2019–20 Indian Elite League

The 2019–20 Elite League, also known as 2019–20 Hero Elite League for sponsorship reasons, was the twelfth season of the Indian Elite League and the fifth season of the competition as an under-18 one. Punjab F.C. were the defending champions.

Elite League
Season2019–20
Dates25 November 2019 – 11 March 2020[1]
Champions –
Matches played248 (Matches after 14 March 2020 were cancelled)
Goals scored734 (2.96 per match)
Biggest home winRF Young Champs 9–0 Oscar SSE
(21 January 2020)
Biggest away winOscar SSE 0–7 RF Young Champs
(15 December 2019)
Highest scoringRF Young Champs 9–0 Oscar SSE
(21 January 2020)
All statistics correct as of 18 April 2020.
Season postponed

On 18 April 2020, All India Football Federation, the organising body of the league announced that the league would be called off due to coronavirus pandemic.

Zonal round

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As of 18 April 2020

Maharashtra zone

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The matches of Maharashtra zone kicked off on 25 November 2019 with Kenkre defeating Mumbaikars 5–1 in the opening game.[2]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RFYC IB IFA FSI IRS KFC FCM OS
1 RF Young Champs 14 13 0 1 47 7 +40 39 Advanced to zonal round 1–0 2–1 5–0 5–1 2–0 3–0 9–0
2 Iron Born FC 14 8 5 1 19 8 +11 29 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 3–2 1–0 4–1
3 Indian Football Academy 14 8 3 3 28 10 +18 27 1–2 1–1 2–0 4–0 2–1 6–0 1–1
4 Football School of India 14 5 4 5 18 18 0 19 1–3 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–2 1–0 3–0
5 India Rush Steadfast 14 4 3 7 19 24 −5 15 2–3 2–3 0–4 0–3 1–0 1–1 6–0
6 Kenkre 14 3 4 7 15 18 −3 13 0–3 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0
7 FC Mumbaikars 14 3 1 10 11 30 −19 10 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–4 0–4 1–5 5–1
8 Oscar SSE 14 1 2 11 6 48 −42 5 0–7 0–3 0–2 2–1 0–0 1–3 0–3
Source: Soccerway

Chennai & Bengaluru zone

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BFC RVSS OFB SSF CFC BJFS FCM
1 Bengaluru FC 12 11 1 0 43 6 +37 34 Advanced to Final round 3–2 1–0 2–0 0–0 7–0 7–0
2 Raman Vijayan Soccer School 12 8 0 4 32 20 +12 24 2–5 4–3 3–1 2–1 5–0 5–1
3 Ozone FC 12 5 3 4 26 12 +14 18 0–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 4–0 7–1
4 Stadium Sports Foundation 12 5 3 4 22 15 +7 18 0–3 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 5–1
5 Chennaiyin 12 4 4 4 16 14 +2 16 1–5 0–2 0–0 0–0 3–0 2–0
6 Boca Juniors Football School 12 2 2 8 14 39 −25 8 0–5 3–2 1–1 2–5 0–3 6–1
7 FC Madras 12 0 1 11 11 58 −47 1 1–4 0–3 2–4 1–7 1–6 2–2
Source: Soccerway

Delhi, Jaipur & Punjab zone

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PFC OFC SFC BBFS YFC UPFC CF MPS
1 Punjab 14 10 4 0 33 3 +30 34 Advanced to Final round 0–0 1–0 1–1 5–0 4–0 3–0 7–0
2 Odisha FC 14 9 4 1 45 12 +33 31 2–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 4–0 6–0 5–0
3 Sudeva 14 9 1 4 33 13 +20 28 0–3 0–2 4–1 5–0 1–0 4–1 3–1
4 Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools 14 5 3 6 20 21 −1 18 0–1 2–5 1–6 1–1 4–0 0–1 3–0
5 Youth Football Club 14 5 2 7 12 29 −17 17 0–1 1–7 0–4 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0
6 United Punjab 14 4 4 6 13 24 −11 16 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–2 3–2 1–1 3–1
7 Conscient Football 14 4 2 8 13 25 −12 14 0–0 3–5 1–0 0–2 0–1 1–2 2–0
8 Maximus Prime Sports 14 0 0 14 3 45 −42 0 0–2 0–5 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–3 0–3
Source: Soccerway

