All roads lead to Goa as the eighth edition of the Indian Super League (ISL) begins on Friday. The ISL 2021-22 season will see 11 clubs vying for glory with the first phase (comprising 55 matches) to begin with ATK Mohun Bagan facing Kerala Blasters on November 19 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa.
Similar to previous season, three venues in Goa will host the matches as the organisers have decided to conduct the league in a central location behind closed doors. The matches will be played in Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, in Fatorda, Tilak Maidan in Vasco da Gama and GMC Athletic Stadium in Bambolim.
As the new season begins on Friday, here are the squads, fixtures to coaches’ details of the upcoming season of ISL.
Participants
ATK Mohun Bagan, FC Goa, Chennaiyin FC, Bengaluru FC, Mumbai City FC, Kerala Blasters, Northeast United FC, Odisha FC, Hyderabad FC, Jamshedpur FC and SC East Bengal.
ISL 2021-22 Full Squads
Mumbai City FC: The defending champions have replaced manager Sergio Lobera with Des Buckingham. They will try to defend the title and create history as no side has ever managed to do that in ISL history.
Goalkeepers: Mohammad Nawaz, Nishit Shetty, Phurba Lachenpa, Vikram Singh
Defenders: Amey Ranawade, Valpuia, Huidrom Singh, Mandar Rao Dessai, Mehtab Singh, Mohamad Rakip, Rahul Bheke, Mourtada Fall
Midfielders: Ahmed Jahouh, Bipin Singh, Bradden Imman, Lalengmawia, Asif Khan, Pranjal Bhumij, Raynier Fernandes, Rowllin Borges, Vignesh Dakshinamurthy, Vikram Partap Singh
Strikers: Igor Angulo, Gurkirat Singh, Cassio Gabriel, Ygor Catatau
ATK Mohun Bagan FC: The Kolkata giants lost the final last year and they will be determined to clinch the title in this season. The team continues to be under the guidance of coach Antonio Habas.
Goalkeepers: Avilash Paul, Amrinder Singh, Arsh Anwer Shaikh.
Defenders: Ashutosh Mehta, Gursimrat Singh Gill, Sumit Rathi, Prabir Das, Pritam Kotal, Subhasish Bose, Tiri, Ravi Rana, Ricky Shabong
Midfielders: Bidyananda Singh, Carl McHugh, Hugo Boumous, Joni Kauko, Lenny Rodrigues, Ningombam Engson Singh, SK Sahil, Abhishek Suryavanshi, Deepak Tangri, Michael Soosairaj.
Strikers: Roy Krishna, Manvir Singh, David Williams, Liston Colaco, Kiyan Nassiri.
FC Goa: The Guars will enjoy home advantage throughout the season and will look to impress once again coach Juan Ferrando in the eighth edition of the ISL. The club won the Durand Cup last month.
Goalkeepers: Naveen Kumar, Hrithik Tiwari, Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem
Defenders: Leander D’Cunha, Saviour Gama, Sanson Pereira, Dylan Fox, Lalmangaihsanga (Papuia), Seriton Fernandes, Ivan Gonzalez, Aibanbha Dohling, Mohamed Ali
Midfielders: Edu Bedi, Muhammed Nemil, Alberto Noguera, Princeton Rebello, Danstan Fernandes, Alexander Romario Jesuraj, Redeem Tlang, Nongdamba Naorem, Glan Martins, Brandon Fernandes, Makan Winkle Chote, Christy Davis, Flan Gomes
Strikers: Devendra Murgaonkar, Jorge Ortiz, Airam Cabrera
Bengaluru FC: The former champions too have made a managerial change as Marco Pezzaiuoli has replaced Carles Cuadrat.
