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Chennaiyin
File:Chennaiyin FC Logo.png
Full nameChennaiyin Football Club
Nickname(s)Marina Machans
Blue Devils
Founded2014; 10 years ago (2014)
GroundJawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
Capacity26,976
OwnerAbhishek Bachchan
Vita Dani
M S Dhoni
ManagerMarco Materazzi
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Chennaiyin FC is an Indian Super League football franchise based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu which began to play in October 2014 during the inaugural season of the Indian Super League. They are the reigning champions of the Indian Super League, after winning the title in 2015. Home of Golden Boot winners.

The franchise is owned by Vita Dani, Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan and Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni.[1] Its manager is Italian World Cup-winning defender Marco Materazzi and former Liverpool, Roma left back John Arne Riise is the marquee player. The team's name Chennaiyin FC means Chennai's football club in Tamil where the 'yin' suffix is similar to Apostrophe s in English.[2] The team's logo is the Dhrishti Bommai, a representation of chasing negativity and preserving positivity in the Tamil culture.[3]

History

When the Indian Super League was founded in 2014, the city of Chennai was one of the nine proposed cities up for franchise bidding.[4] However, on 11 April 2014 it was reported that Chennai's main bidder, a consortium led by Sunil Gavaskar would drop out due to commitments with the Board of Control for Cricket in India.[5] Then, in August 2014, with two months before the 2014 ISL season, the Bangalore owners Sun Group dropped out due to disputes with the organizers.[6] Initially reports came out that the ISL organizers were looking for bidders for new owners for the Bangalore franchise before it was revealed that Ronnie Screwvala and actor Abhishek Bachchan would together bid for a Chennai team instead of a Bangalore franchise.[7] Then, on 14 August 2014, it was reported that ISL officials were inspecting the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai for the proposed team.[8]

Finally, the team was bid for by actor Abhishek Bachchan & Vita Dani, belonging to the Asian Paints family, who eventually became the co-owners of the team. On 12 September 2014, Italian World Cup winner Marco Materazzi was hired as player-manager.[9] Then, on 6 October 2014, the Indian cricket captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the joint co-owner of the club along with Vita Dani & Abhishek Bachchan. The club officially launched their jersey in the presence of co-owners Abhishek Bachchan and Vita Dani at a press conference on 9 October 2014. They also announced that Ozone Group, a prominent real estate developer, would be their principal sponsor for the season.[10]

Stadium

Main article: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
The Marina Arena
AddressIndia
LocationChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
OwnerGovernment of Tamil Nadu
Capacity38,000
Tenants
Chennaiyin FC
Tamil Nadu football team

Chennayin FC play their home matches at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai nicknamed the Marina Arena. It is a multipurpose stadium and has a capacity of 38,000.[11] It hosts football, and athletic competitions. The stadium is located at Sydenhams Road, Park Town behind the Chennai Central suburban Railway station and Ripon Building. The stadium is named after Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister and earlier hosted cricket Test Matches between 1956 and 1965.[12]

Seasons

2014 season

Main article: 2014 Chennaiyin FC season

On 15 October 2014, Chennaiyin won their first Indian Super League fixture with a 2–1 victory at FC Goa. The goals were scored by Balwant Singh, who became the first Indian player to score in the competition, and the former Brazil international Elano, who was the first marquee player to score.[13] On 28 November 2014, the club brought Alessandro Nesta, who won the World Cup for Italy alongside Materazzi, out of retirement.[14] The team finished its 14-game regular season in first place in the league.

In the semi finals, the team lost the first leg 3-0 to Kerala Blasters. In the second leg on 16 December 2014 they managed to overturn the deficit by leading 3-0 in regular time. However, in extra time a 117th-minute goal by Stephen Pearson sent Kerala through to the finals.

2015 season

Main article: 2015 Chennaiyin FC season

For the second season of Indian Super League, they managed to retain six players namely, Balwant Singh, Jayesh Rane, Dhanachandra Singh, Jeje Lalpekhlua, Harmanjot Khabra and Abhishek Das.[15] They also signed Godwin Franco and Mehrajuddin Wadoo. They were last in November, but made a comeback with six consecutive victories. They won the second season of the ISL by beating FC Goa 3-2 in the finals.

