ORGANISED BY: Football Sports Development Limited, a joint venture by Reliance Industries Ltd and Star India Ltd, under the aegis of All India Football Federation.

DESCRIPTION:
*     Hero Indian Super League is the premier professional football league of India, which was first held in 2014.
*     The 11 participating clubs will play 20 league matches each – 10 each at home and away.
*     The 11 teams, including Bhubaneswar-based Odisha FC, would play a total of 117 matches at 10 venues in the ninth edition of the ISL.
*     Hyderabad FC and Kerala Blasters were champions and runners-up last season.
*     The top two teams at the end of the league stage will automatically qualify for the semi-finals.
*     Teams finishing between 3rd and 6th will feature in a single-leg playoff to determine the other two semi-finalists.
*     Fans will be welcomed back to the stadiums after a gap of two seasons.
*     In the eighth edition, Odisha FC failed to make it to the playoffs as they finished seventh at the league stage with 23 points, winning six matches, drawing five and losing nine.
*     The Hero ISL will be followed by the Super Cup in April, 2023.

NEW ISL PLAYOFF FORMAT:
Eliminator 1: 3rd placed team vs 6th placed team
Eliminator 2: 4th placed team vs 5th placed team
Semi-Final 1 1st Leg: 1st placed team vs (Winner – Eliminator 2)
Semi-Final 2 1st Leg: 2nd placed team vs (Winner – Eliminator 1)
Semi-Final 1 2nd Leg: (Winner – Eliminator 2) vs 1st placed team
Semi-Final 2 2nd Leg: (Winner – Eliminator 1) vs 2nd placed team
Final: (Winner Semi-Final 1) vs (Winner Semi-Final 2)

MATCHES OF ODISHA FC:
October 11 (Tuesday): Vs Jamshedpur FC at JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur (7.30 PM)
October 15 (Saturday): Vs Mumbai City FC at Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai (7.30 PM)
October 23 (Sunday): Vs Kerala Blasters FC at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar (7.30 PM)
October 27 (Thursday): Vs Bengaluru FC at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar (7.30 PM)
November 5 (Saturday): Vs Hyderabad FC at GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad (5.30 PM)
November 18 (Friday): Vs East Benga at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata (7.30 PM)
November 24 (Thursday): Vs Chennaiyin FC at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar (7.30 PM)
December 2 (Friday): Vs NorthEast United FC at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar (7.30 PM)
December 10 (Saturday): Vs FC Goa at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa (5.30 PM)
December 15 (Thursday): Vs ATK Mohun Bagan at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar (7.30 PM)
December 26 (Monday): Vs Kerala Blasters FC at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi (7.30 PM)
January 2, 2023 (Monday): Vs Mumbai City FC at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar (7.30 PM)
January 7 (Saturday): Vs East Bengal at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar (7.30 PM)
January 14 (Saturday): Vs Bengaluru FC at Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru (5.30 PM)
January 28 (Saturday): Vs ATK Mohun Bagan at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata (7.30 PM)
February 2 (Thursday): Vs Chennaiyin FC at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai (7.30 PM)
February 6 (Monday): Vs FC Goa at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar (7.30 PM)
February 10 (Friday): Vs Hyderabad FC at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar (7.30 PM)
February 17 (Friday): Vs NorthEast United FC at Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati (7.30 PM)
February 22 (Saturday): Vs Jamshedpur FC at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar (7.30 PM)