2019–20 I-League
Season | 2019–20 |
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Dates | 30 November 2019 - 14 March 2020[1] |
Champions | Mohun Bagan 2nd I-League title 5th Indian title |
AFC Cup | Mohun Bagan |
Matches played | 69 (Matches after 14 March 2020 were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic) |
Goals scored | 187 (2.71 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Dipanda Dicka (12 goals) |
Biggest home win | NEROCA 5−0 TRAU (8 February 2020) |
Biggest away win | NEROCA 1−4 East Bengal (10 December 2019) NEROCA 0−3 Mohun Bagan (23 January 2020) Churchill Brothers 0−3 Mohun Bagan (22 February 2020) |
Highest scoring | Mohun Bagan 6−2 NEROCA (14 February 2020) |
Longest winning run | Mohun Bagan (7 games) |
Longest unbeaten run | Mohun Bagan (14 games) |
Longest winless run | Aizawl TRAU (5 games) |
Longest losing run | TRAU Indian Arrows East Bengal NEROCA (3 games) |
Highest attendance | 63,756 Mohun Bagan 2–1 East Bengal (19 January 2020) |
Lowest attendance | 150 Indian Arrows 1–1 Real Kashmir (26 January 2020) |
Total attendance | 459,885 |
Average attendance | 9,017 |
← 2018–19 2020–21 →
All statistics correct as of 18 April 2020.Season concluded with matches remaining due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
The 2019–20 I-League (Officially known as Hero I-League, due to sponsorship reasons) was the 13th season of the I-League, one of the top Indian professional football leagues, since its establishment in 2007. A total of 11 teams competed in the league.
Chennai City were the defending champions, having won the previous season.[2] TRAU F.C. joined as a promoted club from the I-League 2nd Division.[3] Shillong Lajong F.C. were relegated from the I-League last season and will play in the second division in the 2019–20 season.[4] 2017-18 champion Minerva Punjab played as Punjab F.C. from this season as the club was renamed on 30 October 2019.[5]
On 18 April 2020, All India Football Federation, the organising body of the league announced Mohun Bagan A.C. as champions and decided to cancel the remaining matches due to the COVID-19 pandemic. No team was relegated, and the remaining prize money (apart from the champion's prize money) was equally divided among the 10 teams.[1]
Changes from last season[]
Promoted clubs[]
Promoted from the 2018–19 I-League 2nd Division
- TRAU
Relegated clubs[]
Relegated from the 2018–19 I-League
Teams[]
![Locations of the I-League clubs](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/India_location_map.svg/370px-India_location_map.svg.png)
![Chennai City Chennai City](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Churchill Brothers Churchill Brothers](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Gokulam Kerala Gokulam Kerala](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Punjab Punjab](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Imphal teams NEROCA TRAU Imphal teams NEROCA TRAU](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/TransparentPlaceholder.png/1px-TransparentPlaceholder.png)
![Real Kashmir Real Kashmir](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Kolkata teams East Bengal Mohun Bagan Kolkata teams East Bengal Mohun Bagan](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/TransparentPlaceholder.png/1px-TransparentPlaceholder.png)
Stadiums and locations[]
Team | City/State | Stadium[6] | Capacity |
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Aizawl | Aizawl, Mizoram | Rajiv Gandhi Stadium | 20,000 |
Chennai City | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 30,000 |
Churchill Brothers | Margao, Goa | Fatorda Stadium | 20,000 |
Gokulam Kerala | Calicut, Kerala | Kozhikode EMS Stadium | 80,000 |
Indian Arrows | Vasco da Gama, Goa | Tilak Maidan Stadium | 5,000 |
Mumbai, Maharashtra | Cooperage Ground | 5,000 | |
Mohun Bagan | Kalyani, West Bengal | Kalyani Stadium | 20,000 |
Kolkata, West Bengal | Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan[derby 1] | 85,000 | |
NEROCA | Imphal, Manipur | Khuman Lampak Main Stadium | 35,000 |
Punjab | Panchkula, Chandigarh | Guru Nanak Stadium | 10,000 |
East Bengal | Kalyani, West Bengal | Kalyani Stadium | 20,000 |
Kolkata, West Bengal | Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan[EB 1] | 85,000 | |
Real Kashmir | Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir | TRC Turf Ground | 15,000 |
TRAU | Imphal, Manipur | Khuman Lampak Main Stadium | 35,000 |
- ^ Kolkata Derby only
- ^ Four home matches against Chennai City, Churchill Brothers, NEROCA and the Kolkata Derby.
