# 2019–20 Indian Super League

The 2019–20 Indian Super League season was the sixth season of the Indian Super League, one of the top Indian professional football leagues. The regular season began on 20 October 2019 and concluded on 14 March 2020.
Hyderabad replaced the disbanded Pune City, whereas Delhi Dynamos moved to Bhubaneswar and rebranded as Odisha.
Bengaluru were the defending champions, having won their maiden Indian Super League title by defeating Goa 1–0 in the 2018–19 final. However, both teams were knocked out in the semi-finals, with Bengaluru losing 3–2 on aggregate to ATK and Goa losing 6–5 on aggregate to Chennaiyin. On 14 March 2020, ATK beat Chennaiyin 3–1 in the final, becoming the first club to win three ISL titles.
On 29 November 2019, the AFC association ranking confirmed India's group stage spot in the 2021 AFC Champions League. As winners of the regular season, FC Goa took that spot along with the inaugural League Winners Shield trophy.

## Teams
### Stadiums and locations

| Club | State/Region | City | Home Stadium | Capacity |
| ATK | West Bengal | Kolkata | Salt Lake Stadium | 85,000 |
| Bengaluru | Karnataka | Bengaluru | Sree Kanteerava Stadium | 25,810 |
| Chennaiyin | Tamil Nadu | Chennai | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 20,075 |
| Goa | Goa | Margao | Fatorda Stadium | 18,600 |
| Hyderabad | Telangana | Hyderabad | G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium | 30,000 |
| Jamshedpur | Jharkhand | Jamshedpur | JRD Tata Sports Complex | 24,424 |
| Kerala Blasters | Kerala | Kochi | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 40,000 |
| Mumbai City | Maharashtra | Mumbai | Mumbai Football Arena | 7,790 |
| NorthEast United | Assam | Guwahati | Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium | 23,627 |
| Odisha | Odisha | Bhubaneswar | Kalinga Stadium | 15,000 |

### Personnel and sponsorship

| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| ATK | Antonio Lopez Habas | Roy Krishna | Nivia Sports | |
| Bengaluru | Carles Cuadrat | Sunil Chettri | Puma | Kia Motors |
| Chennaiyin | Owen Coyle | Lucian Goian | Performax | Apollo Tyres |
| Goa | Clifford Miranda | Mandar Rao Desai | T10 Sports | Adda52 |
| Hyderabad | Albert Roca | Marcelinho | Reyaur Sports | |
| Jamshedpur | Antonio Iriondo | Tiri | Nivia Sports | Tata Steel |
| Kerala Blasters | Eelco Schattorie | Bartholomew Ogbeche | Reyaur Sports | Muthoot Group |
| Mumbai City | Jorge Costa | Amrinder Singh | Sqad Gear | SportsAdda |
| NorthEast United | Robert Jarni | José David Leudo | Performax | Federal Bank |
| Odisha | Josep Gombau | Marcos Tébar | TYKA Sports | Odisha Tourism |

### Head coaching changes

| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
| ATK | Steve Coppell | End of contract | 30 April 2019 | Pre-season | Antonio López Habas | 3 May 2019 |
| Kerala Blasters | Nelo Vingada | End of contract | 17 March 2019 | Pre-season | Eelco Schattorie | 19 May 2019 |
| Jamshedpur | César Ferrando | End of contract | 5 April 2019 | Pre-season | Antonio Iriondo | 26 July 2019 |
| NorthEast United | Eelco Schattorie | End of contract | 19 May 2019 | Pre-season | Robert Jarni | 5 August 2019 |
| Chennaiyin | John Gregory | Sacked | 30 Nov 2019 | 8th | Owen Coyle | 4 Dec 2019 |
| Hyderabad | Phil Brown | Sacked | 11 January 2020 | 10th | Xavier Gurri López | 15 January 2020 |
| Goa | Sergio Lobera | Mutual Consent | 1 February 2020 | 1st | Clifford Miranda | 3 February 2020 |
| NorthEast United | Robert Jarni | Sacked | 11 February 2020 | 9th | Khalid Jamil | 11 February 2020 |

