2025–26 Indian Super League
12th season of the Indian Super League
The 2025–26 Indian Super League was the 12th season of the Indian Super League (ISL) and the 30th season of top-tier Indian football. The season commenced on 14 February and concluded on 21 May 2026.
Mohun Bagan are the defending champions, having won their second Indian Super League title.
East Bengal won their first ISL title and fourth overall Indian title, ending a 22-year league drought.
Background
Developments
In June 2025, the FSDL formally informed the ISL clubs and the AIFF that the 2025–26 season was on hold due to unresolved contractual issues, ahead of the expiry of the Master Rights Agreement in December. After the intervention of the Supreme Court of India, which requested both parties to resolve the issues between them and start the 2025–26 season as quickly as they could, both parties promised that the new season would start in December.
The season was delayed even further after no bids came in for a tender for commercial partners floated by the AIFF on 16 October 2025.
On 6 January 2026, after discussions with the stake holders, sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya confirmed that ISL would begin on 14 February, and would be played in a single leg home-and-away format for a total of 91 matches.
On 12 January 2026, all 14 clubs confirmed their participation in this season. The AIFF outlined a total proposed budget of ₹24.26 crore for the season, a significant reduction from the previous seasons.
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