# 2017–18 Chennaiyin FC season

The 2017–18 Chennaiyin FC season was the club's fourth season since its establishment in 2014 and their fourth season in the Indian Super League.

## Transfers
### Pre-season

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | POR | Sereno (from Almería) |
| 6 | MF | IND | Bikramjit Singh (from Mohun Bagan) |
| 7 | FW | NED | Gregory Nelson (from Al-Muharraq) |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Jaime Gavilán (from Suwon) |
| 9 | FW | NGA | Jude Nworuh (from Ilves) |
| 10 | MF | SVN | Rene Mihelič (from Riga) |
| 11 | MF | IND | Thoi Singh (loan return from Mumbai) |
| 12 | FW | IND | Jeje Lalpekhlua (loan return from Mohun Bagan) |
| 14 | DF | ESP | Iñigo Calderón (from Anorthosis Famagusta) |
| 17 | FW | IND | Dhanpal Ganesh (loan return from Chennai City) |
| 18 | DF | IND | Jerry Lalrinzuala (loan return from DSK Shivajians) |
| 19 | MF | BRA | Raphael Augusto (loan return from Bangu) |
| 20 | FW | IND | Mohammed Rafi (from Kerala Blasters) |
| 27 | DF | BRA | Maílson Alves (from Voltaço) |
| 28 | MF | IND | Germanpreet Singh (from Minerva Punjab) |
| 29 | DF | IND | Fulganco Cardozo (from Churchill Brothers) |
| 30 | MF | IND | Francis Fernandes (from Pune City) |
| 32 | DF | IND | Keenan Almeida (from Goa) |
| 33 | DF | IND | Sanjay Balmuchu (from Goa) |
| 36 | GK | IND | Shahinlal Meloly (from Chennai City) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | BRA | Éder |
| 3 | DF | IND | Nallappan Mohanraj (to ATK) |
| 4 | MF | NED | Hans Mulder (to Eldense) |
| 5 | DF | FRA | Bernard Mendy |
| 6 | DF | NOR | John Arne Riise |
| 7 | MF | IND | Harmanjot Khabra (to Bengaluru) |
| 8 | MF | ITA | Manuele Blasi |
| 9 | FW | ITA | Davide Succi (to Forlì) |
| 10 | FW | IND | Jayesh Rane (to ATK) |
| 11 | MF | IND | Thoi Singh (loan to Mumbai) |
| 12 | FW | IND | Jeje Lalpekhlua (loan to Mohun Bagan) |
| 13 | DF | BRA | Eli Sabiá (to Al-Raed) |
| 15 | DF | IND | Abhishek Das (to Mohun Bagan) |
| 16 | FW | IND | Daniel Lalhlimpuia (loan return to Bengaluru) |
| 17 | FW | IND | Dhanpal Ganesh (loan to Chennai City) |
| 18 | MF | IND | Siam Hanghal (to Kerala Blasters, previously on loan to Mumbai) |
| 19 | MF | BRA | Raphael Augusto (loan to Bangu) |
| 20 | FW | ITA | Maurizio Peluso (to L'Aquila) |
| 21 | FW | IND | Uttam Rai (to Mohun Bagan, previously on loan to Minerva Punjab) |
| 22 | MF | IND | Zakeer Mundampara (to Mumbai City, previously on loan to Chennai City) |
| 26 | DF | IND | Mehrajuddin Wadoo (to Sporting Goa) |
| 27 | GK | JAM | Duwayne Kerr |
| 33 | FW | IND | Baljit Sahni (to Mumbai) |
| 43 | DF | IND | Jerry Lalrinzuala (loan to DSK Shivajians) |
| 99 | FW | NGA | Dudu |

