The attacking lineup is excellent, particularly with Balwant Singh, Justin and Krishna at the helm. Michael Soosairaj and Jobby Justin are other major purchases along with David Williams, Carl McHugh, Agus Garcia, Javi Hernandez, Sehnaj Singh, Salam Ranjan, Anas Edathodika, Michael Regin and Dheeraj Moirangthem. Roy Krishna, the forward from Fiji, is one of the biggest marquee names for ATK since he is a prolific scorer. They now have coach Antonio Lopez Habas who led them to the ISL title in 2014. The team is a two-time ISL winner and had a dismal outing in the last season, finishing at number 6. Milan Singh will have to take immense responsibility.ĪTK: ATK will be hoping to make a mark in this edition of the Indian Super League. Borges’ exit is a major issue and the midfield is a little weak.
They will rely heavily on either Kai Heerings or Mislav Komorski. The attacking unit is strong but the weakness lies in defence since the team let in 18 goals in the previous season. They have however signed up Asamoah Gyan, the Ghanian footballer who is a Premier League star and he has been joined by Martin Chaves and Maximiliano Barreiro from Argentina. NorthEast United: NorthEast United FC have a weakness, having lost their gaffer Eelco Schattorie who led them to the semi-finals in the previous season. Key players to watch out for here would be Dhanpal Ganesh, Anirudh Thapa and of course, Lucian Goian. Gregory will have to work this issue out to land a spot for Chennaiyin FC at the top. They need to retain form consistently in order to be counted as favourites. Their weakness is however inconsistent form at intervals. They are known for their attacking game and this should take them forward as their biggest strength. Miku’s departure does pose a problem although Chhetri will be able to shoulder the load.Ĭhennaiyin FC- Chennaiyin FC have a tough task ahead and a new-look squad is their hope going forward. Bheke and Serran lend solidity to the back-line. Sandhu is arguably the country’s best goalkeeper and the strike-force is good. Prabhsukhan Singh Gill, Eugenson Lyngdoh, Manuel Onwu, Suresh Wangjam and Raphael Augusto are other new arrivals. It could be an exciting combination of Chhetri and Kuruniyan along with Udanta Kumam. The club has bought Ashique Kuruniyan, the Indian footballing star from FC Pune City and should start with Miku departing the club. The club has won the I-League in 2013-16 as well. The biggest strength arguably is the leader, the Indian captain, Sunil Chhetri. Cuadrat will be aiming at replicating the superb performance last season. Indian Super League (ISL) 2019 Schedule DateĪlso Read: UEFA Euro 2020 Qualifiers Schedule Indian Super League (ISL) 2019-20 Teams and their Playersīengaluru FC– Bengaluru FC are the defending champions and will be looking to do a repeat act this season.
This almost makes the ISL the premier football league in the country. The biggest thing to look out for is that the ISL will now have a slot for the Asian Champions League (AFC). Delhi Dynamos has been re-branded into Odisha FC, having shifted to Bhubaneswar. The league has witnessed a few changes, notably the replacement of FC Pune City with Hyderabad FC and the defending champions are Bengaluru FC who won their first ISL title by trouncing FC Goa in the previous edition’s final. There is a mad rush for ISL 2019 tickets with most having been sold out although you can keep trying your luck in this regard! This will be the 6 th season of Indian football’s numero uno league. There are -20 teams and the new-look ISL 2019 squads will be battling it out for the crown once again. The Indian Super League (ISL) 2019-20 is about to start from the 20 th of October, 2019 and will be winding up in March, 2020.