2020–21 I-League

The 2020–21 I-League (known as the Hero I-League for sponsorship reasons) was the 14th season of the I-League, one of the top tier Indian professional football leagues, since its establishment in 2007. The tournament was hosted in bio-secure bubble across four venues in Kolkata due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation in India.

Hero I-League

Season	2020–21
Dates	9 January – 27 March 2021
Champions	Gokulam Kerala 1st I-League title 1st Indian title
AFC Cup	Gokulam Kerala
Matches played	80
Goals scored	216 (2.7 per match)
Top goalscorer	Bidyashagar Singh (12 goals)
Best goalkeeper	Kiran Chemjong (105 mins per goal)
Highest scoring	Indian Arrows 2–5 Churchill Brothers (10 January 2021) Gokulam Kerala 4–3 Punjab (14 January 2021) Real Kashmir 4–3 NEROCA (13 February 2021)
Longest winning run	TRAU (5 games)
Longest unbeaten run	Churchill Brothers (11 games)
Longest winless run	Indian Arrows (7 games)
Longest losing run	NEROCA (6 games)
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

Mohun Bagan was declared the champion of the 2019–20 season after the cancellation of matches due to the COVID-19 pandemic, since the second placed team could not catch up even if all 20 games were completed.^[1] However, following Mohun Bagan's merger with Indian Super League (ISL) club ATK, the club began competing in the ISL from the 2020–21 ISL season.^[2]

Throughout the First Phase, Churchill Brothers kept its dominance with an unbeaten run of 11 games, while in the Second Phase, Gokulam Kerala, Churchill Brothers and TRAU traded the lead several times throughout the Championship Stage. Entering the final matchday, Gokulam Kerala were ahead on goal difference. However, with the Gokulam and TRAU facing off, either team could claim the title with a win. A draw in the Gokulam Kerala–TRAU match and a win were needed for Churchill Brothers to be crowned champions. The game ended in a 4–1 win for Gokulam, giving the Malabarians their first I-league title and qualification for the AFC Cup. NEROCA finished bottom of the Relegation Stage and were to relegated, but were reinstated by AIFF after the viewing the situation of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3]

Changes from last season

Changes in rules and regulations

• AIFF has implemented the '3+1' foreigners rule from this season. Under this rule, each club will be allowed to field a maximum of four foreign players and one of those four foreign players must be from an AFC affiliated country.^[4]
• Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this season's league format was shortened. All teams will face each other once in the first leg of the league, then they will be divided into two different groups. According to points table from first leg, top six teams will face each other once again in the Championship stage, where the team with most points (cumulative points collected from all fifteen matches) will be declared the winner of the league and qualify for the 2022 AFC Cup group stage. The other five teams will play against each other in a Relegation stage where the team with the lowest points (cumulative points collected from all fourteen matches) will be relegated to the 2nd Division League.^[5]

Number of clubs

All India Football Federation (AIFF) issued an invitation to accept bids for new clubs from non I-League cities, like Delhi, Gangtok, Ranchi, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Mangalore, Bhopal, Lucknow, Kanpur, Ahmedabad and Calicut among many others, to join the league from 2020 onwards. The invitation mentioned that the entity which wins the bid will be granted the right to own and operate a new football club.^[6] On 12 August, AIFF announced that Sudeva of Delhi would join the league from this season and Sreenidi Deccan, which is based in Hyderabad, will be playing from Visakhapatnam from the following season.^[7][8][9]

East Bengal and Mohun Bagan moved to the Indian Super League, when East Bengal joined the league as an expansion team, while Mohun Bagan and ATK, the champions of 2019–20 ISL season, merged to play as ATK Mohun Bagan in the ISL.^[10][11]

Promoted clubs

Promoted from the 2020 I-League qualifiers

• Mohammedan^[12]

Relegated clubs

Relegated from the 2019–20 I-League

• None

Teams

Mohammedan

Aizawl

Chennai City

Sudeva Delhi

Punjab

Imphal

Imphal teams
NEROCA
TRAU

Real Kashmir

Churchill Brothers

Indian Arrows

Gokulam Kerala

Locations of the I-League clubs

Locations of the stadiums for I-league

Stadiums and locations

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all the matches will be played in a single venue. AIFF declared Kolkata as the venue on 14 August.^[13] Matches will be played in Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kishore Bharati Krirangan and Mohun Bagan Ground^[14] in Kolkata, and Kalyani Stadium in Kalyani.^[15]

