The 2020–21 Indian Super League season was the seventh season of the

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(ISL) since its formation and the 25th season of the top division of the

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. The season started on 20 November 2020 and ended on 13 March 2021. It was hosted behind closed doors across three venues in

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due to the

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Mumbai City Mumbai City Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Mumbai, Maharashtra that competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The club was founded in August 2014, during the inaugural season of ...

won the championship, having defeated ATK Mohun Bagan in the

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, and also won the League Winners Shield for league premiers. Thus, Mumbai City became the first club to win the ISL championship title and the League Winners Shield in a single season.

Changes from last season

*Each club has the option of signing a minimum of five and a maximum of seven foreign players. Still, unlike the previous season, there should be at least one overseas player who hails from an AFC–affiliated country. *The maximum squad size is increased as the clubs are allowed to register up to 35 players in their squad. *The number of substitutions allowed has been increased from 3 players to 5 players. *Due to the

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, all matches during the 2020–21 season will be played behind closed doors across three venues in

. The venues will be the Fatorda Stadium in

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, the

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in Bambolim, and the

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in Vasco da Gama. The host venues for each team were revealed on 18 August 2020. *On 27 September 2020,

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joined the league as an expansion team and thus became the 11th team. *Due to all the matches of the League being played in neutral venues, there will be no

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to be applied in the playoffs this season.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and sponsorship

Head coaching changes

Roster changes

Foreign players

Bold letters suggest the player was signed in the winter transfer window.

Regular season

League table

Results

Playoffs

Bracket

Semi-finals

Final

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

Top Indian scorers

Hat-tricks

:''Result column shows goal tally of player's team first.'' ;Notes (H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Assists

Clean sheets

Discipline

Player

* Most yellow cards: 8 **

Pronay Halder Pronay Halder ( bn, প্রণয় হালদার; born 25 February 1993) is an Indian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Indian Super League club Jamshedpur. Club career Born in Barrackpore, West Bengal, Halder sta ...

(ATK Mohun Bagan) **

Erik Paartalu Erik Endel Paartalu (born 3 May 1986) is an Australian professional Association football, footballer of Estonian descent who plays as a Midfielder#Defensive midfielder, defensive midfielder. He has played professionally in Scotland, Australia, ...

(Bengaluru) * Most red cards: 2 **

Ahmed Jahouh Ahmed Jahouh ( ar, أحمد جحوح; born 31 July 1988) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Indian Super League club Mumbai City. Club career Born in Al Aaroui, Jahouh started his career with Ittiha ...

(Mumbai City)

Club

* Most yellow cards: 61 ** Mumbai City * Most red cards: 4 ** East Bengal ** Jamshedpur ** Goa

Awards

Hero of the Match

Season awards

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2020-21 Indian Super League season

Indian Super League seasons Association football events curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic Sport in Goa