Have a look at the full list of the Playoffs teams, knockouts schedule and format in ISL 2022-2023
The Indian Super League (ISL) season for 2022–23 is shortly concluding.
The league stage of the ISL, India’s elite football league, began with each side playing the other twice in a double-leg round-robin format.
Yet unlike past seasons, when the top four teams after the league round automatically went to the playoffs, the ISL 2022–23 will follow a completely different system.
ISL playoffs 2022-2023 schedule, date, time, fixtures, qualified teams and venue
The top two teams from the league stage advance directly to the semi-finals, while the final two spots are determined by single-elimination matches between the teams who placed third through sixth, respectively, in the ISL 2022–23 league stage standings.
Six teams rather than four have so advanced to the playoff round for the first time in ISL history.
Teams qualified for the playoffs of ISL 2022-23
Mumbai City FC and Hyderabad FC have advanced to the semifinals, while ATKMB, BFC, KBFC, and OFC are still in the playoffs.
| League position | Teams qualified | Playoff stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mumbai City FC | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Hyderabad FC | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Bengaluru FC | Knockout matches |
| 3 | ATK Mohun Bagan | Knockout matches |
| 5 | Kerala Blasters FC | Knockout matches |
| 6 | Odisha FC | Knockout matches |
With 46 points after 20 league games, Mumbai City FC has already clinched top place and will advance to the semifinals.
With 39 points after 19 games, defending champion Hyderabad FC has qualified for the semifinals.
The Nizams will hold onto second place in the league standings regardless of the outcome of their last league phase encounter against Kerala Blasters.
In the meantime, the third through sixth places on the ISL 2022–23 standings will be filled by ATK Mohun Bagan, Bengaluru FC, Kerala Blasters FC, and Odisha FC.
March 3 marks the beginning of the elimination rounds, and March 7 marks the beginning of the semifinals.
ISL 2022-23 playoffs schedule
March 3, Friday
Knockout 1 – fourth-place team in the league (home) vs fifth place team in the league (away)
March 4, Saturday
Knockout 2 – third place team in the league (home) vs sixth place team in the league (away)
March 7, Tuesday
Semi-final 1 (1st leg) – Mumbai City FC (home) vs winner of knockout 1(away)
March 9, Thursday
Semi-final 2 (1st leg) – Hyderabad FC (home) vs winner of knockout 2 (away)
March 12, Sunday
Semi-final 1 (2nd leg) – winner of knockout 1 (home) vs Mumbai City FC (away)
March 13, Monday
Semi-final 2 (2nd leg) – winner of knockout 2 (home) vs Hyderabad FC (away)
Meanwhile, in the 2022–23 Indian Super League, Chennaiyin FC (CFC), the two-time defending champion, will meet NorthEast United (NEUFC) on Friday at Chennai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (ISL). CFC wants to have a successful season’s end at home.
The CFC fanbase is enthusiastic despite missing out on a playoff spot this season. For the first time in the ISL season, the Marina Machans have won two straight games after winning their previous two games.
After ending its eight-match losing lack with a victory against East Bengal (EBFC) more than ten days earlier, CFC handed FC Goa a crushing blow last week with a 2-1 victory at the Fatorda Stadium.