Goalkeepers: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Lara Sharma, Sharon Padattil
Defenders: Pratik Chaudhari, Wungngayam Muirang, Ajith Kumar, Parag Shrivas, Alan Costa, Sarthak Golui, Yrondu Musavu-King
Midfielders: Suresh Wangjam, Ajay Chhetri, Ashique Kuruniyan, Namgyal Bhutia, Naorem Roshan Singh, Biswa Darjee, Damaitphang Lyngdoh, Akashdeep Singh, Rohit Kumar, Jayesh Rane, Danish Farooq, Bruno Ramires, Iman Basafa
Strikers: Sunil Chhetri, Edmund Lalrindika, Udanta Singh, Cleiton Silva, Leon Augustine, Sivasakthi Narayanan, Prince Ibara, Harmanpreet Singh, Bidyashagar Singh
ISL 2021-22: Everything You Need to Know Ahead of The New Season
Chennaiyin FC: The club has roped in Montenegrin football manager Bozidar Bandovic to replace Csaba Laszlo.
Goalkeepers: Vishal Kaith, Samik Mitra, Debjit Majumder, Devansh Dabas
Defenders: Reagan Singh, Salam Ranjan Singh, Edwin Sydney Vanspaul, Jerry Lalrinzuala, Narayan Das, Deepak Devrani, Davinder Singh, Slavko Damjanovic, Balaji Ganesan
Midfielders: Ninthoinganba Meetei, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Rafael Crivellaro, Ariel Borysiuk, Anirudh Thapa, Germanpreet Singh, Aman Chetri, Melroy Assisi, Subhadip Majhi
Strikers: Johnson Mathews, Rahim Ali, Jobby Justin, Mirlan Murzaev, Suhail Pasha, Vladimir Koman, Lukasz Gikiewicz
Kerala Blasters FC: Two-time runner-up, Kerala Blasters also have a new coach, Serbian Ivan Vukomanovic will helm affairs of the Yellow Brigade.
Goalkeepers: Albino Gomes, Prabhsukhan Singh Gill, Muheet Shabir, Sachin Suresh
Defenders: Sandeep Singh, Nishu Kumar, Abdul Hakku, Hormipam Ruivah, Bijoy V, Enes Sipovic, Marko Leškovic, Denechandra Meitei, Sanjeev Stalin, Jessel Carneiro
Midfielders: Jeakson Singh, Harmanjot Khabra, Ayush Adhikari, Givson Singh, Lalthathanga Khawlhring, Prashant K, Vincy Barretto, Sahal Abdul Samad, Seityasen Singh, Rahul K P, Adrian Luna
Strikers: Chencho Gyeltshen, Jorge Pereyra Diaz, Alvaro Vazquez
SC East Bengal: Former Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler makes way for former Real Madrid Castilla manager Manolo Diaz as the coach for the upcoming season.
Goalkeepers: Arindam Bhattacharya, Sankar Roy, Suvam Sen.
Defenders: Daniel Gomes, Joyner Lourenco, Raju Gaikwad, Adil Khan, Hira Mondal, Ankit Mukherjee, Goutam Singh, Tomislav Mrcela, Franjo Prce, Sarineo Fernandes, Akashdeep Singh.
Midfielders: Jackichand Singh, Sourav Das, Angousana Wahengbam, Amarjit Singh Kiyam, Md Rafique, Lalrinliana Hnamte, Bikash Jairu, Amir Dervisevic, Darren Sidoel, Romeo Fernandes, Songpu Singsit, Loken Metei.
Strikers: Balwant Singh, Thongkhosiem Haokip, Naorem Mahesh, Siddhant Shirodkar, Daniel Chima Chukwu, Antonio Perosevic, Subha Ghosh.
Jamshedpur FC: Owen Coyle continues to be the coach for the Miners.
Goalkeepers: Pawan Kumar, Vishal Yadav, Rehenesh TP
Defenders: Boris Singh Thangjam, PC Laldinpuia, Narender Gahlot, Peter Hartley, Ricky Lallawmawma, Laldinliana Renthlei, Karan Amin, Sandip Mandi, Eli Sabia, Anas Edathodika
Midfielders: Jitendra Singh, Seiminlen Doungel, Pronay Halder, Alex Lima, Mobashir Rahman, Ritwik Das, Greg Stewart
Strikers: Nerijus Valskis, Jordan Murray, Komal Thatal, Farukh Choudhary, Ishan Pandita
Hyderabad FC: Manolo Marquez Roca continues to be the Southern side’s coach after an impressive previous season.
