2014–15 BIBL season, Quarterfinal
The quarterfinals are two-legged ties determined on aggregate score. The first leg was played on 10 and 11 March 2015, while the second leg was on 24 and 25 March 2015.


2014–15 BIC Basket
The 2014–15 BIC Basket (37th edition), Angola's top tier basketball club competition, ran from November 20, 2014 through June 16, 2015. It consisted of four stages plus the playoffs. At the initial stage (regular season) all ten teams played each other in a double round robin system. In stage 2 (group stage 1), the first six teams from the regular season played in a single round robin in each group.


2014–15 BIC Basket
In stage 3 (group stage 2), the first five teams from group stage 1 played in a round robin in group A whereas the four teams in group B plus the relegated team from group A played round robin classification matches in group B. In stage 4 (semifinals), the first-seeded team played a best-of-five series with the fourth-seeded team whereas the 2nd-seeded team played the third-seeded team with the winners playing a best-of-seven series of matches for the title and the losers playing a best-of-three series for third place.


2014–15 BIC Basket
The 5th-seeded team from group A joined group B to play the group's 3rd-seeded team also in a best-of-five series whereas 1st-seeded plays 2nd seeded. Winners of those group B matches played a best-of-seven series for seventh place, the losers played a best-of-three for ninth place whereas the last two teams in group B will be relegated to the 2nd division championship.


2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team
The 2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was head coach Dave Rose's tenth season at BYU and the Cougars fourth season in the West Coast Conference. The Cougars  once again played their home games at the Marriott Center. They finished the season 25–10, 13–5 in WCC play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the championship game of the WCC Tournament where they lost to Gonzaga. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Four to Ole Miss.


2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Before the season, Recruiting
BYU has signed five recruits for the 2014-15 season. Two of BYU's recruits will head out on their missions immediately and return for the 2016-17 season. Ryan Andrus, Jake Toolson, and Dalton Nixon will play at least one season before heading out on missions.


2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Before the season, 2013–14 return missionaries
After returning in the winter and greyshirting, Isaac Neilson will begin his first full season of playing games for the Cougars. Jordan Chatman also returns from his mission and after a summer of working out will be able to play for the Cougars immediately. The Cougars also received surprising news in July. After growing to 6' 10" on his mission, Corban Kaufusi would choose to play basketball instead of football.


2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Before the season, Transfers
BYU introduces three new faces from transfers to the 2013-14 roster. Chase Fischer will be eligible to play immediately after sitting out as a redshirt from Wake Forest all last season. Jamal Aytes will be eligible to start playing for the Cougars after the fall semester ends, near the end of December. Kyle Davis also transferred from Utah State and will redshirt the 2014-15 season.


2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, 2014–15 media, Nu Skin Cougar IMG Sports Network
KSL 102.7 FM and 1160 AM- Flagship Station (Salt Lake City/ Provo, UT and ksl.com)BYU Radio- Nationwide (Dish Network 980, Sirius XM 143, and byuradio.org)KTHK- Blackfoot/ Idaho Falls/ Pocatello/ Rexburg, IDKMGR- Manti, UTKSUB- Cedar City, UTKDXU- St. George, UT


2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Long Beach State
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer LintonSeries History: BYU leads series 5-4Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Arkansas-Little Rock
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer LintonSeries History: First MeetingStarting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Southern Virginia
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer LintonSeries History: First MeetingStarting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Maui Invitational: San Diego State
Broadcasters: Sean McDonough & Fran FraschillaSeries History: BYU leads series 48-23Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Maui Invitational: Chaminade
Broadcasters: Jon Sciambi & Miles SimonSeries History: BYU leads series 1-0Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Maui Invitational: Purdue
Broadcasters: Jon Sciambi & Miles SimonSeries History: BYU leads series 1-0Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Eastern Kentucky
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Lauren FrancomSeries History: BYU leads series 2-1Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Utah State
Broadcasters: Rich Waltz & Pete GillenSeries History: BYU leads series 138-92Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Hawaii
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer LintonSeries History: BYU leads series 32-13Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Utah
Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein & Miles SimonSeries History: BYU leads series 129-126Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Weber State
Broadcasters: Steve Klauke, Phil Johnson, & Tony ParksSeries History: BYU leads series 29-10Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Stanford
Broadcasters: Rich Cellini & Miles SimonSeries History: BYU leads series 5-2Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, UMass
Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine FowlerSeries History: UMass leads series 1-0Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Gonzaga
Broadcasters: Dave Flemming & Stan HeathSeries History: Gonzaga leads series 7-3Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Portland
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer LintonSeries History: BYU leads series 10-1Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Santa Clara
Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine FowlerSeries History: BYU leads series 21-5Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, San Francisco
Broadcasters: Glen Kuiper & Dan BelluominiSeries History: BYU leads series 11-7Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Pepperdine
Broadcasters: John Brickley & Mo CassaraSeries History: BYU leads series 9-5Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Loyola Marymount
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Jarom Jordan, & Spencer LintonSeries History: BYU leads series 6-4Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Pacific
Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein & Corey WilliamsSeries History: Series even 4-4Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Saint Mary's
Broadcasters: Beth Mowins & Stan HeathSeries History: BYU leads series 10-6Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, San Diego
Broadcasters: Barry Tompkins & Casey JacobsenSeries History: BYU leads series 8-2Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, San Francisco
Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein & Corey WilliamsSeries History: BYU leads series 12-7Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Santa Clara
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Blaine Fowler, & Lauren FrancomSeries History: BYU leads series 22-5Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Pepperdine
Broadcasters: Steve Quis, Dan Dickau, & Kelli TennantSeries History: BYU leads series 9-6Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Loyola Marymount
Broadcasters: Barry Tompkins & Casey JacobsenSeries History: BYU leads series 7-4Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Saint Mary's
Broadcasters: Trey Bender & Stan HeathSeries History: BYU leads series 10-7Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Pacific
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer LintonSeries History: BYU leads series 5-4Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, San Diego
Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein & Corey WilliamsSeries History: BYU leads series 8-3Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Portland
Broadcasters: Tom Glasgow & Jack SikmaSeries History: BYU leads series 11-1Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Gonzaga
Broadcasters: Beth Mowins & Stan HeathSeries History: Gonzaga leads series 8-3Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Quarterfinal: Santa Clara
Broadcasters: Beth Mowins & Stan HeathSeries History: BYU leads 23-5Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Semifinal: Portland
Broadcasters: Beth Mowins, Stan Heath, & Jeff GoodmanSeries History: BYU leads 12-1Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Championship: Gonzaga
Broadcasters: Dave Pasch, Sean Farnham, & Jeff Goodman (ESPN)Kevin Calabro & P.J. Carlesimo (Westwood One)Series History: Gonzaga leads series 8-4Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, First Four: Ole Miss
Broadcasters: Brian Anderson, Steve Smith, & Lewis Johnson (TruTV)Brandon Gaudin & Alaa Abdelnaby (Westwood One) Series History: First MeetingStarting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars women's basketball team
The 2014–15 BYU Cougars women's basketball team represented Brigham Young University during the 2014–15 college basketball season. It was head coach Jeff Judkins' fourteenth season at BYU. The Cougars, members of the West Coast Conference, played their home games at the Marriott Center. They finished the season 22–10, 12–6 in WCC play to finish in fifth place. They Cougars won the WCC Tournament and earned an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they lost to Louisville in the first round.


2014–15 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Before the season, Recruiting, 2013-14 Class
The 2013-14 recruiting class information will be posted as soon as it becomes available.


2014–15 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, 2014–15 media, BYU Radio Sports Network Affiliates
All Lady Cougar games that don't conflict with men's basketball or football games will be featured live on BYU Radio, found nationwide on Dish Network 980, on Sirius XM 143, and online at www.byuradio.org. Home games will be a BYUtv simulcast while road games will be voiced by Robbie Bullough. Select home games and road games will air on TheW.tv.


2014–15 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Schedule
All BYUtv games were simulcast on BYU Radio with the BYUtv announcers, listed below. Select other games, listed with an x and y, were also broadcast on BYU Radio. y- BYU Radio road broadcasts w/ Robbie Bullough. z- Non -BYUtv BYU Radio broadcast w/ Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler.


2014–15 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Cal State Northridge
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen KozlowskiSeries History: BYU leads 4-0Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Nevada
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen KozlowskiSeries History: BYU leads series 7-1Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, UNLV
Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Kristen KozlowskiSeries History: BYU leads series 28-12Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Colorado State
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Blaine FowlerSeries History: BYU leads series 53-22Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Weber State
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen KozlowskiSeries History: BYU leads series 41-9Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Utah
Broadcasters: Anne Marie Anderson & Mary MurphySeries History: Utah leads series 62-40Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Gonzaga
Broadcasters: Greg Heister & Michelle ClarkSeries History: Gonzaga leads series 9-6Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Portland
Broadcaster: Cody Barton & Lindsay GreggSeries History: BYU leads series 14-4Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Santa Clara
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen KozlowskiSeries History: BYU leads series 8-1Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, San Francisco
Broadcaster: Spencer Linton & Kristen KozlowskiSeries History: BYU leads series 10-2Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Pacific
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Andy BoyceSeries History: BYU leads series 7-2Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Saint Mary's
Broadcaster: Dave McCann, Kristen Kozlowski, & Andy BoyceSeries History: BYU leads series 4- 3Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, San Diego
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Kristen Kozlowski, & Andy BoyceSeries History: BYU leads series 7-1Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Pepperdine
Broadcaster: Spencer Linton & Kristen KozlowskiSeries History: BYU leads series 9-2Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Loyola Marymount
Broadcasters: Robbie Bullough & Keilani UngaSeries History: BYU leads series 9-1Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, San Diego
Broadcasters: Paula Bott & Susie Erpelding-BarossoSeries History: BYU leads series 8-1Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Portland
Broadcaster: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Andy BoyceSeries History: BYU leads series 15-4Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Gonzaga
Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Kristen KozlowskiSeries History: Gonzaga leads series 10-6Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, WCC Quarter: Saint Mary's
Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine FowlerSeries History: Saint Mary's leads series 5-4Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, WCC Semi: Gonzaga
Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine FowlerSeries History: Gonzaga leads series 11-6Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, WCC Championship: San Francisco
Broadcasters: Beth Mowins & Katie SmithSeries History: BYU leads series 12-2Starting Lineups:


2014–15 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, NCAA 64: Louisville
Broadcasters: Bob Picozzi & Brooke WeisbrodSeries History: Louisville leads series 1-0Starting Lineups:


2014–15 Bahrain First Division League
The 2014–15 Bahrain First Division League was the 58th edition of top level football in Bahrain. The title was won by Al-Muharraq for the 33rd time and first time since the 2010–11 Bahrain First Division League campaign. The campaign was one of the most exciting in Bahraini football history with five teams in contention until the final weeks.


