Third edition of the ISL football tournament will begin on October 1

Bengaluru, Aug 26: The third edition of the Indian Super League (ISL) football tournament will begin on October 1, 2016 (Saturday) and culminate on Decmeber 18.

Chennaiyin FC win 2015 title The promoters, Football Sports Development Limited today (August 26) announced ISL 2016 fixtures, featuring 61 games spread across 79 days played in a home-away league format followed by two-legged semi-finals and the final.

The “Super Sunday” final is scheduled on December 18. Venue for the final will be announced at a later date.

All the matches will kick off at 7 PM IST. Guwahati gets ready for Lights & Cameras, NorthEast for Action With just over a month from now, Guwahati will witness galaxy of stars descending to lighten up the spirit of beautiful game in the North East with ISL 2016 opening ceremony scheduled on October 1.

With ISL focus on the region, John Abraham owned club NorthEast United FC would hope it aspire his boys to get a jump start to their campaign when they take on Sachin Tendulkar owned Kerala Blasters FC.

Coincidently, 2016 would turn out to be the third consecutive opening clash rivalry between John Vs Sachin in a row, NorthEast United having won 1-0 on 4th October 2014 at home and losing 1-3 on 6th Oct 2015 at Kochi ground.

Atletico de Kolkata’s Home Match Fixture (Rabindra Sarobar Stadium) : 2nd Oct. vs Chennaiyin FC; 16th Oct. vs FC Goa;22nd Oct. vs Delhi Dynamos FC; 25th Oct. vs Mumbai City FC; 17th Nov vs NorthEast United FC; 29th Nov. vs Kerala Blasters FC; 2nd Dec. vs FC Pune City.

Mumbai City FC’s Home Fixtures (Mumbai Football Arena, Andheri Sports Complex) : 7th Oct vs NorthEast United; 11th Octvs Atletico de Kolkata; 21st Oct vs Fc Goa; 10th Nov vs FC Pune City; 19th Nov vs Kerala Blasters FC; 23rd Nov vs Chennaiyin FC; 3rd Dec vs Delhi Dynamos FC.

Chennaiyin FC Home Fixtures (Marina Arena) : 6th Oct vs Delhi Dynamos FC; 13th Oct vs FC Goa; 29th Oct vs Kerala Blasters FC; 2nd Nov vs Mumbai City FC; 15th Nov vs FC Pune City; 20th Nov vs Atletico de Kolkata; 26th Nov vs NorthEast United FC;

NorthEast United’s Home match fixture (Indira Gandhi Stadium, Guwahati): 1st Oct. vs Kerala Blasters FC; 4th Oct: vs. FC Goa; 20th Oct vs Chennaiyin FC; 28th Oct. vs Atletico de Kolkata; 5th Nov vs Mumbai City FC; 22nd Nov vs FC Pune City and30th Nov vs Delhi Dynamos FC.

Detailed fixture can be viewed at www.indiansuperleague.com