| Indian Super League |
MATCH INFO
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MATCH :
| Mohun Bagan
V/s Hyderabad
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COMPETITION : | Round 14
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| DATE: | 03-01-2025
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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), Asish Rai, Tom Aldred, Alberto Rodriguez, Subhasish Bose, Anirudh Thapa, Deepak Tangri, Sahal Abdul Samad, Liston Colaco, Jason Cummings, Jamie Maclaren |
| Hyderabad | Lineup |
Possible XI: Arshdeep Singh (GK), Abdul Rabeeh, Alex Saji, Stefan Sapic, Manoj Mohammed, Andrei Alba, Lenny Rodrigues, Ramhlunchhunga, Cy Goddard, Edmilson Correia, Devendra Murgaokar |
Preview: Mumbai City Vs
Hyderabad
Mohun Bagan: The Mariners are flying high with five wins in their last six ISL games. Jose Molina has gotten them purring on both sides of the pitch but knows consistency is key to improving his side’s chances of winning the ISL league shield title.
A loss against Hyderabad FC in front of a packed Salt Lake Stadium can be a disaster starting in 2025 and cause them to stutter in the title race unnecessarily. That’s why the gaffer will look to ensure his players are at their sharpest defensively and ruthless in finishing off chances to get a dominant win and putting on an entertaining display for the supporters.
Hyderabad: The Nawabs are coming off a pretty fighting draw against East Bengal and have some confidence in their side. But they realize that the task is even tougher playing in Kolkata against the reigning ISL shield holders.
Shameel Chembakath will need his side to be defensively even more stubborn than they were in the last game and not giving the opposition forwards any room to maneuever. A loss won’t be the end of the world for the Nawabs, but a draw or win can be a huge booster for them to have a better second half of the ISL campaign.
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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.