Personnel and sponsorship[]
Team | Head coach | Captain | Sponsor | Kit Manufacturer |
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Aizawl | ![]() |
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NECS Limited | Vamos |
Chennai City | ![]() |
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N/A | Uhlsport[7] |
Churchill Brothers | ![]() |
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Churchill | Nivia |
Gokulam Kerala | ![]() |
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Sree Gokulam Group |
Kaizen |
Indian Arrows | ![]() |
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Hero MotoCorp | Six5Six |
Mohun Bagan | ![]() |
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N/A | Shiv Naresh |
NEROCA | ![]() |
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Living 3D | Vicky Transform |
Punjab | ![]() |
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Apollo Tyres | Spartan[8] |
East Bengal | ![]() |
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Quess Corp | Kaizen |
Real Kashmir | ![]() |
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J&K Bank | Adidas |
TRAU | ![]() |
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Aciesta | Nivia |
- Note: N/A- Not Announced
Head coaching changes[]
Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
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Churchill Brothers | ![]() |
Contract finished | Pre-season | ![]() |
16 May 2019[9] |
Mohun Bagan | ![]() |
Contract finished | ![]() |
10 May 2019 [10] | |
Gokulam Kerala F.C. | ![]() |
Contract finished | ![]() |
1 July 2019[11] | |
NEROCA | ![]() |
Contract finished | ![]() |
1 July 2019[12] | |
Punjab | ![]() |
End of caretaker spell | ![]() |
1 July 2019 | |
TRAU | ![]() |
Promoted to Technical Director | ![]() |
18 September 2019 | |
Churchill Brothers | ![]() |
Demoted to Assistant Coach | ![]() |
28 November 2019 | |
TRAU | ![]() |
Resigned | ![]() |
29 November 2019 | |
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Resigned | 3rd | ![]() |
22 December 2019 | |
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Moved as Technical Director | 3rd | ![]() |
2 January 2020[13] | |
East Bengal | ![]() |
Resigned | 6th | ![]() |
23 January 2020[14] |
TRAU | ![]() |
Sacked | 3rd | — |
Transfers[]
Foreign players[]
Maximum 6 foreign players per team. Indian Arrows cannot sign any foreign players as they are the All India Football Federation developmental team.
In bold: Players who are capped for there National Teams.
League table[]
Standings[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Mohun Bagan (C) | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 13 | +22 | 39 | Champion and Qualification for 2021 AFC Cup group stage |
2 | East Bengal | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 23 | |
3 | Punjab | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 23 | |
4 | Real Kashmir | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 22 | |
5 | Gokulam Kerala | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 22 | |
6 | TRAU | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 22 | |
7 | Chennai City | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 20 | |
8 | Churchill Brothers | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 20 | |
9 | NEROCA | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 18 | |
10 | Aizawl | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 16 | |
11 | Indian Arrows | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 9 |
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
Results[]
Note: Matches after 14 March 2020 were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
Season statistics[]
- As of 10 March 2020
Scoring[]
Top scorers[]
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Top Indian scorers[]
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Top assists[]
Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
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1 | ![]() |
Mohun Bagan | 9 |
2 | ![]() |
Churchill Brothers | 5 |
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East Bengal | ||
4 | ![]() |
Mohun Bagan | 4 |
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NEROCA | ||
6 | ![]() |
Churchill Brothers | 3 |
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East Bengal | ||
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Real Kashmir | ||
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TRAU | ||
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Punjab | ||
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Churchill Brothers | ||
11 | ![]() |
East Bengal | 2 |
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East Bengal | ||
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Chennai City | ||
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Chennai City | ||
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Chennai City | ||
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Mohun Bagan | ||
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TRAU | ||
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TRAU | ||
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Aizawl | ||
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Gokulam Kerala | ||
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Indian Arrows | ||
Source:[16][17] |
Hat-tricks[]
- Result column shows goal tally of player's team first.
