The 13th edition of the Indian Super League (ISL) will be a season unlike any other, as the league returns in its full format and most importantly, is set to be run by the clubs. The 2026-27 season will also see a new face enter the league in the form of Goan football giants, Churchill Brothers, replacing Jamshedpur FC, who discontinued in the league after playing for eight seasons as they decided against paying the participation fee. For the same reason, Diamond Harbour FC’s promotion to the ISL is restricted, making it 13 participating teams this season. Hence, the challenge has heightened in the top flight this time. Teams have built up their squads accordingly.
The two Kolkata giants, last season’s champions East Bengal FC and runners-up Mohun Bagan Super Giant, have shown their might again, while Kerala Blasters seek a new dawn under new ownership after years of turmoil. I-League holders Inter Kashi paid their participation fees late and faced a major hurdle in organising the squad but managed to do so at the last moment. FC Goa look to refigure themselves under former international Gouramangi Singh, one of four Indian coaches this season, after letting go of successful manager Manolo Marquez, who is taking the reins at Mumbai City. Bengaluru FC, NorthEast United, Punjab FC, Odisha FC, SC Delhi and Chennaiyin FC are also determined to produce a significant impact.
Here are the squad lists of all 13 teams participating in the ISL 2026-27 season:
Bengaluru FC
Goalkeepers: Gurpreet Singh, Lalthuammawia Ralte, Sahil Poonia, Suraj Singh
Defenders: Menno Koch (foreign), Chinglensana Singh, Sandro Embaló (foreign), Bungson Singh, Roshan Singh, Nikhil Poojary, Ricky Meetei
Midfielders: Suresh Singh, Lalremtluanga, Manuel Iriondo, Rishi Singh, Vinith Venkatesh, MD Arbash, Shivaldo Singh, Ashique Kuruniyan, Monirul Molla, Soham Varshneya
Forwards: Borja Martínez, Ryan Williams, Mihailo Perovic, Siva Sakthi, Sunil Chhetri, Harsh Palande, Serto Kom, Kelvin Singh
Head Coach: Pep Muñoz
FC Goa
Goalkeepers: Lara Sharma, Bob Jackson, Lionel Rymmei,
Defenders: Rudra Ved, Konsam Singh, Álex Zalaya, Sandesh Jhingan, Ronney Willson, Nim Dorjee, Aakash Sangwan, Saveme Tariang, Sitroy Carvalho, Jerry Lalrinzuala, Seriton Fernandes
Midfielders: Alex Vallejo (foreigner), Muhammad Nemil, Harsh Patre, Vellington Fernandes, Prachit Gaonkar, Franchu (foreigner), Haobam Singh, Isak Vanlalruatfela
Forwards: Udanta Singh, Jorge Ortiz (foreigner), Chiki (foreigner), KC Malsawmsanga, Ishan Pandita, Haodamlian Vaiphei
Head Coach: Gouramangi Singh
NorthEast United
Goalkeepers: Gurmeet Singh, Dipesh Chauhan, Mohanraj K
Defenders: Dinesh Singh, Pramveer, Eneko Satrústegui (foreigner), Shubham Poonia, Buanthanglun Samte, Tondonba Singh, Nikhil Barla, Asheer Akhtar, Robin Yadav
Midfielders: Mayakkannan Muthu, Louis Nickson, Mohammed Arshaf, Thoiba Singh, Mark Zothanpuia, Danny Meitei, Abdul Rabeeh, Antonio Moyano (foreigner), Nikola Ninkovic (foreigner), Redeem Tlang