2014–15 Bahrain First Division League, Teams
Sitra and Al-Najma were relegated at the end of the previous campaign and replaced by Bahrain Club and East Riffa. Bahrain club bounced back after one season away from the top flight and East Riffa were back after two seasons at the second level.


2014–15 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represented Ball State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by second year head coach James Whitford, played their home games at John E. Worthen Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 7–23, 2–16 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC Tournament to Bowling Green.


2014–15 Baltic Basketball League
The 2014–15 Baltic Basketball League was the 11th season of the Baltic Basketball League.


2014–15 Baltic Basketball League
This season’s competition included 8 teams from Estonia, 6 each from Latvia and Lithuania, and one team apiece representing Finland and Russia. For the regular season the teams were divided into three groups and competed in a round-robin competition system, with each team facing their opponent twice. Top four teams of each group and the best fifth placed team qualified for the eight-finals. The three teams who participated in FIBA EuroChallenge and Eurocup competitions – Šiauliai, Tartu Ülikool/Rock and Ventspils – begin their journey at the start of the play-offs, seeded respectively first, second and third based on last season’s results. All play-off games were played in home-and-away series.


2014–15 Baltic Basketball League
In the Finals Lithuanian team Šiauliai defended their title by beating Latvian side Ventspils 156–150 on aggregate score. Third place belonged to Lithuanian side Juventus who beat Estonian team Tartu Ülikool/Rock with aggregate score of 125–123.


2014–15 Baltic Basketball League, Regular season
The four best teams in each group and the best 5th placed team, which will be determined by place in the group; higher goal difference of all games in the group; higher number of goals in all games in the group, not accounting the games against the team placed 7th, will qualify for the 8th-finals. Source:


2014–15 Baltic Basketball League, Regular season
On 5 January 2015, Dynamo Moscow released an official statement announcing that the team will withdraw from the Baltic Basketball League, citing complicated economic situations and a tight match schedule. Results of all games played by Dynamo Moscow were nullified. Source:


2014–15 Baltic Basketball League, Player statistics
Players qualify to this category by having at least 50% games played. Source:  (2014–15)


2014–15 Baltimore Blast season
The 2014–15 Baltimore Blast season was the twenty-third season of the Baltimore Blast professional indoor soccer club. The Blast, an Eastern Division team in the Major Arena Soccer League, played their home games at Royal Farms Arena in downtown Baltimore, Maryland.


2014–15 Baltimore Blast season
The team was led by owner Edwin F. Hale, Sr. and head coach Danny Kelly. The Blast finished the regular season with an 18–2 record, good enough for first place in the Eastern Division and the top seed in the Divisional Final. The team defeated the Rochester Lancers to win the Eastern Division and the Missouri Comets to win the Eastern Conference. They were beaten by the Monterrey Flash for the 2014–15 Ron Newman Cup. The MASL honored Pat Healey as league's Defender of the Year and William Vanzela as Goalkeeper of the Year.


2014–15 Baltimore Blast season, History
Launched in July 1992 as the Baltimore Spirit, an expansion team in the second National Professional Soccer League for the 1992–93 season, the team replaced the original Baltimore Blast which folded earlier in 1992 when the first Major Indoor Soccer League shut down. Ed Hale, an owner of the original Blast, bought the Spirit in July 1998 and changed the name to Baltimore Blast. In 2001, the team was a founding member of the second MISL. When that league shut down in 2008, they co-founded the National Indoor Soccer League which, one season later, became the third MISL.


2014–15 Baltimore Blast season, History
After the 2013-14 season, Baltimore was one of three teams that left the MISL, leading to the league's collapse. Along with five other former MISL teams, the Blast joined the teams of the Professional Arena Soccer League, which was soon rebranded as the Major Arena Soccer League. The other teams in the Eastern Division are former MISL clubs Syracuse Silver Knights and Rochester Lancers, plus PASL clubs Detroit Waza and Harrisburg Heat.


2014–15 Baltimore Blast season, Off-field moves
Four of the five Eastern Division teams (the three former MISL clubs plus Harrisburg) keep score with multi-point scoring at their home games. Most goals are worth two points but goals scored from outside a 45-foot arc on the turf are worth three points. Games played at Detroit or in the Central, Southern, and Pacific Divisions are scored with traditional soccer scoring where every goal is worth one point.


2014–15 Baltimore Blast season, Schedule, Regular season
♣ Game played with traditional soccer scoring (all goals worth 1 point).


2014–15 Baltimore Blast season, Schedule, Post-season
♣ Game played with traditional soccer scoring (all goals worth 1 point). 1 Mini-game played as a tie-breaker.


2014–15 Baltimore Blast season, Personnel, Team roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014–15 Baltimore Blast season, Personnel, Staff
The team's coaching staff includes head coach Danny Kelly, assistant coach David Bascome, trainer Jason Hickman, physical therapist Paul Ernst, team doctor Dr. Richard Levine, and equipment manager Mark Meszaros. The Blast front office includes owner Edwin F. Hale, Sr., team president and general manager Kevin Healey, assistant general manager Mike Conway, director of ticket operations Jason Carrick, and marketing coordinator Stephen Cooke.


2014–15 Baltimore Blast season, Awards and honors
Baltimore goalkeeper William Vanzela and defender Pat Healey were selected for the 2014-15 MASL All-League First Team. Baltimore defender Onua Abasi and midfielder/forward Vini Dantas were named to the league's all-rookie team for 2014–15.


2014–15 Baltimore Blast season, Awards and honors
On March 13, the MASL announced the finalists for its major year-end awards. These nominees included Baltimore goalkeeper William Vanzela for Goalkeeper of the Year, Pat Healey for Defender of the Year, and defender Onua Obasi for Rookie of the Year. On March 19, the league announced that voters selected Vanzela as the MASL's Goalkeeper of the Year and Healey as Defender of the Year.


2014–15 Bangalore Super Division
The 2014–15 Bangalore Super Division is the 2014–15 season of the Bangalore Super Division which is the third tier of the Indian football system and the top tier of the Karnataka football system. ASC won the championship. It was their first title.


2014–15 Bangladeshi cricket season
The 2014–15 Bangladeshi cricket season featured tours of the country by Zimbabwe and Pakistan. Rangpur Division won the National Cricket League (NCL) championship title for the first time.


2014–15 Bangladeshi cricket season, International cricket
Zimbabwe toured Bangladesh from 26 October to 1 December 2014, playing three Test matches and five One Day International matches. Bangladesh won the Test series 3–0 and the ODI series 5–0.


2014–15 Bangladeshi cricket season, International cricket
Pakistan toured from 15 April to 10 May 2015, playing one Twenty20 International (T20I), three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and two Test matches. Pakistan won the Test series 1–0 after the first Test was a drawn game, but Bangladesh won the ODI series 3–0, Bangladesh first ever series win against Pakistan, and also won the sole Twenty20 International played.


2014–15 Barako Bull Energy season
The 2014–15 Barako Bull Energy season is the 13th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


2014–15 Barako Bull Energy season, Philippine Cup, Eliminations, Standings
y  – clinched outright semifinals,  x  – clinched quarterfinals with twice-to-beat advantage  w  – clinched quarterfinals with twice-to-win disadvantage,  e  – eliminated


2014–15 Barako Bull Energy season, Commissioner's Cup, Eliminations, Standings
y  – clinched twice to beat in the quarterfinals,  x  – clinched best-of-3 quarterfinals,  w  – clinched twice to win in the quarterfinals,  e  – eliminated


2014–15 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season
The 2014–15 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season was the 35th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


2014–15 Barnsley F.C. season
The 2014–15 season was Barnsley's first season back in Football League One after being relegated the previous season.


2014–15 Barnsley F.C. season, Squad, Statistics, 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 Barnsley 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 Barys Astana season
The 2014–15 Barys Astana season is the Kontinental Hockey League franchise's 7th season of play and 16th season overall.


2014–15 Basketball Bundesliga
The Basketball Bundesliga 2014–15 was the 49th season of the Basketball Bundesliga. The regular season started on 2 October 2014 and ended on 3 May 2015. The Playoffs started on 9 May and ended on 21 June 2015.


2014–15 Basketball Bundesliga
Brose Baskets was the top seed in the regular season. The team also won the title, after it beat Bayern Munich 3–2 in the Finals. TBB Trier and Crailsheim Merlins finished in the relegation places, but due to Artland Dragons withdrawing from the Bundesliga, Crailsheim accepted an offer to remain in the Bundesliga for 2015–16.


2014–15 Basketball Bundesliga, Broadcasting
On 17 June 2014 it was announced that, starting from this season, all BBL-games will be broadcast, as the league has signed a contract until 2018 with Telekom.


2014–15 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The 2014–15 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina was the 14th season of this championship, with 12 teams from Bosnia participating in it.


