2020 I-League qualifiers
Season | 2020 |
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Matches played | 54 |
Goals scored | 148 (2.74 per match) |
Highest attendance | 1,209 |
Lowest attendance | 23 |
Average attendance | 239 |
← 2018–19 2020–21 →
All statistics correct as of 11 March 2020. |
The 2020 2nd Division League (known as Hero 2020 2nd Division League, for sponsorship reasons) will be the 13th season of the I-League 2nd Division, the second division Indian football league, since its establishment in 2008. The league is scheduled to kick-off from 25 January 2020.[1][2]
Teams
This season, 17 teams will be participating, comprising 1 reserve side from I-League (Punjab) and 8 from Indian Super League (ATK, Jamshedpur, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennaiyin, Mumbai City, Goa and Kerala Blasters). All the teams will divided in 3 groups of 6 teams in A and C, and 5 teams in group B. The teams those will make their debut this season are FC Bengaluru United, Rajasthan FC, Punjab FC (reserves), Hyderabad FC (reserves) and Mumbai City FC (reserves).[1] Indian Arrows reserves were supposed to debut this season, but later withdrew, since it consists of U-16 and U-18 players, and have their board examinations.[3]
Stadiums and locations
Personnel and kits
Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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ARA | ![]() |
SEVEN | Amul |
ATK (R) | ![]() |
Nivia | |
Bengaluru (R) | ![]() |
Puma | Kia Motors |
Bengaluru United | ![]() |
MS Sportswear | The Organic World |
Bhawanipore | ![]() |
Cosco | Sangbad Pratidin |
Chennaiyin (R) | ![]() |
Performax | Apollo Tyres |
Garhwal | ![]() |
Vector X | |
Goa (R) | ![]() |
T10 | Adda52.com |
Hyderabad (R) | ![]() |
Reyaur Sports[4] | Jai Raj Steel[5] |
Jamshedpur (R) | ![]() |
Nivia | Tata Steel |
Kerala | ![]() |
Cosco | Yologans |
Kerala Blasters (R) | ![]() |
Reyaur Sports | Muthoot |
Lonestar Kashmir | ![]() |
Kaizen | Rising Kashmir |
Mohammedan | ![]() |
Kaizen | TRAK Only |
Mumbai City (R) | ![]() |
Squad Gear | SportsAdda |
Punjab (R) | ![]() |
Spartan | Apollo Tyres |
Rajasthan | ![]() |
AIO Sports | AU Small Finance Bank |
Foreign players
Each club, excluding the reserve sides, can register three foreign players in their squad. One of the foreign players has to be from an AFC Member Nation.
Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Asian Visa |
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ARA | ![]() |
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AU Rajasthan | ![]() |
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Bengaluru United | |||
Bhawanipore | ![]() |
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Garhwal | ![]() |
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FC Kerala | ![]() |
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Lonestar Kashmir | ![]() |
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Mohammedan | ![]() |
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Preliminary round
Tiebreakers |
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The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied in the order given to determine the rankings:
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Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Garhwal | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 14 | Advance to Final Round |
2 | ATK (R)[a] | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 14 | |
3 | Jamshedpur (R)[a] | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 10 | |
4 | Punjab (R)[a] | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 | |
5 | Rajasthan | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 | Best second placed team, advance to Final Round |
6 | Lonestar Kashmir | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 5 |
