The 2019–20 I-League (Officially known as Hero I-League, due to sponsorship reasons) was the 13th season of the
I-League
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, one of the top Indian professional
football
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leagues, since its establishment in 2007. A total of 11 teams competed in the league.
Chennai City
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were the defending champions, having won the
previous season.
TRAU F.C. joined as a promoted club from the
I-League 2nd Division
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.
Shillong Lajong F.C.
Shillong Lajong FC (founded as Lajong SC) is an Indian professional football club based in Shillong, Meghalaya, that competes in the Shillong Premier League. The club was established in 1983 with the prime objective of improving the declining ...
were relegated from the I-League last season and will play in the second division in the 2019–20 season. 2017-18 champion ''Minerva Punjab'' played as
Punjab F.C. from this season as the club was renamed on 30 October 2019.
On 18 April 2020,
All India Football Federation
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It is affiliated to Ministry o ...
, the organising body of the league announced
Mohun Bagan A.C.
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as champions and decided to cancel the remaining matches due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. No team was relegated, and the remaining prize money (apart from the champion's prize money) was equally divided among the 10 teams.
Changes from last season
Promoted clubs
Promoted from the
2018–19 I-League 2nd Division
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*
TRAU
Relegated clubs
Relegated from the
2018–19 I-League
*
Shillong Lajong
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Personnel and sponsorship
:*
''Note: N/A- Not Announced''
Head coaching changes
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
Results
Note: Matches after 14 March 2020 were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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.
Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
Top Indian scorers
Top assists
Hat-tricks
:''Result column shows goal tally of player's team first.''
Cleansheets
Discipline
Player
* Most yellow cards: 5
**
Gurjinder Kumar
Gurjinder Kumar ( pa, ਗੁਰਜਿੰਦਰ ਕੁਮਾਰ; born 10 October 1990), is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for NorthEast United in the Indian Super League.
Club career
Early career
Born in Nawanshahr, ...
(Mohun Bagan)
**
Charles Anandraj (Chennai City)
**
Mohammed Irshad (Gokulam Kerala)
* Most red cards: 1
**
Anwar Ali (Punjab)
**
Andre Ettienne (Gokulam Kerala)
**
Gurjinder Kumar
Gurjinder Kumar ( pa, ਗੁਰਜਿੰਦਰ ਕੁਮਾਰ; born 10 October 1990), is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for NorthEast United in the Indian Super League.
Club career
Early career
Born in Nawanshahr, ...
(Mohun Bagan)
**
Joseph Adjei
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Club career
Adjei began his professional footba ...
(Aizawl)
**
Mohamed Irshad (Gokulam Kerala)
**
Zohib Islam Amiri
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Early life
Amiri was born on 15 Fe ...
(Gokulam Kerala)
**
Mashoor Shereef (Chennai City)
**
Radanfah Abu Bakr
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Career
Club
Abu Bakr went to Queen's Royal College in Trinidad and began his career in Trinidad and Tobago side Cal ...
(Churchill Brothers)
**
Marcos Jiménez Espada (East Bengal)
**
Sandeep Singh
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(TRAU)
**
Dhanachandra Singh
Leihaorungbam Dhanachandra Singh is an Indian footballer who plays as left back.
International
Dhanachandra made his national team debut on 11 June 2015 against Oman in a Group D game of the 2018 World Cup qualifier, playing as centre back a ...
(Mohun Bagan)
Club
* Most yellow cards: 24
** Punjab
* Most red card: 3
** Gokulam Kerala
Attendance
Note: Matches after 14 March 2020 were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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.
Award
Hero of the Match
Note: Matches after 14 March 2020 were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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.
References
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India
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