2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League, Qualification, North America
The MLS Cup winner and the Supporters' Shield winner (if U.S.-based) are placed in Pot A; the other regular season conference winner (if U.S.-based) and the U.S. Open Cup winner are placed in Pot B. If any of the above berths are taken by a Canada-based MLS team, the Champions League place is allocated to the U.S.-based team with the best MLS regular season record who has failed to otherwise qualify.


2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League, Qualification, North America
For Canada, the winner of the domestic cup competition, the Voyageurs Cup competed for in the Canadian Championship, earns the lone Canadian berth into the tournament, in Pot B.


2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League, Qualification, Central America
Twelve teams from the Central American Football Union qualify to the Champions League. The allocation is as follows: two berths for each of Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, Panama and El Salvador, and one berth for each of Nicaragua and Belize.


2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League, Qualification, Central America
For the Central American teams that qualify via split seasons, the aggregate record of the two tournaments within the season is used to determine which team gains the association's top berth. The pots of the teams are as follows:


2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League, Qualification, Central America
If one or more clubs is precluded, it is supplanted by a club from another Central American association. The reallocation is based on results from previous Champions League tournaments.


2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League, Qualification, Caribbean
Three teams from the Caribbean Football Union qualify to the Champions League. The three berths, in Pot C, are allocated to the top three finishers of the CFU Club Championship, a subcontinental tournament for clubs from associations of the Caribbean Football Union. In order for a team to qualify for the CFU Club Championship, they usually need to finish as the champion or runner-up of their respective association's league in the previous season, but professional teams may also be selected by their associations if they play in the league of another country.


2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League, Qualification, Caribbean
If any Caribbean club is precluded, it is supplanted by the fourth-place finisher from the CFU Club Championship.


2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League, Teams
The following 24 teams (from 12 associations) qualified for the tournament.


2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League, Teams
In the following table, the number of appearances, last appearance, and previous best result count only those in the CONCACAF Champions League era starting from 2008–09 (not counting those in the era of the Champions' Cup from 1962 to 2008).


2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League, Draw
The draw for the group stage was held on May 28, 2014 at Doral, Florida, United States.


2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League, Draw
The 24 teams were drawn into eight groups of three, with each group containing one team from each of the three pots. The allocation of teams into pots was based on their national association and qualifying berth. Teams from the same association could not be drawn with each other in the group stage, and each group was guaranteed to contain a team from either the United States or Mexico, meaning U.S. and Mexican teams could not play each other in the group stage.


2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League, Group stage
In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners of each group advanced to the championship stage.


2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League, Group stage
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order:


2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League, Championship stage
In the championship stage, the eight teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule would be used if the aggregate score was level after normal time of the second leg, but not after extra time, and so a tie would be decided by penalty shoot-out if the aggregate score was level after extra time of the second leg.


2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League, Championship stage, Seeding
The qualified teams were seeded 1–8 in the championship stage according to their results in the group stage.


2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League, Championship stage, Bracket
The bracket of the championship stage was determined by the seeding as follows:


2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League championship stage
The 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League championship stage was played from February 24 to April 29, 2015. A total of eight teams competed in the championship stage to decide the champions of the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League.


2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League championship stage, Qualified teams
The winners of each of the eight groups in the group stage qualified for the championship stage.


2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League championship stage, Seeding
The qualified teams were seeded 1–8 in the championship stage according to their results in the group stage.


2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League championship stage, Format
In the championship stage, the eight teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule would be used if the aggregate score was level after normal time of the second leg, but not after extra time, and so a tie would be decided by penalty shoot-out if the aggregate score was level after extra time of the second leg.


2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League championship stage, Bracket
The bracket of the championship stage was determined by the seeding as follows:


2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League championship stage, Quarterfinals
The first legs were played on February 24–26, and the second legs were played on March 3–5, 2015.


2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League championship stage, Semifinals
The first legs were played on March 17–18, and the second legs were played on April 7–8, 2015.


2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League championship stage, Finals
The first leg was played on April 22, and the second leg was played on April 29, 2015.


2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League group stage
The 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League group stage was played from August 5 to October 23, 2014. A total of 24 teams competed in the group stage to decide the eight teams which advanced to the championship stage of the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League.


2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League group stage, Draw
The draw for the group stage was held on May 28, 2014, 19:00 EDT (UTC−4), at the InterContinental Hotel at Doral in Miami.


2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League group stage, Draw
The 24 teams were drawn into eight groups of three, with each group containing one team from each of the three pots. The allocation of teams into pots was based on their national association and qualifying berth. Teams from the same association could not be drawn with each other in the group stage, and each group was guaranteed to contain a team from either the United States or Mexico, meaning U.S. and Mexican teams could not play each other in the group stage.


2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League group stage, Seeding
The following were the group stage seeding of the 24 teams which qualified for the Champions League:


2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League group stage, Format
In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners of each group advanced to the championship stage.


2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League group stage, Format, Tiebreakers
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order:


2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League group stage, Groups
The matchdays were August 5–7, August 19–21, August 26–28, September 16–18, September 23–25, and October 21–23, 2014.


2014–15 CR Belouizdad season
In the 2014–15 season, CR Belouizdad competed in the Ligue 1 for the 49th season, as well as the Algerian Cup.


2014–15 CR Belouizdad season, Squad list
Players and squad numbers last updated on 18 November 2014.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014–15 CR Belouizdad season, Competitions, Ligue 1
The Ligue 1 2014-2015 is the fifty-first edition of Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 and the fifth under the name Ligue 1. Division opposes sixteen clubs in a series of thirty meetings. The best in the league qualify for the African cups that are the Champions League (the podium) and Confederation Cup (the third and the winner national cup).


2014–15 CR Belouizdad season, Competitions, Ligue 1
The relegated the previous season, JSM Bejaia on CA Bordj Bou Arreridj and CRB Ain Fakroun are replaced by USM Bel-Abbès, Ligue 2 in 2013-2014 after a year's absence, the ASM Oran, 7 years after his last appearance at the highest national level, and NA Hussein Dey relegated to Ligue 2 during the 2010–2011 season.


2014–15 CR Belouizdad season, Squad information, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.


2014–15 CS Constantine season
In the 2014–15 season, CS Constantine competed in the Ligue 1 for the 17th season, as well as the Algerian Cup.


2014–15 CS Constantine season, Squad list
Players and squad numbers last updated on 18 November 2014.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014–15 CS Constantine season, Competitions, Ligue 1
The Ligue 1 2014-2015 is the fifty-first edition of Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 and the fifth under the name Ligue 1. Division opposes sixteen clubs in a series of thirty meetings. The best in the league qualify for the African cups that are the Champions League (the podium) and Confederation Cup (the third and the winner national cup).


2014–15 CS Constantine season, Competitions, Ligue 1
The relegated the previous season, JSM Bejaia on CA Bordj Bou Arreridj and CRB Ain Fakroun are replaced by USM Bel-Abbès, Ligue 2 in 2013-2014 after a year's absence, the ASM Oran, 7 years after his last appearance at the highest national level, and NA Hussein Dey relegated to Ligue 2 during the 2010–2011 season.


2014–15 CS Constantine season, Squad information, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.


2014–15 CS Universitatea Craiova season
The  2014–15 season was the 44th season of competitive football for Universitatea Craiova, and the first season for a team from Craiova in Liga I since 2011. Universitatea Craiova were promoted to the top league of the Romanian football league system after winning the 2013–14 Liga II season (Seria II).


2014–15 CS Universitatea Craiova season, Kit
Universitatea Craiova signed a deal with manufacturer Joma after having used Macron in the previous season. The team presented the kit and the new signings on the 21st of June.


2014–15 CS Universitatea Craiova season, Competitions, Liga I
The Liga I fixture list was announced on 2 July 2014.


2014–15 CS Universitatea Craiova season, Competitions, Cupa României
Universitatea Craiova entered the Romanian Cup at the Round of 32.


2014–15 CS Universitatea Craiova season, Competitions, Cupa României
Their first opponents were second division side FC Caransebeș. Playing with several second string players, Craiova started the game brightly and missed two early chances. Ferfelea's free-kick almost hit the target and Herghelegiu was unable to tap in the ball from inside the six-yard box. In the 25th minute Ferfelea's cross-shot was deflected in the goal by Caransebeș defender Goşa, and Craiova opened the score. After the goal, Craiova's players relaxed and Lupu equalized after a hesitation from the central defenders. The Students were unfazed by the goal and continued to attack, but they were unable to find the net. The numerical equilibrium was broken after Lupu was sent off in the 67th minute. Soon after, Ferfelea received a pass in the middle of the penalty area and scored the winning goal.


2014–15 CS Universitatea Craiova season, Competitions, Cupa României
In the Round of 16 Universitatea was drawn to play at home against Viitorul Constanța. Craiova created a few early chances through Băluță and Ferfelea, but they were unable to score. Viitorul replied through ex-Craiova player Neacșa, who escaped in a one on one situation with the goalkeeper, but his weak shot was unable to threaten the goal and the first half ended scoreless. Craiova started the second half on the offensive, and their efforts were rewarded when a Curelea volley was boxed by Viitorul's goalkeeper to Băluță, who scored from close range.


