AIFF Media Team

NEW DELHI: The AIFF Competitions Committee met virtually on Monday, March 4, 2024, to discuss various issues, including the AIFF calendar for the 2024-25 season.

Mr. Anilkumar Prabhakar chaired the meeting, which was attended by the AIFF Secretary General Mr. Satyanarayan M., Competitions Committee Deputy Chairperson Mr. K. Neibou Sekhose, and members Mr. Ajit Banerjee, Mr. Hiren Gogoi, Mr. Mohammed Shahid, and Mr. Mohammed Ali K.

The Committee, in its first order of the day, suggested that the Senior Women’s National Football Championship be renamed the Senior Women's National Football Championship for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy, as per the decision of the Executive Committee. Subsequently, the Committee also agreed with the suggestion that the U-20 NFC be named the Swami Vivekananda U-20 National Football Championship.

The Committee appreciated the Indian Football Association (West Bengal) for hosting the Final Rounds of the Senior Women's National Football Championship for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy, which is tentatively set to begin in the second week of April.

The Competitions Committee also suggested the approval of the calendar presented to it by the Federation, which charted out the various competitions and their tentative windows.

The matter of various teams’ last-minute withdrawal from the Group Stages of the different NFCs was also discussed by the members of the Committee. It was recommended that the Members Associations that pull their teams out of a competition after confirming their participation would have to serve a one-year suspension from the tournament, and have to pay a fine or ₹ 1 lakh.