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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 top 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 | 20,000 | IL (7th) |
| Chennai City | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 30,000 | IL (Champion) |
| Churchill Brothers | Vasco da Gama, Goa | Tilak Maidan Stadium | 5,000 | IL (4th) |
| Quess East Bengal | Kolkata, West Bengal | Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan | 85,000 | IL (2nd) |
| Gokulam Kerala | Kozhikode, Kerala | Kozhikode EMS Stadium | 80,000 | IL (10th) |
| Indian Arrows | New Delhi, Delhi | Ambedkar Stadium | 35,000 | IL (8th) |
| Minerva Punjab | Panchkula, Chandigarh | Tau Devi Lal Stadium | 10,000 | IL (9th) |
| Mohun Bagan | Kolkata, West Bengal | Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan | 85,000 | IL (5th) |
| NEROCA | Imphal, Manipur | Khuman Lampak Main Stadium | 35,000 | IL (6th) |
| Real Kashmir | Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir | 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
|
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
|
Pedro Manzi
|
Nauzet Santana
|
Sandro Rodríguez
|
Fito
|
 Katsumi Yusa
|
| Churchill Brothers | Willis Plaza
|
Robert Primus
|
Radanfah Abu Bakr
|
Joaquín García
|
Kalif Alhassan
|
 Nenad Novaković
|
| East Bengal | Borja Gómez
|
Jaime Santos
|
Martí Crespí
|
Marcos
|
Juan Mera
|
 Kassim Aidara
|
| Gokulam Kerala | Marcus Joseph
|
Andre Ettienne
|
Henry Kisekka
|
Nathaniel Garcia
|
 Bruno Pelissari
|
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| Minerva Punjab |  Kiran Chemjong
|
Teah Dennis Jr.
|
 Dawda Ceesay
|
Sérgio Barboza
|
 Aser Pierrick Dipanda
|
Danilo Quipapá
|
| Mohun Bagan | Daneil Cyrus
|
Fran Morante
|
Salva Chamorro
|
Joseba Beitia
|
Fran González
|
Julen Colinas
|
| NEROCA | Marvin Phillip
|
 Boubacar Siaka 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 | 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Average home attendances
|
|
| Team | GP | Cumulative | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aizawl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chennai City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Churchill Brothers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East Bengal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gokulam Kerala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indian Arrows | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minerva Punjab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohun Bagan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEROCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Real Kashmir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TRAU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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.
- "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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