| Indian Super League | |
| MATCH INFO | |
MATCH :
| FC Goa V/s Punjab FC
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COMPETITION : | Round 8
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| DATE: | 06-11-2024
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TIME:
| 7:30 PM IST (UTC +5:30)
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STADIUM:
| Fatorda Stadium
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| FC Goa | Lineup |
Possible XI: Hritik Tiwari (GK); Akash Sangwan, Sandesh Jhingan, Odei Onaindia, Boris Singh; Carl McHugh, Sahil Tavora; Dejan Drazic, Ayush Chhetri, Mohammed Yasir; Armando Sadiku. | |
| Punjab FC | Lineup |
Possible XI: Ravi Kumar (GK); Khaimingthang Lhungdim, Suresh Meitei, Ivan Novoselec, Abhishek Singh; Nikhil Prabhu, Asmir Suljic, Vinit Rai; Ezequiel Vidal, Luka Majcen, Nihal Sudeesh. | |
Preview: Jamshedpur Vs Punjab FC
FC Goa: The Gaurs showed their class on the pitch as they completely dominated Bengaluru FC and trashed them by 3-0. They will be looking to perform similarly against the Shers when they face each other in a few days. They are undefeated against Punjab FC and will look to continue their record against them.
Manolo Marquez has full trust in his players and his men didn’t let him down. Just like the previous fixture, they will have to perform as a team and they will look to get high up in the points table.
Punjab FC: The Shers came back from a goal down to beat Owen Coyle’s Chennaiyin FC as they won the game by 3-2 at home. But against the Gaurs they will have to be very well prepared as away from home they did face issues last time out.
Punjab FC will have to make their plan very well and will have to give their best to get a positive result. If they win this fixture then just before the international break they will have 15 points and will be at a good spot in the table. This fixture will be an important one for the Shers for sure.
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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.
