# 2015 Indian Super League

The 2015 Hero Indian Super League was the second season of the Indian Super League, a professional football league played in India since 2014. The season featured eight teams. The regular season kicked off on 3 October and ended on 6 December, while the finals began on 11 December, which will conclude with the final match on 20 December. The defending champions Atlético de Kolkata were eliminated in the semi-finals by Chennaiyin FC. The final was played between Goa and Chennaiyin on 20 December 2015 at the Fatorda Stadium in Goa. Chennayin were crowned as champions defeating Goa 3–2 in the final.

## Teams
### Stadiums and locations

| Team | City/State | Stadium | Capacity |
| Atlético de Kolkata | Kolkata, West Bengal | Salt Lake Stadium | 68,000 |
| Chennaiyin | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 40,000 |
| Delhi Dynamos | Delhi | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 60,000 |
| Goa | Margao, Goa | Fatorda Stadium | 19,500 |
| Kerala Blasters | Kochi, Kerala | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 60,000 |
| Mumbai City | Mumbai, Maharashtra | DY Patil Stadium | 55,000 |
| NorthEast United | Guwahati, Assam | Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium | 35,000 |
| Pune City | Pune, Maharashtra | Balewadi Stadium | 12,000 |

### Personnel and sponsorship

| Team | Head coach | Captains | Kit manufacture | Shirt sponsors |
| Atlético de Kolkata | Antonio López Habas | Borja Fernandez | Nivia | Birla Tyres |
| Chennaiyin | Marco Materazzi | Elano Blumer | TYKA | Ozone Group |
| Delhi Dynamos | Roberto Carlos | Hans Mulder | Puma | EKANA Sportz City |
| Goa | Zico | Lúcio | Adidas | Prime Markets |
| Kerala Blasters | Terry Phelan | Peter Ramage | Puma | Muthoot Group |
| Mumbai City | Nicolas Anelka | Frantz Bertin | Puma | ACE Group |
| NorthEast United | César Farías | Cédric Hengbart | Performax | HTC |
| Pune City | David Platt | Didier Zokora | Adidas | Fair and Handsome |

### Head coaching changes

| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
| Kerala Blasters | David James | Contract finished | 20 December 2014 | Pre-Season | Peter Taylor | 9 May 2015 |
| Pune City | Franco Colomba | Contract finished | 20 December 2014 | Pre-Season | David Platt | 27 May 2015 |
| NorthEast United | Ricki Herbert | Contract finished | 20 December 2014 | Pre-Season | César Farías | 1 July 2015 |
| Mumbai City | Peter Reid | Contract finished | 20 December 2014 | Pre-Season | Nicolas Anelka | 3 July 2015 |
| Delhi Dynamos | Harm van Veldhoven | Contract finished | 20 December 2014 | Pre-Season | Roberto Carlos | 5 July 2015 |
| Kerala Blasters | Peter Taylor | Mutual consent | 27 October 2015 | 8th | Trevor Morgan | 27 October 2015 |
| Kerala Blasters | Trevor Morgan | Interim manager | 1 November 2015 | 8th | Terry Phelan | 1 November 2015 |

### Marquee players

| Team | Marquee |
| Atlético de Kolkata | Hélder Postiga |
| Chennaiyin | Elano |
| Delhi Dynamos | Roberto Carlos |
| Goa | Lúcio |
| Kerala Blasters | Carlos Marchena |
| Mumbai City | Nicolas Anelka |
| NorthEast United | Simão Sabrosa |
| Pune City | Adrian Mutu |

## Foreign players

Besides the marquee player, each Indian Super League side must sign at least eight foreign players with the maximum capped at 10.
| Atlético de Kolkata (10) | Chennaiyin (10) | Delhi Dynamos (10) | Goa (9) |
| Dejan Lekić Ofentse Nato Borja Fernández Iain Hume Jaime Gavilán Tiri Sameehg Doutie Juan Calatayud Valdo Jorge Alonso | Bernard Mendy Bruno Pelissari Fikru Teferra Apoula Edel Éder Raphael Augusto Mailson Alves Manuele Blasi Alessandro Potenza Stiven Mendoza | Hans Mulder Gustavo Marmentini Chicão Florent Malouda John Arne Riise Adil Nabi Toni Doblas Richard Gadze Serginho Greene Vinícius | Grégory Arnolin Elinton Andrade Reinaldo Jofre Leo Moura Jonatan Lucca Dudu Omagbemi Luciano Sabrosa Rafael Coelho |
| Kerala Blasters (10) | Mumbai City (9) | NorthEast United (10) | Pune City (10) |
| Pulga Chris Dagnall João Coimbra Bruno Perone Rodrigo Arroz Peter Ramage Antonio German Josu Marcus Williams Stephen Bywater | Darren O'Dea Juan Aguilera Sony Norde Pavel Čmovš Selim Benachour Frantz Bertin Cristian Bustos Frédéric Piquionne Aitor | Cédric Hengbart Bruno Silas Diomansy Kamara Nicolás Vélez Gennaro Bracigliano Francis Dadzie André Bikey Carlos Javier López Victor Mendy | Yendrick Ruiz Steve Simonsen Nicky Shorey Didier Zokora James Bailey Tuncay Roger Johnson Diego Colotto Kalu Uche Wesley Verhoek |

