2015 Indian Super League season
The 2015 Hero Indian Super League was the 2nd season of the Indian Super League, a professional football league played in India since 2014. The season features eight teams. The regular season kicked off on 3 October and ended on 6 December, while the finals began on 11 December, which will conclude with the final match on 20 December.[1] The defending champions Atlético de Kolkata were eliminated in the semi-finals by Chennaiyin FC. The final was played between Goa and Chennaiyin on 20 December 2015 at the Fatorda Stadium in Goa. Chennayin were crowned as champions defeating Goa 3-2 in the final.[2][3]
Season | 2015 |
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Champions | Chennaiyin (1st title) |
Matches played | 61 |
Goals scored | 186 (3.05 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Stiven Mendoza (13 goals) |
Biggest home win | Goa 7–0 Mumbai City (17 November) |
Biggest away win | Kerala Blasters 1–5 Goa (29 November) |
Highest scoring | Goa 7–0 Mumbai City (17 November) |
Longest winning run | Chennaiyin (5 games) |
Longest unbeaten run | Atlético de Kolkata, Delhi Dynamos, Chennaiyin (5 games) |
Longest winless run | Pune City (8 games) |
Longest losing run | Kerala Blasters, Pune City (4 games) |
Highest attendance | 68,340 Atlético de Kolkata 2-1 Chennaiyin (16 December) |
Lowest attendance | 7,965 Chennaiyin 3-0 Atletico de Kolkata (12 December) (played in Pune) |
Total attendance | 1,653,808 |
Average attendance | 27,111 |
← 2014 2016 → |
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Team | City/State | Stadium | Capacity |
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Atlético de Kolkata | Kolkata, West Bengal | Salt Lake Stadium | 68,000 |
Chennaiyin | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 40,000 |
Delhi Dynamos | Delhi | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 60,000 |
Goa | Margao, Goa | Fatorda Stadium | 19,500 |
Kerala Blasters | Kochi, Kerala | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 60,000 |
Mumbai City | Mumbai, Maharashtra | DY Patil Stadium | 55,000 |
NorthEast United | Guwahati, Assam | Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium | 35,000 |
Pune City | Pune, Maharashtra | Balewadi Stadium | 12,000 |
Personnel and sponsorship
Team | Head coach | Captains | Kit manufacture | Shirt sponsors |
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Atlético de Kolkata | ![]() |
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Nivia | Birla Tyres |
Chennaiyin | ![]() |
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TYKA | Ozone Group |
Delhi Dynamos | ![]() |
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Puma | EKANA Sportz City |
Goa | ![]() |
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Adidas | Prime Markets |
Kerala Blasters | ![]() |
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Puma | Muthoot Group |
Mumbai City | ![]() |
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Puma | ACE Group |
NorthEast United | ![]() |
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Performax | HTC |
Pune City | ![]() |
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Adidas | Fair and Handsome |
Head coaching changes
Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
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Kerala Blasters | ![]() |
Contract finished | 20 December 2014 | Pre-Season | ![]() |
9 May 2015[4] |
Pune City | ![]() |
Contract finished | 20 December 2014 | ![]() |
27 May 2015[5] | |
NorthEast United | ![]() |
Contract finished | 20 December 2014 | ![]() |
1 July 2015[6] | |
Mumbai City | ![]() |
Contract finished | 20 December 2014 | ![]() |
3 July 2015[7] | |
Delhi Dynamos | ![]() |
Contract finished | 20 December 2014 | ![]() |
5 July 2015[8] | |
Kerala Blasters | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 27 October 2015 | 8th | ![]() |
27 October 2015[9] |
Kerala Blasters | ![]() |
Interim manager | 1 November 2015 | 8th | ![]() |
1 November 2015[10] |
Roster changes
Foreign players
Besides the marquee player, each Indian Super League side must sign at least eight foreign players with the maximum capped at 10.[18]
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Goa | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 25 | 2015 Indian Super League Semi-final |
2 | Atlético de Kolkata | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 23 | |
3 | Chennaiyin | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 22 | |
4 | Delhi Dynamos | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 22 | |
5 | NorthEast United | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 20 | |