2014–15 CS Universitatea Craiova season, Competitions, Cupa României
Despite playing in 10 men after the sending off of Puțanu, Viitorul equalized in stoppage time after a corner and sent the game into extra-time. In the 97th minute, Craiova winger Bancu suffered a double leg fracture that sidelined him for most of the remaining of the season. Mateiu scored the winning goal in the 112th minute and sent Craiova through to the quarter-finals.


2014–15 CS Universitatea Craiova season, Competitions, Cupa Ligii
Universitatea Craiova entered the League Cup at the Play-off round.


2014–15 CSM Studențesc Iași season
The 2014–15 season is CSMS Iași's 5th season in the Romanian football league system, and their second season in the Liga I. CSMS were promoted to the first league after winning Seria I of the 2013–14 Liga II.


2014–15 CSM Studențesc Iași season, Players, First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014–15 CWHL season
The 2014–15 CWHL season was the eighth in league history. The Boston Blades captured the 2015 Clarkson Cup in a 3-2 overtime win against the Montreal Stars.


2014–15 CWHL season, Offseason, CWHL Draft
For the first time in franchise history, the Brampton Thunder held the first pick overall. Laura Fortino, a member of Canada's gold medal winning roster at the 2014 Sochi Winter Games was selected first. During the first round, Megan Bozek was selected by the Toronto Furies, making her the first American-born player to be selected in the draft. Goaltender Erica Howe was the first goaltender selected in the draft, going to the Thunder.


2014–15 CWHL season, Regular season, All-Star Game
Held at Toronto's Air Canada Centre, the inaugural CWHL All-Star Game was held in December. Jessica Campbell and Charline Labonte were voted as team captains by the fans. Coached by Digit Murphy, Team Red would prevail by a 3-2 tally, with all three goals scored in the third period. The game-winning goal was scored by Rebecca Johnston of the Calgary Inferno, while Brampton Thunder rookie goaltender Erica Howe earned the win.


2014–15 Cagliari Calcio season
The 2014–15 season is Cagliari Calcio's 12th consecutive season in Serie A. The team is competing in Serie A and the Coppa Italia.


2014–15 Cagliari Calcio season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014–15 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball team represented California Polytechnic State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs were led by sixth year head coach Joe Callero and played their home games at Mott Gym. They finished the season 13–16, 6–10 in Big West play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West Tournament to UC Santa Barbara.


2014–15 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team represented California State University, Bakersfield during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roadrunners were led by fourth year head coach Rod Barnes and played their home games at the Icardo Center. The Roadrunners competed as member of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–19, 7–7 in WAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WAC Tournament where they lost to New Mexico State.


2014–15 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team, Previous season
The Roadrunners finished the season 13–19, 5–11 in WAC play to finish in a three way tie for seventh place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WAC Tournament where they lost to New Mexico State.


2014–15 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team represented California State University, Fullerton during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by second year head coach Dedrique Taylor, played their home games at Titan Gym as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 9–22, 1–15 in Big West play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Big West Tournament.


2014–15 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball team represented California State University, Northridge during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Matadors, led by second year head coach Reggie Theus, played their home games at the Matadome as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 9–24, 4–12 in Big West play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Big West Tournament to UC Davis.


2014–15 Cal State Northridge Matadors women's basketball team
The 2014–15 Cal State Northridge Matadors women's basketball team represented California State University, Northridge during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Matadors, led by fourth-year head coach Jason Flowers, played their games at the Matadome as members of the Big West Conference.


2014–15 Cal State Northridge Matadors women's basketball team, Previous season
The Matadors finished the season 18–14 overall (12–4 in Big West), and won both the Big West regular season and conference tournament. They were eliminated in the first round of the NCAA Tournament with a 58–73 loss to South Carolina.


2014–15 Calcutta Premier Division
The 2014–15 Calcutta Premier Division season was the 116th season of the Calcutta Premier Division, a state league within the Indian state of West Bengal. The fixtures  were kicked off on 16 September 2014,


2014–15 Calcutta Premier Division
East Bengal won the title for a record 36th time and also created a record by clinching the title for the 6th consecutive time.


2014–15 Calgary Flames season
The 2014–15 Calgary Flames season was the 35th season in Calgary and 43rd for the Flames franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL). Entering the second year of a rebuilding phase, the Flames began the season with low expectations as nearly every pundit predicted the team would finish near the bottom of the League standings. Instead, however, the Flames proved to be one of the surprise stories of the 2014–15 NHL season by finishing third in the Pacific Division with a record of 45–30–7 and qualified for the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs; it was the team's first playoff appearance since 2009.


2014–15 Calgary Flames season
Jiri Hudler and Sean Monahan tied for the team lead with 31 goals, while Hudler led the team with 45 assists and 76 points. Johnny Gaudreau tied the Ottawa Senators' Mark Stone for the rookie scoring lead with 64 points, while free agent acquisition Jonas Hiller was the Flames' leading goaltender with 26 wins and a goals against average (GAA) of 2.36.


2014–15 Calgary Flames season
Gaudreau and team captain Mark Giordano both played in the 2015 NHL All-Star Game, and Calgary's top selection at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, Sam Bennett, made his NHL debut in the team's last game of the year, recording his first point with an assist in his first shift, 33 seconds into the contest.


2014–15 Calgary Flames season, Off-season
The 2014–15 season is the first for Brad Treliving as Flames' general manager. He succeeded Brian Burke, who acted as interim general manager following the dismissal of Jay Feaster the previous season. Treliving was active during the free agency period, and signed three players on July 1, 2014: Cochrane, Alberta, native Mason Raymond; goaltender Jonas Hiller; and defenceman Deryk Engelland. The Flames lost leading goal-scorer Michael Cammalleri, who signed a five-year contract with the New Jersey Devils.


2014–15 Calgary Flames season, Off-season
The Flames played nine exhibition games during training camp. One contest, held September 24 against the Arizona Coyotes, was played in Sylvan Lake after the central Alberta town won the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's annual Kraft Hockeyville competition. The Flames won the contest score of 4–3; Curtis Glencross scored the winning goal in overtime.


2014–15 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, October–November
The Flames entered the second season of their rebuild with low expectations. The Calgary Sun's sports writers predicted finishes between 27th and 29th overall in the 30-team NHL, while the Calgary Herald's writers predicted finishes between 12th and 14th place in the 14-team Western Conference. Nationally, The Hockey News predicted the team would finish seventh, and last, in the Pacific Division.


2014–15 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, October–November
In spite of the predictions, the Flames' rebuilding efforts were viewed positively by all three publications, particularly after Head Coach Bob Hartley built the team into one with a reputation of being a hard working club that consistently forced their opposition to earn wins. Fans and media expressed excitement over the arrival of 2014 top draft pick Sam Bennett along with the arrival of Hobey Baker Award winner Johnny Gaudreau from the NCAA. The excitement was tempered somewhat on the eve of the season's start when it was revealed that Bennett had suffered a shoulder injury during the pre-season that potentially required surgery, which would sideline him for several months.


2014–15 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, October–November
The Flames' season opened on October 8, a 4–2 defeat on home ice against the Vancouver Canucks. The team began a six-game road trip the following night as newly acquired forward Mason Raymond spoiled the Edmonton Oilers' season opener by recording a hat-trick – including his 100th career goal – in a 5–2 victory. The team won four games on the trip, including a 2–1 overtime victory over the Chicago Blackhawks where goaltender Jonas Hiller made 49 saves on 50 shots.


2014–15 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, October–November
The Flames concluded October with a five-game homestand and a series of injuries to top players: Mason Raymond (upper body), Matt Stajan (knee) and Mikael Backlund (abdominal strain) were all placed on injured reserve in the final week of the month, prompting the team to recall Markus Granlund and Micheal Ferland from the American Hockey League (AHL)'s Adirondack Flames. Ferland was himself injured during his NHL debut after being checked in the head by Anton Volchenkov of the Nashville Predators. Volchenkov received a four-game suspension for the incident.


2014–15 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, October–November
Calgary began November by winning three games out of a five-game, eastern road trip before returning home to defeat the Arizona Coyotes, 5–3, on November 13. The victory was the 1,500th in Flames' franchise history. Wins over the Ottawa Senators and the Pacific Division-leading Anaheim Ducks followed, and the Flames ended the first quarter of their season with a 12–6–2 record, just one point behind Anaheim for the Division lead.


2014–15 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, October–November
The unexpected strong start earned the Flames considerable praise, particularly when Calgary's rebuild was compared to that of the Edmonton Oilers, who again languished at the bottom of the Western Conference. The play of team captain Mark Giordano earned praise across the League; Hockey Night in Canada's Don Cherry argued that Giordano, who scored 18 points in his first 16 games, should be considered a favourite for the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the NHL's top defenceman.


2014–15 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, October–November
The Flames were also one of the best third period teams in the NHL at the one-quarter mark, having scored a League-leading 27 goals in the final frame, while giving up just 12. That resulted in the team also leading the NHL in wins when trailing after two periods, with four, and reinforced the team's reputation as being one of the hardest working squads in the League.


2014–15 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, October–November
However, the Flames also were consistently outshot in the first quarter and the team's shooting percentage and save percentage were viewed by some, such as The Globe and Mail's James Mirtle, as being unsustainable, even as he argued there were many positives for the team. The Flames continued winning as November came to an end, as goaltender Karri Ramo recorded consecutive shutout wins to end the month; 2–0 over the San Jose Sharks on November 27 and 3–0 over the Arizona Coyotes two nights later. With the victories, the Flames entered December with a 15–8–2 record and trailed Division co-leaders Anaheim and Vancouver by one point.


