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Supreme Court Sets Aug. 22 Hearing in ISL Stalemate as FIFPRO Flags Player Contract Breaches

The top court’s review follows FSDL’s move to pause the 2025–26 season over an unresolved rights deal, leaving 11 clubs facing jeopardized player contracts.

SC Bengaluru in a file photo. | Image: X/@SCBengaluru
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Overview

  • The bench of Justices P. S. Narasimha and A. S. Chandurkar listed the AIFF–FSDL dispute for August 22 and requested written submissions ahead of the hearing.
  • FSDL put the 2025–26 ISL season on hold on July 11, citing uncertainty over renewing the Master Rights Agreement that runs until December 2025.
  • Eleven clubs warned the AIFF the impasse has paralysed professional football and said they risk closure, with Bengaluru FC, Odisha FC and Chennaiyin FC pausing operations or salaries.
  • FIFPRO declared players have faced unilateral, unlawful contract suspensions, urged confirmation of the season schedule, and raised the issue with FIFA and the AFC.
  • AIFF defended a weekend U-turn on its court approach by citing legal advice to first flag the National Sports Governance Bill, as amicus Gopal Sankaranarayanan urged remedies including a tender if FSDL does not stage the league.