The ISL or the Indian Super League is starting its seventh edition today at 7:30pm IST. Check out below for the schedule and which streaming platform will broadcast the event live. The tournament is set to kick off in the evening today with Kerala Blasters taking on ATK-Mohun Bagan.
The final of the last tournament’s final took place behind closed doors in March 2020, due to the onset of the pandemic. And it will be the same, for the beginning of this tournament at least. There will only be three stadiums used for the tournament – Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Fatorda, the Tilak Nagar Stadium in Vasco da Gama, and the GMC Athletic Stadium in Bambolim.
All teams underwent pre-season in Goa this time around, in a secure bio-sphere bubble for the competition. ISL has given two main concessions to clubs for the ongoing pandemic – (i) The maximum squad size has been increased to 35 players & (ii) The number of substitutes allowed in a game has increased from 3 to 5. There have been more rules and regulations added as well for this tournament.
The number of teams participating in this year’s tournament increased from 10 to 11. Here is the schedule of the tournament:
| DATE & DAY | MATCH | TIME (IST) | VENUE |
| 20 November, Friday | Kerala Blasters vs ATK-Mohun Bagan | 7:30 PM | GMC Stadium Bambolim |
| 21 November, Saturday | NorthEast United FC vs Mumbai City FC | 7:30 PM | Tilak Maidan |
| 22 November, Sunday | FC Goa vs Bengaluru FC | 7:30 PM | Fatorda Stadium |
| 23 November, Monday | Odisha FC vs Hyderabad FC | 7:30 PM | GMC Stadium Bambolim |
| 24 November, Tuesday | Jamshedpur FC vs Chennaiyin FC | 7:30 PM | Tilak Maidan |
| 25 November, Wednesday | FC Goa vs Mumbai City FC | 7:30 PM | Fatorda Stadium |
| 26 November, Thursday | Kerala Blasters vs NorthEast United FC | 7:30 PM | GMC Stadium Bambolim |
| 27 November, Friday | SC East Bengal vs ATK-Mohun Bagan | 7:30 PM | Tilak Maidan |
| 28 November, Saturday | Bengaluru FC vs Hyderabad FC | 7:30 PM | Fatorda Stadium |
| 29 November, Sunday | Jamshedpur FC vs Odisha FC | 5:00 PM | Tilak Maidan |
| 29 November, Sunday | Chennaiyin FC vs Kerala Blasters FC | 7:30 PM | GMC Stadium Bambolim |
| 30 November, Monday | FC Goa vs NorthEast United FC | 7:30 PM | Fatorda Stadium |
| 1 December, Tuesday | Mumbai City FC vs SC East Bengal | 7:30 PM | GMC Stadium Bambolim |
| 2 December, Wednesday | Hyderabad FC vs Jamshedpur FC | 7:30 PM | Tilak Maidan |
| 3 December, Thursday | ATK-Mohun Bagan vs Odisha FC | 7:30 PM | Fatorda Stadium |
| 4 December, Friday | Chennaiyin FC vs Bengaluru FC | 7:30 PM | GMC Stadium Bambolim |
| 5 December, Saturday | NorthEast United FC vs SC East Bengal | 7:30 PM | Tilak Maidan |
| 6 December, Sunday | Mumbai City FC vs Odisha FC | 5:00 PM | GMC Stadium Bambolim |
| 6 December, Sunday | FC Goa vs Kerala Blasters | 7:30 PM | Fatorda Stadium |
| 7 December, Monday | Jamshedpur FC vs ATK-Mohun Bagan | 7:30 PM | Tilak Maidan |
| 8 December, Tuesday | Bengaluru FC vs NorthEast United FC | 7:30 PM | Fatorda Stadium |
