No AIFF support, South United opt out of I-League 2nd division

It just keeps getting worse for the All India Football Federation (AIFF). Weeks after winning promotion to the second division of the I-League, the I-League 2, Indian club South United have now withdrawn from the league after the AIFF decided to stop financially supporting clubs lower than the first division. A Goal.com report quoted CEO of the club Lokknath R Char as saying: “I want to make it clear that South United is not shutting down. This is a conscious call on the use of funds. The choice was whether to use the money to play in I-League, where we get little or no contribution from football’s godfathers, or to use it to get more and more kids playing.” [caption id=“attachment_953713” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Weeks after winning promotion to the second division of the I-League, the I-League 2, Indian club South United have now withdrawn from the league after the AIFF decided to stop financially supporting clubs lower than the first division. AFP[/caption] He also said that the decision was taken due to a ’lack of support’ from the AIFF. Earlier in the week, Firstpost reported how the AIFF does not pay any prize money to winners of the I-League 2 — revealing the financial difficulties clubs face in Indian football. However, South United will continue to play in the Bangalore Super Division and still harbour a hope to one day come back to the I-League. Click here to read the full Goal.com report.