The results of the AFC & National Club License applications for the 2018-19 season has been announced. A short brief on the Indian Club Licensing Regulations 2018-19:
In the 2018-19 season of the Indian Club Licensing system, AIFF saw a record 18 clubs applying for AFC and National License. The list of Clubs who applied for AFC and National License are Aizawl FC, NEROCA FC, Shillong Lajong FC, NorthEast United FC, ATK, Mohun Bagan, Quess East Bengal FC, Jamshedpur FC, Bengaluru FC, Chennaiyin FC, Chennai City FC, Gokulam Kerala FC, Kerala Blasters FC, FC Goa, FC Pune City, Mumbai City FC, Delhi Dynamos FC and Minerva Punjab FC.
AIFF’s Club Licensing Committee – First Instance Body (CLC-FIB) met in New Delhi to decide on the club licensing applications made by the above-mentioned 18 clubs and unanimously decided the following:-
Clubs who have been granted both AFC & National License
Minerva Punjab FC, Chennaiyin FC, Bengaluru FC, NorthEast United FC, FC Goa and ATK.
Clubs who have been granted only AFC License
Quess East Bengal FC.
Clubs who have been granted only National License
Shillong Lajong FC.
Clubs who have been granted “EXEMPTION TO PARTICIPATE in National Club Competitions” by the CLC-FIB, after imposing hefty sanctions
Aizawl FC, NEROCA FC, Mohun Bagan, Quess East Bengal FC, Jamshedpur FC, Chennai City FC, Gokulam Kerala FC, Kerala Blasters FC, FC Pune City, Mumbai City FC and Delhi Dynamos FC.