Thursday 8 September 2016

Indian Super League season 3 to begin from October 1

 Season-3 of the Indian Super League (ISL) football would be held from October 1 to December 18, with the opening game scheduled in Guwahati and the venues of the two-legged semi finals to be decided later. League’s promoters, Football Sports Development Ltd, announced the ISL fixtures featuring 61 games spread across 79 days played in a home-away league format, to be followed by
the semi-finals and the final. For the third year running John Abraham-owned club North East United FC would take on Sachin Tendulkar owned Kerala Blasters FC in the season opener, to be held at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati..
The first leg of the semi finals are scheduled on December 10 and 11 followed by the second leg on December 13 and 14 leading up to the final on December 18.
Last season’s champions, Chennaiyin FC will begin their campaign on October 2 against Atletico de Kolkata at the Rabindra Sarobar Stadium in Kolkata. Mumbai FC will also have a new home ground this season, having shifted to the Andheri Sports Complex from the DY Patil Stadium.

The final will be held on December 18. The venues for the semi-finals and final have not yet been decided.

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