2014 NorthEast United season

The 2014 Season was NorthEast United's 1st season in existence in the Indian Super League.

NorthEast United
2014 season
ManagerRicki Herbert
StadiumIndira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
ISL8th
Top goalscorerKoke (4)
Highest home attendance30,870 (vs Goa, 19 October 2014)[1]
Lowest home attendance25,530 (vs Atlético Kolkata, 16 October 2014)[2]
Average home league attendance28,633
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Background

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In early 2014 it was announced that the All India Football Federation, the national federation for football in India, and IMG-Reliance would be accepting bids for ownership of eight of nine selected cities for the upcoming Indian Super League, an eight-team franchise league modeled along the lines of the Indian Premier League cricket tournament.[3] On 13 April 2014, it was announced that John Abraham and I-league side Shillong Lajong F.C. had won the bidding for the Guwahati-based franchise.[4]

On 15 August 2014, during an official launch, it was announced that the name of the team would be NorthEast United FC representing the 8 north-eastern states of India. The first match for NorthEast United FC in Indian Super League was played against Kerala Blasters on 13 October 2014 at Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati which was won 1–0.[5]

Transfer

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Foreign signings

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# Position: Player Last club Date Source
1 GK   Alexandros Tzorvas   Apollon Smyrni 1 September 2014 [6]
4 MF   Kondwani Mtonga   ZESCO United 2 September 2014 [7]
9 FW   James Keene   Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv 12 September 2014 [8]
10 FW   Koke   Blooming 15 September 2014 [9][10]
11 DF   Joan Capdevila   Espanyol 16 July 2014 [11]
14 MF   Leo Bertos   East Bengal 6 October 2015 [12]
15 DF   Miguel Garcia   Mallorca 2 September 2014 [13][14]

Players and staff

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Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   GRE Alexandros Tzorvas
2 DF   IND Aiborlang Khongjee
3 DF   CZE Tomáš Josl
4 MF   ZAM Kondwani Mtonga
5 DF   SEN Massamba Sambou
6 MF   ZAM Isaac Chansa
7 MF   KOR Do Dong-hyun
8 FW   COL Luis Yanes
9 FW   ENG James Keene
10 FW   ESP Koke
11 DF   ESP Joan Capdevila
13 GK   IND Rehnesh TP
14 FW   NZL Leo Bertos
15 DF   POR Miguel Garcia (Captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF   IND Robin Gurung
17 MF   IND Zodingliana Ralte
18 DF   IND Jibon Singh
19 MF   BRA Guilherme Batata
20 MF   IND Milan Singh
21 MF   IND Redeem Tlang
22 MF   IND Boithang Haokip
23 FW   IND Seminlen Doungel
24 MF   IND Alen Deory
25 FW   IND Durga Boro
26 MF   IND David Ngaihte
27 GK   IND Kunzang Bhutia
30 DF   IND Pritam Kumar Singh
FW   TRI Cornell Glen

Technical staff

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Position Name
Manager   Ricki Herbert
Coach   Thangboi Singto
Performance Coach   Lee Taylor

Indian Super League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
8 NorthEast United 14 3 6 5 11 13 −2 15
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

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 3 6 5 11 13  −2 15 2 3 2 7 6  +1 1 3 3 4 7  −3

Last updated: 28 August 2015.
Source: Matches

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314
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ResultWLDWDLDDLLWLDD
Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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13 October 2014 1 NorthEast United 1 – 0 Kerala Blasters Guwahati
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Koke   45' Report McAllister   44' Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Referee: Pratap Singh
16 October 2014 7 NorthEast United 0 – 2 Atlético de Kolkata Guwahati
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Report Teferra   15'
Borja   54'   84'
Podaný   90+2'
Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
19 October 2014 2 NorthEast United 1 – 1 Goa Guwahati
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Chansa   16'
Koke   36' (pen.)
Do   82'
Report Grégory   17' Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Referee: David Gantar
24 October 2014 3 Mumbai City 0 – 2 NorthEast United Mumbai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Letzelter   45+2'
Čmovš   52'   75'
Report Mtonga   57'
Batata   90+2'
Stadium: DY Patil Stadium
Referee: David Gantar
29 October 2014 4 Delhi Dynamos 0 – 0 NorthEast United Delhi
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Report Josl   42'
Garcia   64'
Batata   66'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Referee: Pratap Singh
3 November 2014 5 Pune City 1 – 0 NorthEast United Pune
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Kotal   47'
Goossens   88'
Report Yanes   90+5' Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
Referee: Muringothumalil Bhaskaran Santosh Kumar
8 November 2014 11 Chennaiyin 2 – 2 NorthEast United Chennai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Elano   25', 78'  84' Report Doungel   38'
Batata   52'
Khongjee   84'
Koke   85'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Referee: Pratap Singh
15 November 2014 8 NorthEast United 0 – 0 Pune City Guwahati
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Gurung   90+3' Report Katsouranis   31' Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Referee: Pranjal Banerji
18 November 2014 9 Atlético de Kolkata 1 – 0 NorthEast United Kolkata
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) García   51' Report Paramba   11'
Sambou   37'
Khongjee   64'
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Referee: Muringothumalil Bhaskaran Santosh Kumar
24 November 2014 14 NorthEast United 1 – 2 Delhi Dynamos Guwahati
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Gurung   27'
Khongjee   59'   83'
Keene   70'
Mtonga   80'
Report Marmentini   6'
Mulder   14'
Chakraborty   34'   45+1'
Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov
27 November 2014 6 NorthEast United 3 – 0 Chennaiyin Guwahati
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Boro   10'
Sambou   21', 23'
Capdevila   45+1'   72'
Batata   67'
Report Djemba-Djemba   23'
Singh   45+3'
Mendy   79'
Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Referee: Hettikankanamge Chrishantha Dilan Perera
1 December 2014 12 Goa 3 – 0 NorthEast United Goa
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Fernandes   34'
Slepička   45+1'  45+1'
Santos   74'
Das   79'
Roy   90+6'
Report Sambou   36' Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Referee: Muringothumalil Bhaskaran Santosh Kumar
4 December 2014 13 Kerala Blasters 0 – 0 NorthEast United Kochi
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Hossain   29'
Hume   45+3'
Chopra   75'
Report Doungel   16'
Batata   72'
Keene   75'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Referee: Anthony Simoes
10 December 2014 10 NorthEast United 1 – 1 Mumbai City Guwahati
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Koke   34' (pen.) Report Ribeiro   8'
Čmovš   10'
Mondal   33'
Štohanzl   76'
Singh   84'
Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Referee: Ranjit Bakshi

