I-League winner to be promoted to ISL next season: AIFF
The Hindu
Although the winners of I-League 2022/23 would be promoted to the ISL next year, their participation hinges on fulfilling the club licensing criteria
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Saturday said that the winner of the I-League, which begins on November 12, will play in the Indian Super League (ISL) next season, without paying any fee as per the roadmap finalised three years ago.
But the participation of I-League winners of the 2022-23 season -- as well as 2023-24 -- in the ISL will be subject to fulfilling the club licensing criteria.
"We can confirm that the I-League winner of this season will be promoted to the ISL (2023-24 season) subject to fulfilling the Premier one licensing criteria and sporting merit," AIFF secretary general Shaji Prabhakaran told PTI.
"They (I-League winners) will not give any (participation) fee. Since all the clubs playing in the ISL will have to fulfill Premier one licensing criteria, they (I-League winners) also will have to fulfil the criteria."
According to the roadmap approved in 2019 with the involvement of Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and agreed upon by the stakeholders, the I-League champion team of this season (2022-23), as well as that of next year (2023-24), will get direct slot in the next season of the top-tier ISL.
The promotion and relegation system was to kick in the ISL from 2024-25 season onwards.
Asked if the ISL organisers and AIFF marketing partners FSDL have agreed to the I-League winners from this year onwards qualifying for the ISL, Mr. Prabhakaran said, "The decision is as per the roadmap which was agreed earlier. We have just continued with the roadmap.
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