2014–15 Basketball Cup of Serbia
The 2014–15 Basketball Cup of Serbia is the 9th season of the Serbian 2nd-tier men's cup tournament.


2014–15 Basketball League Belgium Division I
The 2014–15 Basketball League Belgium Division I, known as the 2014–15 Scooore! League for sponsorship reasons, was the 88th season of the Basketball League Belgium. This season started with 11 clubs, including newly formed team Limburg United. Telenet Oostende was the defending champion.


2014–15 Basketball League Belgium Division I
The 2014–15 season marked the first season of the league without the name Ethias League, after Ethias stopped their sponsoring activities.


2014–15 Basketball League Belgium Division I, Format
Because a new team was added in Limburg United, a new competition format was introduced. The regular season now contained two rounds: in the first round all teams would play 2 matches against each other (one at home, one away). After 20 played games the league will be divided in two groups: the first group contains the teams seeded 1–6 and the second group 7–11. The results of the first round are included in the final standings.


2014–15 Basketball League Belgium Division I, Format
The first 8 teams qualified for the Playoffs, the quarterfinals would be played in a best-of-three format and the Semifinals and Finals in a best-of-five.


2014–15 Basketball League Belgium Division I, Licenses
The licences for the 2014–15 season were announced in April 2014.


2014–15 Basketball League of Serbia
The 2014–15 Basketball League of Serbia season is the 9th season of the Basketball League of Serbia, the highest professional basketball league in Serbia. It is also 71st national championship played by Serbian clubs inclusive of nation's previous incarnations as Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro.


2014–15 Basketball League of Serbia
The first half of the season consists of 12 teams and 132-game regular season (22 games for each of the 12 teams) began on October 10, 2014 and will end on March 21, 2015. The second half of the season consists of 4 teams from Adriatic League and the best 4 teams from first half of the season. Each team plays 14 games since March 28, 2015. until June 4, 2015. Playoff starts soon after. The first half is called First League and  second is called Super League.


2014–15 Basketligaen
The 2014–15 Basketligaen was the 40th season of the highest professional basketball tier in Denmark.


2014–15 Basketligaen
Horsens IC took the title, by beating Bakken Bears 2–4 in the Finals. Team FOG Næstved beat Svendborg Rabbits 103–104 in the third-place play-off.


2014–15 Basketligan season
The 204–15 Basketligan season was the 22nd season of the Basketligan, the highest professional basketball league in Sweden. Södertälje Kings successfully defended their title by winning the Finals 4–1 over Uppsala.


2014–15 Basketligan season, Playoffs
Different from last year, the semi-finals were played in a best-of-seven format.


2014–15 Bavarian Cup
The 2014–15 Bavarian Cup (German: Bayerischer Toto-Pokal 2014–15) was the eighteenth edition of this competition, first held in 1998 and organised by the Bavarian Football Association (BFV). The winner qualified for the first round of the 2015–16 DFB-Pokal, the German Cup.


2014–15 Bavarian Cup
The competition was open to all senior men's football teams playing within the Bavarian football league system and the 3. Liga.


2014–15 Bavarian Cup
The final was played on 20 May in Weiden where Bayernliga club SpVgg SV Weiden lost to 3. Liga club SpVgg Unterhaching on penalties after a two-all draw after regular time. Unterhaching went on defeat Bundesliga club FC Ingolstadt 04 2–1 in the first round of the DFB-Pokal and advanced to the second round, where it defeated 2. Bundesliga club RB Leipzig before being knocked-out by Bayer Leverkusen in the third round.


2014–15 Bavarian Cup, History
The Bavarian Cup, officially referred to as the Bayerischer Toto-Pokal for sponsorship reasons was established in 1998. Until 2009 it was contested by only eight clubs, qualified through the seven annual regional cup competitions. Since 2009 the Bavarian Cup has been expanded to include 64 teams in the first round.


2014–15 Bavarian Cup, History
The defending champions are Würzburger Kickers who defeated SV Schalding-Heining in the 2013–14 final.


2014–15 Bavarian Cup, Rules and regulations
The competition is open to all member clubs of the Bavarian Football Association except the clubs playing in the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga. Reserve teams are also barred from the competition. The Bavarian clubs from the 3. Liga and Regionalliga Bayern and the 24 District Cup (Kreispokale) winners qualified directly for the first round of the competition. The clubs from the two divisions of the Bayernliga and the five divisions of the Landesliga Bayern entered the qualifying stage of the competition. Clubs below the Landesliga had to take part in the Kreispokale to qualify.


2014–15 Bavarian Cup, Rules and regulations
The 2014–15 edition will be the last one to feature three qualifying rounds played in the season before. From 2015–16 onwards only two qualifying rounds will be held, taking place just before the first round proper. Only the Bayernliga clubs and the best ten clubs from each Landesliga division will then take part in this.


2014–15 Bavarian Cup, Rules and regulations
For the 2014–15 edition this meant, with league membership in the 2013–14 season taken as reference, the three Bavarian 3. Liga clubs and the 13 Regionalliga Bayern clubs that were not reserve sides where automatically qualified. Additionally the 24 Kreispokal winners and 17 clubs qualified through the three rounds of qualifying entered the first round of the Bavarian Cup. The final seven clubs qualified to bring the number of teams up to 64 were the seven losing clubs from the 2013–14 competition from the third round and quarter finals that were not already qualified for the above reasons.


2014–15 Bavarian Cup, Rules and regulations
For the first two rounds of the Cup the draw was subdivided into five regional areas, for the third round in four regional areas. From the quarter finals onwards no regional subdivision was applied anymore. Clubs from lower divisions were always awarded home advantage in the draw. Should both clubs in a match be of the same division the team drawn first received home advantage. If a game was drawn after regular time no extra time was played. Instead a penalty shoot out followed to determine the winner.


2014–15 Bavarian Cup, Rules and regulations
The winner of the 2014–15 Bavarian Cup will be automatically qualified for the first round of the German Cup the following season. The second spot awarded to the Bavarian Football Association for the first round of the German Cup will go to the best-placed non-reserve side in the Regionalliga Bayern. Should the same team win the cup and finished as the best non-reserve side in the Regionalliga or qualify automatically as one of the top four teams in the 3. Liga the second spot would have gone to the losing finalist. Should the losing finalist also have qualified already as one of the top four 3. Liga clubs a decider would be played between the two losing semi finalists.


2014–15 Bavarian Cup, Prize money
The BFV awards prize money to all clubs participating in the 2014–15 edition. Every club participating in the first round received €150, the winners of the first round €250. From there it gradually increased to the winner of the competition receiving €5,000.


2014–15 Bavarian Cup, Prize money
The winner of the Bavarian Cup will also receive a starting fee from the DFB for participating in the first round of the DFB-Pokal. For the 2013–14 champion this was €140,000. Apart from this the club will also receive the gate receipts as all amateur clubs are guaranteed a home game for the first round.


2014–15 Bavarian Cup, 2014–15 season, First round
The first round, played between 5 and 13 August 2014:


2014–15 Bavarian Cup, 2014–15 season, Second round
The second round, played between 19 and 22 August 2014:


2014–15 Bavarian Cup, 2014–15 season, Round of sixteen
The round of sixteen, played between 2 and 10 September 2014:


2014–15 Bavarian Cup, 2014–15 season, Quarter finals
The quarter finals, played between 7 October 2014 and 8 April 2015:


2014–15 Bavarian Cup, 2014–15 season, Semi finals
The semi finals, played on 22 April and 5 May 2015:


2014–15 Bavarian Cup, 2015–16 DFB-Pokal
The 2014–15 winner SpVgg Unterhaching qualified through the Bavarian Cup for the 2014–15 DFB-Pokal and drew the following opposition:


2014–15 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season
The 2014–15 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season is the 111th season in the club's football history.


2014–15 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season, Season review
In the 2013–14 season, Bayer Leverkusen finished in fourth place in the Bundesliga. A very tight finish for the UEFA Champions League qualifier spot with both Borussia Mönchengladbach and VfL Wolfsburg all capable of getting fourth place. In the end, Leverkusen came back from 1–0 down to win the final game 2–1. This was a must win game for them because Wolfsburg had won their game and were in the running to finish fourth ahead of Leverkusen.


2014–15 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season, Season review
The transfer window started very early for Bayer Leverkusen as they have announced a five-year deal for Swiss international striker Josip Drmić who was previously with 1. FC Nürnberg, who were relegated on the final matchday. The transfer was announced on 12 May 2014.


2014–15 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season, Players
As of 22 July 2014Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014–15 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season, Players, Players 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 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season, Transfers, In
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014–15 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season, Statistics, Goalscorers
This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2014–15 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season, Statistics, Assists
This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal.


2014–15 Bayernliga
The 2014–15 season of the Bayernliga, the second highest association football league in Bavaria, was the seventh season of the league at tier five (V) of the German football league system and the 70th season overall since establishment of the league in 1945. The regular season started on 11 July 2014 and finished on 23 May 2015, followed by relegation play-off games. The league season was interrupted by a winter break, which lasted from late November 2014 to 28 February 2015.


2014–15 Bayernliga, Modus
The northern division of the Bayernliga consists of 18 clubs while the southern division consists of 19. Clubs in each division will play each other in a home-and-away format with no league games played between clubs from different divisions during the regular season. The champions of each division were directly promoted to the Regionalliga, subject to fulfilling the licensing regulations of the later with no overall Bayernliga championship game being played between the two league winners. The runners-up of each league takes part in promotion round with the 16th and 15th placed clubs in the Regionalliga.


2014–15 Bayernliga, Modus
The four clubs play for one more spot in the Regionalliga in 2015–16 unless the Regionalliga champion wins promotion to the 3. Liga, in which case two spots in the league may become available. Should the champions or runners-up not receive approval for a Regionalliga licence the direct promotion and play off spots will be passed down to the highest placed club with a licence approval.


