2020–21 Chennaiyin FC season

The 2020–21 Chennaiyin FC season was the club's seventh season since its establishment in 2014 and their seventh season in the Indian Super League

Chennaiyin
2020–2021 season
OwnerAbhishek Bachchan
MS Dhoni
Vita Dani
Head CoachCsaba László
StadiumGMC Athletic Stadium, Bambolim[1]
Indian Super League8th
Top goalscorerLeague: Isma
Lallianzuala Chhangte(4 goals)

All: Isma
Lallianzuala Chhangte(4 goals)
Highest home attendance🔒 Closed Doors
Lowest home attendance🔒 Closed Doors
Average home league attendance🔒 Closed Doors
Biggest winJFC 1-2 CFC

(24 November 2020) FCG 1-2 CFC

(19 December 2020)

OFC 1-2 CFC

(13 January 2021)
Biggest defeatCFC 1-4 HFC (4 January 2021)

Technical staff

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As of 28 October 2020

Coaching Staff

Position Name
Head Coach   Csaba László
Assistant Coach   Admir Kozlić
Assistant Coach   Syed Sabir Pasha
Goalkeeping Coach  Martin Raška
Sports Scientist   Csaba Gabris

Management Staff

Position Name
Team Manager   Arihant Jain
Reserve and Academy coach   Santosh Kashyap[2]
Chief Technical Officer(Scout)   Amoy Ghoshal[3]

Board of Directors

Position Name
Owner   MS Dhoni
Owner   Abhishek Bachchan
Owner   Vita Dani

Players

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[4][5] 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 Karanjit Singh
2 DF   IND Reagan Singh
3 DF   IND Lalchhuanmawia
5 DF   BIH Enes Sipović
7 MF   IND Lallianzuala Chhangte
8 DF   IND Edwin Sydney Vanspaul
9 FW   SVK Jakub Sylvestr
10 DF   BRA Rafael Crivellaro (Captain; Injured in mid season)
11 MF   IND Thoi Singh
13 DF   BRA Eli Sabiá (Captain)
14 MF   ESP Manuel Lanzarote
15 MF   IND Anirudh Thapa (Vice Captain)
16 MF   IND Sinivasan Pandiyan
17 MF   IND Dhanpal Ganesh
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF   IND Jerry Lalrinzuala
19 MF   TJK Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev
20 MF   BRA Memo
21 MF   IND Abhijit Sarkar
22 MF   IND Deepak Tangri
23 DF   IND Remi Aimol
24 FW   IND Rahim Ali
26 GK   IND BY Revanth
27 GK   IND Samik Mitra
28 MF   IND Germanpreet Singh
29 FW   IND Aman Chetri
31 GK   IND Vishal Kaith
35 DF   IND Balaji Ganesan
36 DF   IND Aqib Nawab
99 FW   GNB Isma

In bold:Winter Transfer

Transfer

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Transfers in

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Entry date Pos. No. Player From club Transfer Type Ref.
27 August 2020 GK 27   Samik Mitra   Indian Arrows Free Transfer [6]
27 August 2020 FW 29   Aman Chetri   Chennaiyin FC II N/A [6]
13 September 2020 DF 2   Reagan Singh   NorthEast United FC Free Transfer [7]
13 September 2020 DF 3   Lalchhuanmawia   Odisha FC Free Transfer [7]
21 September 2020 DF 5   Enes Sipović   Umm Salal SC Free Transfer [8]
4 October 2020 DF 20  Memo  Jamshedpur FC Free Transfer [9]
11 October 2020 FW 99  Esmaël Gonçalves  Matsumoto Yamaga FC Free Transfer [10]
15 October 2020 FW 19  Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev  FK Khujand ₹2.50M [11]
20 October 2020 FW 9  Jakub Sylvestr  Hapoel Haifa F.C. Free Transfer [12]
28 October 2020 GK 26  BY Revanth   Chennaiyin FC II N/A [13]
28 October 2020 DF 35  Balaji Ganesan   Chennaiyin FC II N/A [13]
28 October 2020 DF 36  Aqib Nawab   Chennaiyin FC II N/A [13]
11 January 2021 MF 14  Manuel Lanzarote  UE Sant Andreu Free Transfer [14]

In bold:Winter transfer

Transfers out

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Exit date Pos. No. Player To club Transfer Type Ref.
8 August 2020 FW 9   Nerijus Valskis   Jamshedpur Free Transfer
25 August 2020 FW 10   Dragoș Firțulescu Free Agent -
7 September 2020 DF 3   Tondonba Singh   Mumbai Free Transfer
3 September 2020 DF 26   Laldinliana Renthlei   Jamshedpur Free Transfer
7 September 2020 GK 33   Sanjiban Ghosh   Northeast Free Transfer
7 September 2020 DF 25   Zohmingliana Ralte   Sudeva Free Transfer
7 September 2020 MF 5   Masih Saighani Free Agent -
8 September 2020 DF 6   Lucian Goian Free Agent -
8 September 2020 FW 12   Jeje Lalpekhlua   East Bengal Free Transfer
11 March 2021 FW 9  Jakub Sylvestr  Zalgiris Free Transfer
20 March 2021 FW 19  Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev  ZSKA Dushanbe Free Transfer

