The Jamshedpur franchise is owned by Tata Steel Limited while the Jindal South West (JSW) group owns the Bengaluru team. "The inclusion of two new clubs came through the 'Invitation To Bid' tender process floated by FSDL last month. The ISL started in 2014 with eight city based teams -- Atletico de Kolkata, NorthEast United, Delhi Dynamos, FC Goa, Mumbai City FC, FC Pune City, Chennaiyin FC and Kerala Blasters. "The interest shown by India's two large corporates to be part of ISL and Indian football's growth story is an indication of the growing popularity of the sport in the country," he said. "Their contribution to Indian football has been immense and will only set the high standards in ISL."

Source: India Today June 13, 2017 03:11 UTC