2019–20_I-League_2nd_Division

2020 I-League qualifiers

2020 I-League qualifiers

13th season of the I-League 2nd Division


The 2020 I-League qualifiers (also known as Hero I-League Qualifiers 2020 for sponsorship reasons) was the 13th season of I-League 2nd Division, the second division of Indian football league, since its establishment in 2008. The league was kicked-off from 25 January 2020.[1][2]

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The season was shortened due to COVID-19 pandemic in India and Mohammedan won the league, being promoted to 2020–21 I-League.

Teams

This season, 17 teams participated, including one reserve side from I-League (Punjab) and eight from Indian Super League (ATK, Jamshedpur, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennaiyin, Mumbai City, Goa and Kerala Blasters). All the teams had been divided into three groups of six teams in A and C, and five teams in group B. The teams which made their debut this season were Bengaluru United, Rajasthan FC, Punjab FC (reserves), Hyderabad FC (reserves) and Mumbai City FC (reserves).[1] Indian Arrows reserves were supposed to debut this season, but later withdrew, since it consists of U-16 and U-18 players, which had their board examinations.[3]

Stadiums and locations

Locations of the stadiums for I-league Qualifiers

Due to COVID-19 pandemic, all the rescheduled matches after COVID-19 pandemic, will be played in a single venue. AIFF declared Kolkata and Kalyani as the venue on 14 August for the final round after cancelling the remaining matches of the preliminary round. Matches will be played at Kalyani Stadium in Kalyani and at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata.[4]

Personnel and kits

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Coaching changes

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Foreign players

Each club, excluding the reserve sides, can register three foreign players in their squad. One of the foreign players has to be from an AFC Member Nation.

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Preliminary round

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Group A

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Notes:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Withdrew team from the league due to financial and other constraits.

Results

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Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Fixtures and results

