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{{short description|Indian football season}}
{{Infobox football country season
| country    = India
| season     = 2020–21
| division1  = [[2020–21 Indian Super League|Indian Super League]]
| champions1 = '''Shield:''' [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]<br/>'''Cup:''' [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
| division2  = [[2020–21 I-League|I-League]]
| champions2 = [[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]]
| division3  = [[2020–21 I-League 2nd Division|I-League 2nd Division]]
| champions3 = [[Rajasthan United FC|Rajasthan United]]
| prevseason = 2019–20
| nextseason = 2021–22
| flagicon   = yes
}}
The '''2020–21 season''' is the 133rd competitive [[association football]] season in [[Football in India|India]].

==Men's national team==
===India national football team===
{{main|India national football team}}
==== Friendlies ====
{{footballbox collapsible|
date = {{Start date|2021|03|25|df=y}}
|time = 17:45
[[UTC+04:00|UTC+4:00]]
|round = [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|score = 1–1
|report=[https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/india-national-camp-in-uae-march-15-friendlies-oman-and-uae/1klfbttu7ianj1vjb3q4i3fxmw]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|OMA}}
|goals1 = *[[Amrinder Singh]] {{goal|43|o.g.}}
|team2 = {{fb|IND}}
|goals2 = *[[Manvir Singh (footballer, born 1995)|Manvir Singh]] {{goal|55}}
|stadium = [[Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium|Maktoom Bin Rashid]]
|location = [[Dubai]], United Arab Emirates
|attendance = |referee=
|format = 1
|result = D
}}
{{footballbox collapsible
|date={{Start date|2021|03|29|df=y}}
|time=19:00
[[UTC+04:00|UTC+4:00]]
|round=[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|score=6–0
|report=[https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/india-national-camp-in-uae-march-15-friendlies-oman-and-uae/1klfbttu7ianj1vjb3q4i3fxmw]
|team1={{fb-rt|UAE}}
|goals1=
|team2={{fb|IND}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Zabeel Stadium|Zabeel]]
|location=[[Dubai]], United Arab Emirates
|attendance=
|referee=
|format=1
|result=L
}}

=== Men's U-17 ===
{{Main|India national under-17 football team}}
==== Friendlies ====
{{footballbox collapsible |format=1
|round      = Friendly
|id=India vs FC Goa Reserves
|date       = {{Start date|2021|01|10|df=y}}
|time       =
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|IND}}
|score      = 1–0
|team2      = {{flagicon|IND}} [[FC Goa Reserves]]
|goals1     =
|goals2     =
|stadium    = 
|location   = [[Goa]]
|attendance =
|referee    =
|report     =
|result     = W
}}
{{footballbox collapsible |format=1
|round      = Friendly
|date       = {{Start date|2021|01|18|df=y}}
|time       =
|team1      = [[UAE Second Division League|Liwa FC]] {{flagicon|UAE}}
|score      = 0–1
|team2      = {{fbu|17|IND}}
|goals1     =
|goals2     = Ebindas {{goal}}
|stadium    = Spanish Soccer School Ground
|location   = [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]]
|attendance =
|referee    =
|report     =
|result     = W
}}
{{footballbox collapsible |format=1
|round      = Friendly
|date       = {{Start date|2021|01|21|df=y}}
|time       =
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|UAE}}
|score      = 3–0
|team2      = {{fbu|17|IND}}
|goals1     =
|goals2     =
|stadium    = [[United Arab Emirates Football Association|UAE FA Stadium]]
|location   = [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]]
|attendance =
|referee    =
|report     =
|result     = L
}}
{{footballbox collapsible |format=1
|round      = Friendly
|date       = {{Start date|2021|01|24|df=y}}
|time       =
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|UAE}}
|score      = 0–1
|team2      = {{fbu|17|IND}}
|goals1     =
|goals2     = Suhail {{goal}}
|stadium    = [[United Arab Emirates Football Association|UAE FA Stadium]]
|location   = [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]]
|attendance =
|referee    =
|report     =
|result     = W
}}
{{footballbox collapsible |format=1
|round      = Friendly
|id=India vs Sharjah FC
|date       = {{Start date|2021|01|26|df=y}}
|time       =
|team1      = [[Sharjah FC]] {{flagicon|UAE}}
|score      = 2–4
|team2      = {{fbu|17|IND}}
|goals1     =
|goals2     =
|stadium    = Sharjah Football Stadium
|location   = [[Sharjah]], [[United Arab Emirates]]
|attendance =
|referee    =
|report     =
|result     = W
}}