Forwards: Alaeddine Ajaraie (foreigner), Parthib Gogoi, Ethyan González (foreigner), Jithin MS, Lalrinzuala Lalbiaknia, CK Aman, Tanbir Dey
Head Coach: Juan Pedro Benali
Mohun Bagan Super Giant
Goalkeepers: Vishal Kaith, Syed Zahid, Priyansh Dubey
Defenders: Robilal Mandi, Umer Muhthar, Mehtab Singh, Alberto Rodríguez (foreigner), Alex Saji, Raj Basfore, Subhasish Bose, Tekcham Abhishek Singh, Asish Rai, Rahul Bheke
Midfielders: Deepak Tangri, Miguel Figueira (foreigner), Apuia, Anirudh Thapa, Abhishek Suryavanshi, Tanmoy Ghosh, Samir Zeljkovic (foreigner), Sahal Samad
Forwards: Dejan Drazic (foreigner), Liston Colaco, Sayan Banerjee, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Manvir Singh, Jamie Maclaren (foreigner), Lee Erwin (foreigner), Kiyan Nassiri, Suhail Bhat
Head Coach: Panagotis Dimpleris (Panos)
Churchill Brothers
Goalkeepers: Anuj Kumar
Defenders: Alexandre Primael (foreigner), Gaurav Bora, Kingslee Fernandes, Lalbiakhlua Lianzela, Lalremruata Ralte, Maibam Singh, Parag Shrivas, Provat Lakra
Midfielders: Anil Gaonkar, Dramane Salou, Gourav Kankonar, Sanathoi Meetei, Richard Costa, Sebastian Gutierrez
Forwards: John Okoli, Stendly Fernandes, Trijoy Dias, Vincy Barretto, Wayde Lekay
Head Coach: Dimitris Dimitriou
Kerala Blasters
Goalkeepers: Amrinder Singh, Arsh Sheikh, Alsabith ST
Defenders: Jaganath Jayan, James Bolton (foreigner), Bikash Yumnam, Fallou Ndiaye (foreigner), Hormipam Ruivah, Sumit Sharma, Huidrom Singh, Aibanbha Dohling, Likmabam Rakesh, Sandeep Singh
Midfielders: Sahil Tavora, Freddy Lallawmawma, Ebindas Y, Paul Ramfangzauva, Joel Lalramengmawia, Nebojsa Kosovic (foreigner), Vibin Mohanan, Andre Green (foreigner), R Lalthanmawia, Mohammed Yasir, Taison Singh, Mohammad Sanan
Forwards: Adrián Luna (foreigner), Korou Singh, Momo Yansane (foreigner), Ramhlunchhunga, Sreekuttan MS
Head Coach: Ashley Westwood
Mumbai City
Goalkeepers: Ashish Sibi, TP Rehenesh, Ahan Prakash
Defenders: Lazar Cirkovic (foreigner), Bijay Chhetri, Nathan Rodrigues, Akash Mishra, Sahil Panwar, Hridaya Jain, Amandeep, Valpuia, Dhruv Alva
Midfielders: Lalnuntluanga, Zothanpuia, Franklin Nazareth, Sheikh Aadil, Sergio Llamas (foreigner), Ishaan Shishodia, Gyamar Nikum, Noufal PN, Brandon Fernandes, Vikram Partap Singh
Forwards: Leandro Otormín (foreigner), Wilmar Jordán Gil (foreigner), Muhammad Ajsal
Head Coach: Manolo Marquez
East Bengal FC
Goalkeepers: Phurba Lachenpa, Prabhsukhan Gill, Gourab Shaw
Defenders: Anwar Ali, Diego Zivulic (foreigner), Lalchungnunga, Narendar Gahlot, Nacho Monsalve (foreigner), Martin Raina, Jay Gupta, Sandip Mandi, Boris Singh, Mohamad Rakip, Hardik Bhatt
Midfielders: Mohammed Rashid, Jeakson Singh, Rohit Kumar, Ramsanga, Souvik Chakrabarti, Vanlalpeka Guite, Danish Farooq, Raynier Fernandes, Dani Ramírez (foreigner), Asif Khan, Naorem Mahesh, Vishnu PV, Edmund Lalrindika
