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{{short description|Chennaiyin 2020–2021 football season}}
{{Use dmy dates|date= November 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox football club season
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|club = [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
|season = [[2020–21 Indian Super League season|2020–2021]]
| chrtitle    = Owner
| chairman    = [[Abhishek Bachchan]] <br>[[MS Dhoni]] <br> Vita Dani
| mgrtitle    = Head Coach
| manager     = [[Csaba László (footballer, born 1964)|Csaba László]]
|stadium = [[GMC Athletic Stadium]], [[Bambolim]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/isl-opts-for-league-standings-to-decide-groups-and-home-grounds/articleshow/77601617.cms|title=ISL opts for league standings to decide groups and home grounds|newspaper=The Times of India|first=Marcus|last=Mergulhao|date=18 August 2020|accessdate=25 June 2021}}</ref>
|league = [[Indian Super League]]
|league result = [[2020–21 Indian Super League season|''8th'']]
|cup1 =
|cup1 result = 
|league topscorer = [[Esmaël Gonçalves|Isma]]<br/>[[Lallianzuala Chhangte]](4 goals)
|season topscorer = [[Esmaël Gonçalves|Isma]]<br/>[[Lallianzuala Chhangte]](4 goals)
|highest attendance = 🔒 Closed Doors
|lowest attendance = 🔒 Closed Doors
|average attendance = 🔒 Closed Doors
| largest win        = [[Jamshedpur FC|JFC]] 1-2 [[Chennaiyin FC|CFC]]
(24 November 2020)
[[FC Goa|FCG]] 1-2 [[Chennaiyin FC|CFC]] 

(19 December 2020)

[[Odisha FC|OFC]] 1-2 [[Chennaiyin FC|CFC]]
(13 January 2021)
| largest loss       = [[Chennaiyin FC|CFC]] 1-4 [[Hyderabad FC|HFC]] 

(4 January 2021)
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The '''2020–21 Chennaiyin FC season''' was the club's seventh season since its establishment in 2014 and their seventh season in the [[Indian Super League]]

==Technical staff==
{{updated|28 October 2020}}
'''Coaching Staff'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Position
! Name
|-
| Head Coach
|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Csaba László (footballer, born 1964)|Csaba László]]
|-
| Assistant Coach
| {{flagicon|BIH}} [[Admir Kozlic]]
|-
| Assistant Coach
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Syed Sabir Pasha]]
|-
| Goalkeeping Coach
| {{flagicon|CZE}}[[Martin Raška]]
|-
| Sports Scientist 
|{{flagicon|SVK}} [[Csaba Gabris]]
|-
|}
'''Management Staff'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Position
! Name
|-
| Team Manager
| {{flagicon|IND}} Arihant Jain
|-
| Reserve and Academy coach
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Santosh Kashyap]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Reserve team coach Santosh Kashyap highlights Chennaiyin FC's commitment to youth {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/santosh-kashyap-chennaiyin-fc-reserves-youth-training-indian/1ep23clziotmp1udrru5hnnxj3|website=www.goal.com|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref>
|-
| Chief Technical Officer(Scout)
| {{flagicon|IND}} Amoy Ghoshal<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/amoy-ghoshal-chennaiyin-fc-isl-017-18-win-brain/10qkhpqzqcq5915wk7upst45kb|title=Amoy Ghoshal - Chennaiyin FC's 'brain behind the scenes' adds another golden feather to his cap|access-date=15 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427074550/http://www.goal.com/en-in/news/amoy-ghoshal-chennaiyin-fc-isl-017-18-win-brain/10qkhpqzqcq5915wk7upst45kb|archive-date=27 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|}
'''Board of Directors'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Position
! Name
|-
| Owner
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[MS Dhoni]]
|-
| Owner
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Abhishek Bachchan]]
|-
| Owner
| {{flagicon|IND}} Vita Dani
|-
|}

