2020–21 NorthEast United FC season
2020–21 season of NorthEast United FC
NorthEast United 2020–21 football season
2020–21 season | ||||
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Owner | John Abraham | |||
Head Coach | Gerard Nus (until 12 February 2021) Khalid Jamil (interim) | |||
Stadium | Tilak Maidan Stadium, Goa[a] | |||
Indian Super League | 3rd | |||
Play-offs | Semi-final | |||
Super Cup | Cancelled | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Luís Machado (7) All: Luís Machado (7) | |||
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The 2020–21 NorthEast United FC season was the club's seventh season since its establishment in 2014 and their seventh season in the Indian Super League.
Players
Current squad of the club:[2]
Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of Birth (Age) |
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Goalkeepers | ||||
1 | Subhasish Roy Chowdhury | ![]() | GK | (1986-09-27) 27 September 1986 (age 37) |
31 | Gurmeet Singh | ![]() | GK | (1999-12-03) 3 December 1999 (age 24) |
44 | Nikhil Deka | ![]() | GK | (2002-10-13) 13 October 2002 (age 21) |
51 | Sanjiban Ghosh | ![]() | GK | (1991-07-06) 6 July 1991 (age 33) |
Defenders | ||||
2 | Wayne Vaz | ![]() | CB / RB / DM | (1994-07-28) 28 July 1994 (age 30) |
16 | Dylan Fox | ![]() ![]() | CB / DM | (1994-04-15) 15 April 1994 (age 30) |
19 | Benjamin Lambot | ![]() | CB / DM | (1987-05-02) 2 May 1987 (age 37) |
25 | Nabin Rabha | ![]() | CB / DM | (1996-12-11) 11 December 1996 (age 27) |
29 | Nim Dorjee Tamang | ![]() | CB / RB | (1995-10-28) 28 October 1995 (age 28) |
66 | Mashoor Shereef | ![]() | CB / CF / RW / LB / LM / CM | (1991-04-01) 1 April 1991 (age 33) |
4 | Provat Lakra | ![]() | LB / RB | (1997-08-12) 12 August 1997 (age 27) |
5 | Gurjinder Kumar | ![]() | LB / CB | (1990-10-10) 10 October 1990 (age 33) |
12 | Ashutosh Mehta | ![]() | RB / RM / RW | (1992-02-21) 21 February 1992 (age 32) |
29 | Ponif Vaz | ![]() | RB | (1992-10-04) 4 October 1992 (age 31) |
33 | Rakesh Pradhan (On loan at Odisha FC) | ![]() | RB / LB | (1997-08-02) 2 August 1997 (age 27) |
Midfielders | ||||
6 | Khassa Camara | ![]() ![]() | DM / CM / RB | (1992-10-22) 22 October 1992 (age 31) |
8 | Imran Khan | ![]() | DM / CM | (1995-03-01) 1 March 1995 (age 29) |
10 | Federico Gallego | ![]() | AM / RM / LM | (1990-06-13) 13 June 1990 (age 34) |
77 | Rochharzela | ![]() | AM / LM | (1998-04-15) 15 April 1998 (age 26) |
23 | Fanai Lalrempuia | ![]() | CM | (1996-05-11) 11 May 1996 (age 28) |
43 | Pragyan Gogoi | ![]() | CM | (1999-01-25) 25 January 1999 (age 25) |
45 | Lalengmawia | ![]() | CM / AM / LW | (2000-10-17) 17 October 2000 (age 23) |
Forwards | ||||
7 | Ninthoinganba Meetei | ![]() | RW / LW | (2001-07-13) 13 July 2001 (age 23) |
50 | Britto PM | ![]() | RW / RM | (1993-03-15) 15 March 1993 (age 31) |
20 | Luís Machado | ![]() | LW / RW / AM | (1992-11-04) 4 November 1992 (age 31) |
11 | Idrissa Sylla | ![]() | CF / RW / LW | (1990-12-13) 13 December 1990 (age 33) |
15 | V.P. Suhair | ![]() | CF / RW / RM | (1992-07-27) 27 July 1992 (age 32) |
27 | Lalkhawpuimawia | ![]() | CF / LM | (1992-01-08) 8 January 1992 (age 32) |
26 | Deshorn Brown | ![]() | FW | 22 December 1990 (age 30) |
Transfers
IN
No. | Pos. | Player | From | Fee |
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11 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Free agent |
26 | FW | ![]() | Bengaluru FC | Free agent |
20 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Free agent |
19 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free agent |
16 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free agent |
9 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Free agent |
6 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free agent |
8 | MF | ![]() | NEROCA FC | Free agent |
77 | MF | ![]() | Aizawl FC | Free agent |
15 | FW | ![]() | Mohun Bagan | Free agent |
5 | DF | ![]() | Free agent | |
12 | DF | ![]() | Free agent | |
50 | FW | ![]() | Free agent | |
27 | FW | ![]() | Churchill Brothers FC | Free agent |
29 | DF | ![]() | Free agent | |
25 | DF | ![]() | Shillong Lajong | Free agent |
66 | DF | ![]() | Chennai City FC | Free agent |
51 | GK | ![]() | Chennaiyin FC | Free agent |
43 | MF | ![]() | Kerala Blasters | Free agent |
44 | GK | ![]() | NorthEast United U18 | Free agent |
Competitions
Pre-season and friendlies
NorthEast United v Jamshedpur
11 November 2020 (2020-11-11) Friendly | NorthEast United | 0–0 | Jamshedpur | Candolim |
16:00 IST (UTC+05:30) | Stadium: Candolim Panchayat Ground |
NorthEast United v Hyderabad
14 November 2020 (2020-11-14) Friendly | NorthEast United | 2–1 | Hyderabad | Candolim |
