Indian Football Roadmap: Promotion-Relegation set to Begin – The meeting between the AIFF-FIFA has yielded positive results as promotion and relegation in the top tier of Indian football are set to be implemented. The promotion of I-League champions will start from next season while the relegation in the top tier of Indian football will commence from 2024-25 season. Follow India Football Live and AIFF vs FIFA Live Updates on InsideSport.IN
Indian Football Roadmap:
- FIFA-AFC agrees to the roadmap set for Indian Football.
- Promotion of I-League champions to ISL will take place from next season.
- Promotion-Relegation were already a part of the roadmap set for Indian Football by the AFC and AIFF.
Indian Football Roadmap: Promotion-Relegation SET to Begin from Next season, FIFA-AFC gives NOD to India Football Roadmap
Massive news for #IndianFootball! Had a super impressive meeting with the representatives of @FIFAcom & @theafcdotcom today. The promotion-relegation process has now been officially confirmed from this season in @ILeagueOfficial & @IndSuperLeague! Super happy, excited & relieved. pic.twitter.com/R6dnNs4ihV
— Dipak Kumar Singh (@dipaklamb) June 23, 2022
This news will be of great joy for the I-League clubs who will get the chance to face the ISL clubs once they emerge as champions of the I-League. As per the roadmap, the promotion of clubs from the I-League will take place in 2023 and then be followed in the year 2024.
The delegation team of FIFA-AFC which paid a visit to the country this week to discuss the internal affairs of the All India Football Federation has conducted meetings with the AIFF for the past 2 days. Today, on the third day of the meeting involving the state federations and the ISL, I-League clubs, the topic of promotion and relegation was brought up.
Indian Football Roadmap: Promotion-Relegation SET to Begin from Next season, FIFA-AFC gives NOD to India Football Roadmap
Previously AIFF with the AFC made a roadmap for Indian football which remarked that the Indian Super League, ISL is to be the tier-1 football competition of the country while the I-League is to be deemed as Tier-2. As time progresses, the winners of the I-League will get a chance to be promoted to ISL.
Now that the delegations of FIFA-AFC have agreed that this is the best way out for the development of Indian football in the country, the promotion will commence next year. Recent reports also claim that the promotion of the clubs can also be made according to sporting merits.