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{{Short description|14th season of the I-League}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2020}}
{{infobox football league season
| competition = [[I-League|Hero I-League]]
| season = [[2020–21 in Indian football|2020–21]]
| dates = 9 January – 27 March 2021
| winners = [[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]]<br/>1st I-League title<br/>1st [[List of Indian football champions|Indian title]]
| continentalcup1 = [[2022 AFC Cup|AFC Cup]]
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = [[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]]
| matches = 80
| matches footnote = 
| total goals = 216
| league topscorer = [[Bidyashagar Singh]]<br/>(12 goals)
| best goalkeeper = [[Kiran Chemjong]]<br>(105 mins per goal)
| highest scoring = {{nowrap|[[Indian Arrows]] 2–5 [[Churchill Brothers SC|Churchill Brothers]]}}<br/>(10 January 2021)<br/>{{nowrap|[[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]] 4–3 [[RoundGlass Punjab FC|Punjab]]}}<br/>(14 January 2021)<br/>{{nowrap|[[Real Kashmir FC|Real Kashmir]] 4–3 [[NEROCA FC|NEROCA]]}}<br/>(13 February 2021)
| longest wins = [[TRAU FC|TRAU]]<br/>(5 games)
| longest unbeaten = [[Churchill Brothers SC|Churchill Brothers]]<br/>(11 games)
| longest winless = [[Indian Arrows]]<br/>(7 games)
| longest losses = [[NEROCA FC|NEROCA]]<br/>(6 games)
| highest attendance = 
| lowest attendance = 
| average attendance = 
| attendance = 
| prevseason = [[2019–20 I-League|2019–20]]
| nextseason = [[2021–22 I-League|2021–22]]
| relegated = 
}}

The '''2020–21 I-League''' (known as the ''Hero I-League'' for sponsorship reasons) was the 14th season of the [[I-League]], one of the top tier Indian professional [[Association football|football]] leagues, since its establishment in 2007. The tournament was hosted in [[bio-secure bubble]] across four venues in [[Kolkata]] due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India|COVID-19 pandemic]] situation in India.

[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]] was declared the champion of the [[2019–20 I-League|2019–20]] season after the cancellation of matches due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], since the second placed team could not catch up even if all 20 games were completed.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://i-league.org/league-committee-sends-its-recommendations-to-the-aiff-executive-committee/|title=League Committee sends its recommendations to the AIFF Executive Committee {{!}} Hero I-League|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref> However, following Mohun Bagan's merger with [[Indian Super League]] (ISL) club [[ATK (football club)|ATK]], the club began competing in the ISL from the [[2020–21 Indian Super League|2020–21 ISL season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/field/963826/bengaluru-fc-to-play-in-afc-cup-playoffs-as-aiff-confirms-all-three-continental-spots-for-isl-teams|title=Bengaluru FC to play in AFC Cup playoffs as AIFF confirms all three continental spots for ISL teams|publisher=Scroll.in|date=4 June 2020}}</ref>

Throughout the [[2020–21 I-League#First Phase|First Phase]], Churchill Brothers kept its dominance with an unbeaten run of 11 games, while in the [[2020–21 I-League#Second Phase|Second Phase]], Gokulam Kerala, Churchill Brothers and TRAU traded the lead several times throughout the [[2020–21 I-League#Championship Stage (Group A)|Championship Stage]]. Entering the final matchday, Gokulam Kerala were ahead on goal difference. However, with the Gokulam and TRAU facing off, either team could claim the title with a win. A draw in the Gokulam Kerala–TRAU match and a win were needed for Churchill Brothers to be crowned champions. The game ended in a 4–1 win for Gokulam, giving the ''Malabarians'' their first I-league title and qualification for the [[AFC Cup]]. [[NEROCA FC|NEROCA]] finished bottom of the [[2020–21 I-League#Relegation Stage|Relegation Stage]] and were to relegated, but were reinstated by AIFF after the viewing the situation of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/aiff-likely-to-keep-relegation-on-hold-in-i-league/articleshow/82306931.cms|title=AIFF likely to keep relegation on hold in I-League|date=29 April 2021|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

==Changes from last season==
===Changes in rules and regulations===
*AIFF has implemented the '3+1' foreigners rule from this season. Under this rule, each club will be allowed to field a maximum of four foreign players and one of those four foreign players must be from an [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] affiliated country.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Banerjee |first1=Debkalpa |title=ISL, I-League brace for upheaval as AIFF considers altering foreign player rules |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/isl-i-league-aiff-foreign-player-rules-change-6398508/ |access-date=19 June 2020 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=8 May 2020}}</ref>
*Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], this season's league format was shortened. All teams will face each other once in the first leg of the league, then they will be divided into two different groups. According to points table from first leg, top six teams will face each other once again in the [[2020–21 I-League#Championship|Championship stage]], where the team with most points (cumulative points collected from all fifteen matches) will be declared the winner of the league and qualify for the [[2022 AFC Cup|2022 AFC Cup group stage]]. The other five teams will play against each other in a [[2020–21 I-League#Relegation|Relegation stage]] where the team with the lowest points (cumulative points collected from all fourteen matches) will be relegated to the [[2021 I-League qualifiers|2nd Division League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/hero-i-league-2020-21-to-start-on-january-9|title=Hero I-League 2020-21 to start on January 9 with a new shorter format|date=7 November 2020|website=the-aiff.com|language=en|access-date=7 November 2020}}</ref>

===Number of clubs===
[[All India Football Federation]] (AIFF) issued an invitation to accept bids for new clubs from non I-League cities, like [[Delhi]], [[Gangtok]], [[Ranchi]], [[Jaipur]], [[Jodhpur]], [[Mangalore]], [[Bhopal]], [[Lucknow]], [[Kanpur]], [[Ahmedabad]] and [[Calicut]] among many others, to join the league from 2020 onwards. The invitation mentioned that the entity which wins the bid will be granted the right to own and operate a new football club.<ref>{{cite news |title=AIFF invites bids for new clubs to join Hero I-League 2020 onwards |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/aiff-invites-bids-for-new-clubs-to-join-hero-i-league-2020-onwards |access-date=19 June 2020 |work=AIFF |date=5 June 2020}}</ref> On 12 August, AIFF announced that [[Sudeva Delhi FC|Sudeva]] of [[Delhi]] would join the league from this season and [[Sreenidi Deccan FC|Sreenidi Deccan]], which is based in [[Hyderabad]], will be playing from [[Visakhapatnam]] from the following season.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sudeva and Sreenidhi granted playing rights in Hero I-League from 2020-21 and 2021-22 respectively|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/sudeva-and-sreenidhi-granted-playing-rights-in-hero-i-league-from-2020-21-and-2021-22-respectively|access-date=2020-08-12 |work=AIFF}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-12|title=Sudeva FC becomes first club from Delhi to play in I-League  |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/sudeva-fc-becomes-first-club-from-delhi-to-play-in-i-league/articleshow/77507451.cms|access-date=2020-08-12|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sreenidhi Football Club |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/club/12959 |access-date=13 August 2020 |work=AIFF}}</ref>

[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]] and [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]] moved to the [[Indian Super League]], when East Bengal joined the league as an expansion team, while [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]] and [[ATK (football club)|ATK]], the champions of [[2019–20 Indian Super League|2019–20 ISL season]], merged to play as [[ATK Mohun Bagan FC|ATK Mohun Bagan]] in the ISL.<ref>{{cite news |title=East Bengal to play in ISL 2020-21 - Mamata Banerjee|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/breaking-east-bengal-isl-2020-21-mamata-banerjee/1no4p7f42qcux1e0gk6vgnvtwv|access-date=9 September 2020|work=ISL |date=9 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/mohun-bagan-atk-merger-official-rpsg-group-majority-stake-isl-ileague-indian-football-news/article30576195.ece|title=Mohun Bagan, ATK announce merger; to play ISL next season|work=[[Sportstar]]|date=16 January 2020 |publisher=[[The Hindu]]|language=en|access-date=20 January 2020}}</ref>

====Promoted clubs====
Promoted from the [[2020 I-League qualifiers]]
* [[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Mohammedan secure coveted Hero I-League return after 2-0 win over Bhawanipore |url=https://i-league.org/mohammedan-secure-coveted-hero-i-league-return-after-2-0-win-over-bhawanipore/|date=16 October 2020 |website=i-league.org |publisher=AIFF |access-date=16 October 2020}}</ref>

