Atletico de Kolkata
Coach: Antonio Lopez Habas (Spain)
Marquee player: Helder Postiga (Portugal)
Outlook: The club are co-owned by Atletico Madrid, and the coach will have high hopes his collection of Spanish and Indian players will retain the ISL title in the second season.
Kerala Blasters FC
Coach: Peter Taylor (England)
Marquee player: Carlos Marchena (Spain)
Outlook: The club, named after co-owner Sachin Tendulkar’s nickname, “Master Blaster”, will hope to better last season’s semi-final loss under former England Under 21 Taylor, who took over from David James.
FC Goa
Coach: Zico (Brazil)
Marquee player: Lucio (Brazil)
Outlook: After losing in the play-offs last season, coach Zico will look to the experience of compatriot Lucio to inspire the team.
Chennaiyin FC
Player-coach: Marco Materazzi (Italy)
Marquee player: Elano (Brazil)
Outlook: Owned by Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan and India cricketer MS Dhoni, the club reached the play-offs semi-finals last season and will expect to go further.
Delhi Dynamos FC
Coach: Roberto Carlos (Brazil)
Marquee player: Florent Malouda (France)
Outlook: Finishing fifth last season, but the acquisition of former Chelsea star Malouda and John Arne Riise, hints at bigger ambitions.
FC Pune City
Coach: David Platt (England)
Marquee player: Adrian Mutu (Romania)
Outlook: The club, co-owned by Fiorentina, finished sixth last season, and despite adding Mutu and Didier Zokora should struggle to reach the play-offs this time.
Mumbai City FC
Player-coach: Nicolas Anelka (France)
Marquee player: Nicolas Anelka (France)
Much is expected of the new player-coach, who took over from Peter Reid, after the club finished a lowly seventh lasts season.
NorthEast United FC
Coach: Cesar Farias (Venezuela)
Marquee player: Simao Sabrosa (Portugal)
The only way is up for the team that had a poor first season, winning only three times and finishing last in the eight-team division under New Zealander Rickie Herbert.
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