Rebranding Indian Football: I-League Transforms Into Indian Football League | Sports-Games
The Indian Football League will operate under a new governance model with clubs owning 60% equity and a two-stage format starting the 2025-26 season.
- The I-League has been renamed the Indian Football League, starting on February 21, with a new two-stage format.
- The All India Football Federation expects at least 10 teams to participate and will manage the league's rules.
- Clubs will hold 60% equity while the AIFF and a commercial partner will own the rest, as stated by AIFF acting general secretary M. Satyanarayan.
- Clubs like Real Kashmir are optimistic about securing sponsors and broadcasting opportunities to improve the league's financial health.
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I-League set to be rebranded, clubs get a seat on governing council - The Tribune
The I-League, which is the second tier competition of Indian football, is likely to be rebranded as Indian Football League. The proposal, which has been taken in consultations with various clubs, will also mean that club representatives will be part of the management committee as well as the governing council as a new governance model.
Rebranding Indian Football: I-League Transforms into Indian Football League | Sports-Games
The I-League, India's second-tier football competition, will be rebranded as the Indian Football League (IFL), with clubs becoming primary stakeholders. A meeting between club representatives and AIFF officials orchestrated this decision, aimed at restructuring the league, although formal approval from the AIFF Executive Committee is pending.
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