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{{short description|NorthEast United 2020–21 football season}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox football club season
|club= [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]]
|season= [[2020–21 in Indian football|2020–21]]
|image=
|chrtitle = Owner
|chairman = [[John Abraham (actor)|John Abraham]]
|ceotitle=
|ceo=
|mgrtitle = Head Coach
|manager= [[Khalid Jamil]]
|stadium = [[Tilak Maidan Stadium]], [[Goa]]{{efn|name=COVID|Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]], the [[2020–21 Indian Super League season]] would be entirely held in [[Goa]], inside closed doors and [[NorthEast United FC]] has been allotted the [[Tilak Maidan Stadium]] as their home ground for the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/news-isl-2020-21-all-need-know-about-tilak-maidan|title=ISL 2020-21: All you need to know about Tilak Maidan|work=Sportskeeda|accessdate=30 October 2020}}</ref>}}
|league = [[Indian Super League]]
|league result = [[2020–21 Indian Super League season|3rd]]
|cup1 = Play-offs
|cup1 result = [[2020–21 Indian Super League season#Semi-finals|Semi-final]]
|cup2 = [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]]
|cup2 result =
|league topscorer = <br>[[Luís Machado]] (7)
|season topscorer = <br>Luís Machado (7)
|highest attendance =
|lowest attendance =
|average attendance =
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|prevseason= [[2019–20 NorthEast United FC season|2019–20]]
|nextseason= [[2021–22 NorthEast United FC season|''2021–22'']]}}

The '''2020–21 NorthEast United FC season''' is the club's seventh season since its establishment in 2014 and their seventh season in the [[Indian Super League]].

== Season overview ==
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this season's Indian Super League was decided to held at Goa behind closed doors.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Marcus Mergulhao |date=18 August 2020 |title=ISL opts for league standings to decide groups and home grounds |newspaper=The Times of India |language=en |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/isl-opts-for-league-standings-to-decide-groups-and-home-grounds/articleshow/77601617.cms |access-date=2020-09-25}}</ref>

== Transfers ==

=== Transfers in ===

== Squad ==
Current squad of the club:<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=NorthEast United FC - Squad|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/clubs/504-northeast-united-fc-profile/squad|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-25|publisher=Indian Super League|language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:80%;"
! style="background:#FF0000; color:White; text-align:center;" |Squad No.
! style="background:#FF0000; color:White; text-align:center;" |Name
! style="background:#FF0000; color:White; text-align:center;" |Nationality
! style="background:#FF0000; color:White; text-align:center;" |Position(s)
! style="background:#FF0000; color:White; text-align:center;" |Date of Birth (Age)
|-
! colspan="5" style="background:#FF0000; text-align:center;" |'''Goalkeepers'''
|-
|1
|[[Subhasish Roy Chowdhury]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|[[Goalkeeper (association football)|GK]]
|{{Birth date and age|1986|9|27|df=yes}}
|-
|31
|[[Gurmeet Singh (footballer)|Gurmeet Singh]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|[[Goalkeeper (association football)|GK]]
|{{Birth date and age|1999|12|3|df=yes}}
|-
|44
|Nikhil Deka
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|[[Goalkeeper (association football)|GK]]
|{{Birth date and age|2002|10|13|df=yes}}
|-
|51
|[[Sanjiban Ghosh]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|[[Goalkeeper (association football)|GK]]
|{{Birth date and age|1991|7|6|df=yes}}
|-
! colspan="5" style="background:#FF0000; text-align:center;" |'''Defenders'''
|-
|2
|[[Wayne Vaz]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|[[Center back|CB]] / [[Right back (association football)|RB]] / [[Defensive midfielder|DM]]
|{{Birth date and age|1994|7|28|df=yes}}
|-
|16
|[[Dylan Fox]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} / {{flagicon|NIR}}
|[[Centre back (association football)|CB]] / [[Defensive midfield|DM]]
|{{Birth date and age|1994|4|15|df=yes}}
|-
|19
|[[Benjamin Lambot]]
|{{flagicon|BEL}}
|[[Centre back (association football)|CB]] / [[Defensive midfield|DM]]
|{{Birth date and age|1987|05|02|df=yes}}
|-
|25
|[[Nabin Rabha]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|[[Centre back (association football)|CB]] / [[Defensive midfield|DM]] kt
|{{Birth date and age|1996|12|11|df=yes}}
|-
|29
|[[Nim Dorjee Tamang]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|[[Center back|CB]] / [[Right back (association football)|RB]]
|{{Birth date and age|1995|10|28|df=yes}}
|-
|66
|[[Mashoor Shereef]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|[[Centre back (association football)|CB]] / [[Center forward|CF]] / [[Right winger (association football)|RW]] / [[Left back (association football)|LB]] / [[Left midfield|LM]] / [[Centre midfield|CM]]
|{{Birth date and age|1991|4|1|df=yes}}
|-
|4
|[[Provat Lakra]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|[[Left back (association football)|LB]] / [[Right back (association football)|RB]]
|{{Birth date and age|1997|8|12|df=yes}}
|-
|5
|[[Gurjinder Kumar]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|[[Left back (association football)|LB]] / [[Centre back (association football)|CB]]
|{{Birth date and age|1990|10|10|df=yes}}
|-
|12
|[[Ashutosh Mehta]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|[[Right back (association football)|RB]] / [[Right midfielder|RM]] / [[Right winger (association football)|RW]]
|{{Birth date and age|1992|2|21|df=yes}}
|-
|29
|[[Ponif Vaz]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|[[Right back (association football)|RB]]
|{{Birth date and age|1992|10|4|df=yes}}
|-
|33
|[[Rakesh Pradhan]] ''(On loan at [[Odisha FC]])''
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|[[Right back (association football)|RB]] / [[Left back (association football)|LB]]
|{{Birth date and age|1997|8|2|df=yes}}
|-
! colspan="5" style="background:#FF0000; text-align:center;" |'''Midfielders'''
|-
|6
|[[Khassa Camara]]
|{{flagicon|MTN}} / {{flagicon|FRA}}
|[[Defensive midfield|DM]] / [[Centre midfield|CM]] / [[Right back (association football)|RB]]
|{{Birth date and age|1992|10|22|df=yes}}
|-
|8
|[[Imran Khan]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|[[Defensive midfielder|DM]] / [[Centre midfielder|CM]]
|{{Birth date and age|1994|10|21|df=yes}}
|-
|10
|[[Federico Gallego]]
|{{flagicon|URU}}
|[[Attacking midfielder|AM]] / [[Right midfielder|RM]] / [[Left midfielder|LM]]
|{{Birth date and age|1990|6|13|df=yes}}
|-
|77
|[[Rochharzela]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|[[Attacking midfield|AM]] / [[Left midfield|LM]]
|{{Birth date and age|1998|4|15|df=yes}}
|-
|23
|[[Fanai Lalrempuia]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|[[Centre midfielder|CM]]
|{{Birth date and age|1996|5|11|df=yes}}
|-
|43
|[[Pragyan Gogoi]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|[[Centre midfielder|CM]]
|{{Birth date and age|1999|1|25|df=yes}}
|-
|45
|[[Lalengmawia]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|[[Centre midfielder|CM]] / [[Attacking midfield|AM]] / [[Left winger (association football)|LW]]
|{{Birth date and age|2000|10|17|df=yes}}
|-
! colspan="5" style="background:#FF0000; text-align:center;" |'''Forwards'''
|-
|7
|[[Ninthoinganba Meetei]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|[[Right winger (association football)|RW]] / [[Left winger (association football)|LW]]
|{{Birth date and age|2001|7|13|df=yes}}
|-
|50
|[[Britto PM]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|[[Right winger (association football)|RW]] / [[Right midfield|RM]]
|{{Birth date and age|1993|3|15|df=yes}}
|-
|20
|[[Luís Machado]]
|{{flagicon|POR}}
|[[Left winger (association football)|LW]] / [[Right winger (association football)|RW]] / [[Attacking midfield|AM]]
|{{Birth date and age|1992|11|4|df=yes}}
|-
|11
|[[Idrissa Sylla]]
|{{flagicon|GUI}}
|[[Center forward|CF]] / [[Right winger (association football)|RW]] / [[Left winger (association football)|LW]]
|{{Birth date and age|1990|12|13|df=yes}}
|-
|15
|[[V.P. Suhair]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|[[Center forward|CF]] / [[Right winger (association football)|RW]] / [[Right midfield|RM]]
|{{Birth date and age|1992|7|27|df=yes}}
|-
|27
|[[Lalkhawpuimawia]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|[[Centre forward|CF]] / [[Left midfield|LM]]
|{{Birth date and age|1992|1|8|df=yes}}
|-
|26
|[[Deshorn Brown]]
|{{flagicon|JAM}}
|[[Forward (association football)|FW]]
|22 December 1990 (age 30)
|-
|}