16:00 IST (UTC+05:30) | Appiah ![]() Machado ![]() | Report | Santana ![]() | Stadium: Candolim Panchayat Ground |
Indian Super League
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Mumbai City (L, C) | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 40 | Qualification to ISL playoffs and 2022 AFC Champions League group stage |
2 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 40 | Qualification to ISL playoffs and 2022 AFC Cup play-off round[b] |
3 | NorthEast United | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 33 | Qualification to ISL playoffs |
4 | Goa | 20 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 31 | |
5 | Hyderabad | 20 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 29 |
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
(C) Champions; (L) League Winners' Shield Winners
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
(C) Champions; (L) League Winners' Shield Winners
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 15 | +1 |
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on 26 February 2021. Source: Indian Super League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
NorthEast United v Mumbai City
21 November 2020 (2020-11-21) 1 | NorthEast United | 1–0 | Mumbai City | Vasco |
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Appiah ![]() Mehta ![]() Gallego ![]() | Report | Golui ![]() Jahouh ![]() Cy ![]() | Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Referee: R Venkatesh Man of the Match: Khassa Camara |
Kerala Blasters v NorthEast United
26 November 2020 (2020-11-26) 2 | Kerala Blasters | 2–2 | NorthEast United | Bambolim |
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Cido ![]() Rohit ![]() Hooper ![]() Seityasen ![]() | Report | Appiah ![]() Gurjinder ![]() Sylla ![]() | Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Referee: Ranjit Baksi Man of the Match: Dylan Fox (NorthEast United) |
Goa v NorthEast United
30 November 2020 3 | Goa | 1–1 | NorthEast United | Margao |
19:30 IST | Angulo ![]() | Report | Sylla ![]() Camara ![]() | Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Crystal John Man of the Match: Lalengmawia (NorthEast United) |
NorthEast United v SC East Bengal
5 December 2020 (2020-12-05) 4 | NorthEast United | 2–0 | SC East Bengal | Vasco |
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Mehta ![]() Surchandra ![]() Chhara ![]() | Report | Lyngdoh ![]() Sehnaj ![]() | Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Referee: Santosh Kumar Man of the Match: Benjamin Lambot (NorthEast United) |
Bengaluru FC v NorthEast United
8 December 2020 (2020-12-08) 5 | Bengaluru FC | 2–2 | NorthEast United | Fatorda, Goa |
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Juanan ![]() Bheke ![]() Paartalu ![]() Singh ![]() | Report | Machado ![]() Chhara ![]() Gurjinder ![]() Camara ![]() Ninthoi ![]() Gurmeet ![]() Britto ![]() | Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar Man of the Match: Luis Machado (NorthEast United) |
Northeast United v Chennaiyin
13 December 2020 6 | Northeast United | 0–0 | Chennaiyin | Vasco |
17:00 IST | Report | Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar Man of the Match: Khassa Camara (Northeast United) |
NorthEast United v Jamshedpur
18 December 2020 (2020-12-18) 7 | NorthEast United | 0–1 | Jamshedpur | Vasco |
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Report |
| Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Referee: A Rowan Man of the Match: Hartley (Jamshedpur) |
Odisha v NorthEast United
22 December 2020 7 | Odisha | 2–2 | NorthEast United | Bambolim |
19:30 IST | Maurício ![]() ![]() Onwu ![]() Vinit ![]() Arshdeep ![]() Cole ![]() | Report | Fox ![]() Lambot ![]() Gurjinder ![]() Appiah ![]() Ninthoi ![]() | Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Referee: Pratik Mondal Man of the Match: Cole (Odisha) |
ATK Mohun Bagan v NorthEast United
3 January 2021 9 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 2–0 | NorthEast United | Margao, Goa |
19:30 IST | Report |
| Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar Man of the Match: Roy Krishna (ATK Mohun Bagan) |
NorthEast United v Hyderabad
8 January 2021 (2021-01-08) 10 | NorthEast United | 2–4 | Hyderabad | Vasco |
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Shereef ![]() Machado ![]() Gallego ![]() Lambot ![]() | Report | Santana ![]() Chianese ![]() Rai ![]() Narzary ![]() Mishra ![]() Colaco ![]() Onaindia ![]() | Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta Man of the Match: Chianese (Hyderabad) |
NorthEast United v Bengaluru
12 January 2021 11 | NorthEast United | 1–1 | Bengaluru | Vasco |
19:30 IST |
| Report | Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar Man of the Match: Lalengmawia (NorthEast United) |
