# 2017–18 ISL Players Draft

The 2017–18 ISL Players Draft was a players draft conducted by the Indian Super League on 23 July 2017.

## Format

Regulations for the 2017–18 Indian Super League season allow for each club to have a minimum of 15 Indian players and a maximum of 18, which include two mandatory under-21 players. Prior to the draft, each club was allowed to retain a maximum of two senior players from the previous season (2016–17 I-League for Bengaluru FC) as well as retaining up to three under-21 players.
The draft had a total of 15 rounds. New expansion side, Jamshedpur FC, had the first pick in both the first and second rounds. Them and Delhi Dynamos, who didn't retain a single player from the previous season, were the only sides who participate in the first round of the draft. The order for which each team participated in the draft was determined on Saturday, 22 July 2017. Clubs also had the option to use an "Instant Trading Card" during the draft which allowed them to trade a picked player to another club.

## Players available

On 22 July 2017, before the draft commenced, the official list of players available for selection were announced. The players listed were:
| # | Player | Position |
| 1 | Dhanachandra Singh | DF |
| 2 | Jayesh Rane | FW |
| 3 | Mehrajuddin Wadoo | DF |
| 4 | Baljit Sahni | MF |
| 5 | Nallappan Mohanraj | DF |
| 6 | Zakeer Mundampara | MF |
| 7 | Pritam Kotal | DF |
| 8 | Lalrindika Ralte | MF |
| 9 | Bikash Jairu | MF |
| 10 | Boithang Haokip | MF |
| 11 | Arindam Bhattacharya | GK |
| 12 | Gouramangi Singh | DF |
| 13 | Lenny Rodrigues | MF |
| 14 | Yumnam Raju | DF |
| 15 | Augustin Fernandes | DF |
| 16 | Arata Izumi | MF |
| 17 | Rahul Bheke | DF |
| 18 | Sanju Pradhan | MF |
| 19 | Narayan Das | DF |
| 20 | Francis Fernandes | MF |
| 21 | Holicharan Narzary | FW |
| 22 | Robin Gurung | DF |
| 23 | Nirmal Chettri | DF |
| 24 | Sumeet Passi | FW |
| 25 | Subrata Pal | GK |
| 26 | Keenan Almeida | DF |
| 27 | Romeo Fernandes | FW |
| 28 | Pratesh Shirodkar | MF |
| 29 | Denzil Franco | DF |
| 30 | Fulganco Cardozo | DF |
| 31 | Mehtab Hossain | MF |
| 32 | Thongkhosiem Haokip | FW |
| 33 | Mohammed Rafi | FW |
| 34 | Adil Khan | MF |
| 35 | Albino Gomes | GK |
| 36 | Anthony D'Souza | MF |
| 37 | Beevan D'Mello | MF |
| 38 | Mohamed Ali | DF |
| 39 | Subhasish Bose | DF |
| 40 | Gurjinder Kumar | DF |
| 41 | Debabrata Roy | DF |
| 42 | Sanjiban Ghosh | GK |
| 43 | Subhasish Roy Chowdhury | GK |
| 44 | Sandip Nandy | GK |
| 45 | Nadong Bhutia | FW |
| 46 | Godwin Franco | MF |
| 47 | Anupam Sarkar | DF |
| 48 | Denson Devadas | MF |
| 49 | Jackichand Singh | MF |
| 50 | Thoi Singh | MF |
| # | Player | Position |
| 51 | Harmanjot Khabra | MF |
| 52 | Seityasen Singh | MF |
| 53 | Kean Lewis | FW |
| 54 | Siam Hanghal | MF |
| 55 | Jewel Raja | MF |
| 56 | Vinit Rai | MF |
| 57 | Germanpreet Singh | MF |
| 58 | Uttam Rai | FW |
| 59 | Fanai Lalrempuia | MF |
| 60 | Israil Gurung | MF |
| 61 | Denechandra Meitei | DF |
| 62 | Durga Boro | FW |
| 63 | Shankar Sampingiraj | MF |
| 64 | Keegan Pereira | DF |
| 65 | Balwant Singh | FW |
| 66 | Ashutosh Mehta | DF |
| 67 | Anwar Ali | DF |
| 68 | Rakesh Masih | DF |
| 69 | Gursimrat Singh Gill | DF |
| 70 | Alwyn George | MF |
| 71 | Pratik Chowdhary | DF |
| 72 | Kunal Sawant | GK |
| 73 | Dhruvmil Vipul Pandya | FW |
| 74 | Mohammad Sajid Dhot | DF |
| 75 | Robin Singh | FW |
| 76 | Hitesh Sharma | MF |
| 77 | Amey Ranawade | DF |
| 78 | Beikhokhei Beingaichho | FW |
| 79 | Arashpreet Singh | DF |
| 80 | Karan Sawhney | FW |
| 81 | Subodh Kumar | MF |
| 82 | Dashyanng Kachru | MF |
| 83 | Ubaid Chono Kadavath | GK |
