Football Sports Development

Football Sports Development
Industry Sports
Sports services
Founded 2014
Founder IMG
Reliance Industries
Headquarters Mumbai
Key people
Nita Ambani (Chairwoman)
Anupam Dutta (CEO)
Subsidiaries Indian Super League

Football Sports Development Ltd is an Indian company established to operate the Indian Super League, the association football franchise-based league. The company is run as a subsidiary to IMGReliance.[1]

Indian Super League

The Indian Super League was founded in October 2013 by IMGReliance, along with STAR Sports.[2] The goal of the league was to make football a top sport in India, a country that only found success in cricket and hockey.[2] The league was modelled along the lines of the popular Twenty20 cricket league, the Indian Premier League, and Major League Soccer of the United States. The league started in October 2014 with eight teams and ended in December 2014 with Atlético de Kolkata coming out as inaugural champions.[3]

It main aim is kill I-League

The league saw stars such as Robert Pirès, Nicolas Anelka, David Trezeguet, Alessandro Del Piero, David James, Elano, and Luis Garcia come to India.[4]

See also

References

  1. Bali, Rahul (21 August 2014). "ISL’s success depends on the teams – Anupam Dutta". Goal.com. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Reliance, IMG Worldwide, and STAR India Launch Indian Super Leaue for Football". IMG. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  3. "ISL: Atletico de Kolkata beat Kerala Blasters 1-0 to win title". Times of India. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  4. Crocker, Sam (7 October 2014). "Indian Super League: club-by-club guide to the inaugural season". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
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