In a stunning development in Indian football, two-time champions Churchill Brothers have been thrown out of the I-League along with three other teams for failing to fulfil the AIFF's club licensing criteria. The All India Football Federation's Club Licensing Committee took the decision after its meeting New Delhi on Wednesday. Two Kolkata clubs — United SC and Mohammedan Sporting — and Rangdajied United of Shillong were the other three teams which failed to clear the licensing criteria. All the four clubs will be out of the I-League for at least a year.Interestingly, all the four clubs finished at the bottom four in the 13-team I-League 2013-14 which ended last month, withMohammedan Sporting finishing last and Churchill 11th. Under the AIFF's Club Licensing Regulations, the clubs are expected to meet several legal, administrative, sporting, infrastructure and financial criteria.Licensing is an annual process where all clubs eligible to compete based on sporting merit need to have a License under the AIFF's Indian Club Licensing system. Last year, only Pune FC met the requirements with all other clubs being given a once in a lifetime one-year exemption.