2024–25 Indian Super League
Indian football league season
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The 2024–25 Indian Super League was the 11th season of the Indian Super League (ISL) and the 29th season of top-tier Indian football.
- 13 September 2024 – 12 March 2025
(league) - 29 March – 12 April 2025
(playoffs)
2nd ISL Shield
7th Indian title
2nd ISL Cup title
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates |
|
| Champions | Mohun Bagan 2nd ISL Shield 7th Indian title |
| ISL Cup Winners | Mohun Bagan 2nd ISL Cup title |
| AFC Champions League Two | Mohun Bagan Goa (as Super Cup winners) |
| Matches | 163 |
| Goals | 468 (2.87 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Alaeddine Ajaraie (23 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Vishal Kaith (15 clean sheets) |
| Biggest home win | NorthEast United 5–0 Jamshedpur (26 October 2024) Bengaluru 5–0 Mumbai City (29 March 2025) |
| Biggest away win | Hyderabad 0–6 Odisha (25 November 2024) |
| Highest scoring | Hyderabad 2–5 NorthEast United (23 December 2024) Chennaiyin 5–2 Jamshedpur (9 March 2025) |
| Longest winning run | 5 matches Mohun Bagan Goa |
| Longest unbeaten run | 12 matches Mohun Bagan Goa |
| Longest winless run | 11 matches Mohammedan |
| Longest losing run | 6 matches East Bengal |
| Highest attendance | 61,591 Mohun Bagan 2–0 Goa (8 March 2025) |
| Lowest attendance | 350 Hyderabad 1–3 Punjab (6 March 2025) |
| Total attendance | 1,934,882 |
| Average attendance | 11,870 |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → | |
Mohun Bagan were the defending champions who won the shield last season.[1] This season Mohun Bagan became the first team to successfully defend the title by winning their second ISL title and seventh Indian title overall by topping the regular season table with a record 56 points. Mumbai City were the defending cup winners who won the ISL cup last season.[2] Mohun Bagan also won their second ISL Cup, defeating Bengaluru 2–1 in the final.[3]
Changes from last season
- This is the first season where it is no longer mandatory to include at least one player from a member association of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).[4]
- Besides doing away with the Asian quota, the ISL has also increased the salary cap from ₹16.5 crore (US$1.7 million) to ₹18 crore (US$1.9 million), with two players, either domestic or international, outside the salary cap. Until last season, only a marquee player's salary was outside the cap. The new guidelines will allow teams to spend freely on international players.[5]
- As per the Asian Football Confederation roadmap, relegation was to start in the ISL from 2024–25, but the AIFF decided not to implement it this season.[6]
- New home grown player category has been added – up to 3 of whom can be excluded from the salary cap. The homegrown players are U-23 players who have been registered with a team for consecutive 3 years.[7]
- Maximum of one concussion substitution in a match per team, correspondingly the opposing team will receive an additional substitution opportunity.
- Claim for wrongful dismissals for direct red cards has been introduced by the AIFF.
Teams
Thirteen teams are competing in the 11th season of Indian Super League – twelve from the previous season and one promoted from the I-League.[8][9][10]
- Promoted from I-League
Mohammedan are promoted from the I-League after won the title and they are playing in the league for the first time in their history.
Stadiums and locations
| Team | State | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | Karnataka | Bengaluru | Sree Kanteerava Stadium | 25,810 |
| Chennaiyin | Tamil Nadu | Chennai | Marina Arena | 40,000 |
| Goa | Goa | Margao | Fatorda Stadium | 19,000 |
| 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[b] | ||||
| Mumbai City | Maharashtra | Mumbai | Mumbai Football Arena | 7,000 |
| NorthEast United[c] | Assam | Guwahati | Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium | 21,600 |
| Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong | 20,000 | |||
| Odisha | Odisha | Bhubaneswar | Kalinga Stadium | 15,000 |
| Punjab[d] | Punjab | Mohali | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi | 60,254 |
