It's just a day and a few more hours to go for the second edition of the Indian Super League to get underway. It's that time of the year when all the sounds and music of 'Let's Football' dominate the television sets and bring every football fan in India together to enjoy two hours of great action almost every day.
The eight franchisees start their proceedings on Saturday as the ISL kicks off, and the beautiful game travels to every nook and corner of the country. Football, more specifically Indian football, will once again dominate the headlines in the newspapers and the news channels, and also become one of the major topics of discussion in the lunch and dinner table.
The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai is set to host the first game of the second season, as defending champions Atletico de Kolkata take on the home side Chennaiyin FC -- who were the league leaders in the last season of the tournament.
The action also unfolds to seven other venues across India, as the franchisees gear up to challenge the Kolkata side in an effort to snatch the title, and etch their name in the history books, just like Atletico de Kolkata did last year.
The full schedule of fixtures of Indian Super League season 2: All matches start 7 pm IST (1.30 pm GMT, 9.30 am ET).
Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
Match 1 - Chennaiyin FC vs Atletico de Kolkata -- Saturday, 3 October (7pm IST)
Match 20 - Chennaiyin FC vs FC Pune City – Saturday, 24 October (7pm IST)
Match 30 – Chennaiyin FC vs FC Goa – Thursday, 5 November (7pm IST)
Match 35 – Chennaiyin FC vs NorthEast United FC – Wednesday, 11 November (7pm IST)
Match 43 – Chennaiyin FC vs Kerala Blasters FC – Saturday, 21 November (7pm IST)
Match 45 – Chennaiyin FC vs Delhi Dynamos FC - - Tuesday, 24 November (7pm IST)
Match 51 – Chennaiyin FC vs Mumbai City FC – Tuesday, 1 December (7pm IST)
Venue: Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Match 10 – Atletico de Kolkata vs Kerala Blasters – Tuesday, 13 October (7pm IST)
Match 24 – Atletico de Kolkata vs Delhi Dynamos FC – Thursday, 29 October (7 pm IST)
Match 32 – Atletico de Kolkata vs NorthEast United FC – Saturday, 7 November (7pm IST)
Match 40 – Atletico de Kolkata vs Chennaiyin FC – Wednesday, 18 November (7pm IST)
Match 44 – Atletico de Kolkata vs FC Goa – Sunday, 22 November (7pm IST)
Match 48 – Atletico de Kolkata vs FC Pune City – Friday, 27 November (7 pm IST)
Match 54 – Atletico de Kolkata vs Mumbai City FC – Friday, 4 December (7pm IST)
Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Match 4 – Kerala Blasters vs NorthEast United FC – Tuesday, 6 October (7pm IST)
Match 8 – Kerala Blasters vs Mumbai City FC – Saturday, 10 October (7pm IST)
Match 15 – Kerala Blasters vs Delhi Dynamos FC – Sunday, 18 October (7pm IST)
Match 26 – Kerala Blasters vs Chennaiyin FC – Saturday, 31 October (7pm IST)
Match 29 – Kerala Blasters vs FC Pune City – Wednesday, 4 November (7pm IST)
Match 34 – Kerala Blasters vs Atletico de Kolkata – Tuesday, 10 November (7pm IST)
Match 50 – Kerala Blasters vs FC Goa – Sunday, 29 November (7pm IST)
Venue: Indira Gandhi Stadium, Guwahati
Match 12 – NorthEast United FC vs FC Goa – Thursday, 15 October (7pm IST)
Match 16 – NorthEast United FC vs Chennaiyin FC – Tuesday, 20 October (7 pm IST)
Match 19 – NorthEast United FC vs Atletico de Kolkata – Friday, 23 October (7pm IST)
Match 38 – NorthEast United FC vs Kerala Blasters – Sunday, 15 November (7pm IST)
Match 42 – NorthEast United FC vs Mumbai City FC – Friday, 20 November (7pm IST)
Match 49 – NorthEast United FC vs Delhi Dynamos – Saturday, 28 November (7pm IST)
Match 52 – NorthEast United FC vs FC Pune City – Wednesday, 2 December (7pm IST)
Venue: DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Match 13 – Mumbai City FC vs Chennaiyin FC – Friday, 16 October (7pm IST)
Match 17 – Mumbai City FC vs Delhi Dynamos – Wednesday, 21 October (7pm IST)
Match 21 – Mumbai City FC vs FC Goa – Sunday, 25 October (7pm IST)
Match 23 – Mumbai City FC vs NorthEast United FC – Wednesday, 28 October (7pm IST)
Match 27 – Mumbai City FC vs Atletico de Kolkata – Sunday, 1 November (7pm IST)
Match 36 – Mumbai City FC vs FC Pune City – Friday, 13 November (7pm IST)
Match 47 – Mumbai City FC vs Kerala Blasters – Thursday, 26 November (7pm IST)
Venue: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Stadium, Pune
Match 3 – FC Pune City vs Mumbai City FC – Monday, 5 October (7pm IST)
Match 7 – FC Pune City vs NorthEast United FC – Friday, 9 October (7pm IST)
Match 11 – FC Pune City vs Delhi Dynamos – Wednesday, 14 October (7pm IST)
Match 14 – FC Pune City vs Atletico de Kolkata – Saturday, 17 October (7pm IST)
Match 22 – FC Pune City vs Kerala Blasters – Tuesday, 27 October (7pm IST)
Match 33 – FC Pune City vs FC Goa – Sunday, 8 November (7pm IST)
Match 55 – FC Pune City vs Chennaiyin FC – Saturday, 5 December (7pm IST)
Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi
Match 6: Delhi Dynamos vs Chennaiyin FC – Thursday, 8 October (7pm IST)
Match 28: Delhi Dynamos vs NorthEast United FC – Tuesday, 3 November (7pm IST)
Match 31: Delhi Dynamos vs Mumbai City FC – Friday, 6 November (7pm IST)
Match 37: Delhi Dynamos vs Atletico de Kolkata – Saturday, 14 November (7pm IST)
Match 41: Delhi Dynamos vs FC Pune City – Thursday, 19 November (7pm IST)
Match 53: Delhi Dynamos vs Kerala Blasters – Thursday, 3 December (7pm IST)
Match 56: Delhi Dynamos vs FC Goa – Sunday, 6 December (7pm IST)
Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Fatorda
Match 2 – FC Goa vs Delhi Dynamos – Sunday, 4 October (7pm IST)
Match 5 – FC Goa vs Atletico de Kolkata – Wednesday, 7 October (7pm IST)
Match 9 – FC Goa vs Chennaiyin FC – Sunday, 11 October (7pm IST)
Match 18 – FC Goa vs Kerala Blasters – Thursday, 22 October (7pm IST)
Match 25 – FC Goa vs FC Pune City – Friday, 30 October (7pm IST)
Match 39 – FC Goa vs Mumbai City FC – Tuesday, 17 November (7pm IST)
Match 46 – FC Goa vs NorthEast United FC – Wednesday, 25 November (7pm IST)
Final – TBD vs TBD – Sunday, 20 December (7pm IST)
Playoffs:
Semifinal 1 (1st leg) – Friday, 11 December (7pm IST)
Semifinal 2 (1st leg) – Saturday, 12 December (7pm IST)
Semifinal 1 (2nd leg) – Tuesday,15 December (7pm IST)
Semifinal 2 (2nd leg) – Wednesday, 16 December (7pm IST)
