Last year’s finalists ATK Mohun Bagan will inaugurate the Indian Super League 2021-22 season with a matchup against Kerala Blasters at Fatorda Stadium in Goa on Friday, November 19.
The eighth season of India’s premier football competition will be played across three different venues, namely, the Fatorda Stadium in Margao, the GMC Athletic Stadium in Bambolim and Tilak Maidan Stadium in Vasco da Gama.
The home games of ATK Mohun Bagan, defending champions Mumbai City FC and NorthEast United will be played at Fatorda while the likes of Bengaluru FC, FC Goa, Hyderabad FC and Jamshedpur FC will play their home matches at the Athletic Stadium. Meanwhile, Tilak Maidan will serve as home to Chenaniyin FC, East Bengal, Kerala Blasters and Odisha FC.
Furthermore, the ISL 2021-22 season will be played under a new rule. As per this, one club can have a maximum of six and a minimum of four foreign players in the squad. At least one overseas player should be from an Asian Football Confederation (AFC) affiliated nation. Last season, the clubs were allowed a maximum of seven and a minimum of five foreign players. On the field though, one team can have a maximum of four foregoing players in the starting line-up.
ISL 2021-22 squads for all teams
ATK Mohun Bagan full squad
Goalkeepers: Amrinder Singh, Avilash Paul, Arsh Anwar Sheikh
Defenders: Tiri (Spain), Sumit Rathi, Ashutosh Mehta, Subhasish Bose, Pritam Kotal, Deepak Tangri, Prabir Das
Midfielders: Joni Kauko (Finland), Carl McHugh (Ireland), Michael Soosairaj, Bidyananda Singh, Ricky Shabong, Abhishek Suryavanshi, SK Sahil, Lenny Rodrigues, Engson Singh, Kiyan Nassiri
Forwards: Roy Krishna (Fiji), David Williams (Australia), Hugo Boumous (Morocco), Liston Colaco, Manvir Singh
Bengaluru FC full squad
Goalkeepers: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Lara Sharma, Sharon Padattil
Defenders: Alan Costa (Brazil), Yrondu Musavu-King (Gabon), Pratik Chaudhari, Wungngayam Muirang, Sarthak Golui, Ajith Kumar, Parag Shrivas, Roshan Singh, Muhammed Inayath
Midfielders: Bruno Ramires (Brazil), Iman Basafa (Iran), Jayesh Rane, Suresh Singh Wangjam, Danish Farooq Bhat, Rohit Kumar, Ajay Chhetri, Ashique Kuruniyan, Damaitphang Lyngdoh, Biswa Darjee
Forwards: Prince Ibara (Congo), Cleiton Silva (Brazil), Sunil Chhetri, Harmanpreet Singh, Edmund Lalrindika, Udanta Singh, Namgyal Bhutia, Leon Augustine, Bidyashagar Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Sivasakthi Narayanan
Chennaiyin FC full squad
Goalkeepers: Vishal Kaith, Samik Mitra, Debjit Majumder, Devansh Dabas
Defenders: Slavko Damjanovic (Serbia), Reagan Singh, Salam Ranjan Singh, Edwin Sydney Vanspaul, Jerry Lalrinzuala, Narayan Das, Deepak Devrani, Davinder Singh, Balaji Ganesan
Midfielders: Rafael Crivellaro (Brazil), Ariel Borysiuk (Poland), Ninthoinganba Meetei, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Anirudh Thapa, Germanpreet Singh, Aman Chetri, Melroy Assisi, Subhadip Majhi
Forwards: Mirlan Murzaev (Kyrgyzstan), Vladimir Koman (Hungary), Lukasz Gikiewicz (Poland), Johnson Mathews, Rahim Ali, Jobby Justin, Suhail Pasha
East Bengal full squad
Goalkeepers: Arindam Bhattacharya, Sankar Roy, Suvam Sen
Defenders: Tomislav Mrcela (Australia), Franjo Prce (Croatia) Daniel Gomes, Joyner Lourenco, Raju Gaikwad, Adil Khan, Hira Mondal, Ankit Mukherjee, Goutam Singh, Sarineo Fernandes, Akashdeep Singh
Midfielders: Amir Dervisevic (Slovenia), Darren Sidoel (Netherlands), Jackichand Singh, Sourav Das, Angousana Wahengbam, Amarjit Singh Kiyam, Md Rafique, Lalrinliana Hnamte, Bikash Jairu, Romeo Fernandes, Songpu Singsit, Loken Metei
Forwards: Daniel Chima Chukwu (Nigeria), Antonio Perosevic (Croatia), Balwant Singh, Thongkhosiem Haokip, Naorem Mahesh, Siddhant Shirodkar, Subha Ghosh
FC Goa full squad
Goalkeepers: Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem, Naveen Kumar, Hrithik Tiwari
Defenders: Dylan Fox (Australia), Ivan Gonzalez (Spain), Leander D'Cunha, Saviour Gama, Sanson Pereira, Lalmangaihsanga, Seriton Fernandes, Aibanbha Dohling, Mohamed Ali
Midfielders: Edu Bedia (Spain), Alberto Noguera (Spain), Muhammed Nemil, Princeton Rebello, Danstan Fernandes, Alexander Romario Jesuraj, Redeem Tlang, Nongdamba Naorem, Glan Martins, Brandon Fernandes, Makan Winkle Chote, Christy Davis, Flan Gomes
