title: 2021–22 Chennaiyin FC season
text: # 2021–22 Chennaiyin FC season
  
  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.
  
  ## Technical staff
  
      As of 12 November 2021
  
  Coaching Staff
  
  | Position | Name |
  | - | - |
  | Head Coach | Bozidar Bandovic |
  | 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 |
  | Head Physio | Rajiv Kumar |
  | Senior Masseur | Nitin Patel |
  | Junior Masseur | Raju Salve |
  
  Management Staff
  
  | Position | Name |
  | - | - |
  | Team Manager | Arihant Jain |
  | Head of Football Operations | Pratham Basu |
  | Kit Manager | Parthiban Manogar |
  | Kit Manager | Senthil Kumaran |
  | Reserve and Academy coach | Santosh Kashyap |
  
  Board of Directors
  
  | Position | Name |
  | - | - |
  | Owner | MS Dhoni |
  | Owner | Abhishek Bachchan |
  | Owner | Vita Dani |
  
  ## First-team squad
  
      As of 31 December 2021
  * * denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
  
  | No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Contract until | Signed From |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Goalkeepers |||||||
  | 13 | Vishal Kaith | GK | (1996-07-22) 22 July 1996 (age 27) | 2022 | FC Pune City |
  | 24 | Debjit Majumder | GK | (1988-03-06) 6 March 1988 (age 35) | 2023 | SC East Bengal |
  | 27 | Samik Mitra | GK | (2000-12-01) 1 December 2000 (age 22) | 2022 | Indian Arrows |
  | 35 | Devansh Dabas | GK | (2001-09-10) 10 September 2001 (age 21) | 2023 | Lonestar Kashmir FC |
  | Defenders |||||||
  | 2 | Reagan Singh | RB | (1991-04-01) 1 April 1991 (age 32) | 2023 | NorthEast United FC |
  | 3 | Mohammad Sajid Dhot | CB | (1997-12-10) 10 December 1997 (age 25) | 2022 | Odisha FC |
  | 5 | Salam Ranjan Singh | CB | (1995-12-04) 4 December 1995 (age 27) | 2023 | ATK Mohun Bagan FC |
  | 8 | Edwin Sydney Vanspaul | RB/CM/CDM | (1992-09-12) 12 September 1992 (age 30) | 2023 | Chennai City FC |
  | 18 | Jerry Lalrinzuala | LB/LM | (1998-07-13) 13 July 1998 (age 25) | 2022 | AIFF Elite Academy |
  | 21 | Narayan Das | LB/CB | (1993-09-25) 25 September 1993 (age 29) | 2023 | SC East Bengal |
  | 23 | Slavko Damjanović | CB | (1992-11-02) 2 November 1992 (age 30) | 2022 | FK TSC Bačka Topola |
  | 26 | Deepak Devrani | CB | (1992-12-10) 10 December 1992 (age 30) | 2022 | Gokulam Kerala FC |
  | 32 | Davinder Singh | RB | (1995-09-23) 23 September 1995 (age 27) | 2022 | Free Agent |
  | 36 | Aqib Nawab | CB/RB | (2002-04-07) 7 April 2002 (age 21) | 2022 | Chennaiyin FC B |
  | 43 | Balaji Ganesan | LB/LM | (2002-02-28) 28 February 2002 (age 21) | 2022 | Chennaiyin FC B |
  | 47 | Rahul Manjula | LB/LM | (2004-01-16) 16 January 2004 (age 19) | 2022 | Chennaiyin FC U-16 |
  | Midfielders |||||||
  | 12 | Ninthoi Meetei | RW/RM/RB | (2001-07-13) 13 July 2001 (age 22) | 2024 | NorthEast United FC |
  | 7 | Lallianzuala Chhangte | LW/LM | (1997-08-06) 6 August 1997 (age 25) | 2022 | Delhi Dynamos FC |
  | 10 | Rafael Crivellaro | CM/AM | (1989-02-18) 18 February 1989 (age 34) | 2023 | C.D. Feirense |
  | 15 | Anirudh Thapa (Captain) | CM/AM | (1998-01-15) 15 January 1998 (age 25) | 2023 | AIFF Elite Academy |
  | 16 | Ariel Borysiuk | CM/CDM/CB | (1991-07-29) 29 July 1991 (age 31) | 2022 | Jagiellonia Bialystok |
  | 28 | Germanpreet Singh | CM/CDM | (1996-06-24) 24 June 1996 (age 27) | 2022 | Minerva Punjab FC |
  | 38 | Subhadip Majhi | CM/CDM/CB | (1999-05-20) 20 May 1999 (age 24) | 2024 | Kalighat FC |
  | 77 | Vladimir Koman | AM/CM | (1989-03-16) 16 March 1989 (age 34) | 2022 | Hatta Club |
  | Forwards |||||||
  | 11 | Rahim Ali | ST/LW/RW | (2000-05-21) 21 May 2000 (age 23) | 2023 | Indian Arrows |
  | 17 | Mirlan Murzaev | FW/LW/AM | (1990-03-29) 29 March 1990 (age 33) | 2023 | FC Dordoi Bishkek |
  | 22 | Jobby Justin | ST/RW | (1993-11-10) 10 November 1993 (age 29) | 2023 | ATK Mohun Bagan FC |
  | 42 | Suhail Pasha | FW/AM | (1999-09-26) 26 September 1999 (age 23) | 2022 | Chennai City FC |
  | 45 | Mohamed Liyaakath | ST | (2004-05-18) 18 May 2004 (age 19) | 2022 | Indian Arrows |
  | 50 | Johnson Mathews | FW/AM/RW | (2001-06-30) 30 June 2001 (age 22) | 2022 | Bank of India |
  | 99 | Lukasz Gikiewicz | ST | (1986-10-26) 26 October 1986 (age 36) | 2022 | East Riffa |
  | 9 | Nerijus Valskis | ST | (1987-08-04) 4 August 1987 (age 35) | 2022 | Jamshedpur |
  
