2020–21 in Indian football
| Season | 2020–21 | |
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The 2020–21 season is the 142nd in Indian football.
National teams
India national football team
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
- Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Qatar[a]
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8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 22 | Asian Cup | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Oman
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8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 18 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | |
| 3 | India
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8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 7 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| 4 | Afghanistan
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8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 6 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 5 | Bangladesh
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8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
- ^ Qatar has already qualified for the World Cup as the host nation. They are later selected as host replacement within the qualified teams of the Asian Cup.
| TBD 2021 | India | v | Qatar | Bhubaneshwar, India |
| Stadium: Kalinga Stadium |
| TBD 2021 | Bangladesh | v | India |
| TBD 2021 | India | v | Afghanistan | Kolkata, India |
| Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
Club competitions
AFC competitions
2021 AFC Champions League
Group stage
FC Goa qualified for the group stage.[1]
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PER | WAH | GOA | RAY | |
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| 1 |  Persepolis
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 15 | Advance to Round of 16 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | |
| 2 |  Al-Wahda
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 13 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–2 | ||
| 3 | Goa (H)
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6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 4 | Al-Rayyan
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
2021 AFC Cup
Playoffs
Preliminary round 2
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Bengaluru
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14 Apr (South Asia 2.1) | Winners of South Asia 1.1 |
Group stage
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AMB | BSK | BFC | MAZ | |
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| 1 | ATK Mohun Bagan
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Inter-zone play-off semi-finals | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | |
| 2 | Bashundhara Kings
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | — | — | — | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Bengaluru
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | — | 0−0 | — | — | ||
| 4 |  Maziya (H)
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 | 1–3 | — | 2–6 | — |
Indian Super League
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Mumbai City (L, C) | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 40 | Qualification to ISL playoffs and 2022 AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 40 | Qualification to ISL playoffs and 2022 AFC Cup play-off round[a] |
| 3 | NorthEast United | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 33 | Qualification to ISL playoffs |
| 4 | Goa | 20 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 31 | |
| 5 | Hyderabad | 20 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 29 | |
| 6 | Jamshedpur | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 27 | |
| 7 | Bengaluru | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 22 | |
| 8 | Chennaiyin | 20 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 20 | |
| 9 | East Bengal | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 17 | |
| 10 | Kerala Blasters | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 17 | |
| 11 | Odisha | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 44 | −19 | 12 |
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; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (L) League Winners' Shield Winners
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; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (L) League Winners' Shield Winners
I-League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Churchill Brothers | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 22 | Promote to Championship Stage (Group A) |
| 2 | Punjab | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 18 | |
| 3 | Real Kashmir | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 17 | |
| 4 | Gokulam Kerala | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 16 | |
| 5 | TRAU | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 16 | |
| 6 | Mohammedan | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 16 | |
| 7 | Aizawl | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 15 | Demote to Relegation Stage (Group B) |
| 8 | Sudeva Delhi | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 | |
| 9 | Chennai City | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 9 | |
| 10 | NEROCA | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 8 | |
| 11 | Indian Arrows | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 31 | −25 | 4 |
Source: I-League
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
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
2nd Division League
References
- ^ "Participation of Indian clubs in AFC Club competitions in 2021". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
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