Overview
- AIFF said the submission window closed Friday with no bids for the Indian Super League’s commercial rights.
- The Bid Evaluation Committee will convene over the weekend to review options and determine the path forward.
- Mohun Bagan suspended first-team operations pending clarity on the league’s start date, with other ISL clubs also pausing activities or payments per reports.
- The 15-year RFP sought a minimum Rs 37.5 crore per year or 5% of gross revenue, a Rs 250 crore net-worth threshold, significant bank guarantees, and wide operational duties including match production, VAR rollout, grassroots funding and a salary cap regime.
- Parties that attended the pre-bid meeting — FSDL, FanCode, Conscient Heritage Group and a foreign consortium — did not file tenders, with sources citing unsustainable financials; the process ran under Supreme Court oversight with KPMG advising.