| Indian Super League | |
| MATCH INFO | |
MATCH :
| Kerala Blasters V/s Bengaluru
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COMPETITION : | Round 6
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| DATE: | 25-10-2024
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TIME:
| 7:30 PM IST (UTC +5:30)
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STADIUM:
| JJawaharlal Nehru Stadium
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| Kerala Blasters | Lineup |
Possible XI: Som Kumar (GK); Sandeep Singh, Pritam Kotal, Alexandre Coeff, Huidrom Naocha Singh; Vibin Mohanan, Danish Farooq, Adrian Luna; Rahul KP, Noah Sadaoui, Jesus Jimenez. | |
| Bengaluru | Lineup |
Possible XI: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (GK); Nikhil Poojari, Rahul Bheke, Aleksandar Jovanovic, Naorem Roshan Singh; Vinith Venkatesh, Alberto Noguera, Pedro Capo, Suresh Singh Wangjam; Sunil Chhetri, Edgar Mendez. | |
Preview: Kerala Blasters Vs Bengaluru
Kerala Blasters: The Tuskers had a mixed start to the season but have progressively evolved in terms of both performance and results. They opened with a home defeat against Punjab FC but bounced back with a strong victory over East Bengal FC. Since then, the Blasters have remained unbeaten, securing two draws in away fixtures against NorthEast United and Odisha FC, followed by a thrilling comeback win against Mohammedan SC to bag three points.
Mikael Stahre’s side will surely be looking to extend their unbeaten run and build on the momentum they gained from recent fixtures. A win in the next game will see them move up to third place in the ISL table.
Bengaluru: Bengaluru FC have made a dream start to the season, securing four wins and a draw from their first five fixtures. The juggernauts clinched all three points against East Bengal FC and Hyderabad FC, followed by another dominating performance against Mohun Bagan Super Giant, one of strongest sides in the league. They secured a goalless draw in their away fixture against the defending champions Mumbai City FC and quickly bounced back with a victory against Punjab FC, despite being reduced to 10 men.
The Blues have the best defence in the league and are yet to concede a goal this season. The league leaders are the only unbeaten side in ISL 2024-25 so far, and will certainly not settle for anything less than a win against the Blasters.
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About Indian Super League:
History
The Indian Super League (ISL) is the highest level of the men's Indian football league system. Administered by the AIFF and its commercial partner FSDL, the league is currently contested by 13 clubs.
The season runs from September to March and includes a 24-round regular season followed by playoffs involving the top six teams, culminating with the ISL Final to determine the ISL Cup winners. At the end of the regular season, the team with the most points is declared the ISL champions and presented with the League Winners' Shield. Until 2021–22 season, the ISL Cup winners were designated as champions but later from 2022–23 season, the champions design was given to table toppers instead of playoff champions.
Currently, the league only follows promotion in the promotion and registration processes. ISL clubs qualify for the Asian continental club competitions; League Shield winners qualify directly for the next season's AFC Champions League Two group stage.
The competition was founded on 21 October 2013 to grow the sport of football in India and increase its exposure in the country. Play began in October 2014 with eight teams. During its first three seasons, the competition operated without official recognition from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the governing body for the sport in Asia. It was structured along the same lines as the Indian Premier League, the country's premier Twenty20 franchise-based cricket competition. Each season lasted just three months, from October to December, and matches were held daily. However, before the 2017-18 season, the league expanded to ten teams, expanded its schedule to six months, and earned recognition from the AFC. Two of India's most historic clubs - Mohun Bagan and East Bengal, also joined the ISL. With ATK disbanding, the 2020–21 season had 11 clubs competing.
The ISL attained the sole top-tier league status from the 2022–23 season with the I-League demoted to the second tier. The 2023–24 season saw a promoted team from the I-League participating in the ISL for the first time ever. Punjab FC, as the 2022–23 I-League champions, became the 12th team in the league. The following year, Mohammedan SC joined the league as the 13th club as champions of the I-League.
Since the league's inaugural season, six clubs have won the ISL Cup title: ATK (3), Chennaiyin (2), Mumbai City (2), Bengaluru (1), Hyderabad (1) and Mohun Bagan (1).
Since the introduction of the League Winners' Shield in the 2019–20 season, Mumbai City has won it twice, while FC Goa, Jamshedpur FC and Mohun Bagan have won it one time each.
