The ISL 2024-25 season will be the 11th season of the Indian Super League (ISL) and the 29th season of the top-division premier football in India. Mohun Bagan are the defending champions and Mumbai City are the defending cup winners. As the transfer market has opened, teams are signing players to strengthen their squad. It's time we look at all the completed deals and the outgoings of the clubs for the upcoming season.

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ISL 2024-25 Transfers: All completed deals till now

Odisha FC

Odisha missed out on the ISL League Winners’ Shield and title last season. Sergio Lobera will try to do better with the side this season. So far, Odisha have done three signings and have released six players. They have extended the contract of Carlos Delgado and Roy Krishna, their star players.

• Incomings: Rohit Kumar, Hugo Bumous, Raynier Fernandes
• Outgoings: CY Goddard, Aniket Jadhav, Michael Sossairaj, Pranjal Bhumij, Princeton Rebello, Sahil
• Contract Extension: Carlos Delgado, Roy Krishna

Chennaiyin FC

Despite not having a strong, big-name squad last season, Owen Coyle’s men reached the playoffs. The Marina Machans have been more than active in this transfer window and with more signings, there will be expectations to do better.

• Incomings: Gurkirat Singh, Mandar Rao Dessai, Kiyan Nassiri, Wilmar Jordan Gil, Daniel Chima Chukwu, Laldinpuia, Elsinho, Lukas Brambilla, Mohammad Nawaz, Lalrinliana Hnamte
• Outgoings: Rafael Crivellaro,
• Contract Extension: Connor Shields, Samik Mitra, Ryan Edwards, Jiteshwor Singh

FC Goa

FC Goa failed to win the ISL title last time out and some of their star players have left the club following the expiry of their contracts. They are doing signings in the window so it’ll be interesting to see how Goa copes with the new challenges.

• Incomings: Lara Sharma, Iker Guarrotxena, Dejan Dražić, Alan Saji, Sanatomba Singh Yanglem, Armando Sadiku, Borja Herrera
• Outgoings: Noah Sadaoui, Brandon Fernandes, Carlos Martinez, Dheeraj Singh, Sanson Pereira, Saviour Gama
• Contract Extension: Jay Gupta, Odei Oneindia, Arshdeep Singh, Raynier Fernandes

Jamshedpur FC

Jamshedpur FC will need a full revamp of the squad after good-performing players from last season have left the club.

• Incomings: Sreekuttan VS, Albino Gomes, Amrit Gope, Samir Murmu, Mobashir Rahman, Stephen Eze, Javi Hernandez, Shubham Sarangi, Aniket Jadhav, Ashutosh Mehta
• Outgoings: Elsinho, Laldinpuia, Daniel Chima Chukwu, Jitendra Singh
• Contract Extension: Rei Tachikawa, Seiminlen Doungel, Javier Siverio, Pronay Halder

Kerala Blasters

Kerala Blasters qualified for the playoffs last season, but couldn’t make the most of their brilliant start. They have hired Mikael Stahre in the hope of changing their fortunes.

• Incomings: Likmabam Rakesh, Som Kumar, R Lalthanmawia, Nora Fernandes, Noah Sadaoui, Alexandre Coeff
• Outgoings: Marko Leskovic, Dimitrios Diamantakos, Fedor Cerynch, Daisuke Sakai, Karanjit Singh, Jeakson Singh
• Contract Extension: Adrian Luna, Milos Drincic, Sandeep Singh

Mohammedan S.C.

Mohammedan became the second side to be promoted to ISL after their winning campaign in the I-League. They have signed Fahad Temuri and are releasing the deadwood from the club.

• Incomings: Fahad Temuri
• Outgoings: David Lalhlasanga, Bedashwor Singh, Biaka Jongte, James Kithan, Evgeny Kozlov, Karan Deep, Abhash Thapa, Juan Nellar, Abhijit Sarkar

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East Bengal

The Red & Gold Brigade won silverware last season after 12 years and will be playing Asia this season. Their ISL campaign was not ideal but better than their first one. They are doing business regularly in the ongoing transfer window and fans are expecting to see their beloved club improve more this time. The Kolkata Giants were defensively very strong but were poor when it came to scoring goals. They have signed last season's Golden Boot winner Diamantakos from Kerala Blasters so Carles Cuadrat's side looks strong in comparison to last season.

