2016 Indian Super League season

Indian Super League
Season 2016
← 2015

The 2016 Indian Super League season will be the third season of the Indian Super League, the football league, since its foundation in 2013. The season will feature eight teams again, each playing 14 matches during the regular season before culminating with the finals.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Team City/State Stadium Capacity
Atlético de Kolkata Kolkata, West Bengal Salt Lake Stadium 80,000[1]
Chennaiyin Chennai, Tamil Nadu Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium 40,000[2]
Delhi Dynamos Delhi Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium 60,000[3]
Goa Margao, Goa Fatorda Stadium 19,000[4]
Kerala Blasters Kochi, Kerala Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium 62,500[5]
Mumbai City Mumbai, Maharashtra DY Patil Stadium 55,000[6]
NorthEast United Guwahati, Assam Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium 35,000[7]
Pune City Pune, Maharashtra Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex 12,000[8]

Personnel and kits

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Atlético de Kolkata Spain José Francisco Molina TBA TBA TBA
Chennaiyin TBA TBA TBA TBA
Delhi Dynamos TBA TBA TBA TBA
Goa TBA TBA TBA TBA
Kerala Blasters TBA TBA TBA TBA
Mumbai City Costa Rica Alexandre Guimarães TBA TBA TBA
NorthEast United TBA TBA TBA TBA
Pune City Spain Antonio López Habas TBA TBA TBA

Head coaching changes

Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming coach Date of appointment
Delhi Dynamos Brazil Roberto Carlos Contract finished 20 December 2015[9] Pre-season
Mumbai City France Nicolas Anelka Contract finished 20 December 2015 Costa Rica Alexandre Guimarães 19 April 2016[10]
Pune City England David Platt Contract finished 20 December 2015 Spain Antonio López Habas 25 April 2016[11]
Atlético de Kolkata Spain Antonio López Habas Contract finished 20 December 2015 Spain José Francisco Molina 5 May 2016[12]

Roster changes

Marquee players

Team Marquee
Atlético de Kolkata TBA
Chennaiyin TBA
Delhi Dynamos TBA
Goa TBA
Kerala Blasters TBA
Mumbai City TBA
NorthEast United TBA
Pune City TBA

Foreign players

Besides the marquee player, each Indian Super League side must sign at least eight foreign players with the maximum capped at 10.[13]

Atlético de Kolkata Chennaiyin Delhi Dynamos Goa
Kerala Blasters Mumbai City NorthEast United Pune City

References

  1. ↑ "Salt Lake Stadium". ISL. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai". ISL. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi". ISL. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Fatorda Stadium". ISL. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi". ISL. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "DY Patil Stadium". ISL. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium". ISL. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex". ISL. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  9. ↑ Masavda, Mihir (11 December 2015). "Roberto Carlos will not return, Zico likely to follow suit". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "Mumbai City". Mumbai City (Twitter). 19 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  11. ↑ "Pune City". FC Pune City (Twitter). 25 April 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  12. ↑ "Atletico de Kolkata". Atletico de Kolkata (Twitter). 5 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  13. ↑ "ISL sets Rs. 20 crore salary cap for 2015". The Hindu. 9 March 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.

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