2016 Indian Super League playoffs

2016 Indian Super League playoffs
Country India
Teams 4
Defending champions Chennaiyin
(did not qualify)
Champions Atlético de Kolkata (2nd title)
Runners-up Kerala Blasters
Matches played 5
Goals scored 11 (2.2 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Iain Hume
(2 goals)
2015

The 2016 Indian Super League playoffs was the third playoffs series in the 2016 ISL season, the 2016 edition of the men's professional football league in India. The playoffs began on 10 December and concluded with the final on 18 December. The top four teams from the 2016 ISL regular season qualified for the playoffs with the semi-finals taking place over two-legs before the final in Kochi.[1]

The playoffs ended with Atlético de Kolkata defeating the Kerala Blasters in a penalty shootout, 4–3, in the final.[2] The match was a rematch of the 2014 ISL final which Atlético de Kolkata won as well 1–0.[2]

2016 ISL season table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mumbai City 14 6 5 3 16 8 +8 23 2016 Indian Super League Semi-finals
2 Kerala Blasters 14 6 4 4 12 14 2 22
3 Delhi Dynamos 14 5 6 3 27 17 +10 21
4 Atlético de Kolkata 14 4 8 2 16 14 +2 20
5 NorthEast United 14 5 3 6 14 14 0 18
6 Pune City 14 4 4 6 13 16 3 16
7 Chennaiyin 14 3 6 5 20 25 5 15
8 Goa 14 4 2 8 15 25 10 14
Source: Indian Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) play-off match

Bracket

  Semi-Finals Final
                         
1 Mumbai City 2 0 2  
4 Atlético de Kolkata 3 0 3  
    4 Atlético de Kolkata 1 (4)
  2 Kerala Blasters 1 (3)
2 Kerala Blasters 1 1 2 (3)
3 Delhi Dynamos 0 2 2 (0)  

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mumbai City India 2–3 India Atlético de Kolkata 3–2 0–0
Kerala Blasters India 2–2 India Delhi Dynamos 1–0 1–2

Leg 1

Atlético de Kolkata 3–2 Mumbai City
Ralte  3'
Hume  39', 45+4' (pen.)
Report Costa  10'
Vieria  19'
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Dilan Perera (Sri Lanka)

Kerala Blasters 1–0 Delhi Dynamos
Belfort  65' Report
Attendance: 49,659

Leg 2

Mumbai City 0–0 Atlético de Kolkata
Report
Attendance: 7,690
Referee: Arumughan Rowan (India)

Delhi Dynamos 2–1 (a.e.t.) Kerala Blasters
Marcelinho  21'
Rocha  45+8'
Report Nazon  24'
Penalties
Malouda
Pelissari
Memo
0–3 Josu
German
Belfort
Rafique
Attendance: 24,162
Referee: Dilan Perera (Sri Lanka)

Final

Goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Canada Iain Hume Atlético de Kolkata 2
2 India Lalrindika Ralte Atlético de Kolkata 1
Brazil Léo Costa Mumbai City
Brazil Gerson Vieira Mumbai City
Haiti Kervens Belfort Kerala Blasters
Brazil Marcelinho Delhi Dynamos
Spain Rubén Rocha Delhi Dynamos
Haiti Duckens Nazon Kerala Blasters
India Mohammed Rafi Kerala Blasters
Portugal Henrique Sereno Atlético de Kolkata

See also

References

  1. "ISL Schedule & Results". Indian Super League.
  2. 1 2 "Atletico de Kolkata crowned champions again in a final devoid of individual brilliance". FirstPost. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
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