6 | Mumbai City | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 16 | |
7 | Pune City | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 15 | |
8 | Kerala Blasters | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Playoffs
Bracket
Semi-Finals | Final | |||||||||||
1 | Goa | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
4 | Delhi Dynamos | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
1 | Goa | 2 | ||||||||||
3 | Chennaiyin | 3 | ||||||||||
2 | Atlético de Kolkata | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
3 | Chennaiyin | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Statistics
- As of match played on 20 December 2015
- Source: Indian Super League website
Top scorers
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Top Indian scorers
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Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Chennaiyin | Goa | 4–0 | 11 October 2015 |
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Mumbai City | NorthEast United | 5–1 | 28 October 2015 |
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Atlético de Kolkata | Mumbai City | 4–1 | 1 November 2015 |
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Goa | Mumbai City | 7–0 | 17 November 2015 |
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Goa | Mumbai City | 7–0 | 17 November 2015 |
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Chennaiyin | Kerala Blasters | 4–1 | 21 November 2015 |
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Atlético de Kolkata | Pune City | 4–1 | 27 November 2015 |
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Goa | Kerala Blasters | 5–1 | 29 November 2015 |
Clean Sheets
Rank | Player | Club | Clean Sheets |
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1 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin | 6 |
2 | ![]() |
NorthEast United | 4 |
3 | ![]() |
Mumbai City | 3 |
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Delhi Dynamos | ||
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Goa | ||
6 | ![]() |
Pune City | 2 |
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Kerala Blasters | ||
8 | ![]() |
Delhi Dynamos | 1 |
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Goa | ||
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Mumbai City | ||
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Atlético de Kolkata |
Attendance
- As of matches played on 20 December 2015
- Source: Indian Super League website
Average home attendances
- Note: Table lists in order of average attendance.
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Kerala Blasters | 364,054 | 62,087 | 32,313 | 52,008 | +5.9% |
2 | Atlético de Kolkata | 405,659 | 68,340 | 35,437 | 50,707 | +12.3% |
3 | NorthEast United | 172,115 | 30,319 | 15,123 | 24,588 | −11.0% |
4 | Chennaiyin | 159,372 | 29,923 | 12,636 | 22,767 | +3.0% |
5 | Mumbai City | 158,983 | 27,435 | 17,393 | 22,712 | +0.5% |
6 | Delhi Dynamos | 155,274 | 25,212 | 14,299 | 19,409 | +23.5% |
7 | Goa | 169,590 | 19,796 | 17,634 | 18,843 | +4.3% |
8 | Pune City | 68,761 | 9,057 | 7,965 | 8,595 | +9.4% |
League total | 1,653,808 | 68,340 | 7,965 | 27,111 | +6.4% |
Source: Official club websites and Indian Super League
"Change" refers to change in figures wrt previous edition of the tournament.
Highest attendances
Rank | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance | Date | Stadium |
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1 | Atlético de Kolkata | 2 – 1 | Chennaiyin | 68,340 | 16 December 2015 | Salt Lake Stadium |
2 | Kerala Blasters | 0 – 1 | Delhi Dynamos | 62,087 | 18 October 2015 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi) |
3 | Kerala Blasters | 0 – 0 | Mumbai City | 61,483 | 10 October 2015 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi) |
4 | Atlético de Kolkata | 2 – 3 | Mumbai City FC | 61,276 | 4 December 2015 | Salt Lake Stadium |
5 | Atlético de Kolkata | 2 – 1 | Kerala Blasters | 61,237 | 13 October 2015 | Salt Lake Stadium |
6 | Kerala Blasters | 2 – 3 | Atlético de Kolkata | 60,251 | 10 November 2015 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi) |
7 | Kerala Blasters | 3 – 1 | NorthEast United | 60,017 | 6 October 2015 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi) |
8 | Atlético de Kolkata | 4 – 0 | Goa | 51,047 | 22 November 2015 | Salt Lake Stadium |
9 | Atlético de Kolkata | 4 – 1 | Pune City | 48,721 | 27 November 2015 | Salt Lake Stadium |
10 | Kerala Blasters | 1 – 1 | Chennaiyin | 47,852 | 31 October 2015 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi) |
Source:Official club websites and Indian Super League.