2014–15 Bayernliga, Modus
The bottom two teams in the southern division and the bottom team in the northern division are directly relegated while the 15th, 16th and 17th placed teams from both divisions as well as the 14th placed team with the lesser points take part in the relegation play offs with the five Landesliga runners-up.


2014–15 Bayernliga, Modus
Seven Bayernliga clubs applied for a Regionalliga licence for 2015–16, these being FC Pipinsried and TSV Rain am Lech from the southern division and Viktoria Aschaffenburg, FC Amberg, SpVgg SV Weiden, TSV Großbardorf and SpVgg Bayern Hof from the northern division, with all of them having their application approved.


2014–15 Bayernliga, 2014–15 Standings, Bayernliga Nord
The division featured four new clubs with TSV Neudrossenfeld and SpVgg Ansbach having been promoted from the Landesliga while SpVgg Bayern Hof and Viktoria Aschaffenburg had been relegated from the Regionalliga.


2014–15 Bayernliga, 2014–15 Standings, Bayernliga Süd
The division featured six new clubs with TSV Landsberg, TSV 1865 Dachau, 1. FC Bad Kötzting and DJK Vilzing having been promoted from the Landesliga while TSV Rain am Lech  and TSV 1860 Rosenheim had been relegated from the Regionalliga.


2014–15 Bayernliga, Promotion play-offs
Promotion/relegation play-offs will be held at the end of the season for both the Regionalliga above and the Bayernliga:


2014–15 Bayernliga, Promotion play-offs, To the Regionalliga
The 15th and 16th placed Regionalliga teams, SV Heimstetten and VfR Garching, play the runners-up of the northern and southern division. In the north this is FC Amberg while, in the south, FC Pipinsried qualified regardless of its place in the table as no other team applied for a Regionalliga licence. The winner of these games then play each other for one more spot in the Regionalliga. Should TSV 1860 Munich have suffered relegation from the 2. Bundesliga its reserve team would be forced to leave the Regionalliga. In this case 17th placed Regionalliga club SV Seligenporten would have entered the relegation play-offs and Heimstetten would retain their Regionalliga place.


2014–15 Bayernliga, Promotion play-offs, To the Regionalliga, Second round
The winners of the first round play each other for the one available spot in the Regionalliga:


2014–15 Bayernliga, Promotion play-offs, To the Bayernliga
The second placed teams of each of the five Landesliga division, together with the worst 14th placed team and the 15th, 16th and 17th placed teams from the two Bayernligas enter a play-off for the remaining three places in the 2015–16 Bayernliga. The twelve teams will be split into three groups of four clubs.


2014–15 Baylor Bears basketball team
The 2014–15 Baylor Bears basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Scott Drew's twelfth season at Baylor. The Bears competed in the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Ferrell Center. They finished the season 24–10, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament where they lost to Kansas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they were upset in the second round by Georgia State.


2014–15 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team
The 2014–15 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team will represent Baylor University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach is Hall of Famer Kim Mulkey for her 14th season. The team plays its home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finish the season 33–4, 16–2 in Big 12 to win the Big 12 regular season title. They also won the Big 12 Women's Tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Northwestern State in the first round, Arkansas in the second round and Iowa in the sweet sixteen before losing to Notre Dame in the elite eight.


2014–15 BeNe League
The 2014–15 BeNe League was the third and last season of the Belgium and Netherlands' women's football top level league. The defending champion was FC Twente. The season started on 29 August 2014 and was played in a single division. The season finished on 8 May 2015.


2014–15 BeNe League
Following this season, Belgium and the Netherlands will have their own top level league again. The BeNe League initiative was ended because Dutch clubs and the Dutch FA failed to come to an agreement regarding the clubs' financial participation for the following seasons. The Dutch FA also questioned the lack of competitiveness.


2014–15 BeNe League
After the season, the Netherlands revived the Eredivisie as top league and Belgium created a new Super League.


2014–15 BeNe League, Format
The seven Dutch and six Belgian teams play a double round-robin where each team plays against each other two times (once at home and once away).


2014–15 BeNe League, Teams
The league was played by seven Dutch and six Belgian teams.


2014–15 BeNe League, Teams
Royal Antwerp left the BeNe League for financial reasons after previous season. Otherwise the same teams as last year compete. Club Brugge shut down their first team after the season, to focus on youth teams.


2014–15 BeNe League, Standings
All teams play in a single group this season. The best placed Belgium and Dutch team qualify for the Champions League.


2014–15 Beitar Jerusalem F.C. season
The 2014–15 season is Beitar Jerusalem's 46th season in the Israeli Premier League.


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


2014–15 Belarusian Cup
2014–15 Belarusian Cup was the twenty fourth season of the Belarusian annual cup competition. Contrary to the league season, it is conducted in a fall-spring rhythm. The first games were played on 22 May 2014. Winners of the Cup were to qualify for the second qualifying round of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League, but since BATE also won the 2014 league season, they went into Champions League instead.


2014–15 Belarusian Cup, Preliminary round
In the only match of the preliminary round played two teams from the Second League, which were drawn at random.


2014–15 Belarusian Cup, First round
In this round the winners of Preliminary Round were joined by another 19 clubs from the Second League and 4 amateur clubs. Zhlobin, as the team with the best record at the moment of the draw, were given a bye to the Second Round.


2014–15 Belarusian Cup, First round
The draw was conducted on 8 May 2014. The matches were played between 25 and 27 May 2014.


2014–15 Belarusian Cup, Second round
In this round 12 winners of the First Round were drawn against Zhlobin (given a bye to this round) and 11 clubs from the First League. Rechitsa-2014, Isloch Minsk Raion, Vitebsk and Slavia Mozyr were given a bye to the Round of 32 as teams with the best record at the moment of the draw.


2014–15 Belarusian Cup, Second round
The draw was conducted on 28 May 2014. The matches were played on 10 and 11 June 2014.


2014–15 Belarusian Cup, Round of 32
In this round 12 winners of the Second Round were drawn against four First League clubs that were given bye to this round and 8 clubs from Premier League.


2014–15 Belarusian Cup, Round of 32
The four Premier League clubs that qualified for 2014–15 European Cups (BATE Borisov, Neman Grodno, Shakhtyor Soligorsk and Dinamo Minsk) were given a bye to the next round.


2014–15 Belarusian Cup, Round of 32
The draw was conducted on 17 June 2014. The matches were played between 25 and 27 July 2014.


2014–15 Belarusian Cup, Round of 16
The draw was conducted on 28 July 2014. The matches were played between 23 August and 13 October 2014.


2014–15 Belarusian Cup, Quarterfinals
The draw was conducted on 16 October 2014. The first leg were played on 21 and 22 March and the second leg were played on 4 April 2015.


2014–15 Belarusian Cup, Semifinals
The draw was conducted on 6 April 2015. The first legs were played on 15 April and the second legs were played on 29 April 2015.


2014–15 Belarusian Cup, Final
The final match was played on 24 May 2015 at the Central Stadium in Gomel.


2014–15 Belarusian Extraliga season
The 2014–15 Belarusian Extraliga season was the 23rd season of the Belarusian Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Belarus. Eleven teams participated in the league this season. HC Shakhtyor Soligorsk won both the regular season and the playoffs.


2014–15 Belgian Basketball Cup
The 2014–15 Belgian Basketball Cup was the 61st season of the annual cup tournament in Belgium. Telenet Oostende was the defending champion.


2014–15 Belgian Basketball Cup
The Final was played in the Forest National in Brussels on 6 April. Telenet Oostende beat Liège Basket 94–95 after overtime.


2014–15 Belgian Cup
The 2014–15 Belgian Cup is the 60th season of Belgian's annual football cup competition. The competition began on 26 July 2014 and ended with the final on 22 March 2015. The winners of the competition will qualify for the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League play-off round. Lokeren are the defending champions.


2014–15 Belgian Cup, Competition format
The competition consists of ten rounds. The first seven rounds are held as single-match elimination rounds. When tied after 90 minutes in the first three rounds, penalties are taken immediately. In rounds four to seven, when tied after 90 minutes first an extra time period of 30 minutes are played, then penalties are taken if still necessary. The quarter- and semifinals will be played over two legs, where the team winning on aggregate advances. The final will be played as a single match.


2014–15 Belgian Cup, Competition format
Teams enter the competition in different rounds, based upon their 2014–15 league affiliation. Teams from the fourth-level Promotion or lower began in Round 1. Third Division teams entered in Round 3, with Second Division teams joining in the following round. Teams from the Belgian First Division enter in Round 6.


2014–15 Belgian Cup, First round
These round of matches were played on 26 & 27 July 2014.


2014–15 Belgian Cup, Second round
These round of matches were played on 2 & 3 August 2014.


2014–15 Belgian Cup, Third round
These round of matches were played on 9,10,13 & 14 August 2014.


2014–15 Belgian Cup, Fourth round
These round of matches were played on 16 & 17 August 2014.


2014–15 Belgian Cup, Fifth round
These round of matches were played on 23,24 & 26 August 2014.


2014–15 Belgian Cup, Sixth round
These round of matches were played on 24 September 2014.


2014–15 Belgian Cup, Seventh round
The matches took place on 2 and 3 December 2014.


2014–15 Belgian Cup, Quarter-finals
The matches took place with the first legs on 17 December 2014 and the second legs on 21 January 2015.


2014–15 Belgian Cup, Semi-finals, First legs
The matches will take place with the first legs on 3 and 4 February 2015 and the second legs on 11 February 2015.


2014–15 Belgian Cup, Final
The final took place on 22 March 2015 at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels.


