2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, August
After months of speculation, Ángel Di María completed his move to Manchester United for a British record fee of €75 million (£59.7M) on 26 August. The deal also includes a possible of €5.5 million (£4.3M) in add-ons.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, August
Xabi Alonso joined Bayern Munich for €10 million on 29 August 2014.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, August
After winning their first league match against Córdoba 2–0 by goals from Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo, Madrid lost their first game in this years league campaign at Real Sociedad 2–4. Even though Los Blancos took the early two-goal lead by Sergio Ramos and Gareth Bale, Sociedad tied the game at halftime before they went on to score two more in the second half.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, September
On 1 September 2014, Madrid signed Javier Hernández on a season-long loan deal from Manchester United. Real Madrid has the option to buy the player for a fee of €22 million next season. He will be Real Madrid's first Mexican player in 22 years, with Hugo Sánchez being the last one to play there.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, September
The match between Real and Atlético was the third meeting of this season already. After the visitors took the early lead, Ronaldo scored the equalizer through a penalty before Arda Turan scored the decisive goal 14 minutes before the end of the match.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, September
In their first Champions League match after winning La Decima, Madrid got off to a good start by defeating Basel 5–1, scoring four goals in 22 minutes during the first half.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, September
Real Madrid then faced Deportivo de La Coruña at the Riazor, then the only stadium in the league at which Ronaldo had not scored in. Real went on to win the match 8–2, with a hat-trick from Ronaldo and a brace each by Bale and Hernández, while James chipped in with a goal. This also marked the first time that Real had scored eight goals on the road in the league. With that, Real scored 13 goals in just two matches in a span of four days. Madrid continued their fine scoring form with a 5–1 win over Elche CF, with Ronaldo scoring four times.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, September
A goal each from Luka Modrić and Ronaldo helped Real beat Villarreal 2–0, with Ronaldo scoring his tenth league goal in only five games.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, October
In the Champions League, Madrid took on newcomers Ludogorets Razgrad. After a surprising start, a missed penalty and being down 0–1, Ronaldo and Benzema were able to turn the game around to a 2–1 win.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, October
Back to the league campaign, Madrid took on Athletic Bilbao at home and came up with a convincing 5–0 victory, thanks to a hat trick from Ronaldo and a brace from Benzema.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, October
After the international break, Madrid faced Levante at their home stadium. Ronaldo got the scoring going with a penalty and Hernández made it a 2–0 half time lead. After the break, again Ronaldo, James and Isco made it a 5–0 victory.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, October
In the third matchday of the Champions League they visited Anfield to face Liverpool. Ronaldo and a brace from Benzema gave the "all whites" a 3–0 win.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, October
Back to La Liga, Real took on Barcelona in another edition of El Clásico. Despite an early shock by Neymar, Ronaldo was able to tie the game by half-time through a penalty. Pepe and Benzema scored in the second half to give Madrid a 3–1 victory.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, October
Starting the 2014–15 Copa del Rey campaign, Madrid took on Cornellà while resting several first team squad members. Two goals from Raphaël Varane, one from Hernández and Marcelo gave Real a 4–1 victory.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, November
The new month started with an away trip to Granada, which was ended successfully in a 4–0 victory after goals from Ronaldo, a Rodríguez brace and Benzema. This marked the seventh straight win for Real.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, November
Taking on Liverpool at the fourth matchday of the Champions League campaign, Real was able to get a narrow 1–0 victory, by a goal from Benzema. With this victory, Real booked their spot in the Round of 16 two matchdays before the group stage finished.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, November
Before the international break, the "whites" took on Rayo Vallecano. Bale, who returned from injury and Ramos got Madrid a 2–0 lead, which was reduced to a one-goal lead at halftime. Toni Kroos with his first goal for Madrid, Benzema and Ronaldo lifted Real to a 5–1 victory.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, November
With Modrić sidelined due to an injury, Madrid took on SD Eibar for the first time in club history. Real got a 4–0 victory after a brace from Ronaldo and goals from James and Benzema, which secured their top position in the league.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, November
Thanks to a goal from Ronaldo, Madrid won against Basel in the Champions League, which marked their 15th consecutive win in all competitions.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, November
In an away match at Málaga, Real was able to squeeze out a 1–2 win after goals from Benzema and Bale. This marked their 16th win in a row and their second "perfect" month of the season.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, December
In their second leg match against Cornellà, Ancelotti opted to rest regular starters and give other players a chance. The game marked also the return of Jesé, who also scored in a 5–0 victory (9–1 on aggregate), alongside a brace from Rodríguez, a goal from Isco and an own goal.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, December
Playing with their regular starter team, Madrid took on Celta de Vigo and won 3–0, thanks to a hat-trick by Ronaldo, who scored his 200th league goal for Real Madrid. It's Ronaldo's fourth hat-trick in the season.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, December
Madrid finished up the group stage of the Champions League with a 4–0 victory over Ludogorets Razgrad with goals from Ronaldo, Bale, Álvaro Arbeloa and Álvaro Medrán. With that win, Madrid set a new record in Spanish football by winning their 19th-straight game.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, December
Real Madrid won their 20th consecutive match against Almería 4–1 after a brace from Ronaldo and goals from Isco and Bale.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, December
Their next game took place at 2014 FIFA Club World Cup against Cruz Azul at the semi-finals. Goals from Ramos, Bale, Benzema and Isco secured a 4–0 victory and a place at the final.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, December
The final was played and won against San Lorenzo from Argentina after goals from Ramos and Bale, 2–0. It was the first title for Madrid. It was also their consecutive 22nd win in the current season.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, January
The new year started off with an away game at the Mestalla Stadium facing Valencia. Even though Ronaldo got Real in front, Madrid was not able to close the game and lost 1–2. This was the first loss after 22-straight wins.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, January
Facing Atlético Madrid in the first leg of the Copa del Rey round of 16, the "whites" were not able to come away with a win and lost 0–2.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, January
Against Espanyol, goals from Rodríguez, Bale and Nacho, who scored his first professional goal for Madrid, secured Real a 3–0 victory to get back on track after two consecutive losses.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, January
In the second leg of the Copa Del Rey round of 16, Real went against Atlético Madrid. And with goals from Ronaldo and Ramos, the El Derbi madrileño ended up in a draw with final result being 2–2. Real got themselves out of the competition as the aggregate was 2–4.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, January
Against Getafe, Madrid was able to squeeze a 3–0 victory after second half goals from Bale and a brace from Ronaldo.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, January
In the transfer period, Madrid signed Martin Ødegaard and Lucas Silva. Ødegaard would only train with the first team but play with Real Madrid Castilla.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, January
Starting the second half of the season at Córdoba, Real needed a late penalty converted by Bale to come away with a 2–1 victory. Benzema scored the equalizer in the first half while Ronaldo was sent off by the referee.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, January
A brace from Benzema and goals from Rodríguez and Ramos secured a 4–1 home victory for Madrid against Real Sociedad to finish January.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, February
In their first match of February, Real earned a 2–1 win against Sevilla, with goals from Rodríguez and Jesé.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, February
Without five regular starters, Real suffered a 0–4 loss against Atlético, with goals from Tiago, a wonderful overhead kick from Saúl in the first half, and goals from Antoine Griezmann and Mario Mandžukić in the second half.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, February
Goals from Isco and Benzema gave Madrid a 2–0 victory against Deportivo.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, February
In a rematch of last year's Round of 16 match in the Champions League against Schalke 04, Real secured a 2–0 first leg victory with goals from Ronaldo and Marcelo.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, February
Goals from Benzema and Ronaldo against Elche gave Real a four-point gap at the top of the table.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, March
A goal from Ronaldo, which made him the first player to score over 30 goals in five consecutive season in a European top league, was not enough to get past Villarreal, as the game ended 1–1.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, March
Madrid visited Bilbao the next matchday and lost 0–1, with a header from Aritz Aduriz in the 26th minute.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, March
Taking on Schalke in the return leg of the round of 16 in the Champions League, Real had their hands full not to get knocked out. Two goals from Ronaldo and another one from Benzema saved Real's victory on aggregate, even though they lost the game 3–4.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, March
A first half brace from Bale gifted Madrid a 2–0 win against Levante before the Clásico.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, March
Real suffered a major setback in the title race after losing to Barcelona 1–2. A goal from Ronaldo was not enough.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, April
On 1 April, Madrid confirmed the signing of Porto and Brazil full back Danilo for a fee of €31 million on a five-year deal; he will join the squad at the beginning of the 2015–16 season.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, April
Coming out the international break, Real thrashed Granada 9–1 at the Bernabéu in which Ronaldo scored five goals. The other goals came from Bale, a brace from Benzema and an own goal.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, April
Playing at Vallecano, Madrid was held scoreless until minutes after the hour mark before Ronaldo and Rodríguez helped Real to get a 2–0 victory.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, April
Goals from Ronaldo, Hernández and Jesé gave Madrid a 3–0 win over Eibar while resting some key players.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, April
Real visited the Vicente Calderón to play with their local rivals Atlético Madrid in the first leg of the quarter-finals in the Champions League. The match ended in a goalless draw. This was the seventh time both teams faced each other this season.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, April
Against Málaga, the "whites" were able to get a 3–1 victory after goals from Ramos, Rodríguez and Ronaldo. The goal by Ronaldo secured him the fifth consecutive year of scoring at least 50 goals.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, April
A late goal from Hernández gave Real their first victory in eight matches against Atlético this year and helped them to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, April
A brace from Hernández and goals from Rodríguez and Kroos gave Madrid a 2–4 win at Vigo to keep their title dreams alive.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, April
In a midweek game, Real was able to get past Almería by a score of 3–0, thanks to a goals from Álvaro Arbeloa, an own goal and a wonder goal from Rodríguez.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, May
A hat-trick from Ronaldo pushed Madrid to a 3–2 win over Sevilla. This was Sevilla's first home defeat since 13 March 2014, when they lost 2–0 to Betis in the Europa League round of 16, and their first home league defeat since 9 February 2014, when they lost 4–1 to Barcelona.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, May
Despite a goal from Ronaldo, Real came up short in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals against Juventus 1–2.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, May
A 2–2 draw against Valencia, with goals from Pepe and Isco damaged the hopes of winning the league title.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, May
The return leg against Juventus ended in a 1–1 draw and the goal of defending the Champions League title was shattered in the semi-finals.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, May
A hat-trick from Ronaldo and a 4–1 victory over Espanyol was not enough to capture the title as Barcelona won their game 1–0 against Atlético Madrid, which assured Real Madrid the second place until the end of the season. This was Ronaldo's seventh hat-trick of the season.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Season overview, May
In their last match of the season, Real hosted Getafe and defeated them 7–3 with a hat-trick from Ronaldo, who finished the season scoring 61 goals in all competitions, breaking his own record from 2011–12. The Portuguese also became the highest scoring Madridista for the sixth consecutive season. He would go on to accomplish the feat every season until 2018 when he left the club.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Statistics, Squad statistics
1 Includes 2014 Supercopa de España, 2014 UEFA Super Cup and 2014 FIFA Club World Cup.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Statistics, Squad statistics
† denotes players that left the club during the season.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Statistics, Goals
1 Includes 2014 Supercopa de España, 2014 UEFA Super Cup and 2014 FIFA Club World Cup.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 23 May 2015Source: MatchesOrdered by ,  and  = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2014–15 Real Madrid CF season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
1 Includes 2014–15 Copa del Rey, 2014 Supercopa de España, 2014 UEFA Super Cup and 2014 FIFA Club World Cup.


