2025–26 Indian Super League
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | League: 14 September 2025 – 18 April 2026
Playoffs: 25 April 2026 – 9 May 2026 |
← 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.
In June 2025, FSDL formally informed ISL clubs and the AIFF that the 2025–26 season was on hold due to unresolved contractual issues ahead of the Master Rights Agreement’s expiry in December.[1]
Mohun Bagan SG are both the defending shield and cup champions.[2]
Teams
Fourteen teams are competing in the 12th season of Indian Super League – thirteen from the previous season and one promoted from the I-League.[3][4]
- Promoted from I-League
Stadiums and locations
Locations of Indian Super League teams
Location of the Kolkata football club tents and stadiums
| Team | State | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | Karnataka | Bengaluru | Sree Kanteerava Stadium | 25,810 |
| Chennaiyin | Tamil Nadu | Chennai | Marina Arena | 40,000 |
| Churchill Brothers | Goa | Margao | Fatorda Stadium | 19,000 |
| Goa | ||||
| 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 |
| East Bengal | Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan | 68,000 | ||
| Mohun Bagan | ||||
| Mumbai City | Maharashtra | Mumbai | Mumbai Football Arena | 7,000 |
| NorthEast United | Assam | Guwahati | Arjuna Bhogeswar Baruah Sports Complex | 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[5]
- ^ The club is based in Mohali, Punjab, but will continue to play its home games in New Delhi until the 2025–26 season.[6]
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Ref. | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Foreign players
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | Brian Sánchez | Salaheddine Bahi | Édgar Méndez | Sirozhiddin Kuziev | ||||
| Chennaiyin | Mohammed Ali Bemammer | |||||||
| Churchill Brothers | Sebastián Gutiérrez | Pape Gassama | Wayde Lekay | |||||
| East Bengal | Miguel Figueira | Dimitrios Diamantakos | Mohammed Rashid | Hamid Ahadad | Kevin Sibille | Madih Talal Hijazi Maher |
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| Goa | Dejan Dražić | Borja Herrera | David Timor | Iker Guarrotxena | Javier Siverio | Pol Moreno | ||
| Hyderabad | Andrei Alba | |||||||
| Jamshedpur | Rei Tachikawa | Stephen Eze | ||||||
| Kerala Blasters | Dušan Lagator | Noah Sadaoui | Adrian Luna | |||||
| Mohammedan | ||||||||
| Mohun Bagan | Dimitri Petratos | Jamie Maclaren | Jason Cummings | Robson Robinho | Tom Aldred | Alberto Rodríguez | ||
| Mumbai City | Jorge Pereyra Díaz | Jon Toral | Jorge Ortiz | Tiri | ||||
| NorthEast United | Alaaeddine Ajaraie | Andy Rodríguez | Chema | Jairo Samperio | Míchel Zabaco | |||
| Odisha | Hugo Boumous | Carlos Delgado | ||||||
| Punjab |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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).
Results
Form
First match(es) will be played on 2025. Source: Indian Super League
Position by round
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
Top scorers
Hat-tricks
Top assists
Clean sheets
Discipline
Attendances
Overall
Home match played
ISL Cup/Play-offs
25 April 2026 - 9 May 2026
See also
- 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)
- 2025 Federation Cup
- 2025 Durand Cup
- 2026 Reliance Foundation Development League
- Women
References
- ^ "BREAKING: ISL 2025-26 season formally on hold; FSDL informs clubs & AIFF". Khel Now. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ^ "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.