The event saw a blend of new and familiar faces, with Mohun Bagan's Jose Molina and Punjab FC's Panagiotis Dilmperis making their ISL debuts as head coaches, while veterans like Sergio Lobera, Khalid Jamil, Juan Pedro Benali, and Carles Cuadrat discussed their strategies for the campaign.

Carles Cuadrat will take his East Bengal FC team to the Sree Kanteerava stadium to take on his former team Bengaluru FC in their opening ISL fixture.

New signings of all the teams will be on show for the first time as will be the coaches who will be making their debut in the ISL.

The Red and Gold Brigade will head to Bhutan for their group stage campaign, which begins on October 26.

The Highlanders beat the Indian Army Football Team to secure their place in the semi-final while East Bengal FC went down to Shillong Lajong FC.

NorthEast United FC and East Bengal FC eye victories in their respective quarterfinal clashes.

Defending champs Mohun Bagan SG and five other ISL sides have made their way into the knockouts.

Both teams have been unbeaten in the group stage so far, securing maximum points from two games.

Seven teams are vying for four remaining quarter-final spots with three games to go in the group stage

The Turkmenistan side staged a thrilling comeback to beat the home team and secure their place in the AFC Champions League Two group stage.

The Red and Gold Brigade will strive to win and advance to the AFC Champions League Two Group Stage.

A place in the AFC Champions League Two group stage is up for grabs as East Bengal FC make their return to the AFC stage after a nine-year hiatus.