====Relegated clubs====
Relegated from the [[2019–20 I-League]]
*None

==Teams==
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=== Stadiums and locations ===
Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India|COVID-19 pandemic]], all the matches will be played in a single venue. AIFF declared [[Kolkata]] as the venue on 14 August.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hero I-League and Hero 2nd division Qualifiers to be held in Kolkata|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/hero-i-league-and-hero-2nd-division-qualifiers-to-be-held-in-kolkata|access-date=2020-08-14|website=www.the-aiff.com}}</ref> Matches will be played in [[Salt Lake Stadium|Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan]], [[Kishore Bharati Krirangan]] and [[Mohun Bagan Ground]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fixtures Page {{!}} Hero I-League|url=https://i-league.org/fixtures-page/|access-date=2021-01-05|language=en-US}}</ref> in Kolkata, and [[Kalyani Stadium]] in [[Kalyani, West Bengal|Kalyani]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sudeva Delhi FC, Mohammedan SC to get Hero I-League 2020-21 underway on January 9|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/sudeva-delhi-fc-mohammedan-sc-to-get-hero-i-league-2020-21-underway-on-january-9|access-date=2020-12-09|website=www.the-aiff.com}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Stadium
!Capacity
!Location
|-
|[[Salt Lake Stadium|Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan]]
|85,000
|[[Salt Lake Stadium|Salt Lake]], [[Kolkata]]
|-
|[[Kishore Bharati Krirangan]]
|12,000
|[[Jadavpur|Jadavpore]], [[Kolkata]]
|-
|[[Mohun Bagan Ground]]
|20,000
|[[Maidan (Kolkata)|Maidan]], [[Kolkata]]
|-
|[[Kalyani Stadium|Kalyani Municipal Stadium]]
|20,000
|[[Kalyani, West Bengal|Kalyani]], [[Nadia district|Nadia]]
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Team
!Location
|-
|[[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]
|[[Aizawl]], [[Mizoram]]
|-
|[[Chennai City FC|Chennai City]]
|[[Coimbatore]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
|-
|[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
|[[Margao]], [[Goa]]
|-
|[[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]]
|[[Calicut]], [[Kerala]]
|-
|[[Indian Arrows]]
|[[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]
|-
|[[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
|[[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]]
|-
|[[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]
|[[Imphal]], [[Manipur]]
|-
|[[Real Kashmir FC|Real Kashmir]]
|[[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|-
|[[TRAU FC|TRAU]]
|[[Imphal]], [[Manipur]]
|-
|[[Sudeva Delhi FC|Sudeva Delhi]]
|[[New Delhi]], [[Delhi]]
|-
|[[RoundGlass Punjab]]
|[[Ludhiana]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|}

===Personnel and sponsorship===
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left; font-size:85%"
|-
!scope=col| Team
!scope=col| Head coach
!scope=col| Captain
!scope=col class=unsortable| Kit Manufacturer
!scope=col class=unsortable| Shirt Sponsor
|-
!scope=row  style="text-align: left;| [[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Yan Law]]
| {{flagicon|LBR}} [[Alfred Jaryan]]
| Vamos<ref>{{cite web|title=Aizawl FC announce Vamos as Kit Sponsor|website = [[Facebook]]|url=https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3693405940724896&id=521405447924977|date=20 November 2020}}</ref>
| NECS Limited<ref>{{cite news |last1=Das Sharma |first1=Amitabha |title=Aizawl looks to build future with own hands |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/aizawl-looks-to-build-future-with-own-hands/article22475363.ece |access-date=25 September 2020 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=19 January 2018}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row  style="text-align: left;| [[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]
| {{flagicon|SIN}} [[Satyasagara]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Charles Anandraj]]
| [[Nivia Sports]]<ref name="Nivia">{{cite web |title=Nivia Sports Official Website|url=https://www.niviasports.com/|publisher=[[Nivia Sports]]|access-date=13 December 2020}}</ref>
| [[TVS Group]]
|-
!scope=row  style="text-align: left;| [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Fernando Santiago Varela]]
| {{flagicon|CIV}} [[Bazie Armand]]
| [[Nivia Sports]]<ref name="Nivia"/>
| Churchill
|-
!scope=row  style="text-align: left;| [[Gokulam Kerala F.C.|Gokulam Kerala]]
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Vincenzo Alberto Annese]]
| {{flagicon|GHA}} [[Mohamed Awal]]
| SEGA<ref>{{cite web|title=Gokulam Kerala sign new kit sponsorship deal with SEGA Shoes|website=[[Facebook]]|url=https://www.facebook.com/113402189366682/posts/710204983019730/|access-date=6 December 2020}}</ref>
| Sree Gokulam Group<ref>{{cite web|title=The Club - Gokulam Kerala FC|url=https://www.gokulamkeralafc.com/the-club/|website=gokulamkeralafc.com|access-date=6 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row  style="text-align: left;| [[Indian Arrows]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Shanmugam Venkatesh]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Lalchhanhima Sailo (footballer)|Lalchhanhima Sailo]]
| SIX5SIX<ref>{{cite web|title=NEW YEAR, NEW KIT FOR INDIAN FOOTBALL|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/new-year-new-kit-for-indian-football|date=19 December 2018|access-date=7 November 2020}}</ref>
| [[Hero MotoCorp]]
|-
!scope=row  style="text-align: left;| [[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sankarlal Chakraborty]]
| {{flagicon|NGR}} [[Kingsley Obumneme]]
| Trak Only<ref>{{cite web|title=Mohammedan Sport club announce Trak Only as new kit sponsor|url=https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=306903040760840&id=230780765039735|website=Facebook.com|access-date=8 November 2020}}</ref>
| BunkerHill Sports<ref>{{cite web |title=Mohammedan Sporting Club - Official Website|url=http://www.mohammedansportingindia.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040519150953/http://mohammedansportingindia.com/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=19 May 2004|publisher=[[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]|access-date=13 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row  style="text-align: left;| [[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Gift Raikhan]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} Bishorjit Loitongbam
|Ambition Sportswear<ref>{{cite tweet |user=NerocaFC |author=[[NEROCA F.C.]] |number=1309504189035212800 |date=25 September 2020 |title=We are proud that Ambition Sportswear is the official partner of 20-21 kit sponsorship of NEROCA FC.|link=https://twitter.com/NerocaFC/status/1309504189035212800 |access-date=30 September 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20201025030050/https://twitter.com/NerocaFC/status/1309504189035212800 |archive-date=25 October 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|Grow Manipur Team<ref>{{cite web|title=The launching pad is on!|url=https://www.facebook.com/Nerocafc/posts/3852130798139512|website=Facebook.com|access-date=14 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row  style="text-align: left;| [[RoundGlass Punjab|Punjab]]
| {{flagicon|IRE}} [[Curtis Fleming]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Bikramjit Singh]]
| T10 Sports<ref>{{cite web |title=RoundGlass Punjab Football Club|url=https://www.t10sports.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=95_220|publisher=T10 Sports|access-date=13 December 2020}}</ref>
| RoundGlass Sports<ref>{{cite web |title=Real Kashmir FC: Official Website|date=11 April 2020|url=http://www.arunfoot.com/roundglass-sports-completes-100-acquisition-of-punjab-fc/|publisher=Arunava Chaudhuri|access-date=13 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row  style="text-align: left;| [[Real Kashmir F.C.|Real Kashmir]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[David Robertson (footballer, born 1968)|David Robertson]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Mason Robertson]]
| [[Adidas]]<ref name="RK">{{cite web|title=Real Kashmir FC: Official Website|url=https://www.realkashmirfc.com/|publisher=[[Real Kashmir FC]]|access-date=13 December 2020|archive-date=12 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212201216/https://www.realkashmirfc.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| Hotel CH2<ref name=RK/>
|-
!scope=row  style="text-align: left;| [[Sudeva Delhi FC|Sudeva Delhi]]
| {{flagicon|BHU}} [[Chencho Dorji]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ajay Singh (footballer)|Ajay Singh]]
| [[Puma (brand)|Puma]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Sudeva announce Puma as new Kit partner|url=https://www.facebook.com/242446759288274/posts/1504086409790963/|publisher=[[Sudeva Delhi FC]]|access-date=7 December 2020}}</ref>
| Liquid Life<ref>{{cite web |title=Our Sponsors & Partners|url=https://sudeva.in/our-sponsors/|publisher=[[Sudeva Delhi FC]]|access-date=13 December 2020}}</ref>

|-
!scope=row  style="text-align: left;| [[TRAU F.C.|TRAU]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[L.Nandakumar Singh|Nandakumar Singh]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} Phalguni Konsam
| Romi Bag<ref>{{cite web |title=ROMI BAG will be the kit partner for TRAU for this edition of I League. |url=https://www.facebook.com/officialtraufc/posts/4044473055568497 |website=facebook.com/officialtraufc |publisher=TRAU FC (facebook) |access-date=30 September 2020}}</ref>
| HVS Foundation
|}