| 84 | Harpeet Singh | DF |
| 85 | Simranjit Singh | MF |
| 86 | Imran Khan | GK |
| 87 | Sukhwinder Singh | DF |
| 88 | Gurpreet Singh | GK |
| 89 | Samuel Shadap | DF |
| 90 | Abhishek Das | DF |
| 91 | Kunzang Bhutia | GK |
| 92 | Abhra Mondal | GK |
| 93 | Avilash Paul | GK |
| 94 | Syed Rahim Nabi | DF |
| 95 | N.S. Manju | DF |
| 96 | Rowilson Rodrigues | DF |
| 97 | Calvin Abhishek | GK |
| 98 | Umesh Perambra | DF |
| 99 | Akshay Joshy | MF |
| 100 | Shahinlal Meloly | GK |
| # | Player | Position |
| 101 | Shouvik Ghosh | DF |
| 102 | Sena Ralte | DF |
| 103 | Seminlen Doungel | FW |
| 104 | Lalthuammawia Ralte | GK |
| 105 | Lalchhuanmawia | DF |
| 106 | Lalchhawnkima | DF |
| 107 | Reagan Singh | DF |
| 108 | Loken Meitei | MF |
| 109 | Lalruatthara | DF |
| 110 | Zohmingliana Ralte | DF |
| 111 | Abdul Hakku | DF |
| 112 | Pranjal Bhumij | FW |
| 113 | Sushil Meitei | MF |
| 114 | Gurtej Singh | DF |
| 115 | Malemngamba Meetei | MF |
| 116 | Ashim Biswas | FW |
| 117 | Ronald Singh | MF |
| 118 | Robert Lalthlamuana | DF |
| 119 | Shylo Malsawmtluanga | MF |
| 120 | Lalthakima | DF |
| 121 | Priyant Singh | GK |
| 122 | Pawan Kumar | DF |
| 123 | Jony Routh | DF |
| 124 | Shilton D'Silva | MF |
| 125 | Nikhil Kadam | MF |
| 126 | Justin Stephen | DF |
| 127 | Sukhdev Patil | GK |
| 128 | Pawan Kumar | GK |
| 129 | Arnab Das Sharma | GK |
| 130 | Wayne Vaz | DF |
| 131 | Deepak Devrani | DF |
| 132 | Raju Gaikwad | DF |
| 133 | Bikramjit Singh | MF |
| 134 | Sanjay Balmuchu | DF |
| 135 | Sahil Tavora | MF |
| 136 | Nidhin Lal | GK |
| 137 | Mohammad Ansari | GK |
| 138 | Sumit Das | GK |
| 139 | Munmun Lugun | DF |
| 140 | Clyde Fernandes | DF |
| 141 | Srikanth Ramu | DF |
| 142 | Collin Abranches | DF |
| 143 | Saumik Dey | DF |
| 144 | Darren Caldeira | MF |
| 145 | Pronay Halder | MF |
| 146 | Souvik Chakrabarti | MF |
| 147 | Naoba Singh | DF |
| 148 | Jaison Vales | MF |
| 149 | Dharmaraj Ravanan | DF |
| 150 | Abhishek Das | GK |
| # | Player | Position |
| 151 | Milan Singh | MF |
| 152 | Aiborlang Khongjee | DF |
| 153 | Amoes Do | MF |
| 154 | Atinder Mani | DF |
| 155 | Eugeneson Lyngdoh | MF |
| 156 | Souvik Das | MF |
| 157 | Naveen Kumar | GK |
| 158 | Dhanpal Ganesh | MF |
| 159 | Seriton Fernandes | MF |
| 160 | Joyner Lourenco | DF |
| 161 | Bruno Colaço | GK |
| 162 | Neel Shah | MF |
| 163 | Kamaljit Singh | GK |
| 164 | Siddharth Singh | FW |
| 165 | Ishan Debnath | GK |
| 166 | Biswajit Saha | DF |
| 167 | Farukh Choudhary | FW |
| 168 | Abhishek Rawat | MF |
| 169 | David Ngaihte | FW |
| 170 | Manish Maithani | MF |
| 171 | Indrajeet Dinkar Chougule | MF |
| 172 | Arup Debnath | GK |
| 173 | Brandon Fernandes | FW |
| 174 | Ajay Singh | MF |
| 175 | Anas Edathodika | DF |
| 176 | Harshad Meher | GK |
| 177 | Surchandra Singh | DF |
| 178 | Ajith Sivan | MF |
| 179 | Davinder Singh | DF |
| 180 | Abhinas Ruidas | MF |
| 181 | Rana Gharami | DF |
| 182 | Ravi Kumar | GK |
| 183 | Alber Gonsalves | MF |
| 184 | Jovel Martins | DF |
| 185 | Chinglensana Singh | DF |
| 186 | Manandeep Singh | FW |
| 187 | Pritam Kumar Singh | DF |
| 188 | Rino Anto | DF |
| 189 | Lallianzuala Chhangte | FW |
| 190 | Jerry Mawihmingthanga | FW |
| 191 | Rohit Kumar | MF |
| 192 | Bipin Singh | MF |
| 193 | Rupert Nongrum | MF |
| 194 | Isaac Vanmalsawma | MF |
| 195 | Nim Dorjee Tamang | DF |
| 196 | Mobin Rai | DF |
| 197 | Amit Tudu | DF |
| 198 | Nijwm Muchahary | FW |
| 199 | Surya Tirkey | DF |
| 200 | Mohammed Yasir | MF |
| # | Player | Position |
| 201 | Kyntiewshaphrang Kharlukhi | MF |
| 202 | Sairuat Kima | DF |
| 203 | Alen Deory | MF |
| 204 | Syed Shoaib Ahmed | FW |
| 205 | Mohammed Saukat | DF |