- The club played its home derbies against East Bengal and Mohun Bagan at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan[11]
- Mohun Bagan played the Kolkata Derby against East Bengal at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati due to security concerns in Kolkata during the Gangasagar Mela.[12][13]
- The club played three home games in Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong.[14]
Personnel and kits
| Team | Head coach | Captain (s) | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | Puma[16] | JSW[17] | ||
| Chennaiyin | Six5Six[18] | MelBat[19] | ||
| East Bengal | Trak-Only | |||
| Goa | Six5Six[20] | Wolf777News | ||
| Hyderabad | Hummel[21] | |||
| Jamshedpur | Nivia | Tata Steel[22] | ||
| Kerala Blasters | Reyaur[23] | Medhaa | ||
| Mohammedan | Six5Six | DafaNews | ||
| Mohun Bagan | Skechers | 1XBat | ||
| Mumbai City | Puma[24] | Etihad Airways[25] | ||
| NorthEast United | Trak-Only | Meghalaya Tourism | ||
| Odisha | Trak-Only | Odisha Tourism[26] | ||
| Punjab | Shiv Naresh | DafaNews |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Ref. | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerala Blasters | Mutual consent | 26 April 2024 | [27] | Pre-season | 23 May 2024 | [28] | ||
| Mohun Bagan | End of contract | 26 April 2024 | 11 June 2024 | [29] | ||||
| Punjab | 13 June 2024 | [30] | 29 June 2024 | [31] | ||||
| East Bengal | Resigned | 30 September 2024 | [32] | 12th | 8 October 2024 | [32] | ||
| Kerala Blasters | Sacked | 15 December 2024 | [33] | 10th | 16 December 2024 | [34] | ||
| Hyderabad | 18 December 2024 | [35] | 12th | 18 December 2024 | ||||
| Mohammedan | Resigned | 29 January 2025 | [36] | 13th | 13 February 2025 | [37] |
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.[38]
Bold suggests the player was signed during the mid-season transfer window.[39]
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohun Bagan (C, W) | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 16 | +31 | 56 | Qualification for the Champions League Two group stage and semi-finals |
| 2 | Goa | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 48 | Qualification for the Champions League Two preliminary stage and semi-finals[a] |
| 3 | Bengaluru | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 38[b] | Qualification for the knockouts |
| 4 | NorthEast United | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 46 | 29 | +17 | 38[b] | |
| 5 | Jamshedpur | 24 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 38[b] | |
| 6 | Mumbai City | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 36 | |
| 7 | Odisha | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 33 | |
| 8 | Kerala Blasters | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 29 | |
| 9 | East Bengal | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 28[c] | |
| 10 | Punjab | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 28[c] | |
| 11 | Chennaiyin | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 27 | |
| 12 | Hyderabad | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 47 | −25 | 18 | |
| 13 | Mohammedan | 24 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 43 | −31 | 13 |
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).
(C) Champions; (W) ISL Cup winners
Notes:
- Goa qualified for the AFC Champions League Two preliminary stage by winning the 2025 Super Cup.[41]
- Head-to-head points: Bengaluru 7, NorthEast 7, Jamshedpur 3; Head-to-head goal difference: Bengaluru +2, NorthEast -2.
- Head-to-head points: East Bengal 6, Punjab 0.
Results
Form
Positions by round
| Qualification to 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two and 2024–25 Indian Super League Semi Final | |
| Qualification to 2024–25 Indian Super League Semi Final and possible qualification for the Champions League Two preliminary stage | |
| Qualification to 2024–25 Indian Super League Playoffs |
Season statistics
- As of 12 April 2025
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals[42] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NorthEast United | 23 | |
| 2 | Bengaluru | 14 | |
| 3 | Mohun Bagan | 12 | |
| 4 | Kerala Blasters | 11 | |
| 5 | Punjab | 10 | |
| Goa | |||
| Mumbai City | |||
| Chennaiyin | |||
| 9 | Odisha | 9 | |
| Bengaluru | |||
| Jamshedpur | |||
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goa | East Bengal | 3–2 (A) | 27 September 2024 | [43] | |
