2014 Indian Super League season
Season | 2014 |
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Champions |
Atlético de Kolkata (First title) |
Matches played | 61 |
Goals scored | 129 (2.11 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Elano (8 goals) |
Biggest home win |
Mumbai City 5–0 Pune City (18 October) |
Biggest away win |
Mumbai City 0–3 Chennaiyin (23 November) |
Highest scoring |
Chennaiyin 5–1 Mumbai City (28 October) |
Longest winning run |
Goa (4 games) |
Longest unbeaten run |
Goa (10 games) |
Longest winless run |
Delhi Dynamos Mumbai City NorthEast United (6 games) |
Longest losing run |
Mumbai City (3 games) |
Highest attendance |
65,000[1] Atlético de Kolkata 3–0 Mumbai City (12 October) |
Lowest attendance |
7,243[1] Pune City 1–1 Chennaiyin (11 November) |
Average attendance | 24,357[2] |
2015 → |
The 2014 Indian Super League season was the first season of the Indian Super League, the football league, since 2013. The season featured eight teams, each playing 14 matches during the regular season.
The regular season started on 12 October when Atlético de Kolkata defeated Mumbai City 3–0 at the Salt Lake Stadium.[3] The season ended on 20 December when Atlético de Kolkata defeated the Kerala Blasters in the final 1–0.[4] Mohammed Rafique was the lone goalscorer as the Kolkata club became the inaugural champions.
Teams

Stadiums and locations
Team | City/State | Stadium | Capacity |
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Atlético de Kolkata | Kolkata, West Bengal | Salt Lake Stadium | 68,000 |
Chennaiyin | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 40,000 |
Delhi Dynamos | Delhi | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 60,000 |
Goa | Margao, Goa | Fatorda Stadium | 19,500 |
Kerala Blasters | Kochi, Kerala | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 60,000 |
Mumbai City | Mumbai, Maharashtra | DY Patil Stadium | 55,000 |
NorthEast United | Guwahati, Assam | Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium | 35,000 |
Pune City | Pune, Maharashtra | Balewadi Stadium | 12,000 |
Personnel and sponsorship
Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacture | Shirt sponsor |
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Atlético de Kolkata | ![]() |
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Umbro | Aircel |
Chennaiyin | ![]() |
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TYKA | Ozone Group |
Delhi Dynamos | ![]() |
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Lotto | FreeCharge |
Goa | ![]() |
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Adidas | Videocon d2h |
Kerala Blasters | ![]() |
Puma | Muthoot Group | |
Mumbai City | ![]() |
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Puma | Jabong.com |
NorthEast United | ![]() |
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Adidas | HTC |
Pune City | ![]() |
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Dida | Various |
Marquee players
Player drafts
Before the season began, the rosters were formed through two player drafts, based on the college draft system used in the United States. The first draft would be to sign the initial 14 Indian players and then the second one would be to sign seven foreign players.[5]
Domestic players draft
The domestic players draft took place within two days on 22 July and 23 July 2014 in Mumbai.[6] There were 84 players up for grabs during the draft that could be selected between six of the eight Indian Super League teams (Goa and NorthEast United selected from their respective I-League teams).[6] Close to 50% of the 84 players had played for India internationally.[6] The opening pick in the draft was Lenny Rodrigues by FC Pune City. Subrata Pal, Syed Nabi, and Gouramangi Singh were the most expensive picks during the draft.[6]
International draft
After the completion of the domestic draft, the international draft took place on 21 August 2014, also in Mumbai.[7] There were 49 players available for selection during the draft.[7] The first pick in the draft was former Inter Milan defender, Bruno Cirillo, who was selected by FC Pune City.[8]
Results
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Chennaiyin | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 23 | 2014 Indian Super League Semi-finals |
2 | Goa | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 22 | |
3 | Atlético de Kolkata | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 19 | |
4 | Kerala Blasters | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 19 | |
5 | Delhi Dynamos | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 18 | |
6 | Pune City | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 16 | |
7 | Mumbai City | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 16 | |
8 | NorthEast United | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 15 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) play-off match
Result table
Home ╲ Away | ATK | CFC | DD | FCG | KB | MUM | NEU | FCPC |
Atlético de Kolkata | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
Chennaiyin | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | |
Delhi Dynamos | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
Goa | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
Kerala Blasters | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
Mumbai City | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 5–0 | |
NorthEast United | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
Pune City | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
Updated to games played on 10 December 2014.