Notes:
Results
Fixtures and results
25 January 2020 1 | ATK (R) | 0–0 | Jamshedpur (R) | Barasat |
2:00 | Stadium: Aditya Academy Ground Attendance: 700 Referee: Ashish Tiwari |
27 January 2020 2 | Lonestar Kashmir | 0–2 | Rajasthan | Katra |
2:00 | ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: VDSB Sports Complex Attendance: 52 Referee: Aditya Purkyastha |
31 January 2020 3 | Punjab (R) | 2–0 | Rajasthan | Gurgaon |
2:00 | Himanshu Jangra ![]() |
Stadium: Tau Devi Lal Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Lakshay |
01 February 2020 4 | Lonestar Kashmir | 3–3 | Garhwal | Katra |
2:00 | Shakir Sheikh ![]() Maxwell Ellon ![]() |
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Stadium: VDSB Sports Complex Attendance: 65 Referee: Jatinder Singh |
05 February 2020 5 | Garhwal | 1–0 | ATK (R) | New Delhi |
2:00 | Bahir Dala ![]() |
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium Attendance: 350 |
05 February 2020 4 | Jamshedpur (R) | 0–0 | AU Rajasthan F.C. | Jamshedpur |
2:00 | Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex Attendance: 40 |
08 February 2020 5 | Lonestar Kashmir F.C. | 0–1 | Punjab (R) | Katra |
2:00 | ![]() |
Stadium: VDSB Sports Complex Attendance: 100 |
9 February 2020 1 | ATK (R) | 1–1 | AU Rajasthan F.C. | Barasat |
2:30 | Joseph Vanlalhruaia ![]() |
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Stadium: Aditya Academy Ground Attendance: 76 |
09 February 2020 5 | Garhwal | 2–2 | Jamshedpur (R) | New Delhi |
3:00 | Ekomobomg Philip ![]() Nirmal Bisht ![]() |
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Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium Attendance: 550 |
13 February 2020 4 | Jamshedpur (R) | 1–2 | Lonestar Kashmir F.C. | Jamshedpur |
2:30 | Billu Teli ![]() |
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Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex Attendance: 237 |
16 February 2020 5 | Garhwal F.C. | 1–0 | AU Rajasthan F.C. | Delhi |
3:00 | Ekomobong Philip ![]() |
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium Attendance: 500 |
17 February 2020 1 | ATK (R) | 2–0 | Lonestar Kashmir F.C. | Barasat |
2:00 | Yumnam Singh ![]() William Pauliankhum ![]() |
Stadium: Aditya Academy Ground Attendance: 50 |
20 February 2020 1 | ATK (R) | 2–1 | Punjab (R) | Barasat |
2:30 | William Pauliankhum ![]() Ashish Jha ![]() |
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Stadium: Aditya Academy Ground Attendance: 250 |
21 February 2020 1 | AU Rajasthan | 1–3 | Garhwal | Jodhpur |
3:00 | Rohit Atkan ![]() |
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Stadium: Umaid Singh Stadium Attendance: 200 |
23 February 2020 4 | Jamshedpur (R) | 0–3 | Punjab (R) | Jamshedpur |
2:30 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex Attendance: 200 |
25 February 2020 | Lonestar Kashmir | 1–2 | Jamshedpur (R) | Katra |
2:00 | Stadium: VDSB Sports Complex Attendance: 52 |
26 February 2020 | Punjab (R) | 0–1 | ATK (R) | Gurgaon |
2:00 | ![]() |
Stadium: Tau Devi Lal Stadium Attendance: 110 |
29 February 2020 | Punjab (R) | 1–2 | ATK (R) | Gurgaon |
2:00 | Aaron Rodrigues ![]() |
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Stadium: Tau Devi Lal Stadium Attendance: 105 |
01 March 2020 | Lonestar Kashmir | 2–2 | Jamshedpur (R) | Srinagar |
2:00 | Shakir Sheikh ![]() |
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Stadium: TRC Turf Ground Attendance: 350 |
6 March 2020 | Jamshedpur (R) | 1–0 | Garhwal | Jamshedpur |
2:30 | Harsha Parui![]() |
Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex Attendance: 60 Referee: Surojit Das |
10 March 2020 | ATK (R) | 1–4 | Garhwal | Barasat |
2:30 | William Pauliankhum ![]() |
Ekomobong Philip ![]() Aman Thapa ![]() |
Stadium: Aditya Academy Ground Attendance: 125 |
