2014-15 I-League
| Season | 2014–15 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Mohun Bagan |
| Relegated | Dempo |
| AFC Champions League | Mohun Bagan |
| AFC Cup | Bengaluru FC |
| Matches played | 110 |
| Goals scored | 280 (2.55 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Ranti Martins (East Bengal) (17 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
Salgaocar 5–1 Bharat FC (30 May 2015) Sporting Goa 4–0 Pune (30 May 2015) |
| Biggest away win |
Mumbai 0–6 Shillong Lajong (3 April 2015) |
| Highest scoring |
Pune 5–2 Shillong Lajong (29 January 2015) Mohun Bagan 4–3 Shillong Lajong (27 February 2015) |
| Longest winning run |
Bengaluru FC Pune Royal Wahingdoh Mumbai Mohun Bagan Sporting Goa (3 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run |
Bengaluru FC (13 games) |
| Longest winless run |
Sporting Goa (13 games) |
| Longest losing run |
Salgaocar (4 games) |
| Highest attendance | 57,780 (Mohun Bagan vs East Bengal) (28 March 2015) |
| Average attendance | 5,909 |
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All statistics correct as of 31 May 2015.
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Salgaocar 5–1 Bharat FC
(24 May 2015)
The 2014–15 I-League (known as the I-League for sponsorship reasons) is the eighth season of the I-League, the Indian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2007. The season began on January 17, 2015, after the conclusion of the Federation Cup and finished on the 31 May 2015 with a title deciding match between defending champions Bengaluru FC 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
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. 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.
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. 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. The team was officially launched in November 2014 as Bharat FC.
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