The team won 2 out of the first 3 games under Grant, where they defeated FC Goa 2–1 and Chennaiyin FC 3–1 at home. He was later promoted to Head Coach on 12 January 2018, after the team released an official statement about Joao's sacking. The team management brought in the ex-Chelsea boss Avram Grant as a technical advisor who acted as a caretaker manager in the absence of Joao. It was followed by a 4 match losing streak right after which the Portuguese manager was sacked. The second goal came from the striker Danilo in the 22nd minute, when he pressured the Delhi custodian Albino Gomes and made him make error inside his own box, leaving an open goal for Danilo to score his first and last goal of the season and, 500th goal of the league. The first goal of the match came from Marcinho in the 17th minute, when a cross by Halicharan Narzary from the left flank found him unmarked inside the box. NorthEast witnessed their first win of the season where they defeated Delhi Dynamos 0–2 in the opponent's ground. Next they played Chennaiyin FC in Chennai, where they failed to keep the record of never losing in Chennai after losing 3–0. The game ended in a draw with neither side managing to find the back of the net despite NorthEast playing against a 10 men Jamshedpur in the last 20 minutes. The team began its season against the ISL debutants Jamshedpur FC. After playing its preseason games in Antalya, Turkey. On 17 July 2017, in hope for a great season NorthEast United signed the young Portuguese manager Joao Carlos Pires de Deus. More than half of the goals (8) were scored by the South American duo Nicholas Velez and Emiliano Alfaro with 3 and 5 goals respectively.Ģ017-18 season: A forgettable season The club scored 14 goals and conceded 14 goals in that season. The club again got a chance to enter the top-four for semi-finals if they defeat Kerala Blasters but lost and hence, losing their semi-final chance. The club also appointed Francisco Bruto Da Costa as their Assistant Manager. On 23 July 2016, NorthEast United announced Nelo Vingada as the club's new manager. On 9 July 2016, NorthEast United officially announced Sérgio Farias' exit. However, Sérgio Farias joined his former club Suphanburi FC for a second stint forcing NorthEast United to look for a new coach. On, NorthEast United announced Sérgio Farias as the club's new manager. The club entered the top-four for semi-finals by the end of the season but lost their position to Chennaiyin, who defeated Pune City to gain 3 points and secure the spot.Ģ016 season: Nelo Vingada, Velez, Alfaro era
The team lost all three of their opening matches with Simão absent through injury, but then earned a 2–0 home win over Chennaiyin FC in which the marquee player won and dispatched an added-time penalty kick to open the scoring. On 1 July 2015, the team announced their manager for the 2015 season, former Venezuela national coach, César Farías. The team did not make the end-of-season play-offs, finishing in last place among the eight teams.Ģ015 season: Narrowly missed play-offs įor their second season, NorthEast United signed former Portugal international Simão Sabrosa as their new marquee signing. On 13 October 2014, the team won their first ISL match at the Indira Gandhi Stadium, Spaniard Koke scoring the only goal of the game to defeat Kerala Blasters.
On 19 August the club hired its first manager, New Zealander Ricki Herbert, who had represented and managed his nation at World Cups. He said: "India is a huge country and it should be a privilege for me to be a small part in popularizing this global game here and working with the young talented footballers of North East India". On 16 July 2014, the club signed Joan Capdevila, a European Championship and World Cup winning defender with Spain, as its marquee player. On 13 April 2014, it was announced that the Bollywood actor John Abraham and Shillong Lajong Football Club had won the bidding for the franchise. In early 2014, it was announced that the All India Football Federation, the national federation for football in India, and IMG-Reliance would be accepting bids for ownership of eight of nine selected cities for the upcoming Indian Super League, an eight-team franchise league modeled along the lines of the Indian Premier League cricket tournament.
1.3 2015 season: Narrowly missed play-offs.