Chennai City FC along with five Indian Super League (ISL) outfits, Jamshedpur FC, Chennaiyin FC, FC Goa, ATK and Bengaluru FC, have been granted both AFC & National License for the 2019-20 season but with sanctions.
Chennai City is the only I-League side that has been able to meet all the benchmarks. The rest of the clubs including Mohun Bagan and East Bengal have failed to fulfill the required criteria to complete the licensing procedure.
On the other hand four ISL clubs (Kerala Blasters, Odisha FC, Mumbai City FC and NorthEast United FC) have not been granted any license by the governing body.