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I-League
Season2015–16
Matches played6
Goals scored18 (3 per match)
Top goalscorerTrinidad and Tobago Cornell Glen (3 goals)
Biggest away winEast Bengal 3-1 Sporting Clube de Goa
Highest scoringMohan Bagan 4-2 Salgaocar F.C. ( 6 goals)
Longest winning runMohan Bagan Bengaluru FC (2 games)
Longest unbeaten runMohan Bagan Bengaluru FC (2 games)
Longest losing runSalgaocar F.C. Aizawl F.C. (2 games)

The 2015–16 I-League will be the ninth season of the I-League, the Indian professional football league, since its establishment in 2007. The season will commence on 9 January 2016, after the Indian Super League finishes, and will conclude in May 2016.[1]

Mohun Bagan will enter the season as the reigning champions while Aizawl and DSK Shivajians will enter the league for the first time in their history, Aizawl through promotion from the I-League 2nd Division and DSK Shivajians through a direct-entry spot.

Teams

After the 2014–15 I-League season, three-time I-League champions, Dempo, were relegated to the I-League 2nd Division.[2] Mizo club, Aizawl, were promoted from the 2nd Division earlier in May following a 4–2 victory over Chanmari.[3] DSK Shivajians were announced as the direct-entry club for this season on 12 November 2015.[4]

In August 2015, it was first reported that Pune clubs, Pune, and Bharat FC, the direct-entry side from the previous season, would be withdrawing from the I-League due to the lack of a "long-term vision" for the league.[5] Then, towards the end of October, it was announced that both Pune and Bharat FC had failed to compile to the AFC-licensing criteria needed to participate in the I-League.[6] On 21 November 2015, it was confirmed that Royal Wahingdoh, another debutant club from the previous season, were withdrawing from the league.[7]

Stadiums

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Stadium Capacity
Aizawl Rajiv Gandhi Stadium 20,000
Bengaluru FC Sree Kanteerava Stadium 24,000
DSK Shivajians Balewadi Sports Complex 22,000
East Bengal Barasat Stadium 22,000
Mohun Bagan Salt Lake Stadium 68,000
Barasat Stadium 22,000
Mumbai Cooperage Ground 5,000
Salgaocar Tilak Maidan Stadium 12,000
Shillong Lajong Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium 30,000
Sporting Goa Fatorda Stadium 19,500

Personnel and kits

Team Head coach Captain Kit Sponsor Shirt sponsor
Aizawl Spain Manuel Retamero Fraile India David Lalrinmuana Vamos North East Consultancy Services
Bengaluru FC England Ashley Westwood India Sunil Chhetri Puma JSW
DSK Shivajians India Derrick Pereira Cameroon Aser Dipanda Nivia DSK Group
East Bengal India Biswajit Bhattacharya India Gurwinder Singh Shiv Naresh Kingfisher
Mohun Bagan India Sanjoy Sen India Shilton Paul Shiv Naresh None
Mumbai India Khalid Jamil TBA Nivia Playwin
Salgaocar Scotland Malky Thomson India Karanjit Singh Shiv Naresh Salgaocar
Shillong Lajong India Thangboi Singto TBA Adidas Gionee
Sporting Goa India Mateus Costa Nigeria Odafa Onyeka Okolie None Models

Head coaching changes

Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming head coach Date of appointment
East Bengal Netherlands Eelco Schattorie Mutual consent 19 June 2015 Pre-season India Biswajit Bhattacharya 19 June 2015[8]
Salgaocar India Derrick Pereira 26 June 2015 Scotland Malky Thomson 26 June 2015[9]
Aizawl India Hmingthana Zadeng 20 August 2015 Spain Manuel Retamero Fraile 20 August 2015[10]
DSK Shivajians Direct-entry club India Derrick Pereira 20 August 2015[11]

Foreign players

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian Player
Aizawl Liberia Alfred Jaryan Japan Atsushi Yonezawa Nigeria Emmanuel Chigozie Japan Yuta Kinowaki
Bengaluru FC England John Johnson Kenya Curtis Osano England Josh Walker North Korea Kim Seng-yong
DSK Shivajians Ivory Coast Douhou Pierre Cameroon Aser Dipanda Afghanistan Zohib Islam Amiri
East Bengal Nigeria Ranti Martins Nigeria Bello Razaq France Bernard Mendy South Korea Do Dong-hyun
Mohun Bagan Haiti Sony Norde Trinidad and Tobago Cornell Glenn Brazil Luciano Sabrosa Japan Katsumi Yusa
Mumbai Liberia Eric Brown North Korea Son Min-chol Japan Ryuki Kozawa Japan Taisuke Matsugae
Salgaocar Scotland Darryl Duffy Scotland Martin Scott Australia Calvin Mbarga
Shillong Lajong Brazil Uilliams Brazil Fábio Pena Nigeria Penn Orji Japan Yusuke Yamagata
Sporting Goa Nigeria Odafa Onyeka Okolie Trinidad and Tobago Densill Theobald Nigeria Loveday Enyinnaya Syria Mahmoud Amnah

League table

Template:2015–16 I-League table

Result table

Home \ Away AFC BFC DSK KEB MB MUM JAJ SFC SCG
Aizawl — 0–1
Bengaluru FC —
DSK Shivajians —
East Bengal —
Mohun Bagan 3–1 — 4–2
Mumbai 17 Jan —
Shillong Lajong 0–0 —
Salgaocar 1–2 —
Sporting Goa 17 Jan 1–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 16 January 2016. Source: Results & Fixtures

Positions by round

Team \ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
East Bengal 1
Mohun Bagan 2
Bengaluru FC 3
Mumbai 4
Shillong Lajong 5
DSK Shivajians 6
Salgaocar 7
Aizawl 8
Sporting Goa 9

Last updated: 9 January 2016
Source: soccerway

2017 AFC Cup Group stage
Relegation to 2016–17 I-League 2nd Division

Season statistics

As of 16 January 2016[12]

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 India Lalthuammawia Ralte Bengaluru FC 1
India Pawan Kumar Mumbai
India Vishal Kaith Shillong Lajong


References

  1. ^ "I-League to start on January 9, Goan teams yet to ascertain home grounds". Navhind Times. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Dempo SC relegated after losing to Salgaocar". Times of India. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  3. ^ Jitendran, Nikhil (7 May 2015). "Aizawl FC become Mizoram's inaugural representatives in the I-League". Goal.com. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  4. ^ Jitendran, Nikhil (13 November 2015). "DSK Shivajians will fly the flag for Pune this season". Goal.com. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  5. ^ "I-League clubs Pune, Bharat FC planning to disband first team". Indian Express. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Pune FC, Bharat FC fail licensing criteria". Times of India. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  7. ^ "Royal Wahingdoh FC pull out of I-League, 3rd club to do so this year". IBN Live. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  8. ^ Bera, Kaustav (19 June 2015). "East Bengal announce Biswajit Bhattacharya as Head Coach for the 2015-16 season". Goal.com. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Malky Thomson takes over as Salgaocar FC head coach". Goal.com. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  10. ^ Menon, Rohit (20 August 2015). "Aizawl FC sign Spanish coach Manuel Retamero Fraile ahead of debut I-League campaign". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  11. ^ "Derrick Pereira confirmed as head coach for DSK Shivajians Football Club". SportsKeeda. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  12. ^ "Players — I-League". soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2016.

See also

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