Overview

• A Supreme Court injunction since April has barred AIFF from renegotiating the Master Rights Agreement, leaving the 2025–26 ISL season in limbo
• AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey assured all 13 ISL clubs that the league will take place later this year while respecting club autonomy over operations and payments
• The federation proposed moving the Super Cup into a September–December window to provide competitive fixtures ahead of the delayed league
• Chennaiyin FC, Bengaluru FC and Odisha FC have temporarily suspended first-team operations and paused player and staff payments, citing ongoing uncertainty
• Eleven ISL clubs sent a joint letter on August 8 urging AIFF to petition the Supreme Court for a resolution or face independent legal action