ISL 2019-20: Bengaluru to miss out on mainstream football next season?
The city of Bengaluru has been a hotspot for football in recent years, with I-League, Indian Super League (ISL) and AFC Cup matches of Bengaluru FC hosted at the Kanteerava stadium. However, in the upcoming season, the fans in the city could well be starved of mainstream football.
Bengaluru FC find themselves at an impasse after a Karnataka High Court order opened up the possibility of them being barred from using the Kanteerava Stadium from which they play their ISL matches.
The Karnataka High Court has ordered the state government to carry out a probe and initiate action against concerned officials who allowed Bengaluru FC to use the Kanteerava Stadium even after the license agreement came to an end.
Any urgent resolution to the issue seems impossible, given that the case has been adjourned until early October. As such, it remains to be seen what Bengaluru FC will do as the chances of them continuing at the Kanteerava seems slim. .
It is understood that Bengaluru have, as of now, uploaded the High Court stay order in place of the stadium documents for the club licensing procedure. The club ideally needs to upload a letter showing the consent of the stadium authorities for using the facilities.
The club, however, can make amendments to the document before August 25.
Sources in the know have told Goal that Bengaluru FC have been considering a few alternate venues. But Bengaluru FC CEO Mandar Tamhane refused to comment on the issue when Goal reached out.
As such, fans in Bengaluru might just miss out on mainstream football for the upcoming season if the issue is not resolved soon.
@DEFENCE123 I'm just 4 months old in Mangalore, I even don't know if there are proper stadiums in Mangalore..I haven't seen one yet. @goalkeepar is joking!
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ISL 2019-20: Bengaluru to miss out on mainstream football next season?
Bengaluru FC find themselves at an impasse after a Karnataka High Court order opened up the possibility of them being barred from using the Kanteerava Stadium from which they play their ISL matches.
The Karnataka High Court has ordered the state government to carry out a probe and initiate action against concerned officials who allowed Bengaluru FC to use the Kanteerava Stadium even after the license agreement came to an end.
Any urgent resolution to the issue seems impossible, given that the case has been adjourned until early October. As such, it remains to be seen what Bengaluru FC will do as the chances of them continuing at the Kanteerava seems slim. .It is understood that Bengaluru have, as of now, uploaded the High Court stay order in place of the stadium documents for the club licensing procedure. The club ideally needs to upload a letter showing the consent of the stadium authorities for using the facilities.
The club, however, can make amendments to the document before August 25.
Sources in the know have told Goal that Bengaluru FC have been considering a few alternate venues. But Bengaluru FC CEO Mandar Tamhane refused to comment on the issue when Goal reached out.
As such, fans in Bengaluru might just miss out on mainstream football for the upcoming season if the issue is not resolved soon.https://www.goal.com/en/news/isl-2019-20-bengaluru-fc-to-move-out-of-kanteerava-stadium/154lrhd52jwep1upjwa365alxh
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