The wait for the Indian Super League (ISL) may soon end as the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has announced the tentative schedule for the upcoming 2025-26 season, which has been delayed due to a lack of a commercial partner. The ISL 2025-26 is expected to start on 14 February with a match between Mohun Bagan SG and Kerala Blasters FC at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata.
FC Goa is also scheduled to take on newly-promoted Inter Kashi at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, on the same day. The first Kolkata derby between Mohun Bagan and East Bengal is scheduled to take place on 3 May.
ISL tentative fixtures relased, team to play at new stadiums
The tentative ISL schedule has been released by AIFF in response to queries from interested bidders for broadcasting rights.
“However, this schedule is indicative and may be utilised by interested Bidders for informational purposes only. The schedule remains subject to change, basis inputs received from the participating Clubs, and a final schedule will form a part of the Contract,” the AIFF said.
According to the tentative schedule, ISL will see double headers on all Saturdays and Sundays (except one Sunday).
The Varanasi-based debutant Inter Kashi will use Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar as their home venue along with Odisha FC. Mohammedan Sporting will play four matches in Jamshedpur FC’s home stadium.
Sporting Club Delhi and Punjab FC will use Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi as their home venue, while Chennaiyin FC will play home games at JLN Stadium in Chennai.
Kerala Blasters would play their home matches not in Kochi but at the EMS Stadium in Kozhikode. This, however, has not been confirmed yet.
ISL 2025-26 tentative fixtures:
14 February 2026 – Mohun Bagan SG vs Kerala Blasters FC, Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata – 5:00 PM
14 February 2026 – FC Goa vs Inter Kashi FC, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa – 7:30 PM
15 February 2026 – Jamshedpur FC vs Mohammedan SC, JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur – 5:00 PM
15 February 2026 – Bengaluru FC vs Sporting Club Delhi, Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru – 7:30 PM
16 February 2026 – Odisha FC vs Punjab FC, Kalinga Stadium (TBC), Bhubaneswar – 5:00 PM
16 February 2026 – East Bengal FC vs NorthEast United FC, Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata – 7:30 PM
19 February 2026 – Mumbai City FC vs Chennaiyin FC, Mumbai Football Arena (TBC), Mumbai – 7:30 PM
20 February 2026 – FC Goa vs Mohammedan SC, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa – 7:30 PM
21 February 2026 – East Bengal FC vs Sporting Club Delhi, Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata – 5:00 PM
21 February 2026 – Jamshedpur FC vs Punjab FC, JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur – 7:30 PM
22 February 2026 – Bengaluru FC vs NorthEast United FC, Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru – 5:00 PM
22 February 2026 – Kerala Blasters FC vs Mumbai City FC, EMS Stadium (TBC), Kozhikode – 7:30 PM
23 February 2026 – Mohun Bagan SG vs Chennaiyin FC, Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata – 7:30 PM
24 February 2026 – Odisha FC vs Inter Kashi FC, Kalinga Stadium (TBC), Bhubaneswar – 7:30 PM
26 February 2026 – FC Goa vs Sporting Club Delhi, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa – 7:30 PM
27 February 2026 – East Bengal FC vs Jamshedpur FC, Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata – 5:00 PM
27 February 2026 – Bengaluru FC vs Punjab FC, Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru – 7:30 PM
28 February 2026 – Kerala Blasters FC vs Inter Kashi FC, EMS Stadium (TBC), Kozhikode – 5:00 PM
28 February 2026 – Mohammedan SC vs Mohun Bagan SG, JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur – 7:30 PM
1 March 2026 – Odisha FC vs Chennaiyin FC, Kalinga Stadium (TBC), Bhubaneswar – 5:00 PM
1 March 2026 – Mumbai City FC vs NorthEast United FC, Mumbai Football Arena (TBC), Mumbai – 7:30 PM
5 March 2026 – East Bengal FC vs FC Goa, Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata – 5:00 PM
6 March 2026 – Jamshedpur FC vs Inter Kashi FC, JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur – 7:30 PM
6 March 2026 – Odisha FC vs Mohun Bagan SG, Kalinga Stadium (TBC), Bhubaneswar – 5:00 PM
7 March 2026 – Bengaluru FC vs Mohammedan SC, Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru – 7:30 PM
7 March 2026 – Kerala Blasters FC vs Chennaiyin FC, EMS Stadium (TBC), Kozhikode – 5:00 PM
8 March 2026 – Mumbai City FC vs Sporting Club Delhi, Mumbai Football Arena (TBC), Mumbai – 7:30 PM
9 March 2026 – Punjab FC vs NorthEast United FC, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi – 7:30 PM
13 March 2026 – Chennaiyin FC vs Mohammedan SC, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai – 5:00 PM
13 March 2026 – Sporting Club Delhi vs Odisha FC, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi – 7:30 PM
14 March 2026 – East Bengal FC vs Kerala Blasters FC, Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata – 5:00 PM
14 March 2026 – Bengaluru FC vs Mohun Bagan SG, Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru – 7:30 PM
15 March 2026 – NorthEast United FC vs Jamshedpur FC, Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati – 5:00 PM
15 March 2026 – Inter Kashi FC vs Mumbai City FC, Kalinga Stadium (TBC), Bhubaneswar – 7:30 PM
16 March 2026 – Punjab FC vs FC Goa, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi – 7:30 PM
19 March 2026 – Sporting Club Delhi vs Jamshedpur FC, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi – 7:30 PM
20 March 2026 – NorthEast United FC vs Odisha FC, Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati – 5:00 PM
