The 2016 Atlético de Kolkata season was the club's third season since its establishment in 2014 and their third season in the

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. The 2016 season was Atlético de Kolkata's last season before it got separated with the Spanish

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club

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to form ATK. This season will also be the first in which the club is coached by

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José Francisco Molina, replacing

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who served as head coach the previous two seasons. At the end of the season, Atlético de Kolkata came out as champions after defeating the Kerala Blasters in a penalty shootout, 4–3, during the

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. The match had ended 1–1 after ninety minutes and extra time.

Background

Atlético de Kolkata entered the 2015 season as the first defending champions of the

. Their title defense began on 3 October 2015 against

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. A brace my new marquee, Hélder Postiga, helped Atlético de Kolkata win the match 3–2. They would go on the finish the regular season in second place, two points behind first place

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. They would enter the finals facing off against Chennaiyin again. A 3–0 victory by Chennaiyin in the first leg all but sealed the fate for Kolkata, which was confirmed after Atlético de Kolkata could only manage a 2–1 victory in the second leg.

Player movement

Retained players

;Foreign players ;Indian players

Signings

In

Indian Super League

References

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Atlético de Kolkata ATK (formerly Atlético de Kolkata) was an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. The club competed in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football and were the league champions during the inaugural 2 ...