2014–15 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, December–January
Bob Hartley won his 400th NHL game as a coach with a 4–3 overtime victory over one of his former teams, the Colorado Avalanche, on December 4. The Flames overcame a third period deficit for the sixth time on the season to earn the victory, and were led by Dennis Wideman's two goals as he moved into the NHL's lead amongst defencemen, with ten. A couple weeks after reaching the milestone, on December 17, the Flames announced that Hartley had agreed to a multi-year contract extension with the team.


2014–15 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, December–January
The month of December quickly turned to disaster for the Flames, as they endured an extended losing streak; Calgary lost seven consecutive games in regulation, the longest such streak for the franchise since 1974, when the team was still located in Atlanta. The Flames, who were the highest-scoring team in the Western Conference when the streak began, scored only 11 goals during the seven regulation losses. The team finally earned a point, though they lost their eighth consecutive game, following a 3–2 overtime loss to Vancouver on December 20. The streak finally ended on December 22, the Flames' final game before the Christmas break. Calgary spotted the Los Angeles Kings a 3–0 lead before Gaudreau recorded a natural hat-trick, the first of his NHL career, as his three consecutive goals tied the game before Giordano won in overtime, 4–3.


2014–15 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, December–January
Gaudreau scored another two goals, 16 seconds apart, to lead the Flames to a 4–1 victory over Edmonton in Calgary's first game following the Christmas break. Gaudreau's five goals in two games were enough for the NHL to name him the League's First Star of the Week of December 22–28. The Flames ended 2014 on a four-game winning streak and holding the final wild card playoff spot in the West after posting another pair home victories against Los Angeles and Edmonton. The New Year's Eve win over Edmonton, 4–3 in overtime, was the eighth game Calgary had won despite trailing at the start of the third period.


2014–15 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, December–January
The Flames entered the break for the 60th National Hockey League All-Star Game by winning four games on a five-game road trip. Their lone loss was the final game of the trip, a 6–3 defeat at the hands of the Anaheim Ducks. It was the 20th consecutive loss at Anaheim's Honda Center for the Flames, a streak that dated back to the 2003–04 season. The Flames reached the break with a 25–19–3 record, fourth in the Pacific Division and held the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.


2014–15 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, December–January
Two Flames players were selected to participate in the All-Star Game festivities: Mark Giordano was selected to play the game, while Johnny Gaudreau was one of six rookies named to participate in the skills competition. Gaudreau was promoted to the main line-up on the eve of the contest as an injury replacement.


2014–15 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, February–April
A six-game home stand followed the All-Star break; Calgary won four contests before splitting a two-game California road trip. Throughout the stretch of games, the Flames were one of three teams, along with Vancouver and San Jose, battling for second, third and fourth places in the Pacific Division; they defeated the Sharks twice during the stretch, and then returned home to defeat Vancouver on February 14 to begin a four-game homestand. Two nights later, the Flames overcame a three-goal deficit to defeat the Boston Bruins 4–3.


2014–15 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, February–April
The result was their tenth win when trailing at the start of the third period – they trailed 3–1 at the second intermission. It extended the team's franchise record (previously seven such victories, set in 1986–87) and moved the team within two of the Dallas Stars' NHL record of 12, set in 2005–06.


2014–15 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, February–April
The Saddledome hosted the 2015 Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship, in the first week of March, which forced the Flames into a seven-game road trip. The Flames dropped the first contest, 1–0, to the New York Rangers on February 25 before rebounding to defeat the New Jersey Devils, 3–1, the following night. The game had devastating consequences for the team, however, as Giordano suffered a completely torn biceps tendon, ending his season. The loss of Giordano came days before veteran forward Curtis Glencross was traded to the Washington Capitals.


2014–15 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, February–April
Despite this, the Flames were successful on the road trip as they won four games. In one contest, a 4–3 shootout victory on March 5 over Boston, defenceman Kris Russell set an NHL record with 15 blocked shots. He went on to break the NHL record of 273 blocks in one season early in April.


2014–15 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, February–April
The trip ended on March 8 in Ottawa, where Calgary overcame a 4–0 deficit in the third period to tie before ultimately losing in a shootout. It was only the fourth time in franchise history that the Flames came back from at least four goals down in the third to earn at least one standings point; the most recent was October 17, 1989, when Calgary scored five third period goals to earn an 8–8 tie against the Quebec Nordiques. Offensively, the Flames were led by Jiri Hudler, who was named the NHL's First Star for the Week of March 2–8 after recording eight points in the team's final four games of the road trip.


2014–15 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, February–April
As March gave way to April, the Flames continued to battle the Kings, as well as the Winnipeg Jets, for control of the final two Western Conference playoff spots; Calgary's offence was paced in March by Hudler, who led the NHL with 23 points for the month. He was named the NHL's Second star of the Month, while Gaudreau was named Rookie of the Month for the second time after leading all first-year players with 16 points in March.


2014–15 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, February–April
An April 1 victory over the Oilers in Edmonton not only completed a five-game season sweep of Calgary's provincial rivals, but marked the team's 22nd victory on the road and tied a franchise record set in 1988–89. Two nights later, the Flames also completed a season sweep of Arizona with a 3–2 win in Calgary; Sean Monahan's 31st goal of the season stood as the game-winning goal.


2014–15 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, February–April
It was his eighth such winner during the campaign, and made the 20-year-old only the fifth player in NHL history to score eight game winners in one season before the age of 21 (Wayne Gretzky, Pierre Turgeon, Eric Lindros and Sergei Samsonov being the others). On the same night, the Oilers dealt a critical blow to the Los Angeles' playoff chances with a 4–2 victory in Edmonton.


2014–15 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, February–April
The pair of results gave Calgary a two-point edge on the Kings and a chance to clinch a playoff spot as the teams met on April 9 in the penultimate game for each team. Led once again by Hudler and Gaudreau, who combined to score all three of the Flames' goals, Calgary defeated Los Angeles 3–1. The victory not only clinched the Flames' first post-season berth in six years, but also eliminated the defending Stanley Cup champion Kings from playoff contention. The regular season ended with a 5–1 defeat against the Winnipeg Jets.


2014–15 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, February–April
Three players made their NHL debuts in the contest: John Ramage, Brett Kulak and top draft pick Sam Bennett, who recorded his first NHL point just 33 seconds into the game by assisting on a goal from Micheal Ferland. The Flames finished the season in third place in the Pacific Division with a record of 45–30–7.


2014–15 Calgary Flames season, Playoffs
Calgary's ascension to the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs was one of the NHL's most unlikely stories for the season; only one member of the sports media, TSN's Aaron Ward, predicted the Flames would make the post-season and he did so on the argument that "there is always one team that surprises, and Calgary is it." By virtue of finishing third in the Pacific Division, the Flames drew a first-round playoff match-up against the second place Vancouver Canucks. It was the first post-season meeting between the two teams since the opening round of the 2004 playoffs, which Calgary won in seven games


2014–15 Calgary Flames season, Playoffs
Continuing their third period success from the regular season, the Flames began the series with a third period rally in Vancouver; they scored twice to overcame a 1–0 deficit entering the third period; first, David Jones scored to tie the game eight minutes into the third, and then, Kris Russell's game-winning goal came with less than 30 seconds remaining in regulation time.


2014–15 Calgary Flames season, Playoffs
The Canucks evened the series with a decisive 4–1 victory in Game 2, the end of which was marred by a line brawl in which Deryk Engelland was assessed three game misconduct penalties, and Vancouver's Dan Hamhuis was ejected for being third man into a fight. Returning to the Saddledome for the first playoff game in Calgary since April 27, 2009, the Flames took a 2–1 series lead with a 4–2 victory in Game 3. Sam Bennett scored his first NHL goal, a tally which stood as the game winner.


2014–15 Calgary Flames season, Playoffs
The end of the game was again marred by violence, as Bennett was struck in the head by Hamhuis, while Vancouver's Alex Burrows was ejected for hitting Johnny Gaudreau from behind before instigating a fight with Russell. Burrows was involved in a frightening incident during practice the next day: He was taken to hospital, and ruled out of the rest of the series, after experiencing pain later revealed to be the result of a broken rib.


2014–15 Calgary Flames season, Playoffs
The series settled down somewhat in the following two games as Calgary won Game 4 by a 3–1 score before the Canucks, facing elimination, responded with a 2–1 victory on their home ice in Game 5. As the series progressed, Flames' rookie Micheal Ferland became one of the most popular players on the team as a result of his physical play, and his battles with Canucks defenceman Kevin Bieksa in particular. Bieksa attempted to trivialize Ferland's impact by calling him "irrelevant." Ferland had a significant impact on the sixth game of the series, in Calgary, however.


2014–15 Calgary Flames season, Playoffs
After the Canucks stormed out to a 3–0 lead less than ten minutes into the game, Ferland started a Flames comeback by converting a pass from Matt Stajan late in the period. Calgary's top line of Monahan, Gaudreau and Hudler then combined for four goals and ten points as the Flames stormed back to tie the game twice before Matt Stajan scored the eventual series-winning goal in a 7–4 Flames victory. Ferland ended the scoring with an empty net goal with three seconds to play. The series victory was the first for the Flames since 2004 and set up a second round match-up with the Anaheim Ducks.


