New Delhi: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Thursday granted Mohun Bagan Super Giants (MBSG) and Kerala Blasters a three-day extension, until April 5 (Sunday), to pay their first participation fee for the 2025-26 Indian Super League (ISL) season. As per the revised financial model shared with the clubs, each club was to pay Rs 30,000 by March 5, another Rs 30,000 between March 28 and April 4 and Rs 20,000 by May 1.
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The AIFF reminded clubs that failure to pay the full amount, including a fine of Rs 1,000 per day, could result in the club being “excluded from participation”.In early communication on the matter, FIFA said that if payments were not made for seven days, it would issue a disqualification notice to the club(s).
If no payments are made within the next four days, the club(s) will be disqualified from the Indian Super League for the next season.“A fine of Rs 1 lakh per day will be levied for every day of delay from the due date until actual payment. Upon expiration of seven days of continuous non-payment, the AIFF shall issue a disqualification notice to the club. If the default is not remedied within four days from the date of such notice, the club will be deemed ineligible to participate in the next season of the ISL, without any further communication,” the letter sent by the AIFF to the 14 ISL clubs said.
FIFA also clarified that its decision(s) “shall be final, binding and non-appealable”.A review of the financial model saw the AIFF’s contribution to the league’s operational costs rise from Rs 9.7 lakh crore to zero. The federation, which is running the Indian Premier League this season, recorded a revenue shortfall of Rs 25.9 lakh crore in its audited statements for 2024-25.Following the exit of Reliance’s FSDL in December 2025, AIFF has been running the bid without the Rs 50 crore annual sum it used to get as commercial rights. FIFA hopes to secure a new partner for the next 15 to 20 years, with the bidding process closing on March 26. As reported by TimesofIndia.com, GMR Sports, FanCode and Capri Sports have so far thrown their hat into the ring.