Indian Super League: John Abraham, Ranbir Kapoor, Abhishek Bachchan, Virat Kohli and the owners of all ISL franchises

07:33 GMT+3 19/08/2022

GOAL takes a look at all the owners of the Indian Super League franchises

The Indian Super League (ISL) is the top-tier football league in India which came into inception in 2014.

It is a franchise-based football competition where there are currently 11 teams participating. These franchises are mostly owned by Indian business conglomerates.

From Bollywood celebrities like Ranbir Kapoor, John Abraham, Abhishek Bachchan to Indian cricket star Virat Kohli, there are a few popular faces who are co-owners in a few franchises.

Let us take a look at the owners of the ISL clubs.

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ATK Mohun Bagan FC

The consortium of Sanjeev Goenka and Utsav Parekh are the majority shareholders of ATK Mohun Bagan FC. Meanwhile, Mohun Bagan Athletic Club holds 20 per cent of the entity known as ATK Mohun Bagan Pvt. Ltd.
Owner(s)
Chairman
Kolkata Games and Sports Pvt. Ltd. (80%)
Mouhun Bagan Athletic Club (20%)
Sanjeev Goenka
Sajjan Jindal Twitter

Bengaluru FC

Bengaluru FC is completely owned by the JSW Group.
Owner(s)
Chairman
JSW Bengaluru Football Club Pvt. Ltd.
Sajjan Jindal
Chennaiyin FC

Chennaiyin FC

Chennaiyin is co-owned by film star Abhishek Bachchan, former India cricketer MS Dhoni, and Vita Dani who is a business-woman.
Owner(s)
Abhishek Bachchan, MS Dhoni, and Vita Dani.
GOAL

Emami East Bengal FC

East Bengal and Emami Group formally launched their joint venture 'Emami East Bengal' on August 2 with Emami Group holding 77 per cent share and East Bengal holding the remaining 23 per cent in the newly formed company, Emami East Bengal FC Pvt. Ltd.
Owner(s)
Emami Group (77%)
East Bengal Club (23%)
ISL

FC Goa

Jaydev Mody, chairman of Delta Corp Limited, holds the majority (65 per cent) of stakes in FC Goa. Akshay Tandon has 23 per cent, while cricketer Virat Kohli holds 12 per cent.
Owner(s)
Jaydev Mody (65%), Akshay Tandon (23%), Virat Kohli (12%)
Hyderabad FC

Hyderabad FC

Vijay Madduri, a Telengana-based businessman, Varun Tripuraneni, former CEO of Kerala Blasters, and actor Rana Daggubati are the current co-owners of Hyderabad FC.
Madduri is the co-founder and CEO of Aimlytics Technologies.
Owner(s)
Vijay Madduri, Varun Tripuraneni, Rana Daggubati.
Jamshedpur FC

Jamshedpur FC

Jamshedpur FC is completely owned by Tata Steel, a sister company of the Tata Group.
Kerala Blasters

Kerala Blasters is owned by Magnum Sports Private Limited. Nikhil Bhardwaj is the chairman of the company and a whole-time director. There are other co-owners as well including Nimmagadda Prasad, Indian film stars, Chiranjeevi and Allu Arvind.
Owner(s)
Chairman
Magnum Sports Private Ltd.
Nikhil Bhardwaj
Here's wishing our Director, Nikhil Bhardwaj, a very happy birthday! 🥳#YennumYellow pic.twitter.com/dsU3IBDSX7
— Kerala Blasters FC (@KeralaBlasters) April 18, 2021
Mumbai City FC

The City Football Group (CFG) has 65 per cent stake in the club with Ranbir Kapoor (18 per cent) and Bimal Parekh (17 per cent) hold the remaining shares.
Owner(s)
Chairman
City Football Group (65%), Ranbir Kapoor (18%), Bimal Parekh (17%)
Khaldoon Al Mubarak
"Today I'm extremely thrilled to announce City Football Group's association with Mumbai City FC" - Ranbir Kapoor#ApunKaCity #ApunKaTeam #MCFC pic.twitter.com/zUmMHQqCLK
— Mumbai City FC (@MumbaiCityFC) November 28, 2019
NorthEast United FC

Bollywood celebrity John Abraham is the owner of NorthEast United.
ISL

Odisha FC

Odisha FC is completely owned by GMS Inc. which is the world's largest cash buyer of ships and offshore assets for recycling.