The 2016 NorthEast United FC season was the club's third season since its establishment in 2014 and their third season in the Indian Super League.
Background
After the end of the 2014 ISL season, NorthEast United parted ways with their inaugural season head coach, Ricki Herbert. Soon after, César Farías, was named as the new head coach for the 2015 season. The season began for NorthEast United with a 3–1 loss to the Kerala Blasters on 6 October. The team ended the season with six wins through fourteen matches and almost qualified for the finals but were two points short.
Transfers
Pre-season
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.25 May 2016GKSubrata PalMumbai CityFree25 May 2016DFNirmal Chettri Free25 May 2016DFSumeet PassiSporting GoaFree25 May 2016MFRowllin BorgesSporting Goa?31 May 2016DFMaílsonVoltaçoFree6 June 2016FWMoraisSão BentoFree23 June 2016MFFanai LalrempuiaPune CityFree24 June 2016FWSasha AneffSyrianskaFree2 August 2016DFGustavoÁgua SantaFree3 August 2016MFWellington PrioriGwangjuFree14 August 2016MFRomaricOmoniaFree27 August 2016FWEmiliano AlfaroBuriram UnitedFree30 August 2016DFFábio NevesGwangjuFree30 September 2016FWRobert CullenSeoul E-LandFree
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.1 January 2016DFCarlos Javier LópezDeportivo AnzoáteguiFree21 June 2016MFBoithang HaokipShillong LajongLoan return21 June 2016DFAiborlang KhongjeeShillong LajongLoan return5 July 2016FWSanju PradhanPune CityFree5 July 2016DFYumnam RajuPune CityFree26 July 2016MFBrunoAtlético BalearesFree26 July 2016DFAndré BikeyPune CityFree2 August 2016MFSiam HanghalBengaluruLoan return16 August 2016DFCédric HengbartKerala BlastersFree GKGennaro Bracigliano MFSilasCova da PiedadeFree MFSimão FWFrancis DadzieSporting GoaFree FWDiomansy Kamara FWVictor Mendy
Loan in PlayerFromStartEndSource 10 MF Katsumi Yusa Mohun Bagan 20 MF Jerry Mawihmingthanga DSK Shivajians 17 FW Lallianzuala Chhangte DSK Shivajians 26 DF Shouvik Ghosh Mohun Bagan 21 GK Wellington de Lima Gomes Marítimo 37 DF Salam Ranjan Singh Bengaluru FC
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date 30 August 2016 FW Morais Free Agent
End-season
Out List of players transferred or released from the club after 2016 Indian Super League season.
PlayerTransferred ToFeeDateSource19FW Nicolás Vélez SuphanburiFree22 DF Gustavo Lazzaretti BrusqueUndisclosed 5 MF Didier Zokora Free Agent/Released6 MF Romaric Free Agent/Released 30 FW Robert Cullen Free Agent/Released 7 FW Sasha Aneff Free Agent/Released — MF Fábio Neves Free Agent/Released 3 MF Wellington Priori Pattaya UnitedFree 27 DF Maílson Alves Volta RedondaFree 9 FW Emiliano Alfaro Al-FujairahFree
Loan out After the end of 2016 Indian Super League season majority of domestic players from NorthEast United were loaned by I-League clubs for 2016–17 season.
PlayerToStartEndSource18 FW Holicharan Narzary DSK Shivajians 1 GK Subrata Pal DSK Shivajians 4 DF Nirmal Chettri DSK Shivajians 15 FW Sumeet Passi DSK Shivajians 11 MF Seityasen Singh DSK Shivajians 12 DF Reagan Singh Mumbai F.C. 13 GK Rehenesh TP East Bengal 14 MF Rowllin Borges East Bengal 16 DF Robin Gurung East Bengal 45 MF Fanai Lalrempuia Minerva Punjab
Squad
Indian Super League
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players who left NorthEast United due to injury during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameIndian Super LeagueTotal1 FW9 Emiliano Alfaro552 FW19Nicolás Vélez333 MF11Seityasen Singh22MF6 Romaric225 MF10Katsumi Yusa11DF26Shouvik Ghosh11TOTALS1414
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameIndian Super LeagueTotal9 FWEmiliano Alfaro60606 MFRomaric404014MFRowllin Borges40404 DFNirmal Chettri31315 MFDidier Zokora303010MFKatsumi Yusa303019FWNicolás Vélez30301 GKSubrata Pal20203 DFWellington Priori101012DFReagan Singh101013GKRehenesh TP101016DFRobin Gurung101018MFHolicharan Narzary101022DFGustavo1010TOTALS341341
References