2014–15 Belgian Pro League
The 2014–15 season of the Belgian Pro League (known as the Jupiler Pro League for sponsorship reasons) is the 112th season of top-tier football in Belgium. It  started on  27 July 2014 and finished in May 2015. K.A.A. Gent won the league, making it the first championship title in their 115-year history.


2014–15 Belgian Pro League, Teams
Following the 2013–14 Belgian Pro League, R.A.E.C. Mons were relegated to the 2014–15 Belgian Second Division after losing their relegation playoff series against OH Leuven. Mons is replaced by 2013–14 Belgian Second Division champions K.V.C. Westerlo, who returned to the highest level after their relegation during the 2011–12 season.


2014–15 Belgian Pro League, Teams
Mouscron-Péruwelz replaces OH Leuven as they won the 2014 Belgian Second Division Final Round head of K.A.S. Eupen, Sint-TruidenV.V. and OH Leuven.


2014–15 Belgian Pro League, Championship playoff
The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the playoff: Club Brugge 31 points, Gent 29, Anderlecht 29, Standard 27, Kortrijk 26 and Charleroi 25. Had any ties occurred at the end of the playoffs, the half point would have been deducted if it was added. However, as all six teams received the half point bonus, this did not make a difference this season.


2014–15 Belgian Pro League, Europa League playoff
Group A contains the teams finishing the regular season in positions 7, 9, 12 and 14. The teams that finish in positions 8, 10, 11 and 13 were placed in Group B.


2014–15 Belgian Pro League, Europa League playoff, Europa League playoff final
The winners of both playoff groups, Mechelen and Lokeren, compete in a two-legged match to play the fourth-placed team of the championship playoff, called Testmatch. The winners of this Testmatch will be granted entry to the second qualifying round of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.


2014–15 Belgian Pro League, Europa League playoff, Testmatches Europa League
The Europa League playoff final was played over two legs between the Europa league playoff final winners, Mechelen, and the fifth-placed finisher of the championship playoff, Charleroi. The winners qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.


2014–15 Belgian Pro League, Relegation playoff
The teams that finished in the last two positions will face each other in the relegation playoff. Lierse was sure of ending up in the relegation playoff after losing away to Gent on 7 March 2015, while Cercle Brugge qualified one week later after losing 2–3 at home to Mechelen.


2014–15 Belgian Pro League, Relegation playoff
The winner of this playoff will play the second division playoff with three Belgian Second Division teams, with only the winner of that playoff playing at the highest level the next season. Lierse failed to win the Belgian Second Division playoff resulting in their relegation, in addition to Cercle Brugge.


2014–15 Belgian Pro League, Relegation playoff
The matches in the table below were played from left to right:


2014–15 Belgian Pro League, Season statistics
Up to and including matches played on 24 May 2015.


2014–15 Belgian Second Division
The 2014–15 season of the Belgian Second Division (also known as Belgacom League for sponsorship reasons) began on 1 August 2014 and ended on 26 April 2015.


2014–15 Belgian Second Division, Team changes
After promotion and relegation, only 12 teams of the previous season remained in the league, with 6 others being replaced:


2014–15 Belgian Second Division, Regular season, Period winners
Like before, the season was divided into three periods. The first ten matchdays together form the first period, matchdays 11 to 22 form period two and the last 12 form period three. The three period winners take part in the Belgian Second Division play-offs together with the winner of the 2014–15 Belgian Pro League relegation playoff. The winner of this final round gets to play in the 2015–16 Belgian Pro League.


2014–15 Belgian Second Division, Regular season, Period winners
During the tenth matchday on 5 October 2014, Oud-Heverlee Leuven won the first period and thereby was the first to qualify for the final round. They were joined by Sint-Truiden, who clinched the second period during matchday 21 on 21 December 2014, by obtaining a five-point lead with only one match to go. Lommel United clinched the third period title on the final matchday, as they lost to Sint-Truiden but Eupen came three goals short of overtaking them on goal difference. Eupen did however get to take part in the Belgian Second Division play-offs as Sint-Truiden were already promoted by virtue of winning the title.


2014–15 Belgian Third Division
The 2014–15 season of the Belgian Third Divisions was the 88th season of the third-tier football league in Belgium, since its establishment in 1926.


2014–15 Belgian Third Division
The league is composed of 36 teams divided into two groups of 18 teams each. Teams play only other teams in their own division.


2014–15 Belgian Third Division, Group B
No promotion playoffs contested. Deinze and Union Saint-Gilloise promoted to Second Division.


2014–15 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represented Belmont University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by 29th year head coach Rick Byrd, played their home games at the Curb Event Center and were members of the Ohio Valley Conference in the East Division. They finished the season 22–11, 11–5 in OVC play to finish a tie for the East Division championship. They defeated Eastern Kentucky and Murray State to be champions of the Ohio Valley Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Virginia.


2014–15 Bemidji State Beavers women's ice hockey season
The Bemidji State Beavers women's ice hockey program represented the Bemidji State University during the 2014-15 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Beavers won 21 games, and were ranked 10th nationally by both major polling organizations. During the WCHA Conference tournament, Bemidji State upset the powerful Minnesota Golden Gophers.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season
The 2014–15 season was Bengaluru FC's second season in the I-League since its establishment in 2013. This season was the first season that Bengaluru FC competed in Asian competition.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season
Bengaluru began the season as the defending champions, but could not defend the title as they could manage only a draw in the last game against the winners Mohun Bagan, but the club had the longest unbeaten run (13 games).


