# 2019–20 in Indian football

The 2019–20 season is the 132nd competitive association football season in India.

## Men's national team
### India national football team
#### 2019 King's Cup

India were invited to play King's Cup tournament by Thailand. This was India's first tournament under the new coach, Igor Štimac.

#### 2019 Intercontinental Cup

This is the second edition of the Hero Intercontinental Cup, organised by AIFF. This year no national side from other confederation took part other than AFC. India participated along with Syria, Tajikistan and North Korea. India was able to draw their third match against Syria after being defeated by Tajikistan and North Korea in their first two matches.

#### 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
##### Group E

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | Qatar | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 22 | Asian Cup | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Oman | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 18 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 |
| 3 | India | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 7 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| 4 | Afghanistan | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 6 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 2 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
* ↑ Qatar has already qualified for the World Cup as the host nation. They are later selected as host replacement within the qualified teams of the Asian Cup.

### India national under-20 football team
#### Friendlies
##### Group A

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 |
| India | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |

##### 11th place
#### 2019 OFC Youth Development Tournament
##### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Final |
| 2 | New Caledonia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | Third place match |
| 3 | Vanuatu (H) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | Fifth place match |

##### Final
#### 2019 SAFF U-18 Championship
##### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
| 1 | India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 | Qualified for Knockout stage |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 | Qualified for Knockout stage |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | |

##### Final
#### 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
##### Group F

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 3 | Afghanistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | India | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | |
* ↑ Uzbekistan, as final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results.

### India national under-17 football team
#### 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
##### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Uzbekistan (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 3 | Turkmenistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 | Final tournament |
* ↑ Bahrain, as final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of qualification results.

## AFC competitions
### 2020 AFC Champions League
#### Preliminary round 1

West Region :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |

### 2020 AFC Cup
#### Preliminary round 2

South Asia Zone :
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |

#### Play-off round

South Asia Zone :
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |

#### Group E

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BAS | MAZ | CHE | TCS |
| 1 | Bashundhara Kings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 3 | — | 4 Nov | 29 Oct | 5–1 |
| 2 | Maziya | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 Oct | — | 1 Nov | 26 Oct |
| 3 | Chennai City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 Oct | 2–2 | — | 4 Nov |
| 4 | TC Sports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | 1 Nov | 29 Oct | 23 Oct | — |
* 1 2 Head-to-head away goals: Maziya 2, Chennai City 0.

## Club competitions
### Indian Super League

| 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.

### I-League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Mohun Bagan (C) | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 13 | +22 | 39 | Qualification for 2021 AFC Cup group stage |
| 2 | East Bengal | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 23 | |
| 3 | Punjab | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 23 | |
| 4 | Real Kashmir | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 22 | |
| 5 | Gokulam Kerala | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 22 | |
| 6 | TRAU | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 22 | |
| 7 | Chennai City | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 20 | |
| 8 | Churchill Brothers | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 20 | |
| 9 | NEROCA | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 18 | |
| 10 | Aizawl | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 16 | |
| 11 | Indian Arrows | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 9 | |

### I-League 2nd Division
#### Preliminary round
##### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Garhwal | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 14 | Advance to Final round |
| 2 | ATK (R) | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 14 | |
| 3 | Jamshedpur (R) | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 10 | |
| 4 | Punjab (R) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 | |
| 5 | Rajasthan | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 | Eliminated |
| 6 | Lonestar Kashmir | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 5 | Eliminated |
* ↑ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India, a shorter format of the league was announced. Therefore, only the top 6 non-reserve clubs advanced to the Final round.
* 1 2 3 Reserves team are ineligible for advancing to the next round. To qualify for promotion, club must hold a 2nd Division license (marked in bold in the table), finish in the top 4, and either 1st or 2nd among the promotion-eligible clubs.
* 1 2 Withdrew team from the league due to financial and other constraits.

##### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mohammedan | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 12 | Advance to Final round |
| 2 | Bhawanipore | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | Advance to Final round |
| 3 | Hyderabad (R) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 | Chennaiyin (R) | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 8 | |
| 5 | Bengaluru (R) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 6 | |
* 1 2 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India, a shorter format of the league was announced. Therefore, all the non-reserve clubs advanced to the Final Round.
* 1 2 3 Reserves team are ineligible for advance to the next round To qualify for promotion, a club must hold a 2nd Division license (marked in bold in the table), and finish both in the top 4 of the AIFF, and either 1st or 2nd among the promotion-eligible clubs.

##### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | ARA | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 14 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Bengaluru United | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 14 | Advance to Final Round |
| 3 | Kerala | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 9 | Pulled out from league |
| 4 | Goa (R) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 | |
| 5 | Kerala Blasters (R) | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 5 | |
| 6 | Mumbai City (R) | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 5 | |
* 1 2 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India, a shorter format of the league was announced. Therefore, all the non-reserve clubs advanced to the Final Round.
* ↑ Withdrew team from the league due to financial and other constraints.
* 1 2 3 Reserves team are ineligible for advance to the next round To qualify for promotion, a club must hold a 2nd Division license (marked in bold in the table), and finish both in the top 4 of the AIFF, and either 1st or 2nd among the promotion-eligible clubs.

#### Qualifiers

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mohammedan (C) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 10 | Champion and Promotion to 2020–21 I-League |
| 2 | Bhawanipore | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 | |
| 3 | Bengaluru United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 5 | |
| 4 | ARA | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 | |
| 5 | Garhwal | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | |

### Indian Women's League
#### Group stage
##### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | KRYPHSA | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 15 | Semi Final |
| 2 | Sethu | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 2 | +21 | 12 | Semi Final |
| 3 | Kickstart | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 9 | |
| 4 | Kolhapur City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 4 | |
| 5 | Baroda Football Academy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 3 | |
| 6 | BBK Dav | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 21 | −20 | 1 | |

##### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Gokulam Kerala | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | +26 | 15 | Semi Final |
| 2 | Kenkre | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 12 | Semi Final |
| 3 | Odisha Police | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 7 | |
| 4 | Sreebhumi | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 | |
| 5 | Bangalore United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 4 | |
| 6 | Bidesh XI | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 0 | |

#### Knock–out stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | KRYPHSA | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Kenkre | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Kenkre | 1 | KRYPHSA | KRYPHSA | 2 |
| | | | Gokulam Kerala | Gokulam Kerala | 3 |
| 3 | Gokulam Kerala | 3 | Gokulam Kerala | Gokulam Kerala | 3 |
| 2 | Sethu | 0 | | | |

## Season Statistics
### India national team
#### Goalscorers

5 goals
* Sunil Chhetri
1 goal
* Adil Khan
* Anirudh Thapa
* Lallianzuala Chhangte
* Narender Gahlot
* Seiminlen Doungel

#### Match Stats

| Criteria | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Competition |
| Highest Win | India | 1–0 | Thailand | 2019 King's Cup |
| Highest Loss | India | 2–5 | North Korea | 2019 Intercontinental Cup |

### India national under-20 team
#### Goalscorers

3 goals
* Vikram Pratap Singh
2 goals
* Akash Mishra
* Aman Chetri
* Gurkirat Singh
* Manvir Singh
* Rohit Danu
1 goal
* Ahnaf Rasheedh
* Givson Singh Moirangthem
* John Shabong
* Meetei
* Narender Gahlot
* Ravi Bahadur Rana
* Sumit Rathi
1 own goal
* Rafi (against Bulgaria)

#### Match Stats

| Criteria | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Competition |
| Highest Win | India | 4–0 | Maldives | 2019 SAFF U-18 Championship |
| Highest Loss | India | 0–4 | Saudi Arabia | 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification |
| Highest Scoring | India | 4–1 | New Caledonia | 2019 OFC Youth Development Tournament |

### India national under-17 team
#### Match Stats

| Criteria | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Competition |
| Highest Win | India | 7–0 | Bhutan Nepal Keçiörengücü | 2019 SAFF U-15 Championship 2019 SAFF U-15 Championship Friendly |
| Highest Loss | – | – | – | – |
| Highest Scoring | India | 6–3 | Fenerbahçe SK | Friendly |

### India women's national team
#### Match Stats

| Criteria | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Competition |
| Highest Win | Sri Lanka | 0–6 | India | 2019 South Asian Games |
| Highest Loss | India | 1–5 | Uzbekistan | Friendly |
| Highest Scoring | India Sri Lanka | 1–5 0–6 | Uzbekistan India | Friendly 2019 South Asian Games |

### India women's national under-17 team
#### Match Stats

| Criteria | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Competition |
| Highest Win | Bhutan | 1–10 | India | 2019 SAFF U-15 Women's Championship |
| Highest Loss | Sweden | 4–0 | India | Friendly |
| Highest Scoring | Bhutan | 1–10 | India | 2019 SAFF U-15 Women's Championship |