The Indian Super League is set to be postponed beyond October 6, after initially being scheduled for September 4. The league will feature 13 teams after Diamond Harbour FC failed to pay its Rs 55 lakh participation fee instalment. Meanwhile, AIFF rejected claims of financial penalties over India’s withdrawal from the FIFA ASEAN Cup and defended its decision to host Brazil in Kolkata on October 3.
New Delhi: The upcoming season of the Indian Super League (ISL), which was earlier scheduled to kick off on September 4, is set to be postponed by more than a month and will start only after October 6.
The ISL will start only after the FIFA international match window which runs from September 21 to October 6.
The top tier league will also go ahead with 13 teams after the Indian Football League 2025-26 champions Diamond Harbour FC failed to pay the participation fee second instalment amounting to Rs 55 lakh by Wednesday deadline. Diamond Harbour were earlier promoted to the ISL by virtue of winning the Indian Football League 2025-26.
"The ISL is likely to start only in October after the FIFA window," a top official of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) told PTI.
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