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season
In continental cups, they lost in the first round of the 2015 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and then participated in group stage of the AFC Cup, where they reached Round of 16.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season
In domestic cups, Bengaluru FC started the season with the 2014 Durand Cup where they lost in semi-finals to Salgaocar on penalties. Bengaluru FC also participated in Federation Cup. They finished the tournament as champions after defeating Dempo in the final 2–1.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season
22 different players represented the club in five different competitions and there were 13 different goal scorers. Sunil Chhetri was Bengaluru's top scorer with 14 goals in 36 appearances.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season, Background
Bengaluru FC was unveiled on 21 July 2013 and played their first season in 2013–14. After playing their first ever game against Mohun Bagan on 22 September 2013, Bengaluru FC won the 2013–14 I-League when they defeated Dempo 4–2 on 21 April 2014 and created the history by being the first team to win I-League in its debut year.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season, Background
In July 2014, Bengaluru signed a deal with Puma as their official kit sponsors from the 2014–15 season. This season Bengaluru also moved from Bangalore Football Stadium to Sree Kanteerava Stadium due to rebuilding of the old stadium for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. As the winner of 2013–14 I-League, Bengaluru competed at Asian competitions, for the first time.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season, Background, Transfers
Bengaluru FC began signing players for the 2014–15 season as early as April when they signed Tata Football Academy graduate Udanta Singh. Bengaluru FC also released veteran mid-fielder Johnny Menyongar at the end of previous season. Bengaluru FC signed Josh Walker as their marquee player. On 15 July 2014, Bengaluru announced they signed two more players, Eugeneson Lyngdoh and Lalchhuan Mawia. Over the summer, Bengaluru also signed Shillong Lajong goalkeeper Lalthuammawia Ralte.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season, Pre-season and friendlies
Bengaluru FC played two friendlies against Salgaocar and Pune in August 2014 at Duler Stadium, Goa. Bengaluru won the first game against Salgaocar through a solo goal from Curtis Osano in the first half. The second friendly against Pune ended in 1–1 draw after Robin Singh scored a goal in the first half. Bengaluru then toured China and Hong Kong for further pre-season friendlies. In the first game of the tour, Bengaluru registered 0–1 win against Guangdong Sunray Cave, courtesy of an 87th-minute goal from Malemngamba Meetei. In the second game against Eastern AA, Bengaluru failed to score a goal and lost 0–2. In the final game of the tour, Bengaluru played Guangzhou R&F and faced another defeat 0–3.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season, Pre-season and friendlies
Bengaluru FC also participated in the local tournament, Puttaiah Memorial Cup, which they won by defeating ASC 8–1 in the final.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
Bengaluru began the defense of the I-League title on 17 January 2015 against Dempo. Bengaluru had the chance to take the lead when they were awarded a penalty in 44th minute but Sunil Chhetri could not convert to chance. The match eventually ended in a goal-less draw. The next match for Bengaluru FC was worse as they went down to Pune 1–3 in their next home game. Pune took an early 0–2 lead through Darko Nikac and Luciano Sabrosa.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
Pune furthered their advantage in the 82nd minute when Thongkhosiem Haokip connected well with Yumnam Raju's cross for the ball to bounce beyond the goal-line after rattling the crossbar. In the closing minutes, Bengaluru pulled one back when Eugeneson Lyngdoh scored a goal with the assist from Sean Rooney. In their next game against East Bengal, Bengaluru could not find the back of the net, in spite of dominating in the first half and creating multiple chances.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
In the second half, Abhinas Ruidas scored a goal for East Bengal against the run of play while Bengaluru continued to miss chances and thus game ended 1–0 in favour of East Bengal and Bengaluru's winless streak was extended to three games. However, Bengaluru finally secured the first win of the season in the away game against newly promoted, and then table toppers, Royal Wahingdoh with a dominant 4–0 win. Thoi Singh scored a brace, while Eugeneson Lyngdoh and C.K. Vineeth scored a goal each.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
In February, Bengaluru played against newly inducted team from Pune, Bharat FC. The only goal of the match was scored by Eugeneson Lyngdoh in 78th minute as Bengaluru won their second game of the season, 1–0. During their next match against Shillong Lajong, Bengaluru took an early lead when Robin Singh converted the cross from Shankar Sampingiraj with a header.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
Towards the end of first half Bengaluru were down to 10 men when Curtis Osano was sent-off for a dangerous challenge on Cornell Glenn, but Bengaluru continued to attack and doubled the lead through Thoi Singh's header from a Eugeneson Lyngdoh's cross. That victory meant that Bengaluru won their third consecutive game and rose to second in the I-League table.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
On 20 February, in the away game against Mohun Bagan, the team started well when Sunil Chhetri scored his first goal of season in the league in 8th minute, but Bengaluru unfolded quickly and conceded 4 goals which included a brace from Sony Norde, owing to blunders from the Bengaluru goalkeeper and poor defense overall. Bengaluru bounced back to win the next game 3–1 against Sporting Clube de Goa with a brace from Sean Rooney and a goal from Beikhokhei Beingaichho, both scoring their first goals in the league.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
Bengaluru began March with an away game against Mumbai. After persistent attack from both sides, Bengaluru scored first when Eugeneson Lyngdoh curled a shot into the far corner. Mumbai equalized quickly in the second half via Josimar. Bengaluru created chances late in the game, but man of the match, Mumbai goalkeeper Nidhin Lal, saved all the attempts and both teams eventually shared a point. After the mid-season break, Bengaluru played the away game against Salgaocar. The game also marked the return of top players of Bengaluru, who were away for the national duty.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
Bengaluru enjoyed a lion share of possession, but could not convert any chances in the first half and the game remained goalless. Robin Singh finally broke the deadlock with a pass from Rino Anto. Salgaocar had the chance to equalize when they were awarded penalty, but man of the match Lalthuammawia Ralte, correctly guessed the direction and saved the penalty to secure 3 points for Bengaluru. Bengaluru ended the March on a high note with a convincing 4–1 victory at home against Sporting Clube de Goa.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
Bengaluru took the lead in the first half when Josh Walker's header converted a pass from Eugeneson Lyngdoh in a goal. Rino Anto, Thoi Singh, and Beikhokhei Beingaichho scored a goal each in the second half. Sporting Goa's multiple attacks, especially from Odafe Onyeka Okolie, were thwarted by man of the match Lalthuammawia Ralte.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
In April, Bengaluru played the home game against Royal Wahingdoh. The game saw flurry of goals with Robin Singh, Shankar Sampingiraj, Josh Walker countering three goals by the visiting team and the game ended at 3–3. Before the next game against Mumbai, Bengaluru were trailing by 3 points to the table topper Mohun Bagan, in spite of having played 2 more games, so it was a crucial match for Bengaluru to stay in the title hunt, but the game turned out to be 4th consecutive draw between the two sides.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
In spite of continuous attack by Bengaluru, the first half remained goalless. In the second half, against the run of the play, Rahul Bheke scored the goal for visitors to take the lead in 67th minute. Bengaluru intensified the attack and Robin Singh equalized in the closing minutes before he was sent-off. The next game for Bengaluru was another top of the table clash with Pune F.C.. Bengaluru quickly got ahead when Shankar Sampingiraj scored the fastest goal of the season and the second fastest I-League goal of all time, in 15 seconds.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
Bengaluru doubled the lead just before half-time when C.K. Vineeth scored a goal from Beikhokhei Beingaichho's pass and Bengaluru scored their first ever win against Pune team. In three days, Bengaluru faced another Pune based team Bharat FC. Facing the depleted time, Bengaluru easily won the game 2–0 with goals from Eugeneson Lyngdoh and C.K. Vineeth in each half respectively, with both the assists coming from Sean Rooney.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
May started with home fixture against East Bengal. Bengaluru had never registered a win against East Bengal in previous five encounters across various tournaments. Though East Bengal started on attacking note, It was Bengaluru who came out on top as Sean Rooney, Sunil Chhetri and Robin Singh scored a goal each and man of the match Lalthuammawia Ralte maintained a clean-sheet in the game and Bengaluru secured its first win against East Bengal. Bengaluru then travelled to Shillong, where a win against Shillong Lajong could put them on the top of the table.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
After taking the lead towards the end of the first half through Sean Rooney's goal, Bengaluru could not hold on to the lead and conceded a penalty in 65th minute and the game ended in 1–1 draw. After facing defeat against Persipura Jayapura in the AFC cup, Bengaluru returned to form against Salgaocar when they registered 3–1 win. After leading in the first half by 26th-minute goal from Thoi Singh, Bengaluru faced equalizer from Darryl Duffy, but Eugeneson Lyngdoh quickly restored the lead.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
Man of the match Curtis Osano scored his first goal ever for the team in 80th minute and got on the scoresheet for the victory. In the last away game of the season, Bengaluru played against Dempo. Bengaluru took the lead through Robin Singh's goal, but could not hold on to the lead as Uttam Rai scored one back and the match ended at 1–1 with Bengaluru trailing the table toppers, Mohun Bagan by 2 points. In the final home game against Mohun Bagan, Bengaluru needed an outright win to defend the title.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
Bengaluru looked on course to defend the title when John Johnson scored his first goal of the season with a header, from Rino Anto's cross, but Mohun Bagan defender Bello Razaq scored the equalizer in 87th minute. Bengaluru's subsequent attack could not find the winner and they conceded the title to Mohun Bagan, though Bengaluru ended the season with the longest unbeaten run of 13 games, equalizing the record set by East Bengal in 2010–11 season.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
In spite of being a runner-up, Ashley Westwood maintained that Mohun Bagan hadn't done enough to deserve the league and Bengaluru FC was the best side in the league:


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, I-League, Summary
We were the most consistent side and still think we were the best side. Full credit to Bagan but I feel they did not have enough competition because they won only two away games and anywhere else in the world you can’t win the league having won only two away games. But on paper they are the champions. The positive was that we went 13 league games without losing. We were so close to winning the league, reached the knockout stage of the AFC Cup and won the Federation Cup. We showed great depth and strength.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, AFC Champions League
In April 2014, it was announced that India will get a playoff spot in the 2015 AFC Champions League. Bengaluru being I-League champions qualified for the tournament. On 11 December 2014, during the AFC Champions League draw, it was announced that Bengaluru would first play in the first round of the East Asia zone qualifiers against 2014 Malaysia Super League winner Johor Darul Ta'zim at the Larkin Stadium.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, AFC Champions League
After goalless first half, Johor Darul Ta'zim immediately scored in the second with a goal from Hariss Harun. Bengaluru were unlucky as they hit the post a couple of times, but couldn't score a goal, but continued the attack. Finally in the closing minutes, Eugeneson Lyngdoh scored a goal directly from the corner and the match went into extra-time. Johor Darul Ta'zim again took the lead when Suppiah Chanturu placed the ball past Bengaluru keeper, Lalthuammawia Ralte. Bengaluru continued to attack, but couldn't find an equalizer and thus were eliminated from the AFC Champions League early. As a result, Bengaluru then contested in 2015 AFC Cup in group E.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, AFC Cup
After losing the qualification play-off for the AFC Champions League, Bengaluru were placed into the 2015 AFC Cup group stage. They were placed in Group E with Indonesia Super League runners-up Persipura Jayapura, S.League champions Warriors, and Dhivehi League side Maziya S&RC.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, AFC Cup, Group stage
Bengaluru started their first ever AFC Cup campaign against Maldivian side Maziya S&RC on 28 February 2015. After a goalless first half, Sunil Chhetri gave Bengaluru FC the lead in the 67th minute. When Bengaluru seemed be heading for the victory towards the end of the match, Maziya were awarded a penalty in 88th minute, which they converted. However, Bengaluru scored a last gasp winner in stoppage time when Shankar Sampingiraj headed the ball into the net from Eugeneson Lyngdoh's cross.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, AFC Cup, Group stage
In their second game against Persipura Jayapura, Bengaluru started without their top players, Sunil Chhetri, Robin Singh, Shankar Sampingiraj, Keegan Pereira, Eugeneson Lyngdoh and Siam Hanghal, due to a schedule conflict with World Cup qualification. Persipura took a decisive lead of 2–0 in the first half against a lackluster Bengaluru FC side. Persipura extended their lead in the second half, though in the closing minutes C.K. Vineeth pulled one back for Bengaluru as they lost 3–1. Still missing their top players, Bengaluru played the next game at home against Warriors FC. Bengaluru got a penalty in the first half, when C.K. Vineeth was brought down inside the box. English mid-fielder Josh Walker stepped up to take the penalty and scored his first ever goal for the team.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, AFC Cup, Group stage
Bengaluru began the reverse leg with an away game against Warriors FC at Singapore. While the first half saw missed chances, Robin Singh scored the decisive goal in 76th minute and the visitors secured 1–0 win. Bengaluru, needing only one point to advance to the next stage, visited Maziya S&RC for the fifth game. After trailing in 62nd minute, Bengaluru quickly equalized in 71st minute via a penalty, taken by Sunil Chhetri. Chhetri went on to score a brace and secure 1–2 win for Bengaluru and confirming a place in pre-quarters.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, AFC Cup, Group stage
In the final game of the group stage, Bengaluru faced Persipura Jayapura at home. Bengaluru took the lead in 24th minute with a goal from Udanta Singh, but Persipura quickly equalized 6 minutes later. Persipura continued to enjoy the possession in the second half and scored two goals in the last quarter and won the game 1–3. The loss ended Bengaluru's unbeaten streak of 12 matches, across all tournaments, which incidentally began after the loss against Persipura in the reverse leg on 10 March 2015.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, AFC Cup, Knockout stage
After finishing as the runner-up in group E, Bengaluru played against Group G winner, South China in a single-legged tie in round of 16 at Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong. Bengaluru faced an early setback in 26th minute when the referee awarded penalty to South China for Curtis Osano's seemingly legitimate challenge against Daniel McBreen. McBreen converted the penalty to take 1–0 lead for his side. South China doubled their lead in 58th minute when McBreen completed his brace with a cross from Che Runqiu. Thus Bengaluru's first ever AFC cup campaign ended at Round of 16.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, Federation cup
Bengaluru participated in Federation Cup for the second time in their history and were placed in Group B, along with Mohun Bagan, Pune, Salgaocar and Shillong Lajong.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, Federation cup
In the opening game of group stage, against Salgaocar, Bengaluru took the lead when Sunil Chhetri converted the penalty in 25th minute, but Salgaocar quickly equalized in 33rd minute. Chhetri again took the lead for Bengaluru when he converted a pass from Beikhokhei Beingaichho to a goal, but the Goan outfit again equalized in the 41st minute through a goal from Douhou Pierre. Just before the end of the first half, Sean Rooney scored the winner in 45th minute.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, Federation cup
In the second match against Mohun Bagan, both the teams had chances, but none of them could convert and the game ended in a 0–0 draw. Against Shillong Lajong, after a goal-less first half, Robin Singh, subbed-in at the half time and scored a 50th-minute winner. In the last group stage game against Pune, Chhetri scored a brace in the closing minutes of the first half. Pune pulled one back in the second half as Thongkhosiem Haokip scored in 87th minute, but ultimately Bengaluru won the encounter 1–2 and entered the semi-finals unbeaten and as the group winner.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, Federation cup
On 9 January 2015, Bengaluru FC played their semi-final match against Goan club Sporting Goa. Sean Rooney gave Bengaluru FC the lead in the 28th minute with India captain Sunil Chhetri joining him on the scoresheet ten minutes later with another wonderful strike from a narrow angle. Late into the second half, Eugeneson Lyngdoh scored a late goal to make it 3–0 to Bengaluru and thus advance them to the final.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, Federation cup
On 11 January 2015, Bengaluru FC played the final against Goan side Dempo. Bengaluru won the final 2–1 with goals scored by Sunil Chhetri and Robin Singh while the Dempo goal came from a penalty strike by Tolgay Özbey. This was the first time Bengaluru FC won the tournament. With 6 goals, Sunil Chhetri was the joint top-scorer of tournament. As the winner, Bengaluru FC are also guaranteed a play-off round spot in 2016 AFC Cup.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, Durand cup
Bengaluru FC participated in the Durand Cup for the first time in their history and were placed in Group C, along with Mohammedan and SESA Football Academy.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, Durand cup
In the first game against Mohammedan, Bengaluru FC led 2–0 at halftime with goals scored by skipper Sunil Chhetri in the 6th minute and Eugeneson Lyngdoh in the 38th minute. Alfred Jaryan scored one goal for Mohammedan in 68th minute, but Bengaluru FC held on to the lead and won their first match in the tournament. In the dramatic second game against SESA Football Academy, Bengaluru FC took lead in 66th minute when Sunil Chhetri was awarded a penalty, but Angelo Colaco and Melwyn Fernandes scored two goals in 79th minute and 92nd minute to get SESA a 1–2 lead. In the closing minutes though, Melwyn Fernandes was sent-off for pulling down John Johnson and Bengaluru FC were awarded another penalty. Sunil Chhetri scored the penalty and Bengaluru FC were through to semi-finals having scored one more goal than SESA, points and goal difference being same for both the teams.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, Durand cup
In the semi-finals, Bengaluru faced Group A winner Salgaocar. Both sides failed to score in the regular time and extra-time. In the penalty shoot-out, Sunil Chhetri missed the second penalty and Bengaluru's Durand Cup campaign ended after losing 5–4 in the penalty shoot-out. Salgaocar went on to win the trophy.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season, Accolades
Eugeneson Lyngdoh was awarded Best midfielder of I-League for 2014–15 in All India Football Federation awards.


