2017–18 Delhi Dynamos FC season
# 2017–18 Delhi Dynamos FC season

The 2017–18 season was the club's fourth season since its establishment in 2014 and their fourth season in the Indian Super League.

## Pre Season Friendlies

The club headed to Spain and Qatar on a 41 days pre-season tour, starting from 10 September.

## Transfers

Unlike other Indian Super League franchises Delhi Dynamos decided not retain any players from their previous season squad before 2017–18 players draft which enabled them to enter in the round one of players draft along with new entrant Jamshedpur FC.

In ISL draft held on 23 July 2017, Delhi Dynamos added fifteen new players to their squad. Goalkeeper Albino Gomes, Sukhdev Patil and Arnab Das Sharma, defender Pritam Kotal, Sena Ralte, Pratik Chowdhary, Mohammad Sajid Dhot, Rowilson Rodrigues and Munmun Lugun, midfielder Seityasen Singh, Vinit Rai, Romeo Fernandes, David Ngaihte and Simranjit Singh and Lallianzuala Chhangte.

Delhi Dynamos announced signing of Brazilian midfielder Paulinho Dias on 28 July 2017. On 1 August, Delhi Dynamos announced signing of Uruguayan midfielder Matías Mirabaje. Signing of Argentinian forward Juan Vogliotti was announced on 4 August. Franchise announced on 10 August, they signed Venezuelan defender Gabriel Cichero. On 29 August, Delhi Dynamos published a statement on their website that signing of Argentinian forward Juan Vogliotti could not be completed due to unavoidable circumstances. Juan Vogliotti said:

   I want to let you all know that I never had any bad intentions. Things were badly planned from my end and I should have completed all formalities before agreeing with Delhi Dynamos. Please accept my sincere apologies as I will not be able to leave this club and play in front of the amazing crowd in Delhi. Maybe, sometimes things do not go the way you want them too.

Delhi Dynamos announced on 7 September, they signed Nigerian forward Kalu Uche. On 12 September, Delhi Dynamos announced signing of Curaçaoan forward Guyon Fernandez and Spanish defender Edu Moya. On 14 September, Delhi Dynamos announced signing of their seventh foreign player, Dutch forward Jeroen Lumu.

On 19 September, Delhi Dynamos announced they signed Indian U19 international players Kishan Singh Thongam and Jayananda Singh Moirangthem. On the matter managing director Rohan Sharma said:

   I’d like to extend my warmest greetings to Jayananda and Kishan, these two players have a lot of potential and I’m happy they have chosen Delhi Dynamos to be their new club. We hope we can help Jayananda and Kishan grow and develop into the next Indian superstars.

On 21 September, Delhi Dynamos announced signing of Nanda Kumar on a loan deal from I-League side Chennai City.

### In

| Pos. | Player | Previous Club | Date |
| - | - | - | - |
| GK | Albino Gomes | Mumbai City | 23 July 2017 |
| DF | Pritam Kotal | Mohun Bagan | 23 July 2017 |
| FW | Lallianzuala Chhangte | DSK Shivajians | 23 July 2017 |
| DF | Sena Ralte | Mumbai City | 23 July 2017 |
| MF | Seityasen Singh | NorthEast United | 23 July 2017 |
| DF | Pratik Chowdhary | Mumbai | 23 July 2017 |
| MF | Vinit Rai | Kerala Blasters | 23 July 2017 |
| MF | Romeo Fernandes | Goa | 23 July 2017 |
| MF | David Ngaihte | Minerva Punjab | 23 July 2017 |
| GK | Sukhadev Patil | Mumbai | 23 July 2017 |
| DF | Mohammad Sajid Dhot | DSK Shivajians | 23 July 2017 |
| DF | Rowilson Rodrigues | Churchill Brothers | 23 July 2017 |
| DF | Munmun Lugun | Mumbai | 23 July 2017 |
| GK | Arnab Das Sharma | Minerva Punjab | 23 July 2017 |
| MF | Simranjit Singh | Minerva Punjab | 23 July 2017 |
| MF | Paulinho Dias | Atlético Paranaense | 28 July 2017 |
| MF | Matías Mirabaje | Unión Comercio | 31 July 2017 |
| FW | Juan Vogliotti | Sport Boys | 3 August 2017 |
| DF | Gabriel Cichero | Deportivo Lara | 10 August 2017 |
| FW | Kalu Uche | Almería | 7 September 2017 |
| DF | Edu Moya | Cacereño | 12 September 2017 |
| FW | Guyon Fernandez | ADO Den Haag | 12 September 2017 |
| FW | Jeroen Lumu | Samsunspor | 13 September 2017 |

