ISL 2022-23: Preview, squads, schedule, streaming details, and more
Since Hyderabad FC, in absolute Hollywood style, defeated Kerala Blasters FC in the final on penalties last season, the Indian footballing fraternity has been patiently waiting for the next episode of the Indian Super League (ISL). The 2022-23 season of the top-tier competition is finally about to get underway on Friday, October 7.
The new season brings along rejuvenated hopes and dreams for all the teams. However, for fans, the ISL is returning to normalcy, which means a traditional home-and-away format and most importantly, fans are back in the stadium.
The league phase of the tournament will run from October to February and the knockout phases will start in March. Unlike previous years, the knockout spots have been extended from four to six to give the mid-table clubs something to fight for till the end of the season.
While the Nizams are the defending champions and Jamshedpur FC are the Shield winners, Bengaluru FC will start the tournament as one of the favorites after their exploits in the Durand Cup. Meanwhile, the acquisition of Jorge Pereyra Diaz and Greg Stewart has strengthened Mumbai City FC.
ISL 2022-23: Full squad list for all the teams
ATK Mohun Bagan: Vishal Kaith, Arsh Shaikh, Debnath Mondal, Asish Rai, Brendan Hamill, Deepak Tangri, Florentin Pogba, Pritam Kotal, Ravi Rana, Subhasish Bose, Sumit Rathi, Abhishek Suryavanshi, Carl McHugh, Engson Singh, Hugo Boumous, Joni Kauko, Lalrinliana Hnamte, Lenny Rodrigues, Ashique Kuruniyan, Ricky Shabong, Dimitri Petratos, Kiyan Nassiri, Liston Colaco, Manvir Singh, Fardin Ali Molla.
Bengaluru FC: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Lara Sharma, Amrit Gope, Sharon Padattil, Aleksandar Jovanovic, Alan Costa, Sandesh Jhingan, Prabir Das, Wungngayam Muirang, Prabir Das, Naorem Roshan Singh, Hira Mondal, Namgyal Bhutia, Biswa Darjee, Parag Shrivas, Bruno Ramires, Javier Hernandez, Suresh Singh Wangjam, Danish Farooq, Jayesh Rane, Rohit Kumar, Damaitphang Lyngdoh, Faisal Ali, Thoi Singh, Leon Augustine, Roy Krishna, Prince Ibara, Sunil Chhetri, Udanta Singh, Sivasakthi Narayanan, Harmanpreet Singh, Akashdeep Singh.
Chennaiyin FC: Debjit Majumder, Samik Mitra, Devansh Dabas, Lovepreet Singh, Fallou Diagne, Vafa Hakhamaneshi, Sajid Dhot, Narayan Das, Ajith Kumar, Aakash Sangwan, Gurmukh Singh, Monotosh Chakladar, Balaji Ganesan, Aqib Nawab, Gulab Rauth, Julius Duker, Anirudh Thapa, Edwin Sydney Vanspaul, Sajal Bag, Sourav Das, Jiteshwor Singh, Mohammed Rafique, Abdenasser El Khayati, Alexander Romario Jesuraj, Chris Anthoy White, Jockson Dhas, Ninthoingamba Meetei, Mohamed Liyaakath, Vincy Barreto, Petar Sliskovic, Kwame Karikari, Rahim Ali, Joby Justin, Suhail Pasha, Senthamil Senbagam.
East Bengal: Kamaljit Singh, Naveen Kumar, Pawan Kumar, Ankit Mukherjee, Charis Kyriakou, Ivan Gonzalez, Jerry Lalrinzuala, Lalchungnunga, Mohamad Rakip, Nabi Khan, Sarthak Golui, Pritam Singh, Tuhin Das, Alex Lima, Amarjit Kiyam, Aniket Jadhav, Jordan O'Doherty, Mobashir Rahman, Souvik Chakrabarti, Wahengbam Angousana, Cleiton Silva, Eliandro, VP Suhair, Himanshu Jangra, Naorem Singh, Sumeet Passi, Thongkosiem Haokip.
FC Goa: Dheeraj Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Hrithik Tiwari, Sanson Pereira, Anwar Ali, Fares Arnaout, Leander D’Cunha, Marc Valiente, Seriton Fernandes, Saviour Gama, Aibanbha Dohling, Lesly Rebello, Brandon Fernandes, Princeton Rebello, Ayush Chhetri, Phrangki Buam, Makan Chothe, Redeem Tlang, Edu Bedia, Glan Martins, Brison Fernandes, Muhammed Nemil, Lalremruata HP, Noah Sadaoui, Devendra Murgaokar, Iker Guarrotxena, Alvaro Vazquez.