Stadium	Capacity	Location
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan	85,000	Salt Lake, Kolkata
Kishore Bharati Krirangan	12,000	Jadavpore, Kolkata
Mohun Bagan Ground	20,000	Maidan, Kolkata
Kalyani Municipal Stadium	20,000	Kalyani, Nadia

Team	Location
Aizawl	Aizawl, Mizoram
Chennai City	Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Churchill Brothers	Margao, Goa
Gokulam Kerala	Calicut, Kerala
Indian Arrows	Mumbai, Maharashtra
Mohammedan	Kolkata, West Bengal
NEROCA	Imphal, Manipur
Real Kashmir	Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
TRAU	Imphal, Manipur
Sudeva Delhi	New Delhi, Delhi
RoundGlass Punjab	Ludhiana, Punjab

Personnel and sponsorship

Team	Head coach	Captain	Kit Manufacturer	Shirt Sponsor
Aizawl	Yan Law	Alfred Jaryan	Vamos[16]	NECS Limited[17]
Chennai City	Satyasagara	Charles Anandraj	Nivia Sports[18]	TVS Group
Churchill Brothers	Fernando Santiago Varela	Bazie Armand	Nivia Sports[18]	Churchill
Gokulam Kerala	Vincenzo Alberto Annese	Mohamed Awal	SEGA[19]	Sree Gokulam Group[20]
Indian Arrows	Shanmugam Venkatesh	Lalchhanhima Sailo	SIX5SIX[21]	Hero MotoCorp
Mohammedan	Sankarlal Chakraborty	Kingsley Obumneme	Trak Only[22]	BunkerHill Sports[23]
NEROCA	Gift Raikhan	Bishorjit Loitongbam	Ambition Sportswear[24]	Grow Manipur Team[25]
Punjab	Curtis Fleming	Bikramjit Singh	T10 Sports[26]	RoundGlass Sports[27]
Real Kashmir	David Robertson	Mason Robertson	Adidas[28]	Hotel CH2[28]
Sudeva Delhi	Chencho Dorji	Ajay Singh	Puma[29]	Liquid Life[30]
TRAU	Nandakumar Singh	Phalguni Konsam	Romi Bag[31]	HVS Foundation

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Ref.	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment	Ref.
Gokulam Kerala	Fernando Santiago Varela	End of contract	17 August 2020	[32]	Pre-season	Vincenzo Alberto Annese	19 August 2020	[33]
Churchill Brothers	Mateus Costa	End of interim period	23 September 2020	[34]		Fernando Santiago Varela	23 September 2020	[34]
Chennai City	Akbar Nawas	Mutual consent	26 October 2020	[35]		Satyasagara	10 December 2020	[36]
Aizawl	Stanley Rozario	Mutual consent	18 January 2021	[37]	10th	Yan Law	19 January 2021	[37]
Mohammedan	José Hevia	Mutual consent	19 February 2021	[38]	7th	Sankarlal Chakraborty	19 February 2021	[39]

Transfers

Further information: List of 2020–21 I-League season roster changes

Foreign players

Minimum of three and maximum of four foreign players including one player from AFC—affiliated country per team.^[40] Indian Arrows cannot sign any foreign players as they are a part of AIFF's developmental program. The newly joined team, Sudeva Delhi will field an all-Indian squad for its debut I-League season.^[41]

Team	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	AFC Player	Former Player(s)
Aizawl	Alfred Jaryan	-	-	Abhishek Rijal	Princewill Emeka Richard Kasagga
Chennai City	Vladimir Molerović	Demir Avdić	Elvedin Škrijelj	Iqbal Hussain
Churchill Brothers	Clayvin Zuniga	Bazie Armand	Luka Majcen	Hamza Kheir
Gokulam Kerala	Philip Adjah	Denny Antwi	Mohamed Awal	Sharif Mukhammad
Mohammedan	Kingsley Obumneme	John Chidi	Pedro Manzi	Jamal Bhuyan	Mohammed Fatau Raphael Onwrebe
NEROCA	Varney Kallon	Nathaniel Garcia	Judah Garcia	Prakash Budhathoki
Punjab	Chencho Gyeltshen	Baba Diawara	Joseba Beitia	Kiran Chemjong	Danilo Quipapá
Real Kashmir	Aser Pierrick Dipanda	Lukman Adefemi	Mason Robertson	Zohib Islam Amiri
TRAU	Helder Lobato	Joseph Olaleye	Bruno Rodrigues	Komron Tursunov

