The 2018–19 Indian Super League playoffs was fifth playoffs series in the

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, one of the top Indian professional

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leagues. The playoffs began in March 2018 and concluded with the

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in March 2018 in

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. The top four teams from the 2018–19 ISL regular season had qualified for the playoffs. The semi-finals took place over two legs while the final was a one-off match at the

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. The defending champions from last season,

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, failed to qualify for the playoffs this season and thus were not able to defend their title. This was also NorthEast United's first playoff appearance.

Season table

Teams

* Bengaluru FC *

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Bracket

Semi-finals

Leg 1

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Leg 2

''Bengaluru won 4–2 on aggregate'' ---- ''Goa won 5–2 on aggregate''

Final

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:2019 Indian Super League final 2018–19 Indian Super League season