The 2021–22 Indian Super League season is the 8th season of the

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(ISL) Since its formation and 26th season of the top division of the

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. The start date and fixtures for the first 11 rounds were announced on 13 September 2021. Fixtures for final 11 rounds were announced on 21 December 2021. It is hosted behind closed doors across three venues in

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due to the

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are the defending champions and premiers, having won their first titles respectively the previous season.

Changes from last season

The

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Executive Committee decided to implement the 3+1 rule in

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and discussed implementing it in the

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from the 2021–22 season. FSDL, agreeing to the suggestions made by

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Executive Committee have made significant changes in players registration and foreign players number in the squad enforceable from 2021 to 2022 Indian Super League season. The changes have been made keeping in mind the AFC Club competitions regulations which follow 3+1 foreign players rule and to give more chances to domestic players in the league. The changes made were: * A club can now sign maximum of six and minimum of four foreigners including at least one player who hails from an AFC affiliated nation. * A maximum of four foreigners can play on the field at any instant of a match. * A decrease in foreign player numbers from 5 to 4 mandates the clubs to have a minimum of seven 7 Indian players on the field at any point of time. * A club also has an option to sign a foreign marquee player within the League-approved classifications. * Clubs to increase their development player signing from minimum 2 to 4, while continuing to have 2 of such development players be part of the match-day squad. * A club can have a maximum squad strength of 35 players, with at least 3 registered goalkeepers. A club can also have an injury replacement for an Indian player (outside of the max. 35 registered players). * The squad

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remains at for season 2021–22.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and sponsorship

Head coaching changes

Roster changes

Foreign players

Regular season

League table

Results

Results by match

The table lists the results of teams after each match.

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

Top Indian scorers

Hat-tricks

Most assists

Clean Sheets

Discipline

Player

* Most yellow cards: 7 **

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(Bengaluru) ** Danish Farooq Bhat (Bengaluru) * Most red cards: 1 **''10 players''

Club

* Most yellow cards: 41 **NorthEast United * Most red cards: 3 **ATK Mohun Bagan

Awards

Hero of the Match

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2021-22 Indian Super League season

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