• Incomings: Dimitrios Diamantakos, David Lalhlasanga, Mark Zothanpuia, Madih Talal, Provat Lakra, Debjit Majumder, Jeakson Singh
• Outgoings: Mobashir Rahman
• Contract Extension: Saul Crespo, Cleiton Silva, Hijazi Maher, Mohamad Rakip, Nishu Kumar

Mohun Bagan Super Giant

Mohun Bagan missed out on a domestic treble last season and they will be hungry for more this time. The fans will expect them to do better this time in Asia. Jose Molina is going to lead the team in the upcoming season and the management is doing brilliant in the transfer window to give their manager enough to do well in the season. They did a record-breaking signing recently, bringing in lethal goal scorer Jamie Maclaren from Melbourne City FC.

• Incomings: Lalengmawia Ralte (Apuia), Tom Aldred, Alberto Rodriguez, Greg Stewart, Jamie Maclaren, Dheeraj Singh
• Outgoings: Hnamte, Kiyan Nassiri, Hector Yutse, Brendon Hamil, Joni Kauko, Hugo Bumous

Mumbai City

Petr Kratky's Mumbai City won the ISL title last season. Mumbai have made some big changes in this window. They have signed lots of players and released 12 players already. 

• Incomings: Brandon Fernandes, TP Rehenesh, Noufal PN, Daniel Lalhlimpuia, Jérémy Manzorro, Hardik Bhatt, Jon Toral, Sahil Panwar, Nikolaos Karelis, Hitesh Sharma, Supratim Das
• Outgoings: Rahul Bheke, Jorge Pererya Diaz, Vinit Rai, Alberto Noguera, Mohammad Nawaz, Yakub Vojtus, Gurkirat Singh, Bhaskar Roy, Rowlin Borges, Tondonba Singh, Naocha Singh, Lalengmawia Ralte (Apuia)
• Contract Extension: Valpuia, Tiri, Jayesh Rane, Lallianzuala Chhangte

NorthEast United

NorthEast United missed out on the playoffs last season. They would like to perform better in comparison to last season but haven't been quite active in the transfer window. The Highlanders have signed only two players, Mayakkannan Muthu and Guillermo Fernandez. 

• Incomings: Mayakkannan Muthu, Guillermo Fernández
• Outgoings: Manvir Singh, Gani Nikam, Gaurav Bora, Hira Mondal, Rochharzela
• Contract Extension: Bemmamer, Asheer Akhtar

Bengaluru FC

Bengaluru FC were very poor last season. They finished 10th in the 12-team league and there will be plenty of changes in the squad for the Blues. Bengaluru have signed two new players this season but have left numerous players. They are expected to sign more in the ongoing transfer window.

• Incomings: Lalthuammawia Ralte, Pedro Capo
• Outgoings: Olivier Drost, Slavko Damjanovic, Amrit Gope, Vikram Singh, Javi Hernandez, Rohit Kumar, Robin Yadav, Amay Morajkar, Lara Sharma, Shankar Sampingraj

Punjab FC

Punjab FC improved a lot last season but there will be high expectations from them this time. They have a whole new foreign management and coach. It’ll be interesting to see what Punjab FC does this time in the league. They have done a few signings this season and have released some deadwood from the club.

• Incomings: Vinit Rai, Muheet Shabir, Ninthoinganba Meetei, Nihal Sudeesh, Filip Mrzljak
• Outgoings: Dimitrios Chatziisaias, Mohammad Salah K, Amarjit Singh, Madih Talal, Sahil Tavora, Isaac Vanmalsawma, Krishnanda Singh, Juan Mera, Luka Majcen, Daniel Lahlimpuia, Jordan Wilmar Gil
• Contract Extension: Ashis Pradhan, Ricky Shabong, Manglenthang Kipgen, Suresh Meitei, Ravi Kumar

Hyderabad FC

Due to the financial issues at Hyderabad FC, the club is facing FIFA bans. Unless the situation is sorted out, no incomings are expected.

East Bengal is one of Asia's biggest and most supported football clubs. In October 2020, the club was voted as the most popular football club in India on an AFC poll by its supporters.

The East Bengal Club was established on 1st August 1920 by Suresh Chandra Chaudhury along with some other dignitaries, and the club's first captain was Ramesh Chandra Sen.

The Kolkata-based club has created a lot of records and won so many trophies. The Football club was going through a tough phase as they hadn't won a major trophy since the 2013-14 season.

