The CAS decision will be music to the ears of Inter Kashi players.
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The Court of Arbitration for Sport declared Inter Kashi as the new I-League champion by amending the 2024-25 season’s final standings, which had Churchill Brothers as the provisional champion.
Inter Kashi approached the Lausanne-based international body after the All India Football Federation’s appeals committee overturned a decision by its own disciplinary committee that had initially awarded the former a win against Namdhari FC over a dispute regarding an ineligible player.
Taking the decision of its appeals committee, which favoured Namdhari, as final and binding, the AIFF awarded the title to Churchill. The Goa side finished at the top in the final standings after the points were adjusted according to the decision of the appeals committee.
After Kashi approached CAS, the international court in its first ruling on June 17 overturned the appeals committee decision and upheld the disciplinary committee decision that had penalised Namdhari FC for fielding an ineligible player and given full points to Kashi.
The CAS concluded its hearing on the second Kashi appeal — made on June 23 — on July 15 and decided to amend the final I-league rankings by ruling in favour of Inter Kashi.
In a statement, the AIFF accepted the CAS verdict and congratulated Inter Kashi on becoming the new I-League champion.
Published – July 18, 2025 08:19 pm IST