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Indian Super League[edit]

Indian Super League
Organising bodiesAIFF and FSDL
Founded21 October 2013; 10 years ago (2013-10-21)
CountryIndia
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams20
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toLeague 1
Domestic cup(s)Super Cup
Durand Cup
International cup(s)AFC Champions League
AFC Cup
Current championsHyderabad (1st title)
(2021–22)
Current premiersJamshedpur (1st title)
(2021–22)
Most championshipsATK (3 titles)
Most premiershipsGoa
Mumbai City
Jamshedpur
(1 title each)
Most appearancesMandar Rao Dessai (128)
Top goalscorerBartholomew Ogbeche (53)
TV partners
WebsiteOfficial Website
Current: 2022–23 Indian Super League season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Aizawl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Champions, Qualification for Super Cup and 2022 AFC Champions League group stage
2 ATK Mohun Bagan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Super Cup and AFC Cup playoffs
3 Bengaluru 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Super Cup
4 Chennaiyin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Churchill Brothers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 East Bengal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Goa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Gokulam Kerala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Hyderabad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Jamshedpur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Kerala Blasters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Mohammedan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Mumbai City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 NEROCA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 NorthEast United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Odisha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Punjab 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Real Kashmir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relagation to League 1
19 Rajashthan United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Sreenidi Deccan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 21 November 2020. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play ranking; 6) drawing of lots

League-1[edit]

September - March 7 months

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ARA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to Indian Super League and Super Cup
2 Bhawanipore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to ISL Qualifying Playoff and Super Cup
3 Chennai City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Chhinga Veng 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Dempo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Delhi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Super Cup
7 Bengaluru United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Gahrwal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Guwahati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Indian Arrows 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Kenkre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Kerala United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Lonestar Kashmir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Madan Maharaj 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Ryntih 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 TRAU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Salgaocar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Sporting Goa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relagation to League-2
19 Sudeva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 United Sikkim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 21 November 2020. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play ranking; 6) drawing of lots

ISL Qualifying Playoff[edit]

Semi-finals Final
      
2 Bhawanipore
5 Dempo
Winner of SF1
Winner of SF2
3 Chennai City
4 Chhinga Veng

Runner up advances to promotion playoff.

Third place[edit]

Promotion Playoff
     
3 Loser of SF1
4 Loser of SF2

League-2[edit]

September - March : 7 Months

Zone States and Union Territories
North Zone Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Delhi, Chandigarh, Rajasthan and UttarPradesh.
East Zone Sikkim, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, Odisha
West Zone Gujarat, Daman and Diu, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Goa
South Zone Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Lakshwadweep, Kerala, Andaman and Nicobar
Northeast Zone Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland

North Zone[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Amity United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Interzonal Round
2 BSF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Corbett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Delhi United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 FC Punjab Police 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Hindustan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Hyderya Sports 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Indian Air Force 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 J&K Bank 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Lucknow City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Rajasthan Perfect 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Shimla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Techtro Lucknow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relagation to state league
14 Techtro Swades United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 21 November 2020. Source: J&K Bank, Hyderya Sports FC, BSF, FC Punjab Police, Techtro Swades United, Shimla FC, Corbett FC, Amity United, Delhi United, Hindustan FC, Indian Air Force, Lucknow City FC, Techtro Lucknow FC, Rajasthan Perfect FC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play ranking; 6) drawing of lots

West Zone[edit]

Consists of the clubs from West Indian states, namely : Gujarat, Daman & Diu,Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra & Goa.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vasco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Interzonal Round
2 FC Goa B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DSK Shivajians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Mumbai City FC B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Kenkre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Calangute 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Air India 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Bardez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Kolhapur City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 SESA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Thane City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 PIFA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Dempo B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relagation to state league
14 Madhya Bharat SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 21 November 2020. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play ranking; 6) drawing of lots

South Zone[edit]

Consists of the clubs from South Indian states, namely : Karnataka, Telengana, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala & Tamil Nadu.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bengaluru FC B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Interzonal Round
2 Hyderabad FC B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Kerala Blasters B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Chirag United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Chennaiyin FC B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Kickstart FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 FC Thrissur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 HAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Luca SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FC Kochin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Kovalam FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 FC Mangalore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Kerala Police 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relagation to state league
14 SAT Tirur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 21 November 2020. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play ranking; 6) drawing of lots

East Zone[edit]

Consists of the clubs from East Indian states, namely : West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Chattisgarh & Odisha.


Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Peerless 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Interzonal Round
2 George Telegraph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 ATK Mohun Bagan B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Kalighat MS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Jamshedpur B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Aryan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Odisha B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Rainbow AC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 East Bengal B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Shirsh Bihar United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 BSS Sporting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 United SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Samaleswari 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relagation to state league
14 Rovers Club 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 21 November 2020. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play ranking; 6) drawing of lots

Northeast Zone[edit]

Consists of the clubs from Northeast Indian states, namely : Sikkim, Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland & Arunachal Pradesh.


Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chhinga Veng 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Interzonal Round
2 Royal Wahingdoh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Langsning 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Ryntih SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Rangdajied United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 United Sikkim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Karbi Anglong Morning Star 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Shillong Lajong B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Imphal City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 NorthEast United B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Guwahati FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Chanmari 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 NEROCA B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relagation to state league
14 Kohima Komets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 21 November 2020. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play ranking; 6) drawing of lots

Interzonal Round[edit]

Top two teams of each zone join the Interzonal Round. Finalists & Third placed team will get promoted to League-1.


Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vasco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Promotion Playoffs
2 FC Goa B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Bengaluru FC B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Hindustan FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Delhi United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 10 July 2020. Source: [citation needed]


Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Royal Wahingdoh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Promotion Playoffs
2 Peerless 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Chhinga Veng 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 George Telegraph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Hyderabad FC B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 10 July 2020. Source: [citation needed]

Promotion Playoffs[edit]

Semi-finals Final
      
A1 Vasco
B2 Peerless
Winner of SF1
Winner of SF2
A2 FC Goa B
B1 Royal Wahingdoh


Third place Promotion Playoff
     
SF1  
SF2  


League-3[edit]

State League : Shall be finished before March Zonal finals : April

All the state league winners in their particular zone will qualify for the final round or simply known as promotional round.

North Zone[edit]

Delhi State League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Delhi FC B 8 7 0 1 30 7 +23 21 League-3
2 Young Guns Delhi 8 6 0 2 17 6 +11 18 League-3
3 Delhi Heroes 8 5 2 1 24 8 +16 17 League-3
4 Garhwal Heroes 8 5 1 2 25 5 +19 16
5 Sudeva Moonlight 8 4 1 3 12 13 -1 13
6 Tarun Sangha 8 4 0 4 17 14 +3 12
7 Old Delhi FC 8 2 0 6 14 22 -8 6
8 Simla Youngs 8 1 0 7 6 40 -34 3 Relegation to DSL 2nd Division
9 Uttarakhand FC 8 0 0 8 4 34 -30 0 Relegation to DSL 2nd Division

North Zone Finals Winners of North Zonal state leagues will play against each other in final round of the zone known as North Zone Finals.

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
31 March
 
 
FC Jammu B2
 
4 April
 
Ludhiana FC3
 
Ludhiana FC2
 
31 March
 
Delhi Heroes1
 
FC Mewar City1
 
9 April
 
Delhi Heroes4
 
Ludhiana FC5
 
30 March
 
Shimla FC3
 
Shimla FC1
 
6 April
 
Mansarovar FC0
 
Shimla FC4
 
2 April
 
FC Dehradun3
 
FC Dehradun3
 
13 April
 
Young Guns Delhi0
 
Ludhiana FC2
 
29 March
 
Gurugram City1
 
Gurugram City2
 
7 April
 
Keher Sporting0
 
Gurugram City2
 
3 April
 
Delhi FC B1
 
Nainital United2
 
10 April
 
Delhi FC B3
 
Gurugram City2
 
30 March
 
JK Bank0 Third place
 
Khad SC1
 
5 April12 April
 
Lucknow City0
 
Khad SC1 Shimla FC1
 
1 April
 
JK Bank3 JK Bank0
 
JK Bank3
 
 
FC Ladakh1
 
  • Promotion to League-2 North Zone
    • Ludhiana FC
    • Gurugram City

Federation Cup[edit]

  • Parallel to League (midweek games)
  • 2 legged Knockout Competition for ISL,League-1,2,3 clubs
  • Total clubs 128 (R1,R2,R3, Rof16, QF, SF, F)
  • ISL - R3 entry
  • L1,L2 - R2 entry : 20L1 + top 44
  • L2, L3(state leagues) - R1 entry : last 26 L2 + 102 L3

Durand Cup[edit]

  • August
  • 20 team tournament
  • Top 4 of ISL, L1 + 5 Toppers and 3 best runners up of L2 + 4 traditional teams

IFA Shield[edit]

