The seventh version of India’s top-tier soccer league — the Indian Tremendous League (ISL) — begins on November 10, 2020 with a mouth-watering conflict between Kerala Blasters FC and ATK Muhon Bagan FC. In accordance with the ISL, regardless of the continued COVID-19 pandemic, the season “guarantees to be larger than ever earlier than following the enlargement of the league with the addition of SC East Bengal and ATK Mohun Bagan.” (More Football News)
The 2020 version “will now witness an unprecedented 115 video games, up from 95 final season. All golf equipment will play one another in a double round-robin format with the highest 4 golf equipment within the standings on the finish of the common season qualifying for the playoffs.”
That is ISL 2020-21 in a nutshell.
Earlier than the beginning of the season, this is every thing you want to know — fixtures, groups, squads, venues, dwell streaming, TV telecast particulars:
Fixtures: The organisers of the league, Soccer Sports activities Growth Restricted (FSDL), has to this point released the schedule for the first 11 rounds of matches, that includes six double-headers – all of which will likely be performed on Sundays. Sure, the date for the first-ever ISL Kolkata derby match has additionally been introduced.
Format: Residence/away, despite the fact that all of the matches will likely be performed in Goa, in a round-robin format. The highest 4 sides will qualify for the playoffs with table-toppers qualifying for the AFC Champions League.
Telecast and dwell streaming particulars: Star Sports activities Community and Asianet Plus have broadcast rights. All of the matches will likely be streamed on-line on Disney+Hotstar VIP and Jio TV.
Venues: Your complete match will likely be performed in Goa, behind closed doorways throughout three stadiums — The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Fatorda, the Tilak Nagar Stadium in Vasco, and the GMC Stadium in Bambolim.
Groups: This season, 11 groups will struggle for the celebrated trophy and the appropriate to signify India in continental tournaments. Defending champions ATK have merged with Mohun Bagan, thus bringing in one in every of India’s largest golf equipment into the ISL fold. And, quickly sufficient, one other legacy membership – East Bengal adopted the go well with, leaving the I-League.
Listed here are the groups – ATK Mohun Bagan FC, Bengaluru FC, Chennaiyin FC, FC Goa, Hyderabad FC, Jamshedpur FC, Kerala Blasters FC, Mumbai Metropolis FC, NorthEast United FC, Odisha FC and SC East Bengal.
Squads (Provisional): Every membership can register a most of 35 gamers of their respective squads, with a minimal of 5 and a most of seven overseas gamers.
ATK Mohun Bagan FC
Goalkeepers – Arindam Bhattacharja, Dheeraj Moirangthem, Arsh Shaikh, Aryan Niraj Lamba,
Avilash Paul; Defenders – Tiri, Sandesh Jhingan, Prabir Das, Pritam Kotal, Subhasish Bose, Sumit Rathi, Boris Thangjam; Midfielders – Edu Garcia, Javier Hernandez, Carl McHugh, Glan Martins, Michael Soosairaj, Jayesh Rane, Pronay Halder, Bradden Inman, Michael Regin, Sahil Sheikh, Ningombam Engson, Md. Fardin Ali Molla; Forwards – Roy Krishna, David Williams, Manvir Singh.
Head coach – Antonio Lopez Habas (Spain)
Bengaluru FC
Goalkeepers – Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Lalthummawia Ralte, Lara Sharma; Defenders – Ajith Kumar, Diswa Darjee, Francisco Gonzalez, Joe Zoherliana, Juanan, Namgyal Bhutia, Parag Srivas, Pratik Chaudhari, Rahul Bheke, Wungngayam Muirang; Midfielders – Ajay Chhetri, Amay Morajkar, Cleiton Silva, Dimas Delgado, Emanuel Lalchhanchhuaha, Erik Paartalu, Harmanjot Khabra, Suresh Wangjam, Thoi Khangebam; Forwards – Deshorn Brown, Edmund Lalrindika, Kristian Opseth, Leon Augustin, Ashique Kuruniyan, Mahesh Naorem, Sunil Chhetri, Semboi Haokip.
