The 2016 Indian Super League season was the third season of the Indian Super League, the football league, since its establishment in 2013. The season featured eight teams again, each playing 14 matches during the regular season before the finals. The regular season began on 1 October and ended on 4 December. The finals began on 10 December and concluded with the final on 18 December. The defending champions coming into the season were Chennaiyin.
At the end of the season, Atlético de Kolkata were crowned champions after defeating the Kerala Blasters in a penalty shootout, 4–3, during the final. The match had ended 1–1 after ninety minutes and extra time.
Teams
Stadiums and locations Team City/State Stadium Capacity Atlético de Kolkata Kolkata, West Bengal Rabindra Sarobar Stadium Chennaiyin Chennai, Tamil Nadu Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Delhi Dynamos Delhi Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Goa Margao, Goa Fatorda Stadium Kerala Blasters Kochi, Kerala Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Mumbai City Mumbai, Maharashtra Mumbai Football Arena NorthEast United Guwahati, Assam Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Pune City Pune, Maharashtra Balewadi Stadium
Personnel and kits Team Head coach Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorAtlético de Kolkata José Francisco MolinaNiviaBirla TyresChennaiyin Marco MaterazziPumaTVS TyresDelhi Dynamos Gianluca ZambrottaDryworldGMS LeadershipGoa ZicoUmbroDeltinKerala Blasters Steve Coppell—MuthootMumbai City Alexandre GuimarãesPumaAce GroupNorthEast United Nelo VingadaPerformaxHTCPune City Antonio López HabasAdidasDHFL
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Mumbai City Contract finished 20 December 2015 Pre-season Alexandre Guimarães 19 April 2016 Pune City Contract finished 20 December 2015 Antonio López Habas 25 April 2016 Atlético de Kolkata Contract finished 20 December 2015 José Francisco Molina 5 May 2016 NorthEast United Contract finished 20 December 2015 Sérgio Farias 13 May 2016Kerala Blasters Terry PhelanContract finished20 December 2015 Steve Coppell21 June 2016 Delhi Dynamos Contract finished 20 December 2015 Gianluca Zambrotta 5 July 2016 NorthEast United Moved to Suphanburi 9 July 2016 Nelo Vingada 16 July 2016
Roster changes
Marquee players
Team Marquee Hélder Postiga John Arne Riise Florent Malouda Lúcio Aaron Hughes Diego Forlán Didier Zokora Mohamed Sissoko
Foreign players Besides the marquee player, each Indian Super League side must sign at least eight foreign players with the maximum capped at 10. Atlético de Kolkata (10) Chennaiyin (10) Delhi Dynamos (10) Goa (9) Iain Hume Ofentse Nato Sameehg Doutie Tiri Stephen Pearson Dani Mallo Javi Lara Borja Fernández Juan Belencoso Henrique Sereno Bernard Mendy Raphael Augusto Éder Manuele Blasi Hans Mulder Davide Succi Maurizio Peluso Eli Sabiá Duwayne Kerr Dudu Omagbemi Toni Doblas Bruno Pelissari Marcelinho Marcos Tébar David Addy Rubén Memo Richard Gadze Ibrahima Niasse Badara Badji Jofre Mateu Reinaldo Grégory Arnolin Luciano Sabrosa Rafael Coelho Rafael Dumas Matheus Goncalves Richarlyson Júlio César Kerala Blasters (10) Mumbai City (10) NorthEast United (10) Pune City (10) Antonio German Josu Graham Stack Michael Chopra Elhadji Ndoye Kervens Belfort Cédric Hengbart Azrack Mahamat Didier Kadio Duckens Nazon Sony Norde Matías Defederico Krisztián Vadócz Gerson Vieira Léo Costa Lucian Goian Roberto Volpato Cafu Facundo Cardozo Thiago Cunha Katsumi Yusa Maílson Alves Sasha Aneff Nicolás Vélez Gustavo Lazzaretti Wellington Priori Romaric Wellington de Lima Gomes Emiliano Alfaro Robert Cullen Pitu Jonatan Lucca Eduardo Ferreira Momar Ndoye Bruno Apoula Edel Aníbal Zurdo Gustavo Oberman Jesús Tato Dramane Traoré
Regular season League table
Results table
Playoffs
Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 MarcelinhoDelhi Dynamos102 Iain HumeAtlético de Kolkata73 Emiliano AlfaroNorthEast United5 C.K. VineethKerala Blasters Diego ForlánMumbai City Aníbal ZurdoPune City Richard GadzeDelhi Dynamos Rafael CoelhoGoa Dudu OmagbemiChennaiyin10 Kean LewisDelhi Dynamos4
