Indian Super League which saw stupendous success in the inaugural year 2014 is scheduled to start on October 3, 2015.
The first match will be played between last year title-holder Atletico de Kolkata and Chennaiyin FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai.
There were changes in the teams as the franchises purchased new players and also retained some.
Indian Super League 2015
Fact files
- » At first, it was announced that bidding for the eight Indian Super League teams would be complete before the end of 2013.
- » Due to the rescheduling of the league, the bidding was moved to March 3, 2014.
- » Finally, in early April 2014, the winning bidders were announced. The selected cities/state in April 2014 were Bangalore, Delhi, Goa, Guwahati, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Pune.
- » The first team to be launched officially was the Kolkata franchise as Atlético de Kolkata on May 7, 2014.
- » Eventually, all eight teams were revealed as Atlético de Kolkata, Bangalore Titans, Delhi Dynamos, Goa, Kerala Blasters, Mumbai City, NorthEast United, and Pune City.
- » On August 21, 2014, it was announced that due to Bangalore's owners dropping out, Chennai would be given a franchise instead. The team was eventually named Chennaiyin.
- » The inaugural season began on October 12, 2014 at the Salt Lake Stadium when Atlético de Kolkata defeated Mumbai City 3–0. The first goal was scored by Fikru Teferra.
- » The inaugural final was held on December 20, 2014 with Atlético de Kolkata becoming champions after defeating Kerala Blasters 1–0 at the DY Patil Stadium.
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A look at the teams:
Atletico de Kolkata
Goalkeepers: Juan Calatayud, Kunzang Bhutia, Amrinder Singh
Defenders: Nallappan Mohanraj, Tiri, Arnab Mondal, Denzil Franco, Syed Rahim , Nabi, Rino Anto, Augustin Fernandes, Lalchhawnkima, Josemi.
Mid-fielders: Javi Lara, Jaime Gavilan, Borja, Valdo, Clifford Miranda, Jewel Raja, Arata Izumi, Sameehg Doutie, Ofentse Nato
Forwards: Baljit Sahni, Iain Hume, Helder Postiga, Nadong Bhutia, Sushil Kumar Singh.
Head coach: Antonio Lopez Habas;
Assistant Coachs: Bastob Roy, Angel Diaz Barrachina
Fitness coach: Miguel Martinez
Goalkeeper Coach: Deshi Bakhtawar
Sporting Director: Alberto Marrero
Chennaiyin FC
Goalkeepers: Karanjit Singh, Apoula Edel, Nidhin Lal
Defenders: Éder, Justin Stephen, Bernard Mendy, Abhishek Das, Lalhmangaihsanga, Dhanachandra Singh, Mehrajuddin Wadoo, Mailson Alves, Alessandro Potenza
Mid-fielders: Dhanpal Ganesh, Manuele Blasi, Elano, Godwin Franco, Thoi Singh, Harmanjot Khabra, Raphael Augusto, Bruno Pelissari, Zakeer Mundampara
Forwards: Fikru, Jayesh Rane, Jeje Lalpekhlua, Stiven Mendoza, Balwant Singh.
Head Coach & Manager: Marco Materazzi
Assistant coach: Vivek Nagul
Goalkeeping coach: Francesco Franzese
Delhi Dynamos FC
Goalkeepers: Antonio Doblas Santana, Ravi Kumar, Subhasish Roy Chowdhury.
Defenders: Anas Edathodika, Anderson Sebastiao Cardoso, Anwar Ali, John Arne Riise, Prabir Das, Roberto Carlos, Robert Lalthlamuana, Thokchom Naoba Singh.
Mid-fielders: Florent Malouda, Gunashekar Vignesh, Francis Fernandes, Hans Mulder, Sehnaj Singh, Shylo Malsawmtluanga, Souvik Chakraborty, Serginho Greene, Zodingliana Ralte
Forwards: Adil Nabi, Richard Gadze, Robin Singh, Gustavo Marmentini Dos Santos, Seminlen Doungel, Vinicius Ferreira de Souza.
Head coach: Roberto Carlos
Assistant Coach: Shakti Chauhan
FC Goa
Goalkeepers: Elinton Sanchotene Andrade, Luis Xavier Barreto, Laxmikant Kattimani.
