The 2022–23 Indian Super League playoffs was the ninth playoffs series of the
Indian Super League. The playoffs began on 3 March 2023 and concluded with the
final on 18 March.
The top two teams in
regular season,
Mumbai City and
Hyderabad automatically qualified for the semi-finals. Teams finishing 3rd to 6th featured in a single-leg play-off to determine the other two semi-finalists, with ATK Mohun Bagan and Bengaluru advancing. The semi-finals took place over two legs while the final was a one-off match at the
Fatorda Stadium
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, locally known as Fatorda Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium situated in Margao, Goa, India. The venue has been used to host both international football as well as International cricket matches.However after th ...
in
Margao, with ATK Mohun Bagan beating Bengaluru on penalties.
Season table
Teams
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Mumbai City
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Hyderabad
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Bengaluru
Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...
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ATK Mohun Bagan
ATK Mohun Bagan FC () is an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. The club competes in Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The club, which was formed as a merger between the football section of m ...
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Kerala Blasters
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Odisha
Bracket
Knockout
Semi-finals
Knockout
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Semi-finals
''2–2 on aggregate. Bengaluru won 9–8 on penalties.''
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''0–0 on aggregate. ATK Mohun Bagan won 4–3 on penalties.''
Final
Controversy
The first knockout match of the playoffs between
Bengaluru
Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...
and
Kerala Blasters had a controversial ending. Kerala Blasters players were called off the pitch by head coach
Ivan Vukomanović in protest after a controversial free-kick goal was awarded to Bengaluru in the seventh minute of
extra time
Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is played onl ...
, scored by
Sunil Chhetri. Kerala Blasters
forfeited the match in disagreement with the decision and a win was awarded to Bengaluru.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:2022-23 Indian Super League playoffs
2021–22 Indian Super League season