2014 Indian Super League season


The 2014 Hero Indian Super League was the 1st 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. The season ended on 20 December when Atlético de Kolkata defeated the Kerala Blasters in the final 1–0. Mohammed Rafique was the lone goalscorer as the Kolkata club became the inaugural champions.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and sponsorship

Marquee players

TeamMarquee
Atlético de Kolkata Luis García
Chennai Elano
Delhi Dynamos Alessandro Del Piero
Goa Robert Pires
Kerala Blasters David James
Mumbai City Freddie Ljungberg
NorthEast United Joan Capdevila
Pune 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. 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.

Results

League table

Result table

Playoffs

Bracket

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Final

Attendance

Average home attendances

Highest attendances

Source:

Statistics

Top scorers

Top Indian scorers

Goalkeeping

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Mumbai CityPune City5–018 10 2014

Awards

Hero of the Match

End of season awards