ISL 2023-24: Rahul Bheke, Ahmed Jahouh and Dimi Petratos headline ESPN's Team of the Season
After a thrilling ISL campaign with plenty of twists and turns, it's time for ESPN India to pick the league's best, in our Team of the Season.
After a thrilling ISL campaign with plenty of twists and turns, it's time for ESPN India to pick the league's best, in our Team of the Season.
It has been a rather frantic, often chaotic tenth season of the Indian Super League. Here's the most comprehensive wrap.
Chhangte has delivered in the big games, and consistently, for the ISL cup winners.
The silence that engulfed the Salt Lake at the full-time whistle was, in itself, a victory for a club which in 2023-24, thrived in trying circumstances.
Mohun Bagan took the lead via Jason Cummings but goals from Jorge Pereyra Diaz, Bipin Singh and Jakub Vojtus capped a remarkable second-half comeback by Mumbai City FC
Mumbai City face Mohun Bagan in the 2023-24 ISL final, but coach Petr Kratky will depend on his Indian stars, with a foreign supporting cast.
Mumbai have lost twice to Bagan at the Salt Lake this season, but coach Kratky and captain Bheke insists they have learnt their lessons.
Mohun Bagan are chasing their third trophy of the 2023-24 season, which seemed improbable when Antonio Habas replaced Juan Ferrando at the helm mid-season.
Led by his captain Rahul Bheke, Petr Kratky tuned his side perfectly for a 2-0 win on the night.
Goals from Chhangte and Diaz saw Mumbai City beat Goa 2-0 on the night, and 5-2 on aggregate
The Salt Lake can reduce the best of 'em to pieces, except when clad in the armor of maroon and green. For Bagan, another trophy awaits.
Goals from Jason Cummings and Sahal Abdul Samad saw Bagan take the second leg 2-0 and the tie 3-2.
Mohun Bagan Super Giant, Mumbai City FC, FC Goa and Odisha FC were the four best teams in the league stage, and it has come down to them in the playoffs once more.
Kerala Blasters parted ways with Ivan Vukomanovic at the end of their 2023-24 season, bringing to an end a bond perhaps few others this sporting nation - and certainly the ISL - has seen.
Mumbai overturned a 2-0 deficit going into injury time to win 3-2 in the first leg of their ISL semifinal against Goa, with a brace from Lallianzuala Chhangte.
Goa threw away a 2-0 goal lead in injury time, with a brace from Lallianzuala Chhangte and Vikram Partap Singh's strike giving Mumbai the win.
Roy Krishna was comfortably the best player on the pitch that swallowed the rest. On Odisha's difference maker against Mohun Bagan.
Roy Krishna was the difference as Odisha won the first leg 2-1.
With a squad that lacks many star names, Owen Coyle has extracted the best out of Chennaiyin FC this season, and it's a first step with trophies in mind.
Man to man, there isn't an Indian midfielder who can match Brandon, and his goal against Chennaiyin was a real-time demonstration.
First half goals from Noah Sadaoui and Brandon Fernandes ensured the victory for Goa who will face Mumbai CIty FC in the semifinals.
Ahmed Jahouh's no-look loft over the top was a fitting way to end a game of football that was defined by its missed chances.
Odisha FC maintained their unbeaten run at home with a superb 2-1 comeback win over Kerala Blasters and qualified for the two-legged semifinals where they will face Mohun Bagan.
Antonio Habas oversaw Mohun Bagan's first-ever ISL League Shield victory after a dramatic final day win over Mumbai City.
Liston Colaco and Jason Cummings scored for Bagan, who posted a record points total of 48 points to win the Indian Super League on the final day.
TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
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Mohun Bagan Super Giant | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | +21 | 48 |
Mumbai City FC | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | +23 | 47 |
FC Goa | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | +18 | 45 |
Odisha FC | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | +12 | 39 |
Kerala Blasters FC | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | +1 | 33 |
Chennaiyin FC | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | -10 | 27 |
NorthEast United FC | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | -4 | 26 |
Punjab FC | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | -7 | 24 |
SC East Bengal | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | -2 | 24 |
Bengaluru FC | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -14 | 22 |
Jamshedpur FC | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 21 |
Hyderabad | 22 | 1 | 5 | 16 | -33 | 8 |