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AIFF Secretary General Dr Shaji: The All-India Football Federation’s Competition Committee has recommended the launch of the inaugural edition of the pan-India Institutional Football League in January 2024.

The league will be a pan-India amateur football competition to boost institutional football and encourage players’ recruitment by Private Corporations, Public Sector units, State Departments, Ministerial units, Police/Defence/Paramilitary Forces (Unit-Level) and Railways (Division-level), the All-India Football Federation (AIFF) informed in a statement on Tuesday.

The Committee recommended the introduction of the Institutional Football League following a virtual meeting held on Tuesday to discuss the way forward for various domestic competitions in the country.