Defenders: Debabrata Roy, Keenan Almeida, Gregory Arnolin, Luciano Sobrosa, Lucio, Narayan Das, Raju Gaikwad, Nicolau Colaco
Midfielders: Bikramjit Singh, Jafre Mateu Gonzalez, Denson Devadas, Jonatan Lucca, Leonardo de Silva Moura, Pronay Haldere, Romeo Fernandes, Mandar Rao Desai
Forwards: Sabeeth, Joaquim Abranches, Darryl Duffy, Reinaldo Da Cruz Oliveira, Thongkhosiem Haokip, Victorino Fernandes, Victor Simoes de Oliveira
Head coach: Zico
Assistant coachs: Fernando Vannucci, Miguel Habib
Goalkeeping coach: Richard Sanches
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FC Pune City
Goalkeepers: Arindham Bhattacharya, Lalit Thapa, Steve Simonsen
Defenders: Dharmaraj Ravanan, Diego Colotto, Gurjinder Kumar, Nicky Shorey, Govin Singh Moirangthem, Gouramangi Singh Moirangthem, Pritam Kotal, Roger Johnson
Midfielders: Bikash Jairu, Eugeneson Lyngdoh, Didier Zokora, Fanai Lalrempuia, Israil Gurung, James Bailey, Lenny Rodrigues, Jackichand Singh Telem, Manish Maithani, Tuncay Sanli, Sushant Mathew, Wesley Verhoek
Forwards: Adrian Mutu, Yendrick Ruiz, Kalu Uche
Head coach: David Platt
Assistant coach: Renedy Singh
Goalkeeping coach: Massimo Batara.
Kerala Blasters
Goalkeepers: Sandip Nandy, Shilton Paul, Stepen Bywater
Defenders: Bruno Perone, Gurwinder Singh, Nirmal Chettri, Ramandeep Singh, Saumik Dey, Carlos Marchena, Marcus Williams, Peter Ramage, Sandesh Jhingan.
Midfielders: Cavin Lobo, Ishfaq Ahmed, Josu Currias,Peter Carvalho, Victor Herrero Forcada, C.K. Vineeth, Joao Coimbra, Mehtab Hossain, Shankar Sampingiraj.
Forwards: Antonio German, Manandeep Singh, Sanchez Watt, Chris Dagnall, Mohammed Rafi.
Head Coach: Peter Taylor
Assistant Coach: Trevor Morgan
Goalkeeper coach: Neil Young
Mumbai City FC
Goalkeepers: Albino Gomes, Subrata Paul, Debjit Majumder
Defenders: Aitor Fernandez Lopez, Frantz Bertin, Kingshuk Debnath, Pavel Cmovs, Darren O'Dea, Keegan Pereira, Lalchhuanmawia Fanai, Rowilson Rodrigues.
Midfielders: Andre Francisco Moritz, Brandon Fernandes, Gabriel Fernandes, Lalrindika Ralte, Sampath Kumar Kuttymani, Ashutosh Mehta, Cristian Bustos Costa, Juan Aguilera Nunez, Pratesh Shirodkar, Selim Benachour.
Forwards: Frederic Piquionne, Singam Subhash Singh, Sunil Chhetri, Nicolas Anelka, Sony Norde
Head coach: Nicolas Anelka
Assistant coach: Oscar Bruzon.
Northeast United FC
Goalkeepers: Gennaro Bracigliano, Lalthuammawia Ralte, Rehenesh Thumbirumbu Paramba.
Defenders: Aiborland Khongjee, Marlangki Suting, Raju Yumnam, Robin Gurung, Cedric Hengbart, Miguel Angelo Moita Garcia, Reagan Singh, Zohmingliana Ralte.
Midfielders: Alen Deogy, Bruno Herrero Arias, Kondwani Mtonga, Seityasen Singh, Simao Sabrosa, Boithang Haokip, Jorge Manuel Rebelo Fernandes, Sanju Pradhan, Siam Hanghal.
Forwards: Boubacar Sanogo, Francis Dadzie, Nicolas Leandro Velez, Diomansy Kamara, Holicharan Narzary.
Head Coach: Cesar Farias
Assistant coachs: Guillermo Sanchez, Santosh Kashyap.
>Full fixtures of Indian Super League 2015
