4 Things East Bengal and Mohun Bagan can bring to the ISL 

#3 Spectators

In the 2017-18 season of I-League East Bengal had an average attendance of above 17000

Indian Super League has not gone down in popularity since its beginning 5 years back. But there is a worry on the number of fans coming into the stadiums to watch their heroes compete against each other.

After an average attendance of 25000 in the first season, a rise was spotted in the very following year by around 2000 viewers making the figures 27000. However, 2016 had an attendance of only 21000 people per match. Last season, when the number of teams was made 10, the figures fell to just 15000. But this decline is of the home support of the already existed clubs.

The two clubs that were introduced - Jamshedpur FC and Bengaluru FC had huge support, ending the season 2nd and 3rd respectively in terms of average season attendance.

Hence, new clubs would mean new viewers coming into the stands. When its well-established clubs like the Kolkata giants, spectators come as a guarantee. In the 2017-18 season of I-League Mohun Bagan had an average attendance of above 15000 at their home ground. East Bengal had the upper hand with support of around 17000. This is more than the attendance of 6 ISL clubs.

Thus, there is no doubt on the increase of stadium figures that these two clubs can offer ISL.