The stars, both cricketing and acting, stars have already made their presence felt with their big buys in the Indian Super League. Now it will be onto the players, chiefly the marquee ones, to get things rolling on the field with panache as the ISL gets ready to kick off from Sunday.
A total of 61 matches will be played between the eight teams, as Atletico de Kolkata, Chennaiyin FC, Delhi Dynamos FC, FC Goa, FC Pune City, Kerala Blasters FC, Mumbai City FC and NorthEast United FC look to become the maiden winners of the ISL title.
Below is a full list of the ISL Schedule, with fixtures, timings, venues and dates.
League Stage: 12 October: Match 1: Atletico de Kolkata vs Mumbai City FC (7 pm IST) at Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata.
13 October: Match 2: NorthEast United FC vs Kerala Blasters FC (7 pm IST) at Indira Gandhi Stadium, Guwahati.
14 October: Match 3: Delhi Dynamos FC vs FC Pune City (7 pm IST) at Nehru Stadium, Delhi.
15 October: Match 4: FC Goa vs Chennaiyin FC (7 pm IST) at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Fatorda.
16 October: Match 5: NorthEast United FC vs Atletico de Kolkata (7 pm IST) at Indira Gandhi Stadium.
18 October: Match 6: Mumbai City FC vs FC Pune City (7 pm IST) at DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai.
19 October: Match 7: Atletico de Kolkata vs Delhi Dynamos FC (4.30 pm IST) at Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata.
19 October: Match 8: NorthEast United FC vs FC Goa (7 pm IST) at Indira Gandhi Stadium, Guwahati.
21 October: Match 9: Chennaiyin FC vs Kerala Blasters FC (7 pm IST) at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai.
23 October: Match 10: FC Goa vs Atletico de Kolkata (7 pm IST) at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Fatorda.
24 October: Match 11: Mumbai City FC vs NorthEast United FC (7 pm IST) at DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai.
25 October: Match 12: Delhi Dynamos FC vs Chennaiyin FC (7 pm IST) at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi.
26 October: Match 13: Atletico de Kolkata vs Kerala Blasters FC (4.30 pm IST) at Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata.
26 October: Match 14: FC Pune City vs FC Goa (7 pm IST) at Balewadi Sports Complex Stadium, Pune.
28 October: Match 15: Chennaiyin FC vs Mumbai City FC (7 pm IST) Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai.
29 October: Match 16: Delhi Dynamos FC vs NorthEast United FC (7 pm IST) at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi.
30 October: Match 17: FC Pune City vs Kerala Blasters FC at Balewadi Sports Complex Stadium, Pune.
1 November: Match 18: FC Goa vs Delhi Dynamos FC (7 pm IST) at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Fatorda.
2 November: Match 19: Mumbai City FC vs Kerala Blasters FC (7 pm IST) at DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai.
3 November: Match 20: FC Pune City vs NorthEast United FC (7 pm IST) at Balewadi Sports Complex Stadium, Pune.
4 November: Match 21: Chennaiyin FC vs Atletico de Kolkata (7 pm IST) at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai.
5 November: Match 22: Mumbai City FC vs Delhi Dynamos FC (7 pm IST) at DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai.
6 November: Match 23: Kerala Blasters FC vs FC Goa (7 pm IST) at Nehru Stadium, Kochi.
7 November: Match 24: Atletico de Kolkata vs FC Pune City (7 pm IST) Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata.
8 November: Match 25: Chennaiyin FC vs NorthEast United FC (7 pm IST) at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai.
9 November: Match 26: FC Goa vs Mumbai City FC (4.30 pm IST) at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Fatorda.
