2014 Chennaiyin FC season

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Chennaiyin FC
2014 season
Head Coach Marco Materazzi
Stadium Jawaharlal Nehru stadium
ISL 1st
Finals Semi-finalist
Top goalscorer Elano Blumer (8)
Highest home attendance25,317 vs. Kerala Blasters
(16 December)
Lowest home attendance16,567 vs. Mumbai City FC
(28 October)
Average home league attendance22,095
2015  

The 2014 season was Chennaiyin FC's inaugural season in the first tournament of the newly formed Indian Super League.

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Chennai city was one of the 9 cities that were selected for franchise bidding, when the ISL was founded in 2013. However, on 11 April 2014 it was reported that Chennai's main bidder, a consortium led by Sunil Gavaskar would drop out due to commitments with the Board of Control for Cricket in India. [1] Later, Bangalore franchise was terminated after their owners dropped out following a dispute with the organizers. Initially reports came out that the ISL organizers were looking for bidders for new owners for the Bangalore franchise before it was revealed that Ronnie Screwvala and actor Abhishek Bachchan would together bid for a Chennai team instead of a Bangalore franchise. [2]

Players

Squad

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
22 GK Flag of India.svg  IND Shilton Paul
21 GK Flag of India.svg  IND Abhijit Mondal
1 GK Flag of France.svg  FRA Gennaro Bracigliano
29 GK Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Francesco Franzese
25 DF Flag of India.svg  IND Dhanachandra Singh
19 DF Flag of India.svg  IND Gouramangi Singh
4 DF Flag of India.svg  IND Khelemba Singh
15 DF Flag of India.svg  IND Abhishek Das
5 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Bernard Mendy
27 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Mikaël Silvestre
23 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Marco Materazzi
6 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Alessandro Nesta
2 DF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Jairo Suárez
18 MF Flag of India.svg  IND Harmanjot Khabra
13 MF Flag of India.svg  IND Denson Devadas
11 MF Flag of India.svg  IND Dane Pereira
No.Pos.NationPlayer
26 MF Flag of India.svg  IND Anthony Barbosa
28 MF Flag of India.svg  IND Pappachen Pradeep
24 MF Flag of India.svg  IND Jaison Vales
3 MF Flag of India.svg  IND Sukhwinder Singh
8 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Cristian Hidalgo
10 MF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Bojan Djordjic (Captain)
6 MF Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Eric Djemba-Djemba
20 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Bruno Pelissari
7 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Elano
12 FW Flag of India.svg  IND Jeje
16 FW Flag of India.svg  IND Jayesh Rane
17 FW Flag of India.svg  IND Balwant Singh
9 FW Flag of Haiti.svg  HAI Jean-Eudes Maurice
14 FW Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Stiven Mendoza

Technical staff

As of 27 June 2015
PositionName
Head Coach & Manager Flag of Italy.svg Marco Materazzi
Assistant coach Flag of India.svg Vivek Nagul
Goalkeeping coach Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Franzese

Indian Super League 2014

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Chennaiyin 146532420+423Advance to ISL Play-offs
2 Goa 146442112+922
3 Atlético de Kolkata (C)144731613+319
4 Kerala Blasters 14545911219
5 Delhi Dynamos 144641614+218
6 Pune City 144461217516
7 Mumbai City 144461221916
8 NorthEast United 143651113215
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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
146532420 +4233311611 +532289 −1

Last updated: 1 December 2014.
Source: Matches

Results by matchday

Round1234567891011121314
Ground A H A HHH A A H A A A HH
ResultWWLWDDDDWWLWLD
Updated to match(es) played on 1 December 2014. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

