ISL Winners List: All Champions from 2014 to 2026

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The Indian Super League 2026-27 season began on 10 October 2026, with East Bengal entering the campaign as the defending league champions. As the new season gets underway, this ISL winners list looks back at every completed edition, the clubs that lifted the trophy, and the difference between winning the ISL Cup and the League Winners’ Shield.

ATK won the playoff title three times, while Chennaiyin FC, Mumbai City FC and Mohun Bagan have each won it twice. Bengaluru FC and Hyderabad FC have one playoff title each. East Bengal joined the winners list in 2025-26, when the championship was decided by league position without a separate playoff competition.

That change matters when comparing teams. A list of final winners and a list of league-table winners do not always contain the same clubs.

ISL Cup and League Shield: What is the difference?

For much of the ISL’s history, teams first played a league stage and then competed in playoffs. The club that won the final lifted the ISL Cup, even if another team had finished first in the league table.

The League Winners’ Shield was introduced in 2019-20 to recognise the team finishing top of the league stage. FC Goa were its first winners.

The two honours reward different achievements. The Shield reflects results across the league schedule. The Cup rewards success in the knockout rounds. A club can win both in the same season, as Mumbai City did in 2020-21 and Mohun Bagan did in 2024-25.

Official terminology has also changed over time. For example, Mohun Bagan were described as ISL champions after winning the 2023-24 Shield, while Mumbai City won that season’s Cup. Naming the actual honour is therefore more useful than treating every reference to “champions” as a final victory.

In the shortened 2025-26 season, there were no playoffs. East Bengal became champions by finishing top of the table. Their title belongs in the competition’s history, but it should not be described as an ISL Cup final win.

ISL winners and runners-up by season

The table below lists playoff winners from 2014 through 2024-25, followed by the league champions of the playoff-free 2025-26 season. Club names reflect the name used in the relevant season.

For the shootout finals, the drawn score is the match score after extra time. The penalty score is listed separately. In the final row, Mohun Bagan were league runners-up, rather than losing finalists.

Every ISL title-winning club and its story

ATK: Winners in 2014, 2016 and 2019-20

ATK set the early standard with three playoff titles across the competition’s first six editions. The club won the inaugural season as Atlético de Kolkata, beating Kerala Blasters 1-0 in the 2014 final.

Mohammed Rafique supplied the decisive moment, heading in a stoppage-time winner. It gave the first ISL final an Indian match-winner and established Kolkata as the home of the competition’s first champions.

The same finalists met again in 2016. This time, a 1-1 draw was followed by a penalty shootout, which ATK won 4-3.

Their third title arrived in 2019-20 with a 3-1 victory over Chennaiyin. Javi Hernandez scored twice and Edu Garcia added the other goal. ATK’s three playoff triumphs remain the highest total in the completed seasons covered here, with the club counted separately from the later ATK Mohun Bagan side.

Chennaiyin FC: Winners in 2015 and 2017-18

Both of Chennaiyin’s title wins came through 3-2 victories in the final, but the matches unfolded differently.

In 2015, FC Goa led 2-1 late in the game at Fatorda. A Laxmikant Kattimani own goal brought Chennaiyin level before Stiven Mendoza scored in stoppage time to complete the turnaround.

Chennaiyin won again in 2017-18, beating Bengaluru FC at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium. Mailson Alves scored twice and Raphael Augusto added the third as John Gregory’s side recovered from conceding the opening goal.

Chennaiyin also reached the 2019-20 final, where ATK denied them a third title.

Bengaluru FC: Winners in 2018-19

Bengaluru entered the ISL in 2017-18 and reached the final in their first season, only to lose to Chennaiyin. They returned a season later and completed the job against FC Goa.

The 2018-19 final remained goalless through normal time. Rahul Bheke’s header in extra time gave Bengaluru a 1-0 win and their first ISL title.

The Blues also reached the finals in 2022-23 and 2024-25, losing to the Mariners on both occasions. Across those four final appearances, their championship-winning season remains 2018-19.

Mumbai City FC: Winners in 2020-21 and 2023-24

Mumbai City’s first Cup success was part of the ISL’s first Shield and Cup double in 2020-21. They finished top of the league stage before defeating ATK Mohun Bagan 2-1 in the final.