2014–15 Real Oviedo season
The 2014–15 season is the ninth season in Segunda División B played by Real Oviedo, a Spanish football club based in Oviedo, Asturias.


2014–15 Real Oviedo season, Kit, Kit information
For this season the shirt sponsor is Asac Comunicaciones, an Asturian computing consultancy with delegations in Catalonia and Galicia since round 5 match against Guijuelo onwards. The kits were unveiled by the club on 25 July 2014. Home kit includes the words "Pride, Courage and Drive" who are part of the club's anthem on back while third kit includes two small crests below the current crest representing Club Deportivo Oviedo and Real Stadium Club Ovetense, the two teams merged in 1926 to create the Real Oviedo. Additionally like last season an alternative third kit will be orange in recognition of the work of the Sandra Ibarra's Foundation against cancer. The kit also features on the back two sponsors: Tartiere Auto and Grupo Cominacalia. Last one since round 15 match against Zamora onwards.


2014–15 Real Oviedo season, Season overview, Preseason
Last season, Oviedo did not finish in top four positions who granted access to play playoffs for promotion to the Segunda División so the director of football Carmelo del Pozo started the renovation of the squad immediately. On May 13 the first signing was the asturian goalkeeper Esteban who played for Real Oviedo during five seasons between 1997 and 2002. He signed until June 2016. Four days after, Gorka, a substitute for Esteban was signed. Before May ends, Real Oviedo made another signing, the hot prospect Borja Valle


2014–15 Real Oviedo season, Season overview, Preseason
Three more signings were made during June including the return of defender Nacho López who played in Oviedo's youth system and later in the first team until 2008, the veteran striker Miguel Linares who played in Segunda División last five seasons scoring 32 goals in 125 matches  and Dani Bautista a left back who played more than 200 matches in Segunda División


2014–15 Real Oviedo season, Season overview, Preseason
In July, Argentine-Spanish coach Sergio Egea who briefly worked previously with Esteban at Almería was appointed as manager replacing Roberto Robles  Real Oviedo  completes their squad with five new signings including three players with much experience at first-tier (Generelo, Jonathan Vila and Héctor Font)


2014–15 Real Oviedo season, Season overview, Preseason
Oviedo started the preseason on July 23 and played six friendly games including one against their reserve team and the Ramón Losada's trophy against Real Valladolid. Oviedo won the trophy by 1–0 with a goal of Cervero


2014–15 Real Oviedo season, Season overview, August
The club started playing at home against long time rivals Sporting de Gijón reserve team winning 3–1 with a double of Miguel Linares. Unfortunately Borja Valle suffered an injury to his left ankle. Next round the club played with another asturian team, Aviles ending with a 0-0 scoreline.


2014–15 Real Oviedo season, Season overview, September
Oviedo strongly won their three first matches of the month with a total of ten goals scored and only two conceded. But the last match, Oviedo lost their first match against Real Valladolid's reserve team in a match who ended 4-3 for the home team with a goal in minute 87, only two minutes after Josep Señe equalized the match in his first appearance of the season. On September 3 won the first round of Copa del Rey with a contundent 4–0 against basque team Amorebieta and received a bye


2014–15 Real Oviedo season, Season overview, October
Like previous month Oviedo won three of the four league matches with a total of eight goals scored and only one conceded against Celta B. In this match Miguel Linares scored his first hat-trick although the referee pointed incorrectly his first goal to Señé. On October 12 Oviedo suffered a big defeat by 4–1 against Racing Ferrol. Only three days after, Oviedo gets a place in the final phase of Copa del Rey after beating UCAM Murcia with a goal of Miguel Linares in minute 96


2014–15 Real Oviedo season, Season overview, November
Miguel Linares scores two hat-trick in the two home matches reaching 18 goals in league. Only Cristiano Ronaldo scored as many goals as him in the first four levels of Spanish league system getting much attention from the Spanish media. On November 18, reaches the mark of 15,000 season ticket holders only third months after they release the holders campaign for the current season. Carlos Slim (owner of Grupo Carso who controls the 34% of Real Oviedo's shares) becomes the 15,000th. Borja Valle played against Real Murcia his first minutes since the injury suffered in August.


2014–15 Real Oviedo season, Season overview, December
Real Oviedo lost their first home match against Zamora but still holds the first position of the group. On December 4 with many benchwarmers and some players from reserve team draws 0–0 against Real Sociedad in the first match of the Copa del Rey's round of 32. David González makes his debut replacing team's captain Diego Cervero in the minute 58 but in the second game a double of Finnbogason eliminates Real Oviedo from the cup. Allyson makes his debut replacing Diego Cervero in the minute 54. On December 9 Real Oviedo signs Manuel Redondo from thai team Buriram United


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


2014–15 Real Oviedo season, Appearances and goals, Goals
Note: Although Miguel Linares scored a hat-trick against Celta B, the referee conceded his first goal to Señé


2014–15 Real Oviedo season, Appearances and goals, Discipline
Source: MatchesOrdered by ,  and  = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2014–15 Real Sociedad season
The 2014–15 season was Real Sociedad's 68th season in La Liga. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club played during the 2014–15 season.


2014–15 Real Sociedad season, Season summary
In the summer of 2014, Antoine Griezmann was sold to Atlético Madrid while top forward Carlos Vela missed the early stages of the season due to fitness issues. Most performances during pre-season were poor. Real Sociedad faced Scottish side Aberdeen in the UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round. Real Socieded progressed 5–2 on aggregate, although the second leg, away from home, was far from convincing. In the next round, Real Sociedad were emphatically beaten by Russian club Krasnodar. In addition, Gerónimo Rulli suffered a serious injury on his debut.


2014–15 Real Sociedad season, Season summary
The early months of the Liga season followed the same pattern. In early November, Real Sociedad found themselves second from bottom, prompting the club to relieve Jagoba Arrasate of his duties after just the tenth matchday. Soon after his dismissal, former Everton and Manchester United manager David Moyes was announced as the replacement. The Scotsman led the club out of the lower zone of the table and a strong series of results during February and March dispelled fears of relegation. In April, results worsened again, with the club ultimately ending the season in 12th.


2014–15 Real Sociedad season, Season summary
In the Copa del Rey, Real Sociedad eliminated Real Oviedo but fell short against their next opponents, Villarreal.


2014–15 Real Sociedad season, Season summary, Others
In the summer of 2014, Real Sociedad reached an agreement with sportswear manufacturers Adidas which, on 1 July, became the official suppliers of the team's kit and training clothing for all categories from youth to the first team squad.


2014–15 Real Sociedad season, Season summary, Others
On 11 August, Real Sociedad announced an agreement with Qbao.com in which the Chinese company became the club's main sponsor. As part of the new collaboration, the Qbao.com logo was displayed on the first team shirt during the 2014–15 season. The agreement was later renewed until 2020.


2014–15 Real Sociedad season, Season summary, Others
Real Sociedad reached an agreement with Spanish telecommunications provider Telefónica for the lease of audio-visual rights for the team's league matches for the 2015–16 season.


2014–15 Real Sociedad season, Season summary, Others
On 10 December, it was announced that Carlos Vela was named La Liga Player of the Month for November.


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


2014–15 Real Sociedad season, Start formations
Lineup that started most of the club's competitive matches throughout the league.


2014–15 Red Star Belgrade season
This article shows all results & fixtures (official) that the club have played (and will play) during the 2014–15 season. In season 2014–15 Red Star will be competing in Serbian SuperLiga and Serbian Cup.


2014–15 Red Star Belgrade season, Competitions, Serbian Cup
Red Star will participate in the 9th Serbian Cup starting in First Round.


2014–15 Red Star Belgrade season, Competitions, Serbian SuperLiga
The 2014–15 season is Red Star's 9th season in Serbian SuperLiga.


2014–15 Regional Four Day Competition
The 2014–15 Regional Four Day Competition was the 49th edition of the Regional Four Day Competition, the domestic first-class cricket competition for the countries of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). The competition ran from 14 November 2014 to 20 March 2015, with a mid-season gap to allow for the 2014–15 Regional Super50.


2014–15 Regional Four Day Competition
Six teams contested the competition – Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Windward Islands. Unlike in previous seasons, each team played the other teams twice, once at home and once away. Guyana registered eight wins from their ten matches to claim a sixth title. Guyana's Veerasammy Permaul led the tournament in wickets, while Windward Islands batsman Devon Smith led the tournament in runs.


