After almost half a year's delay due to uncertainty over the league’s future, the 2025-26 Indian Super League (ISL) season is set to kick off from 14 February 2026 with Mohun Bagan hosting Kerala Blasters at the Salt Lake Stadium. The official fixture list was announced by AIFF on 7 February 2026 after the finalisation of broadcasters earlier in the month. This season, the league will be played in a truncated format because of the short period, spanning over four months only. This is due to the half-year delay caused by the MRA renewal disagreement, which was signed in 2010, between the federations and league’s previous owners, FSDL, the adoption of the new AIFF constitution and finalising the new structure of the league, both short and long term. ISL will be operated by the AIFF from now on, with the administrative factors in their hand while clubs manage the commercial side of things. The confirmation of the league restarting was given by the Sports Ministry of India.
The league will have 91 matches this season, played in a Swiss model, with each team playing 13 games against different opponents, home and away. Effectively, there are no reverse fixtures this time out, with teams getting to face each other only once. Shield winners Mohun Bagan Super Giant have chosen Salt Lake Stadium as their home venue as usual, while the other Kolkata giant Mohammedan SC, will host games at the Kishore Bharoti Krinangan, Kolkata. However, the decision for the Black Panthers is still pending, having chosen the JRD Tata Complex as their ground to host home matches for the season earlier. Similarly, FC Goa, Jamshedpur FC, Bengaluru FC, NorthEast United, and Chennaiyin FC will play their home games at their respective venues. Kerala Blasters have also confirmed their home matches at Kochi after initially thinking of shifting base to Kozhikode.
Meanwhile, Punjab FC and SC Delhi will share the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi for their home games. However, three clubs, namely Odisha FC, Mumbai City FC and promoted side Inter Kashi, are yet to confirm their venues with the availability of the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar and the Mumbai Football Arena still in question. Not every team will have equal number of home games assigned to them due to stadium availability and other constrains due to the short season.This time, the winners of the League Shield will not receive an automatic spot in the group stage of the AFC Champions League 2 due to the league being played in a truncated format, not meeting the AFC requirements for the number of games in a campaign, with an exception granted for this season. The league winners will instead play the qualifiers to get into the group stage of the AFC Champions League 2, with the other berth already taken by Goa after winning the Super Cup. Due to the AFC ban for two seasons, if the Mariners win the Shield, the spot will go to the league’s runners-up. The League Shield is also the only silverware to play for this season, with no place for playoffs in the shortened format.
Clubs and their home venues for the ISL 2025-26 season
Bengaluru FC - Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru
Chennaiyin FC - Marina Arena, Chennai
Sporting Club Delhi - Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi
East Bengal FC - Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
FC Goa - Fatorda Stadium, Goa
Inter Kashi - TBD
Jamshedpur FC - JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur
Kerala Blasters - Kaloor Stadium, Kochi
Mohammedan - Kishore Bharoti Krinangan, Kolkata (TBC)
Mohun Bagan Super Giant - Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Mumbai City - Mumbai Football Arena, Andheri
NorthEast United - Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati
Odisha FC - TBD
Punjab FC - Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi
Full fixture schedule for the ISL 2025-26 season
February 2026
Saturday, 14 February 2026
Mohun Bagan vs Kerala Blasters - Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata (17:00)
FC Goa vs Inter Kashi - Fatorda Stadium, Goa (19:30)
Sunday, 15 February 2026
Jamshedpur FC vs Mohammedan - The Furnace, Jamshedpur (17:00)
Bengaluru FC vs SC Delhi - Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru (19:30)
Monday, 16 February 2026
Odisha FC vs Punjab FC - TBD (17:00) (Postponed to a later date)
East Bengal vs NorthEast United - Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata (19:30)
Thursday, 19 February 2026
Mumbai City vs Chennaiyin FC - TBD (19:30)
Friday, 20 February 2026
Mohammedan SC vs FC Goa - Kishore Bharoti Krinangan, Kolkata (19:30)
Saturday, 21 February 2026
East Bengal vs SC Delhi - Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata (17:00)
Jamshedpur FC vs Punjab FC - The Furnace, Jamshedpur (19:30)
Sunday, 22 February 2026
Bengaluru FC vs NorthEast United - Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru (17:00)
Kerala Blasters vs Mumbai City - Kaloor Stadium, Kochi (19:30)
Monday, 23 February 2026
Mohun Bagan vs Chennaiyin FC - Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata (19:30)
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
Odisha FC vs Inter Kashi - TBD (19:30)
Thursday, 26 February 2026
FC Goa vs SC Delhi - Fatorda Stadium, Goa (19:30)
Friday, 27 February 2026
East Bengal vs Jamshedpur FC - Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata (17:00)
Bengaluru FC vs Punjab FC - Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru (19:30)
Saturday, 28 February 2026
Kerala Blasters vs Inter Kashi - Kaloor Stadium, Kochi (17:00)
