The 2024–25 Indian Super League was the 11th season of the Indian Super League (ISL) and the 29th season of top-tier Indian football.
Mohun Bagan were the defending champions who won the shield last season. This season Mohun Bagan became the first team to successfully defend the title by winning their second ISL title and seventh Indian title overall by topping the regular season table with a record 56 points. Mumbai City were the defending cup winners who won the ISL cup last season. Mohun Bagan also won their second ISL Cup, defeating Bengaluru 2–1 in the final.
Changes from last season This is the first season where it is no longer mandatory to include at least one player from a member association of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Besides doing away with the Asian quota, the ISL has also increased the salary cap from to , with two players, either domestic or international, outside the salary cap. Until last season, only a marquee player's salary was outside the cap. The new guidelines will allow teams to spend freely on international players. As per the Asian Football Confederation roadmap, relegation was to start in the ISL from 2024–25, but the AIFF decided not to implement it this season. New home grown player category has been added – up to 3 of whom can be excluded from the salary cap. The homegrown players are U-23 players who have been registered with a team for consecutive 3 years. Maximum of one concussion substitution in a match per team, correspondingly the opposing team will receive an additional substitution opportunity. Claim for wrongful dismissals for direct red cards has been introduced by the AIFF.
Teams Thirteen teams are competing in the 11th season of Indian Super League – twelve from the previous season and one promoted from the I-League. Promoted from I-League Mohammedan Mohammedan are promoted from the I-League after won the title and they are playing in the league for the first time in their history.
Stadiums and locations
TeamStateCityStadiumCapacityBengaluruKarnatakaBengaluruSree Kanteerava Stadium25,810ChennaiyinTamil NaduChennaiMarina Arena40,000GoaGoaMargaoFatorda Stadium19,000HyderabadTelanganaHyderabadGMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium30,000JamshedpurJharkhandJamshedpurJRD Tata Sports Complex24,424Kerala BlastersKeralaKochiKaloor Stadium41,000 MohammedanWest BengalKolkataKishore Bharati Krirangan12,000East BengalVivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan68,000Mohun BaganMumbai CityMaharashtraMumbaiMumbai Football Arena7,000NorthEast UnitedAssamGuwahatiIndira Gandhi Athletic Stadium21,600Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong20,000OdishaOdishaBhubaneswarKalinga Stadium15,000PunjabPunjabMohaliJawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi60,254
Personnel and kits TeamHead coachCaptain (s)Kit manufacturerShirt sponsorBengaluru Gerard Zaragoza Sunil ChhetriPuma JSWChennaiyin Owen Coyle Ryan EdwardsSix5SixMelBatEast Bengal Óscar Bruzón Cleiton SilvaTrak-OnlyGoa Manolo Márquez Odei OnaindiaSix5SixWolf777NewsHyderabad Shameel Chembakath (interim) Alex SajiHummelJamshedpur Khalid Jamil Javi HernándezNiviaTata SteelKerala Blasters T. G. Purushothaman (interim) Adrián LunaReyaurMedhaaMohammedan Mehrajuddin Wadoo Zodingliana RalteSix5SixDafaNewsMohun Bagan José Francisco Molina Subashish BoseSkechers1XBatMumbai City Petr Kratky Lallianzuala ChhangtePumaEtihad AirwaysNorthEast United Juan Pedro Benali Míchel ZabacoTrak-OnlyMeghalaya TourismOdisha Sergio Lobera Amrinder SinghTrak-OnlyOdisha TourismPunjab Panagiotis Dilmperis Luka MajcenShiv NareshDafaNews
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyRef.Position in the tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentRef.Kerala Blasters Ivan VukomanovićMutual consent26 April 2024Pre-season Mikael Stahre23 May 2024Mohun Bagan Antonio López HabasEnd of contract26 April 2024 José Francisco Molina11 June 2024Punjab Staikos Vergetis13 June 2024 Panagiotis Dilmperis29 June 2024East Bengal Carles CuadratResigned30 September 202412th Óscar Bruzón8 October 2024Kerala Blasters Mikael StahreSacked15 December 202410th T. G. Purushothaman (interim)16 December 2024Hyderabad Thangboi Singto18 December 202412th Shameel Chembakath (interim)18 December 2024Mohammedan Andrey ChernyshovResigned29 January 202513th Mehrajuddin Wadoo13 February 2025
Foreign players The AIFF allows teams to register a maximum of six foreign players. A maximum of four can be fielded in a match at a time.
