The Indian Super League has grown by leaps and bounds after its inception in 2014. The teams participating have improved their standard over the years. This in turn has helped to improve the standard of the ISL. The ISL currently has a total of 10 teams including the defending champions Mumbai City FC. Over the years the team has had several star-studded players. Teams have been associated with big names in football. Be it, Roberto Carlos, for Delhi Dynamo in the first season or David Jams for Kerala Blasters over the years, the league is growing. This has helped for growth in Indian football. Here is a look at the team list for this season of the Indian Super League: –
1) ATK Mohun Bagan
Goal Keepers
Amrinder Singh (1) Arsh Shaikh (31) Avilash Paul (12) Surajit Pramanik (35)
Defenders
Ashutosh Mehta (6) Deepak Tangri (28) Tiri (44) Prabir Das (33) Pritam Kotal (20) Subhasish Bose (15) Sumit Rathi (2)
Midfielders
Nityananda Singh (3) Carl McHugh (8) Hugo Boumous (7) Joni Kauko (7) Lenny Rodrigues (42) Engson Singh (30) SK.Sahil (18) Samuel Lalmuanpuia (59)
Forwards
David Williams (9) Liston Colaco (27) Manvir Singh (11) Marcelo Pereira (90) Md.Fardin Ali Molla (99) Roy Krishna (21)
Head Coach
Antonio Lopez Habas
2) Bengaluru FC
Goalkeepers
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (1) Lalthuammawia Ralte (28) Lara Sharma (30) Sharon (34)
Defenders
Ajith Kumar (19) Alan Henrique Costa (3) Biswa Darjee (35) Francisco Gonzalez (55) Namgyal Bhutia (25) Parag Srivas (27) Pratik Chaudhari (4) Sarthak Golui (16) Wungngayam Muirang (15) Yroundu Musavu-King (90)
Midfielders
Amay Morajkar (37) Bruno Ramires (35) Cleiton Silva (23) Iman Basafa (34) Jayesh Rane (20) Rohit Kumar (18) Suresh Wangjam (7) Thoi Singh (36)
Forwards
Danish Farooq (12) Edmund Lalrindika (17) Xisco Hernandez (7) Harmanpreet Singh (34) Bidyashagar Singh (26) Kristian Opseth (9) Leon Augustin (31) Ashique Kuruniyan (22) Naorem Singh (32) Prince Ibara (23) Sunil Chhetri (11) Udanta Singh (21)
Head Coach
MarcoPezzaiuoli
3) Chennaiyan FC
Goalkeepers
Debjit Majumder (24) Revanth BY (26) Samik Mitra (27) Vishal Kaith (31)
Defenders
Aqib Nawab (36) Balaji Ganesan (35) Davinder Singh (32) Deepak Devrani (26) Jerry Lalrinzuala (18) Reagan Singh (2) Lalchhuanmawia Fanai (3) Narayan Das (21) Remi (23) Salam Singh (24) Slavko Damjanovic (15)
Midfielders
Abhijit Sarkar (21) Anirudh Thapa (15) Ariel Borysiuk (55) Dhanpal Ganesh (17) Edwin Vanspaul (8) Fatkhulo Fatkhulloev (19) Germanpreet Singh (28) Lallianzuala Chhangte (7) Manuel Lanzarote (14) Pandiyan Sinivasan (16) Vladimir Koman (45)
Forwards
Aman Chetri (29) Jakub Sylvestr (9) Jobby Justin (22) Ninthoinganba Meetei (7) Lukasz Gikiewicz (9) Mirlan Murzaev (10) Rahim Ali (24)
Head Coach
Bozidar Bandovic
4) FC Goa
Goalkeepers
