
Before the creation of the National Football League, most clubs played in state leagues or select nationwide tournaments. Despite India's early history in the game, the country's first nationwide football league did not begin until the semi-professional National Football League commenced in 1996.

During its first three seasons, the competition operated without official recognition from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the governing body for the sport in Asia. The league began in October 2014 with eight teams. The competition was founded on 21 October 2013 with the aim of growing the sport of football in India and increasing its exposure in the country. The season then culminates with the ISL Final to determine the Champions who are presented with the ISL Trophy. At the end of the league stage, the team with the most points gets declared the Premiers and presented with a trophy named League Winners Shield, and the top four clubs qualify for the play-offs. During the league stage of the competition, each club plays against all the other clubs in a round-robin style. Each season of the tournament generally runs from November to March. For sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp, it is officially called Hero Indian Super League. It is organised by All India Football Federation and their commercial partners Football Sports Development Limited.
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The Indian Super League ( ISL) is a men's professional football league, which is the highest level league in Indian football system. Current: 2021–22 Indian Super League season
