| Season | 2014–15 |
|---|---|
← 2013–14 | |
The 2014–15 I-League will be the eighth season of the I-League, the Indian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2007. The season will begin on January 17, 2015, after the conclusion of the Federation Cup.[1][2]
The defending champions this season will be Bengaluru FC after the club won the league the previous season, the first in the clubs history.[2]
Teams
editThe official number of teams for the new season will be eleven. After the success of the leagues first direct-entry side, Bengaluru FC, the All India Football Federation held bidding for new teams from 15 May to 2 June 2014 with cities such as Chennai and Ahmedabad in the running.[3] At the same time the federation would review the AFC Club Licensing Criteria and any club which failed to pass the criteria will be banned from entering the league.[3]
On 22 May 2014 the All India Football Federation officially announced that former I-League champions Churchill Brothers, Rangdajied United, and United S.C had been axed from the 2014–15 season for failing to pass the club licensing criteria.[4] Then, in August 2014, it was announced that the AIFF had awarded a direct-entry spot to the Kalyani Group and that they would start a team based in Pune.[5] The team was officially launched in November 2014 as Bharat FC.[6]
In terms of promotion and relegation, Mohammedan were relegated from the I-League the previous season, while Royal Wahingdoh were promoted after winning the 2014 I-League 2nd Division.[7][8] This would be Wahingdoh's first season in the I-League after remaining unbeaten through the entire 2nd Division campaign.[8]
Stadiums and locations
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- Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru FC | Sree Kanteerava Stadium | 40,000 |
| Bharat FC | Balewadi Sports Complex | 22,000 |
| Dempo | To be announced | |
| East Bengal | Salt Lake Stadium | 120,000 |
| Mohun Bagan | Salt Lake Stadium | 120,000 |
| Mumbai | To be announced | |
| Pune | Balewadi Sports Complex | 22,000 |
| Royal Wahingdoh | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 30,000 |
| Salgaocar | To be announced | |
| Shillong Lajong | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 30,000 |
| Sporting Goa | To be announced | |
Personnel and kits
editNote: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Head coaching changes
edit| Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohun Bagan |  Karim Bencherifa
|
Sacked | 29 April 2014[9] | Pre-season |  Sankarlal Chakraborty
|
27 July 2014[10] |
| Pune |  Mike Snoei
|
Sacked | 30 May 2014[11] | Karim Bencherifa
|
10 June 2014[12] | |
| Royal Wahingdoh | Nandakumar Singh
|
Unknown | 25 October 2014[13] | Santosh Kashyap
|
25 October 2014[13] | |
| Bharat FC | New team |  Stuart Watkiss
|
4 November 2014[14] | |||
| Sporting Goa |  Óscar Bruzón
|
Mutual Consent | 4 December 2014[15] | Mateus Costa
|
Unknown[16] | |
| Mohun Bagan | Sankarlal Chakraborty
|
Unknown | 8 December 2014[17] | Sanjoy Sen
|
8 December 2014[17] | |
Foreign players
editRestricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries and a marquee player. A team could use four foreign players on the field during each game including at least one player from the AFC country.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | AFC Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru FC | John Johnson
|
 Curtis Osano
|
Josh Walker
|
 Sean Rooney
|
| Bharat FC |  Kris Bright
|
Bobby Hassell
|
— | — |
| Dempo |  Zohib Islam Amiri
|
Calum Angus
|
 Carlos Hernández
|
Tolgay Özbey
|
| East Bengal |  Ranti Martins
|
Leo Bertos
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Dudu Omagbemi
|
Milan Susak
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| Mohun Bagan |  Pierre Boya
|
 Sony Norde
|
Bello Razaq
|
 Katsumi Yusa
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| Mumbai |  Josimar
|
Chika Wali
|
— | Taisuke Matsugae
|
| Pune | Luciano Sabrosa
|
 Darko Nikač
|
— | Ryuji Sueoka
|
| Royal Wahingdoh | Loveday Enyinnaya
|
 Bekay Bewar
|
 Densill Theobald
|
 Kim Seng-yong
|
| Salgaocar |  Darryl Duffy
|
 Douhou Pierre
|
 Francis Kasonde
|
— |
| Shillong Lajong | Cornell Glen
|
Uilliams
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Penn Orji
|
Son Min-chol
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| Sporting Goa | Anthony Wolfe
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Ogba Kalu Nnanna
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 Miguel Garcia
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Boima Karpeh
|
Transfers