Dheeraj Singh (1) Naveen Kumar (32) Shubham Dhas (31)
Defenders
Aiban Dohling (27) Dylan Fox (16) Ivan Gonzalez (4) Leander D’Cunha (6) Mohamed Ali (37) Sanson Pereira (2) Saviour Gama (21) Seriton Fernandes (20)
Midfielders
Alberto Noguera (5) Alexander Jesuraj (14) Brandon Fernandes (10) Edu Bedia (23) Glan Martins (25) Jorge Ortiz (9) Nestor Dias (44) Nongdamba Naorem (16) Princeton Rebello (11) Redeem Tlang (22)
Forwards
Airam Cabrera (11) Devendra Murgaokar (29) Makan Chothe (19)
Head Coach
Juan Ferrando
5) SC East Bengal
Goalkeepers
Arindam Bhattacharja (29) Mirshad Michu (32) Subrata Paul (91) Suvam Sen (40)
Defenders
Adil Khan (50) Amarjit Singh (15) Ankit Mukherjee (55) Daniel Fox (4) Daniel Gomes (80) Darren Sidoel (6) Franjo Prce (44) Hira Mondal (79) Joyner Lourenco (14) Lalramchullova (27) Lalrinliana Hnamte (82) NRohen Singh (31) Raju Gaikwad (47) Rana Gharami (16)Sarineo Fernandes (42) Scott Neville (2) Tomislav Mrcela (16)
Midfielders
Aaron Joshua Holloway (20) Amir Dervisevic (21) Anthony Pilkington (22) Bikash Jairu (23) Eugeneson Lyngdoh (18) Haobam Singh (44) Jacques Maghoma (19) Loken Meitei (33) Milan Singh (35) Mohammed Rafique (8) Romeo Fernandes (18) Songpu Singsit (81) Sourav Das (88) Surchandra Singh (29) Jackichand Singh (20) Matti Steinmann (6) Wahengbam Luwang (14) Yumnam Singh (17)
Forwards
Antonio Perosevic (10) Balwant Singh (15) CK Vineeth (30) Daniel Chukwu (27) Girik Khosla (28) Jeje Lalpekhlua (12) Naorem Mahesh Singh (23) Subha Ghosh (49) Semboi Haokip (18)
Head Coach
Manuel Diaz
6) Odisha FC
Goalkeepers
Ankit Bhuyan (30) Arshdeep Singh (1) Kamaljit Singh (21) Ravi Kumar (23)
Defenders
Gaurav Bora (13) Hector Rodas (4) Hendry Antonay (5) Kamalpreet Singh (26) Lalruatthara (39) Mohd Sajid Dhot (3) Rakesh Pradhan (66) Sahil Panwar (36) Saurabh Meher (12) Shubham Sarangi (15) Steven Taylor (27) Victor Mongil (3)
Midfielders
Baoringdao Bodo (33) Javier Hernandez (19) Isaac Vanmalsawma (13) Isak Vanlalruatfela (19) Jerry Mawihmingthanga (17) S Lalhrezuala (4) Liridon Krasniqi (45) Nandhakumar Sekar (22) Paul Ramfangzauva (8) Sebastian Thangmuansang (27) Thoiba Singh (2) Vinit Rai (16)
Forwards
Aridai (11) Daniel Lalhlimpuia (14) Jonathas Cristian (22) Laishram Singh (28) Nikhil Raj (22)
Head Coach
Kiko Ramirez
7) Mumbai City FC
Goalkeepers
Mohammad Nawaz (13) Nishit Shetty (30) Phurba Lachenpa (34) Vikram Singh (24)
Defenders
Amey Ranawade (4) Valpuia (31) Huidrom Singh (2) Mandar Rao Desai (17) Mehtab Singh (15) Mohamad Rakip (2) Rahul Bheke (2) Mourtada Fall (25)
Midfielders
Ahmed Jahouh (5) Bipin Singh (29) Bradden Inman (17) Lalengmawia (45) Asif Khan (39) Pranjal Bhumij (19) Raynier Fernandes (11) Rowllin Borges (14) Vignesh Dakshinamurthy (23) Vikram Partap Singh (22)
Forwards
Cassio Gabriel (99) Gurkirat Singh (7) Igor Angulo (17) Ygor Catatau (10)
