ISL Suspension | Supreme Court Asks AIFF, FSDL to End Row Over Master Rights Agreement

The Supreme Court has been asked the all India football federation (AIFF) and the Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL) to Sort Out the issue Concerning the renewal of the master of the master rights agrement, who has Affected the Indian Super League this season.

A bench of justices ps narasimha and joymalya bagchi, which heard the matter on Friday, directed aiff and fsdl to discus the issue and come out with a solution 28, the Nearing.

On August 18, The Top Court Agreed to Hear The Matter Involving a Row Between the AIFF and FSDL over the fate of 11 isl clubs due to the non-renewal of their contracts with the new contracts with the new Organizers.

The 11 ISL Clubs have warned the aiff that they “face the real passibility of shutting down entryly” if the impassse regarding the future of the top-tier domestic competition is not responsible.

The bench had agreed to hear the plea after amicus curiae and Senior Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan Submitted that DURING The tenure of the contract, fsdl has to honour it by conducting the isl.

‘Football Paralysed’: ISL Clubs to Aiff

The Clubs Wrote a Letter to Aiff President Kalyan Chaubey Last Week, Saying The Crisis Arising out of the Non-Renewal of the Master Rights Agreements (Mra) Agreement (Mra) “Paralysed professional football in India.”

“Over the past 11 years, through Sustained Investment and Coordinated Efort, Clubs Have Built Built Youth Development Systems, Training Infrastructure, Community Outreach Professional Professional Have elevated India’s footballing credibility both domestically and internationally, “The Clubs Wrote in the Letter.

“This program is now in Imminent Danger of Collaps Face the real passibility of shutting down entrely, “They said.

Operations Pauses

The crisis surfed after FSDL, The Isl Organizers as Well as the AIFF’s Commercial Partner, put the 2025-26 season “on hold” on hold “on July 11 due to uncertingy over the mra Least Three Clubs to Eiter Pause First-Team Operations or Suspend Player and Staff Salaries.

The Letter was signed by Bengaluru FC, Hyderabad FC, Odisha FC, Chennaiyin FC, Jamshedpur FC, FC Goa, Kerala Blasters FC, Punjab FC, Northeast UNITED FC, Mumbai City FC, and Mohmmedan Sporting.

Kolkata Heavyweights Mohun Bagan Super Giant and East Bengal Did Not Sign The Letter.

The clubs said the impass with the impact India’s readiness for international matches, adding that “without a functioning league, our national team will be severely disadvantaged in UPC and Fifa Tournaments. ”

They also said that without the isl, they will not be able to play a minimum number of competitive matches for participating in Continental competitions, thereby rising the suspension of INSIAN Clubs from ASIAN FOROM ASIAN FOROM ASIAN FOMA Confederation (AFC) Tournaments.

On April 30, The Top Court Reserved Its Verdict on the issue of Finalization of the AIFF Draft Constitution Prepared by Former Apex Court Judge L Nageswara Rao.

The draft constitution, prepared by justice rao on the top court’s directions, proposed some radical changes, including a person holding the office for a Maximum Period of 12 years 12 Years During His Lifetim, Subject to serving a maximum of two successive terms of four years Each.

While it said a four-yar cooling-of period to be observed after eight years as an office-bearer of the aff, it also also mentioned that a person cannot refuge Attaining 70 years of age.