The inaugural season of the Indian Super League kicked-off in the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata with Atletico de Kolkata kicking off proceedings with a 3-0 win over Mumbai City FC. Season golden boot winner Steven Mendoza’s 92nd minute winner allowed Chennaiyin FC to win their maiden title.
The Marina Machans faced FC Goa in Goa and ran out 3-2 winners after trailing 1-2 ten minutes before the final whistle. Chennaiyin’s red hot form in the business end of the tournament allowed them to overcome the tricky Atletico de Kolkata challenge in the semi-finals. Atletico de Kolkata came on top after the spot-kicks and ran away 3-4 winners in front of 60,000 Kerala Blasters fans.Īfter a shaky start, Marco Materazzi’s Chennaiyin FC scripted an unforeseen comeback after they won 4 games in a row to sneak into the play-offs. After a 1-1 draw, the game went into penalties. They were up against familiar finalists Kerala Blasters in Kerala. Molina’s side showed consistency throughout the tournament and managed to reach the final. Atletico de Kolkata parted ways with their Head Coach Antonio Lopez Habas and brought in Jose Francisco Molina. The Red and Whits cruised to their second ISL title in three years after a managerial change. A Mailson Alves brace in the final was too much for the Blues to overcome in front of their home fans. Although Bengaluru FC showed consistency and hosted the final, it was John Greogory’s Chennaiyin FC who ran out 3-2 winners in a dramatic final in Bengaluru. Bengaluru FC and Jamshedpur FC were the new ISL teams. The play-off winners were now allowed to play in the AFC Cup play-offs. ISL 2017-18 witnessed the addition of two new teams with the recognition of the league by AFC. After 117 minutes of stalemate, it was Bengaluru FC’s Rahul Bheke who rose above everybody to slot home the winner by a header by making it 1-0. Both the teams were high on scoring form and the final turned out to be extremely tactical. The Blues led by Albert Roca finished top of the ISL points table and were up against second-placed FC Goa in the Andheri Stadium in Mumbai.
Isl football points table 2015 full#
FC Goa will become the first ever Indian football club to play in the AFC Champions League Group Stage in the 2020-21 season.Ĭheck out the full ISL 2021 schedule here.īengaluru FC became the first ISL team to beat the monopoly of Chennaiyin FC and Atletico de Kolkata in the ISL. The league winners, FC Goa who were the most consistent side of the league were awarded the ISL League Winners shield. The ISL 2019-20 season was special because the league was awarded the AFC Champions League Group stage slot for the 2020-21 season. The Red and Whites ran out comfortable 3-1 winners. They met Chennaiyin FC in the final in Goa. Riding on the class of Roy Krishna and David Williams upfront, ATK looked unstoppable. The Kolkata side welcomed back Antonio Lopez Habas and brought several changes to the roster after two disappointing seasons. Odisha FC (As Delhi Dynamos 2014 - 2018-19)įollowed by the name change in 2018-18, Atletico de Kolkata were known by ATK. Mumbai City FC were the winners of the ISL 2020-21 season with ATK Mohun Bagan emerging as the runners up, score of 2-1.