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New Delhi, Aug 22 The League Committee of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has decided to increase the maximum number of players allowed in a squad in the I-League from 30 to 35 and to introduce a youth players’ quota, by dint of which, the clubs will have to sign eight U-22 players in their respective squads.The League Committee, which met over video conferencing on Tuesday, also decided to maintain the status quo in terms of the number of foreigners a club can sign in the I-League.The meeting was chaired by Lalnghinglova Hmar, and attended by Committee Members Arif Ali, Caitanno Jose Fernandes, Dr Reginold Varghese, and Anirban Dutta. AIFF Vice President NA Haris, Secretary General Dr Shaji Prabhakaran and Deputy Secretary General Satyanarayan M were present at the meeting.Addressing the meeting, Dr Prabhakaran said, "We have important agendas to discuss and decide upon regarding the new Third Division League, for which state FAs have nominated their respective teams. We have also received communications and requests from clubs and state FAs, which we need to consider before taking decisions."After a request came in from the clubs to allow more players in the squad in the I-League, the Committee decided to increase the maximum number of players in the squad from 30 to 35.The Committee also felt it prudent to introduce a youth players’ quota, by dint of which, the clubs will have to sign eight U-22 players in their respective I-League squads.The AIFF League Committee decided to maintain the status quo in terms of the number of foreigners a club can sign in the I-League.Just like the 2022-23 season, the clubs will be able to register six foreign players (including one player from an AFC Member Association) in their matchday squad (Starting XI + 10 substitutes). However, they can field only four foreigners (at least one of whom will have to be from an AFC Member Association), at any given point during a match.The meeting also decided on the clubs nominated for the 3rd Division League by nine state FAs, which complied with the nomination criteria. Teams from the following state football associations have been shortlisted:Chhattisgarh FA: RKM Football Academy and New Friends Club DantewadaFootball Delhi: Vatika FC and Garhwal FCGoa FA: Dempo SC and Sporting Clube de GoaGujarat SFA: Baroda FA and ARA FCKarnataka SFA: Sporting Club Bengaluru and Kickstart FCPunjab FA: International Football Club Phagwara, Doaba United FCMadhya Pradesh FA: Lake City FCRajasthan FA: Jaipur Elite FCWIFA (Maharashtra): Millat FCThe League Committee entrusted the responsibility of defining the format of the 3rd Division League to the AIFF Secretariat.Meanwhile, nominations received from 10 other states will be confirmed after following certain due diligence as instructed by the League Committee.The state Football Associations that are fray are All Manipur FA, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu FA, Kerala FA, Pondicherry FA, Sikkim FA, Uttar Pradesh FA, Assam FA, FA of Odisha, Telangana FA and IFA (West Bengal).--IANSDisclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

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