WWW.INDIANSUPERLEAGUE.COM THE MUMBAI FOOTBALL ARENA
THE MUMBAI FOOTBALL ARENA IS HOUSED WITHIN THE ANDHERI SPORTS COMPLEX, A MULTI PURPOSE SPORTS FACILITY ESTABLISHED IN 1988. THE COMPLEX, THAT HAS BEEN USED FOR NATIONAL LEVEL SPORTS TOURNAMENTS, WAS REDEVELOPED TO INCLUDE A FOOTBALL STADIUM IN ACCORDANCE WITH FIFA GUIDELINES IN 2016. IN 2018, IT HOSTED THE INAUGURAL HERO INTERCONTINENTAL CUP WHICH INDIA WON.
THE ARENA IS NOW THE HOME OF TWO TIME HERO ISL SEMI FINALISTS, MUMBAI CITY FC. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE #HEROISLFINAL WILL TAKE PLACE IN MUMBAI, AS THE CITY HOSTED IT IN THE INAUGURAL SEASON. HOWEVER, IT’S THE FIRST TIME THAT THE MUMBAI FOOTBALL ARENA WILL LAY WITNESS TO THE SUMMIT CLASH AS WELL AS THE CROWNING OF A #NEWCHAMPION, THIS SEASON. Venue WWW.INDIANSUPERLEAGUE.COM THE STAGE IS SET!
ANOTHER FANTASTIC SEASON AND ANOTHER HERO INDIAN SUPER LEAGUE ISL FINAL IS HERE! MONTHS OF DRAMA, ACTION, HARD WORK AND PASSION BOILS DOWN TO THIS ONE MATCH THAT WILL CROWN THE #NEWCHAMPION. AFTER 90 INTENSE MATCHES, THE LEAGUE PHASE OF THE SEASON ENDED WITH THE TWO FINALISTS BENGALURU FC AND FC GOA GRABBING THE TOP TWO SPOTS IN THE STANDINGS. THEY ENDED WITH 34 POINTS APIECE, SEPARATED ONLY BY HEAD TO HEAD AVERAGE. THE SEMI FINALS SAW THE BLUES BEAT NORTHEAST UNITED FC 4 2 ON AGGREGATE, WHILE THE GAURS OVERCAME MUMBAI CITY FC BY A MASSIVE 5 2 MARGIN TO REACH THE FINAL.
THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME THAT INDIA WILL WITNESS THE RISE OF A #NEWCHAMPION. ONLY ATK AND CHENNAIYIN FC HAVE WON THE HERO ISL TWICE EACH IN THE LAST FOUR SEASONS. IN THE INAUGURAL SEASON, ATK DEFEATED ARCH RIVALS KERALA BLASTERS FC 1 0, THANKS TO A HEADER IN INJURY TIME FROM MOHAMMED RAFIQUE, WHILE IN THE SECOND SEASON, CHENNAIYIN FC GOT THE BETTER OF FC GOA AND GRABBED THEIR MAIDEN TROPHY AFTER A 3 2 THRILLER. THE THIRD SEASON SAW ANOTHER KERALA BLASTERS AND ATK CLASH, WHERE THE KOLKATA OUTFIT OVERCAME THEIR OPPONENTS IN A NERVE WRACKING PENALTY SHOOT OUT. THE LAST SEASON WITNESSED A SUMMIT CLASH BETWEEN BENGALURU FC AND CHENNAIYIN FC, WHO WENT ON TO LIFT THEIR SECOND TROPHY AFTER A 3 2 WIN OVER THE BLUES.
THE AGONY OF LOSING OUT AFTER BEING SO CLOSE TO ACHIEVING THE ULTIMATE DREAM HAUNTS BOTH THE CLUBS AND IS SURE TO FUEL THEM AT THE #HEROISLFINAL. IT IS A FINAL THE NEUTRALS WOULD RELISH, AND IT IS ONE THAT THEY ARE GETTING, AT A NEUTRAL VENUE TO BOOT. IT'S LIKE A DREAM COME TRUE. STAY TUNED FOR A BLOCKBUSTER NIGHT!
