Mohun Bagan to Kick Off ISL 2024-25 Against Mumbai City FC on September 13th

The highly anticipated Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 season is set to kick off with a thrilling match between Shield winners Mohun Bagan Super Giant and Cup winners Mumbai City FC at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on September 13. This clash will be a rematch of last season's final, promising an exciting start to the new season. The ISL has released the fixtures for the first 84 matches of the season, scheduled until the end of the year. The opening weekend will feature more exciting matches, with Chennaiyin FC facing off against Odisha FC and Bengaluru FC taking on East Bengal FC in the first double-header of the season on September 14. The action will continue as Kerala Blasters FC host Punjab FC at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi on the following day. Football fans can expect a thrilling start to the ISL 2024-25 season with these exciting matchups.

Hyderabad FC will play their first game, an away fixture at Bengaluru FC on September 19. The match fixtures of Hyderabad FC are, however, contingent on them clearing the AIFF Club Licensing.

This season of the ISL will see 13 teams competing, with the addition of I-League champions Mohammedan Sporting Club. The newest entrants will kick-start their campaign against NorthEast United FC at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan -- their home turf in Kolkata -- on September 16.

With the entry of Mohammedan Sporting, the ISL will see the three most storied football clubs from Kolkata, including Mohun Bagan Super Giant and East Bengal, vying for the silverware.

The presence of the three giants will treat the fans with six high-intensity Kolkata derbies throughout the season. The first two Kolkata derbies of the season are scheduled in October -- Mohun Bagan Super Giant vs Mohammedan FC on October 5 and then East Bengal FC vs Mohun Bagan Super Giant on October 19.

Mohun Bagan Super Giant had won the coveted ISL League Shield, the trophy of supremacy in the 2023-24 season, by garnering 48 points after a gruelling season.

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But Mumbai City, who finished second at the end of the league phase, beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant in the ISL final after a knock-out round, which has very few parallels in any football league in the world.

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