But, under the new Manager and coaching staff, the Red & Gold Brigade are playing good football. So, let's look at the trophies East Bengal has won in its footballing history.

East Bengal FC Trophies List

East Bengal played their first match in the 1920 Hercules Cup, which was a 7-a-side tournament that they won. They won their first-ever full tournament in 1921 and lifted the Khogendra Shield.

The Red and Gold brigade qualified for the Calcutta Football League 1st division in 1925. They won their first 1st title in 1942. Then the Kolkata-based club lifted their first IFA Shield in 1943. In 1945, East Bengal won their first double, claiming both the Calcutta Football League and the IFA Shield.

From 1949-51, East Bengal became the first team to make a hat-trick of wins in the IFA Shield. In 1972, East Bengal won the Calcutta Football League, IFA Shield, Durand Cup, and Rovers Cup in a single season, becoming the first team to do so.

In 1972, East Bengal also made a record of being the first and till date, only Indian team to win the Calcutta Football League without conceding a single goal, which they again repeated in 1991.

East Bengal won its first First Division league title in 1942 and has since won it a record 39 times. They have also won eight Federation Cups, three Super Cups, a record 29 IFA Shields, the Kuladakanta Shield, and MLA CUP, alongside 16 Durand Cup titles, making the club one of the most decorated in Indian football.

Indian football team winger Liston Colaco scored a stunning free-kick, including a brace, to help Mohun Bagan Super Giant kick off their Durand Cup 2025 journey with a 3-1 win over Mohammedan Sporting Club ar VYBK on Thursday.

Liston's Goalzo

Coincidentally, Liston had also scored a stunning free-kick goal during the practice game between Mohun Bagan senior and Mohun Bagan junior ahead of the season opener. Just in the 21st minute of the match, Liston himself earned a free-kick after being fouled by a trio of Mohammedan defenders at the edge of the box.

Liston took the charge into his hand, in fact, on his feet as he lined up to take the free-kick, the Cristiano-way. Liston took a deep breath and then decided to go over the wall of defenders to beat Subhajit Bhattacharjee in the goal and hit the back of the net.

Beautiful free Kick from Liston Colaco pic.twitter.com/nbi6XQNhSx

— Hari (@Harii33) July 31, 2025

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What happened in the match?

After Liston's goal in the 23rd minute, Mohun Bagan faced a setback at the stroke of the half-time mark. Aupia Ralte received a red card for dissent after he was tackled by Mohammedan in the 43rd minute of the match.

Mohammedan took advantage of Mohun Bagan's one-man less defence as Ahsley Koli scored in the 50th minute to make everything level again. But Mohun Bagan, the champions of the Indian Super League, had tricks up their sleeves as Suhail Ahmed Bhat scored in the 63rd minute to restore their lead. Liston provided the assist for the Kashmiri striker.

In the dying minute of the match, Liston earned the penalty and turned it into a goal from the spot to make a near-perfect match for him and Mohun Bagan SG.

Mohammedan have now lost both of their Group B match of the Durand Cup 2025.

As far as local sporting rivalries go, few on this planet can compare to the one between East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan, commonly known as the Kolkata Derby. 

The two giants hailing from the same city, Kolkata, have been at each other's throats since East Bengal's inception a century and some change ago on August 1st, 1920, and their rivalry has scripted the most glorious chapter in the history of Indian football.

The two teams are not just two football entities but represent two sets of inhabitants of the state of Bengal, who simply cannot stand losing to the other side.  East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan evokes passion unlike any other sporting contest in the country. So ahead of the new season's Kolkata Derby, we take a brief look at the rich history of the rivalry.

Though the data is just an approximation, as of 27th July 2025, it is believed that the tally of overall meetings stands at 403 matches up till now, (including friendlies), where East Bengal have been triumphant 139 times, while Mohun Bagan 135 times. 129 matches have been drawn.

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East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan: Head-to-Head

Since 2020-21, these two teams have played 10 times against each other in ISL, while Mohun Bagan Super Giants have won 9 matches, with only one draw between the two. Mohun Bagan Super Giant is a merger of Mohun Bagan AC and ATK FC.

Mohun Bagan's domination over East Bengal in ISL comes while the two teams enjoy fairly competitive records against each other in other tournaments. In 45 matches of the I-League, East Bengal have won 17 so far and Mohun Bagan 15, while 13 ended in a draw.

