Ranking the teams based on number of regional players in ISL 2
Season two of the Hero Indian Super League has gotten better than season one and the biggest improvement from last season has been the performance of the Indian players. The Indians have raised the bar and are an integral part of their teams this season.However, if we go deeper, we also see that some teams have incorporated local players and reaped huge benefits, while some teams have relied on talents from other parts of India. So we rate all the eight ISL franchises on the basis of number of regional players in the teams to see which team has really grown the game locally.
#8 FC Pune City (0 players from Pune or Maharashtra)
FC Pune City are the lowest ranked team in these rankings as they have zero local representation in their team. There are no players from Pune or Maharashtra in the side and the team are striving hard to build footballing culture in the city and boost the participation of local talent.
The closest they have to someone from Pune is midfielder Eugeneson Lyngdoh, who is familiar with the city, after having studied there during his college days. Pune has had a participation in the national leagues for many years, but there has rarely been a player from the city who has risen on to the Indian football scene.