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AIFF Excludes ISL From 2025–26 Calendar, Season’s Future Uncertain

League organisers say the season cannot start without clarity on the decade-old Master Rights Agreement due to expire in December 2025.

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There shall be no promotion and relegation in ISL for at least 10 years, it has been proposed. (HT)
Indian football body drops ISL from 2025-26 calendar, future of league in doubt

Overview

  • The AIFF’s 2025–26 competition calendar omits the Indian Super League for the first time since its launch in 2014, leaving its slot unassigned.
  • A Supreme Court directive prevents AIFF from finalizing major deals until its constitution case is resolved, with a verdict anticipated in July or early August.
  • The Master Rights Agreement signed in 2010, which grants FSDL commercial and broadcast rights, is set to lapse in December 2025 and remains unsigned.
  • FSDL has proposed a new holding company for the ISL that would allocate 60% ownership to clubs, 26% to FSDL and 14% to the AIFF.
  • AIFF Deputy Secretary General M Satyanarayan reports no formal communication from FSDL on the league’s renewal, deepening the administrative impasse.