## Player selection
### Round 1

Only Jamshedpur FC and Delhi Dynamos entered the draft in this round.
| Pick # | ISL team | Player | Position |
| 1 | Jamshedpur FC | Anas Edathodika | Defender |
| 2 | Delhi Dynamos | Albino Gomes | Goalkeeper |

### Round 2

Only Pune City entered the draft in this round.
| Pick # | ISL team | Player | Position |
| 1 | Jamshedpur FC | Subrata Pal | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Pune City | Adil Khan | Midfielder |
| 3 | Delhi Dynamos | Pritam Kotal | Defender |

### Round 3

Atlético de Kolkata, Bengaluru FC, Goa, Kerala Blasters, Mumbai City, and NorthEast United all entered in this round.
| Pick # | ISL team | Player | Position |
| 1 | Pune City | Kean Lewis | Forward |
| 2 | Goa | Narayan Das | Defender |
| 3 | NorthEast United | Halicharan Narzary | Forward |
| 4 | Mumbai City | Balwant Singh | Forward |
| 5 | Bengaluru FC | Lalthuammawia Ralte | Goalkeeper |
| 6 | Delhi Dynamos | Lallianzuala Chhangte | Forward |
| 7 | Atlético de Kolkata | Eugeneson Lyngdoh | Midfielder |
| 8 | Jamshedpur FC | Mehtab Hossain | Midfielder |
| 9 | Kerala Blasters | Rino Anto | Defender |

#### Round 3 trades

* ↑ Atlético de Kolkata attempted to instant trade with Pune City for Lewis. Pune City rejected.
* ↑ Pune City attempted to instant trade with Bengaluru FC for Ralte. Bengaluru FC rejected.
* ↑ Kerala Blasters attempted to instant trade with Atlético de Kolkata for Lyngdoh. Atlético de Kolkata rejected.

### Round 4

Chennaiyin entered in this round.
| Pick # | ISL team | Player | Position |
| 1 | Kerala Blasters | Lalruatthara | Defender |
| 2 | Jamshedpur FC | Souvik Chakrabarti | Midfielder |
| 3 | Atlético de Kolkata | Jayesh Rane | Forward |
| 4 | Delhi Dynamos | Sena Ralte | Defender |
| 5 | Bengaluru FC | Rahul Bheke | Defender |
| 6 | Mumbai City | Arindam Bhattacharya | Goalkeeper |
| 7 | NorthEast United | Nirmal Chettri | Defender |
| 8 | Goa | Pronay Halder | Midfielder |
| 9 | Pune City | Lalchhuanmawia | Defender |
| 10 | Chennaiyin | Thoi Singh | Midfielder |

#### Round 4 trades

* ↑ Pune City attempted to instant trade with Kerala Blasters for Lalruatthara. Kerala Blasters rejected.
* ↑ Chennaiyin attempted to instant trade with Atlético de Kolkata for Rane. Atlético de Kolkata rejected.
* ↑ NorthEast United attempted to instant trade with Delhi Dynamos for Ralte. Delhi Dynamos rejected.
* ↑ Goa attempted to instant trade with Bengaluru FC for Bheke. Bengaluru FC rejected.

