2015 NorthEast United FC season

NorthEast United
2015 season
Chairman	John Abraham
Head Coach	César Farías
Stadium	Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
ISL	5th
Top goalscorer	League: Nicolás Vélez (5); All: Nicolás Vélez (5)
Highest home attendance	30,319
Lowest home attendance	15,123
Average home league attendance	24,588
	← 2014 2016 →

The 2015 Season was NorthEast United's 2nd season in existence in the Indian Super League.

Transfers

Pre-season

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	FRA	Gennaro Bracigliano (from Chennaiyin)^[1]
2	DF	IND	Aiborlang Khongjee (loan from Shillong Lajong)
3	DF	IND	Marlangki Suting (loan from Royal Wahingdoh)
4	DF	IND	Zohmingliana Ralte (loan from Pune)
5	DF	FRA	Cédric Hengbart (from Ajaccio)^[2]
6	DF	IND	Yumnam Raju (loan from Pune)
7	MF	IND	Sanju Pradhan (from Salgaocar)
8	MF	ESP	Bruno (from Delhi Dynamos)^[3]
9	FW	IND	Holicharan Narzary (loan from Dempo)
10	MF	POR	Silas (from Atlético)^[4]
11	MF	IND	Satiyasen Singh (loan from Royal Wahingdoh)
12	DF	IND	Reagan Singh (loan from Royal Wahingdoh)
13	GK	IND	Rehenesh TP (loan from Shillong Lajong)
14	MF	IND	Boithang Haokip (loan from Shillong Lajong)
15	DF	POR	Miguel Garcia (from Sporting Goa)^[5]
17	MF	IND	Alen Deory (loan from Shillong Lajong)
18	MF	ZAM	Kondwani Mtonga (loan from ZESCO United)
19	FW	ARG	Nicolás Vélez (from Warriors)^[6]
20	MF	POR	Simão ^[7]
21	DF	IND	Robin Gurung (loan from Shillong Lajong)
22	MF	IND	Siam Hanghal (loan from Bengaluru)
23	FW	GHA	Francis Dadzie (from Bechem United)^[8]
27	FW	CIV	Boubacar Sanogo (from Al-Fujairah)
28	GK	IND	Lalthuammawia Ralte (loan from Bengaluru)
38	DF	CMR	André Bikey (from Charlton Athletic)^[9]
39	FW	SEN	Diomansy Kamara (from Catanzaro)^[10]

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	GRE	Alexandros Tzorvas
3	DF	CZE	Tomáš Josl (to Rapid București)
5	DF	SEN	Massamba Sambou (to AEL Limassol)
6	MF	ZAM	Isaac Chansa (loan return to Shillong Lajong)
7	MF	KOR	Do Dong-hyun
8	FW	COL	Luis Yanes
9	FW	ENG	James Keene (to Halmstad)^[11]
10	FW	ESP	Koke (to Veria)^[12]
11	DF	ESP	Joan Capdevila (to Lierse)^[13]
14	FW	NZL	Leo Bertos (loan return to East Bengal)
15	DF	POR	Miguel Garcia (to Sporting Goa)
19	MF	BRA	Guilherme Batata (loan return to Atlético Paranaense)
20	MF	IND	Milan Singh (loan return to Shillong Lajong)
21	MF	IND	Redeem Tlang (loan return to Shillong Lajong)
23	FW	IND	Seminlen Doungel (loan return to Shillong Lajong)
25	FW	IND	Durga Boro (loan return to Shillong Lajong)
26	MF	IND	David Ngaihte (loan return to Shillong Lajong)
—	FW	TRI	Cornell Glen

During the season

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
44	DF	ARG	Carlos Javier López (from Deportivo Táchira)^[14]
77	FW	SEN	Victor Mendy ^[15]

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	DF	POR	Miguel Garcia ^[16]
18	MF	ZAM	Kondwani Mtonga (loan return to ZESCO United)^[16]
27	FW	CIV	Boubacar Sanogo ^[16]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	FRA	Gennaro Bracigliano
2	DF	IND	Aiborlang Khongjee (on loan from Shillong Lajong)
3	MF	IND	Marlangki Suting (on loan from Royal Wahingdoh)
4	DF	IND	Zohmingliana Ralte (on loan from Pune)
5	DF	FRA	Cédric Hengbart
6	DF	IND	Yumnam Raju (on loan from Pune)
7	MF	IND	Sanju Pradhan
8	MF	ESP	Bruno
9	FW	IND	Holicharan Narzary (on loan from Dempo)
10	MF	POR	Silas
11	MF	IND	Seityasen Singh (on loan from Royal Wahingdoh)
12	DF	IND	Reagan Singh (on loan from Royal Wahingdoh)
13	GK	IND	Rehenesh TP (on loan from Shillong Lajong)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	MF	IND	Boithang Haokip (on loan from Shillong Lajong)
17	MF	IND	Alen Deory
19	FW	ARG	Nicolás Vélez
20	MF	POR	Simão Sabrosa
21	DF	IND	Robin Gurung (on loan from Shillong Lajong)
22	MF	IND	Siam Hanghal (on loan from Bengaluru FC)
23	FW	GHA	Francis Dadzie
28	GK	IND	Lalthuammawia Ralte (on loan from Bengaluru FC)
38	DF	CMR	André Bikey
39	FW	SEN	Diomansy Kamara
44	DF	ARG	Carlos Javier López
77	FW	SEN	Victor Mendy

