2015–16 I-League

9th season of the I-League July 2020 I-League 2015–16 9 January 2016 – 24 April 2016 Bengaluru2nd I-League title2nd Indian title AFC Champions League Bengaluru AFC Cup Mohun Bagan Ranti Martins (12 goals) Mohun Bagan 5–0 Bengaluru(23 April 2016) Salgaocar 0–3 Sporting Goa(23 April 2016) Sporting Goa 5–2 Shillong Lajong(10 April 2016) 72 186 3 gamesBengaluruEast Bengal 11 games Mohun Bagan 4 gamesSalgaocar 10 gamesMumbai 62,342Mohun Bagan 1–1 East Bengal(23 January 2016)http://www.ibnlive.com/footballnext/news/i-league-mohun-bagan-hold-east-bengal-to-a-1-1-draw-in-derby-1193900.html I-League: Mohun Bagan hold East Bengal to a 1–1 draw in derby PTI 9 February 2016 10 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200410112645/https://www.news18.com/ dead 2014–15 2016–17 The 2015–16 I-League was the ninth season of the I-League, the Indian professional football league, since its establishment in 2007. The season commenced on 9 January 2016, after the Indian Super League finished, and concluded on 24 April 2016.I-League to start on January 9, Goan teams yet to ascertain home grounds http://www.navhindtimes.in/i-league-to-start-on-january-9-goan-teams-yet-to-ascertain-home-grounds/ 21 November 2015 Navhind Times 21 November 2015 Bengaluru won their second I-League title after winning their first title in 2013–14. The defending champions Mohun Bagan finished second. Aizawl and DSK Shivajians entered the league for the first time in their history, Aizawl through promotion from the I-League 2nd Division and DSK Shivajians through a direct-entry spot. Teams and season Details After the 2014–15 I-League season, three-time I-League champions, Dempo, were relegated to the I-League 2nd Division.Dempo SC relegated after losing to Salgaocar http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/Dempo-SC-relegated-after-losing-to-Salgaocar/articleshow/47483201.cms 21 November 2015 The Times of India 30 May 2015 Mizo club, Aizawl, were promoted from the 2nd Division earlier in May following a 4–2 victory over Chanmari.Jitendran Nikhil Aizawl FC become Mizoram's inaugural representatives in the I-League http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2015/05/07/11492532/aizawl-fc-become-mizorams-inaugural-representatives-in-the-i 21 November 2015 Goal.com 7 May 2015 DSK Shivajians were announced as the direct-entry club for this season on 12 November 2015.Jitendran Nikhil DSK Shivajians will fly the flag for Pune this season http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2015/11/13/17272092/i-league-dsk-shivajians-will-fly-the-flag-for-pune-this 21 November 2015 Goal.com 13 November 2015 In August 2015, it was first reported that Pune clubs, Pune, and Bharat, the direct-entry side from the previous season, would be withdrawing from the I-League due to the lack of a "long-term vision" for the league.I-League clubs Pune, Bharat FC planning to disband first team http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/i-league-clubs-pune-bharat-fc-planning-to-disband-first-team/ 21 November 2015 The Indian Express 19 August 2015 Then, towards the end of October, it was announced that both Pune and Bharat FC had failed to compile to the AFC-licensing criteria needed to participate in the I-League.Pune FC, Bharat FC fail licensing criteria http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Pune-FC-Bharat-FC-fail-licensing-criteria/articleshow/49573512.cms 21 November 2015 The Times of India 28 October 2015 On 21 November 2015, it was confirmed that Royal Wahingdoh, another debutant club from the previous season, were withdrawing from the league.Royal Wahingdoh FC pull out of I-League, 3rd club to do so this year http://www.ibnlive.com/footballnext/news/royal-wahingdoh-fc-pull-out-of-i-league-3rd-club-to-do-so-this-year-1167111.html 21 November 2015 IBN Live 21 November 2015 16 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220416050623/https://www.news18.com/ dead Stadiums and locations India right 440 Locations of the 2015–16 I-League teams Locations of the 2015–16 I-League teams India 23.727222 92.717778 Aizawl left India 12.966666 77.566666 Bengaluru left India 18.97500 72.82583 Mumbai left India 18.47361 73.79778 DSK Shivajians right India 15.49300 73.81800 Goa left India 22.56972 88.36972 Kolkata left India 25.57 91.98 Shillong Lajong right India TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 18.0 85.0 Kolkata teams East Bengal Mohun Bagan right India TransparentPlaceholder.png 2 11.5 67.0 Goan teams Salgaocar Sporting Goa right Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. Team Stadium Capacity Aizawl Rajiv Gandhi Stadium20,000 Bengaluru Sree