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{{short description|2020–21 football season of Indian Arrows}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox football club season
| club = [[Indian Arrows]]
| image =
| season = [[2020–21 I-League|'''2020–21''']]
| manager = [[Shanmugam Venkatesh]]
| stadium = ''TBD''
| chairman =
| league = [[2020–21 I-League|I-League]]
| league result = ''TBD''
| cup1 = [[2020 IFA Shield|IFA Shield]]
| cup1 result = Group Stage
| cup2 =
| cup2 result =
| league topscorer =
| season topscorer = [[Gurkirat Singh]] (1 goal)
| highest attendance =
| lowest attendance =
| average attendance =
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| prevseason = [[2019-20 Indian Arrows season|2019–20]]
| nextseason = [[2021–22 Indian Arrows season|2021–22]]
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The '''2020–21 season''' was the [[Indian Arrows]]' 7th competitive season in one of the top-flight league of Indian football, [[I-league]]. Indian Arrows was formed in 2010 on the behest on then Indian team coach, [[Bob Houghton]], with the main goal of nurturing young talent in India in the hope of qualifying for [[2018 FIFA World Cup]] in [[Russia]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Sharma|first=Siddharth|title=Vital steps to improve the Indian U23 football team|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/2012/04/17/vital-steps-to-improve-the-indian-u23-football-team/#ixzz24cLvM6zD|work=Sportskeeda|accessdate=25 August 2012}}</ref> It was disbanded by [[All India Football Federation|AIFF]] in 2013 when their club sponsor, Pailan Group, could not financially support the group.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bali|first=Rahul|title=AIFF decide to shut down Pailan Arrows|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/08/29/4221524/aiff-decide-to-shut-down-pailan-arrows|work=Goal.com|accessdate=29 August 2013|archive-date=1 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130901062037/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/08/29/4221524/aiff-decide-to-shut-down-pailan-arrows|url-status=dead}}</ref> But revived again in 2017–18 season immediately after [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup|FIFA U-17 World Cup]].

==Technical staff==
{{Main|List of Indian Arrows managers}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Position
! Name
|-
| Head Coach
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Shanmugam Venkatesh]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Match Details {{!}} Hero I-League|url=https://i-league.org/match-details/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-30}}</ref>
|-
| Team Manager
| {{flagicon|IND}} Velu Dhayalamani
|-
| Assistant Coach
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mahesh Gawli]]
|-
| Goalkeeping Coach
| {{flagicon|IND}} Hameed
|-
|-
| Team Analyst
| {{flagicon|IND}} Prashanth Murthy
|-

| Physiotherapist
| {{flagicon|IND}} Sulthan Basheer
|}

==Squad==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:80%;"
|-
!style="background:#034694; color:white; text-align:center;"|No.
!style="background:#034694; color:white; text-align:center;"|Name
!style="background:#034694; color:white; text-align:center;"|Nationality
!style="background:#034694; color:white; text-align:center;"|Date of Birth (Age)
|-
!colspan=5 text-align:center;"|Goalkeepers
|-
|
|Naveen Saini
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|{{Birth date and age|df=yes|2003|08|29}}
|-
|
|Santosh Singh Irengbam
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Manipur]]
|{{Birth date and age|df=yes|2003|09|30}}
|-
|
|Syed Zahid Hussain Bukhari
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|{{Birth date and age|df=yes|2003|04|16}}
|-
|
|Ahan Prakash
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Karnataka]]
|
|-
!colspan=5 text-align:center;"|Defenders
|-
|
|Abdul Hanan
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|{{Birth date and age|df=yes|2004|08|04}}
|-
|
|Kushang Subba
|{{flagicon|IND}}[[Sikkim]]
|{{Birth date and age|df=yes|2003|08|08}}
|-
|
|Sajad Hussain Parray
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|{{Birth date and age|df=yes|2003|04|25}}
|-
|
|Praful Kumar
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Karnataka]]
|{{Birth date and age|df=yes|2003|06|10}}
|-
|
|Evan Thapa
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sikkim]]
|{{Birth date and age|df=yes|2003|12|30}}
|-
|
|Tankadhar Bag
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Odisha]]
|{{Birth date and age|df=yes|2003|12|07}}
|-
|
|Dipu Halder
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[West Bengal]]
|{{Birth date and age|df=yes|2003|05|09}}
|-
|
|Brijesh Giri
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[West Bengal]]
|{{Birth date and age|df=yes|2003|12|07}}
|-
|
|Leewan Castanha
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Goa]]
|
|-
|
|[[Gurkirat Singh]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Chandigarh]]
|{{Birth date and age|df=yes|2003|07|16}}
|-
!colspan=5 text-align:center;"|Midfielders
|-
|
|Pragyan Medhi
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Assam]]
|{{Birth date and age|df=yes|2004|01|08}}
|-
|
|Lalchhanhima Chawnghlut
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mizoram]]
|{{Birth date and age|df=yes|2003|02|28}}
|-
|
|Harsh Shailesh Patre
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Goa]]
|{{Birth date and age|df=yes|2003|01|25}}
|-
|
|Lalchhanhima Sailo
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mizoram]]
|{{Birth date and age|df=yes|2003|03|03}}
|-
|
|Ricky John Shabong
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Meghalaya]]
|{{Birth date and age|df=yes|2002|12|29}}
|-

