2013–14 I-League

7th season of the I-League November 2020 I-League 2013–14 Bengaluru1st I-League title1st Indian title Mohammedan AFC Champions League Bengaluru AFC Cup BengaluruEast Bengal Cornell GlenSunil ChhetriDarryl Duffy(14 goals each) Mohun Bagan 4–0 United(6 December 2013)Sporting Goa 5–1 Shillong Lajong(14 December 2013)Dempo 4–0 Sporting Goa(8 March 2014)Rangdajied United 4–0 United(9 March 2014) Shillong Lajong 0–4 East Bengal(9 October 2013) Mohammedan 4–5 Shillong Lajong(16 April 2014) 156 402 5 gamesSalgaocar Summary — I-League 2013/2014 http://www.soccer24.com/india/i-league/ Soccer 24 11 October 2013 8 gamesEast Bengal 4 gamesSalgaocar 80,000https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=5769 Attendance figures of Airtel I-League 2013–14 3 July 2014 All India Football FederationMohun Bagan 0–1 East Bengal(24 November 2013) 5,618 2012–13 2014–15 The 2013–14 I-League (known as the Airtel I-League for sponsorship reasons) was the seventh season of the I-League, the top-tier Indian professional league for football clubs, since its establishment in 2007. The season began on 21 September 2013, and ended on 28 April 2014. Churchill Brothers were the defending champions, having won their second I-League title in the previous season.Churchill Brothers are I-League champions 2012/13 http://www.the-aiff.com/pages/news/index.php?N_Id=3925 All India Football Federation 7 May 2013August 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes On 21 April 2014, Bengaluru were crowned champions with one game remaining, winning their first ever I-League title by defeating Dempo 2–4 at Fatorda Stadium. Bengaluru FC also created history by becoming the first team ever to win the I-League title in its debut season.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/Bengaluru-FC-crowned-champions-on-I-League-debut/articleshow/34058479.cms Bengaluru FC crowned champions on I-League debut 21 April 2014 The Times of India On 28 April 2014, Mohammedan were relegated from the I-League when Churchill Brothers defeated Salgaocar 2–1, and hence survived relegation. Churchill Brothers also avoided being the first defending champions to be relegated.http://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/3952/asia/2014/04/28/4782737/mohammedan-sporting-relegated-from-i-league Mohammedan Sporting relegated from I-League 28 April 2014 Goal.com During the season, Maria Rebello became the first woman referee internationally to officiate in a country's premier league match when she officiated in Pune vs Shillong Lajong on 8 March 2014.O Maria! Meet the Global trendsetter http://i-league.org/?p=12371 1 April 2014 I-League 1 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140405014216/http://i-league.org/?p=12371 5 April 2014 dead Teams A total of 13 teams are currently registered to start the new season. Ten clubs from the previous campaign, two promoted sides from the 2013 I-League 2nd Division and one new expansion team. Rangdajied United as champions and Mohammedan as runners-up secured direct promotion from the 2nd Division. United Sikkim and Air India were relegated, although Air India would not have been given a licence to compete in this edition after failing to fulfill the AIFF criteria. This same fate happened to ONGC who have also been left out of the coming season. Mumbai Tigers was accepted into the league on 27 May 2013 but later withdrew citing unavoidable circumstances with only 20 days left into the start of the new season.AIFF gives green signal to JSW and Mumbai Tigers, revamps I-League to Conference Model http://www.kickoffindia.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1037:aiff-gives-green-signal-to-jsw-and-mumbai-tigers-revamps-i-league-to-conference-model&catid=42:rokstories Kick Off India 3 September 2013 17 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217080902/http://www.kickoffindia.