2014 Indian Super League

The 2014 Hero Indian Super League was the first season of the Indian Super League, the top flight football league of India. 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 in Kolkata. The season ended on 20 December when Atlético de Kolkata defeated the Kerala Blasters in the final 1–0 in front of 36,484 spectators. Mohammed Rafique was the lone goalscorer as the Kolkata club became the inaugural champions.

Teams

Stadiums and locations Team City/State Stadium Capacity Atlético de Kolkata Kolkata, West Bengal Salt Lake Stadium Chennaiyin Chennai, Tamil Nadu Marina Arena Delhi Dynamos Delhi Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Goa Margao, Goa Fatorda Stadium Kerala Blasters Kochi, Kerala Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Mumbai City Mumbai, Maharashtra DY Patil Stadium NorthEast United Guwahati, Assam Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Pune City Pune, Maharashtra Balewadi Stadium

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacture Shirt sponsorAtlético de Kolkata Antonio López Habas Luis GarcíaUmbroAircelChennaiyin Marco Materazzi Bojan DjordjicTYKAOzone GroupDelhi Dynamos Harm van Veldhoven Hans MulderLottoFreeChargeGoa Zico Robert PiresAdidasVideocon d2hKerala Blasters David JamesPumaMuthoot GroupMumbai City Peter Reid Syed Rahim NabiPumaJabong.comNorthEast United Ricki Herbert Miguel GarciaAdidasHTCPune City Franco Colomba David TrezeguetDidaVarious

Marquee players

Team MarqueeAtlético de Kolkata Luis GarcíaChennaiyin ElanoDelhi Dynamos Alessandro Del PieroGoa Robert PiresKerala Blasters David JamesMumbai City Freddie LjungbergNorthEast United Joan CapdevilaPune City David Trezeguet

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.

Domestic players draft

The domestic players draft took place within two days on 22 July and 23 July 2014 in Mumbai. 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). Close to 50% of the 84 players had played for India internationally. 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.

International draft

After the completion of the domestic draft, the international draft took place on 21 August 2014, also in Mumbai. There were 49 players available for selection during the draft. The first pick in the draft was former Inter Milan defender, Bruno Cirillo, who was selected by FC Pune City.

Regular season

League table

Results

Playoffs

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Final

Attendance

Average home attendances Note: Table lists in order of average attendance.

Highest attendances RankHome teamScoreAway teamAttendanceDateStadium 1 Atlético de Kolkata 3–0Mumbai City 65,000Salt Lake Stadium 2 Kerala Blasters 0–1Chennaiyin 61,323Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium 3 Kerala Blasters 3–0Chennaiyin 60,900Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium 4 Kerala Blasters 2–1Atlético de Kolkata 57,296Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium 5 Atlético de Kolkata 1–1Delhi Dynamos 55,793Salt Lake Stadium 6 Atlético de Kolkata 0–0Goa 53,173Salt Lake Stadium 7 Kerala Blasters 1–0Goa 49,517Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium 8 Atlético de Kolkata 0–0Chennaiyin 46,288Salt Lake Stadium 9 Kerala Blasters 1–0Pune City 44,532Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium 10 Kerala Blasters 0–0NorthEast United 43,299Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Source:

Statistics

Scoring Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 ElanoChennaiyin82 Fikru TeferraAtlético de Kolkata5 Gustavo MarmentiniDelhi Dynamos Miroslav SlepičkaGoa Iain HumeKerala Blasters6 Bruno PelissariChennaiyin4 Jeje LalpekhluaChennaiyin Stiven MendozaChennaiyin André SantosGoa KokeNorthEast United Kostas KatsouranisPune City

Top Indian scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Jeje LalpekhluaChennaiyin42 Romeo FernandesGoa33 Baljit SahniAtlético de Kolkata2 Cavin LoboAtlético de Kolkata

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Mumbai City Pune City 5–0

Assists RankPlayerClubAssistsRef 1 ? ? ?