==Women's national team ==
{{Main|India women's national football team}}

=== Turkish Women's Cup ===
{{Football box collapsible|date=17 February|time=|round=[[2021 Turkish Women's Cup|Turkish Women's Cup]]|score=2–0|report=https://twitter.com/MundialesyCopas/status/1362100208390328327|team1={{fbw-rt|SRB}}|goals1=*[[Tijana Matić|Matić]] {{goal|20}}
*[[Nina Matejić|Matejić]] {{goal}}|team2={{fbw|IND}}|goals2=|stadium=[[Gold City Sports Complex]]|location=[[Kargıcak]], [[Turkey]]|attendance=|referee=|format=1|result=L}}{{Football box collapsible|date=19 February|time=|round=[[2021 Turkish Women's Cup|Turkish Women's Cup]]|score=8–0|report=https://www.the-aiff.com/match-center/nt/169|team1={{fbw-rt|RUS}}|goals1=|team2={{fbw|IND}}|goals2=|stadium=[[Gold City Sports Complex]]|location=[[Kargıcak]], [[Turkey]]|attendance=|referee=|format=1|result=L}}{{Football box collapsible|date=23 February|time=|round=[[2021 Turkish Women's Cup|Turkish Women's Cup]]|score=2–3|report=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/indian-womens-team-lose-lead-and-match-against-ukraine|team1={{fbw-rt|IND}}|goals1=*[[Pyari Xaxa|Xaxa]] {{goal|14}}
*[[Manisha Kalyan|Manisha]] {{goal|31}}|team2={{fbw|UKR}}|goals2=*[[Nikol Kozvola|Kozvola]] {{goal|41}}
*[[Daryna Apanashchenko|Apanashchenko]] {{goal|62|pen.| 90+3}}|stadium=[[Gold City Sports Complex]]|location=[[Kargıcak]], [[Turkey]]|attendance=|referee=|format=1|result=L}}

=== Friendlies ===
{{Football box collapsible|date=5 April|time=|round=[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]|score=1–0|report=[https://www.the-aiff.com/article/indian-womens-team-to-face-uzbekistan-and-belarus-in-friendly-matches Report (AIFF)]<br />[https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2021/04/05/world/friendly-women/uzbekistan/india/3478564/ Report (Soccerway)]|team1={{fbw-rt|UZB}}|goals1=|team2={{fbw|IND}}|goals2=|stadium=|location=[[Uzbekistan]]|attendance=|referee=|format=1|result=L}}{{Football box collapsible|date=8 April|time=|round=[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]|score=1–2|report=[https://www.the-aiff.com/article/indian-womens-team-to-face-uzbekistan-and-belarus-in-friendly-matches Report (AIFF)]<br />[https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2021/04/08/world/friendly-women/india/belarus/3478565/ Report (Soccerway)]|team1={{fbw-rt|IND}}|goals1=|team2={{fbw|BLR}}|goals2=|stadium=|location=[[Uzbekistan]]|attendance=|referee=|format=1|result=L}}

==International Competitions==
=== Next Gen Cup ===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|update=complete
|show_matches=y
|source=[https://khelnow.com/football/next-generation-mumbai-cup-2020-fixtures-live-streaming-announced KhelNow]

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|team1=CHE
|team2=MNU
|team3=RFYC
|team4=FCG
|team5=SOU
|team6=BEN

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|win_FCG=3  |draw_FCG= |loss_FCG=2  |gf_FCG=4  |ga_FCG=10  |status_FCG=  <!-- FC Goa -->
|win_CHE=5  |draw_CHE=0 |loss_CHE=0  |gf_CHE=15  |ga_CHE=1  |status_CHE=  <!-- Chelsea -->
|win_MNU=3  |draw_MNU=0 |loss_MNU=2  |gf_MNU=12  |ga_MNU=4  |status_MNU=  <!-- Manchester United -->
|win_RFYC=3  |draw_RFYC=0 |loss_RFYC=2  |gf_RFYC=7  |ga_RFYC=4  |status_RFYCQ=  <!-- Reliance Foundation Young Champs -->
|win_SOU=0  |draw_SOU=1 |loss_SOU=4  |gf_SOU=2  |ga_SOU=10  |status_SOU=  <!-- Southampton -->
|win_BEN=0  |draw_BEN=1 |loss_BEN=4  |gf_BEN=3  |ga_BEN=15  |status_BEN=  <!-- Bengaluru FC -->

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<!--Team definitions (wikilinks in table)-->
|name_RFYC={{flagicon|IND}} [[Reliance Foundation Young Champs|RFYC]]
|name_CHE={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chelsea F.C. Academy|Chelsea]]
|name_FCG={{flagicon|IND}} [[FC Goa]]
|name_SOU={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Southampton F.C. B team and Academy|Southampton]]
|name_BEN={{flagicon|IND}} [[Bengaluru FC]]
|name_MNU={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United Academy|Manchester United]]

<!--Table settings and rules-->

<!--Qualification and relegation column definitions-->
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=KO
|col_KO=green1|text_KO= Champions