## Regular season

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Goa | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 25 | Advance to ISL Play-offs |
| 2 | Atlético de Kolkata | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 23 | Advance to ISL Play-offs |
| 3 | Chennaiyin (C) | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 22 | Advance to ISL Play-offs |
| 4 | Delhi Dynamos | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 22 | Advance to ISL Play-offs |
| 5 | NorthEast United | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 20 | |
| 6 | Mumbai City | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 16 | |
| 7 | Pune City | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 15 | |
| 8 | Kerala Blasters | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 13 | |

## Playoffs
### Bracket

| Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Goa | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Delhi Dynamos | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Delhi Dynamos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Goa | 2 |
| | | | | | 3 | Chennaiyin | 3 |
| 2 | Atlético de Kolkata | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Chennaiyin | 3 |
| 3 | Chennaiyin | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | |

## Statistics

    As of match played on 20 December 2015
    Source: Indian Super League website

#### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Stiven Mendoza | Chennaiyin | Goa | 4–0 | 11 October 2015 |
| Sunil Chhetri | Mumbai City | NorthEast United | 5–1 | 28 October 2015 |
| Iain Hume | Atlético de Kolkata | Mumbai City | 4–1 | 1 November 2015 |
| Dudu Omagbemi | Goa | Mumbai City | 7–0 | 17 November 2015 |
| Thongkhosiem Haokip | Goa | Mumbai City | 7–0 | 17 November 2015 |
| Stiven Mendoza | Chennaiyin | Kerala Blasters | 4–1 | 21 November 2015 |
| Iain Hume | Atlético de Kolkata | Pune City | 4–1 | 27 November 2015 |
| Reinaldo | Goa | Kerala Blasters | 5–1 | 29 November 2015 |

### Assists

| Rank | Player | Club | Assists | Ref |
| 1 | ? | ? | ? | |

### Clean Sheets

| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Apoula Edel | Chennaiyin | 6 |
| 2 | Rehenesh TP | NorthEast United | 4 |
| 3 | Subrata Pal | Mumbai City | 3 |
| 3 | Toni Doblas | Delhi Dynamos | 3 |
| 3 | Laxmikant Kattimani | Goa | 3 |
| 6 | Steve Simonsen | Pune City | 2 |
| 6 | Stephen Bywater | Kerala Blasters | 2 |
| 8 | Sanjiban Ghosh | Delhi Dynamos | 1 |
| 8 | Elinton Andrade | Goa | 1 |
| 8 | Debjit Majumder | Mumbai City | 1 |
| 8 | Amrinder Singh | Atlético de Kolkata | 1 |

## Attendance

    As of matches played on 20 December 2015
    Source: Indian Super League website

### Average home attendances

    Note: Table lists in order of average attendance.
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Kerala Blasters | 364,054 | 62,087 | 32,313 | 52,008 | +5.9%$^†$ |
| 2 | Atlético de Kolkata | 405,659 | 68,340 | 35,437 | 50,707 | +12.3%$^†$ |
| 3 | NorthEast United | 172,115 | 30,319 | 15,123 | 24,588 | −11.0%$^†$ |
| 4 | Chennaiyin | 159,372 | 29,923 | 12,636 | 22,767 | +3.0%$^†$ |
| 5 | Mumbai City | 158,983 | 27,435 | 17,393 | 22,712 | +0.5%$^†$ |
| 6 | Delhi Dynamos | 155,274 | 25,212 | 14,299 | 19,409 | +23.5%$^†$ |
| 7 | Goa | 169,590 | 19,796 | 17,634 | 18,843 | +4.3%$^†$ |
| 8 | Pune City | 68,761 | 9,057 | 7,965 | 8,595 | +9.4%$^†$ |
| | League total | 1,653,808 | 68,340 | 7,965 | 27,111 | +6.4%$^†$ |
Source: Official club websites and Indian Super League
"Change" refers to change in figures wrt previous edition of the tournament.

