2017–18 Chennaiyin FC season

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Chennaiyin
2017-2018 season
Head CoachJohn Gregory
StadiumJawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
ISL2nd
ISL finalsChampions
Top goalscorerLeague: India Jeje Lalpekhlua
(9 goals)

All: India Jeje Lalpekhlua
(9 goals)
Highest home attendance19,013
Lowest home attendance12,499
Average home league attendance15,538
Biggest win3–0 (vs NorthEast United on 23 Nov 2017)
3–0 (vs Goa on 13 Mar 2018)
Biggest defeat1–3 (vs NorthEast United on 19 January 2018)
1–3 (vs Bengaluru on 6 February 2018)
← 2016
All statistics correct as of 13 March 2018.

The 2017–18 Chennaiyin FC season was the club's fourth season since its establishment in 2014 and their fourth season in the Indian Super League.

Transfers[]

Pre-season[]

Squad[]

As of 15 September 2017[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK India IND Karanjit Singh
2 DF Portugal POR Henrique Sereno (Captain)
6 MF India IND Bikramjit Singh
7 FW Netherlands NED Gregory Nelson
8 MF Spain ESP Jaime Gavilán (3rd captain)
9 FW Nigeria NGA Jude Nworuh
10 MF Slovenia SVN Rene Mihelič
11 MF India IND Thoi Singh
12 FW India IND Jeje Lalpekhlua
13 GK India IND Pawan Kumar
14 DF Spain ESP Iñigo Calderón (Vice Captain)
15 MF India IND Anirudh Thapa
17 MF India IND Dhanpal Ganesh
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF India IND Jerry Lalrinzuala
19 MF Brazil BRA Raphael Augusto
20 FW India IND Mohammed Rafi
21 FW India IND Baoringdao Bodo
25 DF India IND Dhanachandra Singh
27 DF Brazil BRA Maílson Alves
28 MF India IND Germanpreet Singh
29 DF India IND Fulganco Cardozo
30 MF India IND Francis Fernandes
32 DF India IND Keenan Almeida
33 DF India IND Sanjay Balmuchu
36 GK India IND Shahinlal Meloly

Technical staff[]

Position Name
Head Coach England John Gregory
Assistant Coach England Mark Lillis
Assistant Coach India Syed Sabir Pasha
Sports Scientist England Niall Clark
Goalkeeping Coach England Tony Warner
Physiotherapist Robert Gilbert

Competitions[]

Indian Super League[]

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bengaluru 18 13 1 4 35 16 +19 40 Qualification for the semifinals
2 Chennaiyin[a] (C) 18 9 5 4 24 19 +5 32
3 Goa 18 9 3 6 42 28 +14 30
4 Pune City 18 9 3 6 30 21 +9 30
5 Jamshedpur 18 7 5 6 16 18 −2 26
Source: Indian Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play ranking; 6) drawing of lots
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified for 2019 AFC Cup qualifiers

Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
18 9 5 4 24 19  +5 32 4 3 2 15 12  +3 5 2 2 9 7  +2

Last updated: 3 March 2018.
Source: Matches

Results by round[]

Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundHHAHAAHAHHAAHAAHAH
ResultLWWWLWDWDWLWLDWDDW
Position932332112122243332
Updated to match(es) played on 3 March 2018. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

