The 2022-23 Indian Super League will start on October 7 when final season’s runners-up Kerala Blasters host East Bengal FC on the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi.
Matches are scheduled between Thursday and Sunday, making the ISL in step with the highest international soccer league.
All ISL groups are at the moment taking part in Asia’s oldest competitors, the Durand Cup, as they put together for the upcoming season.
ISL shall be adopted by Super Cup in April.
In the upcoming season, followers will return to the stadium after a two-season hiatus. To make it handy for extra followers and households to take part and watch their groups in motion, the ISL has created a fixtures checklist with matches happening over the weekend.
After this season, league organizers Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL) additionally launched a brand new playoff format for the league, including two thrilling matches to the calendar.
The prime two groups will mechanically qualify for the semi-finals on the finish of the league stage. Teams that end between third and sixth will compete in a single leg playoff to find out the opposite two semi-finalists.
Defending champions Hyderabad FC started their marketing campaign in entrance of their residence followers on 9 October towards former winners Mumbai City FC on the GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium, Gachibowli.
League Shield winners in 2021-22, Jamshedpur FC are in motion two days in a while October 11 towards Odisha FC at JRD Tata Sports Complex.
Fans can watch India’s greatest derby to be performed between ATK Mohun Bagan and East Bengal FC on 29 October and 25 February subsequent yr on the iconic Vivekananda Yuvabharti Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium) in Kolkata.
For the primary time, the ISL league stage will final for almost 5 months aside from the playoffs, semi-finals and closing.
Each membership will play 20 league matches – 10 every at residence and subsequent spring by autumn because the league stage kicks off on 26 February.
New ISL Playoff Format:
Eliminator 1: The third-placed workforce vs. the sixth-placed workforce
Eliminator 2: 4th place workforce vs fifth workforce
Semi-Final 1 First leg: 1st workforce vs (WINNER – Eliminator 2)
Semi-Final 2 1st Stage: Vs Second Place Team (WINNER – Eliminator 1)
Semi-Final 1 Second Stage: (WINNER – ELIMINATOR 2) vs. FIRST PLACE
Semi-Final 2 Second Stage: (WINNER – ELIMINATOR 1) vs. SECOND PLACE
Final: (Winner Semi-Final 1) vs (Winner Semi-Final 2).
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
