2016 NorthEast United FC season

NorthEast United
2016 season
Owner	John Abraham
Manager	Nelo Vingada
Stadium	Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
	← 2015

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.

Background

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

In

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
16 May 2016	MF	Jerry Mawihmingthanga	DSK Shivajians	Loan	^[4]
16 May 2016	FW	Lallianzuala Chhangte	DSK Shivajians	Loan	^[4]
25 May 2016	GK	Subrata Pal	Mumbai City	Free	^[5]
25 May 2016	DF	Nirmal Chettri		Free	^[5]
25 May 2016	DF	Shouvik Ghosh	Mohun Bagan	Loan	^[5]
25 May 2016	DF	Sumeet Passi	Sporting Goa	Free	^[5]
25 May 2016	MF	Rowllin Borges	Sporting Goa	Loan	^[5]
30 May 2016	MF	Katsumi Yusa	Mohun Bagan	Loan	^[6]
31 May 2016	DF	Maílson	Voltaço	Free	^[7]
6 June 2016	FW	Morais	São Bento	Free	^[8]
23 June 2016	MF	Fanai Lalrempuia	Pune City	Free	^[9]
24 June 2016	FW	Sasha Aneff	Syrianska	Free	^[10]
2 August 2016	DF	Gustavo	Água Santa	Free	^[11]
3 August 2016	MF	Wellington Priori	Gwangju	Free	^[12]
14 August 2016	MF	Romaric	Omonia	Free	^[13]
15 August 2016	GK	Wellington Lima	Marítimo	Loan	^[14]
27 August 2016	FW	Emiliano Alfaro	Buriram United	Free	^[15]
30 August 2016	DF	Fábio Neves	Gwangju	Free	^[16]
30 August 2016	DF	Salam Ranjan Singh	Pune	Free	^[17]
30 September 2016	FW	Robert Cullen	Seoul E-Land	Free	^[18]

Out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 January 2016	DF	Carlos Javier López	Deportivo Anzoátegui	Free	^[19]
21 June 2016	MF	Boithang Haokip	Shillong Lajong	Loan return
21 June 2016	DF	Aiborlang Khongjee	Shillong Lajong	Loan return
5 July 2016	FW	Sanju Pradhan	Pune City	Free
5 July 2016	DF	Yumnam Raju	Pune City	Free
26 July 2016	MF	Bruno	Atlético Baleares	Free
26 July 2016	DF	André Bikey	Pune City	Free
2 August 2016	MF	Siam Hanghal	Bengaluru	Loan return
16 August 2016	DF	Cédric Hengbart	Kerala Blasters	Free	^[20]
	GK	Gennaro Bracigliano
	MF	Silas	Cova da Piedade	Free
	MF	Simão
	FW	Francis Dadzie	Sporting Goa	Free
	FW	Diomansy Kamara
	FW	Victor Mendy

Released

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

Squad

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 Lima (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

Template:2016 Indian Super League season table

Results summary


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

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Matches

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Referee: Muhad Jahari

Squad Statistics

As of Match played 4 December 2016

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Indian Super League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	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 Lima	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

Place	Position	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
3	MF	6	Romaric	2	2
5	MF	10	Katsumi Yusa	1	1
5	DF	26	Shouvik Ghosh	1	1
			TOTALS	14	14

Disciplinary Record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Indian Super League		Total
1		GK	Subrata Pal	2	0	2	0
3		DF	Wellington Priori	1	0	1	0
4		DF	Nirmal Chettri	3	1	3	1
5		MF	Didier Zokora	3	0	3	0
6		MF	Romaric	4	0	4	0
9		FW	Emiliano Alfaro	6	0	6	0
10		MF	Katsumi Yusa	3	0	3	0
12		DF	Reagan Singh	1	0	1	0
13		GK	Rehenesh TP	1	0	1	0
14		MF	Rowllin Borges	4	0	4	0
16		DF	Robin Gurung	1	0	1	0
18		MF	Holicharan Narzary	1	0	1	0
19		FW	Nicolás Vélez	3	0	3	0
22		DF	Gustavo	1	0	1	0
			TOTALS	34	1	34	1

References

^ "NorthEast United FC rope in former Venezuela coach Cesar Farias". FirstPost. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
^ "Kerala Blasters 3-1 NorthEast United 2015". Soccerway.
^ "ISL 2015 Table & Results". India.com. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Chhangte and Jerry to NorthEast United". NorthEast United FC. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Five Indian Signings". NorthEast United FC (Twitter).
^ "Katsumi Yusa signs". NorthEast United FC (Twitter).
^ "Mailson Signs". NorthEast United FC (Twitter).
^ "Manoel Amorim Signs". NorthEast United FC (Twitter).
^ "Fanai Lalrempuia". NorthEast United FC (Twitter).
^ "Sasha Aneff". NorthEast United FC (Twitter).
^ "Gustavo Lazzaretti to NorthEast United FC". NorthEast United FC (Twitter).
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^ "Wellington Lima to NorthEast United". NorthEast United FC (Twitter).
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^ "Salam Ranjan Singh signs". NorthEast United FC (Twitter).
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^ "Carlos Javier Lopez vuelve al Deportivo Anzoátegui". meridiano.com.ve (in Spanish). Meridiano. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
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[1] "NorthEast United FC rope in former Venezuela coach Cesar Farias". FirstPost. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2016.

[2] "Kerala Blasters 3-1 NorthEast United 2015". Soccerway.

[3] "ISL 2015 Table & Results". India.com. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2016.

[Chhangte_and_Jerry-4] "Chhangte and Jerry to NorthEast United". NorthEast United FC. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.

[FIS-5] "Five Indian Signings". NorthEast United FC (Twitter).

[6] "Katsumi Yusa signs". NorthEast United FC (Twitter).

[7] "Mailson Signs". NorthEast United FC (Twitter).

[8] "Manoel Amorim Signs". NorthEast United FC (Twitter).

[9] "Fanai Lalrempuia". NorthEast United FC (Twitter).

[10] "Sasha Aneff". NorthEast United FC (Twitter).

[11] "Gustavo Lazzaretti to NorthEast United FC". NorthEast United FC (Twitter).

[12] "Wellington Priori signs for NorthEast United FC". NorthEast United FC (Twitter).

[13] "Romaric signs for NorthEast United". NorthEast United FC (Twitter).

[14] "Wellington Lima to NorthEast United". NorthEast United FC (Twitter).

[15] "Alfaro to NorthEast United". NorthEast United FC (Twitter).

[16] "Fabio Neves signs". NorthEast United FC (Twitter).

[17] "Salam Ranjan Singh signs". NorthEast United FC (Twitter).

[18] "NEUFC strengthens squad with Japanese striker". The NorthEast Today. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.

[19] "Carlos Javier Lopez vuelve al Deportivo Anzoátegui". meridiano.com.ve (in Spanish). Meridiano. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.

[20] "Cedric Hengbart to Kerala Blasters". Kerala Blasters FC (Twitter).

[21] "Manoel released". NorthEast United FC (Twitter).

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