ISL Saga: AIFF Calls For Meeting Between Legal Counsels Of Federation & Clubs
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Wednesday requested that the legal counsels of the federation and the ISL clubs 'hold discussions" regarding the teams' concerns about the uncertainty of the upcoming season of the top-tier league.
Last week, 11 Indian Super League clubs urged the AIFF to urgently bring the 'current situation" of Indian football to the attention of the Supreme Court, in light of the uncertainty over ISL's future. The case concerning the constitution of the national federation is pending before the Supreme Court.
In a letter, the ISL clubs stated they would seek judicial recourse independently if the AIFF did not act on their request. The national federation has now responded to this appeal.
'The AIFF, on the evening of Friday, August 8, 2025, received a letter from 11 Indian Super League clubs collectively requesting that the Supreme Court be apprised of the current uncertainty surrounding the ISL.
On August 13, the AIFF responded and requested that the legal counsels of the clubs and the federation meet to hold discussions on the matter and decide on further action," the AIFF tweeted.
The clubs requested the AIFF to approach the top court a day after the national federation proposed the Super Cup in September to ensure sufficient competitive matches for the clubs. This proposal was made after ISL organisers FSDL put a 'pause" on the league due to uncertainty over the renewal of the Master Rights Agreement (MRA) signed in 2010.
Following the July 11 decision of ISL organisers FSDL to put the 2025-26 season 'on hold" due to the uncertainty surrounding the renewal of the MRA, three clubs have either paused first-team operations or suspended salaries of first-team players and staff.
(With PTI Inputs)
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