2014 ISL Inaugural Domestic Draft
| Date | 22–23 July 2014 |
|---|---|
| Location | Mumbai |
The 2014 ISL Inaugural Domestic Draft was the first ever draft from the Indian Super League, the new domestic football league in India.[1] The draft featured eighty-four Indian domestic players. They were drafted by six out of the eight teams featured in the Indian Super League to form the domestic core of the teams.[1] NorthEast United FC and Goa were the two non-participating teams as they selected their Indian players from both I-League teams, Dempo and Shillong Lajong respectively.[1] Forty of the eighty-four players up for selection have either played for the India national team or have attended a camp for the national team.[1]
The draft took place within two days, 22 to 23 July, in Mumbai.[1]
Players available to draft
[edit]Main pool
[edit]
Reserves
[edit]| Player[2] | Last I-League team | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Abhra Mondal | East Bengal | GK |
| Priyant Singh | East Bengal | GK |
| Abhishek Das | East Bengal | DF |
| Gurwinder Singh | East Bengal | DF |
| Saumik Dey | East Bengal | DF |
| Chingkhei Yumnam | Pailan Arrows | MF |
| Simranjit Singh | Pailan Arrows | MF |
| Alvito D'Cunha | East Bengal | FW |
| Rajinder Kumar | United | FW |
Draft selections – Day 1
[edit]Round 1
[edit]The first round saw FC Pune City go first, with them selecting Lenny Rodrigues as the first ever Indian player in ISL history.[3]
| Pick # | ISL team | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Pune City | Lenny Rodrigues | Midfielder |
| 2 | Mumbai | Subrata Pal | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Kerala Blasters FC | Mehtab Hossain | Midfielder |
| 4 | Chennai | Harmanjot Khabra | Midfielder |
| 5 | Atlético de Kolkata | Cavin Lobo | Midfielder |
| 6 | Delhi Dynamos FC | Francis Fernandes | Midfielder |
Round 2
[edit]The second round saw Delhi Dynamos FC go first, with them selecting Robert Lalthlamuana as their pick.[4]
| Pick # | ISL team | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delhi Dynamos FC | Robert Lalthlamuana | Defender |
| 2 | Atlético de Kolkata | Arnab Mondal | Defender |
| 3 | Chennai | Dhanachandra Singh | Defender |
| 4 | Kerala Blasters FC | Sandesh Jhingan | Defender |
| 5 | Mumbai | Lalrindika Ralte | Midfielder |
| 6 | FC Pune City | Dharmaraj Ravanan | Defender |
Round 3
[edit]The third round saw Kerala Blasters FC pick first. The player they selected was Ishfaq Ahmed.[5]
| Pick # | ISL team | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerala Blasters FC | Ishfaq Ahmed | Midfielder |
| 2 | Chennai | Jeje Lalpekhlua | Forward |
| 3 | Atlético de Kolkata | Denzil Franco | Defender |
| 4 | Delhi Dynamos FC | Naoba Singh | Defender |
| 5 | FC Pune City | Ashutosh Mehta | Forward |
| 6 | Mumbai | Syed Nabi | Defender |
Round 4
[edit]The fourth round saw Mumbai pick first, their pick being Raju Gaikwad.[6]
| Pick # | ISL team | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mumbai | Raju Gaikwad | Defender |
| 2 | FC Pune City | Joaquim Abranches | Forward |
| 3 | Delhi Dynamos FC | Shylo Malsawmtluanga | Midfielder |
| 4 | Atlético de Kolkata | Rakesh Masih | Midfielder |
| 5 | Chennai | Gouramangi Singh | Defender |
| 6 | Kerala Blasters FC | Gurwinder Singh | Defender |
Round 5
[edit]The fifth round saw Chennai pick first. They selected Shilton Paul with their pick.[7]
| Pick # | ISL team | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chennai | Shilton Paul | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Kerala Blasters FC | Nirmal Chettri | Defender |
| 3 | Mumbai | Subhash Singh | Forward |
| 4 | FC Pune City | Pritam Kotal | Defender |