First phase

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Churchill Brothers	10	6	4	0	15	6	+9	22	Promote to Championship Stage (Group A)
2	Punjab	10	5	3	2	12	7	+5	18
3	Real Kashmir	10	4	5	1	18	9	+9	17
4	Gokulam Kerala	10	5	1	4	20	14	+6	16
5	TRAU	10	4	4	2	17	13	+4	16
6	Mohammedan	10	4	4	2	9	8	+1	16
7	Aizawl	10	4	3	3	13	8	+5	15	Demote to Relegation Stage (Group B)
8	Sudeva Delhi	10	2	3	5	11	11	0	9
9	Chennai City	10	3	0	7	7	19	−12	9
10	NEROCA	10	2	2	6	13	15	−2	8
11	Indian Arrows	10	1	1	8	6	31	−25	4

Source: I-League
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

Fixtures and results

All matches were played at neutral venues. The "home" and "away" are designated for administrative purposes.

Home \ Away	CHB	PUN	REK	GOK	TRAU	MDS	AIZ	SDA	CNC	NER	IDA
Churchill Brothers	—	—	0–0	—	1–1	—	0–0	2–0	—	1–0	—
Punjab	0–1	—	—	—	—	0–0	1–0	0–0	2–0	—	—
Real Kashmir	—	1–1	—	—	1–1	—	—	1–1	—	4–3	6–0
Gokulam Kerala	2–3	4–3	0–0	—	—	—	—	—	1–2	—	4–0
TRAU	—	0–2	—	1–3	—	2–2	1–0	—	2–0	—	—
Mohammedan	0–0	—	2–0	2–1	—	—	—	—	2–1	0–0	—
Aizawl	—	—	1–3	2–0	—	3–0	—	1–1	—	—	1–1
Sudeva Delhi	—	—	—	0–1	2–3	0–1	—	—	—	0–2	3–0
Chennai City	1–2	—	0–2	—	—	—	0–3	0–4	—	—	1–0
NEROCA	—	0–1	—	1–4	1–1	—	1–2	—	1–2	—	—
Indian Arrows	2–5	1–2	—	—	1–5	1–0	—	—	—	0–4	—

Source: I-League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by matchday

The table lists the positions of teams after each round mentioned in official fixtures.^[42]

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Aizawl	9	10	6	7	3	4	8	8	5	7	7
Chennai City	2	7	9	10	7	6	9	9	9	9	9
Churchill Brothers	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1
Gokulam Kerala	8	5	10	3	4	6	9	4	4	3	4
Indian Arrows	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Mohammedan	3	3	3	4	6	7	4	5	7	6	6
NEROCA	7	9	4	6	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Punjab	4	6	8	9	9	5	2	1	2	4	2
Real Kashmir	5	2	2	5	5	2	3	2	3	2	3
Sudeva Delhi	10	4	5	8	8	3	7	7	8	8	8
TRAU	6	8	7	2	2	8	5	6	6	5	5

	Promotion to Championship stage (Group A)
	Demotion to Relegation stage (Group B)

Source: I-League

Results by games

Match	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Aizawl	L	W	D	W	D	L	D	W	L	W
Chennai City	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	L
Churchill Brothers	W	D	W	W	D	D	D	W	W	W
Gokulam Kerala	L	W	L	W	D	L	W	W	W	L
Indian Arrows	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	W	L	L
Mohammedan	W	D	D	D	D	W	L	L	W	W
NEROCA	D	W	L	L	D	L	L	W	L	L
Punjab	W	L	L	D	D	W	W	W	D	W
Real Kashmir	D	W	D	D	W	D	W	D	W	L
Sudeva Delhi	L	W	D	L	D	W	D	L	L	L
TRAU	D	D	D	W	D	L	W	L	W	W

Source: I-League
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Second phase

Championship stage (Group A)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Gokulam Kerala	15	9	2	4	31	17	+14	29	Champions and Qualification for 2022 AFC Cup group stage
2	Churchill Brothers	15	8	5	2	22	17	+5	29
3	TRAU	15	7	5	3	27	19	+8	26
4	Punjab	15	6	4	5	18	15	+3	22
5	Real Kashmir	15	5	6	4	23	18	+5	21
6	Mohammedan	15	5	5	5	18	20	−2	20

Source: I-League
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

Fixtures and results

All matches were played at neutral venues. The "home" and "away" are designated for administrative purposes.

