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| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20 November 2020 – 13 March 2021 |
| Champions | Mumbai City 1st ISL Shield title |
| ISL Cup Winners | Mumbai City 1st ISL Cup title |
| AFC Champions League | Mumbai City |
| AFC Cup | Mohun Bagan |
| Matches | 115 |
| Goals | 298 (2.59 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Igor Angulo Roy Krishna (14 goals each) |
| Best goalkeeper | Arindam Bhattacharya (108.95 mins per goal) |
| Biggest home win | Hyderabad 4–0Kerala Blasters (16 February 2021) |
| Biggest away win | Odisha 1–6Mumbai City (24 February 2021) |
| Highest scoring | Odisha 6–5East Bengal (27 February 2021) |
| Longest winning run | Mohun Bagan (5 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Goa (15 games) |
| Longest winless run | Odisha (10 games) |
| Longest losing run | Bengaluru,Odisha (4 games) |
2021–22 → | |
The2020–21 Indian Super League season was the seventh season of theIndian Super League (ISL) since its formation and the 25th season of the top division of theIndian football league system. The season started on 20 November 2020 and ended on 13 March 2021. It was hostedbehind closed doors across three venues inGoa due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in India.
Mumbai City won the cup, having defeatedMohun Bagan in thefinal, and also won the League Winners Shield. Thus, Mumbai City became the first club to win the ISL Cup title and the League Winners Shield in a single season.[1]
| Team | Head coach | Captain(s) | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATK Mohun Bagan | Nivia[12][13] | SBOTOP[14] | ||
| Bengaluru | Puma[17] | JSW[18] | ||
| Chennaiyin | Performax | Apollo Tyres[21] | ||
| East Bengal | TYKA[24] | Shree Cement[25] | ||
| Goa | SIX5SIX[28] | Indinews[29] | ||
| Hyderabad | T10 Sports | Andslite | ||
| Jamshedpur | Nivia[33] | Tata Steel[34] | ||
| Kerala Blasters | Reyaur Sports[36] | BYJU'S[37] | ||
| Mumbai City | Puma[40] | DafaNews[41] | ||
| NorthEast United | Performax | JA Entertainment[43] | ||
| Odisha | T10 Sports[44] | Odisha Tourism[45] |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Ref. | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerala Blasters | Sacked | 22 April 2020 | [46] | Pre-season | 23 April 2020 | [47] | ||
| Goa | End of interim period | 30 April 2020 | [48] | 30 April 2020 | [26] | |||
| Hyderabad | 1 June 2020 | [49] | 1 June 2020 | [50] | ||||
| Odisha | Mutual consent | 18 March 2020 | [51] | 19 June 2020 | [52] | |||
| Jamshedpur | End of contract | 31 May 2020 | [53] | 7 August 2020 | [31] | |||
| NorthEast United | End of the interim period | 25 August 2020 | [54] | 25 August 2020 | [42] | |||
| Chennaiyin | End of contract | 14 March 2020 | [55] | 30 August 2020 | [19] | |||
| Hyderabad | Mutual consent | 29 August 2020 | [50] | 31 August 2020 | [30] | |||
| Mumbai City | End of contract | 5 March 2020 | [56] | 12 October 2020 | [38] | |||
| Bengaluru | Mutual consent | 6 January 2021 | [57] | 5th | 6 January 2021 | [57] | ||
| NorthEast United | Sacked | 12 January 2021 | [58] | 7th | 12 January 2021 | [58] | ||
| Odisha | Sacked | 2 February 2021 | [59] | 11th | 3 February 2021 | [60] | ||
| Kerala Blasters | Sacked | 17 February 2021 | [61] | 9th | 17 February 2021 | [62] |
Bold letters suggest the player was signed in the winter transfer window.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mumbai City(L, C) | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 40 | Qualification toISL playoffs and2022 AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | ATK Mohun Bagan[a] | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 40 | Qualification toISL playoffs and2022 AFC Cup play-off round |
