ISL 2021-22: Schedule, match timings, squads, live telecast channels; here's all you need to know

The 2021-22 season of the Indian Super League will kick off on 19 November with ATK Mohun Bagan taking on Kerala Blasters. The league will consist of the same 11 teams as last season. The first Kolkata derby of the season between Mohun Bagan and SC East Bengal will be played on 27 November. Mumbai City FC won the last season’s title by beating Mohun Bagan in the final by 2-1. They also won the league shield by finishing at the top of the league table. From squads, fixtures, venues to coaches — Here’s all you need about the upcoming season of ISL. Teams, squads, coaches: Mumbai City FC There has been a managerial change at the defending champions. Des Buckingham has come in to replace Sergio Lobera. No team has ever managed to defend the title in ISL history. Mumbai has the opportunity to create history this season. Squad: Goalkeepers: Phurba Lachenpa, Mohammad Nawaz, Vikram Singh Defenders: Rahul Bheke, Amey Ranawade, Mehtab Singh, Mohammad Rakip, Huidrom Naocha Singh, Vignesh Dakshinamurthy, Mourtada Fall, Val Puia, Mandar Rao Desai Midfielders: Cassio Gabriel, Bradden Inman, Ahmed Jahouh, Raynier Fernandes, Rowlin Borges, Naorem Tondomba SIngh, Chanso Horam, Asif Khan, Apuia Ralte Forwards: Vikram Pratap Singh, Gurkirat Singh, Igor Angulo, Pranjal Bhumij, Bipin Singh, Ygor Catatau ATK Mohun Bagan FC Antonio Habas continues to be Bagan coach and after losing in the final last season, he will be more determined to win the title this time around. Squad: Goalkeepers: Avilash Paul, Amrinder Singh, Arsh Anwer Shaikh. Defenders: Ashutosh Mehta, Gursimrat Singh Gill, Sumit Rathi, Prabir Das, Pritam Kotal, Subhasish Bose, Tiri, Ravi Rana, Ricky Shabong Midfielders: Bidyananda Singh, Carl McHugh, Hugo Boumous, Joni Kauko, Lenny Rodrigues, Ningombam Engson Singh, SK Sahil, Abhishek Suryavanshi, Deepak Tangri, Michael Soosairaj. Forwards: Roy Krishna, Manvir Singh, David Williams, Liston Colaco, Kiyan Nassiri. FC Goa Goa will look to impress once again coach Juan Ferrando in the upcoming season. They won the Durand Cup in October. Squad: Goalkeepers: Naveen Kumar, Hrithik Tiwari, Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem Defenders: Leander D’Cunha, Saviour Gama, Sanson Pereira, Dylan Fox, Lalmangaihsanga (Papuia), Seriton Fernandes, Ivan Gonzalez, Aibanbha Dohling, Mohamed Ali Midfielders: Edu Bedi, Muhammed Nemil, Alberto Noguera, Princeton Rebello, Danstan Fernandes, Alexander Romario Jesuraj, Redeem Tlang, Nongdamba Naorem, Glan Martins, Brandon Fernandes, Makan Winkle Chote, Christy Davis, Flan Gomes Forwards: Devendra Murgaonkar, Jorge Ortiz, Airam Cabrera Bengaluru FC The Southern giants will be coached by German football manager Marco Pezzaiuoli. Squad: Goalkeepers: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Lara Sharma, Sharon Padattil Defenders: Pratik Chaudhari, Wungngayam Muirang, Ajith Kumar, Parag Shrivas, Alan