After a wretched campaign in the previous edition, former champions ATK will renew acquaintances with two-time runners-up Kerala Blasters in the opening match of the Indian Super League (ISL) at Kolkata’s Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake stadium, Kolkata) on Saturday. The match is a repeat of two finals (2014 and 2016) that were both won by Kolkata.
The opening match of the fifth season of the ISL will see ATK's new coach Steve Coppell take on his former club Kerala.
ATK finished ninth last season while Kerala missed out on the semifinal spot by finishing sixth. ATK saw their