India’s top domestic league
AIFF identifies the Indian Super League as the country’s top-tier domestic league, recognised by FIFA and AFC in October 2019 after its first season began in 2014. It is a club competition rather than an India national-team tournament. The federation’s competition navigation also separates it from the Super Cup, lower divisions and international fixtures.
Use the season-specific field
On 19 August 2026, AIFF confirmed 13 participating clubs for 2026/27. Its generic competition overview still refers to 14, and a July planning announcement discussed asking 14 clubs to confirm participation. The dated August decision is the appropriate source for this edition’s field. Mixing those pages without their dates would create a false impression of two simultaneous formats.
Understand home and away
The August announcement specifies a double round-robin: each club meets every other club at home and away. With 13 clubs, that means 12 opponents and 24 scheduled league matches per club, calculated from the format. The fixtures are not simply a 13-match sequence, and a league result contributes to the table rather than eliminating the losing club from a cup bracket.
The commercial structure has its own history
AIFF’s July statement described clubs holding commercial rights while the federation retained administrative control and operational oversight. It also described planning around international windows and AFC club schedules. That announcement is useful context for how the season was prepared; its then-future broadcast procurement language should not be presented as proof of the current broadcaster or present-day availability.
Consult the issued fixtures for appointments
The August release initially said fixtures would follow. AIFF’s current 2026/27 calendar now supplies dated matches and venues, so the earlier wording is not evidence that the schedule remains unreleased. Use the latest fixture record for a particular match. Keep domestic league games separate from AFC commitments involving the same club when comparing calendars or searching for a programme.