Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL), who are the promoters of the league, announced on Saturday the ISL fixtures featuring 61 games spread across 79 days, to be played in a home-away league format and followed by the semi-finals and the final. Venue for the ISL 2016 final remains undecided, however.
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NorthEast United’s Home fixtures (Indira Gandhi Stadium, Guwahati): 1st October vs Kerala Blasters FC; 4th Oct: vs. FC Goa; 20th Oct vs Chennaiyin FC; 28th October vs Atletico de Kolkata; 5th Nov vs Mumbai City FC; 22nd Nov vs FC Pune City and 30th Nov vs Delhi Dynamos FC.
It will be the third time that NorthEast United will play the season opener against the Kerala team, having won 1-0 in 2014 at home and losing 3-1 in Kochi.
Atletico de Kolkata’s Home Match Fixture (Rabindra Sarobar Stadium): 2nd October vs Chennaiyin FC; 16th October vs FC Goa;22nd October vs Delhi Dynamos FC; 25th October vs Mumbai City FC; 17th Nov vs NorthEast United FC; 29th November vs Kerala Blasters FC; 2nd December vs FC Pune City.
NorthEast United’s Home match fixture (Indira Gandhi Stadium, Guwahati): 1st October vs Kerala Blasters FC; 4th Oct: vs. FC Goa; 20th Oct vs Chennaiyin FC; 28th October vs Atletico de Kolkata; 5th Nov vs Mumbai City FC; 22nd Nov vs FC Pune City and30th Nov vs Delhi Dynamos FC. FC Goa’s next three matches are away matches before they return to place their second home match on October 24 against Kerala Blasters.
Though the defending champs will take on Delhi Dynamos in their opener, the bigger match everyone would await with beaten breath could be on October 13 when the Super Machas will have a face-off with FC Goa, at Marina Arena.
FC Goa enjoys a last four match run of home matches that start on November 11 and end on December 1 against Chennaiyin FC.
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Indians assisted in 45 goals and scored 48 that included two hat-tricks by Sunil Chhetri and Haokip.