15 October 2014 Match 4 Goa 1 – 2 Chennaiyin Goa, India
19:00 IST Grégory Arnolin Soccerball shade.svg65' Report Balwant Singh Soccerball shade.svg32'
Elano Soccerball shade.svg42'
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium, Fatorda
Attendance: 16,652
21 October 2014 Match 9 Chennaiyin 2 – 1 Kerala Blasters Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
19:00 IST Elano Soccerball shade.svg14'
Bernard Mendy Soccerball shade.svg64'
Report Iain Hume Soccerball shade.svg50'Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
Attendance: 19,430
25 October 2014 Match 12 Delhi Dynamos 4 – 1 Chennaiyin New Delhi, India
19:00 IST Wim Raymaekers Soccerball shade.svg1'
Junker Soccerball shade.svg21'
Herrero Soccerball shade.svg79 (p)'
Marmentini Soccerball shade.svg90'
Report Elano Soccerball shade.svg69'Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi
Attendance: 13,000
28 October 2014 Match 15 Chennaiyin 5 – 1 Mumbai City FC Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
19:00 IST Elano Soccerball shade.svg9 (pen.)', 69'
Jeje Lalpekhlua Soccerball shade.svg26'
John Valencia Soccerball shade.svg41', 44'
Report Syed Rahim Nabi Soccerball shade.svg87'Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
Attendance: 16,567
4 November 2014 Match 21 Chennaiyin 1 – 1 Atlético de Kolkata Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
19:00 IST Elano Soccerball shade.svg90 +3 (pen.)' Report Luis García Soccerball shade.svg35 (pen.)'Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
Attendance: 24,088
8 November 2014 Match 25 Chennaiyin 2 – 2 NorthEast United FC Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
19:00 IST Elano Soccerball shade.svg25', 78' Report Cornell Glen Soccerball shade.svg38'
Koke Soccerball shade.svg85'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
Attendance: 22,496
11 November 2014 Match 28 FC Pune City 1 – 1 Chennaiyin Pune, Maharashtra, India
19:00 IST Kostas Katsouranis Soccerball shade.svg9' Report John Valencia Soccerball shade.svg58'Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune
Attendance: 7,243
14 November 2014 Match 31 Atlético de Kolkata 0 – 0 Chennaiyin Kolkata, West Bengal, India
19:00 IST Report Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 46,288
19 November 2014 Match 36 Chennaiyin 3 – 1 FC Pune City Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
19:00 IST John Valencia Soccerball shade.svg62'
Bruno Pelissari Soccerball shade.svg70'
Jeje Lalpekhlua Soccerball shade.svg90'
Report Eric Djemba-Djemba Soccerball shade.svg70 (o.g.)'Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
Attendance: 23,726
23 November 2014 Match 39 Mumbai City FC 0 – 3 Chennaiyin Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
19:00 IST Report Pelissari Soccerball shade.svg71'
Dhanachandra Singh Soccerball shade.svg81'
Cristian Hidalgo Soccerball shade.svg89'
Stadium: DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai
Attendance: 23,857
27 November 2014 Match 42 NorthEast United FC 3 – 0 Chennaiyin Guwahati, Assam, India
19:00 IST Boro Soccerball shade.svg10'
Sambou Soccerball shade.svg21', 23'
Report Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati
Attendance: 29,894
30 November 2014 Match 45 Kerala Blasters 0 – 1 Chennaiyin Kochi, Kerala, India
19:00 IST Report Pelissari Soccerball shade.svg87'Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Attendance: 61,323
5 December 2014 Match 50 Chennaiyin 1 – 3 Goa Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
19:00 IST Jean-Eudes Maurice Soccerball shade.svg90' Report Romeo Fernandes Soccerball shade.svg23'
André Santos Soccerball shade.svg41'
Miroslav Slepička Soccerball shade.svg62'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
Attendance: 24,687
9 December 2014 Match 53 Chennaiyin 2 – 2 Delhi Dynamos Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
19:00 IST Bruno Pelissari Soccerball shade.svg16'
Jeje Lalpekhlua Soccerball shade.svg28'
Report Alessandro Del Piero Soccerball shade.svg53'
Hans Mulder Soccerball shade.svg88'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
Attendance: 20,446

Indian Super League finals

Semi-finals

13 December 2014 (2014-12-13)Leg 1 Kerala Blasters 3–0 Chennaiyin Kochi, Kerala, India
19:00 IST Ahmed Soccerball shade.svg27'
Hume Soccerball shade.svg29'
Mathew Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Attendance: 60,900
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee
16 December 2014 (2014-12-16)Leg 2 Chennaiyin 3–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 agg.)
Kerala Blasters Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
19:00 IST Silvestre Soccerball shade.svg42'
Jhingan (o.g.)
Lalpekhlua Soccerball shade.svg90'
Report Pearson Soccerball shade.svg117'Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
Attendance: 25,327
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar

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  2. Suchindran, Aravind. "Screwvala, Abhishek may bid for Chennai franchise". Times of India. Retrieved 17 August 2014.