2014–15 Calgary Flames season, Playoffs
The Flames continued their streak of futility in the Honda Center as they dropped the first two games by 6–1 and 3–0 scores; Karri Ramo took over goaltending duties from Jonas Hiller after the first game and made his first NHL playoff start in the second contest. The Flames' play improved as the series shifted to Calgary, but the Flames continued to face adversity, trailing 3–2 late in the third period. Sam Bennett appeared to have scored the tying goal on a puck that appeared to barely cross the goal line.


2014–15 Calgary Flames season, Playoffs
The play was sent to video review, but was ruled inconclusive and no-goal in a result eerily similar to an infamous no-goal call from the sixth game of the 2004 Stanley Cup Final, also in Calgary. However, the Flames overcame the call as Gaudreau tied the game with 19.5 seconds remaining in the third period before Mikael Backlund won it at 4:36 of overtime. It was the only victory of the series for the Flames, as they lost game four by a 4–2 score, and were eliminated in Game 5 after dropping a 3–2 decision in overtime.


2014–15 Calgary Flames season, Schedule and results, Pre-season
Notes: Game was played in Sylvan Lake, Alberta (Kraft Hockeyville game).


2014–15 Calgary Flames season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2014–15 Calgary Flames season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another organization before joining Flames. Statistics reflect time with the Flames only. ‡Traded mid-season. Statistics reflect time with the Flames only.


2014–15 Calgary Flames season, Awards and honours
In recognition of their unexpected season, the Flames led the NHL with four nominees for major season-end awards. Bob Hartley became the first Flame to be named coach of the year as he won the Jack Adams Award. Jiri Hudler won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy as the most gentlemanly player in the NHL. Johnny Gaudreau was a finalist for the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year, but finished third in voting behind Mark Stone of Ottawa, and the winner, Aaron Ekblad of Florida. Gaudreau received 33 first place votes.


2014–15 Calgary Flames season, Awards and honours
Gaudreau joined the other two players as a member of the NHL All-Rookie Team. Mark Giordano was nominated for the NHL Foundation Player Award for community service, but lost to Brent Burns. Giordano also finished sixth overall in voting, with one first place vote, for the James Norris Memorial Trophy as top defenceman despite missing the final quarter of the season due to injury.


2014–15 Calgary Flames season, Draft picks
The Flames entered the 2014 NHL Entry Draft with the fourth overall selection. It is the highest the Flames have ever picked in their 35 years in Calgary, and the highest in franchise history since Tom Lysiak as chosen second overall by the Atlanta Flames in 1973. With the selection, the Flames chose centre Sam Bennett from the Kingston Frontenacs. Bennett was the top-ranked North American skater in the draft according to the NHL Central Scouting Bureau, and his playing style has been compared to that of Hockey Hall of Famer Doug Gilmour. Calgary opted to draft larger players throughout the draft; after choosing goaltender Mason McDonald in the second round, the team added six-foot, seven-inch tall Hunter Smith, also in the second round, and added three other players over six feet, two inches tall.


2014–15 Calgary Flames season, Adirondack Flames
After five seasons of play in Abbotsford, British Columbia, the city opted to terminate its lease with the Flames' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Abbotsford Heat. The city paid $5.5 million to cancel the deal, part of $12 million in losses the city suffered during the team's tenure. As a result, the Flames announced that the franchise would relocate to Glens Falls, New York, for the 2014–15 AHL season and renamed the Adirondack Flames.


2014–15 California Golden Bears men's basketball team
The 2014–15 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Cuonzo Martin's first year as head coach at California. The Golden Bears played their home games at Haas Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 7–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament where they lost to Arizona.


2014–15 California Golden Bears men's basketball team, Previous season
The 2013–14 California Golden Bears finished the season with an overall record of 21–14, and 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in a five-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament to Colorado. They received an at-large bid to the 2014 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Utah Valley in the first round and Arkansas in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to SMU.


2014–15 California Golden Bears men's basketball team, Previous season
On March 31, 2014, Head Coach Mike Montgomery announced his retirement from coaching.


2014–15 California Golden Bears women's basketball team
The 2014–15 California Golden Bears women's basketball team will represent University of California, Berkeley during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Bears, led by fourth year head coach Lindsay Gottlieb, play their home games at the Haas Pavilion and were a members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 24–10, 13–5 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Pac-12 Women's Tournament where they lost to their in-state rival Stanford. They received at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Wichita State in the first round before getting defeated by Texas in the second round.


2014–15 Cambridge United F.C. season
The 2014–15 was the 102nd full season in the history of Cambridge United, in which it competed in the League Two, along with various cup competitions.


2014–15 Cambridge United F.C. season, Match details, League Two, Matches
The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.


2014–15 Cambridge United F.C. season, Match details, FA Cup
The draw for the first round of the FA Cup was made on 27 October 2014.


2014–15 Cambridge United F.C. season, Match details, League Cup
The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Cambridge United were drawn away to Birmingham City.


2014–15 Campbell Fighting Camels basketball team
The 2014–15 Campbell Fighting Camels basketball team represented Campbell University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fighting Camels were led by second year Kevin McGeehan and played their home games at Gore Arena. They were members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 10–22, 4–14 in Big South play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Big South Tournament to Gardner–Webb.


2014–15 Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino
The 2014–15 Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino was the 30th edition of the top division of the Portugal women's football championship. It started on 21 September 2014 and ended on 14 June 2015. Leixões SC  and Fundação Laura Santos returned to the category on the first try, replacing Escola Setúbal and 12-times champion 1º Dezembro.


2014–15 Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino
CF Benfica won the championship for the first time and qualified for the Champions League. Valadares Gaia FC was the runner-up, while defending champion Atlético Ouriense was third. Leixões and FC Cesarense were relegated.


2014–15 Campeonato Nacional de Seniores
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2014–15 Campeonato Nacional de Seniores
The 2014–15 Campeonato Nacional de Seniores was the 2nd season of the third-tier football league in Portugal. It began on August 24, 2014 and finished on June 14, 2015.


2014–15 Campeonato Nacional de Seniores, Overview
The league was divided in eight series of 10 clubs placed geographically, with the exception of teams from Madeira Islands (divided through the first series) and from the Azores Islands (divided through the last series).


2014–15 Campeonato Nacional de Seniores, Overview
After a First Stage in a home-and-away system, the first two best placed teams of each league played in two groups of 8 teams in a Second Stage with each league winner earning a promotion to the LigaPro, plus a two-round play-off winner between the two second placed teams. The two group winners then played a Grand Final on neutral ground for the overall Campeonato Nacional title.


2014–15 Campeonato Nacional de Seniores, Overview
The remaining 8 clubs from each league from the First Stage played in 8 different groups with the last two placed teams being relegated to the Districts Championships. The 6th placed teams from those leagues then played a two-round play-off with between themselves to decide the remaining four clubs to be relegated.


2014–15 Campeonato Nacional de Seniores, Teams
No team was relegated from Segunda Liga in this season (due to the Segunda Liga increasing number of teams).


2014–15 Campeonato Nacional de Seniores, Second Stage, Third place playoff, Second leg
Varzim won 3-1 on aggregate and were promoted to LigaPro.


2014–15 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio
The 2014–15 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio season was the thirtieth since its establishment. It is the highest level in San Marino, in which the country's top 15 amateur football clubs play. The season began on 12 September 2014 and ended with the play-off final on 26 May 2015.


2014–15 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio, Participating teams
Because there is no promotion or relegation in the league, the same 15 teams who competed in the league last season will compete in the league this season.


2014–15 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio, Regular season
The 15 clubs are split into two groups; one with eight clubs and another with seven clubs.


2014–15 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio, Results
All teams played twice against the teams within their own group and once against the teams from the other group. This means that the clubs in the eight-club group played 21 matches each while the clubs in the seven-club group played 20 matches each during the regular season.


2014–15 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio, Play-offs
The top three teams from each group advanced to a series of play-offs which determined the season's champion and qualifiers for the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League and the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League. The playoffs started on 4 May 2015 and concluded with the final on 26 May 2015.


2014–15 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio, Play-offs, Fifth Round
La Fiorita eliminated and qualified for Europa League first qualifying round.


2014–15 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio, Play-offs, Final
Folgore qualified for Champions League first qualifying round and Juvenes/Dogana qualified for Europa League first qualifying round.


2014–15 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball team represented Canisius College during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Griffins, led by third year head coach Jim Baron, played their home games at the Koessler Athletic Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 11–9 in MAAC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAAC Tournament to Monmouth. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Dartmouth in the first round and Bowling Green in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to NJIT.


2014–15 Cardiff City F.C. season
The 2014–15 season was Cardiff City Football Club's 98th season playing professional football and the 87th in the Football League. Cardiff were relegated from the Premier League during the last season, meaning an instant return to the Championship, the second tier in English football.


2014–15 Cardiff City F.C. season, First Team Squad
Appearances and goals for the club are up to date as of 3 May 2015.


2014–15 Cardiff City F.C. season, First Team Squad, Captains
Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches onlyMatches started as captain onlyCountry: FIFA nationality; No. : Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.


2014–15 Cardiff City F.C. season, Development Team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014–15 Carlisle United F.C. season
The 2014–15 season was Carlisle United F.C. 's first campaign in back in the fourth tier of English football, League Two After Relegation From League One The Previous Season. The club finished 20th.


2014–15 Carlisle United F.C. season, Pre-season
The pre-season friendlies for the club were announced 25 June 2014.


