2016 NorthEast United FC season
2016 season of NorthEast United FC
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The 2016 NorthEast United FC season was the club's third season since its establishment in 2014 and their third season in the Indian Super League.
| 2016 season | ||||
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| Owner | John Abraham | |||
| Head Coach | Nelo Vingada | |||
| Stadium | Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium | |||
| ISL | 5th | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Emiliano Alfaro (5) All: Emiliano Alfaro (5) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 32,844 vs Chennaiyin (20 October 2016) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 18,673 vs Pune City (22 November 2016) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 26,729 | |||
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Background
After the end of the 2014 ISL season, NorthEast United parted ways with their inaugural season head coach, Ricki Herbert. Soon after, César Farías, was named as the new head coach for the 2015 season.[1] The season began for NorthEast United with a 3–1 loss to the Kerala Blasters on 6 October.[2] The team ended the season with six wins through fourteen matches and almost qualified for the finals but were two points short.[3]
Transfers
Pre-season
Loan in
| No. | Pos | Player | From | Start | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | MF |  Katsumi Yusa |
 Mohun Bagan |
30 May 2016 | 31 December 2016 | [17] |
| 20 | MF | Jerry Mawihmingthanga |
DSK Shivajians |
1 July 2016 | 31 December 2016 | [18] |
| 17 | FW | Lallianzuala Chhangte |
DSK Shivajians |
1 July 2016 | 31 December 2016 | [18] |
| 26 | DF | Shouvik Ghosh |
Mohun Bagan |
1 July 2016 | 31 December 2016 | [4] |
| 21 | GK |  Wellington de Lima Gomes |
 Marítimo |
1 July 2016 | 31 December 2016 | [19] |
| 37 | DF | Salam Ranjan Singh |
Bengaluru FC |
30 August 2016 | 31 December 2016 | [20] |
Released
End-season
Out
List of players transferred or released from the club after 2016 Indian Super League season.
| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred To | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | FW |  Nicolás Vélez |
 Suphanburi |
Free | 1 January 2017 | [22] |
| 22 | DF | Gustavo Lazzaretti |
Brusque |
Undisclosed | 1 January 2017 | |
| 5 | MF |  Didier Zokora |
Free Agent/Released | 1 January 2017 | ||
| 6 | MF | Romaric |
Free Agent/Released | 1 January 2017 | ||
| 30 | FW | Robert Cullen |
Free Agent/Released | 1 January 2017 | ||
| 7 | FW |  Sasha Aneff |
Free Agent/Released | 1 January 2017 | ||
| — | MF | Fábio Neves |
Free Agent/Released | 1 January 2017 | ||
| 3 | MF | Wellington Priori |
Pattaya United |
Free | 5 January 2017 | [23] |
| 27 | DF | Maílson Alves |
Volta Redonda |
Free | 13 January 2017 | [24] |
| 9 | FW | Emiliano Alfaro |
 Al-Fujairah |
Free | 18 January 2017 | [25][26] |
Loan out
After the end of 2016 Indian Super League season majority of domestic players from NorthEast United were loaned by I-League clubs for 2016–17 season.
| No. | Pos | Player | To | Start | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | FW | Holicharan Narzary |
DSK Shivajians |
12 January 2017 | 30 June 2017 | [27][28] |
| 1 | GK | Subrata Pal |
DSK Shivajians |
12 January 2017 | 30 June 2017 | [27][28] |
| 4 | DF | Nirmal Chettri |
DSK Shivajians |
12 January 2017 | 30 June 2017 | [27][28] |
| 15 | FW | Sumeet Passi |
DSK Shivajians |
12 January 2017 | 30 June 2017 | [29][28] |
| 11 | MF | Seityasen Singh |
DSK Shivajians |
12 January 2017 | 30 June 2017 | [30][28] |
| 12 | DF | Reagan Singh |
Mumbai F.C. |
12 January 2017 | 30 June 2017 | [28] |
| 13 | GK | Rehenesh TP |
East Bengal |
12 January 2017 | 30 June 2017 | [31][28] |
| 14 | MF | Rowllin Borges |
East Bengal |
12 January 2017 | 30 June 2017 | [31][28] |
| 16 | DF | Robin Gurung |
East Bengal |
12 January 2017 | 30 June 2017 | [31][28] |
| 45 | MF | Fanai Lalrempuia |
Minerva Punjab |
12 January 2017 | 30 June 2017 | [28] |
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Indian Super League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 3 | Delhi Dynamos | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 21 | Advance to ISL Play-offs |
| 4 | Atlético de Kolkata (C) | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 20 | |
| 5 | NorthEast United | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 18 | |
| 6 | Pune City | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 16 | |
| 7 | Chennaiyin | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 15 |
Source: Indian Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) play-off match
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) play-off match
(C) Champions
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 |
Last updated: 5 December 2016.
