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The 2019–20 Chennaiyin FC season was the club's sixth season since its establishment in 2014 and their sixth season in the Indian Super League.
| 2019–2020 season | ||||
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| Head Coach | John Gregory(First half)Owen Coyle | |||
| Stadium | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai | |||
| Indian Super League | 4th | |||
| ISL finals | Runners up | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Nerijus Valskis (15) All: Nerijus Valskis (15) | |||
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Technical staff
- As of 3 August 2019
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |  Owen Coyle[1] |
| Assistant coach | Sandy Stewart[2] |
| Assistant coach and Head of Medicine and Performance |  Konstantinos Rostantis[3] |
| Assistant coach |  Syed Sabir Pasha[4] |
| Goalkeeping coach | Karanjit Singh[5] |
| Chief Technical Officer | Amoy Ghoshal[6] |
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Transfers in
| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Transfer type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 June 2019 | MF | 8 | Edwin Sydney Vanspaul |
Chennai City |
Free | [7] |
| 6 July 2019 | FW | 9 |  Nerijus Valskis |
 Hapoel Tel Aviv |
Free | [8] |
| 13 August 2019 | DF | 6 |  Lucian Goian |
Mumbai City |
Free | [9] |
| 19 August 2019 | DF | 5 |  Masih Saighani |
 Abahani Dhaka |
Free | [10] |
| 24 August 2019 | MF | 10 | Dragoș Firțulescu |
 Dunav Ruse |
Free | [11] |
| 27 August 2019 | FW | 27 |  André Schembri |
Apollon Limassol |
Free | [12][13] |
| 30 August 2019 | MF | 7 | Lallianzuala Chhangte |
Odisha |
Free | [14] |
| 31 August 2019 | GK | 31 | Vishal Kaith |
Pune City |
Free | [15] |
| 3 September 2019 | MF | 50 |  Rafael Crivellaro |
 Feirense |
Free | [16] |
Transfers out
| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Transfer type | Ref. |
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| 31 March 2019 | FW | 8 |  Carlos Salom |
 Bangkok United |
Loan return | |
| 1 June 2019 | FW | 7 |  Gregory Nelson |
N/A | Free agent | [17] |
| 5 July 2019 | MF | 24 | Isaac Vanmalsawma |
Jamshedpur |
Free | [18] |
| 5 July 2019 | GK | 39 | Nikhil Bernard |
N/A | Free agent | |
| 5 July 2019 | DF | 29 |  Chris Herd |
N/A | Free agent | [19] |
| 19 July 2019 | MF | N/A | Abhijit Sarkar |
East Bengal |
Loan | [20] |
| 13 August 2019 | DF | 27 | Maílson Alves |
Dhaka Abahani |
Free agent | [21] |
| 24 August 2019 | MF | 19 | Raphael Augusto |
Bengaluru |
Free | [22] |
| 26 August 2019 | MF | 21 | C. K. Vineeth |
Jamshedpur |
Free | [23] |
| 31 August 2019 | MF | 30 | Francis Fernandes |
N/A | Free agent | [24] |
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Win Draw Loss Cancelled
Chennaiyin travelled to the TransStadia in Ahmedabad and JRD Tata Sports Complex in Jamshedpur for their pre-season tour ahead of the new season.[25]
There, the club was set to play friendlies with Ahmedabad's ARA club on September 15 whereas they will start Ahmedabad campaign on September 1.[26]
On September 20, Chennaiyin will travel to Jamshedpur. Its opponents and dates for preseason friendlies in Jamshedpur will be confirmed later.[27]
Chennaiyin FC, Gokulam Kerala FC play out draw in pre-season friendly on October 8.[28]
| 15 September 2019 Friendly | ARA | 1–3 | Chennaiyin | Ahmedabad, India |
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Report | Stadium: TransStadia |
| 8 October 2019 Friendly | Chennaiyin | 1-1 | Gokulam Kerala | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
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Report | Stadium: Chennai, India |
Indian Super League
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 2 | ATK (C) | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 16 | +17 | 34 | Advance to ISL playoffs[Note 1] |
| 3 | Bengaluru | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 30 | Qualification for 2021 AFC Cup play-off round and ISL playoffs[Note 1] |
| 4 | Chennaiyin | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 29 | Advance to ISL playoffs |
| 5 | Mumbai City | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 26 | |
| 6 | Odisha | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 25 |
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
(C) Champions
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
(C) Champions