### Round 5

| Pick # | ISL team | Player | Position |
| 1 | Goa | Chinglensana Singh | Defender |
| 2 | NorthEast United | Lalrindika Ralte | Midfielder |
| 3 | Mumbai City | Raju Gaikwad | Defender |
| 4 | Bengaluru FC | Harmanjot Khabra | Midfielder |
| 5 | Delhi Dynamos | Seityasen Singh | Midfielder |
| 6 | Atlético de Kolkata | Keegan Pereira | Defender |
| 7 | Jamshedpur FC | Robin Gurung | Defender |
| 8 | Kerala Blasters | Milan Singh | Midfielder |
| 9 | Chennaiyin | Bikramjit Singh | Midfielder |
| 10 | Pune City | Jewel Raja | Midfielder |

#### Round 5 trades

* ↑ Chennaiyin attempted to instant trade with Bengaluru FC for Khabra. Bengaluru FC rejected.
* ↑ NorthEast United attempted to instant trade with Jamshedpur FC for Gurung. Jamshedpur FC rejected.

### Round 6

| Pick # | ISL team | Player | Position |
| 1 | Pune City | Nim Dorjee Tamang | Defender |
| 2 | Chennaiyin | Dhanachandra Singh | Defender |
| 3 | Kerala Blasters | Arata Izumi | Midfielder |
| 4 | Jamshedpur FC | Bikash Jairu | Midfielder |
| 5 | Atlético de Kolkata | Shankar Sampingiraj | Midfielder |
| 6 | Delhi Dynamos | Pratik Chowdhary | Defender |
| 7 | Bengaluru FC | Subhasish Bose | Defender |
| 8 | Mumbai City | Abhinas Ruidas | Midfielder |
| 9 | NorthEast United | Robert Lalthlamuana | Defender |
| 10 | Goa | Brandon Fernandes | Midfielder |

### Round 7

| Pick # | ISL team | Player | Position |
| 1 | Mumbai City | Sahil Tavora | Midfielder |
| 2 | NorthEast United | Seminlen Doungel | Forward |
| 3 | Goa | Seriton Fernandes | Midfielder |
| 4 | Pune City | Isaac Vanmalsawma | Midfielder |
| 5 | Chennaiyin | Germanpreet Singh | Midfielder |
| 6 | Kerala Blasters | Subhasish Roy Chowdhury | Goalkeeper |
| 7 | Jamshedpur FC | Jerry Mawihmingthanga | Midfielder |
| 8 | Atlético de Kolkata | Anwar Ali | Defender |
| 9 | Delhi Dynamos | Vinit Rai | Midfielder |
| 10 | Bengaluru FC | Alwyn George | Midfielder |

### Round 8

| Pick # | ISL team | Player | Position |
| 1 | Bengaluru FC | Lenny Rodrigues | Midfielder |
| 2 | Delhi Dynamos | Romeo Fernandes | Midfielder |
| 3 | Atlético de Kolkata | Hitesh Sharma | Midfielder |
| 4 | Jamshedpur FC | Shouvik Ghosh | Defender |
| 5 | Kerala Blasters | Jackichand Singh | Midfielder |
| 6 | Chennaiyin | Fulganco Cardozo | Defender |
| 7 | Pune City | Harpreet Singh | Defender |
| 8 | Goa | Pratesh Shirodkar | Midfielder |
| 9 | NorthEast United | Reagan Singh | Defender |
| 10 | Mumbai City | Aiborlang Khongjee | Defender |

### Round 9

| Pick # | ISL team | Player | Position |
| 1 | Chennaiyin | Pawan Kumar | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Pune City | Wayne Vaz | Defender |
| 3 | Goa | Naveen Kumar | Goalkeeper |
| 4 | NorthEast United | Ravi Kumar | Goalkeeper |
| 5 | Mumbai City | Sanju Pradhan | Midfielder |
| 6 | Bengaluru FC | Zohmingliana Ralte | Defender |
| 7 | Delhi Dynamos | David Ngaihte | Midfielder |
| 8 | Atlético de Kolkata | Robin Singh | Forward |
| 9 | Jamshedpur FC | Sairuat Kima | Defender |
| 10 | Kerala Blasters | Siam Hanghal | Midfielder |

