# 2021–22 Chennaiyin FC season

The 2021–22 Chennaiyin FC season is the club's eighth season since its establishment in 2014 as well as their eighth season in 2021–22 Indian Super League season.

## Technical staff

    As of 12 November 2021
Coaching Staff
| Position | Name |
| Head Coach | Bozidar Bandovic |
| Assistant Coach | Bojan Ofenbeher |
| Assistant Coach | Syed Sabir Pasha |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Milorad Nikolic |
| Assistant Sports Scientist | Atharva Tere |
Medical staff
| Position | Name |
| Team Doctor | Dr. Ashay Jadhav |
| Head Physio | Rajiv Kumar |
| Senior Masseur | Nitin Patel |
| Junior Masseur | Raju Salve |
Management Staff
| Position | Name |
| Team Manager | Arihant Jain |
| Head of Football Operations | Pratham Basu |
| Kit Manager | Parthiban Manogar |
| Kit Manager | Senthil Kumaran |
| Reserve and Academy coach | Santosh Kashyap |
Board of Directors
| Position | Name |
| Owner | MS Dhoni |
| Owner | Abhishek Bachchan |
| Owner | Vita Dani |

## First-team squad

    As of 31 December 2021
* * denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Contract until | Signed From |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 13 | Vishal Kaith | GK | (1996-07-22) 22 July 1996 (age 28) | 2022 | FC Pune City |
| 24 | Debjit Majumder | GK | (1988-03-06) 6 March 1988 (age 36) | 2023 | SC East Bengal |
| 27 | Samik Mitra | GK | (2000-12-01) 1 December 2000 (age 24) | 2022 | Indian Arrows |
| 35 | Devansh Dabas | GK | (2001-09-10) 10 September 2001 (age 23) | 2023 | Lonestar Kashmir FC |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Reagan Singh | RB | (1991-04-01) 1 April 1991 (age 33) | 2023 | NorthEast United FC |
| 3 | Mohammad Sajid Dhot | CB | (1997-12-10) 10 December 1997 (age 27) | 2022 | Odisha FC |
| 5 | Salam Ranjan Singh | CB | (1995-12-04) 4 December 1995 (age 29) | 2023 | ATK Mohun Bagan FC |
| 8 | Edwin Sydney Vanspaul | RB/CM/CDM | (1992-09-12) 12 September 1992 (age 32) | 2023 | Chennai City FC |
| 18 | Jerry Lalrinzuala | LB/LM | (1998-07-13) 13 July 1998 (age 26) | 2022 | AIFF Elite Academy |
| 21 | Narayan Das | LB/CB | (1993-09-25) 25 September 1993 (age 31) | 2023 | SC East Bengal |
| 23 | Slavko Damjanović | CB | (1992-11-02) 2 November 1992 (age 32) | 2022 | FK TSC Bačka Topola |
| 26 | Deepak Devrani | CB | (1992-12-10) 10 December 1992 (age 32) | 2022 | Gokulam Kerala FC |
| 32 | Davinder Singh | RB | (1995-09-23) 23 September 1995 (age 29) | 2022 | Free Agent |
| 36 | Aqib Nawab | CB/RB | (2002-04-07) 7 April 2002 (age 22) | 2022 | Chennaiyin FC B |
| 43 | Balaji Ganesan | LB/LM | (2002-02-28) 28 February 2002 (age 22) | 2022 | Chennaiyin FC B |
| 47 | Rahul Manjula | LB/LM | (2004-01-16) 16 January 2004 (age 20) | 2022 | Chennaiyin FC U-16 |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 12 | Ninthoi Meetei | RW/RM/RB | (2001-07-13) 13 July 2001 (age 23) | 2024 | NorthEast United FC |
| 7 | Lallianzuala Chhangte | LW/LM | (1997-08-06) 6 August 1997 (age 27) | 2022 | Delhi Dynamos FC |
| 10 | Rafael Crivellaro | CM/AM | (1989-02-18) 18 February 1989 (age 35) | 2023 | C.D. Feirense |
| 15 | Anirudh Thapa (Captain) | CM/AM | (1998-01-15) 15 January 1998 (age 26) | 2023 | AIFF Elite Academy |
| 16 | Ariel Borysiuk | CM/CDM/CB | (1991-07-29) 29 July 1991 (age 33) | 2022 | Jagiellonia Bialystok |
| 28 | Germanpreet Singh | CM/CDM | (1996-06-24) 24 June 1996 (age 28) | 2022 | Minerva Punjab FC |
| 38 | Subhadip Majhi | CM/CDM/CB | (1999-05-20) 20 May 1999 (age 25) | 2024 | Kalighat FC |
| 77 | Vladimir Koman | AM/CM | (1989-03-16) 16 March 1989 (age 35) | 2022 | Hatta Club |
| Forwards |||||||
| 11 | Rahim Ali | ST/LW/RW | (2000-05-21) 21 May 2000 (age 24) | 2023 | Indian Arrows |
| 17 | Mirlan Murzaev | FW/LW/AM | (1990-03-29) 29 March 1990 (age 34) | 2023 | FC Dordoi Bishkek |
| 22 | Jobby Justin | ST/RW | (1993-11-10) 10 November 1993 (age 31) | 2023 | ATK Mohun Bagan FC |
| 42 | Suhail Pasha | FW/AM | (1999-09-26) 26 September 1999 (age 25) | 2022 | Chennai City FC |
| 45 | Mohamed Liyaakath | ST | (2004-05-18) 18 May 2004 (age 20) | 2022 | Indian Arrows |
| 50 | Johnson Mathews | FW/AM/RW | (2001-06-30) 30 June 2001 (age 23) | 2022 | Bank of India |
| 99 | Lukasz Gikiewicz | ST | (1986-10-26) 26 October 1986 (age 38) | 2022 | East Riffa |
| 9 | Nerijus Valskis | ST | (1987-08-04) 4 August 1987 (age 37) | 2022 | Jamshedpur |