9 November: Match 27: Kerala Blasters FC vs Delhi Dynamos FC (7 pm IST) at Nehru Stadium, Kochi.
11 November: Match 28: FC Pune City vs Chennaiyin FC (7 pm IST) at Balewadi Sports Complex Stadium, Pune.
12 November: Match 29: Kerala Blasters FC vs Mumbai City FC (7 pm IST) at Nehru Stadium, Kochi.
13 November: Match 30: Delhi Dynamos FC vs FC Goa (7 pm IST) at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi.
14 November: Match 31: Atletico de Kolkata vs Chennaiyin FC (7 pm IST) at Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata.
15 November: Match 32: NorthEast United FC vs FC Pune City (7 pm IST) at Indira Gandhi Stadium, Guwahati.
16 November: Match 33: Delhi Dynamos FC vs Kerala Blasters FC (7 pm IST) at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi.
17 November: Match 34: Mumbai City FC vs FC Goa (7 pm IST) at DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai.
18 November: Match 35: Atletico de Kolkata vs NorthEast United FC (7 pm IST) at Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata.
19 November: Match 36: Chennaiyin FC vs FC Pune City (7 pm IST) at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai.
21 November: Match 37: Kerala Blasters FC vs Atletico de Kolkata (7 pm IST) at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi.
22 November: Match 38: FC Goa vs FC Pune City (7 pm IST) at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Fatorda.
23 November: Match 39: Mumbai City FC vs Chennaiyin FC (7 pm IST) at DY Patil Stadium.
24 November: Match 40: NorthEast United FC vs Delhi Dynamos FC (7 pm IST) at Indira Gandhi Stadium.
26 November: Match 41: FC Goa vs Kerala Blasters FC (7 pm IST) at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Fatorda.
27 November: Match 42: NorthEast United FC vs Chennaiyin FC (7 pm IST) at Indira Gandhi Stadium, Guwahati.
28 November: Match 43: Delhi Dynamos FC vs Mumbai City FC (7 pm IST) at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi.
29 November: Match 44: FC Pune City vs Atletico de Kolkata (7 pm IST) at Balewadi Sports Complex Stadium, Pune.
30 November: Match 45: Kerala Blasters FC vs Chennaiyin FC (7 pm IST) at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi.
1 December: Match 46: FC Goa vs North East United FC (7 pm IST) at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Fatorda.
2 December: Match 47: Delhi Dynamos FC vs Atletico de Kolkata (7 pm IST) at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi.
3 December: Match 48: FC Pune City vs Mumbai City FC (7 pm IST) at Balewadi Sports Complex Stadium
4 December: Match 49: Kerala Blasters FC vs NorthEast United FC (7 pm IST) at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi.
5 December: Match 50: Chennaiyin FC vs FC Goa (7 pm IST) at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai.
6 December: Match 51: FC Pune City vs Delhi Dynamos FC (7 pm IST) at Balewadi Sports Complex Stadium, Pune.
7 December: Match 52: Mumbai City FC vs Atletico de Kolkata (7 pm IST) at DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai.
9 December: Match 53: Chennaiyin FC vs Delhi Dynamos FC (4.30 pm IST) at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai.
9 December: Match 54: Kerala Blasters FC vs FC Pune City (7 pm IST) at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi.
10 December: Match 55: Atletico de Kolkata vs FC Goa (4.30 pm IST) at Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata.
10 December: Match 56: NorthEast United FC vs Mumbai City FC (7 pm IST) at Indira Gandhi Stadium.
13 December: Semifinal 1, First Leg: Fourth Placed Team in League Stage vs First Placed Team in League Stage (7 pm IST).
14 December: Semifinal 2, First Leg: Third Placed Team in League Stage vs Second Placed Team in League Stage (7 pm IST).
16 December: Semifinal 1, Second Leg: First Placed Team in League Stage vs Fourth Placed Team in League Stage (7 pm IST).
17 December: Semifinal 2, Second Leg: Second Placed Team in League Stage vs Third Placed Team in League Stage (7 pm IST).
20 December: Final: Winner of Semifinal 1 vs Winner of Semifinal 2 (7 pm IST).
