2013–14 in Indian football

Football in India

Season	2013–14
Men's football
I-League	Bengaluru
I-League 2nd Division	Royal Wahingdoh
Federation Cup	Churchill Brothers
Durand Cup	Mohammedan

The 2013–14 season is the 126th competitive association football season in India.

Changes in the I-League

New direct-entry sides to the 2013–14 I-League:

• Bengaluru FC

Teams promoted to the 2013–14 I-League:

• Mohammedan
• Rangdajied United

Teams expelled from the 2012–13 I-League:

• Air India
• ONGC

Teams relegated from the 2012–13 I-League:

• United Sikkim

Internationals

Men

2013 SAFF Championship

India  v  Pakistan

1 September 2013 Group Stage	India	1–0	Pakistan	Kathmandu, Nepal
	Ishaq 14' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Dasarath Rangasala Stadium Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

Bangladesh  v  India

3 September 2013 Group Stage	Bangladesh	1–1	India	Kathmandu, Nepal
	Meshu 82'	Report	Chhetri 90+5'	Stadium: Halchowk Stadium Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

India  v    Nepal

5 September 2013 Group Stage	India	1–2	Nepal	Kathmandu, Nepal
	Nabi 90+2'	Report	Gurung 70' Rai 81'	Stadium: Dasarath Rangasala Stadium Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

Maldives  v  India

9 September 2013 Semi-Final	Maldives	0–1	India	Kathmandu, Nepal
		Report	Mondal 86'	Stadium: Dasarath Rangasala Stadium Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

Afghanistan  v  India

11 September 2013 Final	Afghanistan	2–0	India	Kathmandu, Nepal
	Azadzoy 9' Ahmadi 62'	Report		Stadium: Dasarath Rangasala Stadium Referee: Tayeb Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)

International Friendlies

Tajikistan  v  India

14 August 2013 Friendly	Tajikistan	3–0	India	Khujand, Tajikistan
	Davronov 11' Fatkhulloev 19' Khamroqulov 90+3'	Report		Stadium: 20-Letie Nezavisimosti Stadium Referee: Khurshed Dadoboev (Tajikistan)

India  v  Philippines

15 November International Friendly	India	1–1	Philippines	West Bengal, India
18:00	Chhetri 41'	Report	Younghusband 42'	Stadium: Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Sudhis Pandey (Nepal)

India  v    Nepal

19 November International Friendly	India	2–0	Nepal	West Bengal, India
18:00	Chhetri 21' Miranda 48'	Report		Stadium: Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Shrikrishna (India)

India  v  Bangladesh

5 March International Friendly	India	2–2	Bangladesh	Goa, India
18:00	Chhetri 14', 90+2'	Report	Mithun 51' Mondal 64' (o.g.)	Stadium: Fatorda Stadium

I-League

Main article: 2013–14 I-League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bengaluru (C)	24	14	5	5	42	28	+14	47	Qualification for 2015 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off
2	East Bengal	24	12	7	5	39	23	+16	43	Qualification for 2015 AFC Cup group stage
3	Salgaocar	24	11	6	7	36	25	+11	39
4	Dempo	24	9	8	7	31	25	+6	35
5	Sporting Goa	24	9	7	8	34	34	0	34
6	Shillong Lajong	24	8	9	7	35	37	−2	33
7	Pune	24	7	8	9	28	32	−4	29
8	Mohun Bagan	24	6	10	8	23	24	−1	28
9	Mumbai	24	5	13	6	31	32	−1	28
10	United (R)	24	5	11	8	22	32	−10	26	Excluded[a]
11	Rangdajied United (R)	24	6	7	11	29	38	−9	25
12	Churchill Brothers (R)	24	6	7	11	25	37	−12	25
13	Mohammedan (R)	24	6	6	12	27	35	−8	24	Relegation to 2015 I-League 2nd Division

Source: IndiaFooty.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored; 5) taking lots^[2]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. United, Rangdajied United and Churchill Brothers were barred from I-League they failed to meet Asian Football Confederation's licensing criteria.^[1]

Transfers

Main article: I-League transfers for the 2013–14 season

References

1. Mergulhao, Marcus. "Three football clubs barred from I-League". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
2. "Airtel I-League 2013-14 Standings". Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2013.