Home \ Away	CHB	GOK	MDS	PUN	REK	TRAU
Churchill Brothers	—	0–3	1–4	3–2	—	—
Gokulam Kerala	—	—	—	—	1–1	4–1
Mohammedan	—	1–2	—	—	—	0–4
Punjab	—	0–1	3–3	—	1–0	—
Real Kashmir	1–2	—	2–1	—	—	1–3
TRAU	1–1	—	—	1–0	—	—

Source: I-League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by matchday

The table lists the positions of teams after each round mentioned in official fixtures.

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5
Churchill Brothers	1	1	2	3	2
Gokulam Kerala	3	2	3	1	1
Mohammedan	6	6	4	5	6
Punjab	4	4	5	4	4
Real Kashmir	5	5	6	6	5
TRAU	2	3	1	2	3

Source: I-League

Results by games

Match	1	2	3	4	5
Churchill Brothers	W	L	L	D	W
Gokulam Kerala	W	W	D	W	W
Mohammedan	L	D	W	L	L
Punjab	L	D	L	W	L
Real Kashmir	L	L	D	L	W
TRAU	W	W	W	D	L

Source: I-League
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Relegation stage (Group B)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Aizawl	14	7	3	4	21	12	+9	24
2	Sudeva Delhi[a]	14	5	3	6	16	14	+2	18
3	Chennai City	14	5	0	9	16	25	−9	15
4	Indian Arrows[b]	14	3	1	10	11	38	−27	10
5	NEROCA[c]	14	2	2	10	14	22	−8	8

Source: I-League
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
Notes:

1. Sudeva Delhi were exempted from relegation for this season, as they had achieved a direct entry into the league.^[43]
2. Indian Arrows were exempted from relegation, as they are an AIFF developmental team.
3. NEROCA were relegated, but were reinstated by AIFF after the viewing the situation of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[44]

Fixtures and results

All matches were played at neutral venues. The "home" and "away" are designated for administrative purposes.

Home \ Away	AIZ	NER	SDA	CNC	IDA
Aizawl	—	—	2–1	—	1–2
NEROCA	0–1	—	—	1–2	—
Sudeva Delhi	—	1–0	—	—	1–0
Chennai City	1–3	—	1–2	—	—
Indian Arrows	—	3–0	—	0–5	—

Source: I-League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by matchday

The table lists the positions of teams after each round mentioned in official fixtures.

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5
Aizawl	1	1	1	1	1
Chennai City	3	3	3	3	3
Indian Arrows	5	5	4	4	4
NEROCA	4	4	5	5	5
Sudeva Delhi	2	2	2	2	2

Source: I-League

Results by games

Match	1	2	3	4
Aizawl	W	L	W	W
Chennai City	L	W	L	W
Indian Arrows	W	L	W	L
NEROCA	L	L	L	L
Sudeva Delhi	W	W	W	L

Source: I-League
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Gokulam Kerala (C)	15	9	2	4	31	17	+14	29
2	Churchill Brothers	15	8	5	2	22	17	+5	29
3	TRAU	15	7	5	3	27	19	+8	26
4	Punjab	15	6	4	5	18	15	+3	22
5	Real Kashmir	15	5	6	4	23	18	+5	21
6	Mohammedan	15	5	5	5	18	20	−2	20
7	Aizawl	14	7	3	4	21	12	+9	24
8	Sudeva Delhi	14	5	3	6	16	14	+2	18
9	Chennai City	14	5	0	9	16	25	−9	15
10	Indian Arrows	14	3	1	10	11	38	−27	10
11	NEROCA	14	2	2	10	14	22	−8	8

Source: I-League
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) Champions

Season statistics

Scoring

As of 27 March 2021

Top scorers

The table includes only the top 10 goalscorers of this season.