Top Indian scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1C.K. VineethKerala Blasters52Kean LewisDelhi Dynamos43Jeje LalpekhluaChennaiyin34Milan SinghDelhi Dynamos2Mohammed RafiKerala BlastersSeityasen SinghNorthEast UnitedSahil TavoraGoa8Jayesh RaneChennaiyin1Arata IzumiPune CityMehrajuddin WadooChennaiyinJackichand SinghMumbai CityEugeneson LyngdohPune CityRobin SinghGoaRomeo FernandesGoaMalsawmzualaDelhi DynamosMandar Rao DesaiGoaShouvik GhoshNorthEast UnitedFulganco CardozoGoaJerry LalrinzualaChennaiyinLalrindika RalteAtlético de Kolkata
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Ref Diego Forlán Mumbai City Kerala Blasters 5–0 Dudu Omagbemi Chennaiyin NorthEast United 3–3 Marcelinho Delhi Dynamos Goa 5–1
Assists RankPlayerClubAssistsRef 1 Sameehg Doutie Atlético de Kolkata 12
Clean sheets
RankPlayerClubCleansheets1 Amrinder SinghMumbai City52 Karanjit SinghChennaiyin4 Subrata PalNorthEast United Sandip NandyKerala Blasters5 Toni DoblasDelhi Dynamos3 Debjit MajumderAtlético de Kolkata7 Roberto VolpatoMumbai City2 Albino GomesMumbai City Laxmikant KattimaniGoa10 Subhasish Roy ChowdhuryGoa1 Apoula EdelPune City Dani MalloAtlético de Kolkata Arindam BhattacharyaPune City Graham StackKerala Blasters
Attendance
Average home attendances TeamKerala Blasters9444,08782,22454,57460,256NorthEast United7187,10432,84418,67326,729Chennaiyin7154,97625,16318,21322,139Delhi Dynamos7135,49927,46315,11119,357Goa7123,62719,00314,71717,661Atlético de Kolkata893,62712,57510,58911,703Pune City760,1179,0357,9118,588Mumbai City859,1717,6906,1477,396Total601,260,20754,9136,14721,003
Highest attendances Regular season Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Stadium1 Kerala Blasters1-1Atlético de Kolkata82,224Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium2 Kerala Blasters0–1Atlético de Kolkata54,900Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium3 Kerala Blasters1–0NorthEast United53,767Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium4 Kerala Blasters3–1Chennaiyin53,152Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium5 Kerala Blasters2–1Pune City51,341Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium6 Kerala Blasters1–0Mumbai City40,013Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium7 Kerala Blasters2–1Goa34,196Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium8 NorthEast United0–1Chennaiyin32,844Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium9 NorthEast United1–2Atlético de Kolkata30,033Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium10 NorthEast United0–1Mumbai City29,989Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Awards Source: Indian Super League website
Hero of the Match MatchHero of the MatchMatchHero of the Match Player Club Player Club Match 1 Katsumi YusaNorthEast United Match 31 Lucian GoianMumbai City Match 2 Mehrajuddin WadooChennaiyin Match 32 Aníbal ZurdoPune City Match 3 Matías DefedericoMumbai City Match 33 Mehtab HossainKerala Blasters Match 4 Emiliano AlfaroNorthEast United Match 34 Florent MaloudaDelhi Dynamos Match 5 Javi LaraAtlético de Kolkata Match 35 Eugeneson LyngdohPune City Match 6 MarcelinhoDelhi Dynamos Match 36 Laxmikant KattimaniGoa Match 7 Krisztián VadóczMumbai City Match 37 C.K. VineethKerala Blasters Match 8 Jonatan LuccaPune City Match 38 Milan SinghDelhi Dynamos Match 9 Sandesh JhinganKerala Blasters Match 39 Raphael AugustoChennaiyin Match 10 Javi LaraAtlético de Kolkata Match 40 Rafael CoelhoGoa Match 11 Emiliano AlfaroNorthEast United Match 41 Nicolás VélezNorthEast United Match 12 Hans MulderChennaiyin Match 42 Aníbal ZurdoPune City Match 13 Michael ChopraKerala Blasters Match 43 Diego ForlánMumbai City Match 14 Emiliano AlfaroNorthEast United Match 44 Davide SucciChennaiyin Match 15 Sameehg DoutieAtlético de Kolkata Match 45 RomaricNorthEast United Match 16 Cédric HengbartKerala Blasters Match 46 Krisztián VadóczMumbai City Match 17 Richard GadzeDelhi Dynamos Match 47 Mandar Rao DesaiGoa Match 18 Bernard MendyChennaiyin Match 48 Aaron