### Roster changes
## Foreign players

The number of foreign players allowed in the squad is maximum seven and a minimum of six. However, the maximum number of foreign players allowed on the pitch is five.
| Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Player 7 |
| ATK | David Williams | Roy Krishna | Edu García | Javi Hernández | Mandi | Víctor Mongil | John Johnson |
| Bengaluru | Erik Paartalu | Kevaughn Frater | Deshorn Brown | Dimas Delgado | Juanan | Nili Perdomo | Albert Serrán |
| Chennaiyin | Masih Saighani | Rafael Crivellaro | Eli Sabiá | Nerijus Valskis | André Schembri | Dragoș Firțulescu | Lucian Goian |
| Goa | Hugo Boumous | Ahmed Jahouh | Mourtada Fall | Edu Bedia | Ferrán Corominas | Carlos Peña | |
| Hyderabad | Marko Stanković | Bobô | Marcelinho Pereira | Matthew Kilgallon | Giles Barnes | Rafael Gómez | Néstor Gordillo |
| Jamshedpur | Memo | Noé Acosta | Sergio Castel | David Grande | Aitor Monroy | Piti | Tiri |
| Kerala Blasters | Raphaël Messi Bouli | Vlatko Drobarov | Gianni Zuiverloon | Bartholomew Ogbeche | Moustapha Gning | Mario Arqués | Sergio Cidoncha |
| Mumbai City | Diego Carlos | Mato Grgić | Sèrge Kevyn | Paulo Machado | Modou Sougou | Amine Chermiti | Mohamed Larbi |
| NorthEast United | José David Leudo | Mislav Komorski | Andy Keogh | Kai Heerings | Simon Lundevall | Martín Cháves | Federico Gallego |
| Odisha | Martín Pérez Guedes | Diawandou Diagne | Carlos Delgado | Francisco Dorronsoro | Xisco Hernández | Manuel Onwu | Marcos Tébar |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Goa (L) | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 23 | +23 | 39 | Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League group stage and ISL playoffs |
| 2 | ATK (C) | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 16 | +17 | 34 | Advance to ISL playoffs |
| 3 | Bengaluru | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 30 | Qualification for 2021 AFC Cup play-off round and ISL playoffs |
| 4 | Chennaiyin | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 29 | Advance to ISL playoffs |
| 5 | Mumbai City | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 26 | |
| 6 | Odisha | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 25 | |
| 7 | Kerala Blasters | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 19 | |
| 8 | Jamshedpur | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 18 | |
| 9 | NorthEast United | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 30 | −14 | 14 | |
| 10 | Hyderabad | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 10 | |
* ^ Note 1: Originally, Mohun Bagan, the 2019–20 I-League champions (they were already assured of the title before the league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India), would qualify as India 2 (2021 AFC Cup group stage), and ATK, the 2019–20 Indian Super League playoffs winners, would qualify as India 3 (2021 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs). However, ATK owners KGSPL ceased their football operation and bought majority stakes in Mohun Bagan FC (India) Private Limited and rebranded Mohun Bagan football team as ATK Mohun Bagan FC from the 2020–21 Indian Super League season which qualified as India 2 in 2021 AFC club competition. The All India Football Federation decided that Bengaluru FC, the 2019–20 Indian Super League regular season 3rd place (behind FC Goa, which qualified for the 2021 AFC Champions League, and ATK), will qualify as India 3.

### Results

| Home \ Away | ATK | BEN | CHE | GOA | HFC | JAM | KER | MUM | NEU | OFC |
| ATK | — | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Bengaluru | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Chennaiyin | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 3–4 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Goa | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Hyderabad | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Jamshedpur | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 3–1 | — | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Kerala Blasters | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–6 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–2 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Mumbai City | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–4 |
| NorthEast United | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 |
| Odisha | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — |

## Playoffs
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Goa | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | |
| 4 | Chennaiyin | 4 | 2 | 6 | | | |
| 4 | Chennaiyin | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | Chennaiyin | 1 |
| | | | | | 2 | ATK | 3 |
| 2 | ATK | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ATK | 3 |
| 3 | Bengaluru | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | |

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Chennaiyin | 6–5 | Goa | 4–1 | 2–4 |
| Bengaluru | 2–3 | ATK | 1–0 | 1–3 |

### Final
## Season statistics
### Scoring
#### Hat-tricks

    Result column shows goal tally of player's team first.
| No. | Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| 1 | Bartholomew Ogbeche | Kerala Blasters | Chennaiyin | 3–6 (A) | 1 February 2020 |
| 2 | Roy Krishna | ATK | Odisha | 3–1 (H) | 8 February 2020 |
| 3 | Manuel Onwu | Odisha | Kerala Blasters | 4–4 (H) | 23 February 2020 |

