The 2016 Indian Super League season was the third season of the
Indian Super League
The Indian Super League (ISL) is an Indian professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Organised by the All India Football Federat ...
, the
football
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league, since its establishment in 2013. The season featured eight teams again, each playing 14 matches during the regular season before the finals. The regular season began on 1 October and ended on 4 December. The finals began on 10 December and concluded with the final on 18 December. The defending champions coming into the season were
Chennaiyin
Chennaiyin Football Club is an Indian professional Association football, football club based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Football in India, Indian football. The club was founded in Au ...
.
At the end of the season,
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 ...
came out as champions after defeating the
Kerala Blasters
Kerala Blasters Football Club (), commonly referred to as The Blasters, is an Indian professional football club based in Kochi, Kerala, that competes in the Indian Super League, the top tier of football in India. The club was established i ...
in a penalty shootout, 4–3, during the
final
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. The match had ended 1–1 after ninety minutes and extra time.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Personnel and kits
Head coaching changes
Roster changes
Marquee players
Foreign players
Besides the marquee player, each Indian Super League side must sign at least eight foreign players with the maximum capped at 10.
Regular season
League table
Results table
Playoffs
Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
Top Indian scorers
Hat-tricks
Assists
Clean sheets
Attendance
Average home attendances
Highest attendances
Regular season
Awards
*Source
Indian Super League website
Hero of the Match
ISL Emerging Player of the Match
ISL ''Player of the Week'' award
''Awarded weekly to the player that was chosen by fan voting on google.co.in''
ISL Team of the Season
End-of-season awards
References
External links
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