| Indian Super League | |
| MATCH INFO | |
MATCH :
| Mohammedan SC V/s Kerala Blasters
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COMPETITION : | Round 5
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| DATE: | 20-10-2024
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TIME:
| 7:30 PM IST (UTC +5:30)
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STADIUM:
| Kishore Bharati Krirangan
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| Mohammedan SC | Lineup |
Possible XI: Padam Chhetri (GK); F Lalremsanga, Joseph Adjei, Gaurav Bora, Zodingliana Ralte; Mirjalol Kasimov, Amarjit Singh Kayam; Zuidika Alexis Gomez, Makan Chothe; Lobi Manzoki. | |
| Kerala Blasters | Lineup |
Possible XI: Sachin Suresh (GK); Sandeep Singh, Pritam Kotal, Miloš Drinčić, Huidrom Naocha Singh; Alexandre Coeff, Vibin Mohanan; Rahul KP, Danish Farooq, Noha Sadaoui; Jesús Jiménez. | |
Preview: Mohammedan SC Vs Kerala Blasters
Mohammedan SC: The Black Panthers earned promotion into the Indian first division last season, upon winning the I League trophy. The Kolkata-based club, which has a rich history, has been performing quite decently in the league, picking four points in their opening four games of the season.
Mohammedan SC’s last league game was the Kolkata derby against Mohun Bagan, which the Black Panthers lost by three goals to nil, and head coach Andrey Chernyshov will be quite eager to get his team back on track with a solid performance at home.
Kerala Blasters: With only five points in their opening four games in the season, Kerala Blasters have failed to meet their standards so far this season. The Blasters have drawn both of their previous two games and haven’t looked too sharp on the pitch.
The talent and resources that head coach Stahie has at his disposal, deem him to do better in the league, and the Swedish tactician will have to get things going for the team in yellow before the pressure starts mounting.
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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.
