2017–18 Indian Super League

Chennaiyin won their second Indian Super League title by defeating Bengaluru 3–2 in the final.

[14] The bids would be for ten cities, namely Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Cuttack, Durgapur, Hyderabad, Jamshedpur, Kolkata, Ranchi, Siliguri and Thiruvananthapuram.

[15] It was also announced that Bengaluru, the two-time champion of the I-League, India's top-tier professional football league, had submitted a bid.

[15] Two weeks later, on 12 June, it was officially announced that Bengaluru (for Bangalore) and Tata Group (for Jamshedpur) had won the bids for the new teams.

[53] Also unlike the previous three seasons, the maximum number of foreigners allowed on the pitch at the same time was reduced to five from six.