| Indian Super League | |
| MATCH INFO | |
MATCH :
| Punjab FC V/s Chennaiyin FC
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COMPETITION : | Round 6
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| DATE: | 31-10-2024
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TIME:
| 7:30 PM IST (UTC +5:30)
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STADIUM:
| Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
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| Punjab FC | Lineup |
Possible XI: Ravi Kumar (GK); Khaiminthang Lhungdim, Suresh Meitei, Ivan Novoselec, Abhishek Singh; Nikhil Prabhu, Filip Mrzjlak, Vinit Rai; Nihal Sudeesh, Ezequiel Vidal; Luka Majcen. | |
| Chennaiyin FC | Lineup |
Possible XI: Samik Mitra; Bikash Yumnam, Ryan Edwards, PC Laldinpuia, Mandar Rao Desai; Connor Shields, Lalrinliana Hnamte, Lukas Brambilla, Farukh Choudhary; Irfan Yadwad, Wilmar Jordan Gil. | |
Preview: Punjab FC Vs Chennaiyin FC
Punjab FC: earned a promotion to the ISL in the 2022-23 season, and have been quite impressive in the top flight ever since. This season, under the tutelage of Greek mastermind Panagiotis Dimperis, Punjab have been in quite amazing form, winning three out of their first four games of the season.
With a win tomorrow, Punjab FC will be at 12 points in the table, with a game in hand. The Shers can strengthen their place in the top four of the table with a win at home against Owen Coyle’s side, and can even aim to regain the second spot.
Chennaiyin FC: With eight points from five games, Chennaiyin are currently sixth in the table and are aiming a jump to the top four with a win on Thursday. Owen Coyle’s side seems to have picked pace in the league and have four points in the last two games courtesy of a very impressive win against Chennaiyin at home.
The fixture against Punjab will be quite crucial for Chennaiyin FC, as the race for the top six is already getting quite heated up, and if the Marina Machans fail to make their move, they might fall behind the likes of Odisha FC and Kerala who are knocking on the door to get into the qualifying spot.
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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.
