2020–21 Jamshedpur FC season

Jamshedpur
2020–21 season
CEO	Mukul Choudhari
Head Coach	Owen Coyle
Stadium	Tilak Maidan Stadium
ISL	6th
Top goalscorer	League: Nerijus Valskis (8); All: Nerijus Valskis (8)
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 season was the fourth season of competitive football played by Jamshedpur.

Background

In August 2020, Jamshedpur announced Owen Coyle as their new head coach, signing a two-year deal. Coyle retained David Grande and Aitor Monroy at the helm.^[1]

First-team squad

As of 24 October 2020^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	IND	Pawan Kumar
5	DF	IND	Narender Gahlot
6	MF	ESP	Aitor Monroy
7	MF	BRA	Alex Lima
8	MF	IND	Amarjit Singh Kiyam
9	FW	LTU	Nerijus Valskis
10	FW	ESP	David Grande
11	FW	IND	Aniket Jadhav
12	MF	IND	Jackichand Singh
13	MF	IND	Isaac Vanmalsawma
14	DF	IND	Joyner Lourenco
15	MF	IND	Mobashir Rahman
16	DF	IND	Ricky Lallawmawma
17	MF	IND	Bhupender Singh
19	DF	IND	Sandip Mandi
20	MF	IND	Billu Teli


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	DF	IND	Subhash Barua
22	FW	AUS	Nick Fitzgerald
23	GK	IND	Niraj Kumar
24	MF	IND	Harsha Parui
25	GK	IND	Raj Mahato
26	DF	IND	Laldinliana Renthlei
27	DF	IND	Karan Amin
28	DF	IND	Manash Protim Gogoi
29	DF	ENG	Peter Hartley
31	GK	IND	Vishal Yadav
32	GK	IND	Rehenesh TP
33	DF	IND	Jitendra Singh
34	MF	IND	Manisana Singh
35	MF	IND	Gaurab
37	MF	IND	Gorachand Mardi
38	MF	IND	Sapam Kenedy Singh
49	FW	IND	William Lalnunfela
66	DF	NGA	Stephen Eze

Pre-season and friendlies

1 November 2020 (2020-11-01) Friendly	Goa	3–2	Jamshedpur	Goa
16:00 IST (UTC+05:30)	Angulo Doungel Pandita		Grande Mobashir	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Attendance: 0

11 November 2020 (2020-11-11) Friendly	North East	0–0	Jamshedpur	Goa
16:00 IST (UTC+05:30)				Attendance: 0

14 November 2020 Friendly	Kerala Blasters	3–0	Jamshedpur	Goa, India
16:00 IST	Sahal Hooper Lourenco (o.g.)			Stadium: GMC Stadium, Bambolim Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
ISL	November 2020	25 February 2021	Matchday 1	6th	20	7	6	7	21	22	−1	035.00
Super Cup									!—
Total					20	7	6	7	21	22	−1	035.00

Last updated: 25 February 2021
Source: Competitions

Indian Super League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
4	Goa	20	7	10	3	31	23	+8	31	Qualification to ISL playoffs
5	Hyderabad	20	6	11	3	27	19	+8	29
6	Jamshedpur	20	7	6	7	21	22	−1	27
7	Bengaluru	20	5	7	8	26	28	−2	22
8	Chennaiyin	20	3	11	6	17	23	−6	20

Source: Indian Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
9	3	4	2	9	9	0	13	1	1	2	6	7	−1	2	3	0	3	2	+1

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Ground	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H
Result	L	D	D	W	D	D	W	L	W	L	L	L	D	D	W	L	W	L	W	W
Position	9	9	8	7	8	7	5	6	3											6

Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2021. Source: Indian Super League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

24 November 2020 1	Jamshedpur	1–2	Chennaiyin	Vasco
19:30 IST	Valskis 37'	Report	Thapa 1' Isma 26' (pen.) Crivellaro 43' Kaith 69' Tangri 70'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Santosh Kumar Man of the Match: Anirudh Thapa (Chennaiyin)

29 November 2020 2	Jamshedpur	2–2	Odisha	Vasco
17:00 IST	Valskis 12' (pen.), 27' TP 60'	Report	Bora 11' Alexander 49' Maurício 77', 90' Jacob Tratt 89' Nanda Kumar 90'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Pratik Mondal Man of the Match: Diego Maurício (Odisha)

2 December 2020 (2020-12-02) 3	Hyderabad	1–1	Jamshedpur	Vasco
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30)	Santana 50'	Report	Eze 50' 85' Jadhav 63' Hartley 87'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Raktim Saha Man of the Match: Yasir (Hyderabad)

7 December 2020 4	Jamshedpur	2–1	ATK Mohun Bagan	Vasco
19:30 IST	Lallawmawma 14' Valskis 30', 66' Alex 45' Eze 69' Renthlei 85'	Report	Krishna 80'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: C. R. Srikrishna Man of the Match: Valskis (Jamshedpur)

10 December 2020 5	East Bengal	0–0	Jamshedpur	Vasco
19:30 IST	Lyngdoh 21' 25' Rafique 79' Angousana 83'	Report	Jadhav 10' Renthlei 58' 90' Monroy 90'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta Man of the Match: Mohamed Irshad (East Bengal)

