Following a recommendation from the All India Football Federation (AIFF), the Competitions Committee gave special dispensation for the Indian Super League (ISL) which will be played simultaneously with the I-League for six or seven months in 2017 and 2018 as a temporary short-term ‘bridging solution’.
AIFF’s recommendation to the AFC was that the ISL will replace the Federation Cup, whose winner is currently allocated an AFC Champions League Play-Off place.
Therefore, the Committee approved that the I-League champions will play in the AFC Champions League Play-off round and the ISL Champions will play in the AFC Cup preliminary stage – as long as all clubs adhere to the AFC rules and regulations, particularly club licensing, from 2018.
The situation will be reviewed on a yearly basis with conditions which, in addition to adherence to club licensing regulations, include promotion, production, a player allocation system and the following of the Road Map agreed between the AFC and Indian football stakeholders at a meeting in Kuala Lumpur on June 7, 2017.
AIFF has another Victim. Now they should ask their Boss "if any knock out competition is needed". It is Andheri Nagri....Choupat Raja......funny that our parent association is still functioning, hat's off to AFC.....really a Non-Corrupt Parent Body for Asian Football.
@EastBengalPride If you think Utpal Dada will react......I am sorry to say he will not. Instead he will speak about bringing Barcelona U-19, RM U-19, Man U U-19, Chelsea U-19 for the IFA Shield & then we will see Howrah Union U-19 (actually U-25) & Sporting Union U-19 (actually U-25) playing.
I prefer the SAFF Championship not be played in that 3 week gap. The tournament would take what, 2 weeks at most. I bet you we wouldn't get players in a proper amount of time before the tournament and then you will also have FSDL wanting players back straight away after. It just becomes to much for them, would rather it at the end of the season when all of it is done.
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Following a recommendation from the All India Football Federation (AIFF), the Competitions Committee gave special dispensation for the Indian Super League (ISL) which will be played simultaneously with the I-League for six or seven months in 2017 and 2018 as a temporary short-term ‘bridging solution’.
AIFF’s recommendation to the AFC was that the ISL will replace the Federation Cup, whose winner is currently allocated an AFC Champions League Play-Off place.
Therefore, the Committee approved that the I-League champions will play in the AFC Champions League Play-off round and the ISL Champions will play in the AFC Cup preliminary stage – as long as all clubs adhere to the AFC rules and regulations, particularly club licensing, from 2018.
The situation will be reviewed on a yearly basis with conditions which, in addition to adherence to club licensing regulations, include promotion, production, a player allocation system and the following of the Road Map agreed between the AFC and Indian football stakeholders at a meeting in Kuala Lumpur on June 7, 2017.
Now they should ask their Boss "if any knock out competition is needed".
It is Andheri Nagri....Choupat Raja......funny that our parent association is still functioning, hat's off to AFC.....really a Non-Corrupt Parent Body for Asian Football.
IFA morons should use this window to bring back IFA Shield and also an opportunity to have a proper Durand Cup.
18 weeks + 2 for playoffs and final .
20 weeks equal to 5 month .
3 weeks Christmas New Year break .
1 month preseason .
Total 7 months .
Someone tell me why aunty said 4 month season
If they can take new year christmas break then they should have allowed SAFF championship to be played at same time.