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Revision as of 02:00, 9 July 2023


Football in India
Season2020–21
Men's football
Indian Super LeaguePremier:- Mumbai City
Champion:- Mumbai City
I-LeagueGokulam Kerala
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The 2020–21 season is the 142nd in Indian football.

National teams

India national football team

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Group E

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round

25 March 2021 (2021-03-25) India  v  Qatar Bhubaneshwar, India
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
7 June 2021 (2021-06-07) Bangladesh  v  India

Friendlies

29 March 2021 (2021-03-29) Friendly United Arab Emirates  6–0  India Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:00 UTC+4:00 [2] Stadium: Zabeel

India women's national football team

Turkish Women's Cup

Friendlies

AFC competitions

2021 AFC Champions League

Group stage

FC Goa qualified for the group stage but did not advance to knockout stage.[1]

Group E

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2021 AFC Cup

Preliminary round 2

Team 1  Score  Team 2
South Asia Zone
Bengaluru India 5–0 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nepal Army Club

Playoff round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
South Asia Zone
Bengaluru India 27 Jun (South Asia 3.1) Maldives Eagles


Group D

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Club competitions

Indian Super League

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mumbai City (C) 20 12 4 4 35 18 +17 40 Premiers, Qualification to ISL playoffs and 2022 AFC Champions League group stage
2 ATK Mohun Bagan 20 12 4 4 28 15 +13 40 Qualification to ISL playoffs and 2022 AFC Cup play-off round[lower-alpha 1]
3 NorthEast United 20 8 9 3 31 25 +6 33 Qualification to ISL playoffs
4 Goa 20 7 10 3 31 23 +8 31
5 Hyderabad 20 6 11 3 27 19 +8 29
6 Jamshedpur 20 7 6 7 21 22 −1 27
7 Bengaluru 20 5 7 8 26 28 −2 22
8 Chennaiyin 20 3 11 6 17 23 −6 20
9 East Bengal 20 3 8 9 22 33 −11 17
10 Kerala Blasters 20 3 8 9 23 36 −13 17
11 Odisha 20 2 6 12 25 44 −19 12
Source: Indian Super League
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; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots
(C) Champion.
  1. As the Premiers Mumbai City won the ISL playoffs, the regular season runners-up will qualify for 2022 AFC Cup play-off round.

Play-offs

Semi-finals Final
        
1 Mumbai City (p) 2 0 2 (6)
4 Goa 2 0 2 (5)
1 Mumbai City 2
2 ATK Mohun Bagan 1
2 ATK Mohun Bagan 1 2 3
3 NorthEast United 1 1 2

I-League

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted
Teams relegated

First Phase

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Churchill Brothers 10 6 4 0 15 6 +9 22 Promote to Championship Stage (Group A)
2 Punjab 10 5 3 2 12 7 +5 18
3 Real Kashmir 10 4 5 1 18 9 +9 17
4 Gokulam Kerala 10 5 1 4 20 14 +6 16
5 TRAU 10 4 4 2 17 13 +4 16
6 Mohammedan 10 4 4 2 9 8 +1 16
7 Aizawl 10 4 3 3 13 8 +5 15 Demote to Relegation Stage (Group B)
8 Sudeva Delhi 10 2 3 5 11 11 0 9
9 Chennai City 10 3 0 7 7 19 −12 9
10 NEROCA 10 2 2 6 13 15 −2 8
11 Indian Arrows 10 1 1 8 6 31 −25 4
Source: I-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots


Second Phase

Championship Stage (Group A)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Gokulam Kerala (C) 15 9 2 4 31 17 +14 29 Champions and Qualification for 2022 AFC Cup group stage
2 Churchill Brothers 15 8 5 2 22 17 +5 29
3 TRAU 15 7 5 3 27 19 +8 26
4 Punjab 15 6 4 5 18 15 +3 22
5 Real Kashmir 15 5 6 4 23 18 +5 21
6 Mohammedan 15 5 5 5 18 20 −2 20
Updated to match(es) played on 27 March 2021. Source: I-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(C) Champion.
Relegation Stage (Group B)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Aizawl 14 7 3 4 21 12 +9 24
2 Sudeva Delhi[lower-alpha 1] 14 5 3 6 16 14 +2 18
3 Chennai City 14 5 0 9 16 25 −9 15
4 Indian Arrows[lower-alpha 2] 14 3 1 10 11 38 −27 10
5 NEROCA[lower-alpha 3] (R) 14 2 2 10 14 22 −8 8
Updated to match(es) played on 25 March 2021. Source: I-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Sudeva Delhi were exempted from relegation for this season, as they had achieved a direct entry into the league.[2]
  2. Indian Arrows were exempted from relegation, as they are an AIFF developmental team.
  3. NEROCA were relegated, but were reinstated by AIFF after the viewing the situation of Covid-19 pandemic.[3]

2nd Division League

Indian Women's League

References

  1. "Participation of Indian clubs in AFC Club competitions in 2021". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  2. "Sudeva FC wins bid for direct entry into the I-League - All you need to know | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  3. "AIFF likely to keep relegation on hold in I-League". 29 April 2021.


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