Overview
- AIFF officials told clubs a decision from the AFC could arrive as soon as tomorrow after a fresh meeting held on Sunday.
- India currently has two ACL2 berths, for the ISL Shield winners and Super Cup winners, with eligibility tied to a 24‑game season across league and cup.
- FC Goa’s play‑off place is at risk if the shortened calendar leaves the club short of the mandatory matches.
- Clubs reviewed proposed formats that fall below the match threshold, asked for two days to respond, and signaled they could start in early February at two or three centralized venues.
- The talks follow AIFF’s plan to run the ISL for the next 20 seasons with promotion and relegation after a club bid for perpetual control was rejected and a Supreme Court‑supervised rights tender drew no bids.