The All India Football Federation (AIFF) is all set to announce the Indian Super League (ISL) as the top tier of Indian football by granting the winners of the tournament a slot in Asian Football Confederations (AFC) Champions League preliminary qualifiers from the next season.
This means that the I-League, which was till date the top tier league of the country, will get the second tier status and the winners of it get a slot in the AFC Cup.
Until now, the champions of the I-League would get a slot in the qualifiers of the AFC Champions League and an automatic slot in the AFC Cup in case they lose their qualifying game.