  ## Contract Extensions
  
  | No. | Pos. | Player | Contract until |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | MF | Edwin Sydney Vanspaul | 2023 |
  | 11 | FW | Rahim Ali | 2023 |
  | 2 | DF | Reagan Singh | 2023 |
  | 10 | MF | Rafael Crivellaro | 2023 |
  
  ## Transfer
  
  * * denotes a player who is signed in Winter Transfer.
  * * denotes a player who is signed at End of season.
  
  ### Transfer In
  
  | Entry date | Pos. | No. | Player | From club | Transfer Fee |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 29 June 2021 | DF | 21 | Narayan Das | SC East Bengal | Free Transfer |
  | 2 July 2021 | DF | 5 | Salam Ranjan Singh | ATK Mohun Bagan | Free Transfer |
  | 7 July 2021 | GK | 24 | Debjit Majumder | SC East Bengal | Free Transfer |
  | 25 July 2021 | FW | 22 | Jobby Justin | ATK Mohun Bagan | Free Transfer |
  | 4 August 2021 | DF | 26 | Deepak Devrani | Gokulam Kerala FC | Free Transfer |
  | 5 August 2021 | DF | 23 | Slavko Damjanović | Bačka Topola | Free Transfer |
  | 10 August 2021 | MF | 16 | Ariel Borysiuk | Jagiellonia | Free Transfer |
  | 13 August 2021 | DF | 32 | Davinder Singh | Free Agent | - |
  | 21 August 2021 | FW | 99 | Łukasz Gikiewicz | East Riffa | Free Transfer |
  | 23 August 2021 | FW | 17 | Mirlan Murzaev | FC Dordoi Bishkek | Free Transfer |
  | 31 August 2021 | FW | 12 | Ninthoi Meetei | Northeast United FC | ₹3.00M |
  | 4 September 2021 | MF | 77 | Vladimir Koman | Hatta Club | Free Transfer |
  | 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 |
  | 2 January 2022 | DF | 3 | Mohammad Sajid Dhot | Odisha | Free Transfer |
  | 31 May 2022 | FW | 7 | Lallianzuala Chhangte | Mumbai City FC | End of Loan |
  
  ### Transfer Out
  
  | Exit date | Pos. | No. | Player | To club | Transfer Fee |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 29 June 2021 | MF | 22 | Deepak Tangri | ATK Mohun Bagan | Free Transfer |
  | 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 |
  | 17 August 2021 | MF | 20 | Memo | Free Agent | - |
  | 18 August 2021 | FW | 99 | Isma | Free Agent | - |
  | 20 August 2021 | FW | 11 | Thoi Singh | Free Agent | - |
  | 23 August 2021 | GK | 1 | Karanjit Singh | Free Agent | - |
  | 31 August 2021 | DF | 13 | Eli Sabiá | Jamshedpur FC | Free Transfer |
  | 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 |
  
  In Blue:Winter Transfer
  
  ## Pre-season and friendlies
  
  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
  
  ## Competition
  
  ### Indian Super League
  
  **League table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
  
  **Result summary**
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  **Results by round**
  
  | Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ground | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H |
  | Result | W | W | D | D | L | W | L | L | W | L | D |
  | Position | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | | |
  
  **Matches**
  
  Win Draw Loss Void / Postponed
  
  ## Squad statistics
  
  | | 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
  
  2021-22 Indian Super League season Statistics
  
  ### Goal scorers
  
  | Rank | Player Name | Matches | Goals |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Vladimir Koman | 9 | 2 |
  | 1 | Mirlan Murzaev | 9 | 2 |
  | 2 | Lallianzuala Chhangte | 9 | 1 |
  | 2 | Anirudh Thapa | 9 | 1 |
  | 2 | Rahim Ali | 9 | 1 |
  | 2 | Łukasz Gikiewicz | 9 | 1 |
  | 2 | Germanpreet Singh | 5 | 1 |
  
  ### Assists
  
  | Rank | Player Name | Matches | Assists |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Mirlan Murzaev | 9 | 2 |
  | 2 | Lallianzuala Chhangte | 9 | 1 |
  | 2 | Vladimir Koman | 9 | 1 |
  | 2 | Łukasz Gikiewicz | 9 | 1 |
  | 2 | Germanpreet Singh | 5 | 1 |
  
  ### Yellow cards
  
  | Rank | Player Name | Matches | Yellow Cards |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Rahim Ali | 9 | 3 |
  | 2 | Reagan Singh | 9 | 2 |
  | 2 | Narayan Das | 9 | 2 |
  | 4 | Slavko Damjanović | 9 | 1 |
  | 4 | Lallianzuala Chhangte | 9 | 1 |
  | 4 | Anirudh Thapa | 9 | 1 |
  | 4 | Ariel Borysiuk | 9 | 1 |
  | 4 | Łukasz Gikiewicz | 9 | 1 |
  | 4 | Germanpreet Singh | 5 | 1 |
  