25 January 2020 1 ATK (R) 0–0 Jamshedpur (R) Barasat
2:00 Stadium: Aditya Academy Ground
Attendance: 700
Referee: Ashish Tiwari
27 January 2020 2 Lonestar Kashmir 0–2 Rajasthan Katra
2:00 5' Arvind Sharma
41' Ishaan Shahi
Stadium: VDSB Sports Complex
Attendance: 52
Referee: Aditya Purkyastha
31 January 2020 3 Punjab (R) 2–0 Rajasthan Gurgaon
2:00 Himanshu Jangra 6', 51' Stadium: Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Lakshay
1 February 2020 4 Lonestar Kashmir 3–3 Garhwal Katra
2:00 Shakir Sheikh 18', 28'
Maxwell Ellon 84'
3' Abhishek Rawat
29', 90+4' Ekombong Philip
Stadium: VDSB Sports Complex
Attendance: 65
Referee: Jatinder Singh
5 February 2020 5 Garhwal 1–0 ATK (R) New Delhi
2:00 Bahir Dala 44' Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 350
5 February 2020 4 Jamshedpur (R) 0–0 Rajasthan Jamshedpur
2:00 Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex
Attendance: 40
8 February 2020 5 Lonestar Kashmir 0–1 Punjab (R) Katra
2:00 57' Lalrinchhana Lallawmpuia Stadium: VDSB Sports Complex
Attendance: 100
9 February 2020 1 ATK (R) 1–1 Rajasthan Barasat
2:30 Joseph Vanlalhruaia 11' 84' Martand Raina Stadium: Aditya Academy Ground
Attendance: 76
9 February 2020 5 Garhwal 2–2 Jamshedpur (R) New Delhi
3:00 Ekomobomg Philip 20'
Nirmal Bisht 37'
49', 90+6' Billu Teli Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 550
13 February 2020 4 Jamshedpur (R) 1–2 Lonestar Kashmir Jamshedpur
2:30 Billu Teli 45+1' 32' Maxwell Ellon
37' Shakir Ahmad Shaikh
Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex
Attendance: 237
16 February 2020 5 Garhwal 1–0 Rajasthan Delhi
3:00 Ekomobong Philip 8' Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 500
17 February 2020 1 ATK (R) 2–0 Lonestar Kashmir Barasat
2:00 Yumnam Singh 56'
William Pauliankhum 86'
Stadium: Aditya Academy Ground
Attendance: 50
20 February 2020 1 ATK (R) 2–1 Punjab (R) Barasat
2:30 William Pauliankhum 14'
Ashish Jha 52'
12' Maheson Tongbram Stadium: Aditya Academy Ground
Attendance: 250
21 February 2020 1 Rajasthan 1–3 Garhwal Jodhpur
3:00 Rohit Atkan 11' 20' Nirmal Bisht
43', 85' Aman Thapa
Stadium: Umaid Singh Stadium
Attendance: 200
23 February 2020 4 Jamshedpur (R) 0–3 Punjab (R) Jamshedpur
2:30 17' Thockhom Adison Singh
55' Ashangbam Aphaoba Singh
63' Saurabh Bhanwala
Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex
Attendance: 200
25 February 2020 Lonestar Kashmir 1–2 Jamshedpur (R) Katra
2:00 Stadium: VDSB Sports Complex
Attendance: 52
26 February 2020 Punjab (R) 0–1 ATK (R) Gurgaon
2:00 20' Billu Teli Stadium: Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Attendance: 110
29 February 2020 Punjab (R) 1–2 ATK (R) Gurgaon
2:00 Aaron Rodrigues 5' 25', 80' William Pauliankhum Stadium: Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Attendance: 105
1 March 2020 Lonestar Kashmir 2–2 Jamshedpur (R) Srinagar
2:00 Shakir Sheikh 52', 89' 75' Harsha Parui
90+4' Ritesh Perambara
Stadium: TRC Turf Ground
Attendance: 350
6 March 2020 Jamshedpur (R) 1–0 Garhwal Jamshedpur
2:30 Harsha Parui 50' Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex
Attendance: 60
Referee: Surojit Das
10 March 2020 ATK (R) 1–4 Garhwal Barasat
2:30 William Pauliankhum 16' Ekomobong Philip 28', 32', 48'
Aman Thapa 85'
Stadium: Aditya Academy Ground
Attendance: 125

Group B

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Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Results

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Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Fixtures and results

25 January 2020 1 Bhawanipore 0–3 Mohammedan Kolkata
2:00 2' Sanjib Ghosh
26' John Chidi
79' Sattyam Sharma
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 300
27 January 2020 1 Chennaiyin (R) 3–2 Bengaluru (R) Chennai
3:00 Balkar Singh 36'
Zonunmawia 61'
Senthamizhi 85'
33' Biswa Darjee
83' Advait
Stadium: SSN Ground
Attendance: 40
31 January 2020 1 Chennaiyin (R) 1–1 Bhawanipore Chennai
3:30 Balkar Singh 41' 26' Anup Theres Raj Stadium: SSN Ground
Attendance: 100
6 February 2020 1 Chennaiyin (R) 1–3 Hyderabad (R) Chennai
3:30 Sarif Khan 64' 13' Nikhil Prabhu
53' Ishan Dey
90+2' Gani Ahmed Nigam
Stadium: SSN Ground
Attendance: 50
11 February 2020 1 Mohammedan 1–0 Bengaluru (R) Howrah
2:00 Jiten Murmu 48' Stadium: Howrah Ground
Attendance: 1200
14 February 2020 1 Bhawanipore 4–2 Bengaluru (R) Howrah
2:30 Pankaj Moula 18', 56'
Anup Theres Raj 58'
Pradeep Mohanraj 83'
27' Bekey Oram
65' (o.g.) Nitish Hazra
Stadium: Howrah Ground
Attendance: 20
18 February 2020 1 Hyderabad (R) 1–1 Bhawanipore Hyderabad
3:30 Ghani Ahmmed Nigam 33' 18' Sourav Dasgupta Stadium: Gachibowli Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 125
20 February 2020 1 Mohammedan 4–0 Chennaiyin (R) Kalyani
2:30 Sanjib Ghosh 45+1'
John Chidi Uzodinma 59'
Balwinder Singh 67'
Jaskaranpreet Singh 87'
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 200
23 February 2020 1 Bhawanipore 1–0 Bengaluru (R) Kalyani
2:30 Pankaj Moula 63' Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 75
26 February 2020 Hyderabad (R) 2–1 Mohammedan Hyderabad
3:30 Abhishek Halder 50'
Kynsailang Khongsit 89'
72' Tirthankar Sarkar Stadium: Gachibowli Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 200
29 February 2020 Bengaluru (R) 2–0 Hyderabad (R) Bangalore
3:30 Bekey Oram 75'
Biswa Darjee 87'
Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 100
2 March 2020 Chennaiyin (R) 3–1 Mohammedan Chennai
3:30 Balkar Singh 65'
Senthamizhi S 90+3', 90+5'
19' Vanlalbiaa Changte Stadium: SSN Ground
Attendance: 25
5 March 2020 Bengaluru (R) 1–3 Mohammedan Bangalore
3:30 Biswa Darjee 74' John Chidi 40', 75', 88' Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 455

