PANAJI: The Indian Super League (ISL) has told clubs they will be allowed to use five substitutes this season.
The five substitutes rule was introduced last season when football resumed after the coronavirus pandemic brought all sporting activities to a halt. Since teams couldn’t train properly for the remainder of the season, authorities thought it best to allow five substitutes.
“The ISL teams will have three opportunities to make a total of five substitutions, which doesn’t include half-time,” a source who has tracked the development told TOI on Tuesday.
Players allowed to sit on the substitutes bench has been increased from seven to nine.
The five substitutes rule has been enforced due to concerns over fitness and injury risk with games being played in a short period of time.
Except the Premier League, leagues across Europe – and the UEFA Champions League — allow teams to make five changes in a match in the current campaign.
“It’s a good rule and should greatly help clubs who have the luxury of more strength in depth. There would be quite a few tactical innovations too due to this rule,” said one official.
The organisers, though, have not made any changes to the away goal rule in playoffs, despite the league being played entirely in Goa and teams now without any real home advantage.
According to ISL Rules, “if at the end of normal time of the second match of any home and away semifinal play-off match, the two competing clubs are level on score after taking into account the aggregate result over the two legs (aggregate score of home and away semifinals after the second leg), then the club which has scored more away goals shall qualify for the final.”
The away goal rule will not apply to determine the winner after extra time, so if both clubs score the same number of goals during extra time, then penalty kicks will be taken to determine the winner.
The seventh edition of the ISL kicks of on November 20 with ATK Mohun Bagan taking on the might of Kerala Blasters FC.
The five substitutes rule was introduced last season when football resumed after the coronavirus pandemic brought all sporting activities to a halt. Since teams couldn’t train properly for the remainder of the season, authorities thought it best to allow five substitutes.
“The ISL teams will have three opportunities to make a total of five substitutions, which doesn’t include half-time,” a source who has tracked the development told TOI on Tuesday.
Players allowed to sit on the substitutes bench has been increased from seven to nine.
The five substitutes rule has been enforced due to concerns over fitness and injury risk with games being played in a short period of time.
Except the Premier League, leagues across Europe – and the UEFA Champions League — allow teams to make five changes in a match in the current campaign.
“It’s a good rule and should greatly help clubs who have the luxury of more strength in depth. There would be quite a few tactical innovations too due to this rule,” said one official.
The organisers, though, have not made any changes to the away goal rule in playoffs, despite the league being played entirely in Goa and teams now without any real home advantage.
According to ISL Rules, “if at the end of normal time of the second match of any home and away semifinal play-off match, the two competing clubs are level on score after taking into account the aggregate result over the two legs (aggregate score of home and away semifinals after the second leg), then the club which has scored more away goals shall qualify for the final.”
The away goal rule will not apply to determine the winner after extra time, so if both clubs score the same number of goals during extra time, then penalty kicks will be taken to determine the winner.
The seventh edition of the ISL kicks of on November 20 with ATK Mohun Bagan taking on the might of Kerala Blasters FC.
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