==Players==

<ref>https://chennaiyinfc.com/squad/</ref> <ref>https://www.indiansuperleague.com/clubs/505-chennaiyin-fc-profile/squad</ref>
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|other=|no=1|nat=IND|pos=GK|name=[[Karanjit Singh]]}}
{{Fs player|other=|no=2|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Reagan Singh]]}}
{{Fs player|other=|no=3|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Lalchhuanmawia]]}}
{{Fs player|other=|no=5|nat=BIH|pos=DF|name=[[Enes Sipović]]}}
{{Fs player|other=|no=7|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Lallianzuala Chhangte]]}}
{{Fs player|other=|no=8|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Edwin Sydney Vanspaul]]}}
{{Fs player|other=|no=9|nat=SVK|pos=FW|name=[[Jakub Sylvestr]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Rafael Crivellaro]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|Captain]]; Injured in mid season}} 
{{Fs player|other=|no=11|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Thoi Singh]]}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Eli Sabiá]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|Captain]]}} 
{{Fs player|other=|no=14|nat=SPA|pos=MF|name='''[[Manuel Lanzarote]]'''}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Anirudh Thapa]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|Vice Captain]]}} 
{{Fs player|other=|no=16|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Sinivasan Pandiyan]]}}
{{Fs player|other=|no=17|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Dhanpal Ganesh]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|other=|no=18|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Jerry Lalrinzuala]]}}
{{Fs player|other= |no=19|nat=TJK|pos=MF|name=[[Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev]]}}
{{Fs player|other=|no=20|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=[[Memo (footballer)|Memo]]}}
{{Fs player|other=|no=21|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Abhijit Sarkar (footballer)|Abhijit Sarkar]]}}
{{Fs player|other=|no=22|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Deepak Tangri]]}}
{{Fs player|other=|no=23|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Aimol Reamsochung|Remi Aimol]]}}
{{Fs player|other=|no=24|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=[[Rahim Ali]]}}
{{Fs player|other=|no=26|nat=IND|pos=GK|name=[[BY Revanth]]}}
{{Fs player|other=|no=27|nat=IND|pos=GK|name=[[Samik Mitra]]}}
{{Fs player|other=|no=28|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Germanpreet Singh]]}}
{{Fs player|other=|no=29|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=[[Aman Chetri]]}}
{{Fs player|other=|no=31|nat=IND|pos=GK|name=[[Vishal Kaith]]}}
{{Fs player|other=|no=35|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Balaji Ganesan]]}}
{{Fs player|other=|no=36|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Aqib Nawab]]}}
{{Fs player|other=|no=99|nat=GBS|pos=FW|name=[[Esmaël Gonçalves|Isma]]}}
{{Fs end}}
'''In bold:'''Winter Transfer

==Transfer==
===Transfers In===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Entry date
! {{Abbr|Pos.|Position}}
! {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! Player 
! From club 
! Transfer Type 
! Ref.
|-
| 27 August 2020
| style="text-align:center;"| GK
| style="text-align:center;"| 27
| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Samik Mitra]]
| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Indian Arrows]]
| Free Transfer
| <ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://chennaiyinfc.com/chennaiyin-fc-youngsters-remi-aimol-samik-mitra-and-aman-chetri-pen-new-multi-year-contracts/|title=Chennaiyin FC youngsters Remi Aimol, Samik Mitra and Aman Chetri pen new multi-year contracts|date=27 August 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 27 August 2020
| style="text-align:center;"| FW
| style="text-align:center;"| 29
| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Aman Chetri]]
| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Chennaiyin FC Reserves and Academy|Chennaiyin FC II]]
| [[N/A]]
| <ref name="auto"/>
|-
| 13 September 2020 
| style="text-align:center;"| DF
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Reagan Singh]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[NorthEast United FC]]
| Free Transfer
|<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://chennaiyinfc.com/full-backs-chhuantea-fanai-and-reagan-singh-join-chennaiyin-fc-for-2020-21-season/|title=Full-backs Chhuantea Fanai and Reagan Singh join Chennaiyin FC for 2020-21 season|date=13 September 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 13 September 2020
| style="text-align:center;"| DF
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Lalchhuanmawia]]
| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Odisha FC]]
| Free Transfer
| <ref name="auto2"/>
|-
| 21 September 2020
| style="text-align:center;"| DF 
| style="text-align:center;"| 5
| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BIH}} [[Enes Sipović]]
| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Umm Salal SC]]
| Free Transfer
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chennaiyinfc.com/bosnian-central-defender-enes-sipovic-signs-for-chennaiyin-fc/|title=Bosnian central defender Enes Sipović signs for Chennaiyin FC|date=21 September 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 4 October 2020
| style="text-align:center;"| DF 
| style="text-align:center;"| 20
| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|BRA}}[[Memo (footballer)|Memo]]
| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|IND}}[[Jamshedpur FC]] 
| Free Transfer
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chennaiyinfc.com/experienced-isl-star-memo-signs-for-chennaiyin-fc/|title=Experienced ISL star Memo signs for Chennaiyin FC|date=4 October 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 11 October 2020
| style="text-align:center;"| FW
| style="text-align:center;"| 99
| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|GNB}}[[Esmaël Gonçalves]]
| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|Japan}}[[Matsumoto Yamaga FC]]
| Free Transfer
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chennaiyinfc.com/portuguese-forward-isma-joins-chennaiyin-fc/|title=Portuguese forward Isma joins Chennaiyin FC|date=11 October 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 15 October 2020
| style="text-align:center;"| FW
| style="text-align:center;"| 19
| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|TJK}}[[Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev]]
| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|TJK}}[[FK Khujand]]
| Rs. 2.50M
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chennaiyinfc.com/chennaiyin-fc-sign-tajikistans-most-capped-international-fatkhulo-fatkhulloev/|title=Chennaiyin FC sign Tajikistan’s most-capped international Fatkhulo Fatkhulloev|date=15 October 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 20 October 2020
| style="text-align:center;"| FW
| style="text-align:center;"|9
| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|SVK}}[[Jakub Sylvestr]]
| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ISR}}[[Hapoel Haifa F.C.]]
| Free Transfer 
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chennaiyinfc.com/slovakian-forward-jakub-sylvestr-signs-for-chennaiyin-fc/|title=Slovakian forward Jakub Sylvestr signs for Chennaiyin FC|date=20 October 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 28 October 2020
| style="text-align:center;"| GK
| style="text-align:center;"| 26
| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|IND}}[[BY Revanth]]
| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Chennaiyin FC Reserves and Academy|Chennaiyin FC II]]
| [[N/A]]
|<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://chennaiyinfc.com/chennaiyin-fc-promote-chennai-goalkeeper-by-revanth-to-senior-team-sign-youngsters-ganesan-balaji-and-aqib-nawab/|title=Chennaiyin FC promote Chennai goalkeeper BY Revanth to senior team; sign youngsters Ganesan Balaji and Aqib Nawab|date=28 October 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 28 October 2020
| style="text-align:center;"| DF 
| style="text-align:center;"| 35
| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|IND}}[[Balaji Ganesan]]
| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Chennaiyin FC Reserves and Academy|Chennaiyin FC II]]
| [[N/A]]
| <ref name="auto1"/>
|-
| 28 October 2020
| style="text-align:center;"| DF 
| style="text-align:center;"| 36
| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|IND}}[[Aqib Nawab]]
| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Chennaiyin FC Reserves and Academy|Chennaiyin FC II]]
| [[N/A]]
| <ref name="auto1"/>
|-
| 11 January 2021
| style="text-align:center;"| MF
| style="text-align:center;"| 14
| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|SPA}}'''[[Manuel Lanzarote]]'''
| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ESP}}[[UE Sant Andreu]]
| Free Transfer
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chennaiyinfc.com/chennaiyin-fc-sign-spanish-midfielder-manuel-lanzarote-till-end-of-the-season/|title=Chennaiyin FC sign Spanish midfielder Manuel Lanzarote till end of the season|date=11 January 2021}}</ref>
|}
'''In bold:'''Winter Transfer