In bold:Winter Transfer

Preseason and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Cancelled

Owing the COVID-19 pandemic, all the clubs including Chennaiyin FC couldn't have a proper preseason. The preseason time was cut short this season. The Chennaiyin began their preseason against one of their fellow Indian Super League opponent, Mumbai City FC on 2 November 2020.[15]

2 November 2020 Friendly   Chennaiyin 0–1   Mumbai City Goa, India
16:00 IST Report
  • Le Fondre  
8 November 2020 Friendly   Chennaiyin 0–3   Goa Goa, India
16:00 IST Report
15 November 2020 Friendly   Chennaiyin 2–1   Odisha Goa, India
16:00 IST
Report

Competitions

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Indian Super League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Jamshedpur 20 7 6 7 21 22 −1 27
7 Bengaluru 20 5 7 8 26 28 −2 22
8 Chennaiyin 20 3 11 6 17 23 −6 20
9 East Bengal 20 3 8 9 22 33 −11 17
10 Kerala Blasters 20 3 8 9 23 36 −13 17
Source: Indian Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots

Result summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
20 3 11 6 17 23  −6 20 0 7 3 7 12  −5 3 4 3 10 11  −1

Last updated: 28 October 2020.
Source: [1]

Results by round
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Round1234567891011121314151617181920
GroundAHHAAAAHHHAHAHAAHHHA
ResultWDLLDWDDLDWDLDLDLDDD
Position13688877885665668888
Source: [2]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

  Win   Draw   Loss   Cancelled

Matches

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24 November 2020 1 Jamshedpur 1–2 Chennaiyin Vasco
19:30 IST Valskis   37' Report Thapa   1'
Isma   26' (pen.)
Crivellaro   43'
Kaith   69'
Tangri   70'
Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Santosh Kumar
Man of the Match: Anirudh Thapa (Chennaiyin)
29 November 2020 2 Chennaiyin 0–0 Kerala Blasters Bambolim
19:30 IST R. Singh   20' Report Koné   45'
Cidoncha   74'
Karuthadathkuni   83'
Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
Man of the Match: Albino Gomes (Kerala Blasters)
4 December 2020 3 Chennaiyin 0–1 Bengaluru Bambolim
19:30 IST Sabia   21'
Crivellaro   48'
R. Singh   54'
Report Chhetri   56' (pen.)
Kuruniyan   7'
Wangjam   51'
Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
Man of the Match: Suresh Singh Wangjam (Bengaluru)
9 December 2020 4 Mumbai City 2–1 Chennaiyin Bambolim
19:30 IST Santana   45+4'   90'
Le Fondre   74'
Dakshinamurthy   63'
M. Singh   66'
Boumous   88'
Report Sylvestr   40'
G. Singh   42'
Sabia   45'
R. Singh   46'
Crivellaro   88'
Stadium: GMC Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: L Ajitkumar Meitei
Man of the Match: Mourtada Fall (MCFC)
13 December 2020 5 Northeast United 0–0 Chennaiyin Vasco
17:00 IST Machado  36'
Lambot  81'
Report Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
Man of the Match: khassa Camara (NEUFC)
19 December 2020 6 Goa 1–2 Chennaiyin Margao
19:30 IST
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Harish Kundu
Man of the Match: Rafael Crivellaro (CFC)
26 December 2020 7 East Bengal 2–2 Chennaiyin Vasco
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Harish Kundu
Man of the Match: Matti Steinmann (East Bengal)
29 December 2020 8 Chennaiyin 0–0 ATK Mohun Bagan Bambolim
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: A Rowan
Man of the Match: Arindam Bhattacharya (ATK)
4 January 2021 (2021-01-04) 9 Chennaiyin 1–4 Hyderabad Bambolim
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) Ali   42'
Thapa   67'
Chhangte   87'
Memo   89'
Report Chianese   50'
Narzary   53', 79'
Victor   74'
Stadium: GMC Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mb Santhosh Kumar
Man of the Match: Narzary (HFC)
10 January 2021 10 Chennaiyin 0–0 Odisha Bambolim
17:00 IST Enes Sipovic  24'
Jerry Lalrinzuala  41'
Report Jacob Tratt  83' Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Crystal John
Man of the Match: Lallianzuala Chhangte (CFC)
13 January 2021 11 Odisha 1–2 Chennaiyin Bambolim
19:30 IST Shubham Sarangi  48'
Diego Mauricio  64'
Steven Taylor  90'
Cole Alexander  90+6'
Report Isma  15,21' (pen.)
Jerry Lalrinzuala  57'
Ali  71'
Thoi Singh  79'
Enes Sipovic  88'
Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ranjit Baksi
Man of the Match: Anirudh Thapa (CFC)
18 January 2021 12 Chennaiyin 0–0 East Bengal Bambolim
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
Man of the Match: Debjit Majumder (East bengal)
21 January 2021 13 ATK Mohun Bagan 1–0 Chennaiyin Margao
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: A Rowan
Man of the Match: Williams (ATK)
25 January 2021 14 Chennaiyin 1–1 Mumbai City Bambolim
19:30 IST Report
Stadium: GMC Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: MB Santhosh Kumar
Man of the Match: Amey Ranawade (MCFC)
31 February 2021 15 Hyderabad 2–0 Chennaiyin Vasco
17:00 IST Sandaza   28'
Santana   66'
Chianese   83'
Alberg   90+6'
Report Singh   11'
Memo   59'
Tangri   87'
Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: A Rowan
Man of the Match: Rai (HFC)
5 February 2021 16 Bengaluru 0–0 Chennaiyin Margao
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee
Man of the Match: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (BFC)
10 February 2021 17 Chennaiyin 0–1 Jamshedpur Bambolim
19:30 IST Manuel Lanzarote   66'
Memo   68'
Report Peter Hartley  74'
Enes Sipovic  90' (o.g.)
Ricky Lallawmawma  90'
Stadium: GMC Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
Man of the Match: Stephen Eze (JFC)
13 February 2021 18 Chennaiyin 2–2 Goa Bambolim
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: GMC Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Crystal John
Man of the Match: Ishan Pandita (FCG)
18 February 2021 19 Chennaiyin 3–3 NorthEast United Bambolim
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Banerjee Pranjal
21 February 2021 20 Kerala Blasters 1–1 Chennaiyin Bambolim
19:30 IST Hooper  29' (pen.)
Jordan Murray  72'
Report Memo  4'
Fatkhullo  10'
Enes Sipovic  31'   80'
Deepak Tangri  51'

