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  • Hero Indian Super League 2019-20 doubles viewership for the Opening Game this season

    Hero Indian Super League 2019-20 doubles viewership for the Opening Game this season

    MUMBAI: India’s premier football league – Hero Indian Super League (ISL) Season 6, had a spectacular star studded opening in Kochi on October 20th, 2019. The season opener between arch rivals Kerala Blasters FC and ATK registered 1.2 TVR and 96%** growth in TV ratings among M15+AB Urban and an impressive 97% viewership growth on Hotstar over last season. The two teams have a long history and have met previously in two finals – 2014 and 2016, both of which were won by ATK. Kochi’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium was a sea of yellow and the home side gave its fans a lot to celebrate by winning the highly contested game 2-1 and setting a standard for the ongoing season. The fans also witnessed high octane performances by Bollywood Superstars Tiger Shroff and Disha Patani who grooved to their superhit tracks and joined in the celebrations.

    There has been a consistent rise in the fan following for Indian football in the country and the Hero ISL, the premier football league of India, has been at the heart of this revolution getting bigger and better with each passing year. A seven month wait ended with the highly anticipated season opener that had fans glued to their TV & mobile screens which was broadcast in 7 languages and 20 channels. This season with the inclusion of the two new teams, Hyderabad FC and Odisha FC, the Hero ISL will see more diverse fan cultures and an increase in the footprint of Indian football in new frontiers.

    Opening with a flying start, the Hero Indian Super League, will be bigger and better than ever before, with more audiences expected to tune-in to catch their favourite team battle for the championship and coveted AFC Champions League play-offs spot.

    Fans can catch all the football action in the Hero Indian Super League Season 6 on the Star Sports Network, Hotstar and Jio TV

  • #BreakKeBaad, Hero ISL 2019 resumes as the race to the playoffs begins!

    #BreakKeBaad, Hero ISL 2019 resumes as the race to the playoffs begins!

    MUMBAI: The heroes of the Indian football team return from the AFC Asian Cup as the ongoing season of Hero Indian Super League – season 5 resumes on Friday, January 25th with arch rivals Kerala Blasters locking horns against the 2-time champions ATK.

    The opening weekend will also feature other marquee matches involving defending champions Chennaiyin FC as NorthEast United FC host them on Saturday, January 26th.

    The week will end with the top of the table clash between Mumbai City FC and Bengaluru FC on Sunday, January 27th. All games will begin from 7.30 pm IST and will be broadcast LIVE on the Star Sports Network.

    After a morale boosting AFC Asian Cup, the Blue Tigers have now returned on the home soil to don their Hero ISL franchise colours aiming further to win fan’s hearts from across the country. The opening three games of the Hero ISL season after the break will see stars from national team Sunil Chhetri, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Udanta Singh (all Bengaluru FC), Anirudh Thapa (Chennaiyin FC), Rowllin Borges (NorthEast United FC), Subhasish Bose (Mumbai City FC), Pronay Halder (ATK) and many more back in action for fans to look forward to.

    ATK, currently sixth in the table, are just four points away from the third-placed FC Goa. With ATK’s glorious history, the recent acquisition of Edu Garcia and the appointment of former Crystal Palace first team coach and West Bromwich Albion assistant head coach Ben Garner, the team looks to bounce back to chase their third Hero ISL title.

    Bengaluru FC narrowly missed out on the Hero ISL title last year and are unbeaten after 11 games, with this form the team could very well be the champions this season. The current standings in the league table also indicates that the league could have a new winner with Bengaluru FC, Mumbai City FC, FC Goa, NorthEast United FC and Jamshedpur FC all in contention for the playoff spots.

    Kerala Blasters in an aim to regain momentum have replaced David James with Nelo Vingada and would look at the game against ATK on Friday, January 25th as a perfect opportunity to regain their lost confidence.

    There is much in store for football fans across the country as the teams’ clash for a chance at attaining the coveted Hero ISL trophy.