Nearly 150 Indian Super League players, including over 20 current or former national team members, have become free agents after their contracts expired amid uncertainty over the league's future. The AIFF and clubs remain divided on the next ISL season and commercial structure, leaving players facing reduced bargaining power, financial insecurity, and an unclear professional future.
Nearly 150 players of the Indian Super League, including more than 20 in the national team currently or in the recent past, have had their contracts with various clubs expire, with their futures thrown into uncertainty due to the mess in the top tier of the country's domestic structure.
AIFF-Club Standoff Creates Doubts Over Next ISL Season
The contracts of these players ended on Sunday, and there has been uncertainty all around as the tussle between the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and the clubs continues over the future of the ISL next season.
The 2025-26 season was delayed and curtailed, with each of the 14 teams playing a round-robin league instead of the home-and-away format, after the Master Rights Agreement (MRA) between AIFF and its former commercial partners FSDL expired in December last.
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