2014–15 Bengaluru FC season, International caps
Players called for senior international duty during the 2014–15 season while under contract with Bengaluru FC.


2014–15 Bermudian Premier Division
The 2014–15 Bermudian Premier Division is the 52nd season of the highest competitive football league in Bermuda, which was founded in 1963.


2014–15 Bermudian Premier Division, Overview
The competition started in September 2014 and finished in March 2015. Dandy Town Hornets were the defending champions, having won their seventh league championship the season before.


2014–15 Bermudian Premier Division, Overview
Somerset Trojans won the league title in March 2015 after beating Southampton Rangers 3-0 on the final day of the competition, leaving Hornets trailing three points.


2014–15 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team represented Bethune–Cookman University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by fourth year head coach Gravelle Craig, played their home games at the Moore Gymnasium and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 11–21, 7–9 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC Tournament to Coppin State.


2014–15 Beşiktaş J.K. season
The 2014–15 season will be the 111th year of Beşiktaş J.K. and their 57th consecutive year in the Süper Lig.


2014–15 Beşiktaş J.K. season, Stadium
Atatürk Olympic Stadium is the homeground for Beşiktaş J.K. right now, but the club's new stadium might be their new homeground this season. Its capacity is 41.903 and it seems like it will be finished in the second half.


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


2014–15 Beşiktaş J.K. season, Competitions, Turkish Cup
After finishing in the top four of the previous season's Süper Lig, Beşiktaş qualified for the group stages. Beşiktaş was placed in Group F, along with Adana Demirspor, Çaykur Rizespor and Sarıyer. Beşiktaş finished second.


2014–15 Bharat FC season
The 2014–15 season will be Bharat FC's first season in the I-League and first season in existence.


2014–15 Bharat FC season, Background
On 25 August 2014 it was announced that Kalyani Group had won the bidding rights to a new I-League team and that they would base the team in Pune, Maharashtra. On 4 November 2014 it was announced that former Wolverhampton Wanderers defender Stuart Watkiss would be the first head coach of the team's history. Then, six days later, on 10 November, it was announced that the team had signed their first player in New Zealand international Kris Bright. On 15 November, Stanley Rozario was appointed as the assistant coach. On 23 November, the team was officially unveiled as Bharat FC.


2014–15 Bharat FC season, Pre-season
The club started the season with two friendlies against Bombay Engineer Group, which they won 3–0 and the second one 5–0, courtesy two goals from Steven Dias and a goal each from Subhash Singh, Surojit Bose and Jayashelan Prasad. In the last friendly before the season, Bharat FC played against Air India and managed a 2–2 draw with a goal each from Kris Bright and Gunashekar Vignesh.


2014–15 Bharat FC season, I-League, 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 Biathlon World Cup
The 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup is a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 30 November 2014 in Östersund, Sweden, and ended on 22 March 2015 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup
A new event, called the "Single mixed relay", made its World Cup debut on 6 February 2015 in Nové Město. This event involves one male and one female biathlete each completing two legs consisting of one prone and one standing shoot.


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup, Calendar
Below is the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2014–15 season.


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup, Retirements
Following notable biathletes announced their retirement during or after the 2014–15 season:


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Individual Men
The 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Individual Men started on Wednesday December 3, 2014 in Östersund and finished on Thursday March 12, 2015 at the World Championships in Kontiolahti. The defending titlist Emil Hegle Svendsen of Norway finished on the 3rd place. Serhiy Semenov of Ukraine won the title.


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Individual Men, Competition format
The 20 kilometres (12 mi) individual race is the oldest biathlon event; the distance is skied over five laps. The biathlete shoots four times at any shooting lane, in the order of prone, standing, prone, standing, totalling 20 targets. For each missed target a fixed penalty time, usually one minute, is added to the skiing time of the biathlete. Competitors' starts are staggered, normally by 30 seconds.


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Individual Women
The 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Individual Women started on Thursday December 4, 2014 in Östersund and finished on Wednesday March 11, 2015 at the World Championships in Kontiolahti. The defending titlist Gabriela Soukalová of Czech Republic finished on the 6th place. Kaisa Mäkäräinen of Finland won the title.


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Individual Women, Competition format
The 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) individual race is the oldest biathlon event; the distance is skied over five laps. The biathlete shoots four times at any shooting lane, in the order of prone, standing, prone, standing, totalling 20 targets. For each missed target a fixed penalty time, usually one minute, is added to the skiing time of the biathlete. Competitors' starts are staggered, normally by 30 seconds.


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Men
The 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Men started on Sunday December 21, 2014 in Pokljuka and finished on Sunday March 22, 2015 in Khanty-Mansiysk. The defending titlist Martin Fourcade of France finished on the 3rd place. Anton Shipulin of Russia won the title.


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Women
The 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Women started on Sunday December 21, 2014 in Pokljuka and finished on Sunday March 22, 2015 in Khanty-Mansiysk. Defending titlist Darya Domracheva of Belarus finished in 3rd place. Franziska Preuß of Germany won the title.


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Women, Competition format
World Cup Mass starts are held with only the 30 top ranking athletes on the start line. All biathletes start at the same time and the first across the finish line wins.


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Women, Competition format
The distance of 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) is skied over five laps; there are four bouts of shooting (two prone, two standing, in that order) with the first shooting bout being at the lane corresponding to the competitor's bib number (Bib #10 shoots at lane #10 regardless of position in race), with the rest of the shooting bouts being on a first-come, first-served basis (If a competitor arrives at the lane in fifth place, they shoot at lane 5). As in sprint and pursuit, competitors must ski one 150 metres (490 ft) penalty loop for each miss.


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Mixed Relay
The 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Mixed Relay started at Sunday November 30, 2014 in Östersund and finished in 2015 in Kontiolahti.


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Mixed Relay, Competition format
The relay teams consist of four biathletes. Legs 1 and 2 are done by the women, legs 3 and 4 by the men. The women's legs are 6 km and men's legs are 7.5 km. Every athlete's leg is skied over three laps, with two shooting rounds; one prone, one standing. For every round of five targets there are eight bullets available, though the last three can only be single-loaded manually one at a time from spare round holders or bullets deposited by the competitor into trays or onto the mat at the firing line.


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Mixed Relay, Competition format
If after eight bullets there are still misses, one 150 m penalty loop must be taken for each missed target remaining. The first-leg participants all start at the same time, and as in cross-country skiing relays, every athlete of a team must touch the team's next-leg participant to perform a valid changeover.


