Major Indian Football Clubs Denied AIFF Premier 1 License

New Delhi, May 20: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has rejected the Premier 1 club license applications for several prominent Indian football clubs for the 2026-27 season. Notable clubs affected include Mohun Bagan Super Giant, Kerala Blasters FC, and Odisha FC. The announcement was made during a meeting of the AIFF’s Club Licensing Committee, […]

Minerva Academy Crowned AIFF Sub-Junior League Champions

Chennai, May 14: Minerva Academy FC clinched the AIFF Sub-Junior League 2025-26 title with a resounding 4-1 victory over Classic Football Academy. The match took place at FC Madras’s Scamper Park in Mahabalipuram. Minerva Academy’s Khutheifam Mukhtar Rahman opened the scoring in the 8th minute with a stunning ‘Olimpico’ goal, directly netting a corner-kick that […]

FanCode, Genius Sports make contrast bids for ISL, Federation Cup commercial rights; Capri Sports sole bidders for IWL, IWL 2 | Football News

ISL football match between East Bengal FC and Mohammedan Sporting Club (PTI Photo) New Delhi: Dream11-owned FanCode and Genius Sports have emerged as the two bidders for commercial rights of the Indian Super League (ISL) and Federation Cup on a 15+5 year model that was floated earlier this month. Capri Sports, subsidiary of Capri Global, […]

ISL clubs accuse AIFF of profiting from ‘distressed season’, seek greater say in governance

Twelve Indian Super League (ISL) clubs on Friday wrote to the All India Football Federation (AIFF), alleging that the federation stands to earn a surplus of over Rs 3.4 crore from the ongoing season despite assuring the Sports Ministry that it would not “make a rupee” from the league this year. In a strongly worded […]

FanCode awarded ISL broadcast rights; KPS Studios bag production rights | Football News

FanCode has been awarded the broadcast rights for the upcoming 2025-26 ISL season with KPS Studios bagging the production rights. A total of seven parties had shown interest. FanCode’s overall bid of Rs 8.62 covers linear TV and digital streaming broadcasts. The truncated season gets underway on February 14 – after a five month delay. […]

ISL clubs ask for relegation to be paused for 3-5 years; request stability | Football News

FC Goa will play their home games at Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, one of only two venues which has full availability for this season’s ISL. New Delhi: All 14 Indian Super League (ISL) clubs on Friday wrote to the Sports Ministry to provide an update on the prevailing situation in Indian football’s top division. In the […]

AIFF to Announce ISL Dates Next Week After Emergency Meeting

New Delhi: Following appeals from top football stars and fans for clarity on the Indian Super League (ISL), the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has announced that the dates for the upcoming ISL season will be declared next week. AIFF officials held an emergency meeting on Saturday to review and accept the report submitted by […]

Indian football: Crisis-hit ISL’s restart in sight as AIFF to announce dates next week | Football News

NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) said on Saturday that the dates for the Indian Super League (ISL) will be announced next week after a meeting of its Emergency Committee.In a statement, the AIFF said the Emergency Committee met on January 3 to consider and acknowledge the report submitted by the AIFF-ISL Coordination […]

FC Goa stage silent protest in ACL2 clash to give ISL’s uncertainty more spotlight

FC Goa players briefly paused play during the opening seconds of their AFC Champions League Two group-stage match against FC Istiklol of Tajikistan on Wednesday, using the moment as a symbolic gesture to draw attention to the uncertainty surrounding the future of the Indian Super League. The incident occurred at the start of FC Goa’s […]

AIFF press SOS button: ISL clubs answer call, I-League clubs press reject | Football News

File photo of AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey. (ANI) It was a busy day at the Football House in New Delhi as the All India Football Federation (AIFF) convened back-to-back meetings with multiple stakeholders in order to address the current predicament facing Indian football.AIFF called for interactions on short notice with Executive Committee members, Indian Super […]