The Club Licensing Committee of the Hero I-League decided that JSW Bengaluru FC Pvt Ltd be granted both AFC and National License for the season 2016-17 for fulfilling all mandatory Grade A Criteria of the Indian Club Licensing Regulations 2016-17. The committee also decided that Sporting Clube de Goa Pvt. Ltd., DSK Shivajians Football Club Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai Football Club Pvt. Ltd., Shillong Lajong Football Club Pvt. Ltd., United Mohun Bagan Football Team Pvt. Ltd. and Kingfisher East Bengal Football Team Pvt. Ltd. be granted with National License only.
The Goan Network
MARGAO
The Club Licensing Committee of the Hero I-League met at the All India Football Federation (AIFF) Headquarters Football House in Delhi on Friday.
Dr GS Mungali, Chairman along with Jeet Parikh and Sunando Dhar were present at the Club Licensing Committee meet.
The Committee decided that JSW Bengaluru FC Pvt Ltd be granted both AFC and National License for the season 2016-17 for fulfilling all mandatory Grade A Criteria of the Indian Club Licensing Regulations 2016-17.
The committee also decided that Sporting Clube de Goa Pvt. Ltd., DSK Shivajians Football Club Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai Football Club Pvt. Ltd., Shillong Lajong Football Club Pvt. Ltd., United Mohun Bagan Football Team Pvt. Ltd. and Kingfisher East Bengal Football Team Pvt. Ltd. be granted with National License only.
Meanwhile, Goan side Salgaocar FC power houses in Indian soccer who had issued a press release announcing their desire to pull out of the I-League remained firm on their stand as the Greens haven't replied to the club licensing documents sent by the All India Football Federation (AIFF)
On the other hand, Sporting Club de Goa, who had conveyed similar dissatisfaction surrounding the future of Indian football and the biased approach of the governing body toward's the Indian Super League (ISL) and thus threatened to pull out of the I-League, have now taken a U-turn in signing the club licensing document.
