A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17 November 2017 – 17 March 2018 |
| Champions | Chennaiyin 2nd ISL title 1st Indian title |
| AFC Cup | Chennaiyin |
| Matches played | 95 |
| Goals scored | 261 (2.75 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Coro (18 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Subrata Pal (102.74 mins per goal) |
| Biggest home win | Pune City 5–0 NorthEast United (30 December 2017) |
| Biggest away win | Delhi Dynamos 1–5 Goa (16 December 2017) Pune City 0–4 Goa (25 February 2018) |
| Highest scoring | Goa 4–3 Bengaluru (30 November 2017) Goa 5–2 Kerala Blasters (9 December 2017) Goa 3–4 Mumbai City (28 January 2018) Delhi Dynamos 4–3 ATK (24 February 2018) |
| Longest winning run | Bengaluru (5 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Bengaluru (10 games) |
| Longest winless run | Delhi Dynamos ATK (8 games) |
| Longest losing run | Delhi Dynamos (6 games) |
| Highest attendance | 37,986 Kerala Blasters 1–3 Bengaluru (31 December 2017) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,121 North East United 0–1 Kerala Blasters (17 February 2018) |
| Total attendance | 1,399,409 |
| Average attendance | 15,047 |
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The 2017–18 Indian Super League season was the fourth season of the Indian Super League, one of the top Indian professional football leagues. It was established in 2013. The regular season started on 17 November 2017 and ended on 4 March 2018,[1] The finals began on 7 March 2018, concluding with the final on 17 March 2018. ATK were the defending champions from the 2016 season, however they could not advance to the playoffs. Chennaiyin won their second Indian Super League title by defeating Bengaluru 3–2 in the final.[2]
Two new sides joined the league as expansion teams: Bengaluru and Jamshedpur. The two new clubs are the ninth and tenth teams in the league. This made it the first edition of the ISL in which there are more than eight teams participating.[3] As well as expanding two teams, the league also expanded two more months, being played in five months instead of three.[3] Away goal rule is introduced in semifinals stage in this season.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
| Team | City/State | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATK | Kolkata, West Bengal | Salt Lake Stadium | 68,012[4] |
| Bengaluru | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Sree Kanteerava Stadium | 25,810[5] |
| Chennaiyin | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 19,691[6] |
| Delhi Dynamos | Delhi | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 32,000[7] |
| Goa | Margao, Goa | Fatorda Stadium | 18,600[8] |
| Jamshedpur | Jamshedpur, Jharkhand | JRD Tata Sports Complex | 24,424[9] |
| Kerala Blasters | Kochi, Kerala | Kaloor Stadium | 38,086[10] |
| Mumbai City | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Mumbai Football Arena | 9,300[11] |
| NorthEast United | Guwahati, Assam | Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium | 23,627[12] |
| Pune City | Pune, Maharashtra | Balewadi Stadium | 10,237[13] |
Expansion
On 11 May 2017, it was announced by the Indian Super League organizers, Football Sports Development, that they would be inviting bids for new teams to join the league for the upcoming season.[14] The bids would be for ten cities, namely Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Cuttack, Durgapur, Hyderabad, Jamshedpur, Kolkata, Ranchi, Siliguri and Thiruvananthapuram.[14] It was also clarified that if Kolkata were to win at least one bid for a team, the new "Kolkata" side would have to play away from the city for two seasons.[14]
On 25 May 2017, it was announced that bidding for new teams had ended and that the league's appointed external validator would look over the bids.[15] It was also announced that Bengaluru, the two-time champion of the I-League, India's top-tier professional football league, had submitted a bid.[15] Two weeks later, on 12 June, it was officially announced that Bengaluru (for Bangalore) and Tata Group (for Jamshedpur) had won the bids for the new teams.[16]
Personnel and sponsorship
| Team | Head coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATK |  Robbie Keane (Player Manager)
|
Nivia[17] | CESC Limited[17] |
| Bengaluru |  Albert Roca
|
Puma[18] | JSW[18] |
| Chennaiyin |  John Gregory
|
Performax[19] | Apollo Tyres[20] |
| Delhi Dynamos | Miguel Ángel Portugal
|
T10 Sports[21] | Kent RO Systems[22] |
| Goa | Sergio Lobera
|
None[23] | Deltin[23] |
| Jamshedpur | Steve Coppell
|
Nivia[24] | Tata[24] |
| Kerala Blasters | David James
|
Admiral[25] | Muthoot Pappachan[26] |
| Mumbai City |  Alexandre Guimarães
|
T10 Sports[27] | Ace Group[28] |
| NorthEast United |  Avram Grant
|
Performax[29] | McDowell's No. 1[30] |
| Pune City |  Ranko Popović
|
Adidas[31] | Suzuki Gixxer[32] |
Head coaching changes
| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goa |  Zico
|
Contract finished | 18 December 2016 | Pre-season | Sergio Lobera
|
6 June 2017[33] |
| Delhi Dynamos |  Gianluca Zambrotta
|
Mutual consent | 14 June 2017[34] | Miguel Ángel Portugal
|
29 June 2017[35] | |
| Chennaiyin | Marco Materazzi
|
Mutual consent | 6 March 2017[36] | John Gregory
|
3 July 2017[37] | |
| Jamshedpur | Expansion club | Steve Coppell
|
14 July 2017[38] | |||
| Kerala Blasters | Steve Coppell
|
Mutual consent | 12 July 2017[39] |  René Meulensteen
|
14 July 2017[40] | |
| ATK | José Francisco Molina
|
18 December 2016 | Teddy Sheringham
|
14 July 2017[41] | ||
| NorthEast United |  Nelo Vingada
|
15 May 2017[42] | João de Deus
|
17 July 2017[43] | ||
| Pune City | Antonio López Habas
|
15 September 2017[44] | Ranko Popović
|
25 September 2017[45] | ||
| Kerala Blasters | René Meulensteen
|
Sacked | 3 January 2018[46] | 8th | David James
|
3 January 2018[47] |
| NorthEast United | João de Deus
|
3 January 2018[48] | 9th | Avram Grant
|
12 January 2018[49] | |
| ATK | Teddy Sheringham
|
24 January 2018[50] | 8th | Ashley Westwood (Interim)
|
24 January 2018[50] | |
| ATK | Ashley Westwood
|
Resignation | 2 March 2018[51] | 9th | Robbie Keane (Player Manager)
|
3 March 2018[52] |
Roster changes
Overseas players
Unlike during the first three seasons of the Indian Super League, the 2017–18 season saw the maximum number of foreign players per team reduced to eight from 11.[53] Also unlike the previous three seasons, the maximum number of foreigners allowed on the pitch at the same time was reduced to five from six.[53]
