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{{Short description|The final of the 2020-21 season of the Indian Super League}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox football match
| title = 2021 Indian Super League Final
| image = Fatorda Stadium, Goa.jpg
| caption =
| event = [[2020–21 Indian Super League season]]
| team1 = [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
| team1association
= {{fbaicon|IND}}
| team1score = 2
| team2 = [[ATK Mohun Bagan FC|ATK Mohun Bagan]]
| team2association = {{fbaicon|IND}}
| team2score = 1
| details =
| date = 13 March 2021
| stadium = [[Fatorda Stadium]]
| city = [[Margao]], [[Goa]]
| man_of_the_match1a = [[Bipin Singh]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/37314-mumbai-city-fc-vs-atk-mohun-bagan|title=Mumbai City FC vs ATK Mohun Bagan FC|website=Indian Super League|date=13 March 2021|access-date=14 March 2021}}</ref>
| man_of_the_match1atitle =
| man_of_the_match1b =
| man_of_the_match1btitle =
| referee =
| attendance = 0
| weather =
| previous = [[2020 Indian Super League Final|2020]]
| next = ''[[2022 Indian Super League Final|2022]]''
}}
The '''2021 Indian Super League Final''' was the final match of the [[2020–21 Indian Super League season]], the seventh season of the [[Indian Super League]]. It was played on 13 March 2021 at the [[Fatorda Stadium]], [[Goa]], between [[Mumbai City FC]] and [[ATK Mohun Bagan FC|ATK Mohun Bagan]], who finished first and second in the league table during the regular season respectively.<ref name=ISLt />

Owing to [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]] the final was played [[Behind closed doors (sport)|behind closed doors]] as well as the every match of the regular season and play-offs.

==Background==
Mumbai City entered the final as the premiers of the regular season, having edged out ATK Mohun Bagan on head-to-head record with a 2–0 win on the final matchday after the teams finished level on points.<ref name=ISLt>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/isl-mumbai-city-beat-bagan-2-0-book-afc-champions-league-spot/articleshow/81260784.cms|title=Mumbai City beat Mohun Bagan 2-0, book AFC Champions League|website=Times of India|date=28 February 2021|accessdate=9 March 2021}}</ref> It was Mumbai City's first final, having previously lost in the semi-finals in the [[2016 Indian Super League season |2016]] and [[2018–19 Indian Super League season|2018–19]] seasons.<ref name=MCFC /> Mumbai City defeated [[FC Goa]] in the semi-finals in a penalty-shootout after the two finished 2–2 over aggregate.<ref name=MCFC>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/highlights-isl-2021-semi-final-mumbai-city-vs-fc-goa-islanders-reach-final-for-first-time-after-shootout-win-9391801.html|title=ISL 2021 Semi-final, Mumbai City vs FC Goa: Islanders reach final for first time after shootout win|website=First Post|date=8 March 2021|accessdate=9 March 2021}}</ref>

ATK Mohun Bagan also competed in the final for the first time, after they were formed prior to the season from a merger between the Kolkata clubs [[ATK (football club)|ATK]] and [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]. ATK was the defending Indian Super League champions having defeated [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]] in the final in [[2020 Indian Super League Final|2020]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/atk-best-chennaiyin-in-hero-isl-2019-20-final-to-clinch-record-third-title|title=ATK best Chennaiyin in Hero ISL 2019-20 final to clinch record third title|website=Indian Super League|date=14 March 2020|accessdate=9 March 2021}}</ref> ATK Mohun Bagan reached the final, having seen off third-place [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]], by an aggregate score of 3–2 in their semi-final clash.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/antonio-habas-atk-mohun-bagan-were-superior-and-better-than/kkqvqn0r7k271hsfeb9i6bx99|title=Antonio Habas: ATK Mohun Bagan were superior and better than NorthEast United|website=Goal|date=9 March 2021|accessdate=9 March 2021}}</ref>