  Win   Draw   Loss

League stage[]
19 November 2017 1 Chennaiyin FC 2–3 Goa Chennai, India
17:30 IST (UTC+5:30) Karanjit Singh Yellow card 41'
Bikramjit Singh Yellow card 55'
Iñigo Calderón 70'
Raphael Augusto Yellow card 80' 84' (pen.)
Report Ferran Corominas 25'
Manuel Lanzarote 29'
Mandar Rao Dessai 38'
Brandon Fernandes Yellow card 60'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 18213
MVP: Manuel Lanzarote (FC Goa)
23 November 2017 2 Chennaiyin FC 3–0 NorthEast United Chennai, India
20:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Hakku Nediyodath 11' (o.g.)
Raphael Augusto 24'
Dhanpal Ganesh Yellow card 55'
Maílson Alves Yellow card 81'
Mohammed Rafi 84'
Report Marcinho Yellow card 57'
Danilo Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 16795
Referee: Santhosh Kumar
MVP: Raphael Augusto (Chennaiyin FC)
3 December 2017 3 Pune City 0–1 Chennaiyin FC Pune, India
17:30 IST (UTC+5:30) Adil Khan Yellow card 54' Report Iñigo Calderón Yellow card 18'
Henrique Sereno Yellow card 50' 82'
Dhanpal Ganesh Yellow card 60'
Anirudh Thapa Yellow card 78'
Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
Attendance: 9881
Referee: Ajit Meetei
MVP: Jerry Lalrinzuala (Chennaiyin FC)
7 December 2017 4 Chennaiyin FC 3–2 ATK Chennai, India
20:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Henrique Sereno Yellow card 41'
Jeje Lalpekhlua 65', 90'
Gregory Nelson Yellow card 74'
Iñigo Calderón 84'
Dhanpal Ganesh Yellow card 90'
Report Zequinha 77'
Njazi Kuqi 89'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)
Attendance: 17192
Referee: Santhosh Kumar
MVP: Jeje Lalpekhlua (Chennaiyin FC)
10 December 2017 5 Mumbai City 1–0 Chennaiyin FC Mumbai, India
20:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Davinder SinghYellow card 6'
Lucian GoianYellow card 19'
Abhinas RuidasYellow card 53'
Achille Emana 60'
Sehnaj SinghYellow card 70'
Report Iñigo CalderónYellow card 35'
Maílson Alves Yellow card 59'
Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena
Attendance: 7112
Referee: Ranjit Bhakshi
MVP: Achille Emana (Mumbai City FC)
17 December 2017 6 Bengaluru 1–2 Chennaiyin FC Bengaluru, India
17:30 IST (UTC+5:30) Harmanjot KhabraYellow card 13'
Sunil Chhetri 85'
Report Jeje Lalpekhlua 5'
Mailson AlvesYellow card 64'
Jerry LalrinzualaYellow card 67'
Dhanpal GaneshYellow card 82' 88'
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 21924
Referee: Raktim Shah
MVP: Mailson Alves (Chennaiyin FC)
22 December 2017 7 Chennaiyin FC 1–1 Kerala Blasters Chennai, India
20:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Raphael AugustoYellow card 53'
Henrique SerenoYellow card 83'
Rene Mihelic 89'
Report Siam HanghalYellow card 68'
Sandesh JhinganYellow card 88'
C.K. Vineeth 90'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)
Attendance: 16754
Referee: Pranjal Banerji
MVP: Karanjit Singh (Chennaiyin FC)
28 December 2017 8 Jamshedpur 0–1 Chennaiyin FC Jamshedpur, India
20:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Mehtab HossainYellow card 24'
Sameehg DoutieYellow card 85'
Report Gregory NelsonYellow card 28'
Henrique SerenoYellow card 39'
Jeje Lalpekhlua 41'
Germanpreet SinghYellow card 82'
Rene MihelicYellow card 90'
Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex
Attendance: 24212
Referee: Ranjit Bhakshi
MVP: Jeje Lalpekhlua (Chennaiyin FC)
7 January 2018 9 Chennaiyin FC 2–2 Delhi Dynamos Chennai, India
17:30 IST (UTC+5:30) Jeje Lalpekhlua 42', 51' Report David Ngaihte 24'
Guyon Fernandez 90'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)
Attendance: 14991
Referee: O.Thakur
MVP: Jeje Lalpekhlua (Chennaiyin FC)
13 January 2018 10 Chennaiyin FC 1–0 Pune City Chennai, India
20:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Iñigo CalderónYellow card 18'
Dhanpal GaneshYellow card 28'
Gregory Nelson 83'
Report Emiliano AlfaroYellow card 9'
Marcos TebarYellow card 51'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)
Attendance: 13992
Referee: Raktim Shah
MVP: Mailson Alves (Chennaiyin FC)
