Kuala Lumpur, Sep 30: Mohun Bagan SC were on Tuesday “considered to have withdrawn” from the 2025-26 AFC Champions League Two competition by the continental body after the top Indian club’s failure to report in Iran for their match against Isfahan.
Indian Super League (ISL) champions Mohun Bagan Super Giant told PTI on Saturday that they have pulled out of the fixture scheduled for Tuesday after their six foreign players have declined to travel to Iran following “advisories from their respective countries”.
“In accordance with Article 5.2 of the AFC Champions League Two 2025/26 Competition Regulations (the ‘Competition Regulations’), the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) confirms that India’s Mohun Bagan Super Giant are considered to have withdrawn from the AFC Champions League Two 2025/26 competition after the club failed to report to Isfahan, Islamic Republic of Iran, for their Group C fixture against Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan SC on 30 September 2025.” the AFC said in a statement. (PTI)
