The Indian Super League (ISL) is set to be organized in Goa for the season 2020-21, beginning November. The upcoming ISL season will be its seventh edition. It will be played at three different venues in Goa - Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Fatorda), GMC Athletic Stadium (Bambolim), and Tilak Maidan Stadium (Vasco).
FSDL, organizing association of Indian Super League, will be working intimately with Goa’s sporting authorities and the state government to conduct a protected and secure season amidst the coronavirus pandemic. FSDL has planned to give one training ground to every single participating club. Ten training grounds have been recognized in the state, which will be sanitized and transformed before giving it over to the clubs. As of now, another club – East Bengal has found a new sponsor and are ready to participate in the upcoming ISL season, taking it to 11 teams.
Last season's ISL final played between ATK and Chennaiyin was also held at JLN Stadium, Goa in March without fans due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
With Indian Super League clubs already starting preparations to start, let’s check out the all-time top-scorers of India’s top footballing tournament.
1. Coro – 48 goals:
Team: FC Goa
Former Espanyol forward Corominas, popularly known as Coro, has spent three seasons in Indian Super League with Goa. He has scored 48 goals from 57 games. He takes the top spot in the highest scorer of ISL by playing just three seasons. He has spent eleven seasons in La Liga and has also won Copa Del Rey once with Espanyol. Of the three seasons in ISL, he has won two golden boots.
2. Sunil Chhetri – 39 goals:
Teams: Bengaluru FC, Mumbai City FC
Well well! We all were expecting his name, right? Indian National Team Captain Sunil Chhetri takes the second spot in the ISL with 39 goals from 74 appearances. He has played with Mumbai City and Bengaluru FC in ISL. He has managed a goalscoring average of 0.53 in ISL. He won the ISL with Bengaluru in the 2018-19 season.
3. Marcelinho – 31 goals:
Teams: Delhi Dynamos, Pune City, Hyderabad FC
Brazilian winger Marcelinho has spent four seasons in the ISL, playing for three different teams. He has scored 31 goals in 63 appearances so far. In the upcoming ISL season, he will be a part of Odisha FC. He won the ISL Golden Boot in his debut ISL season with Delhi Dynamos.
4. Iain Hume – 29 goals:
Teams: ATK, Kerala Blasters, FC Pune City
Former Canadian striker Iain Hume is a familiar name in ISL. He has spent five seasons in ISL, playing for ATK, Kerala and Pune. He scored 29 goals from 69 games and has won the ISL with ATK in 2016. He was also named the Hero of the League in 2014 while playing for Kerala Blasters.
5. Bartholomew Ogbeche – 27 goals:
Teams: NorthEast United, Kerala Blasters
The 35-year-old Nigerian forward has scored 27 goals in ISL and makes it to the top five in the all-time list. He has spent two seasons in ISL and made 34 appearances with NorthEast and Kerala.
# | Name | Matches | Goals | Goals per game |
1 | Coro | 57 | 48 | 0.84 |
2 | Sunil Chhetri | 74 | 38 | 0.53 |
3 | Marcelinho | 63 | 31 | 0.49 |
4 | Iain Hume | 69 | 29 | 0.42 |
5 | Barthomelew Ogbeche | 34 | 27 | 0.79 |
6 | Jeje Lalpekhlua | 70 | 24 | 0.34 |
7 | Miku | 32 | 20 | 0.63 |
8 | Lanzarote | 33 | 18 | 0.55 |
| Kalu Uche | 37 | 18 | 0.49 |
9 | Hugo Boumus | 41 | 16 | 0.39 |
| Stiven Mendoza | 25 | 16 | 0.64 |
10 | Emiliano Alfaro | 38 | 15 | 0.39 |
| Lallianzuala Chhangte | 58 | 15 | 0.26 |
| Roy Krishna | 21 | 15 | 0.71 |
| Moudou Sougou | 32 | 15 | 0.47 |
| Nerijus Valkskis | 20 | 15 | 0.75 |