20 March 2026 – Mohun Bagan SG vs Mumbai City FC, Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata – 7:30 PM
21 March 2026 – Mohammedan SC vs East Bengal FC, JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur – 5:00 PM
21 March 2026 – Kerala Blasters FC vs Punjab FC, EMS Stadium (TBC), Kozhikode – 7:30 PM
22 March 2026 – Chennaiyin FC vs FC Goa, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai – 5:00 PM
22 March 2026 – Inter Kashi FC vs Bengaluru FC, Kalinga Stadium (TBC), Bhubaneswar – 7:30 PM
3 April 2026 – Punjab FC vs Mohammedan SC, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi – 7:30 PM
4 April 2026 – Jamshedpur FC vs Mohun Bagan SG, JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur – 5:00 PM
4 April 2026 – FC Goa vs Bengaluru FC, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa – 7:30 PM
5 April 2026 – Sporting Club Delhi vs Kerala Blasters FC, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi – 5:00 PM
5 April 2026 – Mumbai City FC vs Odisha FC, Mumbai Football Arena (TBC), Mumbai – 7:30 PM
7 April 2026 – Chennaiyin FC vs Inter Kashi FC, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai – 7:30 PM
9 April 2026 – Jamshedpur FC vs Mumbai City FC, JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur – 7:30 PM
10 April 2026 – NorthEast United FC vs Sporting Club Delhi, Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati – 5:00 PM
10 April 2026 – FC Goa vs Odisha FC, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa – 7:30 PM
11 April 2026 – Chennaiyin FC vs East Bengal FC, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai – 5:00 PM
11 April 2026 – Bengaluru FC vs Kerala Blasters FC, Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru – 7:30 PM
12 April 2026 – Inter Kashi FC vs Mohammedan SC, Kalinga Stadium (TBC), Bhubaneswar – 5:00 PM
12 April 2026 – Mohun Bagan SG vs Punjab FC, Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata – 7:30 PM
15 April 2026 – Kerala Blasters FC vs NorthEast United FC, EMS Stadium (TBC), Kozhikode – 7:30 PM
16 April 2026 – East Bengal FC vs Bengaluru FC, Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata – 7:30 PM
17 April 2026 – Chennaiyin FC vs Sporting Club Delhi, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai – 5:00 PM
17 April 2026 – Odisha FC vs Mohammedan SC, Kalinga Stadium (TBC), Bhubaneswar – 7:30 PM
18 April 2026 – Kerala Blasters FC vs Jamshedpur FC, EMS Stadium (TBC), Kozhikode – 5:00 PM
18 April 2026 – FC Goa vs Mumbai City FC, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa – 7:30 PM
19 April 2026 – NorthEast United FC vs Mohun Bagan SG, Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati – 7:30 PM
20 April 2026 – Punjab FC vs Inter Kashi FC, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi – 7:30 PM
23 April 2026 – Kerala Blasters FC vs Odisha FC, EMS Stadium (TBC), Kozhikode – 7:30 PM
24 April 2026 – NorthEast United FC vs FC Goa, Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati – 5:00 PM
24 April 2026 – East Bengal FC vs Punjab FC, Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata – 7:30 PM
25 April 2026 – Bengaluru FC vs Mumbai City FC, Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru – 5:00 PM
25 April 2026 – Jamshedpur FC vs Chennaiyin FC, JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur – 7:30 PM
26 April 2026 – Sporting Club Delhi vs Mohammedan SC, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi – 5:00 PM
26 April 2026 – Mohun Bagan SG vs Inter Kashi FC, Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata – 7:30 PM
28 April 2026 – East Bengal FC vs Odisha FC, Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata – 7:30 PM
1 May 2026 – Jamshedpur FC vs FC Goa, JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur – 7:30 PM
2 May 2026 – Inter Kashi FC vs NorthEast United FC, Kalinga Stadium (TBC), Bhubaneswar – 5:00 PM
2 May 2026 – Sporting Club Delhi vs Punjab FC, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi – 7:30 PM
3 May 2026 – Mohammedan SC vs Mumbai City FC, JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur – 5:00 PM
3 May 2026 – Mohun Bagan SG vs East Bengal FC, Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata – 7:30 PM
4 May 2026 – Odisha FC vs Bengaluru FC, Kalinga Stadium (TBC), Bhubaneswar – 7:30 PM
6 May 2026 – Punjab FC vs Chennaiyin FC, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi – 7:30 PM
8 May 2026 – Mumbai City FC vs East Bengal FC, Mumbai Football Arena (TBC), Mumbai – 7:30 PM
9 May 2026 – FC Goa vs Mohun Bagan SG, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa – 5:00 PM
9 May 2026 – Jamshedpur FC vs Bengaluru FC, JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur – 7:30 PM
10 May 2026 – Kerala Blasters FC vs Mohammedan SC, EMS Stadium (TBC), Kozhikode – 5:00 PM
10 May 2026 – NorthEast United FC vs Chennaiyin FC, Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati – 7:30 PM
11 May 2026 – Sporting Club Delhi vs Inter Kashi FC, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi – 7:30 PM
17 May 2026 – Inter Kashi FC vs East Bengal FC, Kalinga Stadium (TBC), Bhubaneswar – TBD
17 May 2026 – Kerala Blasters FC vs FC Goa, EMS Stadium (TBC), Kozhikode – TBD
17 May 2026 – Jamshedpur FC vs Odisha FC, JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur – TBD
17 May 2026 – Punjab FC vs Mumbai City FC, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi – TBD
17 May 2026 – Mohun Bagan SG vs Sporting Club Delhi, Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata – TBD
17 May 2026 – NorthEast United FC vs Mohammedan SC, Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati – TBD
17 May 2026 – Chennaiyin FC vs Bengaluru FC, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai – TBD
Four broadcasters – FanCode, Sony Sports, Zee Sports and British media group Two Circles – have shown interest in bidding for ISL’s broadcast rights.
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