2015 Atlético de Kolkata season

Atlético de Kolkata
2015 season
Head Coach	Antonio López Habas
Stadium	Salt Lake Stadium
ISL	Semi-Finals
Top goalscorer	Iain Hume (11 goals)
Highest home attendance	68,340; (vs Chennaiyin; 16 December 2015)
Lowest home attendance	35,437; (vs Chennaiyin; 18 November 2015)
Average home league attendance	51,056
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The 2015 season was Atlético de Kolkata's second season in the Indian Super League. They started their second season as the defending champions, and ended the season as the semi-finalists.

Background

On 15 May 2015, Atlético de Kolkata's board announced that they would retain former Bolivia and Valencia CF manager Antonio Lopez Habas for the 2015 season. It was under him that the team had won the title in 2014. However, in spite of their first season, the team decided in retaining just 7 players from their squad of 2014, including 3 foreigners. The team signed 5 Indians and 10 foreigners from the open market.^[1] This was followed by 7 more domestic signings from the Draft.^[2]

On 29 July 2015, the team signed Portuguese international Hélder Postiga as its marquee player.^[3]

On 25 August 2015, the team went on pre season tour to Madrid, Spain where they trained for a month.

Pre-season friendlies

3 September 2015 Exhibition match	Atlético de Kolkata	9 – 0	Gimnástica Segoviana - B	Segovia, Spain
	Postiga Hume Raja Gavilán Izumi Valdo	Report		Stadium: Los Angeles de San Rafael ground

10 September 2015 Exhibition match	Atlético de Kolkata	2 - 0	Alcobendas CF	Madrid, Spain
	Borja Hume

16 September 2015 Exhibition match	Atlético de Kolkata	3 - 1	CDA Navalcarnero	Madrid, Spain
	Lara Postiga		N/A

27 September 2015 Exhibition match	Atlético de Kolkata	4 – 2	Aryan F.C.	Kolkata, India
	Gavilán Singh Lara Sahni	Report	N/A	Stadium: Mohun Bagan Club Ground

Players

On 5 June 2015, the team acquired Canadian international forward Iain Hume, whose five goals had helped Kerala to the final of the previous season.^[4] In the second season's domestic draft, Atlético de Kolkata had the first pick, choosing Pune F.C. goalkeeper Amrinder Singh for a fee of 4.5 lakhs; their most expensive purchase was that of defender Augustin Fernandes for 26 lakhs.^[5] On 29 July, with García released due to his injury record, the team brought in Portugal international forward Hélder Postiga as their new marquee player; aged 32, he became the youngest such player in the league.^[6] They finalized their squad of 26, for the year, by 29 July 2015.

On 4 November, the team decided to sign last year final's goalscorer Mohammed Rafique replacing Lalchhawnkima who was ruled out due to Dengue.^[7]

On 11 November 2015, the team announced the signing of Serbian international Dejan Lekić to replace injured Josemi^[8]

On 16 November 2015, the team announced replacement for another injured player Javi Lara, who found it hard to recover quickly from a groin injury. For him, another Spanish midfielder Jorge Alonso was signed.^[9]

Current squad

As of 18 November 2015.^[10]

No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1	Juan Calatayud	(1979-12-21) 21 December 1979 (age 44)
13	Amrinder Singh (on loan from Pune)	(1993-05-27) 27 May 1993 (age 31)
26	Kunzang Bhutia	(1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 (age 30)
Defenders
3	Nallappan Mohanraj	(1989-02-23) 23 February 1989 (age 35)
4	Tiri	(1991-01-09) 9 January 1991 (age 33)
5	Arnab Mondal (on loan from East Bengal)	(1989-09-25) 25 September 1989 (age 35)
12	Denzil Franco	(1986-06-30) 30 June 1986 (age 38)
19	Syed Rahim Nabi	(1985-12-14) 14 December 1985 (age 38)
20	Rino Anto (on loan from Bengaluru FC)	(1988-01-03) 3 January 1988 (age 36)
24	Augustin Fernandes (on loan from Salgaocar)	(1988-10-13) 13 October 1988 (age 36)
Midfielders
8	Jaime Gavilán	(1985-05-12) 12 May 1985 (age 39)
10	Borja Fernández	(1981-01-14) 14 January 1981 (age 43)
11	Valdo	(1981-04-23) 23 April 1981 (age 43)
15	Clifford Miranda	(1982-07-11) 11 July 1982 (age 42)
16	Jewel Raja	(1990-01-19) 19 January 1990 (age 34)
21	Arata Izumi	(1982-07-31) 31 July 1982 (age 42)
22	Sameehg Doutie	(1989-05-31) 31 May 1989 (age 35)
23	Ofentse Nato	(1989-10-01) 1 October 1989 (age 35)
85	Jorge Alonso	(1985-01-05) 5 January 1985 (age 39)
Forwards
6	Baljit Sahni (on loan from East Bengal)	(1987-01-12) 12 January 1987 (age 37)
7	Iain Hume	(1983-10-30) 30 October 1983 (age 41)
9	Hélder Postiga	(1982-08-02) 2 August 1982 (age 42)
14	Nadong Bhutia	(1993-11-25) 25 November 1993 (age 30)
18	Sushil Kumar Singh (on loan from Shillong Lajong)	(1982-01-03) 3 January 1982 (age 42)
28	Mohammed Rafique (on loan from East Bengal)	(1992-09-20) 20 September 1992 (age 32)
30	Dejan Lekić	(1985-06-07) 7 June 1985 (age 39)