  • November-December
  • 32 team U-19 tournament
  • 8 groups, top two to Knockouts

Super Cup[edit]

  • April
  • Winners of ISL, Federation Cup, Durand Cup, IFA Shield + 4 invited foriegn teams
  • Two groups of 4
  • Single legged semifinal and final
  • Chance to compete with good foriegn teams

Youth Leagues[edit]

U-13 & U-15[edit]

  • 3-4 tiers in each zone
  • Atleast 18 teams per tier
  • Atleast 30-40 games per team
  • Winners & runners up of top tier from each zone will play in final round consisting of 10 teams

U-18[edit]

  • 4 tiers in each respective zone
  • Atleast 18 teams per tier
  • 30+ games must in zonal league
  • Top 8 teams from top 3 zones and top 4 teams from last two zones will play in IFA Shield
  • Winner of IFA Shield will participate in Super Cup
  • 40-50 games guaranteed

Broadcasting[edit]

  • ISL - Starsports, OTT Platforms
  • L1 - Ten Network, OTT Platforms
  • L2 - Local Channels (Starsports regional), 1Sport, Mycujoo Live Stream / FB Live
  • L3 - 1Sport, Mycujoo Live Stream / FB Live
  • State Leagues - Local Channels, FB Live

  • Durand Cup - Starsports/Ten,OTT Platforms, FB Live
  • Federation Cup - R1,R2 : FB Live, Regional, Mycujoo. (R3 onwards) - Starsports/Ten, OTT
  • IFA Shield - Ten,1sport, Mycujoo, FB Live
  • Super Cup - Ten

Stadiums[edit]

North Zone[edit]

Divided into 3 categories based upon the quality and size.

Category 1[edit]

Name Location Capacity
Bakshi Stadium Srinagar, J&K 45,000
TRC Turf Ground Srinagar, J&K 10,000
Inspector BaSha Cricket Stadium J&K 15,000
MA Stadium Jammu, J&K 20,000
Guru Gobind Singh Stadium Jalandhar, Punjab 22,000
Guru Nanak Stadium Ludhiana 30,000
Multi-purpose Sports Stadium Bhatinda, Punjab 5,000
Gurunanak Stadium Amritsar, Punjab 5,000
Multi-purpose Stadium Fazilka, Punjab 5,000

Category 2[edit]

Name Location Capacity
Pulwama Sports Stadium Pulwama, J&K NA
Anantnag Sports Stadium Anantnag, J&K 500
SK Stadium Srinagar, J&K NA
Sheikh-ul-Aalam Stadium Charar-I-Sharief J&K 100
Ganderbal International Stadium J&K 500
War Heroes Stadium Sangur, Punjab 500
Yadavindra Sports Stadium Patiala, Punjab 1,000
Baba Kala Mehar Sports Stadium Barnala, Punjab 500
Akal Stadium Phagwara, Punjab 500
Guru Nanak Stadium Kapurthala, Punjab 1,000
IISER Mohali Sports Complex Chandigarh 500
Shaheed Bhagat Singh Stadium Firozpur, Punjab 500
Unnammed Stadium Firozpur, Punjab 100
Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Batala, Punjab 1,000
Shaheed Udham Singh Multi Sports Stadium Nawanpind Donewal, Punjab 1,000
Tau Devilal Stadium Panchkula, Haryana 3,000

Category 3[edit]

Name Location Capacity
Mir Ahmad Syed Sports Stadium Srinagar, J&K NA
Shaheed Bilal Mustafa Ground Srinagar, J&K NA
Parampore Sports Stadium Srinagar, J&K NA
Malik Bulandshah Sports Stadium Pulwama, J&K NA
Algar Sports Stadium J&K NA
Sports stadium Ashmuji J&K NA
( MCG ) Mughal Cricket Ground J&K NA
Chawalgam Playground J&K NA
Kulgam Sports Stadium J&K NA
Stadium Manhama Magam IHM J&K NA
NFL Stadium nangal Naya Nangal, Punjab NA
Unnamed Stadium Rajo Majra, Punjab NA
Unnamed Stadium Kalyan, Punjab NA
Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar Stadium Lehragaga, Punjab 100
Sehna Stadium Sehna, Punjab NA
Atla Khurd Stadium Atla Khurd, Punjab NA
Football Stadium Jakhepal Jakephal, Punjab NA
Guru Hargobind Sahib Sports Club Mehat, Punjab NA
Panchayat Samiti Stadium Dasuya, Punjab NA
Unnamed Stadium Gurudaspur, Punjab NA