The 2021–22 Chennaiyin FC season is the club's eighth season since its establishment in 2014 as well as their eighth season in 2021–22 Indian Super League season.
| 2021–2022 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Abhishek Bachchan MS Dhoni Vita Dani | |||
| Head Coach | Božidar Bandović | |||
| Stadium | Tilak Maidan Stadium, Vasco da Gama[1][circular reference] | |||
| Highest home attendance | 🔒 Closed Doors | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 🔒 Closed Doors | |||
| Average home league attendance | 🔒 Closed Doors | |||
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Technical staff
edit- As of 12 November 2021[2]
Coaching Staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head Coach |  Bozidar Bandovic[3]
|
| Assistant Coach |  Bojan Ofenbeher
|
| Assistant Coach |  Syed Sabir Pasha
|
| Goalkeeping Coach | Milorad Nikolic
|
| Assistant Sports Scientist | Atharva Tere
|
Medical staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Team Doctor | Dr. Ashay Jadhav
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| Head Physio | Rajiv Kumar
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| Senior Masseur | Nitin Patel
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| Junior Masseur | Raju Salve
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Management Staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Team Manager | Arihant Jain
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| Head of Football Operations | Pratham Basu
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| Kit Manager | Parthiban Manogar
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| Kit Manager | Senthil Kumaran
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| Reserve and Academy coach | Santosh Kashyap[4]
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Board of Directors
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Owner | MS Dhoni
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| Owner | Abhishek Bachchan
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| Owner | Vita Dani
|
First-team squad
edit- As of 31 December 2021[5]
- * denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Contract until | Signed From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| 13 | Vishal Kaith |
|
GK | 22 July 1996 | 2022 | FC Pune City
|
| 24 | Debjit Majumder |
|
GK | 6 March 1988 | 2023 | SC East Bengal
|
| 27 | Samik Mitra |
|
GK | 1 December 2000 | 2022 | Indian Arrows
|
| 35 | Devansh Dabas |
|
GK | 10 September 2001 | 2023 | Lonestar Kashmir FC
|
| Defenders | ||||||
| 2 | Reagan Singh |
|
RB | 1 April 1991 | 2023 | NorthEast United FC
|
| 3 | Mohammad Sajid Dhot |
|
CB | 10 December 1997 | 2022 | Odisha FC
|
| 5 | Salam Ranjan Singh |
|
CB | 4 December 1995 | 2023 | ATK Mohun Bagan FC
|
| 8 | Edwin Sydney Vanspaul |
|
RB/CM/CDM | 12 September 1992 | 2023 | Chennai City FC
|
| 18 | Jerry Lalrinzuala |
|
LB/LM | 13 July 1998 | 2022 | AIFF Elite Academy
|
| 21 | Narayan Das |
|
LB/CB | 25 September 1993 | 2023 | SC East Bengal
|
| 23 | Slavko Damjanović |
|
CB | 2 November 1992 | 2022 | FK TSC Bačka Topola
|
| 26 | Deepak Devrani |
|
CB | 10 December 1992 | 2022 | Gokulam Kerala FC
|
| 32 | Davinder Singh |
|
RB | 23 September 1995 | 2022 | Free Agent |
| 36 | Aqib Nawab |
|
CB/RB | 7 April 2002 | 2022 | Chennaiyin FC B
|
| 43 | Balaji Ganesan |
|
LB/LM | 28 February 2002 | 2022 | Chennaiyin FC B
|
| 47 | Rahul Manjula |
|
LB/LM | 16 January 2004 | 2022 | Chennaiyin FC U-16
