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2020–21 NorthEast United FC season

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NorthEast United
2020–21 season
OwnerJohn Abraham
Head CoachGerard Nus
(until 12 February 2021)
Khalid Jamil
(interim)
StadiumTilak Maidan Stadium, Goa[a]
Indian Super League3rd
Play-offsSemi-final
Super CupCancelled
Top goalscorerLeague:
Luís Machado (7)

All:
Luís Machado (7)

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

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Current squad of the club:[2]

Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1 Subhasish Roy Chowdhury India GK (1986-09-27) 27 September 1986 (age 38)
31 Gurmeet Singh India GK (1999-12-03) 3 December 1999 (age 24)
44 Nikhil Deka India GK (2002-10-13) 13 October 2002 (age 22)
51 Sanjiban Ghosh India GK (1991-07-06) 6 July 1991 (age 33)
Defenders
2 Wayne Vaz India CB / RB / DM (1994-07-28) 28 July 1994 (age 30)
16 Dylan Fox Australia / Northern Ireland CB / DM (1994-04-15) 15 April 1994 (age 30)
19 Benjamin Lambot Belgium CB / DM (1987-05-02) 2 May 1987 (age 37)
25 Nabin Rabha India CB / DM (1996-12-11) 11 December 1996 (age 27)
29 Nim Dorjee Tamang India CB / RB (1995-10-28) 28 October 1995 (age 28)
66 Mashoor Shereef India CB / CF / RW / LB / LM / CM (1991-04-01) 1 April 1991 (age 33)
4 Provat Lakra India LB / RB (1997-08-12) 12 August 1997 (age 27)
5 Gurjinder Kumar India LB / CB (1990-10-10) 10 October 1990 (age 34)
12 Ashutosh Mehta India RB / RM / RW (1992-02-21) 21 February 1992 (age 32)
29 Ponif Vaz India RB (1992-10-04) 4 October 1992 (age 32)
33 Rakesh Pradhan (On loan at Odisha FC) India RB / LB (1997-08-02) 2 August 1997 (age 27)
Midfielders
6 Khassa Camara Mauritania / France DM / CM / RB (1992-10-22) 22 October 1992 (age 31)
8 Imran Khan India DM / CM (1995-03-01) 1 March 1995 (age 29)
10 Federico Gallego Uruguay AM / RM / LM (1990-06-13) 13 June 1990 (age 34)
77 Rochharzela India AM / LM (1998-04-15) 15 April 1998 (age 26)
23 Fanai Lalrempuia India CM (1996-05-11) 11 May 1996 (age 28)
43 Pragyan Gogoi India CM (1999-01-25) 25 January 1999 (age 25)
45 Lalengmawia India CM / AM / LW (2000-10-17) 17 October 2000 (age 23)
Forwards
7 Ninthoinganba Meetei India RW / LW (2001-07-13) 13 July 2001 (age 23)
50 Britto PM India RW / RM (1993-03-15) 15 March 1993 (age 31)
20 Luís Machado Portugal LW / RW / AM (1992-11-04) 4 November 1992 (age 31)
11 Idrissa Sylla Guinea CF / RW / LW (1990-12-13) 13 December 1990 (age 33)
15 V.P. Suhair India CF / RW / RM (1992-07-27) 27 July 1992 (age 32)
27 Lalkhawpuimawia India CF / LM (1992-01-08) 8 January 1992 (age 32)
26 Deshorn Brown Jamaica FW 22 December 1990 (age 30)

Transfers

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IN

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No. Pos. Player From Fee
11 FW Guinea Idrissa Sylla Belgium SV Zulte Waregem Free agent
26 FW Jamaica Deshorn Brown Bengaluru FC Free agent
20 FW Portugal Luís Machado Portugal Moreirense FC Free agent
19 DF Belgium Benjamin Lambot Cyprus Nea Salamina Famagusta Free agent
16 DF Australia Dylan Fox Australia Central Coast Mariners Free agent
9 FW Ghana Kwesi Appiah England AFC Wimbledon Free agent
6 MF Mauritania Khassa Camara Greece Xanthi FC Free agent
8 MF India Imran Khan NEROCA FC Free agent
77 MF India Rochharzela Aizawl FC Free agent
15 FW India V.P. Suhair Mohun Bagan Free agent
5 DF India Gurjinder Kumar Free agent
12 DF India Ashutosh Mehta Free agent
50 FW India Britto PM Free agent
27 FW India Lalkhawpuimawia Churchill Brothers FC Free agent
29 DF India Ponif Vaz Free agent
25 DF India Nabin Rabha Shillong Lajong Free agent
66 DF India Mashoor Shereef Chennai City FC Free agent
51 GK India Sanjiban Ghosh Chennaiyin FC Free agent
43 MF India Pragyan Gogoi Kerala Blasters Free agent
44 GK India Nikhil Deka NorthEast United U18 Free agent