2014–15 Regional Four Day Competition, Statistics, Most runs
The top five run-scorers are included in this table, listed by runs scored and then by batting average.


2014–15 Regional Four Day Competition, Statistics, Most wickets
The top five wicket-takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.


2014–15 Regional Super50
The 2014–15 NAGICO Super50 was the 41st season of the Regional Super50, the domestic limited-overs cricket competition for the countries of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). The competition was played as a standalone tournament, with all matches held in Trinidad and Tobago.


2014–15 Regional Super50
Eight teams contested the competition – the six regular teams of West Indian domestic cricket (Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Windward Islands), and two development teams (Combined Campuses and Colleges and the West Indies under-19 side). The early stages were interrupted by rain, with three matches abandoned in one group. Trinidad and Tobago were undefeated in the group stages, and were eventually joined in the final by Guyana. The final was played at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, with the home team winning by 135 runs to claim its 11th domestic one-day title.


2014–15 Regional Super50, Statistics, Most runs
The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.


2014–15 Regional Super50, Statistics, Most wickets
The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.


2014–15 Regionalliga
The 2014–15 Regionalliga was the seventh season of the Regionalliga, the third under the new format, as the fourth tier of the German football league system. The champions of Regionalliga West – Fortuna Köln – and the winner – SG Sonnenhof Großaspach – and third-placed team - FSV Mainz 05 II - of the Regionalliga Südwest were promoted to the 3. Liga. SV Elversberg, Wacker Burghausen and Saarbrücken were relegated from 3. Liga.


2014–15 Regionalliga, Regionalliga Nord
18 teams from the states of Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein competed in the third season of the reformed Regionalliga Nord. 15 teams were retained from the last season and 3 teams were promoted from the Oberliga – Niedersachsenliga champions Lüneburger SK Hansa and the two Regionalliga North promotion playoff winners VfB Lübeck and FT Braunschweig.


2014–15 Regionalliga, Regionalliga Nordost
16 teams from the states of Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia competed in the third season of the reformed Regionalliga Nordost. 13 teams were retained from the last season and 2 teams that were promoted from the Oberliga. BFC Dynamo qualified by winning NOFV-Oberliga Nord and Bautzen qualified by winning NOFV-Oberliga Süd.


2014–15 Regionalliga, Regionalliga West
18 teams from North Rhine-Westphalia competed in the third season of the reformed Regionalliga West: 15 teams were retained from the last season. FC Kray won Oberliga Niederrhein and Hennef the Oberliga Mittelrhein. Rödinghausen placed second in the Oberliga Westfalen although Arminia Bielefeld II won the competition but was unable to be promoted as the first team played in the 3. Liga.


2014–15 Regionalliga, Regionalliga Südwest
18 teams from Baden-Württemberg, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland competed in the third season of the Regionalliga Südwest. Elversberg and Saarbrücken relegated from the 3. Liga. 13 teams were retained from last season and 3 teams were promoted from the Oberliga: Astoria Walldorf won the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg and Pirmasens won the Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar. As no team from the Hessenliga applied for a licence, the second-placed teams of the other Oberligas had a play-off match which was won by Nöttingen.


2014–15 Regionalliga, Regionalliga Bayern
18 teams from Bavaria competed in the third season of the Regionalliga Bayern. 13 teams were retained from the last season. Wacker Burghausen relegated from the 3. Liga. 2 teams were promoted from the Bayernliga. Bayreuth won Bayernliga Nord and Garching - runner-up of the Bayernliga Süd - gained promotion due to the withdrawal from competition of BC Aichach.


2014–15 Regionalliga, Promotion play-offs
The draw for the 2014–15 promotion play-offs was held on 12 April, with another draw between the Regionalliga Südwest teams held on 2 May 2015.


2014–15 Regionalliga, Promotion play-offs, Summary
The first legs were played on 27 May, and the second legs were played on 31 May 2015.


2014–15 Rensselaer Engineers women's ice hockey season
The Rensselaer Engineers represented Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in ECAC women's ice hockey during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Engineers did not qualify for the ECAC tournament.


2014–15 Republika Srpska Cup
The 2014–15 Republika Srpska Cup (Serbo-Croatian Latin: Kup Republike Srpske, Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: Куп Републикe Српскe) is the eleventh occurrence of the Republika Srpska Cup, the secondary knock-out competition for clubs from Republika Srpska.


2014–15 Republika Srpska Cup
Organised by the Football Association of Republika Srpska, the tournament started around September 2014 and got concluded in June 2015. The defending champions wereFK Radnik Bijeljina, while FK Rudar Prijedor were the new champions after beating FK Krupa in the final.


2014–15 Republika Srpska Cup, Round of 32
The Round of 32 was played in September 2014. A total of 32 teams competed in one-legged ties, with the winners progressing to the next round. In the result of a draw in regulation time, two 15 minute periods of extra time are to be played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if the scores are still level.


2014–15 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Rhode Island Rams basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by third year head coach Dan Hurley, played their home games at the Ryan Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 13–5 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the A-10 Tournament where they lost to Dayton. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Iona in the first round before losing in the second round to Stanford.


2014–15 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team, Previous season
The Rams finished the season with an overall record of 14–18, with a record of 5–11 in the Atlantic 10 regular season to finish in a tie for tenth place. In the 2014 Atlantic 10 Tournament, the Rams were defeated by Massachusetts in the second round.


2014–15 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team
The 2014–15 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team will represent the University of Rhode Island during the 2014–15 college basketball season. Daynia La-Force assumes the responsibility as head coach for her first season. The Rams were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the Ryan Center. They finished the season 17–13, 8–8 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 Women's Tournament where they lost to Duquesne.


2014–15 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team, 2014–15 media
All Rams home games and most conference road games that aren't televised will be shown on the A-10 Digital Network.


2014–15 Rice Owls men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Rice Owls men's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by first year head coach Mike Rhoades, played their home games at Tudor Fieldhouse and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 12–20, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in a four way tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament where they lost to Louisiana Tech.


2014–15 Rice Owls men's basketball team, Previous season
The Owls finished the season 7–23, 2–14 in C-USA play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Tournament to North Texas.


2014–15 Rice Owls women's basketball team
The 2014–15 Rice Owls women's basketball team represents Rice University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by ninth year head coach Greg Williams, play their home games at the Tudor Fieldhouse and are members of Conference USA. They finished the season 9–21, 4–14 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for twelfth place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Women's Tournament to Old Dominion in the 9th inning.


2014–15 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Richmond competed as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) under tenth-year head coach Chris Mooney and played its home games at the Robins Center. They finished the season 21–14, 12–6 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-10 Tournament to VCU. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated St. Francis Brooklyn in the first round and Arizona State in the second round to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Miami (FL).


2014–15 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team, Previous season
The Spiders finished the season with an overall record of 19–14, with a record of 8–8 in the Atlantic 10 regular season to finish in seventh place. In the 2014 Atlantic 10 Tournament the Spiders were defeated by VCU in the quarterfinals. Despite having 19 wins, they did not participate in a post season tournament.


2014–15 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team
The 2014–15 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team will represent the University of Richmond during the 2014–15 college basketball season. Michael Shafer assumes the responsibility as head coach for his tenth season. The Spiders were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the Robins Center. They finished the season 19–14, 9–7 in A-10 play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament where they lost to Fordham. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where defeated Stetson in the first round before losing to a A-10 member Duquense in the second round.


2014–15 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team, 2014–15 media
All Spiders games are broadcast on WTVR 6.3 with Robert Fish on the call. The games are also streamed on .


2014–15 Rider Broncs men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Rider Broncs men's basketball team represented Rider University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncs, led by third year head coach Kevin Baggett, played their home games at Alumni Gymnasium and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The team's top performers were seniors Teddy Okereafor and Matt Lopez. Walk-on senior Emerson Bursis served as team captain. The Broncs finished the season 21–12, 15–5 in MAAC play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAAC Tournament to Saint Peter's. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Loyola–Chicago.


2014–15 Riksserien season
The 2014–15 Riksserien season was the eighth season of the Swedish Women's Hockey League. The season began in September 2014 and ended in March 2015. After going undefeated during the regular season, Linköping HC won their second consecutive Swedish championship.


2014–15 Riksserien season
It was the last season in which the league played with eight teams, expanding to ten before the 2015–16 season, the last season in which Piteå-based Munksund-Skuthamns SK played, being taken over by Luleå HF in the summer of 2015, and the first season in which SDE Hockey played in the top flight.


2014–15 Riksserien season
In the relegation playoffs against the top Damettan teams, both SDE and IF Sundsvall Hockey were able to keep their place in the SDHL, being joined by HV71 and Djurgårdens IF for the 2015–16 season.


2014–15 Riksserien season, Standings
Each team played 28 regular season games, with three points being awarded for winning in regulation time, two points for winning in overtime or shootout, one point for losing in overtime or shootout, and zero points for losing in regulation time. At the end of the regular season, the team that finishes with the most points is crowned the league champion.


2014–15 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team represented Robert Morris University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonials, led by fifth year head coach Andrew Toole, played their home games at the Charles L. Sewall Center and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 12–6 in NEC play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Wagner, Bryant, and St. Francis Brooklyn to be champions of the NEC Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated North Florida in the First Four before losing in the second round to Duke.


2014–15 Robert Morris Colonials women's ice hockey season
The Robert Morris Colonials women represented Robert Morris University in CHA women's ice hockey during the 2014-15 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Colonials finished conference play in fourth place, and were eliminated in the first round of the CHA Tournament by RIT. The RMU women were among the best in the nation in blocked shots


2014–15 Rochdale A.F.C. season
The 2014–15 season was the 94th season of competitive football for Rochdale. Rochdale returned to Football League One for 2014–15 following promotion in 2013–14 Football League Two.


