2016–17 in Indian football

Football in India

Season	2016–17
← 2015–16 0000

The 2016–17 season will be the 138th season of competitive association football in India.

Promotion and relegation

League	Promoted to	Relegated from
Indian Super League	No promotion/relegation
I-League	Dempo[1]	Aizawl[2]
I-League 2nd Division	Based on invitation

Indian super league

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mumbai City	14	6	5	3	16	8	+8	23	2016 Indian Super League Semi-finals
2	Kerala Blasters	14	6	4	4	12	14	−2	22
3	Delhi Dynamos	14	5	6	3	27	17	+10	21
4	Atlético de Kolkata	14	4	8	2	15	13	+2	20
5	NorthEast United	14	5	3	6	14	14	0	18
6	Pune City	14	4	4	6	13	16	−3	16
7	Chennaiyin	14	3	6	5	20	25	−5	15
8	Goa	14	4	2	8	15	25	−10	14

Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2016. Source: Indian Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) play-off match

I-League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Aizawl	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Bengaluru FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Dempo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DSK Shivajians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	East Bengal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Mohun Bagan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Mumbai	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Shillong Lajong	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Sporting Goa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on January 2017. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) play-off match

Head coaching changes

This is a list of the head coaching changes that occurred in the Indian Super League and I-League.

Team	Outgoing coach	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming coach	Date of appointment
Delhi Dynamos	Roberto Carlos	Contract finished	20 December 2015[3]	Pre-season
Atlético de Kolkata	Antonio López Habas	Contract finished	20 December 2015
Mumbai City	Nicolas Anelka	Contract finished	20 December 2015		Alexandre Guimarães	19 April 2016[4]
Pune City	David Platt	Contract finished	20 December 2015		Antonio López Habas	25 April 2016[5]
Bengaluru FC	Ashley Westwood	End of Contract	31 May 2016[6]		Albert Roca	6 July 2016[7]
DSK Shivajians	Derrick Pereira		2 June 2016[8]		Dave Rogers	14 June 2016[9]
Mumbai	Khalid Jamil	Sacked	15 June 2016[10]		Santosh Kashyap	22 June 2016[11]

References

1. "Hero I-League | Dempo SC Back Into Hero I-League After A Thumping Win". i-league.org. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
2. "Lajong, Mumbai win to survive, Aizawl relegated". Times of India. 24 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
3. Masavda, Mihir (11 December 2015). "Roberto Carlos will not return, Zico likely to follow suit". The Indian Express. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
4. "Mumbai City". Mumbai City (Twitter). 19 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
5. "Pune City". FC Pune City (Twitter). 25 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
6. "Bengaluru FC, Westwood part ways by mutual consent". Bengaluru FC. 31 May 2016.
7. "I-League: Bengaluru FC appoint Spaniard Albert Roca as new head coach". Goal.com. 6 July 2016.
8. "I-League: DSK Shivajians opt to not renew Derrick Pereira's contract". Goal.com. 2 June 2016.
9. "DSK Shivajians rope in Englishman Rogers as head coach". 14 June 2016.
10. "I-League: Khalid Jamil steps down as Mumbai FC coach". goal.com. 15 June 2016.
11. "I-League - Santosh Kashyap announced as new Mumbai FC Head Coach". goal.com. 22 June 2016.