10 March 2020 | AU Rajasthan | v | Jamshedpur (R) | Jodhpur |
3:00 | Stadium: Umaid Singh Stadium |
15 March 2020 | Punjab (R) | v | Garhwal | Gurgaon |
2:00 | Stadium: Tau Devi Lal Stadium |
21 March 2020 | AU Rajasthan | v | ATK (R) | Jodhpur |
3:00 | Stadium: Umaid Singh Stadium |
22 March 2020 | Punjab (R) | v | Lonestar Kashmir | Gurgaon |
2:00 | Stadium: Tau Devi Lal Stadium |
26 March 2020 | Garhwal | v | Lonestar Kashmir | New Delhi |
2:00 | Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium |
26 March 2020 | AU Rajasthan | v | Punjab (R) | Jodhpur |
3:00 | Stadium: Umaid Singh Stadium |
30 March 2020 | Jamshedpur (R) | v | ATK (R) | Jamshedpur |
2:30 | Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex |
30 March 2020 | Garhwal | v | Punjab (R) | New Delhi |
3:00 | Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium |
30 March 2020 | AU Rajasthan | v | ATK (R) | Jodhpur |
3:00 | Stadium: Umaid Singh Stadium |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Mohammedan | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 12 | Advance to Final Round |
2 | Bhawanipore | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | |
3 | Hyderabad (R)[a] | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | |
4 | Chennaiyin (R)[a] | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 8 | |
5 | Bengaluru (R)[a] | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 6 |
Notes:
Results
Fixtures and results
25 January 2020 1 | Bhawanipore | 0–3 | Mohammedan | Kolkata |
2:00 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 300 |
27 January 2020 1 | Chennaiyin (R) | 3–2 | Bengaluru (R) | Chennai |
3:00 | Balkar Singh ![]() Zonunmawia ![]() Senthamizhi ![]() |
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Stadium: SSN Ground Attendance: 40 |
31 January 2020 1 | Chennaiyin (R) | 1–1 | Bhawanipore | Chennai |
3:30 | Balkar Singh ![]() |
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Stadium: SSN Ground Attendance: 100 |
6 February 2020 1 | Chennaiyin (R) | 1–3 | Hyderabad (R) | Chennai |
3:30 | Sarif Khan ![]() |
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Stadium: SSN Ground Attendance: 50 |
11 February 2020 1 | Mohammedan | 1–0 | Bengaluru (R) | Howrah |
2:00 | Jiten Murmu ![]() |
Stadium: Howrah Ground Attendance: 1200 |
14 February 2020 1 | Bhawanipore | 4–2 | Bengaluru (R) | Howrah |
2:30 | Pankaj Moula ![]() Anup Theres Raj ![]() Pradeep Mohanraj ![]() |
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Stadium: Howrah Ground Attendance: 20 |
18 February 2020 1 | Hyderabad (R) | 1–1 | Bhawanipore | Hyderabad |
3:30 | Ghani Ahmmed Nigam ![]() |
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Stadium: Gachibowli Athletic Stadium Attendance: 125 |
20 February 2020 1 | Mohammedan | 4–0 | Chennaiyin (R) | Kalyani |
2:30 | Sanjib Ghosh ![]() John Chidi Uzodinma ![]() Balwinder Singh ![]() Jaskaranpreet Singh ![]() |
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 200 |
23 February 2020 1 | Bhawanipore | 1–0 | Bengaluru (R) | Kalyani |
2:30 | Pankaj Moula ![]() |
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 75 |
26 February 2020 | Hyderabad (R) | 2–1 | Mohammedan | Hyderabad |
3:30 | Abhishek Halder ![]() Kynsailang Khongsit ![]() |
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Stadium: Gachibowli Athletic Stadium Attendance: 200 |
29 February 2020 | Bengaluru (R) | 2–0 | Hyderabad (R) | Bangalore |
3:30 | Bekey Oram ![]() Biswa Darjee ![]() |
Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium Attendance: 100 |
2 March 2020 | Chennaiyin (R) | 3–1 | Mohammedan | Chennai |
3:30 | Balkar Singh ![]() Senthamizhi S ![]() |
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Stadium: SSN Ground Attendance: 25 |
5 March 2020 | Bengaluru (R) | 1–3 | Mohammedan | Bangalore |
