"By the 2015-16 season onwards, not more than two teams from any particular venue/city would be allowed to play in the I-League except for Kolkata and Goa where not more than three would be allowed keeping in mind their historical contribution to Football."
<font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Not bad.</font><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>The Good:</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><br></b></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">- Every club being forced to follow the AIFF licensing criteria or they would not be allowed in the league.</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">- Every club having to have 30 man rosters. Two U23 players in the 18-man match day squad.</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">- Deadline for clubs to either make or even revamp their current stadiums by 2015 (However, stadium regulations would be nice).</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">- Only 1 club being relegated. Means less pressure on clubs to spend mainly on squad and also keeps the supposed "excitement" of pro/rel.</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">- Bigger participating fee.</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">- Keeping the 3+1 foreign rule. I am fine with having all 4 foreigners on the pitch at once.</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">- Club licensing to 2nd Division clubs as well.</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">- The U20 I-League now turning into the U19 I-League. </font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">- Having AIFF and Private Academies in the U19 League.</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">- City/State cap being set at 2 (3 for Kolkata and Goa).</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">- State foreign cap set to 2 players. </font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">- Better Federation Cup.</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">- Football Player Database.</font></div><div><br></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><b>The Bad (with reasons):</b></font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">- The clearance of JSW (Bangalore) and Mumbai Tigers (Mumbai). Both teams located in markets which don't gain fans for Indian football. Mumbai does not even have a stadium. Also it is to late as the I-League starts in August now. They would have 2 months to get players, staff, non-football staff, stadium, training ground, facilities, youth team, and marketing for fans. I have never seen this happen in two months and I doubt I will see this now.</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">- The Eastern and Western Conference. Will there be inter-conference games? Will we only see clubs play within there conference? In MLS we have this but we still play every single team regardless of conference. So I do not see the big logic in this. Specially in regards to travel which is not as big a problem among the clubs.</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">- Minimum of 5 U23 players out of 30 and mandatory of 1 U23 in the squad. It should be 10 out of 30 being U23 and 0 mandatory starters. Let them earn there spot in the staring XI. Many clubs already do this as well so this rule is not needed.</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">- The 2nd Division. Not what we wanted and still looks like a financial nightmare. How many teams in India below I-League are willing to spend money on travel in a 2nd Division while also "paying" players and not get anything back. Also the fee seems to high for them as well. And I doubt all the 2nd Division clubs would be able to create a U19 team unless it is like 2-3 weeks before the U19 I-League.</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">- The City/State cap. I put this in the good side as well but this is also bad. How can the AIFF control this? There is no way we can just force clubs out and also if we tell a Kolkata and Goan club to move in order to play in the I-League then where would they go. They would move and not make fans and thus make more losses. In many ways this is more idiotic and not logical than it is smart.</font></div><div><br></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><b>Overall:</b> Meh, I am happy with many of these but overall I am still left wondering how this will help Indian football in the long term. Of course nothing was revealed about how clubs will benefit financially from this. No word on TV money or other sources of revenue the clubs could do/get. Many of these rules regarding the 2nd Division also just seem to be desperate attempts by the AIFF to protect the 2nd Division and also the City/State cap rule is also a desperate attempt to make Indian football "pan-India". Eventually the AIFF will see that these regulations just won't work in real life.</font></div>
My verdict is that AIFF just passing the buck. Not a single word on what they will do to improve I-league , revenue , popularity/marketability. just imposed rules on clubs ,some of which are just rubbish.
I also dnt see how they are going to increase the fans/audience visit the stadiums..what about promotions/marketing of the league and permanent broadcasters, timing of the matches...so we will have just 2 teams next season??<br>
<font size="2" face="Arial, Verdana">Not bad.</font><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>The Good:</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><br></b></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial, Verdana">- Every club being forced to follow the AIFF licensing criteria or they would not be allowed in the league.</font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial, Verdana">- Every club having to have 30 man rosters. Two U23 players in the 18-man match day squad.</font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial, Verdana">- Deadline for clubs to either make or even revamp their current stadiums by 2015 (However, stadium regulations would be nice).</font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial, Verdana">- Only 1 club being relegated. Means less pressure on clubs to spend mainly on squad and also keeps the supposed "excitement" of pro/rel.</font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial, Verdana">- Bigger participating fee.</font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial, Verdana">- Keeping the 3+1 foreign rule. I am fine with having all 4 foreigners on the pitch at once.</font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial, Verdana">- Club licensing to 2nd Division clubs as well.</font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial, Verdana">- The U20 I-League now turning into the U19 I-League. </font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial, Verdana">- Having AIFF and Private Academies in the U19 League.</font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial, Verdana">- City/State cap being set at 2 (3 for Kolkata and Goa).</font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial, Verdana">- State foreign cap set to 2 players. </font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial, Verdana">- Better Federation Cup.</font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial, Verdana">- Football Player Database.</font></div><div><br></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial, Verdana"><b>The Bad (with reasons):</b></font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial, Verdana"><br></font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial, Verdana">- The clearance of JSW (Bangalore) and Mumbai Tigers (Mumbai). Both teams located in markets which don't gain fans for Indian football. Mumbai does not even have a stadium. Also it is to late as the I-League starts in August now. They would have 2 months to get players, staff, non-football staff, stadium, training ground, facilities, youth team, and marketing for fans. I have never seen this happen in two months and I doubt I will see this now.</font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial, Verdana">- The Eastern and Western Conference. Will there be inter-conference games? Will we only see clubs play within there conference? In MLS we have this but we still play every single team regardless of conference. So I do not see the big logic in this. Specially in regards to travel which is not as big a problem among the clubs.</font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial, Verdana">- Minimum of 5 U23 players out of 30 and mandatory of 1 U23 in the squad. It should be 10 out of 30 being U23 and 0 mandatory starters. Let them earn there spot in the staring XI. Many clubs already do this as well so this rule is not needed.</font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial, Verdana">- The 2nd Division. Not what we wanted and still looks like a financial nightmare. How many teams in India below I-League are willing to spend money on travel in a 2nd Division while also "paying" players and not get anything back. Also the fee seems to high for them as well. And I doubt all the 2nd Division clubs would be able to create a U19 team unless it is like 2-3 weeks before the U19 I-League.</font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial, Verdana">- The City/State cap. I put this in the good side as well but this is also bad. How can the AIFF control this? There is no way we can just force clubs out and also if we tell a Kolkata and Goan club to move in order to play in the I-League then where would they go. They would move and not make fans and thus make more losses. In many ways this is more idiotic and not logical than it is smart.</font></div><div><br></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial, Verdana"><b>Overall:</b> Meh, I am happy with many of these but overall I am still left wondering how this will help Indian football in the long term. Of course nothing was revealed about how clubs will benefit financially from this. No word on TV money or other sources of revenue the clubs could do/get. Many of these rules regarding the 2nd Division also just seem to be desperate attempts by the AIFF to protect the 2nd Division and also the City/State cap rule is also a desperate attempt to make Indian football "pan-India". Eventually the AIFF will see that these regulations just won't work in real life.</font></div>
<br><br><b>& the ugly</b><br>nothing about natioanl team..our ultimate aim is world cup<br>
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http://the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=4981
"By the 2015-16 season onwards, not more than two teams from any particular venue/city would be allowed to play in the I-League except for Kolkata and Goa where not more than three would be allowed keeping in mind their historical contribution to Football."
By the 2015-16 season? can they? and how?
Except this nothing much said about the IMG League.
Isn't goa a state?
<br><br><b>& the ugly</b><br>nothing about natioanl team..our ultimate aim is world cup<br>