Clean sheets RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Jan ŠedaGoa72 Subrata PalMumbai City63 Kristof Van HoutDelhi Dynamos5 David JamesKerala Blasters Rehenesh TPNorthEast United

Awards

Hero of the Match MatchHero of the MatchMatchHero of the MatchMatchHero of the Match Player Club Player Club Player Club Match 1 Borja Fernández Atlético de Kolkata Match 21 Luis García Atlético de Kolkata Match 41 André Santos Goa Match 2 Alexandros Tzorvas NorthEast United Match 22 Nicolas Anelka Mumbai City Match 42 Massamba Sambou NorthEast United Match 3 Alessandro Del Piero Delhi Dynamos Match 23 Milagres Gonsalves Kerala Blasters Match 43 Gustavo Marmentini Delhi Dynamos Match 4 Balwant Singh Chennaiyin Match 24 Dudu Omagbemi Pune City Match 44 Kostas Katsouranis Pune City Match 5 Fikru Teferra Atlético de Kolkata Match 25 Elano Chennaiyin Match 45 Bernard Mendy Chennaiyin Match 6 André Moritz Mumbai City Match 26 Jan Štohanzl Mumbai City Match 46 Romeo Fernandes Goa Match 7 Pavel Eliáš Delhi Dynamos Match 27 Stephen Pearson Kerala Blasters Match 47 Gustavo Marmentini Delhi Dynamos Match 8 Grégory Arnolin Goa Match 28 Stiven Mendoza Chennaiyin Match 48 Dudu Omagbemi Pune City Match 9 Bernard Mendy Chennaiyin Match 29 Chinadorai Sabeeth Kerala Blasters Match 49 Sandip Nandy Kerala Blasters Match 10 Cavin Lobo Atlético de Kolkata Match 30 Youness Bengelloun Goa Match 50 Romeo Fernandes Goa Match 11 Kondwani Mtonga NorthEast United Match 31 Jofre Atlético de Kolkata Match 51 Gustavo Marmentini Delhi Dynamos Match 12 Wim Raymaekers Delhi Dynamos Match 32 Kostas Katsouranis Pune City Match 52 Lalrindika Ralte Mumbai City Match 13 Iain Hume Kerala Blasters Match 33 Iain Hume Kerala Blasters Match 53 Jeje Lalpekhlua Chennaiyin Match 14 Kostas Katsouranis Pune City Match 34 André Moritz Mumbai City Match 54 Iain Hume Kerala Blasters Match 15 Elano Chennaiyin Match 35 Luis García Atlético de Kolkata Match 55 Fikru Teferra Atlético de Kolkata Match 16 Hans Mulder Delhi Dynamos Match 36 Stiven Mendoza Banglore titans Match 56 Koke NorthEast United Match 17 Iain Hume Kerala Blasters Match 37 Pedro Gusmão Kerala Blasters Match 57 Ishfaq Ahmed Kerala Blasters Match 18 Jewel Raja Goa Match 38 Romeo Fernandes Goa Match 58 Grégory Arnolin Goa Match 19 Nicolas Anelka Mumbai City Match 39 Bruno Pelissari Chennaiyin Match 59 Colin Falvey Kerala Blasters Match 20 Rehenesh TP NorthEast United Match 40 Gustavo Marmentini Delhi Dynamos Match 60 André Santos Goa Match 61 Mohammed Rafique Atlético de Kolkata

End-of-season awards AwardPlayer/Club Golden Ball for Hero of the League Iain Hume (Kerala Blasters)Golden Boot Elano (Chennaiyin)Most Exciting Player Luis García (Athlético de Kolkata)Fittest player Jan Štohanzl (Mumbai City)Indian Super League Golden Glove Jan Šeda (Goa)Emerging Player of the Season Sandesh Jhingan (Kerala Blasters)Goal of the Season Kostas Katsouranis (Pune City)Happy Fans Award for Best Club at HomeKerala BlastersHappy Fans Runners Award for Second Best Club at HomeNortheast UnitedFair Play AwardDelhi Dynamos

2014 Indian Super League

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