ISL Full Form
What is the full form of ISL?
The full form of ISL is Indian Super League. It is organised by the All Indian Football Federation and their commercial partners Football Sports Development Limited. Everyone enjoys cricket a lot which is played at the international level as well as in the form of IPL. On the same route, ISL is an Indian Super League held once a year for football. 11 clubs are participating in the league. Uh In India football is not as famous as cricket but it is played in most schools. ISL provides good exposure to the sport at the national level. This helps to spread awareness of the sport to youngsters and provides career opportunities.
What is ISL?
ISL is a football league generally held from October to March. The organizers of the league are the All India Football Federation(AIFF).And, the sponsor for the league is Hero MotorCrop. The commercial partner of ISL is Football Sports Development Limited. It is widely known as the Hero Indian Super league. In this league, 11 teams play in a round-robin style.
History of ISL
Even though football has existed in India since the 19th century with the first nationwide club competition it didn't get much popularity. There were many leagues played in India but they were not that known to people. Most people are obsessed with cricket, which did let any other game flourish properly in India. But AIFF signed a contract with Reliance which lead to the formation of ISL which got launched in the year 2013. And from there the popularity of football is increasing. The first team to be launched after that was Atlético de Kolkata. Now, two of the clubs Atlético de Kolkata and Pune City have discontinued playing and are former club.
How the Competition is Organized?
The league consists of 22 matches. Here, each of the matches follows a round-robin format means, each team plays with the other twice once at their home ground and once at their opponents home ground. Teams receive three points for a win, one point for a draw and no points for a loss. In the end 6, the table toppers are qualified for the playoffs based on the score they get.
All 6 qualifiers become eligible to play Asian Football Confederation cup. Then there are two eliminator rounds.Eliminator 1 is played between 3rd and 6th place. Eliminator 2 is played between 4th and 5th place. Semifinals are played between the winners of the eliminator rounds and the qualifying teams. The winner of the game is called as league champion.
List of the Clubs in ISL
Clubs | City | Championship | Last Champions year | Club owner |
ATK Mohun Bagan | Kolkata, West Bengal | 0 | - | Dr. Sanjeev Goenka, Sourav Ganguly, Utsav Parekh, Mohun Bagan Athletic Club Pvt. Ltd. |
Bengaluru | Bangalore, Karnataka | 1 | 2018-2019 | JSW Group |
Chennaiyin | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | 2 | 2017-2018 | Abhishek Bachchan, Ms Dhoni, Vita Dani |
East Bengal | Kolkata, West Bengal | 0 | - | East Bengal Club Pvt. Ltd. |
Goa | Margao, Goa | 0 | - | Jaydev Mody, Akshay Tandon, Virat Kohli |
Hyderabad | Hyderabad, Telangana | 1 | 2021-2022 | Vijay Madduri, Varun Tirpuraneni, Rana Daggubati |
Jamshedpur | Jamshedpur, Jharkhand | 0 | - | Tata Sons |
Kerala blasters | Kochi, Kerala | 0 | - | Magnum Sports. Pvt. Ltd |
Mumbai City | Mumbai, Maharashtra | 1 | 2020-2021 | City Football Group, Ranbir Kapoor, Bimal Parekh |
North East United | Guwahati, Assam | 0 | - | John Abraham, Jaya Balan |
Odisha | Bhubaneswar, Odisha | 0 | - | GMS Inc. |
ATK – Former club | Kolkata, West Bengal | 3 | 2019-2020 | Sourav Ganguly, Harshavardhan Neotia, RPSG Group, Utsav Parekh |
Pune City - Former Club | Pune, Maharashtra | 0 | - | Rajesh Wadhawan Group, Arjun Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan |
What are Different Types of Awards in the Club?
Indian Super League Golden Boot: This award is presented to the player who has the maximum number of goals in the league. The first player to win this award is Brazilian Elano. The clubs to have the maximum Golden boot awards are Goa and Chennayin.
Indian Super League Hero of the League: The award is presented to the best player in the league. The award is a Golden ball. The first player who won the award is Iain Hume. The club that has the maximum number of players is awarded this award in Goa.
Indian Super League Golden Glove: This is awarded to the best Goalkeeper. Jan Šeda was the first winner of the award. Gurpreet Singh Sadhu has won the award twice making him the most awarded player for Golden Glove.
Indian Super League Winning Pass of the League: The player who was the best assistant in the match gets the award for ISL Winning Pass of the League. Sameehg Doutie is the first player to win the award. Goa has the maximum number of players who have won this award.
Indian Super League Emerging Player of the League: The award is presented to the young Indian player who performed well in the match. Sandhesh Jhingan was the first player to win this award.
Relation Between ACL and ISL
ACL means Asian Football Confederation Champions league. It is the football championship in Asia. The winner of the ISL gets directly qualified for the Asian Football Confederation Cup. In the year 2017 announcement for acceptance of ISL was made by AFC and FIFA. ISL started participating in AFC cups in 2019.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Sunil Chetri is the only Indian Player to win this award in the year 2017-18.
Bengaluru was the first club to qualify for AFC.
Atlético Di Kolkata is the team that has the most trophies in the match. It won 3 trophies. The team is no longer playing under the same name.
Indian women league is a football league for women.
Some of the stadiums in ISL are Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan.