2014 Delhi Dynamos FC season

The 2014 Delhi Dynamos FC season was the first ever season in the history of the Delhi Dynamos, a franchise in the inaugural season of the Indian Super League. For the first season the Dynamos announced a partnership with Feyenoord,[2] who helped the Indian club assemble their technical staff and squad.

Delhi Dynamos
2014 season
ChairmanSameer Manchanda
Head CoachHarm van Veldhoven
StadiumJawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Indian Super League5th
Top goalscorerLeague: Gustavo Marmentini (5)
All: Gustavo Marmentini (5)
Average home league attendance15,713[1]
2015 →

The Delhi Dynamos began their season on 14 October with a 0–0 draw at home against Pune City. Despite only losing four of their fourteen matches during the 2014 season, the Delhi Dynamos failed to qualify for the finals by only a single point.

Background

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Signings

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Other signings

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No. Position Player Last club Date Ref
4 DF   Wim Raymaekers   OH Leuven 13 August 2014 [3]
1 GK   Kristof Van Hout   Genk 19 August 2014 [4]
10 MF   Alessandro Del Piero   Sydney FC 29 August 2014 [5]
3 DF   Stijn Houben   HBS 8 September 2014 [6]
6 MF   Hans Mulder   NEC 8 September 2014 [6]

Pre-season

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13 September 2014 (2014-09-13) Friendly Delhi Dynamos 3–0 Garhwal FC
Report
22 September 2014 (2014-09-22) Friendly Delhi Dynamos 9–0 Hindustan
Report
25 September 2014 (2014-09-25) Friendly Delhi Dynamos 7–0 Mohammedan
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1 October 2014 (2014-10-01) Friendly Delhi Dynamos 2–0
(50 minutes)
Pune
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Indian Super League

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14 October 2014 (2014-10-14) 1 Delhi Dynamos 0–0 Pune City Delhi
19:00 IST Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Pranjal Banerji
19 October 2014 (2014-10-19) 2 Atlético de Kolkata 1–1 Delhi Dynamos Kolkata
16:30 IST Jofre   49' (pen) Report Eliáš   74' Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 55,793
Referee: Santosh Kumar
26 October 2014 (2014-10-26) 3 Delhi Dynamos 4–1 Chennaiyin Delhi
19:00 IST Raymaekers   1'
Junker   21'
Bruno   79' (pen)
Marmentini   90+3'
Report Elano   68' Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
29 October 2014 (2014-10-29) 4 Delhi Dynamos 0–0 NorthEast United Delhi
19:00 IST Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Pratap Singh
1 November 2014 (2014-11-01) 5 FC Goa 2–1 Delhi Dynamos Margao
19:00 IST Raja   73'
Özbey   90+3'
Report Junker   7' Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 17,563
Referee: Dave Gantar
5 November 2014 (2014-11-05) 6 Mumbai City 1–0 Delhi Dynamos Mumbai
19:00 IST Anelka   59' Report Stadium: DY Patil Stadium
Attendance: 18,197
Referee: Pranjal Banerji
9 November 2014 (2014-11-09) 7 Kerala Blasters 0–0 Delhi Dynamos Kochi
19:00 IST Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 34,657
Referee: Pranjal Banerji
13 November 2014 (2014-11-13) 8 Delhi Dynamos 1–4 Goa Delhi
19:00 IST Marmentini   73' (pen) Report Bengelloun   18', 48'
Pires   53' (pen)
Özbey   60'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 15,697
Referee: Arumughan Rowan
16 November 2014 (2014-11-16) 9 Delhi Dynamos 0–1 Kerala Blasters Delhi
19:00 IST Report Orji   61' Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 17,853
Referee: Jarred Gillett
24 October 2014 (2014-10-24) 10 NorthEast United 1–2 Delhi Dynamos Guwahati
19:00 IST Mtonga   80' Report Marmentini   6'
Mulder   14'
Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 26,749
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov
28 November 2014 (2014-11-28) 11 Delhi Dynamos 4–1 Mumbai City Delhi
19:00 IST Mulder   44'
Junker   50'
Marmentini   60'
Bhargav   90+3'
Report Yadav   86' Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 14,643
Referee: C.R. Srikrishna
2 December 2014 (2014-12-02) 12 Delhi Dynamos 0–0 Atlético de Kolkata Delhi
19:00 IST Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 16,300
Referee: Arumughan Rowan
6 December 2014 (2014-12-06) 13 Pune City 0–1 Delhi Dynamos Pune
19:00 IST Report Marmentini   88' Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
Attendance: 8,212
Referee: Ranjit Bakshi
9 December 2014 (2014-12-09) 14 Chennaiyin 2–2 Delhi Dynamos FC Chennai
16:30 IST Pelissari   16'
Lalpekhlua   28'
Report Del Piero   53'
Mulder   88'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 20,446
Referee: Pranjal Banerji

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Atlético de Kolkata (C) 14 4 7 3 16 13 +3 19 Advance to ISL Play-offs
4 Kerala Blasters 14 5 4 5 9 11 −2 19
5 Delhi Dynamos 14 4 6 4 16 14 +2 18
6 Pune City 14 4 4 6 12 17 −5 16
7 Mumbai City 14 4 4 6 12 21 −9 16
Source: Soccerway
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

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
14 4 6 4 16 14  +2 18 2 3 2 9 7  +2 2 3 2 7 7  0

Player statistics

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Season stats
# Position Player GP G
1 GK   Kristof Van Hout 14 0
2 DF   Govin Singh 1 0
3 DF   Stijn Houben 7 0
4 DF   Wim Raymaekers 8 1
5 DF   Anwar Ali 14 0
6 MF   Hans Mulder 13 3
7 FW   Morten Skoubo 8 0
8 MF   Adil Khan 7 0
9 FW   Mads Junker 14 3
10 FW   Alessandro Del Piero 10 1
11 MF   Francis Fernandes 11 0
13 MF   Pavel Eliáš 5 1
14 MF   Henrique Dinis 6 0
15 MF   Bruno Herrero Arias 10 1
16 MF   Gustavo Marmentini 13 5
17 FW   Manandeep Singh 2 0
18 DF   Munmun Lugun 1 0
19 DF   Robert Lalthlamuana 3 0
20 MF   Souvik Chakraborty 7 0
21 GK   Jagroop Singh 0 0
22 DF   Naoba Singh 5 0
23 MF   Steven Dias 7 0
24 GK   Marek Čech 0 0
26 DF   Shouvik Ghosh 13 0
28 MF   Shylo Malsawmtluanga 13 0
34 MF   Manish Bhargav 3 1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Indian Super League 2014 » Attendance". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  2. ^ Das, Shankar (17 July 2014). "Delhi Dynamos officially launched; tie up announced with Feyenoord". www.sportskeeda.com.
  3. ^ "ISL: Delhi Dynamos sign Belgian defender Wim Raymaekers". IBN Live. 13 August 2014. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Delhi Dynamos sign world`s tallest goalkeeper Kristof Van Hout". Zee News. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Alessandro del Piero Signs up With Delhi Dynamos in Indian Super League". NDTV Sports. 29 August 2014. Archived from the original on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Delhi Dynamos FC welcome Dutch duo". Indian Super League. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2015.