The 2024–25 Indian Super League was the 11th season of the

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(ISL) and the 29th season of top-tier Indian football.

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were the defending champions who won the shield last season. This season

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

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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

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(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 outside the cap. The new guidelines will allow teams to spend freely on international players. *As per the Asian Football Confederation roadmap, relegation was to start in the ISL from 2024–25, but the AIFF decided not to implement it this season. *New home grown player category has been added – up to 3 of whom can be excluded from the salary cap. The homegrown players are U-23 players who have been registered with a team for consecutive 3 years. *Maximum of one concussion substitution in a match per team, correspondingly the opposing team will receive an additional substitution opportunity. *Claim for wrongful dismissals for direct red cards has been introduced by the AIFF.

Teams

Thirteen teams are competing in the 11th season of Indian Super League – twelve from the previous season and one promoted from the

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. ;Promoted from

* Mohammedan Mohammedan are promoted from the

after won the title and they are playing in the league for the first time in their history.

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

Foreign players

The

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allows teams to register a maximum of six foreign players. A maximum of four can be fielded in a match at a time. Bold suggests the player was signed during the mid-season transfer window.

League table

Results

Form

Positions by round

Season statistics

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

Top assists

Clean sheets

Discipline

Player

* Most yellow cards: 9 ** Mirjalol Kasimov (

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) * Most red cards: 3 ** Ahmed Jahouh (

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) ** Lalchungnunga (

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)

Club

* Most yellow cards: 72 **

* Most red cards: 10 **

Attendances

Regular season

Attendances by match

Legend:

Playoffs

Awards

Monthly awards

Weekly awards

Match awards

Match awards (Playoffs)

ISL Cup/Playoffs

The ISL Cup/Play-offs is a

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held after the regular league season. * Format: ** Top six teams from the league qualify for the playoffs. ** The top two teams advance directly to the two-legged semi-finals. ** Teams ranked 3rd to 6th play a single-legged knockout round, hosted by the higher-ranked team. * Progression: ** Winners of the knockout stage join the top two teams in the semi-finals. ** Semi-finals are played over two legs to determine the finalists. ** The tournament culminates in a single-leg final hosted by the higher-ranked league side to crown the ISL Cup winner.

Bracket

Knockout

Semi-finals

Final

References

External links

Indian Super League Official Website
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