Kanteerava Stadium24,000 DSK Shivajians Balewadi Sports Complex22,000East Bengal Salt Lake Stadium68,000 Kanchenjunga Stadium35,000Mohun Bagan Salt Lake Stadium68,000 Barasat Stadium22,000 Mumbai Cooperage Ground5,000 Salgaocar Tilak Maidan Stadium12,000 Shillong Lajong Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium30,000 Sporting Goa Fatorda Stadium19,500 Personnel and kits Team Head coach Captain Kit Sponsor Shirt sponsorAizawl IND Jahar Das IND David Lalrinmuana Vamos North East Consultancy Services Bengaluru ENG Ashley Westwood IND Sunil Chhetri Puma JSWDSK Shivajians IND Derrick Pereira CMR Aser Pierrick Dipanda Nivia DSK GroupEast Bengal ENG Trevor Morgan IND Gurwinder Singh Shiv Naresh KingfisherMohun Bagan IND Sanjoy Sen IND Shilton Paul Shiv Naresh NoneMumbai IND Khalid Jamil JPN Taisuke Matsugae Nivia Playwin Salgaocar IND Santosh Kashyap IND Karanjit Singh Shiv Naresh SalgaocarShillong Lajong IND Thangboi Singto IND Aibor Khongjee Adidas GioneeSporting Goa IND Mateus Costa Nigeria Odafa Onyeka Okolie None Models Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentEast BengalNED name Eelco Schattorie Mutual consent19 June 2015Pre-seasonIND Biswajit Bhattacharya19 June 2015Bera Kaustav East Bengal announce Biswajit Bhattacharya as Head Coach for the 2015–16 season http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2015/06/19/12878172/east-bengal-announce-biswajit-bhattacharya-as-head-coach-for-the- 21 November 2015 Goal.com 19 June 2015SalgaocarIND Derrick Pereira26 June 2015SCO Malky Thomson26 June 2015Malky Thomson takes over as Salgaocar FC head coach http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2015/06/26/13073322/malky-thomson-takes-over-as-salgaocar-fc-head-coach 21 November 2015 Goal.com 26 June 2015AizawlIND Hmingthana Zadeng20 August 2015ESP Manuel Retamero Fraile20 August 2015DSK ShivajiansNew clubIND Derrick Pereira20 August 2015SalgaocarSCO Malky ThomsonMutual consent29 January 2016Salgaocar part ways with Malky Thomson http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2016/01/29/19796872/i-league-salgaocar-part-ways-with-malky-thomson 31 January 2016 Goal.com 29 January 20169thIND Santosh Kashyap29 January 2016Kashyap takes charge of Salgaocar http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/Kashyap-takes-charge-of-Salgaocar/articleshow/50781003.cms 31 January 2016 The Times of India 30 January 2016AizawlESP Manuel Retamero FraileSacked7 February 2016Aizawl FC part ways with Manuel Retamero, Jahar Das appointed as new head coach http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2016/02/07/20097072/i-league-update-aizawl-fc-part-ways-with-manuel-retamero 9 February 2016 Goal.com 7 February 20167thIND Jahar Das7 February 2016East BengalIND Biswajit BhattacharyaResigned11 April 2016I-League: East Bengal coach Biswajit Bhattacharya resigns, search for new coach begins http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2016/04/11/22262902/east-bengal-coach-biswajit-bhattacharya-resigns?ICID=TP_HN_1 11 April 2016 Goal.com 11 April 20163rdENG Trevor Morgan13 April 2016East Bengal appoint Trevor Morgan as head coach, gaffer to arrive in Kolkata by weekend http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2016/04/13/22337542/east-bengal-appoint-trevor-morgan-as-head-coach-gaffer-to-arrive-?ICID=SP_HN_1 13 April 2016 Goal.com 13 April 2016 Transfers I-League transfers for the 2015–16 season Foreign players Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to Five per team. A team could use Four foreign players on the field each game. Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian Player Aizawl LBR Alfred Jaryan NGA Emmanuel Chigozie NGA Joel Sunday JPN Yuta Kinowaki Bengaluru ENG John Johnson Ireland Michael Collins KEN Curtis Osano PRK Kim Song-Yong DSK Shivajians CMR Aser Pierrick Dipanda CIV Douhou Pierre ESP Juan Quero AFG 2013 Zohib Islam Amiri East Bengal FRA Bernard Mendy NGA Ranti Martins NGA Bello Razaq KOR Do Dong-hyun Mohun Bagan BRA Luciano Sabrosa HAI Sony Norde TRI Cornell Glenn JPN Katsumi Yusa Mumbai JPN Ryuki Kozawa LBR Eric Brown PRK Son Min-chol JPN Taisuke Matsugae Salgaocar BRA Éder Monteiro Fernandes SCO Darryl Duffy SCO Martin Scott CMR Calvin Mbarga Shillong Lajong BRA Fábio Pena BRA Uilliams NGA Penn Orji JPN Yusuke Yamagata Sporting Goa NGA Loveday Enyinnaya NGA Odafa Onyeka Okolie TRI Densil Theobald SYR Mahmoud Amnah League table main football complete I-League BFC MB KEB SCG MUM SLFC SFC AIZ DSK ACL ACGS WIT WIT 4 4 8 15 21 Aizawl were supposed to be relegated, but reinstated for 2016–17 season.Bilgi Sumedh Aizawl FC reinstated in the I-League