===Transfers Out===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Exit date 
! {{Abbr|Pos.|Position}}
! {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! Player 
! To club 
! Transfer Type 
! Ref.
|-
| 8 August 2020
| style="text-align:center;"| FW
| style="text-align:center;"| 9
| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|LTU}} [[Nerijus Valskis]]
| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]]
| Free Transfer
|
|-
| 25 August 2020
| style="text-align:center;"| FW
| style="text-align:center;"| 10
| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Dragoș Firțulescu]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Slavia Sofia|Slavia]]
| Free Transfer
| 
|-
| 7 September 2020
| style="text-align:center;"| DF
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Tondonba Singh]]
| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai]]
| Free Transfer
| 
|-
| 3 September 2020 
| style="text-align:center;"| DF
| style="text-align:center;"| 26
| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Laldinliana Renthlei]]
| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]]
| Free Transfer
|
|-
| 7 September 2020
| style="text-align:center;"| GK
| style="text-align:center;"| 33
| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanjiban Ghosh]]
| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|IND}} [[NorthEast United FC|Northeast]]
| Free Transfer
| 
|-
| 7 September 2020
| style="text-align:center;"| DF
| style="text-align:center;"| 25
| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Zohmingliana Ralte]]
| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sudeva FC|Sudeva]]
| Free Transfer
| 
|-
| 7 September 2020
| style="text-align:center;"| MF
| style="text-align:center;"| 5
| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|AFG}} [[Masih Saighani]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|BAN}} [[Abahani Limited Dhaka|Abahani]]
| Free Transfer
| 
|-
| 8 September 2020
| style="text-align:center;"| DF
| style="text-align:center;"| 6
| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Lucian Goian]]
| style="text-align:left;"| Free Agent
| -
| 
|-
| 8 September 2020
| style="text-align:center;"| FW
| style="text-align:center;"| 12
| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jeje Lalpekhlua]]
| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]
| Free Transfer
|
|-
| 11 March 2021
| style="text-align:center;"| FW
| style="text-align:center;"|9
| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|SVK}}'''[[Jakub Sylvestr]]'''
| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|LIT}}[[FK Kauno Žalgiris|Zalgiris]]
| Free Transfer 
|
|-
| 20 March 2021
| style="text-align:center;"| FW
| style="text-align:center;"| 19
| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|TJK}}'''[[Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev]]'''
| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|TJK}}[[CSKA Pamir Dushanbe|ZSKA Dushanbe]]
| Free Transfer
|
|-
|}
'''In bold:'''Winter Transfer

==Pre Season and Friendlies==
{{legend2|#BBF3BB|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#FFFFBB|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#FFBBBB|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#A9A9A9|Cancelled|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