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Bidyashagar Singh	TRAU	12
2	Luka Majcen	Churchill Brothers	11
	Denny Antwi	Gokulam Kerala
4	Clayvin Zuniga	Churchill Brothers	8
5	Chencho Gyeltshen	Punjab	7
6	Komron Tursunov	TRAU	6
	Mason Robertson	Real Kashmir
	Pedro Manzi	Mohammedan
	Lukman Adefemi	Real Kashmir
10	Philip Adjah	Gokulam Kerala	5
Source: I-League

Top Indian scorers

The table includes only the list of top Indian goalscorers with more than 2 goals in this season.

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Bidyasagar Singh	TRAU	12
2	MC Malsawmzuala	Aizawl	3
	Lalremsanga Fanai	Aizawl
	William Pauliankhum	Sudeva Delhi
	Harsh Patre	Indian Arrows
	Vineeth Velmurugan	Chennai City
	Konsam Phalguni Singh	TRAU
	Brandon Vanlalremdika	Aizawl
	Kean Lewis	Sudeva Delhi
	Danish Farooq Bhat	Real Kashmir
	Emil Benny	Gokulam Kerala
	Songpu Singsit	NEROCA
Source: I-League

Top assists

The table includes only the top 10 assist providers of the season.

Rank	Player	Club	Assists
1	Denny Antwi	Gokulam Kerala	7
2	Komron Tursunov	TRAU	6
3	Sena Ralte	Real Kashmir	5
4	Joseph Olaleye	TRAU	4
	Tirthankar Sarkar	Mohammedan
	Deepak Devrani	Gokulam Kerala
7	Songpu Singsit	NEROCA	3
	Luka Majcen	Churchill Brothers
	Nathaniel Garcia	NEROCA
	Bryce Miranda	Churchill Brothers
Source: Global Sports Archive

Hat-tricks

Player	Club	Against	Goals	Date
Bidyashagar Singh	TRAU	Mohammedan	3	5 March 2021
		Real Kashmir		10 March 2021
Clayvin Zuniga	Churchill Brothers	Indian Arrows	3	10 January 2021
Lukman Adefemi	Real Kashmir	NEROCA	3	13 February 2021

Clean Sheets

As of 21 March 2021

The table includes only the list of top goalkeepers with more than 1 cleansheet in this season.

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Kiran Chemjong	Punjab	7
2	Mithun Samanta	Real Kashmir	5
	Rakshit Dagar	Sudeva Delhi
4	Shibinraj Kunniyil	Churchill Brothers	4
	Ubaid Kadavath	Gokulam Kerala
6	Subham Roy	Mohammedan	3
	Lalmuansanga	Aizawl
	Bishorjit Singh	NEROCA
9	Shilton Paul	Churchill Brothers	2
	Ahan Prakash	Indian Arrows
	Amrit Gope	TRAU
	Zothanmawia	Aizawl
Source: I-League

Discipline

As of 27 March 2021

• Most yellow cards: 5^[45]
  • Lalrindika Ralte (Real Kashmir)
  • Sairuat Kima (Sudeva Delhi)
• Most red cards: 2^[45]
  • Vincy Barretto (Gokulam Kerala)