==Competitions==
===Pre-season and friendlies===
{{Football box collapsible
|date       = {{Start date|2020|11|11|df=y}}
|time       = 16:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] ([[UTC+05:30]])
|round      = Friendly
|score      = 0–0
|report     = 
|team1      = NorthEast United 
|goals1     = 
|team2      = [[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]]
|goals2     =   
|location   = [[Candolim]]
|stadium    = Candolim Panchayat Ground
|referee    = 
|result     = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date       = {{Start date|2020|11|14|df=y}}
|time       = 16:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] ([[UTC+05:30]])
|round      = Friendly
|team1      = NorthEast United
|score      = 2–1
|report     = https://twitter.com/HydFCOfficial/status/1327593614185095169
|team2      = [[Hyderabad FC|Hyderabad]]
|goals1     = [[Kwesi Appiah|Appiah]] {{goal}} <br> [[Luís Machado|Machado]] {{goal}}
|goals2     = [[Aridane Santana|Santana]] {{goal}}
|location   = [[Candolim]]
|stadium    = Candolim Panchayat Ground
|referee    = 
|result     = W
}}

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

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

==== Results summary ====
{{Fb_rs|hw=5|hd=3|hl=2|hgf=15|hga=10|aw=3|ad=6|al=1|agf=16|aga=15}}

====Results by matchday====
{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=b|header=Matchday 
|label1= Ground
| res1=H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H
|label2= Result
| res2=W/D/D/W/D/D/L/D/L/L/D/W/W/W/D/D/W/D/W/W
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|color_W=green2|text_W=Win
|color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw
|color_L=red2|text_L=Loss
|color_1=gold|color_2-4=yellow1

|updated=26 February 2021
|source=[https://www.indiansuperleague.com/standings Indian Super League]
|date=
}}

