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2024–25 Indian Super League
The 2024–25 Indian Super League was the 11th season of the Indian Super League (ISL) and the 29th season of top-tier Indian football. Mohun Bagan were the defending champions who won the shield last season. This season Mohun Bagan became the first team to successfully defend the title by winning their second ISL title and seventh Indian title overall by topping the regular season table with a record 56 points. Mumbai City were the defending cup winners who won the ISL cup last season . Mohun Bagan also won their second ISL Cup, defeating Bengaluru 2–1 in the final. Changes from last season *This is the first season where it is no longer mandatory to include at least one player from a member association of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). *Besides doing away with the Asian quota, the ISL has also increased the salary cap from to , with two players, either domestic or international, outside the salary cap. Until last season, only a marquee player's salary was outsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odisha FC
Odisha Football Club () is an Indian professional football club based in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, that competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. Prior to the inaugural Indian Super League season, the club was founded as ''Delhi Dynamos Football Club''. In 2019, prior to the 2019–20 Indian Super League season, the club rebranded to ''Odisha Football Club'', and relocated to its current base, the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. Odisha played its first home match on 14 October 2014, with a 0–0 draw against Pune City at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi as Delhi Dynamos. As Odisha FC, the club played their first match on 22 October 2019, however they had to play their first three matches of 2019–20 ISL season at Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune, before making Kalinga Stadium as their permanent base. The club went on to win the 2023 Indian Super Cup, its first trophy. After defeating Gokulam Kerala FC in the Indian club qualif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Indian Super League Marquees
Since its inception, the Indian Super League, one of the top footballing tournaments in India, has adopted the marquee player rule in which all eight teams signed one player to be their marquee player for the season. The rule allows ISL teams to pursue players who, in their prime, were considered superstars in the game. Their presence would help build attendances and fanfare throughout the league while also benefiting the players on the field performance wise. Former Liverpool and Spanish international player, Luis García was the first marquee player in the Indian Super League when he signed for Atlético de Kolkata. History Prior to the start of the Indian Super League, it was announced that all teams would include at least one marquee player in their side. Luis García was the first marquee signed when he was bought in by Atlético de Kolkata in July 2014. The first season began with the inaugural class of marquee players being García at Atlético de Kolkata, former Brazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in most countries and territories in Asia. The AFC was formed in 1954. It has 47 members. The Asian Ladies Football Confederation (ALFC) was the section of AFC that managed women's association football in Asia. The group was independently founded in April 1968 in a meeting involving Taiwan, British Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore. In 1986, ALFC merged with AFC. Executive Committee Members 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification Playoffs In June 2025, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) confirmed that Qatar and Saudi Arabia will host the Asian qualifying playoffs for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The playoffs will feature six teams, comprising the third- and fourth-placed teams from the recent third round of Asian qualifiers. These teams will be divided into two groups of three, with the winners of each group advancing to the intercontinental playoff round. The deci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 Indian Super League Final
The 2025 Indian Super League final was the 11th Indian Super League final match played to determine the 2024–25 ISL Cup winners. The match was played on 12 April 2025 between Mohun Bagan and Bengaluru at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata. It marked the conclusion of the 2024–25 Indian Super League playoffs. Both Mohun Bagan and Bengaluru played their fourth ISL Cup final. Mohun Bagan won the match 2–1 to secure their second ISL Cup and a League and Cup double. Background Mohun Bagan finished first in the regular season table and won 3–2 aggregate against Jamshedpur in the playoff semi-final to qualify for the final. Bengaluru finished fourth in the regular season table and won 5–0 in the playoff knockout against Mumbai City. They then went on to win 3–2 aggregate against table second place FC Goa in the playoff semi-final to qualify for the final. ;Points table Venues The final match of the competition will be held at the Vivekananda Yuba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumbai City FC
Mumbai City Football Club is an Indian professional Football club (association football), football club based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is part of the City Football Group. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top tier of the Indian football league system. They are the first club to win both the League Winners Shield and the ISL cup title in a single season, which it accomplished in the 2020–21 Indian Super League, 2020–21 season. They were the first team to win the ISL league winners shield twice. In 2020, Sergio Lobera was announced as the manager for the new season and they won the ISL league winners shield and the ISL Cup title for the first time during the 2020–21 Indian Super League season. Des Buckingham who was appointed as the head coach before the 2021–22 Indian Super League season, led the team to two wins in the 2022 AFC Champions League making Mumbai the first Indian team to win a game at the AFC Champions League group stage, and ended up fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohun Bagan SG
