ISL is the Premier League of India
All India Football Federation majorly restructures in India into a three tier system from the 2017/18 season. The ISL concept is taken from the English premier League( EPL), with some changes. English Premier League is the premier division in England followed by The Championship (Level-2), League One (Level-3) and League Two (Level-4).
Here is how the final footballing calendar will look like from the 2018/19:
August : Champions Cup
September to March : ISL, League 1 and League 2.
November to February : Women's League
April - May : Super Cup
Till the last season, there is only one league in India and that is 'Indian Super League'. From next season, there is three tier divisions system. The India Super league will be India's top tier league, with the I-League now re-branded to 'League-1', while the second division I-league will be called 'League-2'. But the sad part is ISL will not have any relegation while League 1 and League 2 will have relegation and promotion.
Tier 1: Indian Super League
Indian Super League will add to the existing eight teams. Tenders are given out and new teams are invited and the final number is yet too be decided. The existing teams in I-League clubs are not promised to be automatically promoted to ISL.If all goes good,we can see yearly football just like the rest of the world does.
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| ISL 2015 OPENING CEREMONY |
The FIFA U-17 World Cup will take place in October 2017 in India. The ISL is likely to get postponed as it currently runs from October to December, the same time when U-17 world cup is planned. For 2017- 18 season the dates are shifted to November to March increase its duration from three months to five months. From 2018-19 season it is expected that ISL might takes place for seven month from September to March. This is a positive note for the game in India.
Tier 2 : League 1
The I-League will be re-christened to 'League 1' with the league to be expanded to 10 team from its existing 9 teams. League 1 will run parallel to ISL. The good news is that AIFF has decided to promote the League 1 with a Financial package also promising to broadcast the matches in its bouquet channels from 2017.It will also be streamed digitally. And yes there will be relegation in this division.
Tier 3 : League 2
The 2nd division I-League will be re-branded to League -2 with 10 teams. AIFF will pay special attention to this league,offer a great deal of financial support.Even teams form Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, where there is no domestic team will also be encouraged.
Federation Cup becomes Super Cup from 2018
India's most prestigious competition 'The federation cup' will be renamed to Super Cup. It will be contested from teams from all the three divisions with a total of 16 teams.
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