2018–19 Indian Super League season


The 2018–19 Indian Super League season was the fifth season of the Indian Super League, one of the top Indian professional football leagues. It was established in 2013. The regular season began on 29 September 2018 and concluded on 17 March 2019. The league took a mid-season break for around one month from 17 December 2018 to early January 2019 due to India's participation in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.
Chennaiyin were the defending champions, having defeated Bengaluru in the 2018 final, however they did not qualify for the playoffs having finished the last in the regular season. Bengaluru FC won their maiden title by defeating FC Goa 1–0 in the final which was held on 17 March 2019.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and sponsorship

Head coaching changes

Roster changes

Foreign Players

The number of foreign players allowed in the squad will be reduced from eight to seven from 2018–19 season, however the maximum number of foreign players allowed on the pitch will remain same at five.
ClubForeigner 1Foreigner 2Foreigner 3Foreigner 4Foreigner 5Foreigner 6Foreigner 7
ATK Éverton Santos Gerson Vieira Andre Bikey John Johnson Kalu Uche Edu García Manuel Lanzarote
Bengaluru Álex Barrera Dimas Delgado Xisco Hernández Juanan Luisma Albert Serrán Miku
Chennaiyin Chris Herd Maílson Alves Raphael Augusto Eli Sabiá Gregory Nelson
Delhi Dynamos Ulises Dávila Gianni Zuiverloon Rene Mihelič Adrià Carmona Martí Crespí Francisco Dorronsoro Marcos Tébar
Goa Hugo Boumous Ahmed Jahouh Zaid Krouch Mourtada Fall Edu Bedia Coro Carlos Peña
Jamshedpur Tim Cahill Memo Mario Arqués Carlos Calvo Sergio Cidoncha Pablo Morgado Tiri
Kerala Blasters Cyril Kali Courage Pekuson Nikola Krčmarević Nemanja Lakić-Pešić Slaviša Stojanović Matej Poplatnik Kizito Keziron
Mumbai City Rafael Bastos Arnold Issoko Paulo Machado Lucian Goian Modou Sougou Marko Klisura Matías Mirabaje
NorthEast United José David Leudo Janeiler Rivas Palacios Mato Grgić Panagiotis Triadis Bartholomew Ogbeche Federico Gallego Juan Cruz Mascia
Pune City Marko Stanković Diego Carlos Marcelinho Iain Hume Matt Mills Jonathan Vila Martín Díaz

Regular season

League table

Results

Playoffs

Bracket

Semi-finals

Final

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

Top Indian scorers

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
NorthEast UnitedChennaiyin3–4 18 10 2018
4Mumbai CityKerala Blasters6–1 16 12 2018
Mumbai CityATK3–1 22 2 2019

Top Indian assists

Cleansheets

Discipline

Player

Awards

ISL Emerging Player of the Match

End of season awards