2015 NorthEast United FC season

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

NorthEast United
2015 season
ChairmanJohn Abraham
Head CoachCésar Farías
StadiumIndira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
ISL5th
Top goalscorerLeague: Nicolás Vélez (5)
All: Nicolás Vélez (5)
Highest home attendance30,319
Lowest home attendance15,123
Average home league attendance24,588
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Transfers

Pre-season

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

During the season

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Squad

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
14MF  INDBoithang Haokip (on loan from Shillong Lajong)
17MF  INDAlen Deory
19FW  ARGNicolás Vélez
20MF  PORSimão Sabrosa
21DF  INDRobin Gurung (on loan from Shillong Lajong)
22MF  INDSiam Hanghal (on loan from Bengaluru FC)
23FW  GHAFrancis Dadzie
28GK  INDLalthuammawia Ralte (on loan from Bengaluru FC)
38DF  CMRAndré Bikey
39FW  SENDiomansy Kamara
44DF  ARGCarlos Javier López
77FW  SENVictor Mendy

Injured

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

Technical staff

PositionName
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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
3Chennaiyin (C)147162515+1022Advance to ISL Play-offs
4Delhi Dynamos146441820−222
5NorthEast United146261823−520
6Mumbai City144461626−1016
7Pune City144371723−615
Source: Indian Super League standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
146261623 −720403911 −2223712 −5

Last updated: 3 December 2015.
Source: Matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314
GroundAAHHHAAAAHHAHH
ResultLLLWWLDWWLWDLW
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'
ReportHanghal  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.)
ReportSilas  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'
ReportJonatan 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'
ReportBlasi  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'ReportAnto  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'
ReportHaokip 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'
ReportRaju  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 ISTReportSimao 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'
ReportLópez  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'
ReportDagnall 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'
ReportRodrigues  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'
ReportMendy 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'
ReportChicão  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'
ReportBailey 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.PosNatPlayerTotalIndian Super League
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK  FRAGennaro Bracigliano2020
2DF  INDAiborlang Khongjee8080
3DF  INDMarlangki Suting100+10
4DF  INDZohmingliana Ralte2020
5DF  FRACédric Hengbart12011+10
6DF  INDYumnam Raju1009+10
7MF  INDSanju Pradhan1105+60
8MF  ESPBruno1218+41
9FW  INDHolicharan Narzary301+20
10MF  PORSilas12110+21
11MF  INDSatiyasen Singh6161
12DF  INDReagan Singh1109+20
13GK  INDRehenesh TP120120
14MF  INDBoithang Haokip513+21
17MF  INDAlen Deory201+10
19FW  ARGNicolás Vélez1457+75
20MF  PORSimão1036+43
21DF  INDRobin Gurung503+20
22MF  INDSiam Hanghal12011+10
23FW  GHAFrancis Dadzie1118+31
38DF  CMRAndré Bikey9191
39FW  SENDiomansy Kamara12310+23
44DF  ARGCarlos Javier López9090
77FW  SENVictor Mendy413+11
Players who left NorthEast United due to injury during the season:
15DF  PORMiguel Garcia1010
18MF  ZAMKondwani Mtonga0000
27FW  CIVBoubacar Sanogo0000

Goal scorers

PlacePositionNationNumberNameIndian Super LeagueTotal
1FW 19Nicolás Vélez55
2MF 20Simão33
FW 39Diomansy Kamara33
5FW 23Francis Dadzie11
MF 14Boithang Haokip11
MF 10Silas11
MF 8Bruno11
FW 77Victor Mendy11
MF 11Satiyasen Singh11
DF 38André Bikey11
TOTALS1717

Disciplinary record

NumberNationPositionNameIndian Super LeagueTotal
6 MFYumnam Raju3030
7 MFSanju Pradhan2020
8 MFBruno3030
10 MFSilas3030
11 MFSatiyasen Singh1010
12 DFReagan Singh1010
19 FWNicolás Vélez1010
20 MFSimão1010
21 DFRobin Gurung1010
22 MFSiam Hanghal3030
38 DFAndré Bikey3030
39 FWDiomansy Kamara6060
44 DFCarlos Javier López5050
TOTALS330330

References