2023–24 Indian Super League

The 2023–24 Indian Super League will be the tenth season of the Indian Super League, the second season as the only top division,[1] and the 28th season of top tier Indian football. It will also be the first season where the winners of the previous I-League season will be promoted to the league, thereby increasing the total number of participating clubs to 12.

Indian Super League
Season2023–24
Dates22–24 September 2023 – March 2024

Mumbai City FC are the defending Premiers, having won the league in the 2022–23 season and ATK Mohun Bagan (renamed as Mohun Bagan Super Giant)[2] are the defending Champions, having won the playoffs in the 2022–23 season.

Teams

Twelve teams will compete in the league – the eleven teams from the previous season and the one team promoted from the 2022–23 I-League.

Teams promoted from 2022–23 I-League

Stadiums and locations
Locations of the Indian Super League teams
Club State/Region City Stadium Capacity
Bengaluru FC Karnataka Bengaluru Sree Kanteerava Stadium 25,810
Chennaiyin FC Tamil Nadu Chennai Marina Arena 40,000
East Bengal Club West Bengal Kolkata Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan 85,000
FC Goa Goa Margao Fatorda Stadium 19,000
Hyderabad FC Telangana Hyderabad G.M.C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium 30,000
Jamshedpur FC Jharkhand Jamshedpur JRD Tata Sports Complex 24,424
Kerala Blasters FC Kerala Kochi Kaloor Stadium 39,000
Mohun Bagan SG West Bengal Kolkata Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan 85,000
Mumbai City FC Maharashtra Mumbai Mumbai Football Arena 6,600
NorthEast United FC Assam Guwahati Sarusajai Stadium 24,627
Odisha FC Odisha Bhubaneswar Kalinga Stadium 15,000
RoundGlass Punjab FC Punjab Delhi Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium 60,000

Personnel and kits
Team Head coach Captain (s) Kit manufacturer Shirt main sponsor
Mohun Bagan SG Spain Juan Ferrando India Pritam Kotal Nivia[3][4] Parimatch News[5]
Bengaluru FC England Simon Grayson India Gurpreet Singh Sandhu Puma[6] JSW[7]
Chennaiyin Nivia[8] Apollo Tyres[9]
East Bengal Spain Carles Cuadrat Brazil Cleiton Silva Trak-Only 1xBat[10]
FC Goa Spain Manolo Márquez India Brandon Fernandes T10 Sports[11] Parimatch News
Hyderabad FC Brazil João Victor Hummel[12] Stake News[13]
Jamshedpur FC England Aidy Boothroyd Nivia[14] Tata Steel[15]
Kerala Blasters Serbia Ivan Vukomanović SIX5SIX[16] BYJU'S[17]
Mumbai City England Des Buckingham Puma[18] Stake News[19]
NorthEast United SIX5SIX[20] Meghalaya Tourism[21]
Odisha FC Spain Sergio Lobera Spain Carlos Delgado Trak-Only Odisha Tourism[22]
RoundGlass Punjab Greece Staikos Vergetis[23] Serbia Aleksandar Ignjatović India T10 Sports[24] RoundGlass Sports[25]

Coaching changes
Team Outgoing head coach Reason for departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming head coach Date of appointment
NorthEast United Italy Vincenzo Alberto Annese[26] Joined Nepal 28 February 2023 Pre-season India Floyd Pinto[27] 1 March 2023
Odisha FC Spain Josep Gombau[28] Mutual Consent 18 March 2023 India Clifford Miranda[29] 18 March 2023
East Bengal England Stephen Constantine[30] Sacked 25 April 2023 Spain Carles Cuadrat[31]
Hyderabad FC Spain Manolo Márquez[32] Joined FC Goa 25 April 2023
FC Goa Spain Carlos Peña[33] Sacked 25 April 2023 Spain Manolo Márquez[34]
Odisha FC India Clifford Miranda End of Interim Period 25 April 2023 Spain Sergio Lobera[35] 17 May 2023

Foreign players

The AIFF allows clubs to register a maximum of six foreign players, including one AFC quota player while a maximum of four can be fielded in a match at a time.[36]

Bold denotes that the player was either signed mid-season or during the winter transfer window.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 AFC player
Bengaluru Fiji Roy Krishna Spain Javi Hernández
Chennaiyin
East Bengal Brazil Cleiton Silva Spain Javier Siverio Spain Borja Herrera
Goa Morocco Noah Sadaoui Spain Álvaro Vázquez Spain Iker Guarrotxena Spain Odei Onaindia
Hyderabad Brazil João Victor
Jamshedpur Nigeria Daniel Chima
Kerala Blasters Croatia Marko Lešković Greece Dimitrios Diamantakos Uruguay Adrián Luna Australia Jaushua Sotirio
Mohun Bagan SG Australia Dimitri Petratos France Hugo Boumous Republic of Ireland Carl McHugh Australia Brendan Hamill
Mumbai City Argentina Jorge Pereyra Díaz Scotland Greg Stewart Spain Alberto Noguera Spain Tiri Australia Rostyn Griffiths
NorthEast United France Romain Philippoteaux
Odisha Brazil Diego Maurício Spain Carlos Delgado
RoundGlass Punjab Argentina Juan Nellar Serbia Aleksandar Ignjatović Slovenia Luka Majcen Spain Juan Mera Nepal Kiran Chemjong

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bengaluru 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Premiers, qualification for ISL semifinals and

2024–25 AFC Champions League group stage

2 Chennaiyin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the ISL semifinal
3 East Bengal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the ISL Knockout
4 Goa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Hyderabad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Jamshedpur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Kerala Blasters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Mohun Bagan SG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Mumbai City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 NorthEast United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Odisha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 RoundGlass Punjab 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 1 April 2023. Source: Indian Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots

    Attendances
    See also: Indian Super League attendance
    Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
    1 Mohun Bagan SG NA†
    2 Kerala Blasters NA†
    3 Jamshedpur NA†
    4 East Bengal NA†
    5 Bengaluru NA†
    6 Goa NA†
    7 Chennaiyin NA†
    8 Hyderabad NA†
    9 Odisha NA†
    10 Mumbai City NA†
    11 NorthEast United NA†
    12 RG Punjab NA†
    League total NA†

    Updated to games played on 13 March 2023
    Source: Indian Super League
    Notes:
    † RG Punjab played their previous season in I-League.
    * Teams ranked according to previous season's average attendance data, which was updated on 13 March 2023.

    Attendances by match
    Team \ Home Game 1234567891011Total
    Bengaluru
    Chennaiyin
    East Bengal
    Goa
    Hyderabad
    Jamshedpur
    Kerala Blasters
    Mohun Bagan SG
    Mumbai City
    NorthEast United
    Odisha
    RG Punjab

    Legend:   Highest   Lowest

    See also

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