2017–18 Chennaiyin FC season
The 2017–18 Chennaiyin FC season will be the club's fourth season since its establishment in 2014 and their fourth season in the Indian Super League.
| 2017-2018 season | |||
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| Head Coach | John Gregory | ||
| Stadium | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai | ||
| ISL | 2nd | ||
| ISL finals | Champions | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:  Jeje Lalpekhlua (9 goals) All: Jeje Lalpekhlua (9 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 19,013 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 12,499 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 15,538 | ||
| Biggest win | 3–0 (vs NorthEast United on 23 Nov 2017) 3–0 (vs Goa on 13 Mar 2018) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 1–3 (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. | |||
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.
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Technical staff
| Position | Name |
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| 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
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Bengaluru | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 16 | +19 | 40 | Qualification for the semifinals |
| 2 | Chennaiyin[lower-alpha 1] (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:
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:
- Qualified for 2019 AFC Cup qualifier
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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
Updated to match(es) played on 3 March 2018. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
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 |
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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 34' Bikramjit Singh 52'Maílson Alves 89' 95'Dhanachandra Singh 114' |
Andrei Ionescu 22', 91' Alfred K Jaryan 71' |
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Pranjal Banerjee | |
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Squad statistics
- As of Match played 31 March 2018
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | ISL | Super Cup | |||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| 1 | GK | |
Karanjit Singh | 21 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | DF |  |
Henrique Sereno | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | MF | |
Bikramjit Singh | 16 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | FW |  |
Gregory Nelson | 19 | 1 | 15+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | MF |  |
Jaime Gavilán | 14 | 0 | 4+9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | FW |  |
Jude Nworuh | 11 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | MF |  |
Rene Mihelič | 14 | 2 | 8+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | MF | |
Thoi Singh | 11 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 12 | FW | |
Jeje Lalpekhlua | 20 | 9 | 19+1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 13 | GK | |
Pawan Kumar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 14 | DF | |
Iñigo Calderón | 20 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | MF | |
Anirudh Thapa | 17 | 2 | 5+11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | MF | |
Dhanpal Ganesh | 18 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | DF | |
Jerry Lalrinzuala | 21 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | MF |  |
Raphael Augusto | 18 | 3 | 14+4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 20 | FW | |
Mohammed Rafi | 9 | 2 | 2+6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 21 | FW | |
Baoringdao Bodo | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 25 | DF | |
Dhanachandra Singh | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 27 | DF | |
Maílson Alves | 20 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 28 | MF | |
Germanpreet Singh | 7 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 29 | DF | |
Fulganco Cardozo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 30 | MF | |
Francis Fernandes | 18 | 1 | 15+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 32 | DF | |
Keenan Almeida | 5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 33 | DF | |
Sanjay Balmuchu | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 36 | GK | |
Shahinlal Meloly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| NA | MF | |
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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | ||||||
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| 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 | |||
References
- "First-team". Chennaiyin Football Club. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- "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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