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Xtra Time Web Desk: Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL) the promoters of Indian Super League (ISL) have introduced new timings for its weekend double headers in the upcoming ISL 2021-22 season. For the first time in its seven years history the ISL matches on weekends will kick off late evening at 9:30pm.

While the regular weekday fixture will be a 7:30 pm start, the double headers on weekends, which until last season were a 5:30 pm feature, will now move to 9:30 pm start.

Introduced in 2014 as a short 11-week event, ISL over the years has gained massive momentum in popularising the sport across India, bringing in transformational changes to the format and competition and earning itself the country''s premier football league status.

ISL now runs from November to March, with an increased matches to 115 involving 11 clubs.

Early this March, the league had earned accolades for being the first live sports event to commence, and successfully complete a five-month long competition in bio-secured bubble at Goa.

The league has once selected Goa to conduct the upcoming 2021-22 season commencing November 19. The tournament will be held behind close doors at three stadiums until March 2022.