New Delhi, May 5 : All India Football Federation (AIFF) has issued an invite to accept bids for new clubs to join the Hero I-League from 2023-24 season onwards.
Under the Vision 2047 plan unfolded by the AIFF earlier this year, the federation plans to increase
the number of teams in the I-League in a triple-tier system in order to provide opportunities to
aspiring clubs and/or investors from various socio-economic backdrops.
New Delhi, Bengaluru, Pune, Gurugram, Chennai, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Guwahati, and Noida have been identified as the Tier 1 cities from where potential clubs could bid for a place in the I-League.
Tier 2 cities for the bids were identified as follows – Ranchi, Itanagar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Phagwara, Coimbatore, Manjeri, Thiruvananthapuram, Bhopal, and Shillong.
As per the invitation to tender, the entity that wins the bid will be granted the right to own and
operate a new football club from 2023 onwards.(UNI)