2018–19 Indian Super League
The 2018–19 Indian Super League season was the fifth season of the Indian Super League, one of the top Indian professional football leagues. It was established in 2013. The regular season began on 29 September 2018 and concluded on 17 March 2019.[1] The league took a mid-season break for around one month from 17 December 2018 to early January 2019 due to India's participation in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.[1]
Season | 2018–19 |
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Dates | 29 September 2018 – 17 March 2019 |
Champions | Bengaluru 1st ISL title 3rd Indian title |
AFC Cup | Bengaluru |
Matches played | 95 |
Goals scored | 254 (2.67 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Coro (16 goals) |
Best goalkeeper | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (96.32 mins per goal) |
Biggest home win | Goa 5–0 Mumbai City (24 October 2018) Mumbai City 6–1 Kerala Blasters (16 December 2018) |
Biggest away win | Mumbai City 1–5 Goa (9 March 2019) |
Highest scoring | Chennaiyin 3–4 NorthEast United (18 October 2018) Mumbai City 6–1 Kerala Blasters (16 December 2018) |
Longest winning run | Bengaluru (6 games) |
Longest unbeaten run | Bengaluru (11 games) |
Longest winless run | Kerala Blasters (14 games) |
Longest losing run | Chennaiyin (5 games) |
Highest attendance | 41,202 ATK 0–2 Kerala Blasters (29 September 2018) |
Lowest attendance | 3,134 Delhi Dynamos 2–0 Kerala Blasters (31 January 2019) |
Total attendance | 1,131,304 |
Average attendance | 13,155 |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → |
Chennaiyin were the defending champions, having defeated Bengaluru in the 2018 final, however they did not qualify for the playoffs having finished the last in the regular season. Bengaluru FC won their maiden title by defeating FC Goa 1–0 in the final which was held on 17 March 2019. Bengaluru FC became the first team who won the ISL Championship as well as after topped the league stage.[2][3]
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Team | City/State | Stadium | Capacity |
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ATK | Kolkata, West Bengal | Salt Lake Stadium | 85,000[4] |
Bengaluru | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Sree Kanteerava Stadium | 25,810[5] |
Chennaiyin | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 20,765[6] |
Delhi Dynamos | Delhi | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 14,342[7] |
Goa | Margao, Goa | Fatorda Stadium | 18,600[8] |
Jamshedpur | Jamshedpur, Jharkhand | JRD Tata Sports Complex | 24,424[9] |
Kerala Blasters | Kochi, Kerala | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 38,086[10] |
Mumbai City | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Mumbai Football Arena | 7,790[11] |
NorthEast United | Guwahati, Assam | Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium | 23,627[12] |
Pune City | Pune, Maharashtra | Balewadi Stadium | 10,237[13] |
Personnel and sponsorship
Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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ATK | Steve Coppell[14] | Manuel Lanzarote | Nivia[15] | CESC Limited[15] |
Bengaluru | Carles Cuadrat | Sunil Chhetri | Puma[16] | Kia Motors[17] |
Chennaiyin | John Gregory | Maílson Alves | Performax[18] | Apollo Tyres[19] |
Delhi Dynamos | Josep Gombau | Marcos Tébar | TYKA Sports | Aspire Academy |
Goa | Sergio Lobera | Mandar Rao Dessai | Sqad Gear | Xiaomi |
Jamshedpur | César Ferrando | Tiri | Nivia | Tata Steel |
Kerala Blasters | Nelo Vingada | Sandesh Jhingan | SIX5SIX | Muthoot Pappachan |
Mumbai City | Jorge Costa | Lucian Goian | Sqad Gear | ACE Group |
NorthEast United | Eelco Schattorie | Bartholomew Ogbeche | Performax | McDowell's No. 1 |