Head Coach
Des Buckingham
8) Jamshedpur FC
Goalkeepers
Niraj Kumar (23) Pawan Kumar (1) Raj Mahato (25) TP Rehenesh (32) Vishal Yadav (31)
Defenders
Anas Edathodika (15) Boris Singh (2) Eli Sabia (13) Karan Amin (27) Laldinliana Renthlei (26) Manash Protim Gogoi (28) Narender Gahlot (5) PC Laldinpuia (4) Peter Hartley (29) Ricky Lallawmawma (16) Sandip Mandi (19) Stephen Eze (66) Subhash Barua (21)
Midfielders
Alexandre Lima (7) Billu Teli (20) Gaurab (35) Gorachand Mamdi (37) Jitendra Singh (33) Mohammad Mobashir (15) Pronay Halder (17) Seiminlen Doungel (18)
Forwards
Bhupender Singh (17) Farukh Choudhary (77) Greg Stewart (24) Ishan Pandita (26) Nicholas Fitzgerald (22) Jordan Murray (9) Komal Thatal (7) Nerijus Valskis (9) Sapam Kennedy (38)
Head Coach
Owen Coyle
9) Northeast United FC
Goalkeepers
Nikhil Deka (44) Sanjiban Ghosh (51) Subhasish Roy (1)
Defenders
Benjamin Lambot (19) Gurjinder Kumar (5) Jestin George (24) Joe Zoherliana (24) Mashoor Shereef (66) Mohamed Irshad (66) Nabin Rabha (25) Tondonba Singh (3) Ponif Vaz (54) Provat Lakra (4) Wayne Vaz (3)
Midfielders
Emanuel Lalchhanchhuaha (33) Federico Gallego (10) Hernan Santana (6) Imran Khan (8) Khassa Camara (6) Laldanmawia Ralte (17) Lalrempuia Fanai (23) Pragyan Gogoi (43) Rochharzela (77) Sehnaj Singh (26)
Forwards
Britto PM (50) Deshorn Brown (26) Idrissa Sylla (11) Lalkhawpuimawia (27) Mathias Coureur (8) Suhair Vadakkepeedika (15) William Lalnunfela (49)
Interim Coach
Khalid Ahmed Jamil
10) Hyderabad FC
Goalkeepers
Gurmeet Singh (31) Lalbiakhlua Jongte (13) Laxmikant Kattimani (25) Sankar Roy (55)
Defenders
Akash Mishra (31) Asish Rai (44) Chinglensana Singh (4) Dimple Bhagat (15) Juanan (5) Nikhil Prabhu (22) Nim Dorjee (29) Pritam Singh (23)
Midfielders
Abdul Rabeeh A K (50) Abhishek Halder (11) Sahil Tavora (14) Edu Garcia (10) Halicharan Narzary (19) Hitesh Sharma (18) Joao Victor (8) Mark Zothanpuia (35) Mohammed Yasir (10) Nikhil Poojary (27) Souvik Chakrabarti (23)
Forwards
Aaren D’Silva (43) Aniket Jadhav (11) Bartholomew Ogbeche (10) Ishan Dey (70) Javier Siverio (26) Joel Chianese (7) Rohit Danu (24)
Head Coach
Manuel Marquez
11) Kerala Blasters FC
Goalkeepers
Albino Gomes (32) Muheet Khan (77) Prabhsukhan Singh Gill (13)
Defenders
Abdul Hakku (24) Enes Sipovic (5) Jessel Carneiro (14) Marko Leskovic (31) Nishu Kumar (5) Ruivah Hormipam (20) Sanjeev Stalin (21) Sandeep Singh (3) Yondrembem Denechandra (45)
Midfielders
Adrian Luna (20) Ayush Adhikari (20) Chencho Gyeltshen (27) Harmanjot Khabra (10) Jeakson Singh (15) Juande (31) Lalthathanga Khawlhring (47) Givson Singh (11) Prasanth Karuthadathkuni (6) Rahul KP (17) Sahal Abdul Samad (18) Seityasen Singh (7) Vincy Barretto (97)
Forwards
Alvaro Vazquez (9) Jorge Díaz (28)
Head Coach
Ivan Vukomanovic