ISL: AIFF granted Mohun Bagan, Kerala 3-day extension to pay participation fee

New Delhi: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) connected Thursday has granted Mohun Bagan Super Giant (MBSG) and Kerala Blasters a three-day extension, until April 5 (Sunday), to wage the archetypal information interest towards the Indian Super League (ISL) 2025-26 season. As per the revised fiscal exemplary shared with the clubs, each nine was owed to wage Rs 30 lakh by March 5, different Rs 30 lakh betwixt March 28 and April 4 and Rs 20 lakh by May 1.

The AIFF has reminded the clubs that nonaccomplishment to remit the full amount, including the good of Rs 1 lakh per day, whitethorn pb to "disqualification of the nine from participation".In the aboriginal connection connected the topic, AIFF had said that successful the lawsuit payments are not paid for 7 days, they shall contented a announcement of disqualification to the club(s).

If nary payments are made for the 4 days that follow, the club(s) volition beryllium disqualified from adjacent season's ISL.“A good of Rs 1 lakh per time shall beryllium levied for each time of hold from the owed day until existent payment. Upon the expiry of 7 days of continued non-payment, AIFF shall contented a announcement of disqualification to the club. If the default is not remedied wrong 4 days from the day of specified notice, the nine shall beryllium deemed disqualified from information successful the adjacent play of the ISL, without immoderate further communication,” said the connection by the AIFF to the 14 ISL clubs.

AIFF besides clarified that their determination (s) “shall beryllium final, binding, and not appealable.”The revision to the fiscal exemplary saw AIFF's publication to the league's operational costs spell from Rs 9.7 crore to zero. The federation, which is moving the ISL this season, posted a gross shortage of Rs 25.9 crore successful its 2024-25 audited statements.In the aftermath of Reliance-subsidiary FSDL's exit successful December 2025, AIFF has been moving the amusement without the yearly Rs 50 crore that it utilized to get arsenic commercialized rights. The governing assemblage is hoping to onshore a caller spouse for the adjacent 15-20 years, with the bidding process closing connected March 26. As TimesofIndia.com had reported, GMR Sports, FanCode and Capri Sports person thrown their chapeau successful the ringing truthful far.