The 2017-2018 Indian Super League (ISL), in its 4th edition saw two new teams entering the league , Bengaluru FC and Jamshedpur FC. With the addition of the two new teams the league has a total of 10 teams, which means the league itself would run for a longer duration of time. The rules of including foreign players in the team has also been changed in this 2017-2018 Season.
The season started on Nov 17, 2017 with the league matches ending on Mar 4th, 2018. The Semi-Finals are TBD and the Final is scheduled to be played on Mar 17th in Kolkata.
2014 Champions – ATK FC
2015 Champions – Chennaiyin Football Club
2016 Champions – ATK FC
ISL Teams – 2017-2018
Foreign Player Rule Changes
Unlike during the first three seasons of the Indian Super League, the 2017–18 season will see the maximum number of foreign players per team reduced to eight from 11. Also unlike the previous three seasons, the maximum number of overseas players allowed on the pitch at the same time was reduced to five from six.
Foreign Players
| Name | Position | Country |
|---|---|---|
| David Cotterill | Forward | Wales |
| Keegan Pereira | Defender | Haiti |
| Martin Paterson | Forward | Northern Ireland |
| Ryan Taylor | Defender | England |
| Jordi Figueras | Defender | Spain |
| Tom Thorpe | Defender | England |
| Conor Thomas | Mid-Fielder | England |
| Njazi Kuqi | Forward | Kosovo |
| Zequinha | Forward | Portugal |
| Robbie Keane | Forward | Ireland |
| Name | Position | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Maílson Alves | Defender | Brazil |
| Rene Miheli? | Mid-Fielder | Slovenia |
| Jude Nworuh | Forward | Nigeria |
| Jaime Gavilán | Mid-Fielder | Spain |
| Gregory Nelson | Forward | Netherlands |
| Henrique Sereno | Defender | Portugal |
| Raphael Augusto | Mid-Fielder | Brazil |
| Iñigo Calderón | Defender | Spain |
| Name | Position | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Jeroen Lumu | Mid-Fielder | Netherlands |
| Edu Moya | Defender | Spain |
| Paulinho Dias | Mid-Fielder | Brazil |
| Gabriel Cichero | Defender | Venezuala |
| Xabi Irureta | Goalkeeper | Spain |
| Matías Mirabaje | Mid-Fielder | Uruguay |
| Guyon Fernandez | Forward | Curacao |
| Kalu Uche | Forward | Nigeria |
| Name | Position | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Edu Bedia | Mid-Fielder | Spain |
| Chechi | Defender | Spain |
| Bruno Pinheiro | Defender | Portugal |
| Chinglensana Singh | Defender | |
| Ahmed Jahouh | Mid-Fielder | Morocco |
| Adrián Colunga | Forward | Spain |
| Manuel Arana | Mid-Fielder | Spain |
| Manuel Lanzarote | Mid-Fielder | Spain |
| Coro | Forward | Spain |
| Name | Position | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Lolo | Defender | Spain |
| Diego Carlos | Forward | Brazil |
| Marko Stankovic | Mid-Fielder | Austria |
| Jonatan Lucca | Mid-Fielder | Brazil |
| Marcos Tébar | Mid-Fielder | Spain |
| Rafa López | Defender | Spain |
| Emiliano Alfaro | Forward | Uruguay |
| Marcelo Leite Pereira | Forward | Brazil |
| Name | Position | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Courage Pekuson | Mid-Fielder | Ghana |
| Kizito Keziron | Mid-Fielder | Uganda |
| Dimitar Berbatov | Forward | Bulgaria |
| Arata Izumi | Mid-Fielder | Japan |
| Wes Brown | Defender | England |
| Nemanja Laki?-Peši? | Defender | Serbia |
| Paul Rachubka | Goalkeeper | England |
| Mark Sifneos | Forward | Netherlands |
| Iain Hume | Forward | Canada |
| Name | Position | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Lucian Goian | Defender | Romania |
| Achille Emaná | Mid-Fielder | Cameroon |
| Rafa Jorda | Forward | Spain |
| Gerson Vieira | Defender | Brazil |
| Marcio Rosario | Defender | Brazil |
| Léo Costa | Mid-Fielder | Brazil |
| Everton Santos | Forward | Brazil |
| Thiago Santos | Mid-Fielder | Brazil |
| Name | Position | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Danilo | Forward | Brazil |
| Martín Díaz | Defender | Uruguay |
| Maic Sema | Forward | Sweden |
| Odaïr Fortes | Forward | Cape Verde |
| José Gonçalves | Defender | Portugal |
| Sambinha | Defender | Guinea-Biisau |
| Marcinho | Mid-Fielder | Brazil |
| Name | Position | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Memo | Mid-Fielder | Brazil |
| Kervens Belfort | Forward | Haiti |
| Matheus Gonçalves | Mid-Fielder | Brazil |
| Sameehg Doutie | Mid-Fielder | South Africa |
| Wellington Priori | Mid-Fielder | Brazil |
| Tiri | Defender | Spain |
| André Bikey | Defender | Cameroon |
| Matheus Goncalves | Mid-Fielder | Brazil |
| Izu Azuka | Forward | Nigeria |
| Name | Position | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Toni | Mid-Fielder | Spain |
| Dimas Delgado | Mid-Fielder | Spain |
| Edu García | Mid-Fielder | Spain |
| Braulio | Forward | Spain |
| John Johnson | Defender | England |
| Juanan | Defender | Spain |
| Erik Paartalu | Mid-Fielder | Australia |
| Miku | Forward | Venezuala |