Mohun Bagan vs Mohammedan - Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata (19:30)
March 2026
Sunday, 1 March 2026
Odisha FC vs Chennaiyin FC - TBD (17:00)
Mumbai City vs NorthEast United - TBD (19:30)
Thursday, 5 March 2026
East Bengal vs FC Goa - Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata (17:00)
Friday, 6 March 2026
Odisha FC vs Mohun Bagan - TBD (17:00)
Jamshedpur FC vs Inter Kashi - The Furnace, Jamshedpur (19:30)
Saturday, 7 March 2026
Mohammedan vs Bengaluru FC - Kishore Bharoti Krinangan, Kolkata (17:00)
Kerala Blasters vs Chennaiyin FC - Kaloor Stadium, Kochi (19:30)
Sunday, 8 March 2026
Mumbai City vs SC Delhi - TBD (19:30)
Monday, 9 March 2026
Punjab FC vs NorthEast United - Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi (19:30)
Friday, 13 March 2026
SC Delhi vs Odisha - Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi (19:30)
Saturday, 14 March 2026
East Bengal vs Kerala Blasters - Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata (17:00)
Bengaluru FC vs Mohun Bagan - Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru (19:30)
Sunday, 15 March 2026
NorthEast United vs Jamshedpur FC - Indira Gandhi Stadium, Guwahati (17:00)
Inter Kashi vs Mumbai City - TBD (19:30)
Monday, 16 March 2026
Punjab FC vs FC Goa - Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi (19:30)
Thursday, 19 March 2026
SC Delhi vs Jamshedpur FC - Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi (19:30)
Friday, 20 March 2026
NorthEast United vs Odisha - Indira Gandhi Stadium, Guwahati (17:00)
Mohun Bagan vs Mumbai City - Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata (19:30)
Saturday, 21 March 2026
East Bengal vs Mohammedan - Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata (17:00)
Kerala Blasters vs Punjab FC - Kaloor Stadium, Kochi (19:30)
Sunday, 22 March 2026
Chennaiyin FC vs Goa - Marina Arena, Chennai (17:00)
Inter Kashi vs Bengaluru FC - TBD (19:30)
April 2026
Friday, 3 April 2026
Punjab FC vs Mohammedan - Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi (19:30)
Saturday, 4 April 2026
Jamshedpur FC vs Mohun Bagan - The Furnace, Jamshedpur (17:00)
FC Goa vs Bengaluru FC - Fatorda Stadium, Goa (19:30)
Sunday, 5 April 2026
SC Delhi vs Kerala Blasters FC - Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi (17:00)
Mumbai City vs Odisha FC - TBD (19:30)
Tuesday, 7 April 2026
Chennaiyin FC vs Inter Kashi - Marina Arena, Chennai (19:30)
Thursday, 9 April 2026
Jamshedpur FC vs Mumbai City - The Furnace, Jamshedpur (19:30)
Friday, 10 April 2026
NorthEast United vs SC Delhi - Indira Gandhi Stadium, Guwahati (17:00)
FC Goa vs Odisha FC - Fatorda Stadium, Goa (19:30)
Saturday, 11 April 2026
Chennaiyin FC vs East Bengal - Marina Arena, Chennai (17:00)
Bengaluru FC vs Kerala Blasters - Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru (19:30)
Sunday, 12 April 2026
Inter Kashi vs Mohammedan - TBD (17:00)
Mohun Bagan vs Punjab FC - Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata (19:30)
Wednesday, 15 April 2026
Kerala Blasters vs NorthEast United - Kaloor Stadium, Kochi (19:30)
Thursday, 16 April 2026
East Bengal vs Bengaluru FC - Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata (19:30)
Friday, 17 April 2026
Chennaiyin FC vs SC Delhi - Marina Arena, Chennai (17:00)
Odisha FC vs Mohammedan - TBD (19:30)
Saturday, 18 April 2026
Kerala Blasters vs Jamshedpur - Kaloor Stadium, Kochi (17:00)
FC Goa vs Mumbai City - Fatorda Stadium, Goa (19:30)
Sunday, 19 April 2026
NorthEast United vs Mohun Bagan - Indira Gandhi Stadium, Guwahati (19:30)
Monday, 20 April 2026
Punjab FC vs Inter Kashi - Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi (19:30)
Tuesday, 21 April 2026
Chennaiyin FC vs Mohammedan - Marina Arena, Chennai (19:30)
Thursday, 23 April 2026
Kerala Blasters vs Odisha FC - Kaloor Stadium, Kochi (19:30)
Friday, 24 April 2026
NorthEast United vs FC Goa - Indira Gandhi Stadium, Guwahati (17:00)
East Bengal vs Punjab FC - Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata (19:30)
Saturday, 25 April 2026
Bengaluru FC vs Mumbai City - Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru (17:00)
Jamshedpur FC vs Chennaiyin FC - The Furnace, Jamshedpur (19:30)
Sunday, 26 April 2026
SC Delhi vs Mohammedan - Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi (17:00)
Mohun Bagan vs Inter Kashi - Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata (19:30)
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
East Bengal vs Odisha FC - Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata (19:30)
May 2026
Friday, 1 May 2026
Jamshedpur FC vs FC Goa - The Furnace, Jamshedpur (19:30)
Saturday, 2 May 2026
Inter Kashi vs NorthEast United - TBD (17:00)
SC Delhi vs Punjab FC - Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi (19:30)
Sunday, 3 May 2026
Mohammedan vs Mumbai City - Kishore Bharoti Krinangan, Kolkata (17:00)
Mohun Bagan vs East Bengal - Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata (19:30)
Monday, 4 May 2026
Odisha FC vs Bengaluru FC - TBD (19:30)
Wednesday, 6 May 2026
Punjab FC vs Chennaiyin FC - Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi (19:30)
Friday, 8 May 2026
Mumbai City vs East Bengal - TBD (19:30)
Saturday, 9 May 2026
FC Goa vs Mohun Bagan- Fatorda Stadium, Goa (17:00)
Jamshedpur FC vs Bengaluru FC - The Furnace, Jamshedpur (19:30)
Sunday, 10 May 2026
Kerala Blasters vs Mohammedan - Kaloor Stadium, Kochi (17:00)
NorthEast United vs Chennaiyin FC - Indira Gandhi Stadium, Guwahati (19:30)
Monday, 11 May 2026
SC Delhi vs Inter Kashi - Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi (19:30)