2014–15 Rochdale A.F.C. season
Rochdale began the season on 9 August 2014, with the opening game of their League One campaign. They also competed in the two domestic cups, the FA Cup and the League Cup.


2014–15 Rochdale A.F.C. season, Background
Rochdale finished third in the League two last season meaning that they gained automatic promotion to League One. Scott Hogan, George Donnelly and Matt Done left the club. Rochdale completed their first signing of the season on 15 May 2014 with the acquisition of Jack Muldoon from Workshop Town on a free transfer, and followed this up in the following five days with Sean McGinty from Sheffield United.


2014–15 Rochdale A.F.C. season, Players, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.


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


2014–15 Rochdale A.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 Rochdale A.F.C. season, Match details, League Cup
The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Rochdale were drawn at home to Preston North End.


2014–15 Rochdale A.F.C. season, Transfers, Out
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.


2014–15 Rochester Lancers season
The 2014–15 Rochester Lancers season was the fourth and final season of the Rochester Lancers professional indoor soccer club. The Lancers, an Eastern Division team in the Major Arena Soccer League, played their home games at Blue Cross Arena in downtown Rochester, New York.


2014–15 Rochester Lancers season
The team was led by owner Salvatore "Soccer Sam" Fantauzzo and head coach Doug Miller. The Lancers finished the regular season with a 10–10 record, making this the first season in the team's four-year history with a record at or above .500. They won the first round of the MASL playoffs but lost to the Baltimore Blast in the Eastern Division final. In July 2015, the team cited a sharp increase in the cost of insurance to more than double the team's payroll costs and announced the end of the franchise.


2014–15 Rochester Lancers season, Season summary
The Lancers began on an up note by defeating the Detroit Waza in overtime, winning their season opener for the first time in franchise history. The team then lost an overtime decision to the Ontario Fury before their first of two three-game winning streaks on the season. The Lancers lost 7 of their next 8 games, defeating only the Detroit Waza between December 27 and January 24.


2014–15 Rochester Lancers season, Season summary
Of the Lancers' 10 wins in the regular season, 3 came from sweeping the season series against Detroit, another 4 from sweeping the Harrisburg Heat, and the remaining 3 from splitting their 6-game series against the Syracuse Silver Knights. The Lancers lost all 4 of their regular season matchups against the Baltimore Blast and all 3 of their games against non-division opponents. Their 10–10 record was good enough for third place in the Eastern Division and a spot in the playoffs. There they defeated Syracuse in a best-of-3 series before facing Baltimore on the road for a winner-take-all Eastern Division Final. The Lancers fell 6–4 to the Blast, ending their season.


2014–15 Rochester Lancers season, History
Launched as an expansion team in the third Major Indoor Soccer League for the 2011–12 season, Rochester went a combined 27–43 in their three seasons as members of the MISL, qualifying for the playoffs only once. After the 2013-14 season, several teams withdrew from the MISL, leading to the league's collapse. Along with five other former MISL teams, the Lancers 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 Baltimore Blast and Syracuse Silver Knights, plus PASL clubs Detroit Waza and Harrisburg Heat.


2014–15 Rochester Lancers 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 will be scored with traditional soccer scoring where each goal is worth one point.


2014–15 Rochester Lancers season, Off-field moves
On December 27, the team will induct four new members into the Rochester Lancers Wall of Fame: former players Dave Sarachan, Eli Durante, and Peter Short plus former television play-by-play announcer Rich Funke. All four were connected to the original Rochester Lancers of the North American Soccer League.


2014–15 Rochester Lancers season, Off-field moves
The team's home arena turf, purchased by the city of Rochester in 2011 for $150,000, came under public scrutiny in January after the Baltimore Blast blamed the turf's poor condition for injuries to two of its players. Lancers owner Salvatore Fantauzzo described the turf as "the worst turf in pro indoor soccer". In March 2014, the team revealed it was in negotiations to relocate to Dome Arena at The Dome Center in suburban Henrietta, New York.


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


2014–15 Rochester Lancers season, Awards and honors
The Lancers' team awards were presented to team captain Mauricio Salles as Team MVP, forward Joey Tavernese as Offensive Player of the Year, defender Jake Schindler as Defensive Player of the Year, and defender Brad Vanino as Rookie of the Year. The team's Community Service Award was presented to Elliot Fauske as the player that "best exemplifies character and dedication to the community". This is Fauske's third consecutive win.


2014–15 Rochester Lancers season, Awards and honors
Rochester forward Mauricio Salles was selected for the 2014-15 MASL All-League Second Team. Rochester's Yakiel Perez and goalkeeper Marcelo Mareira earned honorable mentions for the league's all-rookie team for 2014-15.


2014–15 Romanian Superliga (women's football)
The 2014–15 season of Romania's top level women's football league was the second under the new name Superliga. The old name Liga I is now being used for the new second-level league. It is the 25th season of top-level football and will decide the Romanian champions and UEFA Women's Champions League participant.


2014–15 Romanian Superliga (women's football)
Olimpia Cluj were the defending champions and defended their title with a fifth championship title in a row.


2014–15 Romanian Superliga (women's football), Standings, Relegation round
Played by the teams placed fifth to eighth of the first stage. Teams play each other twice.


2014–15 Ross County F.C. season
The 2014–15 season was the club's 2nd season in the Scottish Premiership and their third consecutive appearance in the top flight of Scottish football. Ross County also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2014–15 Ross County F.C. season, Summary, Management
Ross County began the 2014–15 season under the management of Derek Adams. On 28 August 2014, after a poor start to the season, Adams was sacked along with his father who was director of football at the club. On 9 September 2014, Jim McIntyre joined from Scottish Championship side Queen of the South with Billy Dodds as his assistant.


2014–15 Ross County F.C. season, Summary, Season summary
County lost their first 7 games of the season and were rock-bottom of The Premiership. After the sacking of Derek Adams in late August, in September, they hired Jim McIntyre and started to pick up results. With County still bottom, McIntyre was backed by the board to bring in some new players. They failed to win a match between end of November to the end of January. After the 4-0 defeat away to Aberdeen in early February, County went on an unbeaten run up to the split, winning 8 of the next 9 matches. On 13 April, Liam Boyce scored the club's first ever top-flight hat-trick for County in a 3-0 win at St Mirren. On 16 May, County secured their Premiership status for the 2015-16 season after winning 2-1 against Hamilton Academical.


2014–15 Ross County F.C. season, Squad statistics
During the 2014–15 season, Ross County have used thirty four different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player. This table also shows players who were on the bench and did not play.


2014–15 Rotherham United F.C. season
In the 2014–15 season, Rotherham United competed in the Sky Bet Championship. The club also took part in the annual League Cup and FA Cup.


2014–15 Rotherham United F.C. season, Competitions, League Cup
The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Rotherham were drawn at home to Fleetwood Town.


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


2014–15 Royal Wahingdoh FC season, Background
Founded in 1946, Royal Wahingdoh was a club that has always mainly played in the lower state levels of Meghalaya. The club was able to make a push in Indian football after Dominic Sutnga joined the club as managing director in 2008. In 2014, after a few years of trying, Royal Wahingdoh was finally able to make the breakthrough and win promotion to the I-League from the I-League 2nd Division for the first time in its history.


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


2014–15 Rugby League European Championship B
The 2014–15 European Championship B tournament was the eighth staging of the Rugby League European Shield tournament played in the respective European countries participating over 2014 and 2015.


2014–15 Rugby League European Championship B
Germany were replaced in the tournament by Ukraine. Ukraine was joined by Russia, Serbia and Italy to contest the tournament. The tournament formed part of the 2017 Rugby League World Cup qualifying process, as the top three teams from the European B competition advanced to the final round-robin stage.


2014–15 Rugby League European Championship B, Standings
Serbia, Russia and Italy have all qualified for the next stage of the 2017 Rugby League World Cup qualifying.


2014–15 Rugby Pro D2 season
The 2014–15 Rugby Pro D2 was the second-level French rugby union club competition, behind the Top 14, for the 2014–15 season. It ran alongside the 2014–15 Top 14 competition; both competitions are operated by the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR). The average team salaries at the outset of the 2014–15 season were €5.97m; Biarritz and Perpignan had the highest team salaries with €11.07m.


2014–15 Rugby Pro D2 season, Competition format
The top team at the end of the regular season (after all the teams played one another twice, once at home, once away), is declared champion and earns a spot in the next Top 14 season. Teams ranked second to fifth compete in promotion playoffs, with the semifinals being played at the home ground of the higher-ranked team. The final is then played on neutral ground, and the winner earns the second ticket to the next Top 14.


2014–15 Rugby Pro D2 season, Competition format
The LNR uses a slightly different bonus points system from that used in most other rugby competitions. It trialled a new system in 2007–08 explicitly designed to prevent a losing team from earning more than one bonus point in a match, a system that also made it impossible for either team to earn a bonus point in a drawn match. LNR chose to continue with this system for subsequent seasons.


2014–15 Rugby Pro D2 season, Relegation
Normally, the teams that finish in 15th and 16th places in the table are relegated to Fédérale 1 at the end of the season. In certain circumstances, "financial reasons" may cause a higher-placed team to be demoted instead, or prevent one of the two finalists in Fédérale 1 from promotion.


2014–15 Rugby Pro D2 season, Relegation
This season saw an example of the latter situation. Following the 2014–15 season, 15th-place Dax was spared relegation after Fédérale 1 runner-up Lille was denied promotion due to excessive debt and failed in an appeal of the decision.


2014–15 Rugby Pro D2 season, Relegation
The last instance of a team outside the bottom two places being relegated was at the end of the 2011–12 season, when 9th-place Bourgoin were relegated, thereby reprieving 15th-place Béziers.


2014–15 Rugby Pro D2 season, Fixtures
The outline fixtures schedule was announced on 16 May 2014.