Source: Matches
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 5 December 2016. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 1 October 2016 1 | NorthEast United | 1–0 | Kerala Blasters | Guwahati |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Borges  34' Yusa  55' |
Report | Belfort 60' |
Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Attendance: 27,629 Referee: Pranjal Banerji |
| 4 October 2016 2 | NorthEast United | 2–0 | Goa | Guwahati |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Alfaro 20', 62' 32' Lazzaretti 60' Gurung 76' Yusa 78' |
Report | Desai 51' |
Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Attendance: 27,816 Referee: CR Srikrishna |
| 7 October 2016 3 | Mumbai City | 1–0 | NorthEast United | Mumbai |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Forlán 55' (pen.) Halder 70' |
Report | Borges 34' Nicolás Vélez 83' |
Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena Attendance: 6,147 Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramirez |
| 12 October 2016 4 | Pune City | 0–1 | NorthEast United | Pune |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Ferreira 15'  71' |
Report | Vélez 7' Chettri  36' Alfaro 79' |
Stadium: Balewadi Stadium Attendance: 7,911 Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramirez |
| 15 October 2016 5 | Delhi Dynamos | 1–1 | NorthEast United | Delhi |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Rubén 7' Lewis 38' Gadze 45+2' Tébar 53' |
Report | Yusa 18' Romaric 36' Zokora 37' Alfaro 51' 58' Pal 86' |
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 27,463 Referee: Ali Abdulnabi |
| 20 October 2016 6 | NorthEast United | 0–1 | Chennaiyin | Guwahati |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Wellington.P 59' |
Report | Mendy 35' Succi 49' Lalrinzuala 83' |
Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Attendance: 32,844 Referee: Umesh Bora |
| 28 October 2016 7 | NorthEast United | 1–2 | Atlético de Kolkata | Guwahati |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Alfaro 39' 45+1' |
Report | Borja 27' Pearson 43' Mondal 55' Postiga 63' Belencoso 82' Lalthlamuana 90+1' |
Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Attendance: 30,033 Referee: Sandro Ricci |
| 5 November 2016 8 | NorthEast United | 0–1 | Mumbai City | Guwahati |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Zokora 50' Yusa 50' Alfaro 63' Chettri 90+1' |
Report | J.Singh 45' Ralte 49' Gomes 90' |
Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Attendance: 29,989 Referee: O.P. Thakur |
| 11 November 2016 9 | Goa | 2–1 | NorthEast United | Goa |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Tavora 53' 72' Almeida 61' Singh 62' Fernandes 90+4' 90+5' |
Report | S.Singh 50' Narzary 64' |
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 16,317 Referee: Santhosh Kumar |
| 17 November 2016 10 | Atlético de Kolkata | 1–1 | NorthEast United | Kolkata |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Vélez 5' Borges 32' Chettri 84' Pal 90+5' |
Summary | Hume 90' |
Stadium: Rabindra Sarobar Stadium Attendance: 12,426 Referee: Umesh Bora |
| 22 November 2016 11 | NorthEast United | 1–0 | Pune City | Guwahati |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Romaric 45' 81' Borges 54' Zokora 55' |
Summary | Jonatan 45+2' Sissoko 45+3' Izumi 52' |
Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Attendance: 18,673 Referee: Nick Waldron |
| 26 November 2016 12 | Chennaiyin | 3–3 | NorthEast United | Chennai |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Dudu 34', 45+1', 81' Hanghal 88' Wadoo 90' |
Summary | Vélez 38', 51' 90' Romaric 90+1' Ghosh 90+6' |
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 25,235 Referee: Muhd Jahari |
| 30 November 2016 13 | NorthEast United | 2-1 | Delhi Dynamos | Guwahati |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Se.Singh 60' Romaric 71' TP 88' Alfaro 90+4' |
Summary | Rubén 31' Edathodika 62' Marcelinho 90+1' 90+3' |
Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Attendance: 20,120 Referee: CR Srikrishna |
