Indian Super League (ISL) 2022-23 will start on October 7, with the opening match featuring last season’s finalist Kerala Blasters FC hosting East Bengal at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi.
The ISL 2022-23 playoffs, semi-finals and final are scheduled to be held in March 2023.
Reigning champions Hyderabad FC will start their ISL 2022-23 campaign against Mumbai City FC at the Ganti Mohana Chandra Balayogi Athletic Stadium in Telangana while the first Kolkata derby of the season will witness ATK Mohun Bagan FC squaring off against arch-rivals East Bengal at the Salt Lake Stadium on October 29.
Ahead of the ninth edition of ISL, the Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL) has introduced a new playoff format for India’s top-tier football league.
As per the new playoff format, the top two teams at the conclusion of the league phase will automatically qualify for the semi-finals.
Meanwhile, teams finishing between the third and sixth spot will feature in a single-leg playoff to determine the remaining two finalists.
New ISL playoff format:
Eliminator 1: 3rd placed team vs 6th placed team
Eliminator 2: 4th placed team vs 5th placed team
Semi-final 1 1st Leg: 1st placed team vs (Winner – Eliminator 2)
Semi-final 2 1st Leg: 2nd placed team vs (Winner – Eliminator 1)
Semi-Final 1 2nd Leg: (Winner – Eliminator 2) vs 1st placed team
Semi-Final 2 2nd Leg: (Winner – Eliminator 1) vs 2nd placed team
Final: (Winner Semi-Final 1) vs (Winner Semi-Final 2)
ISL 2022-23 season will also welcome back spectators to stadiums after a gap of two seasons due to Covid-19 restrictions. Furthermore, fans can now mostly expect matches to take place on weekends, making it more convenient for them to attend the games. Each matchweek in the upcoming campaign is scheduled from Thursday to Sunday, putting the ISL more in line with the top leagues across the globe.
ISL 2022-23 schedule, fixtures and live India match times
All timings are in Indian Standard Time (IST)
| Day and Date | Match | Venue | Time |
| Friday, October 7 | Kerala Blaster FC vs East Bengal | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi | 7:30 PM |
| Saturday, October 8 | Bengaluru FC vs NorthEast United FC | Shree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru | 7:30 PM |
| Sunday, October 9 | Hyderabad FC vs Mumbai City FC | G.M.C Balayogi Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad | 7:30 PM |
| Monday, October 10 | ATK Mohun Bagan vs Chennaiyin FC | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | 7:30 PM |
| Tuesday, October 11 | Jamshedpur FC vs Odisha FC | JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur | 7:30 PM |
| Wednesday, October 12 | East Bengal vs FC Goa | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | 7:30 PM |
| Thursday, October 13 | NorthEast United FC vs Hyderabad FC | Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati | 7:30 PM |
| Friday, October 14 | Chennaiyin FC vs Bengaluru FC | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai | 7:30 PM |
| Saturday, October 15 | Mumbai City FC vs Odisha FC | Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai | 7:30 PM |
| Sunday, October 16 | Kerala Blasters FC vs ATK Mohun Bagan | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi | 7:30 PM |
| Thursday, October 20 | NorthEast United FC vs East Bengal | Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati | 7:30 PM |
| Friday, October 21 | Chennaiyin FC vs FC Goa | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai | 7:30 PM |
| Saturday, October 22 | Mumbai City FC vs Jamshedpur FC | Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai | 5:30 PM |
| Saturday, October 22 | Hyderabad FC vs Bengaluru FC | G.M.C Balayogi Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad | 7:30 PM |
| Sunday, October 23 | Odisha FC vs Kerala Blasters FC | Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar | 7:30 PM |
| Thursday, October 27 | Odisha FC vs Bengaluru FC | Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar | 7:30 PM |
| Friday, October 28 | Kerala Blasters FC vs Mumbai City FC | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi | 7:30 PM |
| Saturday, October 29 | Hyderabad FC vs FC Goa | G.M.C Balayogi Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad | 5:30 PM |
| Saturday, October 29 | ATK Mohun Bagan vs East Bengal | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | 7:30 PM |
| Sunday, October 30 | Jamshedpur FC vs NorthEast United FC | JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur | 7:30 PM |
| Thursday, November 3 | FC Goa vs Jamshedpur FC | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa | 7:30 PM |
| Friday, November 4 | East Bengal vs Chennaiyin FC | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | 7:30 PM |
| Saturday, November 5 | Hyderabad FC vs Odisha FC | G.M.C Balayogi Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad | 5:30 PM |
| Saturday, November 5 | NorthEast United FC vs Kerala Blasters FC | Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati | 7:30 PM |
| Sunday, November 6 | Mumbai City FC vs ATK Mohun Bagan | Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai | 7:30 PM |
| Thursday, November 10 | ATK Mohun Bagan vs NorthEast United FC | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | 7:30 PM |
| Friday, November 11 | Bengaluru FC vs East Bengal | Shree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru | 7:30 PM |
