FSDL changes ISL prize money structure ahead of 2021-22 season

The total prize money pool for the 2021-22 season of the league remains Rs15.5 Crore.

Football Sports Development (FSDL) today announced an increase in the prize money for Indian Super League (ISL) ‘Shield Winners’ by ₹3 Crore starting from the 2021-22 season.

The League Winners Shield, introduced in the 2019-20 season conferred to the table toppers were earlier presented with a cash reward of ₹50 Lakhs in the last two seasons. As part of the ISL prize money reallocation, FSDL have now allocated a total of ₹3.5 Crore as cash reward for the League Winners in order to bring an equivalence in the prize money distribution across the five cash prize categories.

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The League Winners are also rewarded with the highest honour to represent India in Asia's showpiece club football competition - the AFC Champions League. FC Goa were its inaugural winners in 2019-20. Mumbai City FC are its current holders, having completed the 'double' along with winning their maiden ISL trophy in 2020-21.

The ISL Champions, winner of the Final, will now be offered ₹6 Crore (previously ₹8 Cr), while the runners-up will get ₹3 Crore (previously ₹4 Cr). The other two semi-finalists will continue to receive ₹1.5 Crore each.

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For calculations, here are three scenarios laid out for a club winning the League Shield in ISL 2021-22:

• As table toppers, the club is guaranteed ₹3.5 Crore.
• As added incentive, if the club goes on to win the ISL Championship, they would stand to gain a total windfall of ₹9.5 Crore.
• If finished as runners-up in the ISL final, the club would earn total of ₹6.5 Crore.
• In case the table topper finishes third or fourth in the knock out competition, the club would earn a minimum of ₹5 Crore.

The total prize money pool for ISL 2021-22 remains ₹15.5 Crore.

ISL 2021-22 begins on November 19 with last season's finalist ATK Mohun Bagan taking on Kerala Blasters FC at the PJN Stadium in Fatorda, Goa.

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