Pune City | Phil Brown | Matt Mills | SIX5SIX | Suzuki Gixxer |
Head coaching changes
Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
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Pune City | Ranko Popović | Contract finished | 31 May 2018[20] | Pre-season | Marcos Paquetá | 1 June 2018[21] |
Bengaluru | Albert Roca | Contract finished | 31 May 2018[22] | Carles Cuadrat | 14 June 2018[23] | |
ATK | Robbie Keane | Contract finished | 31 May 2018[24] | Steve Coppell | 18 June 2018[25] | |
Jamshedpur | Steve Coppell | Contract finished | 31 May 2018[25] | César Ferrando | 21 July 2018[26] | |
Delhi Dynamos | Miguel Ángel Portugal | Mutual consent | 2 May 2018[27] | Josep Gombau | 2 August 2018[28] | |
Pune City | Marcos Paquetá | Contract terminated | 29 June 2018[29] | Miguel Ángel Portugal | 9 August 2018[30] | |
Mumbai City | Alexandre Guimarães | Mutual consent | 14 August 2018[31] | Jorge Costa | 14 August 2018[32] | |
NorthEast United | Avram Grant | Contract finished | 31 May 2018 | Eelco Schattorie | 18 August 2018[33] | |
Pune City | Miguel Ángel Portugal | Sacked | 26 October 2018[34] | 10th | Pradyum Reddy (Interim) | 26 October 2018[34] |
Kerala Blasters | David James | Sacked | 18 December 2018 | 8th | Nelo Vingada | 18 January 2019 |
Pune City | Pradyum Reddy (Interim) | Mutual consent | 24 December 2018 | 7th | Phil Brown | 24 December 2018 |
Roster changes
Foreign Players
The number of foreign players allowed in the squad will be reduced from eight to seven from 2018 to 2019 season, however the maximum number of foreign players allowed on the pitch will remain same at five.[35]
Regular season
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Bengaluru[lower-alpha 1] (C) | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 34[lower-alpha 2] | Advance to ISL Playoffs |
2 | Goa | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 34[lower-alpha 2] | |
3 | Mumbai City | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 30 | |
4 | NorthEast United | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 29 | |
5 | Jamshedpur | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 27 | |
6 | ATK | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 24 | |
7 | Pune City | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 22 | |
8 | Delhi Dynamos | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 18 | |
9 | Kerala Blasters | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 15 | |
10 | Chennaiyin | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 32 | −16 | 9 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play ranking; 6) drawing of lots
(C) Champions
Notes:
- Qualified for 2020 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs
- Head-to-head standings: Bengaluru 6 pts, Goa 0 pts.
Results
Playoffs
Bracket
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
1 | Bengaluru | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
4 | NorthEast United | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
1 | Bengaluru | 1 | |||||||||
2 | Goa | 0 | |||||||||
2 | Goa | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
3 | Mumbai City | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Semi-finals
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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NorthEast United | 2–4 | Bengaluru | 2–1 | 0–3 |
Mumbai City | 2–5 | Goa | 1–5 | 1–0 |
Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
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Top Indian scorers
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Hat-tricks
- Result column shows goal tally of player's team first.
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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Bartholomew Ogbeche | NorthEast United | Chennaiyin | 3–4 (A) | 18 October 2018 | [37] |
