iran a 3–0 win as a result of India fielding the ineligible player [[Eugeneson Lyngdoh]].<ref name="india sanctioned"/><!-- defined by Template:2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round Group D table --> The match initially ended 3–0 to Iran.|group="note"|name="india-iran"}}<br />
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=275171/match=300317458/index.html Report (FIFA)]<br />[http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=9351&stageid=365&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report (AFC)]<br />
|team2={{fb|IRN}}<br />
|goals1=<br />
|goals2=[[Sardar Azmoun|Azmoun]] {{goal|28}}<br />[[Andranik Teymourian|Teymourian]] {{goal|46}}<br />[[Mehdi Taremi|Taremi]] {{goal|49}}<br />
|stadium=[[Sree Kanteerava Stadium]]<br />
|location=[[Bangalore]], [[India]]<br />
|attendance=14,500<br />
|referee=[[Ammar Al-Jeneibi]] ([[United Arab Emirates Football Association|United&nbsp;Arab&nbsp;Emirates]])<br />
|result=L<br />
}}<br />
{{football box collapsible |id="Turkmenistan v India"<br />
|round=[[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round|World Cup Qualifier]]<br />
|date={{Start date|2015|10|8|df=y}}<br />
|time=18:00 [[UTC+05:00|UTC+5]]<br />
|team1={{fb-rt|TKM}}<br />
|score=2–1<br />
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=275171/match=300317441/index.html Report (FIFA)]<br />[http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=9352&stageid=365&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report (AFC)]<br />
|team2={{fb|IND}}<br />
|goals1=[[Guwanç Abylow|Abylow]] {{goal|8}}<br />[[Arslanmyrat Amanow|Amanow]] {{goal|60}}<br />
|goals2=[[Jeje Lalpekhlua|Lalpekhlua]] {{goal|28}}<br />
|stadium=[[Köpetdag Stadium]]<br />
|location= [[Ashgabat]], [[Turkmenistan]]<br />
|attendance=20,100<br />
|referee=[[Masoud Tufayelieh]] ([[Syrian Arab Federation for Football|Syria]])<br />
|result=L<br />
}}<br />
{{football box collapsible |id="Oman v India"<br />
|round=[[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round|World Cup Qualifier]]<br />
|date={{Start date|2015|10|13|df=y}}<br />
|time=18:30 [[UTC+04:00|UTC+4]]<br />
|team1={{fb-rt|OMA}}<br />
|score=3–0<br />
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=275171/match=300317438/index.html Report (FIFA)]<br />[http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=9354&stageid=365&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report (AFC)]<br />
|team2={{fb|IND}}<br />
|goals1=[[Ahmed Mubarak Al-Mahaijri|Mubarak]] {{goal|55}}<br />[[Abdulaziz Al-Muqbali|Al-Muqbali]] {{goal|67||84}}<br />
|goals2=<br />
|stadium=[[Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex]]<br />
|location=[[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]], [[Oman]]<br />
|attendance=11,000<br />
|referee=[[Fahad Al-Marri]] ([[Qatar Football Association|Qatar]])<br />
|result=L<br />
}}<br />
{{football box collapsible |id="India v Guam"<br />
|round=[[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round|World Cup Qualifier]]<br />
|date={{Start date|2015|11|12|df=y}}<br />
|time=19:00 [[UTC+05:30|UTC+5:30]]<br />
|team1={{fb-rt|IND}}<br />
|score=1–0<br />
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=275171/match=300317460/index.html Report (FIFA)]<br />[http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=9357&stageid=365&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report (AFC)]<br />
|team2={{fb|GUM}}<br />
|goals1=[[Robin Singh (footballer)|R. Singh]] {{goal|10}}<br />
|goals2=<br />
|stadium=[[Sree Kanteerava Stadium]]<br />
|location=[[Bangalore]], [[India]]<br />
|attendance=6,277<br />
|referee=[[Jarred Gillett]] ([[Football Federation Australia|Australia]])<br />
|result=W<br />
}}<br />
{{football box collapsible |id="Iran v India"<br />
|round=[[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round|World Cup Qualifier]]<br />
|date={{Start date|2016|3|24|df=y}}<br />
|time=19:00 [[UTC+04:30|UTC+4:30]]<br />
|team1={{fb-rt|IRN}}<br />
|score=4–0<br />
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=275171/match=300317451/index.html Report (FIFA)]<br />[http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=9361&stageid=365&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report (AFC)]<br />
|team2={{fb|IND}}<br />
|goals1=[[Ehsan Hajsafi|Hajsafi]] {{goal|33|pen.|66|pen.}}<br />[[Sardar Azmoun|Azmoun]] {{goal|61}}<br />[[Alireza Jahanbakhsh|Jahanbakhsh]] {{goal|78}}<br />
|goals2=<br />
|stadium=[[Azadi Stadium]]<br />
|location=[[Tehran]], [[Iran]]<br />
|attendance=29,160<br />
|referee=[[Võ Minh Trí]] ([[Vietnam Football Federation|Vietnam]])<br />
|result=L<br />
}}<br />
{{football box collapsible |id="India v Turkmenistan"<br />
|round=[[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round|World Cup Qualifier]]<br />
|date={{Start date|2016|3|29|df=y}}<br />
|time=18:00 [[UTC+05:30|UTC+5:30]]<br />
|team1={{fb-rt|IND}}<br />
|score=1–2<br />
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=275171/match=300317457/index.html Report (FIFA)]<br />[http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=9362&stageid=365&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report (AFC)]<br />
|team2={{fb|TKM}}<br />
|goals1=[[Sandesh Jhingan|Jhingan]] {{goal|26}}<br />
|goals2=[[Arslanmyrat Amanow|Amanow]] {{goal|48}}<br />[[Serdaraly Ataýew|Ataýew]] {{goal|70}}<br />
|location= [[Kochi]], [[India]]<br />
|stadium=[[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]<br />
|attendance=3,111<br />
|referee=[[Khamis Al-Marri]] ([[Qatar Football Association|Qatar]])<br />
|result=L<br />
}}<br />
<br />
{{Reflist| |group=note}}<br />
<br />
==League==<br />
===Indian Super League===<br />
{{main|2015 Indian Super League season}}<br />
{{:2015 Indian Super League season}}<br />
====Finals====<br />
{{main article|2015 Indian Super League playoffs}}<br />
{{trim|{{#section-h:2015 Indian Super League playoffs|Bracket}}}}<br />
<br />
===I-League===<br />
====Changes in the I-League====<br />
'''Teams promoted to the [[2015–16 I-League]]:'''<br />
* [[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jitendran|first1=Nikhil|title=Aizawl FC become Mizoram's inaugural representatives in the I-League|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2015/05/07/11492532/aizawl-fc-become-mizorams-inaugural-representatives-in-the-i|accessdate=13 May 2015|work=Goal.com|date=7 May 2015}}</ref><br />
<br />
'''Teams relegated from the [[2015–16 I-League]]:'''<br />
* [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Media Team|first1=I-League|title=Record Time I-League Champion Dempo Fail The Relegation Test|url=http://i-league.org/record-time-i-league-champion-dempo-failed-the-relegation-test/|accessdate=30 May 2015|work=i-league.org|date=30 May 2015}}</ref><br />
{{:2015–16 I-League}}<br />
<br />
====Transfers====<br />
{{main|I-League transfers for the 2015–16 season}}<br />
===I-League 2nd division===<br />
{{main|2015–16 I-League 2nd Division}}<br />
{{:2015–16 I-League 2nd Division Final Round}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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