Source: Indian Super League Fixtures
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
Finals series
Bracket
Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
4 | Kerala Blasters | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
3 | Chennaiyin | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
4 | Kerala Blasters | 0 | ||||||||||
3 | Atlético de Kolkata | 1 | ||||||||||
3 | Atlético de Kolkata (pen.) | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | ||||||||
2 | Goa | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) |
Semi-finals
First leg
13 December | Kerala Blasters | 3–0 | Chennaiyin | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi |
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Saturday 19:00 IST | Ahmed ![]() Hume ![]() Methew ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 60,900 Referee: Pranjal Banerjee |
14 December | Atlético de Kolkata | 0–0 | Goa | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata |
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Sunday 19:00 IST | Report | Attendance: 53,173 Referee: Santosh Kumar |
Second leg
16 December | Chennaiyin | 3–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 agg.) |
Kerala Blasters | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai |
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Tuesday 19:00 IST | Silvestre ![]() Jhingan (o.g.) Lalpekhlua ![]() |
Report | Pearson ![]() |
Attendance: 25,317 Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar |
17 December | Goa | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (0–0 agg.) (2–4 p) |
Atlético de Kolkata | Fatorda Stadium, Margao |
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Wednesday 19:00 IST | Report | Attendance: 19,012 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov |
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Penalties | ||||
Santos ![]() Ozbey ![]() Amiri ![]() Miranda ![]() |
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Final
20 December | Kerala Blasters | 0–1 | Atlético de Kolkata | DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai |
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Saturday 18:00 IST | Report | Rafique ![]() |
Attendance: 36,484 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov |
Attendance
Average home attendances
- Note: Table lists in order of average attendance.
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Kerala Blasters | 392,886 | 61,323 | 34,657 | 49,111 | n/a |
2 | Atlético de Kolkata | 316,195 | 65,000 | 21,550 | 45,171 | n/a |
3 | NorthEast United | 200,296 | 31,770 | 25,530 | 28,614 | n/a |
4 | Mumbai City | 158,142 | 28,000 | 18,197 | 22,592 | n/a |
5 | Chennaiyin | 176,757 | 25,317 | 16,567 | 22,095 | n/a |
6 | Goa | 144,524 | 19,752 | 16,652 | 18,066 | n/a |
7 | Delhi Dynamos | 109,993 | 18,268 | 13,000 | 15,713 | n/a |
8 | Pune City | 55,015 | 8,427 | 7,243 | 7,859 | n/a |
League total | 1,590,292 | 65,000 | 7,243 | 26,505 | n/a |
Updated to games played on 20 December 2014
Source: Official club websites and Indian Super League
Highest attendances
Rank | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance | Date | Stadium |
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1 | Atlético de Kolkata | 3–0 | Mumbai City | 65,000 | 12 October 2014 | Salt Lake Stadium |
2 | Kerala Blasters | 0–1 | Chennaiyin | 61,323 | 30 November 2014 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
3 | Kerala Blasters | 3–0 | Chennaiyin | 60,900 | 13 December 2014 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
4 | Kerala Blasters | 2–1 | Atlético de Kolkata | 57,296 | 21 November 2014 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
5 | Atlético de Kolkata | 1–1 | Delhi Dynamos | 55,793 | 19 October 2014 | Salt Lake Stadium |
6 | Atlético de Kolkata | 0–0 | Goa | 53,173 | 14 December 2014 | Salt Lake Stadium |
7 | Kerala Blasters | 1–0 | Goa | 49,517 | 6 November 2014 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
8 | Atlético de Kolkata | 0–0 | Chennaiyin | 46,288 | 14 November 2014 | Salt Lake Stadium |
9 | Kerala Blasters | 1–0 | Pune City | 44,532 | 9 December 2014 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
10 | Kerala Blasters | 0–0 | NorthEast United | 43,299 | 4 December 2014 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
Statistics
Top scorers
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Top Indian scorers
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Goalkeeping
Rank | Player | Club | Cleansheets |
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1 | ![]() |
Goa | 7 |
2 | ![]() |
Mumbai City | 6 |
3 | ![]() |
Delhi Dynamos | 5 |
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Kerala Blasters | ||
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NorthEast United |
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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![]() | Mumbai City | Pune City | 5–0[9] | 18 October 2014 |
