The ISL 2024/25 is expected to be an intense season with a league-high 13 teams set to participate should Hyderabad FC clear the AIFF licensing criteria. Mohammedan SC became the second team to be promoted to the ISL adding the three Kolkata giants in the top-flight league again. With the competition growing and clubs allowed to make marquee signings outside the salary cap, clubs have built eye-catching squads to compete for the highest honor in the upcoming campaign. The new ISL season will begin on 13 September 2024.
Here are the probable squads for the 2024-25 ISL season:
Bengaluru FC
Goalkeepers: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Lalthuammawia Ralte, Sahil Poonia
Defenders: Rahul Bheke, Aleksandar Jovanovic, Nikhil Poojary, Naorem Roshan, Chinglensana Singh, Mohammed Salah, Clarence Fernandes
Midfielders: Shivaldo Singh, Vinith Venkatesh, Suresh Wangjam, Harsh Patre, Lalremtluanga, Pedro Capó, Alberto Noguera, Halicharan Narzary, Ryan Williams
Forwards: Edgar Méndez, Jorge Díaz, Siva Sakthi Narayanan, Sunil Chhetri
Head Coach: Gerard Zaragoza
Chennaiyin FC
Goalkeepers: Mohammad Nawaz, Samik Mitra, Prateek Kumar
Defenders: Preyarhanjan RS, Ryan Edwards, Lazar Cirkovic, Bikash Yumnam, PC Laldinpuia, Elsinho, Mandar Rao Desai, Vignesh Dakshinamurthy, Sachu Siby, Ankit Mukherjee
Midfielders: Jiteshwor Singh, Jitendra Singh, Nesta Colin, Ayush Adhikari, Lalrinliana Hnamte, Lukas Brambilla
Forwards: Vincy Barretto, Farukh Choudhary, Gurkirat Singh, Alexander Jesuraj, Connor Shields, Daniel Chima, Kiyan Nassiri, Irfan Yadwad, Wilmar Gil
Head Coach: Owen Coyle
East Bengal FC
Goalkeepers: Prabhsukhan Gill, Debjit Majumder, Aditya Patra
Defenders: Hijazi Maher, Monotosh Chakladar, Gursimrat Singh Gill, Lalchungnunga, Hector Yuste, Provat Lakra, Mohamad Rakip, Mark Zothanpuia
Midfielders: Aman CK, Jeakson Singh, Madih Talal, Mahesh Naorem, Nandhakumar Sekar, Saúl Crespo, Sayan Banerjee, Souvik Chakrabarti, Tanmay Das, Vanlalpeka Guite, PV Vishnu
Forwards: Cleiton Silva, David Lalhlansanga, Dimitrios Diamantakos, Jesin TK, Suhair VP
Head Coach: Carles Cuadrat
FC Goa
Goalkeepers: Arshdeep Singh, Hrithik Tiwari, Lara Sharma, Laxmikant Kattimani
Defenders: Aakash Sangwan, Jay Gupta, Leander d’ Cunha, Muhammad Hamad, Nim Dorjee, Odei Onaindia, Sanatomba Singh, Seriton Fernandes
Midfielders: Ayush Chhetri, Boris Thangjam, Borja Herrera, Brison Fernandes, Carl McHugh, Dejan Drazic, Mohammad Yasir, Nemil Valiyattil, Rowllin Borges, Udanata Singh
Forwards: Alan Saji, Armando Sadiku, Devendra Murgaokar, Iker Guarrotxena
Head Coach: Manolo Marquez
Hyderabad FC (TBD)
Jamshedpur FC
Goalkeepers: Albino Gomes, Rakshit Dagar, Vishal Yadav, Amrit Gope
Defenders: Ashutosh Mehta, Stephen Eze, Muhammed Uvais, Ricky Lallawmawma, Saphaba Singh, Nishchal Chandan, Pratik Chaudhari, Shubham Sarangi, Nikhil Barla, Wungngayam Muirang
Midfielders: Germanpreet Singh, Pronay Halder, Rei Tachikawa, Mobashir Rahman, Javi Hernández, Sourav Das, Emil Benny, Imran Khan, Sheik Sahil
Forwards: Sanan Mohammed, Ritwik Das, Aniket Jadhav, Javi Siverio, Jordan Murray, Semboi Haokip, Sreekuttan VS, Nongdamba Naorem, Seiminlen Doungel
Head Coach: Khalid Jamil
Kerala Blasters FC
Goalkeepers: Sachin Suresh, Nora Fernandes, Mohammed Arbaz, Som Kumar
Defenders: Miloš Drinčić, Aibanbha Dohling, Alexandre Coeff, Bijoy Varghese, Hormipam Ruivah, Naocha Singh, Prabir Das, Pritam Kotal, Sandeep Singh, Rakesh Meitei, Muhammed Saheef
