KOLKATA: ATK Mohun Bagan and Hyderabad FC will wind up Indian football’s 2022-2023 season with a match at the EMS Corporation Stadium in Kozhikode on Wednesday, with a berth in the preliminary round of the AFC Cup up for grabs.
India have been given three spots in AFC competitions. While ISL Shield winners Mumbai City FC will play in the AFC Champions League, Odisha FC have booked their place in the AFC Cup group stage by dint of winning the Super Cup. ATKMB and Hyderabad FC — current and previous ISL championship winners— will now slug it out for the third spot in Asian football.