http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2016/09/26/27901932/indian-football-aizawl-fc-reinstated-in-the-i-league 26 September 2016 Goal.com 26 September 2016 10 2 4 24 17 C 3 6 7 16 25 DSK Shivajians were given relegation immunity for three years.http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2016/03/16/21363172/kushal-das-dsk-shivajians-not-guaranteed-of-a-berth-in-case-of-a- DSK Shivajians not guaranteed an ISL Berth 25 April 2016 goal.com 7 4 5 22 18 8 6 2 32 16 4 7 5 20 19 4 4 8 19 27 Salgaocar ahead on head-to-head record with a 1–1 draw and 1–0 win over Aizawl over the two legs. 4 6 6 14 23 5 7 4 24 20 Aizawl Bengaluru DSK Shivajians East Bengal Mohun Bagan Mumbai Salgaocar Shillong Lajong Sporting Goa 5 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) play-off match QR green1 Qualification to Champions League qualifying play-off blue1 Qualification to AFC Cup qualifying play-off Mohun Bagan qualified for the 2017 AFC Cup by winning the 2015–16 Federation Cup. red1 Withdrew Sporting Goa and Salgaocar withdrew from I-League.Salgaocar FC, Sporting Clube de Goa withdraw from I-League http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/salgaocar-fc-sporting-clube-de-goa-withdraw-from-i-league-2873745/ 22 November 2016 The Indian Express 24 June 2016 Result table main complete Results & Fixtures FBR AFC BFC DSK KEB MB MUM LAJ SFC SCG Aizawl AFC Bengaluru BFC DSK Shivajians DSK East Bengal KEB Mohun Bagan MB Mumbai MUM Shillong Lajong LAJ Salgaocar SFC Sporting Goa SCG 0–1 2–0 2–3 2–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 4–1 3–1 0–2 1–0 3–0 2–0 1–2 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 2–3 3–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–2 4–0 2–1 0–0 3–1 5–0 3–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 4–2 1–0 2–2 2–0 4–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–2 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 3–1 1–3 2–2 1–0 0–3 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–3 1–1 3–2 5–2 1–1 Season statistics 24 April 2016https://int.soccerway.com/national/india/i-league/20152016/regular-season/r33458/players/ Players – I-League 10 January 2016 soccerway Top scorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1NGR Ranti MartinsEast Bengal122SCO Darryl DuffySalgaocar11TRI Cornell GlenMohun Bagan4CMR Aser Pierrick DipandaDSK Shivajians75NGA Odafa Onyeka OkolieSporting Goa66JPN Katsumi YusaMohun Bagan5PRK Kim Song-YongBengaluruHaiti Sony NordeMohun BaganIND Sunil ChhetriBengaluruIND Sushil Kumar SinghMumbai Top Indian scorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1IND Sunil ChhetriBengaluru5IND Sushil Kumar SinghMumbai3IND C.K. VineethBengaluru4IND Jeje LalpekhluaMohun Bagan5IND Bikash JairuEast Bengal3IND Sumit PassiSporting Goa7IND Balwant SinghMohun Bagan2IND Eugeneson LyngdohBengaluruIND Jackichand SinghSalgaocarIND Marcus MasceranhasSporting GoaIND Nicholas FernandesSporting GoaIND Subhasish BoseSporting GoaIND Thongkhosiem HaokipSalgaocarIND Jayesh RaneMumbai Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date RefNGA Ranti MartinsEast BengalShillong Lajong4–09 February 2016http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/east-bengal-vs-shillong-lajong/2176900/report I-League: East Bengal 4–0 Shillong Lajong: Ranti Martins hat-trick sends Red and Golds top of the table 9 February 2016SCO Darryl DuffySalgaocarDSK Shivajians3–214 February 2016http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2016/02/15/20378722/top-and-flop-sporting-clube-de-goa-3-2-mumbai-fc Top and Flop: Sporting Clube de Goa 3–2 Mumbai FC 15 February 2016NGA Ranti MartinsEast BengalAizawl3–212 March 2016http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/aizawl-vs-east-bengal/2177583 I-League: Aizawl FC 2–3 East Bengal: Ranti Martins' hat-trick secures victory for stuttering Kolkatans 12 March 2016 Awards AIFF Awards All India Football Federation awarded the following awards for the I-League season.https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=7134 Individual awards of Hero I-League 2015–16 AIFF Best player of I-League: Sony Norde (Mohun Bagan) Best goalkeeper of I-League: Amrinder Singh (Bengaluru) Best defender of I-League: John Johnson (Bengaluru) Best midfielder of I-League: Eugeneson Lyngdoh (Bengaluru) Best forward of I-League: Ranti Martins (East Bengal) Best coach of I-League: Ashley Westwood (Bengaluru) Best organizer of I-League: Bengaluru References 30em External links Official website See also 2015–16 Bengaluru FC season 2015–16 East Bengal F.C. season 2015–16 Mohun Bagan A.C. season 2015–16 I-League 2nd Division 2015–16 I-League U18 2015–16 I-League Youth U15 Category:I-League seasons 1