# 2014 NorthEast United season

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

## Background

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. 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.
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.

## Transfer
### Foreign signings

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

## Players and staff
### Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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

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

## Indian Super League
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 28 August 2015. Source: Matches

### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Ground | H | H | H | A | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | L | D | W | D | L | D | D | L | L | W | L | D | D |

### Matches
## Squad statistics

    As of Match played 10 December 2014

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Indian Super League | Indian Super League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | 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

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

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Indian Super League | Indian Super League | Total | 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 |