2015 Indian Super League season
The 2015 Hero Indian Super League was the 2nd season of the Indian Super League, a professional football league played in India since 2014. The season features eight teams. The regular season kicked off on 3 October and ended on 6 December, while the finals began on 11 December, which will conclude with the final match on 20 December. The defending champions Atlético de Kolkata were eliminated in the semi-finals by Chennaiyin FC. The final was played between Goa and Chennaiyin on 20 December 2015 at the Fatorda Stadium in Goa. Chennayin were crowned as champions defeating Goa 3-2 in the final.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Personnel and sponsorship
Team | Head coach | Captains | Kit manufacture | Shirt sponsors |
Atlético de Kolkata | Antonio López Habas | Borja Fernandez | Nivia | Birla Tyres |
Chennaiyin | Marco Materazzi | Elano Blumer | TYKA | Ozone Group |
Delhi Dynamos | Roberto Carlos | Hans Mulder | Puma | EKANA Sportz City |
Goa | Zico | Lúcio | Adidas | Prime Markets |
Kerala Blasters | Terry Phelan | Peter Ramage | Puma | Muthoot Group |
Mumbai City | Nicolas Anelka | Frantz Bertin | Puma | ACE Group |
NorthEast United | César Farías | Cédric Hengbart | Performax | HTC |
Pune City | David Platt | Didier Zokora | Adidas | Fair and Handsome |
Head coaching changes
Roster changes
Marquee players
Team | Marquee |
Hélder Postiga | |
Elano | |
Roberto Carlos | |
Lúcio | |
Carlos Marchena | |
Nicolas Anelka | |
Simão Sabrosa | |
Adrian Mutu |
Foreign players
Besides the marquee player, each Indian Super League side must sign at least eight foreign players with the maximum capped at 10.Atlético de Kolkata | Chennaiyin | Delhi Dynamos | Goa |
Dejan Lekić Ofentse Nato Borja Fernández Iain Hume Jaime Gavilán Tiri Sameehg Doutie Juan Calatayud Valdo Jorge Alonso | Bernard Mendy Bruno Pelissari Fikru Teferra Apoula Edel Éder Raphael Augusto Mailson Alves Manuele Blasi Alessandro Potenza Stiven Mendoza | Hans Mulder Gustavo Marmentini Chicão Florent Malouda John Arne Riise Adil Nabi Toni Doblas Richard Gadze Serginho Greene Vinícius | Grégory Arnolin Elinton Andrade Reinaldo Jofre Leo Moura Jonatan Lucca Dudu Omagbemi Luciano Sabrosa Rafael Coelho |
Kerala Blasters | Mumbai City | NorthEast United | Pune City |
Pulga Chris Dagnall João Coimbra Bruno Perone Rodrigo Arroz Peter Ramage Antonio German Josu Marcus Williams Stephen Bywater | Darren O'Dea Juan Aguilera Sony Norde Pavel Čmovš Selim Benachour Frantz Bertin Cristian Bustos Frédéric Piquionne Aitor | Cédric Hengbart Bruno Silas Diomansy Kamara Nicolás Vélez Gennaro Bracigliano Francis Dadzie André Bikey Carlos Javier López Victor Mendy | Yendrick Ruiz Steve Simonsen Nicky Shorey Didier Zokora James Bailey Tuncay Roger Johnson Diego Colotto Kalu Uche Wesley Verhoek |
League table
Playoffs
Bracket
Statistics
Top scorers
Top Indian scorers
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
Stiven Mendoza | Chennaiyin | Goa | 4–0 | 11 October 2015 |
Sunil Chhetri | Mumbai City | NorthEast United | 5–1 | 28 October 2015 |
Iain Hume | Atlético de Kolkata | Mumbai City | 4–1 | 1 November 2015 |
Dudu Omagbemi | Goa | Mumbai City | 7–0 | 17 November 2015 |
Thongkhosiem Haokip | Goa | Mumbai City | 7–0 | 17 November 2015 |
Stiven Mendoza | Chennaiyin | Kerala Blasters | 4–1 | 21 November 2015 |
Iain Hume | Atlético de Kolkata | Pune City | 4–1 | 27 November 2015 |
Reinaldo | Goa | Kerala Blasters | 5–1 | 29 November 2015 |
Clean Sheets
Attendance
Average home attendances
"Change" refers to change in figures wrt previous edition of the tournament.Highest attendances
Rank | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance | Date | Stadium |
1 | Atlético de Kolkata | 2 - 1 | Chennaiyin | 68,340 | Salt Lake Stadium | |
2 | Kerala Blasters | 0 - 1 | Delhi Dynamos | 62,087 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | |
3 | Kerala Blasters | 0 - 0 | Mumbai City | 61,483 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | |
4 | Atlético de Kolkata | 2 - 3 | Mumbai City FC | 61,276 | Salt Lake Stadium | |
5 | Atlético de Kolkata | 2 - 1 | Kerala Blasters | 61,237 | Salt Lake Stadium | |
6 | Kerala Blasters | 2 - 3 | Atlético de Kolkata | 60,251 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | |
7 | Kerala Blasters | 3 - 1 | NorthEast United | 60,017 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | |
8 | Atlético de Kolkata | 4 - 0 | Goa | 51,047 | Salt Lake Stadium | |
9 | Atlético de Kolkata | 4 - 1 | Pune City | 48,721 | Salt Lake Stadium | |
10 | Kerala Blasters | 1 - 1 | Chennaiyin | 47,852 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
Source:Official club websites and .