2014 ISL Inaugural Domestic Draft

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

The draft took place within two days, 22 to 23 July, in Mumbai.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Due to both FC Goa and NorthEast 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.