Group C

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Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. 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.
  2. Withdrew team from the league due to financial and other constraints.
  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.

Results

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Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Fixtures and results

25 January 2020 1 Kerala 3–0 Kerala Blasters (R) Trissur
2:00 Sajeesh E 6', 65'
Roshan Gigi 18'
Stadium: Corporation Stadium
Attendance: 700
25 January 2020 1 ARA 5–0 Mumbai City (R) Ahmedabad
2:00 Syed Shoaib Ahmed 3', 19', 52'
Dieye Hamidou 36'
Parminder Singh 63'
Stadium: The Arena
Attendance: 450
29 January 2020 1 Goa 0–1 Bengaluru United Nagoa Ground
3:30 78' Amey Bhatkal Attendance: 250
2 February 2020 1 ARA 2–0 Kerala Ahmedabad
3:30 Syed Shoaib Ahmed 72'
Dieye Hamidou 32'
Stadium: The Arena
Attendance: 300
2 February 2020 1 Mumbai (R) 0–1 Bengaluru United Mumbai
7:45 83' Asraf Mondal Stadium: Cooperage Ground
Attendance: 200
6 February 2020 1 ARA 1–0 Bengaluru United Ahmedabad
3:30 Dieye Hamidou 1' Stadium: The Arena
Attendance: 250
6 February 2020 1 Mumbai (R) 1–1 F.C. Kerala Mumbai
7:30 Melwin Thomas 89' (o.g.) 74' Mousoof Naizan Stadium: Cooperage Ground
Attendance: 160
8 February 2020 1 Kerala Blasters (R) 1–3 Goa (R) Kochi
3:30 Ronaldo Oliveira 48' 33', 65' Lalawmpuia
88' Flan Gomes
Stadium: Panampally Ground
Attendance: 50
12 February 2020 1 Kerala 1–1 Goa (R) Trissur
3:15 Brohiri Cyrille 25' 7' Lalmangaih Sanga Stadium: Corporation Stadium
Attendance: 200
13 February 2020 1 Mumbai (R) 1–0 Kerala Blasters (R) Mumbai
7:30 Shreyas Vatekar 24' Stadium: Cooperage Stadium
Attendance: 200
18 February 2020 1 Goa 2–2 ARA Bambolim
4:00 Kapil Hoble 48'
Nestor Dias 87'
31' Dieye Hamidou
88' Parmimder Singh
Stadium: Bambolim Stadium
Attendance: 200
22 February 2020 1 Bengaluru United 1–0 ARA Bangalore
3:30 Nikhil Vijay Pal 90' Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 200
26 February 2020 Bengaluru United 1–1 Kerala Bangalore
3:30 Phrangki Buam 78' 71' Nikhil Raj Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 450
26 February 2020 Goa 3–0 Mumbai (R) Nagoa
4:00 Kapil Hoble 16'
Aaren Dsilva 55'
Sarineo Fernandes 70'
Stadium: Nagoa Ground
Attendance: 500
27 February 2020 ARA 2–2 Kerala Blasters (R) Ahmedabad
3:30 Dieye Hamidou 22', 68' 7' Shahajas
62' Ronaldo Oliveira
Stadium: The Arena
Attendance: 150
3 March 2020 1 Kerala Blasters (R) 1–3 Kerala Kochi
3:30 Samuel Kynshi 73' 30', 45' Brohiri Cyrille
58' Sreekuttan VS
Stadium: Panampally Ground
Attendance: 250
6 March 2020 Mumbai (R) 1–3 ARA Mumbai
7:30 Kamran Ateeque Ansari 46' Syed Shoaib Ahmed 9', 87', 89' Stadium: Cooperage Ground
Referee: Mrutyunjay Ligaraj Amatya
7 March 2020 Goa 1–0 Kerala Nagoa
4:00 Flan Gomes 54' Stadium: Nagoa Ground
Attendance: 200
10 March 2020 Kerala Blasters (R) 1–1 Mumbai (R) Kochi
3:30 Naorem Mahesh 21' 35' (o.g.) Zahid Mir Stadium: Panampally Ground
Attendance: 60