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1037:aiff-gives-green-signal-to-jsw-and-mumbai-tigers-revamps-i-league-to-conference-model&catid=42:rokstories deadMumbai Tigers pull out of I-League http://zeenews.india.com/sports/football/mumbai-tigers-pull-out-of-i-league_768144.html Zee News 3 September 2013 Bengaluru was also accepted into the league and is based in Bangalore. One other consortium from Kerala, whose leading company is Eagles FC, also expressed interest in joining the league. It was also announced in late May that English club Queens Park Rangers also expressed interest but look to be prepared to enter for the 2014–15 season.QPR keen to participate in the I-League from the 2014–15 season http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/05/31/4015608/qpr-keen-to-participate-in-the-i-league-from-the-2014-15 Goal India 31 May 2013 On 29 August 2013, the AIFF decided to shut down Pailan Arrows and withdraw them from the coming season.AIFF decide to shut down Pailan Arrows http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/08/29/4221524/aiff-decide-to-shut-down-pailan-arrows?ICID=OP Goal India 29 August 2013 The league committee also announced in May 2013 to use a Conference Model, the Eastern Conference and Western Conference. The top-four from each Conference would advance to play the final round. But this was later dropped. AIFF's Emergency Committee meets in New Delhi https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.php?id=4981 All India Football Federation 4 December 2013 4 March 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140304100852/https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.php?id=4981 dead On 20 September 2013, it was announced that the largest cellular service provider in India, Airtel, will be the title sponsor of I-League for the 2013–14 season. Airtel roped in as I-League's title sponsor http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/Airtel-roped-in-as-I-Leagues-title-sponsor/articleshow/22818671.cms The Times of India Venues and locations India 400 right Locations of teams in the 2013–14 I-League India 12.966666 77.566666 Bengaluru right India 15.49300 73.81800 Goa left India 22.56972 88.36972 Kolkata left India 18.97500 72.82583 Mumbai left India 17.47361 73.79778 Pune right India 25.57 91.98 Shillong Lajong right India 25.57 91.98 Rangdajied United left India TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 12.49300 67.05 Goan teams Churchill Brothers Dempo Salgaocar Sporting Goa right India TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 17.49300 86.82583 Kolkata teams East Bengal Mohammedan Mohun Bagan United right Team Location Stadium Capacity Bengaluru Bangalore, Karnataka Bangalore Football Stadium 8,400Munjunath Akash Bengaluru FC’s Home Support: Their 12th man! https://sg.sports.yahoo.com/news/bengaluru-fc-home-support-12th-man-023000201.html Goal.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140504192637/https://sg.sports.yahoo.com/news/bengaluru-fc-home-support-12th-man-023000201.html 4 May 2014 Churchill Brothers Salcette, Goa Fatorda Stadium 24,000 Dempo Panjim, Goa Fatorda Stadium 24,000 East Bengal Kolkata, West Bengal Kalyani Stadium 10,000 Mohammedan Kolkata, West Bengal Salt Lake Stadium 120,000 Mohun Bagan Kolkata, West Bengal Salt Lake Stadium 120,000 Mumbai Mumbai, Maharashtra Balewadi Sports Complex 22,000 Pune Pune, Maharashtra Balewadi Sports Complex 22,000 Rangdajied United Shillong, Meghalaya Nehru Stadium 30,000 Salgaocar Vasco da Gama, Goa Tilak Maidan Stadium 16,000 Shillong Lajong Shillong, Meghalaya Nehru Stadium 30,000 Sporting Goa Panjim, Goa Duler Stadium 6,000 United Kolkata, West Bengal Kalyani Stadium 10,000 Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Shirt sponsor Kit sponsor Bengaluru England Ashley Westwood India Sunil Chhetri JSW none Churchill Brothers India Mariano Dias India Lenny Rodrigues Churchill none Dempo Australia Arthur Papas India Clifford Miranda Dempo Nike East Bengal IND Armando Colaco India Mehtab Hussain Kingfisher and SRMB TMTn1 1 Shiv-Naresh Mohammedan India