In 22 Federation Cup matches, East Bengal have won eight and Mohun Bagan six, while eight matches ended in a draw. In 12 Rovers Cup matches, both teams have won four each, while four matches ended in a draw.

In 163 Calcutta Football League matches, East Bengal won 56, Mohun Bagan 48 and 59 ended in a draw. East Bengal enjoy a massive record against their archrivals in the IFA Shield. Out of 41 matches, they have won 21, while Mohun Bagan has managed to win only seven of those.

East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan overall record

I-League, the second tier of Indian Football, was once the top-tier football league of the country, before the Indian Super League (ISL) replaced it. From 1996 to the 2006-07 season, the league was named the National Football League, and from 2007-08, it was rebranded as the I-League. 

The league operates on a relegation and promotion system with I-League 2 and a first-only promotion system with the ISL, from the 2022–23 season. This means the I-League winners get a promotion to the Indian Super League, whereas the bottom team gets relegated to I-League 2. 

Since the rebranding of the league, Dempo SC have won the league most times (3). Churchill Brothers, Mohun Bagan, Bengaluru and Gokulam Kerala have won the league twice.

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Inter Kashi were on Friday declared I-League 2024-25 champions after the Switzerland-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rejected the All India Football Federation's (AIFF) Appeal Committee's decision of awarding the title to Churchill Brothers of Goa. 

This made Inter Kashi only the third team to get promoted from I-League to ISL, after Punjab FC (RoundGlass Punjab), Mohammedan Sporting.

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Why was there confusion about announcing the I-League 2024-25 winners?

On 31st May 2025, the AIFF announced Churchill Brothers as the I-League 2024-25 champions after its Appeal Committee ruled against Inter Kashi in a matter related to the fielding of an 'ineligible player'. Inter Kashi finished as the runners-up after getting two points deducted. 

However, Inter Kashi filed an appeal against AIFF's decision on 4 June 2025.  On 18th July 2025, the Switzerland-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) asked the AIFF to reverse its decision of awarding the 2024-25 season title to Churchill Brothers.

Inter Kashi thus now have won the I-League in their second season in Indian Football. 

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Clubs promoted to ISL from I-League

I-League winners since 2007-08

Former Indian national football team captain Sunil Chhetri has expressed deep concern over the suspension of the Indian Super League and the future of India's footballing ecosystem.

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“The current situation that Indian football finds itself in, is very concerning. I’ve received a flurry of texts from players, staff members, physios, masseurs - not just from my club, but from other clubs as well,” Chhetri wrote on his social media handle X (formerly Twitter).

When my phone went off a few weeks ago informing us of a delay in pre-season by a fortnight, I must admit it made me smile. And that’s because I was on vacation, hadn’t moved as much as I would have liked to, and hadn’t been eating as clean as I usually do. I had more time than I… pic.twitter.com/pEGyr8Sp5O

— Sunil Chhetri (@chetrisunil11) July 16, 2025

Worried about the future - Chhetri 

Chhetri, who plays for Bengaluru FC in the ISL, wrote on social media, “I’ve received a flurry of texts from players, staff members, physios, masseurs – not just from my club, but from other clubs as well.

“Everybody in the Indian football ecosystem is worried, hurt, scared about the uncertainty we are faced with,” he added.

There is no new agreement between AIFF and FSDL

The 2025-26 season of the ISL has been put 'on hold' as the Master Rights Agreement (MRA) between the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and organising company Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL) has not been renewed yet.

The Supreme Court has directed the AIFF not to enter into any new agreement with FSDL until a final decision is taken on the AIFF.

A 15-year agreement was signed in 2010

A 15-year agreement between FSDL and AIFF was signed in 2010, under which FSDL pays Rs 50 crore every year to AIFF in return for the rights to broadcast, manage and promote Indian football (including ISL and the national team).

Please stay calm - Chhetri

Sunil Chhetri appealed to all the players and support staff to maintain patience and support each other. He expressed confidence that football will resume soon. The AIFF has also said that it understands the importance of ISL, but it is compelled to follow the court's order.

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“I may not have all the answers, but my message to all those involved with Indian football – and more importantly the ones whose livelihood depends on it, the players, staff, kitmen, masseurs, medical teams, production crews, operations staff – please stay calm.”

“We’ll ride this storm together. Stick together and look out for each other. Keep training and getting better. Football has to resume soon. It will,” Sunil Chhetri shared.