ISL 2015 Auction Updates: Ten Players Sold for Rs 7.22 Crore in Auction
India’s premier football league sports championship Indian Super League auctions has commenced with the a grand note. This year’s Indian Super League (ISL) would be the second the season featuring eight teams. Usually ISL offsets on 3 October and will end on 6 December as per schedule with the finals beginning on 11 December and concluding with the final on 20 December. Previous season’s champion was Atlético de Kolkata franchise team which defeated the Kerala Blasters in the finals with 1–0 in the previous season.
Indian Super League (ISL) 2015 Auction Drafts Live Updates
Indian Super League (ISL) 2015 auction rights were won by the defending champions of Atletico de Kolkata as the first club to pick up the players in the domestic drafts Atletico de Kolkata. All the clubs of ISL would be selecting and picking up the players from the 112 players of Domestic Player Draft to complete their respective 13 player signing in this category. FC Goa which has 11 domestic players initially has signed through retention or in the free market to participate only in the first two rounds of the draft to pick up two players.
This season Indian Super League (ISL) football club, Mumbai City FC will be the only team to complete their requirement of 13 domestic player signings participating in all seven rounds of the domestic player draft. Mumbai FC will be looking ahead to pick up a maximum of best players during this auction as they have signed just six players till now.
As of the each club of Indian Super League (ISL) has a reserve purse value of Rs 21 crore where every club would be allowed to sign in 13 domestic players spending a maximum of Rs 5.50 crore while clubs would be able to spend upto a maximum of Rs 15.50 crore to sign in international and marquee players. ISL clubs would be selecting and picking up players from the Player Draft auction list for base price which has unsold players.
Indian Super League FC clubs minimum squad size is 22 players and the maximum squad size is 26 players where each team would be allowed to add four more players to the under the ‘Additional Player’ allocation through open market with maximum two international players. ISL FC clubs buying players at auction will also be considered in the ‘Additional Quota’ where the International Player Salary Cap i.e. Rs 15.50 crore will be considered as bid price at which a player is bought by a club at auction.
ISL auctioning will have each domestic player being individually presented in person in the open auction. Auctioner would be asking for bids in the open auction with each subsequent bid request being at least of the increment stated from the base payer fee of each player. Among all selected players of 26 members squad each club should have to ensure that it has three goalkeepers so that each club have two Domestic and one international goalkeeper.
So far eight clubs of ISL have signed 64 players through retention or in free market. Sources of ISL claim that about a total of 40 domestic players will be selected through the draft so that the clubs will have 13 domestic players by the end of the draft process. Among the 13 domestic players, each club is designated to have two domestic player under the age of 23 years old (called ‘Developmental Player’).
Each football club would be represented by their head coach/assistant coach and technical staff other than celebrity club owners, Saurav Ganguly, the star studded sportsmen is believed to be gracing the auction. Here is the list of the draft players which has 15 goalkeeers, 35 defenders, 52 midfielders and 11 strikers to choose from.
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List of Player Drafts for the Auction
Goalkeepers: L Ralte, Soram Polrel, Nidhin Lal, Amrinder Singh, Lalit Thapa, Nikhil Bernard, Albino Gomes, Luis Baretto, Abhra Mondal, Ravi Kumar, L Premkumar Singh, L Bishojit Singh, Kunzang Bhutia, Debjit Majumder and Shilton Paul.
Defenders: Keegan Periera, Chinta Chandrashekhar Rao, Justin Stephen, Prabir Das, Rahul Bheke, Avinabo Bag, Matthew Gonsalves, Raju Yumnam, Salam Ranjan Singh, Munmun Lugun, Zohimnglinna Ralte, C Lallawmzuala, Lalchhawnkima, Lalhmangaihsanga Ralte, Reagan Singh, Augustin Fernandes, Brian Mascheranas, Gilbert Oliviera, Nicolau Colaco, Keenan Almeida, Ngouba Singh, Samuel Shadap, Nim Dorjee Tamang, Jessel Carneiro, Shouvik Ghosh, Sukhen Dey, Sadsh Singh, Zodingliana Ralte, Samir Naik, Deepak Devrani, Govin Singh, Biswajit Saha, Naoba Singh, Anupam Sarkar and Rakesh Masih.
