The 2019–20 Indian Super League season was the sixth season of the
Indian Super League
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, one of the top Indian professional football leagues. The regular season began on 20 October 2019 and concluded on 14 March 2020.
Hyderabad
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replaced the disbanded
Pune City
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, whereas
Delhi Dynamos moved to
Bhubaneswar
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and rebranded as
Odisha
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.
Bengaluru
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were the defending champions, having won their maiden
Indian Super League
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title by defeating
Goa
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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
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Al-Hilal won their fourth title by ...
. As winners of the regular season,
FC Goa
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took that spot along with the inaugural League Winners Shield trophy.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Personnel and sponsorship
Managerial changes
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.
Regular season
League table
Results
Playoffs
Bracket
Semi-finals
Final
Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
Top Indian scorers
Hat-tricks
:''Result column shows goal tally of player's team first.''
;Notes
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
Assists
Cleansheets
Discipline
Player
* Most yellow cards: 7
**
Mandi (footballer) (ATK)
**
Germanpreet Singh (Chennaiyin)
**
Vinit Rai (Odisha)
**
Diego Carlos (Mumbai City)
**
Ahmed Jahouh
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Club career Earlier career
Born in Al Aaroui, Jahouh started his career with Ittihad Khemisset. In 2010, he joined Moghreb Tétouan ...
(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
Saviour Gama (born 10 May 1997), is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club Odisha.
Club career
Born in Goa, Gama represented FC Goa B. He was a part of the Goa developmental squad in 2017–18 a ...
(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
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Career Early career and Lonestar Kashmir
Encouraged by his ...
(Jamshedpur)
**
Reagan Singh (NorthEast United)
**
Ahmed Jahouh
Ahmed Jahouh (; born 31 July 1988) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.
Club career Earlier career
Born in Al Aaroui, Jahouh started his career with Ittihad Khemisset. In 2010, he joined Moghreb Tétouan ...
(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
Notes
Awards
Hero of the Match
ISL Emerging Player of the Match
Season awards
See also
*
2019–20 I-League
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*
2019–20 in Indian football
Notes
References
External links
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