| 3 | NorthEast United | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 33 | Qualification toISL playoffs |
| 4 | Goa | 20 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 31 | |
| 5 | Hyderabad | 20 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 29 | |
| 6 | Jamshedpur | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 27 | |
| 7 | Bengaluru | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 22 | |
| 8 | Chennaiyin | 20 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 20 | |
| 9 | East Bengal | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 17 | |
| 10 | Kerala Blasters | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 17 | |
| 11 | Odisha | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 44 | −19 | 12 |
| Home \ Away | AMB | BEN | CHE | EAB | GOA | HYD | JAM | KER | MCI | NEU | OFC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATK Mohun Bagan | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Bengaluru | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Chennaiyin | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 |
| East Bengal | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 |
| Goa | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Hyderabad | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Jamshedpur | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Kerala Blasters | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–4 |
| Mumbai City | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| NorthEast United | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 3–1 |
| Odisha | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 6–5 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–6 | 2–2 | — |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
| 1 | Mumbai City (p) | 2 | 0 | 2 (6) | |||||||
| 4 | Goa | 2 | 0 | 2 (5) | |||||||
| 1 | Mumbai City | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | NorthEast United | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mumbai City | 2–2(6–5p) | Goa | 2–2 | 0–0 (a.e.t.) |
| ATK Mohun Bagan | 3–2 | NorthEast United | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Mumbai City | 2–1 | ATK Mohun Bagan |
|---|---|---|
| Tiri B. Singh | Report | Williams |

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goa | 14 | |
| ATK Mohun Bagan | |||
| 3 | Mumbai City | 11 | |
| 4 | Hyderabad | 10 | |
| 5 | Mumbai City | 8 | |
| Jamshedpur | |||
| Bengaluru | |||
| 8 | Kerala Blasters | 7 | |
| Odisha | |||
| NorthEast United | |||
| Source:[63] | |||

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunil Chhetri | Bengaluru | 8 |
| 2 | Manvir Singh | ATK Mohun Bagan | 6 |
| Bipin Singh | Mumbai City | ||
| 4 | Ishan Pandita | Goa | 4 |
| Halicharan Narzary | Hyderabad | ||
| Lallianzuala Chhangte | Chennaiyin | ||
| 7 | Rahul KP | Kerala Blasters | 3 |
| V.P. Suhair | NorthEast United | ||
| 9 | Paul Ramfangzauva | Odisha | 2 |
| Anirudh Thapa | Chennaiyin | ||
| Liston Colaco | Hyderabad | ||
| Rahim Ali | Chennaiyin | ||
| Jerry Mawihmingthanga | Odisha | ||
| Rowllin Borges | Mumbai City | ||
| Source:[63] | |||
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mumbai City | Odisha | 6–1 (A) | 24 February 2021 | [64] |
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goa | 8 | |
| ATK Mohun Bagan | |||
| 3 | Mumbai City | 7 | |
| 4 | NorthEast United | 6 | |
| Jamshedpur | |||
| 6 | Odisha | 5 | |
| Mumbai City | |||
| 8 | Kerala Blasters | 4 | |
| Goa | |||
| Bengaluru | |||
| Mumbai City | |||
| Source:[65] | |||
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mumbai City | 10 | |
| ATK Mohun Bagan | |||
| 3 | Jamshedpur | 8 | |
| 4 | Hyderabad | 6 | |
