The final venue, DY Patil Stadium, before the match
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Event | 2014 Indian Super League season | ||||||
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Date | 20 December 2014 | ||||||
Venue | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai | ||||||
Man of the Match | Mohammed Rafique | ||||||
Referee | Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) | ||||||
Attendance | 36,484 | ||||||
Weather | Clear Night 29 °C (84 °F) 48% humidity |
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The 2014 Indian Super League Final was an association football match between the Kerala Blasters and Atlético de Kolkata, played on 20 December 2014, at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. The match was the final match to determine the inaugural champion of the Indian Super League for the 2014 season.
The Kerala Blasters had qualified for the final through defeating the first-place regular season side, Chennaiyin, 4–3 on aggregate. Atlético de Kolkata qualified after defeating Goa in a penalty shoot-out 4–2. Prior to the final, during the regular season, both sides played to a 1–1 draw at the Salt Lake Stadium while Kerala Blasters won the return match 2–1 in Kochi.
Atlético de Kolkata won the final to win the inaugural title of the league, with late substitute Mohammed Rafique scoring the only goal in added time.
The Indian Super League is a franchise league started between IMG-Reliance and STAR Sports with the objective of making football one of the main sports in India, as well as make it a known name in the world of football. The 2014 edition was the inaugural season of the Indian Super League.
The Indian Super League, which started its inaugural season with eight franchises, acted in a round-robin format, with each team facing each other twice, home and away. The top four teams at the end of the 14-game regular season would qualify for the play-offs. The play-offs would feature a two-legged semi-final which would pit the first place team against the fourth place team, while second and third would face off against each other. The final would then be a one-legged affair at a neutral venue.