- ^ Note 1: Originally, Mohun Bagan, the 2019–20 I-League champions (they were already assured of the title before the league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India), would qualify as India 2 (2021 AFC Cup group stage), and ATK, the 2019–20 Indian Super League playoffs winners, would qualify as India 3 (2021 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs).[29] However, ATK owners KGSPL ceased their football operation and bought majority stakes in Mohun Bagan FC (India) Private Limited and rebranded Mohun Bagan football team as ATK Mohun Bagan FC from the 2020–21 Indian Super League season which qualified as India 2 in 2021 AFC club competition. The All India Football Federation decided that Bengaluru FC, the 2019–20 Indian Super League regular season 3rd place (behind FC Goa, which qualified for the 2021 AFC Champions League, and ATK), will qualify as India 3.[30]
League results by round
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | A | A |
| Result | L | D | L | L | W | D | D | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | D |
| Position | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Updated to match(es) played on 26 December 2019. Source: Matchday
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matchday
| 23 October 2019 1 | Goa | 3–0 | Chennaiyin | Margao, Goa |
| 19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Rodrigues  15' Doungel  30' Coro 62' Peña 81' |
Report | Goian 80' |
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 13,017 Referee: Banerjee Man of the Match: Fernandes (Goa) |
| 27 October 2019 2 | Chennaiyin | 0–0 | Mumbai City | Chennai |
| 19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Report | Fernandes 29' Borges 33' Chakrabarti 48'  90+4' Larbi 56' |
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Referee: Gupta Man of the Match: Golui (Mumbai) |
| 30 October 2019 3 | Chennaiyin | 0–1 | ATK | Chennai |
| 19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Valskis 90+3' |
Report | Williams 48' |
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Referee: Saha Man of the Match: Williams (ATK) |
| 10 November 2019 4 | Bengaluru | 3–0 | Chennaiyin | Bengaluru |
| 19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Paartalu 14' Chhetri 25' 75' Semboi 84' |
Report | Valskis 45' Dhanpal 61' Kaith 90+1' |
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 16,219 Referee: Metei |
| 25 November 2019 5 | Chennaiyin | 2–1 | Hyderabad | Chennai |
| 19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Thapa 48' Firțulescu 84' Schembri 90+2' 90+2' Valskis 90+6' 90+7' |
Report | Bobô 61' Singh 84' Kilgallon 90+5' |
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Referee: Metei Man of the Match: Thapa (Chennaiyin) |
| 28 November 2019 6 | Chennaiyin | 2–2 | Odisha | Chennai |
| 19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Singh 49' Valskis 51', 71' |
Report | Rai 22' Hernández 54' Delgado 66' Santana 82' |
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 8,693 Referee: Bora Man of the Match: Valskis (Chennaiyin) |
| 9 December 2019 7 | Jamshedpur | 1–1 | Chennaiyin | Jamshedpur |
| 19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Vanmalsawma 89' |
Report | Valskis 26' Saighani 34' Crivellaro 49' Goian 90+2' |
Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex Attendance: 20,304 Referee: John Man of the Match: Choudhary (Jamshedpur) |
| 20 December 2019 8 | Chennaiyin | 3–1 | Kerala Blasters | Chennai |
| 19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Schembri 4' Chhangte 30' Valskis 40' Singh 44' Sabiá 52' 90+3' Kaith 83' |
Report | Ogbeche 15' 37' |
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 11,597 Referee: Thakur Man of the Match: Chhangte (Chennaiyin) |
| 26 December 2019 9 | Chennaiyin | 3–4 | Goa | Chennai |
| 19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Schembri 57' Crivellaro 59', 90' 84' Goian 65' Vanspaul 85' 90+2' Thapa 90+3' Singh 90+4' |
Report | Rodrigues 26' Jahouh 26' Fernandes 41' Fall 44' Boumous 45+1' Coro 63' Nawaz 79' Peña 82' |
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 9,531 Referee: Bora Man of the Match: Jahouh (Goa) |
| 6 January 2020 10 | Odisha | 2-0 | Chennaiyin | Bhubaneshwar |
| 19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Jerry 37' Vinit 41' |
Report | Stadium: Kalinga Stadium |
| 10 January 2020 11 | Hyderabad | 1-3 | Chennaiyin | Hyderabad |
| 19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Report | Crivellaro 40', Valskis 43' 63' |
Stadium: G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium |
| 16 January 2020 12 | Chennaiyin | 2-0 | NorthEast United | Chennai |
| 19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Crivellaro 57' Valskis 59' |
Report | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
| 23 January 2020 13 | Chennaiyin | 4-1 | Jamshedpur | Chennai |
| 19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Valskis 13' 74' Schembri 42' Chhangte 87' |
Report | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
| 1 February 2020 14 | Kerala Blasters | 3-6 | Chennaiyin | Kochi |
| 19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Ogbeche 48' 65' 76' |
Report | Crivellaro 39' 45+1' Valskis 45' 90+2' Chhangte 59' 80' |