Owing the [[COVID-19]] pandemic, all the clubs including Chennaiyin FC couldn't have a proper preseason. The preseason time was cut short this season. The Chennaiyin began their preseason against one of their fellow [[Indian Super League]] opponent, [[Mumbai City FC]] on 2 November 2020.<ref>https://twitter.com/MarcusMergulhao/status/132240630571836620</ref>

{{football box collapsible
|round= [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|date       = 2 November 2020
|time       = 16:00 IST 
|team1      = {{flagicon|IND}} Chennaiyin
|score      = 0–1
|report     = https://twitter.com/ChennaiyinFC/status/1323279228939325443?s=20
|team2      = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
|goals1=
|goals2=
* [[Adam Le Fondre|Le Fondre]] {{goal}}
|location   = [[Goa]], [[India]] 
|referee    =
|result     =L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round= Friendly
|date       = 8 November 2020
|time       = 16:00 IST 
|team1      = {{flagicon|IND}} Chennaiyin
|score      = 0–3
|report     =https://twitter.com/MarcusMergulhao/status/1325419991496192000?s=20
|team2      = {{flagicon|IND}} [[FC Goa|Goa]]
|goals1     =
|goals2     = 
* [[Igor Angulo|Angulo]] {{goal}} 
* [[Princeton Rebello|Rebello]] {{goal}} 
* [[Sanson Pereira|Pereira]] {{goal}}
|location   = [[Goa]], [[India]] 
|referee    =
|result     = L
}}

{{football box collapsible
|round= Friendly
|date       = 15 November 2020
|time       = 16:00 IST 
|team1      = {{flagicon|IND}} Chennaiyin
|score      = 2–1
|report     =https://twitter.com/MarcusMergulhao/status/1327961669012635649?s=20
|team2      = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Odisha FC|Odisha]]
|location   = [[Goa]], [[India]] 
|goals1     =
* [[Anirudh Thapa|Thapa]] {{goal}}
* [[Rahim Ali|Ali]] {{goal}}
|goals2     =
* [[Marcelinho Leite Pereira|Pereira]] {{goal}}(pen)
|referee    =
|result     = w
}}

==Competitions==
===Indian Super League===
{{main|2020–21 Indian Super League season}}

====League table====
{{:2020–21 Indian Super League season|showteam=CFC}}

====Result summary====
{{Fb_rs|hw=0|hd=7|hl=3|hgf=7|hga=12|aw=3|ad=4|al=3|agf=10|aga=11|dp=}}
{{Fb rs footer|s = [https://www.indiansuperleague.com/]|u=28 October 2020|date=November 2020}}

=====Results by round=====
{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=b
|header	= Round
|label1	= Ground
| res1	= A  /H  /H  /A  /A  /A  /A  /H  /H  /H  /A  /H  /A  /H
/A  /A  /H  /H  /H  /A
|label2	= Result
| res2	=W/D/L/L/D/W/D/D/L/D/W/D/L/D/L/D/L/D/D/D
|label3	= Position
| res3	=1/3/6/8/8/8/7/7/8/8/5/6/6/5/6/6/8/8/8/8
<!-- -->
|text_H=Home|text_A=Away
|color_W=green2|text_W=Win
|color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw
|color_L=red2|text_L=Loss
<!--|color_C=#BBBBBB|text_C=Cancelled-->
|color_1=1st|color_2=2nd|color_3=3rd|color_11-=red1

|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/teams/india/chennai-titans/31401/] 
}}

{{legend2|#BBF3BB|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#FFFFBB|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#FFBBBB|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#A9A9A9|Cancelled|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