Jamshedpur v NorthEast United
17 January 2021 12 | Jamshedpur | 1–2 | NorthEast United | Vasco |
19:30 IST | Amarjit ![]() Mobashir ![]() Gahlot ![]() Hartley ![]() Valskis ![]() | Report | Mehta ![]() Brown ![]() ![]() Apuia ![]() | Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Crystal John Man of the Match: Federico Gallego (NEUFC) |
NorthEast United v ATK Mohun Bagan
26 January 2021 13 | NorthEast United | 2–1 | ATK Mohun Bagan | Margao, Goa |
19:30 IST | Gurjinder ![]() Machado ![]() Gallego ![]() Nim ![]() | Report | Krishna ![]() Pronay ![]() | Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Crystal John Man of the Match: Federico Gallego (NEUFC) |
Mumbai City v NorthEast United
30 January 2021 14 | Mumbai City | 1–2 | NorthEast United | Bambolim |
19:30 IST | Ogbeche ![]() Ahmed Jahouh ![]() Golui ![]() Le Fondre ![]() | Report | Brown ![]() ![]() Lakra ![]() Nim ![]() Luis Machado ![]() | Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar Man of the Match: Deshorn Brown (NEUFC) |
NorthEast United v Goa
4 February 2021 15 | NorthEast United | 2–2 | Goa | Margao |
19:30 IST | Report | Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Rowan Arumughan |
Hyderabad v NorthEast United
7 February 2021 (2021-02-07) 16 | Hyderabad | 0–0 | NorthEast United | Vasco |
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Sandaza ![]() Mishra ![]() | Report | Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Harish Kundu Man of the Match: Lalengmawia (NorthEast United) |
NorthEast United v Odisha
14 February 2021 17 | NorthEast United | 3–1 | Odisha | Vasco |
17:00 IST | Report |
| Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Banerjee Pranjal |
Chennaiyin v NorthEast United
18 February 2021 18 | Chennaiyin | 3–3 | NorthEast United | Bambolim |
19:30 IST |
| Report |
| Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Banerjee Pranjal |
East Bengal v NorthEast United
23 February 2021 19 | East Bengal | 1–2 | NorthEast United | Margao |
19:30 IST | Report | Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta Man of the Match: V.P. Suhair (NorthEast United) |
NorthEast United v Kerala Blasters
26 February 2021 20 | NorthEast United | 2–0 | Kerala Blasters | Vasco |
19:30 IST |
| Report | Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Crystal John |
Play-offs
NorthEast United v ATK Mohun Bagan
6 March 2021 Semi-finals 1st leg | NorthEast United | 1–1 | ATK Mohun Bagan | Bambolim |
19:30 IST | Report |
| Stadium: GMC Stadium Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Crystal John |
ATK Mohun Bagan v NorthEast United
9 March 2021 Semi-finals 2nd leg | ATK Mohun Bagan | 2–1 (3–2 agg.) | NorthEast United | Margao |
19:30 IST |
| Report | Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta |
Squad statistics
Appearance and goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Indian Super League | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
1 | GK | ![]() | Subhasish Roy Chowdhury | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||
3 | DF | ![]() | Wayne Vaz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
4 | DF | ![]() | Provat Lakra | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||
6 | DF | ![]() | Gurjinder Kumar | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||||
6 | MF | ![]() | Khassa Camara | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||||
7 | FW | ![]() | Ninthoinganba Meetei | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||
8 | MF | ![]() | Imran Khan | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||
10 | MF | ![]() | Federico Gallego | 16 | 4 | 16 | 4 | ||||
11 | FW | ![]() | Idrissa Sylla | 18 | 3 | 18 | 3 | ||||
12 | DF | ![]() | Ashutosh Mehta | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 | ||||
15 | FW | ![]() | V.P. Suhair | 18 | 3 | 18 | 3 | ||||
16 | DF | ![]() | Dylan Fox | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||||
19 | DF | ![]() | Benjamin Lambot | 21 | 2 | 21 | 2 | ||||
20 | FW | ![]() | Luís Machado | 22 | 7 | 22 | 7 | ||||
23 | MF | ![]() | Fanai Lalrempuia | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||
25 | DF | ![]() | Nabin Rabha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
26 | FW | ![]() | Deshorn Brown | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | ||||
27 | FW | ![]() | Lalkhawpuimawia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
29 | DF | ![]() | Nim Dorjee Tamang | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
31 | GK | ![]() | Gurmeet Singh | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
43 | MF | ![]() | Pragyan Gogoi | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
44 | GK | ![]() | Nikhil Deka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
