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| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| ← 2018–19 2020-21 → | |
The 2019–20 I-League will be the 13th season of the I-League, one of the 2nd divison leagues for association football clubs in India, since its establishment in 2007, also known as Hero I League due to the sponsorship deal with Hero Motor India. A total of 11 teams will compete in the league. Chennai City are the defending champions, having won the previous season. TRAU F.C. joined as a promoted club from the I-League 2nd Division. Shillong Lajong F.C. were relegated from the I-League last season and will play in the second division in the 2019-20 season.
Changes from last season
Team changes
Promoted clubs
Promoted from the 2018–19 I-League 2nd Division
Relegated clubs
Relegated from the 2018–19 I-League
Teams
AizawlChennai CityChurchill BrothersGokulam KeralaIndian ArrowsMinerva PunjabImphal
Imphal teamsNEROCA
TRAU
Real KashmirKolkataKolkata teamsEast Bengal
Mohun Bagan
class=notpageimage| Locations of the I-League clubs
Stadiums and locations
| Team | City/State | Stadium | Capacity | Last season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aizawl | Aizawl, Mizoram | Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Paljor Stadium |
25,000 30,000 |
IL (7th) |
| Chennai City | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium:40,000 Nehru Stadium Coimbatore:30,000 |
IL (Champion) |
| Churchill Brothers | Vasco da Gama, Goa | Tilak Maidan Stadium Fatorda Stadium Duler Stadium |
Tilak Maidan Stadium:12,000 Fatorda Stadium:19,000 Duler Stadium:10,000 |
IL (4th) |
| Quess East Bengal | Kolkata, West Bengal | Barasat Stadium Salt Lake Stadium Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan |
Barasat Stadium:22,000 Salt Lake Stadium:80,000 Kalyani Stadium:20,000 |
IL (2nd) |
| Gokulam Kerala | Kozhikode, Kerala | Kozhikode EMS Stadium | 30,000 | IL (10th) |
| Indian Arrows | New Delhi, Delhi | Ambedkar Stadium Kalinga Stadium Barasat Stadium Salt Lake Stadium Kalyani Stadium Barabati Stadium |
Ambedkar Stadium：35,000 Kalinga Stadium:50,000 Barabati Stadium:45,000 |
IL (8th) |
| Minerva Punjab | Ludhiana | Guru Nanak Stadium Tau Devi Lal Stadium etc. |
Guru Nanak Stadium:15,000 Tau Devi Lal Stadium:12,000 |
IL (9th) |
| Mohun Bagan | Kolkata, West Bengal | Rabindra Sarobar Stadium Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Barasat Stadium Mohun Bagan Ground Kalyani Stadium |
Rabindra Sarobar Stadium:22,000 Mohun Bagan Ground:22,000 |
IL (5th) |
| NEROCA | Imphal, Manipur | Khuman Lampak Main Stadium | 35,000 | IL (6th) |
| Real Kashmir | Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir | TRC Turf Ground Ambedkar Stadium |
TRC Turf Ground:15,000 | IL (3rd) |
| TRAU | Imphal, Manipur | Khuman Lampak Main Stadium | 35,000 | IL2 (Champion) |
- Notes
Personnel and sponsorship
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Sponsor | Co-Sponsor | Kit Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aizawl |  Stanley Rozario
|
 Alfred Jaryan
|
NECS Limited | TBA | Vamos |
| Chennai City |  Akbar Nawas
|
 Pedro Manzi
|
TBA | Nippon Paint | Uhlsport |
| Churchill Brothers |  Edward Ansah
|
 Willis Plaza
|
Churchill | Spice Jet | Cosco |
| East Bengal | Alejandro Menéndez
|
Lalrindika Ralte
|
Quess Corp | Paragon Footwear, Mio Amore |
Kaizen |
| Gokulam Kerala | Fernando Santiago
|
Marcus Joseph
|
TBA | TBA | Kaizen |
| Indian Arrows | Floyd Pinto
|
TBA | Hero MotoCorp | TBA | Nike, Inc. |
| Minerva Punjab | Chun Yan Law
|
Sanju Pradhan
|
Apollo Tyres | TBA | Spartan |
| Mohun Bagan | Kibu Vicuña
|
Dhanachandra Singh
|
TBA | MP Birla Cement | Shiv Naresh |
| NEROCA | Gift Raikhan
|
TBA | Khori Arcade | Likla, Classic group of Hotels | Vector X |
| Real Kashmir |  David Robertson
|
 Loveday Enyinnaya
|
J&K Bank | TBA | Adidas |
| TRAU |  Dimitris Dimitriou
|
Princewell Emeka
|
Aciesta | HVS Construction Materials & Topchem Cements. |
Nivia |
Head coaching changes
| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Churchill Brothers |  Petre Gigiu
|
Contract finished | Pre-season | Edward Ansah
|
16.05.2019 |
| Mohun Bagan | Khalid Jamil
|
Signed by NorthEast United | Kibu Vicuña
|
10 May 2019 | |
| Gokulam Kerala F.C. | Gift Raikhan
|
Signed by NEROCA | Fernando Andres Santiago Valera
|
01 July 2019 | |
| NEROCA | Manuel Retamero Fraile
|
Contract finished | Gift Raikhan
|
01 July 2019 | |
| Minerva Punjab | Sachin Badadhe
|
End of caretaker spell | Chun Yan Law
|
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| TRAU | L Nandkumar Singh
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Promoted to Technical Director | Dimitris Dimitriou
|
18 September 2019 |
Transfers
Further information: List of 2019–20 I-League season roster changesForeign players
As of 2019-20 season, there are no more restrictions on a number of signed foreign players, but clubs can only register up to five foreign players for a single match-day squad. Indian Arrows cannot sign any foreign players as they are the AIFF developmental team.
| Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aizawl |  Richard Kasagga
|
Alfred Jaryan
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| Chennai City | Roberto Eslava
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Pedro Manzi
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Nauzet Santana
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Sandro Rodríguez
|
Fito
|
 Katsumi Yusa
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| Churchill Brothers | Willis Plaza
|
Robert Primus
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Radanfah Abu Bakr
|
Joaquín García
|
Kalif Alhassan
|
 Nenad Novaković
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| East Bengal | Borja Gómez
|
Jaime Santos
|
Martí Crespí
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Marcos
|
Juan Mera
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 Kassim Aidara
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| Gokulam Kerala | Marcus Joseph
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Andre Ettienne
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Henry Kisekka
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Nathaniel Garcia
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 Bruno Pelissari
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| Minerva Punjab |  Kiran Chemjong
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Teah Dennis Jr.
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 Dawda Ceesay
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Sérgio Barboza
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 Aser Pierrick Dipanda
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Danilo Quipapá
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| Mohun Bagan | Daneil Cyrus
|
Fran Morante
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Salva Chamorro
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Joseba Beitia
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Fran González
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Julen Colinas
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| NEROCA | Marvin Phillip
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 Boubacar Siaka Diarra
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 Gaty Kouami
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Sekle Yao Zico
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Taryk Sampson
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Ousmane Diawara
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| Real Kashmir |  Aaron Katebe
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Loveday Enyinnaya
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Mason Robertson
|
 Kallum Higginbotham
|
 Bazie Armand
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Gnohere Krizo
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| TRAU |  Gerard Williams
|
Isaac Isinde
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Oguchi Uche
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Princewell Emeka
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Abednego Tetteh
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Marcel Sacramento
|
In bold: Players that have been capped for their senior national team.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aizawl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for AFC Cup Preliminary round |
| 2 | Chennai City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Churchill Brothers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | East Bengal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Gokulam Kerala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Indian Arrows | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Minerva Punjab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Mohun Bagan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | NEROCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Real Kashmir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | TRAU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to I-League 2nd Division |
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
Results
| Home \ Away | AFC | CHE | CHU | EAB | GOK | INA | MIN | MOH | NER | REK | TRU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aizawl | — | a | a | ||||||||
| Chennai City | — | ||||||||||
| Churchill Brothers | — | ||||||||||
| East Bengal | — | a | |||||||||
| Gokulam Kerala | — | ||||||||||
| Indian Arrows | — | ||||||||||
| Minerva Punjab | — | ||||||||||
| Mohun Bagan | a | — | |||||||||
| NEROCA | a | — | a | ||||||||
| Real Kashmir | — | ||||||||||
| TRAU | a | a | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Positions by round
To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 7, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aizawl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chennai City | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Churchill Brothers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| East Bengal | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gokulam Kerala | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Arrows | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Minerva Punjab | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mohun Bagan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NEROCA | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Real Kashmir | ||||||||||||||||||||
| TRAU |
| Leader - 2021 AFC Cup | |
| Relegation to 2020–21 I-league 2nd Division |
Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
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Top Indian scorers
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Hat-tricks
Main article: List of I-League hat-tricks| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cleansheets
