2014 ISL Inaugural Domestic Draft explained

ISL Domestic Draft
Date:22–23 July 2014
Place:Mumbai

The 2014 ISL Inaugural Domestic Draft was the first ever draft from the Indian Super League, the new franchise domestic football league in India.[1] The draft featured eighty-four Indian domestic players. They were drafted by six out of the eight franchises 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

Main pool

India national team[2]
Player Last Team Position Caps Goals
MF 72 2
DF 68 5
DF 59 7
GK 56 0
MF 54 4
MF 51 7
MF 41 7
DF 38 0
DF 33 0
DF 32 2
MF 28 2
FW 26 2
MF 23 0
DF 22 0
FW 21 8
MF 19 0
GK 16 0
DF 15 0
MF 12 0
FW 11 1
DF 11 0
DF 9 1
FW 5 1
DF 5 0
GK 4 0
DF 4 0
DF 4 0
MF 3 0
MF 3 0
MF 3 0
FW 3 0
DF 2 0
FW 2 0
GK 1 0
MF 1 0
MF 1 0
MF 1 0
FW 1 0
FW 1 0
MF —
Non national team
Player Last I-League team Position
GK
GK
GK
GK
GK
GK
DF
DF
DF
DF
DF
DF
DF
DF
DF
DF
DF
DF
DF
DF
Pratik Shinde MF
MF
MF
MF
MF
MF
MF
MF
MF
MF
MF
MF
MF
MF
MF
MF
MF
FW
FW
FW
FW
FW
FW
FW

Reserves

Player Last I-League team Position
GK
GK
DF
DF
DF
MF
MF
FW
FW

Draft selections – Day 1

Round 1

The first round saw FC Pune City go first, with them selecting Lenny Rodrigues as the first ever Indian player in ISL history.[3]

width=7%Pick # !width=28%ISL team !width=22%Player !width=20%Position
1Midfielder
2Goalkeeper
3Midfielder
4Midfielder
5Midfielder
6Midfielder

Round 2

The second round saw Delhi Dynamos FC go first, with them selecting Robert Lalthlamuana as their pick.[4]

width=7%Pick # !width=28%ISL team !width=22%Player !width=20%Position
1Defender
2Defender
3Defender
4Defender
5Midfielder
6Defender

Round 3

The third round saw Kerala Blasters FC pick first. The player they selected was Ishfaq Ahmed.[5]

width=7%Pick # !width=28%ISL team !width=22%Player !width=20%Position
1Midfielder
2Forward
3Defender
4Defender
5Forward
6Defender

Round 4

The fourth round saw Mumbai pick first, their pick being Raju Gaikwad.[6]

width=7%Pick # !width=28%ISL team !width=22%Player !width=20%Position
1Defender
2Forward
3Midfielder
4Midfielder
5Defender
6Defender

Round 5

The fifth round saw Chennai pick first. They selected Shilton Paul with their pick.[7]

width=7%Pick # !width=28%ISL team !width=22%Player !width=20%Position
1Goalkeeper
2Defender
3Forward
4Defender
5Defender
6Forward

Round 6

The sixth round saw Atlético de Kolkata pick first. They selected Mohammed Rafi with their pick.[8]

width=7%Pick # !width=28%ISL team !width=22%Player !width=20%Position
1Forward
2Midfielder
3Midfielder
4Midfielder
5Midfielder
6Midfielder

Round 7

The sixth round saw FC Pune City pick first. They selected Israil Gurung with their pick.[9]

width=7%Pick # !width=28%ISL team !width=22%Player !width=20%Position
1Forward
2Defender
3Midfielder
4Defender
5Defender
6Defender

Draft selections – Day 2

Round 8

The first round of the second day and the eighth round overall began with Delhi Dynamos FC drafting Adil Khan.[10]

width=7%Pick # !width=28%ISL team !width=22%Player !width=20%Position
1Midfielder
2Midfielder
3Defender
4Defender
5Midfielder
6Defender

Round 9

The second round of the second day and the ninth round overall began with Kerala Blasters FC drafting Sandip Nandy.[11]

width=7%Pick # !width=28%ISL team !width=22%Player !width=20%Position
1Goalkeeper
2Forward
3Defender
4Midfielder
5Midfielder
6Goalkeeper

Round 10

The third round of the second day and the tenth round overall began with Mumbai drafting Nadong Bhutia.[12]

width=7%Pick # !width=28%ISL team !width=22%Player !width=20%Position
1Forward
2Goalkeeper
3Defender
4Midfielder
5Goalkeeper
6Forward

Round 11

The fourth round of the second day and the eleventh round overall began with Chennai drafting Anthony Barbosa.[13]

width=7%Pick # !width=28%ISL team !width=22%Player !width=20%Position
1Midfielder
2Goalkeeper
3Midfielder
4Defender
5Goalkeeper
6Goalkeeper

Round 12

The fifth round of the second day and the twelfth round overall began with Atlético de Kolkata drafting Baljit Sahni.[14]

width=7%Pick # !width=28%ISL team !width=22%Player !width=20%Position
1Forward
2Midfielder
3Pratik Shinde Midfielder
4Defender
5Forward
6Midfielder

Round 13

The sixth round of the second day and the thirteenth round overall began with Atlético de Kolkata drafting Climax Lawrence.[15]

width=7%Pick # !width=28%ISL team !width=22%Player !width=20%Position
1Midfielder
2Defender
3Goalkeeper
4Midfielder
5Defender
6Midfielder

Round 14

The seventh round of the second day and the fourteenth round overall began with Chennai drafting Jaison Vales.[16]

width=7%Pick # !width=28%ISL team !width=22%Player !width=20%Position
1Midfielder
2Midfielder
3Forward
4Midfielder
5Forward
6Defender

Goa and North East United

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.

width=10%Round # !width=28%Goa player !width=22%Position !width=28%North East United player !width=22%Position
1Kunzang Bhutia Goalkeeper
2Defender
3Forward
4Defender
5Defender
6Goalkeeper
7Midfielder
8Pritam Kumar Singh Defender
9Midfielder
10Defender
11Midfielder
12Midfielder
13Forward
14Midfielder

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mergulhao. Marcus. ISL domestic draft to include 40 national players. The Times of India. 19 July 2014.
  2. Web site: List of Players For ISL Domestic Draft. Feverpitch. 20 July 2014.
  3. Web site: ISL - Round 1. Facebook. 22 July 2014.
  4. Web site: ISL - Round 2. Facebook. 22 July 2014.
  5. Web site: ISL - Round 3. Facebook. 22 July 2014.
  6. Web site: ISL - Round 4. Facebook. 22 July 2014.
  7. Web site: ISL - Round 5. Facebook. 22 July 2014.
  8. Web site: ISL - Round 6. Facebook. 22 July 2014.
  9. Web site: ISL - Round 7. Facebook. 22 July 2014.
  10. Web site: ISL - Round 8. Facebook. 25 July 2014.
  11. Web site: ISL - Round 9. Facebook. 25 July 2014.
  12. Web site: ISL - Round 10. Facebook. 25 July 2014.
  13. Web site: ISL - Round 11. Facebook. 25 July 2014.
  14. Web site: ISL - Round 12. Facebook. 25 July 2014.
  15. Web site: ISL - Round 13. Facebook. 25 July 2014.
  16. Web site: ISL - Round 14. Facebook. 25 July 2014.

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