Indian Super League
Club Location Stadium Capacity Joined Head coach
ATK Mohun Bagan Kolkata , West Bengal Salt Lake Stadium 65,000 2020 Antonio López Habas
Bengaluru Bangalore , Karnataka Sree Kanteerava Stadium 25,810 2017 Carles Cuadrat
Chennaiyin Chennai , Tamil Nadu Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium ( Chennai ) 26,000 2014 Owen Coyle
Goa Margao , Goa Fatorda Stadium 19,000 2014 Juan Ferrando
Hyderabad Hyderabad , Telangana G.M.C Balayogi Athletic Stadium 30,000 2019 Albert Roca
Jamshedpur Jamshedpur , Jharkhand JRD Tata Sports Complex 23,887 2017 Vacant
Kerala Blasters Kochi , Kerala Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium ( Kochi ) 38,086 2014 Kibu Vicuña
Mumbai City Mumbai , Maharashtra Mumbai Football Arena 7,790 2014 Sergio Lobera
NorthEast United Guwahati , Assam Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium 23,627 2014 Vacant
Odisha Bhubaneswar , Odisha Kalinga Stadium 15,000 2014 Stuart Baxter
Clubs
ATK Mohun BaganBengaluruChennaiyinGoaHyderabadJamshedpurKerala BlastersMumbai CityNorthEast UnitedOdisha Indian Super League clubs Ten clubs compete in the Indian Super League , seven of whom have competed since the inaugural season . Only Bengaluru predate the ISL , having competed in the I-League prior to joining the league . [ 55 ] A total of 12 clubs have competed at some stage in the league 's short history . Unlike most football leagues from across the world , the ISL does not use promotion and relegation . Instead , the league uses expansion to bring in new clubs , similarly to Major League Soccer in the United States and the A-League in Australia . The Indian Super League expanded for the first time prior to the 2017–18 season , adding Bengaluru and Jamshedpur . [ 55 ] ATK and Pune City are the only clubs to have formerly competed in the league . [ 56 ] ATK 's owner bought a majority stake in Mohun Bagan and merged to form ATK Mohun Bagan . [ 57 ] Pune City were disbanded in 2018 and the club rights were transferred to new owners who founded Hyderabad prior to the 2019–20 season . [ 56 ] Only one club has relocated away from where they were founded : Odisha were relocated to Bhubaneswar from the Indian capital Delhi prior to the 2019–20 season . [ 58 ] The following 10 clubs will compete in the Indian Super League during the 2020–21 season :
The Indian Super League is a football league in India. It is one of the two co-existing premier football leagues in India along with I-League. For sponsorship reasons, the competition is officially known as the Hero Indian Super League. The competition is contested by ten teams and is played in a span of six months from October to March. It is organized by the Football Sports Development (FSDL) and governed by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). Founded on 21 October 2013 in partnership with IMG, Reliance Industries, and Star Sports, the Indian Super League was launched with the goal of growing the sport of football in India and increase its exposure in the country. The competition's first season took place in 2014 with eight teams. During the first three seasons of the Indian Super League, the competition operated without official recognition from the Asian Football Confederation, the governing body for the sport in Asia. The competition also operated along the same lines of the Indian Premier League, the country's premier Twenty20 cricket competition, with the league campaign lasting for 2-3 months and matches held daily. However, before the 2017-18 season, the competition earned recognition from the AFC, expanded to ten teams, and extended its schedule to five months. Unlike most football leagues around the world, the Indian Super League does not use promotion and relegation, instead choosing to grow the league through expansion, similar to Major League Soccer in United States. However, a formal structure for promotion and relegation will be introduced by 2023-24.