| Bengaluru | Kerala Blasters | 4–2 (H) | 7 December 2024 | [44] |
Top assists
Clean sheets
| Rank | Player | Team | Clean sheets[46] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohun Bagan | 15 | |
| 2 | Mumbai City | 8 | |
| Bengaluru | |||
| 4 | Goa | 7 | |
| NorthEast United | |||
| 6 | East Bengal | 6 | |
| 7 | Jamshedpur | 5 | |
| Mohammedan | |||
| 9 | Kerala Blasters | 4 | |
| Odisha | |||
Discipline
Player
Club
Attendances
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohun Bagan | 428,933 | 61,591 | 2,567 | 35,744 | +2.7% |
| 2 | East Bengal | 221,169 | 59,872 | 9,987 | 18,431 | +13.2% |
| 3 | Kerala Blasters | 190,727 | 34,490 | 3,567 | 15,894 | −42.2% |
| 4 | Jamshedpur | 171,413 | 20,257 | 10,177 | 14,284 | −4.7% |
| 5 | Bengaluru | 142,057 | 22,302 | 7,367 | 11,838 | +46.9% |
| 6 | NorthEast United | 126,311 | 15,379 | 5,795 | 10,526 | +94.8% |
| 7 | Goa | 123,548 | 13,341 | 5,205 | 10,296 | +19.1% |
| 8 | Odisha | 91,816 | 10,814 | 5,461 | 7,651 | +29.5% |
| 9 | Chennaiyin | 85,217 | 11,201 | 3,312 | 7,101 | +15.5% |
| 10 | Mohammedan | 49,141 | 10,189 | 894 | 4,095 | −13.9%† |
| 11 | Mumbai City | 44,755 | 6,928 | 1,772 | 3,730 | −11.3% |
| 12 | Punjab | 36,093 | 6,216 | 1,816 | 3,008 | −19.9% |
| 13 | Hyderabad | 18,209 | 3,317 | 350 | 1,517 | −30.2% |
| League total | 1,729,389 | 61,591 | 350 | 11,086 | −3.5% |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
†Mohammedan played in the I-League in the 2023–24 season
Attendances by match
| Team \ Home Game | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohun Bagan | 41,002 | 23,055 | 40,001 | 31,035 | 29,456 | 35,598 | 36,889 | 2,567[a] | 41,925 | 28,817 | 56,997 | 61,591 | 428,933 |
| East Bengal | 11,312 | 59,872 | 21,119 | 12,819 | 13,422 | 9,989 | 16,564 | 16,899 | 14,431 | 16,791 | 9,987 | 17,964 | 221,169 |
| Kerala Blasters | 17,498 | 24,911 | 34,940 | 15,416 | 16,980 | 17,714 | 15,715 | 9,854 | 10,432 | 19,311 | 4,389 | 3,567 | 190,727 |
| Jamshedpur | 16,311 | 20,257 | 19,726 | 16,672 | 11,890 | 12,440 | 13,776 | 12,109 | 13,875 | 12,303 | 10,177 | 11,877 | 171,413 |
| Bengaluru | 11,923 | 7,823 | 15,323 | 9,348 | 13,783 | 22,302 | 15,441 | 10,789 | 9,881 | 10,154 | 7,367 | 7,923 | 142,057 |
| NorthEast | 9,739 | 9,237 | 7,897 | 10,039 | 15,379 | 8,193 | 6,719 | 5,795 | 14,897 | 14,288 | 14,201 | 9,927 | 126,311 |
| Goa | 7,240 | 5,205 | 11,824 | 9,641 | 10,821 | 13,263 | 11,671 | 10,832 | 13,341 | 9,479 | 11,858 | 8,373 | 123,548 |
| Odisha | 7,287 | 8,227 | 8,719 | 7,649 | 10,814 | 9,014 | 7,827 | 7,223 | 7,134 | 6,814 | 5,647 | 5,461 | 91,816 |
| Chennaiyin | 9,791 | 8,497 | 9,473 | 8,427 | 4,871 | 10,007 | 4,719 | 5,974 | 11,201 | 5,147 | 3,798 | 3,312 | 85,217 |
| Mohammedan | 4,936 | 4,188 | 6,203 | 5,276 | 2,541 | 3,183 | 2,177 | 2,167 | 10,189 | 6,126 | 1,261 | 894 | 49,141 |
| Mumbai City | 6,928 | 4,921 | 6,137 | 2,549 | 2,993 | 2,847 | 2,993 | 2,232 | 1,772 | 2,068 | 3,741 | 5,574 | 44,755 |
| Punjab | 3,500 | 4,200 | 1,865 | 6,216 | 2,146 | 3,458 | 3,123 | 1,816 | 1,896 | 3,139 | 2,606 | 2,128 | 36,093 |
| Hyderabad | 1,753 | 3,317 | 1,206 | 1,446 | 1,358 | 1,463 | 2,072 | 1,027 | 1,031 | 1,483 | 350 | 1,703 | 18,209 |
- Mohun Bagan played the Kolkata Derby against East Bengal at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati due to security concerns in Kolkata during the Gangasagar Mela.[51][52]
Legend: Highest Lowest
Playoffs
| Match | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|
| Knockout 1 (Kanteerava) | 16,123 | |
| Knockout 2 (JNS Shillong) | 14,849 | |
| Semi-final 1 | First Leg (Kanteerava) | 19,443 |
| Second Leg (Fatorda) | 16,875 | |
| Semi-final 2 | First Leg (JRD TSC) | 20,968 |
| Second Leg (VYBK) | 58,123 | |
| Final (VYBK) | 59,112 | |
| Total | 205,493 | |
| Average | 29,356 | |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the league | NorthEast United | |
| Golden boot | ||
| Golden glove | Mohun Bagan | |
| Emerging player of the league | Goa | |
| Grassroots award | Jamshedpur | |
| Best elite youth program | Punjab | |
| Source: ISL | ||
| Team of the season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Coach | Ref. |
| [53] | |||||
| Fan's team of the season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Coach |