3:30 | Biswa Darjee ![]() |
John Chidi ![]() |
Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium Attendance: 455 |
7 March 2020 | Hyderabad (R) | 0–0 | Chennaiyin (R) | Hyderabad |
3:30 | Stadium: Gachibowli Athletic Stadium Attendance: 50 |
15 March 2020 | Bengaluru (R) | v | Bhawanipore | Bangalore |
3:30 | Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium |
17 March 2020 | Mohammedan | v | Hyderabad (R) | Kalyani |
2:30 | Stadium: Kalyani Stadium |
20 March 2020 1 | Bhawanipore | v | Hyderabad (R) | Kalyani |
2:30 | Stadium: Kalyani Stadium |
25 March 2020 | Bengaluru (R) | v | Chennaiyin (R) | Bangalore |
3:30 | Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium |
25 March 2020 | Mohammedan | v | Bhawanipore | Kalyani |
2:30 | Stadium: Kalyani Stadium |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ARA | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 14 | Advance to Final Round |
2 | Bengaluru United | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 14 | Best second placed team, advance to Final Round |
3 | Kerala | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 9 | |
4 | Goa (R)[a] | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 | |
5 | Kerala Blasters FC Reserves[a] | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 5 | |
6 | Mumbai City (R)[a] | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 5 |
Notes:
Results
Fixtures and results
25 January 2020 1 | FC Kerala | 3–0 | Kerala Blasters (R) | Trissur |
2:00 | Sajeesh E ![]() Roshan Gigi ![]() |
Stadium: Corporation Stadium Attendance: 700 |
25 January 2020 1 | ARA | 5–0 | Mumbai City (R) | Ahmedabad |
2:00 | Syed Shoaib Ahmed ![]() Dieye Hamidou ![]() Parminder Singh ![]() |
Stadium: The Arena Attendance: 450 |
29 January 2020 1 | FC Goa | 0–1 | Bengaluru United | Nagoa Ground |
3:30 | ![]() |
Attendance: 250 |
2 February 2020 1 | ARA | 2–0 | FC Kerala | Ahmedabad |
3:30 | Syed Shoaib Ahmed ![]() Dieye Hamidou ![]() |
Stadium: The Arena Attendance: 300 |
2 February 2020 1 | Mumbai (R) | 0–1 | Bengaluru United | Mumbai |
7:45 | ![]() |
Stadium: Cooperage Ground Attendance: 200 |
6 February 2020 1 | ARA | 1–0 | Bengaluru United F.C. | Ahmedabad |
3:30 | Dieye Hamidou ![]() |
Stadium: The Arena Attendance: 250 |
6 February 2020 1 | Mumbai (R) | 1–1 | F.C. Kerala | Mumbai |
7:30 | Melwin Thomas ![]() |
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Stadium: Cooperage Ground Attendance: 160 |
8 February 2020 1 | Kerala Blasters (R) | 1–3 | Goa (R) | Kochi |
3:30 | Ronaldo Oliveira ![]() |
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Stadium: Panampally Ground Attendance: 50 |
12 February 2020 1 | FC Kerala | 1–1 | Goa (R) | Trissur |
3:15 | Brohiri Cyrille ![]() |
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Stadium: Corporation Stadium Attendance: 200 |
13 February 2020 1 | Mumbai (R) | 1–0 | Kerala Blasters (R) | Mumbai |
7:30 | Shreyas Vatekar ![]() |
Stadium: Cooperage Stadium Attendance: 200 |
17 February 2020 1 | Bengaluru United | 1–3 | Kerala Blasters (R) | Bangalore |
3:30 | Phrangki Buam ![]() |
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Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium Attendance: 250 |
18 February 2020 1 | FC Goa | 2–2 | ARA | Bambolim |
4:00 | Kapil Hoble ![]() Nestor Dias ![]() |
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Stadium: Bambolim Stadium Attendance: 200 |
22 February 2020 1 | Bengaluru United | 1–0 | ARA | Bangalore |
3:30 | Nikhil Vijay Pal ![]() |
Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium Attendance: 200 |
26 February 2020 | Bengaluru United | 1–1 | FC Kerala | Bangalore |
3:30 | Phrangki Buam ![]() |
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Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium Attendance: 450 |
