2017–18 Chennaiyin FC season

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.

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.

Transfers

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Pre-season

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Squad

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As of 15 September 2017[1]

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

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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

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Indian Super League

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League table

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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[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) Champions

Results summary

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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

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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

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  Win   Draw   Loss

League stage
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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
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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
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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

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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   34'
Bikramjit Singh   52'
Maílson Alves   89'   95'
Dhanachandra Singh   114'
[1] Andrei Ionescu   22', 91'
Alfred K Jaryan   71'
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee
Penalties

Squad statistics

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As of Match played 31 March 2018

Appearances and goals

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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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  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.