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2016 NorthEast United FC season

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.

NorthEast United
2016 season
OwnerJohn Abraham
Head CoachNelo Vingada
StadiumIndira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
ISL5th
Top goalscorerLeague:
Emiliano Alfaro (5)
All:
Emiliano Alfaro (5)
Highest home attendance32,844 vs Chennaiyin
(20 October 2016)
Lowest home attendance18,673 vs Pune City
(22 November 2016)
Average home league attendance26,729
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Background edit

See also: 2015 NorthEast United FC season

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 edit

Main article: List of 2016 Indian Super League season roster changes

Pre-season edit

Loan in edit

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 edit

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date
30 August 2016[21] FW   Morais Free Agent

End-season edit

Out edit

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 edit

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 edit

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   IND Subrata Pal
3 MF   BRA Wellington Priori
4 DF   IND Nirmal Chettri
5 MF   CIV Didier Zokora
6 MF   CIV Romaric
7 FW   URU Sasha Aneff
9 FW   URU Emiliano Alfaro
10 MF   JPN Katsumi Yusa (on loan from Mohun Bagan)
11 MF   IND Seityasen Singh
12 DF   IND Reagan Singh
13 GK   IND Rehenesh TP
14 MF   IND Rowllin Borges
15 FW   IND Sumeet Passi
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF   IND Robin Gurung
17 FW   IND Lallianzuala Chhangte (on loan from DSK Shivajians)
18 MF   IND Holicharan Narzary
19 FW   ARG Nicolás Vélez
20 MF   IND Jerry Mawihmingthanga (on loan from DSK Shivajians)
21 GK   BRA Wellington de Lima Gomes (on loan from Marítimo)
22 DF   BRA Gustavo Lazzaretti
26 DF   IND Shouvik Ghosh
27 DF   BRA Mailson Alves
30 FW   JPN Robert Cullen
37 DF   IND Salam Ranjan Singh
45 MF   IND Fanai Lalrempuia

Indian Super League edit

Main article: 2016 Indian Super League season
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
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 edit

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GroundHHAAAHHHAAHAHA
ResultWWLWDLLLLDWDWL
Updated to match(es) played on 5 December 2016. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

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
4 December 2016 14 Kerala Blasters 1-0 NorthEast United Kochi
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Vineeth   30'  66'
Anto   33'
Ahmed   41'
Jhingan   61'
Belfort   79'		 Summary Chettri   36'
Alfaro   61'
Romaric   89'
Singh   90'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 55,148
Referee: Muhad Jahari

Squad statistics edit

As of Match played 4 December 2016

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Indian Super League
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 edit

Place Position Nation Number Name Indian Super League Total
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 edit

Number Nation Position Name Indian Super League Total
       
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

References edit

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