The I-League Qualifiers will be played in a round-robin format among ARA FC, Bhawanipore FC, Garhwal FC, FC Bengaluru United and Mohammedan SC.
The I-League, the country's second tier club competition, is likely to kick off in November while the second diviison qualifiers is tentatively scheduled for the third week of next month
Mohd Shamsuddin was the delegate of All India Football Federation in FIFA Extraordinary Congress in February 2016.
AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das had recently said that his organisation "hopes in the next 5 years the national team is coached by an Indian coach".
AIFF general secretary Kushal Das urged Football Delhi to come up with a strategy including vision and specific goals for short and long term.
The capital-based Sudeva FC, Shillong’s Ryntih SC and Sreenidhi FC of Visakhapatnam had submitted their bids to be a part of the I-League
The course saw 48 coaches take part in two daily sessions across four days to take Indian football forward together as part of the AIFF's plan to guide SAI coaches.
AIFF secretary Kushal Das called the Asian Cup bid a "different ball game" compared to the country's bids for the U-17 World Cups for men and women and the 2022 Women's Asian Cup.
New amendments in the laws of the game, handball interpretations, penalty area incidents and football understandings of the referees were stressed upon during the two-day course.
After the FIFA men's U-17 World Cup in 2017, AIFF had earmarked a state-of-the-art facility to be the home of national teams across age groups for men and women in the New Town area of Kolkata. I
The Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar was the home venue for the Indian Arrows for the 2018-19 season of the I-League, and has hosted both editions of the Hero Super Cup, along with the Hero Gold Cup in February last year.
India are already out of contention for a berth in the 2022 World Cup but they are in the reckoning for a place in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup as it is a joint qualification campaign.
Clubs will have to confirm their intention to undergo the Indian club licensing process for the 2020-21 season by submitting the signed copy of the club licensing agreement on or before July 24.
AIFF general secretary Kushal Das has said that the I-League must go on even if foreign players are not available.
The AFC conferred the Elite Youth Scheme full membership to AIFF on Saturday.
AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa thanked the five-member associations for showcasing their support to the Asian Cup.
India are also slated to host the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup from February 17-March 7 next year.
The AIFF said it will take stock of the situation and assess as to when the preparatory camp in Goa can resume as per government directives.
As per the guidelines, no more than 50 per cent staff would be allowed within the office premises at any given time.
The AIFF has decided to delay the start of Indian domestic season due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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