In a thrilling showdown at their home ground, Mohun Bagan Super Giant clinched their second Indian Super League (ISL) Cup by defeating Bengaluru FC 2-1 on Saturday. This victory marks a significant milestone for the club, making them just the second team in ISL history to win both the League Shield and the ISL Cup in the same season, following in the footsteps of Mumbai City FC in the 2020-21 campaign.

The match began with Bengaluru FC asserting dominance, particularly in the first half, where they controlled the majority of possession. Their sustained pressure paid off shortly after the break when Mohun Bagan centre-back Alberto Rodríguez inadvertently turned the ball into his own net, handing BFC the lead.

However, the tide turned following strategic substitutions from MBSG. The fresh legs and tactical adjustments injected new energy and focus into the team. 23 minutes after conceding, MBSG earned a penalty, which Jason Cummings coolly converted to level the score at 1-1, reigniting their hopes of lifting the ISL Cup.

As the game edged into added time, it was MBSG’s leading goal-scorer Jamie Maclaren, who has been instrumental all season, delivering the decisive moment. With a calm and composed finish under pressure, Maclaren netted the winner, sealing a dramatic 2-1 comeback and etching MBSG’s name further into ISL history.

This triumph not only adds another glittering trophy to MBSG's cabinet but also cements their status as a dominant force in Indian football, having secured silverware in each of the last three seasons.

Credit must also go to runners-up Bengaluru FC, who defied the odds with an incredible turnaround. Despite going winless in six games during January and February, losing five of them, they bounced back to beat 2023-24 ISL Cup winners Mumbai City FC in the playoffs, before edging past FC Goa, who had finished second in the league table.

With the dust settling on the ISL final, here are some interesting statistics from the summit clash of the league’s 11th edition.

• Mohun Bagan Super Giant have become the fourth side after ATK FC (3), Chennaiyin FC (2) and Mumbai City FC (2) to win the ISL Cup multiple times.
  
  
• Jose Molina (also with ATK FC in 2016) has become only the second manager after Antonio Lopez Habas (with ATK fc in 2014 and 2019-20) to win multiple ISL Cups.
  
  
• With Mohun Bagan Super Giant (32) and Bengaluru FC (30) both registering 30+ touches in the opposition box, this is just the third time both teams registered 30+ touches in the opposition box in the same game in ISL history (FC Goa vs Pune City FC on 28 October 2018 and Odisha FC vs Kerala Blasters FC on 3 October 2024).
  
  
• With their 2-1 win, Mohun Bagan Super Giant have become the first team to win an ISL final at home; they're also just the fourth team to go unbeaten at home for a full ISL season after Odisha FC (2023-24), Bengaluru FC (2018-19) and Delhi Dynamos FC (2016).
  
  
• Cummings' goal was the third penalty goal scored by Mohun Bagan Super Giant in an ISL Final game; Bengaluru FC are the only other side to have scored a penalty goal in such games (one vs MBSG in the 2022-23 Final).
  
  
• Sunil Chhetri and Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (Bengaluru FC) alongside Manvir Singh and Subhasish Bose (Mohun Bagan Super Giant) became the first four players to play in four ISL finals for the same team in ISL history.
  
  
• Manvir Singh made his 19th appearance in the ISL Playoffs, the most of all players in the league; in fact, no player has made more ISL Final appearances than Manvir Singh (5).
  
  
• The 2024-25 final marked Sunil Chhetri's 183rd game in the ISL, tied with Pritam Kotal for the joint-second most appearances in the league, only Amrinder Singh has played more games in ISL history (186); Asish Rai, meanwhile, made his 100th ISL start.
  
  
• Alberto Rodriguez's own goal is the third own goal scored in the ISL Cup Final after Laxmikant Kattimani (vs Chennaiyin FC on 20 Dec 2015) and Tiri (vs Mumbai City FC on 13 March 2021); indeed, this is the fourth own goal in favour of Bengaluru FC in the ongoing ISL season, only Odisha FC have benefitted from more such goals in a single season (5 in 2024-25).
  
  
• After his substitute appearance, Vinith Venkatesh (19y 255d) becomes the third youngest player overall and the youngest for Bengaluru FC to play in an ISL Final (Jerry Lalrinzuala vs Bengaluru FC in 2017-18 – 19y 230d and Sumit Rathi vs Chennaiyin FC in 2019-20 – 18y 201d).
  
  
• With his goal against Bengaluru FC in the Indian Super League, Jason Cummings has become the first player to score in an ISL final in consecutive years after doing so in 2023-24 final against Mumbai City FC as well.
  
  
• Jason Cummings has become just the third player to record a goal contribution in five straight Playoff games in the ISL, alongside Roy Krishna (7 games) and David Williams (5 games).
  
  
• Jason Cummings has become just the third player to score in two different ISL Finals after Sunil Chhetri (2017-18 and 2022-23) and Bipin Singh (2020-21 and 2023-24); he is now the joint highest goalscorer in ISL Finals.
  
  
• Mohun Bagan Super Giant are unbeaten in the 10 games in which Jamie Maclaren has scored in during the 2024-25 Indian Super League season (W9 D1), the highest number of games a player has scored in without his side losing this season.
  
  
• Jamie Maclaren has scored seven match winning goals in the 2024-25 season of the ISL, only Roy Krishna (8 in 2020-21) has scored more such goals in a single season.
  
  
• Jamie Maclaren has now scored 12 goals in his first ISL season at Mohun Bagan Super Giant, only Roy Krishna has scored more in his debut season with the club (14 in 2020-21).