Overview
- Government, AIFF and club representatives agreed in New Delhi to restart the 2025–26 campaign with 91 home-and-away matches.
- The I-League returns around the same time in a shortened 55-match format with all 11 teams participating.
- Interim financing includes a Rs 25 crore central pool, with AIFF contributing about Rs 14 crore for the ISL and Rs 3.2 crore for the I-League until a commercial partner is secured.
- A new Governing Council will be constituted to manage the leagues and take commercial decisions.
- Broadcast arrangements, venues and full logistics remain unresolved, and clubs have asked the AIFF to seek an AFC waiver on minimum match requirements for continental eligibility.