Injured

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	DF	POR	Miguel Garcia ^[16]
18	MF	ZAM	Kondwani Mtonga ^[16]
27	FW	CIV	Boubacar Sanogo ^[16]

Technical staff

Position	Name
Manager	César Farías
Assistant manager	Guillermo Sánchez
Assistant coach	Santosh Kashyap
Goalkeeping coach	Gennaro Bracigliano
Technical director	Simon Festinesi Bruno Satin
Head physiotherapist	Tanveer Siddiqui
Physiotherapist	Utsav Shah

Indian Super League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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

Source: Indian Super League standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
14	6	2	6	16	23	−7	20	4	0	3	9	11	−2	2	2	3	7	12	−5

Last updated: 3 December 2015.
Source: Matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Ground	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	H
Result	L	L	L	W	W	L	D	W	W	L	W	D	L	W

Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2015. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

6 October 2015 1	Kerala Blasters	3 – 1	NorthEast United	Kochi
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	Carvalho 37' Josu 49' Rafi 68' Watt 71' Bywater 90+7'	Report	Hanghal 21' Pradhan 54' Vélez 82' Silas 83'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Referee: Coimbatore Ramaswamy Srikrishna

9 October 2015 2	Pune City	1 – 0	NorthEast United	Pune
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	Maithani 16' Ralte 73' (o.g.)	Report	Silas 14'	Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Referee: Matthew Conger

15 October 2015 3	NorthEast United	1 – 3	Goa	Guwahati
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	Hanghal 6' Dadzie 12' Kamara 33' Gurung 90'	Report	Jonatan 28' Reinaldo 30' 38' Singh 64' Desai 70'	Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium

20 October 2015 4	NorthEast United	2 – 0	Chennaiyin	Guwahati
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	Kamara 43' Bikey 77' Simão 83' 90+1' (pen.) Vélez 90+2' 90+2'	Report	Blasi 28' Potenza 38' Khabra 40' 40' Mendy 45+1' Teferra 45+6' Wadoo 83' Elano 90'	Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium

23 October 2015 5	NorthEast United	1 – 0	Atlético de Kolkata	Guwahati
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	Vélez 77'	Report	Anto 22' Nato 68' Mondal 90'	Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium

28 October 2015 6	Mumbai City	5 – 1	NorthEast United	Mumbai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	Chhetri 25' (pen.), 40', 48' (pen.) Norde 51' Pal 57' Mehta 74' Bertin 86'	Report	Haokip 29' Bikey 43'	Stadium: DY Patil Stadium

3 November 2015 7	Delhi Dynamos	1 – 1	NorthEast United	Delhi
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	R.Singh 23' Gadze 37' 63' S.Singh 81'	Report	Raju 45' López 50' Simão 72' Pradhan 75' Bruno 84'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

7 November 2015 8	Atlético de Kolkata	0 – 1	NorthEast United	Kolkata
19:00 IST		Report	Simao 9' (pen.) Carlos 20' Bruno 74' Raju 81' Silas 83'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 38,456 Referee: D.J. Ganter

11 November 2015 9	Chennaiyin	1 – 2	NorthEast United	Chennai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	Mundampara 23' Elano 33' T.Singh 74' Das 90+1'	Report	López 20' Kamara 44' 77' Silas 72'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

15 November 2015 10	NorthEast United	1 – 4	Kerala Blasters	Guwahati
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	López 40' Hanghal 59' Vélez 90+1'	Report	Dagnall 1', 76' 59' Lobo 21' Bywater 28' Ramage 31' Dey 45+3' German 75'	Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium

20 November 2015 11	NorthEast United	2 – 0	Mumbai City	Guwahati
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	Bruno 41' (pen.) Raju 65' Kamara 85' 85'	Report	Rodrigues 39' Bustos 71'	Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium

25 November 2015 12	Goa	1 – 1	NorthEast United	Goa
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	Arnolin 49' Omagbemi 73' Reinaldo 80'	Report	Mendy 55'	Stadium: Fatorda Stadium

28 November 2015 13	NorthEast United	1 – 2	Delhi Dynamos	Guwahati
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	Sa.Singh 37' Re.Singh 39' Kamara 44'	Report	Chicão 14' Ro.Singh 30' 54' Se.Singh 44' Vinícius 50' Gadze 52' Marmentini 88' 90+2'	Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium

2 December 2015 14	NorthEast United	3 – 2	Pune City	Guwahati
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	Vélez 4' Kamara 18' 90+5' López 28' Bikey 43' 61' S.Singh 63' Bruno 74'	Report	Bailey 8' G.Singh 43' Zokora 77' Mutu 86'	Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium

Squad statistics

As of Match played 2 December 2015

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Indian Super League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	FRA	Gennaro Bracigliano	2	0	2	0
2	DF	IND	Aiborlang Khongjee	8	0	8	0
3	DF	IND	Marlangki Suting	1	0	0+1	0
4	DF	IND	Zohmingliana Ralte	2	0	2	0
5	DF	FRA	Cédric Hengbart	12	0	11+1	0
6	DF	IND	Yumnam Raju	10	0	9+1	0
7	MF	IND	Sanju Pradhan	11	0	5+6	0
8	MF	ESP	Bruno	12	1	8+4	1
9	FW	IND	Holicharan Narzary	3	0	1+2	0
10	MF	POR	Silas	12	1	10+2	1
11	MF	IND	Satiyasen Singh	6	1	6	1
12	DF	IND	Reagan Singh	11	0	9+2	0
13	GK	IND	Rehenesh TP	12	0	12	0
14	MF	IND	Boithang Haokip	5	1	3+2	1
17	MF	IND	Alen Deory	2	0	1+1	0
19	FW	ARG	Nicolás Vélez	14	5	7+7	5
20	MF	POR	Simão	10	3	6+4	3
21	DF	IND	Robin Gurung	5	0	3+2	0
22	MF	IND	Siam Hanghal	12	0	11+1	0
23	FW	GHA	Francis Dadzie	11	1	8+3	1
38	DF	CMR	André Bikey	9	1	9	1
39	FW	SEN	Diomansy Kamara	12	3	10+2	3
44	DF	ARG	Carlos Javier López	9	0	9	0
77	FW	SEN	Victor Mendy	4	1	3+1	1
Players who left NorthEast United due to injury during the season:
15	DF	POR	Miguel Garcia	1	0	1	0
18	MF	ZAM	Kondwani Mtonga	0	0	0	0
27	FW	CIV	Boubacar Sanogo	0	0	0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Indian Super League	Total
1	FW	19	Nicolás Vélez	5	5
2	MF	20	Simão	3	3
2	FW	39	Diomansy Kamara	3	3
5	FW	23	Francis Dadzie	1	1
	MF	14	Boithang Haokip	1	1
	MF	10	Silas	1	1
	MF	8	Bruno	1	1
	FW	77	Victor Mendy	1	1
	MF	11	Satiyasen Singh	1	1
	DF	38	André Bikey	1	1
			TOTALS	17	17

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Indian Super League		Total
6		MF	Yumnam Raju	3	0	3	0
7		MF	Sanju Pradhan	2	0	2	0
8		MF	Bruno	3	0	3	0
10		MF	Silas	3	0	3	0
11		MF	Satiyasen Singh	1	0	1	0
12		DF	Reagan Singh	1	0	1	0
19		FW	Nicolás Vélez	1	0	1	0
20		MF	Simão	1	0	1	0
21		DF	Robin Gurung	1	0	1	0
22		MF	Siam Hanghal	3	0	3	0
38		DF	André Bikey	3	0	3	0
39		FW	Diomansy Kamara	6	0	6	0
44		DF	Carlos Javier López	5	0	5	0
			TOTALS	33	0	33	0

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[2] "Official: NorthEast United rope in Cedric Hengbart from Kerala Blasters". Goal. Retrieved 3 July 2015.

[3] "NorthEast United rope in Kamara and Bruno". Goal.com. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.

[4] "Índia: Silas no Northeast United" [India: Silas in Northeast United] (in Portuguese). Record. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.

[5] "NorthEast United retain Miguel Garcia". Goal.com. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.

[news.asiaone.com-6] AsiaOne.com

[7] "Former Portugal winger Simao Sabrosa joins Indian Super League". ESPN FC. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.

[8] "NorthEast United sign Francis Dadzie". Goal.com. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.

[9] "Indian Super League: Andre Bikey joins NorthEast United". cameroononline.org/. cameroononline. 20 October 2015. Archived from the original on 23 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.

[10] "Kamara's signing boosts NEUFC's strike-force". NorthEast United FC. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.

[11] "James Keene Förstärker HBK" (in Swedish). Halmstads BK. 23 April 2015. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015.

[12] ""Υπέγραψε" στη ΒΕΡΟΙΑ ο Σέρχιο Κόκε!" (in Greek). Kerkida Sport. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.

[13] "Capdevila: 'Als je 36 bent, zitten clubs niet langer op je te wachten'" [Capdevila: 'Since I am 36, clubs just do not sit and wait for you'] (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.

[14] "Indian Super League: NorthEast United sign Carlos Javier Lopez". goal.com/. Goal.com. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.

[15] "NorthEast United sign French-Senegal forward Victor Mendy". sportskeeda.com/. sportskeeda. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.

[Three_out_for_season-16] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Indian Super League: Miguel Garcia, Kondwani Mtonga and Boubacar Sanogo ruled out of ISL". goal.com/en-india/. Goal.com. 15 October 2015. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2015.

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