Lector Mascarenhas

Proud member of the Goa Jr National Team that won the championship in 1981 and the Senior National Santosh Trophy in 1984.

Saturday, October 11, 2014

Ten differences between ISL and I League




1. ISL is a short league of three months with 8 teams whereas I league is a longer league of five to seven months with 11 teams (2014-15).

2. ISL can register 10 foreign players and play 6 in the first eleven whereas I League can register 4 foreign players (three non- Asians and one Asian) and play 4 in the first eleven.

3. ISL players have a contract for three to four months whereas I League players have a contract of one to three years.

4. In ISL there is no promotion nor relegation from the bottom placed teams whereas in I League there is, both promotion and relegation, from and to the lower league.

5. The prize money in ISL is Rs 8 crores for the winners whereas in I League it is 70 lakhs.

6. ISL matches will be played under floodlights at 7 pm whereas I League matches are played at odd hours between 3 pm to 5 pm with no fixed timings.

7. All matches will be telecast live with a record number of nine channels whereas in the I League few matches are selectively telecast by just one channel.

8. Referees and assistant referees in ISL are connected with wireless sets improving communication and decision making whereas in I League without the equipment the men in black are found wanting. 

9. ISL franchises are new and have a deal for 10 years to play the ISL whereas some of the I League clubs have been in existence for more than 20,50 and even hundred years and they will play the I League as long as they are not relegated.

10. The champion club in ISL will get to play the next edition of ISL whereas the champion club of I League will get to play the next edition of I League and also the higher level of club competition in Asia ie the AFC Cup or even the Champions League.

 


 
 
 
 
 
 

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