!colspan=5 text-align:center;"|Forwards
|-
|
|Vanlalruatfela Thlacheu
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mizoram]]
|{{Birth date and age|df=yes|2003|11|01}}
|-
|
|Parthib Sunder Gogoi
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Assam]]
|{{Birth date and age|df=yes|2003|07|16}}
|-
|
|Arya Gandharva
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Maharashtra]]
|
|-
|
|Mohamed L. Ahamed
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|
|-
|
|Tapan Haldar
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[West Bengal]]
|
|-
|
|Vishva Vijay Shinde
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Maharashtra]]
|{{Birth date and age|df=yes|2003|07|11}}
|-
{{Fb_cs_footer|s=[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/safety-top-priority-as-indian-arrows-camp-starts-from-friday/articleshow/79304613.cms]|u=19 November 2020|date=November 2020}}

==Competitions==
===Overview===


{{Fb overview2
|c1=[[2020–21 I-League|I-League]]
|fm1=10 January 2021 ||lm1=10 January 2021 ||sr1=11th ||fp1= ||w1=0 ||d1=0 ||l1=1 ||f1=2 ||a1=5
|c2=[[2020 IFA Shield|IFA Shield]]
|fm2=6 December 2020 ||lm2=9 December 2020 ||sr2=Group Stage ||fp2=Group Stage ||w2=0 ||d2=1 ||l2=1 ||f2=1 ||a2=3
}}

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

====League table (Phase-1)====
{{:2020-21 I-League|showteam=IDA}}

====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]]

|update = 25 March 2021
|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



|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


}}

====Results by matchday====
{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=b|header=Matchday
|label1= Ground
| res1= H/A/H/A/A
|label2= Result
| res2= L/L/L/D/L
|label3= Position
| res3= 11/11/11/11/11

|text_H=Home|text_A=Away
|color_W=green2|text_W=Win
|color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw
|color_L=red2|text_L=Loss
|color_1-6=green1|color_7-11=red1
|updated=6 December 2020
|source=
|date=
}}

====IFA Shield====
{{main|2020 IFA Shield}}
'''Group C'''
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group A
|update=complete
|source=[https://ifawb.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/123rd-IFA-Shield-Fixture.pdf ifawb.org]


|team1=GSC
|team2=SSY
|team3=INA


|win_SSY=0 |draw_SSY=1 |loss_SSY=1 |gf_SSY=2 |ga_SSY=3
|win_GSC=2 |draw_GSC=0 |loss_GSC=0 |gf_GSC=4 |ga_GSC=1
|win_INA=0 |draw_INA=1 |loss_INA=1 |gf_INA=1 |ga_INA=3



|name_SSY=[[Southern Samity]]
|name_GSC =[[George Telegraph S.C.|George Telegraph]]
|name_INA=[[Indian Arrows]]

|result1=FIN |result2=FIN |
|col_FIN=green1 |text_FIN=Advance to the [[#Quarter-finals|quarterfinals]]

}}
</onlyinclude>

==Results & Schedule==
{{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

===IFA Shield===
{{footballbox collapsible
|round = [[2020 IFA Shield|IFA Shield Group Stage]]
|date = 6 December 2020
|time =
|team1 = Indian Arrows
|score = 1–1
|report = https://www.the-aiff.com/article/indian-arrows-share-points-with-southern-samity-in-ifa-shield-opener
|team2 = Southern Samity
|goals1 = [[Gurkirat Singh]]
|goals2 = Sujit Saren
|stadium = [[Mohun Bagan Ground]]
|location = [[Kolkata]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = D
|motm =
}}
{{footballbox collapsible
|round = [[2020 IFA Shield|IFA Shield Group Stage]]
|date = 9 December 2020
|time =
|team1 = Indian Arrows
|score = 0–2
|report =
|team2 = [[George Telegraph S.C.|George Telegraph]]
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Sailen Manna Stadium]]
|location = [[Howrah]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = L
|motm =
}}