### Round 10

| Pick # | ISL team | Player | Position |
| 1 | Kerala Blasters | Lalthakima | Defender |
| 2 | Jamshedpur FC | Sanjiban Ghosh | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Atlético de Kolkata | Rupert Nongrum | Midfielder |
| 4 | Delhi Dynamos | Sukhdev Patil | Goalkeeper |
| 5 | Bengaluru FC | Thongkhosiem Haokip | Forward |
| 6 | Mumbai City | Zakeer Mundampara | Midfielder |
| 7 | NorthEast United | Gursimrat Singh Gill | Defender |
| 8 | Goa | Mohamed Ali | Defender |
| 9 | Pune City | Kamaljit Singh | Goalkeeper |
| 10 | Chennaiyin | Keenan Almeida | Defender |

### Round 11

| Pick # | ISL team | Player | Position |
| 1 | Goa | Jovel Martins | Midfielder |
| 2 | NorthEast United | Malemngamba Meetei | Midfielder |
| 3 | Mumbai City | Biswajit Saha | Defender |
| 4 | Bengaluru FC | Abhra Mondal | Goalkeeper |
| 5 | Delhi Dynamos | Mohammad Sajid Dhot | Defender |
| 6 | Atlético de Kolkata | Ashutosh Mehta | Defender |
| 7 | Jamshedpur FC | Farukh Choudhary | Forward |
| 8 | Kerala Blasters | Pritam Kumar Singh | Defender |
| 9 | Chennaiyin | Mohammed Rafi | Forward |
| 10 | Pune City | Baljit Sahni | Forward |

### Round 12

| Pick # | ISL team | Player | Position |
| 1 | Pune City | Rohit Kumar | Midfielder |
| 2 | Chennaiyin | Dhanpal Ganesh | Midfielder |
| 3 | Kerala Blasters | Samuel Shadap | Defender |
| 4 | Jamshedpur FC | Sumeet Passi | Forward |
| 5 | Atlético de Kolkata | Augustin Fernandes | Defender |
| 6 | Delhi Dynamos | Rowilson Rodrigues | Defender |
| 7 | Bengaluru FC | Boithang Haokip | Midfielder |
| 8 | Mumbai City | Pranjal Bhumij | Forward |
| 9 | NorthEast United | Abdul Hakku | Defender |
| 10 | Goa | Amey Ranawade | Defender |

### Round 13

| Pick # | ISL team | Player | Position |
| 1 | Mumbai City | Mehrajuddin Wadoo | Defender |
| 2 | NorthEast United | Fanai Lalrempuia | Midfielder |
| 3 | Goa | Anthony D'Souza | Midfielder |
| 4 | Pune City | Ajay Singh | Midfielder |
| 5 | Chennaiyin | Sanjay Balmuchu | Midfielder |
| 6 | Kerala Blasters | Loken Meitei | Midfielder |
| 7 | Jamshedpur FC | Yumnam Raju | Defender |
| 8 | Atlético de Kolkata | Ronald Singh | Forward |
| 9 | Delhi Dynamos | Munmun Lugun | Defender |
| 10 | Bengaluru FC | Collin Abranches | Defender |

### Round 14

| Pick # | ISL team | Player | Position |
| 1 | Bengaluru FC | Joyner Lourenco | Defender |
| 2 | Delhi Dynamos | Arnab Das Sharma | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Atlético de Kolkata | Kunzang Bhutia | Goalkeeper |
| 4 | Jamshedpur FC | Ashim Biswas | Forward |
| 5 | Kerala Blasters | Karan Sawhney | Forward |
| 6 | Chennaiyin | Francis Fernandes | Midfielder |
| 7 | Pune City | Gurtej Singh | Defender |
| 8 | Goa | Mohammed Yasir | Defender |
| 9 | NorthEast United | Gurpreet Singh | Goalkeeper |
| 10 | Mumbai City | Kunal Sawant | Goalkeeper |

### Round 15

| Pick # | ISL team | Player | Position |
| 1 | Chennaiyin | Shahinlal Meloly | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Pune City | Pawan Kumar | Defender |
| 3 | Goa | Bruno Colaço | Goalkeeper |
| 4 | NorthEast United | Sushil Meitei | Midfielder |
| 5 | Mumbai City | Lalchhawnkima | Defender |
| 6 | Bengaluru FC | Calvin Abhishek | Goalkeeper |
| 7 | Delhi Dynamos | Simranjit Singh | Midfielder |
| 8 | Atlético de Kolkata | Bipin Singh | Forward |
| 9 | Jamshedpur FC | Siddharth Singh | Forward |
| 10 | Kerala Blasters | Ajith Sivan | Midfielder |