====Matches====
{{football box collapsible
|date       = {{Start date|2020|11|21|df=y}}
|time       = 19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] ([[UTC+05:30]])
|round      = 1
|team1      = NorthEast United
|score      = 1–0
|report     = https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/36473-northeast-united-fc-vs-mumbai-city-fc
|team2      = [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
|goals1     = [[Kwesi Appiah|Appiah]] {{goal|49|pen}} <br> [[Ashutosh Mehta|Mehta]] {{yel|84}} <br> [[Federico Gallego|Gallego]] {{yel|90}}
|goals2     = [[Sarthak Golui|Golui]] {{yel|37}} <br> [[Ahmed Jahouh|Jahouh]] {{sentoff|0|43}} <br> [[Cy Goddard|Cy]] {{yel|90}}
|location   = [[Vasco da Gama, Goa|Vasco]]
|stadium    = [[Tilak Maidan Stadium]]
|referee    = R Venkatesh
|motm       = [[Khassa Camara]]
|result     = W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|date       = {{Start date|2020|11|26|df=y}}
|time       = 19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] ([[UTC+05:30]])
|round      = 2
|score      = 2–2
|report     = https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/36478-kerala-blasters-fc-vs-northeast-united-fc
|team1      = [[Kerala Blasters]]
|goals1     = [[Sergio Cidoncha|Cido]] {{goal|5}} <br> [[Rohit Kumar|Rohit]] {{yel|37}} <br> [[Gary Hooper|Hooper]] {{goal|45|pen}} <br> [[Seityasen Singh|Seityasen]] {{yel|49}}
|team2      = NorthEast United
|goals2     = [[Kwesi Appiah|Appiah]] {{goal|51}} <br> [[Gurjinder Kumar|Gurjinder]] {{yel|72}} <br> [[Idrissa Sylla|Sylla]] {{goal|90}}
|stadium    = [[GMC Athletic Stadium]]
|location   = [[Bambolim]]
|referee    = Ranjit Baksi
|motm       = [[Dylan Fox]] (NorthEast United)
|result     = D
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|id="Goa v NorthEast United"
|round = 3
|date= 30 November 2020
|time= 19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1= [[FC Goa|Goa]]
|score= 1–1
|report= https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/36483-fc-goa-vs-northeast-united-fc
|team2= NorthEast United
|goals1= [[Igor Angulo|Angulo]] {{goal|43}}
|goals2= [[Idrissa Sylla|Sylla]] {{goal|40|pen}} <br> [[Khassa Camara|Camara]] {{yel|88}}
|location= [[Margao]]
|stadium= [[Fatorda Stadium]]
|attendance= 0
|referee= Crystal John
|result= D
|motm = [[Lalengmawia]] (NorthEast United)
}}
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|date       = {{Start date|2020|12|5|df=y}}
|time       = 19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] ([[UTC+05:30]])
|round      = 4
|score      = 2–0
|report     = https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/36488-northeast-united-fc-vs-sc-east-bengal
|team1      = NorthEast United
|goals1     = [[Ashutosh Mehta|Mehta]] {{yel|2}} <br> [[Surchandra Singh|Surchandra]] {{goal|33|o.g.}} <br> [[Rochharzela|Chhara]] {{goal|90}}
|team2      = [[SC East Bengal]]
|goals2     = [[Eugeneson Lyngdoh|Lyngdoh]] {{yel|84}} <br> [[Sehnaj Singh|Sehnaj]] {{yel|88}}
|location   = [[Vasco da Gama, Goa|Vasco]]
|stadium    = [[Tilak Maidan Stadium]]
|referee    = [[Santosh Kumar (referee)|Santosh Kumar]]
|motm       = [[Benjamin Lambot]] (NorthEast United)
|result     = W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|date       = {{Start date|2020|12|8|df=y}}
|time       = 19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] ([[UTC+05:30]])
|round      = 5
|score      = 2–2
|report     = https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/36492-bengaluru-fc-vs-northeast-united-fc
|team1      = [[Bengaluru FC]]
|goals1     = [[Juanan]] {{goal|13}} <br> [[Rahul Bheke|Bheke]] {{yel|21}} <br> [[Erik Paartalu|Paartalu]] {{yel|26}} <br> [[Udanta Singh|Singh]] {{goal|70}}
|team2      = NorthEast United
|goals2     = [[Luís Machado|Machado]] {{goal|4||78}} <br> [[Rochharzela|Chhara]] {{yel|32}} <br> [[Gurjinder Kumar|Gurjinder]] {{yel|36}} <br> [[Khassa Camara|Camara]] {{yel|73}} <br> [[Ninthoinganba Meetei|Ninthoi]] {{yel|80}} <br> [[Gurmeet Singh (footballer)|Gurmeet]] {{yel|83}} <br> [[Britto PM|Britto]] {{yel|90}}
|stadium    = [[Fatorda Stadium]]
|location   = [[Fatorda]], [[Goa]]
|referee    = Tejas Nagvenkar
|motm       = [[Luis Machado]] (NorthEast United)
|result     = D
}}
{{Football box collapsible |id="Northeast United v Chennaiyin"
|round = 6
|date = 13 December 2020
|time = 17:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1 = Northeast United
|score = 0–0
|report = https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/36497-northeast-united-fc-vs-chennaiyin-fc
|team2 = [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
|goals1= 
* [[Luis Machado|Machado]] {{yel|36}}
* [[Benjamin Lambot|Lambot]] {{yel|81}}
|goals2=  
|location= [[Vasco da Gama, Goa|Vasco]]
|stadium=[[Tilak Maidan Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee= Tejas Nagvenkar
|result= D
|motm = [[Khassa Camara]] (Northeast United)
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|date       = {{Start date|2020|12|18|df=y}}
|time       = 19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] ([[UTC+05:30]])
|round      = 7
|score      = 0–1
|report     =https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/36503-northeast-united-fc-vs-jamshedpur-fc
|team1      = NorthEast United
|goals1     = 
* [[Khassa Camara|Camara]] {{yel|43}}
* [[Ashutosh Mehta|Mehta]] {{yel|85}}
|team2      = [[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]]
|goals2     =
* [[Aniket Jadhav|Jadhav]] {{goal|53}}
* [[Mobashir Rahman|Rahman]] {{yel|64}} 
* [[Peter Hartley (footballer)|Hartley]] {{yel|68}}
* [[Sandip Mandi|Mandi]] {{yel|90}}
* [[Ricky Lallawmawma|Lallawmawma]] {{yel|90}}
