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{{Short description|3rd season in existence of Atlético de Kolkata}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox Football club season
|club = [[Atlético de Kolkata]]
|season = 2016
| chrtitle = Owner
| chairman =
| ceotitle = CEO
| ceo =
| mgrtitle = Head Coach
| manager = [[José Francisco Molina]]
|stadium = [[Rabindra Sarobar Stadium]]
|league = [[2016 Indian Super League season|ISL]]
|league result = 4th
|cup1 = [[2016 Indian Super League finals|ISL finals]]
|cup1 result = '''Champions'''
|league topscorer = [[Iain Hume]] (7)
|season topscorer =
|highest attendance = 12,575
|lowest attendance = 10,589
|average attendance = 11,703
| pattern_la1 =
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| pattern_ra1 =
| pattern_sh1 =
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| pattern_la2 =
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|prevseason = [[2015 Atlético de Kolkata season|2015]]
|nextseason = [[2017–18 ATK season|2017–18]]
}}
The '''2016 Atlético de Kolkata season''' was the club's third season since its establishment in 2014 and their third season in the [[Indian Super League]]. This season will also be the first in which the club is coached by [[Spain|Spaniard]] [[José Francisco Molina]], replacing [[Antonio López Habas]] who served as head coach the previous two seasons.<ref>{{cite news|title=Atletico de Kolkata|url=https://twitter.com/atletidekolkata/status/728076257213059082|accessdate=5 May 2016|work=Atletico de Kolkata (Twitter)|date=5 May 2016}}</ref>

At the end of the season, [[Atlético de Kolkata]] came out as champions after defeating the [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]] in a penalty shootout, 4–3, during the [[2016 Indian Super League Final|final]]. The match had ended 1–1 after ninety minutes and extra time.<ref>{{cite news|title=Atletico de Kolkata crowned champions again in a final devoid of individual brilliance|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/isl-2016-atletico-de-kolkata-crowned-champions-again-in-a-final-devoid-of-individual-brilliance-3162864.html|accessdate=19 December 2016|work=FirstPost|date=19 December 2016}}</ref>

==Background==
{{See also|2015 Atlético de Kolkata season}}

Atlético de Kolkata entered the [[2015 Indian Super League season|2015 season]] as the first defending champions of the [[Indian Super League]]. Their title defense began on 3 October 2015 against [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]. A brace my new marquee, [[Hélder Postiga]], helped Atlético de Kolkata win the match 3–2.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chennaiyin 3-2 Atletico de Kolkata|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/10/03/india/indian-super-league/chennai-titans/atletico-de-kolkata/2037292/|website=Soccerway}}</ref> They would go on the finish the regular season in second place, two points behind first place [[FC Goa|Goa]].<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=30 April 2016|work=India.com|date=6 December 2015}}</ref> They would enter the [[2015 Indian Super League finals|finals]] facing off against Chennaiyin again. A 3–0 victory by Chennaiyin in the first leg all but sealed the fate for Kolkata, which was confirmed after Atlético de Kolkata could only manage a 2–1 victory in the second leg.<ref>{{cite web|title=Atletico de Kolkata 2-1 Chennaiyin|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>

==Player movement==
===Retained players===
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
;Foreign players
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Position
! Player
|-
|[[Defender (association football)|DF]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Tiri (footballer)|Tiri]]<ref name="Hume">{{cite web|title=Four Retained Players ATK|url=https://twitter.com/atletidekolkata/status/742427452576813056|website=Atletico de Kolkata (Twitter)}}</ref>
|-
|[[Midfielder|MF]]
|{{flagicon|BOT}} [[Ofentse Nato]]<ref name="Hume"/>
|-
|[[Midfielder|MF]]
|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Sameehg Doutie]]<ref name="Hume"/>
|-
|[[Forward (association football)|FW]]
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Iain Hume]]<ref name="Hume"/>
|}
{{col-2}}
;Indian players
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Position
! Player
|-
| [[Defender (association football)|DF]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Arnab Mondal]]<ref name="ATK Indians">{{cite news|title=ATK Indians|url=https://twitter.com/atletidekolkata/status/742727288660230146|accessdate=14 June 2016|work=Atletico de Kolkata|date=14 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[Midfielder|MF]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jewel Raja]]<ref name="ATK Indians"/>
|}
{{col-end}}

===Signings===
====In====
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; text-align:left"
!scope="col"|Position
!scope="col"|Player
!scope="col"|Old club
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Ref
|-
|{{sort|?|GK}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Shilton Pal]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
|14 June 2016
|<ref name="ATK Indians"/>
|-
|{{sort|?|GK}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Debjit Majumder]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
|14 June 2016
|<ref name="ATK Indians"/>
|-
|{{sort|?|DF}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Pritam Kotal]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
|14 June 2016
|<ref name="ATK Indians"/>
|-
|{{sort|?|DF}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Kingshuk Debnath]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
|14 June 2016
|<ref name="ATK Indians"/>
|-
|{{sort|?|DF}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Robert Lalthlamuana]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
|14 June 2016
|<ref name="ATK Indians"/>
|-
|{{sort|?|DF}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Prabir Das]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
|14 June 2016
|<ref name="ATK Indians"/>
|-
|{{sort|?|MF}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Bikramjit Singh]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
|14 June 2016
|<ref name="ATK Indians"/>
|-
|{{sort|?|MF}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Bidyananda Singh]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[India national under-20 football team|India U20]]
|14 June 2016
|<ref name="ATK Indians"/>
|-
|{{sort|?|MF}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Bikash Jairu]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
|14 June 2016
|<ref name="ATK Indians"/>
|-
|{{sort|?|MF}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Lalrindika Ralte]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
|14 June 2016
|<ref name="ATK Indians"/>
|}

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

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

==References==
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