Top 5 ISL and I-League coaches who are expected to leave next season

#1 Steve Coppell (ATK)

Coppell endured a disappointing season with ATK

Steve Coppell probably endured his most disappointing season as a manager in the ISL with ATK during the fifth edition this year. The Englishman, who boasts of wealthy experience as a coach, failed to make the best use of his resources at the Salt Lake Stadium, as ATK failed to qualify for the playoffs yet again.

The two-time ISL winners had finished second-bottom in the previous edition of the competition and loosened their purse strings last summer to try and muscle their way back into the top half of the table.

However, despite the impressive addition of players like Manuel Lanzarote, John Johnson, Kalu Uche and Edu Garcia, who joined the club alongside Pritam Kotal in January, ATK flattered to deceive under the guidance of Coppell.

The former ISL champions finished in sixth place and five points adrift of North East United, who occupied the final playoff spot, to cap off yet another disappointing season. Coppell's tactics were meek and he was found out comprehensively by his opponents during certain games.

ATK also finished as the second-lowest scorers in the division with just 18 goals despite the addition of Uche, Lanzarote and Everton Santos to their squad this term, and many believe their underwhelming season could spell the end for Coppell.