2014 Indian Super League season
| Season | 2014 |
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| Champions |
Atlético de Kolkata (First title) |
| Matches played | 61 |
| Goals scored | 129 (2.11 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Elano (8 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
Mumbai City 5–0 Pune City (18 October) |
| Biggest away win |
Mumbai City 0–3 Chennaiyin (23 November) |
| Highest scoring |
Chennaiyin 5–1 Mumbai City (28 October) |
| Longest winning run |
Goa (4 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run |
Goa (10 games) |
| Longest winless run |
Delhi Dynamos Mumbai City NorthEast United (6 games) |
| Longest losing run |
Mumbai City (3 games) |
| Highest attendance | 65,000 Atlético de Kolkata 3–0 Mumbai City (12 October) |
| Lowest attendance | 7,243 Pune City 1–1 Chennaiyin (11 November) |
| Average attendance | 24,357 |
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The 2014 Indian Super League season was the first 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.
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.
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 (Goa and NorthEast United selected from their respective I-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.
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.
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