Forwards: Jorge Ortiz (Spain), Airam Cabrera (Spain), Devendra Murgaonkar
Hyderabad FC full squad
Goalkeepers: Laxmikant Kattimani, Gurmeet Singh, Lalbiakhlua Jongte
Defenders: Juanan Gonzalez (Spain) Akash Mishra, Asish Rai, Chinglensana Singh, Pritam Soraisam, Nikhil Prabhu, Nim Dorjee Tamang
Midfielders: Edu Garcia (Spain), Joao Victor (Brazil), Mohammad Yasir, Souvik Chakrabarti, Hitesh Sharma, Sahil Tavora, Nikhil Poojary, Mark Zothanpuia, Halicharan Nazary, Abdul Rabeeh
Forwards: Bartholomew Ogbeche (Nigeria), Javi Siverio (Spain), Joel Chianese (Australia), Rohit Danu, Aniket Jadhav, Aaren D’Silva
Jamshedpur FC full squad
Goalkeepers: Pawan Kumar, Vishal Yadav, Rehenesh TP
Defenders: Eli Sabia (Brazil), Peter Hartley (England), Boris Singh Thangjam, PC Laldinpuia, Narender Gahlot, Ricky Lallawmawma, Laldinliana Renthlei, Karan Amin, Sandip Mandi, Anas Edathodika
Midfielders: Alex Lima (Brazil), Greg Stewart (Scotland), Jitendra Singh, Seiminlen Doungel, Pronay Halder, Mobashir Rahman, Ritwik Das
Forwards: Nerijus Valskis (Lithuania), Jordan Murray (Australia), Komal Thatal, Farukh Choudhary, Ishan Pandita
Kerala Blasters full squad
Goalkeepers: Albino Gomes, Prabhsukhan Singh Gill, Muheet Shabir, Sachin Suresh
Defenders: Enes Sipovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Marko Leskovic (Croatia), Sandeep Singh, Nishu Kumar, Abdul Hakku, Hormipam Ruivah, Bijoy V, Denechandra Meitei, Sanjeev Stalin, Jessel Carneiro
Midfielders: Adrian Luna (Uruguay), Jeakson Singh, Harmanjot Khabra, Ayush Adhikari, Givson Singh, Lalthathanga Khawlhring, Prashant K, Vincy Barretto, Sahal Abdul Samad, Seityasen Singh
Forwards: Chencho Gyeltshen (Bhutan), Jorge Pereyra Diaz (Argentina), Alvaro Vazquez (Spain), Rahul K P
Mumbai City FC full squad
Goalkeepers: Mohammad Nawaz, Vikram Lakhbir Singh, Phurba Lachenpa
Defenders: Mourtada Fall (Senegal), Rahul Bheke, Amey Ranawade, Mehtab Singh, Mohammad Rakip, Naocha Singh, Vignesh Dakshinamurthy, Valpuia, Mandar Rao Dessai
Midfielders: Cassio Gabriel (Brazil), Brad Inman (Scotland), Ahmed Jahouh (Morocco), Raynier Fernandes, Rowllin Borges, Naorem Tondomba Singh, Chanso Horam, Asif Khan, Lalengmawia
Forwards: Igor Angulo (Spain), Ygor Catatau (Brazil), Vikram Pratap Singh, Gurkirat Singh, , Bipin Singh, , Pranjal Bhumij
NorthEast United FC full squad
Goalkeepers: Subhashish Roy Chowdhury, Mirshad Michu, Nikhil Deka, Sanjiban Ghosh
Defenders: Patrick Flottman (Australia), Tondonba Singh, Provat Lakra, Gurjinder Kumar, Mohammed Irshad, Jestin George, Nabin Rabha, Mashoor Shereef, Nabin Rabha, Joe Zoherliana
Midfielders: Federico Gallego (Uruguay), Hernan Santana (Spain), Khassa Camara (Mauritania), Imran Khan, Emanuel Lalchhanchhuaha, Sehnaj Singh, Pragyan Gogoi, Pragyan Medhi, Rochharzela
Forwards: Mathias Coureur (France), Deshorn Brown (Jamaica), Manvir Singh, VP SuhairGani Nigam, Lalkhawpuimawia, William Lalnunfela, Laldanmawia Ralte
Odisha FC full squad
Goalkeepers: Kamaljit Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Kumar
Defenders: Victor Mongil (Spain), Hector Rodas Ramirez (Spain), Gaurav Bora, Lalruathara, Sahil Panwar, Hendry Antonay, Lalhrezuala Sailung, Sebastian Thangmuansang, Deven Sawhney
Midfielders: Liridon Krasniqi (Malaysia), Javi Hernandez (Spain), Thoiba Singh Moirangthem, Vinit Rai, Paul Ramfangzauva, Isaac Vanmalsawma, Isak Vanlalruatfela, Jerry Mawihmingthanga, Nandhakumar Sekar, C. V. L. Remtluanga, Nikhil Raj
Strikers: Aridai Cabrera (Spain), Jonathas Cristian De Jesus (Brazil), Akshunna Tyagi, Daniel Lalhlimpuia
Where to watch the Indian Super League 2021-22 season live in India?
Live telecast of ISL 2021-22 season will be on the Star Sports 2, Star Sports 2 HD, and Star Sports 3 TV channels in India. Fans can also watch ISL in Hindi on Star Sports 1 Hindi and Star Sports 1 HD Hindi.
Meanwhile, those preferring regional languages can watch ISL 2021-22 season on Star Sports 1 Tamil, Star Sports 1 Telugu, Star Sports 1 Kannada, and the Star Sports 1 Bangla.
Live streaming of ISL 2021-22 season will be available on Disney+ Hotstar and Jio TV.
Featured photo: Twitter / ISL