==Match==

{{football box
| id =
| date = 13 March 2021
| time = 19:30 IST
| team1 = [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
| score = 2–1
| report = https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/37314-mumbai-city-fc-vs-atk-mohun-bagan
| team2 = [[ATK Mohun Bagan FC|ATK Mohun Bagan]]
| goals1 =
* [[Tiri (footballer)|Tiri]] {{goal|29|o.g.}}
* [[Bipin Singh|Singh]] {{goal|90}}
| goals2 =
* [[David Williams (Australian soccer)|Williams]] {{goal|18}}
| stadium = [[Fatorda Stadium]]
| location = [[Margao]]
| attendance = 0
| referee = Tejas Nagavenkar
}}
{| width=92%
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{| style="width:100%"
|valign="top" width="40%"|
{| style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
|-
!width=25| !!width=25|
|-
|GK ||'''1''' ||{{fbaicon|IND}} [[Amrinder Singh]]
|-
|RB ||'''4''' ||{{fbaicon|IND}} [[Amey Ranawade]] || || {{suboff|46}}
|-
|CB ||'''25''' ||{{fbaicon|SEN}} [[Mourtada Fall]]
|-
|CB ||'''6''' ||{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Hernán Santana]] || {{yel|20}}
|-
|LB ||'''23''' ||{{fbaicon|IND}} [[Vignesh Dakshinamurthy]] || {{yel|60}}
|-
|DM ||'''5''' ||{{fbaicon|MAR}} [[Ahmed Jahouh]]
|-
|MF ||'''11''' ||{{fbaicon|IND}} [[Raynier Fernandes]]
|-
|MF ||'''7''' ||{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Hugo Boumous]] || || {{suboff|84}}
|-
|FW ||'''29''' ||{{fbaicon|IND}} [[Bipin Singh]] || {{yel|90+1}}
|-
|FW ||'''9''' ||{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Adam Le Fondre]] || || {{suboff|71}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
|GK ||'''34'''||{{fbaicon|IND}} [[Phurba Lachenpa]]
|-
|DF ||'''2'''||{{fbaicon|IND}} [[Mohammad Rakip]] || || {{subon|46}}
|-
|DF ||'''3''' ||{{fbaicon|IND}} [[Tondonba Singh]]
|-
|FW ||'''10''' ||{{fbaicon|NGA}} [[Bartholomew Ogbeche]] || || {{subon|71}}
|-
|DF ||'''15''' ||{{fbaicon|IND}} [[Mehtab Singh (footballer)|Mehtab Singh]]
|-
|ST ||'''19'''||{{fbaicon|IND}} [[Pranjal Bhumij]]
|-
|MF ||'''20'''||{{fbaicon|IND}} [[Jackichand Singh]]
|-
|MF ||'''21'''||{{fbaicon|JPN}} [[Cy Goddard]] || || {{subon|86}}
|-
|FW ||'''22'''||{{fbaicon|IND}} [[Vikram Pratap Singh]]
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=4|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Sergio Lobera]]
|}
|valign="top"|
|valign="top" width="50%"|
{| style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center
|-
!width=25| !!width=25|
|-
|-|GK ||'''29''' ||{{fbaicon|IND}} [[Arindam Bhattacharya (footballer)|Arindam Bhattacharya]]
|-
|CB ||'''5''' ||{{fbaicon|IND}} [[Sandesh Jhingan]]
|-
|CB ||'''44'''||{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Tiri (footballer)|Tiri]] || {{yel|85}}
|-
|CB ||'''20''' ||{{fbaicon|IND}} [[Pritam Kotal]] || {{yel|55}}
|-
|LB ||'''15'''||{{fbaicon|IND}} [[Subhasish Bose]]
|-
|MF ||'''19'''||{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Javi Hernández (footballer, born 1989)|Javi Hernández]] || || {{suboff|90+1}}
|-
|CM ||'''8'''||{{fbaicon|IRL}} [[Carl McHugh]] || {{yel|49}}
|-
|CM ||'''42''' ||{{fbaicon|IND}} [[Lenny Rodrigues]] || || {{suboff|85}}
|-
|AM ||'''6''' ||{{fbaicon|IND}} [[Manvir Singh (footballer, born 1995)|Manvir Singh]]
|-
|ST ||'''9''' ||{{fbaicon|AUS}} [[David Williams (Australian soccer)|David Williams]] || || {{suboff|23}}
|-
|ST ||'''21''' ||{{fbaicon|FIJ}} [[Roy Krishna]]
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
|CB ||'''2'''||{{fbaicon|IND}} [[Sumit Rathi]]
|-
|FW ||'''7'''||{{fbaicon|IND}} [[Komal Thatal]]
|-
|GK ||'''12'''||{{fbaicon|IND}} [[Avilash Paul]]
|-
|MF ||'''16'''||{{fbaicon|IND}} [[Jayesh Rane]] || || {{subon|85}}
|-
|DM ||'''17'''||{{fbaicon|IND}} [[Pronay Halder]]
|-
|CB ||'''24''' ||{{fbaicon|IND}} [[Salam Ranjan Singh]]
|-
|DM ||'''25'''||{{fbaicon|IND}} [[Michael Regin]]
|-
|DF ||'''33'''||{{fbaicon|IND}} [[Prabir Das]]
|-
|FW ||'''90''' ||{{fbaicon|BRA}} [[Marcelinho (footballer, born June 1987)|Marcelinho]] || || {{subon|90+1}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=4|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Antonio López (footballer, born 1957)|Antonio López]]
|}
|}
{| style="width:100%;font-size:90%"
|
'''Man of the Match:'''
<br />{{fbaicon|IND}} [[Bipin Singh Thounaojam|Bipin Singh]] (Mumbai City)

'''Match rules'''
*90 minutes.
*30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
*Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
*nine named substitutes.
*Maximum of five substitutions.
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.indiansuperleague.com/ Indian Super League Official Website].

{{Indian Super League}}
{{2020–21 in Indian football}}

[[Category:Indian Super League finals]]
[[Category:2020–21 Indian Super League season]]
[[Category:2020–21 in Indian football]]
[[Category:March 2021 sports events in India|Indian Super League Final]]
[[Category:Mohun Bagan SG matches]]
[[Category:Mumbai City FC matches]]

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