Highly anticipated Hero Indian Super League (ISL) 2022-23 is all set to kick-start from October 7, 2022. Just like the previous season, each of the 11 teams will compete in a total of 20 games in the league stage (10 each at home and away).
The ISL 2022-23 league phase will run from October 7 to February 26, followed by the playoffs and finals. The playoffs, semi-finals, and finals will be held in March.
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All the Hero ISL teams are currently engaged in Asia’s oldest competition, the Durand Cup 2022, which is going to conclude on 18 September 2022. The Hero ISL 2022-23 will be followed by the Super Cup in April 2023.
The ISL 2022-23 season will also be special as fans will be welcomed back to the stadiums after two seasons. Hero ISL matches will take place on weekends to make it convenient for more fans to attend and watch their teams in action.
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Each match week is scheduled between Thursday and Sunday, bringing Hero ISL in line with the world’s top football leagues.
Further, this season, Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL) also introduced a new play-off league format and added two exciting matches to the calendar. The top two teams at the end of the league stage automatically qualify for the semi-finals.
Teams placed between 3rd and 6th place will compete in a one-game playoff to decide the other two semi-finalists.
ISL 2022-23: New Playoff Format
Eliminator 1: 3rd placed team vs 6th placed team
Eliminator 2: 4th placed team vs 5th placed team
Semi-Final 1 1st Leg: 1st placed team vs (Winner Eliminator 2)
Semi-Final 2 1st Leg: 2nd placed team vs (Winner Eliminator 1)
Semi-Final 1 2nd Leg: (Winner Eliminator 2) vs 1st placed team
Semi-Final 2 2nd Leg: (Winner Eliminator 1) vs 2nd placed team
Final: (Winner Semi-Final 1) vs (Winner Semi-Final 2)
Key dates for Hero ISL 2022-23 season
First match: October 7th, 2022
Last League Stage Match week: February 23rd – 26th, 2023
Playoffs, Semifinals and Final: March 2023
ISL 2022-23 Fixtures
October 2022
M1 | OCT 7
Kerala Blasters vs East Bengal-19:30
JWLN Stadium-Kochi
M2 | OCT 8
Bengaluru FC vs NorthEast United FC | 19:30
Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru
M3 | OCT 9
Hyderabad FC vs Mumbai City FC | 19:30
Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad
M4 | OCT 10
ATK Mohun Bagan vs Chennaiyin FC- 19:30
VYBK Stadium, Kolkata
M5 | OCT 11
Jamshedpur FC vs Odisha FC | 19:30
JRD Tata Complex, Jamshedpur
M6 | OCT 12
East Bengal vs FC Goa | 19:30
VYBK Stadium, Kolkata
M7 | OCT 13
NorthEast United vs Hyderabad FC | 19:30
Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati
M8 | OCT 14,
Chenaniyin FC vs Bengaluru FC | 19:30
JWNL Stadium, Chennai
M9 | OCT 15
Mumbai City FC vs Odisha FC | 19:30
Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai
M10 | OCT 16
Kerala Blasters vs ATK Mohun Bagan | 19:30
JWLN Stadium, Kochi
M11 | OCT 20
NorthEast United vs East Bengal | 19:30
Guwahati
M12 | OCT 21
Chenaniyin FC vs FC Goa | 19:30
JWLN Stadium, Chennai
M13 | OCT 22
Mumbai City FC vs Jamshedpur FC | 17:30
Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai
M14 | OCT 22
Hyderabad FC vs Bengaluru FC | 19:30
Gachibowli Stadium, Hyderabad
M15 | OCT 23
Odisha FC vs Kerala Blasters | 19:30
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
M16 | OCT 27
Odisha FC vs Bengaluru FC | 19:30 | Kalinga Stadium
Bhubaneswar
M17 | OCT 28
Kerala Blasters vs Mumbai City FC | 19:30
JWLN Stadium, Kochi
M18 | OCT 29
Hyderabad FC vs FC Goa | 17:30
Gachobowli Stadium, Hyderabad
M19 | OCT 29
ATK Mohun Bagan vs East Bengal | 19:30
VBYK Stadium, Kolkata (Kolkata Derby)
M20 | OCT 20
Jamshedpur FC vs NorthEast United | 19:30
JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur
December 2022
M41 | DEC 1
Mumbai City FC vs FC Goa | 19:30
Mumbai
M42 | DEC 2
Odisha FC vs NorthEast United FC | 19:30
Bhubaneswar
M43 | DEC 3
Chenaniyin FC vs Hyderabad FC | 17:30
Chennai
M44 | DEC 3
Bengaluru FC vs ATK Mohun Bagan | 19:30
Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru
M45 | DEC 4
Jamshedpur FC vs Kerala Blasters | 19:30
JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur
M46 | DEC 8
ATK Mohun Bagan vs Jamshedpur FC | 19:30
VYBK Stadium, Kolkata
M47 | DEC 9
Hyderabad FC vs East Bengal | 19:30
Gachibowli Stadium, Hyderabad
M48 | DEC 10
