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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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The Hindu broke the news in India on Wednesday, January 28, 2026.
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