| Indian Super League |
MATCH INFO
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MATCH :
| Mohun Bagan
V/s Bengaluru
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COMPETITION : | Round 18
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| DATE: | 27-01-2025
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TIME:
| 7:30 PM IST (UTC +5:30)
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STADIUM:
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| Mohun Bagan | Lineup |
Possible XI: Vishal Kaith (GK), Dippendu Biswas, Tom Aldred, Alberto Rodriguez, Subhasish Bose, Lalengmawaia, Sahal Abdul Samad, Manvir Singh, Greg Stewart, Liston Colaco, Jamie Maclaren |
| Bengaluru | Lineup |
Possible XI: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (GK), Nikhil Poojary, Rahul Bheke, Chinglensana Singh, Mohammad Salah, Pedro Capo, Suresh Singh, Alberto Noguera, Ryan Williams, Sunil Chhetri, Edgar Mendez |
Preview: Mohun Bagan Vs
Bengaluru
Mohun Bagan: Jose Molina’s side has slightly stuttered in their sprint to retaining the ISL shield this season. A lack of ruthlessness has cost them in recent matches, with the Mariners unable to convert chances properly despite playing some nice attacking football. It’s time that the gaffer ensures that they fix that conversion issue because they really need to take their chances to dominate Bengaluru FC.
The Mariners will be determined to get revenge for their 3-0 loss at Bengaluru earlier this season and put the Blues to the sword with a thrilling attacking display. A big wi can be the exact booster that Mohun Bagan needs to go all the way in securing the ISL shield, while another draw or loss can start tensions to creep up in the title race.
Bengaluru: Gone are the days when Bengaluru FC looked like genuine ISL shield contenders in the first phase of the 2024-25 ISL campaign. Now they’re coming into the clash against Mohun Bagan on the back of a four-match winless run and having lose three of their last four games. Gerard Zaragoza needs a big result to uplift his players again and there is no better way for them to regain their confidence levels than ousting the league leaders.
Bengaluru FC just have to be much stronger defensively and maintain a stubborn defensive shape to frustrate Mohun Bagan and bolster their chances of getting a result. If they’re able to scrape through a win, Bengaluru could significantly reignite a late charge towards the top spot. But if they face another humiliating loss, the Blues will be out of the title race for good.
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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.