45 | MF | ![]() | Lalengmawia | 22 | 1 | 22 | 1 | ||||
50 | FW | ![]() | Britto PM | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||
51 | GK | ![]() | Sanjiban Ghosh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
54 | DF | ![]() | Ponif Vaz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
66 | DF | ![]() | Mashoor Shereef | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||
77 | MF | ![]() | Rochharzela | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | ||||
Players who left NorthEast United during the season | |||||||||||
– | FW | ![]() | Kwesi Appiah(injured) | 8 | 3 | 6+2 | 3 | ||||
– | DF | ![]() | Rakesh Pradhan(On loan at Odisha FC) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Goal scorers
Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | Indian Super League | Play-offs | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 20 | FW | ![]() | 7 | 0 | 7 |
2 | 20 | FW | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 5 |
3 | 10 | MF | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 4 |
6 | 9 | FW | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 |
11 | FW | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
15 | FW | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
7 | 19 | DF | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 |
11 | 8 | MF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 |
12 | DF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
45 | MF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
77 | MF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Own goals | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
Total | 31 | 2 | 33 |
Last updated: 9 March 2021.
Source: Fbref
Assists
Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | Indian Super League | Play-offs | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 10 | MF | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2 | 12 | DF | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 |
77 | MF | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
20 | FW | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
3 | 5 | DF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 |
15 | FW | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
29 | DF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
25 | FW | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
20 | DF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
6 | MF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 17 | 1 | 18 |
Last updated: 9 March 2021.
Source: Fbref
Clean sheets
Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | Indian Super League | Play-offs | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | GK | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2 | 31 | GK | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Total | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Last updated: 9 March 2021.
Source: Fbref
Disciplinary record
No. | Nation | Player | Pos | League | ||
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![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | ||||
12 | ![]() | Ashutosh Mehta | DF | 5 | 0 | 0 |
5 | ![]() | Gurjinder Kumar | DF | 4 | 1 | 0 |
6 | ![]() | Khassa Camara | MF | 4 | 0 | 0 |
20 | ![]() | Luís Machado | FW | 3 | 0 | 0 |
66 | ![]() | Mashoor Shereef | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 |
7 | ![]() | Ninthoinganba Meetei | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 |
29 | ![]() | Nim Dorjee Tamang | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 |
10 | ![]() | Federico Gallego | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 |
31 | ![]() | Gurmeet Singh | GK | 1 | 0 | 0 |
50 | ![]() | Britto PM | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 |
4 | ![]() | Provat Lakra | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 |
45 | ![]() | Lalengmawia | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 |
26 | ![]() | Deshorn Brown | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 |
77 | ![]() | Rochharzela | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 |
16 | ![]() | Dylan Fox | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 |
19 | ![]() | Benjamin Lambot | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 36 | 1 | 0 |
Notes
- ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India, the 2020–21 Indian Super League season would be entirely held in Goa, inside closed doors and NorthEast United FC has been allotted the Tilak Maidan Stadium as their home ground for the season.[1]
- ^ As the Premiers Mumbai City won the ISL playoffs, the regular season runners-up will qualify for 2022 AFC Cup play-off round.
- ^ a b c Match was played behind closed doors due to government restrictions regarding the COVID-19 pandemic in India.