5 Big Changes in this ISL Season 3
Internet Desk : Like every season, the Hero Indian Super League will have some new things for a change. Let’s take a look at the 5 new things that the season 3 of the Hero ISL will have.
New Home: With the Salt Lake Stadium under renovation for next year’s FIFA under-17 World Cup in India, Atletico de Kolkata have opted to play their home games at the newly refurbished Rabindra Sarobar Stadium.
Mumbai City FC will also play their home games this season at a new venue after settling for the Mumbai Football Arena or popularly known as the Andheri Sports Complex. The last FIFA International Friendly match between India and Puerto Rico was a “curtain raiser”, as the energetic crowd and brilliant facilities promised to have a great ISL season ahead for Mumbai City FC.
New Marquees: The season 3 will see superstars of world football like Diego Forlan, Eidur Gudjohnsen, Aaron Hughes in action as marquee players.
Here are the teams of the new marquee players:
New Managers: The season 3 will witness five new marquee managers. Check out who they are:
1. Steve Coppell (Kerala Blasters)
2. Jose Molina (Atletico de Kolkata)
3. Gianluca Zambrotta (Delhi Dynamos)
4. Alexandre Guimaraes (Mumbai City FC)
5. Nelo Vingada (NorthEast United)
Pre-Season training: This has been the maiden season among the last three seasons, where all the eight franchises have decided to do their pre-season games abroad, including the Kerala Blasters who opted to have their pre-season at home in the last two seasons.
Let’s take a look at the teams and their pre-season venues:
FC Goa- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Chennaiyin FC- Perugia, Italy
Atletico de Kolkata- Madrid, Spain
NorthEast United- Dubai
Mumbai City FC- Dubai
Delhi Dynamos- England & Sweden
FC Pune City- Madrid, Spain
Kerala Blasters- Thailand