### Highest attendances

| Rank | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance | Date | Stadium |
| 1 | Atlético de Kolkata | 2 – 1 | Chennaiyin | 68,340 | 16 December 2015 (2015-12-16) | Salt Lake Stadium |
| 2 | Kerala Blasters | 0 – 1 | Delhi Dynamos | 62,087 | 18 October 2015 (2015-10-18) | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi) |
| 3 | Kerala Blasters | 0 – 0 | Mumbai City | 61,483 | 10 October 2015 (2015-10-10) | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi) |
| 4 | Atlético de Kolkata | 2 – 3 | Mumbai City | 61,276 | 4 December 2015 (2015-12-04) | Salt Lake Stadium |
| 5 | Atlético de Kolkata | 2 – 1 | Kerala Blasters | 61,237 | 13 October 2015 (2015-10-13) | Salt Lake Stadium |
| 6 | Kerala Blasters | 2 – 3 | Atlético de Kolkata | 60,251 | 10 November 2015 (2015-11-10) | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi) |
| 7 | Kerala Blasters | 3 – 1 | NorthEast United | 60,017 | 6 October 2015 (2015-10-06) | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi) |
| 8 | Atlético de Kolkata | 4 – 0 | Goa | 51,047 | 22 November 2015 (2015-11-22) | Salt Lake Stadium |
| 9 | Atlético de Kolkata | 4 – 1 | Pune City | 48,721 | 27 November 2015 (2015-11-27) | Salt Lake Stadium |
| 10 | Kerala Blasters | 1 – 1 | Chennaiyin | 47,852 | 31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi) |
Source:Official club websites and Indian Super League.

## Awards

    As of matches played on 20 December 2015
    Source: Indian Super League website

### Hero of the Match

| Match | Hero of the Match | Hero of the Match | Match | Hero of the Match | Hero of the Match |
| Match | Player | Club | Match | Player | Club |
| Match 1 | Hélder Postiga | Atlético de Kolkata | Match 31 | Frédéric Piquionne | Mumbai City |
| Match 2 | Mandar Rao Desai | Goa | Match 32 | André Bikey | NorthEast United |
| Match 3 | Tuncay | Pune City | Match 33 | Lúcio | Goa |
| Match 4 | Josu | Kerala Blasters | Match 34 | Antonio German | Kerala Blasters |
| Match 5 | Arata Izumi | Atlético de Kolkata | Match 35 | Rehenesh TP | NorthEast United |
| Match 6 | John Arne Riise | Delhi Dynamos | Match 36 | Didier Zokora | Pune City |
| Match 7 | Roger Johnson | Pune City | Match 37 | Robin Singh | Delhi Dynamos |
| Match 8 | Subhash Singh | Mumbai City | Match 38 | Cavin Lobo | Kerala Blasters |
| Match 9 | Stiven Mendoza | Chennaiyin | Match 39 | Dudu Omagbemi | Goa |
| Match 10 | Javi Lara | Atlético de Kolkata | Match 40 | Sameehg Doutie | Atlético de Kolkata |
| Match 11 | Florent Malouda | Delhi Dynamos | Match 41 | Chicão | Delhi Dynamos |
| Match 12 | Jofre | Goa | Match 42 | Diomansy Kamara | NorthEast United |
| Match 13 | Stiven Mendoza | Chennaiyin | Match 43 | Stiven Mendoza | Chennaiyin |
| Match 14 | Tuncay | Pune City | Match 44 | Sameehg Doutie | Atlético de Kolkata |
| Match 15 | Sandesh Jhingan | Kerala Blasters | Match 45 | Bernard Mendy | Chennaiyin |
| Match 16 | Apoula Edel | Chennaiyin | Match 46 | Leo Moura | Goa |
| Match 17 | Sunil Chhetri | Mumbai City | Match 47 | Juan Aguilera | Mumbai City |
| Match 18 | Leo Moura | Goa | Match 48 | Iain Hume | Atlético de Kolkata |
| Match 19 | Nicolás Vélez | NorthEast United | Match 49 | Gustavo Marmentini | Delhi Dynamos |
| Match 20 | Bernard Mendy | Chennaiyin | Match 50 | Reinaldo | Goa |
| Match 21 | Sunil Chhetri | Mumbai City | Match 51 | Bernard Mendy | Chennaiyin |
| Match 22 | Nicky Shorey | Pune City | Match 52 | Nicolás Vélez | NorthEast United |
| Match 23 | Sunil Chhetri | Mumbai City | Match 53 | Chris Dagnall | Kerala Blasters |
| Match 24 | Anas Edathodika | Delhi Dynamos | Match 54 | Selim Benachour | Mumbai City |
| Match 25 | Mandar Rao Desai | Goa | Match 55 | Apoula Edel | Chennaiyin |
| Match 26 | Chris Dagnall | Kerala Blasters | Match 56 | Romeo Fernandes | Goa |
| Match 27 | Iain Hume | Atlético de Kolkata | Match 57 | Gustavo Marmentini | Delhi Dynamos |
| Match 28 | John Arne Riise | Delhi Dynamos | Match 58 | Stiven Mendoza | Chennaiyin |
| Match 29 | Sanchez Watt | Kerala Blasters | Match 59 | Dudu Omagbemi | Goa |
| Match 30 | Leo Moura | Goa | Match 60 | Apoula Edel | Chennaiyin |
| | | | Match 61 | Jofre | Goa |