|location   = [[Vasco da Gama, Goa|Vasco]]
|stadium    = [[Tilak Maidan Stadium]]
|referee    = A Rowan
|motm       =[[Peter Hartley (footballer)|Hartley]] (Jamshedpur)
|result     = L
}}
{{Football box collapsible |id="Odisha v NorthEast United"
|round = 7
|date=22 December 2020
|time= 19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=[[Odisha FC|Odisha]]
|score=2–2
|report= https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/36508-odisha-fc-vs-northeast-united-fc
|team2=NorthEast United
|goals1=[[Diego Maurício|Maurício]] {{yel|19}} {{goal|23}} <br /> [[Manuel Onwu|Onwu]] {{yel|32}} <br /> [[Vinit Rai|Vinit]] {{yel|42}} <br /> [[Arshdeep Singh (footballer, born 1997)|Arshdeep]] {{yel|65}} <br /> [[Cole Alexander|Cole]] {{goal|67}} 
|goals2= [[Dylan Fox|Fox]] {{yel|17}} <br /> [[Benjamin Lambot|Lambot]] {{goal|45}} <br /> [[Gurjinder Kumar|Gurjinder]] {{yel|55}} <br /> [[Kwesi Appiah|Appiah]] {{goal|65|pen.}} <br /> [[Ninthoinganba Meetei|Ninthoi]] {{yel|84}} <br />
|location= [[Bambolim]]
|stadium= [[GMC Athletic Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee= Pratik Mondal
|result= D
|motm = [[Cole Alexander|Cole]] (Odisha)
}}
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|round      = 9
|id=|date       = 3 January 2021
|time       = 19:30 IST
|team1      = [[ATK Mohun Bagan]]
|score      = 2–0
|report     = https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/36517-atk-mohun-bagan-vs-northeast-united-fc
|team2      = NorthEast United
|goals1     = 
* [[David Williams (Australian soccer)|Williams]]{{yel|25}}
* [[Subhasish Bose|Bose]]{{yel|39}}
* [[Carl McHugh|McHugh]]{{yel|45+2}}
* [[Roy Krishna|Krishna]]{{goal|51}}
* [[Benjamin Lambot|Lambot]]{{goal|57|o.g.}}
* [[Prabir Das|Das]]{{yel|58}}
* [[Pronay Halder|Halder]]{{yel|68}}
|goals2     =
* [[Federico Gallego|Gallego]]{{yel|62}}
|location   = [[Margao]], [[Goa]]
|stadium    = [[Fatorda Stadium]]
|attendance = 0{{efn|name=closed doors|Match was played [[behind closed doors (sport)|behind closed doors]] due to government restrictions regarding the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]].}}
|referee    = Tejas Nagvenkar
|result     = L
|motm       = [[Roy Krishna]] (ATK Mohun Bagan)
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round      = 10
|id=|date       = {{Start date|2021|01|08|df=y}}
|time       = 19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] ([[UTC+05:30]])
|team1      = NorthEast United
|score      = 2–4
|report     = https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/super-sub-colaco-nets-late-brace-to-help-hyderabad-beat-northeast-in-six-goal-thriller
|team2      = [[Hyderabad FC|Hyderabad]]
|goals1     = [[Mashoor Shereef|Shereef]] {{yel|6}} <br> [[Luís Machado|Machado]] {{yel|40}} <br> [[Federico Gallego|Gallego]] {{goal|45|pen.}} <br> [[Benjamin Lambot|Lambot]] {{goal|45+1}}
|goals2     = [[Aridane Santana|Santana]] {{goal|3}} <br> [[Joel Chianese|Chianese]] {{goal|36}} <br> [[Ashish Rai|Rai]] {{yel|41}} <br> [[Halicharan Narzary|Narzary]] {{yel|44}} <br> [[Akash Mishra|Mishra]] {{yel|63}} <br> [[Liston Colaco|Colaco]] {{goal|85||90+3}} <br> [[Odei Onaindia|Onaindia]] {{yel|88}}
|location   = [[Vasco da Gama, Goa|Vasco]]
|stadium    = [[Tilak Maidan Stadium]]
|attendance = 0
|referee    = Rahul Kumar Gupta
|result     = L
|motm       = [[Joel Chianese|Chianese]] (Hyderabad)
}}
{{Football box collapsible |id="NorthEast United v Bengaluru"
|round = 11
|date=12 January 2021
|time= 19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=NorthEast United 
|score=1–1
|report= https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/honours-even-between-northeast-united-and-bengaluru-after-1-1-draw
|team2=[[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]]
|goals1=
* [[Luís Machado|Machado]] {{goal|27}}
|goals2= 
* [[Erik Paartalu|Paartalu]] {{yel|29}}
* [[Rahul Bheke|Bheke]] {{goal|50}}
|location=[[Vasco da Gama, Goa|Vasco]]
|stadium=[[Tilak Maidan Stadium]]
|attendance=0
|referee=Tejas Nagvenkar
|result= D
|motm = [[Lalengmawia]] (NorthEast United)
}}
{{Football box collapsible |id="Jamshedpur v NorthEast United"
|round = 12
|date=17 January 2021
|time= 19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1= [[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]]
|score= 1–2
|report= https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/36727-jamshedpur-fc-vs-northeast-united-fc
|team2= NorthEast United
|goals1= [[Amarjit Singh (footballer)|Amarjit]] {{yel|19}} <br> [[Mobashir Rahman|Mobashir]] {{yel|62}} <br> [[Narender Gahlot|Gahlot]] {{yel|71}} <br> [[Peter Hartley (footballer)|Hartley]] {{goal|89}} <br> [[Nerijus Valskis|Valskis]] {{yel|90}}
|goals2= [[Ashutosh Mehta|Mehta]] {{goal|36}} <br> [[Deshorn Brown|Brown]] {{goal|61}} {{yel|65}} <br> [[Lalengmawia|Apuia]] {{yel|69}}
|location= [[Vasco da Gama, Goa|Vasco]]
|stadium= [[Tilak Maidan Stadium]]
|attendance= 0
|referee= Crystal John
|result= W
|motm = [[Federico Gallego]] (NEUFC)
}}
{{Football box collapsible |id="NorthEast United v ATK Mohun Bagan"
|round = 13
|date= 26 January 2021
|time= 19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=NorthEast United 
|score= 2–1
|report= https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/36738-northeast-united-fc-vs-atk-mohun-bagan
|team2= [[ATK Mohun Bagan]]
|goals1= [[Gurjinder Kumar|Gurjinder]] {{yel|49}} <br> [[Luis Machado|Machado]] {{goal|60}} <br> [[Federico Gallego|Gallego]] {{goal|81}} <br> [[Nim Dorjee Tamang|Nim]] {{yel|90}}
|goals2= [[Roy Krishna|Krishna]] {{goal|72}} <br> [[Pronay Halder|Pronay]] {{yel|73}}
|location= [[Margao]], [[Goa]]
|stadium= [[Fatorda Stadium]]
