2014–15 Royal Wahingdoh F.C. season

Royal Wahingdoh
2014–15 season
Managing Director Dominic Sutnga

The 2014–15 season will be Royal Wahingdoh's first season in the I-League after winning promotion from the I-League 2nd Division in 2014.

Background

Founded in 1946, Royal Wahingdoh was a club that has always mainly played in the lower state levels of Meghalaya.[1] The club was able to make a push in Indian football after Dominic Sutnga joined the club as managing director in 2008.[1] In 2014, after a few years of trying, Royal Wahingdoh was finally able to make the breakthrough and win promotion to the I-League from the I-League 2nd Division for the first time in its history.[1]

Squad

As of 31 March 2015[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 India GK Nikhil Bernard
2 India MF Marlanki Suting
4 India DF Bowari Khongstia
5 India DF Ningthoujam Samananda
6 India DF C Lallawmzuala
7 India MF Malsawmtluanga
8 India MF Godwin Franco
9 India MF Nabachandra Singh
10 India FW Jackichand Singh
11 India FW Satiyasen Singh
12 India DF Reagan Singh
13 India MF Loken Meitei
14 India MF Milancy Khongstia
15 India MF Sushil Meitei
No. Position Player
16 India MF Laldinmawia
17 India FW Nagen Tamang
18 Liberia FW Bekay Bewar
19 India DF Lalchhawnkima (captain)
20 Nigeria DF Loveday Enyinnaya
21 Trinidad and Tobago MF Densill Theobald
22 India GK Prem Kumar Singh
23 North Korea FW Kim Seng-yong
24 India DF Lalhmangaihsanga
25 India FW Nadong Bhutia
27 India DF Govin Singh
29 India DF Ngouba Singh
30 India GK Bishorjit Singh
32 India DF Naoba Singh

I-League

Main article: 2014–15 I-League

Table

Pos
Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
Head-to-head
1 Mohun Bagan (C) 20 11 6 3 33 16+17 39 Qualification for AFC Champions League qualifying play-off
2 Bengaluru FC 20 10 7 3 35 19+16 37 Qualification for AFC Cup group stage1
3 Royal Wahingdoh 20 8 6 6 27 270 30
4 East Bengal 20 8 5 7 30 28+2 292 PFC 2–3 KEB
KEB 1–2 PFC
5 Pune 20 8 5 7 24 26−2 292
6 Mumbai 20 5 9 6 22 27−5 243 MUM 3–0 SFC
SFC 3–1 MUM
7 Salgaocar 20 7 3 10 25 27−2 243
8 Sporting Goa 20 5 8 7 22 27−5 234 SCG 1–1 SLFC
SLFC 1–2 SCG
9 Shillong Lajong 20 6 5 9 34 29+5 234
10 Dempo (R) 20 3 10 7 15 26−11 19 Relegation to I-League 2nd Division
11 Bharat FC 20 4 6 10 13 28−15 185

Source: I-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) play-off match
1 Bengaluru FC, as the winner of 2014–15 Federation Cup, qualified for the 2016 AFC Cup
2 East Bengal ahead on goal difference, head-to-head record being the same
3 Mumbal ahead on head-to-head goal difference; Mumbai–Salgaocar 3–0, Salgaocar–Mumbai 3–1
4 Sporting Goa ahead on head-to-head record; Sporting Goa–Shillong Lajong 1–1, Shillong Lajong–Sporting Goa 1–2
5 Bharat FC were not relegated as they had relegation immunity for two years.[3]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

Matches

2014–15 Indian Federation Cup

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ganguly, Abhishek. "Wahingdoh ready to make presence felt". Times of India. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  2. ↑ http://int.soccerway.com/teams/india/royal-wahingdoh-fc/18324/
  3. ↑ "East Bengal - Bharat FC Preview: Lions' pride travel in search of first win of the season". 15 February 2015.
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