Costa, Sarthak Golui, Yrondu Musavu-King Midfielders: Suresh Wangjam, Ajay Chhetri, Ashique Kuruniyan, Namgyal Bhutia, Naorem Roshan Singh, Biswa Darjee, Damaitphang Lyngdoh, Akashdeep Singh, Rohit Kumar, Jayesh Rane, Danish Farooq, Bruno Ramires, Iman Basafa Forwards: Sunil Chhetri, Edmund Lalrindika, Udanta Singh, Cleiton Silva, Leon Augustine, Sivasakthi Narayanan, Prince Ibara, Harmanpreet Singh, Bidyashagar Singh Chennaiyin FC Bozidar Bandovic has been roped in by the club to replace Csaba Laszlo. Squad: Goalkeepers: Vishal Kaith, Samik Mitra, Debjit Majumder, Devansh Dabas Defenders: Reagan Singh, Salam Ranjan Singh, Edwin Sydney Vanspaul, Jerry Lalrinzuala, Narayan Das, Deepak Devrani, Davinder Singh, Slavko Damjanovic, Balaji Ganesan Midfielders: Ninthoinganba Meetei, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Rafael Crivellaro, Ariel Borysiuk, Anirudh Thapa, Germanpreet Singh, Aman Chetri, Melroy Assisi, Subhadip Majhi Forwards: Johnson Mathews, Rahim Ali, Jobby Justin, Mirlan Murzaev, Suhail Pasha, Vladimir Koman, Lukasz Gikiewicz Kerala Blasters FC The club from Kerala also has a new coach in the Serbian Ivan Vukomanovic. Squad: Goalkeepers: Albino Gomes, Prabhsukhan Singh Gill, Muheet Shabir, Sachin Suresh Defenders: Sandeep Singh, Nishu Kumar, Abdul Hakku, Hormipam Ruivah, Bijoy V, Enes Sipovic, Marko Leškovic, Denechandra Meitei, Sanjeev Stalin, Jessel Carneiro Midfielders: Jeakson Singh, Harmanjot Khabra, Ayush Adhikari, Givson Singh, Lalthathanga Khawlhring, Prashant K, Vincy Barretto, Sahal Abdul Samad, Seityasen Singh, Rahul K P, Adrian Luna Strikers: Chencho Gyeltshen, Jorge Pereyra Diaz, Álvaro Vázquez SC East Bengal  The former Real Madrid Castilla manager Manolo Diaz has been appointed the coach for the upcoming season. Squad: Goalkeepers: Arindam Bhattacharya, Sankar Roy, Suvam Sen. Defenders: Daniel Gomes, Joyner Lourenco, Raju Gaikwad, Adil Khan, Hira Mondal, Ankit Mukherjee, Goutam Singh, Tomislav Mrcela, Franjo Prce, Sarineo Fernandes, Akashdeep Singh. Midfielders: Jackichand Singh, Sourav Das, Angousana Wahengbam, Amarjit Singh Kiyam, Md Rafique, Lalrinliana Hnamte, Bikash Jairu, Amir Dervisevic, Darren Sidoel, Romeo Fernandes, Songpu Singsit, Loken Metei. Forwards: Balwant Singh, Thongkhosiem Haokip, Naorem Mahesh, Siddhant Shirodkar, Daniel Chima Chukwu, Antonio Perosevic, Subha Ghosh. Jamshedpur FC Owen Coyle continues to be the coach of the Jamshedpur team. Squad: Goalkeepers: Pawan Kumar, Vishal Yadav, Rehenesh TP Defenders: Boris Singh Thangjam, PC Laldinpuia, Narender Gahlot, Peter Hartley, Ricky Lallawmawma, Laldinliana Renthlei, Karan Amin, Sandip Mandi, Eli Sabia, Anas Edathodika Midfielders: Jitendra Singh, Seiminlen Doungel, Pronay Halder, Alex Lima, Mobashir Rahman, Ritwik Das, Greg Stewart Forwards: Nerijus Valskis, Jordan Murray, Komal Thatal, Farukh Choudhary, Ishan Pandita Hyderabad FC Manolo Marquez Roca continues to be Hyderabad’s coach after an impressive previous season.