Forwards: Bipin Singh, Rohit Danu, Chris Ikonomidis (foreigner), Jesin TK, Aké Loba (foreigner), Nsungusi Effiong (foreigner), Łukasz Zwoliński (foreigner), David Lalhlansanga
Head Coach: Antonio Habas
Inter Kashi
Goalkeepers: Albino Gomes, Mohit Dhami, Shubham Dhas
Defenders: Aritra Das, Gursimrat Gill, Laldinliana Renthlei, Leewan Castanha, Nishchal Chandan, Pratik Chaudhari, Sajad Parray, Sumeet Passi, Tanush Pandey
Midfielders: Aphaoba Singh, Hitesh Sharma, Jitendra Singh, Karthik Panicker, Wayne Vaz
Forwards: Ayush Chhikara, Huidrom Singh, Manvir Singh, Rosenberg Gabriel, Sreekuttan VS
Head Coach: Abhijit Mondal
Punjab FC
Goalkeepers: Arshdeep Singh, Aryaman Bengani, Muheet Shabir
Defenders: Bijoy Varghese, Jephthe Bahanack, Khaiminthang Lhungdim, Muhammed Uvais, Suresh Meitei, Usham Singh
Midfielders: Alfred Planas (foreigner), Bishu Sharma, Leon Augustine, Manglenthan Kipgen, Mohammad Inam, Nikhil Prabhu, Princeton Rebello, Ricky Shabong, Singamayum Shami, Vinit Rai
Forwards: Diego Oliveira (foreigner), Gurkirat Singh, Sanathoi Singh, Ninthoi Meetei, Muhammad Suhail, Messi Bouli (foreigner), Bikash Singh, Vishal Yadav
Head Coach: Pavlos Dermitzakis
SC Delhi
Goalkeepers: Nora Fernandes, Tajamul Islam, Vishal Yadav
Defenders: Ashutosh Mehta, Clarence Fernandes, Duvan Mina (foreigner), Lamgoulen Hangshing, Manoj Mohammad, Mohammed Kaif, Nduka Junior (foreigner), Sanatomba
Singh
Midfielders: Akshat Mehra, Ayush Adhikari, David Ndayishimiye (foreigner), Devanandan, Juan Pena (foreigner), K S Shikhar, Kharon Subba, Lalrinliana Hnamte, Mohammed Azhar, Thokchom Singh
Forwards: Augustine Lalrochana, Carlos Fortes, Joseph Sunny, Mohammed Aimen, Ramhlunchhunga, Rodrigo da Silva, Sourav K, Victor Britto
Head Coach: Tomasz Tchorz
Odisha FC
Goalkeepers: Hrithik Tiwari, Manas Dubey, Sachin Suresh
Defenders: Mohamed Salim, Thoiba Singh, Saurabh Bhanwala, Saviour Gama, Stephen Eze (foreigner), Subham Bhattacharya, Tejas Krishna, Vanlalzuidika Chhakchhuak
Midfielders: Edwin Vanspaul, Giorgi Aburjania (foreigner), K Lalrinfela, Lalthathanga Khawlhring, Mahmoud Eid, Antonio Molina (foreigner), Nihal Sudeesh, Ritwik Das
Forwards: Arjun Mohanan, Everton Mendonça (foreigner), Imran Khan, Kartik Hantal, Nandhakumar Sekar, Rahim Ali, Rahul KP, Sanathoi Singh, Suhair VP
Head Coach: Purushothaman TG
Chennaiyin FC
Goalkeepers: Malhar Mohol, Mohammad Nawaz, Samik Mitra
Defenders: Dippendu Biswas, Emmanuel Imanishimwe, Harmandeep Singh, Laldinpuia Pachuau, Namgyal Bhutia, Nuno Reis (foreigner), Saheef Muhammed, Vignesh Dakshinamurthy
Midfielders: Ayush Chhetri, Bryce Miranda, Glan Martins, Klusner Pereira, Lalriathpuia Chawngthu, Madih Talal (foreigner), Maheson Singh, Nikola Stojanovic (foreigner), Nitishkumar Meitei, S Prakadeswaran, Jiteshwor Singh
Forwards: Brison Fernandes, Irfan Yadwad, Ramon Souza, Shubham Rawat, Vivek S
Head Coach: Clifford Miranda
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