|
| Midfielders | ||||||
| 12 | Ninthoi Meetei |
|
RW/RM/RB | 13 July 2001 | 2024 | NorthEast United FC
|
| 7 | Lallianzuala Chhangte |
|
LW/LM | 6 August 1997 | 2022 | Delhi Dynamos FC
|
| 10 | Rafael Crivellaro | 
|
CM/AM | 18 February 1989 | 2023 |  C.D. Feirense
|
| 15 | Anirudh Thapa (Captain) |
|
CM/AM | 15 January 1998 | 2023 | AIFF Elite Academy
|
| 16 | Ariel Borysiuk | 
|
CM/CDM/CB | 29 July 1991 | 2022 | Jagiellonia Bialystok
|
| 28 | Germanpreet Singh |
|
CM/CDM | 24 June 1996 | 2022 | Minerva Punjab FC
|
| 38 | Subhadip Majhi |
|
CM/CDM/CB | 20 May 1999 | 2024 | Kalighat FC
|
| 77 | Vladimir Koman | 
|
AM/CM | 16 March 1989 | 2022 |  Hatta Club
|
| Forwards | ||||||
| 11 | Rahim Ali |
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ST/LW/RW | 21 May 2000 | 2023 | Indian Arrows
|
| 17 | Mirlan Murzaev | 
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FW/LW/AM | 29 March 1990 | 2023 | FC Dordoi Bishkek
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| 22 | Jobby Justin |
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ST/RW | 10 November 1993 | 2023 | ATK Mohun Bagan FC
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| 42 | Suhail Pasha |
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FW/AM | 26 September 1999 | 2022 | Chennai City FC
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| 45 | Mohamed Liyaakath |
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ST | 18 May 2004 | 2022 | Indian Arrows
|
| 50 | Johnson Mathews |
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FW/AM/RW | 30 June 2001 | 2022 | Bank of India
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| 99 | Lukasz Gikiewicz |
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ST | 26 October 1986 | 2022 |  East Riffa
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| 9 | Nerijus Valskis | 
|
ST | 4 August 1987 | 2022 | Jamshedpur
|
Contract extensions
edit|
No. |
Pos. |
Player | Contract until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | MF | Edwin Sydney Vanspaul
|
2023 | [6] |
| 11 | FW | Rahim Ali
|
2023 | [7] |
| 2 | DF | Reagan Singh
|
2023 | [8] |
| 10 | MF | Rafael Crivellaro
|
2023 | [9] |
Transfer
edit- * denotes a player who is signed in Winter Transfer.
- * denotes a player who is signed at End of season.
Transfer in
edit| Entry date | Pos. | No. | Player | From club | Transfer Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 June 2021 | DF | 21 | Narayan Das
|
SC East Bengal
|
Free Transfer | [10] |
| 2 July 2021 | DF | 5 | Salam Ranjan Singh
|
ATK Mohun Bagan
|
Free Transfer | [11] |
| 7 July 2021 | GK | 24 | Debjit Majumder
|
SC East Bengal
|
Free Transfer | [12] |
| 25 July 2021 | FW | 22 | Jobby Justin
|
ATK Mohun Bagan
|
Free Transfer | [13] |
| 4 August 2021 | DF | 26 | Deepak Devrani
|
Gokulam Kerala FC
|
Free Transfer | [14] |
| 5 August 2021 | DF | 23 | Slavko Damjanović
|
Bačka Topola
|
Free Transfer | [15] |
| 10 August 2021 | MF | 16 | Ariel Borysiuk
|
Jagiellonia
|
Free Transfer | [16] |
| 13 August 2021 | DF | 32 | Davinder Singh
|
Free Agent | - | [17] |
| 21 August 2021 | FW | 99 | Łukasz Gikiewicz
|
East Riffa
|
Free Transfer | [18] |
| 23 August 2021 | FW | 17 | Mirlan Murzaev
|
FC Dordoi Bishkek
|
Free Transfer | [19] |
| 31 August 2021 | FW | 12 | Ninthoi Meetei
|
Northeast United FC
|
₹3.00M | [20] |
| 4 September 2021 | MF | 77 | Vladimir Koman
|
Hatta Club
|
Free Transfer | [21] |
| 10 September 2021 | MF | 42 | Syed Suhail Pasha
|
Chennai City F.C.