Squad:

Goalkeepers:  Laxmikant Kattimani, Gurmeet Singh, Lalbiakhlua Jongte Defenders:  Chinglensana Singh, Juanan, Akash Mishra, Asish Rai, Nikhil Prabhu, Nim Dorjee, Pritam Singh Midfielders: Abdul Rabeeh A K, Sahil Tavora, Edu Garcia, Halicharan Narzary, Hitesh Sharma, Joao Victor, Mark Zothanpuia, Mohammed Yasir, Nikhil Poojary, Souvik Chakrabarti Forwards: Aaren D’Silva, Aniket Jadhav, Bartholomew Ogbeche, Javier Siverio, Joel Chianese, Rohit Danu. Odisha FC Odisha appointed Francisco ‘Kiko’ Ramirez Gonzalez as their new head coach ahead of the 2021-22 season. Squad: Goalkeepers: Kamaljit Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Kumar. Defenders: Gaurav Bora, Lalruathara, Sahil Panwar, Hendry Antonay, Lalhrezuala Sailung, Sebastian Thangmuansang, Deven Sawhney, Victor Mongil, Hector Rodas Midfielders: Thoiba Singh Moirangthem, Vinit Rai, Paul Ramfangzauva, Isaac Vanmalsawma, Isak Vanlalruatfela, Liridon Krasniqi, Javi Hernandez, Jerry Mawihmingthanga, Nandhakumar Sekar, CVL Remtluanga, Nikhil Raj. Strikers: Akshunna Tyagi, Daniel Lalhlimpuia, Aridai Cabrera, Jonathas de Jesus. NorthEast United FC Khalid Jamil has been appointed the full-time coach for the season. For the first time, ISL will have an Indian as a full-time coach of a team. Squad: Goalkeepers: Subhashish Roy Chowdhury, Mirshad Michu, Nikhil Deka, Sanjiban Ghosh Defenders: Patrick Flottman, Tondonba Singh, Provat Lakra, Gurjinder Kumar, Mohammed Irshad, Jestin George, Nabin Rabha, Mashoor Shereef, Nabin Rabha, Joe Zoherliana Midfielders: Federico Gallego, Imran Khan, Khassa Camara, Emanuel Lalchhanchhuaha, Hernan Santana, Sehnaj Singh, Pragyan Gogoi, Pragyan Medhi, Rochharzela Forwards: Manvir Singh, VP Suhair, Mathias Coureur, Gani Nigam, Deshorn Brown, Lalkhawpuimawia,William Lalnunfela, Laldanmawia Ralte What’s new this season? The ISL 2021-22 season will have 3 (foreigners) + 1 (Asian) foreign player rule for all the matches. Earlier a team was allowed to field a maximum of five players. The weekend double headers will start at 7.30 PM and 9.30 PM respectively. Last season the first match was played at 5.30 PM. (All timings in IST) Which stadiums will host the matches? Just like the last season, the ISL 2021-22 will be played in Goa inside a bio-bubble. The matches will be played at Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Fatorda, Athletic Stadium in Bambolim and Tilak Maidan Stadium in Vasco. Where can we watch the ISL matches on TV and online? The ISL matches will be shown on Star Sports 2, Star Sports 2 HD, and Star Sports 3 TV channels, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 HD Hindi TV channels, Star Sports 1 Tamil, Star Sports 1 Telugu, Star Sports 1 Kannada, and Star Sports 1 Bangla regional TV channels It can be live streamed on Disney+ Hotstar and on Jio TV. Fixtures (all timings in IST): The schedule till January is out. November 19, Friday: ATK Mohun Bagan vs Kerala Blasters - 7:30 PM IST November 20, Saturday: Bengaluru FC vs NorthEast United FC - 7:30 PM IST November 21, Sunday: East Bengal vs Jamshedpur FC - 7:30 PM IST November 22, Monday: Mumbai City FC vs FC Goa - 7:30 PM IST November 23, Tuesday: Hyderabad FC vs Chennaiyin FC - 7:30 PM IST November 24, Wednesday: Odisha FC vs Bengaluru FC - 7:30 PM IST November 25, Thursday: NorthEast United FC vs Kerala Blasters - 7:30 PM IST November 26, Friday: FC Goa vs Jamshedpur FC - 7:30 PM IST November 27, Saturday: East Bengal vs ATK