|attendance= 0
|referee= Crystal John
|result= W
|motm = [[Federico Gallego]] (NEUFC)
}}
{{Football box collapsible |id="Mumbai City v NorthEast United"
|round = 14
|date= 30 January 2021
|time= 19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1= [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
|score= 1–2
|report= https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/36742-mumbai-city-fc-vs-northeast-united-fc
|team2= NorthEast United
|goals1= [[Deshorn Brown|Brown]] {{goal|6}} {{goal|9}} <br> [[Provat Lakra|Lakra]] {{yel|48}} <br> [[Nim Dorjee Tamang|Nim]] {{yel|71}} <br> [[Luis Machado]] {{yel|90}}
|goals2= [[Bartholomew Ogbeche|Ogbeche]] {{yel|51}} <br> [[Ahmed Jahouh]] {{yel|55}} <br> [[Sarthak Golui|Golui]] {{yel|73}} <br> [[Adam Le Fondre|Le Fondre]] {{goal|85}}
|location=[[Bambolim]]
|stadium= [[GMC Athletic Stadium]]
|attendance= 
|referee= Tejas Nagvenkar
|result= W
|motm = [[Deshorn Brown]] (NEUFC)
}}
{{football box collapsible
|id=NEUFCvFCG
|round = 15
|date = 4 February 2021
|time = 19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1 = NorthEast United
|team2 = [[FC Goa|Goa]]
|score = 2–2
|report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/e3bd3d46/NorthEast-United-Goa-February-4-2021-Indian-Super-League
|goals1 = 
* [[Federico Gallego|Gallego]] {{goal|41|pen.||58|pen.}}
* [[Ashutosh Mehta|Mehta]] {{yel|66}}
* [[Khassa Camara|Camara]] {{yel|84}}
* [[Idrissa Sylla|Sylla]] {{yel|90+4}}
|goals2 = 
* [[Alexander Romario Jesuraj|Jesuraj]] {{goal|21}}
* [[Gurjinder Kumar|Kumar]] {{goal|80|o.g.}}
|location = [[Margao]]
|stadium = [[Fatorda Stadium]]
|attendance = 0 
|referee = Rowan Arumughan
|result = D
|motm = 
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round      = 16
|date       = {{Start date|2021|02|07|df=y}}
|time       = 19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] ([[UTC+05:30]])
|team1      = [[Hyderabad FC|Hyderabad]]
|score      = 0–0
|report     = https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/hyderabad-and-northeast-share-the-spoils-and-finish-the-night-in-the-top-four
|team2      = NorthEast United
|goals1     = [[Francisco Sandaza|Sandaza]] {{yel|20}} <br> [[Akash Mishra|Mishra]] {{yel|84}}
|goals2     = 
|location   = [[Vasco da Gama, Goa|Vasco]]
|stadium    = [[Tilak Maidan Stadium]]
|attendance = 0
|referee    = Harish Kundu
|result     = D
|motm       = [[Lalengmawia]] (NorthEast United)
}}
{{football box collapsible 
|id = "NorthEast v Odisha"
|round = 17
|date = 14 February 2021
|time = 17:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1 = NorthEast United
|score = 3–1
|report = https://fbref.com/en/matches/a874377d/NorthEast-United-Delhi-Dynamos-February-14-2021-Indian-Super-League
|team2 = [[Odisha FC|Odisha]]
|goals1 =
* [[Luís Machado|Machado]] {{goal|9||24}}
* [[Deshorn Brown|Brown]] {{goal|19}}
* [[Gurjinder Kumar|Kumar]] {{sentoff|2|71|85}}
|goals2 = 
* [[Gaurav Bora|Bora]] {{yel|7}} 
* [[Jacob Tratt|Tratt]] {{yel|16}} 
* [[Mohammad Sajid Dhot|Dhot]] {{yel|30}} 
* [[Brad Inman (soccer)|Inman]] {{goal|45+1}}
* [[Jerry Mawihmingthanga|Mawihmingthanga]] {{yel|85}} 
*[[Diego Maurício|Maurício]] {{yel|90+1}}
|location = [[Vasco da Gama, Goa|Vasco]]
|stadium = [[Tilak Maidan Stadium]]
|attendance = 0
|referee = Banerjee Pranjal
|result = W
|motm =
}}
{{football box collapsible
|id = CFCvNEUFC
|date       = 18 February 2021
|round      = 18
|time       = 19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1      = [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
|score      = 3–3
|report     = https://fbref.com/en/matches/720a8138/Chennaiyin-NorthEast-United-February-18-2021-Indian-Super-League
|team2      = NorthEast United
|goals1     =
* [[Lallianzuala Chhangte|Chhangte]] {{goal|8||51}}
* [[Manuel Lanzarote]] {{goal|50|pen.}}
|goals2     =
* [[Imran Khan|Khan]] {{goal|14}}
* [[Deshorn Brown|Brown]] {{goal|43}}
* [[Luís Machado]] {{goal|90+4|pen.}}
|location   = [[Bambolim]]
|stadium    = [[GMC Athletic Stadium]]
|result     = D
|motm       = 
|attendance = 0
|referee    = Banerjee Pranjal 
}}
{{football box collapsible
|id=SCEBvNEUFC
|date       = 23 February 2021
|round      = 19
|time       = 19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1      = East Bengal
|score      = 1–2
|report     = https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/36771-sc-east-bengal-vs-northeast-united-fc
|team2      = NorthEast United
|goals1     =
* [[Raju Gaikwad|Gaikwad]] {{sentoff|2|45|71}}
* [[Scott Neville|Neville]] {{yel|45}}
* [[Mohammed Rafique (footballer)|Rafique]] {{yel|69}}
* [[Ankit Mukherjee|Mukherjee]] {{yel|84}}
* [[Sarthak Golui|Golui]] {{goal|87}}
|goals2     =
* [[V.P. Suhair|Suhair]] {{goal|48}}
* [[Sarthak Golui|Golui]] {{goal|55|o.g.}}
|location   = [[Margao]]
|stadium    = [[Fatorda Stadium]]
|result     = W
|motm       = [[V.P. Suhair]] (NorthEast United)
|attendance = 0
|referee    = Rahul Kumar Gupta 
}}
{{football box collapsible
|id = NEUFCvKBFC
|date       = 26 February 2021
|round      = 20
|time       = 19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1      = NorthEast United
|team2      = [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]
|score      = 2–0
|report     = https://fbref.com/en/matches/6c8961fe/NorthEast-United-Kerala-Blasters-February-26-2021-Indian-Super-League
|goals1     =
* [[V.P. Suhair|Suhair]] {{goal|34}}
* [[Lalengmawia]] {{goal|45+1}}
* [[Imran Khan|Khan]] {{yel|60}}
* [[Britto PM|Britto]] {{yel|65}}
|goals2     =
|location   = [[Vasco da Gama, Goa|Vasco]]
|stadium    = [[Tilak Maidan Stadium]]
|result     = W
|motm       = 
|attendance = 0
|referee    = Crystal John
}}

