Indian Super League (ISL) champion team, Atletico de Kolkata, signed five new players for the second season (Nadong Bhutia, Jewel Raja, Sushil Kumar Singh, Syed Rahim Nabi and Clifford Miranda) and retained four from the title-winning squad (Arnab Kumar Mondal, Baljit Sahni, Denzil Franco and Nallapan Mohanraj).
The list:Atletico de Kolkata:Retained: Arnab Kumar Mondal, Baljit Sahni, Denzil Franco, Nallapan Mohanraj. New signings from open market: Nadong Bhutia, Jewel Raja, Sushil Kumar Singh, Syed Rahim Nabi, Clifford Miranda.
Kerala Blasters FC:Retained: Sandesh Jhingan, Ishfaq Ahmed, Mehtab Hossain, Gurwinder Singh, Saumik Dey, Sandip Nandy. New signings: Mohammed Rafi, Nirmal Chettri, Ramandeep Singh.
Chennaiyin FC:Retained: Jayesh Rane, Abhishek Das, Harmanjot Singh Khabra, Jeje Lalpekhula, Dhanachandra Singh, Balwant Singh. New signings: Godwin Franco, Mehrajuddin Wadoo.
Delhi Dynamos FC:Retained: Francis Fernandes, Anwar Ali, Syhlo Malsawmtluanga, Robert Lathlamuana, Souvik Chakraborty. New signings: Subhashish Roy Chowdhury, Seiminlen Doungel.
FC Goa:Retained: Romeo Fernandes, Mandar Rao Desai, Laxmikant Kattimani, Narayan Das, Debadrata Roy, Bikramjit Singh. New signings: Pronay Halder, C.S. Sabeeth, Denson Devadas, Joaquim Abranches, Raju Gaikwad.
FC Pune City:Retained: Lenny Rodrigues, Arindham Bhattacharya, Ravanan Dharmaraj, Israil Gurung, Pritam Kotal, Manish Maithani. New signing: Gourmangi Singh.
Mumbai City FC:Retained: Subrata Paul, Subhash Singh, Lalrindika Ralte. New signings: Gabriel Fernandes, Kingshuk Debnath, Rowlin Rodrigues.
North-East United FC:Retained: Rehnesh, Aiborlang Khongjee, Robin Gurung, Boithang Haokip, Alen Deory. New signings: Sanju Pradhan, Holicharn Narzary. — Special Correspondent