Hyderabad FC: Laxmikant Kattimani, Anuj Kumar, Lalbiakhlua Jongte, Gurmeet Singh, Aman Kumar Sahani, Odei Onaindia, Chinglensana Singh, Akash Mishra, Reagan Singh, Nim Dorjee Tamang, Manoj Mohammad, Alex Saji, Soyal Joshy, Abdul Rabeeh AK, Nikhil Poojary, Abdul Anjukandan, Rohit Danu, Joao Victor, Borja Herrera, Hitesh Sharma, Mohammad Yasir, Sahil Tavora, Mark Zothanpuia, Sweden Fernandes, Lalchungnunga Chhangte, Bartholomew Ogbeche, Javi Siverio, Joel Chianese, Halicharan Narzary, Aaren D’Silva, Rohit Danu.
Jamshedpur FC: TP Rehenesh, Rakshit Dagar, Vishal Yadav, Mohit Singh Dhami, Peter Hartley, Eli Sabia, Laldinliana Renthlei, Pratik Chaudhari, Ricky Lallawmawma, Laldinpuia Pachuau, Sandip Mandi, Muhammed Uvais, Saphaba Telem, Wellington Priori, Germanpreet Singh, SK Sahil, Jitendra Singh, Phijam Singh, Farukh Choudhary, Daniel Chima Chukwu, Harry Sawyer, Ishan Pandita, Boris Singh, Komal Thatal, Seiminlen Doungel, Ritwik Das, Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, Nikhil Barla.
Kerala Blasters FC: Karanjit Singh, Muheet Khan, Prabhsukhan Gill, Sachin Suresh, Bijoy Varghese, Harmanjot Singh Khabra, Jessel Carneiro, Marko Leskovic, Nishu Kumar, Ruivah Hormipam, Soraisham Sandeep Singh, Victor Mongil, Adrian Luna, Ayush Adhikari, Bryce Miranda, Givson Singh, Ivan Kaliuzhnyi, Jeakson Singh, Puitea, Nihal Sudeesh, Sahal Abdul Samad, Saurav Mandal, Vibin Mohanan, Apostolos Giannou, Bidyashagar Khangembam, Dimitrios Diamantakos, Rahul KP, Sreekuttan MS.
Mumbai City FC: Phurba Lachenpa, Mohammed Nawaz, Bhaskar Roy, Mourtada Fall, Rostyn Griffiths, Rahul Bheke, Amey Ranawade, Sanjeev Stalin, Mandar Rao Dessai, Vignesh Dakshinamurthy, Mehtab Singh, Gursimrat Singh Gill, Ahmed Jahouh, Alberto Noguera, Lalengmawia Ralte, Vinit Rai, Rowllin Borges, Asif Khan, Greg Stewart, Jorge Pereyra Diaz, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Bipin Singh, Vikram Partap Singh, Gurkirat Singh, Ayush Chhikara.
NorthEast United FC: Arindam Bhattacharja, Khoirom Singh, Nikhil Deka, Mirshad Michu, Aaron Evans, Gaurav Bora, Gurjinder Kumar, Joe Zohherliana, Mashoor Shereef, Michael Jakobsen, Tondonba Singh, Provat Lakhra, Emanuel Lalchhanchhuaha, Emil Benny, Imran Khan, Jon Gaztanaga, Mohamed Irshad, Pragyan Gogoi, Romain Philippoteaux, Sehnaj Singh, Alfred Lalroutsang, Dipu Mirdha, Gani Nigam, Jithin MS, Laldanmawia, Matt Derbyshire, Parthib Gogoi, Rochharzela, Sylvester Igboun.
Odisha FC: Amrinder Singh, Lalthuammawia Ralte, Niraj Kumar, Carlos Delgado, Narendar Gahlot, Shubham Sarangi, Lalruatthara, Sahil Panwar, Denechandra Meitei, Nikhil Prabhu, Lalhrezuala Sailung, Deven Sawhney, Rishabh Dobriyal, Sebastian Thangmuansang, Lalhrezuala Sailung, Osama Malik, Saul Crespo, Victor Rodriguez, Raynier Fernandes, Isaac Vanmalsawma, Thoiba Singh, Paul Ramfangzuava, Diego Mauricio, Pedro Martin, Jerry Mawihmingthanga, Nandhakumar Sekar, Michael Soosairaj, Akshunna Tyagi, Isak Vanlalruatfela, CVL Remtluanga.
ISL 2022-23: Full schedule of matches for the upcoming season
Here is the entire fixture list for the upcoming season of the Indian Super League, along with the match timings and venues.
The league stage will kick off with last season's runners-up Kerala Blasters taking on East Bengal at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Unlike previous seasons, where matches were spread across the week, Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL) has decided to schedule the matches mostly over the weekend this time around.
The league phase of the tournament will run from October to February and the knockout phases will start in March.
ISL 2022-23: Live streaming and TV broadcast details
All the matches of the ISL 2022-23 season will be broadcast on the Star Sports network. The games can also be live streamed on Disney+ Hotstar.