2015 Atlético de Kolkata season

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.

Atlético de Kolkata

2016 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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Background

Further information: 2014 Atlético de Kolkata season

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

Atlético de Kolkata v Gimnástica Segoviana - B

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

Atlético de Kolkata v Alcobendas CF

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

Atlético de Kolkata v CDA Navalcarnero

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

Atlético de Kolkata v Aryan F.C.

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.	Nat.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1		Juan Calatayud	(1979-12-21) 21 December 1979 (age 45)
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 31)
Defenders
3		Nallappan Mohanraj	(1989-02-23) 23 February 1989 (age 35)
4		Tiri	(1991-01-09) 9 January 1991 (age 34)
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 39)
20		Rino Anto (on loan from Bengaluru FC)	(1988-01-03) 3 January 1988 (age 37)
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 44)
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 35)
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 40)
Forwards
6		Baljit Sahni (on loan from East Bengal)	(1987-01-12) 12 January 1987 (age 38)
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 31)
18		Sushil Kumar Singh (on loan from Shillong Lajong)	(1982-01-03) 3 January 1982 (age 43)
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

Main article: 2015 Indian Super League season

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

Chennaiyin FC v Atlético de Kolkata

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

FC Goa v Atlético de Kolkata

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

Atlético de Kolkata v Kerala Blasters FC

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

FC Pune City v Atlético de Kolkata

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

NorthEast United FC v Atlético de Kolkata

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

Atlético de Kolkata v Delhi Dynamos FC

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

Mumbai City FC v Atlético de Kolkata

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

Atlético de Kolkata v NorthEast United FC

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

Kerala Blasters FC v Atlético de Kolkata

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

Delhi Dynamos FC v Atlético de Kolkata

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

Atlético de Kolkata v Chennaiyin FC

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

Atlético de Kolkata v FC Goa

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

Atlético de Kolkata v FC Pune City

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

Atlético de Kolkata v Mumbai City FC

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

Chennaiyin FC v Atlético de Kolkata

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

Atlético de Kolkata v Chennaiyin FC

16 December 2015 Second Leg	Atlético de Kolkata	2 – 1 (2 – 4 agg.)	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	Nation	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	Nation	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