Fourteen ISL clubs on Friday wrote a letter to the sports ministry requesting that relegation be put on hold for three to five years, including ISL 2025-26. On January 6, Mandaviya announced that 14 teams would play in the ISL this season, and it will start from February 14. The clubs claimed that the league in its present state requires stabilisation for a period of three to five years. L. Nageswara Rao’s report to the Supreme Court in November last year. Clubs requested the ministry to help them access government-owned stadiums at a concessional rate.

Source: The Telegraph January 31, 2026 05:30 UTC