Mohun Bagan Super Giant, commonly referred to as Mohun Bagan, is an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded in 1889, it is one of the oldest football clubs in Asia. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top tier of Indian football league system. The club is most notable for its victory over the East Yorkshire Regiment in the 1911 IFA Shield final, playing with bare feet. This victory made Mohun Bagan the first all-Indian club to win a championship over a British club and was a major moment during India's push for independence. The club was founded as Mohun Bagan Sporting Club in 1889, which was later changed to Mohun Bagan Athletic Club and often shortened to just Mohun Bagan. From 1998 to 2015 the club took on the name McDowell Mohun Bagan due to sponsorship reasons. In 2017 Mohun Bagan Football Club (India) Pvt Ltd was created as the legal footballing entity of Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. On 16 January 2020, it was announced that th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Football League System
The Indian football league system is the league structure of football club competitions in India. The highest level of men's club football competition is the Indian Super League. Indian Women's League, founded in 2016, is the highest level of women's football club competition in India. Men's The Indian men's football league system consists of the top 4 national divisions organized by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and commercial partners FSDL. From tier 5 are the various regional state football leagues, organized by the respective state associations under the AIFF affiliation. Pyramid Status evolution Tier I National Football League (1996–2007) Founded in 1996, the National Football League was the first football league of India to be organised on a national scale, in an aim to develop the sport & give platform for Indian footballers in a club league. However, due to several problems the league was defunct to make way for a new professional I-League. I-Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025–26 Indian Super League
The 2025–26 Indian Super League will be the 12th season of the Indian Super League (ISL) and the 30th season of top-tier Indian football. Mohun Bagan SG Mohun Bagan Super Giant, commonly referred to as Mohun Bagan, is an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded in 1889, it is one of the oldest football clubs in Asia. The club competes in the Indian Super League, ... are both the defending shield and cup champions. Teams Fourteen teams are competing in the 12th season of Indian Super League – thirteen from the previous season and one promoted from the 2024–25 I-League, I-League. ;Promoted from 2024–25 I-League, I-League *Churchill Brothers FC Goa, Churchill Brothers Stadiums and locations Personnel and kits {, class="wikitable" , - !Team !Head coach !Captain (s) !Kit manufacturer !Shirt sponsor , - , Bengaluru FC, Bengaluru , Gerard Zaragoza , Sunil Chhetri , Puma (brand), Puma , JSW Group, JSW , - , Chennaiyin FC, Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023–24 Indian Super League
The 2023–24 Indian Super League was the 10th season of the Indian Super League (ISL) and the 28th season of the top-tier in Indian football. It commenced on 21 September 2023 and concluded with the ISL Cup final on 4 May 2024. Mumbai City were the defending champions whilst Mohun Bagan were the defending cup winners. Mohun Bagan became champions by winning their first ISL title and sixth Indian title overall by topping the league table with a record 48 points. Mumbai City won their second ISL Cup, defeating Mohun Bagan 3–1 in the final. Changes from last season *This was the first season where the promoted I-League winner competed, thereby increasing the number of participating teams to 12. Punjab FC was promoted to the Indian Super League by winning the 2022–23 I-League. *The league was played around eight months for the first time, primarily due to the breaks taken during the 2023 AFC Asian Cup and 2026 World Cup qualification matches. *As per the new AFC Club C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjab FC
Punjab Football Club (formerly known as RoundGlass Punjab FC) is an Indian professional association football, football club founded in Mohali, Punjab. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of the Indian football league system. It was the first club to win promotion into the Indian Super League, doing so after winning the 2022–23 I-League title. History In April 2020, ''RoundGlass Sports Pvt. Ltd.'' completed the acquisition of the I-League club Minerva Academy FC, Minerva Punjab, rebranding it later the year as RoundGlass Punjab. After promotion to the ISL, they changed name to Punjab FC in July 2023. On 15 June 2020, they appointed Curtis Fleming as head coach. On 15 July, they appointed Nikolaos Topoliatis as new technical director. As the season progressed, Punjab made it to the championship stage and finished their season with a 2–3 loss to Churchill Brothers FC Goa, Churchill Brothers. They achieved 2nd position with 22 points in 15 league matches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Bengal FC
East Bengal Football Club, commonly referred to as East Bengal, is an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of the Indian football league system. The club is one of the most successful in the country, having won three national league titles in addition to 40 state league titles, a record by a long shot. The club has enjoyed significant success in domestic cup competitions as well, including Federation Cup and Super Cup trophies, making it one of the most decorated football clubs in India. It is one of the big three clubs of Kolkata, and participates in the well-renowned Kolkata derby against its eternal rivals Mohun Bagan. The club also plays in the mini Kolkata derby with Mohammedan. Founded in August 1920, the club became affiliated with the Indian Football Association in 1922 and initially played in the Calcutta Football League Second Division before earning promotion to the Fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