| 5 | Delhi Dynamos FC | Shouvik Ghosh | Defender |
| 6 | Atlético de Kolkata | Mohammed Rafique | Forward |
Round 6
[edit]The sixth round saw Atlético de Kolkata pick first. They selected Mohammed Rafi with their pick.[8]
| Pick # | ISL team | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético de Kolkata | Mohammed Rafi | Forward |
| 2 | Delhi Dynamos FC | Souvik Chakraborty | Midfielder |
| 3 | FC Pune City | Manish Maithani | Midfielder |
| 4 | Mumbai | Ram Malik | Midfielder |
| 5 | Kerala Blasters FC | Sushanth Mathew | Midfielder |
| 6 | Chennai | Denson Devadas | Midfielder |
Round 7
[edit]The sixth round saw FC Pune City pick first. They selected Israil Gurung with their pick.[9]
| Pick # | ISL team | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Pune City | Israil Gurung | Forward |
| 2 | Mumbai | Deepak Mondal | Defender |
| 3 | Kerala Blasters FC | Godwin Franco | Midfielder |
| 4 | Chennai | Khelemba Singh | Defender |
| 5 | Atlético de Kolkata | Biswajit Saha | Defender |
| 6 | Delhi Dynamos FC | Munmun Lugun | Defender |
Draft selections – Day 2
[edit]Round 8
[edit]The first round of the second day and the eighth round overall began with Delhi Dynamos FC drafting Adil Khan.[10]
| Pick # | ISL team | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delhi Dynamos FC | Adil Khan | Midfielder |
| 2 | Atlético de Kolkata | Sanju Pradhan | Midfielder |
| 3 | Chennai | Abhishek Das | Defender |
| 4 | Kerala Blasters FC | Avinabo Bag | Defender |
| 5 | Mumbai | Rohit Mirza | Midfielder |
| 6 | FC Pune City | Deepak Devrani | Defender |
Round 9
[edit]The second round of the second day and the ninth round overall began with Kerala Blasters FC drafting Sandip Nandy.[11]
| Pick # | ISL team | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerala Blasters FC | Sandip Nandy | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Chennai | Jayesh Rane | Forward |
| 3 | Atlético de Kolkata | Kingshuk Debnath | Defender |
| 4 | Delhi Dynamos FC | Manish Bhargav | Midfielder |
| 5 | FC Pune City | Tapan Maity | Midfielder |
| 6 | Mumbai | Ishan Debnath | Goalkeeper |
Round 10
[edit]The third round of the second day and the tenth round overall began with Mumbai drafting Nadong Bhutia.[12]
| Pick # | ISL team | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mumbai | Nadong Bhutia | Forward |
| 2 | FC Pune City | Arindam Bhattacharya | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Delhi Dynamos FC | Govin Singh | Defender |
| 4 | Atlético de Kolkata | Lester Fernandez | Midfielder |
| 5 | Chennai | Abhijit Mondal | Goalkeeper |
| 6 | Kerala Blasters FC | Chinadorai Sabeeth | Forward |
Round 11
[edit]The fourth round of the second day and the eleventh round overall began with Chennai drafting Anthony Barbosa.[13]
| Pick # | ISL team | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chennai | Anthony Barbosa | Midfielder |
| 2 | Kerala Blasters FC | Luis Barreto | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Mumbai | Asif Kottayil | Midfielder |
| 4 | FC Pune City | Anupam Sarkar | Defender |
| 5 | Delhi Dynamos FC | Jagroop Singh | Goalkeeper |
| 6 | Atlético de Kolkata | Subhasish Roy Chowdhury | Goalkeeper |
Round 12
[edit]The fifth round of the second day and the twelfth round overall began with Atlético de Kolkata drafting Baljit Sahni.[14]
| Pick # | ISL team | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético de Kolkata | Baljit Sahni | Forward |
| 2 | Delhi Dynamos FC | Steven Dias | Midfielder |
| 3 | FC Pune City | Pratik Shinde | Midfielder |
| 4 | Mumbai | Peter Costa | Defender |
| 5 | Kerala Blasters FC | Milagres Gonsalves | Forward |
| 6 | Chennai | Dane Pereira | Midfielder |
Round 13
