Performance

ISL · 2024-25 - ISL - broadcast reset from ₹275 Cr/yr to ₹8.62 Cr with FanCode

Avg. Attendance

3.6%

11,870

Per-Match Rights Value

94.3%

₹0.10 Cr

Bengaluru FC FY24 Loss

8.1%

₹20 Cr

FSDL FY24 Result

415%

₹45.2 Cr

Matches per Season

0%

132

Season Attendance

14.7%

1.93 M

Clubs Profitable

0%

0

Prize Pool

3%

₹15.5 Cr

Attendance vs matchday revenue

Average attendance and matchday revenue per fixture (₹ Cr)

Average attendance

Matchday revenue (₹ Cr)

Source: Wikipedia (league season articles) (2019–2026); ESPNcricinfo (2019–2025); Transfermarkt (2023–2026); Football Sports Development Ltd (FY20–FY24)

Commercial capability

Index vs league benchmark

Source: WPP Media / GroupM ESP (2025); Star Sports / JioStar (2024–2025); Houlihan Lokey (2025); SportsBI India - Samar R.S. Minhas (2026)

Business impact of sporting outcomes

ISL - published effects

  • ISL per-match broadcast value fell from ₹1.68 Cr to ₹9.5 lakh

    FanCode paid ₹8.62 crore for 2025-26 ISL rights, against ₹275 crore a year under the previous Viacom18 cycle.

  • Attendance is sliding while totals rise

    Average attendance fell from 12,750 (2022-23) to 11,870 (2024-25), even as season totals grew to 1.93 million with more matches.

  • Bengaluru FC reported a ₹20 Cr loss in 2023-24

    Owner Parth Jindal publicly confirmed the loss and said football has been loss-making for every ISL owner since inception.

  • FSDL turned its first profit in FY24 - ₹45.2 Cr

    After losses of ₹27 Cr (FY20), ₹13.7 Cr (FY21), ₹46.3 Cr (FY22) and ₹14.34 Cr (FY23), on scaled-down operations.

Source: Wikipedia (league season articles) (2019–2026); ESPNcricinfo (2019–2025); Transfermarkt (2023–2026); Football Sports Development Ltd (FY20–FY24)