2014–15 Rugby Pro D2 season, Play–offs
The highest ranked team at the end of the regular season, Pau, earned automatic promotion to the Top 14 as champion de France de PRO D2 2015.


2014–15 Rugby Pro D2 season, Play–offs, Semi–finals
The semi–finals followed a 2 v 5, 3 v 4 system, with the higher ranked team playing at home.


2014–15 Rugby Pro D2 season, Play–offs, Final
The winners of the semi–finals played off for the second promotion spot to the Top 14.


2014–15 Rugby-Bundesliga
The 2014–15 Rugby-Bundesliga was the 44th edition of this competition and the 95th edition of the German rugby union championship. In the Rugby-Bundesliga, twenty-one teams played in, initially, four regional divisions, the first stage of the competition, followed by a championship round of sixteen clubs and, finally, the play-offs consisting of twelve teams. The season started on 30 August 2014 and finished with the championship final on 16 May 2015 in Heidelberg, interrupted by a winter break from December to late February. Nominally the league should consist of twenty-four teams however only twenty-one fulfilled the licensing requirements for 2014–15.


2014–15 Rugby-Bundesliga
The defending champions were Heidelberger RK who defeated TV Pforzheim in the 2014 final to take out its tenth championship and fifth in a row. Heidelberger RK remained unbeaten throughout the 2013–14 regular season, as it had been all throughout the 2012–13 Rugby-Bundesliga season, having last lost in the Bundesliga on 1 November 2011, when HRK was beaten 26–24 by TV Pforzheim. Heidelberg took out its sixth consecutive title and twelfth overall when it defeated Pforzheim 53–27 in the final once more, capping another season without defeat. The club thereby also equaled a championship record, becoming the second club after Victoria Linden to win six consecutive titles.


2014–15 Rugby-Bundesliga
It was to be the last edition with twenty four clubs as the annual general meeting of the DRV in July 2015 decided to reduce the league to sixteen clubs from the 2015–16 season onwards.


2014–15 Rugby-Bundesliga, Overview
The league saw only minor changes compare to the previous season, having played at full strength of 24 clubs in 2013–14 instead of only 21 in 2014–15. The 08 Ricklingen/Wunstorf withdrew from the league during the 2013–14 season, while TuS 95 Düsseldorf, RC Mainz, Veltener RC and USV Potsdam Rugby were relegated from the competition. New in the league were RU Hohen Neuendorf and SG Siemensstadt/Grizzlies.


2014–15 Rugby-Bundesliga, Overview
The first stage of the competition, the Vorrunde, nominally saw four six-team groupes in which each team played the other five just once, however the western group played with only four temas and the northern group with only five. This stage finished in late September after which the second stage started, the Qualifikationsphase, in which the top teams each from the southern and the western group play each other in one group while the top teams from the north and east play each other in another.


2014–15 Rugby-Bundesliga, Overview
The fourth placed team from each division would play the fifth placed in the opposite group to determine the last two places in the second round. The five teams not qualified for the Qualifikationsphase entered the DRV-Pokal, the German rugby union cup, together with the top eight teams of the 2. Bundesliga. The 2. Bundesliga teams not qualified for the DRV-Pokal in turn played for the Liga Pokal.


2014–15 Rugby-Bundesliga, Overview
In the second stage the teams within a group would play each other in a home-and-away format, with the teams that already played each other in the first stage carrying over those results. Of the sixteen clubs the best six in each group now qualified for the knock-out stage. The knock-out stage was played in a single-game format with the higher seeded team enjoying home advantage and the winner advancing to the next round.


2014–15 Rugby-Bundesliga, Bundesliga tables & results, First stage
In the first stage twenty-one clubs played in four groups. Within each group each team played the other just once. The best three teams advanced directly to the second stage while the teams placed fourth and fifth had to play a qualifying decider.


2014–15 Rugby-Bundesliga, Bundesliga tables & results, Qualifying matches
Three qualifying matches were held to determine the last three clubs to enter the second stage. Nominally the fourth placed club in the southern division played the fifth placed team in the western division and the fourth placed western club the fifth placed southern team. However, as the western division had only four clubs the fourth placed team in the south received a bye and direct entry into the championship round. The same system applied to the northern and eastern division where the league strength required both games to take place. The winners of the three games advanced to the second stage while the losers had to enter the DRV-Pokal.


2014–15 Rugby-Bundesliga, Bundesliga tables & results, Second stage
In the second stage sixteen clubs played in two groups of eight clubs each. Within each group each team played the others home and away except for the match-ups that already had been played in the first round. The results of those were carried over. The best six teams in each group qualified for the play-offs and were seeded according to the final standings. The second round concluded on 18 April 2015 and was followed by the play-offs.


2014–15 Rugby-Bundesliga, Bundesliga tables & results, Play-off stage
In the play-offs the twelve qualified teams played four rounds. The best two clubs in each division received a bye for the first round and entered in the quarter finals stage. The first round was played on 25 April, the quarter finals were held on 2 May and the semi finals on 9 May. The final of the German championship was held on 16 May:


2014–15 Rugby-Bundesliga, DRV-Pokal tables & results
The five worst clubs in the first stage of the Bundesliga entered the DRV-Pokal for 2014–15, together with the eight best clubs from the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga. The DRV-Pokal ranks as a second tier to the German championship but also functioned as a qualifying competition for the 2015–16 Rugby-Bundesliga. The modus for the DRV-Pokal was the same as for the German championship, with a second stage with two divisions of, nominally, eight teams, followed by the play-offs made up of the best twelve teams, with the top two in each division receiving a bye for the first round.


2014–15 Rugby-Bundesliga, DRV-Pokal tables & results, Play-off stage
The 2014–15 final was played on 23 May 2014 in Heidelberg. The play-offs for the DRV-Pokal started on 25 April 2015:


2014–15 Russian Bandy Super League
The 2014–15 Russian Bandy Super League was the 23rd season of the present highest Russian men's bandy top division, Russian Bandy Super League. The regular season began on 8 November 2014, and the final was played in Khabarovsk on 21 March 2015.


2014–15 Russian Basketball Cup
The 2014–15 Russian Basketball Cup was the 14th season of the annual cup tournament in Russia.


2014–15 Russian Basketball Cup
The Final Four was played in Novosibirsk on 28–29 March 2015.


2014–15 Russian Basketball Cup, Participants
Defending champions Unics Kazan did not participate, just like other Russian Euroleague teams CSKA Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod.


2014–15 Russian Basketball Cup, Participants
Of the VTB United League, only 3 teams (Khimki, Krasnye Krylia and Krasny Oktyabr) participated.


2014–15 Russian Cup
The 2014–15 Russian Cup, known as the 2014–15 Pirelli–Russian Football Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 23rd season of the Russian football knockout tournament since the dissolution of Soviet Union.


2014–15 Russian Cup
The competition started on 8 July 2014. The cup champion won a spot in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage.


2014–15 Russian Cup
The final match was played on 21 May 2015 at the Central Stadium in Astrakhan.


2014–15 Russian Cup, First round
The games were played on 8, 14 July, 1 and 12 August 2014.


2014–15 Russian Cup, Second round
The games were played on 15, 26, 28, 29 July, 1, 8 and 16 August 2014.


2014–15 Russian Cup, Third round
The games were played on 6, 11, 12, 16, 19 and 23 August 2014.


2014–15 Russian Cup, Fourth round
The games were played on 30 and 31 August 2014.


2014–15 Russian Cup, Round of 32
Clubs from Russian Football Premier League enter the competition at this round.


2014–15 Russian Football National League
The 2014–15 Russian National Football League was the 23rd season of Russia's second-tier football league since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The season began on 6 July 2014 and ended on 30 May 2015.


2014–15 Russian Handball Super League
The 2014–15 Russian Handball Super League is the 23rd season of the Super League, Russian premier Handball league.


2014–15 Russian Handball Super League, Team information
The following 12 clubs compete in the Super League during the 2014–15 season:


2014–15 Russian Handball Super League, Team information, Personnel and kits
Following is the list of clubs competing in 2014–15 Russian Handball Super League, with their president, head coach, kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor.


2014–15 Russian Handball Super League, Regular season, Standings
Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; GF - Goals for; GA - Goals against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.


2014–15 Russian Premier League
The 2014–15 Russian Premier League was the 23rd season of the Russian football championship since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the 13th under the current Russian Premier League name.


2014–15 Russian Premier League
The season began on August 1, 2014, when Rubin Kazan opened its season at home against Spartak Moscow. The season ended on May 29, 2015. Zenit won the championship, on 17 May, 2 rounds before the season ended.


2014–15 Russian Premier League, Teams
After the 2013–14 season, FC Anzhi Makhachkala and FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod were relegated to the 2014–15 Russian National Football League. Anzhi's relegation was confirmed on 11 May 2014 after losing 0–1 to FC Krasnodar, a result that came one year after the club finished third in the previous season, and thus returns to FNL after five seasons. FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod has been relegated after playing in the Russian Premier League for three seasons, during its first stint in Russia's top division. They have been replaced by two clubs which directly qualified from the 2013–14 Russian National Football League.


2014–15 Russian Premier League, Teams
FC Mordovia Saransk returned to the Premier League at its first attempt as FNL champions in the 2013–14 season, after being relegated from the Premier League in the season before. And 2013-14 FNL runner-up FC Arsenal Tula, which make their debut in Premier League for 2014–15 season, to play in top division of any level for the first time in its 68-year history.


2014–15 Russian Premier League, Teams
On 18th and 22nd May 2014, FC Tom Tomsk and FC Krylia Sovetov Samara also played their relegation playoff matches against FC Ufa and FC Torpedo Moscow respectively. The 2012-13 season FNL runner-up which has been directly promoted to Premier League sason before, FC Tom Tomsk lost their relegation playoffs from FC Ufa (4th 2013-14 FNL) with 4–6 on aggregate. Ufa's qualification to the Premier League was all the more impressive considering that the club was founded at the end of 2010 and played its 2011–12 season in the second division.