Thoi Singh  56'

Vishal Kaith  90'
Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Pratik Mondal
Man of the Match: Chhangte (CFC)

Squad statistics

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Squad statistics

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ISL Super Cup Total
Games played 20 0 20
Games won 3 0 3
Games drawn 11 0 11
Games lost 6 0 6
Goals scored 17 0 17
Goals conceded 23 0 23
Goal difference -6 0 -6
Clean sheets 6 0 6
Yellow cards 46 0 46
Red cards 1 0 1

Statistics

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2020-21 Indian Super League season Statistics

Goal scorers

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Rank Player Name Goals
1   Isma 4
  Lallianzuala Chhangte
2   Anirudh Thapa 2
  Rahim Ali
  Jakub Sylvestr
3   Rafael Crivellaro 1
  Manuel Lanzarote
  Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev

Assists

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Rank Player Name Assists
1  Jakub Sylvestr 4
2  Edwin Vanspaul 2
3  Lallianzuala Chhangte 1
  Rafael Crivellaro
  Isma

  Reagan Singh

Yellow cards

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Rank Player Name Yellow Cards
1   Reagan Singh 6
2  Deepak Tangri 4
  Enes Sipovic
  Memo

  Jerry Lalrinzuala

3  Rafael Crivellaro 3
  Thoi Singh
  Eli Sabia

  Vishal Kaith

4  Manuel Lanzarote 2
  Germanpreet Singh
  Rahim Ali

  Isma

5  Anirudh Thapa 1
  Edwin Sydney Vanspaul
  Jakub Sylvestr

  Lallianzuala Chhangte

Red cards

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Rank Player Name Red Cards
1   Enes Sipovic 1

References

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  1. ^ Mergulhao, Marcus (18 August 2020). "ISL opts for league standings to decide groups and home grounds". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Reserve team coach Santosh Kashyap highlights Chennaiyin FC's commitment to youth | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Amoy Ghoshal - Chennaiyin FC's 'brain behind the scenes' adds another golden feather to his cap". Archived from the original on 27 April 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Squad".
  5. ^ "Chennaiyin FC Squad Details, Team".
  6. ^ a b "Chennaiyin FC youngsters Remi Aimol, Samik Mitra and Aman Chetri pen new multi-year contracts". 27 August 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Full-backs Chhuantea Fanai and Reagan Singh join Chennaiyin FC for 2020-21 season". 13 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Bosnian central defender Enes Sipović signs for Chennaiyin FC". 21 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Experienced ISL star Memo signs for Chennaiyin FC". 4 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Portuguese forward Isma joins Chennaiyin FC". 11 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Chennaiyin FC sign Tajikistan's most-capped international Fatkhulo Fatkhulloev". 15 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Slovakian forward Jakub Sylvestr signs for Chennaiyin FC". 20 October 2020.
  13. ^ a b c "Chennaiyin FC promote Chennai goalkeeper BY Revanth to senior team; sign youngsters Ganesan Balaji and Aqib Nawab". 28 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Chennaiyin FC sign Spanish midfielder Manuel Lanzarote till end of the season". 11 January 2021.
  15. ^ @MarcusMergulhao (3 November 2011). "Message" (Tweet) – via Twitter. [dead link]