Modou Sougou4 | Mumbai City | Kerala Blasters | 6–1 (H) | 16 December 2018 | [38] |
Modou Sougou | Mumbai City | ATK | 3–1 (A) | 22 February 2019 | [39] |
- Notes
4 – Player scored four goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
Assists
Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
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1 | Arnold Issoko | Mumbai City | 8 |
2 | Coro | Goa | 7 |
3 | Carlos Calvo | Jamshedpur | 6 |
4 | Dimas Delgado | Bengaluru | 5 |
Hugo Boumous | Goa | ||
Federico Gallego | NorthEast United | ||
Edu Bedia | Goa | ||
Xisco Hernández | Bengaluru | ||
8 | Miku | Bengaluru | 4 |
Marcelinho | Pune City | ||
Brandon Fernandes | Goa | ||
Seiminlen Doungel | Kerala Balsters | ||
Paulo Machado | Mumbai City | ||
Jackichand Singh | Goa | ||
Source:[40] |
Clean sheets
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets | |
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1 | Amrinder Singh | Mumbai City | 7 | |
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu | Bengaluru | |||
3 | Pawan Kumar | NorthEast United | 6 | |
4 | Naveen Kumar | Goa | 4 | |
Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem | Kerala Blasters | |||
Mohammad Nawaz | Goa | |||
Subrata Pal | Jamsedpur | |||
Arindam Bhattacharya | ATK | |||
Francisco Dorronsoro | Delhi Dynamos | |||
10 | Rehenesh TP | NorthEast United | 2 | |
Kamaljit Singh | Pune City | |||
Karanjit Singh | Chennaiyin | |||
Source:[41] |
Average home attendances
Team | GP | Cumulative | High | Low | Mean | |
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Jamshedpur | 9 | 180,140 | 23,050 | 14,678 | 20,016 | |
ATK | 8 | 146,482 | 41,202 | 5,321 | 18,310 | |
Kerala Blasters | 8 | 136,996 | 31,166 | 3,298 | 17,125 | |
Goa | 10 | 163,779 | 17,807 | 14,482 | 16,378 | |
Bengaluru | 10 | 143,293 | 21,636 | 9,379 | 14,329 | |
NorthEast United | 9 | 121,122 | 21,786 | 6,873 | 13,458 | |
Chennaiyin | 7 | 85,270 | 14,992 | 6,939 | 12,181 | |
Delhi Dynamos | 9 | 63,861 | 12,342 | 3,134 | 7,096 | |
Pune City | 6 | 40,554 | 8,193 | 5,941 | 6,759 | |
Mumbai City | 10 | 49,807 | 7,563 | 3,462 | 4,981 | |
Total | 86 | 1,131,304 | 41,202 | 3,134 | 13,155 | |
Source:[46] |
Awards
- Source: Indian Super League website
Hero of the Match
Match | Hero of the Match | Match | Hero of the Match | Match | Hero of the Match | |||
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Player | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | |||
Match 1 | Matej Poplatnik | Kerala Blasters | Match 33 | Gerson Vieira | ATK | Match 65 | Lallianzuala Chhangte | Delhi Dynamos |
Match 2 | Miku | Bengaluru | Match 34 | Coro | Goa | Match 66 | Coro | Goa |
Match 3 | Coro | Goa | Match 35 | Ashique Kuruniyan | Pune City | Match 67 | Marcelinho | Pune City |
Match 4 | Jerry Mawihmingthanga | Jamshedpur | Match 36 | Sunil Chhetri | Bengaluru | Match 68 | Manuel Lanzarote | ATK |
Match 5 | Rana Gharami | Delhi Dynamos | Match 37 | Sandesh Jhingan | Kerala Blasters | Match 69 | Brandon Fernandes | Goa |
Match 6 | John Johnson | ATK | Match 38 | Subhasish Bose | Mumbai City | Match 70 | Udanta Singh | Bengaluru |
Match 7 | Sandesh Jhingan | Kerala Blasters | Match 39 | Pablo Morgado | Jamshedpur | Match 71 | Panagiotis Triadis | NorthEast United |
Match 8 | Ahmed Jahouh | Goa | Match 40 | Nishu Kumar | Bengaluru | Match 72 | Memo | Jamshedpur |
Match 9 | Nishu Kumar | Bengaluru | Match 41 | Federico Gallego | NorthEast United | Match 73 | Raphael Augusto | Chennaiyin |
Match 10 | Balwant Singh | ATK | Match 42 | Pronay Halder | ATK | Match 74 | Edu Garcia | ATK |