===Managerial changes===
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left; font-size:90%"
|-
!scope=col| Team
!scope=col| Outgoing manager
!scope=col| Manner of departure
!scope=col| Date of vacancy
!scope=col class=unsortable| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
!scope=col| Position in table
!scope=col| Incoming manager
!scope=col| Date of appointment
! scope=col class=unsortable| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope=row style="text-align: left;| [[Gokulam Kerala F.C.|Gokulam Kerala]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Fernando Santiago Varela]]
| rowspan="1" | End of contract
| 17 August 2020
|<ref>{{cite web |title=GKFC bid adieu to Fernando Santiago Varela |url=https://www.gokulamkeralafc.com/gkfc-bid-adieu-to-fernando-santiago-varela/ |website=gokulamkeralafc.com |date=17 August 2020 |access-date=13 September 2020}}</ref>
| rowspan="3" align="center" | ''Pre-season''
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Vincenzo Alberto Annese]]
| 19 August 2020
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ajith Kumar |first1=P.K. |title=Gokulam Kerala FC appoints Italian Vincenzo Annese as coach |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/gokulam-kerala-fc-appoints-italian-vincenzo-alberto-annese-as-coach-i-league/article32394829.ece#:~:text=Gokulam%20Kerala%20FC%20appoints%20Italian%20Vincenzo%20Annese%20as%20coach&text=Vincenzo%20Alberto%20Annese%20is%20Gokulam,from%20Spaniard%20Fernando%20Santiago%20Varela. |access-date=13 September 2020 |work=[[Sportstar]] |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |date=1 August 2020}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row style="text-align: left;| [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mateus Costa]]
| End of interim period
| 23 September 2020
| <ref name="CB1"/>
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Fernando Santiago Varela]]
| 23 September 2020
|<ref name="CB1">{{cite web |last1=Joshi |first1=Rutvij |title=Fernando Santiago Varela appointed new Churchill Brothers head coach |url=https://khelnow.com/football/i-league-2020-21-churchill-brothers-head-coach-fernando-santiago-varela |website=khelnow.com |date=24 September 2020 |access-date=25 September 2020}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row style="text-align: left;| [[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]
| {{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Akbar Nawas]]
| Mutual consent
| 26 October 2020
| <ref>{{cite news |title=Chennai City FC and coach Akbar Nawas part ways |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/chennai-city-fc-and-coach-akbar-nawas-part-ways/article32945380.ece |access-date=27 October 2020 |work=[[Sportstar]] |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |date=26 October 2020}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Satyasagara]]
| 10 December 2020
| <ref>{{cite news |title=Chennai City FC name Satyasagara as new head coach|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/chennai-city-fc-name-satyasagara-as-new-head-coach/articleshow/79662657.cms|access-date=10 December 2020 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=10 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row style="text-align: left;| [[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Stanley Rozario]]
| Mutual consent
| 18 January 2021
| <ref name="The Times of India">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/aizawl-fc-part-ways-with-rozario/articleshow/80341739.cms|title = Aizawl FC part ways with Rozario &#124; Football News|website = [[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
| 10th
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Yan Law]]
| 19 January 2021
| <ref name="The Times of India"/>
|-
!scope=row style="text-align: left;| [[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
|{{Flagicon|ESP}} [[José Hevia]]
|Mutual consent
|19 February 2021
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-20|title=Mohammedan SC sack Jose Hevia, copy official statement from NorthEast United|url=https://thebridge.in/football/mohammedan-sack-jose-hevia-copy-official-statement-northeast-united/|access-date=2021-02-24|website=The Bridge|language=en-GB}}</ref>
|7th
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Sankarlal Chakraborty]]
|19 February 2021
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=I-League Live Streaming, Mohammedan Sporting Vs Chennai City: Preview, When And Where To Watch|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/sports-news-i-league-live-streaming-mohammedan-sporting-vs-chennai-city-preview-when-and-where-to-watch/375091|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.outlookindia.com/}}</ref>
|}

===Transfers===
{{Further|List of 2020–21 I-League season roster changes}}

==Foreign players==
<!-- ADD PLAYERS NAMES WHEN OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED OTHERWISE REFRAIN FROM ADDING -->

Minimum of three and maximum of four foreign players including one player from AFC—affiliated country per team.<ref>{{cite web |title=AIFF Implements '3+1' rule for I-League 2020-21 |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/football/article/aiff-change-i-league-foreign-players-rule-31-to-become-norm-from-2020-21-season/591767|publisher=[[Times Now]]|work=[[Indo-Asian News Service]]|date=14 May 2020 |access-date=14 May 2020}}</ref> Indian Arrows cannot sign any foreign players as they are a part of AIFF's developmental program. The newly joined team, [[Sudeva Delhi FC|Sudeva Delhi]] will field an all-Indian squad for its debut I-League season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sudeva to field an all-Indian team in Hero I-League 2020-21, confirms President Anuj Gupta|url=https://i-league.org/sudeva-to-field-an-all-indian-team-in-hero-i-league-2020-21-confirms-president-anuj-gupta/|website=i-league.org|access-date=23 August 2020}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
!scope=col width="200"|Team
!scope=col width="200"|Player 1
!scope=col width="200"|Player 2
!scope=col width="200"|Player 3
!scope=col width="200"|AFC Player
!scope=col width="200"|Former Player(s)
|-
!scope=row style="text-align: left;| [[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]
| {{flagicon|LBR}} [[Alfred Jaryan]]
| -
| -
| {{flagicon|NEP}} [[Abhishek Rijal]]
| {{flagicon|NGR}} [[Princewill Emeka]]<br /> {{flagicon|UGA}} [[Richard Kasagga]]
|-
!scope=row style="text-align: left;| [[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]
| {{flagicon|SER}} [[Vladimir Molerović]]
| {{flagicon|SER}} [[Demir Avdić]]
| {{flagicon|SER}} [[Elvedin Škrijelj]]
| {{flagicon|SIN}} [[Iqbal Hussain]]
|
|-
!scope=row style="text-align: left;| [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
| {{flagicon|HON}} [[Clayvin Zuniga]]  
| {{flagicon|CIV}} [[Bazie Armand]] 
| {{flagicon|SVN}} [[Luka Majcen]]
| {{flagicon|LBN}} [[Hamza Kheir]]
|
|-
!scope=row style="text-align: left;| [[Gokulam Kerala F.C.|Gokulam Kerala]]
| {{flagicon|GHA}} [[Philip Adjah]]
| {{flagicon|GHA}} [[Denny Antwi]]
| {{flagicon|GHA}} [[Mohamed Awal]]
| {{flagicon|AFG|2013}} [[Sharif Mukhammad]]
|
|-
!scope=row  style="text-align: left;| [[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
| {{flagicon|NGR}} [[Kingsley Obumneme]]
| {{flagicon|NGR}} John Chidi
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pedro Manzi]]
| {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Jamal Bhuyan]]
| {{flagicon|GHA}} [[Mohammed Fatau]] <br /> {{flagicon|NGA}} Raphael Onwrebe
|-
!scope=row style="text-align: left;| [[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]
| {{flagicon|LBR}} [[Varney Kallon]]
| {{flagicon|TRI}} [[Nathaniel Garcia]]
| {{flagicon|TRI}} [[Judah Garcia]]
| {{flagicon|NEP}} [[Prakash Budhathoki]]
|
|-
!scope=row style="text-align: left;| [[Punjab F.C.|Punjab]]
| {{flagicon|BHU}} [[Chencho Gyeltshen]]
| {{flagicon|Senegal}} [[Baba Diawara]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Joseba Beitia]]
| {{flagicon|NEP}} [[Kiran Chemjong]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Danilo Quipapá]]
|-
!scope=row style="text-align: left;| [[Real Kashmir F.C.|Real Kashmir]]
| {{flagicon|CMR}} [[Aser Pierrick Dipanda]]
| {{flagicon|NGR}} [[Lukman Adefemi]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Mason Robertson]]
| {{flagicon|AFG|2013}} [[Zohib Islam Amiri]]
|
|-
!scope=row style="text-align: left;| [[TRAU FC|TRAU]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Helder Lobato Ribeiro|Helder Lobato]]
| {{flagicon|NGR}} [[Joseph Olaleye]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Bruno Rodrigues 
| {{flagicon|TJK}} [[Komron Tursunov]]
|
|}

==First phase==
=== Standings ===
<onlyinclude><!--To include this table in a page, use
{{:2020–21 I-League}}
-->{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|show_groups=no
|update = complete
|source=[https://i-league.org/points-table/i-league/ I-League]

<!--Update team positions here-->
|team3=REK
|team5=TRA
|team2=PUN
|team6=MDS
|team7=AIZ
|team10=NER
|team8=SDA
|team4=GOK
|team1=CHB
|team9=CNC
|team11=IDA