Awards

• Match 1 - Match 55 = First Phase
• Match 56 - Match 80 = Second Phase

Hero of the Match

Match No.	Hero of the Match		Match No.	Hero of the Match		Match No.	Hero of the Match
	Player	Club		Player	Club		Player	Club
Match 1	Faisal Ali	Mohammedan	Match 28	Lalmuansanga	Aizawl	Match 55	Kiran Kumar Limbu	Punjab
Match 2	Pritam Singh	Punjab	Match 29	Dipanda Dicka	Real Kashmir	Match 56	Suresh Meitei	Churchill Brothers
Match 3	Vijay Nagappan	Chennai City	Match 30	Chencho Gyeltshen	Punjab	Match 57	Bidyashagar Singh	TRAU
Match 4	Helder Lobato Ribeiro	TRAU	Match 31	Asheer Akhtar	Mohammedan	Match 58	Denny Antwi	Gokulam Kerala
Match 5	Clayvin Zuniga	Churchill Brothers	Match 32	Shilton Paul	Churchill Brothers	Match 59	Sairuat Kima	Sudeva Delhi
Match 6	Denny Antwi	Gokulam Kerala	Match 33	Shankar Sampingiraj	Chennai City	Match 60	Halen Nongtdu	Indian Arrows
Match 7	Kean Lewis	Sudeva Delhi	Match 34	Baba Diawara	Punjab	Match 61	Chencho Gyeltshen	Punjab
Match 8	Bryce Miranda	Churchill Brothers	Match 35	Amrit Gope	TRAU	Match 62	Bidyashagar Singh	TRAU
Match 9	Dipanda Dicka	Real Kashmir	Match 36	Emil Benny	Gokulam Kerala	Match 63	Denny Antwi	Gokulam Kerala
Match 10	Yumkhaibam Singh	NEROCA	Match 37	Kiran Kumar Limbu	Punjab	Match 64	Lalliansanga	Aizawl
Match 11	Hamza Kheir	Churchill Brothers	Match 38	Lukman Adefemi	Real Kashmir	Match 65	Jockson Dhas	Chennai City
Match 12	Komron Tursunov	TRAU	Match 39	Ahan Prakash	Indian Arrows	Match 66	Naocha Singh	Gokulam Kerala
Match 13	Shaiborlang Kharpan	Sudeva Delhi	Match 40	Rakshit Dagar	Sudeva Delhi	Match 67	Komron Tursunov	TRAU
Match 14	MC Malsawmzuala	Aizawl	Match 41	R Malsawmtluanga	Aizawl	Match 68	Pedro Manzi	Mohammedan
Match 15	Judah Garcia	NEROCA	Match 42	Dipanda Dicka	Real Kashmir	Match 69	Parthib Gogoi	Indian Arrows
Match 16	Bidyashagar Singh	TRAU	Match 43	Luka Majcen	Churchill Brothers	Match 70	Gursimrat Singh Gill	Sudeva Delhi
Match 17	Sajad Hussain Parray	Indian Arrows	Match 44	Bishorjit Singh	NEROCA	Match 71	Shubho Paul	Sudeva Delhi
Match 18	Ruivah Hormipam	Punjab	Match 45	Vincy Barretto	Gokulam Kerala	Match 72	Brandon Vanlalremdika	Aizawl
Match 19	Luka Majcen	Churchill Brothers	Match 46	Mason Robertson	Real Kashmir	Match 73	Konsam Phalguni Singh	TRAU
Match 20	Philip Adjah	Gokulam Kerala	Match 47	Vincy Barretto	Gokulam Kerala	Match 74	Denny Antwi	Gokulam Kerala
Match 21	Kiran Chemjong	Punjab	Match 48	Suraj Rawat	Mohammedan	Match 75	Chencho Gyeltshen	Punjab
Match 22	Elvedin Škrijelj	Chennai City	Match 49	Clayvin Zuniga	Churchill Brothers	Match 76	Vladimir Molerović	Chennai City
Match 23	Bidyashagar Singh	TRAU	Match 50	Komron Tursunov	TRAU	Match 77	Rohmingthanga Bawlte	Aizawl
Match 24	PC Laldinpuia	Aizawl	Match 51	Pedro Manzi	Mohammedan	Match 78	Dharmaraj Ravanan	Real Kashmir
Match 25	Emil Benny	Gokulam Kerala	Match 52	Konsam Phalguni Singh	TRAU	Match 79	Emil Benny	Gokulam Kerala
Match 26	Ngangbam Naocha	Sudeva Delhi	Match 53	Lalmuansanga	Aizawl	Match 80	Clayvin Zuniga	Churchill Brothers
Match 27	Subham Roy	Mohammedan	Match 54	Luka Majcen	Churchill Brothers	Source: The AIFF

Season awards

Award	Winner	Club
Hero of the League	Bidyashagar Singh[46]	TRAU
Golden Boot	Bidyashagar Singh[46]	TRAU
Golden Glove	Kiran Chemjong[46]	Punjab
Jarnail Singh Award (Best Defender)	Hamza Kheir[46]	Churchill Brothers
Best Midfielder	Konsam Phalguni Singh[46]	TRAU
Syed Abdul Rahim Award (Best Coach)	Leimapokpam Nandakumar Singh[46]	TRAU
Emerging Player of the League	Emil Benny[46]	Gokulam Kerala

Team of the season

Chemjong

Lobato

Meitei

Devrani

Mondal

Fernandes

Phalguni

Tursunov

Benny

Bidyasagar

Antwi

I-League team of 2020–21

Source: arunfoot.com

See also

• 2020–21 Indian Super League