AIFF Media Team

NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) conducted the MG India Indian Super League (MG ISL) 2026-27 match officials workshop at Football House, New Delhi, on October 7 and 8, 2026.

The workshop brought together a pool of 52 officials - 19 referees, 21 assistant referees and 12 referee assessors. AFC-accredited Technical instructors and Referee Assessors Mr Purushothaman Baskar and Sankar Komaleeswaran, along with instructor Mr Rizwan ul Haq, led the sessions.

The two-day programme focused on critical areas of match officiating, including penalty-area incidents, handball, tactical fouls, offside rule, disciplinary offences, player and technical-area management, positioning and movement, and reading and anticipating play.

Video analysis and case studies were used in order to examine match situations and decision-making skills, while incidents and performances from MG Indian Super League’s previous edition were reviewed to identify key learning points. The participants also worked on communication, coordination and teamwork between referees and assistant referees.

This initiative was part of AIFF's Referees department's efforts to establish standard assessment and feedback guidelines for referee assessors, with discussions majorly aimed at maintaining consistency across the MG ISL panel in both decision-making and match management.