Bold suggests the player was signed during the mid-season transfer window.
Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Unregistered player(s) Former player(s)Bengaluru Jorge Pereyra Díaz Aleksandar Jovanovic Ryan Williams Alberto Noguera Édgar Méndez Pedro CapóChennaiyin Elsinho Lukas Brambilla Wilmar Jordán Ryan Edwards Daniel Chima Chukwu Connor Shields East Bengal Cleiton Silva Raphaël Messi Bouli Dimitrios Diamantakos Héctor Yuste Saúl Crespo Richard Celis Madih TalalINJ Hijazi MaherINJGoa Armando Sadiku Carl McHugh Dejan Dražić Borja Herrera Iker Guarrotxena Odei OnaindiaHyderabad Allan Paulista Andrei Alba Edmilson Correia Cy Goddard Stefan ŠapićJamshedpur Jordan Murray Rei Tachikawa Stephen Eze Lazar Ćirković Javi Hernández Javier SiverioKerala Blasters Kwame Peprah Dušan Lagator Miloš Drinčić Noah Sadaoui Jesús Jiménez Adrián Luna Alexandre CoeffMohammedan Alexis Gómez Marc Andre Schmerböck França Florent Ogier Joseph Adjei Mirjalol Kasimov Mohammed KadiriINJ César Lobi ManzokiMohun Bagan Dimitri Petratos Jamie Maclaren Jason Cummings Greg Stewart Tom Aldred Alberto Rodríguez Nuno ReisMumbai City Nikos Karelis Yoëll van Nieff Jon Toral Jorge Ortiz Tiri Thaer Krouma Jérémy ManzorroINJNorthEast United Alaaeddine Ajaraie Hamza Regragui Mohammed Ali Bemammer Guillermo Fernández Míchel Zabaco Néstor AlbiachOdisha Diego Maurício Dori Hugo Boumous Mourtada Fall Carlos Delgado Roy KrishnaINJ Ahmed JahouhPunjab Ezequiel Vidal Asmir Suljić Filip Mrzljak Ivan Novoselec Petros Giakoumakis Luka Majcen Mushaga Bakenga
League table
Results
Form
Positions by round
Season statistics
Top scorers RankPlayerTeamGoals 1 Alaaeddine Ajaraie NorthEast United 23 2 Sunil Chhetri Bengaluru 14 3 Jamie Maclaren Mohun Bagan 12 4 Jesús Jiménez Kerala Blasters 11 5 Luka Majcen Punjab 10 Armando Sadiku Goa Nikos Karelis Mumbai City Wilmar Jordan Chennaiyin 9 Diego Mauricio Odisha 9 Édgar Méndez Bengaluru Javi Hernández Jamshedpur
Hat-tricks
+PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef Borja HerreraGoaEast Bengal3–2 (A)27 September 2024 Sunil ChhetriBengaluruKerala Blasters4–2 (H)7 December 2024
Top assists RankPlayerTeamAssists 1 Connor Shields Chennaiyin 8 2 Hugo Boumous Odisha 7 Alaeddine Ajaraie NorthEast United4 Jason Cummings Mohun Bagan6 Diego Maurício Odisha Adrián Luna Kerala Blasters 7 Greg Stewart Mohun Bagan 5 Lukas Brambilla Chennaiyin Noah Sadaoui Kerala Blasters Jithin MS NorthEast United
Clean sheets RankPlayerTeamClean sheets 1 Vishal Kaith Mohun Bagan 15 2 Phurba Lachenpa Mumbai City 8 Gurpreet Singh Sandhu Bengaluru 4 Hrithik Tiwari Goa 7 Gurmeet Singh NorthEast United 6 Prabhsukhan Singh Gill East Bengal 6 7 Albino Gomes Jamshedpur 5 Padam Chettri Mohammedan 9 Sachin Suresh Kerala Blasters 4 Amrinder Singh Odisha
Discipline Player Most yellow cards: 9 Mirjalol Kasimov (Mohammedan) Most red cards: 3 Ahmed Jahouh (Odisha) Lalchungnunga (East Bengal)
Club Most yellow cards: 72 Mohun Bagan Most red cards: 10 East Bengal
