2020–21 Indian Super League season
The 2020–2021 Indian Super League season will be the seventh season of the Indian Super League, one of the top Indian professional football leagues. It was established in 2013 and first season took place in 2014.
Season | 2020–21 |
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← 2019–20
All statistics correct as of 27 March 2020. |
ATK are the defending champions, who won their 3rd Indian Super League title by defeating Chennaiyin 3–1 in the playoffs final. However, FC Goa are the defending premiers and they won the first-ever Hero ISL League Winners Shield as they topped the league table by points.[1]
Changes in rules and regulations
- Each club will have the option of signing a minimum of five and a maximum of seven foreign players, but unlike the previous season, there should be at least one overseas player who hails from an AFC -affiliated country.
- The maximum squad size will also be increased as the clubs will be allowed to register up to 35 players in their squad.[2]
- The sixth season saw a reduction in the salary cap for ISL clubs from INR 17.5 Cr to INR 16.5 Cr and the limit will be unchanged for the seventh edition as well.[2]
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Club | State/Region | City | Home Stadium | Capacity |
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ATK Mohun Bagan | West Bengal | Kolkata | Salt Lake Stadium | 85,000[3] |
Bengaluru | Karnataka | Bengaluru | Sree Kanteerava Stadium | 25,810[4] |
Chennaiyin | Tamil Nadu | Chennai | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 20,075[5] |
Goa | Goa | Margao | Fatorda Stadium | 18,600[6] |
Hyderabad | Telangana | Hyderabad | G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium | 30,000[7] |
Jamshedpur | Jharkhand | Jamshedpur | JRD Tata Sports Complex | 24,424[8] |
Kerala Blasters | Kerala | Kochi | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 60,500[9] |
Mumbai City | Maharashtra | Mumbai | Mumbai Football Arena | 7,790[10] |
NorthEast United | Northeast India | Guwahati | Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium | 23,627[11] |
Odisha | Odisha | Bhubaneswar | Kalinga Stadium | 15,000[12] |
Personnel and sponsorship
Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Kit Sponsor(Front) |
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ATK Mohun Bagan | Nivia sports | RPSG Group | ||
Bengaluru | Puma | Kia Motors[14] | ||
Chennaiyin | Performax | Apollo Tyres | ||
Goa | ||||
Hyderabad | ||||
Jamshedpur | Nivia Sports | Tata Steel | ||
Kerala Blasters | Muthoot Group | |||
Mumbai City | Puma | Etihad Airways | ||
NorthEast United | Performax | Federal Bank | ||
Odisha | TYKA Sports | Odisha Sports |
Head coaching changes
Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
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Mumbai City | End of contract | 5 March 2020[17] | Pre-season | 14 April 2020 | ||
Kerala Blasters | 18 March 2020[18] | 22 April 2020 | ||||
Odisha | Mutual Agreement | 18 March 2020[19] | 19 June 2020[20] | |||
Goa | Interim coach | 3 February 2020[21] | 30 April 2020[22] |
Roster changes
Foreign players
Indian Super League club could register a maximum of seven and a minimum of five foreign players with at least one player of AFC affiliated nationality.
Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Veteran | Prodigy | AFC Player |
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ATK Mohun Bagan | |||||||
Bengaluru | |||||||
Chennaiyin | |||||||
Goa | |||||||
Hyderabad | |||||||
Jamshedpur | |||||||
Kerala Blasters | |||||||
Mumbai City | |||||||
NorthEast United | |||||||
Odisha | |||||||
See also
- 2020−21 I-League
- 2020–21 in Indian football
- 2021 AFC Champions League
- 2021 AFC Cup
References
- "ATK beat Chennaiyin in Hero ISL 2019-20 final to clinch record third title". indiansuperleague.com. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- Nisanth V Easwar. "Indian Super League's regulations for 2020-21 season". www.goal.com. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- "Salt Lake Stadium". Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- "Kanteerava Stadium". Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 8 September 2018.
- "Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai". ISL. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- "Fatorda Stadium". ISL. Archived from the original on 29 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- "G.M.C Balayogi Athletic Stadium". ISL. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- "JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur". ISL. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- "Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi". ISL. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- "Mumbai Football Arena". Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- "Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium". Indian Super League. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- "Delhi Soccer Private Limited signs MoU with Government of Odisha to facilitate Bhubaneswar move". indiansuperleague.com. ISL. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- "ISL: ATK appoints Antonio Habas as new head coach".
- "Kia Motors India pen four-year sponsorship deal with Bengaluru FC". Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- "ISL: Chennaiyin FC appoints Owen Coyle as new head coach". The Sportstar. The Hindu. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- "Odisha FC unveil Stuart Baxter as their new head coach". Indian Super League. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- "ISL 2019-20: Mumbai City FC parts ways with Jorge Costa". 5 March 2020.
- Nisanth V Easwar & Soham Mukherjee (18 March 2020). "ISL: Kerala Blasters set to appoint Kibu Vicuna as head coach". www.goal.com. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- "Odisha FC part ways with Josep Gombau". www.indiansuperleague.com. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- "Odisha FC appoint Stuart Baxter as new head coach for upcoming ISL". 19 June 2020.
- "Miranda named interim coach, Pereira technical director of FC Goa". PTI. The Times of India. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- "FC Goa appoints Juan Ferrando as new Head Coach". 30 April 2020.
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