AIFF's Club Licensing Appeals Body today ousted Churchill Brothers, United SC, Rangdajied United and Mohammedan Sporting from the I-League's top-level competition by turning down their appeals.
The four clubs, however, will remain eligible to play in the second division I-League upon meeting the criteria.
The club had contested the decision of the Club Licensing Committee First Instance Body (CLC-FIB). They had made their presentations before the Appeals Committee, headed by Justice (retd) N.K. Sud of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
The Committee heard the appeals in detail and found the clubs lacking various criteria in categories pertaining to Sporting, Personnel & Administrative, Financial, Legal and Infrastructure as underlined by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
The Appeals Committee met here today and upheld the First Instance Body's decision to not issue them an AFC and national licence for the 2014-15 season.