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohun Bagan (C) | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 16 | +17 | 39 | Qualification for AFC Champions League qualifying play-off |
| 2 | Bengaluru | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 37 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage[a] |
| 3 | Royal Wahingdoh | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 30 | |
| 4 | East Bengal | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 29[b] | |
| 5 | Pune | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 29[b] | |
| 6 | Mumbai | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 24[c] | |
| 7 | Salgaocar | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 24[c] | |
| 8 | Sporting Goa | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 23[d] | |
| 9 | Shillong Lajong | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 23[d] | |
| 10 | Dempo (R) | 20 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 19 | Relegation to I-League 2nd Division |
| 11 | Bharat | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 28 | −15 | 18 | [e] |
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; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Bengaluru FC, as the winner of 2014–15 Federation Cup, qualified for the 2016 AFC Cup
- ^ a b East Bengal ahead on goal difference, head-to-head record being the same; Pune 2–3 East Bengal
East Bengal 1–2 Pune - ^ a b Mumbal ahead on head-to-head goal difference; Mumbai–Salgaocar 3–0, Salgaocar–Mumbai 3–1
- ^ a b Sporting Goa ahead on head-to-head record; Sporting Goa–Shillong Lajong 1–1, Shillong Lajong–Sporting Goa 1–2
- ^ Bharat FC were not relegated as they had relegation immunity for two years.[18]
Results
editSeason statistics
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Top scorersedit
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Top Indian Scorersedit
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Hat-tricks
edit| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Chhetri |
Bengaluru FC | Pune | 3–3 | 1 October 2014 |
Goalkeeper stats
edit(Minimum n/a minutes played)
| Rank | Goalkeeper | Nation | Club |
GAA | SV | GA | Mins | GP | CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pawan Kumar | IND
|
Bengaluru FC | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "I-League and Fed Cup Committee Meeting held at Football House". The All India Football Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ a b Prasad, Vishnu. "AIFF Invites Bids for I-League Clubs". New Indian Express. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ a b Battacharya, Nilesh. "I-League likely to embrace new cities". Times of India. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ Mergulhao, Marcus. "Three football clubs barred from I-League". Times of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ^ Mazumdar, Rakhi. "Kalyani Group bags bid to launch team in I-league". Economic Times. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "Kalyani Group names I-League team as 'Bharat FC'". Zee News. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ Bali, Rahul. "Mohammedan Sporting relegated from I-League". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Royal Wahingdoh qualify for I-League". Times of India. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ Netto, Brandon. "Subhash Bhowmick appointed as Mohun Bagan Technical Director". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ "7th week review of preseason training; Sankarlal Chakraborty declared as Chief Coach". Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "Pune FC part ways with coach Mike Snoei". Times of India. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "Pune FC appoint Karim Bencherifa as coach". NDTV Sport. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Wahingdoh appoints Kashyap as new coach". The Shillong Times. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ "I-League: Kalyani Group appoints Stuart Watkiss as head coach". IBN Live. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "Sporting Clube, Oscar part ways". Times of India. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ Noronha, Anselm. "Mateus Costa: 'Bengaluru's defense is very good'". Goal.com. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Mohun Bagan set to appoint Sanjoy Sen as head coach". Times of India. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ "East Bengal - Bharat FC Preview: Lions' pride travel in search of first win of the season". 15 February 2015. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
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