Institutional League
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| Organising body | All India Football Federation |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
The Institutional League was a proposed Indian men's football league.[1][2]
The All India Football Federation announced in the press conference on 14 April 2023 that a new Institutional League will be organised with at least ten teams on home and away basis.[3] The teams will be decided via bidding process. The league was expected to start in January 2024, but was later abandoned.[4]
After the disbanding of clubs associated with public sector undertakings for not fulfilling Asian Football Confederation club licensing criteria, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) was planning to make a corporate-clubs league in July 2017. A proposal was sent to the All India Public Sector Sports Promotion Board (AIPSSPB), but it was not organised then.[5][6]
The AIFF held a pre-meeting with 25 interested teams on 31 August 2023.[7] A few days later Request for Proposal was issued to the interested teams.[8]
AIFF also mandated that the winners and runners-up of the Institutional League will be awarded direct entry into the Federation Cup 2024. The promotion-relegation system will also be applicable if there are more than one division in the league.[7]
