New Delhi: Churchill Brothers have pulled out of the upcoming Super Cup, informing their decision to the All India Football Federation on Saturday after accusing the governing body of failing to undertake a transparent method to seed opponents.

The I-League side were drawn to face Indian Super League Shield and Cup champions Mohun Bagan on April 20, the opening day of the tournament that will be held in Bhubaneswar.

A total of 16 teams were drawn to participate with Churchill, Inter Kashi and Gokulam Kerala being the three I-League sides scheduled to compete against 13 ISL teams.

The competition is set to kick-off on April 20 with Kerala Blasters taking on defending champions East Bengal in a 4.30 pm kick-off.

“The draw of lots adopted by the AIFF lacks transparent legitimacy. Further, the fact that different teams have been subject to different methods of determining their seed for the competition is patently unfair,” the club wrote to AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey.

“As things stand, while the ranks according to 2024-25 ISL season standings have been followed for the seeding process of the Super Cup 2025, the same has not been followed for the I-League.

“As the team in first place of the I-League at the end of the 202425 season, Churchill Brothers FC ought to have been the 14th seed in the Super Cup, however, the AIFF’s has........

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