| Saturday, November 12 | Jamshedpur FC vs Hyderabad FC | JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur | 5:30 PM |
| Saturday, November 12 | Chennaiyin FC vs Mumbai City FC | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai | 7:30 PM |
| Sunday, November 13 | Kerala Blasters FC vs FC Goa | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi | 7:30 PM |
| Thursday, November 17 | Mumbai City FC vs Bengaluru FC | Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai | 7:30 PM |
| Friday, November 18 | East Bengal vs Odisha FC | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | 7:30 PM |
| Saturday, November 19 | Chennaiyin FC vs Jamshedpur FC | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai | 5:30 PM |
| Saturday, November 19 | Hyderabad FC vs Kerala Blasters | G.M.C Balayogi Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad | 7:30 PM |
| Sunday, November 20 | FC Goa vs ATK Mohun Bagan | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa | 7:30 PM |
| Thursday, November 24 | Odisha FC vs Chennaiyin FC | Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar | 7:30 PM |
| Friday, November 25 | NorthEast United FC vs Mumbai City FC | Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati | 5:30 PM |
| Saturday, November 26 | FC Goa vs Bengaluru FC | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa | 7:30 PM |
| Saturday, November 26 | ATK Mohun Bagan vs Hyderabad FC | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | 7:30 PM |
| Sunday, November 27 | Jamshedpur FC vs East Bengal | JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur | 7:30 PM |
| Thursday, December 1 | Mumbai City FC vs FC Goa | Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai | 7:30 PM |
| Friday, December 2 | Odisha FC vs NorthEast United FC | Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar | 7:30 PM |
| Saturday, December 3 | Chennaiyin FC vs Hyderabad FC | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai | 5:30 PM |
| Saturday, December 3 | Bengaluru FC vs ATK Mohun Bagan | Shree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru | 7:30 PM |
| Sunday, December 4 | Jamshedpur FC vs Kerala Blasters FC | JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur | 7:30 PM |
| Thursday, December 8 | ATK Mohun Bagan vs Jamshedpur FC | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | 7:30 PM |
| Friday, December 9 | Hyderabad FC vs East Bengal | G.M.C Balayogi Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad | 7:30 PM |
| Saturday, December 10 | FC Goa vs Odisha FC | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa | 5:30 PM |
| Saturday, December 10 | NorthEast United FC vs Chennaiyin FC | Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati | 7:30 PM |
| Sunday, December 11 | Kerala Blasters FC vs Bengaluru FC | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi | 7:30 PM |
| Thursday, December 15 | Odisha FC vs ATK Mohun Bagan | Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar | 7:30 PM |
| Friday, December 16 | East Bengal vs Mumbai City FC | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | 7:30 PM |
| Saturday, December 17 | Bengaluru FC vs Jamshedpur FC | Shree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru | 5:30 PM |
| Saturday, December 17 | FC Goa vs NorthEast United FC | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa | 7:30 PM |
| Monday, December 19 | Chennaiyin FC vs Kerala Blasters FC | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai | 7:30 PM |
| Thursday, December 22 | Jamshedpur FC vs FC Goa | JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur | 7:30 PM |
| Friday, December 23 | Bengaluru FC vs Hyderabad FC | Shree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru | 7:30 PM |
| Saturday, December 24 | Mumbai City FC vs Chennaiyin FC | Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai | 5:30 PM |
| Saturday, December 24 | NorthEast United FC vs ATK Mohun Bagan | Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati | 7:30 PM |
| Monday, December 26 | Kerala Blasters FC vs Odisha FC | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi | 7:30 PM |
| Wednesday, December 28 | ATK Mohun Bagan vs FC Goa | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | 7:30 PM |
| Thursday, December 29 | Hyderabad FC vs NorthEast United FC | G.M.C Balayogi Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad | 7:30 PM |
| Friday, December 30 | East Bengal vs Bengaluru FC | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | 7:30 PM |
| Monday, January 2 | Odisha FC vs Mumbai City FC | Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar | 7:30 PM |
| Tuesday, January 3 | Kerala Blasters FC vs Jamshedpur FC | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi | 7:30 PM |
| Thursday, January 5 | FC Goa vs Hyderabad FC | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa | 7:30 PM |
| Friday, January 6 | NorthEast United FC vs Bengaluru FC | Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati | 7:30 PM |
| Saturday, January 7 | Jamshedpur FC vs Chennaiyin FC | JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur | 5:30 PM |
| Saturday, January 7 | Odisha FC vs East Bengal | Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar | 7:30 PM |
| Sunday, January 8 | Mumbai City FC vs Kerala Blasters FC | Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai | 7:30 PM |
