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| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 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. 2017-18 champion Minerva Punjab will play as Punjab F.C. from this season as the club renamed on 30 October 2019.
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 ArrowsPunjabImphal
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Odisha |
Tilak Maidan Stadium Kalinga Stadium |
5,000 15,000 |
| 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 |  Stanley Rozario
|
 Alfred Jaryan
|
NECS Limited | TBA | Vamos |
| Chennai City |  Akbar Nawas
|
 Pedro Manzi
|
TBA | Nippon Paint | Uhlsport |
| Churchill Brothers |  Karim Bencherifa
|
 Willis Plaza
|
Churchill | Spice Jet | Cosco |
| Quess East Bengal | Alejandro Menéndez
|
Lalrindika Ralte
|
Quess Corp | Paragon Footwear, Mio Amore |
Kaizen |
| Gokulam Kerala | Fernando Santiago
|
Marcus Joseph
|
Kalliyath TMT | Sree Gokulam Group. | Kaizen |
| Indian Arrows | Floyd Pinto
|
TBA | Hero MotoCorp | TBA | Six5Six |
| Punjab | Chun Yan Law
|
Sanju Pradhan
|
Apollo Tyres | RoundGlass | Spartan |
| Mohun Bagan | Kibu Vicuña
|
Dhanachandra Singh
|
TBA | MP Birla Cement, Reply | Shiv Naresh |
| NEROCA | Gift Raikhan
|
TBA | Living 3D | Likla, Classic group of Hotels, Ideas Unlimited, Arun Enterprise | Vicky Transform |
| Real Kashmir |  David Robertson
|
 Loveday Enyinnaya
|
J&K Bank | TBA | Adidas |
| TRAU |  Dimitris Dimitriou
|
Princewell Emeka
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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
|
Contract finished | Kibu Vicuña
|
10 May 2019 | |
| Gokulam Kerala F.C. | Gift Raikhan
|
Contract finished | Fernando Andres Santiago Valera
|
01 July 2019 | |
| NEROCA | Manuel Retamero Fraile
|
Contract finished | Gift Raikhan
|
01 July 2019 | |
| 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 | |
| Churchill Brothers | Edward Ansah
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Set to be demoted as Assistant Coach | Karim Bencherifa
|
15 November 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
|
Kingsley Obumneme
|
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| Chennai City | Roberto Eslava
|
Pedro Manzi
|
Nauzet Santana
|
Sandro Rodríguez
|
Fito
|
 Katsumi Yusa
|
| Churchill Brothers | Willis Plaza
|
Robert Primus
|
Radanfah Abu Bakr
|
Kalif Alhassan
|
 Nenad Novaković
|
 Dawda Ceesay
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| Quess East Bengal | Borja Gómez
|
Jaime Santos
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Martí Crespí
|
Marcos
|
Juan Mera
|
 Kassim Aidara
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| Gokulam Kerala | Marcus Joseph
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Andre Ettienne
|
Henry Kisekka
|
Nathaniel Garcia
|
 Zohib Islam Amiri
|
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| Punjab |  Kiran Chemjong
|
Teah Dennis Jr.
|
 Sérgio Barboza
|
 Aser Dipanda
|
Danilo Quipapá
|
 Jay Hart
|
| Mohun Bagan | Daneil Cyrus
|
Fran Morante
|
Salva Chamorro
|
Joseba Beitia
|
Fran González
|
Julen Colinas
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| NEROCA | Marvin Phillip
|
 Boubacar Diarra
|
 Gaty Kouami
|
Sekle Yao Zico
|
Taryk Sampson
|
Ousmane Diawara
|
| Real Kashmir |  Aaron Katebe
|
Loveday Enyinnaya
|
Mason Robertson
|
Kallum Higginbotham
|
 Bazie Armand
|
Gnohere Krizo
|
| TRAU |  Gerard Williams
|
Isaac Isinde
|
Oguchi Uche
|
Princewell Emeka
|
Abednego Tetteh
|
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 | 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 |
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 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Attendance
- As of October 2019
| Team | GP | Cumulative | High | Low | Mean | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aizawl | ||||||
| Chennai City | ||||||
| Churchill Brothers | ||||||
| East Bengal | ||||||
| Gokulam Kerala | ||||||
| Indian Arrows | ||||||
| Punjab | ||||||
| Mohun Bagan | ||||||
| NEROCA | ||||||
| Real Kashmir | ||||||
| TRAU | ||||||
| Total | ||||||
| Source: | ||||||
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
- "Fixtures Page | Hero I-League". Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- "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.
- "Minerva Punjab renamed as Punjab Football Club". Sportstar. The Hindu. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- "Team Page | Hero I-League". Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- "Team Page | Hero I-League". Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- "Fixtures Page | Hero I-League". Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- "Fixtures Page | Hero I-League". Retrieved 19 November 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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