2017–18 Chennaiyin FC season

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

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

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

Technical staff

Position Name
Head coach John Gregory
Assistant coach Mark Lillis
Assistant coach Syed Sabir Pasha
Sports scientist Niall Clark
Goalkeeping coach Tony Warner
Physiotherapist Robert Gilbert

Competitions

Indian Super League

Main article: 2017–18 Indian Super League season

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 ISL play-offs
2 Chennaiyin (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) Champions

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  41'
Bikramjit Singh  55'
Iñigo Calderón 70'
Raphael Augusto  80' 84' (pen.)		 Report Ferran Corominas 25'
Manuel Lanzarote 29'
Mandar Rao Dessai 38'
Brandon Fernandes  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  55'
Maílson Alves  81'
Mohammed Rafi 84'		 Report Marcinho  57'
Danilo  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  54' Report Iñigo Calderón  18'
Henrique Sereno  50' 82'
Dhanpal Ganesh  60'
Anirudh Thapa  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  41'
Jeje Lalpekhlua 65', 90'
Gregory Nelson  74'
Iñigo Calderón 84'
Dhanpal Ganesh  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 Singh 6'
Lucian Goian 19'
Abhinas Ruidas 53'
Achille Emana 60'
Sehnaj Singh 70'		 Report Iñigo Calderón 35'
Maílson Alves  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 Khabra 13'
Sunil Chhetri 85'		 Report Jeje Lalpekhlua 5'
Mailson Alves 64'
Jerry Lalrinzuala 67'
Dhanpal Ganesh 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 Augusto 53'
Henrique Sereno 83'
Rene Mihelic 89'		 Report Siam Hanghal 68'
Sandesh Jhingan 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 Hossain 24'
Sameehg Doutie 85'		 Report Gregory Nelson 28'
Henrique Sereno 39'
Jeje Lalpekhlua 41'
Germanpreet Singh 82'
Rene Mihelic 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 Calderón 18'
Dhanpal Ganesh 28'
Gregory Nelson 83'		 Report Emiliano Alfaro 9'
Marcos Tebar 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'
 62'		 Report Henrique Sereno 20'
Gregory Nelson 74'
Anirudh Thapa 79'
Dhanpal Ganesh 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 Taylor 22'
Shankar Sampingiraj 39'
Martin Paterson 44'
Ashutosh Mehta 84'		 Report Mailson Alves 52'
Jeje Lalpekhlua 64' 90'
Jerry Lalrinzuala 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 Sereno 10'  71'
Francis Fernandes 33'
Dhanpal Ganesh 43'		 Report Boithang Haokip 2' 55'
John Johnson 51'
Dimas Delgado 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 Corominas 61'
Manuel Lanzarote 79'		 Report Dhanpal Ganesh 10'
Iñigo Calderón 53'
Bikramjit Singh 65'
Gregory Nelson 79'
Rene Mihelic 81'
Karanjit Singh 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 Alves 71'
Henrique Sereno 76'
Mohammed Rafi 89'		 Report Wellington Priori 32' 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. Vineeth 87' Report Henrique Sereno 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 Singh 90'		 Report Zakeer Mundampara 19'
Leo Costa 22'
Sehnaj Singh 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'  77' Report Jerry Lalrinzuala  27'
Anirudh Thapa 71'
Henrique Sereno  90'
Mailson Alves  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  13' 29'
Jeje Lalpekhlua 26', 90'
Raphael Augusto  60'
Jaime Gavilan  89'		 Report Hugo Boumous  60'
Seriton Fernandes  62'
Ferran Corominas  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

Main article: 2018 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.

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  IND Karanjit Singh 21 0 20 0 1 0
2 DF  POR Henrique Sereno 18 1 18 1 0 0
6 MF  IND Bikramjit Singh 16 0 14+1 0 0+1 0
7 FW  NED Gregory Nelson 19 1 15+4 1 0 0
8 MF  ESP Jaime Gavilán 14 0 4+9 0 1 0
9 FW  NGA Jude Nworuh 11 0 4+6 0 1 0
10 MF  SVN Rene Mihelič 14 2 8+6 2 0 0
11 MF  IND Thoi Singh 11 0 5+5 0 0+1 0
12 FW  IND Jeje Lalpekhlua 20 9 19+1 9 0 0
13 GK  IND Pawan Kumar 1 0 1 0 0 0
14 DF  ESP Iñigo Calderón 20 3 20 3 0 0
15 MF  IND Anirudh Thapa 17 2 5+11 2 1 0
17 MF  IND Dhanpal Ganesh 18 2 17 2 1 0
18 DF  IND Jerry Lalrinzuala 21 0 20 0 1 0
19 MF  BRA Raphael Augusto 18 3 14+4 3 0 0
20 FW  IND Mohammed Rafi 9 2 2+6 2 1 0
21 FW  IND Baoringdao Bodo 2 0 1+1 0 0 0
25 DF  IND Dhanachandra Singh 4 1 3 0 1 1
27 DF  BRA Maílson Alves 20 5 19 4 1 1
28 MF  IND Germanpreet Singh 7 0 3+4 0 0 0
29 DF  IND Fulganco Cardozo 1 0 1 0 0 0
30 MF  IND Francis Fernandes 18 1 15+2 1 1 0
32 DF  IND Keenan Almeida 5 0 3+1 0 1 0
33 DF  IND Sanjay Balmuchu 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
36 GK  IND Shahinlal Meloly 0 0 0 0 0 0
NA MF  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 12 Jeje Lalpekhlua 9 0 9
2 DF 27 Mailson Alves 4 1 5
3 DF 14 Iñigo Calderón 3 0 3
MF 19 Raphael Augusto 3 0 3
5 FW 20 Mohammed Rafi 2 0 2
MF 10 Rene Mihelič 2 0 2
MF 15 Anirudh Thapa 2 0 2
MF 17 Dhanpal Ganesh 2 0 2
9 DF 2 Henrique Sereno 1 0 1
MF 7 Gregory Nelson 1 0 1
MF 30 Francis Fernandes 1 0 1
DF 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 Karanjit Singh 7 0 7
2 13 GK Pawan Kumar 1 0 1
3 36 GK Shahinlal Meloly 0 0 0
TOTALS 8 0 8

Disciplinary record

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

Notes

  1. ^ Qualified for 2019 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs

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.