2019 Indian Super League playoffs

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2019 Indian Super League playoffs
Tournament details
CountryIndia
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Bengaluru
Runners-up Goa
Semifinalists
  2018
2020  

The 2019 Indian Super League playoffs was fifth playoffs series in the Indian Super League, one of the top Indian professional football leagues. The playoffs began in March 2019 and concluded with the final in March 2019 in Mumbai.

Contents

The top four teams from the 2018–19 ISL regular season had qualified for the playoffs. The semi-finals took place over two legs while the final was a one-off match at the Mumbai Football Arena.

The defending champions from last season, Chennaiyin, failed to qualify for the playoffs this season and thus were not able to defend their title. This was also NorthEast United's first playoff appearance.

Season table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Bengaluru [a] (C)1810442922+734 [b] Advance to ISL Playoffs
2 Goa 1810443620+1634 [b]
3 Mumbai City 189362520+530
4 NorthEast United 187832218+429
5 Jamshedpur 186932921+827
6 ATK 186661822424
7 Pune City 186482430622
8 Delhi Dynamos 184682327418
9 Kerala Blasters 1829718281015
10 Chennaiyin 1823131632169
Source: Indian Super League
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
(C) ISL Cup winners
Notes:
  1. Qualified for 2020 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head standings: Bengaluru 6 pts, Goa 0 pts.

Teams

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
        
1 Bengaluru 1 3 4
4 NorthEast United 2 0 2
1 Bengaluru 1
2 Goa 0
2 Goa 5 0 5
3 Mumbai City 1 1 2

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
NorthEast United 2–4 Bengaluru 2–1 0–3
Mumbai City 2–5 Goa 1–5 1–0

Leg 1

NorthEast United 2–1 Bengaluru
Report

Mumbai City 1–5 Goa
Report
Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai
Attendance: 7,126
Referee: Hamad Ali Yousef Abdulla Alali (United Arab Emirates)

Leg 2

Bengaluru 3–0 NorthEast United
Report
Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru
Attendance: 21,636
Referee: Hamad Ali Yousef Abdulla Alali (United Arab Emirates)

Bengaluru won 4–2 on aggregate


Goa 0–1 Mumbai City
Report
Fatorda Stadium, Margao
Attendance: 17,807
Referee: Venkatesh Ramachandran

Goa won 5–2 on aggregate

Final

Bengaluru 1–0 Goa
Report

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