====Play-offs====
{{football box collapsible
| id         = NorthEast United v ATK Mohun Bagan
| round      = Semi-finals 1st leg
| date       = 6 March 2021
| time       = 19:30 IST
| team1      = NorthEast United
| score      = 1–1
| report     = https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/37311-northeast-united-fc-vs-atk-mohun-bagan
| team2      = [[ATK Mohun Bagan FC|ATK Mohun Bagan]]
| goals1     = [[Idrissa Sylla|Sylla]] {{goal|90+4}}
| goals2     = [[David Williams (Australian soccer)|Williams]] {{goal|34}}
| stadium    = [[GMC Athletic Stadium|GMC Stadium]]
| location   = [[Bambolim]]
| attendance = 0{{efn|name=closed doors|Match was played [[behind closed doors (sport)|behind closed doors]] due to government restrictions regarding the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]].}}
| referee    = Crystal John
| result     = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|id         = ATK Mohun Bagan vs NorthEast United
| round      = Semi-finals 2nd leg
|date       = 9 March 2021
|time       = 19:30 IST
|team2      = NorthEast United
|score      = 2–1
|aggregatescore  = 3–2
|report     = https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/37313-atk-mohun-bagan-vs-northeast-united-fc
|team1      = ATK Mohun Bagan
|goals1     = 
* [[David Williams (Australian soccer)|Williams]] {{goal|38}}
* [[Manvir Singh (footballer, born 1995)|Singh]] {{goal|68}}
|goals2     = 
* [[V.P. Suhair|Suhair]] {{goal|74}}
|stadium    = [[Fatorda Stadium]]
|location  = [[Margao]]
|attendance = 0{{efn|name=closed doors|Match was played [[behind closed doors (sport)|behind closed doors]] due to government restrictions regarding the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]].}}
|referee    = Rahul Kumar Gupta
| result     = L
}}

