2025 Indian Super League playoffs

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2024–25 Indian Super League playoffs
Tournament details
CountryIndia
Teams6
Defending champions Mumbai City
Final positions
Champions Mohun Bagan
(2nd title)
Runners-up Bengaluru
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored20 (2.86 per match)
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The 2025 Indian Super League playoffs was the 11th playoffs series of the Indian Super League. The playoffs began on 29 March 2025 and concluded with the final on 12 April 2025. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

The top two teams in regular season, Mohun Bagan and Goa automatically qualified for the semi-finals. [4] [5] Teams finishing 3rd to 6th featured in a single-leg play-off to determine the other two semi-finalists, with Bengaluru winning knockout play-off 1 [6] and Jamshedpur winning knockout play-offs 2, [7] and hence advancing. The semi-finals was played over two legs whilst the final was a single-legged match which will take place at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium in Kolkata, eventually won by Mohun Bagan against Bengaluru. [8]

Season table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Mohun Bagan (C, W)2417524716+3156Qualification for the Champions League Two group stage and semi-finals
2 Goa 2414644327+1648Qualification for the Champions League Two preliminary stage and semi-finals [a]
3 Bengaluru 2411584031+938 [b] Qualification for the knockouts
4 NorthEast United 2410864629+1738 [b]
5 Jamshedpur 24122103743−638 [b]
6 Mumbai City 249962928+136
7 Odisha 248974437+733
8 Kerala Blasters 2485113337−429
9 East Bengal 2484122733−628 [c]
10 Punjab 2484123438−428 [c]
11 Chennaiyin 2476113439−527
12 Hyderabad 2446142247−2518
13 Mohammedan 2427151243−3113
Source: ISL
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).
(C) Champions; (W) ISL Cup winners
Notes:
  1. ↑ Goa qualified for the AFC Champions League Two preliminary stage by winning the 2025 Super Cup. [9]
  2. 1 2 3 Head-to-head points: Bengaluru 7, NorthEast 7, Jamshedpur 3; Head-to-head goal difference: Bengaluru +2, NorthEast -2.
  3. 1 2 Head-to-head points: East Bengal 6, Punjab 0.

    Teams

    Automatically qualified for semi-finals
    Qualified for the knockout play-offs

    Bracket

    Knockout Semifinals Finals
    1 Mohun Bagan 1 23
    4 NorthEast United 0 5 Jamshedpur 20 2
    5 Jamshedpur 21 Mohun Bagan (a.e.t.) 2
    3 Bengaluru 1
    2 Goa 0 22
    3 Bengaluru 53 Bengaluru 21 3
    6 Mumbai City 0

    Knockout play-offs

    Team 1ScoreTeam 2
    Bengaluru 5–0 Mumbai City
    NorthEast United 0–2 Jamshedpur

    Semi-finals

    Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
    Mohun Bagan 3–2 Jamshedpur 1–2 2–0
    Goa 2–3 Bengaluru 0–2 2–1

    Knockout play-offs

    1st Knockout play-offs
    Bengaluru FC 5–0 Mumbai City
    		ISL
    AIFF
    I-League
    Sree Kanteerava Stadium , Bengaluru
    Attendance: 16,123
    Referee: Harish Kundu
    2nd Knockout play-offs
    NorthEast United FC 0–2 Jamshedpur
    ISL
    AIFF
    I-League
    Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium , Shillong
    Attendance: 14,849
    Referee: Senthil Nathan Sekaran

    Semi-finals

    Semi-finals 1st legs

    Bengaluru 2–0 Goa
    		ISL
    AIFF
    I-League
    Sree Kanteerava Stadium , Bengaluru
    Attendance: 19,443
    Referee: Aditya Purkayastha
    Jamshedpur 2–1 Mohun Bagan
    		ISL
    AIFF
    I-League
    JRD Tata Sports Complex , Jamshedpur
    Attendance: 20,968
    Referee: Ashwin

    Semi-finals 2nd legs

    Goa 2–1 Bengaluru
    		ISL
    AIFF
    I-League
    Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium , Goa
    Attendance: 16,875
    Referee: Senthil Nathan Sekaran

    Bengaluru won 3–2 on aggregate.

    Mohun Bagan 2–0 Jamshedpur
    		ISL
    AIFF
    I-League
    Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan , Kolkata
    Attendance: 58,123
    Referee: Tejas Visvasrao Nagvenkar

    Mohun Bagan won 3–2 on aggregate.

    Final

    Final Match
    Team 1ScoreTeam 2
    Mohun Bagan 2–1 Bengaluru
    Mohun Bagan 2–1 (a.e.t.) Bengaluru
    		ISL
    AIFF
    I-League
    Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan , Kolkata
    Attendance: 59,112
    Referee: Senthil Nathan Sekaran

    References

    1. ↑ "AIFF Competitions Calendar for 2024-25 season released". AIFF. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
    2. ↑ "Indian Super League announces tentative venues for the 2023-24 Final". Indian Super League. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
    3. ↑ "ISL 2024–25 Playoffs: Dates for Knockouts, semi-finals and final announced". Indian Super League . Retrieved 15 March 2025.
    4. ↑ "Petratos nets late winner as Mohun Bagan Super Giant retain ISL Shield". Indian Super League. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
    5. ↑ "ISL 2024–25: Playoffs spots and League Shield scenarios". Indian Super League. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
    6. ↑ "Report: Ruthless Bengaluru FC thump Mumbai City FC to reach the semi-finals". Indian Super League. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
    7. ↑ "Report: Resilient Jamshedpur FC stun NorthEast United FC to march into semis". Indian Super League. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
    8. ↑ "Report: Mohun Bagan Super Giant pip Bengaluru FC to win the ISL Cup". Indian Super League . Retrieved 12 April 2025.
    9. ↑ https://www.the-aiff.com/article/fc-goa-ride-borjas-brace-to-win-second-kalinga-super-cup-title
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