The Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-2024 season's third match will be played between the reigning champions, ISL Trophy winners Mohun Bagan Super Giant, and newly promoted club Punjab FC, who rose from the second division to the top tier on September 23.
Mohun Bagan Super Giants will be attempting to become the first side in Indian Super League history to retain the Indian Super League Trophy after defeating Bengaluru FC in the Grand Final last season. This season, they have a number of goals, the most important of which is to win the AFC Cup, which runs concurrently with the Indian Super League.

With no relegation back to the I-League, Punjab FC will try to build for the future, and they have retained Staikos Vergetis as their head coach for the club's maiden Indian Super League (ISL) season. And they begin the season with a bang, taking on the Mohun Bagan Super Giant.
Juan Ferrando has been retained as the head coach of the team with number of star signings, Australian striker Jason Cummings, Albanian Armando Sadiku, Indian midfield duo Anirudh Thapa and Sahal Abdul Samad. While Anwar Ali bolster the defence with Hector Yuste.
For Punjab FC, they are high on morale after winning the promotion to the Indian Super League (ISL) after winning the Hero I-League last season. Punjab FC's addition to the Indian Super League brings a new addition to the Indian Super League, strengthening the Northern region.
Played: 1
Mohun Bagan Wins: 1
Punjab FC Wins: 0
Draws: 0
But both the clubs faced each other most recently in the Durand Cup 2023, where Mohun Bagan won the match 2:0.
Mohun Bagan Super Giant: Vishal Kaith; Hector Yuste, Brendan Hamill, Anwar Ali; Manvir Singh, Glan Martins, Sahal Abdul Samad, Hugo Boumous, Subhashish Bose; Dimitri Petratos, Jason Cummings
Punjab FC: Kiran Chemjong; Suresh Meitei, Mashoor Shereef, Mohammed Salah, Nikhil Prabhu; Kingslee Fernandes, Ricky Shabong, Madih Talal, Juan Mera; Wilmar Jordan Gil, Luka Majcen
Location: Kolkata
Stadium: Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan
Date: September 23, 2023
Kick-off: 8:00 PM IST
Live Streaming: Jio Cinema
Telecast: Sports18