Competitions

Indian Super League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Goa	14	7	4	3	29	20	+9	25	Advance to ISL Play-offs
2	Atlético de Kolkata	14	7	2	5	26	17	+9	23
3	Chennaiyin (C)	14	7	1	6	25	15	+10	22
4	Delhi Dynamos	14	6	4	4	18	20	−2	22
5	NorthEast United	14	6	2	6	18	23	−5	20

Source: Indian Super League standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

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
16	8	2	6	28	21	+7	26	5	0	3	16	9	+7	3	2	3	12	12	0

Last updated: 16 December 2015.
Source: Matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Ground	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	H
Result	W	D	W	L	L	L	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	L
Position	1	4	4	1	3	5	6	5	6	4	2	1	1	2

Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2015. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

League Stage

3 October 2015 1	Chennaiyin FC	2 – 3	Atlético de Kolkata	Chennai
19:00 IST	Khabra 6' Jeje 31' L.Ralte 59' Elano 89' (pen.) B.Singh 90+1'	Report	Postiga 13', 70' Sahni 39' Valdo 76' Mondal 84'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai) Attendance: 29,923 Referee: Matt Conger

7 October 2015 2	FC Goa	1 – 1	Atlético de Kolkata	Goa
19:00 IST	Devadas 58' Almeida 81' 90' Jofre 83' V.Fernandes 90+5'	Report	Izumi 13' Borja 42' Gavilán 45' Nato 48' Sahni 61' 62' A.Fernandes 84' Valdo 88'	Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 17,634 Referee: Santosh Kumar

13 October 2015 3	Atlético de Kolkata	2 – 1	Kerala Blasters FC	Kolkata
19:00 IST	Izumi 6' Lara 53'	Report	Josu 44' R.Singh 46' Hossain 63' 89' Dagnall 80'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 61,237 Referee: Matt Conger

17 October 2015 4	FC Pune City	1 – 0	Atlético de Kolkata	Pune
19:00 IST	J.Singh 2'	Report	Mohanraj 56' Josemi 73'	Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex Attendance: 9,087

23 October 2015 5	NorthEast United FC	1 – 0	Atlético de Kolkata	Guwahati
19:00 IST	Vélez 77'	Report	Anto 22' Nato 68' Mondal 90'	Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Attendance: 24,689

29 October 2015 6	Atlético de Kolkata	0 – 1	Delhi Dynamos FC	Kolkata
19:00 IST	Sahni 45+1' Hume 56'	Report	Riise 45' Chakraborty 71' 80' Chicão 86' Dos Santos 90+3' 90+4'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 41,145

1 November 2015 7	Mumbai City FC	1 – 4	Atlético de Kolkata	Mumbai
19:00 IST	Ashutosh 48' Benachour 71'	Report	Hume 34', 45' (pen.), 82' Borja 52' Augustin 77' 89'	Stadium: DY Patil Stadium Attendance: 27,435 Referee: Santosh Kumar

7 November 2015 8	Atlético de Kolkata	0 – 1	NorthEast United FC	Kolkata
19:00 IST		Report	Simao 9' (pen.) Carlos 20' Bruno 74' Silas 83'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 38,456 Referee: D.J. Ganter

10 November 2015 9	Kerala Blasters FC	2 – 3	Atlético de Kolkata	Kochi
19:00 IST	German 42' (pen.), 85' Mehtab 52'	Report	Mohanraj 29' 68' Denzil 41' Izumi 84', 90'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 60,251 Referee: Hai Tan

14 November 2015 10	Delhi Dynamos FC	1 – 1	Atlético de Kolkata	Delhi
19:00 IST	Gadze 61' Anas 70'	Report	Hume 27' Tiri 73' Gavilan 85' Rino 88'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 18,336 Referee: N.R.Gamini

18 November 2015 11	Atlético de Kolkata	2 – 1	Chennaiyin FC	Kolkata
19:00 IST	Doutie 45' Hume 63' Valdo 90'	Report	Augusto 27' D. Singh 45' Fikru 80' Augusto 82' Pelissari 94'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 35,437 Referee: N.R.Gamini

