Salgaocar and Sporting Clube de Goa, two clubs that pulled out of the I-League to protest against All India Football Federation’s re-structuring proposals, have put up three demands before the AIFF if they have to reconsider the withdrawal.
The three demands were presented in a meeting held in Panaji between the owners of the clubs and the AIFF general secretary Kushal Das, I-League CEO Sunando Dhar and IMG-Reliance’s Chirag Tanna.
The two club owners Shivanand Salgaocar of Salgaocar and Peter Vaz of Sporting Clube de Goa, who decided to quit the I-League last week, put out a joint statement putting forward the three demands.
The three demands were: No forced relegation of I-League teams to a second tier league from the nation’s premier competition (All teams qualified for I-League should be part of the top league); No bidding process and no franchise fees for existing I-League clubs (merit being the only qualifying factor) and all governance issues should rest with AIFF exclusively.
Das agreed to call a meeting of all I-League clubs in order to elicit their views on the matter. He said he will consult with the AIFF president and the executive committee along with their marketing partners IMG-Reliance to revert back with a final binding proposal on or before July 31.
{{/usCountry}}Das agreed to call a meeting of all I-League clubs in order to elicit their views on the matter. He said he will consult with the AIFF president and the executive committee along with their marketing partners IMG-Reliance to revert back with a final binding proposal on or before July 31.
{{/usCountry}}Salgaocar and Sporting Clube de Goa said that their decision to withdraw from the I-League stands unless they receive a final proposal/road map which includes the above mentioned three points.