Awards
Hero of the Match
Match | Hero of the Match | Match | Hero of the Match | Match | Hero of the Match | |||
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Player | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | |||
Match 1 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata | Match 21 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata | Match 41 | ![]() |
Goa |
Match 2 | ![]() |
NorthEast United | Match 22 | ![]() |
Mumbai City | Match 42 | ![]() |
NorthEast United |
Match 3 | ![]() |
Delhi Dynamos | Match 23 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters | Match 43 | ![]() |
Delhi Dynamos |
Match 4 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin | Match 24 | ![]() |
Pune City | Match 44 | ![]() |
Pune City |
Match 5 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata | Match 25 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin | Match 45 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin |
Match 6 | ![]() |
Mumbai City | Match 26 | ![]() |
Mumbai City | Match 46 | ![]() |
Goa |
Match 7 | ![]() |
Delhi Dynamos | Match 27 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters | Match 47 | ![]() |
Delhi Dynamos |
Match 8 | ![]() |
Goa | Match 28 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin | Match 48 | ![]() |
Pune City |
Match 9 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin | Match 29 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters | Match 49 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters |
Match 10 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata | Match 30 | ![]() |
Goa | Match 50 | ![]() |
Goa |
Match 11 | ![]() |
NorthEast United | Match 31 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata | Match 51 | ![]() |
Delhi Dynamos |
Match 12 | ![]() |
Delhi Dynamos | Match 32 | ![]() |
Pune City | Match 52 | ![]() |
Mumbai City |
Match 13 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters | Match 33 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters | Match 53 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin |
Match 14 | ![]() |
Pune City | Match 34 | ![]() |
Mumbai City | Match 54 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters |
Match 15 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin | Match 35 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata | Match 55 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata |
Match 16 | ![]() |
Delhi Dynamos | Match 36 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin | Match 56 | ![]() |
NorthEast United |
Match 17 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters | Match 37 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters | Match 57 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters |
Match 18 | ![]() |
Goa | Match 38 | ![]() |
Goa | Match 58 | ![]() |
Goa |
Match 19 | ![]() |
Mumbai City | Match 39 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin | Match 59 | ![]() |
Kerala Blasters |
Match 20 | ![]() |
NorthEast United | Match 40 | ![]() |
Delhi Dynamos | Match 60 | ![]() |
Goa |
Match 61 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata |
End of season awards
Award | Player/Club |
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Hero of the League | ![]() |
Golden Boot | ![]() |
Most Exciting Player | ![]() |
Fittest player | ![]() |
Golden Glove | ![]() |
Emerging Player of the League | ![]() |
Goal of the Season | ![]() |
Happy (Best) Fans | Kerala Blasters[10] |
Fair Play Award | Delhi Dynamos[10] |
See also
References
- 1 2 Lahiri, Dipankar (24 November 2014). "ISL teams with most supporters". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ↑ "ISL Gives Indian Football a Re-launch Pad". New Indian Express. 21 December 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ↑ Dutta, Subhasish (14 October 2014). "ISL 2014: Slick Atletico de Kolkata thump Mumbai City FC 3-0 in opener". IBN Live. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ↑ "ISL: Atletico de Kolkata beat Kerala Blasters 1-0 to win title". Times of India. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ↑ "Indian Super League football: Major signings on day 1 of players draft". One India. 22 June 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 Mergulhao, Marcus (19 July 2014). "ISL domestic draft to include 40 national players". Times of India. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- 1 2 Mergulhao, Marcus (14 August 2014). "ISL: Draft for overseas players on August 21". Times of India. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ↑ "ISL - Round 1". Facebook. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ↑ "Andre Moritz Nets First Hat-Trick as Mumbai City FC Rout FC Pune City 5-0". NDTV Sport. 18 October 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "ISL 2014: Full list of award winners". OneIndia. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2015.