- As of 2 August 2019
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
Attendances
Overall statistical table
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aizawl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −100.0% |
| 2 | Chennai City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −100.0% |
| 3 | Churchill Brothers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −100.0% |
| 4 | East Bengal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −100.0% |
| 5 | Gokulam Kerala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −100.0% |
| 6 | Indian Arrows | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −100.0% |
| 7 | Minerva Punjab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −100.0% |
| 8 | Mohun Bagan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −100.0% |
| 9 | NEROCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −100.0% |
| 10 | Real Kashmir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −100.0% |
| 11 | TRAU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| League total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −100.0% |
Source: I-League
Notes:
1: Team did not play in the I-League last season
Attendances by home match played
| Team \ Match played | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aizawl | 0 | ||||||||||
| Chennai City | 0 | ||||||||||
| Churchill Brothers | 0 | ||||||||||
| East Bengal | 0 | ||||||||||
| Gokulam Kerala | 0 | ||||||||||
| Indian Arrows | 0 | ||||||||||
| Minerva Punjab | 0 | ||||||||||
| Mohun Bagan | 0 | ||||||||||
| NEROCA | 0 | ||||||||||
| Real Kashmir | 0 | ||||||||||
| TRAU | 0 |
By round
| Round | Total | Games | Avg. Per Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Round 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Round 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Round 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Round 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Round 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Round 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Round 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Round 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Round 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Round 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Round 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Round 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Round 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Round 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Round 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Round 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Round 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Round 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Round 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Award
Hero of the Match
| Match | Hero of the Match | Match | Hero of the Match | Match | Hero of the Match | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | |||
| Match 1 | Match 38 | Match 75 | ||||||
| Match 2 | Match 39 | Match 76 | ||||||
| Match 3 | Match 40 | Match 77 | ||||||
| Match 4 | Match 41 | Match 78 | ||||||
| Match 5 | Match 42 | Match 79 | ||||||
| Match 6 | Match 43 | Match 80 | ||||||
| Match 7 | Match 44 | Match 81 | ||||||
| Match 8 | Match 45 | Match 82 | ||||||
| Match 9 | Match 46 | Match 83 | ||||||
| Match 10 | Match 47 | Match 84 | ||||||
| Match 11 | Match 48 | Match 85 | ||||||
| Match 12 | Match 49 | Match 86 | ||||||
| Match 13 | Match 50 | Match 87 | ||||||
| Match 14 | Match 51 | Match 88 | ||||||
| Match 15 | Match 52 | Match 89 | ||||||
| Match 16 | Match 53 | Match 90 | ||||||
| Match 17 | Match 54 | Match 91 | ||||||
| Match 18 | Match 55 | Match 92 | ||||||
| Match 19 | Match 56 | Match 93 | ||||||
| Match 20 | Match 57 | Match 94 | ||||||
| Match 21 | Match 58 | Match 95 | ||||||
| Match 22 | Match 59 | Match 96 | ||||||
| Match 23 | Match 60 | Match 97 | ||||||
| Match 24 | Match 61 | Match 98 | ||||||
| Match 25 | Match 62 | Match 99 | ||||||
| Match 26 | Match 63 | Match 100 | ||||||
| Match 27 | Match 64 | Match 101 | ||||||
| Match 28 | Match 65 | Match 102 | ||||||
| Match 29 | Match 66 | Match 103 | ||||||
| Match 30 | Match 67 | Match 104 | ||||||
| Match 31 | Match 68 | Match 105 | ||||||
| Match 32 | Match 69 | Match 106 | ||||||
| Match 33 | Match 70 | Match 107 | ||||||
| Match 34 | Match 71 | Match 108 | ||||||
| Match 35 | Match 72 | Match 109 | ||||||
| Match 36 | Match 73 | Match 110 | ||||||
| Match 37 | Match 74 | |||||||
References
- "Chennai City FC crowned I-League champions after another photo finish".
- "TRAU FC wins Second Division League, qualifies for I-League". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- "I-League: Shillong Lajong relegated after losing 4-1 to Aizawl FC". indiatoday.in. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- https://www.footballgroundmap.com/grounds/india/i-league
- "CCFC ties up with uhlsport". thehindu.com. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- "Spartan sports will be the official kit sponsor of Minerva Punjab FC for the upcoming season". twitter.com. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- "TRAU FC launches new kit for upcoming season".
- https://fanport.in/football/i-league/churchill-brothes-headcoach/
- https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/mohun-bagan-rope-in-spains-kibu-vicuna-as-head-coach/articleshow/
- https://scroll.in/field/930989/indian-football-fernando-santiago-varela-appointed-head-coach-of-i-league-club-gokulam-kerala
- "NEROCA set to appoint Gift Raikhan as head coach for upcoming I League season".
- "TRAU FC appoint Cyprot Dimitris Dimitriou as their head coach".
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