The Indian Super League (ISL) is a men's professional football league, which is the top tier league in Indian football system.
| Founded | 21 October 2013 |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| International cup(s) | AFC Cup |
| Current champions | ATK Mohun Bagan (1st title) (2022–23) |
| Current premiers | Mohun Bagan SG (1st title) (2023–24) |
| Most championships | ATK (3 titles) |
| Most premierships | Mumbai City (2 titles) |
| Current: 2023–24 Indian Super League | |
The league currently comprises 12 clubs. Each season of the tournament generally runs from November to March. 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 edit
| Season | Teams | Matches | Premiers | Champions | Top scorer(s) | Asia | Avg. attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Goals | AFC Champions League | AFC Cup | ||||||
| 2014 | 8 | 61 | Title did not exist | Atlético de Kolkata |  Elano |
8 | — | — | 24,357 |
| 2015 | 8 | 61 | Chennaiyin |  Stiven Mendoza |
13 | — | 27,111 | ||
| 2016 | 8 | 61 | Atlético de Kolkata | Marcelinho Leite Pereira |
10 | — | 21,003 | ||
| 2017–18 | 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 Bagan[a] Bengaluru[b] |
13,052 |
| 2020–21 | 11 | 115 | Mumbai City | Mumbai City | Igor Angulo Roy Krishna |
14 | Mumbai City | ATK Mohun Bagan | 0[c] |
| 2021–22 | 11 | 115 | Jamshedpur | Hyderabad | Bartholomew Ogbeche |
18 | Jamshedpur[d] | Hyderabad[e] | 0[f] |
| 2022–23 | 11 | 117 | Mumbai City | ATK Mohun Bagan |  Dimitri Petratos Diego Maurício Cleiton Silva |
12 | Mumbai City[g] | ATK Mohun Bagan[h] | 12,749 |
| 2023–24 | 12 | Mohun Bagan SG | Mumbai City | ||||||
ISL Finals edit
Notes edit
- ^ Mohun Bagan qualified for the 2021 AFC Cup group stage by winning the 2019–20 I-League, therefore after the merger, ATK Mohun Bagan earned the spot.
- ^ ATK qualified for the 2021 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs by winning the 2020 Indian Super League Final, but after ATK and Mohun Bagan merged, Bengaluru received the spot as the third place team of 2019–20 Indian Super League.
- ^ The league was hosted behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India
- ^ Qualification to Playoffs for 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage
- ^ Qualification to Playoffs for 2023–24 AFC Cup qualifying playoffs
- ^ Excluding the final, the league was hosted behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India
- ^ Qualification to Playoffs for 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage
- ^ Qualification to Playoffs for 2023–24 AFC Cup qualifying playoffs
- ^ a b The final was hosted behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India