2014–15 Russian Premier League, Teams
FC Krylia Sovetov Samara were also relegated to play in FNL in 2014–15 season, after they lose from FC Torpedo Moscow (3rd 2013-14 FNL) with 0–2 on aggregate, and the Moscow-based club will return to Premier League for the first time since the 2006 season. FC Krylia Sovetov Samara, as one of founding members of Russia's first division since breakup of the Soviet Union, will be playing outside top division for the first time since 1991.


2014–15 Russian Premier League, Tournament format and regulations, Basic
The 16 teams played a round-robin tournament whereby each team plays each one of the other teams twice, once at home and once away. Thus, a total of 240 matches was played, with 30 matches played by each team.


2014–15 Russian Premier League, Tournament format and regulations, Promotion and relegation
The teams that finish 15th and 16th will be relegated to the RNFL, while the top 2 in that league will be promoted to the Premier League for the 2015–16 season.


2014–15 Russian Premier League, Tournament format and regulations, Promotion and relegation
The 13th and 14th Premier League teams will play the 4th and 3rd FNL teams respectively in two playoff games with the winners securing Premier League spots for the 2015–16 season.


2014–15 Russian Premier League, Relegation play-offs, Second leg
Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast won 1–0 on aggregate score and remained in the 2015–16 Russian Premier League.


2014–15 Russian Premier League, Relegation play-offs, Second leg
Rostov won 5–1 on aggregate score and remained in the 2015–16 Russian Premier League.


2014–15 Russian Premier League, Results, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 10, but then postponed and played between days 25 and 26, it will be added to the standings for day 25.


2014–15 Russian Premier League, Season events, Arsenal–CSKA game
On 16 March 2015, the league decided that the game between FC Arsenal Tula and PFC CSKA Moscow on 21 March 2015 can not be played at Arsenal Stadium due to unacceptable pitch condition. The backup stadium registered by Arsenal with the league for such occasions is MSA Lokomotiv in Moscow, where the game was moved, in effect making Arsenal visitors at their own home game. In protest, Arsenal manager Dmitri Alenichev decided to field the reserves squad for this game.


2014–15 Russian Premier League, Season events, Arsenal–CSKA game
Most of the players from the reserves teams are registered to play in league games, therefore the league could not reverse such a decision. 9 of the 11 Arsenal starters in the game (except for Sergei Kotov and Leonid Boyev) made their Premier League debut in the game. Kotov and Boyev had played in the Premier League for 185 combined minutes before this game. It was also a first game since 21 July 2012 in which one of the teams (in this case, Arsenal) did not play a single foreign player. CSKA won the game 4–1.


2014–15 Russian Premier League, Season statistics, Round One Scoring Record
In the first round of matches, the 16 clubs (10 of which scored) combined for 34 goals to open the Russian Premier League, a new record that was elapsed even prior to Terek Grozny's home match against Amkar Perm on August 4. Ten of those goals came in Dinamo Moskva's 7-3 victory over FC Rostov.


2014–15 Russian Premier League, Season statistics, Zenit Saint Petersburg winning record
Zenit started the competition with 8 victories in a row, beating the previous record set by FC Rubin Kazan in 2008 with 7.


2014–15 Russian Premier League, Awards, Top 33
On 24 June 2015, Russian Football Union named its list of 33 top players:


2014–15 Russian Professional Football League
The 2014–15 Professional Football League was the third highest division in Russian football. The Professional Football League is geographically divided into 5 zones. The winners of each zone are automatically promoted into the National Football League. The bottom finishers of each zone lose professional status and are relegated into the Amateur Football League.


2014–15 Russian Women's Handball Super League
The 2014–15 Russian Handball Superliga is the 23rd season of the Super League, Russian premier Handball league.


2014–15 Russian Women's Handball Super League, Team information
The following 10 clubs compete in the Super League during the 2014–15 season:


2014–15 Russian Women's Handball Super League, Regular season, Standings
Pld - Played; W - Won; D - Drawn; L - Lost; GF - Goals for; GA - Goals against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.


2014–15 Russian Women's Handball Super League, Regular season, Schedule and results
In the table below the home teams are listed on the left and the away teams along the top.


2014–15 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team represented Rutgers University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights, led by second year head coach Eddie Jordan, played their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, better known as The RAC, as first year members of the Big Ten Conference.


2014–15 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team, Previous season
They finished the season 12–21, 5–13 in AAC play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the AAC Tournament where they lost to Louisville.


2014–15 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team
The 2014–15 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team will represent Rutgers University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights, led by twentieth year head coach C. Vivian Stringer, play  their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, better known as The RAC, as first year members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Women's Tournament where they lost to Northwestern. They received at-large to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Seton Hall in the first round before losing to the National Champions, Connecticut in the second round.


2014–15 S.L. Benfica season
The 2014–15 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 111th season in existence and the club's 81st consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football.


2014–15 S.L. Benfica season
Benfica won their second consecutive and 34th overall Primeira Liga title, their second consecutive and sixth overall Taça da Liga, and their fifth Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.


2014–15 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, July
In the 111th season, manager Jorge Jesus started his sixth consecutive season at Benfica, for the first time in the last 60 years, since János Biri. The president Luís Filipe Vieira started his eleventh consecutive season.


2014–15 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, July
After winning an historic treble, Benfica lost many players of its starting XI. Nemanja Matić had moved to Chelsea on 15 January 2014. Guilherme Siqueira had returned to Granada in June. On 25 June, Ezequiel Garay had moved to Zenit Saint Petersburg. Rodrigo and André Gomes' economic rights had been sold to an investment firm on 31 January; in July, they moved to Valencia on loan. On 15 July, Lazar Marković moved to Liverpool. The next day, Jan Oblak moved to Atlético Madrid.


2014–15 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, August
On 4 August, after seven seasons, Benfica's ninth all-time top scorer, Óscar Cardozo, moved to Trabzonspor.


2014–15 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, August
On 10 August, Benfica won its fifth Supercup, beating Rio Ave 3–2 on penalties after a goalless draw. A severely remodeled squad, only presented seven starters of the Taça de Portugal final played just two months earlier: Luisão, Maxi Pereira, Rúben Amorim, Eduardo Salvio, Enzo Pérez, Nicolás Gaitán and Lima. The new players Talisca, Derley, Eliseu and Bebé made their official debut for Benfica. Benfica dominated throughout the match but was unable to score on multiple occasions, finally beating Rio Ave on penalties, after Artur defended three of them. It was the first time since 2010 that Benfica played the Supercup, winning a previous one in 2005. With this conquest, Benfica became the only Portuguese club to have won all four domestic titles in a year.


2014–15 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, August
On 17 August, in the league's first day, Benfica beat Paços de Ferreira (2–0) with goals from Maxi Pereira and Salvio, with Artur saving a penalty in the 10th minute. Additionally, Benfica won the first matchday ten years later; the first with Jorge Jesus and the second during the ten-year term of Luís Filipe Vieira. On 19 August, Júlio César joined Benfica. On 22 August, Benfica signed Andreas Samaris. On 24 August, Benfica won at Boavista with a strike by Eliseu from 25 meters out.


2014–15 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, August
During the match, played in an artificial turf, Rúben Amorim got severely injured, with news in next day reporting an anterior cruciate ligament injury. On 31 August, Benfica drew against Sporting CP (1–1). Nicolás Gaitán scored the first goal, while Artur made a mistake which allowed Islam Slimani to tie the match. It was the first league goal for Sporting at the Estádio da Luz since 29 April 2007. It was also the first time in seven seasons that Sporting made any points in a league match against Benfica, while playing as a visitor at the Derby de Lisboa.


2014–15 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, September
On 1 September, Benfica signed Bryan Cristante and extended Sílvio's loan. On 11 September, Benfica signed Jonas. On 12 September, after the early break for the Euro 2016 qualifying, Benfica returned with a 0–5 win at Vitória de Setúbal, with a hat-trick from Talisca, in his first goals in the Primeira Liga. Furthermore, Samaris and Cristante made their debuts for Benfica, while Ola John scored his first goal in the league. On 16 September, in the first matchday of the Champions League, Benfica lost 0–2 to Zenit.


2014–15 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, September
Hulk scored, Artur was sent off for a foul on Danny outside of the box, and former Benfica player Witsel scored the second goal. It was Benfica's first home defeat in 51 matches, and the first home defeat in the Champions League since 2 October 2012. On 21 September, Benfica struggled to defeat Moreirense, suffering an early goal from João Pedro in the debut of Júlio César.


2014–15 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, September
In the second half, after Marcelo Oliveira was sent off for tackling Talisca, Eliseu scored from 30 meters out; eight minutes later Maxi Pereira untied the match; and in the final minutes Lima scored from penalty kick after being tackled in the box. On 27 September, Benfica won at Estoril (2–3) with two goals from Talisca and one from Lima. Winning 0–2, the Eagles allowed Estoril to tie the match, with goals from Diogo Amado and Kléber, but in an individual effort from Derley, Lima scored the winning goal.


2014–15 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, October
On 1 October, Benfica lost at Bayer Leverkusen (3–1) and remained point-less in the Champions League group stage. Nonetheless, four days later Benfica won 4–0 against Arouca, in the debut of Lisandro López, Jonas and Pizzi, maintaining the lead in Portuguese league. On 18 October, Benfica defeated Covilhã (2–3) with a hat-trick from Jonas in the third round of Taça de Portugal. On 22 October, Benfica drew at Monaco (0–0) and achieved their first point in the Champions League. On 26 October, Benfica lost for the first time in the league, (1–2) at Braga, but kept the first position. On 31 October, Benfica beat Rio Ave (1–0) with a goal from Talisca, who scored his fourth consecutive goal in the Primeira Liga.