### Out

| Pos. | Player | New Club | Date |
| - | - | - | - |
| DF | Lalchhawnkima | Mumbai | 1 January 2017 |
| MF | Bruno Pelissari | Released | 1 January 2017 |
| MF | Denson Devadas | Chennai City | 1 January 2017 |
| FW | Arjun Tudu | Released | 1 January 2017 |
| FW | Badara Badji | Released | 1 January 2017 |
| FW | Marcelinho | Avaí | 18 January 2017 |
| DF | Rubén González | Coruxo | 25 January 2017 |
| MF | Ibrahima Niasse | Levadiakos | 26 January 2017 |
| MF | Marcos Tébar | Reus | 31 January 2017 |
| DF | David Addy | RoPS | 30 March 2017 |
| MF | Florent Malouda | Released | 1 July 2017 |
| FW | Richard Gadze | Zira | 1 July 2017 |
| GK | Soram Anganba | Mohun Bagan | 1 July 2017 |
| DF | Anas Edathodika | Jamshedpur | 23 July 2017 |
| MF | Amoes Do | Released | 23 July 2017 |
| MF | Sahil Tavora | Mumbai City | 23 July 2017 |
| MF | Romeo Fernandes | Delhi Dynamos | 23 July 2017 |

### Loan in

| Pos. | Name | From | Date from | Date to | Ref |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| MF | Nanda Kumar | Chennai City | 17 September 2017 | 30 July 2017 | |

## Squad

    As of 27 October 2017

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 32 | GK | IND | Albino Gomes |
| 41 | GK | ESP | Xabi Irureta |
| 29 | GK | IND | Arnab Das Sharma |
| 20 | DF | IND | Pritam Kotal |
| — | DF | IND | Sena Ralte |
| — | DF | VEN | Gabriel Cichero |
| — | DF | ESP | Edu Moya |
| — | DF | IND | Pratik Chowdhary |
| — | DF | IND | Mohammad Sajid Dhot |
| — | DF | IND | Rowilson Rodrigues |
| — | DF | IND | Simranjit Singh |
| — | DF | IND | Jayananda Singh |
| — | DF | IND | Munmun Lugun |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | IND | Kishan Singh |
| — | MF | BRA | Paulinho Dias |
| — | MF | URU | Matías Mirabaje |
| — | MF | IND | David Ngaihte |
| — | MF | IND | Romeo Fernandes |
| — | MF | IND | Vinit Rai |
| — | MF | IND | Seityasen Singh |
| — | MF | IND | Nanda Kumar (on loan from Chennai City F.C.) |
| — | FW | IND | Lallianzuala Chhangte |
| — | FW | NGA | Kalu Uche |
| — | FW | CUW | Guyon Fernandez |
| — | FW | NED | Jeroen Lumu |

### Current Technical Staff

| Position | Name |
| - | - |
| Head coach | Miguel Ángel Portugal |
| Assistant coach | Shakti Chauhan |
| Assistant coach | Gonzalo Yarza |
| Head of Performance Analysis | Joy Gabriel | Goalkeeping coach | Martín Ruiz |

## Indian Super League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Kerala Blasters | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 25 |
| 7 | Mumbai City | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 23 |
| 8 | Delhi Dynamos | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 19 |
| 9 | ATK | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 30 | −14 | 16 |
| 10 | NorthEast United | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 27 | −15 | 11 |

## Player statistics

    As of 28 October 2017

List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Indian Super League | Indian Super League |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | IND | Albino Gomes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | IND | Sukhadev Patil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | IND | Arnab Das Sharma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | IND | Pritam Kotal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | IND | Sena Ralte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | VEN | Gabriel Cichero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Edu Moya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | IND | Pratik Chowdhary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | IND | Mohammad Sajid Dhot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | IND | Rowilson Rodrigues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | IND | Simranjit Singh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | IND | Jayananda Singh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | IND | Munmun Lugun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | IND | Kishan Singh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | BRA | Paulinho Dias | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | URU | Matías Mirabaje | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | IND | David Ngaihte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | IND | Romeo Fernandes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | IND | Pratesh Shirodkar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | IND | Vinit Rai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | IND | Seityasen Singh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | IND | Nanda Kumar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | IND | Lallianzuala Chhangte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | NGA | Kalu Uche | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | CUW | Guyon Fernandez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | NED | Jeroen Lumu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
