PANAJI: The All India Football Federation ( AIFF ) has started informal talks with club owners, discussing several possibilities, including the cancellation of I-League in a worst-case scenario.The AIFF needs about two weeks to kickstart the league once restrictions are lifted and approximately three weeks to conclude the remaining four rounds of the I-League. But with India under lockdown till April 14 and word that everyone may have to stay indoors for even longer, talk that the I-League may have seen its last game for the season is gaining ground."For now, everything is closed till April 14, and depending on the situation, we will take a call closer to that. Once the restrictions are lifted, we cannot start the league the next day. Teams need to train, travel arrangements need to be made and the grounds – not maintained for some time now – have to be in shape. Our season officially ends on May 31 and we cannot play beyond that," said I-League CEO Sunando Dhar.With Mohun Bagan already crowned champions, the tricky issue of deciding on the champions doesn’t arise. There is no continental spot on offer for the runners-up, and it’s certain that no team will be relegated if the league is cancelled. There is an issue about prize money for teams depending on their position on the points table, but some have suggested that the total purse could be divided, between the second and third placed teams, and the rest.The bigger problem, though, is the second division I-League with teams like Mohammedan Sporting, Garhwal FC, ARA FC and Bengaluru United all chasing promotion to the top-tier. For all these teams, getting promoted to the I-League is the only aim all through the season, and to have that scuppered when some of them are within sniffing distance, will hurt badly."We cannot say the second division is null and void (at this stage). The state leagues were over in September and for five months, they have prepared and paid their players with the league in mind. It’s a sensitive matter. Maybe closer to April 15, we will have a conference call with everyone and take a collective decision. We all love football but at this moment, saving lives is more important," said Dhar.Some club owners have told AIFF that it would be best to call off the league, although there is no unanimity. Some clubs are understood to be preparing to send their foreign players home no sooner than normal service resumes. Should the league restart, quite unlikely given the circumstances, they will play the remaining matches with an all-Indian squad.The last fixture in the I-League was played between Neroca FC and Chennai City in Imphal on March 14. The Kolkata derby involving archrivals Mohun Bagan and East Bengal, which was scheduled a day later, was postponed indefinitely.