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 9084 Referee: Umesh Bora |
| 7 February 2020 15 | Chennaiyin | 0-0 | Bengaluru | Chennai |
| 19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Report | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 10953 Referee: Crystal John |
| 16 February 2020 16 | ATK | 1-3 | Chennaiyin | Kolkata |
| 19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Krishna 40' |
Report | Crivellaro 7' Schembri 39' Valskis 90+4' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 37406 Referee: Muhammad Taqi |
| 16 February 2020 17 | Mumbai City | 0-1 | Chennaiyin | Mumbai |
| 19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Report | Goian 83' |
Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena Attendance: 5817 Referee: Gupta |
Squad appearances and goals
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| ISL | Super Cup | Total | |
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| Games played | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Games won | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Games drawn | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Games lost | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Goals scored | 30 | 0 | 30 |
| Goals conceded | 26 | 0 | 26 |
| Goal difference | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Clean sheets | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Goal by Substitute | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yellow cards | 29 | 0 | 29 |
| Red cards | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Goalscorers
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Name | ISL | Super Cup | Total |
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| 9 | MF | | Nerijus Valskis | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 50 | MF | | Rafael Crivellaro | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | MF | | Lallianzuala Chhangte | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 27 | FW | | André Schembri | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | DF | |
Lucian Goian | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | |
Masih Saighani | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | |
Eli Sabia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | |
Anirudh Thapa | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 36 | 0 | 36 | |||
Source: Player Stats
Clean sheets
| No. | Nation | Name | ISL | Super Cup | Total Clean Sheets | Games Played |
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| 13 | | Vishal Kaith | 15 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| TOTAL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | ||
Disciplinary record
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| 1 | GK | | Karanjit Singh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | | Vishal Kaith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | | Sanjiban Ghosh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | GK | | Samik Mitra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Tondonba Singh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Masih Saighani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | Lucian Goian | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | | Edwin Sydney Vanspaul | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | | Eli Sabiá | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | | Jerry Lalrinzuala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | | Zohmingliana Ralte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | | Laldinliana Renthlei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | | Germanpreet Singh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | | Hendry Antonay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | | Reamsochung Aimol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Lallianzuala Chhangte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | | Dragoș Firțulescu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | | Thoi Singh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | | Anirudh Thapa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | | Sinivasan Pandiyan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | | Deepak Tangri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | Dhanpal Ganesh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | MF | | Rafael Crivellaro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Nerijus Valskis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | | Jeje Lalpekhlua | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | | André Schembri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | | Bawlte Rohmingthanga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | | Rahim Ali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 0 | |||
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