2014 ISL Inaugural Domestic Draft
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]
| Date | 22–23 July 2014 | 
|---|---|
| Location | Mumbai | 
The draft took place within two days, 22 to 23 July, in Mumbai.[1]
Players available to draft
    
    Main pool
    
Reserves
    
| 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
    
    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]
| 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
    
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
    
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
    
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
    
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
    
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
    
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
    
    Round 8
    
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
    
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
    
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
    
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
    
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
    
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
    
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
    
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 | 
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