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The Indian Super League heads into its fourth edition on Friday and promises to be the biggest edition of the competition so far, as the number of games rises from 61 to 95 this season, after the introduction of Bengaluru FC and Jamshedpur FC.
The teams have returned from their pre-season programs and are taking the final steps before opening their accounts for ISL 2017, which kicks off with a rematch of last year's final between ATK and Kerala Blasters. But before we move forward to Season 4, let's take a trip down memory lane with the top five statistics from the past three seasons that will certainly surprise you.
ISL's Youngest Goal Scorer
When he was signed by Chennaiyin FC in 2016 as one of the five players that would train at FC Metz, nobody would have thought that Jerry Lalrinzuala would make it to the first team at the age of 18, let alone start a game.
But after impressing Marco Materazzi in pre-season, he played 13 of Chennaiyin FC's 14 games in ISL 2016 and became the ISL's youngest goalscorer at just 18 years and 146 days, when he scored a wonderful free-kick against FC Goa in a 5-4 thriller.
Oldest Player to play in the ISL
The former England goalkeeper who featured for the Three Lions in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, David James, managed and played for the Kerala Blasters in the 2014 ISL season, where they went all the way to the final.
He became the oldest player to play in the league across the three seasons at 44 years, 4 months and 19 days, when he started in the 1-0 defeat to ATK in the final of Season 1 on December 20, 2014.
The highest scoring game in ISL history
When Chennaiyin FC met FC Goa in Match No. 53 of Season 3, just pride was stake as both sides were out of contention for the playoffs. Both coaches made a number of changes to their XIs, thanks to which the audience could witness a thriller.
The game saw an astonishing nine goals in total, with FC Goa running out winners thanks to a last-gasp stunner from Sahil Tavora that meant FC Goa ended the campaign on a high with a 5-4 win.
The highest margin of victory
The 100th ISL match saw ISL 2015's 100th goal, which was scored by Thongkhosiem Haokip for FC Goa. However, what was more astonishing was the fact that the match produced two hattricks, one from Haokip and the other from Dudu Omagbemi, meaning it was the only ISL game to see two Hat-tricks being scored.
The game produced another record, the highest margin of victory as FC Goa thumped Mumbai City FC to record a 7-0 victory.
The fastest goal in ISL history
Chris Dagnall's 29th-second strike in ISL 2015 still stands as the fastest goal with the Kerala Blasters going on to beat North East United FC 3-1. Antonio German and Cavin Lobo added the other two goals for the Blasters while Velez scored a consolation for the Highlanders.
The Liverpool-born Dagnall bettered the record his team-mate Mohammed Rafi had previously set. Rafi had scored in the 48th second in his team's match against FC Pune City a few weeks prior to this game.
