2017–18 Indian Super League playoffs

Main article: 2017–18 Indian Super League season

Football tournament season

2017–18 Indian Super League playoffsTournament details

Country| India
Teams| 4
Final positions
Champions| Chennaiyin
Runner-up| Bengaluru
Semifinalists|

* Goa
* Pune City

Tournament statistics
Matches played| 5
Goals scored| 14 (2.8 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)| Sunil Chhetri
(4 goals)

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The 2017–18 Indian Super League playoffs was fourth playoffs series in the Indian Super League, one of the top Indian professional football leagues. The playoffs began on 7 March 2018 and concluded with the final on 17 March 2018 in Bangalore.

The top four teams from the 2017–18 ISL regular season had qualified for the playoffs. The semi-finals took place over two legs while the final was a one-off match at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium. Chennaiyin won the final after defeating Bengaluru 3–2. This would be the second time that Chennaiyin won the title.

The defending champions from last season, ATK, failed to qualify for the playoffs this season and thus were not able to defend their title.

## Season table

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1  | Bengaluru | 18  | 13  | 1  | 4  | 35  | 16  | +19  | 40  | Qualification for ISL play-offs
2  | Chennaiyin[a] (C) | 18  | 9  | 5  | 4  | 24  | 19  | +5  | 32
3  | Goa | 18  | 9  | 3  | 6  | 42  | 28  | +14  | 30
4  | Pune City | 18  | 9  | 3  | 6  | 30  | 21  | +9  | 30
5  | Jamshedpur | 18  | 7  | 5  | 6  | 16  | 18  | −2  | 26  |
6  | Kerala Blasters | 18  | 6  | 7  | 5  | 20  | 22  | −2  | 25
7  | Mumbai City | 18  | 7  | 2  | 9  | 25  | 29  | −4  | 23
8  | Delhi Dynamos | 18  | 5  | 4  | 9  | 27  | 37  | −10  | 19
9  | ATK | 18  | 4  | 4  | 10  | 16  | 30  | −14  | 16
10  | NorthEast United | 18  | 3  | 2  | 13  | 12  | 27  | −15  | 11

Source: Indian Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play ranking; 6) drawing of lots
(C) Champions

## Teams

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Bengaluru, a new expansion side in the Indian Super League, were the first side to qualify for the playoffs on 9 February 2018.[1] The side managed to qualify after only 15 matches and having gained 33 points.[1] Pune City became the second side to qualify for the playoffs after Jamshedpur, another new expansion side, were defeated by Bengaluru on 26 February.[2] The victory for Bengaluru also ensured that they would finish the season at the top of the table.[2]

Chennaiyin, the 2015 ISL season champions, were the third side to confirm their qualification for the playoffs on 27 February. This was due to Mumbai City suffering defeat to Delhi Dynamos.[3] The last spot in the playoffs was not decided until the last match day of the regular season when Jamshedpur hosted Goa at the Kalinga Stadium. Both Jamshedpur and Goa were the only two sides eligible for that last spot. Goa would go on to win the match 3–0 and thus became the final team to qualify for the playoffs.[4]

## Bracket

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| Semi-finals | | | Final |

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| 1 | Bengaluru | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Pune City | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2 | Chennaiyin | 1 | 3 | 4 |

| 3 | Goa | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Semi-finals

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Pune City | 1–3  | Bengaluru | 0–0 | 1–3
Goa | 1–4  | Chennaiyin | 1–1 | 0–3

### Leg 1

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7 March 2018

20:00 IST

Pune City| 0–0| Bengaluru

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| Report |

Balewadi Stadium, Pune

Attendance: 9,284

Referee: Om Prakash Thakur

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10 March 2018

20:00 IST

Goa| 1–1| Chennaiyin

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Lanzarote 64' | Report | Thapa 71'

Fatorda Stadium, Margao

Attendance: 18,492

Referee: Santosh Kumar

### Leg 2

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11 March 2018

20:00 IST

Bengaluru| 3–1| Pune City

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Chhetri 15', 65' (pen), 89' | Report | Lucca 82'

Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore

Attendance: 24,214

Referee: Turki Al Khudair

Bengaluru won 3–1 on aggregate

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13 March 2018

20:00 IST

Chennaiyin| 3–0| Goa

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Lalpekhlua 26', 90'
Ganesh 29' | Report |

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai

Attendance: 19,013

Referee: Turki Al Khudair

Chennaiyin won 4–1 on aggregate

## Final

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Main article: 2018 Indian Super League Final

17 March 2018

20:00 IST

Bengaluru| 2–3| Chennaiyin

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Chhetri 9'
Miku 90+2' | Report | Alves 17', 45'
Augusto 67'

Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore

Attendance: 25,753

Referee: Ali Abdulnabi

## Goalscorers

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4 goals

* Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru)

2 goals

* Jeje Lalpekhlua (Chennaiyin)
* Maílson Alves (Chennaiyin)

1 goal

* Manuel Lanzarote (Goa)
* Anirudh Thapa (Chennaiyin)
* Jonatan Lucca (Pune City)
* Dhanpal Ganesh (Chennaiyin)
* Raphael Augusto (Chennaiyin)
* Miku (Bengaluru)

## Notes

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1. ^ Qualified for 2019 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs

## References

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1. ^ a b Pathak, Manasi (9 February 2018). "ISL 2017–18: Bengaluru 2–0 Goa: Eagles better Gaurs to book semi-final berth". Goal.com.
2. ^ a b "Pune City FC qualify for semis despite 0–4 loss to FC Goa". New Indian Express. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
3. ^ "Delhi Dynamos end Mumbai City FC's semi-final hopes with thumping victory". FirstPost. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
4. ^ "Goa books playoff spot". The Hindu. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.

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