2014–15 Carlisle United F.C. season, League Two, Matches
The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.


2014–15 Carlisle United F.C. season, League Two, Carling Cup
The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Carlisle United were drawn at home to Derby County.


2014–15 Carolina Hurricanes season
The 2014–15 Carolina Hurricanes season was the 43rd season for the major league ice hockey team; its 36th season in the National Hockey League since the NHL franchise was granted on June 22, 1979, and 18th season since the franchise relocated from Hartford to start the 1997–98 NHL season. The Hurricanes failed to make the playoffs for the sixth consecutive year.


2014–15 Carolina Hurricanes season, Off-season
On May 5, 2014, the Hurricanes announced that head coach Kirk Muller, as well as assistant coaches John MacLean and Dave Lewis, were fired. The Hurricanes hired Bill Peters as their new head coach on June 19, 2014.


2014–15 Carolina Hurricanes season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2014–15 Carolina Hurricanes season, Player stats
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Hurricanes. Stats reflect time with the Hurricanes only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Hurricanes only. Bold/italics denotes franchise record.


2014–15 Carolina Hurricanes season, Transactions
The Hurricanes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season.


2014–15 Carolina Hurricanes season, Draft picks
The 2014 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Hurricanes will pick 7th overall in the first round.


2014–15 Cayman Islands Premier League
The 2014–15 Cayman Islands Premier League season is the 36th season of top-tier football in the Cayman Islands. It began on 13 September 2014 and ends on 3 May 2015. Bodden Town FC are the reigning champions, coming off their second consecutive league title.


2014–15 Cayman Islands Premier League, Teams
Academy SC and North Side SC were each relegated to the Cayman Islands First Division after finishing in seventh and eighth place, respectively, in last season's competition. Roma United and Cayman Brac FC were each promoted from the First Division.


2014–15 Cayman Islands Premier League, Standings, Promotion/Relegation playoff
The 7th place team in this competition will face the runners-up of the First Division for a place in next season's competition.


2014–15 Celta de Vigo season
The 2014–15 Celta de Vigo season was the club's 91st season in its history and its 49th in the top-tier.


2014–15 Celta de Vigo season, Squad, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014–15 Celta de Vigo season, Squad, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014–15 Celtic F.C. season
The 2014–15 season was the 126th season of competitive football by Celtic. They competed in the Scottish Premiership, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup. They also competed in the Europa League, having been eliminated in the play-off round of the Champions League.


2014–15 Celtic F.C. season
On 6 June 2014, Ronny Deila was appointed as the club's new manager, succeeding Neil Lennon in the role.


2014–15 Celtic F.C. season, Squad statistics, Squad, appearances and goals
*Includes league and cup appearances and goals for Dundee United in 2014–15 season


2014–15 Celtic F.C. season, Squad statistics, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for Celtic first squad during the season.


2014–15 Celtic F.C. season, Squad statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 02 June 2015Source: Ordered by ,  and  = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2014–15 Celtic F.C. season, Squad statistics, Disciplinary record
* Includes cards from the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League and 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.


2014–15 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team
The 2014–15 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team represented the University of Central Arkansas during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears were led by head coach Russ Pennell and played their home games at the Farris Center. They were members of the Southland Conference.


2014–15 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team
The Bears were picked to finish 12th in the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and 11th in the Sports Information Director's Poll. They finished the season 2–27, 2–16 in conference, to finish in 13th and last place. Due to APR penalties, they were not eligible for postseason play, including the Southland Tournament.


2014–15 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team
The team played the season with a roster made up of mostly freshmen, and point guard Jordan Howard was named the Southland Conference Freshman of the Year.


2014–15 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team, Off Season
On March 5, it was announced that UCA alumni Russ Pennell would be the team's new head coach for the following season.


2014–15 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team, Off Season
In May, Central Arkansas was informed that the men's basketball team would not be eligible for postseason play for failure to achieve NCAA APR standards. The team also has reduced practice from six days per week down to five per week and will be allowed only 16 hours of practice time a week instead of the normal 20 hours per week. The Central Arkansas men's basketball program was one of nine programs that did not meet the APR standards.


2014–15 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team
The 2014–15 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team represented the University of Central Arkansas during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bears were led by third year head coach Sandra Rushing and play their home games at the Farris Center. They are members of the Southland Conference. The Sugar Bears entered the 2015 Southland Conference Women's Basketball Tournament as the seventh seed and were paired against the sixth seeded Northwestern State Lady Demon's. The team's season ended with a 49–63 tournament game loss to the Lady Demons. The Sugar Bears final 2014–15 overall record was 17–14 while the conference record was 10–8.


2014–15 Central Coast Mariners FC season
The 2014–15 Central Coast Mariners FC season was the club's 10th season since its establishment in 2004. The club participated in the A-League for the 10th time and the FFA Cup for the first time.


2014–15 Central Coast Mariners FC season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014–15 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Central Connecticut State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Devils, led by 19th year head coach Howie Dickenman, played their home games at the William H. Detrick Gymnasium and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 5–26, 3–15 in NEC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They failed to qualify for the NEC Tournament.


2014–15 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team represented Central Michigan University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by third year head coach Keno Davis, played their home games at McGuirk Arena, as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 23–9, 12–6 in MAC play to be champions of the West Division and share the overall MAC regular season championship with Buffalo. They advanced to the championship game of the MAC Tournament where they lost to Buffalo. As a conference champion, and #1 seed in their conference tournament, who failed to win their conference tournament they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Louisiana Tech.


2014–15 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team, Previous season
The Chippewas finished the season 10–21, 3–15 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC Tournament to Eastern Michigan.


2014–15 Cercle Brugge K.S.V. season
The 2014–15 season is a season played by Cercle Brugge, a Belgian football club based in Bruges, West Flanders. The season covers the period from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015. Cercle Brugge will be participating in the Belgian Pro League and Belgian Cup.


2014–15 Cercle Brugge K.S.V. season, Review, Pre-season
It was announced that Cercle Brugge would play ten matches in preparation for the 2014–15 season, with games against Damme, Oudenburg, Deinze, Sterk Door Combinatie Putten, Vitesse Arnhem, Mechelen, Roeselare, Westerlo, Eendracht Aalst and Al Shabab with the pre-season matches starting from 21 June 2014 and ending on 20 July 2014.


2014–15 Cercle Brugge K.S.V. season, Review, Pre-season
Cercle Brugge's pre-season matches got off to a high-scoring start, with the club scoring seventeen goals in two matches. It started on 21 June with a 0–7 win away to Damme, with new signings Richard Sukuta-Pasu and Stipe Bačelić-Grgić grabbing a goal each along with Karel Van Roose, Bart Buysse, Tim Smolders and a brace from Stephen Buyl. They followed that up with a convincing 0–10 win over Oudenburg, Stephen Buyl scored twice for the second match running while Junior Kabananga scored a hat-trick with the other goals coming from Lukas Van Eenoo, Stephen Buyl, Thibaut Van Acker, Ayron Verkindere and Stipe Bačelić-Grgić.


2014–15 Cercle Brugge K.S.V. season, Review, Pre-season
They continued their fine scoring form into their next two pre-season friendlies, firstly playing out a thrilling 3–4 win against Deinze in a match played at Zeveren Sportief's ground. Followed by a 0–6 win against Sterk Door Combinatie Putten. On 4 July, they drew 1–1 with Eredivisie side Vitesse Arnhem, Stef Wils got Cercle Brugge's only goal of the game to earn a draw at the GelreDome. That was followed by a second consecutive draw when the club tied 0–0 with fellow Belgian Pro League side Mechelen. Cercle Brugge returned to winning ways when they earned a 3–0 victory over Roeselare, with the goals coming from Hans Cornelis, Noë Dussenne and Tim Smolders.


2014–15 Cercle Brugge K.S.V. season, Review, Pre-season
Cercle Brugge failed to find a win in their last two pre-season friendlies, on 17 July they suffered a 0–2 loss to Eendracht Aalst followed by a 1–1 draw three days later to Al Shabab on 20 July at Jan Breydel Stadium.


2014–15 Cercle Brugge K.S.V. season, Review, Pre-season
Cercle Brugge confirmed their first signing for the 2014–15 season on 4 March 2014, it was announced that 21-year-old striker Sam Valcke would join the club from Belgian Third Division side Londerzeel for an undisclosed fee. Sixteen days later the club announced their second signing for the summer, 28-year-old goalkeeper Olivier Werner was signed from Mons. Cercle Brugge signed another goalkeeper on 17 April, when the club completed the signing of Thomas De Bie from Mechelen, that was after the 17-year-old rejected a new contract offer from the aforementioned Belgian Pro League side and also rejected an offer from Gent.


2014–15 Cercle Brugge K.S.V. season, Review, Pre-season
In May, Cercle Brugge signed former German youth international Richard Sukuta-Pasu for an undisclosed fee from 2. Bundesliga side Kaiserslautern, the 24-year-old signed a three-year contract. Just under a month later the club signed Croatian midfielder Stipe Bačelić-Grgić from NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac. Within the next three days, Cercle Bruggle completed two signings in two days. Firstly on 13 June the club signed 20-year-old defender Pierre Bourdin from Paris Saint-Germain, with the Frenchman signing a three-year contract. On 14 June they signed Noë Dussenne following the Belgian's contract expiring at Mons, he also signed a three-year contract.