22 November 2015 12	Atlético de Kolkata	4 – 0	FC Goa	Kolkata
19:00 IST	Doutie 20', 78' Borja 22' Hume 68' (pen.)	Report	Devadas 58' Colaco 67' Lúcio 81'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 51,047 Referee: Arumughan Rowan

27 November 2015 13	Atlético de Kolkata	4 – 1	FC Pune City	Kolkata
19:00 IST	Hume 9', 47', 83' 31' Nato 38' Lekić 90'	Report	Lyngdoh 27' Manish 45' Mutu 86'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 48,721 Referee: Ali Shaban

4 December 2015 14	Atlético de Kolkata	2 – 3	Mumbai City FC	Kolkata
19:00 IST	Hume 45' (pen.) Gavilán 49' Tiri 81' Valdo 88' Izumi 90' Borja 90'	Report	Norde 26', 90' Čmovš 45' Bertin 78' Chhetri 82' (pen.) 86' Subrata 88'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 61,726 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov

Semi-Finals

12 December 2015 First Leg	Chennaiyin FC	3 – 0	Atlético de Kolkata	Pune
19:00 IST	Blasi 37' Pelissari 38' Lalpekhlua 57' Mendoza 68'	Report		Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex Attendance: 7,965 Referee: Santosh Kumar

16 December 2015 Second Leg	Atlético de Kolkata	2 – 1 (Agg: 2 – 4)	Chennaiyin FC	Kolkata
19:00 IST	Lekić 22' Mohanraj 55' Augustin 66' Tiri 84' Hume 87'	Report	Elano 37' Thoi 55' Fikru 90+'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 68,340 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto

Player statistics

Goal Scorers

No.	Position	Player	Goal(s)	Appearance(s).
7	FW	Hume	11	16
21	MF	Izumi	5	11
22	MF	Doutie	3	12
9	FW	Postiga	2	1
30	FW	Lekić	2	6
11	MF	Valdo	1	10
10	MF	Borja	1	15
2	MF	Lara	1	6
24	DF	Augustin	1	13
3	DF	Mohanraj	1	6
Total			28	–

Last updated: 16 December 2015.
Source: Matches

Assists Table

No.	Position	Player	Assist(s)	Appearance(s).
22	MF	Doutie	6	12
8	MF	Gavilán	3	16
7	FW	Hume	3	16
2	MF	Lara	1	6
10	MF	Borja	1	15
21	MF	Izumi	1	11
23	MF	Nato	1	12
30	FW	Lekić	1	6
Total			17	–

Last updated: 16 December 2015.
Source: Matches

References

^ IANS (15 May 2015). "Atletico de Kolkata Retain Coach Antonio Habas, Sign New Indian Players for 2015 ISL". NDTV Sports. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
^ "2015 ISL Domestic Player Draft: As it Happened".
^ "Atlético sign Helder Postiga".
^ "Atletico de Kolkata sign Canadian forward Iain Hume". The Times of India. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
^ "ISL 2015 Domestic Players Draft: As it happened". SportsKeeda. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
^ Bhattacharya, Nilesh (30 July 2015). "In big coup, Atletico de Kolkata rope in Portugal World Cupper Helder Postiga". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
^ "Atletico de Kolkata sign Indian midfielder Rafique". Zee News. PTI. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
^ Mitra, Atanu (11 November 2015). "Indian Super League: Atlético de Kolkata agree terms with Serbia International Dejan Lekić". Retrieved 12 November 2015.
^ Majumdar, Rajarshi (17 November 2015). "Will new signings Dejan Lekic and Jorge Alonso power Atletico de Kolkata to the semi finals of ISL 2015?". International Business Times, Indian Edition. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
^ "Squad". Indian Super League.

[1] IANS (15 May 2015). "Atletico de Kolkata Retain Coach Antonio Habas, Sign New Indian Players for 2015 ISL". NDTV Sports. Retrieved 23 October 2018.

[2] "2015 ISL Domestic Player Draft: As it Happened".

[3] "Atlético sign Helder Postiga".

[4] "Atletico de Kolkata sign Canadian forward Iain Hume". The Times of India. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.

[5] "ISL 2015 Domestic Players Draft: As it happened". SportsKeeda. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.

[6] Bhattacharya, Nilesh (30 July 2015). "In big coup, Atletico de Kolkata rope in Portugal World Cupper Helder Postiga". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 August 2015.

[Rafique_signed-7] "Atletico de Kolkata sign Indian midfielder Rafique". Zee News. PTI. Retrieved 4 November 2015.

[8] Mitra, Atanu (11 November 2015). "Indian Super League: Atlético de Kolkata agree terms with Serbia International Dejan Lekić". Retrieved 12 November 2015.

[9] Majumdar, Rajarshi (17 November 2015). "Will new signings Dejan Lekic and Jorge Alonso power Atletico de Kolkata to the semi finals of ISL 2015?". International Business Times, Indian Edition. Retrieved 18 November 2015.

[Squad-10] "Squad". Indian Super League.

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