Chennaiyin FC
| Chennaiyin FC | |||
| Basic data | |||
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| Surname | Chennaiyin Football Club | ||
| Seat | Chennai | ||
| founding | 2014 | ||
| owner |
Abhishek Bachchan Mahendra Singh Dhoni Vita Dani |
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| Website | indiansuperleague.com/chennaiyin-fc | ||
| First soccer team | |||
| Head coach |
  Owen Coyle
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| Venue | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | ||
| Places | 26,976 | ||
| league | Indian Super League | ||
| 2018/2019 | Regular season: 10th place | ||
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The Chennaiyin FC is an Indian football franchise in Chennai , Tamil Nadu .
The Titans were founded in 2014 as part of the founding of the Indian Super League . The owner is the actor Abhishek Bachchan , Vita Dani and the captain of the Indian national cricket team Mahendra Singh Dhoni .
history
founding
When the Indian Super League was formed in 2013, Chennai was selected as one of the cities a franchise would come from. On April 11, 2014, Sunil Gavaskar's group of investors withdrew. In August 2014, a possible franchise from West Bengal could not be realized. So the ISL was looking for another team. Chennai came back into focus. Indian entertainer Ronnie Screwvala and actor Abhishek Bachchan placed a bid for a possible franchise. This was accepted by the ISL.
The English football expert Prashant Agarwal represented the team at the ISL International Player - Draft. Here the players Bernard Mendy , Cristian Hidalgo , Gennaro Bracigliano , Bojan Djordjic , Eduardo Silva Lerma , Bruno Pelissari and Jairo Suárez were selected as the seven international players.
On September 12th, the Italian soccer player Marco Materazzi became the team's first coach. At the same time he is active as a player.
First season
On October 15, 2014, Chennaiyin FC played its first league game. The game against FC Goa could be won 2-1. The first goal was scored by the Indian international Balwant Singh . On November 28, 2014, the franchise was able to sign the Italian world champion Alessandro Nesta .
At the end of the regular season you were in first place. In the subsequent play-off games they lost in the semi-finals against the Kerala Blasters.
Second season
On October 3, 2015, Chennaiyin FC lost 3-2 in their home game against Atlético de Kolkata . At the end of the regular season, the club finished third behind FC Goa and Atlético de Kolkata and thus moved into the semi-finals against Atlético de Kolkata, which was won 4-2 on a two-way leg. In the final on December 20, 2015, the team won 3-2 against FC Goa.
successes
- Indian Super League : 2015, 2017/2018
Stadion
The 38,000-seat Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium , or Marina Arena, was built in 1993. This is where Chennaiyin FC plays its home games. The owner is the All Indian Football Association .
player
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Trainer
| Surname | from | to |
|---|---|---|
 Marco Materazzi |
September 12, 2014 | January 1, 2016 |
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Marco Materazzi |
July 1, 2016 | March 3, 2017 |
 John Gregory |
3rd July 2017 | November 30, 2019 |
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Owen Coyle |
3rd December 2019 | today |
Sponsors
| year | Outfitter | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 to 2016 | TYKA | Ozone Group |
| 2016 to 2017 | puma | TVS Tires |
| 2017 until today | Plantina | Apollo Tires |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dhoni becomes ISL team Chennaiyin FC co-owner ( English ) Deccan Chronicle. October 14th 6 . Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- ^ Business giants join forces to launch Indian Super League . Retrieved September 21, 2014.
- ^ Chennai unlikely to have an ISL team . Retrieved September 21, 2014.
- ↑ Aravind Suchindran: Screwvala, Abhishek may bid for Chennai franchise . Retrieved September 21, 2014.
- ↑ Nikhil Jitendran: Chennai confirmed as eighth ISL franchise after Bangalore drop out . Retrieved September 21, 2014.
- ↑ Marcus Mergulhao: ISL: Abhishek Bachchan to lead Chennai consortium . Retrieved September 21, 2014.
- ↑ Nandakumar Marar: ISL: Chennai replaces Bangalore, Kerala Blasters pick Michael Chopra . Retrieved September 21, 2014.