WWW.INDIANSUPERLEAGUE.COM Bengaluru FC CLUB PROFILE
THE BLUES ARE AT IT AGAIN! AFTER THEIR HEARTBREAKING LOSS AGAINST CHENNAIYIN FC IN THE HERO INDIAN SUPER LEAGUE 2017 18 FINAL, BENGALURU FC ARE ALL SET FOR THEIR FIRST SHOT AT REDEMPTION AND A SECOND SHOT AT THE TITLE. DISPATCHING A STRONG FC GOA IN THE #HEROISLFINAL WILL BE NO WALK IN THE PARK, BUT HAVING BEEN THE MORE CONSISTENT SIDE IN THE TOURNAMENT OVER THE LAST TWO SEASONS, THE POPULAR PERCEPTION IS THAT BENGALURU FC ARE THE FRONT RUNNERS TO WIN THE TROPHY THIS TIME AROUND!
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GOALKEEPERS DEFENDERS
GURPREET SINGH SORAM POIREI ADITYA PATRA ALBERT SERRAN GURSIMRAT HARMANJOT JUANAN NISHU KUMAR SANDHU SINGH KHABRA
MIDFIELDERS
PARAG SATISH SRIVAS RAHUL BHEKE RINO ANTO SAIRUAT KIMA
AJAY CHHETRI ALEJANDRO GARCIA BOITHANG BARRERA HAOKIP FORWARDS
XISCO EDMUND MIKU SUNIL CHHETRI SEMBOI HAOKIP HERNANDEZ KEAN LEWIS LUIS LOPEZ LALRINDIKA
DIMAS HEAD COACH MYRON MENDES UDANTA SINGH DELGADO
CARLES CUADRAT
WWW.INDIANSUPERLEAGUE.COM FC Goa CLUB PROFILE
AFTER NARROWLY MISSING OUT ON THE TITLE IN 2015, FC GOA HAVE EARNED THEMSELVES A SECOND CHANCE TO PUT THEIR NAMES IN THE HERO INDIAN SUPER LEAGUE HERO ISL HISTORY BOOKS. THIS TIME, HOWEVER, THEY LOOK LIKE THEY HAVE EVERYTHING IN THEIR ARSENAL TO GO ALL THE WAY. A TACTICAL GENIUS, A GOAL SCORING PHENOMENON, CREATIVE MIDFIELDERS AND A DEFENSIVE POWERHOUSE MAKE THE GAURS PRIME CONTENDERS TO TAKE HOME THE SPOILS AT THE #HEROISLFINAL. OVER THE PAST TWO SEASONS, FC GOA HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE MOST CONSISTENT SIDES IN THE LEAGUE AND ALSO, THE MOST LETHAL ATTACKING UNIT WITH 84 GOALS SCORED SINCE THE START OF THE 2017 18 CAMPAIGN.
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GOALKEEPERS DEFENDERS
MOHAMMAD CHINGLENSANA LAXMIKANT NAVEEN KUMAR CARLOS PENA MOHAMED ALI LALHMANGAIHSANGA KATTIMANI NAWAZ SINGH
MIDFIELDERS
SERITON NIRMAL CHETTRI SAVIOUR GAMA MOURTADA FALL FERNANDES
AHMED JAHOUH BRANDON EDU BEDIA FERNANDES FORWARDS
JACKICHAND LENNY HUGO BOUMOUS SINGH RODRIGUES FERRAN COROMINAS LISTON COLACO MANVIR SINGH
MANDAR RAO PRATESH DESSAI SHIRODKAR HEAD COACH
PRINCETON SERGIO REBELLO ZAID KROUCH LOBERA
WWW.INDIANSUPERLEAGUE.COM BENGALURU FC ROAD TO FINAL W 11 L 5 D 4 SUNDAY, 30 SEP, 2018 THURSDAY, 13 DEC, 2018 BENGALURU FC 1 0 CHENNAIYIN FC BENGALURU FC 1 0 ATK
SUNDAY, 07 OCT, 2018 SUNDAY, 27 JAN, 2019 BENGALURU FC 2 2 JAMSHEDPUR FC MUMBAI CITY FC 1 0 BENGALURU FC
MONDAY, 22 OCT, 2018 WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN, 2019 FC PUNE CITY 0 3 BENGALURU FC BENGALURU FC 2 1 NORTHEAST UNITED FC
WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT, 2018 WEDNESDAY, 06 FEB, 2019 ATK 1 2 BENGALURU FC BENGALURU FC 2 2 KERALA BLASTERS FC
MONDAY, 05 NOV, 2018 SATURDAY, 09 FEB, 2019 KERALA BLASTERS FC 1 2 BENGALURU FC CHENNAIYIN FC 2 1 BENGALURU FC
THURSDAY, 22 NOV, 2018 SUNDAY, 17 FEB, 2019 FC GOA 1 2 BENGALURU FC DELHI DYNAMOS FC 3 2 BENGALURU FC
MONDAY, 26 NOV, 2018 THURSDAY, 21 FEB, 2019 BENGALURU FC 1 0 DELHI DYNAMOS FC BENGALURU FC 3 0 FC GOA
FRIDAY, 30 NOV, 2018 WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB, 2019 BENGALURU FC 2 1 FC PUNE CITY JAMSHEDPUR FC 5 1 BENGALURU FC
WEDNESDAY, 05 DEC, 2018 THURSDAY, 07 MAR, 2019 SF 1 1ST LEG NORTHEAST UNITED FC 1 1 BENGALURU FC NORTHEAST UNITED FC 2 1 BENGALURU FC
SUNDAY, 09 DEC, 2018 MONDAY, 11 MAR, 2019 SF 1 2ND LEG BENGALURU FC 1 1 MUMBAI CITY FC BENGALURU FC 3 0 NORTHEAST UNITED FC
“WE ARE GOING TO STICK TO OUR PLAN AND BE READY PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY.” CARLES CUADRAT *IN HERO ISL 2018 19 WWW.INDIANSUPERLEAGUE.COM FC GOA ROAD TO FINAL W 11 L 5 D 4 MONDAY, 01 OCT, 2018 FRIDAY, 14 DEC, 2018 NORTHEAST UNITED FC 2 2 FC GOA FC GOA 5 1 NORTHEAST UNITED FC
SATURDAY, 06 OCT, 2018 MONDAY, 28 JAN, 2019 CHENNAIYIN FC 1 3 FC GOA FC GOA 0 0 JAMSHEDPUR FC
WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT, 2018 FRIDAY, 01 FEB, 2019 FC GOA 5 0 MUMBAI CITY FC MUMBAI CITY FC 0 2 FC GOA
SUNDAY, 28 OCT, 2018 MONDAY, 04 FEB, 2019 FC GOA 4 2 FC PUNE CITY DELHI DYNAMOS FC 0 0 FC GOA
THURSDAY, 01 NOV, 2018 THURSDAY, 14 FEB, 2019 JAMSHEDPUR FC 4 1 FC GOA FC GOA 3 0 ATK
THURSDAY, 08 NOV, 2018 MONDAY, 18 FEB, 2019 FC GOA 3 2 DELHI DYNAMOS FC FC GOA 3 0 KERALA BLASTERS FC
SUNDAY, 11 NOV, 2018 THURSDAY, 21 FEB, 2019 KERALA BLASTERS FC 1 3 FC GOA BENGALURU FC 3 0 FC GOA
THURSDAY, 22 NOV, 2018 THURSDAY, 28 FEB, 2019 FC GOA 1 2 BENGALURU FC FC GOA 1 0 CHENNAIYIN FC
WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV, 2018 SATURDAY, 09 MAR, 2019 SF 2 1ST LEG ATK 0 0 FC GOA MUMBAI CITY FC 1 5 FC GOA
TUESDAY, 11 DEC, 2018 TUESDAY, 12 MAR, 2019 SF 2 2ND LEG FC PUNE CITY 2 0 FC GOA FC GOA 0 1 MUMBAI CITY FC
“WE HAVE ACHIEVED A BIG THING AND NOW WE HAVE TO THINK WHAT WE CAN ACHIEVE IN THE FINAL.” SERGIO LOBERA *IN HERO ISL 2018 19 WWW.INDIANSUPERLEAGUE.COM HERO ISL DATA DIARIES AFTER 94 MATCHES
TOTAL MOST SHOTS 2324 313 SHOTSBY A CLUB TOP 3 16 12 12 FERRAN MODOU BARTHOLOMEW GOAL SCORERS COROMINAS SOUGOU OGBECHE TOTAL PASSES 77891 TOP 3 8 7 6 CREATORS ARNOLD FERRAN CARLOS ASSISTS ISSOKO COROMINAS CALVO MOST PASSES FC GOA BY A CLUB 10547
*IN HERO ISL 2018 19 WWW.INDIANSUPERLEAGUE.COM *IN HERO ISL 2018 19 WWW.INDIANSUPERLEAGUE.COM HERO ISL 2018-19 IN PICTURES
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