ISL 2019-20 final to be held at Goa's Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on 14 March

The final of the Indian Super League 2019-20 season will take place in Goa’s Margao, the founding chairperson of Football Sports Development Limited Nita Ambani announced on Sunday. The summit clash will be held at 7:30 pm on March 14 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium at Fatorda in Margao. [caption id=“attachment_8077011” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  The Hero ISL cup during the opening ceremony and first match of the Indian Super League ( ISL ) between the Kerala Blasters FC and ATK held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi, India on the 20th October 2019.
Photo by: Vipin Pawar / SPORTZPICS for ISL[/caption] “Goa deserves to host the ISL final. There is no denying that Goa loves its football and we would like to bring the most crucial football event to the city for the people of Goa,” Ambani said. The JLN stadium at Fatorda is the home venue of FC Goa, who have secured a berth in the AFC Champions League 2021 group stage by finishing on top of the league stage of the ISL. “It has been such a joy to watch FC Goa this season. A fantastic team and the most consistent club in ISL over last six years. My heartiest congratulations to FC Goa’s captain Mandar, their lead goal scorer Coro (Ferran Corominas) and entire squad, coaching staff and the management for winning the first-ever ISL League Shield,” said Ambani. Goa had last hosted the ISL final in 2015 played between Chennaiyin FC and FC Goa, with the home side losing 2-3 in a dramatic fashion, after leading 2-1 till 90 minutes. The winner of this year’s ISL final will be eligible to play the AFC Cup qualifiers. In case the ISL winner is same as the league stage winner (FC Goa), then the league strge runners-up will be awarded the AFC Cup qualifier berth. With PTI inputs