Squad statistics
- As of Match played 4 December 2016
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Indian Super League | ||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | IND |
Subrata Pal | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | DF | IND |
Salam Ranjan Singh | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | MF | BRA |
Wellington Priori | 12 | 0 | 3+9 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | DF | IND |
Nirmal Chettri | 8 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | MF | CIV |
Didier Zokora | 14 | 0 | 11+3 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | MF | CIV |
Romaric | 12 | 2 | 11+1 | 2 | ||||||
| 7 | FW | URU |
Sasha Aneff | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | FW | JPN |
Robert Cullen | 8 | 0 | 2+6 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | FW | URU |
Emiliano Alfaro | 13 | 5 | 13 | 5 | ||||||
| 10 | MF | JPN |
Katsumi Yusa | 14 | 1 | 13+1 | 1 | ||||||
| 11 | MF | IND |
Seityasen Singh | 9 | 2 | 7+2 | 2 | ||||||
| 12 | DF | IND |
Reagan Singh | 8 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | ||||||
| 13 | GK | IND |
Rehenesh TP | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||||||
| 14 | MF | IND |
Rowllin Borges | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 | FW | IND |
Sumeet Passi | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | DF | IND |
Robin Gurung | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | FW | IND |
Lallianzuala Chhangte | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||||
| 18 | MF | IND |
Holicharan Narzary | 12 | 0 | 8+4 | 0 | ||||||
| 19 | FW | ARG |
Nicolás Vélez | 11 | 3 | 10+1 | 3 | ||||||
| 20 | MF | IND |
Jerry Mawihmingthanga | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||||
| 21 | GK | BRA |
Wellington de Lima Gomes | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||||
| 22 | DF | BRA |
Gustavo | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| 26 | DF | IND |
Shouvik Ghosh | 6 | 1 | 5+1 | 1 | ||||||
| 27 | DF | BRA |
Maílson | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| 45 | MF | IND |
Fanai Lalrempuia | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||||
| Players who left NorthEast United due to injury during the season: | |||||||||||||
Goal scorers
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Indian Super League | Total |
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| 1 | FW | | 9 | Emiliano Alfaro | 5 | 5 |
| 2 | FW | | 19 | Nicolás Vélez | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | MF | | 11 | Seityasen Singh | 2 | 2 |
| MF | | 6 | Romaric | 2 | 2 | |
| 5 | MF | | 10 | Katsumi Yusa | 1 | 1 |
| DF | | 26 | Shouvik Ghosh | 1 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 14 | 14 | ||||
Disciplinary record
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Indian Super League | Total | ||
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| 9 | | FW | Emiliano Alfaro | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | | MF | Romaric | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | | MF | Rowllin Borges | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | | DF | Nirmal Chettri | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | | MF | Didier Zokora | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | | MF | Katsumi Yusa | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | | FW | Nicolás Vélez | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | | GK | Subrata Pal | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | | DF | Wellington Priori | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | | DF | Reagan Singh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | | GK | Rehenesh TP | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | | DF | Robin Gurung | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | | MF | Holicharan Narzary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | | DF | Gustavo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 34 | 1 | 34 | 1 | |||