US EditionManchester City Owners CFG Ends Partnership with Mumbai City FC over ISL Uncertainty
City Football Group sold its 65% stake in Mumbai City FC due to unresolved disputes between the All India Football Federation and the league's commercial partner, leaving ISL's future uncertain.
- On Friday, City Football Group divested its shareholding in Mumbai City FC, and the club said the founding owners will assume full control.
- The All India Football Federation failed to reach an agreement with Football Sports Development Limited, and the Master Rights Agreement expired on December 8, leaving the 2025-26 Indian Super League season on hold.
- CFG acquired a 65% stake in Mumbai City FC in 2019; the club won two ISL League Winners' Shields and two ISL Cup titles, and CFG said the move followed a `comprehensive commercial review`.
- India faces a possibility of no top-flight men's football this year and zero Asian spots because Indian clubs must play at least 27 matches, while the logjam leaves the season's start uncertain.
- No bidders have come forward to run the ISL, clubs offered to operate the league but All India Football Federation did not agree, and the Supreme Court of India approved an auction process.
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City Football Group, the holding company that manages Manchester City and another ten clubs in the world, has announced that it is owned by one of them. This is Mumbai City, India, due to the problems that professional football is going through in this country, where the League has been standing since September and it is still unknown when it will be launched. CFG owned 65% of the club’s shares, which now become the founding owners of the organi…
Manchester City Owners Explain Decision To Exit Mumbai City FC Amid ISL Row
Mumbai City FC on Friday confirmed that City Football Group, which held a majority stake in the club, has divested its entire shareholding to the founding partners of the Indian Super League franchise in the wake of the uncertainty over the ISL's future.
Times of India
The Economic TimesMumbai City confirms exit of majority stakeholders City Football Group due to ISL's uncertainty
Mumbai City FC's majority owner, City Football Group, has sold its stake back to the club's founders. This move comes amid uncertainty surrounding the Indian Super League's future. City Football Group, which owns Manchester City, had a 65 percent share since 2019. Mumbai City FC has achieved significant success during this period.
Soccer-City Football Group exits Mumbai City amid Indian league uncertainty
Dec 26 (Reuters) - The City Football Group (CFG) has divested its stake in Mumbai City amid uncertainty over the future of the Indian Super League (ISL), the team announced on Friday. Read full story
aninews.in
CricketnmoreCFG divests its shareholding in Mumbai City FC amid uncertainty over future of ISL, Indian domestic football
This move by CFG comes amid uncertainty over the future of Indian domestic football, with its tier-one and tier-two leagues, the Indian Super League (ISL) and I-League failing to find any bidders. Mumbai City FC is in the ISL and was being administered by CFG to since 2019, which also owns Manchester City, Melbourne City, and New York City, among others.
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