14 December 2020 6	Mumbai City	1–1	Jamshedpur	Bambolim
19:30 IST	Ogbeche 16' Ranawade 87'	Report	Valskis 9' Monroy 14' 28'	Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: C. R. Srikrishna Man of the Match: Hartley (Jamshedpur)

18 December 2020 (2020-12-18) 7	NorthEast United	0–1	Jamshedpur	Vasco
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30)	Camara 43' Mehta 85'	Report	Jadhav 53' Rahman 64' Hartley 68' Mandi 90' Lallawmawma 90'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Referee: A Rowan Man of the Match: Hartley (Jamshedpur)

23 December 2020 8	Jamshedpur	1–2	Goa	Vasco
19:30 IST	Eze 33' Mandi 78' Hartley 83'	Report	González 49' Angulo 64' (pen), 90'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: A Rowan Man of the Match: Jorge Ortiz (Goa)

28 December 2020 9	Bengaluru	0–1	Jamshedpur	Margao
19:30 IST	Suresh 32' Paartalu 62' Bheke 73' Silva 87'	Report	Eze 79'	Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: L Ajitkumar Meitei Man of the Match: Rehenesh TP (Jamshedpur)

10 January 2021 10	Jamshedpur	2–3	Kerala Blasters	Goa, India
19:30 IST	Nerijus Valskis 36', 84'	Report	Costa 22' Jeakson 38' Lalruatthara 49' 67' Murray 79', 82'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: L Ajitkumar Meitei Man of the Match: Murray (KBFC)

14 January 2021 11	Goa	3–0	Jamshedpur	Margao
19:30 IST	Ortiz 19', 52' González 89'	Report	Alex 66' 86'	Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta Man of the Match: Naveen Kumar (Goa)

17 January 2021 12	Jamshedpur	1–2	NorthEast United	Vasco
19:30 IST	Amarjit 19' Mobashir 62' Gahlot 71' Hartley 89' Valskis 90'	Report	Mehta 36' Brown 61' 65' Apuia 69'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Crystal John Man of the Match: Federico Gallego (NEUFC)

24 January 2021 (2021-01-24) 13	Jamshedpur	0–0	Hyderabad	Vasco
17:00 IST (UTC+05:30)	Hartley 49' Lourenco 75'	Report	Sharma 23'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta Man of the Match: Santana (Hyderabad)

27 January 2021 14	Kerala Blasters	0–0	Jamshedpur	Bambolim
19:30 IST		Report	Monroy 72'	Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: C R Srikrishna Man of the Match: Sahal (KBFC)

1 February 2021 15	Odisha	0–1	Jamshedpur	Bambolim
19:30 IST	Taylor 45+3'	Report	Rahman 40'	Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Santhosh Kumar

7 February 2021 16	Jamshedpur	1–2	East Bengal	Margao
17:00 IST	Hartley 83' 90' Valskis 90'	Report	Steinmann 6' Pilkington 68'	Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Crystal John Man of the Match: Matti Steinmann (East Bengal)

10 February 2021 17	Chennaiyin	0–1	Jamshedpur	Bambolim
19:30 IST	Manuel Lanzarote 66' Memo 68'	Report	Peter Hartley 74' Enes Sipovic 90' (o.g.) Ricky Lallawmawma 90'	Stadium: GMC Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta Man of the Match: stephen Eze (Jamshedpur)

14 February 2021 18	ATK Mohun Bagan	1–0	Jamshedpur	Margao, Goa
19:30 IST	McHugh 51' Krishna 85'	Report	de Lima 87'	Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 0^[a] Referee: Harish Kundu Man of the Match: Roy Krishna (ATK Mohun Bagan)

20 February 2021 19	Jamshedpur	2–0	Mumbai City	Vasco
19:30 IST	Valskis 66' Thangjam 72' Grande 90'	Report	Goddard 79'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Harish Kundu

25 February 2021 20	Jamshedpur	3–2	Bengaluru	Vasco
19:30 IST	Eze 16' Doungel 34' Grande 41'	Report	González 62' Chhetri 71'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Rowan Arumughan

Statistics

Goal scorers

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	Indian Super League	Total
1	9	FW	Nerijus Valskis	8	8
2	66	DF	Stephen Eze	4	4
3	10	FW	David Grande	2	2
3	29	DF	Peter Hartley	2	2
5	2	DF	Boris Singh Thangjam	1	1
	11	FW	Aniket Jadhav	1	1
	15	MF	Mobashir Rahman	1	1
	18	FW	Seiminlen Doungel	1	1
Own goals				1	1
Total				21	21

Last updated: 25 February 2021.
Source: FBref

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	Indian Super League	Indian Super Cup	Total
1	32	GK	Rehenesh TP	8	0	8
Total				8	0	8

Last updated: 18 December 2020.
Source: FBref

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Match was played behind closed doors due to government restrictions regarding the COVID-19 pandemic in India.

References

^ "Owen Coyle joins Jamshedpur FC on two-year deal". Hindustan Times. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
^ "Squad". Jamshedpur Football Club. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[closed_doors-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Match was played behind closed doors due to government restrictions regarding the COVID-19 pandemic in India.

[1] "Owen Coyle joins Jamshedpur FC on two-year deal". Hindustan Times. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.

[fcjamshedpur.com-2] "Squad". Jamshedpur Football Club. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

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