Mumbai City FC won their first Indian Super League title when they beat ATK Mohun Bagan 2-1 in the final on Saturday. The Islanders became...
Mumbai City FC won their first Indian Super League title when they beat ATK Mohun Bagan 2-1 in the final on Saturday.
The Islanders became the fourth different team to win the ISL title after ATK, Chennaiyin FC and Bengaluru FC. Mumbai City FC are also the first team from Mumbai to become national champions after 15 years since Mahindra United achieved the feat when they had triumphed in the 2005-’06 season.
It was also the first time since the opening edition that the two finalists were playing in their first finals. However, it’s important to note that a large part of the ATK Mohun Bagan squad was inherited from ATK’s title winning squad last year.
The 2020-21 campaign involved eleven teams with SC East Bengal joining the top tier league after submitting a successful bid to do so, thus making it the biggest ISL season ever with 115 matches being played in total.
The season was a lot different from previous ones as teams played at neutral venues behind closed doors with the players being kept in a bio-secure bubble for the entire duration of the competition.
It had both negative and positive impact on the league. Here are few key numbers from the 2020-’21...
