Season | 2014 |
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Dates | 12 October – 20 December |
Champions | Atletico de Kolkata (1st title) |
Matches played | 61 |
Goals scored | 129 (2.11 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Elano (8 goals) |
Best goalkeeper | Jan Šeda (143.33 mins per goal) |
Biggest home win | Mumbai City 5–0 Pune City (18 October 2014) |
Biggest away win | Mumbai City 0–3 Chennaiyin (23 November 2014) |
Highest scoring | Chennaiyin 5–1 Mumbai City (28 October 2014) |
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 Atlético de Kolkata 3–0 Mumbai City (12 October 2014) |
Lowest attendance | 7,243[1] Pune City 1–1 Chennaiyin (11 November 2014) |
Total attendance | 1,590,292 |
Average attendance | 24,357[2] |
2015 → |
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.[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
![Locations of the ISL Teams](../I/India_location_map_3.png.webp)
Stadiums and locations
Team | City/State | Stadium | Capacity |
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Atlético de Kolkata | Kolkata, West Bengal | Salt Lake Stadium | 68,000 |
Chennaiyin FC | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Marina Arena | 19,484 |
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 |
Chennai | ![]() |
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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]
Regular season
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 | Advance to ISL Play-offs |
2 | Goa | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 22 | |
3 | Atlético de Kolkata (C) | 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
(C) Champions
Results
Playoffs
Semi-finals
First leg
13 December | Kerala Blasters | 3–0 | Chennaiyin FC | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi |
Saturday 19:00 IST | Ahmed ![]() Hume ![]() Methew ![]() |
titans-fc-to-boost-final-hopes Report | Attendance: 60,900 Referee: Pranjal Banerjee |
14 December | Atlético de Kolkata | 0–0 | Goa | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata |
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 | Marina Arena Chennai |
Tuesday 19:00 IST | Silvestre ![]() Jhingan (o.g.) Lalpekhlua ![]() |
Report | Pearson ![]() |
Attendance: 25,317 Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar |
Final
20 December | Kerala Blasters | 0–1 | Atlético de Kolkata | DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai |
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 FC | 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 FC | 61,323 | 30 November 2014 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
3 | Kerala Blasters | 3–0 | Chennaiyin FC | 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 FC | 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
Scoring
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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Chennaiyin FC | 8 |
2 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata | 5 |
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Goa | ||
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6 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin FC | 4 |
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NorthEast United | ||
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Pune City |
Top Indian scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin FC | 4 |
2 | ![]() |
Goa | 3 |
3 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata | 2 |
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Atlético de Kolkata |
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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![]() | Mumbai City | Pune City | 5–0[9] | 18 October 2014 |
Assists
Rank | Player | Club | Assists | Ref |
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1 | ? | ? | ? |
Clean sheets
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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1 | ![]() |
Goa | 7 |
2 | ![]() |
Mumbai City | 6 |
3 | ![]() |
Delhi Dynamos | 5 |
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NorthEast United |
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 FC | Match 24 | ![]() |
Pune City | Match 44 | ![]() |
Pune City |
Match 5 | ![]() |
Atlético de Kolkata | Match 25 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin | Match 45 | ![]() |
Chennaiyin FC |
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 FC | 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 FC |
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 | ![]() |
Banglore titans | 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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Golden Ball for Hero of the League | ![]() |
Golden Boot | ![]() |
Most Exciting Player | ![]() |
Fittest player | ![]() |
Indian Super League Golden Glove | ![]() |
Emerging Player of the Season | ![]() |
Goal of the Season | ![]() |
Happy Fans Award for Best Club at Home | Kerala Blasters[10] |
Happy Fans Runners Award for Second Best Club at Home | Northeast United[10] |
Fair Play Award | Delhi Dynamos[10] |
See also
References
- ↑ Lahiri, Dipankar (24 November 2014). "ISL teams with most supporters". SportsKeeda. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ↑ "ISL Gives Indian Football a Re-launch Pad". The New Indian Express. 21 December 2014. Archived from the original on 8 October 2015. 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. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ↑ "ISL: Atletico de Kolkata beat Kerala Blasters 1-0 to win title". The Times of India. 20 December 2014. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ↑ "Indian Super League football: Major signings on day 1 of players draft". One India. 22 June 2014. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 Mergulhao, Marcus (19 July 2014). "ISL domestic draft to include 40 national players". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- 1 2 Mergulhao, Marcus (14 August 2014). "ISL: Draft for overseas players on August 21". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ↑ "ISL - Round 1". Archived from the original on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2014 – via Facebook.
- ↑ "Andre Moritz Nets First Hat-Trick as Mumbai City FC Rout FC Pune City 5-0". NDTV Sport. 18 October 2014. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Aprameya (20 December 2014). "ISL 2014: Full list of award winners". oneindia.com. OneIndia. Archived from the original on 27 July 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.