Mohun Bagan Withdraws from AFC Champions League Two
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Mohun Bagan was on Tuesday "considered to have withdrawn" from the 2025-26 AFC Champions League Two competition by the continental body after the top Indian club failed to report in Iran for the match against Sepahan.
Indian Super League (ISL) champion 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the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) confirms that India's Mohun Bagan Super Giant is considered to have withdrawn from the AFC Champions League Two 2025-26 competition after the club failed to report to Isfahan, Iran, for its Group C fixture against Sepahan on 30 September 2025." the AFC said in a statement.
The matter will now be referred to the relevant AFC Committee for the appropriate decision, the sport's continental apex body added.