## Contract extensions

| No. | Pos. | Player | Contract until |
| 8 | MF | Edwin Sydney Vanspaul | 2023 |
| 11 | FW | Rahim Ali | 2023 |
| 2 | DF | Reagan Singh | 2023 |
| 10 | MF | Rafael Crivellaro | 2023 |

## Transfer

* * denotes a player who is signed in Winter Transfer.
* * denotes a player who is signed at End of season.

### Transfer in

| Entry date | Pos. | No. | Player | From club | Transfer Fee |
| 29 June 2021 | DF | 21 | Narayan Das | SC East Bengal | Free Transfer |
| 2 July 2021 | DF | 5 | Salam Ranjan Singh | ATK Mohun Bagan | Free Transfer |
| 7 July 2021 | GK | 24 | Debjit Majumder | SC East Bengal | Free Transfer |
| 25 July 2021 | FW | 22 | Jobby Justin | ATK Mohun Bagan | Free Transfer |
| 4 August 2021 | DF | 26 | Deepak Devrani | Gokulam Kerala FC | Free Transfer |
| 5 August 2021 | DF | 23 | Slavko Damjanović | Bačka Topola | Free Transfer |
| 10 August 2021 | MF | 16 | Ariel Borysiuk | Jagiellonia | Free Transfer |
| 13 August 2021 | DF | 32 | Davinder Singh | Free Agent | - |
| 21 August 2021 | FW | 99 | Łukasz Gikiewicz | East Riffa | Free Transfer |
| 23 August 2021 | FW | 17 | Mirlan Murzaev | FC Dordoi Bishkek | Free Transfer |
| 31 August 2021 | FW | 12 | Ninthoi Meetei | Northeast United FC | ₹3.00M |
| 4 September 2021 | MF | 77 | Vladimir Koman | Hatta Club | Free Transfer |
| 10 September 2021 | MF | 42 | Syed Suhail Pasha | Chennai City F.C. | Free Transfer |
| 10 September 2021 | GK | 35 | Devansh Dabas | Lonestar Kashmir FC | Free Transfer |
| 10 September 2021 | MF | 30 | Melroy Melwin Assisi | Hyderia FC | Free Transfer |
| 10 September 2021 | MF | 38 | Subhadip Majhi | Kalighat FC | Free Transfer |
| 1 November 2021 | MF | 50 | Johnson Joseph Mathews | Bank of India | Free Transfer |
| 1 November 2021 | FW | 47 | Mohamed Liyaakath | Indian Arrows | Free Transfer |
| 1 November 2021 | DF | 45 | Rahul Manjula | Chennaiyin FC U-16 | - |
| 1 January 2022 | FW | 9 | Nerijus Valskis | Jamshedpur | Free Transfer |
| 2 January 2022 | DF | 3 | Mohammad Sajid Dhot | Odisha | Free Transfer |
| 31 May 2022 | FW | 7 | Lallianzuala Chhangte | Mumbai City FC | End of Loan |