===I-League===
{{footballbox collapsible
|round = 1.1
|date = 10 January 2021
|time =
|team1 = Indian Arrows
|score = 2–5
|report = https://i-league.org/match-details/?mid=7966
|team2 = [[Churchill Brothers FC|Churchill Brothers]]
|goals1 = Thlacheu{{goal|9}} [[Gurkirat Singh]]{{goal|22|pen.}}
|goals2 = [[Luka Majcen]]{{goal|2||75}} [[Clayvin Zuniga]]{{goal|35||59||69}}
|stadium = [[Kalyani Stadium]]
|location = [[Kalyani, West Bengal|Kalyani]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = L
|motm =
}}
{{footballbox collapsible
|round = 1.2
|date = 14 January 2021
|time =
|team1 = [[Sudeva Delhi FC|Sudeva Delhi]]
|score = 3–0
|report =
|team2 = Indian Arrows
|goals1 = [[Kean Lewis|Lewis]]{{goal|40}} [[Naorem Mahesh Singh|M. Singh]]{{goal|49}} [[Shaiborlang Kharpan|Kharpan]] {{goal|66}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Kalyani Stadium]]
|location = [[Kalyani, West Bengal|Kalyani]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = L
|motm =
}}
{{footballbox collapsible
|round = 1.3
|date = 20 January 2021
|time =
|team1 = Indian Arrows
|score = 0–4
|report =
|team2 = [[NEROCA FC|NEROCA]]
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Judah Garcia|Garcia]]{{goal|27||65}} [[Varney Kallon|Kallon]]{{goal|30}} [[Khaiminthang Lhungdim|Lhungdim]] {{goal|72}}
|stadium = [[Kalyani Stadium]]
|location = [[Kalyani, West Bengal|Kalyani]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = L
|motm =
}}
{{footballbox collapsible
|round = 1.4
|date = 24 January 2021
|time =
|team1 = [[Aizawl FC|Aizawl]]
|score = 1–1
|report =
|team2 = Indian Arrows
|goals1 = [[Richard Kasagga|Kasagga]] {{goal|12}}
|goals2 = [[Sajjad Hussain Parray|Parray]] {{goal|90+3}}
|stadium = [[Kalyani Stadium]]
|location = [[Kalyani, West Bengal|Kalyani]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = D
|motm =
}}
{{footballbox collapsible
|round = 1.5
|date = 29 January 2021
|time =
|team1 = [[Chennai City FC|Chennai City]]
|score = 1–0
|report =
|team2 = Indian Arrows
|goals1 = [[Elvedin Škrijelj|Škrijelj]] {{goal|63}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Kalyani Stadium]]
|location = [[Kalyani, West Bengal|Kalyani]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = L
|motm =
}}
{{footballbox collapsible
|round = 1.6
|date = 4 February 2021
|time =
|team1 = [[Real Kashmir FC|Real Kashmir]]
|score = 6–0
|report =
|team2 = Indian Arrows
|goals1 = [[Aser Pierrick Dipanda|Dipanda]] {{goal|42||73}} [[Lukman Adefemi|Adefemi]] {{goal|51}} [[Zoaib Islam Amiri|Amiri]] {{goal|61}} [[Chesterpoul Lyngdoh|Lyngdoh]] {{goal|80}} [[Danish Farooq Bhat|Farooq]] {{goal|86}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Kalyani Stadium]]
|location = [[Kalyani, West Bengal|Kalyani]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = L
|motm =
}}
{{footballbox collapsible
|round = 1.7
|date = 9 February 2021
|time =
|team1 = Indian Arrows
|score = 1–2
|report =
|team2 = [[Roundglass Punjab FC|Punjab]]
|goals1 = [[Vellington Fernandes|Fernandes]] {{goal|85}}
|goals2 = [[Baba Diawara|Diawara]] {{goal|35||56}}
|stadium = [[Kalyani Stadium]]
|location = [[Kalyani, West Bengal|Kalyani]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = L
|motm =
}}
{{footballbox collapsible
|round = 1.8
|date = 14 February 2021
|time =
|team1 = Indian Arrows
|score = 1–0
|report =
|team2 = [[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
|goals1 = [[Gurpanthjeet Singh|G. Singh]] {{goal|26}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Salt Lake Stadium]]
|location = [[Kolkata]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = W
|motm =
}}
{{footballbox collapsible
|round = 1.9
|date = 19 February 2021
|time =
|team1 = [[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]]
