ISL 2026-27: Kerala and Churchill win as table reshuffled after Churchill Brothers 2-1 Mumbai City

On October 11, 2026, Kerala Blasters defeated Inter Kashi away and Churchill Brothers beat Mumbai City FC 2-1 at home in opening fixtures of the Indian Super League 2026-27, prompting an updated league table.

Kerala began their 2026-27 ISL campaign with a victory at Inter Kashi as Vibin Mohanan opened the scoring in the 18th minute and Andre Green sealed the win with a 96th-minute strike. The match was decided late when Green’s stoppage-time goal secured all three points for the visitors. Churchill Brothers, making their ISL debut, produced a surprise home win over Mumbai City after a goalless first half.

Churchill’s breakthrough came when Gaurav Bora scored in the 57th minute and Sebastián Gutiérrez added a second in the 87th minute to make it 2-0. Mumbai City mounted a late response and managed to pull a goal back, but the Islanders could not level the score, and the game finished 2-1. The result represented Churchill Brothers’ first-ever win in the ISL on their debut.

In the Kerala match, Vibin Mohanan’s 18th-minute finish gave the Blasters an early lead and the visitors controlled sufficient periods to keep Inter Kashi off the scoresheet until stoppage time. Andre Green’s 96th-minute strike wrapped up the victory for Kerala and confirmed their three points from the fixture. Inter Kashi lost their opening encounter.

The points table reshuffled following these results: Kerala Blasters moved to the top of the standings, while Bengaluru FC dropped to second with three points. Churchill Brothers climbed to third place on the back of their debut win.

Chennaiyin FC occupy fourth with one point and FC Goa sit fifth with one point. Odisha FC and Punjab FC remain ninth and tenth respectively without matches played, SC Delhi are in eleventh, and Mumbai City FC are placed twelfth.

Mohun Bagan and NorthEast United are ranked seventh and eighth respectively and have not yet played; the two sides are scheduled to meet in their season opener tomorrow in Guwahati.