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|match_FCG_MNU  = 0-4 
|match_RFYC_CHE  = 1-3
|match_SOU_BEN  = 1-1 
|match_CHE_MNU  = 1-0
|match_SOU_RFYC  = 0-3
|match_BEN_FCG  = 1-2
|match_RFYC_BEN  = 0-1
|match_CHE_SOU  = 2-0
|match_MNU_BEN  = 5-1 
|match_CHE_FCG  = 5-0
|match_BEN_RFYC  = 0-2
|match_RFYC_FCG  = 0-1
|match_SOU_MNU  = 1-3
|match_CHE_BEN  = 4-0
|match_FCG_SOU  = 1-0
|match_MNU_RFYC  = 0-1 
|match_CHE_RFYC  = null
|match_BEN_SOU  = null
|match_MNU_FCG  = null
|match_MNU_CHE  = null
|match_RFYC_SOU  = null
|match_FCG_BEN  = null
|match_SOU_CHE  = null
|match_BEN_MNU  = null
|match_FCG_CHE  = null
|match_FCG_RFYC  = null
|match_MNU_SOU  = null
|match_BEN_CHE  = null
|match_SOU_FCG  = null
|match_RFYC_MNU  = null
}}</onlyinclude>

==AFC competitions==
===2021 AFC Champions League===
{{main|2021 AFC Champions League}}

====Group stage====
[[FC Goa]] qualified for the group stage but did not advance to knockout stage.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Participation of Indian clubs in AFC Club competitions in 2021|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/participation-of-indian-clubs-in-afc-club-competitions-in-2021|access-date=2020-07-10|website=www.the-aiff.com}}</ref>

=====Group E=====
{{2021 AFC Champions League group tables|Group E|teamwidth=240|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules|showteam=GOA
}}

===2021 AFC Cup===
{{main|2021 AFC Cup}}

==== Preliminary round 2 ====
<section begin=Preliminary round 2/>
{{OneLegStart}}
|+South Asia Zone
{{OneLegResult|'''[[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]]'''|IND|[[2021 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs#South Asia 2.1|5–0]]|[[Nepal Army Club]]|NEP|}}
{{End}}

===Group Stage (Gr. D)===
{{2021 AFC Cup group tables|Group D|show_matches=yes|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules|teamwidth=240}}

After group stage, ATK Mohun Bagan faced Uzbek club [[FC Nasaf Qarshi]] in the inter zonal semi-finals. Soon, the got defeated and knocked out from that season with a scoreline of 0–6.

==Club competitions==
===Indian Super League===
{{main|2020–21 Indian Super League}}

====Regular season====
{{:2020–21 Indian Super League}}
{{notelist}}

====Play-offs====
{{main article|2021 Indian Super League playoffs}}
{{trim|{{#section:2021 Indian Super League playoffs|Bracket}}}}

===I-League===
{{main|2020-21 I-League}}

{{#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 FC|Punjab]]	
|split6=yes
|update= 27 March 2021
|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 
|note_header_res=Teams were split into two groups, Championship Stage (Group A) and Relegation Stage (Group B) after each team had played 10 matches.	
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|result1=ACPO 
	
<!--Qualification and relegation column definitions-->
|col_ACPO=green1 |text_ACPO='''Champions''' and Qualification for [[2022 AFC Cup|2022 AFC Cup group stage]]	
|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]]

|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|status_NER=
|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|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

<!--Qualification and relegation column definitions-->	
}}

===I-League 2nd Division===
{{main|2021 I-League Qualifiers}}
====Final Round====
{{#invoke:Sports table|main
|style = WDL
|section = Final Round
|source=[https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/hero-i-league-qualifiers AIFF]

|name_DFC = [[Delhi FC|Delhi]]
|name_MMH = [[Madan Maharaj FC|Madan Maharaj]]
|name_RJU = [[Rajasthan United FC|Rajasthan United]]
|name_KFC = [[Kenkre FC|Kenkre]]

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|update=complete
|win_RJU=2 |draw_RJU=1 |loss_RJU=0 |gf_RJU=3 |ga_RJU=0
|win_MMH=0 |draw_MMH=0 |loss_MMH=3 |gf_MMH=0 |ga_MMH=9
|win_DFC=1 |draw_DFC=1 |loss_DFC=1 |gf_DFC=7 |ga_DFC=2
|win_KFC=1 |draw_KFC=2 |loss_KFC=0 |gf_KFC=2 |ga_KFC=1
|status_RJU= C
<!--Update team positions here-->
|team_order=RJU, KFC, DFC, MMH

<!--Update team qualifications here (defined below)-->
|result1 = Q
|result2 = Q

<!--Qualification and relegation column definitions-->
|res_col_header = Q
|col_Q = green1
|text_Q = Promotion to [[2021–22 I-League]]
}}

=== Indian Women's League ===
{{Main|2020–21 Indian Women's League season}}

==New clubs==
{| Class="wikitable"
! Club
! Formation 
! Location
! League
! Tier
|-
| [[Techtro Swades United FC]]
| 29 August 2020
| [[Una, Himachal Pradesh]]
| [[Himachal Football League]]
| 4th
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Seasons in Indian football}}
{{2020–21 in Indian football}}
{{2020 in Asian football (AFC)}}
{{2021 in Asian football (AFC)}}
{{2021 in Association football}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2020-21 in Indian football}}
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