<!--Update team results here and then (if needed positions above)-->
|win_AIZ=4 |draw_AIZ=3 |loss_AIZ=3 |gf_AIZ=13 |ga_AIZ=8 <!-- Aizawl -->
|win_CNC=3 |draw_CNC=0 |loss_CNC=7 |gf_CNC=7 |ga_CNC=19 <!-- Chennai City -->
|win_CHB=6 |draw_CHB=4 |loss_CHB=0 |gf_CHB=15 |ga_CHB=6 <!-- Churchill Brothers -->
|win_GOK=5 |draw_GOK=1 |loss_GOK=4 |gf_GOK=20 |ga_GOK=14 <!-- Gokulam Kerala -->
|win_IDA=1 |draw_IDA=1 |loss_IDA=8 |gf_IDA=6 |ga_IDA=31 <!-- Indian Arrows -->
|win_MDS=4 |draw_MDS=4 |loss_MDS=2 |gf_MDS=9 |ga_MDS=8 <!-- Mohammedan -->
|win_NER=2 |draw_NER=2 |loss_NER=6|gf_NER=13|ga_NER=15 <!-- NEROCA -->
|win_PUN=5 |draw_PUN=3 |loss_PUN=2 |gf_PUN=12 |ga_PUN=7 <!-- Punjab -->
|win_REK=4 |draw_REK=5 |loss_REK=1 |gf_REK=18 |ga_REK=9 <!-- Real Kashmir -->
|win_SDA=2 |draw_SDA=3 |loss_SDA=5 |gf_SDA=11 |ga_SDA=11 <!-- Sudeva Delhi -->
|win_TRA=4 |draw_TRA=4 |loss_TRA=2 |gf_TRA=17 |ga_TRA=13 <!-- TRAU -->

<!--Team definitions (wikilinks in table)-->
|name_AIZ=[[Aizawl FC|Aizawl]]
|name_CNC=[[Chennai City FC|Chennai City]]
|name_CHB=[[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers]]
|name_GOK=[[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]]
|name_IDA=[[Indian Arrows]]
|name_MDS=[[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
|name_NER=[[NEROCA FC|NEROCA]]
|name_PUN=[[RoundGlass Punjab|Punjab]]
|name_REK=[[Real Kashmir FC|Real Kashmir]]
|name_SDA=[[Sudeva Delhi FC|Sudeva Delhi]]
|name_TRA=[[TRAU FC|TRAU]]

<!--Update team qualifications here (defined below)-->
|result1=QC|result2=QC|result3=QC|result4=QC|result5=QC|result6=QC	
|result7=REL|result8=REL|result9=REL|result10=REL|result11=REL	

<!--Table settings and rules-->
|show_limit=5	
|class_rules=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	

<!--Qualification and relegation column definitions-->	
|res_col_header=QR	
|col_QC=green1|text_QC=Promote to '''Championship Stage (Group A)'''	
|col_REL=red1	
|text_REL=Demote to '''Relegation Stage (Group B)'''
}}
</onlyinclude>

=== Fixtures and results ===
All matches were played at neutral venues. The "home" and "away" are designated for administrative purposes.
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|source = [https://i-league.org/fixtures-page/i-league/ I-League]
|update = complete
|matches_style = FBR

<!--Update team positions here-->
|team3=REK
|team5=TRAU
|team7=AIZ
|team6=MDS
|team2=PUN
|team10=NER
|team8=SDA
|team4=GOK
|team1=CHB
|team9=CNC
|team11=IDA

<!--Team definitions (wikilinks in table)-->
|name_AIZ=[[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]
|name_CNC=[[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]
|name_CHB=[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
|name_GOK=[[Gokulam Kerala F.C.|Gokulam Kerala]]
|name_IDA=[[Indian Arrows]]
|name_MDS=[[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
|name_NER=[[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]
|name_PUN=[[RoundGlass Punjab|Punjab]]
|name_REK=[[Real Kashmir F.C.|Real Kashmir]]
|name_SDA=[[Sudeva Delhi FC|Sudeva Delhi]]
|name_TRAU=[[TRAU F.C.|TRAU]]

<!--Aizawl-->
|match_AIZ_CNC=—
|match_AIZ_CHB=—
|match_AIZ_GOK=2—0
|match_AIZ_IDA=1—1
|match_AIZ_MDS=3—0
|match_AIZ_NER=—
|match_AIZ_PUN=—
|match_AIZ_REK=1—3
|match_AIZ_SDA=1—1
|match_AIZ_TRAU=—

<!--Chennai City-->
|match_CNC_AIZ=0-3
|match_CNC_CHB=1-2
|match_CNC_GOK=—
|match_CNC_IDA=1-0
|match_CNC_MDS=—
|match_CNC_NER=—
|match_CNC_PUN=—
|match_CNC_REK=0—2
|match_CNC_SDA=0—4
|match_CNC_TRAU=—

<!--Churchill Brothers-->
|match_CHB_AIZ=0—0
|match_CHB_CNC=—
|match_CHB_GOK=—
|match_CHB_IDA=—
|match_CHB_MDS=—
|match_CHB_NER=1—0
|match_CHB_PUN=—
|match_CHB_REK=0—0
|match_CHB_SDA=2—0
|match_CHB_TRAU=1—1

<!--Gokulam Kerala-->
|match_GOK_AIZ=—
|match_GOK_CNC=1—2
|match_GOK_CHB=2-3
|match_GOK_IDA=4-0
|match_GOK_MDS=—
|match_GOK_NER=—
|match_GOK_PUN=4—3
|match_GOK_REK=0—0
|match_GOK_SDA=—
|match_GOK_TRAU=—

<!--Indian Arrows-->
|match_IDA_AIZ=—
|match_IDA_CNC=—
|match_IDA_CHB=2—5
|match_IDA_GOK=—
|match_IDA_MDS=1—0
|match_IDA_NER=0—4
|match_IDA_PUN=1—2
|match_IDA_REK=—
|match_IDA_SDA=—
|match_IDA_TRAU=1—5

<!--Mohammedan-->
|match_MDS_AIZ=—
|match_MDS_CNC=2—1
|match_MDS_CHB=0—0
|match_MDS_GOK=2—1
|match_MDS_IDA=—
|match_MDS_NER=0-0
|match_MDS_PUN=—
|match_MDS_REK=2-0
|match_MDS_SDA=—
|match_MDS_TRAU=—

<!--NEROCA-->
|match_NER_AIZ=[[Northeast Derby (I-League)|1-2]]
|match_NER_CNC=1-2
|match_NER_CHB=—
|match_NER_GOK=1—4
|match_NER_IDA=—
|match_NER_MDS=—
|match_NER_PUN=0-1
|match_NER_REK=—
|match_NER_SDA=—
|match_NER_TRAU=[[Northeast Derby (I-League)#Imphal Derby|1-1]]

<!--RG Punjab-->
|match_PUN_AIZ=1—0
|match_PUN_CNC=2—0
|match_PUN_CHB=0—1
|match_PUN_GOK=—
|match_PUN_IDA=—
|match_PUN_MDS=0—0
|match_PUN_NER=—
|match_PUN_REK=—
|match_PUN_SDA=0-0
|match_PUN_TRAU=—

<!--Real Kashmir-->
|match_REK_AIZ=—
|match_REK_CNC=—
|match_REK_CHB=—
|match_REK_GOK=—
|match_REK_IDA=6—0
|match_REK_MDS=—
|match_REK_NER=4-3
|match_REK_PUN=1-1
|match_REK_SDA=1—1
|match_REK_TRAU=1—1

<!--Sudeva Delhi-->
|match_SDA_AIZ=—
|match_SDA_CNC=—
|match_SDA_CHB=—
|match_SDA_GOK=0—1
|match_SDA_IDA=3—0
|match_SDA_MDS=0—1
|match_SDA_NER=0—2
|match_SDA_PUN=—
|match_SDA_REK=—
|match_SDA_TRAU=2-3

<!--TRAU-->
|match_TRAU_AIZ=[[Northeast Derby (I-League)|1-0]]
|match_TRAU_CNC=2—0
|match_TRAU_CHB=—
|match_TRAU_GOK=1—3
|match_TRAU_IDA=—
|match_TRAU_MDS=2—2
|match_TRAU_NER=—
|match_TRAU_PUN=0—2
|match_TRAU_REK=—
|match_TRAU_SDA=—
}}

