The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has invited the head coaches of all Indian Super League (ISL) and I-League clubs to choose Indian football's Player of the Year and vote for the Emerging Player of the Year award.
Each coach will be expected to suggest a name for the Player of the Year award. For the Men's Emerging Player of the Year award, the coaches will cast their vote from a list of nominees which includes six footballers - Anirudh Thapa (Chennaiyin), Lalengmawia (NorthEast United), Sumit Rathi (ATK), Shubham Sarangi (Odisha), Vikram Pratap Singh (Indian Arrows) and Sheikh Sahil (Mohun Bagan).