| 2014 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Ricki Herbert | ||
| Stadium | Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium | ||
| ISL | 8th | ||
| Top goalscorer | Koke (4) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 30,870 (vs Goa, 19 October 2014) [1] | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 25,530 (vs Atlético Kolkata, 16 October 2014) [2] | ||
| Average home league attendance | 28,633 | ||
The 2014 Season was NorthEast United's 1st season in existence in the Indian Super League.
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]
| # | 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] |
Drafted domestic players
| Drafted foreign players
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager | Ricki Herbert |
| Coach | Thangboi Singto |
| Performance Coach | Lee Taylor |
| 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 |
| 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
| 13 October 20141 | 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 20147 | 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 20142 | 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 20143 | 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 20144 | 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 20145 | 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 201411 | 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 20148 | 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 20149 | 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 201414 | 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 20146 | 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 201412 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | |||
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