I-League qualifiers

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India, usual final round format was scrapped off. It was decided that the final round of the league will be rescheduled into a new format and all the non-reserve teams from the preliminary stage will automatically progress to this round. It was officially named as I-League Qualifiers.[7] The teams in this round will play in a round-robin format in two venues, at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata and Kalyani Stadium in Kalyani, near Kolkata. The team with highest points would advance to the 2020–21 I-League.[8][9] Out of the eight non-reserve teams, FC Kerala, Lonestar Kashmir FC and Rajasthan FC pulled out from tournament due to financial and other constraints.[10]

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Final round

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(C) Champions

Results

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Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Fixtures and results

8 October 2020 (2020-10-08) 1 Bhawanipore 2–0 Bengaluru United Kolkata, West Bengal
12:30 Report Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Santosh Kumar
8 October 2020 (2020-10-08) 1 Mohammedan 1–0 Garhwal Kalyani, West Bengal
16:30 Report Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ajit Kumar Meitei
11 October 2020 (2020-10-11) 2 Mohammedan 4–1 ARA Kolkata, West Bengal
12:30 Report Safiul Rahman 53' (o.g.) Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Raktim Saha
11 October 2020 (2020-10-11) 2 Garhwal 0–1 Bengaluru United Kalyani, West Bengal
16:30 Report Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Senthil Nathan
14 October 2020 (2020-10-14) 3 Garhwal 1–2 Bhawanipore Kolkata, West Bengal
12:30 Afdal VK 76' Report Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Raktim Saha
14 October 2020 (2020-10-14) 3 Bengaluru United 1–1 ARA Kalyani, West Bengal
16:30
  • Asrar Rehbar 97'
Report
  • Pratik Swami 36'
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ashwin
16 October 2020 (2020-10-16) 4 ARA 1–1 Garhwal Kalyani, West Bengal
12:30 Surajit Seal 83' Report Neeraj Bhandari 17' Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jehrul Islam
16 October 2020 (2020-10-16) 4 Bhawanipore 0–2 Mohammedan Kalyani, West Bengal
16:30 Report
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ajit Kumar Meitei
19 October 2020 (2020-10-19) 5 Bengaluru United 0–0 Mohammedan Kolkata, West Bengal
14:00 Report Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Santosh Kumar
19 October 2020 (2020-10-19) 5 ARA 0–2 Bhawanipore Kalyani, West Bengal
14:00 Report
  • Jiten Murmu 17'
  • Supriya Pandit 21'
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ashwin

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 11 March 2020
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Hat-tricks

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Cleansheets

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Average home attendances

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