The Indian Super League (ISL) is a men's professional football league, which is the top tier league in Indian football system. It started in 2014.
The league currently comprises 14 clubs. Each season of the tournament generally runs from September/October/November to May. During the league stage of the competition, each club plays against all the other clubs in a round-robin style. At the end of the league stage, the team with the most points gets declared the Premiers and presented with a trophy named League Winners Shield, and the top four clubs qualify for the play-offs. The season then culminates with the ISL Final to determine the Champions who are presented with the ISL Trophy.
List of seasons SeasonTeamsMatchesPremiersChampionsTop scorer(s)AsiaAvg. attendancePlayerGoals 2014 8 61 Title did not exist Atlético de Kolkata Elano 824,357 2015 8 61 Chennaiyin Stiven Mendoza 13 27,111 2016 8 61 10 21,003 10 95 Chennaiyin Coro 18 Chennaiyin 15,047 2018–19 10 95 Bengaluru Coro 16 Bengaluru 13,155 2019–20 10 95 Goa ATK Bartholomew Ogbeche Nerijus Valskis Roy Krishna 15 Goa ATK Mohun BaganBengaluru 13,052 2020–21 11 115 Mumbai City Mumbai City Igor Angulo Roy Krishna 14 Mumbai City ATK Mohun Bagan 0 2021–22 11 115 Jamshedpur Hyderabad Bartholomew Ogbeche 18 Jamshedpur Hyderabad 0 2022–23 11 117 Mumbai City ATK Mohun Bagan Dimitri Petratos Diego Maurício Cleiton Silva 12 Mumbai City 12,749 2023–24 12 139 Mumbai City Dimitrios Diamantakos Roy Krishna 13 Mohun Bagan East BengalEast Bengal 12,311 13 163Mohun Bagan Alaeddine Ajaraie 23 Mohun BaganGoa11,8702025–26 14 91East BengalEast Bengal Youssef Ezzejjari11 —East BengalGoa8,634
ISL Cup finals
SeasonDateChampionsScoreRunners–upPlayer of the matchVenueAttendance 2014 20 December 2014 Atlético de Kolkata1–0 Kerala Blasters Mohammed Rafique (Atlético de Kolkata) DY Patil Stadium36,484 2015 Chennaiyin3–2 Goa Jofre Mateu (Goa) Fatorda Stadium18,477 2016 18 December 2016 Atlético de Kolkata1–1(4–3 p) Kerala Blasters Henrique Sereno (Atlético de Kolkata) Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi)82,146 17 March 2018 Chennaiyin3–2 Bengaluru Maílson Alves (Chennaiyin) Sree Kanteerava Stadium25,753 2018–19 17 March 2019 Bengaluru1–0 Goa Rahul Bheke (Bengaluru) Mumbai Football Arena7,372 2019–20 14 March 2020 ATK3–1 Chennaiyin Arindam Bhattacharya Fatorda Stadium0 2020–21 13 March 2021 Mumbai City2–1 ATK Mohun Bagan Bipin Singh (Mumbai City) Fatorda Stadium0 2021–22 20 March 2022 Hyderabad1–1(3–1 p) Kerala Blasters Laxmikant Kattimani (Hyderabad) Fatorda Stadium11,500 2022–23 18 March 2023 ATK Mohun Bagan2–2(4–3 p) Bengaluru Dimitri Petratos (ATK Mohun Bagan) Fatorda Stadium 11,879 2023–24 4 May 2024 Mumbai City3–1 Mohun Bagan Lalengmawia Ralte (Mumbai City) Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan62,007 2024–25 12 April 2025 Mohun Bagan2–1 (aet) Bengaluru Jamie Maclaren (Mohun Bagan) Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan59,112
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References
External links WorldFootball.net