Mohun Bagan - 7:30 PM IST November 27, Saturday: Mumbai City FC vs Hyderabad FC - 9:30 PM IST November 28, Sunday: Bengaluru FC vs Kerala Blasters - 7:30 PM IST November 29, Monday: NorthEast United FC vs Chennaiyin FC - 7:30 PM IST November 30, Tuesday: Odisha FC vs East Bengal - 7:30 PM IST December 1, Wednesday: ATK Mohun Bagan vs Mumbai City FC - 7:30 PM IST December 2, Thursday: Jamshedpur FC vs Hyderabad FC - 7:30 PM IST December 3, Friday: Chennaiyin FC vs East Bengal - 7:30 PM IST December 4, Saturday: NorthEast United FC vs FC Goa - 7:30 PM IST December 4, Saturday: Bengaluru FC vs Mumbai City FC - 9:30 PM IST December 5, Sunday: Kerala Blasters vs Odisha FC - 7:30 PM IST December 6, Monday: Jamshedpur FC vs ATK Mohun Bagan - 7:30 PM IST December 7, Tuesday: East Bengal vs FC Goa - 7:30 PM IST December 8, Wednesday: Hyderabad FC vs Bengaluru FC - 7:30 PM IST December 9, Thursday: Mumbai City FC vs Jamshedpur FC - 7:30 PM IST December 10, Friday: Odisha FC vs NorthEast United FC - 7:30 PM IST December 11, Saturday: ATK Mohun Bagan vs Chennaiyin FC - 7:30 PM IST December 11, Saturday: FC Goa vs Bengaluru FC - 9:30 PM IST December 12, Sunday: East Bengal vs Kerala Blasters - 7:30 PM IST December 13, Monday: Hyderabad FC vs NorthEast United FC - 7:30 PM IST December 14, Tuesday: Odisha FC vs Jamshedpur FC - 7:30 PM IST December 15, Wednesday: Mumbai City FC vs Chennaiyin FC - 7:30 PM IST December 16, Thursday: Bengaluru FC vs ATK Mohun Bagan - 7:30 PM IST December 17, Friday: NorthEast United FC vs East Bengal - 7:30 PM IST December 18, Saturday: Chennaiyin FC vs Odisha FC - 7:30 PM IST December 18, Saturday: FC Goa vs Hyderabad FC - 9:30 PM IST December 19, Sunday: Mumbai City FC vs Kerala Blasters - 7:30 PM IST December 20, Monday: Jamshedpur FC vs Bengaluru FC - 7:30 PM IST December 21, Tuesday: NorthEast United FC vs ATK Mohun Bagan - 7:30 PM IST December 22, Wednesday: Chennaiyin FC vs Kerala Blasters - 7:30 PM IST December 23, Thursday: Hyderabad FC vs East Bengal - 7:30 PM IST December 24, Friday: Odisha FC vs FC Goa - 7:30 PM IST December 25, Saturday: Rest day December 26, Sunday: Kerala Blasters vs Jamshedpur FC - 7:30 PM IST December 27, Monday: NorthEast United FC vs Mumbai City FC - 7:30 PM IST December 28, Tuesday: Hyderabad FC vs Odisha FC - 7:30 PM IST December 29, Wednesday: ATK Mohun Bagan vs FC Goa - 7:30 PM IST December 30, Thursday: Chennaiyin FC vs Bengaluru FC - 7:30 PM IST December 31, Friday: Rest day January 1, Saturday: Rest day January 2, Sunday: Kerala Blasters vs FC Goa - 7:30 PM IST January 2, Sunday: Jamshedpur FC vs Chennaiyin FC - 9:30 PM IST January 3, Monday: Odisha FC vs Mumbai City FC - 7:30 PM IST January 4, Tuesday: Bengaluru FC vs East Bengal - 7:30 PM IST January 5, Wednesday: ATK Mohun Bagan vs Hyderabad FC - 7:30 PM IST January 6, Thursday: Jamshedpur FC vs NorthEast United FC - 7:30 PM IST January 7, Friday: East Bengal vs Mumbai City FC - 7:30 PM IST January 8, Saturday: ATK Mohun Bagan vs Odisha FC - 7:30 PM IST January 8, Saturday: FC Goa vs Chennaiyin FC - 9:30 PM IST January 9, Sunday: Kerala Blasters vs Hyderabad FC - 7:30 PM IST January 10, Monday: Mumbai City FC vs Bengaluru FC - 7.30 PM IST January 11, Tuesday: Jamshedpur FC vs FC East Bengal, 7.30 PM IST January 12, Wednesday: Odisha FC vs Kerala Blasters, 7.30 PM IST January 13, Thursday: Chennaiyin FC vs Hyderabad FC, 7.30 PM IST January 14, Friday: FC Goa vs NorthEast United FC, 7.30 PM IST