Each team will have 12 players with a maximum of two reserve players. All teams have a salary purse of
lakhs from which they pick their team via an auction and player draft. Players are divided into five categories – International Icons, Indian Icons, Sr. Indian Internationals, Nationals, and U-21 players. The International Icon players are picked through a draft process while the Indian players are chosen via an auction.
Ranjit Singh of Punjab emerged as the top pick in Season 1.
Ahmedabad Defenders shelled out lakhs for him at the auction. There were a total of 18 matches in Season 1. Each team plays against each other in a round-robin format with the top 4 teams moving into the Semi-Finals. In Season 1, matches were held in
Kochi at the
Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium and in
Chennai at the
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. == Season 1 ==