==Squad statistics==

===Appearance and goals===
{{Extended football squad start|[[Indian Super League]]}}
{{Extended football squad player|no=1|name=[[Subhasish Roy Chowdhury]]|pos=GK|nat=IND                        |15|0}}
{{Extended football squad player|no=3|name=[[Wayne Vaz]]|pos=DF|nat=IND                           |0|0}}
{{Extended football squad player|no=4|name=[[Provat Lakra]]|pos=DF|nat=IND                           |3+3|0}}
{{Extended football squad player|no=6|name=[[Gurjinder Kumar]]|pos=DF|nat=IND                           |12+1|0}}
{{Extended football squad player|no=6|name=[[Khassa Camara]]|pos=MF|nat=MTN                           |13+1|0}}
{{Extended football squad player|no=7|name=[[Ninthoinganba Meetei]]|pos=FW|nat=IND                           |5+6|0}}
{{Extended football squad player|no=8|name=[[Imran Khan]]|pos=MF|nat=IND                           |0+2|1}}
{{Extended football squad player|no=10|name=[[Federico Gallego]]|pos=MF|nat=URU                           |8+2|4}}
{{Extended football squad player|no=11|name=[[Idrissa Sylla]]|pos=FW|nat=GUI                           |7+6|3}}
{{Extended football squad player|no=12|name=[[Ashutosh Mehta]]|pos=DF|nat=IND                           |11+1|1}}
{{Extended football squad player|no=15|name=[[V.P. Suhair]]|pos=FW|nat=IND                           |7+4|3}}
{{Extended football squad player|no=16|name=[[Dylan Fox]]|pos=DF|nat=AUS                           |11+2|0}}
{{Extended football squad player|no=19|name=[[Benjamin Lambot]]|pos=DF|nat=BEL                           |12+1|2}}
{{Extended football squad player|no=20|name=[[Luís Machado]]|pos=FW|nat=POR                           |11+3|7}}
{{Extended football squad player|no=23|name=[[Fanai Lalrempuia]]|pos=MF|nat=IND                           |5+2|0}}
{{Extended football squad player|no=25|name=[[Nabin Rabha]]|pos=DF|nat=IND|0|0}}
{{Extended football squad player|no=26|name=[[Deshorn Brown]]|pos=FW|nat=JAM                           |2+1|5}}
{{Extended football squad player|no=27|name=[[Lalkhawpuimawia]]|pos=FW|nat=IND                           |0|0}}
{{Extended football squad player|no=29|name=[[Nim Dorjee Tamang]]|pos=DF|nat=IND                           |2|0}}
{{Extended football squad player|no=31|name=[[Gurmeet Singh (footballer)|Gurmeet Singh]]|pos=GK|nat=IND                           |7+1|0}}
{{Extended football squad player|no=43|name=[[Pragyan Gogoi]]|pos=MF|nat=IND                          |0+1|0}}
{{Extended football squad player|no=44|name=Nikhil Deka|pos=GK|nat=IND                           |0|0}}
{{Extended football squad player|no=45|name=[[Lalengmawia]]|pos=MF|nat=IND                           |12+2|1}}
{{Extended football squad player|no=50|name=[[Britto PM]]|pos=FW|nat=IND                           |2+5|0}}
{{Extended football squad player|no=51|name=[[Sanjiban Ghosh]]|pos=GK|nat=IND                           |0|0}}
{{Extended football squad player|no=54|name=[[Ponif Vaz]]|pos=DF|nat=IND                           |0|0}}
{{Extended football squad player|no=66|name=[[Mashoor Shereef]]|pos=DF|nat=IND                           |4+1|0}}
{{Extended football squad player|no=77|name=[[Rochharzela]]|pos=MF|nat=IND                           |5+5|1}}
|-
|colspan="12"|''Players who left NorthEast United during the season:''
{{Extended football squad player|no=9|name=[[Kwesi Appiah]]''(injured)''|pos=FW|nat=GHA                           |6+2|3}}
{{Extended football squad player|no=33|name=[[Rakesh Pradhan]]''(On loan at [[Odisha FC]])''|pos=DF|nat=IND                           |1|0}}
|}

===Goal scorers===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;width:85%;"
|-
! style="background-color:#FF0000;color:white" | Rank
! style="background-color:#FF0000;color:white" | No.
! style="background-color:#FF0000;color:white" | Pos.
! style="background-color:#FF0000;color:white" | Player
! style="background-color:#FF0000;color:white" | Indian Super League
! style="background-color:#FF0000;color:white" | Play-offs
! style="background-color:#FF0000;color:white" | Total
|-
| rowspan="1" |1
| 20
| FW
| align="left" | {{flagicon|POR}} [[Luis Machado]]
||7||0||7
|-
| rowspan="1" |2
| 20
| FW
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JAM}} [[Deshorn Brown]]
||5||0||5
|-
| rowspan="1" |3
|10
|MF
| align="left" | {{flagicon|URU}} [[Federico Gallego]]
||4||0||4
|-
| rowspan="3" |4
| 9
| FW
| align="left" | {{flagicon|GHA}} [[Kwesi Appiah]]
||3||0||3
|-
| 11
| FW
| align="left" | {{flagicon|GUI}} [[Idrissa Sylla]]
||2||1||3
|-
| 15
| FW
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[V.P. Suhair]]
||2||1
|3
|-
|5
|19
| DF
| align="left" | {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Benjamin Lambot]]
||2||0||2
|-
| rowspan="4" |6
|8
|MF
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Imran Khan (footballer, born 1994)|Imran Khan]]
||1||0||1
|-
|12
|DF
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ashutosh Mehta]]
||1||0||1
|-
|45
|MF
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Lalengmawia]]
||1||0||1
|-
| 77
| MF
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Rochharzela]]
||1||0||1
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="4" | Own goals ||2||0||2
|-
| colspan="4" |'''Total'''
|'''31'''
|'''2'''
|'''33'''
|}