====Matches====
{{Football box collapsible |id="Jamshedpur v Chennaiyin "
|round =1
|date=24 November 2020
|time=19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=[[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]] 
|score=1–2
|report= https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/36476-jamshedpur-fc-vs-chennaiyin-fc
|team2=Chennaiyin
|goals1=[[Nerijus Valskis|Valskis]] {{goal|37}}
|goals2=[[Anirudh Thapa|Thapa]] {{goal|1}}<br />[[Esmaël Gonçalves|Isma]] {{goal|26|pen.}}<br />[[Rafael Crivellaro|Crivellaro]] {{yel|43}}<br />[[Vishal Kaith|Kaith]] {{yel|69}}<br />[[Deepak Tangri|Tangri]] {{yel|70}}
|location = [[Vasco da Gama, Goa|Vasco]]
|stadium = [[Tilak Maidan Stadium]]
|attendance = 0
|referee = [[Santosh Kumar (referee)|Santosh Kumar]]
|result = W
|motm = [[Anirudh Thapa]] (Chennaiyin)
}}
{{Football box collapsible |id="Chennaiyin v Kerala Blasters"
|round =2
|date=29 November 2020
|time=19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1= Chennaiyin
|score=0–0
|report=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/36482-chennaiyin-fc-vs-kerala-blasters-fc 
|team2=[[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]
|goals1= [[Reagan Singh|R. Singh]] {{yel|20}}
|goals2=[[Bakary Koné|Koné]] {{yel|45}}<br />[[Sergio Cidoncha|Cidoncha]] {{yel|74}}<br />[[Prasanth Karuthadathkuni|Karuthadathkuni]] {{yel|83}}
|location   = [[Bambolim]]
|stadium    = [[GMC Athletic Stadium]]
|attendance= 0
|referee=Rahul Kumar Gupta
|result=D
|motm =[[Albino Gomes]] (Kerala Blasters)
}}
{{Football box collapsible |id="Chennaiyin FC v Bengaluru FC"
|round =3
|date=4 December 2020
|time=19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1= Chennaiyin
|score= 0–1
|report= https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/36487-chennaiyin-fc-vs-bengaluru-fc
|team2=[[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]]
|goals1=[[Eli Sabia|Sabia]] {{yel|21}}<br />[[Rafael Crivellaro|Crivellaro]] {{yel|48}}<br />[[Reagan Singh|R. Singh]] {{yel|54}}
|goals2=[[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{goal|56|pen.}}<br />[[Ashique Kuruniyan|Kuruniyan]] {{yel|7}}<br />[[Suresh Singh Wangjam|Wangjam]] {{yel|51}}
|location=[[Bambolim]]
|stadium=[[GMC Athletic Stadium]]
|attendance= 0
|referee=Rahul Kumar Gupta
|result=L 
|motm =[[Suresh Singh Wangjam]] (Bengaluru)
}}
{{Football box collapsible |id="Mumbai City v Chennaiyin"
|round =4
|date=9 December 2020
|time=19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1= [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
|score= 2–1
|report= https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/36493-mumbai-city-fc-vs-chennaiyin-fc
|team2= Chennaiyin
|goals1=[[Hernan Santana|Santana]] {{goal|45+4}} {{yel|90}}<br/>[[Adam Le Fondre|Le Fondre]] {{goal|74}}<br/>[[Vignesh Dakshinamurthy|Dakshinamurthy]] {{yel|63}}<br/>[[Mehtab Singh (footballer)|M. Singh]] {{yel|66}}<br/>[[Hugo Boumous|Boumous]] {{yel|88}}
|goals2=[[Jakub Sylvestr|Sylvestr]] {{goal|40}}<br/> [[Germanpreet Singh|G. Singh]] {{yel|42}}<br/>[[Eli Sabia|Sabia]] {{yel|45}}<br/>[[Reagan Singh|R. Singh]] {{yel|46}}<br/>[[Rafael Crivellaro|Crivellaro]] {{yel|88}}
|location=[[Bambolim]]
|stadium=GMC Stadium
|attendance= 0
|referee= L Ajitkumar Meitei
|result=L 
|motm = [[Mourtada Fall]] (MCFC)
}}
{{Football box collapsible |id="Northeast United v Chennaiyin"
|round =5
|date=13 December 2020
|time=17:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=[[Northeast United FC|Northeast United]] 
|score= 0–0
|report= https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/36497-northeast-united-fc-vs-chennaiyin-fc
|team2= Chennaiyin
|goals1=[[Luis Machado|Machado]]{{yel|36}}<br/>[[Benjamin Lambot|Lambot]]{{yel|81}}
|goals2=  
|location= [[Vasco da Gama, Goa|Vasco]]
|stadium=[[Tilak Maidan Stadium]]
|attendance= 0
|referee= Tejas Nagvenkar
|result= D
|motm =[[khassa Camara]] (NEUFC)
}}
{{Football box collapsible |id="Goa v Chennaiyin"
|round = 6
|date = 19 December 2020
|time = 19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1 = [[FC Goa|Goa]]
|score = 1–2
|report = 
|team2 = Chennaiyin
|goals1 =
* [[Jorge Ortiz Mendoza|Mendoza]] {{goal|9}}
* [[Lenny Rodrigues|Rodrigues]] {{yel|56}}
|goals2 =
* [[Rafael Crivellaro|Crivellaro]] {{goal|5}}
* [[Deepak Tangri|Tangri]] {{yel|9}}
* [[Reagan Singh|R. Singh]] {{yel|14}}
* [[Rahim Ali|Ali]] {{goal|53}}
* [[Enes Sipovic|Sipovic]] {{yel|63}}
|location = [[Margao]]
|stadium = [[Fatorda Stadium]]
|attendance = 0
|referee = Harish Kundu
|result = W
|motm = [[Rafael Crivellaro]] (CFC)
}}

{{football box collapsible
|id=SCEBvCFC
|date       = 26 December 2020
|round      = 7
|time       = 19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1      = [[SC East Bengal|East Bengal]] 
|score      = 2–2 
|report     =https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/36510-sc-east-bengal-vs-chennaiyin-fc
|team2      = Chennaiyin
|goals1     =* [[Matti Steinmann|Steinmann]] {{goal|59}}, {{goal|68}}
* [[Jacques Maghoma|Maghoma]] {{yel|90}}
|goals2     =* [[Lallianzuala Chhangte|Chhangte]] {{goal|13}}
* [[Rahim Ali|Ali]] {{goal|64}}
|location   = [[Vasco da Gama, Goa|Vasco]]
|stadium    = [[Tilak Maidan Stadium]]
|result     =D
|motm       =[[Matti Steinmann]] (East Bengal)
|attendance = 0
|referee    =Harish Kundu 
}}