[edit]The sixth round of the second day and the thirteenth round overall began with Atlético de Kolkata drafting Climax Lawrence.[15]
| Pick # | ISL team | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético de Kolkata | Climax Lawrence | Midfielder |
| 2 | Delhi Dynamos FC | Anwar Ali | Defender |
| 3 | FC Pune City | Lalit Thapa | Goalkeeper |
| 4 | Mumbai | Lalrin Fela | Midfielder |
| 5 | Kerala Blasters FC | Ramandeep Singh | Defender |
| 6 | Chennai | Pappachen Pradeep | Midfielder |
Round 14
[edit]The seventh round of the second day and the fourteenth round overall began with Chennai drafting Jaison Vales.[16]
| Pick # | ISL team | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chennai | Jaison Vales | Midfielder |
| 2 | Kerala Blasters FC | Renedy Singh | Midfielder |
| 3 | Mumbai | Sushil Kumar Singh | Forward |
| 4 | FC Pune City | Mehrajuddin Wadoo | Midfielder |
| 5 | Delhi Dynamos FC | Manandeep Singh | Forward |
| 6 | Atlético de Kolkata | Nallappan Mohanraj | Defender |
Goa and North East United
[edit]Due to both Goa and North East United FC technically not being a part of the official draft, the two teams were placed at the bottom for every round to select their one player from Dempo and Shillong Lajong, respectively, from the I-League.
| Round # | Goa player | Position | North East United player | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laxmikant Kattimani | Goalkeeper | Kunzang Bhutia | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Debabrata Roy | Defender | Jibon Singh | Defender |
| 3 | Gabriel Fernandes | Midfielder | Durga Boro | Forward |
| 4 | Clifford Miranda | Midfielder | Aiborlang Khongjee | Defender |
| 5 | Jewel Raja | Midfielder | Zohmingliana Ralte | Defender |
| 6 | Alwyn George | Midfielder | Rehnesh TP | Goalkeeper |
| 7 | Narayan Das | Defender | Boithang Haokip | Midfielder |
| 8 | Mandar Rao Desai | Midfielder | Pritam Kumar Singh | Defender |
| 9 | Romeo Fernandes | Midfielder | Milan Singh | Midfielder |
| 10 | Peter Carvalho | Midfielder | Robin Gurung | Defender |
| 11 | Holicharan Narzary | Forward | Alen Deory | Midfielder |
| 12 | Pronay Halder | Midfielder | Redeem Tlang | Midfielder |
| 13 | Prabir Das | Defender | Seminlen Doungel | Forward |
| 14 | Rowilson Rodrigues | Defender | David Ngaihte | Midfielder |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Mergulhao, Marcus. "ISL domestic draft to include 40 national players". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ^ a b c "List of Players For ISL Domestic Draft". Feverpitch. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ "ISL - Round 1". Facebook. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ "ISL - Round 2". Facebook. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ "ISL - Round 3". Facebook. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ "ISL - Round 4". Facebook. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ "ISL - Round 5". Facebook. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ "ISL - Round 6". Facebook. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ "ISL - Round 7". Facebook. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ "ISL - Round 8". Facebook. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ "ISL - Round 9". Facebook. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ "ISL - Round 10". Facebook. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ "ISL - Round 11". Facebook. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ "ISL - Round 12". Facebook. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ "ISL - Round 13". Facebook. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ "ISL - Round 14". Facebook. Retrieved 25 July 2014.