The Indian Super League (ISL) today announced the dates for the 2024-25 Playoffs with the League stage concluding on 12th March 2025. The Knockouts will be played on 29th & 30th March 2025, followed by the two-legged Semi-finals on 2nd-3rd & 6th-7th April. The much-anticipated Final of the 2024-25 season will be played on Saturday, 12th April 2025.
Mohun Bagan SG created history by clinching the League Shield for the second season in a row, becoming the first team in the competition to do so. Along with Mohun Bagan SG, FC Goa (2nd), Bengaluru FC (3rd), NorthEast United FC (4th), Jamshedpur FC (5th) & Mumbai City FC (6th) all confirmed their spots in the Playoffs.
In the Playoffs, the teams ranked third to sixth will battle it out in two single-legged Knockout matches to determine the opponents for Mohun Bagan SG and FC Goa, who make it directly to the Semi-finals. The Semi-finals will be played in a home and away format with the winners over the two legs playing the Final on 12th April at the home of the higher-ranked team in the League Table.
Playoffs Schedule:
29th March: Knockout 1 – Bengaluru FC (home) vs Mumbai City FC
30th March: Knockout 2 – NorthEast United FC (home) vs Jamshedpur FC
2nd April: Semi-final 1 (First leg) – Winner of Knockout 1 (home) vs FC Goa
3rd April : Semi-final 2 (First leg) – Winner of Knockout 2 (home) vs Mohun Bagan SG
6th April : Semi-final 1 (Second leg) – FC Goa (home) vs Winner of Knockout 1
7th April : Semi-final 2 (Second leg) – Mohun Bagan SG (home) vs Winner of Knockout 2
12th April : Final – Winner of Semi-final 1 vs Winner of Semi-final 2
In the event of both teams scoring the same number of goals in the playoffs, the game will go into extra time and penalties.
