2020–21 Indian Super League
Appearance
Season | 2020–21 |
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All statistics correct as of 27 March 2020. |
The 2020–2021 Indian Super League season will be the seventh season of the Indian Super League, one of the top Indian professional football leagues. It is all set to begin on November 23. Unlike other seasons this season entirely takes place in Goa behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ATK are the defending champions who won their 3rd Indian Super League title by defeating Chennaiyin 3–1 in the playoffs final. However, FC Goa are the defending premiers and they won the first-ever Hero ISL League Winners Shield.
Changes in rules and regulations
- Each club will have the option of signing a minimum of five and a maximum of seven foreign players, but unlike the previous season, there should be at least one overseas player who hails from an AFC -affiliated country.
- The maximum squad size will also be increased as the clubs will be allowed to register up to 35 players in their squad.[1]
- The sixth season saw a reduction in the salary cap for ISL clubs from ₹ 17.5 Cr to ₹ 16.5 Cr and the limit will be unchanged for the seventh edition as well.[1]
- Due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic it was decided that the 2020–2021 season of ISL will be held from November 2020 to March 2021.
- As the world fights Coronavirus pandemic it was decided that 2020–2021 season of the ISL will likely be held behind closed doors and in one of the regions among Kerala, Goa, Kolkata or Northeast as a safety measure.
- The number of substitutions will be increased to 5 which is yet to be confirmed by AIFF.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Club | State/Region | City | Home Stadium | Capacity |
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Mohun Bagan | West Bengal | Kolkata | Salt Lake Stadium | 85,000[2] |
Bengaluru | Karnataka | Bengaluru | Sree Kanteerava Stadium | 23,810[3] |
Chennaiyin | Tamil Nadu | Chennai | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 40,000[4] |
Goa | Goa | Margao | Fatorda Stadium | 18,600[5] |
Hyderabad | Telangana | Hyderabad | G.M.C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium | 30,000[6] |
Jamshedpur | Jharkhand | Jamshedpur | JRD Tata Sports Complex | 24,424[7] |
Kerala Blasters | Kerala | Kochi | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 60,500[8] |
Mumbai City | Maharashtra | Mumbai | Mumbai Football Arena | 7,790[9] |
NorthEast United | Assam | Guwahati | Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium | 23,627[10] |
Odisha | Odisha | Bhubaneswar | Kalinga Stadium | 15,000[11] |
Personnel and sponsorship
Head coaching changes
Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
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Mumbai City | Jorge Costa | End of contract | 5 March 2020[15] | Pre-season | Sergio Lobera | 14 April 2020 |
Kerala Blasters | Eelco Schattorie | 18 March 2020[16] | Kibu Vicuña | 22 April 2020 | ||
Goa | Clifford Miranda | Interim coach | 3 February 2020[17] | Juan Ferrando | 30 April 2020[18] | |
Hyderabad | Xavier Gurri López | Interim coach | 1 June 2020 | Albert Roca | 1 June 2020 | |
Odisha | Josep Gombau | Mutual Consent | 18 March 2020[19] | Stuart Baxter | 19 June 2020[20] | |
Jamshedpur | Antonio Iriondo | End of contract | 29 February 2020 | Owen Coyle | 7 August 2020 | |
Chennaiyin | Owen Coyle | Mutual consent | 7 August 2020 | TBA | TBA | |
NorthEast United | Khalid Jamil | Caretaker | 5 August 2020 | TBA | TBA |
Roster changes
Foreign players
Indian Super League club could register a maximum of seven and a minimum of five foreign players with at least one player of AFC affiliated nationality.
Regular season
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Mohun Bagan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for 2022 AFC Champions League group stage and ISL playoffs |
2 | Bengaluru | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to ISL playoffs and 2022 AFC Cup Playoffs |
3 | Chennaiyin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to ISL playoffs |
4 | Goa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to ISL playoffs |
5 | Hyderabad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Jamshedpur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Kerala Blasters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | Mumbai City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | NorthEast United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | Odisha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 23 November 2020. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play ranking; 6) drawing of lots
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play ranking; 6) drawing of lots
Results
See also
References
- ^ a b Nisanth V Easwar. "Indian Super League's regulations for 2020-21 season". www.goal.com. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Salt Lake Stadium". Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "Kanteerava Stadium". Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 8 September 2018.
- ^ "Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai". ISL. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "Fatorda Stadium". ISL. Archived from the original on 29 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "G.M.C Balayogi Athletic Stadium". ISL. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur". ISL. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi". ISL. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "Mumbai Football Arena". Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium". Indian Super League. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "Delhi Soccer Private Limited signs MoU with Government of Odisha to facilitate Bhubaneswar move". indiansuperleague.com. ISL. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "ISL: ATK appoints Antonio Habas as new head coach".
- ^ "Kia Motors India pen four-year sponsorship deal with Bengaluru FC". Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "Odisha FC unveil Stuart Baxter as their new head coach". Indian Super League. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ "ISL 2019-20: Mumbai City FC parts ways with Jorge Costa". 5 March 2020.
- ^ Nisanth V Easwar & Soham Mukherjee (18 March 2020). "ISL: Kerala Blasters set to appoint Kibu Vicuna as head coach". www.goal.com. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Miranda named interim coach, Pereira technical director of FC Goa". PTI. The Times of India. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "FC Goa appoints Juan Ferrando as new Head Coach". 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Odisha FC part ways with Josep Gombau". www.indiansuperleague.com. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "Odisha FC appoint Stuart Baxter as new head coach for upcoming ISL". 19 June 2020.