Margao: The final of the 2021-22 edition of the Indian Super League (ISL) will be held March 20 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here, a record fourth time it will be hosting the title clash of the lucrative league.
The two-legged semifinals will take place on March 11-12 and March 15-16 respectively, league organisers Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL) said Thursday while releasing the schedule.
In one of the most closely-contested seasons of ISL, nine teams still remain in contention to advance into the semi-finals.
The season has been the most competitive ISL so far with only 19 points gap between the current top-placed team, Hyderabad FC (29) and NorthEast United FC (10), in 11th.
The ‘away goal’ rule will not apply in the semi-finals this season. Teams with the highest goal aggregate in their respective two-legged ties will progress to the final.
The league phase ends March 7. The team finishing on top of the table will be crowned winners of the League Shield, earning a direct group-stage entry into the AFC Champions League next season.
Hero ISL 2021-22 semi-finals and final dates:
Friday, March 11 – semi-final 1 – 1st leg
Saturday, March 12 – semi-final 2 – 1st leg
Tuesday, March 15 – semi-final 1 – 2nd leg
Wednesday, March 16 – semi-final 2 – 2nd leg
Sunday, March 20 – final.