Midfielders: Shankar Sampingiraj, Shilton D’Silva, Slam Hanghal, Malemnganba Meitel, Gunashekar Vignesh, Fulganco Cardozo, Alwyn George, Germanpreet Singh, Abhinash Ruidas, Lalkamal Bhowmick, Sehnaj Singh, Collin Abranches, Reisangmei Vashum, Ashutosh Mehta, Sampath Kutty Mani, Dhanpal Ganesh, Fanai Lalrempuia, Lalramluaha Hmar, Nikhil Kadam, Vellington Rocha, Marlangki Suting, Calvin Lobo, Prohlad Roy, Mohammad Rafique, Bikash Jairu, Karma Tsewang, Thangjam Saran Singh, Zakeer Mundampara, Joseph Lalfakzuala, Beevan D’Mello, Cajetan Fernandes, Peter Carvalho, Pratesh Shirodkar, Rowllin Borges, Velito Cruz, C Laldinmawia, Malsawmtluanga, A Sushil Meitei, Loken Meitei, Pradeep Mohanraj, Aayushman Chaturvedi, Brandon Fernandes, Bineesh Balan, Tirthankar Sarkar, Manish Bhargav, Jalson Vales, Tapan Maitry, Steven Dias, Prateek Shinde, Gurjinder Kumar, Sushant Matthew and Asif Kottayil.
Strikers: Beikhokhei Beingaichho, CK Vineeth, Uttam Rai, Thongkhosiem Haokip, Aslon Oliveira, Sumeet Passi, Victorino Fernandes, Pankaj Moula, Manandeep Singh, Durga Boro and Milagres Gonsalves.
Highlights of ISL 2015 Auctioning
- Seityasen Singh sold to NorthEast United FC for Rs 56 lakh at 12:48 PM
- Rino Anto sold to Atletico de Kolkata for Rs 90 lakh at 12:37 PM
- Karanjit Singh sold to Chennaiyin FC for his base price of Rs 60 lakh at 12:24 PM
- Robin Singh sold to Delhi Dynamos FC for Rs 51 lakh at 12:16 PM
- Arata Izumi sold to Atletico de Kolkata for Rs 68 lakh at 12:06 PM
- Sunil Chhetri sold to Mumbai City FC for a record 1.20 crore at 11:24 AM
- Eugeneson Lyngdoh sold to FC Pune City for Rs 1.05 crore at 11:16 AM
- Atletico de Kolkata has bid Rs one crore for Eugeneson Lyngdoh at 11:15 AM
- Anas Edathodika sold to Delhi Dynamos FC for Rs 41 lakh at 10:57 AM
- Thoi Singh sold to Chennaiyin FC for Rs 86 lakh at 10:43 AM
- Jackichand Singh sold to FC Pune City for Rs 45 lakh at 10:31 AM
Live trending tweets briefing about the ISL 2015 auctions,
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And that’s that! Who do you think has made the best picks in the #ISLAuction and Draft? We want to hear your views.
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) July 10, 2015
OFFICIAL: @DelhiDynamos pick out defender Zodingliana Ralte.#ISLAuction pic.twitter.com/YenFH8QVk1
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) July 10, 2015
Our last pick of the day is Albino Gomes, another goalkeeper. This will give us 3 great keepers to choose from for our games. #ISLAuction
— Mumbai City FC (@MumbaiCityFC) July 10, 2015
OFFICIAL: @MumbaiCityFC have added goalkeeper Albino Gomes to their ranks. #ISLAuction pic.twitter.com/77FO2rcygv
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) July 10, 2015
OFFICIAL: The @DelhiDynamos make their final pick in the form of midfielder Gunashekar Vignesh. #ISLAuction pic.twitter.com/1ZmAMTaOWZ
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) July 10, 2015
And our final ISL Draft pick is the very talented midfielder Gunashekar Vignesh! #ISLAuction #DelhiDynamos
— Delhi Dynamos FC (@DelhiDynamos) July 10, 2015
OFFICIAL: @MumbaiCityFC add 26 year old Pratesh Shirodkar to their squad.#ISLAuction pic.twitter.com/y9Dc0FBtdx
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) July 10, 2015
The talented left back from Bengaluru FC, Keegan Pereira will be joining our ranks! We’re shaping up to be a well rounded squad. #ISLAuction
— Mumbai City FC (@MumbaiCityFC) July 10, 2015
OFFICIAL: @NEUtdFC recruit centre back Zohmingliana Ralte as their sixth draft pick.#ISLAuction pic.twitter.com/q3E0dpRA7f
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) July 10, 2015
OFFICIAL: @NEUtdFC bring on board ambidextrous midfielder Marlangki Suting.#ISLAuction pic.twitter.com/L1c582Jr33
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) July 10, 2015
OFFICIAL: @MumbaiCityFC confirm the signing of highly rated left back Keegan Pereira.#ISLAuction pic.twitter.com/Ruyk86is7j
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) July 10, 2015
.@FCPuneCity have signed 18 year old Fanai Lalrempui as their draft pick.#ISLAuction
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) July 10, 2015
We have the first ever Instant Trade as an agreement has been reached between @DelhiDynamos and @FCPuneCity for Fanai Lalrempuia.
