The 2019–20 I-League (Officially known as Hero I-League, due to sponsorship reasons) was the 13th season of the

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, one of the top Indian professional

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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.

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joined as a promoted club from the

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. Shillong Lajong 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

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from this season as the club was renamed on 30 October 2019. On 18 April 2020,

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, the organising body of the league announced

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as champions and decided to cancel the remaining matches due to the

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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 *

Relegated clubs

Relegated from the 2018–19 I-League * Shillong Lajong

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and sponsorship

:*''Note: N/A- Not Announced''

Managerial 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.

League table

Standings

Results

Note: Matches after 14 March 2020 were cancelled due to the

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

Top Indian scorers

Hat-tricks

:''Result column shows goal tally of player's team first.''

Cleansheets

Discipline

Player

* Most yellow cards: 5 ** Gurjinder Kumar (Mohun Bagan) ** Charles Anandraj (Chennai City) ** Mohammed Irshad (Gokulam Kerala) * Most red cards: 1 ** 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) **

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(Churchill Brothers) ** Marcos Jiménez Espada (East Bengal) **

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(TRAU) ** Dhanachandra Singh (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

Award

Hero of the Match

Note: Matches after 14 March 2020 were cancelled due to the

Changes from last season

Promoted clubs

Relegated clubs

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and sponsorship

Managerial changes

Transfers

Foreign players

League table

Standings

Results

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

Top Indian scorers

Hat-tricks

Cleansheets

Discipline

Player

Club

Attendance

Award

Hero of the Match

References

See also