List of Indian Super League seasons

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Indian Super League
Founded21 October 2013
CountryIndia
Confederation AFC
Number of clubs12
Level on pyramid1
International cup(s) Champions League 2
Challenge League
Current champions Mohun Bagan SG
(2nd title)
(2024–25)
Current premiers Mohun Bagan SG
(2nd title)
(2024–25)
Most championships ATK (3 titles)
Most premierships Mohun Bagan SG,
Mumbai City
(2 titles)
Current: 2025–26 Indian Super League

The Indian Super League (ISL) is a men's professional football league, which is the top tier league in Indian football system. [1] It started in 2014. [1]

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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.[ citation needed ] The season then culminates with the ISL Final to determine the Champions who are presented with the ISL Trophy. [2]

List of seasons

SeasonTeamsMatchesPremiersChampionsTop scorer(s) Asia Avg. attendance
PlayerGoals Champions League/
Champions League Elite 		AFC Cup/
Champions League 2 		Challenge League
2014 861 Title did not exist Atlético de Kolkata Flag of Brazil.svg Elano 8———24,357
2015 861 Chennaiyin Flag of Colombia.svg Stiven Mendoza 13———27,111
2016 861 Atlético de Kolkata Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelinho Leite Pereira 10———21,003
2017–18 1095 Chennaiyin Flag of Spain.svg Coro 18— Chennaiyin —15,047
2018–19 1095 Bengaluru Flag of Spain.svg Coro 16— Bengaluru —13,155
2019–20 1095 Goa ATK Flag of Nigeria.svg Bartholomew Ogbeche
Flag of Lithuania.svg Nerijus Valskis
Flag of Fiji.svg Roy Krishna 		15 Goa ATK Mohun Bagan [a]
Bengaluru [b] 		—13,052
2020–21 11115 Mumbai City Mumbai City Flag of Spain.svg Igor Angulo
Flag of Fiji.svg Roy Krishna 		14 Mumbai City ATK Mohun Bagan —0 [c]
2021–22 11115 Jamshedpur Hyderabad Flag of Nigeria.svg Bartholomew Ogbeche 18 Jamshedpur [d] Hyderabad [e] —0 [f]
2022–23 11117 Mumbai City ATK Mohun Bagan Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dimitri Petratos
Flag of Brazil.svg Diego Maurício
Flag of Brazil.svg Cleiton Silva 		12 Mumbai City [g] ATK Mohun Bagan [h] —12,749
2023–24 12139 Mohun Bagan Mumbai City Flag of Greece.svg Dimitrios Diamantakos
Flag of Fiji.svg Roy Krishna 		13 Mohun Bagan East Bengal East Bengal 12,311
2024–25 [3] 13163 Mohun Bagan [2] Mohun Bagan Flag of Morocco.svg Alaeddine Ajaraie 23— Mohun Bagan Goa 11,870
2025–26 14—

ISL Finals

SeasonDateChampionsScoreRunners–upPlayer of the matchVenueAttendance
2014 20 December 2014 Atlético de Kolkata 1–0 Kerala Blasters Flag of India.svg Mohammed Rafique (Atlético de Kolkata) DY Patil Stadium 36,484
2015 20 December 2015 Chennaiyin 3–2 Goa Flag of Spain.svg Jofre Mateu (Goa) Fatorda Stadium 18,477
2016 18 December 2016 Atlético de Kolkata 1–1
(4–3 p) 		Kerala Blasters Flag of Spain.svg Henrique Sereno (Atlético de Kolkata) Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi) 82,146
2017–18 17 March 2018 Chennaiyin 3–2 Bengaluru Flag of Brazil.svg Maílson Alves (Chennaiyin) Sree Kanteerava Stadium 25,753
2018–19 17 March 2019 Bengaluru 1–0 Goa Flag of India.svg Rahul Bheke (Bengaluru) Mumbai Football Arena 7,372
2019–20 14 March 2020 ATK 3–1 Chennaiyin Flag of India.svg Arindam Bhattacharya Fatorda Stadium 0 [i]
2020–21 13 March 2021 Mumbai City 2–1 ATK Mohun Bagan Flag of India.svg Bipin Singh (Mumbai City) Fatorda Stadium 0 [i]
2021–22 20 March 2022 Hyderabad 1–1
(3–1 p) 		Kerala Blasters Flag of India.svg Laxmikant Kattimani (Hyderabad) Fatorda Stadium 11,500
2022–23 18 March 2023 ATK Mohun Bagan 2–2
(4–3 p) 		Bengaluru Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dimitri Petratos (ATK Mohun Bagan) Fatorda Stadium 11,879
2023–24 4 May 2024 Mumbai City 3–1 Mohun Bagan Flag of India.svg Lalengmawia Ralte (Mumbai City) Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan 62,007
2024–25 12 April 2025 Mohun Bagan 2–1 (aet) Bengaluru Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Maclaren (Mohun Bagan) Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan 59,112

Notes

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ The league was hosted behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India
  4. ↑ Qualification to Playoffs for 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage
  5. ↑ Qualification to Playoffs for 2023–24 AFC Cup qualifying playoffs
  6. ↑ Excluding the final, the league was hosted behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India
  7. ↑ Qualification to Playoffs for 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage
  8. ↑ Qualification to Playoffs for 2023–24 AFC Cup qualifying playoffs
  9. 1 2 The final was hosted behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India

References

  1. 1 2 "About ISL - Indian Super League". Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  2. 1 2 Sportstar, Team (12 April 2025). "Mohun Bagan wins ISL final: List of Indian Super League champions after Mariners beat Bengaluru FC". Sportstar. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  3. ↑ Sportstar, Team (25 August 2024). "ISL 2024-25 Schedule: Full list of matches, dates, venues for the entire Indian Super League season". Sportstar. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
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