The ninth edition of the Indian Super League will kick off in Kochi with a match between last year’s runner-up Kerala Blasters and East Bengal on Friday, October 7.
The tournament will also return to its original home-away format after enduring two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. There will be a total of 11 clubs playing this year and each of them will play 20 League matches — 10 at home and 10 away.
The team with the most number of points at the end of the league stage will be crowned as the league champions. The top two teams at the end of the league stage will qualify for the semifinals directly whereas the teams finishing between third and sixth will clash in a singke-round play off to determine the other two semifinalists. The two teams winning in the semifinals will then lock horns in the grand finale to claim the ISL trophy.
Jamshedpur FC won the league winner’s shield last season as they ended with the mist number of points after the league stage and Hyderabad FC emerged as the eventual league Champions by winning the final. Here, we shall take a look at the squads of all 11 clubs.
ISL 2022-23 Squads
NorthEast United FC
Goalkeepers: Arindam Bhattacharya, Mirshad Michu, Nikhil Deka, Khoirom Singh
Defenders: Michael Jakobsen, Aaron Evans, Gaurav Bora, Gurjinder Kumar, Joe Zoherliana, Mashoor Shereef, Tondonba Singh, Provat Lakra
Midfielders: Jon Gaztanaga, Romain Phillippoteaux, Emanuel Lalchhanchhuaha, Emil Benny, Pragyan Gogoi, Mohamed Irshad, Imran Khan, Sehnaj Singh
Forwards: Matt Derbyshire, Sylvester Igboun, Rochharzela, Laldanmawia Ralte, Jithin MS, Gani Nigam, Dipu Mirdha, Alfred Lalroutsang, Parthib Gogoi
East Bengal FC
Goalkeepers: Kamaljit Singh, Naveen Kumar, Pawan Kumar
Defenders: Ivan Gonzalez, Charis Kyriakou, Ankit Mukherjee, Jerry Lalrinzuala, Lalchungnunga, Mohammed Rakip, Sarthak Golui, Nabi Khan, Pritam Singh, Tuhin Das
Midfielders: Alex Lima, Jordan O’Doherty, Amarjit Singh, Mobashir Rahman, Souvik Chakrabarti, Wahengbam Luwang, Aniket Jadhav,
Forwards: Cleiton Silva, Eliandro, VP Suhair, Semboi Haokip, Sumeet Passi, Naorem Mahesh Singh, Himanshu Jangra
Chennaiyin FC
Goalkeepers: Debjit Majumder, Samik Mitra, Devansh Dabas, Lovepreet Singh
Defenders: Fallou Diagne, Vafa Hakhamaneshi, Sajid Dhot, Narayan Das, Ajith Kumar, Aakash Sangwan, Gurmukh Singh, Monotosh Chakladar, Balaji Ganesan, Aqib Nawab, Gulab Rauth
Midfielders: Julius Duker, Anirudh Thapa, Edwin Sydney Vanspaul, Sajal Bag, Sourav Das, Jiteshwor Singh, Mohammed Rafique, Abdenasser El Khayati, Alexander Romario Jesuraj, Chris Anthoy White, Jockson Dhas, Ninthoingamba Meetei, Mohamed Liyaakath, Vincy Barreto
Forwards: Petar Sliskovic, Kwame Karikari, Rahim Ali, Joby Justin, Suhail Pasha, Senthamil Senbagam
FC Goa
Goalkeepers: Dheeraj Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Hrithik Tiwari
Defenders: Sanson Pereira, Anwar Ali, Fares Arnaout, Leander D’Cunha, Marc Valiente, Seriton Fernandes, Saviour Gama, Aibanbha Dohling, Lesly Rebello
Midfielders: Brandon Fernandes (Captain), Princeton Rebello, Ayush Chhetri, Phrangki Buam, Makan Chothe, Redeem Tlang, Edu Bedia, Glan Martins, Brison Fernandes, Muhammed Nemil, Lalremruata HP
Forwards: Noah Sadaoui, Devendra Murgaokar, Iker Guarrotxena, Alvaro Vazquez
Bengaluru FC
Goalkeepers: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Lara Sharma, Amrit Gope, Sharon Padattil
Defenders: Aleksandar Jovanovic, Alan Costa, Sandesh Jhingan, Prabir Das, Wungngayam Muirang, Prabir Das, Naorem Roshan Singh, Hira Mondal, Namgyal Bhutia, Biswa Darjee, Parag Shrivas
