Manisha of India scores a goal during the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026 match between India and Chinese Taipei at Western Sydney Stadium on March 10, 2026 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images) New Delhi: GMR Sports has expressed interest in the commercial rights tender announced by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) for the men’s and women’s club football competitions. FanCode and Capri Sports (part of Capri Global) are two other parties that have also expressed interest in the proposed 15+5 year commercial rights cycle.Capri Sports’ interest is understood to be in the women’s tournaments as part of the packages offered by the AIFF.
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The AIFF hopes to sell the commercial rights to the competitions for at least 15 years. If the bidders agree, it can be extended to 20 years.The commercial rights, part of AIFF’s Vision 2047, comprise two packages: Package A (Indian Super League and Federation Cup) and Package B (Indian Women’s League, Indian Women’s League 2 and possibly Women’s Federation Cup).
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GMR Sports deals with a number of sports properties: Delhi Capitals (IPL franchise), Dubai Capitals (ILT20 franchise), India Capitals (Legends League Cricket franchise), UP Yoddhas (Pro Kabaddi League franchise), Telugu Yoddhas (Kho Kho franchise), Seattle Orcas (Hundetredfranchise Crick) Hampshire Cricket, Utilita Bowl stadium and Rugby Premier League.After the request for proposal (RFP) was released on March 2, interested parties were required to pay Rs 2.5 million for tender documents. Interested parties then attended a pre-bid conference on March 11.The deadline for submission of tenders is 19 March and tenders (technical and commercial) will be opened on 20 March.A previous attempt by the AIFF to sell the commercial rights failed to find any takers in November. However, this came against the backdrop of uncertainty surrounding the ISL, which finally started after a five-month delay on February 14.
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The 2025-26 ISL season is currently being played in a shortened format and needed the intervention of the Sports Minister to get the ball rolling. All 14 teams have agreed to play a season that will see 91 home and away games.Earlier, the global broadcast rights for ISL were sold to FanCode for Rs 8.62 crore, which further sub-licensed it to Sony Sports Network. Meanwhile, Kaleidoscope Production and Services (KPS Studios) acquired the production rights, both global and domestic.
For full list of matches, venues and timings, see IPL 2026 Full Schedule, Schedules and Team Match Dates here.