##### Notes

(H) – Home team (A) – Away team

### Assists

| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
| 1 | Hugo Boumous | Goa | 10 |
| 2 | Rafael Crivellaro | Chennaiyin | 8 |
| 3 | Brandon Fernandes | Goa | 7 |
| 4 | Nerijus Valskis | Chennayin | 6 |
| 4 | Anirudh Thapa | Chennaiyin | 6 |
| 4 | Roy Krishna | ATK | 6 |
| 7 | Erik Paartalu | Bengaluru | 5 |
| 7 | Jerry Mawihmingthanga | Odisha | 5 |
| 7 | David Williams | ATK | 5 |
| 7 | Jessel Carneiro | Kerala Blasters | 5 |
| 7 | Javi Hernández | ATK | 5 |
| 7 | Dimas Delgado | Bengaluru | 5 |
| 7 | Prabir Das | ATK | 5 |
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### Cleansheets

| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Gurpreet Singh | Bengaluru | 11 |
| 2 | Arindam Bhattacharya | ATK | 9 |
| 3 | Mohammad Nawaz | Goa | 5 |
| 4 | Amrinder Singh | Mumbai City | 4 |
| 4 | Vishal Kaith | Chennaiyin | 4 |
| 6 | Francisco Dorronsoro | Odisha | 3 |
| 6 | Subhasish Roy | NorthEast United | 3 |
| 8 | Rehenesh TP | Kerala Blasters | 2 |
| 8 | Subrata Pal | Jamshedpur | 2 |
| 10 | Bilal Khan | Kerala Blasters | 1 |
| 10 | Arshdeep Singh | Odisha | 1 |
| Source: ||||

### Discipline
#### Player

* Most yellow cards: 7
** Mandi (footballer) (ATK)
** Germanpreet Singh (Chennaiyin)
** Vinit Rai (Odisha)
** Diego Carlos (Mumbai City)
** Ahmed Jahouh (Goa)
** Brandon Fernandes (Goa)
* Most red cards: 1
** Dimple Bhagat (Hyderabad)
** Abdul Hakku (Kerala Blasters)
** Sourav Das (Mumbai City)
** Jitendra Singh (Jamshedpur)
** Tondonba Singh (Chennaiyin)
** Bikash Jairu (Jamshedpur)
** Souvik Chakrabarti (Mumbai City)
** Saviour Gama (Goa)
** Sahil Panwar (Hyderabad)
** Sarthak Golui (Mumbai City)
** José David Leudo (NorthEast United)
** Seiminlen Doungel (Goa)
** Thoi Singh (Chennaiyin)
** Vinit Rai (Odisha)
** Carlos Delgado (Odisha)
** Farukh Choudhary (Jamshedpur)
** Reagan Singh (NorthEast United)
** Ahmed Jahouh (Goa)
** Nishu Kumar (Bengaluru)
** Eli Sabiá (Chennaiyin)
** Mourtada Fall (Goa)
** Edwin Sydney Vanspaul (Chennaiyin)

#### Club

* Most yellow cards: 57
** Mumbai City
* Most red cards: 4
** Chennaiyin

## Average home attendances

    As of 8 March 2020
| Team | GP | Cumulative | High | Low | Mean |
| ATK | 9 | 200,917 | 37,406 | 8,690 | 22,324 |
| Jamshedpur | 9 | 181,218 | 23,157 | 17,263 | 20,135 |
| Kerala Blasters | 9 | 157,641 | 36,298 | 7,754 | 17,515 |
| Bengaluru | 9 | 131,592 | 27,083 | 9,746 | 14,621 |
| Goa | 9 | 117,057 | 17,773 | 10,212 | 13,006 |
| Chennaiyin | 9 | 80,777 | 11,597 | 7,500 | 8,975 |
| NorthEast United | 9 | 74,280 | 17,942 | 1000 | 8,253 |
| Hyderabad | 9 | 65,699 | 12,114 | 3,000 | 7,299 |
| Odisha | 9 | 56,081 | 9,452 | 3,500 (3,816) | 6,231 |
| Mumbai City | 9 | 47,166 | 7,021 | 3,200 | 5,240 |
| Total | 90 | 1,112,428 | 37,406 | 1,000 | 12,360 |
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