| Chennaiyin | |||
| 6 | Bengaluru | 4 | |
| 7 | NorthEast United | 3 | |
| Kerala Blasters | |||
| 9 | NorthEast United | 2 | |
| Goa | |||
| East Bengal | |||
| East Bengal | |||
| Source:[66] | |||
| Match | Hero of the Match | Match | Hero of the Match | Match | Hero of the Match | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | |||
| Match 1 | ATK Mohun Bagan | Match 40 | Kerala Blasters | Match 78 | ATK Mohun Bagan | |||
| Match 2 | NorthEast United | Match 41 | Jamshedpur | Match 79 | Jamshedpur | |||
| Match 3 | Goa | Match 42 | ATK Mohun Bagan | Match 80 | Bengaluru | |||
| Match 4 | Hyderabad | Match 43 | Goa | Match 81 | Mumbai City | |||
| Match 5 | Chennaiyin | Match 44 | Mumbai City | Match 82 | NorthEast United | |||
| Match 6 | Mumbai City | Match 45 | East Bengal | Match 83 | Bengaluru | |||
| Match 7 | NorthEast United | Match 46 | ATK Mohun Bagan | Match 84 | ATK Mohun Bagan | |||
| Match 8 | ATK Mohun Bagan | Match 47 | Hyderabad | Match 85 | East Bengal | |||
| Match 9 | Hyderabad | Match 48 | Mumbai City | Match 86 | NorthEast United | |||
| Match 10 | Odisha | Match 49 | East Bengal | Match 87 | Mumbai City | |||
| Match 11 | Kerala Blasters | Match 50 | Odisha | Match 88 | ATK Mohun Bagan | |||
| Match 12 | NorthEast United | Match 51 | Hyderabad | Match 89 | Jamshedpur | |||
| Match 13 | Mumbai City | Match 52 | East Bengal | Match 90 | Odisha | |||
| Match 14 | Hyderabad | Match 53 | Chennaiyin | Match 91 | Hyderabad | |||
| Match 15 | ATK Mohun Bagan | Match 54 | Kerala Blasters | Match 92 | Goa | |||
| Match 16 | Bengaluru | Match 55 | Mumbai City | Match 93 | NorthEast United | |||
| Match 17 | NorthEast United | Match 56 | NorthEast United | Match 94 | ATK Mohun Bagan | |||
| Match 18 | Mumbai City | Match 57 | Chennaiyin | Match 95 | Bengaluru | |||
| Match 19 | Goa | Match 58 | Goa | Match 96 | Hyderabad | |||
| Match 20 | Jamshedpur | Match 59 | Kerala Blasters | Match 97 | Goa | |||
| Match 21 | NorthEast United | Match 60 | Hyderabad | Match 98 | Chennaiyin | |||
| Match 22 | Mumbai City | Match 61 | NorthEast United | Match 99 | ATK Mohun Bagan | |||
| Match 23 | East Bengal | Match 62 | Goa | Match 100 | Jamshedpur | |||
| Match 24 | Hyderabad | Match 63 | East Bengal | Match 101 | Goa | |||
| Match 25 | Goa | Match 64 | Odisha | Match 102 | Chennaiyin | |||
| Match 26 | NorthEast United | Match 65 | Kerala Blasters | Match 103 | Hyderabad | |||
| Match 27 | Bengaluru | Match 66 | ATK Mohun Bagan | Match 104 | NorthEast United | |||
| Match 28 | Jamshedpur | Match 67 | Mumbai City | Match 105 | Mumbai City | |||
| Match 29 | Hyderabad | Match 68 | Kerala Blasters | Match 106 | Jamshedpur | |||
| Match 30 | ATK Mohun Bagan | Match 69 | Hyderabad | Match 107 | NorthEast United | |||
| Match 31 | Bengaluru | Match 70 | Bengaluru | Match 108 | Odisha | |||
| Match 32 | Jamshedpur | Match 71 | Mumbai City | Match 109 | Goa | |||
| Match 33 | Chennaiyin | Match 72 | NorthEast United | Match 110 | Mumbai City | |||
| Match 34 | Mumbai City | Match 73 | Kerala Blasters | Match 111 (SF) | Goa | |||
| Match 35 | East Bengal | Match 74 | Hyderabad | Match 112 (SF) | NorthEast United | |||
| Match 36 | ATK Mohun Bagan | Match 75 | East Bengal | Match 113 (SF) | Goa | |||
| Match 37 | Odisha | Match 76 | NorthEast United | Match 114 (SF) | ATK Mohun Bagan | |||
| Match 38 | Goa | Match 77 | Hyderabad | Match 115 (F) | Mumbai City | |||
| Match 39 | East Bengal | Source:[71] | ||||||
| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Hero of the League | ATK Mohun Bagan | |
| Golden Boot | Goa | |
| Golden Glove | ATK Mohun Bagan | |
| Winning Pass of the League | Goa | |
| Emerging Player of the League | NorthEast United |