## Squad

    As of 15 September 2017
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | IND | Karanjit Singh |
| 2 | DF | POR | Henrique Sereno (Captain) |
| 6 | MF | IND | Bikramjit Singh |
| 7 | FW | NED | Gregory Nelson |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Jaime Gavilán (3rd captain) |
| 9 | FW | NGA | Jude Nworuh |
| 10 | MF | SVN | Rene Mihelič |
| 11 | MF | IND | Thoi Singh |
| 12 | FW | IND | Jeje Lalpekhlua |
| 13 | GK | IND | Pawan Kumar |
| 14 | DF | ESP | Iñigo Calderón (Vice Captain) |
| 15 | MF | IND | Anirudh Thapa |
| 17 | MF | IND | Dhanpal Ganesh |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | DF | IND | Jerry Lalrinzuala |
| 19 | MF | BRA | Raphael Augusto |
| 20 | FW | IND | Mohammed Rafi |
| 21 | FW | IND | Baoringdao Bodo |
| 25 | DF | IND | Dhanachandra Singh |
| 27 | DF | BRA | Maílson Alves |
| 28 | MF | IND | Germanpreet Singh |
| 29 | DF | IND | Fulganco Cardozo |
| 30 | MF | IND | Francis Fernandes |
| 32 | DF | IND | Keenan Almeida |
| 33 | DF | IND | Sanjay Balmuchu |
| 36 | GK | IND | Shahinlal Meloly |

### Technical staff

| Position | Name |
| 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 | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Bengaluru | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 16 | +19 | 40 | Qualification for ISL play-offs |
| 2 | Chennaiyin (C) | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 32 | Qualification for ISL play-offs |
| 3 | Goa | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 30 | Qualification for ISL play-offs |
| 4 | Pune City | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 30 | Qualification for ISL play-offs |
| 5 | Jamshedpur | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 26 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 3 March 2018. Source: Matches

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Ground | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | L | D | W | D | D | W |
| Position | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

##### Final
### 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.

## Squad statistics

    As of Match played 31 March 2018

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | ISL | ISL | Super Cup | Super Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | IND | Karanjit Singh | 21 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | POR | Henrique Sereno | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | IND | Bikramjit Singh | 16 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | NED | Gregory Nelson | 19 | 1 | 15+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Jaime Gavilán | 14 | 0 | 4+9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | NGA | Jude Nworuh | 11 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | SVN | Rene Mihelič | 14 | 2 | 8+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | IND | Thoi Singh | 11 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | IND | Jeje Lalpekhlua | 20 | 9 | 19+1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | IND | Pawan Kumar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ESP | Iñigo Calderón | 20 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | IND | Anirudh Thapa | 17 | 2 | 5+11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | IND | Dhanpal Ganesh | 18 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | IND | Jerry Lalrinzuala | 21 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | BRA | Raphael Augusto | 18 | 3 | 14+4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | IND | Mohammed Rafi | 9 | 2 | 2+6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | IND | Baoringdao Bodo | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | IND | Dhanachandra Singh | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | DF | BRA | Maílson Alves | 20 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | MF | IND | Germanpreet Singh | 7 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | IND | Fulganco Cardozo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | IND | Francis Fernandes | 18 | 1 | 15+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | IND | Keenan Almeida | 5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | IND | Sanjay Balmuchu | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | GK | IND | Shahinlal Meloly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NA | MF | IND | Bedashwor Singh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players who left Chennaiyin due to injury during the season: ||||||||||

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | ISL | Super Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 12 | Jeje Lalpekhlua | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | DF | 27 | Mailson Alves | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | DF | 14 | Iñigo Calderón | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | MF | 19 | Raphael Augusto | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | FW | 20 | Mohammed Rafi | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 10 | Rene Mihelič | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 15 | Anirudh Thapa | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 17 | Dhanpal Ganesh | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | 2 | Henrique Sereno | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 7 | Gregory Nelson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 30 | Francis Fernandes | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 25 | Dhanachandra Singh | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 31 | 2 | 33 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | ISL | Super Cup | Total |
| 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 | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 8 | 0 | 8 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | ISL | ISL | ISL | Super Cup | Super Cup | Super Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 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 |