Federation seeks minimal of ₹37.5 crore per 12 months as assured fee; bidders’ internet price should be no less than ₹250 crore
All India Football Federation president Kalyan Chaubey. (AFP)
The golf equipment have advised AIFF that the federation and its business companions had advised the Supreme Court that the choice course of can be accomplished by October 15.
Late on Thursday, AIFF printed on its web site a Request For Proposal (RFP) doc for the highest league that seeks a minimal assure quantity of ₹37.5 crore per 12 months or 5% of the gross income, whichever is larger, for the subsequent 15 years. The final date for clarification is October 21 and no bid will be submitted after 5pm on November 5, the doc says. Bidders should furnish ₹10 lakh as safety deposit, the doc says.
The doc additionally states that the bidder or consortium, comprising not more than three members, will need to have ₹250 crore minimal internet price on the finish of the monetary 12 months 2024-25. Bidders will likely be graded as per their internet price on a scale of 1 to six, the utmost marks allotted to those that are price ₹501 crore and above. A committee comprising former Supreme Court justice L. Nageswara Rao, AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey and Mr. Kesvaran Murugasu of the Asian Football Confederation as an impartial member will consider all of the bids, it has been determined.
Earlier on Thursday, at some point after deadline given within the Supreme Court, the golf equipment wrote to AIFF saying they’ve dedicated to participate within the Super Cup “in good religion”. The Super Cup, India’s cup competitors, is scheduled to begin in Goa on October 25.
The resolution to take part within the Super Cup has had “important logistical and contractual implications – from assembling squads, securing venues…to re-engaging workers and distributors.” The resolution wase taken “trusting the AIFF would act in accordance with its submission to the Supreme Court,” the letter says.
Barring Mohun Bagan Super Giant, East Bengal and Mohammedan Sporting, each membership who performed within the 2024-25 Indian Super League (ISL) is represented within the letter. HT has seen the letter.
The golf equipment have mentioned they’re keen to cooperate with AIFF “however this goodwill can not proceed to be taken as a right.” The uncertainty over the league, the letter says, has “made monetary planning, sponsorship discussions, and participant commitments practically inconceivable to maintain. Moreover, the present scenario represents a breach of belief — one which dangers undoing the collective progress made in professionalising Indian soccer over the previous decade.”
Dempo for Real Kashmir
Dempo Sports Club will return to India’s cup competitors for the primary time because the Super Cup changed Federation Cup in 2018. Dempo will exchange Real Kashmir who’ve pulled out, the AIFF mentioned on X on Thursday. Five-time I-League champions when it was India’s prime tier league, Dempo will participate with none overseas participant in a event that permits six on the pitch, a membership official mentioned.
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