2014–15_I-League

2014–15 I-League

2014–15 I-League

8th season of the I-League

The 2014–15 I-League (known as the Hero I-League for sponsorship reasons) was the eighth season of the I-League, the Indian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2007. The season began on 17 January 2015, after the conclusion of the 2014–15 Federation Cup and finished on 31 May 2015 with a title deciding match between defending champions Bengaluru and Mohun Bagan. Mohun Bagan scored a late equalising goal to win the championship by two points. It was to be their first I-League title and fourth Indian championship in total[2][3]

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Teams

The 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.[4] 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.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6] The team was officially launched in November 2014 as Bharat FC.[7]

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.[8][9] This would be Wahingdoh's first season in the I-League after remaining unbeaten through the entire 2nd Division campaign.[9]

Stadiums and locations

Locations of the 2014–15 I-League teams
Bengaluru
Mumbai
Pune
Pune
Goa
Goa
Kolkata
Kolkata
Shillong
Shillong
Kolkata teamsEast BengalMohun Bagan
Goan teamsDempoSalgaocarSporting Goa
Shillong teamsRoyal WahingdohShillong Lajong
Pune teamsPuneBharat
Pune teams
Pune
Bharat
Locations of the 2014–15 I-League teams
Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
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Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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Head coaching changes

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Foreign players

Restricting 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.

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League table

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Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: IndiaFooty.com
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:
  1. Bengaluru FC, as the winner of 2014–15 Federation Cup, qualified for the 2016 AFC Cup
  2. East Bengal ahead on goal difference, head-to-head record being the same; Pune 2–3 East Bengal
    East Bengal 1–2 Pune
  3. Mumbal ahead on head-to-head goal difference; Mumbai–Salgaocar 3–0, Salgaocar–Mumbai 3–1
  4. Sporting Goa ahead on head-to-head record; Sporting Goa–Shillong Lajong 1–1, Shillong Lajong–Sporting Goa 1–2
  5. Bharat FC were not relegated as they had relegation immunity for two years.[24]

Results

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Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

As of 31 May 2015 [25]

Scoring

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Hat-tricks

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5 Player scored 5 goals

Discipline

Fair play

The Fair Play qualities of the participating teams and which are pertinent to the spectators will be evaluated using the FIFA Fair Play evaluation form. East Bengal led the Fair Play rankings at the end of the season.[31]

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Awards

AIFF Awards

All India Football Federation awarded the following awards for the I-League season.[32]

See also

References

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