Can Sudden Death of I-League make FSDL Rich ?

Keeping an eye on the recent developments in Indian Football, cash Rich ISL is set to become the top league of the country removing I League from its spot.The way things are shaping in Indian football the future of I-League seems quite dark .The AIFF recently decided to honor their contract to make ISL the top division of the country and stirred the question ' will this move make FSDL rich ' ?

• What's the story ?

As AIFF is set to make ISL the top league of the country by honoring its contract with IMG-Reliance, the future of I-League and its shareholders turns more uncertain. This decision has already attracted huge protest from all over the nation.While all the I league clubs came together to face this crisis, fan clubs like Blue Pilgrims,Ultras also raised their voices together.

While reporting on this matter we tried to understand if this move can really help FSDL owned ISL financially. Let's find out how these two league stands in comparison to each other ,

As it is clear that ISL is way ahead of I-League in terms of revenue then how the demise of I-League can help ISL? Well according to our projections with the inclusion of the two biggies from Kolkata in the restructured ISL, ISL Advertisement revenue can jump up to as much as 280 Crore while the Ticket sale can bring around 30 Crore and the sponsorship revenue can jump to 250 crores.With almost no extra effort the league can earn approx 196 crores extra from what they earn today, valuing the League over $ 1 billion according to our analysis. Not only that this can come out to be the ultimate solution for the ISL franchise owners to turn profitable. (The Data is not verified and estimated using present online sources)

• What's next ? 

India with a population of more than a billion has failed to live up to its potential in modern International football.With recent developments as the uncertainty of the Indian football continues we want our readers to decide if this move can really benefit Indian Football.