The opening match of the fifth season of the ISL will see ATK's new coach Steve Coppell take on his former club Kerala.
ATK finished ninth last season while Kerala missed out on the semifinal spot by finishing sixth. ATK saw their coach and former Manchester United striker Teddy Sheringham sacked towards the end of their campaign in which they managed to win just four games.
Kerala too saw the removal of coach Rene Muelensteen with former England goalkeeper David James taking over this time.
Indian Super League 2018-19 match 1: Atletico de Kolkata vs Kerala Blasters
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