Goalkeepers: Laxmikant Kattimani, Gurmeet Singh, Lalbiakhlua Jongte
Defenders: Chinglensana Singh, Juanan, Akash Mishra, Asish Rai, Nikhil Prabhu, Nim Dorjee, Pritam Singh
Midfielders: Abdul Rabeeh A K, Sahil Tavora, Edu Garcia, Halicharan Narzary, Hitesh Sharma, Joao Victor, Mark Zothanpuia, Mohammed Yasir, Nikhil Poojary, Souvik Chakrabarti
Strikers: Aaren D’Silva, Aniket Jadhav, Bartholomew Ogbeche, Javier Siverio, Joel Chianese, Rohit Danu.
Odisha FC: Odisha appointed Francisco ‘Kiko’ Ramirez Gonzalez as their new head coach for the upcoming season.
Goalkeepers: Kamaljit Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Kumar.
Defenders: Gaurav Bora, Lalruathara, Sahil Panwar, Hendry Antonay, Lalhrezuala Sailung, Sebastian Thangmuansang, Deven Sawhney, Victor Mongil, Hector Rodas
Midfielders: Thoiba Singh Moirangthem, Vinit Rai, Paul Ramfangzauva, Isaac Vanmalsawma, Isak Vanlalruatfela, Liridon Krasniqi, Javi Hernandez, Jerry Mawihmingthanga, Nandhakumar Sekar, CVL Remtluanga, Nikhil Raj.
Strikers: Akshunna Tyagi, Daniel Lalhlimpuia, Aridai Cabrera, Jonathas de Jesus.
NorthEast United FC: Khalid Jamil has been appointed the full-time coach ahead of the season. Jamil, will be the first full-time Indian coach at the club.
Goalkeepers: Subhashish Roy Chowdhury, Mirshad Michu, Nikhil Deka, Sanjiban Ghosh
Defenders: Patrick Flottman, Tondonba Singh, Provat Lakra, Gurjinder Kumar, Mohammed Irshad, Jestin George, Nabin Rabha, Mashoor Shereef, Nabin Rabha, Joe Zoherliana
Midfielders: Federico Gallego, Imran Khan, Khassa Camara, Emanuel Lalchhanchhuaha, Hernan Santana, Sehnaj Singh, Pragyan Gogoi, Pragyan Medhi, Rochharzela
Strikers: Manvir Singh, VP Suhair, Mathias Coureur, Gani Nigam, Deshorn Brown, Lalkhawpuimawia,William Lalnunfela, Laldanmawia Ralte
Fixtures (all timings in IST)
The schedule till January is out.
November 19, Friday: ATK Mohun Bagan vs Kerala Blasters – 7:30 PM IST
November 20, Saturday: Bengaluru FC vs NorthEast United FC – 7:30 PM IST
November 21, Sunday: East Bengal vs Jamshedpur FC – 7:30 PM IST
November 22, Monday: Mumbai City FC vs FC Goa – 7:30 PM IST
November 23, Tuesday: Hyderabad FC vs Chennaiyin FC – 7:30 PM IST
November 24, Wednesday: Odisha FC vs Bengaluru FC – 7:30 PM IST
November 25, Thursday: NorthEast United FC vs Kerala Blasters – 7:30 PM IST
November 26, Friday: FC Goa vs Jamshedpur FC – 7:30 PM IST
November 27, Saturday: East Bengal vs ATK Mohun Bagan – 7:30 PM IST
November 27, Saturday: Mumbai City FC vs Hyderabad FC – 9:30 PM IST
November 28, Sunday: Bengaluru FC vs Kerala Blasters – 7:30 PM IST
November 29, Monday: NorthEast United FC vs Chennaiyin FC – 7:30 PM IST
November 30, Tuesday: Odisha FC vs East Bengal – 7:30 PM IST
December 1, Wednesday: ATK Mohun Bagan vs Mumbai City FC – 7:30 PM IST
