Indian Super League Brief History: Know the Champions, Heartbreaks, Records and Star Players Ahead of ISL 2024-25 Season
Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 will kick start from September 13. Mohammedan Sporting Club will join the mix with 12 other ISL teams already bidding for the ultimate prize. Check out the history, records, and star players in the previous 10 seasons of Indian football’s premier competition.
Indian football is back. The Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 will kick start on September 13 and fans will have nine months of exciting action on the field. Mohun Bagan Super Giants won the last edition of the ISL competition while Mumbai City clinched the ISL Cup. Over the previous 10 seasons, fans have experienced many ups and downs with their favourite teams and this uncertainty of the sport certainly has kept the fans at the edge of their seats. Upon completing the 10 seasons, let us go through history, some of the top performers, record holders, and previous winners of the competition. Indian Super League Announces the Introduction of Kolkata Giant Mohammedan Sporting As the 13th Club of the Competition Ahead of the Start of ISL 2024-25.
History of ISL (Indian Super League)
While there is a long history of football in India, league-type fixtures started in 2006 when the AIFF (All India Football Federation), the governing body for the sport in India, reformatted the league as the I-League to professionalize the game. After years of success, in 2014 the league saw big reform when ISL (Indian Super League) was introduced. Starting from eight teams the competition was a major hit and events overtook tradition league in the country in terms of popularity and TV ratings.
Another big change came up in 2017 with ISL teams getting a chance to represent the country at the continental level. AIFF proposed that both Indian Super League and I-League run simultaneously on a short–term basis with the I-League champion retaining the AFC Champions League qualifying stage spot and the AFC Cup qualifying stage spot going to the ISL champion. The league kept on growing and now has 13 teams in the ISL 2024-25 season competing for the title. ISL 2024–25: Top Five Fixtures To Keep an Eye on in September.
List of ISL League Champions
| Season | Winners | Second Placed |
| 2019-20 | FC Goa | ATK |
| 2020-21 | Mumbai City | ATK |
| 2021-22 | Jamshedpur | Hyderabad |
| 2022-23 | Mumbai City | Hyderabad |
| 2023-24 | Mohun Bagan Super Giants | Mumbai City |
List of ISL Cup Champions
| Season | Winners | Second Placed |
| 2014 | Athletico de Kolkata | Kerala Blasters |
| 2015 | Chennaiyin FC | Goa |
| 2016 | Athletico de Kolkata | Kerala Blasters |
| 2017-18 | Chennaiyin FC | Bengaluru |
| 2018-19 | Bengaluru | FC Goa |
| 2019-20 | ATK | Chennaiyin FC |
| 2020-21 | Mumbai City | ATK Moun Bagan |
| 2021-22 | Hyderabad | Kerala Blasters |
| 2022-23 | ATK Mohun Bagan | Bengaluru |
| 2023-24 | Mumbai City | Mohun Bagan Super Giants |
ISL Records
| Record | Record Holder |
| Most Championship Titles | ATK Football Club (3) |
| Most Premiership Titles | Mumbai City (2) |
| Most Points in a Season | Mohun Baga Super Giants (2023-24) |
| Most Wins | Mumbai City (92 wins) |
| Most wins in Season | Mohun Bagan Super Giants (15 in 2023-24 season) |
| Most Goals | Bartholomew Ogbeche (63) |
| Most Assists | Hugo Boumous (32) |
| Most Clean Sheets | Amrinder Singh (46) |
| Biggest Win | FC Goa vs Mumbai City (7-0) |
| Most Hattricks | Bartholomew Ogbeche (4) |
While many international players played in ISL – Amrinder Singh, Sunil Chhetri, Lenny Rodriguez, Subhashish Bose, and Sandesh Jhingan are a few of the star players and ‘crowd pullers’ for the league.
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