Overview

• Football Sports Development Limited has officially put the 2025–26 ISL season on hold until a new contract framework is agreed.
• Renewal negotiations with the All India Football Federation have been suspended since a Supreme Court directive in April advised against concluding the Master Rights Agreement.
• FSDL cited the lack of a confirmed agreement beyond December 2025 as preventing it from planning, organising or commercialising the next campaign.
• Several clubs, including FC Goa, Bengaluru FC and Kerala Blasters, have postponed pre-season training and withdrawn from the Durand Cup.
• FSDL’s proposed governance restructure would give ISL clubs 60 percent ownership, with 26 percent held by FSDL and 14 percent by AIFF.