Squad statistics

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As of Match played 10 December 2014

Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Indian Super League
Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   GRE Alexandros Tzorvas 2 0 2 0
2 DF   IND Aiborlang Khongjee 13 0 13 0
3 DF   CZE Tomáš Josl 6 0 2+4 0
4 MF   ZAM Kondwani Mtonga 13 2 13 2
5 DF   SEN Massamba Sambou 6 2 6 2
6 MF   ZAM Isaac Chansa 8 0 5+3 0
7 MF   KOR Do Dong-hyun 8 0 4+4 0
8 FW   COL Luis Yanes 6 0 0+6 0
9 FW   ENG James Keene 10 0 6+4 0
10 FW   ESP Koke 12 4 12 4
11 DF   ESP Joan Capdevila 12 0 12 0
13 GK   IND Rehenesh Paramba 12 0 12 0
14 FW   NZL Leo Bertos 4 0 0+4 0
15 DF   POR Miguel Garcia 13 0 13 0
16 DF   IND Robin Gurung 11 0 11 0
17 MF   IND Zodingliana Ralte 10 0 9+1 0
19 MF   BRA Guilherme Batata 10 1 9+1 1
20 MF   IND Milan Singh 5 0 2+3 0
21 MF   IND Redeem Tlang 1 0 0+1 0
22 MF   IND Boithang Haokip 7 0 4+3 0
23 FW   IND Seminlen Doungel 9 1 5+4 1
24 MF   IND Alen Deory 5 0 2+3 0
25 FW   IND Durga Boro 11 1 11 1
26 MF   IND David Ngaihte 2 0 1+1 0

Goal scorers

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Place Position Nation Number Name Indian Super League Total
1 FW   10 Koke 4 4
2 MF   4 Kondwani Mtonga 2 2
DF   5 Massamba Sambou 2 2
4 MF   19 Guilherme Batata 1 1
FW   23 Seminlen Doungel 1 1
FW   25 Durga Boro 1 1
TOTALS 11 11

Disciplinary record

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Number Nation Position Name Indian Super League Total
       
2   DF Aiborlang Khongjee 4 1 4 1
3   DF Tomáš Josl 1 0 1 0
5   DF Massamba Sambou 2 0 2 0
6   MF Isaac Chansa 1 0 1 0
7   MF Do Dong-hyun 1 0 1 0
8   FW Luis Yanes 1 0 1 0
9   FW James Keene 1 1 1 1
11   DF Joan Capdevila 2 1 2 1
13   GK Rehenesh Paramba 1 0 1 0
15   DF Miguel Garcia 1 0 1 0
16   DF Robin Gurung 2 0 2 0
19   MF Guilherme Batata 4 0 4 0
23   FW Seminlen Doungel 1 0 1 0
TOTALS 22 3 22 3

See also

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List of NorthEast United FC seasons

References

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  1. ^ "Indian Super League". Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Indian Super League". Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Indian Super League sees interest from 30 franchise bidders". Business Standard. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
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  6. ^ "Πάει Ινδία ο Τζόρβας!".
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  8. ^ "ISL: NorthEast United FC sign English striker James Keene". sportskeeda.com. sportskeeda. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
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  10. ^ "Koke signs with NorthEast United FC". Goal.com. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  11. ^ Bali, Rahul (16 July 2014). "Capdevila: 'It's a privilege to popularise football in India'". Goal.com. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  12. ^ "Leo Bertos signs for NorthEast United FC". Goal. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  13. ^ "Sindicato consegue clube para Miguel Garcia na Índia" [Union finds club for Miguel Garcia in India]. Mais Futebol. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  14. ^ "NorthEast United FC Signs Portuguese Miguel Garcia". Football Masala. 3 September 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.