| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 October – 18 December |
| Champions | Atletico de Kolkata (2nd title) |
| Matches played | 61 |
| Goals scored | 145 (2.38 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Marcelinho (10 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Amrinder Singh (180 mins per goal) |
| Biggest home win | Mumbai City 5–0 Kerala Blasters (19 November) |
| Biggest away win | Chennaiyin 1–3 Delhi Dynamos (6 October) |
| Highest scoring | Goa 5–4 Chennaiyin (1 December) |
| Longest winning run | Delhi Dynamos (3 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Atlético de Kolkata (6 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Pune City NorthEast United Chennaiyin (5 matches) |
| Longest losing run | NorthEast United (4 matches) |
| Highest attendance | 82,224 Kerala Blasters 1–1 Atlètico de Kolkata (18 December) |
| Lowest attendance | 6,147 Mumbai City 1–0 NorthEast United (7 October) |
| Total attendance | 1,260,207 |
| Average attendance | 21,003 |
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The 2016 Indian Super League season was the third season of the Indian Super League, the football league, since its establishment in 2013. The season featured eight teams again, each playing 14 matches during the regular season before the finals. The regular season began on 1 October and ended on 4 December. The finals began on 10 December and concluded with the final on 18 December.[1] The defending champions coming into the season were Chennaiyin.
At the end of the season, Atlético de Kolkata were crowned champions after defeating the Kerala Blasters in a penalty shootout, 4–3, during the final. The match had ended 1–1 after ninety minutes and extra time.[2]