{{Football box collapsible |id="Chennaiyin v ATK Mohun Bagan"
|round =8
|date=29 December 2020
|time=19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1= Chennaiyin
|score=0–0
|report= https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/36513-chennaiyin-fc-vs-atk-mohun-bagan
|team2=[[ATK Mohun Bagan FC|ATK Mohun Bagan]]
|goals1= *[[Jerry Lalrinzuala|Jerry]] {{yel|80}}
|goals2=*[[Pronay Halder]] {{yel|63}}
|location   = [[Bambolim]]
|stadium    =[[GMC Athletic Stadium]]
|attendance= 0
|referee= A Rowan
|result=D
|motm =[[Arindam Bhattacharya (footballer)|Arindam Bhattacharya]] (ATK)
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round      = 9
|date       = {{Start date|2021|01|04|df=y}}
|time       = 19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] ([[UTC+05:30]])
|team1      = [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
|score      = 1–4
|report     = https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/hyderabad-snap-losing-run-with-an-emphatic-win-over-chennaiyin
|team2      = Hyderabad
|goals1     = [[Rahim Ali|Ali]] {{yel|42}} <br> [[Anirudh Thapa|Thapa]] {{goal|67}} <br> [[Lallianzuala Chhangte|Chhangte]] {{yel|87}} <br> [[Memo (footballer)|Memo]] {{yel|89}}
|goals2     = [[Joel Chianese|Chianese]] {{goal|50}} <br> [[Halicharan Narzary|Narzary]] {{goal|53||79}} <br> [[João Victor (footballer, born 1988)|Victor]] {{goal|74}}
|location   = [[Bambolim]]
|stadium    = GMC Stadium
|attendance = 0
|referee    = Mb Santhosh Kumar
|result     = L
|motm       = [[Halicharan Narzary|Narzary]] (HFC)
}}
{{Football box collapsible |id="Chennaiyin v Odisha"
|round = 10
|date= 10 January 2021
|time= 17:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1= Chennaiyin
|score=0–0
|report= https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/36524-chennaiyin-fc-vs-odisha-fc
|team2= [[Odisha FC|Odisha]]
|goals1=[[Enes Sipovic]]{{yel|24}}<br />[[Jerry Lalrinzuala]]{{yel|41}}
|goals2= [[Jacob Tratt]]{{yel|83}} 
|location= [[Bambolim]]
|stadium= [[GMC Athletic Stadium]]
|attendance= 0
|referee=Crystal John
|result= D
|motm =[[Lallianzuala Chhangte]] (CFC)
}}
{{Football box collapsible |id="Odisha v Chennaiyin"
|round = 11
|date= 13 January 2021
|time= 19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1= [[Odisha FC|Odisha]]
|score=1–2
|report= https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/36723-odisha-fc-vs-chennaiyin-fc
|team2= Chennaiyin 
|goals1=[[Shubham Sarangi]]{{yel|48}}<br>[[Diego Mauricio]]{{goal|64}}<br>[[Steven Taylor (footballer)|Steven Taylor]]{{yel|90}}<br>[[Cole Alexander]]{{yel|90+6}}
|goals2=[[Esmaël Gonçalves|Isma]]{{goal|15,21|pen.}}<br>[[Jerry Lalrinzuala]]{{yel|57}}<br>[[Rahim Ali|Ali]]{{yel|71}}<br>[[Thoi Singh]]{{yel|79}}<br>[[Enes Sipovic]]{{yel|88}}
|location= [[Bambolim]]
|stadium= [[GMC Athletic Stadium]]
|attendance= 0
|referee=Ranjit Baksi
|result= W
|motm =[[Anirudh Thapa]] (CFC)
}}
{{football box collapsible
|id=CFCvSCEB
|date       = 18 January 2021
|round      = 12
|time       = 19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1      = Chennaiyin
|score      =0–0 
|report     =https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/36729-chennaiyin-fc-vs-sc-east-bengal
|team2      = [[SC East Bengal|East Bengal]]
|goals1     =* [[Eli Sabia|Sabia]] {{yel|56}}
* [[Jakub Sylvestr|Sylvestr]] {{yel|86}}
|goals2     =* [[Ajay Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{sent off|2|22|31}}
* [[Narayan Das (footballer)|Das]] {{yel|89}}
|location   = [[Bambolim]]
|stadium    = [[GMC Athletic Stadium]]
|result     = D
|attendance= 0
|referee    =Rahul Kumar Gupta 
|motm       =[[Debjit Majumder]] (East bengal)}}