| Fan's Goal of the Season | ||||
| Source: Instagram | ||||
Monthly awards
| Player of the month | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Player | Team | Ref. |
| September | NorthEast United | [54] | |
| October | [55] | ||
| November | [56] | ||
| December | Bengaluru | [57] | |
| January | Mohun Bagan | [58] | |
| February | [59] | ||
| Emerging player of the month | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Player | Team | Ref. |
| September | Bengaluru | [60] | |
| October | NorthEast United | [61] | |
| November | Mumbai City | [62] | |
| December | East Bengal | [63] | |
| January | Goa | [64] | |
| February | Mohun Bagan | [65] | |
| March | Chennaiyin | [66] | |
Weekly awards
| Team of Matchweek | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matchweek | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Coach | Ref. |
| 1 | [67] | |||||
| 2 | [68] | |||||
| 3 | [69] | |||||
| 4 | [70] | |||||
| 5 | [71] | |||||
| 6 | [72] | |||||
| 7 | [73] | |||||
| 8 | [74] | |||||
| 9 | [75] | |||||
| 10 | [76] | |||||
| 11 | [77] | |||||
| 12 | [78] | |||||
| 13 | [79] | |||||
| 14 | [80] | |||||
| 15 | [81] | |||||
| 16 | [82] | |||||
| 17 | [83] | |||||
| 18 | [84] | |||||
| 19 | [85] | |||||
| 20 | [86] | |||||
| 21 | [87] | |||||
| 22 | [88] | |||||
| 23 | [89] | |||||
| 24 | [90] | |||||
| 25 | [91] | |||||
| 26 | [92] | |||||
| Fans' Goal of the Week | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Matchweek | Player | Team | Ref. |
| 1 | Mohun Bagan | [93] | |
| 2 | Kerala Blasters | [94] | |
| 3 | [95] | ||
| 4 | [96] | ||
| 5 | Mohun Bagan | [97] | |
| 6 | NorthEast United | [98] | |
| 7 | [99] | ||
| 8 | [55] | ||
| 9 | Mohun Bagan | [100] | |
| 10 | East Bengal | [101] | |
| 11 | [102] | ||
| 12 | Mohun Bagan | [103] | |
| 13 | East Bengal | [104] | |
| 14 | Mohun Bagan | [105] | |
| 15 | East Bengal | [106] | |
| 16 | Mohammedan | [107] | |
| 17 | Kerala Blasters | [108] | |
| 18 | East Bengal | [109] | |
| 19 | Kerala Blasters | [110] | |
| 20 | Mohun Bagan | ||
| 21 | |||
| 22 | [111] | ||
| 23 | [112] | ||
| 24 | Kerala Blasters | [113] | |
| 25 | East Bengal | [114] | |
| 26 | Mohun Bagan | [115] | |
Match awards
Match awards (Playoffs)
| Player of the Match | ||
|---|---|---|
| Match | Player of the Match | |
| Player | Club | |
| Knockout 1 | Bengaluru | |
| Knockout 2 | Jamshedpur | |
| Semi Final 1 (Leg 1) | Bengaluru | |
| Semi Final 2 (Leg 1) | Jamshedpur | |
| Semi Final 1 (Leg 2) | Bengaluru | |
| Semi Final 2 (Leg 2) | Mohun Bagan | |
| Final | Mohun Bagan | |
ISL Cup Playoffs
The ISL Cup Play-offs is a knockout tournament held after the regular league season.
- Format:
- Top six teams from the league qualify for the playoffs.
- The top two teams advance directly to the two-legged semi-finals.
- Teams ranked 3rd to 6th play a single-legged knockout round, hosted by the higher-ranked team.
- Progression:
- Winners of the knockout stage join the top two teams in the semi-finals.
- Semi-finals are played over two legs to determine the finalists.
- The tournament culminates in a single-leg final hosted by the higher-ranked league side to crown the ISL Cup winner.[116]
Bracket
| Knockout | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Mohun Bagan | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | NorthEast United | 0 | 5 | Jamshedpur | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 5 | Jamshedpur | 2 | 1 | Mohun Bagan (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Bengaluru | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Goa | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Bengaluru | 5 | 3 | Bengaluru | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 | Mumbai City | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Knockout
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | 5–0 | Mumbai City |
| NorthEast United | 0–2 | Jamshedpur |
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohun Bagan | 3–2 | Jamshedpur | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Goa | 2–3 | Bengaluru | 0–2 | 2–1 |
ISL Cup Final
See also
- Men
- 2024–25 I-League (Tier II)
- 2024–25 I-League 2 (Tier III)
- 2024–25 I-League 3 (Tier IV)
- 2024–25 Indian State Leagues (Tier V)
- 2025 Super Cup (April)
- 2024 Durand Cup
- 2025 Reliance Foundation Development League
- Women