|
Free Transfer | |
| 10 September 2021 | GK | 35 | Devansh Dabas
|
Lonestar Kashmir FC
|
Free Transfer | |
| 10 September 2021 | MF | 30 | Melroy Melwin Assisi
|
Hyderia FC
|
Free Transfer | |
| 10 September 2021 | MF | 38 | Subhadip Majhi
|
Kalighat FC
|
Free Transfer | |
| 1 November 2021 | MF | 50 | Johnson Joseph Mathews
|
Bank of India
|
Free Transfer | |
| 1 November 2021 | FW | 47 | Mohamed Liyaakath
|
Indian Arrows
|
Free Transfer | |
| 1 November 2021 | DF | 45 | Rahul Manjula
|
Chennaiyin FC U-16
|
- | |
| 1 January 2022 | FW | 9 | Nerijus Valskis
|
Jamshedpur
|
Free Transfer | [22] |
| 2 January 2022 | DF | 3 | Mohammad Sajid Dhot
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Odisha
|
Free Transfer | |
| 31 May 2022 | FW | 7 | Lallianzuala Chhangte
|
Mumbai City FC
|
End of Loan | [23] |
Transfer out
edit| Exit date | Pos. | No. | Player | To club | Transfer Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 June 2021 | MF | 22 | Deepak Tangri
|
ATK Mohun Bagan
|
Free Transfer | [24] |
| 1 July 2021 | MF | 14 |  Manuel Lanzarote
|
Free Agent | - | |
| 1 July 2021 | GK | 26 | B Y Revanth
|
Free Agent | - | |
| 30 July 2021 | DF | 5 |  Enes Sipović
|
Kerala Blasters FC
|
Free Transfer | [25] |
| 17 August 2021 | MF | 20 | Memo
|
Free Agent | - | [26] |
| 18 August 2021 | FW | 99 |  Isma
|
Free Agent | - | [26] |
| 20 August 2021 | FW | 11 | Thoi Singh
|
Free Agent | - | [26] |
| 23 August 2021 | GK | 1 | Karanjit Singh
|
Free Agent | - | [26] |
| 31 August 2021 | DF | 13 | Eli Sabiá
|
Jamshedpur FC
|
Free Transfer | [27] |
| 9 September 2021 | MF | 21 | Abhijit Sarkar
|
Free Agent | - | |
| 9 September 2021 | MF | 16 | Sinivasan Pandiyan
|
Gokulam Kerala | - | |
| 15 September 2021 | DF | 3 | Lalchhuanmawia
|
Roundglass Punjab FC
|
Free Transfer | |
| 1 December 2021 | FW | 29 | Aman Chetri
|
Rajasthan United FC
|
Free Transfer | |
| 1 December 2021 | DF | 23 | Remi Aimol
|
Free Agent | - | |
| 25 December 2021 | MF | 30 | Melroy Melwin Assisi
|
Rajasthan United FC
|
Free Transfer | |
| 31 January 2022 | FW | 7 | Lallianzuala Chhangte
|
Mumbai City FC
|
Loan Transfer | [23] |
In Blue:Winter Transfer
Pre-season and friendlies
editWin Draw Loss Fixtures
| 21 October 2021 Friendly | Chennaiyin FC | 3–2 | Bengaluru FC | Utorda,Goa |
| 16:00 IST | Report | Stadium: SAG Football Ground Attendance: 🔒 Closed Doors |
| 28 October 2021 Friendly | Chennaiyin FC | 1–2 | Odisha FC | Utorda,Goa |
| 16:00 IST | Report | Stadium: SAG Football Ground Attendance: 🔒 Closed Doors |
| 5 November 2021 Friendly | Chennaiyin FC | 1–2 | Kerala Blasters FC | Utorda,Goa |
| 16:00 IST |
|
Stadium: SAG Football Ground Attendance: 🔒 Closed Doors | ||
| Note: 120-minute game | ||||
| 12 November 2021 Friendly | FC Goa | 0-3 | Chennaiyin FC | Salvador do Mundo,Goa |
| 18:30 IST |
|
Stadium: Salvador do Mundo Panchayat Ground Attendance: 🔒 Closed Doors | ||
| Note: 120-minute game | ||||
| 16 November 2021 Friendly | Chennaiyin FC | 2-3 | Bengaluru FC | Utorda,Goa |
| 16:00 IST |
|
Stadium: SAG Football Ground Attendance: 🔒 Closed Doors Referee: Naushad Moosa |
Competition
editIndian Super League
editSummary
editLeague table
edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Bengaluru | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 29 |
| 7 | Odisha | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 23 |
| 8 | Chennaiyin | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 35 | −18 | 20 |
| 9 | Goa | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 19 |
| 10 | NorthEast United | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 43 | −18 | 14 |
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; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots
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; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots
Result summary
edit| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
Results by round
editMatches
editWin Draw Loss Void / Postponed
| 23 November 2021 1 | Hyderabad | 0-1 | Chennaiyin | Bambolim |
| 19:30 IST | Rahim Ali  59'Narayan Das 64'Vladimir Koman (pen.)  66' |
Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Referee: Pranjal Banerjee Man of the Match: Vladimir Koman |
