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Supreme Court Orders AIFF and FSDL to Settle ISL Rights Dispute

A follow-up hearing on August 28 adds pressure for a resolution, with the league still suspended.

Will the ISL resume this season? (AFP)
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President of the All India Football Federation (AIFF), Kalyan Chaubey, speaks at a press conference in New Delhi. (AFP)
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Overview

  • The special bench directed the federation and its commercial partner to resolve their Master Rights Agreement dispute and set the next hearing for August 28.
  • FSDL placed the 2025–26 Indian Super League season on hold on July 11 due to uncertainty over renewing the MRA, which is set to expire on December 8.
  • Eleven ISL clubs wrote to court-appointed amici Gopal Sankaranarayanan and Samar Bansal seeking an urgent judgment or interim permission to proceed with league preparations.
  • Clubs warned that losing a season would have catastrophic and irreversible consequences for Indian football, citing withdrawn sponsors, falling revenues, and suspended operations and salaries at multiple teams.
  • FIFPRO said players have been subjected to unilateral and unlawful contract suspensions and urged a swift resolution to protect their labor rights.