2016 season

Main article: 2016 Chennaiyin FC season

For the third season of Indian Super League, they managed to retain six players namely, Mehrajuddin Wadoo, Jayesh Rane, Dhanachandra Singh, Jeje Lalpekhlua, Harmanjot Khabra, Thoi Singh and Abhishek Das.[16]

Players and staff

Current squad

As of 18 September 2016.[17]

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 India IND Karanjit Singh
2 DF Brazil BRA Éder
3 DF India IND Nallappan Mohanraj
4 MF Netherlands NED Hans Mulder
5 DF France FRA Bernard Mendy
6 DF Norway NOR John Arne Riise
7 MF India IND Harmanjot Khabra
8 MF Italy ITA Manuele Blasi
9 FW Italy ITA Davide Succi
10 FW India IND Jayesh Rane
11 MF India IND Thoi Singh
12 FW India IND Jeje Lalpekhlua
13 DF Brazil BRA Eli Sabiá
15 DF India IND Abhishek Das
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW India IND Daniel Lalhlimpuia
17 MF India IND Dhanpal Ganesh
18 MF India IND Siam Hanghal
19 MF Brazil BRA Raphael Augusto
20 FW Italy ITA Maurizio Peluso
21 FW India IND Uttam Rai
22 MF India IND Zakeer Mundampara
25 DF India IND Dhanachandra Singh
26 DF India IND Mehrajuddin Wadoo
27 GK Jamaica JAM Duwayne Kerr
28 GK India IND Pawan Kumar
33 FW India IND Baljit Sahni
99 FW Nigeria NGA Dudu Omagbemi

Technical staff

As of September 2016[18]
Position Name
Head coach Italy Marco Materazzi
Assistant coach Italy Franco Pasqualetti
Assistant coach India Syed Sabir Pasha
Goalkeeping coach Italy Francesco Franzese

Team records

Seasons

As of 10 September 2016
Year ISL Regular season Finals Top Scorer(s)
P W D L GF GA Pts Pos. Player(s) Goals
2014 14 6 5 3 24 20 23 1st Semi-finals Brazil Elano 8
2015 14 7 1 6 25 15 22 3rd Champions Colombia Stiven Mendoza 13

Head Coach's Record

As of 10 September 2016
Name Nationality From To P W D L GF GA Win%
Marco Materazzi  Italy 21 September 2014 Present 33 16 6 11 59 43 048.48

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Period Kit Manufacturer Shirt Sponsor
2014-2015 TYKA Ozone Group
2016– Puma TVS Tyres

Possible XI for season 3

Chennayin F.C has a strong team for the season even without it's star player Stiven Mendoza, Edel Bete and an influential midfielder Elano. The trio helped in scripting the Supermachans succes story so far. But their abscence wouldn't cause any inefficiency in the team. But in order to be efficient the Starting XI should be with the right combinations.This year the team has a variety of players. Many talented and star Foreign players and talented Indian players are present in the squad. But choosing a Starting XI out of the star studded team is a challenging task. The possible XI which would be so good is as follows.

Goalkeeper: Kerr or Karanjith Singh ----- Defenders: Wadoo, Mendy, Riise/Eli Sabia, Dhanachandra Singh---- Midfielders: Thoi Singh/Siam Hanghal, Mulder/Blasi, Raphael Augusto/Khabra---- Forwards: Jeje, Succi/Peluso, Dudu/Rane/Sahni----

If Matterazi choose Kerr as his Goalie then any one of the foreign players would be replaced by an Indian. Otherwise if he opts Karanjith at the post then the outfield would be star studded with the foreigners.

References

  1. ^ "Dhoni becomes ISL team Chennaiyin FC co-owner". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Chennayin logo revealed". Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  3. ^ Sudarshan, N. (5 October 2014). "Chennaiyin Football gets Italian seasoning". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Business giants join forces to launch Indian Super League". Goal.com. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Chennai unlikely to have an ISL team". Times of India. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  6. ^ Mergulhao, Marcus. "Now, Sun Group opts out of Indian Super League". Times of India. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  7. ^ Suchindran, Aravind. "Screwvala, Abhishek may bid for Chennai franchise". Times of India. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  8. ^ Mergulhao, Marcus. "ISL: Draft for overseas players on August 21". Times of India. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  9. ^ Suchindran, Aravind (12 September 2014). "Marco Materazzi to manage Chennai Titans". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  10. ^ "Official Jersey released". Times Of India. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  11. ^ "Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai". Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  12. ^ "Nehru Stadium: Test Matches". ESPN Cricinfo. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  13. ^ Raj, Rohan (15 October 2014). "ISL: Record-breaking Chennaiyin FC romp to 2-1 win over FC Goa". India Today. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  14. ^ Davies, Jack (28 November 2014). "Alessandro Nesta comes out of retirement to join Indian Super League side Chennaiyin". Goal.com. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  15. ^ "Retain Players of Chenniyin FC in ISL 2". Footballlens. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  16. ^ "QUARTET RETURNS FROM LOAN FOR ISL 2016". Chennaiyin Football Club. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  17. ^ "First-team". Chennaiyin Football Club. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  18. ^ "Staff". Chennaiyin Football Club.
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