| 29 November 2021 2 | NorthEast | 1-2 | Chennaiyin | Fatorda |
| 19:30 IST | Khassa Camara 35' Patrick Flottmann 40'Mashoor Shereef 79' |
Lallianzuala Chhangte 41' Reagan Singh 56'Anirudh Thapa 74' |
Stadium: PJN Stadium Referee: Ashwin Man of the Match: Lallianzuala Chhangte |
| 3 December 2021 3 | Chennaiyin | 0-0 | East Bengal | Vasco |
| 19:30 IST | Rahim Ali 55'
Slavko Damjanović 74' |
Sourav Das 90' |
Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Referee: Crystal John Man of the Match: Hira Mondal |
| 11 December 2021 4 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 1-1 | Chennaiyin | Fatorda |
| 19:30 IST | Liston Colaco 45' Tiri 22' |
Reagan Singh 25' Vladimir Koman 45' |
Stadium: PJN Stadium Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta Man of the Match: Anirudh Thapa |
| 15 December 2021 5 | Mumbai City | 1-0 | Chennaiyin | Fatorda |
| 19:30 IST | Rahul Bheke 86' |
Lallianzuala Chhangte 39' Anirudh Thapa 42'Rahim Ali 90' |
Stadium: PJN Stadium Referee: A Rowman Man of the Match: Rahul Bheke |
| 18 December 2021 6 | Chennaiyin | 2-1 | Odisha | Vasco |
| 19:30 IST | Narayan Das 10' Germanpreet Singh 23' 45'Ariel Borysiuk 49'Mirlan Murzaev 63' |
Isaac Vanmalsawma 29' Thoiba Singh 53'Sebastian Thangmuansang 75'Javi Hernández 86' 90' |
Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Referee: Slavko Damjanović Man of the Match: Pratik Mondal |
| 22 December 2021 7 | Chennaiyin | 0-3 | Kerala Blasters | Vasco |
| 19:30 IST | Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Attendance: Closed Doors Referee: Crystal John Man of the Match: Adrián Luna (Kerala Blasters) |
| 30 December 2021 8 | Chennaiyin | 2-4 | Bengaluru | Vasco |
| 19:30 IST | Mirlan Murzaev 4' Rahim Ali 49' |
Prince Ibara 13' Cleiton Silva (pen.) 39' Alan Costa 43'Ashique Kuruniyan 45' Suresh Wangjam 57' Udanta Singh 70' Pratik Chowdhary 74' Danish Farooq Bhat 80' |
Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta Man of the Match: Naorem Roshan Singh |
| 2 January 2022 9 | Jamshedpur | 0-1 | Chennaiyin | Bambolim |
| 21:30 IST | Narender Gahlot 22' Ricky Lallawmawma 48' Alex Lima 83' |
Łukasz Gikiewicz 31' 84' |
Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Referee: Pranjal Banerjee Man of the Match: Mohammad Sajid Dhot |
| 8 January 2022 10 | Goa | 1-0 | Chennaiyin | Bambolim |
| 21:30 IST | Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium |
| 13 January 2022 11 | Chennaiyin | 1-1 | Hyderabad | Margao |
| 19:30 IST | Stadium: Fatorda Stadium |
| 22 January 2022 12 | Chennaiyin | v | NorthEast | Margao |
| 19:30 IST | Stadium: Fatorda Stadium |
Squad statistics
edit| ISL | Super Cup | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games played | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Games won | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Games drawn | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Games lost | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Goals scored | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Goals conceded | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Goal difference | -2 | 0 | -2 |
| Clean sheets | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Yellow cards | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics
edit2021-22 Indian Super League season Statistics
Goal scorers
edit| Rank | Player Name | Matches | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Koman
|
9 | 2 |
| Mirlan Murzaev
| |||
| 2 | Lallianzuala Chhangte
|
9 | 1 |
| Anirudh Thapa
| |||
| Rahim Ali
| |||
| Łukasz Gikiewicz
| |||
| Germanpreet Singh
|
5 |
Assists
edit| Rank | Player Name | Matches | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mirlan Murzaev
|
9 | 2 |
| 2 | Lallianzuala Chhangte
|
9 | 1 |
| Vladimir Koman
| |||
| Łukasz Gikiewicz
| |||
| Germanpreet Singh
|
5 |
Yellow cards
edit| Rank | Player Name | Matches | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rahim Ali
|
9 | 3 |
| 2 | Reagan Singh
|
9 | 2 |
| Narayan Das
| |||
| 4 | Slavko Damjanović
|
9 | 1 |
| Lallianzuala Chhangte
| |||
| Anirudh Thapa
| |||
| Ariel Borysiuk
| |||
| Łukasz Gikiewicz
| |||
| Germanpreet Singh
|
5 |
Red cards
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