26 February 2020 | FC Goa | 3–0 | Mumbai (R) | Nagoa |
4:00 | Kapil Hoble ![]() Aaren Dsilva ![]() Sarineo Fernandes ![]() |
Stadium: Nagoa Ground Attendance: 500 |
27 February 2020 | ARA | 2–2 | Kerala Blasters (R) | Ahmedabad |
3:30 | Dieye Hamidou ![]() |
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Stadium: The Arena Attendance: 150 |
1 March 2020 | Bengaluru United | 6–0 | Mumbai (R) | Bangalore |
3:30 | Phrangki Buam ![]() |
Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium Attendance: 450 |
3 March 2020 1 | Kerala Blasters (R) | 1–3 | FC Kerala | Kochi |
3:30 | Samuel Kynshi ![]() |
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Stadium: Panampally Ground Attendance: 250 |
6 March 2020 | Mumbai (R) | 1–3 | ARA | Mumbai |
7:30 | Kamran Ateeque Ansari![]() |
Syed Shoaib Ahmed![]() |
Stadium: Cooperage Ground Referee: Mrutyunjay Ligaraj Amatya |
10 March 2020 | Kerala Blasters (R) | 1–1 | Mumbai (R) | Kochi |
3:30 | Naorem Mahesh ![]() |
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Stadium: Panampally Ground Attendance: 60 |
Ranking of 2nd Placed Teams
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Bengaluru United | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 14 | Advance to Final Round |
2 | AU Rajasthan | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 |
Final round
Group champions from preliminary round and best second-placed team between Group A and C will qualify for this round. Here, four qualified teams will play at a central venue on a single-leg league system. The team that finishes top of the table in the final round will be crowned champions, and will be promoted to the I League next season. All placed team may also possibly qualify, based on the decision taken by the AIFF.[6]
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Fixtures and results
1 | TBA | v | TBA |
2 | TBA | v | TBA |
3 | TBA | v | TBA |
4 | TBA | v | TBA |
5 | TBA | v | TBA |
6 | TBA | v | TBA |
Season statistics
Top scorers
- As of 11 March 2020
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
ARA | 7 |
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Garhwal | ||
3 | ![]() |
ARA | 6 |
4 | ![]() |
Lonestar Kashmir | 5 |
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Mohammedan | ||
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ATK (R) | ||
7 | ![]() |
Jamshedpur (R) | 4 |
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Kerala Blasters (R) |
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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ARA | Mumbai City (R) | 5–0 | 25 January 2020 | |
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Bengaluru United | Mumbai City (R) | 6–0 | 1 March 2020 | |
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Mohammedan | Bengaluru (R) | 1–3 | 5 March 2020 | |
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ARA FC | Mumbai (R) | 1–3 | 6 March 2020 | |
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Garhwal | ATK (R) | 1–4 | 10 March 2020 |
Cleansheets
- As of 11 March 2020
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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1 | ![]() |
Bengaluru United | 4 |
2 | ![]() |
ARA | 3 |
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Mohammedan | ||
4 | ![]() |
AU Rajasthan | 2 |
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Jamshedpur (R) | ||
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Jamshedpur (R) | ||
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Kerala | ||
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ATK (R) | ||
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Garhwal | ||
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Goa (R) |
Average home attendances
- As of 11 March 2020
References
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