{{Football box collapsible |id="Chennaiyin v ATK Mohun Bagan"
|round =13
|date=21 January 2021
|time=19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1= [[ATK Mohun Bagan FC|ATK Mohun Bagan]]
|score=1–0
|report= https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/36732-atk-mohun-bagan-vs-chennaiyin-fc
|team2=Chennaiyin 
|goals1=*[[Carl McHugh]]{{yel|45+1}}
*[[Sumit Rathi]]{{yel|63}}
*[[Tiri (footballer)|Tiri]]{{yel|88}}
*[[David Williams (Australian soccer)|Williams]]{{goal|90+1}}
|goals2=*[[Reagan Singh]]{{yel|82}}
|location   = [[Margao]]
|stadium    =[[Fatorda Stadium]]
|attendance= 0
|referee= A Rowan
|result=L
|motm =[[David Williams (Australian soccer)|Williams]] (ATK)
}}
{{Football box collapsible |id="Chennaiyin vs Mumbai City"
|round =14
|date=25 January 2021
|time=19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=Chennaiyin
|score=1–1 
|report=
https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/36737-chennaiyin-fc-vs-mumbai-city-fc
|team2= [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
|goals1=*[[Bartholomew Ogbeche]]{{goal|21}}
*[[Ahmed Jahouh]]{{yel|75}}
*[[Rowllin Borges]]{{yel|90}}
|goals2=*[[Enes Sipovic]]{{yel|10}}
*[[Esmaël Gonçalves|Isma]]{{goal|76|pen.}}
|location=[[Bambolim]]
|stadium=GMC Stadium
|attendance= 0
|referee=MB Santhosh Kumar 
|result=D
|motm =[[Amey Ranawade]] (MCFC)
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round      = 15
|date       = 31 February 2021
|time       = 17:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] 
|team1      = [[Hyderabad FC|Hyderabad]]
|score      = 2–0
|report     = https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/goals-from-sandaza-and-chianese-help-hyderabad-do-the-double-over-chennaiyin
|team2      = Chennaiyin
|goals1     = [[Francisco Sandaza|Sandaza]] {{goal|28}} <br> [[Aridane Santana|Santana]] {{yel|66}} <br> [[Joel Chianese|Chianese]] {{goal|83}} <br> [[Roland Alberg|Alberg]] {{yel|90+6}}
|goals2     = [[Germanpreet Singh|Singh]] {{yel|11}} <br> [[Memo (footballer)|Memo]] {{yel|59}} <br> [[Deepak Tangri|Tangri]] {{yel|87}}
|location   = [[Vasco da Gama, Goa|Vasco]]
|stadium    = [[Tilak Maidan Stadium]]
|attendance = 0
|referee    = A Rowan
|result     = L
|motm       = [[Asish Rai|Rai]] (HFC)
}}
{{Football box collapsible |id="Bengaluru v Chennaiyin"
|round = 16
|date= 5 February 2021
|time= 19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=[[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]]
|score=0–0
|report= https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/honours-even-after-bengaluru-fc-hold-chennaiyin-fc-to-goalless-draw
|team2=Chennaiyin
|goals1=
* [[Ajith Kumar (footballer)|Ajith]] {{yel|21}}
* [[Pratik Chaudhari|Pratik]] {{yel|80}}
|goals2=  
* [[Jerry Lalrinzuala|Jerry]] {{yel|50}}
* [[Esmaël Gonçalves|Esmaël]] {{yel|84}}
* [[Thoi Singh|Thoi]] {{yel|87}}
|location=[[Margao]]
|stadium=[[Fatorda Stadium]]
|attendance= 0 
|referee=[[Pranjal Banerjee]]
|result= D
|motm =[[Gurpreet Singh Sandhu]] (BFC)
}}
{{Football box collapsible |id="Chennaiyin v Jamshedpur "
|round =17
|date=10 February 2021
|time=19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=Chennaiyin 
|score = 0–1
|report=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/36755-chennaiyin-fc-vs-jamshedpur-fc
|team2=[[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]]
|goals1=[[Manuel Lanzarote]] {{yel|66}}<br/>[[Memo (footballer)|Memo]] {{yel|68}}
|goals2=[[Peter Hartley (footballer)|Peter Hartley]]{{yel|74}}<br />[[Enes Sipovic]]{{goal|90|o.g.}}<br/>[[Ricky Lallawmawma]]{{yel|90}}
|location= [[Bambolim]]
|stadium=GMC Stadium
|attendance= 0
|referee=Rahul Kumar Gupta
|result=L
|motm =[[Stephen Eze]] (JFC)
}}
{{Football box collapsible |id="Chennaiyin v Goa"
|round = 18
|date = 13 February 2021
|time = 19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1 = Chennaiyin 
|score = 2–2
|report = https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/36758-chennaiyin-fc-vs-fc-goa
|team2 = [[FC Goa|Goa]]
|goals1 =* [[Jakub Sylvestr]] {{goal|13}}
* [[Lallianzuala Chhangte|Chhangte]] {{goal|60}}
* [[Reagan Singh|Singh]] {{yel|70}}
* [[Manuel Lanzarote]] {{yel|79}}
* [[Edwin Sydney Vanspaul|Edwin]] {{yel|90}}
|goals2 =* [[Igor Angulo]] {{goal|19|pen.}}
* [[Jorge Ortiz (Spanish footballer)|Jorge Ortiz]] {{yel|90}}
* [[Ishan Pandita]] {{goal|90}}
* [[Edu Bedia]] {{yel|90}}
|location = [[Bambolim]]
|stadium = GMC Stadium 
|attendance = 0
|referee = [[Crystal John]]
|result = D
|motm = [[Ishan Pandita]] (FCG)
}}
{{football box collapsible
|id = CFCvNEUFC
|date       = 18 February 2021
|round      = 19
|time       = 19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1      = Chennaiyin
|score      = 3–3
|report     = https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/36764-chennaiyin-fc-vs-northeast-united-fc
|team2      = [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]]
|goals1     =
* [[Lallianzuala Chhangte|Chhangte]] {{goal|8||51}}
* [[Manuel Lanzarote]] {{goal|50|pen.}}
* [[Esmaël Gonçalves|Isma]]{{yel|83}}
* [[Anirudh Thapa]]{{yel|87}}
* [[Vishal Kaith]]{{yel|90+3}}
|goals2     =
* [[Imran Khan|Khan]] {{goal|14}}
* [[Deshorn Brown|Brown]] {{goal|43}}
* [[Luís Machado]] {{goal|90+4|pen.}}
* [[Mashoor Shereef]]{{yel|83}}
|location   = [[Bambolim]]
|stadium    = [[GMC Athletic Stadium]]
|result     = D
|motm       = 
|attendance = 0
|referee    = Banerjee Pranjal 
}}