19 January 2018 11 NorthEast United 3–1 Chennaiyin FC Guwahati, India
20:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Seiminlen Doungel 42', 46', 68'
Yellow card 62'
Report Henrique SerenoYellow card 20'
Gregory NelsonYellow card 74'
Anirudh Thapa 79'
Dhanpal GaneshYellow card 90'
Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 3211
Referee: Ranjit Bhakshi
MVP: Seiminlen Doungel (NorthEast United)
25 January 2018 12 ATK 1–2 Chennaiyin FC Kolkata, India
20:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Ryan TaylorYellow card 22'
Shankar SampingirajYellow card 39'
Martin Paterson 44'
Ashutosh MehtaYellow card 84'
Report Mailson Alves 52'
Jeje Lalpekhlua 64'Yellow card 90'
Jerry LalrinzualaYellow card 89'
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 10065
Referee: Raul Gupta
MVP: Anirudh Thapa (Chennaiyin FC)
6 February 2018 13 Chennaiyin FC 1–3 Bengaluru Chennai, India
20:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Henrique SerenoYellow card 10' Yellow-red card 71'
Francis Fernandes 33'
Dhanpal GaneshYellow card 43'
Report Boithang Haokip 2'Yellow card 55'
John JohnsonYellow card 51'
Dimas DelgadoYellow card 53'
Miku 63'
Sunil Chhetri 90'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)
Attendance: 12499
Referee: Pranjal Banerji
MVP: Dimas Delgado (Bengaluru FC)
11 February 2018 14 Delhi Dynamos 1–1 Chennaiyin FC Delhi, India
20:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Kalu Uche 59' (pen) Report Mailson Alves 81' Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Delhi)
Attendance: 3784
MVP: Mailson Alves (Chennaiyin FC)
15 February 2018 15 Goa 0–1 Chennaiyin FC Goa, India
20:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Ferran CorominasYellow card 61'
Manuel LanzaroteYellow card 79'
Report Dhanpal GaneshYellow card 10'
Iñigo Calderón 53'
Bikramjit SinghYellow card 65'
Gregory NelsonYellow card 79'
Rene MihelicYellow card 81'
Karanjit SinghYellow card 90'
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 16842
Referee: O.Thakur
MVP: Mailson Alves (Chennaiyin FC)
18 February 2018 16 Chennaiyin FC 1–1 Jamshedpur Chennai, India
17:30 IST (UTC+5:30) Mailson AlvesYellow card 71'
Henrique SerenoYellow card 76'
Mohammed Rafi 89'
Report Wellington Priori 32'Yellow card 76' Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)
Attendance: 13195
Referee: A.Lairenlakpam
MVP: Wellington Priori (Jamshedpur FC)
23 February 2018 17 Kerala Blasters 0–0 Chennaiyin FC Kochi, India
20:00 IST (UTC+5:30) C.K. VineethYellow card 87' Report Henrique SerenoYellow card 80' Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi)
Attendance: 31259
Referee: M.Conger
MVP: Karanjit Singh (Chennaiyin FC)
3 March 2018 18 Chennaiyin FC 1–0 Mumbai City Chennai, India
20:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Rene Mihelic 67' (pen.)
Germanpreet SinghYellow card 90'
Report Zakeer MundamparaYellow card 19'
Leo CostaYellow card 22'
Sehnaj SinghYellow card 83'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)
Attendance: 12733
Referee: A.Rowan
MVP: Jaime Gavilán (Chennaiyin FC)
Playoffs[]
10 March 2018 Semi-Finals Goa 1–1 Chennaiyin FC Goa, India
20:00 IST Manuel Lanzarote 64' Yellow card 77' Report Jerry Lalrinzuala Yellow card 27'
Anirudh Thapa 71'
Henrique Sereno Yellow card 90'
Mailson Alves Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 18492
Referee: Santhosh Kumar
MVP: Gregory Nelson (Chennaiyin FC)
13 March 2018 Semi-Finals Chennaiyin FC 3–0
(agg. 4–1)
Goa Chennai, India
20:00 IST Dhanpal Ganesh Yellow card 13' 29'
Jeje Lalpekhlua 26', 90'
Raphael Augusto Yellow card 60'
Jaime Gavilan Yellow card 89'
Report Hugo Boumous Yellow card 60'
Seriton Fernandes Yellow card 62'
Ferran Corominas Yellow card 64'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)
Attendance: 19013
Referee: Turki Al Khudair
MVP: Mailson Alves (Chennaiyin FC)
Final[]
17 March 2018 Final Bengaluru 2–3 Chennaiyin FC Bengaluru, India
20:00 IST
Report Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 25,753
Referee: Ali Abdulnabi
MVP: Maílson Alves (Chennaiyin FC)

