Sanchita Chatterjee, BS News Agency: The AIFF has requested all clubs to confirm details of their home match venues by 12 noon on January 12.
*Only after this will the federation finalize the broadcaster, commercial partners, and fixtures for the upcoming ISL 2026 season. All India Football Federation (AIFF) has asked Indian Super League (ISL) clubs to send the details of the venues where they plan to play their home matches by Monday noon so that it can start working on the schedule of the delayed season which is set to start on February 14.
On Tuesday, Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced that the ISL, which was on pause due to the lack of a commercial partner, will start on February 14 with all the 14 clubs taking part.
The top-tier ISL will feature 91 matches on a home-and-away basis, assuming that all the 14 clubs are taking part.
In a letter written to the clubs, the AIFF thanked the clubs for "agreeing to participate in principle in the Indian Super League".
"We would like to reiterate the AIFF's proposal to organise the 2025-26 season of the ISL with co-operation from the participating clubs," the AIFF said in the letter from its Deputy General Secretary M Satyanarayan.