2020–21 in Indian football

The 2020–21 season is the 142nd in Indian football.

Football in India
Season2020–21
Men's football
Indian Super LeaguePremier: Mumbai City
Champion: Mumbai City
I-LeagueGokulam Kerala
Second DivisionRajasthan United

National teams

India national football team
Main article: India national football team

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round § Group E
Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Qatar 8 7 1 0 18 1 +17 22 Asian Cup[lower-alpha 1] — 2–1 0–0 6–0 5–0
2  Oman 8 6 0 2 16 6 +10 18 Third round and Asian Cup 0–1 — 1–0 3–0 4–1
3  India 8 1 4 3 6 7 −1 7 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–1 1–2 — 1–1 1–1
4  Afghanistan 8 1 3 4 5 15 −10 6 0–1 1–2 1–1 — 1–0
5  Bangladesh 8 0 2 6 3 19 −16 2 0–2 0–3 0–2 1–1 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Qatar already qualified for the World Cup as host nation.
25 March 2021 (2021-03-25) India  v  Qatar Bhubaneshwar, India
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
7 June 2021 (2021-06-07) Bangladesh  v  India
15 June 2021 (2021-06-15) India  v  Afghanistan Kolkata, India
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium

Friendlies
25 March 2021 (2021-03-25) Friendly Oman  1–1  India Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:45 UTC+4:00
  • Amrinder Singh 43' (o.g.)
Stadium: Maktoom Bin Rashid
29 March 2021 (2021-03-29) Friendly United Arab Emirates  6–0  India Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:00 UTC+4:00 Stadium: Zabeel

India women's national football team
Main article: India women's national football team

Turkish Women's Cup
17 February Turkish Women's Cup Serbia  2–0  India Kargıcak, Turkey
 Report Stadium: Gold City Sports Complex
19 February Turkish Women's Cup Russia  8–0  India Kargıcak, Turkey
Report Stadium: Gold City Sports Complex
23 February Turkish Women's Cup India  2–3  Ukraine Kargıcak, Turkey
 Report
Stadium: Gold City Sports Complex

Friendlies
5 April Friendly Uzbekistan  1–0  India Uzbekistan
Report (AIFF)
Report (Soccerway)
8 April Friendly India  1–2  Belarus Uzbekistan
Report (AIFF)
Report (Soccerway)

AFC competitions

2021 AFC Champions League
Main article: 2021 AFC Champions League

Group stage

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

Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PER WAH GOA RAY
1 Persepolis 6 5 0 1 14 5 +9 15 Advance to Round of 16 — 1–0 2–1 4–2
2 Al-Wahda 6 4 1 1 7 3 +4 13 1–0 — 0–0 3–2
3 Goa (H) 6 0 3 3 2 9 −7 3 0–4 0–2 — 0–0
4 Al-Rayyan 6 0 2 4 6 12 −6 2 1–3 0–1 1–1 —
Source: AFC
(H) Host

2021 AFC Cup
Main article: 2021 AFC Cup

Preliminary round 2

Team 1  Score  Team 2
South Asia Zone
Bengaluru 5–0 Nepal Army Club

Club competitions

Indian Super League
Main article: 2020–21 Indian Super League season

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
Main article: 2020–21 Indian Super League playoffs
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
Main article: 2020-21 I-League
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
Updated to match(es) played on 1 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
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
Main article: 2020–21 I-League 2nd Division

Indian Women's League
Main article: 2020–21 Indian Women's League season

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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