The 2019–20 I-League (Officially known as Hero I-League, due to sponsorship reasons) was the 13th season of the
I-League
The I-League is the men's second professional football division of the Indian football league system behind the Indian Super League. Administered by the All India Football Federation, it is currently contested by 13 clubs. It operates as a s ...
, 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 were the defending champions, having won the
previous season.
TRAU
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joined as a promoted club from the
I-League 2nd Division
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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
Punjab
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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 wit ...
, the organising body of the league announced
Mohun Bagan
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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
*
TRAU
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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 COVID-19 pandemic
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.
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)
**
Radanfah Abu Bakr
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Career
Club
Abu Bakr went to Queen's Royal College in Trinidad and began his ...
(Churchill Brothers)
**
Marcos Jiménez Espada (East Bengal)
**
Sandeep Singh
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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 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
See also
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2019–20 Indian Super League
*
2019–20 in Indian football
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India
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India
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