Player | For | Against | Goals | Result | Date | Ref |
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Punjab | NEROCA | 3 | 3−2 | 29 January 2020 | [18] |
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NEROCA | TRAU | 3 | 5–0 | 8 February 2020 | [19] |
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Mohun Bagan | NEROCA | 3 | 6–2 | 14 February 2020 | [20] |
Source:[15] |
Cleansheets[]
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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1 | ![]() |
Mohun Bagan | 6 |
2 | ![]() |
NEROCA | 4 |
3 | ![]() |
Gokulam Kerala | 3 |
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Punjab | ||
5 | ![]() |
TRAU | 2 |
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Churchill Brothers | ||
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Real Kashmir | ||
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Indian Arrows | ||
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Aizawl | ||
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East Bengal | ||
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Chennai City | ||
12 | ![]() |
Mohun Bagan | 1 |
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Aizawl | ||
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TRAU | ||
Source:[15] |
Discipline[]
Player[]
- Most yellow cards: 5[15]
Gurjinder Kumar (Mohun Bagan)
Charles Anandraj (Chennai City)
Mohammed Irshad (Gokulam Kerala)
- Most red cards: 1[15]
Anwar Ali (Punjab)
Andre Ettienne (Gokulam Kerala)
Gurjinder Kumar (Mohun Bagan)
Joseph Adjei (Aizawl)
Mohamed Irshad (Gokulam Kerala)
Zohib Islam Amiri (Gokulam Kerala)
Mashoor Shereef (Chennai City)
Radanfah Abu Bakr (Churchill Brothers)
Marcos Jiménez Espada (East Bengal)
Sandeep Singh (TRAU)
Dhanachandra Singh (Mohun Bagan)
Club[]
Attendance[]
- As of 7 February 2020
Team | GP | Cumulative | High | Low | Mean |
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Mohun Bagan | 5 | 112,051 | 63,756 | 8,834 | 22,410 |
Gokulam Kerala | 5 | 85,065 | 31,184 | 10,135 | 19,040 |
TRAU | 4 | 53,042 | 23,682 | 7,564 | 13,260 |
NEROCA | 4 | 52,808 | 19,782 | 7,444 | 13,202 |
East Bengal | 7 | 59,471 | 12,722 | 4,573 | 8,496 |
Chennai City | 4 | 31,302 | 12,307 | 3,863 | 7,825 |
Real Kashmir | 3 | 26,063 | 11,521 | 6,010 | 8,687 |
Aizawl | 5 | 26,018 | 7,642 | 2,222 | 5,203 |
Churchill Brothers | 5 | 15,311 | 7,525 | 1,260 | 3,062 |
Punjab | 6 | 23,674 | 6,421 | 1,131 | 3,945 |
Indian Arrows | 5 | 3,736 | 1,618 | 150 | 747 |
Total | 51 | 459,885 | 63,756 | 150 | 9,017 |
Legend | Lowest
Highest |
Source:[16][21] |
Note: Matches after 14 March 2020 were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
Award[]
Hero of the Match[]
Match | Hero of the Match | Match | Hero of the Match | Match | Hero of the Match | |||
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Player | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | |||
Match 1 | ![]() |
Aizawl | Match 38 | ![]() |
TRAU | Match 75 | — | |
Match 2 | ![]() |
Gokulam Kerala | Match 39 | ![]() |
Punjab | Match 76 | ||
Match 3 | ![]() |
Churchill Brothers | Match 40 | ![]() |
Mohun Bagan | Match 77 | ||
Match 4 | ![]() |
Chennai City | Match 41 | ![]() |
Aizawl | Match 78 | ||
Match 5 | ![]() |
East Bengal | Match 42 | ![]() |
East Bengal | Match 79 | ||
