Indian football fans remain uncertain about the future of the Indian Super League (ISL). The Supreme Court, during a scheduled hearing on Friday, instructed the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and league organizer, Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL), to meet and decide how to proceed with the league this year.

Supreme Court has asked both the major stakeholders to submit their proposal on the matter in the next hearing scheduled on 28th August.

The expiry of the 15-year MRA between AIFF and FSDL on 8th December has been the biggest impediment to getting the 2025-26 ISL season started. While marketing partners FSDL want to extend the contract and a guarantee from the AIFF, the national body has cited the impending SC judgment on its new constitution as the reason behind not signing an extension.

In the AIFF Constitution case, the SC bench of Justice Sri Narasimha and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said that the judgment in the matter is ready, but they want to review the new National Sports Governance Bill before delivering a final verdict.

All in all, the positive developments in the Supreme Court hint that if everything goes well, the issues related to ISL may get sorted soon, and the league could start in the next few months.

Earlier on Thursday, the eleven Indian Super League clubs on Thursday urged the Amici curiae Gopal Sankaranarayanan and Samar Bansal to mention the ongoing crisis in front of the SC as they face an “existential crisis.”