AFC changes foreigners’ rule; India sticks to 3+1

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From 2022, there will be no bar on the number of foreign players clubs can register but it won’t be implemented in ISL and I-League, says AIFF.

ATK Mohun Bagan players during 2021-22 Indian Super League.(ISL)

By, Kolkata

The All India Football Federation ( AIFF ) will stick lớn the ba + một foreign players ’ rule for the Indian Super League ( ISL ) & the I-League even though the Asian Football Confederation ( casinoae888
) has lifted restrictions on imports from next season .
“ The current ba + một Foreign Player ( sic ) rule under which a club can field a maximum of four international players ( three players of any nationality và one from an AFC member association ) at any given point in giây phút during a match is mix phệ make way for a more augmented combination, ” AFC said in a truyền thông release on Tuesday .
The mới ra number for foreigners hasn’t been decided yet — bốn + 2 or 5 + một or 5 + 2 have been approved by the AFC’s competitions và technical committees — & a decision will be taken next year, the release said .
But the AFC executive committee has waived the ba + một rule from 2022. AFC now mandates that any number of foreigners can be registered from next season “ based on the domestic league registration rules. ”
And that is how AIFF wants mập maintain status quo. ISL và I-League follow the ba + một rule ; this being a first for ISL where imports have been pruned Khủng bring it in line with AFC regulations. “ We are clear in our stand that this is how it will stay, ” said Kushal Das, the AIFF general secretary, on Wednesday .
“ There has been a lot of effort mập reduce the number of foreigners. The head coach ( Igor Stimac ) & FSDL ( the company which runs ISL ) are both against increasing it. ”
Stimac had supported the tam + một rule, saying it would mean he could see “ more youngsters ”. The Croat also pointed out Hyderabad FC doing well last season despite often not having the đầy đủ quota of foreigners .
Das said it is possible that AIFF would not limit registration of foreign players but will allow only ba + một in its competitions .
That means Indian clubs qualifying for the AFC Cup & Asian Champions League could have béo register hot nhất foreigners going into those competitions from 2023 when the hot nhất rule will be implemented. Till last season, ISL clubs had lớn bởi the opposite. In ISL, a maximum of five imports were allowed while the rule in AFC competitions was ba + 1. India’s top league & AFC will be on a par only for the 2022 Asian competitions .
ISL’s decision bự reduce the number of foreigners has also been welcomed by Marco Pezzaiuoli, the Bengaluru FC coach .
Antonio Lopez Habas, ISL’s most successful coach with two titles, though had a different take. “ Now the rules are béo play four foreign players & we have lớn adapt béo that situation. We have six foreign players & there is a high possibility that all are capable of playing … I have one question : Is it better lớn reduce one foreign player ? Because the player who comes here has mập be of high unique. It is not possible that a ( foreign ) player with no chất lượng can play in ISL, ” the Spaniard said before ATK Mohun Bagan began their chiến dịch this season .
The ISL is good advertisement for Indian football và every season there have been more Indians on the pitch but if football’s standard has Khủng improve, work should start in the academies, Habas said .
The ba + một rule was implemented by AFC in 2009 & it accepted that Asian players got more opportunities as a consequence. “ But with the Asian game coming into its own in recent years và growing in confidence, the Committees ( sic ) felt the giây phút was opportune phệ Đánh Giá what is a crucial provision béo further enhance the club game, ” AFC said .
India took a different stand at the technical committee meeting và was supported by Japan’s Kozho Tashima, a former player who is the chairperson, said Das. Former India striker Abhishek Yadav represents India in the AFC technical committee .

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