January 15, Saturday: ATK Mohun Bagan vs Bengaluru FC, 7.30 PM IST January 16, Sunday: Kerala Blasters FC vs Mumbai City FC, 7.30 PM IST January 17, Monday: Hyderabad FC vs Jamshedpur FC, 7.30 PM IST January 18, Tuesday: NorthEast United FC vs Odisha FC, 7.30 PM IST January 19, Wednesday: FC Goa vs SC East Bengal, 7.30 PM IST January 20, Thursday: Kerala Blasters FC vs ATK Mohun Bagan, 7.30 PM IST January 21, Friday: Jamshedpur FC vs Mumbai City FC, 7.30 PM IST January 22, Saturday: Chennaiyin FC vs NorthEast United FC, 7.30 PM IST January 23, Sunday: Bengaluru FC vs FC Goa, 7.30 PM IST January 24, Monday: SC East Bengal vs Hyderabad FC, 7.30 PM IST January 25, Tuesday: Mumbai City FC vs NorthEast United, 7.30 PM IST January 26, Wednesday: Bengaluru FC vs Chennaiyin FC, 7.30 PM IST Jaunuary 27, Thursday: Odisha FC vs Hyderabdas FC, 7.30 PM IST January 28, Friday: Jamshedpur FC vs FC Goa, 7.30 PM IST January 29, Saturday: ATK Mohun Bagan vs SC East Bengal, 7.30 PM IST January 30, Sunday: Kerala Blasters FC vs Bengaluru FC, 7.30 PM IST January 31, Monday: NorthEast United FC vs Hyderabad FC, 7.30 PM IST February 1, Tuesday: FC Goa vs Odisha FC, 7.30 PM IST February 2, Wednesday: SC East Bengal vs Chennaiyin FC, 7.30 PM IST February 3, Thursday: Mumbai City FC vs ATK Mohun Bagan, 7.30 PM IST February 4, Friday: Kerala Blasters FC vs NorthEast United FC, 7.30 PM IST February 5, Saturday: Bengaluru FC vs Jamshedpur FC, 7.30 PM IST February 6, Sunday: Chennaiyin FC vs Mumbai City FC, 7.30 PM IST February 7, Monday: SC East Bengal vs Odisha FC, 7.30 PM IST February 8, Tuesday: Hyderabad FC vs ATK Mohun Bagan, 7.30 PM IST February 9, Wednesday: NorthEast United FC vs Bengaluru FC, 7.30 PM IST February 10, Thursday: Chennaiyin FC vs FC Goa, 7.30 PM IST February 11, Friday: Jamshedpur FC vs Kerala Blasters, 7.30 PM IST February 12, Saturday: Mumbai City FC vs SC East Bengal, 7.30 PM IST February 13, Sunday: Mumbai City FC vs SC East Bengal, 7.30 PM IST February 14, Monday: Odisha FC vs ATK Mohun Bagan, 7.30 PM IST February 15, Tuesday: Mumbai City FC vs ATK Mohun Bagan, 7.30 PM IST February 16, Wednesday: ATK Mohun Bagan vs Jamshedpur FC, 7.30 PM IST February 17, Thursday: Bengaluru FC vs Odisha FC, 7.30 PM IST February 18, Friday: SC East Bengal vs NorthEast United FC, 7.30 PM IST February 19, Saturday: Hyderabad FC vs Kerala Blasters FC, 7.30 PM IST February 20, Sunday: FC Goa vs Mumbai City FC, 7.30 PM IST February 21, Monday: Chennaiyin FC vs ATK Mohun Bagan, 7.30 PM IST February 22, Tuesday: Jamshedpur City FC vs Odisha FC, 7.30 PM IST February 23, Wednesday: SC East Bengal vs Bengaluru FC, 7.30 PM IST February 24, Thursday: Hyderabad FC vs Mumbai City FC, 7.30 PM IST February 25, Friday: FC Goa vs ATK Mohun Bagan, 7.30 PM IST February 26, Saturday: Odisha FC vs Chennaiyin FC, 7.30 PM IST February 27, Sunday: NorthEast United FC vs Jamshedpur FC, 7.30 PM IST February 28, Monday: Kerala Blasters FC vs SC East Bengal, 7.30 PM IST March 1, Tuesday: Bengaluru FC vs Hyderabad FC, 7.30 PM IST March 2, Wednesday: Mumbai City FC vs Odisha FC, 7.30 PM IST March 3, Thursday: Chennaiyin FC vs Jamshedpur FC, 7.30 PM IST March 4, Friday: ATK Mohun Bagan FC vs NorthEast United FC, 7.30 PM IST March 5, Saturday: FC Goa vs Kerala Blasters FC, 7.30 PM IST Read all the  Latest News ,  Trending News ,  Cricket News ,  Bollywood News , India News  and  Entertainment News  here. 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