2014–15 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, November
On 4 November, Benfica beat Monaco with a goal from Talisca and secured the first victory in group stage of Champions League. On 9 November, Benfica won at Nacional (1–2), with goals from Salvio and Jonas, and maintained the lead of Primeira Liga. On 22 November, Benfica advanced to the fifth round of the Taça de Portugal by beating Moreirense (4–1), with Jonas and Salvio scoring two goals each. On 26 November, Benfica lost at Zenit (1–0) and were eliminated from European competitions following the Monaco win at Leverkusen. On 30 November, Benfica won at Académica (0–2) with goals from Nicolás Gaitán and Luisão, and kept the first place in the Portuguese league.


2014–15 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, December
On 6 December, Benfica continued leading the Portuguese league by defeating Belenenses (3–0) with goals from Lima, Pérez, and Salvio. On 9 December, Benfica draw with Bayer Leverkusen (0–0). On 14 December, Benfica defeated Porto at the Estádio do Dragão (0–2) with two goals from Lima, securing the first place in Primeira Liga with six more points than the second-placed Porto. On 18 December, Benfica was eliminated from Taça de Portugal by Braga (1–2). On 21 December, Benfica beat Gil Vicente (1–0) in Primeira Liga with a goal from Nicolás Gaitán. On 30 December, Benfica beat Nacional (1–0) with a header from Jonas in the third round of Taça da Liga, their last match of 2014. Miralem Sulejmani returned after suffering an injury in May 2014.


2014–15 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, January
On 1 January, Nélson Oliveira moved to Swansea City on loan. On 2 January, Enzo Pérez moved to Valencia. On 4 January, Benfica beat Penafiel (0–3) with goals from Talisca, Jonas and Jardel, achieving seven consecutive wins in Primeira Liga, thus scoring in every league match since 21 April 2012 (79 matches). Gonçalo Guedes made his debut. On 8 January, Bebé (Tiago) moved to Córdoba on loan. On 10 January, Benfica defeated Vitória de Guimarães (3–0) with goals from Jonas, Ola John and Nicolás Gaitán. Eliseu and Salvio returned after injury, the former was out of competition since 31 October.


2014–15 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, January
It was Júlio César's sixth consecutive league match without conceding a goal, in a total of 629 minutes. On 14 January, Benfica beat Arouca (4–0) in the third round of the Taça da Liga and became leader of Group A with six points. Pizzi, Cristante, Salvio, and Jonas scored the goals. Rui Fonte debuted and Sílvio returned after suffering an injury in April 2014. On 18 January, Benfica won at Marítimo (0–4) with goals from Salvio (2), Ola John and Lima.


2014–15 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, January
It was Benfica's ninth consecutive win and seventh match without conceding a goal in Primeira Liga, leading it with 46 points in 17 matches, with an efficiency of 90.2%, the best record of the Top 20 leagues in Europe. On 21 January, Benfica won at Moreirense (0–2) and secured the first place in the Taça da Liga's Group A with nine points, advancing to the semi-finals, without conceding a goal.


2014–15 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, January
On 26 January, Benfica lost at Paços de Ferreira (1–0) from a penalty kick in the 90th minute, ending the series of consecutive wins (9) and clean sheets (7) in the league. Lima failed a penalty kick in the first-half. Despite this, Benfica kept the lead with 6 more points than the second classified which also lost. On 29 January, Jonathan Rodríguez joined Benfica on loan from Peñarol. On 31 January, Benfica beat Boavista (3–0) with goals from Lima, Maxi Pereira and Jonas.


2014–15 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, February
On 8 February, Benfica drew at Sporting CP (1–1) with a last-minute goal from Jardel in the 94th minute, and continued leading the Primeira Liga with 4 more points than the second classified. On 11 February, Benfica advanced to their sixth Taça da Liga final and second consecutive without conceding a goal, after beating Vitória de Setúbal (3–0) with goals from Talisca, Pizzi and Jonas. Rúben Amorim returned as a substitute after suffering an injury in August 2014. On 15 February, Benfica beat Vitória de Setúbal (3–0) in Primeira Liga, with goals from Jardel and Lima (2).


2014–15 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, February
On 21 February, Benfica won at Moreirense (1–3) with goals from Luisão, Eliseu and Jonas; and continued leading the Primeira Liga. On 28 February – on the club's 111th anniversary – Benfica thrashed Estoril (6–0) with goals from Luisão, Salvio, Pizzi, Jonas (2) and Lima; and set the league's biggest home win.


2014–15 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, March
On 8 March, Benfica won at Arouca (1–3) with goals from Jonas and Lima (2). On 14 March, Benfica beat Braga (2–0) with goals from Jonas and Eliseu. On 21 March, Benfica lost at Rio Ave (2–1). Salvio scored for the Eagles.


2014–15 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, April
On 4 April, Benfica beat Nacional (3–1) with goals from Jonas (2) and Lima. On 11 April, Benfica defeated Académica (5–1) with Jardel, Jonas (2), Lima and Ljubomir Fejsa scoring the goals; Fejsa returned to the first-team after an injury in April 2014, while Jonathan Rodríguez debuted in Primeira Liga. On 18 April, Benfica won at Belenenses (0–2), with Jonas scoring twice for a third consecutive league match. On 26 April, Benfica drew against Porto (0–0), and kept leading the Primeira Liga, three points ahead. It was the first time since 11 April 2009 that Benfica did not score at home in a league match.


2014–15 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, May
On 2 May, Benfica won at Gil Vicente (0–5) with goals from Maxi Pereira (2), Jonas, Luisão and Lima. On 9 May, Benfica beat Penafiel (4–0) with goals from Lima (2), Jonas and Pizzi. On 17 May, Benfica drew at Guimarães (0–0) and became Portuguese champions for a second consecutive time, with one game to spare, three points ahead of Porto, which had drawn at Belenenses. On 23 May, Benfica beat Marítimo (4–1) with goals from Lima (2) and Jonas (2) in their last league match.


2014–15 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, May
On 29 May, Benfica played their last match of the season, defeating Marítimo (2–1) in the Taça da Liga final, with goals from Jonas and Ola John, thus winning the club's sixth Taça da Liga and 75th title overall, a new Portuguese record.


2014–15 S.L. Benfica season, Statistics, Clean sheets
* Includes 1 shared match on Round 19 against Boavista.


2014–15 S.L. Benfica season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Source:  and competitions above.Ordered by ,  and  = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2014–15 S.S. Lazio season
The 2014–15 season was Società Sportiva Lazio's 115th season since their founding and the club's 27th consecutive season in the topflight of Italian football.


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


2014–15 S.S.C. Napoli season
The 2014–15 season was Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli's 69th season in Serie A. The team competed in Serie A, the Coppa Italia, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League, and the Supercoppa Italiana.


2014–15 S.S.C. Napoli season, Players, Squad information
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2014–15 S.S.C. Napoli season, Transfers, Out
Last updated: 29 August 2014EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.


2014–15 SBV Vitesse season
During the 2014–15 season Vitesse Arnhem participated in the Dutch Eredivisie and the KNVB Cup. Despite performing well in the previous season, the club failed to qualify for any major European competition.


2014–15 SBV Vitesse season, Competition, Play-offs
Play-offs for a spot in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round; Vitesse wins the play-offs.


2014–15 SC Bastia season
The 2014–15 SC Bastia season is the 49th consecutive season of the club in the French professional leagues. The club competes in Ligue 1, the Coupe de la Ligue and the Coupe de France.


2014–15 SC Bastia season
Bastia started the season with Claude Makélélé as manager, as a replacement for departing Frédéric Hantz, with Didier Tholot as an assistant coach. However, after suffering a new Ligue 1 defeat against Guingamp in November, Makelele was sacked and replaced by Ghislain Printant, former head coach of Bastia's youth academy.


2014–15 SC Freiburg season
The 2014–15 SC Freiburg season was the 111th season in the football club's history and sixth consecutive and 16th overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 2009. SC Freiburg also participated in the season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. It was the 60th season for SC Freiburg in the Schwarzwald-Stadion, located in Freiburg im Breisgau. It covered a period from 25 June 2014 to 24 June 2015.


2014–15 SC Freiburg season, Season overview, Background
SC Freiburg finished the previous season in 14th place, two spots above the relegation zone, ensuring that they would participate in this season's Bundesliga. Freiburg advanced to the third round in the previous season, having lost to Bayer Leverkusen. In the previous season, Freiburg was unable to qualify for Europe, having been lower in the table. In the previous season's UEFA Europa League, Freiburg finished third in Group H, having been three points short of second-placed Slovan Liberec.


2014–15 SC Freiburg season, Season overview, June
SC Freiburg's pre-season training officially started on 25 June 2014.


2014–15 SC Freiburg season, Season overview, June
In Freiburg's first pre-season friendly of the year, they faced Freiburger Regio-Auswahl on 28 June 2014. The match ended in a 5–0 win for Freiburg. Vladimír Darida opened the scoring for Freiburg in the 13th minute. Sebastian Freis then scored in the 24th minute, with another goal in the 27th minute from Philipp Zulechner to give Freiburg a three-point lead going into half-time. Maximilian Philipp then scored in the 51st minute, and Philipp Zulechner completed a brace in the 68th minute to secure a win for Freiburg. The match ended in the 70th minute due to a thunderstorm.


2014–15 SC Freiburg season, Season overview, July
The second pre-season friendly was against FV Tennenbronn on 2 July 2014. The match ended with a 14–0 win for SC Freiburg. Oliver Sorg was the first to score in the 15th minute, followed by goals from Caleb Stanko in the 28th minute, Philipp Zulechner in the 32nd minute, Felix Klaus in the 40th minute, and Sebastian Freis in the 43rd minute to give SC Freiburg a five-point lead at halftime. Karim Guédé then converted from the penalty spot in the 47th minute, followed a brace from Jonathan Schmid in the 53rd and 58th minutes. Nicolas Höfler then scored in the 59th minute, followed another brace from Vladimír Darida in the 61st and 71st minutes. In between, Sebastian Kerk scored his first goal in the 63rd minute, and then completed a hat-trick with additional goals in the 87th and 90th minutes.