Head coach – Carles Cuadrat (Spain)
Chennaiyin FC
Goalkeepers – Karanjit Singh, Vishal Kaith, Revanth BY, Samik Mitra; Defenders – Eli Sabia, Jerry Lalrinzuala, Enes Sipovic, Lalchhuanmawia Fanai, Reagan Keisham, Deepak Tangri, Aqib Nawab, Remi Aimol, Ganesan Balaji; Midfielders – Anirudh Thapa, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Rafael Crivellaro, Memo Moura, Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev, Edwin Vanspaul, Thoi Khangebam, Dhanpal Ganesh, Germanpreet Singh, Abhijit Sarkar, Srinivasan Pandiyan, Aman Chetri; Forwards – Esmael Goncalves, Jakub Sylvestr, Rahim Ali.
Head coach – Csaba Laszlo (Romanian–Hungarian)
FC Goa
Goalkeepers – Mohammad Nawaz, Naveen Kumar, Dylan D’Silva, Shubham Dhas; Defenders – Ivan Gonzalez, James Donachie, Seriton Fernandes, Aibanbha Dohling, Leander D’Cunha, Mohamed Ali, Sanson Pereira, Sarineo Fernandes, Saviour Gama; Midfielders – Edu Bedia, Flan Gomes, Jorge Ortiz, Brandon Fernandes, Alberto Noguera, Lenny Rodrigues, Redeem Tlang, Seiminlen Doungel, Nestor Dias, Phrangki Buam, Princeton Rebello, Alexander Jesuraj, Makan Chothe; Forwards – Igor Angulo, Ishan Pandita, Aaren D’Silva, Devendra Murgaonkar.
Head coach – Juan Ferrando (Spain)
Hyderabad FC
Goalkeepers – Subrata Paul, Laxmikant Kattimani, Manas Dubey, Lalbiakhlua Jongte; Defenders – Chinglensana Konsham, Odei Onaindia, Dimple Bhagat, Nikhil Prabhu, Sahil Panwar, Akash Mishra, Kynsailang Khongsit, Asish Rai; Midfielders – Adil Khan, Halicharan Narzary, Joao Victor, Laldanmawia Ralte, Lluis Sastre, Hitesh Sharma, Abhishek Halder, Sahil Tavora, Mark Zothanpuia, Mohamed Yasir, Nikhil Poojary, Souvik Chakrabarti, Sweden Fernandes; Forwards – Aridane Santana, Fran Sandaza, Joel Chianese, Liston Colaco, Ishan Dey, Lalawmpuia, Rohit Danu.
Head coach – Manuel Marquez Roca (Spain)
Jamshedpur FC
Goalkeepers – TP Rehenesh, Pawan Kumar, Niraj Kumar, Raj Mahato, Vishal Yadav; Defenders – Peter Hartley, Stephen Eze, Narender Gehlot, Joyner Lourenco, Laldinliana Renthlei, Karan Amin, Manash Protim Gogoi, Sandip Mandi, Ricky Lallawmawma, Subhash Barua; Midfielders – Aitor Monroy, Alex Lima, Jackichand Telem, Nicholas Fitzgerald, Issac Vanmalsawma, Amarjit Kiyam, Mobashir Rahman, Jitendra Singh, Manisana Pukhrambam, Harsha Parui, Billu Teli, Gorachand Mardi, Gaurab, Bhupender Singh; Forwards – Nerijus Valskis, David Grande, Aniket Jadhav, Sapam Kennedy, William Lalnunfela.
