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Football league season
I-League
Season2019–20
Dates30 November 2019 - 05 April 2020
← 2018–19 2020−21 → All statistics correct as of 10 November 2019.

The 2019–20 I-League will be the 13th season of the I-League, one of the top Indian professional football leagues, since its establishment in 2007. It is 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

Locations of the I-League clubsAizawlAizawlChennai CityChennai CityChurchill BrothersChurchill BrothersGokulam KeralaGokulam KeralaIndian ArrowsIndian ArrowsPunjabPunjabImphalImphalImphal teams NEROCA TRAUImphal teams
NEROCA
TRAU
Real KashmirReal KashmirKolkataKolkataKolkata teams East Bengal Mohun BaganKolkata teams
East Bengal
Mohun Bagan
class=notpageimage| Locations of the I-League clubs

Stadiums and locations

Team City/State Stadium Capacity
Aizawl Aizawl, Mizoram Rajiv Gandhi Stadium 20,000
Chennai City Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium 30,000
Churchill Brothers Margao, Goa Fatorda Stadium 20,000
Gokulam Kerala Calicut, Kerala Kozhikode EMS Stadium 80,000
Indian Arrows Vasco da Gama, Goa Tilak Maidan Stadium 5,000
Mohun Bagan Kalyani, West Bengal Kalyani Stadium 20,000
NEROCA Imphal, Manipur Khuman Lampak Main Stadium 35,000
Punjab Panchkula, Chandigarh Guru Nanak Stadium 10,000
Quess East Bengal Kolkata, West Bengal Kalyani Stadium 20,000
Real Kashmir Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir TRC Ground 15,000
TRAU Imphal, Manipur Khuman Lampak Main Stadium 35,000

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Head coach Captain Sponsor Co-Sponsor Kit Manufacturer
Aizawl India Stanley Rozario Liberia Alfred Jaryan NECS Limited TBA Vamos
Chennai City Singapore Akbar Nawas Spain Pedro Manzi TBA Nippon Paint Nivia
Churchill Brothers Morocco Karim Bencherifa Trinidad and Tobago Willis Plaza Churchill Spice Jet Cosco
Quess East Bengal Spain Alejandro Menéndez India Lalrindika Ralte Quess Corp Paragon Footwear,
Mio Amore 		Kaizen
Gokulam Kerala Spain Fernando Santiago Trinidad and Tobago Marcus Joseph Kalliyath TMT Sree Gokulam Group. Kaizen
Indian Arrows India Floyd Pinto TBA Hero MotoCorp TBA Six5Six
Punjab India Chun Yan Law India Sanju Pradhan Apollo Tyres RoundGlass Spartan
Mohun Bagan Spain Kibu Vicuña India Dhanachandra Singh TBA MP Birla Cement Shiv Naresh
NEROCA India Gift Raikhan TBA Living 3D Likla, Classic group of Hotels Vector X
Real Kashmir Scotland David Robertson Nigeria Loveday Enyinnaya J&K Bank TBA Adidas
TRAU Cyprus Dimitris Dimitriou Nigeria 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 Romania Petre Gigiu Contract finished Pre-season Ghana Edward Ansah 16.05.2019
Mohun Bagan India Khalid Jamil Contract finished Spain Kibu Vicuña 10 May 2019
Gokulam Kerala F.C. India Gift Raikhan Contract finished Spain Fernando Andres Santiago Valera 01 July 2019
NEROCA Spain Manuel Retamero Fraile Contract finished India Gift Raikhan 01 July 2019
Punjab India Sachin Badadhe End of caretaker spell India Chun Yan Law
TRAU India L Nandkumar Singh Promoted to Technical Director Cyprus Dimitris Dimitriou 18 September 2019
Churchill Brothers Ghana Edward Ansah Set to be demoted as Assistant Coach Morocco Karim Bencherifa 15 November 2019

Transfers

Further information: List of 2019–20 I-League season roster changes

Foreign 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 Uganda Richard Kasagga Liberia Alfred Jaryan Nigeria Kingsley Obumneme
Chennai City Spain Roberto Eslava Spain Pedro Manzi Spain Nauzet Santana Spain Sandro Rodríguez Spain Fito Japan Katsumi Yusa
Churchill Brothers Trinidad and Tobago Willis Plaza Trinidad and Tobago Robert Primus Trinidad and TobagoRadanfah Abu Bakr Ghana Kalif Alhassan Bosnia and Herzegovina Nenad Novaković The Gambia Dawda Ceesay
Quess East Bengal Spain Borja Gómez Spain Jaime Santos Spain Martí Crespí Spain Marcos Spain Juan Mera Senegal Kassim Aidara
Gokulam Kerala Trinidad and Tobago Marcus Joseph Trinidad and Tobago Andre Ettienne Uganda Henry Kisekka Trinidad and Tobago Nathaniel Garcia Afghanistan Zohib Islam Amiri Brazil Bruno Pelissari
Punjab Nepal Kiran Chemjong Liberia Teah Dennis Jr. Brazil Sérgio Barboza Cameroon Aser Dipanda Brazil Danilo Quipapá
Mohun Bagan Trinidad and Tobago Daneil Cyrus Spain Fran Morante Spain Salva Chamorro Spain Joseba Beitia Spain Fran González Spain Julen Colinas
NEROCA Trinidad and Tobago Marvin Phillip Mali Boubacar Diarra Togo Gaty Kouami Togo Sekle Yao Zico Trinidad and Tobago Taryk Sampson Mali Ousmane Diawara
Real Kashmir Zambia Aaron Katebe Nigeria Loveday Enyinnaya Scotland Mason Robertson England Kallum Higginbotham Ivory Coast Bazie Armand Ivory Coast Gnohere Krizo
TRAU Saint Kitts and Nevis Gerard Williams Uganda Isaac Isinde Nigeria Oguchi Uche Nigeria Princewell Emeka Ghana Abednego Tetteh Brazil 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 Gokulam Kerala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Indian Arrows 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Mohun Bagan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 NEROCA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Punjab 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Quess East Bengal 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
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

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 —
Punjab —
Mohun Bagan a —
NEROCA a — a
Real Kashmir —
TRAU a a —
Updated to match(es) played on 15 October 2019. Source: I-League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1

Top Indian scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1

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

Attendance

As of October 2019
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Aizawl NA
2 Chennai City NA
3 Churchill Brothers NA
4 East Bengal NA
5 Gokulam Kerala NA
6 Indian Arrows NA
7 Punjab NA
8 Mohun Bagan NA
9 NEROCA NA
10 Real Kashmir NA
11 TRAU n/a
League total NA

Source:
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
Chennai City
Churchill Brothers
East Bengal
Gokulam Kerala
Indian Arrows
Punjab
Mohun Bagan
NEROCA
Real Kashmir
TRAU

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

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  15. "TRAU FC appoint Cyprot Dimitris Dimitriou as their head coach".
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