=== Positions by matchday ===
{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=br|header=Matchday|sortable=yes
|team1=[[Aizawl FC|Aizawl]]
|team2=[[Chennai City FC|Chennai City]]
|team3=[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
|team4=[[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]]
|team5=[[Indian Arrows]]
|team6=[[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
|team7=[[NEROCA FC|NEROCA]]
|team8=[[RoundGlass Punjab|Punjab]]
|team9=[[Real Kashmir FC|Real Kashmir]]
|team10=[[Sudeva Delhi FC|Sudeva Delhi]]
|team11=[[TRAU FC|TRAU]]
| pos1= 9/10/6/7/3/4/8/8/5/7/7
| pos2= 2/7/9/10/7/6/9/9/9/9/9
| pos3= 1/1/1/1/1/1/1/3/1/1/1
| pos4= 8/5/10/3/4/6/9/4/4/3/4
| pos5= 11/11/11/11/11/11/11/11/11/11/11
| pos6= 3/3/3/4/6/7/4/5/7/6/6
| pos7= 7/9/4/6/10/10/10/10/10/10/10
| pos8= 4/6/8/9/9/5/2/1/2/4/2
| pos9= 5/2/2/5/5/2/3/2/3/2/3
| pos10=10/4/5/8/8/3/7/7/8/8/8
| pos11=6/8/7/2/2/8/5/6/6/5/5

| color_1-6 = green1 |text_1-6= Promotion to '''Championship stage (Group A)'''
| color_7-11 = red1 |text_7-11= Demotion to '''Relegation stage (Group B)'''
|toptext= The table lists the positions of teams after each round mentioned in official fixtures.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-08|title=I-League 2020-21 Fixtures Out: Debutants Sudeva Delhi FC and Mohammedan SC to Kickstart Season|url=https://www.news18.com/news/sports/i-league-2020-21-fixtures-out-debutants-sudeva-delhi-fc-and-mohammedan-sc-to-kickstart-season-3156407.html|access-date=2020-12-08|website=News18|language=en}}</ref>
|source=[https://i-league.org/sudeva-delhi-fc-mohammedan-sc-to-get-hero-i-league-2020-21-underway-on-january-9/ I-League]
}}

=== Results by games ===
{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=b|header=Match
|team1=[[Aizawl FC|Aizawl]]
|team2=[[Chennai City FC|Chennai City]]
|team3=[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
|team4=[[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]]
|team5=[[Indian Arrows]]
|team6=[[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
|team7=[[NEROCA FC|NEROCA]]
|team8=[[RoundGlass Punjab|Punjab]]
|team9=[[Real Kashmir FC|Real Kashmir]]
|team10=[[Sudeva Delhi FC|Sudeva Delhi]]
|team11=[[TRAU FC|TRAU]]
| pos1= L/W/D/W/D/L/D/W/L/W
| pos2= W/L/L/W/L/W/L/L/L/L
| pos3= W/D/W/W/D/D/D/W/W/W
| pos4= L/W/L/W/D/L/W/W/W/L
| pos5= L/L/L/D/L/L/L/W/L/L
| pos6= W/D/D/D/D/W/L/L/W/W
| pos7= D/W/L/L/D/L/L/W/L/L
| pos8= W/L/L/D/D/W/W/W/D/W
| pos9= D/W/D/D/W/D/W/D/W/L
| pos10=L/W/D/L/D/W/D/L/L/L
| pos11=D/D/D/W/D/L/W/L/W/W

|color_W=green2|text_W=Win
|color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw
|color_L=red2|text_L=Loss

|source=[https://i-league.org/sudeva-delhi-fc-mohammedan-sc-to-get-hero-i-league-2020-21-underway-on-january-9/ I-League]
}}

==Second phase==
===Championship stage (Group A)===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL	
|res_col_header=Q	
|sortable_table=y
|source=[https://i-league.org/points-table/i-league/ I-League]		
|team2=CHB |name_CHB=[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
|team1=GOK |name_GOK=[[Gokulam Kerala F.C.|Gokulam Kerala]]
|team5=REK |name_REK=[[Real Kashmir F.C.|Real Kashmir]]	
|team3=TRA |name_TRA=[[TRAU F.C.|TRAU]]
|team6=MDS |name_MDS =[[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]	
|team4=PUN |name_PUN =[[RoundGlass Punjab|Punjab]]	

|update= complete
|win_CHB=8 |draw_CHB=5 |loss_CHB=2
|gf_CHB=22 |ga_CHB=17
|win_GOK=9 |draw_GOK=2 |loss_GOK=4 |gf_GOK=31 |ga_GOK=17 |
|win_REK=5 |draw_REK=6 |loss_REK=4 |gf_REK=23 |ga_REK=18 |
|win_PUN=6 |draw_PUN=4 |loss_PUN=5 |gf_PUN=18 |ga_PUN=15| 	
|win_MDS=5 |draw_MDS=5 |loss_MDS=5 |gf_MDS=18 |ga_MDS=20 |
|win_TRA=7 |draw_TRA=5 |loss_TRA=3 |gf_TRA=27 |ga_TRA=19 
	
<!--Update team qualifications here (defined below)-->
|result1=ACPO 
	
<!--Table settings and rules-->	
|show_limit=5	
|class_rules=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	
<!--Qualification and relegation column definitions-->
|col_ACPO=green1 |text_ACPO='''Champions''' and Qualification for [[2022 AFC Cup|2022 AFC Cup group stage]]	
}}

====Fixtures and results====
All matches were played at neutral venues. The "home" and "away" are designated for administrative purposes.
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|source = [https://i-league.org/fixtures-page/i-league/ I-League]
|update = complete
|matches_style = FBR

<!--Update team positions here-->
|team5=REK
|team6=TRAU
|team4=PUN
|team3=MDS
|team2=GOK
|team1=CHB

<!--Team definitions (wikilinks in table)-->
|name_CHB=[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
|name_GOK=[[Gokulam Kerala F.C.|Gokulam Kerala]]
|name_MDS=[[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
|name_PUN=[[RoundGlass Punjab|Punjab]]
|name_REK=[[Real Kashmir F.C.|Real Kashmir]]
|name_TRAU=[[TRAU F.C.|TRAU]]

<!--Churchill Brothers-->
|match_CHB_GOK=0-3
|match_CHB_MDS=1-4
|match_CHB_PUN=3-2
|match_CHB_REK=—
|match_CHB_TRAU=—

<!--Gokulam Kerala-->
|match_GOK_CHB=—
|match_GOK_MDS=—
|match_GOK_PUN=—
|match_GOK_REK=1-1
|match_GOK_TRAU=4-1

<!--Mohammedan-->
|match_MDS_CHB=—
|match_MDS_GOK=1-2
|match_MDS_PUN=—
|match_MDS_REK=—
|match_MDS_TRAU=0-4

<!--RG Punjab-->
|match_PUN_CHB=—
|match_PUN_GOK=0-1
|match_PUN_MDS=3-3
|match_PUN_REK=1-0
|match_PUN_TRAU=—

<!--Real Kashmir-->
|match_REK_CHB=1-2
|match_REK_GOK=—
|match_REK_MDS=2-1
|match_REK_PUN=—
|match_REK_TRAU=1-3

<!--TRAU-->
|match_TRAU_CHB=1-1
|match_TRAU_GOK=—
|match_TRAU_MDS=—
|match_TRAU_PUN=1-0
|match_TRAU_REK=—
}}

====Positions by matchday====
{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=br|header=Matchday|sortable=yes
|team1=[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
|team2=[[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]]
|team3=[[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
|team4=[[RoundGlass Punjab|Punjab]]
|team5=[[Real Kashmir FC|Real Kashmir]]
|team6=[[TRAU FC|TRAU]]
| pos1= 1/1/2/3/2
| pos2= 3/2/3/1/1
| pos3= 6/6/4/5/6
| pos4= 4/4/5/4/4
| pos5= 5/5/6/6/5
| pos6= 2/3/1/2/3

| color_P = green1| color_R = red1
| color_1 = green1
|toptext= The table lists the positions of teams after each round mentioned in official fixtures.
|source=[https://i-league.org/sudeva-delhi-fc-mohammedan-sc-to-get-hero-i-league-2020-21-underway-on-january-9/ I-League]
}}

====Results by games====
{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=b|header=Match
|team1=[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
|team2=[[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]]
|team3=[[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
|team4=[[RoundGlass Punjab|Punjab]]
|team5=[[Real Kashmir FC|Real Kashmir]]
|team6=[[TRAU FC|TRAU]]
| pos1= W/L/L/D/W
| pos2= W/W/D/W/W
| pos3= L/D/W/L/L
| pos4= L/D/L/W/L
| pos5= L/L/D/L/W
| pos6= W/W/W/D/L

|color_W=green2|text_W=Win
|color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw
|color_L=red2|text_L=Loss

|source=[https://i-league.org/sudeva-delhi-fc-mohammedan-sc-to-get-hero-i-league-2020-21-underway-on-january-9/ I-League]
}}