Match 11 | Bartholomew Ogbeche | NorthEast United | Match 43 | Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem | Kerala Blasters | Match 75 | Rowllin Borges | NorthEast United |
Match 12 | Arnold Issoko | Mumbai City | Match 44 | Rahul Bheke | Bengaluru | Match 76 | Coro | Goa |
Match 13 | C.K. Vineeth | Kerala Blasters | Match 45 | José David Leudo | NorthEast United | Match 77 | Matej Poplatnik | Kerala Blasters |
Match 14 | Sergio Cidoncha | Jamshedpur | Match 46 | Manuel Lanzarote | ATK | Match 78 | Robin Singh | Pune City |
Match 15 | Sunil Chhetri | Bengaluru | Match 47 | Paulo Machado | Mumbai City | Match 79 | Daniel Lalhlimpuia | Delhi Dynamos |
Match 16 | Francisco Dorronsoro | Delhi Dynamos | Match 48 | Seiminlen Doungel | Kerala Blasters | Match 80 | Ahmed Jahouh | Goa |
Match 17 | Edu Bedia | Goa | Match 49 | Chencho Gyeltshen | Bengaluru | Match 81 | Rowllin Borges | NorthEast United |
Match 18 | Farukh Choudhary | Jamshedpur | Match 50 | Modou Sougou | Mumbai City | Match 82 | Miku | Bengaluru |
Match 19 | Manuel Lanzarote | ATK | Match 51 | Jonathan Vila | Pune City | Match 83 | Modou Sougou | Mumbai City |
Match 20 | Arnold Issoko | Mumbai City | Match 52 | José David Leudo | NorthEast United | Match 84 | Anirudh Thapa | Chennaiyin |
Match 21 | Ahmed Jahouh | Goa | Match 53 | Arnold Issoko | Mumbai City | Match 85 | Vinit Rai | Delhi Dynamos |
Match 22 | Seiminlen Doungel | Kerala Blasters | Match 54 | Marcelinho | Pune City | Match 86 | Michael Soosairaj | Jamshedpur |
Match 23 | Federico Gallego | NorthEast United | Match 55 | Tiri | Jamshedpur | Match 87 | Coro | Goa |
Match 24 | Erik Paartalu | Bengaluru | Match 56 | Erik Paartalu | Bengaluru | Match 88 | Lalthathanga Khawlhring | NorthEast United |
Match 25 | Michael Soosairaj | Jamshedpur | Match 57 | Coro | Goa | Match 89 | Iain Hume | Pune City |
Match 26 | Adil Khan | Pune City | Match 58 | Nanda Kumar | Delhi Dynamos | Match 90 | Edu Garcia | ATK |
Match 27 | Paulo Machado | Mumbai City | Match 59 | Modou Sougou | Mumbai City | Match 91 (SF) | José David Leudo | NorthEast United |
Match 28 | Tiri | Jamshedpur | Match 60 | Edu Garcia | ATK | Match 92 (SF) | Mourtada Fall | Goa |
Match 29 | Dimas | Bengaluru | Match 61 | Bartholomew Ogbeche | NorthEast United | Match 93 (SF) | Miku | Bengaluru |
Match 30 | Maílson Alves | Chennaiyin | Match 62 | Paulo Machado | Mumbai City | Match 94 (SF) | Mourtada Fall | Goa |
Match 31 | Ahmed Jahouh | Goa | Match 63 | Subrata Paul | Jamshedpur | Match 95 (F) | Rahul Bheke | Bengaluru |
Match 32 | Arnold Issoko | Mumbai City | Match 64 | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu | Bengaluru |
ISL Emerging Player of the Match
Match | Emerging Player of the Match | Match | Emerging Player of the Match | Match | Emerging Player of the Match | |||
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Player | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | |||
Match 1 | Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem | Kerala Blasters | Match 33 | Komal Thatal | ATK | Match 65 | Nanda Kumar | Delhi Dynamos |
Match 2 | Jerry Lalrinzuala | Chennaiyin | Match 34 | Mohammed Nawaz | Goa | Match 66 | Mohammed Nawaz | Goa |
Match 3 | Nikhil Kadam | NorthEast United | Match 35 | Jerry Mawihmingthanga | Jamshedpur | Match 67 | Sarthak Golui | Pune City |
Match 4 | Jerry Mawihmingthanga | Jamshedpur | Match 36 | Brandon Fernandes | Goa | Match 68 | Hitesh Sharma | ATK |
Match 5 | Ashique Kuruniyan | Pune City | Match 37 | Dheeraj Singh | Kerala Blasters | Match 69 | Lallianzuala Chhangte | Delhi Dynamos |
Match 6 | Rehenesh TP | NorthEast United | Match 38 | Komal Thatal | ATK | Match 70 | Dheeraj Singh | Kerala Blasters |
Match 7 | Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem | Kerala Blasters | Match 39 | Michael Soosairaj | Jamshedpur | Match 71 | Nanda Kumar | Delhi Dynamos |
