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Jamshedpur FC Withdraws from ISL, Football Legends React
Jamshedpur FC, a football club in India, decided not to play in the next season of the Indian Super League.
The club said it couldn't pay the required fee on time.
Famous players Sunil Chhetri and Gurpreet Singh Sandhu were sad and said it hurts the sport.
The club will still help young players in the city.
The league will have one less team next season.
Jamshedpur FC will not participate in the 2026‑27 Indian Super League season.
The decision followed a missed deadline to pay the Rs 1.1 crore participation fee.
Sunil Chhetri described the withdrawal as a “punch to the gut.”
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu called the move a major loss for Indian football.
The club will continue grassroots development through Jamshedpur FC and Tata Football Academy.
- Who
- Jamshedpur FC, Sunil Chhetri, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
- What
- Jamshedpur FC announced withdrawal from the Indian Super League
- Where
- New Delhi, India
- When
- July 31, 2024
- Why
- Failure to meet the participation fee deadline and business considerations
Key facts
- Club
- Jamshedpur FC
- League
- Indian Super League
- Withdrawal Date
- July 31, 2024
- Reason
- Missed participation fee deadline
- Upcoming Season Teams
- 13
Quotes
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
India goalkeeper for Bengaluru FC and national team player
““To know that Jamshedpur has folded first team operations is a punch to the gut. The players and staff will be without clubs, and they might find one by the end of it all. The League will have a team less, but the season will go on.””
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““I understand that some tough decisions in sport are down to what makes sense in the board room. But I can only request and hope that the think tank at TATA picks their heart over head and reconsiders this call.””
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Sources
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