Indian Super Cup[]

As one of the top six teams in Indian Super League, Chennaiyin FC qualified for the main round in 2018 Indian Super Cup. Chennaiyin FC will meet the fifth placed I-League side Aizawl F.C. in Round of 16 match.[2]

31 March 2018 Round of 16 Chennaiyin FC 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)
Aizawl Bhubaneswar, India
20:00 IST Dhanpal Ganesh Yellow card 34'
Bikramjit Singh Yellow card 52'
Maílson Alves 89' Yellow card 95'
Dhanachandra Singh 114'
[1] Andrei Ionescu 22', 91'
Alfred K Jaryan Yellow card 71'
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee
Penalties

Squad statistics[]

As of Match played 31 March 2018

Appearances and goals[]

No. Pos Nat Player Total ISL Super Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK India IND Karanjit Singh 21 0 20 0 1 0
2 DF Portugal POR Henrique Sereno 18 1 18 1 0 0
6 MF India IND Bikramjit Singh 16 0 14+1 0 0+1 0
7 FW Netherlands NED Gregory Nelson 19 1 15+4 1 0 0
8 MF Spain ESP Jaime Gavilán 14 0 4+9 0 1 0
9 FW Nigeria NGA Jude Nworuh 11 0 4+6 0 1 0
10 MF Slovenia SVN Rene Mihelič 14 2 8+6 2 0 0
11 MF India IND Thoi Singh 11 0 5+5 0 0+1 0
12 FW India IND Jeje Lalpekhlua 20 9 19+1 9 0 0
13 GK India IND Pawan Kumar 1 0 1 0 0 0
14 DF Spain ESP Iñigo Calderón 20 3 20 3 0 0
15 MF India IND Anirudh Thapa 17 2 5+11 2 1 0
17 MF India IND Dhanpal Ganesh 18 2 17 2 1 0
18 DF India IND Jerry Lalrinzuala 21 0 20 0 1 0
19 MF Brazil BRA Raphael Augusto 18 3 14+4 3 0 0
20 FW India IND Mohammed Rafi 9 2 2+6 2 1 0
21 FW India IND Baoringdao Bodo 2 0 1+1 0 0 0
25 DF India IND Dhanachandra Singh 4 1 3 0 1 1
27 DF Brazil BRA Maílson Alves 20 5 19 4 1 1
28 MF India IND Germanpreet Singh 7 0 3+4 0 0 0
29 DF India IND Fulganco Cardozo 1 0 1 0 0 0
30 MF India IND Francis Fernandes 18 1 15+2 1 1 0
32 DF India IND Keenan Almeida 5 0 3+1 0 1 0
33 DF India IND Sanjay Balmuchu 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
36 GK India IND Shahinlal Meloly 0 0 0 0 0 0
NA MF India IND Bedashwor Singh 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
Players who left Chennaiyin due to injury during the season:

Goal scorers[]

Place Position Nation Number Name ISL Super Cup Total
1 FW India 12 Jeje Lalpekhlua 9 0 9
2 DF Brazil 27 Mailson Alves 4 1 5
3 DF Spain 14 Iñigo Calderón 3 0 3
MF Brazil 19 Raphael Augusto 3 0 3
5 FW India 20 Mohammed Rafi 2 0 2
MF Slovenia 10 Rene Mihelič 2 0 2
MF India 15 Anirudh Thapa 2 0 2
MF India 17 Dhanpal Ganesh 2 0 2
9 DF Portugal 2 Henrique Sereno 1 0 1
MF Netherlands 7 Gregory Nelson 1 0 1
MF India 30 Francis Fernandes 1 0 1
DF India 25 Dhanachandra Singh 0 1 1
Own goal 1 0 1
TOTALS 31 2 33

Clean sheets[]

Rank No. Pos Nat Player ISL Super Cup Total
1 1 GK India Karanjit Singh 7 0 7
2 13 GK India Pawan Kumar 1 0 1
3 36 GK India Shahinlal Meloly 0 0 0
TOTALS 8 0 8

Disciplinary record[]

Number Nation Position Name ISL Super Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 India GK Karanjit Singh 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
2 Portugal DF Henrique Sereno 8 1 0 0 0 0 8 1 0
6 India MF Bikramjit Singh 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
7 Netherlands MF Gregory Nelson 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
8 Spain MF Jaime Gavilán 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 Slovenia MF Rene Mihelič 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
12 India FW Jeje Lalpekhlua 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14 Spain DF Iñigo Calderón 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
15 India MF Anirudh Thapa 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
17 India MF Dhanpal Ganesh 9 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0
18 India DF Jerry Lalrinzuala 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
19 Brazil MF Raphael Augusto 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
27 Brazil DF Maílson Alves 5 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
28 India MF Germanpreet Singh 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
TOTALS 47 1 0 3 0 0 50 1 0

References[]

  1. ^ "First-team". Chennaiyin Football Club. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Chennaiyin FC taking on Aizawl FC on Inaugural edition of Indian Super Cup round of 16 on 31st March 2018". supercup.in. 12 March 2018.
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