HughesKerala Blasters Match 19 RicharlysonGoa Match 49 Dudu OmagbemiChennaiyin Match 20 Iain HumeAtlético de Kolkata Match 50 MarcelinhoDelhi Dynamos Match 21 Jeje LalpekhluaChennaiyin Match 51 Stephen PearsonAtlético de Kolkata Match 22 Kervens BelfortKerala Blasters Match 52 Seityasen SinghNorthEast United Match 23 Lucian GoianMumbai City Match 53 Rafael CoelhoGoa Match 24 Apoula EdelPune City Match 54 Prabir DasAtlético de Kolkata Match 25 Hélder PostigaAtlético de Kolkata Match 55 Gerson VieiraMumbai City Match 26 Cédric HengbartKerala Blasters Match 56 C.K. VineethKerala Blasters Match 27 Anas EdathodikaDelhi Dynamos Match 57 Iain HumeAtlético de Kolkata Match 28 Jeje LalpekhluaChennaiyin Match 58 Cédric HengbartKerala Blasters Match 29 RicharlysonGoa Match 59 Javi LaraAtlético de Kolkata Match 30 Anas EdathodikaDelhi Dynamos Match 60 Rubén RochaDelhi Dynamos Match 61 Henrique SerenoAtlético de Kolkata
ISL Emerging Player of the Match MatchEmerging Player of the MatchMatchEmerging Player of the Match Player Club Player Club Match 1 Holicharan NarzaryNorthEast United Match 31 Jackichand SinghMumbai City Match 2 Jayesh RaneChennaiyin Match 32 Narayan DasPune City Match 3 LalhmangaihsangaMumbai City Match 33 Pratik ChowdharyKerala Blasters Match 4 Robin GurungNorthEast United Match 34 Kean LewisDelhi Dynamos Match 5 Pratik ChowdharyKerala Blasters Match 35 Rahul BhekePune City Match 6 Kean LewisDelhi Dynamos Match 36 Seityasen SinghNorthEast United Match 7 Sehnaj SinghMumbai City Match 37 Jayesh RaneChennaiyin Match 8 Arata IzumiPune City Match 38 LalchhawnkimaDelhi Dynamos Match 9 Mohammed RafiqueKerala Blasters Match 39 Jerry LalrinzualaChennaiyin Match 10 Boithang HaokipMumbai City Match 40 Romeo FernandesGoa Match 11 Francis FernandesPune City Match 41 Seityasen SinghNorthEast United Match 12 Jerry LalrinzualaChennaiyin Match 42 Kean LewisDelhi Dynamos Match 13 Aiborlang KhongjeeMumbai City Match 43 Sehnaj SinghMumbai City Match 14 Kean LewisDelhi Dynamos Match 44 Zakeer MundamparaChennaiyin Match 15 Abhinas RuidasAtlético de Kolkata Match 45 Lenny RodriguesPune City Match 16 Dharmaraj RavananPune City Match 46 Sena RalteMumbai City Match 17 Chinglensana SinghDelhi Dynamos Match 47 Abhinas RuidasAtlético de Kolkata Match 18 Siam HanghalChennaiyin Match 48 Sandesh JhinganKerala Blasters Match 19 Raju GaikwadGoa Match 49 Siam HanghalChennaiyin Match 20 Prabir DasAtlético de Kolkata Match 50 Sahil TavoraGoa Match 21 Narayan DasPune City Match 51 Abhinas RuidasAtlético de Kolkata Match 22 Keenan AlmeidaGoa Match 52 Robin GurungNorthEast United Match 23 Sena RalteMumbai City Match 53 Jerry LalrinzualaChennaiyin Match 24 Milan SinghDelhi Dynamos Match 54 Bidyananda SinghAtlético de Kolkata Match 25 Lalrindika RalteAtlético de Kolkata Match 55 Udanta SinghMumbai City Match 26 Jerry LalrinzualaChennaiyin Match 56 Seityasen SinghNorthEast United Match 27 Chinglensana SinghDelhi Dynamos Match 57 Lalrindika RalteAtlético de Kolkata Match 28 LalhmangaihsangaMumbai City Match 58 Souvik ChakrabortyDelhi Dynamos Match 29 Rahul BhekePune City Match 59 Pritam KotalAtlético de Kolkata Match 30 Souvik ChakrabortyDelhi Dynamos Match 60 LalchhawnkimaDelhi Dynamos Match 61 Lalrindika RalteAtlético de Kolkata
ISL Player of the Week award
Awarded weekly to the player that was chosen by fan voting on google.co.in Week Player Club Votes 1 Subrata PalNorthEast United 28.16% 2 Michael ChopraKerala Blasters 45.09% 3 Cédric HengbartKerala Blasters 82.04% 4 Kervens BelfortKerala Blasters 86.95% 5 Anas EdathodikaDelhi Dynamos 59.63% 6 Mehtab HossainKerala Blasters 82.87% 7 C.K. VineethKerala Blasters 81.40% 8 Aaron HughesKerala Blasters 89.20% 9 MarcelinhoDelhi Dynamos 40.86%
End-of-season awards AwardPlayerClubHero of the League Florent MaloudaDelhi DynamosEmerging Player of the League Jerry LalrinzualaChennaiyinGolden Glove Amrinder SinghMumbai CityWinning Pass Award Sameehg DoutieAtletico de KolkataSwift Golden Boot MarcelinhoDelhi DynamosFittest Player of the League Borja FernándezAtletico de KolkataFair Play AwardBest Pitch of the Season