| 9 December, Wednesday | Mumbai City FC vs Chennaiyin FC | 7:30 PM | GMC Stadium Bambolim |
| 10 December, Thursday | SC East Bengal vs Jamshedpur FC | 7:30 PM | Tilak Maidan |
| 11 December, Friday | ATK-Mohun Bagan vs Hyderabad FC | 7:30 PM | Fatorda Stadium |
| 12 December, Saturday | Odisha FC vs FC Goa | 7:30 PM | GMC Stadium Bambolim |
| 13 December, Sunday | NorthEast United FC vs Chennaiyin FC | 5:00 PM | Tilak Maidan |
| 13 December, Sunday | Bengaluru FC vs Kerala Blasters FC | 7:30 PM | Fatorda Stadium |
| 14 December, Monday | Mumbai City FC vs Jamshedpur FC | 7:30 PM | GMC Stadium Bambolim |
| 15 December, Tuesday | Hyderabad FC vs SC East Bengal | 7:30 PM | Tilak Maidan |
| 16 December, Wednesday | ATK-Mohun Bagan vs FC Goa | 7:30 PM | Fatorda Stadium |
| 17 December, Thursday | Odisha FC vs Bengaluru FC | 7:30 PM | GMC Stadium Bambolim |
| 18 December, Friday | NorthEast United FC vs Jamshedpur FC | 7:30 PM | Tilak Maidan |
| 19 December, Saturday | FC Goa vs Chennaiyin FC | 7:30 PM | Fatorda Stadium |
| 20 December, Sunday | Hyderabad FC vs Mumbai City FC | 5:00 PM | Tilak Maidan |
| 20 December, Sunday | Kerala Blasters vs SC East Bengal | 7:30 PM | GMC Stadium Bambolim |
| 21 December, Monday | ATK-Mohun Bagan vs Bengaluru FC | 7:30 PM | Fatorda Stadium |
| 22 December, Tuesday | Odisha FC vs NorthEast United FC | 7:30 PM | GMC Stadium Bambolim |
| 23 December, Wednesday | Jamshedpur FC vs FC Goa | 7:30 PM | Tilak Maidan |
| 26 December, Saturday | SC East Bengal vs Chennaiyin FC | 7:30 PM | Tilak Maidan |
| 27 December, Sunday | Kerala Blasters vs Hyderabad FC | 7:30 PM | GMC Stadium Bambolim |
| 28 December, Monday | Bengaluru FC vs Jamshedpur FC | 7:30 PM | Fatorda Stadium |
| 29 December, Tuesday | Chennaiyin FC vs ATK-Mohun Bagan | 7:30 PM | GMC Stadium Bambolim |
| 30 December, Wednesday | Hyderabad FC vs FC Goa | 7:30 PM | Tilak Maidan |
| 2 January, Saturday | Mumbai City FC vs Kerala Blasters | 7:30 PM | GMC Stadium Bambolim |
| 3 January, Sunday | SC East Bengal vs Odisha FC | 5:00 PM | Tilak Maidan |
| 3 January, Sunday | ATK-Mohun Bagan vs NorthEast United FC | 7:30 PM | Fatorda Stadium |
| 4 January, Monday | Chennaiyin FC vs Hyderabad FC | 7:30 PM | GMC Stadium Bambolim |
| 5 January, Tuesday | Bengaluru FC vs Mumbai City FC | 7:30 PM | Fatorda Stadium |
| 6 January, Wednesday | SC East Bengal vs FC Goa | 7:30 PM | Tilak Maidan |
| 7 January, Thursday | Kerala Blasters vs Odisha FC | 7:30 PM | GMC Stadium Bambolim |
| 8 January, Friday | Northeast United FC vs Hyderabad FC | 7:30 PM | Tilak Maidan |
| 9 January, Saturday | Bengaluru FC vs SC East Bengal | 7:30 PM | Fatorda Stadium |
| 10 January, Sunday | Chennaiyin FC vs Odisha FC | 7:30 PM | GMC Stadium Bambolim |
| 10 January, Sunday | Jamshedpur FC vs Kerala Blasters | 5:00 PM | Tilak Maidan |
| 11 January, Monday | ATK-Mohun Bagan vs Mumbai City FC | 7:30 PM | Fatorda Stadium |
The ISL will be streaming live on Disney+Hotstar VIP and JioTV.
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