| Thursday, January 12 | Hyderabad FC vs Chennaiyin FC | G.M.C Balayogi Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad | 7:30 PM |
| Friday, January 13 | East Bengal vs Jamshedpur FC | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | 7:30 PM |
| Saturday, January 14 | Bengaluru FC vs Odisha FC | Shree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru | 5:30 PM |
| Saturday, January 14 | ATK Mohun Bagan vs Mumbai City FC | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | 7:30 PM |
| Sunday, January 15 | NorthEast United FC vs FC Goa | Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati | 7:30 PM |
| Thursday, January 19 | Mumbai City FC vs NorthEast United FC | Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai | 7:30 PM |
| Friday, January 20 | East Bengal vs Hyderabad FC | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | 7:30 PM |
| Saturday, January 21 | Jamshedpur FC vs Bengaluru FC | JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur | 5:30 PM |
| Saturday, January 21 | Chennaiyin FC vs ATK Mohun Bagan | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai | 7:30 PM |
| Sunday, January 22 | FC Goa vs Kerala Blasters FC | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa | 7:30 PM |
| Thursday, January 26 | FC Goa vs East Bengal | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa | 7:30 PM |
| Friday, January 27 | Jamshedpur FC vs Bengaluru FC | JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur | 7:30 PM |
| Saturday, January 28 | Bengaluru FC vs Mumbai City FC | Shree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru | 5:30 PM |
| Saturday, January 28 | ATK Mohun Bagan vs Odisha FC | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | 7:30 PM |
| Sunday, January 29 | Kerala Blasters FC vs NorthEast United FC | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi | 7:30 PM |
| Thursday, February 2 | Chennaiyin FC vs Odisha FC | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai | 7:30 PM |
| Friday, February 3 | East Bengal vs Kerala Blasters FC | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | 7:30 PM |
| Saturday, February 4 | Mumbai City FC vs Hyderabad FC | Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai | 5:30 PM |
| Saturday, February 4 | NorthEast United FC vs Jamshedpur FC | Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati | 7:30 PM |
| Sunday, February 5 | ATK Mohun Bagan vs Bengaluru FC | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | 7:30 PM |
| Monday, February 6 | Odisha FC vs FC Goa | Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar | 7:30 PM |
| Tuesday, February 7 | Kerala Blasters FC vs Chennaiyin FC | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi | 7:30 PM |
| Wednesday, February 8 | East Bengal vs NorthEast United FC | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | 7:30 PM |
| Thursday, February 9 | Jamshedpur FC vs ATK Mohun Bagan | JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur | 7:30 PM |
| Friday, February 10 | Odisha FC vs Hyderabad FC | Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar | 7:30 PM |
| Saturday, February 11 | FC Goa vs Mumbai City FC | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa | 5:30 PM |
| Saturday, February 11 | Bengaluru FC vs Kerala Blasters FC | Shree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru | 7:30 PM |
| Sunday, February 12 | Chennaiyin FC vs East Bengal | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai | 7:30 PM |
| Tuesday, February 14 | Hyderabad FC vs ATK Mohun Bagan | G.M.C Balayogi Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad | 7:30 PM |
| Wednesday, February 15 | Bengaluru FC vs Mumbai City FC | Shree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru | 7:30 PM |
| Thursday, February 16 | FC Goa vs Chennaiyin FC | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa | 7:30 PM |
| Friday, February 17 | NorthEast United FC vs Odisha FC | Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati | 7:30 PM |
| Saturday, February 18 | Hyderabad FC vs Jamshedpur FC | G.M.C Balayogi Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad | 5:30 PM |
| Saturday, February 18 | ATK Mohun Bagan vs Kerala Blasters FC | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | 7:30 PM |
| Sunday, February 19 | Mumbai City FC vs East Bengal | Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai | 7:30 PM |
| Thursday, February 23 | Bengaluru FC vs FC Goa | Shree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru | 7:30 PM |
| Friday, February 24 | Chennaiyin FC vs NorthEast United FC | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai | 7:30 PM |
| Saturday, February 25 | Odisha FC vs Jamshedpur FC | Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar | 5:30 PM |
| Saturday, February 25 | East Bengal vs ATK Mohun Bagan | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata | 7:30 PM |
| Sunday, February 26 | Kerala Blasters FC vs Hyderabad FC | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi | 7:30 PM |
Where to watch ISL 2022-23 live in India?
The ISL 2022-23 will be telecast live on Star Sports 1, Star Sports 2, Star Sports 3, Star Sports 1 Hindi, as well as the respective HD TV channels in India.
Live streaming of ISL Season 9 will be available on Disney+ Hotstar and JioTV.
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