Sanjoy Sen India R Dhanarajan EMTA Groupn2 2 none Mohun Bagan Morocco Karim Bencherifa Nigeria Odafe Okolie McDowell's No.1 Fila Mumbai India Khalid Jamil Afghanistan 2013 Zohib Amiri TEN HD Seven Pune Netherlands Mike Snoei India Anas Edathodika Peninsula Adidas Rangdajied United India Herring Shangpliang India Poibang Pohshna none Diadora Salgaocar India Derrick Pereira India Francis Fernandes Salgaocar none Shillong Lajong India Thangboi Singto North Korea Minchol Son Aircel Adidas Sporting Goa Spain Óscar Bruzón India Matthew Gonsalves Models none United IND Ananta Kumar Ghosh India Deepak Mondal T.H.P.L. none 1. n1On the back of shirt. 2. n2On the sleeves. Transfers I-League transfers for the 2013–14 season Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment BengaluruExpansion team Pre-season ENG Ashley Westwood footballer born 1976 2 July 2013JSW appoint Ashley Westwood as their coach http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/07/02/4088203/jsw-appoint-ashley-westwood-as-their-coach?ICID=HP_BN_5 Goal India 2 July 2013 Dempo IND Armando Colaco End of Contract 31 May 2013Dempo SC bids farewell to Armando Colaco http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/05/27/4008340/dempo-sc-bids-farewell-to-armando-colaco?source=breakingnews&ICID=HP_HL_2 Goal India 27 May 2013 AUS Arthur Papas 1 June 2013Arthur Papas signs three year deal as Dempo SC coach http://demposportsclub.com/?p=2172 Dempo Sports Club 28 May 2013 30 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180630185839/http://demposportsclub.com/?p=2172 dead East Bengal ENG Trevor Morgan footballer Mutual Agreement 12 May 2013Mohan Srinivasan 'I’m not leaving East Bengal for money' – Trevor Morgan http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/04/09/3889341/im-not-leaving-east-bengal-for-money-trevor-morgan Goal.com 30 October 2013 BRA Marcos Falopa 12 June 2013Marcos Falopa joins East Bengal as head coach http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/06/12/4044077/marcos-falopa-joins-east-bengal-as-head-coach Goal India 12 June 2013 Mohammedan IND Sanjoy Sen Resigned 10 May 2013Sanjoy Sen resigns as Mohammedan coach http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/05/11/3970041/sanjoy-sen-resigns-as-mohammedan-coach-report?source=breakingnews&ICID=HP_BN_1 Goal India 11 May 2013 NGA Abdul Aziz Moshood 10 June 2013Mohammedan appoint Moshood as new head coach http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/06/10/4037844/mohammedan-appoint-moshood-as-new-head-coach?ICID=HP_FA_4 Goal India 10 June 2013 Pune IND Derrick Pereira End of Contract 12 May 2013Pune FC to part ways with Coach Derrick after four successful years http://punefc.com/?news=pune-fc-to-part-ways-with-coach-derrick-after-four-successful-years Pune Football Club 30 April 2013 NED Mike Snoei 12 May 2013Pune FC seal Dutch coach Mike Snoei http://punefc.com/?news=pune-fc-seal-dutch-coach-mike-snoei Pune Football Club 8 May 2013 Rangdajied UnitedNonen2 1 IND Santosh Kashyap 6 June 2013Delhi's Kashyap to coach Rangdajied https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/Delhis-Kashyap-to-coach-Rangdajied/articleshow/20467170.cms https://web.archive.org/web/20130928094839/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-06/i-league/39788116_1_santosh-kashyap-coaching-camp-sunil-chhetri live 28 September 2013 The Times of India 9 June 2013 Salgaocar ENG Dave Booth End of Contract 12 May 2013Derrick Pereira confirms decision to join Salgaocar for next season http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/05/03/3949334/derrick-pereira-confirms-decision-to-join-salgaocar-for-next?ICID=OP Goal India 3 May 2013 IND Derrick Pereira 12 May 2013 East Bengal BRA Marcos Falopa Resigned 13 November 2013Struggling East Bengal try Colaco luck http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/Struggling-East-Bengal-try-Colaco-luck/articleshow/25774827.cms The Times of India 14 November 2013 10th (5 games in) IND Armando Colaco 20 November 2013 Mohammedan NGA Abdul Aziz Moshood Sacked 17 December 2013MDSP Appoint Sanjoy Sen As New Coach http://i-league.org/?p=10196 I-League 22 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131217132519/http://i-league.org/?p=10196 17 December 2013 dead 11th (13 games in) IND Sanjoy Sen 17 December 2013 United NED Eelco Schattorie Resigned 27 January 2014Dutchman Eelco Schattorie is no longer United SC coach, resigns from his post! http://arunfoot.