2014–15 Cercle Brugge K.S.V. season, Review, Pre-season
Two players left the squad from April to June, Thomas Goddeeris was the first player to exit. The versatile defender who can also play in midfield joined lower league side Torhout 1992 KM on a permanent contract after a successful loan spell at the club. Bram Verbist joined Dutch Eerste Divisie club Roda JC Kerkrade on a free transfer on 28 June. As Joris Delle left the club after his loan spell from Nice had expired and Joey Godee returned from his loan spell at Go Ahead Eagles, the club loaned out two players to Deinze. First of all Arne Naudts left on 23 May, while Alessio Staelens joined the Belgian Third Division club on 4 July.


2014–15 Chamois Niortais F.C. season
The 2014–15 season was the 89th season in the history of the French association football club Chamois Niortais. The senior team competed in Ligue 2, finishing in 11th place. The club also competed in both the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue, in which they reached the Round of 64 and the First Round respectively.


2014–15 Championnat LNA season
The 2014–15 Championnat LNA season was the 84th season of the top tier basketball league in Switzerland. The season started on October 4, 2014 and ended on May 23, 2015.


2014–15 Championnat National
The 2014–15 Championnat National season was the 17th season since its establishment. The previous season's champions were Orléans.


2014–15 Championnat de France Amateur
The 2014–15 Championnat de France amateur was the 17th season since its establishment. CS Sedan Ardennes, ASM Belfort, AS Béziers and Les Herbiers VF were promoted.


2014–15 Championnat de France Amateur, Teams
There were twelve teams promoted from Championnat de France amateur 2, while two teams were relegated from the 2013–14 Championnat de France amateur. No teams came from the 2013–14 Championnat National. The original plan was to have US Colomiers, RC Strasbourg, Vannes OC and ES Uzès Pont du Gard also relegated from the Championnat National, but due to DNCG and/or FFF rulings, the following clubs were relegated to lower divisions: Luzenac AP (promotion ineligible), USJA Carquefou (voluntary), Vannes (bankruptcy) and Uzès Pont du Gard (bankruptcy). Colomeirs and Strasbourg stayed in Championnat National.


2014–15 Championnat de France Amateur, Teams
AS Cannes, which ended at 6th in Group B, was declared bankrupt. They were subsequently demoted to the second highest league of their region (7th level overall). Vesoul HSF was also declared bankrupt, while AS Cherbourg voluntarily restarted in their regional leagues. AS Valence folded and was immediately refounded as Olympique de Valence, also restarting in their respective regional divisions.


2014–15 Championnat de France Amateur, Teams
Because of these vacancies, JA Drancy, FC Montceau Bourgogne, Jura Sud Foot, Tarbes PF, Stade Montois and Stade Plabennécois remained in the CFA.


2014–15 Champions Hockey League
The 2014–15 Champions Hockey League was the first season of the Champions Hockey League, a European ice hockey tournament launched by 26 founding clubs, six leagues and the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).


2014–15 Champions Hockey League
The regulation round began on 21 August 2014 and ended on 8 October 2014. The playoffs began on 4 November 2014 and ended with the Champions Hockey League Final on 3 February 2015. Luleå HF defeated Frölunda HC 4–2 to win the first edition of Champions Hockey League.


2014–15 Champions Hockey League
On 9 December 2013, the IIHF officially announced that they had launched the Champions Hockey League tournament, starting in the 2014–15 season. The season's format was revealed on 20 December 2013, during the playoffs of the 2013 European Trophy.


2014–15 Champions Hockey League, Team allocation
A total of 44 teams from eleven different European first-tier leagues participated in the 2014–15 Champions Hockey League. The teams were decided with regards to different licenses for the founding teams, leagues and wildcards.


2014–15 Champions Hockey League, Team allocation, Team license
The participating teams were decided with regards to different licenses for founding teams, league teams (from founding leagues) and other wildcard teams.


2014–15 Champions Hockey League, Team allocation, Teams
A full list of the teams participating in the inaugural season and how they qualified was presented on 10 May 2014.


2014–15 Champions Hockey League, Group stage
The group stage draw took place on 21 May 2014 in Minsk, Belarus, and the teams were assigned to eleven groups from A to K. The 44 teams were allocated into four pots based on their positions in their national leagues 2014, with the top seeded teams being placed in Pot 1 and the lower ranked teams in Pot 2, Pot 3 and the lowest ranked teams in Pot 4. They were drawn into eleven groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.


2014–15 Champions Hockey League, Group stage
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format, giving six games per team. In total, 132 games were played in the group stage.


2014–15 Champions Hockey League, Group stage
The schedule was released on 2 June 2014, with 30 of 44 teams playing their first game 21 August 2014, and the other teams playing their first game the following day. The match days were 21–22 August, 23–24 August, 4–5 September, 6–7 September, 23–24 September and 7–8 October 2014. All game times are local times.


2014–15 Champions Hockey League, Group stage
The 11 group winners and the five best ranked runners-up qualified for the playoffs. The five best runners-up were determined by ranking all runners-up based on their number of points and goal differential in their respective groups, explained more detailed in the detailed group stage article.


2014–15 Champions Hockey League, Group stage
See the detailed group stage page for tiebreakers if two or more teams are equal on points.


2014–15 Champions Hockey League, Group stage, Ranking of second-placed teams
See the detailed group stage page for tiebreakers if two or more teams are equal on points.


2014–15 Champions Hockey League, Playoffs
In the playoffs, the teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis with the team with the better standing after the group stage having the second game at home, except for the one-match final played at the venue of the team with the best competition track record leading up to the final.


2014–15 Champions Hockey League, Playoffs
The mechanism of the draw for playoffs are as follows:


2014–15 Champions Hockey League, Playoffs, Eighth-finals
The draw for the entire playoff (eighth-finals, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final) was held on 10 October 2014. The first legs were played on 4 November, and the second legs were played on 11 November 2014.


2014–15 Champions Hockey League, Playoffs, Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 2 December, and the second legs were played on 9 December 2014.


2014–15 Champions Hockey League, Playoffs, Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 13 January, and the second legs were played on 20 January 2015.


2014–15 Champions Hockey League, Playoffs, Final
The final was played on 3 February 2015 at the venue of the team with the best competition track record leading up to the final.


2014–15 Champions Hockey League, Statistics, Leading goaltenders
Goalkeepers with 40% or more of their team's total minutes, ranked by save percentage.


2014–15 Champions Hockey League, Prize money
The 44 teams will compete for a grand total of 1.5 million euros. However, the money distribution has not been announced.


2014–15 Champions Hockey League group stage
The group stage of the 2014–15 Champions Hockey League was played from 21 August to 8 October 2014. A total of 44 teams competed in the group stage.


2014–15 Champions Hockey League group stage, Draw
The eleven groups were determined by a draw, which took place on 21 May 2014 in Minsk, Belarus. The 44 teams were allocated into four seeding pots, consisting of 11 teams each with the highest ranked teams in pot 1 and the lowest ranked teams in pot 4, based on a special ranking criteria:


2014–15 Champions Hockey League group stage, Draw
The teams were then drawn into eleven groups of four containing one team from each of the four seeding pots, with the restriction that teams from the same national association could not be drawn against each other.


2014–15 Champions Hockey League group stage, Draw
The fixtures were decided after the draw was released on 2 June 2014.


2014–15 Champions Hockey League group stage, Teams
Below are the 44 teams in the group stage, grouped by their seeding pot, based on their ranking. Where teams finished in the same place in their respective leagues, they were ranked according to the IIHF World Ranking of the leagues.


2014–15 Champions Hockey League group stage, Format
The 44 teams were divided into eleven groups of four teams each. In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format, giving six games per team. In total, 132 games were played in the group stage. The 11 group winners and the five best ranked runners-up qualified for the playoffs. The five best runners-up were determined by ranking all runners-up based on their number of points and goal differential in their respective groups, explained more detailed in section ranking of second-placed teams.


2014–15 Champions Hockey League group stage, Format
The matches are played in 60 minutes (3 periods with 20 minutes each) with the winning team receiving three points (the losing teams gets zero points). If a match ended with a draw both teams received one point and the game proceeded to a five-minute overtime (with teams playing with four players instead of regular five) to determine a winner of a bonuspoint. The first team to score in overtime wins the match and the bonuspoint. If the overtime ends scoreless a shootout is used to determine the winner (and who gets bonuspoint). The teams take five penalties each and the teams who scored most penalties take the win, and if the shootout is also a draw extra penalties are used to determine the winners.


2014–15 Champions Hockey League group stage, Format, Tiebreakers
The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win in regular time, 2 points for a win in overtime or shootout, 1 point for an initial tie and loss in overtime or shootout, 0 points for a loss in regular time). If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:


2014–15 Champions Hockey League group stage, Format, Tiebreakers
Once a team is separated from the group of tied teams, the remaining teams will return to criteria 1.


2014–15 Champions Hockey League group stage, Format, Tiebreakers
If two teams still remain tied and their two mutual games were decided in overtime or a penalty shootout, an overtime victory will be considered greater than a shootout victory. If both games were decided in shootouts, then the team that scored the most total goals in the two shootouts will be ranked ahead. Note that this criteria would only apply if only two teams remain tied.