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Mixed Relay, Competition format
On the first shooting stage of the first leg, the participant must shoot in the lane corresponding to their bib number (bib #10 shoots at lane #10 regardless of their position in the race), then for the remainder of the relay, the athletes shoot at the lane in the position they arrived (arrive at the range in 5th place, shoot at lane five).


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Mixed Relay, Competition format
The single mixed relay involves one male and one female biathlete each completing two legs consisting of one prone and one standing shoot.


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Men
The 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Men started on Saturday December 6, 2014 in Östersund and finished on Saturday March 21, 2015 in Khanty-Mansiysk. Martin Fourcade of France successfully defended his title.


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Men, Competition format
This is a pursuit competition. The biathletes' starts are separated by their time differences from a previous race, most commonly a sprint race. The contestants ski a distance of 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) over five laps. On four of the laps, the contestants shoot at targets; each miss requires the contestant to ski a penalty loop of 150 metres (490 ft). There are two prone shooting bouts and two standing bouts, in that order. The contestant crossing the finish line first is the winner.


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Men, Competition format
To prevent awkward and/or dangerous crowding of the skiing loops, and overcapacity at the shooting range, World Cup Pursuits are held with only the 60 top ranking biathletes after the preceding race. The biathletes shoot (on a first-come, first-served basis) at the lane corresponding to the position they arrived for all shooting bouts.


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Men, Competition format
Points are awarded for each event, according to each contestant's finish. When all events are completed. the contestant with the highest number of points is declared the season winner.


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Women
The 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Women started on Sunday December 7, 2014 in Östersund and finished on Saturday March 21, 2015 in Khanty-Mansiysk. Kaisa Mäkäräinen of Finland successfully defended her title.


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Women, Competition format
This is a pursuit competition. The biathletes' starts are separated by their time differences from a previous race, most commonly a sprint race. The contestants ski a distance of 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) over five laps. On four of the laps, the contestants shoot at targets; each miss requires the contestant to ski a penalty loop of 150 metres (490 ft). There are two prone shooting bouts and two standing bouts, in that order. The contestant crossing the finish line first is the winner.


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Women, Competition format
To prevent awkward and/or dangerous crowding of the skiing loops, and overcapacity at the shooting range, World Cup Pursuits are held with only the 60 top ranking biathletes after the preceding race. The biathletes shoot (on a first-come, first-served basis) at the lane corresponding to the position they arrived for all shooting bouts.


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Women, Competition format
Points are awarded for each event, according to each contestant's finish. When all events are completed. the contestant with the highest number of points is declared the season winner.


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Men
Overall | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Men
Östersund | Hochfilzen | Pokljuka | Oberhof | RuhpoldingAntholz | Nové Město | Holmenkollen | Khanty-Mansiysk


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Men
The 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Men started on Saturday December 13, 2014 in Hochfilzen and finished on Saturday March 14, 2015 at the World Championships in Kontiolahti. The defending titlist Germany finished on the 3nd place. The title was won by Russia.


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Men, Competition format
The relay teams consist of four biathletes, who each ski 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi), each leg skied over three laps, with two shooting rounds; one prone, one standing. For every round of five targets there are eight bullets available, though the last three can only be single-loaded manually one at a time from spare round holders or bullets deposited by the competitor into trays or onto the mat at the firing line. If after eight bullets there are still misses, one 150 m penalty loop must be taken for each missed target remaining.


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Men, Competition format
The first-leg participants start all at the same time, and as in cross-country skiing relays, every athlete of a team must touch the team's next-leg participant to perform a valid changeover. On the first shooting stage of the first leg, the participant must shoot in the lane corresponding to their bib number (Bib #10 shoots at lane #10 regardless of position in race. ), then for the remainder of the relay, the relay team shoots at the lane in the position they arrived (Arrive at the range in 5th place, you shoot at lane five. ).


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Women
The 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Women started on Saturday December 13, 2014 in Hochfilzen and finished on Friday March 13, 2015 at the World Championships in Kontiolahti. The defending titlist Germany finished on the 2nd place. The title was won by the Czech Republic.


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Women, Competition format
The relay teams consist of four biathletes, who each ski 6 kilometres (3.7 mi), each leg skied over three laps, with two shooting rounds; one prone, one standing. For every round of five targets there are eight bullets available, though the last three can only be single-loaded manually one at a time from spare round holders or bullets deposited by the competitor into trays or onto the mat at the firing line. If after eight bullets there are still misses, one 150 m penalty loop must be taken for each missed target remaining.


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Women, Competition format
The first-leg participants start all at the same time, and as in cross-country skiing relays, every athlete of a team must touch the team's next-leg participant to perform a valid changeover. On the first shooting stage of the first leg, the participant must shoot in the lane corresponding to their bib number (Bib #10 shoots at lane #10 regardless of position in race. ), then for the remainder of the relay, the relay team shoots at the lane in the position they arrived (Arrive at the range in 5th place, you shoot at lane five. ).


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Men
The 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Men started on Saturday December 6, 2014 in Östersund and finished on Thursday March 19, 2015 in Khanty-Mansiysk. Martin Fourcade of France successfully defended his title.


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Men, Competition format
The 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) sprint race is the third oldest biathlon event; the distance is skied over three laps. The biathlete shoots two times at any shooting lane, first prone, then standing, totalling 10 targets. For each missed target the biathlete has to complete a penalty lap of around 150 metres. Competitors' starts are staggered, normally by 30 seconds.


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Women
The 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Women started on Saturday December 6, 2014 in Östersund and finished on Friday March 20, 2015 in Khanty-Mansiysk. The defending titlist Kaisa Mäkäräinen of Finland finished on the 2nd place. Darya Domracheva of Belarus won the title.


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Women, Competition format
The 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) sprint race is the third oldest biathlon event; the distance is skied over three laps. The biathlete shoots two times at any shooting lane, first prone, then standing, totalling 10 targets. For each missed target the biathlete has to complete a penalty lap of around 150 metres. Competitors' starts are staggered, normally by 30 seconds.


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 1
The 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 1 was the opening event of the season and was held in Östersund, Sweden, from 30 November until 7 December 2014.


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 2
The 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 2 was held in Hochfilzen, Austria, from 12 December until 15 December 2014.


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 3
The 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 3 was held in Pokljuka, Slovenia, from 18 December until 21 December 2014.


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 4
The 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 4 was held in Oberhof, Germany, from 7 January until 11 January 2015.


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 5
The 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 5 was held in Ruhpolding, Germany, from 14 January until 18 January 2015.


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6
The 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 was held in Rasen-Antholz, Italy, from 22 January until 25 January 2015.


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 7
The 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 7 was held in Nové Město, Czech Republic, from 6 February until 8 February 2015.


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 8
The 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 8 was held in Holmenkollen, Norway, from 12 February until 15 February 2015.


2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9
The 2014–15 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 9 was held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, from 19 March until 22 March 2015.


2014–15 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season
The 2014–15 Big 12 men's basketball season began with practices in October 2014, followed by the start of the regular-season on November 14. Conference play is scheduled to begin on January 6, 2015, and conclude with the 2015 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament, beginning March 11, 2015 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City.


2014–15 Big Bash League season
The 2014–15 Big Bash League season or BBL|04 was the fourth season of the Big Bash League (BBL), the premier Twenty20 cricket competition in Australia. The fourth edition ran from 18 December 2014 to 28 January 2015. The league ran two weeks longer as compared to the previous season. The opening match of the 2014–15 Big Bash League was played between Adelaide Strikers and Melbourne Stars on 18 December at the Adelaide Oval. The format of fourth season is same as previous season. A total of 35 matches will be played during the Big Bash 2014–15 season.


2014–15 Big Bash League season
The Perth Scorchers won back-to-back titles by defeating the Sydney Sixers by 4 wickets on the last ball of the match. The final was also the final match of Brett Lee's career. It was hosted at Canberra's Manuka Oval.


2014–15 Big Bash League season
Jacques Kallis of the Sydney Thunder was named 'Player of the Tournament' for his 235 runs and 6 wickets in the tournament. Jason Behrendorff of the Scorchers was named 'Young Gun of the Tournament' for his 15 wickets in the season.


2014–15 Big Bash League season, Regular season, Fixtures
There were 32 matches played during the group stage of the fourth edition of the Big Bash League. To address poor attendances and late finishing matches most matches started half an hour earlier, with matches in this time slot now 07:10pm AEDST. However, some matches including the final still started at 07:40pm AEDST.


2014–15 Big Bash League season, Knockout phase, Semi finals
The top four teams from the group stage qualified for the semi finals.


2014–15 Big Bash League season, Knockout phase, Final
The winners of the 2 semi-finals qualified for the finals.


2014–15 Big East Conference men's basketball season
The 2014–15 Big East Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2014, followed by the start of the followed by the start of the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. This is the 36th year in the conference's history, but the second as a non-football conference, which officially formed on July 1, 2013. While the first game involving two conference members took place during the Battle 4 Atlantis, it did not count in the Big East standings; conference play officially began on New Year's Eve 2014. The season concluded in March with the 2015 Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York City.


2014–15 Big East Conference men's basketball season, Regular season
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.


2014–15 Big South Conference men's basketball season
The 2014–15 Big South Conference men's basketball season began on November 14, 2014, and concluded in March with the 2015 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament played at the HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina.


2014–15 Big South Conference men's basketball season
It was the Big South's 30th season of men's basketball. The league was reduced to eleven members for the first time since 2011–12 with the loss of VMI to the Southern Conference. Because of this, the Big South dropped the divisional format it utilized the previous two seasons, and played an eighteen-game conference schedule, as opposed to sixteen the year prior.