===Relegation stage (Group B)===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q	
|sortable_table=y	
|source=[https://i-league.org/points-table/i-league/ I-League]
|team4=IDA |name_IDA =[[Indian Arrows]]
|team1=AIZ |name_AIZ=[[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]	
|team3=CNC |name_CNC =[[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]	
|team2=SDA |name_SDA =[[Sudeva Delhi FC|Sudeva Delhi]]
|team5=NER |name_NER =[[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]

|win_AIZ=7 |draw_AIZ=3 |loss_AIZ=4 |gf_AIZ=21 |ga_AIZ=12
|win_CNC=5 |draw_CNC=0 |loss_CNC=9 |gf_CNC=16 |ga_CNC=25 
|win_NER=2 |draw_NER=2 |loss_NER=10|gf_NER=14|ga_NER=22
|win_IDA=3 |draw_IDA=1 |loss_IDA=10 |gf_IDA=11 |ga_IDA=38 
|win_SDA=5 |draw_SDA=3 |loss_SDA=6 |gf_SDA=16 |ga_SDA=14
	
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|note_NER=[[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]] were relegated, but were reinstated by AIFF after the viewing the situation of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/aiff-likely-to-keep-relegation-on-hold-in-i-league/articleshow/82306931.cms|title=AIFF likely to keep relegation on hold in I-League|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=29 April 2021}}</ref>
|note_SDA=[[Sudeva Delhi FC|Sudeva Delhi]] were exempted from relegation for this season, as they had achieved a direct entry into the league.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sudeva FC wins bid for direct entry into the I-League - All you need to know {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/i-league-sudeva-fc-indian-football-bid-direct-entry/1io5mxr5jcxez19kjlzufx7fc2|access-date=2021-03-01|website=www.goal.com}}</ref>
|note_IDA=[[Indian Arrows]] were exempted from relegation, as they are an AIFF developmental team.	
<!--Table settings and rules-->	
|show_limit=5	
|class_rules=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

|update = complete	
<!--Qualification and relegation column definitions-->
|col_ACPO=red3 |text_ACPO='''Withdrew'''
}}

====Fixtures and results====
All matches were played at neutral venues. The "home" and "away" are designated for administrative purposes.
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|source = [https://i-league.org/fixtures-page/i-league/ I-League]
|update = complete
|matches_style = FBR

<!--Update team positions here-->
|team1=AIZ
|team2=NER
|team3=SDA
|team4=CNC
|team5=IDA

<!--Team definitions (wikilinks in table)-->
|name_AIZ=[[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]
|name_CNC=[[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]
|name_IDA=[[Indian Arrows]]
|name_NER=[[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]
|name_SDA=[[Sudeva Delhi FC|Sudeva Delhi]]


<!-- Aizawl  -->
|match_AIZ_CNC=—
|match_AIZ_SDA=2-1
|match_AIZ_NER=—
|match_AIZ_IDA=1-2

<!-- Chennai City  -->
|match_CNC_AIZ=1-3
|match_CNC_SDA=1-2
|match_CNC_NER=—
|match_CNC_IDA=—

<!-- Sudeva  -->
|match_SDA_AIZ=—
|match_SDA_CNC=—
|match_SDA_NER=1-0
|match_SDA_IDA=1-0

<!-- NEROCA  -->
|match_NER_AIZ=[[Northeast Derby (I-League)|0-1]]
|match_NER_CNC=1-2
|match_NER_SDA=—
|match_NER_IDA=—

<!-- Indian Arrows  --> 
|match_IDA_AIZ=—
|match_IDA_CNC=0-5
|match_IDA_SDA=—
|match_IDA_NER=3-0
}}

====Positions by matchday====
{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=br|header=Matchday|sortable-yes
|team1=[[Aizawl FC|Aizawl]]
|team2=[[Chennai City FC|Chennai City]]
|team3=[[Indian Arrows]]
|team4=[[NEROCA FC|NEROCA]]
|team5=[[Sudeva Delhi FC|Sudeva Delhi]]
| pos1= 1/1/1/1/1
| pos2= 3/3/3/3/3
| pos3= 5/5/4/4/4
| pos4= 4/4/5/5/5
| pos5= 2/2/2/2/2

| color_P = green1
|toptext= The table lists the positions of teams after each round mentioned in official fixtures.
|source=[https://i-league.org/sudeva-delhi-fc-mohammedan-sc-to-get-hero-i-league-2020-21-underway-on-january-9/ I-League]
}}

=== Results by games ===
{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=b|header=Match
|team1=[[Aizawl FC|Aizawl]]
|team2=[[Chennai City FC|Chennai City]]
|team3=[[Indian Arrows]]
|team4=[[NEROCA FC|NEROCA]]
|team5=[[Sudeva Delhi FC|Sudeva Delhi]]
| pos1= W/L/W/W
| pos2= L/W/L/W
| pos3= W/L/W/L
| pos4= L/L/L/L
| pos5= W/W/W/L

|color_W=green2|text_W=Win
|color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw
|color_L=red2|text_L=Loss

|source=[https://i-league.org/sudeva-delhi-fc-mohammedan-sc-to-get-hero-i-league-2020-21-underway-on-january-9/ I-League]
}}

==Final standings==
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL	
|res_col_header=Q	
|sortable_table=y
|source=[https://i-league.org/points-table/i-league/ I-League]		
|team2=CHB |name_CHB=[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
|team1=GOK |name_GOK=[[Gokulam Kerala F.C.|Gokulam Kerala]]|status_GOK=C
|team5=REK |name_REK=[[Real Kashmir F.C.|Real Kashmir]]	
|team3=TRA |name_TRA=[[TRAU F.C.|TRAU]]
|team6=MDS |name_MDS =[[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]	
|team4=PUN |name_PUN =[[RoundGlass Punjab|Punjab]]	
|team10=IDA |name_IDA =[[Indian Arrows]]
|team7=AIZ |name_AIZ=[[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]	
|team9=CNC |name_CNC =[[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]	
|team8=SDA |name_SDA =[[Sudeva Delhi FC|Sudeva Delhi]]
|team11=NER |name_NER =[[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]
|update= complete
|win_CHB=8 |draw_CHB=5 |loss_CHB=2
|gf_CHB=22 |ga_CHB=17
|win_GOK=9 |draw_GOK=2 |loss_GOK=4 |gf_GOK=31 |ga_GOK=17 |
|win_REK=5 |draw_REK=6 |loss_REK=4 |gf_REK=23 |ga_REK=18 |
|win_PUN=6 |draw_PUN=4 |loss_PUN=5 |gf_PUN=18 |ga_PUN=15| 	
|win_MDS=5 |draw_MDS=5 |loss_MDS=5 |gf_MDS=18 |ga_MDS=20 |
|win_TRA=7 |draw_TRA=5 |loss_TRA=3 |gf_TRA=27 |ga_TRA=19 
|win_AIZ=7 |draw_AIZ=3 |loss_AIZ=4 |gf_AIZ=21 |ga_AIZ=12
|win_CNC=5 |draw_CNC=0 |loss_CNC=9 |gf_CNC=16 |ga_CNC=25 
|win_NER=2 |draw_NER=2 |loss_NER=10|gf_NER=14|ga_NER=22
|win_IDA=3 |draw_IDA=1 |loss_IDA=10 |gf_IDA=11 |ga_IDA=38 
|win_SDA=5 |draw_SDA=3 |loss_SDA=6 |gf_SDA=16 |ga_SDA=14	
<!--Update team qualifications here (defined below)-->
|result1=ACPO 
	
<!--Table settings and rules-->	
|show_limit=5	
|class_rules=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	
<!--Qualification and relegation column definitions-->
|col_ACPO=green1 
}}

==Season statistics==
===Scoring===
{{updated|27 March 2021}}

====Top scorers====
''The table includes only the top 10 goalscorers of this season.''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
|-
!Rank
!Player
!Club
!Goals
|-
|1
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Bidyashagar Singh]]
|TRAU
|12
|-
| rowspan="2" |2
| align="left" |{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Luka Majcen]]
| align="left" |Churchill Brothers
| rowspan="2" |11
|-
| align="left" |{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Denny Antwi]]
| align="left" |Gokulam Kerala
|-
|4
| align="left" |{{flagicon|Honduras}} [[Clayvin Zuniga]]
| align="left" |Churchill Brothers
|8
|-
|5
| align="left" |{{flagicon|BHU}} [[Chencho Gyeltshen]]
| align="left" |Punjab
|7
|-
| rowspan="4" |6
|{{flagicon|TJK}} [[Komron Tursunov]]
|TRAU
| rowspan="4" |6
|-
| align="left" |{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Mason Robertson]]
|Real Kashmir
|-
|{{Flagicon|ESP}} [[Pedro Manzi]]
|Mohammedan
|-
|{{Flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Lukman Adefemi]]
|Real Kashmir
|-
|10
|{{Flagicon|Ghana}} [[Philip Adjah]]
|Gokulam Kerala
|5
|-
! colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" | <small>Source: [https://i-league.org/statistics-league/i-league/ I-League]</small>
|}