2014–15 Champions Hockey League group stage, Format, Tiebreakers
If a tie still remains between two or more teams, the teams will be ranked in order of their finish in their most recent national championship (champion, runner-up, two remaining semi-finalists ranked by regular-season standings, four remaining quarter-finalists ranked by regular-season standings). If they finished in the same position in their respective leagues, the CHL Club Ranking will be used, which is same ranking used when seeding the clubs ahead of the group stage.


2014–15 Champions Hockey League group stage, Groups
The group stage began on 21 August 2014 and ended on 8 October 2014. The matchdays were 21–22 August, 23–24 August, 4–5 September, 6–7 September, 23–24 September and 7–8 October 2014. All matchtimes are local times.


2014–15 Champions Hockey League group stage, Ranking of second-placed teams
The five best runners-ups from the group stage were determined by the following parameters in this order:


2014–15 Champions Hockey League playoffs
The playoffs of the 2014–15 Champions Hockey League were played on 4 November 2014 and concluded on 3 February 2015 with the final. A total of 16 teams competed in the playoffs which were drawn on 10 October 2014.


2014–15 Champions Hockey League playoffs, Round and draw dates
The playoffs were drawn on 10 October 2014 in Helsinki, Finland and the entire playoff bracket was determined in the draw.


2014–15 Champions Hockey League playoffs, Format
The eleven group winners and the five best group runners-up qualified for the playoffs, which will begin on 4 November 2014 and end with the final on 3 February 2015. It will be played as a single-elimination tournament, meaning that the losing teams in each round are eliminated from the tournament.


2014–15 Champions Hockey League playoffs, Format
The teams will play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis with the team with the better standing after the group stage having the second game at home, except for the one-match final played at the venue of the team with the best competition track record leading up to the final.


2014–15 Champions Hockey League playoffs, Format
If the aggregate score after the two legs are equal the match will be decided in 10-minute overtime. If no goals were scored during overtime, the tie will be decided by penalty shootout. In the final, which was played as a single match, if scores are level at the end of normal time, there will be 20 minutes of overtime, followed by penalty shoot-out if scores remained tied.


2014–15 Champions Hockey League playoffs, Format
The mechanism of the draw for playoffs was as follows:


2014–15 Champions Hockey League playoffs, Qualified teams
Eleven group winners and eight runners-up enter the playoffs and the eight group winners with the best group stage record were seeded in the eighth-finals. From quarter-finals and onwards there were no seeding.


2014–15 Champions Hockey League playoffs, Qualified teams
The table is ordered by seeding order for the draw which is group position followed by points and goal differential.


2014–15 Champions Hockey League playoffs, Eighth-finals
The draw for the entire playoff (eighth-finals, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final) was held on 10 October 2014. The first legs were played on 4 November, and the second legs were played on 11 November 2014.


2014–15 Champions Hockey League playoffs, Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 2 December, and the second legs were played on 9 December 2014.


2014–15 Champions Hockey League playoffs, Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 13 January, and the second legs were played on 20 January 2015.


2014–15 Champions Hockey League playoffs, Final
The final was played on 3 February 2015 at the venue of the team with the best competition track record leading up to the final.


2014–15 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team represented Charleston Southern University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by tenth year head coach Barclay Radebaugh, played their home games at the CSU Field House and were members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 19–12, 13–5 in Big South play to finish in a tie for the regular season Big South championship. They were upset in the quarterfinals of the Big South Tournament by Longwood. As a regular season conference champion, and #1 seed in their conference tournament, who failed to win their conference tournament they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Old Dominion.


2014–15 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 49ers, led by fifth head coach Alan Major, played their home games at the Dale F. Halton Arena and were  members Conference USA. Major took an indefinite leave of absence January 6 for medical issues and was replaced by assistant coach Ryan Odom who finished the season as interim head coach. After the season ended, Major and the University agreed to mutually part ways . They finished the season 14–18, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Tournament to Middle Tennessee.


2014–15 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team, Previous season
The 49ers finished the season 17–14, 7–9 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament where they lost to Louisiana Tech.


2014–15 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team, Season Notes
Head Coach Alan Major would take an indefinite leave of absence due to medical reasons starting on January 6 following the game against Old Dominion. He would not return for the season. Assistant Head Coach Ryan Odom would lead the program for the remainder of the season.


2014–15 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team, Season Notes
True Freshman Torin Dorn would be named Conference USA Freshman of the Year as the 49ers' leading scorer, averaging 11.8 points per game. Senior Pierriá Henry was named to the C-USA All-Defensive Team for the second straight year, which also marked his third Conference All-Defensive Team selection overall.


2014–15 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team
The 2014–15 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The 49ers, led by third year head coach Cara Consuegra, play their home games at Dale F. Halton Arena and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 15–17, 10–8 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA Women's Tournament where they lost to WKU.


2014–15 Charlotte Checkers season
The 2014–15 Charlotte Checkers season is the American Hockey League franchise's 5th season in the city of Charlotte, North Carolina.


2014–15 Charlotte Checkers season, Standings, Conference standings
y–  indicates team has clinched division and a playoff spot x–  indicates team has clinched a playoff spot e–  indicates team has been eliminated from playoff contention


2014–15 Charlotte Checkers season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1-point)*Score shows Charlotte goals first


2014–15 Charlotte Checkers season, Player statistics, Skaters
Note: GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty MinutesSource:


2014–15 Charlotte Checkers season, Player statistics, Skaters
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining team. Stats reflect time with the team only. ‡Left the team mid-season*Rookie


2014–15 Charlotte Checkers season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time on Ice; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SV = Saves; SA = Shots Against; SV% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts; G = Goals; A = Assists; PIM = Penalty MinutesSource


2014–15 Charlotte Hornets season
The 2014–15 Charlotte Hornets season was the franchise's 25th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team was led by head coach Steve Clifford and assistant coaches Patrick Ewing, Bob Beyer, Stephen Silas, Bob Weiss, and Mark Price.


2014–15 Charlotte Hornets season
On May 20, 2014, the team formally changed its name to Charlotte Hornets, and acquired the history and records of the original Charlotte Hornets franchise (1988–2002) from the New Orleans Pelicans.


2014–15 Charlton Athletic F.C. season
The 2014–15 season was Charlton Athletic's third consecutive season in The Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system.


2014–15 Charlton Athletic F.C. season, Fixtures and results, Championship
The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.


2014–15 Charlton Athletic F.C. season, Fixtures and results, League Cup
The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Charlton Athletic were drawn at home to Colchester United.


2014–15 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mocs, led by second year head coach Will Wade, played their home games at the McKenzie Arena and were members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 15–3 in SoCon play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon Tournament to Furman. Despite having 22 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.


