ISL 2021-22 Prize Money relocated; league winners stand to win a whopping INR 9.5 crore
The
League
Winners
Shield,
introduced
in
the
2019-20
season
conferred
to
the
table-toppers
were
earlier
presented
with
a
cash
reward
of
INR
50
Lakhs
since
the
last
2
seasons.
As
part
of
the
ISL
prize
money
reallocation,
FSDL
have
now
allocated
a
total
of
INR
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.
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
Hero
ISL
trophy
in
2020-21.
The
ISL
Champions,
winner
of
the
Final,
will
now
be
offered
INR
6
Crore
(previously
INR
8
Cr),
while
the
runners-up
will
get
INR
3
Crore
(previously
INR
4
Cr).
The
other
two
semi-finalists
will
continue
to
receive
INR
1.5
Crore
each.
For
calculations,
here
are
three
scenarios
laid
out
for
a
club
winning
the
League
Shield:
#
As
table
toppers,
the
club
is
guaranteed
INR
3.5
Crore
#
As
an
added
incentive,
if
the
club
goes
on
to
win
the
ISL
Championship,
they
would
stand
to
gain
a
total
windfall
of
INR
9.5
Crore
#
If
finished
as
runners-up
in
the
ISL
final,
the
club
would
earn
a
total
of
INR
6.5
Crore
In
case
the
table
topper
finishes
3rd
or
4th
in
the
knockout
competition,
the
club
would
earn
a
minimum
of
INR
5
Crore
#
The
total
prize
money
pool
for
ISL
2021-22
remains
INR
15.5
Crore.
#
Hero
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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