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) July 10, 2015
Snatching Fanai Lalrempuia from @DelhiDynamos was great.Thank you @DelhiDynamos #ISLAuction @IndSuperLeague
— FC Pune City (@FCPuneCity) July 10, 2015
18 year-old Fanai Lalrempuia has been picked by the #DelhiDynamos but @FCPuneCity interfere with Instant Trading. #ISLAuction
— Delhi Dynamos FC (@DelhiDynamos) July 10, 2015
OFFICIAL: @ChennaiyinFC have added goalkeeper Nidhin Lal to their squad.#ISLAuction pic.twitter.com/hdT1O1yYwu
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) July 10, 2015
@NEUtdFC Picks Raju Yumnam 26 years old (Left back) #ISLAuction #PowerOf8 #HeroISL #NEUFCFANS, #NEUFC Viva NEUFC !!! pic.twitter.com/cYy6uXg3J6
— NEUFC Fans (@NEUFCFans) July 10, 2015
Our final pick is Goalkeeper Nidhin Lal! Welcome to the club Super Machan! #NidhinIsBlue #WelcomeToNammaFamily #ISLAuction #CHE
— Chennaiyin FC (@ChennaiyinFC) July 10, 2015
OFFICIAL: @FCPuneCity sign steely defender Govin Singh. #ISLAuction pic.twitter.com/7Iwd05OiWS
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) July 10, 2015
OFFICIAL: @FCPuneCity have signed goalkeeper Lalit Thapa.#ISLAuction pic.twitter.com/lSwqW5cIuj
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) July 10, 2015
We go for Goalkeeper Lalit Thapa and he is all set to play for @FCPuneCity this season. #ISLAuction
— FC Pune City (@FCPuneCity) July 10, 2015
OFFICIAL: Veteran midfielder Peter Carvalho will play in yellow as @KBFCOfficial draft him in.#ISLAuction pic.twitter.com/wcQablBD5Z
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) July 10, 2015
We’ve picked up the versatile and talented Ashutosh Mehta in Round 4 of the player draft. #ISLAuction
— Mumbai City FC (@MumbaiCityFC) July 10, 2015
OFFICIAL: We have yet another left back signed as Raju Yumnam is signed by @NEUtdFC!#ISLAuction pic.twitter.com/UxhOZfsB3n
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) July 10, 2015
OFFICIAL: Talented wideman Ashutosh Mehta will play for @MumbaiCityFC in this upcoming season.#ISLAuction pic.twitter.com/zD1td0ET2L
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) July 10, 2015
Prabir Das will be our 4th pick from the ISL Draft! #ISLAuction #DelhiDynamos
— Delhi Dynamos FC (@DelhiDynamos) July 10, 2015
OFFICIAL: 21 year old right back Prabir Das has been picked by the @DelhiDynamos.#ISLAuction pic.twitter.com/DtECj5FPQp
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) July 10, 2015
OFFICIAL: Indian shot stopper Kunzang Bhutia is drafted in by @atletidekolkata #ISLAuction pic.twitter.com/A10qCaDELG
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) July 10, 2015
OFFICIAL: @ChennaiyinFC make their 4th pick in 27 year old defender Justin Stephen.#ISLAuction pic.twitter.com/GIJ111DTmW
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) July 10, 2015
The Indian goalkeeper Kunzang Bhutia has been picked by @atletidekolkata . #ISLAuction
— FC Goa (@FCGoaOfficial) July 10, 2015
Round 4: @ChennaiyinFC picks Defender Justin Stephen.
