Indian Super League organizers Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL) introduced the ISL League Winners Shield during the 2019-20 season. Only Jamshedpur FC, FC Goa, Mohun Bagan Super Giant, and Mumbai City FC have won the ISL Shield since its inception. The League winners directly qualify for the AFC Champions League group stage. During the ISL 2019-20 season, FC Goa became the first Indian club to participate in the AFC Champions League after they topped the league stage with 39 points from 18 matches. In the next season, Mumbai City FC became the first club to win the ISL League Winners Shield and the ISL title in the same edition. Mohun Bagan are the brand new champions of the shield as they beat 2-time champion Mumbai City FC by 2-1 in the last league game.
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Mumbai City FC is the first club to win the ISL League Winners Shield twice. They achieved the feat after winning in the ISL 2022-23 season. Jamshedpur FC is another club to win the ISL League Winners Shield. The Red Miners lifted the Shield after finishing on the top of the ISL 2021-22 standings with 43 points from 20 games.
ISL shield winners since the 2019-20 season
FC Goa - 39 points (2019/20 season)
Mumbai City - 40 points (2020/21 season)
The 2020-21 season for Mumbai City was memorable in the sense that they became the first club in history to win the ISL Shield and the ISL trophy in the same season. This time Lobera was the manager of Mumbai City FC he led them to the title. It was Lobera's back-to-back titles with a different club. Mumbai City won the Shield for a better head-to-head record over the Mariners whom they also beat in the ISL final.Jamshedpur FC - 43 points (2021/22 season)
Mumbai City FC - 46 points (2022/23 season)
Mumbai City FC - 48 points (2023/24 season)
Mohun Bagan Super Giant clinched the 2023-24 ISL League shield after defeating Mumbai City FC by 2-1 under Antonio Lopez Habas. The Mariners finished top with just a one-point lead over the Islanders. Mohun Bagan finished with 48 points from 22 games which includes 15 wins. They scored 47 goals, the highest in the 2023-24 season.
ISL Shield Winners list
Club |
Season |
FC Goa |
2019-20 |
Mumbai City FC |
2020-21 |
Jamshedpur FC |
2021-22 |
Mumbai City FC |
2022-23 |
Mohun Bagan Super Giant |
2023-24 |