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/dutchman-eelco-schattorie-is-no-longer.html Arunfoot 15 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140227003921/http://arunfoot.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/dutchman-eelco-schattorie-is-no-longer.html 27 February 2014 dead 9th (15 games in) IND Ananta Kumar Ghosh 15 February 2014United SC sign Waheed in place of Ranty http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/United-SC-sign-Waheed-in-place-of-Ranty/articleshow/30474306.cms The Times of India 15 February 2014 Rangdajied United IND Santosh Kashyap Sacked 21 February 2014http://feverpitch.in/news.php?newsid=2610&news=Rangdajied-United-Part-Ways-With-Santosh-Kashyap Rangdajied United Part Ways With Santosh Kashyap 21 February 2014 16 April 2014 16 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140416192045/http://feverpitch.in/news.php?newsid=2610&news=Rangdajied-United-Part-Ways-With-Santosh-Kashyap usurped 13th IND Herring Shangpliang 1 March 2014http://www.hueiyenlanpao.com/sports-news/item/17978-new-coach-hering-shangpliang-begins-rangdajied-reign-with-win-over-bengaluru-fc New Coach Hering Shangpliang Begins Rangdajied Reign With Win Over Bengaluru FC 1 March 2014 16 April 2014 1. n2 Rangdajied United, during the 2013 I-League 2nd Division, were under the control of their General Secretary, Karsing Kurbah.Rangdajied United FC qualify for I-League 1st division https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/Rangdajied-United-FC-qualify-for-I-League-1st-division/articleshow/19755802.cms https://web.archive.org/web/20130518221602/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-27/i-league/38861255_1_2nd-division-i-league-charles-dzisah-rangdajied-united-fc live 18 May 2013 The Times of India 3 November 2013 Foreign players Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field during each game including at least one player from the AFC country. Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC Player Former Players 1 1 Bengaluru ENG John Johnson KEN Curtis Osano Liberia Johnny Menyongar Australia Sean Rooney Churchill Brothers Costa Rica Cristian Lagos Egypt Abdelhamid Shabana Trinidad and Tobago Anthony Wolfe AUS Daniell Zeleny Gabon Henri Antchouet POR Amoreirinha POR Hugo Machado Syria Ahmad Al Kaddour Syria Naser Al Sebai Syria Yasser Shahen Dempo Australia Simon Colosimo Australia Tolgay Ozbey Brazil Beto AFG 2013 Zohib Islam Amiri Republic of Ireland Billy Mehmet Japan Shinnosuke Honda East Bengal Nigeria Chidi Edeh Nigeria Uga Okpara South Sudan James Moga Japan Ryuji Sueoka Mohammedan Brazil Josimar Brazil Luciano Sabrosa Nigeria Penn Orji Japan Taro Hasegawahttp://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/3875/transfer-zone/2014/02/14/4620720/mohammedan-sporting-sign-taro-hasegawa-to-complete-their-foreign- Mohammedan Sporting sign Taro Hasegawa to complete their foreign contingent Goal.com 14 February 2014 Australia Tolgay Ozbey Mohun Bagan Nigeria Echezona Anyichie Nigeria Christopher Chizoba Nigeria Odafe Okolie Japan Katsumi Yusa Kenya Harrison Muranda Mumbai GHA Yusif Yakubu Nigeria Henry Ezeh Nigeria Ebi Sukore AFG 2013 Ahmad Hatifi AFG 2013 Sandjar Ahmadi AFG 2013 Zohib Islam Amiri Pune England Calum Angus Ivory Coast Pierre Douhou Netherlands Riga Mustapha Australia Mirjan Pavlović AUS James Meyer ESP Raul Fabiani Rangdajied United Nigeria Ranti Martinshttp://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/ranty-martins-joins-rangdajied/article5697422.