2019–20 in Indian football

The 2019–20 season will be the 141st in Indian football.

Football in India
Season2019–20
Men's football
Indian Super LeagueRegular Season:- Goa
Playoffs:- ATK
I-LeagueMohun Bagan
← 2018–19 2020–21 →

National teams

India national football team
Main article: India national football team

2019 King's Cup
Main article: 2019 King's Cup

India were invited to play King's Cup tournament by Thailand. This was India's first tournament under the new coach, Igor Štimac.[1]

5 June 2019 (2019-06-05) Curaçao 3–1 IndiaBuriram
15:30 Bonevacia  15'
Hooi  17'
Bacuna  33'		 Report Chhetri  31' (pen.) Stadium: Chang Arena
Referee: Chaireag Ngamsom (Thailand)
8 June 2019 (2019-06-08) India 1–0 ThailandBuriram
15:30 Thapa  17' Report Stadium: Chang Arena
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

2019 Intercontinental Cup
Main article: 2019 Intercontinental Cup (India)

This is the second edition of the Hero Intercontinental Cup, organised by AIFF. This year no national side from other confederation took part other than AFC. India participated along with Syria, Tajikistan and North Korea. India was able to draw their third match against Syria after being defeated by Tajikistan and North Korea in their first two matches.

7 July 2019 Intercontinental CupIndia 2–4 TajikistanAhmedabad, India
20:00 IST Chhetri  4' (pen.), 41' AIFF FFT
Stadium: TransStadia Arena
Attendance: 7,293
Referee: Jasur Mukhtarov (Uzbekistan)
13 July 2019 Intercontinental CupIndia 2−5 North KoreaAhmedabad, India
20:00 IST
AIFF
Stadium: TransStadia Arena
Attendance: 9,590
Referee: Akhrol Riskullaev (Uzbekistan)
16 July 2019 Intercontinental CupIndia 1–1 SyriaAhmedabad, India
20:00 IST
AIFF
Stadium: TransStadia Arena
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Jasur Mukhtarov (Uzbekistan)

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
Group E



Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Qatar 5 4 1 0 11 1 +10 13 Third round and Asian Cup — 2–1 6–0 0–0 13 Oct
2  Oman 5 4 0 1 11 4 +7 12 Third round and Asian Cup or Asian Cup qualifying third round[lower-alpha 1] 12 Nov — 3–0 1–0 4–1
3  Afghanistan (Y) 5 1 1 3 2 11 −9 4 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–1 13 Oct — 1–1 1–0
4  India (Y) 5 0 3 2 3 5 −2 3 Asian Cup qualifying third round or play-off round[lower-alpha 2] 8 Oct 1–2 17 Nov — 1–1
5  Bangladesh (Y) 4 0 1 3 2 8 −6 1 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–2 17 Nov 8 Oct 12 Nov —
Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 2019. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(Y) Cannot win group, may still advance as group runner-up.
Notes:
  1. The four best runners-up across all groups will advance to the World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup. The remaining four runners-up will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round
  2. The four best fourth-placed teams across all groups will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. The remaining four fourth-placed teams will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying play-off round.



5 September 2019 (2019-09-05) India 1–2 OmanGuwahati, India
19:30 UTC+5:30
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 22,798
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)
10 September 2019 (2019-09-10) Qatar 0–0 IndiaDoha, Qatar
19:30 UTC+3 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 12,020
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

Club competitions

AFC competitions

2020 AFC Champions League
Main article: 2020 AFC Champions League
Preliminary Round 1

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Region
Chennai City 0–1 Al-Riffa

2020 AFC Cup
Main article: 2020 AFC Cup
Preliminary round 2

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
South Asia Zone
Paro 1–10 Bengaluru 0–1 1–9
Play-off round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
South Asia Zone
Maziya 4–4 (4–3 p) Bengaluru 2–1 2–3 (a.e.t.)
Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAS MAZ CHE TCS
1 Bashundhara Kings 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 3 Inter-zone play-off semi-finals — TBD TBD 5–1
2 Maziya 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1[lower-alpha 1] TBD — TBD TBD
3 Chennai City 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1[lower-alpha 1] TBD 2–2 — TBD
4 TC Sports 1 0 0 1 1 5 −4 0 TBD TBD TBD —
Updated to match(es) played on 11 March 2020. Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head away goals: Maziya 2, Chennai City 0.

Indian Super League
Main article: 2019–20 Indian Super League season
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Goa 18 12 3 3 46 23 +23 39 Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League group stage and ISL playoffs
2 ATK (C) 18 10 4 4 33 16 +17 34 Advance to ISL playoffs[Note 1]
3 Bengaluru 18 8 6 4 22 13 +9 30 Qualification for 2021 AFC Cup playoff round and ISL playoffs[Note 1]
4 Chennaiyin 18 8 5 5 30 24 +6 29 Advance to ISL playoffs
5 Mumbai City 18 7 5 6 25 29 −4 26
6 Odisha 18 7 4 7 28 31 −3 25
7 Kerala Blasters 18 4 7 7 29 32 −3 19
8 Jamshedpur 18 4 6 8 22 35 −13 18
9 NorthEast United 18 2 8 8 14 28 −14 14
10 Hyderabad 18 2 4 12 21 39 −18 10
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2020. Source: Indian Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play ranking; 6) drawing of lots
(C) Champion.

