The Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 season will start with a blockbuster conflict between Shield winners Mohun Bagan Super Giant and Cup winners Mumbai City FC on the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on September 13 in a repeat of final season’s remaining. The ISL on Sunday introduced the fixtures of the primary 84 matches of the season, until the tip of this 12 months. The opening weekend will even see Chennaiyin FC journey to Odisha FC, and Bengaluru FC tackle East Bengal FC within the first double-header of the season on September 14, whereas Kerala Blasters FC will host Punjab FC the subsequent day at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi.
Hyderabad FC will play their first sport, an away fixture at Bengaluru FC on September 19. The match fixtures of Hyderabad FC are, nonetheless, contingent on them clearing the AIFF Club Licensing.
This season of the ISL will see 13 groups competing, with the addition of I-League champions Mohammedan Sporting Club. The latest entrants will kick-start their marketing campaign in opposition to NorthEast United FC on the Kishore Bharati Krirangan — their house turf in Kolkata — on September 16.
With the entry of Mohammedan Sporting, the ISL will see the three most storied soccer golf equipment from Kolkata, together with Mohun Bagan Super Giant and East Bengal, vying for the silverware.
The presence of the three giants will deal with the followers with six high-intensity Kolkata derbies all through the season. The first two Kolkata derbies of the season are scheduled in October — Mohun Bagan Super Giant vs Mohammedan FC on October 5 after which East Bengal FC vs Mohun Bagan Super Giant on October 19.
Mohun Bagan Super Giant had received the coveted ISL League Shield, the trophy of supremacy within the 2023-24 season, by garnering 48 factors after a gruelling season.
But Mumbai City, who completed second on the finish of the league part, beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant within the ISL remaining after a knock-out spherical, which has only a few parallels in any soccer league on the earth.
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