|score = 4–0
|report =
|team2 = Indian Arrows
|goals1 = [[Emil Benny|Benny]] {{goal|49}} [[Dennis Antwi|Antwi]] {{goal|51|pen}} [[Lalromawia]] {{goal|78}} [[Ngangom Ronald|Ronald]] {{goal|90+5}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Kalyani Stadium]]
|location = [[Kalyani, West Bengal|Kalyani]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = L
|motm =
}}
{{footballbox collapsible
|round = 1.10
|date = 20 February 2021
|time =
|team1 = Indian Arrows
|score = 1–5
|report =
|team2 = [[TRAU FC|TRAU]]
|goals1 = [[Harsh Patre|Patre]] {{goal|42}}
|goals2 = [[Bedashwor Singh|B. Singh]] {{goal|14||50}} [[Mayosing Khongreiwoshi|Khongreiwoshi]] {{goal|16}} [[Komron Tursunov|Tursunov]] {{goal|74}} [[Chanso Horam|Horam]] {{goal|84}}
|stadium = [[Kalyani Stadium]]
|location = [[Kalyani, West Bengal|Kalyani]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = L
|motm =
}}
====Phase-2====
{{footballbox collapsible
|round = 2.1
|date = 6 March 2021
|time =
|team1 = Indian Arrows
|score = 3–0
|report =
|team2 = [[NEROCA FC|NEROCA]]
|goals1 = [[Harsh Patre|Patre]] {{goal|17||90+6}} [[Vanlalruatfela Thlacheu|Thlacheu]] {{goal|51}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Kalyani Stadium]]
|location = [[Kalyani, West Bengal|Kalyani]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = W
|motm =
}}
{{footballbox collapsible
|round = 2.2
|date = 11 March 2021
|time =
|team1 = Indian Arrows
|score = 0–5
|report =
|team2 = [[Chennai City FC|Chennai City]]
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Rajesh S|Rajesh]] {{goal|36}} [[Vineeth Kumar Velmurugan|Velmurugan]] {{goal|49||90+1}} [[Jockson Dhas|Dhas]] {{goal|59}} [[Iqbal Hussain|Hussain]] {{goal|85}}
|stadium = [[Kalyani Stadium]]
|location = [[Kalyani, West Bengal|Kalyani]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = L
|motm =
}}
{{footballbox collapsible
|round = 2.3
|date = 16 March 2021
|time =
|team1 = [[Aizawl FC|Aizawl]]
|score = 1–2
|report =
|team2 = Indian Arrows
|goals1 = [[R. Malsawmtluanga|Malsawmtluanga]] {{goal|22}}
|goals2 = [[Parthib Sundar Gogoi|Gogoi]] {{goal|11}} [[Lalchhanhima Sailo|Sailo]] {{goal|36}}
|stadium = [[Kishore Bharati Krirangan]]
|location = [[Kolkata]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = W
|motm =
}}
{{footballbox collapsible
|round = 2.4
|date = 20 March 2021
|time =
|team1 = [[Sudeva FC|Sudeva]]
|score = 1–0
|report =
|team2 = Indian Arrows
|goals1 = [[Shubho Paul|Paul]] {{goal|40}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Salt Lake Stadium]]
|location = [[Kolkata]]
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = L
|motm =
}}

==Statistics==
===Goal Scorers===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:70%;"
| colspan="5" |'''Goal Scorers for Indian Arrows in 2020–21 season'''
|-
!style="background:#034694; color:white; text-align:center;" |Rank
!style="background:#034694; color:white; text-align:center;" |No.
!style="background:#034694; color:white; text-align:center;" |Pos.
!style="background:#034694; color:white; text-align:center;" |Name
!style="background:#034694; color:white; text-align:center;" |Goals
|-
|1
|
|DF
|[[Gurkirat Singh]]
!2
|-
|2
|
|FW
|Vanlalruatfela Thlacheu
!1
|-
| colspan="3" |
|''Own goals''
!0
|-
! colspan="4" |Total
! scope="col" |3
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Indian Arrows}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2020-21 Indian Arrows season}}

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|keywords=Indian Arrows FC seasons, 2020–21 I-League by team
|description=
}}

[[Category:Indian Arrows FC seasons]]
[[Category:2020–21 I-League by team]]

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