News Desk. The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has announced its competition calendar for the 2025-26 season, but does not mention India’s major male football league Indian Super League (ISL). This news has reduced a stir in the Indian football world. In fact, ISL’s Master Rights Agreement (MRA) ends in December 2025 and has not yet been renewed.
Let us know that the Indian Super League (ISL) started as a franchise league 2014 but became the top league of a famous India. Football Sports Development Limited operates this league and the Indian football has got heights from this league.
But now its future is threatened. Recently, in April 2024, the Executive Committee of AIFF constituted an eight -member force to discuss the future of the MRA, but no final decision could be made. Due to this, the clubs are facing difficulty in deciding the date of the upcoming season or the time-series, which has also affected the transfer schemes.
The new calendar of AIFF will start the 2025-25 season with the Durand Cup, while the Super Cup will be held first instead of the ISL competition. This change has been made due to the presence of the audience in the Super Cup and the launch of the reserve youth teams by the clubs. Somewhere the absence of ISL is indicating major changes in the structure of Indian football. This uncertainty is not only a matter of concern for clubs, but also for players and fans.