Big blow for Indian football! Mohun Bagan banned, fined by AFC

Amid unprecedented uncertainty successful Indian football, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) connected Wednesday handed a triple stroke to Mohun Bagan Super Giant, imposing a continental prohibition and fines totaling USD 100,729 (approximately INR 91 lakh) aft the nine withdrew from the 2025-26 AFC Champions League Two.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The AFC Disciplinary and Ethics Committee ruled that the reigning Indian Super League champions wrongfully withdrew from the contention pursuing their refusal to question to Iran for a group-stage lucifer against Sepahan SC. Mohun Bagan was handed a one-season prohibition from AFC competitions.

In Decision VVC 20251217DC21, the committee recovered the Kolkata-based nine blameworthy of breaching Article 5 (Withdrawal from the Competition) of the ACL Two Competition Regulations aft failing to fulfil its fixture erstwhile the radical signifier had begun.As portion of the sanctions, the Mariners were "fined USD 50,000," ordered to wage "USD 50,729 arsenic compensation for damages and losses" claimed by the AFC and Sepahan SC, and "disqualified from participating successful the adjacent AFC nine contention for which they would different qualify, with the prohibition remaining effectual up to and including the 2027–28 season."The committee besides ruled that Mohun Bagan would forfeit each subsidies linked to their information successful the 2025-26 ACL Two season, including information fees, show bonuses, and question subsidies.

Any magnitude already paid indispensable beryllium repaid wrong 30 days."The compensation shall beryllium paid to the AFC wrong 30 (30) days of the day that this Decision is communicated," the bid stated.Terming the determination "biased," a Mohun Bagan authoritative told PTI that the substance is pending astatine the Lausanne-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), and they are "hoping for a resolution.""It's a biased determination against our club; our substance is pending astatine CAS and we're hopeful of a resolution.

However, the nine whitethorn wage up the fines," helium added.The ruling comes aft Mohun Bagan cited subordinate information concerns, arsenic six overseas players declined the travel to Iran pursuing advisories from their governments. The nine had requested a venue alteration and aboriginal approached CAS, but the AFC deemed it a withdrawal, triggering strict disciplinary action. The lawsuit mirrors the erstwhile season, erstwhile Mohun Bagan likewise did not question to Iran to look Tractor SC but had escaped sanction.AIFF fined USD 1,000 for delayed restartIn Decision VVC 20251217DC08, the AFC Disciplinary and Ethics Committee fined the All India Football Federation (AIFF) USD 1,000 for delaying the restart of the 2nd fractional during India’s AFC Asian Cup 2027 final-round qualifier against Bangladesh connected November 18, 2025.The committee recovered that AIFF representatives caused a hold of 1 infinitesimal and 43 seconds successful commencing the 2nd half, breaching Article 2 (Official Countdown) of the AFC Competitions Operations Manual.

The AIFF was ordered to settee the good wrong 30 days, nether Article 11.3 of the AFC Disciplinary and Ethics Code.FC Goa fined USD 5,000 for information lapseIn different ruling (VVC 20251217DC19), the AFC fined FC Goa USD 5,000 for failing to guarantee stadium information during their ACL Two group-stage lucifer against Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr connected October 22.The committee recovered the nine violated Article 64 (Organization of Matches) of the AFC Disciplinary and Ethics Code aft a spectator invaded the country surrounding the tract of play.

The ruling noted that FC Goa failed to afloat comply with information regulations and did not instrumentality each precautions required to support instrumentality and order. The good indispensable beryllium paid wrong 30 days of communication.Indian shot faces administrative paralysisThe AFC’s disciplinary actions travel astatine a clip erstwhile Indian shot is grappling with heavy structural and administrative uncertainty. The home play remains successful limbo, with nary confirmation connected the ISL, I-League, oregon I-League 2 pursuing the expiry of the 15-year statement betwixt Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL) and the AIFF connected December 8.The ISL usually starts successful September, portion the I-League was scheduled to statesman connected October 19. With the impasse continuing, the Union Sports Ministry, led by Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, has stepped successful to clasp meetings with each stakeholders to forestall a implicit illness of the home calendar.A projected solution is expected wrong the adjacent week, arsenic officials contention against clip amid fears that India could spell without a men’s home league play for the archetypal clip since 1996—a script that would further harm the country’s lasting successful Asian football.