Awards
- As of matches played on 20 December 2015
- Source: Indian Super League website
Hero of the Match
Match | Hero of the Match | Match | Hero of the Match | ||
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Player | Club | Player | Club | ||
Match 1 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata | Match 31 | ![]() |
Mumbai City |
Match 2 | ![]() |
Goa | Match 32 | ![]() |
NorthEast United |
Match 3 | ![]() |
Pune City | Match 33 | ![]() |
Goa |
Match 4 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters | Match 34 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters |
Match 5 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata | Match 35 | ![]() |
NorthEast United |
Match 6 | ![]() |
Delhi Dynamos | Match 36 | ![]() |
Pune City |
Match 7 | ![]() |
Pune City | Match 37 | ![]() |
Delhi Dynamos |
Match 8 | ![]() |
Mumbai City | Match 38 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters |
Match 9 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin | Match 39 | ![]() |
Goa |
Match 10 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata | Match 40 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata |
Match 11 | ![]() |
Delhi Dynamos | Match 41 | ![]() |
Delhi Dynamos |
Match 12 | ![]() |
Goa | Match 42 | ![]() |
NorthEast United |
Match 13 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin | Match 43 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin |
Match 14 | ![]() |
Pune City | Match 44 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata |
Match 15 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters | Match 45 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin |
Match 16 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin | Match 46 | ![]() |
Goa |
Match 17 | ![]() |
Mumbai City | Match 47 | ![]() |
Mumbai City |
Match 18 | ![]() |
Goa | Match 48 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata |
Match 19 | ![]() |
NorthEast United | Match 49 | ![]() |
Delhi Dynamos |
Match 20 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin | Match 50 | ![]() |
Goa |
Match 21 | ![]() |
Mumbai City | Match 51 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin |
Match 22 | ![]() |
Pune City | Match 52 | ![]() |
NorthEast United |
Match 23 | ![]() |
Mumbai City | Match 53 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters |
Match 24 | ![]() |
Delhi Dynamos | Match 54 | ![]() |
Mumbai City |
Match 25 | ![]() |
Goa | Match 55 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin |
Match 26 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters | Match 56 | ![]() |
Goa |
Match 27 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata | Match 57 | ![]() |
Delhi Dynamos |
Match 28 | ![]() |
Delhi Dynamos | Match 58 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin |
Match 29 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters | Match 59 | ![]() |
Goa |
Match 30 | ![]() |
Goa | Match 60 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin |
Match 61 | ![]() |
Goa |
ISL Emerging Player of the Match
Match | ISL Emerging Player of the Match | Match | ISL Emerging Player of the Match | ||
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Player | Club | Player | Club | ||
Match 1 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin | Match 31 | ![]() |
Delhi Dynamos |
Match 2 | ![]() |
Delhi Dynamos | Match 32 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata |
Match 3 | ![]() |
Pune City | Match 33 | ![]() |
Pune City |
Match 4 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters | Match 34 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata |
Match 5 | ![]() |
Goa | Match 35 | ![]() |
NorthEast United |
Match 6 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin | Match 36 | ![]() |
Mumbai City |
Match 7 | ![]() |
Pune City | Match 37 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata |
Match 8 | ![]() |
Mumbai City | Match 38 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters |
Match 9 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin | Match 39 | ![]() |
Goa |
Match 10 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata | Match 40 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin |
Match 11 | ![]() |
Pune City | Match 41 | ![]() |
Delhi Dynamos |
Match 12 | ![]() |
NorthEast United | Match 42 | ![]() |
NorthEast United |
Match 13 | ![]() |
Mumbai City | Match 43 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin |
Match 14 | ![]() |
Pune City | Match 44 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata |
Match 15 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters | Match 45 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin |
Match 16 | ![]() |
NorthEast United | Match 46 | ![]() |
NorthEast United |
Match 17 | ![]() |
Delhi Dynamos | Match 47 | ![]() |
Mumbai City |
Match 18 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters | Match 48 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata |
Match 19 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata | Match 49 | ![]() |
NorthEast United |
Match 20 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin | Match 50 | ![]() |
Goa |
Match 21 | ![]() |
Mumbai City | Match 51 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin |
Match 22 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters | Match 52 | ![]() |
NorthEast United |
Match 23 | ![]() |
Mumbai City | Match 53 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters |
Match 24 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata | Match 54 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata |
Match 25 | ![]() |
Goa | Match 55 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin |
Match 26 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin | Match 56 | ![]() |
Goa |
Match 27 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata | Match 57 | ![]() |
Delhi Dynamos |
Match 28 | ![]() |
NorthEast United | Match 58 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin |
Match 29 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters | Match 59 | ![]() |
Goa |
Match 30 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin | Match 60 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata |
Match 61 | ![]() |
Goa |
End-of-season awards
Award | Player | Club |
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Hero of the League | ![]() |
Chennaiyin FC |
Fittest player of the League | ![]() |
Atletico de Kolkata |
Golden Boot | ![]() |
Chennaiyin FC |
Golden Glove | ![]() |
Chennaiyin FC |
Emerging Player of the League | ![]() |
Chennaiyin FC |
Fair Play Award |
See also
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