2018–19 Chennaiyin FC season

2018–19 season of Chennaiyin FC

Chennaiyin 2018–2019 football season
Chennaiyin
2018–2019 season
Head CoachJohn Gregory
StadiumJawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
Indian Super League10th
Super CupRunners up
AFC CupGroup stage
Home colours
Away colours
All statistics correct as of 10 July 2018.

The 2018–19 Chennaiyin FC season was the club's fifth season since its establishment in 2014 and their fifth season in the Indian Super League. They will also play in the 2019 AFC Cup. This is the first time an ISL club will play in any continental championship.

Transfers

Pre-season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

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

No. Pos. Nation Player


Squad

As of 1 October 2018[1]

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
33 GK India IND Sanjiban Ghosh
39 GK India IND Nikhil Bernard
26 DF India IND Laldinliana Renthlei
35 DF India IND Hendry Antonay
13 DF Brazil BRA Eli Sabiá
27 DF Brazil BRA Maílson Alves (Captain)
25 DF India IND Zohmingliana Ralte
18 DF India IND Jerry Lalrinzuala
3 DF India IND Tondonba Singh
17 MF India IND Dhanpal Ganesh
28 MF India IND Germanpreet Singh
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF India IND Sinivasan Pandiyan
15 MF India IND Anirudh Thapa
19 MF Brazil BRA Raphael Augusto
34 MF India IND Zonunmawia
30 MF India IND Francis Fernandes
11 MF India IND Thoi Singh
24 MF India IND Isaac Vanmalsawma
49 MF India IND Bedashwor Singh
12 FW India IND Jeje Lalpekhlua
20 FW India IND Mohammed Rafi

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF India IND Prosenjit Chakroborty (to Mohammedan)
— DF India IND Deepak Tangri (to Indian Arrows)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF India IND Abhijit Sarkar (to Indian Arrows)
— FW India IND Rahim Ali (to Indian Arrows)

Technical staff

As of 6 August 2018
Position Name
Head Coach England John Gregory
Assistant Coach England Paul Groves
Assistant Coach India Syed Sabir Pasha
Sports Scientist England Niall Clark
Goalkeeping Coach England Kevin Hitchcock
Physiotherapist Germany Robert Gilbert

Pre-season and friendlies

Chennayin FC started their pre-season in Malaysia on 14 August under the watchful eyes of John Gregory. The team is supposed to play four warm-up matches and will return to Chennai on September 11.

In the first friendly, Chennaiyin played with Malaysia U19 and drew the match.[2] Playing against Malaysia Premier League team MIFA, Chennaiyin won in penalties by 3-2 after regulation time ended in 1-1.[3] They played their third match against Felda United and drew that match. Chennaiyin played their last match of Malaysian sojourn against Terengganu FC and lost it 2-1.

Malaysia U19 v Chennaiyin FC
29 August 2018 Friendly Malaysia U19 0–0 Chennaiyin FC Selangor, Malaysia
15:00 IST Report Stadium: Wisma FAM
MIFA v Chennaiyin FC
4 September 2018 Friendly MIFA 1–1
(3-2)(p)		 Chennaiyin FC Selangor, Malaysia
18:30 IST Report Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium
Felda United v Chennaiyin FC
7 September 2018 Friendly Felda United 1–1 Chennaiyin FC Selangor, Malaysia
18:00 IST
Report Stadium: UiTM Stadium
Terengganu FC v Chennaiyin FC
10 September 2018 Friendly Terengganu FC 2-1 Chennaiyin FC Setiawangsa, Malaysia
14:30 IST Report Stadium: MSN Sports Complex Ground

Competitions

Indian Super League

League table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 ATK 18 6 6 6 18 22 −4 24
7 Pune City 18 6 4 8 24 30 −6 22
8 Delhi Dynamos 18 4 6 8 23 27 −4 18
9 Kerala Blasters 18 2 9 7 18 28 −10 15
10 Chennaiyin 18 2 3 13 16 32 −16 9
Source: Indian Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play ranking; 6) drawing of lots

Matches

References

  1. ^ "First-team". Chennaiyin Football Club. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  2. ^ "A good workout for namma Marina Machans as they drew 0-0 in their first pre-season outing, against the @FAM_Malaysia U19s!". Twitter.com.
  3. ^ "FT: We were edged out 3-2 on penalties by @officialmifa in our second pre-season friendly, after it finished 1-1 in regulation time". Twitter.com.
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