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20140228225806/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/ranty-martins-joins-rangdajied/article5697422.ece live 28 February 2014 The Hindu 17 February 2014 subscription Ranty Martins joins Rangdajied North Korea Kim Song-Yong Senegal Lamine Tamba Japan Yohei Iwasaki BRA Edmar Figueira Salgaocar Nigeria Dudu Omagbemi Nigeria Chika Wali Scotland Darryl Duffy Australia Matthew Foschini FRA Claude Gnakpa Shillong Lajong BRA Uilliams Japan Taisuke Matsugae Trinidad and Tobago Cornell Glen North Korea Minchol Son Sporting Goa Nigeria Martins Ekwueme Nigeria Ogba Kalu Nnanna Spain Gonzalo Hinojal Australia Boima Karpeh ESP Arturo Navarro United Liberia Eric Brown Nigeria Waheed Adekunle Nigeria Bello Razaq Syria Hasan Al Moustafa NGA Ranti Martins 1 1 Foreign players who left their clubs midway or after first half of the season. League table main WDL QR 5 BFC Bengaluru EB East Bengal SFC Salgaocar DEM Dempo SCG Sporting Goa SLFC Shillong Lajong PFC Pune MB Mohun Bagan MUM Mumbai USC United RUFC Rangdajied United CB Churchill Brothers MSC Mohammedan 14 5 5 42 28 C 12 7 5 39 23 11 6 7 36 25 9 8 7 31 25 9 7 8 34 34 8 9 7 35 37 7 8 9 28 32 6 10 8 23 24 5 13 6 31 32 5 11 8 22 32 R 6 7 11 29 38 R 6 7 11 25 37 R 6 6 12 27 35 R #D0F0C0 Qualification for 2015 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off QPO #97DEFF Qualification for 2015 AFC Cup group stage QGS #FFCCCC Excluded United, Rangdajied United and Churchill Brothers were barred from I-League they failed to meet Asian Football Confederation's licensing criteria.Mergulhao Marcus Three football clubs barred from I-League http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/Three-football-clubs-barred-from-I-League/articleshow/35464155.cms The Times of India 22 May 2014 EX EX EX #FFCCCC Relegation to 2015 I-League 2nd Division R 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored; 5) taking lotshttp://i-league.org/?page_id=1044 Airtel I-League 2013-14 Standings 21 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20140915185809/http://i-league.org/?page_id=1044 15 September 2014 dead complete IndiaFooty.com Results main FBR grey BFC CB DEM EB MSC MB MUM PFC RUFC SFC SLFC SCG USC Bengaluru 3–0 3–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 Churchill Brothers 1–3 1–4 1–0 3–1 0–0 0–2 3–2 1–0 0–1 0–1 3–2 0–2 Dempo 2–4 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–3 4–0 1–2 East Bengal 2–0 0–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 3–1 2–3 0–0 2–1 1–1 Mohammedan 2–3 0–0 0–0 1–3 0–0 1–0 1–3 2–1 0–1 4–5 3–1 0–0 Mohun Bagan 0–2 2–2 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 3–1 0–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 4–0 Mumbai 2–2 4–2 1–1 3–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–3 2–3 1–1 1–1 Pune 1–0 1–0 0–3 1–2 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 Rangdajied United 3–2 1–1 2–2 1–2 0–3 3–1 1–1 3–2 2–2 0–0 1–2 4–0 Salgaocar 1–2 1–2 1–1 0–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 3–1 0–1 0–0 Shillong Lajong 3–0 2–2 2–1 0–4 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 Sporting Goa 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 2–0 3–0 3–3 5–1 1–0 United 1–3 3–2 0–0 0–3 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 0–2 2–2 3–1 complete Results Season statistics 28 April 2014Players — I-League https://int.soccerway.com/national/india/i-league/20132014/regular-season/r22699/players/ Soccerway 15 March 2014 Top scorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1IND Sunil ChhetriBengaluru14Scotland Darryl DuffySalgaocarTRI Cornell GlenShillong Lajong4Brazil JosimarMohammedan135Nigeria Ranti MartinsRangdajied United126AUS Boima KarpehSporting Goa117LBR Eric BrownUnited10AUS Sean RooneyBengaluruIND Balwant SinghChurchill Brothers Top Indian Scorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1India Sunil ChhetriBengaluru142India Balwant SinghChurchill Brothers103India Gilbert OliveiraSalgaocar64India Boithang