{{football box collapsible
|round      = 20
|date       = 21 February 2021
|time       = 19:30 IST
|team1      = [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]
|score      = 1–1
|report     = https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/36768-kerala-blasters-fc-vs-chennaiyin-fc
|team2      = Chennaiyin
|goals1     = [[Gary Hooper|Hooper]]{{goal|29|pen.}}<br/>
[[Jordan Murray]]{{yel|72}}
|goals2     =[[Memo (footballer)|Memo]]{{yel|4}}<br/> [[Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev|Fatkhullo]]{{goal|10}}<br/>[[Enes Sipovic]]{{sent off|2|31|80}}<br/>[[Deepak Tangri]]{{yel|51}}<br/>
[[Thoi Singh]]{{yel|56}}<br/>
[[Vishal Kaith]]{{yel|90}}
|location   = [[Bambolim]]
|stadium    = [[GMC Athletic Stadium]]
|attendance = 0
|referee    = Pratik Mondal
|motm       = [[Lallianzuala Chhangte|Chhangte]] (CFC)
|result     = D
}}

==Squad Statistics==

===Squad statistics===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!
! style="width:70px;"|[[2020–21 Indian Super League season|ISL]]
! style="width:70px;"|[[Indian Super Cup|Super Cup]]
! style="width:70px;"|Total
|-
|align=left|Games played       || 20 || 0 || 20
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
|align=left|Games won          || 3 || 0 || 3
|-
|align=left|Games drawn        || 11 || 0 || 11
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
|align=left|Games lost         || 6 || 0 || 6
|-
|align=left|Goals scored       || 17 || 0 || 17
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
|align=left|Goals conceded     || 23 || 0 || 23
|-
|align=left|Goal difference    || -6  || 0 || -6
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
|align=left|Clean sheets       || 6 || 0 || 6
|-
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
|align=left|Yellow cards       || 46 || 0 || 46
|-
|align=left|Red cards          || 1 || 0 || 1
|}

==Statistics==

===Goal scorers===

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Rank
! Player Name
! Goals
|-
| rowspan="2" |1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GBS }} [[Esmaël Gonçalves|Isma]]
| rowspan="2" | 4
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Lallianzuala Chhangte]]
|- 
| rowspan="3" |2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND }} [[Anirudh Thapa]]
| rowspan="3" |2
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Rahim Ali]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SVK}} [[Jakub Sylvestr]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Rafael Crivellaro]]
| rowspan="3" |1
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Manuel Lanzarote]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|TJK}} [[Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev]]
|}

===Assists===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Rank
! Player Name
! Assists
|-
|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SVK }}[[Jakub Sylvestr]]
| 4
|-
|2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}}[[Edwin Sydney Vanspaul|Edwin Vanspaul]]
|2
|- 
| rowspan="4" |3
| align="left" |{{flagicon|IND }}[[Lallianzuala Chhangte]]
| rowspan="4" |1
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Rafael Crivellaro]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GBS}} [[Esmaël Gonçalves|Isma]]
|-
|align="left"|
{{flagicon|IND}} [[Reagan Singh]]
|-
|}

==References==
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