ISL 2017: Top 5 clubs with the highest number of Twitter followers

#3 NorthEast United - 365k Twitter followers

NEU has a strong backing on social media

The Highlanders can be said to be everyone's second favourite team in the ISL because of their ability to develop young stars from northeast India each season and play an attacking brand of football. Though the John Abraham-owned side have underperformed when it has mattered in the latter stages of the tournament, NorthEast United are one of the most followed teams in the country.

The club currently have a Twitter backing of around 368 thousand followers and another promising campaign in the ISL will mean more followers for the club on social media. The small club with an ever smaller budget should be appreciated for their acumen off the field too to have garnered such a huge audience on Twitter.