{{Fb rs footer|u=9 March 2021|s=[https://fbref.com/en/squads/142886c3/NorthEast-United-Stats Fbref]|date=September 2020}}

===Assists===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;width:85%;"
|-
! style=background-color:#FF0000;color:white| Rank
! style=background-color:#FF0000;color:white| No.
! style=background-color:#FF0000;color:white| Pos.
! style=background-color:#FF0000;color:white| Player
! style=background-color:#FF0000;color:white| Indian Super League
! style=background-color:#FF0000;color:white| Play-offs
! style=background-color:#FF0000;color:white| Total
|-
|rowspan="1"|1
|10
|MF
|align="left"|{{flagicon|URU}} [[Federico Gallego]]
|6||0||6
|-
| rowspan="3" |2
|12
|DF
| align="left" |{{flagicon|IND}} [[Ashutosh Mehta]]
|2||0||2
|-
|77
|MF
| align="left" |{{flagicon|IND}} [[Rochharzela]]
|2||0||2
|-
|20
|FW
| align="left" |{{flagicon|POR}} [[Luis Machado]]
|1||1||2
|-
| rowspan="6" |3
|5
|DF
|align="left"| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Gurjinder Kumar]]
|1||0||1
|-
|15
|FW
|align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} [[V.P. Suhair]]
|1||0||1
|-
|29
|DF
|align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Nim Dorjee Tamang]]
|1||0||1
|-
|25
|FW
|align=left|{{flagicon|JAM}} [[Deshorn Brown]]
|1||0||1
|-
|20
|DF
|align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}}[[Dylan Fox]]
|1||0||1
|-
|6
|MF
|align=left|{{flagicon|MTN}}[[Khassa Camara]]
|1||0||1
|-
| colspan="4" | '''Total'''||'''17'''||'''1'''||'''18'''
|}
{{Fb rs footer|u=9 March 2021|s=[https://fbref.com/en/squads/142886c3/NorthEast-United-Stats Fbref]|date=September 2020}}

===Clean sheets===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;width:85%;"
|-
! style=background-color:#FF0000;color:white| Rank
! style=background-color:#FF0000;color:white| No.
! style=background-color:#FF0000;color:white| Pos.
! style=background-color:#FF0000;color:white| Player
! style=background-color:#FF0000;color:white| Indian Super League
! style=background-color:#FF0000;color:white| Play-offs
! style=background-color:#FF0000;color:white| Total
|-
|rowspan="1"|1
| 1
| GK
|align=left| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Subhasish Roy Chowdhury|Subhasish Roy]]
||3||0||'''3'''
|-
|rowspan="1"|2
| 31
| GK
|align=left| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Gurmeet Singh (footballer)|Gurmeet Singh]]
||2||0||'''2'''
|-
|colspan=4| '''Total'''
||'''5'''||'''0'''||'''5'''
|}
{{Fb rs footer|u=9 March 2021|s=[https://fbref.com/en/squads/142886c3/NorthEast-United-Stats Fbref]|date=September 2020}}

===Disciplinary record===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;"
|-
! style=background-color:#FF0000;color:white| {{Abbr| No. | Squad Number }}
! style=background-color:#FF0000;color:white| Nation
! style=background-color:#FF0000;color:white| Player
! style=background-color:#FF0000;color:white| {{Abbr| Pos | Position }}
! style=background-color:#FF0000;color:white| Yellow card
! style=background-color:#FF0000;color:white| Red card
|-
 ||12||{{flagicon|IND}}||[[Ashutosh Mehta]]||DF||5||0
|-
 ||5||{{flagicon|IND}}||[[Gurjinder Kumar]]||DF||4||1
|-
 ||6||{{flagicon|MRT}}||[[Khassa Camara]]||MF||4||0
|-
||20||{{Flagicon|POR}}||[[Luís Machado]]||FW||3||0
|-
 ||66||{{flagicon|IND}}||[[Mashoor Shereef]]||DF||3||0
|-
 ||7||{{flagicon|IND}}||[[Ninthoinganba Meetei]]||MF||2||0
|-
 ||29||{{flagicon|IND}}||[[Nim Dorjee Tamang]]||DF||2||0
|-
 ||10||{{flagicon|URU}}||[[Federico Gallego]]||MF||2||0
|-
 ||31||{{flagicon|IND}}||[[Gurmeet Singh (footballer)|Gurmeet Singh]]||GK||1||0
|-
 ||50||{{flagicon|IND}}||[[Britto PM]]||MF||1||0
|-
 ||4||{{flagicon|IND}}||[[Provat Lakra]]||DF||1||0
|-
 ||45||{{flagicon|IND}}||[[Lalengmawia]]||MF||1||0
|-
 ||26||{{flagicon|JAM}}||[[Deshorn Brown]]||FW||1||0
|-
 ||77||{{flagicon|IND}}||[[Rochharzela]]||MF||1||0
|-
||16||{{Flagicon|Australia}}||[[Dylan Fox]]||DF||1||0
|-
 ||19||{{Flagicon|Belgium}}||[[Benjamin Lambot]]||DF||1||0
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="4" text-align: center;" |'''Totals'''
|'''36'''||'''1'''
|}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{NorthEast United}}
{{2020–21 in Indian football}}

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