While cricket is the leading and most commercial sport in India, there are a few other franchise leagues coming up in kabaddi, football, volleyball, badminton, and other sports too. The first one to follow the lines of the IPL in cricket was football’s very own Indian Super League (ISL). They set up shop in India in 2014 and ever since, there’s been no looking back.
There has been a number of team and format changes ever since ISL inception in 2014 and now, it’s a much larger even than it was initially. From 61 matches in the inaugural ISL season to as many as 115 matches in ISL 2021-22, the tournament has come a long way and there’s still a long way to go. ISL is here to stay and help shape Indian football and today, we’ll take a small walk down memory lane in ISL history…
A short and sweet first season took place in 2014 and after each team played 14 games, it was Atlético de Kolkata who emerged victorious and became the first ever ISL champions. Post that, the format changed a little bit and ever since the ISL 2019-20 season, there’s even something called the ‘Premiers’ which is the title awarded to the league season table toppers.
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There have been multiple winners so far and out of the eight editions complete till date, we’ve had as many as five different franchises emerging as ISL champions over the years. Today, we’re going to tell you about each and every season in our ISL winners list, curated prior to the start of the ISL 2022-23 season and last updated 6th Oct 2022. Check out our complete ISL winners list below:
List of all Indian Super League (ISL) winners
| Season | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Venue | Man of the Match |
| 2014 | Atlético de Kolkata | Kerala Blasters | 1-0 | Navi Mumbai | Mohammed Rafique |
| 2015 | Chennaiyin FC | FC Goa | 3-2 | Goa | Jofre Mateu |
| 2016 | Atlético de Kolkata (2) | Kerala Blasters | 1-1 a.e.t. (4-3 pen) | Kerala | Henrique Sereno |
| 2017-18 | Chennaiyin FC (2) | Bengaluru FC | 3-2 | Bangalore | Maílson Alves |
| 2018-19 | Bengaluru FC | FC Goa | 1-0 a.e.t. | Mumbai | Rahul Bheke |
| 2019-20 | ATK (3) | Chennaiyin FC | 3-1 | Goa | Arindam Bhattacharya |
| 2020-21 | Mumbai City FC | ATK Mohun Bagan | 2-1 | Goa | Bipin Singh |
| 2021-22 | Hyderabad FC | Kerala Blasters | 1-1 a.e.t. (3-1 pen) | Goa | Laxmikant Kattimani |
| 2022-23 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
The Kolkata franchise was initially called Atlético de Kolkata and they’re the most successful team in ISL history, having won 3 titles over the years – two under the Atlético de Kolkata name in 2014 and 2016 – and one called when they were rebranded to ATK at ISL 2019-20. Later, the ATK team merged with Mohun Bagan AC to form ATK Mohun Bagan FC. The franchise has reached a total of four ISL finals.
The only other franchise so far to have won more than one ISL title is Chennaiyin FC and they won it twice – once at ISL 2015 and the other at ISL 2017-18. Chennaiyin also made the final of ISL 2020-21, meaning a total of three ISL finals to their name. Mumbai City, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad are three other franchises to have lifted an ISL trophy over the seasons.
We’ve seen several individual performers over the years here too, with one of the most iconic ISL players till date being Bartholomew Ogbeche who has only been around since ISL 2018 onwards but he’s the top scorer in the ISL history, with 53 goals to his name in only 77 appearances. Till date, no player has been awarded the ‘Man of the Match’ in two separate ISL finals yet.
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