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Indian football's structural reset: ISL, I-League and the road to 2027

AIFF's roadmap merges league pyramids, mandates youth quotas and ties licensing to academy investment.

By SportSupport Desk · 2026-04-10 · 8 min read

The All India Football Federation's new club-licensing framework forces every top-flight club to operate a residential academy and field a minimum number of U-23 minutes per match.

Promotion and relegation between the ISL and I-League — long promised, long delayed — is scheduled to take effect from the 2026-27 season.

For state federations this means clearer pathways: district leagues feeding state leagues, feeding the second division, feeding the top flight.

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