Midfielders: Freddy Lallawmawma, Yoihenba Meitei, Danish Farooq, Mohammed Azhar, Vibin Mohanan, Saurav Mandal, Bryce Miranda
Forwards: Mohammed Aimen, R Lalthanmawia, Noah Sadaoui, Ishan Pandita, Kwame Peprah, Rahul KP, Adrián Luna
Head Coach: Mikael Stahre
Mohammedan SC
Goalkeepers: Padam Chettri, Bhaskar Roy, Nikhil Deka, Subhajit Bhattacharjee
Defenders: Gaurav Bora, Joe Zoherliana, Joseph Adjei, Sajad Parray, Mohammed Jassim, Joe Zoherliana, Zodingliana Ralte, Vanlalzuidika Chhakchhuak, Thokchom James Singh, Mohammed Irshad, Samad Mallick, Dipu Halder
Midfielders: Jeremy Laldinpuia, Mohammed Kadiri, Mirjalol Kasimov, Amarjit Singh, Tanmoy Ghosh, Sajal Bag, Sujit Singh, Mahitosh Roy
Forwards: Lalremsanga Fanai, Rochharzela, Alexis Gómez, Makan Chote, César Manzoki, Carlos Franca, Israfil Dewan, Robinson Singh
Head Coach: Andrey Chernyshov
Mohun Bagan Super Giant
Goalkeepers: Vishal Kaith, Dheeraj Singh, Debnath Mondal, Arsh Shaikh
Defenders: Tom Aldred, Raj Basfore, Sumit Rathi, Dippendu Biswas, Subhasish Bose, Alberto Rodríguez, Asish Rai, Amandeep Singh, Ravi Rana
Midfielders: Deepak Tangri, Glan Martins, Apuia, Anirudh Thapa, Abhishek Suryavanshi, Sahal Samad, Ashique Kuruniyan, Greg Stewart
Forwards: Dimitri Petratos, Jason Cummings, Suhail Bhat, Manvir Singh, Liston Colaco, Jamie Maclaren
Head Coach: Jose Molina
Mumbai City FC
Goalkeepers: Phurba Lachenpa, TP Rehnesh, Ahan Prakash
Defenders: Akash Mishra, Mehtab Singh, Thaer Krouma, Tiri, Valpuia, Nathan Rodrigues, Halen Nongtdu, Sanjeev Stalin, Sahil Panwar, Hardik Bhatt
Midfielders: Van Nieff, Jayesh Rane, Franklin Nazareth, Hitesh Sharma, Brandon Fernandes, Jérémy Manzorro, Jon Toral, Noufal P.N, Gyamar Nikum
Forwards: Bipin Singh, Vikram Partap Singh, Nikolaos Karelis, Daniel Lalhlimpuia, Ayush Chhikara, Lallianzuala Chhangte
Head Coach: Petr Kratky
Northeast United FC
Goalkeepers: Gurmeet Singh, Mirshad Michu, Dipesh Chauhan, Arman Tamang
Defenders: Dinesh Singh, Míchel Zabaco, Hamza Regragui, Tondonba Singh, Buanthanglun Samte, Asheer Akhtar, Robin Yadav
Midfielders: Mohammed Ali Bemammer, Phalguni Singh, Mayakkannan Muthu, Shighil Nambrath, Néstor Albiach, Fredy Chawngthansanga, Redeem Tlang, Louis Nickson, Bekey Oram
Forwards: Alaeddine Ajaraie, Guillermo Fernández, Jithin M.S, Ankith Padmanabhan, Thoi Singh, Parthib Gogoi
Head Coach: Juan Pedro Benali
Odisha FC
Goalkeepers: Amrinder Singh, Anuj Kumar, Niraj Kumar
Defenders: Amey Ranawade, Carlos Delgado, Jerry Lalrinzuala, Laldinliana Renthlei, Lalliansanga Renthlei, Narender Gahlot, Mourtada Fall, Subham Bhattacharya, Tankadhar Bag, Thoiba Moirangthem
Midfielders: Hugo Boumous, Ahmed Jahouh, Givson Singh, Puitea, Lenny Rodrigues, Narendra Naik, Raynier Fernandes, Rohit Kumar
Forwards: Aphaoba Singh, Diego Mauricio, Isak Vanlalruatfela, Jerry Mawihmingthanga, Roy Krishna, Rahim Ali
Head Coach: Sergio Lobera
Punjab FC
Goalkeepers: Muheet Shabir, Ravi Kumar, Jaskaranbir Singh
Defenders: Melroy Assisi, Nikhil Prabhu, Ivan Novoselec, Suresh Meitei, Nitesh Darjee, Abhishek Singh, Khaiminthang Lhungdim, Denechandra Meitei
Midfielders: Filip Mrzljak, Ashis Pradhan, Vinit Rai, Leon Augustine, Ricky Shabong, Samuel Kynshi, Vinit Rai, Princeton Rebello, Singamayum Shami, Manglenthang Kipgen
Forwards: Ninthoi Meetei, Ezequiel Vidal, Nihal Sudeesh, Mushaga Bakenga, Luka Majcen, Muhammad Suhail
Head Coach: Panagiotis Dilmperis