HaokipShillong Lajong5India T LalnunpuiaRangdajied UnitedIndia Jeje LalpekhluaDempoIndia Robin SinghBengaluru Hat-tricks PlayerClubAgainstResultDate Nigeria Kalu Ogba Sporting Goa Shillong Lajong5—1 14 December 2013 Australia Tolgay Özbey 4 Dempo Churchill Brothers4—1 28 March 2014 Ghana Yusif Yakubu Mumbai Churchill Brothers4—2 13 April 2014 TRI Cornell Glen Shillong Lajong Mohammedan5—4 16 April 2014 4 Player scored 4 goals Disciplinary 10px Most red cards (2) Echezona Anyichie (Mohun Bagan) Amrinder Singh (Pune) 10px Most yellow cards (7) Eric Brown (United SC) Yohei Iwasaki (Rangdajied United) Luciano Sabrosa (Mohammedan) Lamine Tamba (Rangdajied United) 10px 10px Worst disciplinary record (2 red cards & 5 yellow cards) Echezona Anyichie (Mohun Bagan) Fair play The Fair Play qualities of the participating teams and which are pertinent to the spectators will be evaluated using the FIFA Fair Play evaluation form.http://www.the-aiff.com/downloaddocumentlibrary.php?id=46 I-League 2013–14 regulations AIFF 20 March 2014 2 August 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170802154856/https://www.the-aiff.com/downloaddocumentlibrary.php?id=46 dead Salgaocar led the Fair Play rankings at the end of the season.http://i-league.org/?page_id=7718 Airtel I-League FairPlay Points Table I-League RankTeamGamesTotal Points1 Salgaocar241904.6432 United241850.3573 Rangdajied United241841.4294 Mumbai241839.2865 Dempo241824.2866 Bengaluru241816.5717 East Bengal241813.5148 Shillong Lajong241797.1439 Mohun Bagan241788.21410 Pune241760.35711 Mohammedan241744.28612 Sporting Goa241719.28613 Churchill Brothers241672.071 Average attendance Average attendance at the various clubs were as follows:http://i-league.org/?p=13557 I-League 13/14: Avg Spectators of Clubs 3 July 2014 I-League 3 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714144031/http://i-league.org/?p=13557 14 July 2014 dead RankTeamAverage attendance1 Mohun Bagan 17,0682 Shillong Lajong 11,3083 East Bengal 8,6674 Rangdajied United 7,6875 Mohammedan 7,0836 Bengaluru 7,0387 Pune 2,5868 Dempo 2,5429 Churchill Brothers 2,45010 Salgaocar 2,42111 United 2,25012 Sporting Goa 1,60813 Mumbai 321 League Average 5618 Awards AIFF Awards All India Football Federation awarded the following awards for the I-League season, voted by all the captains and the coaches of all the participating clubs.https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=5678 Important decisions taken in the meeting 14 May 2014 All India Football Federation 15 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141228232717/https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=5678 28 December 2014 dead Best player of I-League: Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru) Best goalkeeper of I-League: Karanjit Singh (Salgaocar) Best defender of I-League: John Johnson (Bengaluru) Best midfielder of I-League: Douhou Pierre (Pune) Best forward of I-League: Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru) Best referee of I-League: Pratap Singh Best assistant referee of I-League: Sapan Kennedy FPAI Awards Football Player's Association of India awarded the following award for the seasonhttp://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2014/04/29/4783421/balwant-singh-named-indian-player-of-the-year-and-more-from Balwant Singh named Indian Player of the Year and more from the FPAI Indian Football Awards 29 April 2014 Indian player of the year : IND Balwant Singh Coach of the season : ENG Ashley Westwood Young player of the season : IND Alwyn George Foreign player of the season : SCO Daryl Duffy Fans player of the season : IND Boithang Haokip Number of teams by state StateNo. of teamsTeamsCityWest Bengal4 East BengalKolkata Mohammedan Mohun Bagan UnitedGoa4 DempoPanaji Sporting Goa Churchill Brothers Salcette SalgaocarVasco da GamaMeghalaya2 Rangdajied UnitedShillong Shillong LajongMaharashtra2 MumbaiMumbai PunePuneKarnataka1 BengaluruBangalore References 30em Category:I-League seasons 1 India