Midfielders: Bruno Ramires, Javier Hernandez, Suresh Singh Wangjam, Danish Farooq, Jayesh Rane, Rohit Kumar, Damaitphang Lyngdoh, Faisal Ali, Thoi Singh, Leon Augustine,
Forwards: Roy Krishna, Prince Ibara, Sunil Chhetri, Udanta Singh, Sivasakthi Narayanan, Harmanpreet Singh, Akashdeep Singh
Odisha FC
Goalkeepers: Amrinder Singh, Lalthuammawia Ralte, Niraj Kumar
Defenders: Carlos Delgado, Narendar Gahlot, Shubham Sarangi, Lalruatthara, Sahil Panwar, Denechandra Meitei, Nikhil Prabhu, Lalhrezuala Sailung, Deven Sawhney, Rishabh Dobriyal, Sebastian Thangmuansang, Lalhrezuala Sailung
Midfielders: Osama Malik, Saul Crespo, Victor Rodriguez, Raynier Fernandes, Isaac Vanmalsawma, Thoiba Singh, Paul Ramfangzuava
Forwards: Diego Mauricio, Pedro Martin, Jerry Mawihmingthanga, Nandhakumar Sekar, Michael Soosairaj, Akshunna Tyagi, Isak Vanlalruatfela, CVL Remtluanga
Kerala Blasters FC
Goalkeepers: Prabhsukhan Singh Gill, Sachin Suresh, Karanjit Singh, Muheet Khan
Defenders: Marko Leskovic, Victor Mongil, Harmanjot Khabra, Hormipam Ruivah, Sandeep Singh, Nishu Kumar, Jessel Carneiro, Bijoy Varghese
Midfielders: Adrian Luna, Ivan Kaliuzhnyi, Sahal Abdul Samad, Lalthathanga Khawlhring, Jeakson Singh, Ayush Adhikari, Givson Singh, Bryce Miranda, Nihal Sudeesh, Saurav Mandal, Vibin Mohanan
Forwards: Apostolos Giannou, Dimitrios Diamantakos, Rahul Kannoly Praveen, Bidyashagar Singh, Sreekuttan MS
Mumbai City FC
Goalkeepers: Phurba Lachenpa, Mohammed Nawaz, Bhaskar Roy
Defenders: Mourtada Fall, Rostyn Griffiths, Rahul Bheke, Amey Ranawade, Sanjeev Stalin, Mandar Rao Dessai, Vignesh Dakshinamurthy, Mehtab Singh, Gursimrat Singh Gill
Midfielders: Ahmed Jahouh, Alberto Noguera, Lalengmawia Ralte, Vinit Rai, Rowllin Borges, Asif Khan
Forwards: Greg Stewart, Jorge Pereyra Diaz, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Bipin Singh, Vikram Partap Singh, Gurkirat Singh, Ayush Chhikara
Jamshedpur FC
Goalkeepers: TP Rehenesh, Rakshit Dagar, Vishal Yadav, Mohit Singh Dhami
Defenders: Peter Hartley, Eli Sabia, Laldinliana Renthlei, Pratik Chaudhari, Ricky Lallawmawma, Laldinpuia Pachuau, Sandip Mandi, Muhammed Uvais, Saphaba Telem
Midfielders: Wellington Priori, Germanpreet Singh, SK Sahil, Jitendra Singh, Phijam Singh
Forwards: Farukh Choudhary, Daniel Chima Chukwu, Harry Sawyer, Ishan Pandita, Boris Singh, Komal Thatal, Seiminlen Doungel, Ritwik Das, Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, Nikhil Barla
Hyderabad FC
Goalkeepers: Laxmikant Kattimani, Anuj Kumar, Lalbiakhlua Jongte, Gurmeet Singh, Aman Kumar Sahani
Defenders: Odei Onaindia, Chinglensana Singh, Akash Mishra, Reagan Singh, Nim Dorjee Tamang, Manoj Mohammad, Alex Saji, Soyal Joshy, Abdul Rabeeh AK, Nikhil Poojary, Abdul Anjukandan, Rohit Danu
Midfielders: Joao Victor, Borja Herrera, Hitesh Sharma, Mohammad Yasir, Sahil Tavora, Mark Zothanpuia, Sweden Fernandes, Lalchungnunga Chhangte
Forwards: Bartholomew Ogbeche, Javi Siverio, Joel Chianese, Halicharan Narzary, Aaren D’Silva, Rohit Danu
ATK Mohun Bagan
Goalkeepers: Vishal Kaith, Arsh Shaikh, Debnath Mondal
Defenders: Brendan Hamill, Florentin Pogba, Pritam Kotal, Subhasish Bose, Asish Rai, Ravi Rana, Sumit Rathi, Deepak Tangri
Midfielders: Carl McHugh, Joni Kauko, Hugo Boumous, Lenny Rodrigues, Pronay Halder, Lalrinliana Hnamte, Engson Ningombam, Abhishek Suryavanshi, Ricky Shabong
Forwards: Dimitrios Petratos, Liston Colaco, Manvir Singh, Ashique Kuruniyan, Kiyan Nassiri, Fardin Ali Molla
