The 2022–23 Indian Super League was the ninth season of the
Indian Super League
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, the first season as the only top division, and the 27th season of top-tier
Indian football
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. It commenced on 7 October 2022 and concluded with the
final
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on 18 March 2023.
Jamshedpur
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were the defending premiers and
Hyderabad
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were the defending champions.
Mumbai City became champions by winning their second League Winners' Shield, and
Mohun Bagan
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won their first ISL cup title, defeating
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in the final.
Changes from last season
* Six instead of four clubs will compete for the playoffs. The top two clubs qualify directly for the playoffs, while the next four sides will play a single-legged match to decide the remaining two teams for the semifinals. The third-ranked team will play against the sixth-ranked team. Similarly, the fourth-ranked team will play against the fifth-ranked team, with the higher-ranked side hosting the match.
* The traditional home and away format has returned.
* The league will be played over five months for the first time. However, there was no break during the
2022 FIFA World Cup
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.
Teams
Eleven teams played in the 2022–23 season.
Stadiums and locations
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
Foreign players
The
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allows clubs to register a maximum of six foreign players, including one
AFC quota player while four can be fielded in a match at a time.
Bold denotes that the player was either signed mid-season or during the winter transfer window.
''Italics'' denotes that the player was injured but still part of the team.
League table
Results
Form
Season statistics
Top scorers
Hat-tricks
Top assists
Clean sheets
Discipline
Player
* Most yellow cards: 8
**
Suhair Vadakkepeedika
* Most red cards: 1
**''14 players''
Club
* Most yellow cards: 49
**ATK Mohun Bagan
* Most red cards: 3
**Chennaiyin
Attendances
Regular season
Attendances by match
Regular season
Legend:
Playoffs
Awards
Season awards
Hero of the Month
Hero of the Match
ISL Cup/ISL Playoffs
The ISL Cup/ISL Play-offs is a knockout tournament held after the regular league season.
* Format:
** Top six teams from the league qualify for the play-offs.
** The top two teams advance directly to the two-legged semi-finals.
** Teams ranked 3rd to 6th play a single-legged knockout round, hosted by the higher-ranked team.
* Progression:
** Winners of the knockout stage join the top two teams in the semi-finals.
** Semi-finals are played over two legs to determine the finalists.
** The tournament culminates in a single-leg final hosted by the higher-ranked league side to crown the ISL Cup winner.
Bracket
Knockout
Semi-finals
Final
See also
*
Indian club qualifiers for 2023–24 AFC competitions
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2022–23 I-League
The 2022–23 I-League (also known as the Hero I-League for sponsorship reasons) was the 16th season of I-League, first as the second tier of Indian football league system. It was played from 12 November 2022 to 12 March 2023.
After a 4–0 wi ...
*
2022–23 I-League 2
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2023 Super Cup
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2022 Durand Cup
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References
External links
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Indian Super League seasons
2022–23 in Indian football leagues