December 2, Thursday: Jamshedpur FC vs Hyderabad FC – 7:30 PM IST
December 3, Friday: Chennaiyin FC vs East Bengal – 7:30 PM IST
December 4, Saturday: NorthEast United FC vs FC Goa – 7:30 PM IST
December 4, Saturday: Bengaluru FC vs Mumbai City FC – 9:30 PM IST
December 5, Sunday: Kerala Blasters vs Odisha FC – 7:30 PM IST
December 6, Monday: Jamshedpur FC vs ATK Mohun Bagan – 7:30 PM IST
December 7, Tuesday: East Bengal vs FC Goa – 7:30 PM IST
December 8, Wednesday: Hyderabad FC vs Bengaluru FC – 7:30 PM IST
December 9, Thursday: Mumbai City FC vs Jamshedpur FC – 7:30 PM IST
December 10, Friday: Odisha FC vs NorthEast United FC – 7:30 PM IST
December 11, Saturday: ATK Mohun Bagan vs Chennaiyin FC – 7:30 PM IST
December 11, Saturday: FC Goa vs Bengaluru FC – 9:30 PM IST
December 12, Sunday: East Bengal vs Kerala Blasters – 7:30 PM IST
December 13, Monday: Hyderabad FC vs NorthEast United FC – 7:30 PM IST
December 14, Tuesday: Odisha FC vs Jamshedpur FC – 7:30 PM IST
December 15, Wednesday: Mumbai City FC vs Chennaiyin FC – 7:30 PM IST
December 16, Thursday: Bengaluru FC vs ATK Mohun Bagan – 7:30 PM IST
December 17, Friday: NorthEast United FC vs East Bengal – 7:30 PM IST
December 18, Saturday: Chennaiyin FC vs Odisha FC – 7:30 PM IST
December 18, Saturday: FC Goa vs Hyderabad FC – 9:30 PM IST
December 19, Sunday: Mumbai City FC vs Kerala Blasters – 7:30 PM IST
December 20, Monday: Jamshedpur FC vs Bengaluru FC – 7:30 PM IST
December 21, Tuesday: NorthEast United FC vs ATK Mohun Bagan – 7:30 PM IST
December 22, Wednesday: Chennaiyin FC vs Kerala Blasters – 7:30 PM IST
December 23, Thursday: Hyderabad FC vs East Bengal – 7:30 PM IST
December 24, Friday: Odisha FC vs FC Goa – 7:30 PM IST
December 25, Saturday: Rest day
December 26, Sunday: Kerala Blasters vs Jamshedpur FC – 7:30 PM IST
December 27, Monday: NorthEast United FC vs Mumbai City FC – 7:30 PM IST
December 28, Tuesday: Hyderabad FC vs Odisha FC – 7:30 PM IST
December 29, Wednesday: ATK Mohun Bagan vs FC Goa – 7:30 PM IST
December 30, Thursday: Chennaiyin FC vs Bengaluru FC – 7:30 PM IST
December 31, Friday and January 1, Saturday: Rest days
January 2, Sunday: Kerala Blasters vs FC Goa – 7:30 PM IST
January 2, Sunday: Jamshedpur FC vs Chennaiyin FC – 9:30 PM IST
January 3, Monday: Odisha FC vs Mumbai City FC – 7:30 PM IST
January 4, Tuesday: Bengaluru FC vs East Bengal – 7:30 PM IST
January 5, Wednesday: ATK Mohun Bagan vs Hyderabad FC – 7:30 PM IST
January 6, Thursday: Jamshedpur FC vs NorthEast United FC – 7:30 PM IST
January 7, Friday: East Bengal vs Mumbai City FC – 7:30 PM IST
January 8, Saturday: ATK Mohun Bagan vs Odisha FC – 7:30 PM IST
January 8, Saturday: FC Goa vs Chennaiyin FC – 9:30 PM IST
January 9, Sunday: Kerala Blasters vs Hyderabad FC – 7:30 PM IST
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