Goa zone

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The matches of Goa zone kicked off on 21 December 2019 with a 2–2 draw between Sesa Football Academy and Sporting Goa.[3][4]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FCG DSC SFC SCG SFA
1 FC Goa 8 5 2 1 13 5 +8 17 Advanced to Final round 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–0
2 Dempo 8 5 2 1 12 4 +8 17 0–3 6–0 2–0 1–0
3 Salgaocar 8 4 0 4 7 11 −4 12 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–0
4 Sporting Goa 8 1 3 4 4 10 −6 6 0–0 0–0 0–2 2–1
5 Sesa Football Academy 8 1 1 6 6 12 −6 4 2–4 0–1 1–0 2–2
Source: Soccerway

Kolkata zone

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ATK USC QEB BFA SAI BM MB BSC
1 ATK 13 12 0 1 36 6 +30 36 Advanced to Final round 1–0 4–0 2–0 5–1 5–1 5–1 3–0
2 United SC 14 10 1 3 25 6 +19 31 2–1 1–0 2–0 5–0 1–1 2–0 1–0
3 East Bengal 14 10 0 4 23 11 +12 30 0–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–0
4 Bengal Football Academy 14 6 1 7 16 22 −6 19 0–1 0–4 2–1 0–3 1–0 2–0 3–0
5 SAI-Kolkata 14 4 1 9 11 24 −13 13 0–2 0–3 0–1 2–3 0–0 1–0 2–0
6 Bidhannagar Municipal SA 14 2 5 7 9 17 −8 11 1–2 0–2 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–0
7 Mohun Bagan 12 2 3 7 7 17 −10 9 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–0
8 Baranagar SC 13 2 1 10 5 29 −24 7 0–4 0–2 2–4 0–4 1–0 1–1 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020. Source: Soccerway

Shillong & Assam zone

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NFA RDU SAI SLG
1 NRL Football Academy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advanced to Final round
2 Rangdajied United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 SAI-Guwahati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Shillong Lajong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: AIFF

Jharkhand & Odisha zone

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The matches of Jharkhand & Odisha zone kicked off on 15 February 2020 with a 2–2 draw between SAIL Football Academy Bokaro and Dhanbad Football Academy.[5]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JFC SHO DFA SAJ SFA FAO
1 Jamshedpur 6 5 1 0 20 3 +17 16 Advanced to Final round 6–0 4–1 5–0
2 Sports Hostel Odisha 6 4 2 0 13 3 +10 14 0–0 2–1 7–0
3 Dhanbad Football Academy 7 3 1 3 11 10 +1 10 0–2 2–0 3–2
4 Sports Authority of Jharkhand 7 3 0 4 5 11 −6 9 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–0
5 SAIL Football Academy Bokaro 7 1 1 5 11 17 −6 4 2–3 2–3 2–2
6 FAO Academy 7 1 1 5 1 17 −16 4 0–0 0–3 1–0 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 11 March 2020. Source: Soccerway

Statistics

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Top scorers

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As of 18 April 2020
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Akshunna Tyagi Odisha FC 20
2 Rishabh Dobriyal Odisha FC 18
3 Sivasakthi Narayanan Raman Vijayan SS 17
4 Shubho Paul Sudeva FC 14
Akashdeep Singh Bengaluru FC
6 Bishnu Bordoloi ATK 13
7 Ashangam Aphoaba Singh Punjab FC 11
Ojas Kamat Ozone
9 Kamalesh P Raman Vijayan SS 9
Deepak Chetri United SC

Cleansheets

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As of 18 April 2020
Rank Player Club Clean
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1 Jaskaranvir Singh Punjab FC 12
2 Deep Nandy United 9
3 Dipesh Chauhan Bengaluru FC 8
4 Bacchu Das East Bengal 7
5 Khoirom Jackson Singh Reliance Foundation YC 6
Ryan Souza Dempo

References

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  1. ^ "League Committee sends its recommendations to the AIFF Executive Committee | Hero I-League". Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ Moorjani, Deep (26 November 2019). "Kenkre FC 5 - 1 FC Mumbaikars". Twitter. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  3. ^ "SESA Football Academy v Sporting Goa at Sirsaim Ground". Twitter. SFA. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  4. ^ "SESA Football Academy 2–2 Sporting Goa". Twitter. SFA. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  5. ^ "सेल फुटबॉल एकेडमी व धनबाद रहे बराबरी पर" (in Hindi). Dainik Jagran. 15 February 2020.
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