AIFF releases tentative fixtures of ISL 2026

New Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has come up with tentative fixtures of the upcoming Indian Super League (ISL) season, according to ESPN. The ISL 2025-26 edition is set to kick off in Kolkata on February 14 with Mohun Bagan facing Kerala Blasters in the tournament’s opener. As per the tentative ISL fixtures, 91-matches will be played in the ISL tournament, with the grand finale to be held on May 17, with all seven games in the final gameweek being held simultaneously. According to ESPN, the AIFF’s fixture list is still tentative, released as part of clarifications in response to queries from prospective bidders for the federation’s broadcast rights RFP. On January 6, Union Sports Minister Mansukh

Mandaviya said the Indian Super League (ISL) will begin on February 14. Mandaviya has also noted that all 14 clubs have agreed to play the ISL this season.”We have decided that the ISL will start on February 14, Saturday, and all of our clubs will participate in it,” Mansukh Mandaviya told the reporters. “In the country, football has progressed. In football, the country performs well. Through the League, the country gets good players. With this aim, the ISL league will be held,” he added. Before the announcement, AIFF held an Emergency Committee meeting and said the ISL dates would be announced soon. The Emergency Committee met to consider and acknowledge the report submitted by the AIFF-ISL Coordination Committee. The Coordination Committee was formed on December 20, 2025, following discussions at the AIFF Executive Committee meeting and the subsequent Annual General Meeting. The Coordination Committee was tasked with submitting its report to the AIFF Secretariat by January 2, which was duly complied with. The AIFF Emergency Committee formally acknowledged the report and recommended that AIFF conduct the League. Tentative list of fixtures for ISL 2026 as per ESPN: February 14 Mohun Bagan vs Kerala Blasters, Kolkata Goa vs Inter Kashi, Goa, February 15 Jamshedpur vs Mohammedan, Jamshedpur Bengaluru vs Delhi, Bengaluru, February 16 Odisha vs Punjab, Bhubaneswar East Bengal vs NorthEast United, Kolkata, February 19 Mumbai City vs Chennaiyin, Mumbai, February 20 Goa vs Mohammedan, Goa, February 21 East Bengal vs Delhi, Kolkata Jamshedpur vs Punjab, Jamshedpur, February 22 Bengaluru vs NorthEast United, Bengaluru Kerala Blasters vs Mumbai City, Kozhikode, February 23 Mohun Bagan vs Chennaiyin, Kolkata, February 24 Odisha vs Inter Kashi, Bhubaneswar, February 26 Goa vs Delhi, Goa, February 27 East Bengal vs Jamshedpur, Kolkata Bengaluru vs Punjab, Bengaluru, February 28 Kerala Blasters vs Inter Kashi, Kozhikode Mohammedan vs Mohun Bagan, Jamshedpur, March 1 Odisha vs Chennaiyin, Bhubaneswar Mumbai City vs NorthEast United, Mumbai, March 5 East Bengal vs Goa, Kolkata March 6 Odisha vs Mohun Bagan, Bhubaneswar Jamshedpur vs Inter Kashi, Jamshedpur, March 7 Kerala Blasters vs Chennaiyin, Kozhikode Bengaluru vs Mohammedan, Bengaluru, March 8 Mumbai City vs Delhi, Mumbai, March 9 Punjab vs NorthEast United, Delhi, March 13 Chennaiyin vs Mohammedan, Chennai Delhi vs Odisha, Delhi, March 14 East Bengal vs Kerala Blasters, Kolkata Bengaluru vs Mohun Bagan, Bengaluru, March 15 NorthEast United vs Jamshedpur, Guwahati Inter Kashi vs Mumbai City, Bhubaneswar, March 19 Delhi vs Jamshedpur, Delhi, March 20 NorthEast United vs Odisha, Guwahati Mohun Bagan vs Mumbai City, Kolkata, March 21 Mohammedan vs East Bengal, Jamshedpur Kerala Blasters vs Punjab, Kozhikode, March 22 Chennaiyin vs Goa, Chennai Inter Kashi vs Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, April 3 Punjab vs Mohammedan, Delhi, April 4 Jamshedpur vs Mohun Bagan, Jamshedpur Goa vs Bengaluru, Goa, 5 April Delhi vs Kerala Blasters FC, New Delhi Mumbai City vs Odisha, Mumbai 7 April Chennaiyin vs Inter Kashi, Chennai 9 April Jamshedpur vs Mumbai City, Jamshedpur 10 April NorthEast United vs Delhi, Guwahati Goa vs Odisha, Goa 11 April Chennaiyin vs East Bengal, Chennai Bengaluru vs Kerala Blasters, Bengaluru 12 April Inter Kashi vs Mohammedan, Bhubaneswar Mohun Bagan vs Punjab, Kolkata 15 April Kerala Blasters vs NorthEast United, Kozhikode 16 April East Bengal vs Bengaluru, Kolkata 17 April Chennaiyin vs Delhi, Chennai Odisha vs Mohammedan, Bhubaneswar 18 April Kerala Blasters vs Jamshedpur, Kozhikode Goa vs Mumbai City, Goa 19 April NorthEast United vs Mohun Bagan, Guwahati 20 April Punjab vs Inter Kashi, New Delhi 23 April Kerala Blasters vs Odisha, Kozhikode 24 April NorthEast United vs Goa, Guwahati East Bengal vs Punjab, Kolkata 25 April Bengaluru FC vs Mumbai City, Bengaluru Jamshedpur vs Chennaiyin, Jamshedpur 26 April Delhi vs Mohammedan, New Delhi Mohun Bagan vs Inter Kashi, Kolkata 28 April East Bengal vs Odisha, Kolkata 1 May Jamshedpur vs Goa, Jamshedpur 2 May Inter Kashi vs NorthEast United, Bhubaneswar Delhi vs Punjab, New Delhi 3 May Mohammedan vs Mumbai City, Jamshedpur Mohun Bagan vs East Bengal, Kolkata 4 May Odisha vs Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar 6 May Punjab vs Chennaiyin, New Delhi 8 May Mumbai City vs East Bengal 9 May Goa vs Mohun Bagan, Goa Jamshedpur vs Bengaluru, Jamshedpur 10 May Kerala Blasters vs Mohammedan, Kozhikode NorthEast United vs Chennaiyin, Guwahati 11 May Delhi vs Inter Kashi, New Delhi 17 May Inter Kashi vs East Bengal, Bhubaneswar Kerala Blasters vs Goa, Kozhikode Jamshedpur vs Odisha, Jamshedpur Punjab vs Mumbai City, New Delhi Mohun Bagan vs Delhi, Kolkata NorthEast United vs Mohammedan, Guwahati Chennaiyin vs Bengaluru, Chennai (ANI)