Head coach – Owen Columba Coyle (Scotland)
Kerala Blasters
Goalkeepers – Albino Gomes, Bilal Khan, Prabhsukhan Singh Gill, Muheet Khan; Defenders – Costa Nhamoinesu, Nishu Kumar, Bakary Kone, Jessel Carneiro, Sandeep Singh, Abdul Hakku, Lalruatthara; Midfielders – Sergio Cidoncha, Sahal Abdul Samad, Vicente Gomez, Seityasen Irom, Rahul KP, Givson Moirangthem, Lalthathanga Khawlhring, Yendrembam Denechandra, Nongdamba Naorem, Arjun Jayaraj, Ayush Adhikari, Jeakson Thounaojam, Prasanth Karuthadathkuni, Ritwik Das, Rohit Kumar; Forwards – Gary Hooper, Jordan Murray, Facundo Pereyra, Naorem Mahesh, Shaiborlang Kharpan.
Head coach – Kibu Vicuna (Spain)
Mumbai Metropolis FC
Goalkeepers – Amrinder Singh, Nishit Shetty, Vikram Singh, Phurba Lachenpa; Defenders – Mourtada Fall, Mandar Rao Dessai, Tondonba Ngasepam, Sarthak Golui, Amey Ranawade, Mohamad Rakip, Mehtab Singh, Hmingthanmawia (Valpuia); Midfielders – Ahmed Jahouh, Cy Goddard, Hugo Boumous, Herman Santana, Rowllin Borges, Farukh Choudhary, Raynier Fernandes, Bidyananda Ningthoujam, Asif Khan, Bipin Thounajam, Pranjal Bhumij, Sourav Das, Vikram Singh, Vignesh Dakshinamurthy; Forwards – Bartholomew Ogbeche, Adam Le Fondre.
Head coach – Sergio Lobera (Spain)
NorthEast United FC
Goalkeepers – Sanjiban Ghosh, Subhasish Roy, Gurmeet, Nikhil Deka; Defenders – Ashutosh Mehta, Benjamin Lambot, Dylan Fox, Gurjinder Kumar, Mashoor Shereef, Nabin Rabha, Nim Dorjee, Provat Lakra, Wayne Vaz, Rakesh Pradhan; Midfielders – Federico Gallego, Khassa Camara, Lalengmawia, Imran Khan, Lalrempuia Fanai, Pragyan Gogoi, Rochharzela; Forwards – Idrissa Sylla, Luis Machado, Kwesi Appiah, Britto PM, Khumanthem Ninthoinganba Meetei, Lalkhawpuimawia, Suhair Vadakkepeedika.
Head coach – Gerard Nus (Spain)
Odisha FC
Goalkeepers – Kamaljit Singh, Ravi Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Ankit Bhuyan; Defenders – Steven Taylor, Jacob Tratt, Shubham Sarangi, Gaurav Bora, Hendry Antonay, Kamalpreet Singh, George D’Souza, Mohammad Dhot, Saurabh Meher; Midfielders – Cole Alexander, Nandhakumar Sekar, Paul Ramfangzauva, Samuel Lalmuanpuia, Vinit Rai, Thoiba Moirangthem, Isak Vanlalruatfela, Jerry Mawihmingthana, Boaringdao Bodo, Lahrezuala Sailung; Forwards – Marcelo Pereira, Manuel Onwu, Daniel Lalhlimpuia, Diego Mauricio, Premjit Laishram.
Head coach – Stuart Baxter (England)
SC East Bengal
Goalkeepers – Debjit Majumder, Rafique Ali, Mirshad Michu, Sankar Roy; Defenders – Daniel Fox, Scott Neville, Gurtej Singh, Narayan Das, Lalramchullova, Abhishek Ambekar, Rana Gharami, Samad Mallick, Mohamed Irshad, Ningthoukhongjam Rohen, Anil Chawan, Novin Gurung, Pritam Soraisam; Midfielders – Aaron Hammadi-Holloway, Anthony Pilkington, Matti Steinman, Jacques Maghoma, Eugeneson Lyngdoh, Bikash Jairu, Sehnaj Singh, Surchandra Chandam, Moirangthem Loken Meitei, Haobam Tomba, Milan Oinam, Wahengbam Luwang, Mohamed Rafique, Yumnam Gopi; Forwards – Jeje Lalpekhlua, Balwant Singh, CK Vineeth, Girik Khosla, Harmanpreet Singh.
Head coach -Robbie Fowler (England)
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