Attendances Regular season
Attendances by match Team \ Home Game1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 TotalMohun Bagan41,00223,05540,00131,03529,45635,59836,8892,56741,92528,81756,99761,591428,933East Bengal11,31259,87221,11912,81913,4229,98916,56416,899 14,43116,791 9,987 17,964221,169Kerala Blasters 17,49824,91134,94015,41616,98017,71415,7159,85410,43219,3114,389 3,567190,727Jamshedpur16,31120,25719,72616,67211,89012,44013,77612,109 13,875 12,303 10,177 11,877171,413Bengaluru11,9237,82315,3239,34813,78322,30215,44110,7899,881 10,154 7,367 7,923142,057NorthEast9,7399,2377,89710,03915,3798,1936,7195,79514,897 14,288 14,201 9,927126,311Goa7,2405,20511,8249,64110,82113,26311,67110,83213,341 9,479 11,858 8,373123,548Odisha7,2878,2278,7197,64910,8149,0147,8277,2237,1346,8145,6475,46191,816Chennaiyin9,7918,4979,4738,4274,87110,0074,7195,97411,2015,1473,7983,31285,217Mohammedan4,9364,1886,2035,2762,5413,1832,1772,16710,189 6,1261,261 89449,141Mumbai City6,9284,9216,1372,5492,9932,8472,9932,2321,7722,068 3,741 5,57444,755Punjab3,5004,2001,8656,2162,1463,4583,1231,8161,896 3,139 2,606 2,12836,093Hyderabad1,7533,3171,2061,4461,3581,4632,0721,0271,031 1,4833501,70318,209
Legend:
Playoffs MatchAttendance Knockout 1 (Kanteerava) 16,123 Knockout 2 (JNS Shillong) 14,849 Semi-final 1First Leg (Kanteerava) 19,443Second Leg (Fatorda) 16,875 Semi-final 2First Leg (JRD TSC) 20,968Second Leg (VYBK) 58,123 Final (VYBK) 59,112 Total 205,493 Average 29,356
Awards AwardWinnerTeamPlayer of the league Alaaeddine AjaraieNorthEast UnitedGolden bootGolden glove Vishal KaithMohun BaganEmerging player of the league Brison FernandesGoaGrassroots awardJamshedpurBest elite youth programPunjabSource: ISL
Team of the seasonGoalkeeperDefenders MidfieldersForwardsCoachRef. Vishal (Mohun Bagan) Bose (Mohun Bagan) (C) Alberto (Mohun Bagan) Sandesh (Goa) Bheke (Bengaluru) Javi (Jamshedpur) Noguera (Bengaluru) Shields (Chennaiyin) Ajaraie (NorthEast United) Chhetri (Bengaluru) Cummings (Mohun Bagan) José Molina (Mohun Bagan)
Fan's team of the seasonGoalkeeperDefenders MidfieldersForwardsCoach Vishal (Mohun Bagan) Bose (Mohun Bagan) (LB) Alberto (Mohun Bagan) (LCB) Tom (Mohun Bagan) (RCB) Boris (Goa) (RB) Javi (Jamshedpur) (LCM) Apuia (Mohun Bagan) (CM) Stewart (Mohun Bagan) (RCM) Ajaraie (NorthEast United) (LW) Maclaren (Mohun Bagan) (ST) Manvir Singh (Mohun Bagan) (RW) José Molina (Mohun Bagan) Fan's Goal of the Season Jason Cummings (Mohun Bagan)Source: Instagram
Monthly awards Player of the month Month Player Team Ref.SeptemberNorthEast United October November December Ryan WilliamsBengaluru January Vishal KaithMohun Bagan February Jamie Maclaren
Emerging player of the month Month Player Team Ref.September Vinith VenkateshBengaluru October Parthib GogoiNorthEast United NovemberMumbai City December PV VishnuEast Bengal January Brison FernandesGoa FebruaryMohun Bagan March Irfan YadwadChennaiyin
Weekly awards