2014–15 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team
On April 7, head coach Will Wade resigned to become the head coach at VCU. He finished at Chattanooga with a two-year record of 40–25.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season
The 2014–15 season was Chelsea Football Club's 101st competitive season, 26th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, 23rd consecutive season in the Premier League, and 109th year in existence as a football club. Chelsea also participated in the UEFA Champions League after qualifying directly for the group stage by finishing third in the last season. The club secured its fifth Premier League title by beating Crystal Palace on 3 May 2015.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season
The season was the first since 2000-01 without Frank Lampard, who joined NYCFC.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, June
Midfielder and all-time top scorer Frank Lampard left the Blues after 13 trophy-laden years, having played 648 games and scoring 211 goals. During his Chelsea career, he won 13 trophies, including three Premier Leagues, four FA Cups, two League Cups, one Europa League and one Champions League.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, June
Chelsea announced the signing of former Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fàbregas from Barcelona for £27 million. He was given the number 4 shirt vacated after the departure of David Luiz to Paris Saint-Germain on a five-year contract. David Luiz's transfer was completed just a day after the signing of Fàbregas and the Brazilian left the Blues having played 143 games and scoring 12 goals.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, July
On 1 July, Ashley Cole departed Chelsea after eight years. He left after winning one Premier League, four FA Cups, one League Cup and one Champions League. Along with Cole leaving Stamford Bridge, Samuel Eto'o, Henrique Hilário and Sam Hutchinson left as well.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, July
On the same day, Mark Schwarzer signed a new one-year extension. Chelsea also announced that they agreed a fee with Atlético Madrid for Striker Diego Costa, thought to be in the region of £32 million, and eventually signed him on 15 July.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, July
On 16 July, Chelsea announced that they had agreed a fee with Atlético Madrid for left back Filipe Luís, thought to be for about £16 million, subject to a medical and agreeing personal terms, whilst Beşiktaş announced that they had agreed a deal to sign Demba Ba from the Blues for a reported £4.7 million. Ba left the Blues having played 51 games and scoring 14 goals. The same day, a youthful Chelsea team comfortably defeated League 2 side Wycombe Wanderers 5–0 in their first pre-season friendly at Adams Park in Buckinghamshire.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, July
On 18 July, Filipe Luís officially became a Chelsea player, being given the shirt number 5, vacated by Michael Essien who had worn the number from 2005 until his departure in January 2014. It was also confirmed that his teammate at Atlético Madrid and now Chelsea, Diego Costa, would take the number 19 shirt, vacated by Demba Ba, who had held the number since Paulo Ferreira left the club in the summer of 2013.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, July
Also that day, another very youthful Chelsea team narrowly defeated another League 2 side Wimbledon in their second pre-season friendly at Kingsmeadow in southwest London, winning the match 3–2 after being two goals down at half-time; the comeback was aided by a few senior players brought on for the second-half. The next day, Chelsea announced that Filipe Luís will get the shirt number 3 while the shirt number 5 will be given to 19-year-old French defender Kurt Zouma.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, July
Chelsea Didier Drogba re-signed for Chelsea from Galatasaray for free on a one-year deal. Drogba's last kick for the Blues was the final penalty in the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final, which won the Champions League for Chelsea for the first time. In the new season, Drogba will wear the number 15 shirt; his former number 11 shirt had been given to Oscar. Drogba, however, reclaimed his former number 11 after Oscar was handed number 8, last worn by Frank Lampard.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, July
Romelu Lukaku departed the Blues for £28 million to Everton, leaving after playing 12 games for Chelsea and scoring zero goals, while Ryan Bertrand was sent on a season-long loan to Southampton, his sixth loan spell for the Blues.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, August
Defensive midfielder Oriol Romeu signed on a season long loan for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart. Chelsea travelled to Istanbul to take on Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş in a small three-team tournament. Chelsea beat Fenerbahçe 2–0 with goals from Diego Costa and Branislav Ivanović. The Blues, however, then lost to Beşiktaş 1–0, also opposing former Blue, Demba Ba.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, August
Chelsea began their 2014–15 Premier League campaign with a 1–3 victory against Burnley on 18 August at Turf Moor. Chelsea surrendered the first goal in the 13th minute, but three minutes later, Costa smashed home a close-range shot to level the score. A pass from Cesc Fàbregas then set up an André Schürrle goal to break the deadlock, and Ivanović provided the final goal of the match from a corner in the 34th minute. This match marked the first competitive action for new signings Costa, Fàbregas and Thibaut Courtois, who started in goal after a three-year loan spell at Atlético Madrid. Didier Drogba also made his return appearance to the Chelsea squad, coming off the bench in the second-half.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, August
Chelsea won their first competitive home match with a 2–0 victory against Leicester City on 24 August at Stamford Bridge. Costa scored his second goal in two matches followed by Eden Hazard's first goal of the season. Courtois claimed his first clean sheet of his Chelsea career.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, August
On 29 August, Fernando Torres signed a two-year loan deal with Milan. Chelsea's next game was a nine-goal thriller away against Everton, a game which Chelsea won 3–6, with Costa scoring a brace.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, August
On 31 August, Loïc Rémy transferred to Chelsea from Queens Park Rangers for £10.5 million on a four-year deal.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, September
On transfer deadline day, Chelsea sent three players on loan—Jamal Blackman joined Patrick Bamford on loan at Middlesbrough, Marco van Ginkel signed on a year-long loan at Milan and Nathaniel Chalobah joined Premier League club Burnley. Chelsea have currently sent 26 players out on loan, the most in the Premier League. After the international break, Diego Costa was named Player of the Month for August after scoring four goals in three games and sending Chelsea to the top of the table.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, September
On 13 September, Chelsea played their second game of the season at Stamford Bridge against Swansea City. Chelsea won the game 4–2 with Costa scoring his first hat-trick for Chelsea and Rémy scoring on his debut.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, September
Chelsea began their 2014–15 Champions League with a 1–1 draw at home to Schalke 04. Fàbregas grabbed his first Chelsea goal but it was cancelled out by Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, who scored with 28 minutes left to secure a point for Schalke. Chelsea dropped their first points of the season. Chelsea dropped their first points of the 2014–15 Premier League season as they drew 1–1 to reigning champions Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. In a close fought-encounter, Pablo Zabaleta was sent off after 66 minutes, giving Chelsea the advantage and allowing Schürrle to givethe Blues the lead. With only five minutes to go, Chelsea looked like they were going to stretch their winning run to five games, however former Blues vice-captain Frank Lampard scored. Despite the draw, Chelsea still remained three points clear at the top of the table on 13 points.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, September
In Chelsea's next match, they knocked Bolton Wanderers out of the League Cup Third Round after winning 2–1 thanks to a debut goal from defender Zouma and a strike from Oscar. The result meant Chelsea faced Shrewsbury Town in the League Cup Fourth Round. Chelsea's last game in the league for September came against Aston Villa, a game which was won 3–0, meaning they finished September at the top of the table. It was announced that Chelsea had enquired about temporarily relocating to Twickenham Stadium whilst redeveloping Stamford Bridge. The final game of the month was in the Champions League against Sporting CP in Portugal. Nemanja Matić scored the only goal of the game, giving Chelsea a 0–1 win and leaving them top of their group


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, October
Chelsea began October with a derby match and a 2–0 victory over local rivals Arsenal. A first half penalty by Eden Hazard and the ninth goal of the season for Diego Costa sent the Blues five points clear at the top of the table ahead of the international break.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, October
Chelsea preserved their five-point lead at the top as they defeated Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, 1–2. Three days later, they continued their form into the Champions League defeating Maribor 6–0 at Stamford Bridge. Goals from Rémy, Drogba, Terry an own goal and two from Hazard sent Chelsea on their way to secure a record Champions League win, which also maintained their unbeaten start in all competitions this season. On 22 October, Chelsea's chief executive Ron Gourlay left the club, having held the position since 2009.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, October
Chelsea drew for the second time in the league season away to Manchester United. Drogba's powerful header gave the Blues the lead, but a last minute equaliser from Robin van Persie meant the sides shared the points. The result rendered Chelsea four points clear of second-placed Southampton at the end of October.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, October
Diego Costa, Thibaut Courtois and Eden Hazard were among the nominees for the 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or, while José Mourinho was nominated for the 2014 FIFA World Coach of the Year.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, October
In the Blues final game in October, they edged past League Two side Shrewsbury Town in the Football League Cup thanks to a third goal in three games from Drogba and an own goal. In the next round, they faced Derby County away.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, November
Chelsea's first game of the month came against local rivals Queens Park Rangers, a brilliant first half goal from Oscar and a second-half penalty from Eden Hazard gave Chelsea a 2–1 win. Four days later, Chelsea came from behind to draw away to Maribor, with Matić scoring 20 minutes from full-time to keep Chelsea top of the group.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, November
Chelsea's unbeaten start continued as they defeated Liverpool 1–2 at Anfield. Emre Can gave the Reds the lead before goals from Gary Cahill and Diego Costa sent the Blues seven points clear before the international break.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, November
A dominating performance against West Bromwich Albion sent kept Chelsea seven points clear at the top of the table, thanks to goals from Costa and Hazard. The Blues secured qualification for the Second Round of the Champions League after hammering Schalke 04 0–5 at the Veltins-Arena. Chelsea's final game in November was a 0–0 stalemate away at Sunderland. Despite Chelsea failing to score for the first time in the season, they went six points clear of defending champions Manchester City at November's end.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, December
Chelsea bounced back from their 0–0 draw to Sunderland to defeat London rivals Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 at Stamford Bridge. Goals from Hazard and Drogba, in for the suspended Costa, gave Chelsea a first half lead, before a goal from Rémy settled the game.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, December
Chelsea suffered their first defeat of the 2014–15 season after losing 2–1 to Newcastle United at St James' Park. The Blues fell behind to two Papiss Cissé goals and Drogba pulled one back, but Mourinho's side failed to secure the equaliser as Manchester City closed the gap at the top to three points.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, December
With the defeat to Newcastle behind them, the Blues defeated Sporting CP 3–1 at Stamford Bridge. Goals from Cesc Fàbregas, Schürrle, and John Obi Mikel sent Chelsea through to the next round as group winners. The Blues bounced back in the Premier League to regain a three-point advantage over Manchester City after dispatching Hull City 2–0 at Stamford Bridge with goals from Hazard and Costa.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, December
Paris Saint-Germain faced Chelsea in the Champions League Round of 16. The first leg was held in Paris on Tuesday 17 February, and the second leg at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday 11 March. They faced each other in the 2013–14 Quarter Finals, where the Blues went through on away goals thanks to an 87th-minute goal from Demba Ba.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, December
In the League Cup Quarter Finals Chelsea progressed by beating Derby County 3–1 at the iPro Stadium, where they faced 2012 winners Liverpool. A superb victory against Stoke City meant the Blues were on top at Christmas, goals from captain John Terry and Cesc Fàbregas gave José Mourinho a win against adversary Mark Hughes.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, December
Terry scored for the second successive game as the Blues continued their form and defeated West Ham United 2–0 at Stamford Bridge. The Blues finished 2014 with a 1–1 draw away to Southampton, Sadio Mané's early goal was cancelled out by Eden Hazard and despite the Blues persistence they couldn't break down a resilient Saints. Despite the draw Chelsea regained a four-point lead over Manchester City as they slipped up at home to Burnley.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, January
Chelsea started 2015 in disappointing fashion, falling to a 5–3 away defeat to Tottenham Hotspur. Five goals was the most José Mourinho had conceded as a manager in the Premier League, but despite the loss, the Blues remained top of the league on alphabetical order.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, January
Loanees Patrick Bamford and Alex Davey had their loan deals extended to the end of the season, to Middlesbrough and Scunthorpe United respectively, while John Swift returned from his unsuccessful loan spell to Rotherham United and was subsequently sent to Swindon Town. Striker Alex Kiwomya was also sent to Barnsley on a one-month loan.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, January
Chelsea started their FA Cup campaign with a 3–0 victory over Watford, with goals from Willian, Rémy and Zouma. Despite a superb first-half performance from Newcastle United and in particular Rémy Cabella, the Blues ran out 2–0 winners after goals from Oscar and Diego Costa.