I–League
Main article: 2019–20 I-League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mohun Bagan 16 12 3 1 35 13 +22 39 Champion and Qualification for 2021 AFC Cup group stage
2 East Bengal 16 6 5 5 23 18 +5 23
3 Punjab 16 5 8 3 23 21 +2 23
4 Real Kashmir 15 6 4 5 16 14 +2 22
5 Gokulam Kerala 15 6 4 5 20 19 +1 22
6 TRAU 17 6 4 7 17 27 −10 22
7 Chennai City 15 5 5 5 18 19 −1 20
8 Churchill Brothers 15 6 2 7 23 21 +2 20
9 NEROCA 16 5 3 8 25 33 −8 18
10 Aizawl 15 3 7 5 17 19 −2 16
11 Indian Arrows 14 2 3 9 7 17 −10 9
Updated to match(es) played on 10 March 2020. Source: I-league, RSSSF
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

I-League 2nd Division

Preliminary round
Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Garhwal 7 4 2 1 14 8 +6 14 Advance to Final Round
2 ATK (R)[lower-alpha 1] 8 4 2 2 10 9 +1 14
3 Jamshedpur (R)[lower-alpha 1] 8 2 4 2 7 9 −2 10
4 Punjab (R)[lower-alpha 1] 6 3 0 3 8 5 +3 9
5 Rajasthan 6 1 2 3 4 7 −3 5 Best second placed team, advance to Final Round
6 Lonestar Kashmir 7 1 2 4 8 13 −5 5
Updated to match(es) played on 10 March 2020. Source:
Notes:
  1. Reserves team are ineligible for advance to the next round To qualify for promotion, a club must hold a obtain 2nd Division license (marked in bold in the table), and finish both in the top 4 of the AIFF, and either 1st or 2nd among the promotion-eligible clubs.
Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mohammedan 6 4 0 2 13 6 +7 12 Advance to Final Round
2 Bhawanipore 5 2 2 1 7 7 0 8
3 Hyderabad (R)[lower-alpha 1] 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8
4 Chennaiyin (R)[lower-alpha 1] 7 2 2 3 8 12 −4 8
5 Bengaluru (R)[lower-alpha 1] 6 2 0 4 8 11 −3 6
Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020. Source:
Notes:
  1. Reserves team are ineligible for advance to the next round To qualify for promotion, a club must hold a obtain 2nd Division license (marked in bold in the table), and finish both in the top 4 of the AIFF, and either 1st or 2nd among the promotion-eligible clubs.
Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ARA 7 4 2 1 15 6 +9 14 Advance to Final Round
2 Bengaluru United 8 4 2 2 12 6 +6 14 Best second placed team, advance to Final Round
3 Kerala 7 2 3 2 9 7 +2 9
4 Goa (R)[lower-alpha 1] 6 2 3 1 8 6 +2 9
5 Kerala Blasters FC Reserves[lower-alpha 1] 7 1 2 4 8 14 −6 5
6 Mumbai City (R)[lower-alpha 1] 7 1 2 4 4 17 −13 5
Updated to match(es) played on 10 March 2020. Source:
Notes:
  1. Reserves team are ineligible for advance to the next round To qualify for promotion, a club must hold a obtain 2nd Division license (marked in bold in the table), and finish both in the top 4 of the AIFF, and either 1st or 2nd among the promotion-eligible clubs.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bengaluru United 8 4 2 2 12 6 +6 14 Advance to Final Round
2 AU Rajasthan 6 1 2 3 4 7 −3 5
Updated to match(es) played on 5 February 2020. Source:

Indian Women's League

Group stage
Main article: 2019–20 Indian Women's League final round
Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 KRYPHSA 5 5 0 0 15 0 +15 15 Semi Final
2 Sethu 5 4 0 1 23 2 +21 12
3 Kickstart FC 5 3 0 2 6 7 −1 9
4 FC Kolhapur City 5 1 1 3 3 8 −5 4
5 Baroda Football Academy 5 1 0 4 3 13 −10 3
6 BBK Dav FC 5 0 1 4 1 21 −20 1
Source: AIFF
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
Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Gokulam Kerala 5 5 0 0 28 2 +26 15 Semi Final
2 Kenkre FC 5 4 0 1 13 14 −1 12
3 Odisha Police FC 5 2 1 2 9 12 −3 7
4 Sreebhumi FC 5 1 2 2 4 5 −1 5
5 Bangalore United FC 5 1 1 3 4 9 −5 4
6 Bidesh XI SC 5 0 0 5 2 18 −16 0
Source: AIFF
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

Knock–out stage
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Semifinals
TBD 10 Feb TBD
TBD 10 Feb TBD
Final
TBD 14 Feb TBD

References
  1. "Team India to participate in the King's Cup after four decades". 10 April 2019.
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