Match 6 | ![]() |
NEROCA | Match 43 | ![]() |
Real Kashmir | Match 80 | ||
Match 7 | ![]() |
Indian Arrows | Match 44 | ![]() |
Gokulam Kerala | Match 81 | ||
Match 8 | ![]() |
Punjab | Match 45 | ![]() |
Punjab | Match 82 | ||
Match 9 | ![]() |
Churchill Brothers | Match 46 | ![]() |
Mohun Bagan | Match 83 | ||
Match 10 | ![]() |
Indian Arrows | Match 47 | ![]() |
Real Kashmir | Match 84 | ||
Match 11 | ![]() |
East Bengal | Match 48 | ![]() |
Indian Arrows | Match 85 | ||
Match 12 | ![]() |
Punjab | Match 49 | ![]() |
Churchill Brothers | Match 86 | ||
Match 13 | ![]() |
Mohun Bagan | Match 50 | ![]() |
Gokulam Kerala | Match 87 | ||
Match 14 | ![]() |
TRAU | Match 51 | ![]() |
Aizawl | Match 88 | ||
Match 15 | ![]() |
Punjab | Match 52 | ![]() |
NEROCA | Match 89 | ||
Match 16 | ![]() |
Mohun Bagan | Match 53 | ![]() |
Real Kashmir | Match 90 | ||
Match 17 | ![]() |
Aizawl | Match 54 | ![]() |
Mohun Bagan | Match 91 | ||
Match 18 | ![]() |
Aizawl | Match 55 | ![]() |
Churchill Brothers | Match 92 | ||
Match 19 | ![]() |
NEROCA | Match 56 | ![]() |
Indian Arrows | Match 93 | ||
Match 20 | ![]() |
Real Kashmir | Match 57 | ![]() |
Aizawl | Match 94 | ||
Match 21 | ![]() |
Real Kashmir | Match 58 | ![]() |
Gokulam Kerala | Match 95 | ||
Match 22 | ![]() |
Indian Arrows | Match 59 | ![]() |
East Bengal | Match 96 | ||
Match 23 | ![]() |
TRAU | Match 60 | ![]() |
Mohun Bagan | Match 97 | ||
Match 24 | ![]() |
Churchill Brothers | Match 61 | ![]() |
Churchill Brothers | Match 98 | ||
Match 25 | ![]() |
Mohun Bagan | Match 62 | ![]() |
Punjab | Match 99 | ||
Match 26 | ![]() |
Gokulam Kerala | Match 63 | ![]() |
TRAU | Match 100 | ||
Match 27 | ![]() |
Indian Arrows | Match 64 | ![]() |
East Bengal | Match 101 | ||
Match 28 | ![]() |
Aizawl | Match 65 | ![]() |
Churchill Brothers | Match 102 | ||
Match 29 | ![]() |
TRAU | Match 66 | ![]() |
NEROCA | Match 103 | ||
Match 30 | ![]() |
Mohun Bagan | Match 67 | ![]() |
Mohun Bagan | Match 104 | ||
Match 31 | ![]() |
Chennai City | Match 68 | ![]() |
East Bengal | Match 105 | ||
Match 32 | ![]() |
Real Kashmir | Match 69 | ![]() |
Chennai City | Match 106 | ||
Match 33 | ![]() |
TRAU | Match 70 | — | Match 107 | |||
Match 34 | ![]() |
NEROCA | Match 71 | Match 108 | ||||
Match 35 | ![]() |
Punjab | Match 72 | Match 109 | ||||
Match 36 | ![]() |
Gokulam Kerala | Match 73 | Match 110 | ||||
Match 37 | ![]() |
Mohun Bagan | Match 74 | Source:[16][22] |
Note: Matches after 14 March 2020 were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
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- ^ "I-League: Shillong Lajong relegated after losing 4-1 to Aizawl FC". The India Today. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "Minerva Punjab renamed as Punjab Football Club". The Sportstar. The Hindu. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "2019-20 Hero I League Fixtures (Stadiums)". Hero I League. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Chennai City announce strategic partnership with Uhlsports". AIFF. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Spartan sports will be the official kit sponsor of Minerva Punjab FC for the upcoming season". Minerva Punjab FC. Twitter. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
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