— FC Pune City (@FCPuneCity) July 10, 2015
OFFICIAL: @ChennaiyinFC sign defender Lalhmangaihsanga Ralte for season 2 of the #HeroISL.#ISLAuction pic.twitter.com/zNO3kDzF60
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) July 10, 2015
.@ChennaiyinFC goes for left back Lalhmangaihsanga Ralte and gets him for the season. #ISLAuction
— FC Pune City (@FCPuneCity) July 10, 2015
OFFICIAL: The champions, @atletidekolkata, sign versatile defender Lalchhawnkima.#ISLAuction pic.twitter.com/3hK4U75FLP
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) July 10, 2015
OFFICIAL: Another goalkeeper is picked as the @DelhiDynamos sign bright prospect Ravi Kumar.#ISLAuction pic.twitter.com/P5MAXjuzgJ
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) July 10, 2015
Mumbai City FC choose Debjit Majumder in their third round. We’ve got ourselves another fine keeper! #ISLAuction
— Mumbai City FC (@MumbaiCityFC) July 10, 2015
OFFICIAL: @MumbaiCityFC add goalkeeper Debjit Majumder to their ranks.#ISLAuction pic.twitter.com/ZrsW1nOeUY
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) July 10, 2015
Goalkeeper Debjit Majumder picked by @MumbaiCityFC and successfully trades him for the season. #ISLAuction
— FC Pune City (@FCPuneCity) July 10, 2015
OFFICIAL: Reagan Singh is all @NEUtdFC‘s. They turn away every @DelhiDynamos bid.#ISLAuction pic.twitter.com/ArE3KrOu2d
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) July 10, 2015
.@NEUtdFC hold on to center back Reagan Singh and turn down offer by @DelhiDynamos #ISLAuction
— FC Pune City (@FCPuneCity) July 10, 2015
OFFICIAL: @KBFCOfficial bag tricky forward CK Vineeth.#ISLAuction pic.twitter.com/jF3nqjHFmG
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) July 10, 2015
.@NEUtdFC choose center back Reagan Singh and is called for an instant trading by @DelhiDynamos #ISLAuction
— FC Pune City (@FCPuneCity) July 10, 2015
.@FCPuneCity sign Sushanth Mathew, famous for that wonder goal for @KBFCOfficial in season 1.#ISLAuction
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) July 10, 2015
OFFICIAL: @atletidekolkata sign Augustin Fernandes to bolster their defence.#ISLAuction pic.twitter.com/VlHOaU8zGv
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) July 10, 2015
OFFICIAL: Zakeer Mundampara will play at the Marina Arena as he signs for @ChennaiyinFC #ISLAuction pic.twitter.com/TmxQ5rNRN9
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) July 10, 2015
Round 3 : We are up first and @gauravmodwel picks Midfielder Sushant Mathew and drafts him to @FCPuneCity #ISLAuction
— FC Pune City (@FCPuneCity) July 10, 2015
Round 3 : We are up first and @gauravmodwel picks Midfielder Sushant Mathew and drafts him to @FCPuneCity #ISLAuction
— FC Pune City (@FCPuneCity) July 10, 2015
We have picked Zakeer Mundampara as our 2nd pick. Welcome to the club Super Machan! #ISLAuction #ZakeerIsBlue #WelcomeToNammaFamily
— Chennaiyin FC (@ChennaiyinFC) July 10, 2015
.@FCPuneCity sign Gurjinder Kumar despite relentless bidding by @atletidekolkata #ISLAuction
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) July 10, 2015
We hold on to our pick Midfielder Gurjinder Kumar and welcome him at @FCPuneCity. Sorry @atletidekolkata #ISLAuction
— FC Pune City (@FCPuneCity) July 10, 2015
And we pick Midfielder Gurjinder Kumar from Round 2 of the draft and instant trading request from @atletidekolkata #ISLAuction
— FC Pune City (@FCPuneCity) July 10, 2015
OFFICIAL: @KBFCOfficial sign Shankar Sampingiraj! #ISLAuction pic.twitter.com/x4orrJr3SF
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) July 10, 2015
Welcome to @KBFCOfficial, Shankar Sampingiraj.#ISLAuction
— Kerala Blasters FC (@KBFCOfficial) July 10, 2015
#SiamHangal, attacking mid-fielder, will don white and red. #WelcomeSiamHangal #ISLAuction #HeroISL #PowerOf8 #NEUFC pic.twitter.com/TNvdHy9GtC
— NorthEast United FC (@NEUtdFC) July 10, 2015
.@NEUtdFC sign 22 year old central midfielder Siam Hangal#ISLAuction
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) July 10, 2015
OFFICIAL: Lalchhhuanmawia Fanai puts pen to paper for @MumbaiCityFC #ISLAuction pic.twitter.com/dizyuyh51m
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) July 10, 2015
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