### ISL Emerging Player of the Match

| Match | ISL Emerging Player of the Match | ISL Emerging Player of the Match | Match | ISL Emerging Player of the Match | ISL Emerging Player of the Match |
| Match | Player | Club | Match | Player | Club |
| Match 1 | Jeje Lalpekhlua | Chennaiyin | Match 31 | Zodingliana Ralte | Delhi Dynamos |
| Match 2 | Sanjiban Ghosh | Delhi Dynamos | Match 32 | Mohammed Rafique | Atlético de Kolkata |
| Match 3 | Israil Gurung | Pune City | Match 33 | Eugeneson Lyngdoh | Pune City |
| Match 4 | Mohammed Rafi | Kerala Blasters | Match 34 | Rino Anto | Atlético de Kolkata |
| Match 5 | Keenan Almeida | Goa | Match 35 | Satiyasen Singh | NorthEast United |
| Match 6 | Abhishek Das | Chennaiyin | Match 36 | Keegan Pereira | Mumbai City |
| Match 7 | Fanai Lalrempuia | Pune City | Match 37 | Jewel Raja | Atlético de Kolkata |
| Match 8 | Gabriel Fernandes | Mumbai City | Match 38 | Sandesh Jhingan | Kerala Blasters |
| Match 9 | Jayesh Rane | Chennaiyin | Match 39 | Thongkhosiem Haokip | Goa |
| Match 10 | Arata Izumi | Atlético de Kolkata | Match 40 | Thoi Singh | Chennaiyin |
| Match 11 | Jackichand Singh | Pune City | Match 41 | Seminlen Doungel | Delhi Dynamos |
| Match 12 | Sanju Pradhan | NorthEast United | Match 42 | Satiyasen Singh | NorthEast United |
| Match 13 | Lalchhuan Mawia | Mumbai City | Match 43 | Thoi Singh | Chennaiyin |
| Match 14 | Dharmaraj Ravanan | Pune City | Match 44 | Mohammed Rafique | Atlético de Kolkata |
| Match 15 | C.K. Vineeth | Kerala Blasters | Match 45 | Jeje Lalpekhlua | Chennaiyin |
| Match 16 | Boithang Haokip | NorthEast United | Match 46 | Sanju Pradhan | NorthEast United |
| Match 17 | Anas Edathodika | Delhi Dynamos | Match 47 | Thangjam Singh | Mumbai City |
| Match 18 | Rahul Bheke | Kerala Blasters | Match 48 | Arnab Mondal | Atlético de Kolkata |
| Match 19 | Amrinder Singh | Atlético de Kolkata | Match 49 | Satiyasen Singh | NorthEast United |
| Match 20 | Karanjit Singh | Chennaiyin | Match 50 | Mandar Rao Desai | Goa |
| Match 21 | Gabriel Fernandes | Mumbai City | Match 51 | Thoi Singh | Chennaiyin |
| Match 22 | Rahul Bheke | Kerala Blasters | Match 52 | Siam Hanghal | NorthEast United |
| Match 23 | Lalchhuan Mawia | Mumbai City | Match 53 | Cavin Lobo | Kerala Blasters |
| Match 24 | Rino Anto | Atlético de Kolkata | Match 54 | Rino Anto | Atlético de Kolkata |
| Match 25 | Thongkhosiem Haokip | Goa | Match 55 | Jeje Lalpekhlua | Chennaiyin |
| Match 26 | Karanjit Singh | Chennaiyin | Match 56 | Pronay Halder | Goa |
| Match 27 | Amrinder Singh | Atlético de Kolkata | Match 57 | Sehnaj Singh | Delhi Dynamos |
| Match 28 | Satiyasen Singh | NorthEast United | Match 58 | Jeje Lalpekhlua | Chennaiyin |
| Match 29 | Rahul Bheke | Kerala Blasters | Match 59 | Mandar Rao Desai | Goa |
| Match 30 | Thoi Singh | Chennaiyin | Match 60 | Nallappan Mohanraj | Atlético de Kolkata |
| | | | Match 61 | Thongkhosiem Haokip | Goa |

### End-of-season awards

| Award | Player | Club |
| Hero of the League | Stiven Mendoza | Chennaiyin |
| Fittest player of the League | Iain Hume | Atletico de Kolkata |
| Golden Boot | Stiven Mendoza | Chennaiyin |
| Golden Glove | Apoula Edel | Chennaiyin |
| Emerging Player of the League | Jeje Lalpekhlua | Chennaiyin |
| Fair Play Award | Mumbai City | Mumbai City |