2014–15 SC Freiburg season, Season overview, July
The next friendly match SC Freiburg played was against Swiss team FC Winterthur on 5 July 2014. The match ended in a 6–3 win to SC Freiburg. Kristian Kuzmanović scored the first goal in the 9th minute to give his side the lead. SC Freiburg equalized after a goal from Fallou Diagne in the 15th minute, and subsequently gained the lead by a goal from Vladimír Darida in the 20th minute. Antonio Marchesano scored a goal for FC Winterthur in the 29th minute to put the game level at two. In the 31st minute, Sebastian Kerk converted a penalty to regain the lead for SC Freiburg. Mike Frantz completed a brace with goals in the 60th and 74th minute to secure a win for SC Freiburg. Tim Schraml scored in between these goals in the 65th minute.


2014–15 SC Freiburg season, Season overview, July
On 8 July 2014, SC Freiburg faced German club SV Endingen. The match ended in a 0–3 win. Felix Klaus scored the opening goal in the match in the seventh minute. Additional goals from Karim Guédé in the 55th minute and Jonathan Schmid in the 86th minute secured the win.


2014–15 SC Freiburg season, Season overview, July
On 18 July 2014, SC Freiburg played their next pre-season friendly against 2. Bundesliga side VfR Aalen. The match ended in a 1–1 draw. Nejmeddin Daghfous opened the scoring for his side in the 71st minute. SC Freiburg replied with an equalizer in the 82nd minute by Pavel Krmaš to end the match in a draw.


2014–15 SC Freiburg season, Season overview, July
In their third pre-season match, SC Freiburg faced Swiss club FC St. Gallen on 22 July 2014. The match ended in a 1–0 win for SC Freiburg. The only goal of the match came from Charles-Elie Laprevotte in the 9th minute.


2014–15 SC Freiburg season, Season overview, July
Four days later, on 26 July 2014, SC Freiburg faced Torpedo Moscow, a Russian team. The match ended in a 0–2 loss. Dmitry Aydov opened the scoring in the 44th minute from a penalty to give his side the lead before halftime. He then completed a brace by scoring a goal in the 55th minute to give his side the win.


2014–15 SC Freiburg season, Season overview, August
On 1 August 2014, SC Freiburg faced fellow city team and Oberliga Baden-Württemberg side Freiburger FC in the semi-finals of the yearly friendly tournament, the Kaiserstuhl Cup. This was the 30th annual pre-season cup. The match ended in a 2–0 win, with goals coming on either side of the half. Denis Perger scored a goal in the 39th minute giving his side a 1-point lead going into halftime. Then, late in the game, Sebastian Freis scored a goal in the 90th minute to put his team up by 2 and secured the win, advancing SC Freiburg to the final.


2014–15 SC Freiburg season, Season overview, August
On 2 August 2014, SC Freiburg faced French team Rennes in the final of the Kaiserstuhl Cup. The match ended in a 1–3 loss. Goals came early for the French opposition. Mexer opened the scoring in the sixth minute, followed by a brace by Paul-Georges Ntep in the 10th and 18th minutes. Felix Klaus put his side on the scoresheet before halftime, in the 44th minute. This was only a consolation goal through, and Rennes won the match, leaving SC Freiburg as runners-up in the Kaiserstuhl Cup.


2014–15 SC Freiburg season, Season overview, August
On 9 August 2014, SC Freiburg played their last pre-season friendly of the year against English club Stoke City. The match ended in a 1–1 draw. Pavel Krmaš opened the scoring in the second minute to give SC Freiburg an early lead. Mame Biram Diouf equalized for his team in the 39th minute, which was the final goal of the match.


2014–15 SC Freiburg season, Season overview, August
SC Freiburg were drawn against Eintracht Trier in the first round of the DFB-Pokal. The match took place on 17 August 2015. The match ended in a 2–0 win. The opposition gathered a total of seven yellow cards during the match. Julian Schuster opened the scoring for SC Freiburg in the 51st minute from a penalty. Then Karim Guédé scored a goal in the 68th minute insuring SC Freiburg would advance to the second round of the DFB-Pokal with the away win.


2014–15 SC Freiburg season, Season overview, August
The opening match of SC Freiburg's Bundesliga campaign was against Eintracht Frankfurt on matchday 1. The match took place on 23 August 2014, and ended in a 0–1 loss. Haris Seferovic scored the only goal of the match for their side. With the away loss SC Freiburg ended the matchday in 16th place.


2014–15 SC Freiburg season, Season overview, August
On matchday 2, on 31 August 2014, SC Freiburg faced Borussia Mönchengladbach, who were sitting at 10th in the league table. The match ended in a 0–0 draw. Admir Mehmedi had a chance to put SC Freiburg up from the penalty spot, but failed to convert SC Freiburg's best opportunity in the 63rd minute. With the home draw, SC Freiburg ended the matchday in 14th place. After this match, the international break started.


2014–15 SC Freiburg season, Season overview, September
During the international break, SC Freiburg scheduled a friendly with 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern. The match took place on 5 September 2014, and ended in a 0–4 loss. Karim Matmour opened the scoring in the eighth minute, and ended up with a brace with another goal in the 23rd minute. Between these goals, Marcel Gaus put his side up by two. Sebastian Jacob rounded off the scoring with a goal in the 71st minute, securing a win for his side.


2014–15 SC Freiburg season, Season overview, October
During the second international break, SC Freiburg scheduled another friendly against Swiss club Young Boys. The match took place on 10 October 2014, and ended in a 2–1 win. Adrian Nikçi opened the scoring for his side in the 57th minute, but SC Freiburg came back to win with goals by Sebastian Freis in the 71st minute and Jonathan Schmid in the 79th minute. The match was cut short in the 80th minute, after there was a floodlight failure.


2014–15 SC Freiburg season, Season overview, November
During the third international break, SC Freiburg faced Swiss club FC Aarau on 13 November 2014. The match ended in a 3–1 win for SC Freiburg. Dani Schahin opened the scoring for Freiburg in the 24th minute. Marvin Spielmann then equalized for Aarau in the 72nd minute. Then Sebastian Freis scored five minutes later in the 77th minute, and Christos Almpanis scored in the 79th minute to insure the victory for Freiburg.


2014–15 SC Freiburg season, Season overview, January
During the winter break, Freiburg scheduled numerous friendlies as they traveled to Spain. On 14 January 2015, Freiburg were scheduled to play two friendly matches. The first was scheduled to be against the Ghana national team, but Ghana cancelled the friendly due to worries about further injuries that could hinder their chances in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. Instead, Freiburg faced Albanian team Skënderbeu Korçë. The match ended in a 0–1 loss after Gerhard Progni put his side ahead in the 22nd minute.


2014–15 SC Freiburg season, Season overview, January
The next winter friendly Freiburg played was later that day against fellow Bundesliga club Mainz 05. The result was a 1–0 win with a goal from Sascha Riether in the 30th minute.


2014–15 SC Freiburg season, Season overview, January
Another two additional matches were played on 18 January 2015. The first was against German 3. Liga team Preußen Münster. The match ended in a 4–1 win to Freiburg. Youth team player Florian Kath scored the opening goal in the 5th minute. In the 12th minute, a Preußen Münster defender scored an own goal to double the lead for Freiburg. Jonathan Schmid put another goal back for Freiburg to make the lead three. After half-time, Amaury Bischoff converted a penalty to get his team on the board. Freiburg put another goal back in the 54th minute to wrap up the game.


2014–15 SC Freiburg season, Season overview, January
Later that day, Freiburg played another winter friendly against 3. Liga club Karlsruher SC. The match ended in a 0–5 loss. Park Jung-bin opened the score for Karlsruhe, then Rouwen Hennings scored a goal in the 31st minute to give his side a two-point lead at half-time. In the second half, Iliyan Mitsanski completed a brace in the 49th and 77th minutes, with a goal from Daniel Gordon in between in the 66th minute to wrap up a win for their side. This was Freiburg's last match in Spain.


2014–15 SC Freiburg season, Season overview, January
On 24 January 2015, Freiburg faced Swiss club Basel in their final winter friendly. The match ended in a 0–2 loss. Marco Streller opened the scoring for Basel in the 32nd minute, and Mohamed Elneny doubled it in the 40th minute to secure the win for their side.


2014–15 SC Freiburg season, Season overview, January
The Bundesliga season resumed on 31 January 2015 on matchday 18 against Eintracht Frankfurt. Freiburg won 4–1, one of their largest wins of the season. Freiburg went down a goal after Marco Russ scored a goal in the 1st minute. Freiburg equalized with a penalty taken by Vladimír Darida in the 61st minute. In his league debut versus Eintracht Frankfurt, Nils Petersen scored a hat-trick, despite just coming on as a substitute for the second half. His goals came in the 63rd, 69th and 88th minute, securing the win for Freiburg. With the home win, Freiburg ended the matchday in 14th place.


2014–15 SC Freiburg season, Season overview, May
On 2 May 2015, matchday 31 of the Bundesliga, Freiburg faced SC Paderborn at home, who were sitting 17th in the table. Freiburg lost 1–2. Nils Petersen was the first to score in the match, giving Freiburg a lead in the 40th minute. Lukas Rupp equalized for Paderborn in the 70th minute, and completed a brace with another goal in the 80th minute, giving his side the win. Freiburg ended the match in 16th place.


2014–15 SC Freiburg season, Season overview, May
On 8 May 2015, a Friday match, matchday 32 of the Bundesliga, Freiburg faced Hamburger SV away, who were sitting 14th in the table. The match drew 1–1. Admir Mehmedi put Freiburg up in the 25th minute. The score held until the 90th minute, when Gojko Kačar scored a late equalizer for Hamburg to end the match with a draw. Freiburg ended the match in 15th place.