The 2016 Delhi Dynamos FC season was club's third season since its establishment in 2014 and also their third season in the Indian Super League.
| 2016 season | |
|---|---|
| Owner |  GMS Inc. |
| Head Coach |  Gianluca Zambrotta |
| Stadium | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
| ISL | 3rd |
| ISL Playoffs | Semi-final |
Background edit
After the end of the 2014 ISL season, Delhi Dynamos parted ways with their inaugural season head coach, Harm van Veldhoven. Soon after, Roberto Carlos, was named as the new head coach for the 2015 season.[1] The season began for Delhi Dynamos with a 2–0 loss to the Goa on 4 October.[2] The team ended the season with six wins through fourteen matches and qualified for the finals.[3] In the finals, the Delhi Dynamos took on Goa. In the home-leg, the Dynamos won 1–0 with Robin Singh scoring the winner.[4] However, in the away second-leg, the Dynamos lost 3–0 and were thus knocked-out of the ISL finals 3–1 aggregate.[5]
Player movement edit
Retained players edit
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Domestic edit
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Signings edit
| Position | Player | Old club | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Kean Lewis
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Mohun Bagan
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21 June 2016 | [9] |
Indian Super League edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mumbai City | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 23 | Advance to ISL Play-offs |
| 2 | Kerala Blasters | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 22 | |
| 3 | Delhi Dynamos | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 21 | |
| 4 | Atlético de Kolkata (C) | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 20 | |
| 5 | NorthEast United | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 18 |
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
Player statistics edit
| # | Position | Player | GP | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Sanjiban Ghosh |
0 | 0 | |
| GK |  Toni Doblas |
0 | 0 | |
| DF | Anas Edathodika |
0 | 0 | |
| MF | Kean Lewis |
0 | 0 | |
| MF | Souvik Chakraborty |
0 | 0 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Bali, Rahul (9 July 2015). "Roberto Carlos named marquee player for Delhi Dynamos". Goal.com. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ "FC Goa 2-0 Delhi Dynamos 2015". Soccerway.
- ^ "ISL 2015 Table & Results". India.com. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ "Delhi Dynamos 1-0 FC Goa". Soccerway.
- ^ "FC Goa thrash Delhi Dynamos 3-0 to breeze into ISL final". Zee News. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ "Toni Doblas retained". Delhi Dynamos (twitter).
- ^ "Sanjiban Ghosh retained". Delhi Dynamos (twitter).
- ^ "Anas Edathodika Retained". Delhi Dynamos FC (Twitter).
- ^ a b "Souvik and Kean Lewis". Delhi Dynamos FC. Archived from the original on 26 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.