====Top Indian scorers====
''The table includes only the list of top Indian goalscorers with more than 2 goals in this season.''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
|-
!Rank
!Player
!Club
!Goals
|-
|1
|[[Bidyashagar Singh|Bidyasagar Singh]]
|TRAU
|12
|-
| rowspan="11" |2
|[[Mc Malsawmzuala|MC Malsawmzuala]]
|Aizawl
| rowspan="11" |3
|-
|[[Lalremsanga Fanai]]
|Aizawl
|-
|[[William Pauliankhum]]
|Sudeva Delhi
|-
|[[Harsh Patre]]
|Indian Arrows
|-
|Vineeth Velmurugan
|Chennai City
|-
|Konsam Phalguni Singh
|TRAU
|-
|[[Brandon Vanlalremdika]]
|Aizawl
|-
|[[Kean Lewis]]
|Sudeva Delhi
|-
|[[Danish Farooq Bhat]]
|Real Kashmir
|-
|[[Emil Benny]]
|Gokulam Kerala
|-
|Songpu Singsit
|NEROCA
|-
! colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" | <small>Source: [https://i-league.org/statistics-league/i-league/ I-League]</small>
|}

====Top assists====
''The table includes only the top 10 assist providers of the season.''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
|-
!Rank
!Player
!Club
!Assists
|-
|1
|{{Flagicon|Ghana}} [[Denny Antwi]]
|Gokulam Kerala
|7
|-
|2
|{{Flagicon|TJK}} [[Komron Tursunov]]
|TRAU
|6
|-
|3
| align="left" |{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sena Ralte]]
|Real Kashmir
|5
|-
| rowspan="3" |4
|{{Flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Joseph Olaleye]]
|TRAU
| rowspan="3" |4
|-
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Tirthankar Sarkar]]
|Mohammedan
|-
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Deepak Devrani]]
|Gokulam Kerala
|-
| rowspan="4" |7
| align="left" |{{flagicon|IND}} Songpu Singsit
| align="left" |NEROCA
| rowspan="4" |3
|-
|{{Flagicon|SVN}} [[Luka Majcen]]
|Churchill Brothers
|-
| align="left" |{{Flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} [[Nathaniel Garcia]]
| align="left" |NEROCA
|-
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Bryce Miranda]]
|Churchill Brothers
|-
! colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" | <small>Source: [https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/hero-i-league-2020-2021/regular-season/50051/ Global Sports Archive]</small>
|}

==== Hat-tricks ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Player !! Club !! Against !! Goals !! Date
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{Flagicon|India}} [[Bidyashagar Singh]]
| rowspan="2" |[[TRAU FC|TRAU]]
|[[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
| rowspan="2" |3
|5 March 2021
|-
|[[Real Kashmir FC|Real Kashmir]]
|10 March 2021
|-
|{{flagicon|HON}} [[Clayvin Zuniga]]
|[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
|[[Indian Arrows]]
|3
|10 January 2021
|-
|{{Flagicon|NGR}} [[Lukman Adefemi]]
|[[Real Kashmir FC|Real Kashmir]]
|[[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]
|3
|13 February 2021
|}

===Clean Sheets===
{{updated|21 March 2021}}
''The table includes only the list of top goalkeepers with more than 1 cleansheet in this season.''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Rank
!Player
!Club
!Clean<br />sheets
|-
|1
| align="left" |{{flagicon|NEP}} [[Kiran Chemjong]]
| align="left" |Punjab
|7
|-
| rowspan="2" |2
| align="left" |{{Flagicon|India}} Mithun Samanta
| align="left" |Real Kashmir
| rowspan="2" |5
|-
| align="left" |{{Flagicon|India}} [[Rakshit Dagar]]
| align="left" |Sudeva Delhi
|-
| rowspan="2" |4
| align="left" |{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Shibinraj Kunniyil]]
| align="left" |Churchill Brothers
| rowspan="2" |4
|-
| align="left" |{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Ubaid CK|Ubaid Kadavath]]
| align="left" |Gokulam Kerala
|-
| rowspan="3" |6
| align="left" |{{Flagicon|India}} Subham Roy
| align="left" |Mohammedan
| rowspan="3" |3
|-
| align="left" |{{Flagicon|IND}} Lalmuansanga
| align="left" |Aizawl
|-
| align="left" |{{Flagicon|India}} Bishorjit Singh
| align="left" |NEROCA
|-
| rowspan="4" |9
| align="left" |{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Shilton Paul]]
| align="left" |Churchill Brothers
| rowspan="4" |2
|-
| align="left" |{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Ahan Prakash]]
| align="left" |Indian Arrows
|-
| align="left" |{{Flagicon|IND}} Amrit Gope
| align="left" |TRAU
|-
| align="left" |{{Flagicon|India}} [[Zothanmawia]]
| align="left" |Aizawl
|-
! colspan="4" style="text-align:right;" |<small>Source: [https://i-league.org/statistics-league/i-league/ I-League]</small>
|}

=== Discipline ===
{{updated|27 March 2021}}
* Most yellow cards: '''5'''<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Statistics {{!}} Hero I-League|url=https://i-league.org/statistics-league/i-league/|language=en-US}}</ref>
** [[Lalrindika Ralte]] (Real Kashmir)
**[[Sairuat Kima]] (Sudeva Delhi)
<!--NO LIVE UPDATES, PLEASE WAIT UNTIL SOURCES UPDATED-->
* Most red cards: '''2'''<ref name=":2" />
**[[Vincy Barretto]] (Gokulam Kerala)
<!--NO LIVE UPDATES, PLEASE WAIT UNTIL SOURCES UPDATED-->

==Awards==
<!-- PLEASE DO NOT ADD AWARDS WHICH CANNOT BE VERIFIED FROM OFFICIAL WEBSITE. -->
* '''Match 1 - Match 55''' = '''''<u>First Phase</u>'''''
* '''Match 56 - Match 80''' = '''''<u>Second Phase</u>'''''