Match 8 | Mohammad Nawaz | Goa | Match 40 | Lallianzuala Chhangte | Delhi Dynamos | Match 72 | Farukh Choudhary | Jamshedpur |
Match 9 | Gourav Mukhi | Jamshedpur | Match 41 | Ashique Kuruniyan | Pune City | Match 73 | Laldinliana Renthlei | Chennaiyin |
Match 10 | Komal Thatal | ATK | Match 42 | Mohammad Nawaz | Goa | Match 74 | Sahil Panwar | Pune City |
Match 11 | Jerry Lalrinzuala | Chennaiyin | Match 43 | Isaac Vanmalsawma | Chennaiyin | Match 75 | Raynier Fernandes | Mumbai City |
Match 12 | Nikhil Poojari | Pune City | Match 44 | Ashique Kuruniyan | Pune City | Match 76 | Brandon Fernandes | Goa |
Match 13 | Lallianzuala Chhangte | Delhi Dynamos | Match 45 | Redeem Tlang | NorthEast United | Match 77 | Sahal Abdul Samad | Kerala Blasters |
Match 14 | Michael Soosairaj | Jamshedpur | Match 46 | Hitesh Sharma | ATK | Match 78 | Sahil Panwar | Pune City |
Match 15 | Sahil Panwar | Pune City | Match 47 | Lallianzuala Chhangte | Delhi Dynamos | Match 79 | Nanda Kumar | Delhi Dynamos |
Match 16 | Isaac Vanmalsawma | Chennaiyin | Match 48 | Jerry Mawihmingthanga | Jamshedpur | Match 80 | Mohammad Rakip | Kerala Blasters |
Match 17 | Chinglensana Singh | Goa | Match 49 | Lalthathanga Khawlhring | NorthEast United | Match 81 | Ashique Kuruniyan | Pune City |
Match 18 | Michael Soosairaj | Jamshedpur | Match 50 | Raynier Fernandes | Mumbai City | Match 82 | Brandon Fernandes | Goa |
Match 19 | Jerry Lalrinzuala | Chennaiyin | Match 51 | Sarthak Golui | Pune City | Match 83 | Pranjal Bhumij | Mumbai City |
Match 20 | Ravi Kumar | Mumbai City | Match 52 | Redeem Tlang | NorthEast United | Match 84 | Isaac Vanmalsawma | Chennaiyin |
Match 21 | Mohammad Nawaz | Goa | Match 53 | Subhasish Bose | Mumbai City | Match 85 | Rohit Kumar | Pune City |
Match 22 | Michael Soosairaj | Jamshedpur | Match 54 | Kamaljit Singh | Pune City | Match 86 | Jerry Mawihmingthanga | Jamshedpur |
Match 23 | Redeem Tlang | NorthEast United | Match 55 | Farukh Choudhary | Jamshedpur | Match 87 | Saviour Gama | Goa |
Match 24 | Komal Thatal | ATK | Match 56 | Ankit Mukherjee | ATK | Match 88 | Sahal Abdul Samad | Kerala Blasters |
Match 25 | Sumeet Passi | Jamshedpur | Match 57 | Seriton Fernandes | Goa | Match 89 | Mohammad Yasir | Pune City |
Match 26 | Kamaljit Singh | Pune City | Match 58 | Isaac Vanmalsawma | Chennaiyin | Match 90 | Ankit Mukherjee | ATK |
Match 27 | Anirudh Thapa | Chennaiyin | Match 59 | Raynier Fernandes | Mumbai City | Match 91 (SF) | Redeem Tlang | NorthEast United |
Match 28 | Mohammad Sajid Dhot | Delhi Dynamos | Match 60 | Sahal Abdul Samad | Kerala Blasters | Match 92 (SF) | Brandon Fernandes | Goa |
Match 29 | Lalruatthara | Kerala Blasters | Match 61 | Lalthathanga Khawlhring | NorthEast United | Match 93 (SF) | Nishu Kumar | Bengaluru |
Match 30 | Ashique Kuruniyan | Pune City | Match 62 | Raynier Fernandes | Mumbai City | Match 94 (SF) | Brandon Fernandes | Goa |
Match 31 | Lallianzuala Chhangte | Delhi Dynamos | Match 63 | Michael Soosairaj | Jamshedpur | Match 95 (F) | Nishu Kumar | Bengaluru |
Match 32 | Redeem Tlang | NorthEast United | Match 64 | Lalthathanga Khawlhring | NorthEast United |
End-of-season awards
Award | Player | Club |
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Golden Ball For The Hero of the League | Coro | Goa |
ISL Emerging Player of the Season | Sahal Abdul Samad | Kerala Blasters |
Golden Glove | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu | Bengaluru |
Winning Pass Season Award For Most Assists | Arnold Issoko | Mumbai City |
Golden Boot | Coro | Goa |
Best Pitch of the Season | Kerala Blasters for Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi) |
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