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The '''2020–21 I-League''' (known as the ''Hero I-League'' for sponsorship reasons) was the 14th season of the [[I-League]], one of the top Indian professional [[Association football|football]] leagues, since its establishment in 2007. The tournament was hosted [[Behind closed doors (sport)|behind closed doors]] across three venues in [[West Bengal]] due to [[COVID-19 pandemic in India|COVID-19 pandemic]] situation in India. | The '''2020–21 I-League''' (known as the ''Hero I-League'' for sponsorship reasons) was the 14th season of the [[I-League]], one of the top tier Indian professional [[Association football|football]] leagues, since its establishment in 2007. The tournament was hosted [[Behind closed doors (sport)|behind closed doors]] across three venues in [[West Bengal]] due to [[COVID-19 pandemic in India|COVID-19 pandemic]] situation in India. | ||
[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]] was declared the champion of the [[2019–20 I-League|2019–20]] season after the cancellation of matches due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], since the second placed team could not catch up even if all 20 games were completed.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://i-league.org/league-committee-sends-its-recommendations-to-the-aiff-executive-committee/|title=League Committee sends its recommendations to the AIFF Executive Committee {{!}} Hero I-League|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref> However, following Mohun Bagan's merger with [[Indian Super League]] (ISL) club [[ATK (football club)|ATK]], the club began competing in the ISL from the [[2020–21 Indian Super League season|2020–21 ISL season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/field/963826/bengaluru-fc-to-play-in-afc-cup-playoffs-as-aiff-confirms-all-three-continental-spots-for-isl-teams|title=Bengaluru FC to play in AFC Cup playoffs as AIFF confirms all three continental spots for ISL teams|publisher=Scroll.in|date=4 June 2020}}</ref> | [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]] was declared the champion of the [[2019–20 I-League|2019–20]] season after the cancellation of matches due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], since the second placed team could not catch up even if all 20 games were completed.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://i-league.org/league-committee-sends-its-recommendations-to-the-aiff-executive-committee/|title=League Committee sends its recommendations to the AIFF Executive Committee {{!}} Hero I-League|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref> However, following Mohun Bagan's merger with [[Indian Super League]] (ISL) club [[ATK (football club)|ATK]], the club began competing in the ISL from the [[2020–21 Indian Super League season|2020–21 ISL season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/field/963826/bengaluru-fc-to-play-in-afc-cup-playoffs-as-aiff-confirms-all-three-continental-spots-for-isl-teams|title=Bengaluru FC to play in AFC Cup playoffs as AIFF confirms all three continental spots for ISL teams|publisher=Scroll.in|date=4 June 2020}}</ref> | ||
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===Changes in rules and regulations=== | ===Changes in rules and regulations=== | ||
*AIFF has implemented the '3+1' foreigners rule from this season. Under this rule, each club will be allowed to field a maximum of four foreign players and one of those four foreign players must be from an [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] affiliated country.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Banerjee |first1=Debkalpa |title=ISL, I-League brace for upheaval as AIFF considers altering foreign player rules |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/isl-i-league-aiff-foreign-player-rules-change-6398508/ |access-date=19 June 2020 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=8 May 2020}}</ref> | *AIFF has implemented the '3+1' foreigners rule from this season. Under this rule, each club will be allowed to field a maximum of four foreign players and one of those four foreign players must be from an [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] affiliated country.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Banerjee |first1=Debkalpa |title=ISL, I-League brace for upheaval as AIFF considers altering foreign player rules |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/isl-i-league-aiff-foreign-player-rules-change-6398508/ |access-date=19 June 2020 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=8 May 2020}}</ref> | ||
*Due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]], this season's league format was shortened. All teams will face each other once in the first leg of the league, then they will be divided into two different groups. According to points table from first leg, top six teams will face each other once again in the [[2020-21 I-League#Championship|Championship stage]], where the team with most points (cumulative points collected from all fifteen matches) will be declared the winner of the league and qualify for the [[2022 AFC Cup|2022 AFC Cup group stage]]. The other five teams will play against each other in a [[2020-21 I-League#Relegation|Relegation stage]] where the team with the lowest points (cumulative points collected from all fourteen matches) will be relegated to the [[ | *Due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]], this season's league format was shortened. All teams will face each other once in the first leg of the league, then they will be divided into two different groups. According to points table from first leg, top six teams will face each other once again in the [[2020-21 I-League#Championship|Championship stage]], where the team with most points (cumulative points collected from all fifteen matches) will be declared the winner of the league and qualify for the [[2022 AFC Cup|2022 AFC Cup group stage]]. The other five teams will play against each other in a [[2020-21 I-League#Relegation|Relegation stage]] where the team with the lowest points (cumulative points collected from all fourteen matches) will be relegated to the [[2020-21 I-League 2nd Division|2nd Division League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/hero-i-league-2020-21-to-start-on-january-9|title=Hero I-League 2020-21 to start on January 9 with a new shorter format|date=7 November 2020|website=the-aiff.com|language=en|access-date=7 November 2020}}</ref> | ||
===Number of clubs=== | ===Number of clubs=== | ||
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|toptext= The table lists the positions of teams after each round mentioned in official fixtures. | |toptext= The table lists the positions of teams after each round mentioned in official fixtures. | ||
|source=[https://i-league.org/sudeva-delhi-fc-mohammedan-sc-to-get-hero-i-league-2020-21-underway-on-january-9/ I-League] | |source=[https://i-league.org/sudeva-delhi-fc-mohammedan-sc-to-get-hero-i-league-2020-21-underway-on-january-9/ I-League] | ||