David Williams put the Mariners ahead, but Tiri’s own goal brought Mumbai level. Bipin Singh then scored the late winner.

Mumbai won their second Cup in 2023-24, again overcoming the Mariners after falling behind. Jorge Pereyra Diaz, Bipin Singh and Jakub Vojtus scored in a 3-1 victory over Mohun Bagan Super Giant.

Their Shield-winning seasons are different: 2020-21 and 2022-23. This is a useful example of why a club’s Cup tally should not be used as its complete ISL honours record.

Hyderabad FC: Winners in 2021-22

Hyderabad won their first ISL title after a 1-1 draw with Kerala Blasters in the 2021-22 final. Rahul KP had put Kerala ahead before Sahil Tavora’s late equaliser took the match into extra time.

The game eventually went to penalties, where Hyderabad won 3-1. Goalkeeper Laxmikant Kattimani’s saves helped turn a match that Hyderabad had been close to losing into their first championship.

For Kerala Blasters, it was a third final defeat following losses in 2014 and 2016. Hyderabad’s victory also made them a new addition to a winners list that had previously included ATK, Chennaiyin, Bengaluru and Mumbai City.

Mohun Bagan: Winners in 2022-23 and 2024-25

The Mariners won the 2022-23 Cup under the name ATK Mohun Bagan. They drew 2-2 with Bengaluru in the final before winning the shootout 4-3.

Dimitri Petratos converted two penalties during the match and another in the shootout. Goalkeeper Vishal Kaith also played an important role in the shootout victory.

As Mohun Bagan Super Giant, the club won again in 2024-25. A 2-1 comeback victory over Bengaluru, decided in extra time by Jamie Maclaren, completed their Shield and Cup double.

They had also won the 2023-24 Shield and became the first club to retain it in 2024-25. Their record therefore includes two Cup wins and two Shield wins across those completed seasons.

East Bengal FC: Champions in 2025-26

East Bengal won their first ISL championship on 21 May 2026. A 2-1 comeback victory over Inter Kashi on the final matchday secured first place in the table.

Youssef Ezzejjari and Mohammed Rashid scored for East Bengal after Inter Kashi had taken the lead. East Bengal and Mohun Bagan both finished on 26 points from 13 matches, with goal difference separating them.

The format explains why this title needs its own description. Every club played 13 league matches in a single round-robin competition, meaning each team faced every other team once. There was no separate playoff final.

Inter Kashi were East Bengal’s opponents in their final fixture, but Mohun Bagan were the league runners-up. Confusing those two roles would produce an incorrect winners-and-runners-up list.

League Winners’ Shield winners and the 2025-26 league champions

The Shield began in 2019-20, so earlier league-table leaders should not be retrospectively described as Shield winners. Here are the winners from its introduction, with the league-only 2025-26 championship identified separately.

FC Goa and Jamshedpur belong in any discussion of ISL honours, even though neither appears among the playoff winners above. Goa claimed the first Shield, while Jamshedpur won it in 2021-22 with 43 points.

That 2021-22 season illustrates the distinction clearly: Jamshedpur won the Shield, while Hyderabad won the Cup. Both achievements belong in the record.

Why are ATK and Mohun Bagan listed separately?

ATK won the 2014, 2016 and 2019-20 titles before the merged ATK Mohun Bagan side entered the ISL in 2020-21.

The 2022-23 victory is recorded under ATK Mohun Bagan, while the 2024-25 win came under Mohun Bagan Super Giant. These two later Cup wins are grouped together for the Mariners in this guide.

ATK’s three earlier victories remain a separate entry. Adding them to Mohun Bagan’s two without explaining the change in club identity would give readers a misleading comparison.

Which club has won the most ISL Cups?

ATK lead the playoff winners list with three titles. Chennaiyin, Mumbai City and the Mariners follow with two each. Bengaluru and Hyderabad have one each.

These counts cover the 11 playoff titles awarded through 2024-25. East Bengal’s 2025-26 league championship is separate because that season had no playoffs. The 2026-27 season is underway and has no winner yet.