The AIFF Club Licensing Committee has given exemptions to nine ISL clubs and several I-League clubs. The body met at the Football House in a meeting chaired by Dr. Girja Mungali, with the presence of AIFF Secretary General Shaji Prabhakaran as well.
Three ISL clubs have asked for exemptions including East Bengal, Hyderabad FC and NorthEast United FC. In addition, seven I-League clubs have also asked for the same which include Sreenidi Deccan FC, Gokulam Kerala FC, Mohammedan SC, Real Kashmir FC, Rajasthan United FC, Churchill Brothers FC, and Aizawl FC.
AIFF Club Licensing Committee meeting report
The committee also discussed the sanctions to be imposed on the ISL clubs that had B criteria failures. These clubs include Mumbai City FC, Jamshedpur FC, Bengaluru FC, ATK Mohun Bagan, Bengaluru FC and FC Goa.
Exemptions have been granted to nine clubs out of the ten applicants, with Rajasthan United as the exemption. They have failed to submit the name of the stadium that they will be playing out of in the coming season. And as a result, the committee has been unable to grant them the exemption request. After they have submitted the stadium name, the board will take a final decision on their exemption request.
The committee has imposed a slew of financial restrictions on the clubs that have asked for exemptions, with more details to follow.
