title: 2018–19 Chennaiyin FC season
text: # 2018–19 Chennaiyin FC season
  
  The 2018–19 Chennaiyin FC season was the club's fifth season since its establishment in 2014 and their fifth season in the Indian Super League. They will also play in the 2019 AFC Cup. This is the first time an ISL club will play in any continental championship.
  
  ## Transfers
  
  ### Pre-season
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  
  ## Squad
  
      As of 1 October 2018
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | GK | IND | Karanjit Singh |
  | 33 | GK | IND | Sanjiban Ghosh |
  | 39 | GK | IND | Nikhil Bernard |
  | 26 | DF | IND | Laldinliana Renthlei |
  | 35 | DF | IND | Hendry Antonay |
  | 13 | DF | BRA | Eli Sabiá |
  | 27 | DF | BRA | Maílson Alves (Captain) |
  | 25 | DF | IND | Zohmingliana Ralte |
  | 18 | DF | IND | Jerry Lalrinzuala |
  | 3 | DF | IND | Tondonba Singh |
  | 17 | MF | IND | Dhanpal Ganesh |
  | 28 | MF | IND | Germanpreet Singh |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 16 | MF | IND | Sinivasan Pandiyan |
  | 15 | MF | IND | Anirudh Thapa |
  | 19 | MF | BRA | Raphael Augusto |
  | 34 | MF | IND | Zonunmawia |
  | 30 | MF | IND | Francis Fernandes |
  | 11 | MF | IND | Thoi Singh |
  | 24 | MF | IND | Isaac Vanmalsawma |
  | 49 | MF | IND | Bedashwor Singh |
  | 12 | FW | IND | Jeje Lalpekhlua |
  | 20 | FW | IND | Mohammed Rafi |
  
  ### Out on loan
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | — | DF | IND | Prosenjit Chakroborty (to Mohammedan) |
  | — | DF | IND | Deepak Tangri (to Indian Arrows) |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | — | MF | IND | Abhijit Sarkar (to Indian Arrows) |
  | — | FW | IND | Rahim Ali (to Indian Arrows) |
  
  ### Technical staff
  
      As of 6 Aug 2018
  
  | Position | Name |
  | - | - |
  | Head Coach | John Gregory |
  | Assistant Coach | Paul Groves |
  | Assistant Coach | Syed Sabir Pasha |
  | Sports Scientist | Niall Clark |
  | Goalkeeping Coach | Kevin Hitchcock |
  | Physiotherapist | Robert Gilbert |
  
  ## Pre-season and friendlies
  
  Chennayin FC started their pre-season in Malaysia on 14 August under the watchful eyes of John Gregory. The team is supposed to play four warm-up matches and will return to Chennai on September 11.
  
  In the first friendly, Chennaiyin played with Malaysia U19 and drew the match. Playing against Malaysia Premier League team MIFA, Chennaiyin won in penalties by 3-2 after regulation time ended in 1-1. They played their third match against Felda United and drew that match. Chennaiyin played their last match of Malaysian sojourn against Terengganu FC and lost it 2-1.
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### Indian Super League
  
  **League table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | ATK | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 24 |
  | 7 | Pune City | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 22 |
  | 8 | Delhi Dynamos | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 18 |
  | 9 | Kerala Blasters | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 15 |
  | 10 | Chennaiyin | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 32 | −16 | 9 |
  