===Hero of the Match===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Match No.
! colspan="2"|Hero of the Match
! rowspan="2" |Match No.
! colspan="2" |Hero of the Match
! rowspan="2" |Match No.
! colspan="2" |Hero of the Match
|-
!Player
!Club
!Player
!Club
!Player
!Club
|-
! Match 1
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Faisal Ali (footballer)|Faisal Ali]]
| [[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
!Match 28
|{{Flagicon|IND}} Lalmuansanga
|[[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]
!Match 55
|{{flagicon|NEP}} [[Kiran Kumar Limbu]]
|[[RoundGlass Punjab FC|Punjab]]
|-
! Match 2
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pritam Singh (footballer)|Pritam Singh]]
| [[RoundGlass Punjab FC|Punjab]]
!Match 29
|{{Flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Aser Pierrick Dipanda|Dipanda Dicka]]
|[[Real Kashmir FC|Real Kashmir]]
!Match 56
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Suresh Meitei]]
|[[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers]]
|-
! Match 3
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Vijay Nagappan]]
| [[Chennai City FC|Chennai City]]
!Match 30
|{{Flagicon|BHU}} [[Chencho Gyeltshen]]
|[[Punjab FC|Punjab]]
!Match 57
|{{Flagicon|India}} [[Bidyashagar Singh]]
|[[TRAU FC|TRAU]]
|-
!Match 4
|{{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[Helder Lobato Ribeiro]]
|[[TRAU FC|TRAU]]
!Match 31
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Asheer Akhtar]]
|[[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
! Match 58
|{{Flagicon|Ghana}} [[Denny Antwi]]
|[[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]]
|-
!Match 5
|{{Flagicon|Honduras}} [[Clayvin Zuniga]]
|[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
!Match 32
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Shilton Paul]]
|[[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers]]
!Match 59
|{{Flagicon|India}} [[Sairuat Kima]]
|[[Sudeva Delhi FC|Sudeva Delhi]]
|-
!Match 6
|{{Flagicon|Ghana}} [[Denny Antwi]]
|[[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]]
!Match 33
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Shankar Sampingiraj]]
|[[Chennai City FC|Chennai City]]
!Match 60
|{{flagicon|IND}} Halen Nongtdu
|[[Indian Arrows]]
|-
!Match 7
|{{Flagicon|India}} [[Kean Lewis]]
|[[Sudeva Delhi FC|Sudeva Delhi]]
!Match 34
|{{Flagicon|Senegal}} [[Baba Diawara]]
|[[Punjab FC|Punjab]]
!Match 61
|{{Flagicon|BHU}} [[Chencho Gyeltshen]]
|[[Punjab FC|Punjab]]
|-
!Match 8
|{{Flagicon|India}} [[Bryce Miranda]]
|[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
!Match 35
|{{flagicon|IND}} Amrit Gope
|[[TRAU FC|TRAU]]
!Match 62
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Bidyashagar Singh]]
|[[TRAU FC|TRAU]]
|-
!Match 9
|{{Flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Aser Pierrick Dipanda|Dipanda Dicka]]
|[[Real Kashmir FC|Real Kashmir]]
!Match 36
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Emil Benny]]
| [[Gokulam Kerala F.C.|Gokulam Kerala]]
!Match 63
|{{Flagicon|Ghana}} [[Denny Antwi]]
|[[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]]
|-
!Match 10
|{{Flagicon|India}} Yumkhaibam Singh
|[[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]
!Match 37
| {{flagicon|NEP}} [[Kiran Kumar Limbu]]
| [[RoundGlass Punjab FC|Punjab]]
!Match 64
|{{Flagicon|IND}} Lalliansanga
|[[Aizawl FC|Aizawl]]
|-
!Match 11
|{{Flagicon|Lebanon}} [[Hamza Kheir]]
|[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
!Match 38
| {{flagicon|NGR}}[[Lukman Adefemi]]
| [[Real Kashmir FC|Real Kashmir]]
!Match 65
|{{Flagicon|India}} Jockson Dhas
|[[Chennai City FC|Chennai City]]
|-
!Match 12
|{{Flagicon|TJK}} [[Komron Tursunov]]
|[[TRAU FC|TRAU]]
!Match 39
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ahan Prakash]]
| [[Indian Arrows]]
!Match 66
|{{Flagicon|India}} [[Naocha Singh]]
|[[Gokulam Kerala F.C.|Gokulam Kerala]]
|-
!Match 13
|{{Flagicon|India}} [[Shaiborlang Kharpan]]
|[[Sudeva Delhi FC|Sudeva Delhi]]
!Match 40
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Rakshit Dagar]]
| [[Sudeva Delhi FC|Sudeva Delhi]]
!Match 67
|{{flagicon|TJK}} [[Komron Tursunov]]
|[[TRAU FC|TRAU]]
|-
!Match 14
|{{Flagicon|India}} [[Mc Malsawmzuala|MC Malsawmzuala]]
|[[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]
!Match 41
| {{Flagicon|IND}} [[R Malsawmtluanga]]
| [[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]
!Match 68
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pedro Manzi]]
| [[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
|-
!Match 15
|{{Flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} [[Judah Garcia]]
|[[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]
!Match 42
|{{Flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Aser Pierrick Dipanda|Dipanda Dicka]]
|[[Real Kashmir FC|Real Kashmir]]
!Match 69
|{{Flagicon|India}} Parthib Gogoi
|[[Indian Arrows]]
|-
!Match 16
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Bidyashagar Singh]]
|[[TRAU FC|TRAU]]
!Match 43
| {{flagicon|SVN}} [[Luka Majcen]]
| [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
!Match 70
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Gursimrat Singh Gill]]
|[[Sudeva Delhi FC|Sudeva Delhi]]
|-
!Match 17
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Sajad Hussain Parray]]
|[[Indian Arrows]]
!Match 44
| {{flagicon|IND}} Bishorjit Singh
| [[NEROCA FC|NEROCA]]
!Match 71
|{{Flagicon|India}} Shubho Paul
|[[Sudeva Delhi FC|Sudeva Delhi]]
|-
!Match 18
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Ruivah Hormipam]]
|[[Punjab FC|Punjab]]
!Match 45
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Vincy Barretto]]
| [[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]]
!Match 72
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Brandon Vanlalremdika]]
|[[Aizawl FC|Aizawl]]
|-
!Match 19
|{{Flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Luka Majcen]]
|[[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers]]
!Match 46
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Mason Robertson]]
| [[Real Kashmir FC|Real Kashmir]]
!Match 73
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Konsam Phalguni Singh]]
|[[TRAU FC|TRAU]]
|-
!Match 20
|{{Flagicon|Ghana}} [[Philip Adjah]]
|[[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]]
!Match 47
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Vincy Barretto]]
| [[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]]
!Match 74
|{{Flagicon|Ghana}} [[Denny Antwi]]
|[[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]]
|-
!Match 21
|{{Flagicon|Nepal}} [[Kiran Chemjong]]
|[[Punjab FC|Punjab]]
!Match 48
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Suraj Rawat]]
| [[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
!Match 75
|{{Flagicon|BHU}} [[Chencho Gyeltshen]]
|[[Punjab FC|Punjab]]
|-
!Match 22
|{{Flagicon|Serbia}} [[Elvedin Škrijelj]]
|[[Chennai City FC|Chennai City]]
!Match 49
|{{Flagicon|Honduras}} [[Clayvin Zuniga]]
|[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
!Match 76
|{{Flagicon|Serbia}} [[Vladimir Molerović]]
|[[Chennai City FC|Chennai City]]
|-
!Match 23
|{{Flagicon|India}} [[Bidyashagar Singh]]
|[[TRAU FC|TRAU]]
!Match 50
|{{flagicon|TJK}} [[Komron Tursunov]]
|[[TRAU FC|TRAU]]
!Match 77
|{{Flagicon|India}} Rohmingthanga Bawlte
|[[Aizawl FC|Aizawl]]
|-
!Match 24
|{{Flagicon|IND}} PC Laldinpuia
|[[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]
!Match 51
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pedro Manzi]]
| [[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
!Match 78
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Dharmaraj Ravanan]]
| [[Real Kashmir FC|Real Kashmir]]
|-
!Match 25
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Emil Benny]]
|[[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]]
!Match 52
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Konsam Phalguni Singh]]
|[[TRAU FC|TRAU]]
!Match 79
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Emil Benny]]
|[[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]]
|-
!Match 26
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Ngangbam Naocha]]
|[[Sudeva Delhi FC|Sudeva Delhi]] 
!Match 53
| {{flagicon|IND}} Lalmuansanga
| [[Aizawl FC|Aizawl]]
!Match 80
|{{Flagicon|Honduras}} [[Clayvin Zuniga]]
|[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
|-
!Match 27
|{{Flagicon|IND}} Subham Roy
|[[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
!Match 54
|{{Flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Luka Majcen]]
|[[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers]]
! colspan="3" align="right" |Source: [https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/i-league The AIFF]
|}

== Season awards ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Award
!Winner
!Club
|-
|Hero of the League
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Bidyashagar Singh]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=I-League 2020-21: List of Award Winners as TRAU FC Win Maximum Accolades|url=https://www.news18.com/news/sports/i-league-2020-21-list-of-award-winners-as-trau-fc-win-maximum-accolades-3581582.html|access-date=2021-03-27|website=News18|date=27 March 2021|language=en}}</ref>
|[[TRAU FC|TRAU]]
|-
|[[I-League Golden Boot|Golden Boot]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Bidyashagar Singh]]<ref name=":1" />
|[[TRAU FC|TRAU]]
|-
|Golden Glove
|{{flagicon|NEP}} [[Kiran Chemjong]]<ref name=":1" />
|[[RoundGlass Punjab FC|Punjab]]
|-
|[[Jarnail Singh (footballer)|Jarnail Singh]] Award (Best Defender)
|{{flagicon|Lebanon}} [[Hamza Kheir]]<ref name=":1" />
|[[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers]]
|-
|Best Midfielder
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Konsam Phalguni Singh]]<ref name=":1" />
|[[TRAU FC|TRAU]]
|-
|[[Syed Abdul Rahim]] Award (Best Coach)
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[L.Nandakumar Singh|Leimapokpam Nandakumar Singh]]<ref name=":1" />
|[[TRAU FC|TRAU]]
|-
|Emerging Player of the League
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Emil Benny]]<ref name=":1" />
|[[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]]
|-
|}

==Team of the season==
{{football squad on pitch|align=center
| GK_nat  = NEP | GK  = [[Kiran Chemjong|Chemjong]]
| RCB_nat = BRA | RCB  = [[Helder Lobato Ribeiro|Lobato]]
| LCB_nat = IND | LCB = [[Suresh Meitei|Meitei]]
| LB_nat = IND | LB = [[Hira Mondal|Mondal]]
| RB_nat = IND | RB = [[Deepak Devrani|Devrani]]
| RCM_nat = IND | RCM  = [[Kingsley Fernandes|Fernandes]]
| LCM_nat = IND | LCM  = [[Konsam Phalguni Singh|Phalguni]]
| RM_nat  = IND | RM = [[Emil Benny|Benny]]
| LM_nat  = IND | LM  = [[Bidyashagar Singh|Bidyasagar]]
| CF_nat  = GHA | CF  = [[Denny Antwi|Antwi]]
| AM_nat  = TJK | AM  = [[Komron Tursunov|Tursunov]]
|image=striped
|width=250
|caption=I-League team of 2020–21}}
'''Source''': [http://www.arunfoot.com/hira-mondal-named-in-i-league-team-of-the-season/ arunfoot.com]

== See also ==
* [[2020–21 Indian Super League]]

== References ==
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