The AIFF President Praful Patel Informed the Kolkata clubs on saturday about the tendering process which is expected to be announced within next couple of weeks in order to be part of the Indian Super League next season.
3 month long tournament, which has had eight franchises for the opening three editions, could see the addition of at least two more franchise, which would be decided in the tender, as informed by All India Football Federation.
With India moving to a three-tiered league system from next season, Mohun Bagan and East Bengal have spoken of their desire to be part of the country’s top division league. - Sundar Raman
Although Patel has come on record to state that the I-League is the official league of India, there is a good chance that ISL participants would also get a chance to compete in the continental competitions of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) of which the dynamics are being worked upon by the senior management of the AIFF, IMG-Reliance and the AFC.
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“Patel informed the Kolkata clubs that the tender will be out soon. The clubs responded by stating that they will not fill up the tender,” informed an AIFF official, who was in attendance at Patel’s residence where the meeting between Indian FA officials and Kolkata teams convened.
As of now, this would mean that Mohun Bagan and East Bengal could possibly miss out on a berth in the world’s third highest attended league.
3 month long tournament, which has had eight franchises for the opening three editions, could see the addition of at least two more franchise, which would be decided in the tender, as informed by All India Football Federation.
With India moving to a three-tiered league system from next season, Mohun Bagan and East Bengal have spoken of their desire to be part of the country’s top division league. - Sundar Raman
Although Patel has come on record to state that the I-League is the official league of India, there is a good chance that ISL participants would also get a chance to compete in the continental competitions of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) of which the dynamics are being worked upon by the senior management of the AIFF, IMG-Reliance and the AFC.
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“Patel informed the Kolkata clubs that the tender will be out soon. The clubs responded by stating that they will not fill up the tender,” informed an AIFF official, who was in attendance at Patel’s residence where the meeting between Indian FA officials and Kolkata teams convened.
As of now, this would mean that Mohun Bagan and East Bengal could possibly miss out on a berth in the world’s third highest attended league.
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