### Transfer out

| Exit date | Pos. | No. | Player | To club | Transfer Fee |
| 29 June 2021 | MF | 22 | Deepak Tangri | ATK Mohun Bagan | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | MF | 14 | Manuel Lanzarote | Free Agent | - |
| 1 July 2021 | GK | 26 | B Y Revanth | Free Agent | - |
| 30 July 2021 | DF | 5 | Enes Sipović | Kerala Blasters FC | Free Transfer |
| 17 August 2021 | MF | 20 | Memo | Free Agent | - |
| 18 August 2021 | FW | 99 | Isma | Free Agent | - |
| 20 August 2021 | FW | 11 | Thoi Singh | Free Agent | - |
| 23 August 2021 | GK | 1 | Karanjit Singh | Free Agent | - |
| 31 August 2021 | DF | 13 | Eli Sabiá | Jamshedpur FC | Free Transfer |
| 9 September 2021 | MF | 21 | Abhijit Sarkar | Free Agent | - |
| 9 September 2021 | MF | 16 | Sinivasan Pandiyan | Gokulam Kerala | - |
| 15 September 2021 | DF | 3 | Lalchhuanmawia | Roundglass Punjab FC | Free Transfer |
| 1 December 2021 | FW | 29 | Aman Chetri | Rajasthan United FC | Free Transfer |
| 1 December 2021 | DF | 23 | Remi Aimol | Free Agent | - |
| 25 December 2021 | MF | 30 | Melroy Melwin Assisi | Rajasthan United FC | Free Transfer |
| 31 January 2022 | FW | 7 | Lallianzuala Chhangte | Mumbai City FC | Loan Transfer |
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## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competition
### Indian Super League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 6 | Bengaluru | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 29 |
| 7 | Odisha | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 23 |
| 8 | Chennaiyin | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 35 | −18 | 20 |
| 9 | Goa | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 19 |
| 10 | NorthEast United | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 43 | −18 | 14 |

#### Result summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### Results by round

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Ground | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | W | D | D | L | W | L | L | W | L | D |
| Position | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | | |

#### Matches

Win Draw Loss Void / Postponed

## Squad statistics

| | ISL | Super Cup | Total |
| Games played | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Games won | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Games drawn | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Games lost | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Goals scored | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Goals conceded | 35 | 0 | 35 |
| Goal difference | -18 | 0 | -18 |
| Clean sheets | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Yellow cards | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Statistics

2021-22 Indian Super League season Statistics

### Goal scorers

| Rank | Player Name | Matches | Goals |
| 1 | Vladimir Koman | 9 | 2 |
| 1 | Mirlan Murzaev | 9 | 2 |
| 2 | Lallianzuala Chhangte | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | Anirudh Thapa | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | Rahim Ali | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | Łukasz Gikiewicz | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | Germanpreet Singh | 5 | 1 |

### Assists

| Rank | Player Name | Matches | Assists |
| 1 | Mirlan Murzaev | 9 | 2 |
| 2 | Lallianzuala Chhangte | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | Vladimir Koman | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | Łukasz Gikiewicz | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | Germanpreet Singh | 5 | 1 |

### Yellow cards

| Rank | Player Name | Matches | Yellow Cards |
| 1 | Rahim Ali | 9 | 3 |
| 2 | Reagan Singh | 9 | 2 |
| 2 | Narayan Das | 9 | 2 |
| 4 | Slavko Damjanović | 9 | 1 |
| 4 | Lallianzuala Chhangte | 9 | 1 |
| 4 | Anirudh Thapa | 9 | 1 |
| 4 | Ariel Borysiuk | 9 | 1 |
| 4 | Łukasz Gikiewicz | 9 | 1 |
| 4 | Germanpreet Singh | 5 | 1 |