2025–26 Indian Super League
| Season | 2025–26 |
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| Dates | League: Playoffs: |
← 2024–25 2026–27 → | |
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 are both the defending shield and cup champions.[1]
Teams
[edit]Fourteen teams are competing in the 12th season of Indian Super League – thirteen from the previous season and one promoted from the I-League.[2][3]
- Promoted from I-League
Stadiums and locations
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Locations of Indian Super League teams
Location of the Kolkata football club tents and stadiums
| Team | State | City | Stadium | Capacity |
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| Bengaluru | Karnataka | Bengaluru | Sree Kanteerava Stadium | 25,810 |
| Chennaiyin | Tamil Nadu | Chennai | Marina Arena | 40,000 |
| Churchill Brothers | Goa | Margao | Fatorda Stadium | 19,000 |
| East Bengal | West Bengal | Kolkata | Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan | 68,000 |
| Goa | Goa | Margao | Fatorda Stadium | 19,000 |
| Hyderabad | Telangana | Hyderabad | GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium | 30,000 |
| Jamshedpur | Jharkhand | Jamshedpur | JRD Tata Sports Complex | 24,424 |
| Kerala Blasters | Kerala | Kochi | Kaloor Stadium | 41,000 |
| Mohammedan[a] | West Bengal | Kolkata | Kishore Bharati Krirangan | 12,000 |
| Mohun Bagan | Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan | 68,000 | ||
| Mumbai City | Maharashtra | Mumbai | Mumbai Football Arena | 7,000 |
| NorthEast United | Assam | Guwahati | Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium | 21,600 |
| Odisha | Odisha | Bhubaneswar | Kalinga Stadium | 15,000 |
| Punjab[b] | Punjab | Mohali | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi | 60,254 |
- ^ The club will play its home derbies against East Bengal and Mohun Bagan at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan[4]
- ^ The club is based in Mohali, Punjab, but will continue to play its home games in New Delhi until the 2025–26 season.[5]
Personnel and kits
[edit]| Team | Head coach | Captain (s) | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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| Bengaluru |  Gerard Zaragoza
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| Chennaiyin |  Owen Coyle
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| Churchill Brothers |  Dimitris Dimitriou
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| East Bengal | Óscar Bruzón
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| Goa | Manolo Márquez
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| Hyderabad |  tomasz tchórz
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| Jamshedpur |  Khalid Jamil
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| Kerala Blasters | David Català
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| Mohun Bagan | José Francisco Molina
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| Mumbai City |  Petr Kratky
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| NorthEast United | Juan Pedro Benali
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| Odisha | Sergio Lobera
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| Punjab |  Panagiotis Dilmperis
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Managerial changes
[edit]| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Ref. | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Ref. |
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| Kerala Blasters | T. G. Purushothaman
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End of interim period | 25 March 2025 | Pre-season | David Català
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25 March 2025 | [6] |
Foreign players
[edit]The AIFF allows teams to register a maximum of six foreign players. A maximum of four can be fielded in a match at a time.
| Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Unregistered player(s) | Former player(s) |
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| Chennaiyin |  Elsinho
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 Daniel Chima Chukwu
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| Churchill Brothers |  Pape Gassama
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 Wayde Lekay
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 José Luis Moreno
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| East Bengal | Dimitrios Diamantakos
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Saúl Crespo
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 Madih Talal
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 Hijazi Maher
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| Goa |  Dejan Dražić
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| Hyderabad | Andrei Alba
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| Jamshedpur |  Rei Tachikawa
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Stephen Eze
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| Kerala Blasters | Jesús Jiménez
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 Dušan Lagator
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Miloš Drinčić
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 Noah Sadaoui
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 Adrián Luna
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| Mohammedan | ||||||||
| Mohun Bagan |  Jamie Maclaren
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Jason Cummings
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Alberto Rodríguez
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Dimitri Petratos
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 Nuno Reis
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| Mumbai City | Jon Toral
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Jorge Ortiz
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| Odisha | Hugo Boumous
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Carlos Delgado
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| Punjab |
League table
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Bengaluru | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Semifinals and AFC Champions League Two group stage |
| 2 | Chennaiyin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Semifinals |
| 3 | Churchill Brothers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Knockout |
| 4 | East Bengal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Goa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Hyderabad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Jamshedpur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Kerala Blasters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Mohammedan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Mohun Bagan SG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Mumbai City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | NorthEast United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Odisha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Punjab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 2025. Source: Indian Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
Result
[edit]Form
[edit]First match(es) will be played on 2025. Source: Indian Super League
Position by round
[edit]First match(es) will be played on 2025. Source: Indian Super League
= Qualification to the Semifinals and AFC Champions League Two group stages; = Qualification to the Semifinals; = Qualification to the Knockout
= Qualification to the Semifinals and AFC Champions League Two group stages; = Qualification to the Semifinals; = Qualification to the Knockout
Season statistics
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]Top Assists
[edit]Hat-trick
[edit]Clean sheets
[edit]Discipline
[edit]Attendances
[edit]Overall
[edit]Home match played
[edit]ISL Cup/Play-offs
[edit]Bracket
[edit]See also
[edit]- Men
- 2025–26 I-League (Tier II)
- 2025–26 I-League 2 (Tier III)
- 2025–26 I-League 3 (Tier IV)
- 2025–26 Indian State Leagues (Tier V)
- 2026 Super Cup
- 2025 Durand Cup
- 2026 Reliance Foundation Development League
- Women
References
[edit]- ^ "Report: Mohun Bagan Super Giant pip Bengaluru FC to win the ISL Cup". Indian Super League. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ "Churchill get I-League title & ISL promotion after AIFF panel verdict, Inter Kashi to approach CAS". The Indian Express. 19 April 2025. Archived from the original on 20 April 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ Godinho, Norma (19 April 2025). "Churchill Brothers declared I-League champs, earn ISL promotion". Rediff. Archived from the original on 20 April 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "ISL 2024-25: Mohammedan SC to play home matches at Kishore Bharati Krirangan". Khel Now. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ "Punjab FC to remain in Delhi for ISL home games". news9live. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Blasters appoint David Catala as new Head Coach". Kerala Blasters. 25 March 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.