FC Goa vs Odisha FC | 17:30
JWLN Stadium, Goa
M49 | DEC 10
NorthEast United vs Chennaiyin FC | 19:30
Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati
M50 | DEC 11
Kerala Blasters vs Bengaluru FC | 19:30
JWLN Stadium, Kochi
M51 | DEC 15
Odisha FC vs ATK Mohun Bagan | 19:30 | Kalinga Stadium
Bhubaneswar
M52 | DEC 16
East Bengal vs Mumbai City FC | 19:30
VYBK Stadium, Kolkata
M53 | DEC 17
Bengaluru FC vs Jamshedpur FC | 17:30
Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru
M54 | DEC 17
FC Goa vs NorthEast United | 19:30
Goa
M55 | DEC 19
Chennaiyin FC vs Kerala Blasters | 19:30
JWLN Stadium. Chennai
M56 | DEC 22
Jamshedpur FC vs FC Goa | 19:30
Jamshedpur
M57 | DEC 23
Bengaluru FC vs Hyderabad FC | 19:30
Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru
M58 | DEC 24
Mumbai City FC vs Chennaiyin FC | 17:30
Mumbai
M59 | DEC 24
NorthEast United vs ATK Mohun Bagan | 19:30
Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati
M60 | DEC 26
Kerala Blasters vs Odisha FC | 19:30
Kochi
M61 | DEC 28
ATK Mohun Bagan vs FC Goa | 19:30
VYBK Stadium, Kolkata
M62 | DEC 29
Hyderabad FC vs NorhEast United | 19:30
Gachibowli Stadium, Hyderabad
M63 | DEC 30
East Bengal vs Bengaluru FC | 19:30
Kolkata
January 2023
M64 | JAN 2
Odisha FC vs Mumbai City FC | 19:30
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
M65 | JAN 3
Kerala Blasters vs Jamshedpur FC | 19:30
JWLN Stadium, Kochi
M66 | JAN 5
FC Goa vs Hyderabad FC | 19:30
JWLN Stadium, Goa
M67 | JAN 6
NorthEast United vs Bengaluru FC | 19:30 | Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Guwahati
M68 | JAN 7
Jamshedpur FC vs Chennaiyin FC | 17:30
Jamshedpur
M69 | JAN 7
Odisha FC vs East Bengal | 19:30
Bhubaneswar
M70 | JAN 8
Mumbai City FC vs Kerala Blasters | 19:30
Mumbai
M71 | JAN 12
Hyderabad FC vs Chennaiyin FC | 19:30
Gachibowli Stadium, Hyderabad
M72 | JAN 13
East Bengal vs Jamshedpur FC | 19:30
Kolkata
M73 | JAN 14
Bengaluru FC vs Odisha FC | 17:30
Bengaluru
M74 | JAN 14
ATK Mohun Bagan vs Mumbai City FC | 19:30
VYBK Stadium, Kolkata
M75 | JAN 15
NorthEast United vs FC Goa | 19:30
Guwahati
M76 | JAN 19
Mumbai City FC vs NorthEast United | 19:30
Mumbai
M77 | JAN 20
East Bengal vs Hyderabad FC | 19:30
Kolkata
M78 | JAN 21
Jamshedpur FC vs Bengaluru FC | 17:30
Jamshedpur
M79 | JAN 21
Chennaiyin FC vs ATK Mohun Bagan | 19:30
Chennai
M80 | JAN 22
FC Goa vs Kerala Blasters | 19:30
Goa
M81 | JAN 26
FC Goa vs East Bengal | 19:30
Goa
M82 | JAN 27
Jamshedpur FC vs Mumbai City FC | 19:30
Jamshedpur
M83 | JAN 28
Bengaluru FC vs Chennaiyin FC | 17:30
Bengaluru
M84 | JAN 28
ATK Mohun Bagan vs Odisha FC | 19:30
Kolkata
M85 | JAN 29
Kerala Blasters vs NorthEast United | 19:30 |
Kochi
February 2023
M86 | FEB 2
Chennaiyin FC vs Odisha FC | 19:30
Chennai
M87 | FEB 3
East Bengal vs Kerala Blasters | 19:30
Kolkata
M88 | FEB 4
Mumbai City FC vs Hyderabad FC | 17:30
Mumbai
M89 | FEB 4
NorthEast United vs Jamshedpur FC | 19:30
Guwahati
M90 | FEB 5
ATK Mohun Bagan vs Bengaluru FC | 19:30
Kolkata
M91 | FEB 6
Odisha FC vs FC Goa | 19:30 | Kalinga Stadium
Bhubaneswar
M92 | FEB 7
Kerala Blasters vs Chennaiyin FC | 19:30
Kochi
M93 | FEB 8
East Bengal vs NorthEast United | 19:30
Kolkata
M94 | FEB 9
Jamshedpur FC vs ATK Mohun Bagan | 19:30
Jamshedpur
M95 | FEB 10
Odisha FC vs Hyderabad FC | 19:30
Bhubaneswar
M96 | FEB 11
FC Goa vs Mumbai City FC | 17:30
Goa
M97 | FEB 11
Bengaluru FC vs Kerala Blasters | 19:30
Bengaluru
M98 | FEB 12
Chennaiyin FC vs East Bengal | 19:30
Chennai
M99 | FEB 14
Hyderabad FC vs ATK Mohun Bagan | 19:30
Hyderabad
M100 | FEB 15
Bengaluru FC vs Mumbai City FC | 19:30
Bengaluru
M101 | FEB 16
FC Goa vs Chennaiyin FC | 19:30
Goa
M102 | FEB 17
NorthEast United vs Odisha FC | 19:30
Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati
M103 | FEB 18
Hyderabad FC vs Jamshedpur FC | 17:30
Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad
M104 | FEB 18
ATK Mohun Bagan vs Kerala Blasters | 19:30
Kolkata
M105 | FEB 19
Mumbai City FC vs East Bengal | 19:30
Mumbai
M106 | FEB 23
Bengaluru FC vs FC Goa | 19:30
Bengaluru
M107 | FEB 24
Chennaiyin FC vs NorthEast United | 19:30
Chennai
M108 | FEB 25
Odisha FC vs Jamshedpur FC | 17:30
Bhubaneswar
M109 | FEB 25
East Bengal vs ATK Mohun Bagan | 19:30
Kolkata (Kolkata Derby)
M110 | FEB 26
Kerala Blasters vs Hyderabad FC | 19:30
Kochi
ISL 2022-23: Where to watch
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