Competitions

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Pre-season and friendlies

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11 November 2020 (2020-11-11) Friendly NorthEast United 0–0 Jamshedpur Candolim
16:00 IST (UTC+05:30) Stadium: Candolim Panchayat Ground
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

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
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

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Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920
GroundHAAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAAH
ResultWDDWDDLDLLDWWWDDWDWW
Updated to match(es) played on 26 February 2021. Source: Indian Super League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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21 November 2020 (2020-11-21) 1 NorthEast United 1–0 Mumbai City Vasco
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) Appiah 49' (pen)
Mehta Yellow card 84'
Gallego Yellow card 90'
Report Golui Yellow card 37'
Jahouh Red card 43'
Cy Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
Referee: R Venkatesh
Man of the Match: Khassa Camara
26 November 2020 (2020-11-26) 2 Kerala Blasters 2–2 NorthEast United Bambolim
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) Cido 5'
Rohit Yellow card 37'
Hooper 45' (pen)
Seityasen Yellow card 49'
Report Appiah 51'
Gurjinder Yellow card 72'
Sylla 90'
Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Referee: Ranjit Baksi
Man of the Match: Dylan Fox (NorthEast United)
30 November 2020 3 Goa 1–1 NorthEast United Margao
19:30 IST Angulo 43' Report Sylla 40' (pen)
Camara Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Crystal John
Man of the Match: Lalengmawia (NorthEast United)
5 December 2020 (2020-12-05) 4 NorthEast United 2–0 SC East Bengal Vasco
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) Mehta Yellow card 2'
Surchandra 33' (o.g.)
Chhara 90'
Report Lyngdoh Yellow card 84'
Sehnaj Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
Referee: Santosh Kumar
Man of the Match: Benjamin Lambot (NorthEast United)
8 December 2020 (2020-12-08) 5 Bengaluru FC 2–2 NorthEast United Fatorda, Goa
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) Juanan 13'
Bheke Yellow card 21'
Paartalu Yellow card 26'
Singh 70'
Report Machado 4', 78'
Chhara Yellow card 32'
Gurjinder Yellow card 36'
Camara Yellow card 73'
Ninthoi Yellow card 80'
Gurmeet Yellow card 83'
Britto Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
Man of the Match: Luis Machado (NorthEast United)
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)
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)
22 December 2020 7 Odisha 2–2 NorthEast United Bambolim
19:30 IST Maurício Yellow card 19' 23'
Onwu Yellow card 32'
Vinit Yellow card 42'
Arshdeep Yellow card 65'
Cole 67'
Report Fox Yellow card 17'
Lambot 45'
Gurjinder Yellow card 55'
Appiah 65' (pen.)
Ninthoi Yellow card 84'
Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Referee: Pratik Mondal
Man of the Match: Cole (Odisha)
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)
8 January 2021 (2021-01-08) 10 NorthEast United 2–4 Hyderabad Vasco
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) Shereef Yellow card 6'
Machado Yellow card 40'
Gallego 45' (pen.)
Lambot 45+1'
Report Santana 3'
Chianese 36'
Rai Yellow card 41'
Narzary Yellow card 44'
Mishra Yellow card 63'
Colaco 85', 90+3'
Onaindia Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
Man of the Match: Chianese (Hyderabad)
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)
17 January 2021 12 Jamshedpur 1–2 NorthEast United Vasco
19:30 IST Amarjit Yellow card 19'
Mobashir Yellow card 62'
Gahlot Yellow card 71'
Hartley 89'
Valskis Yellow card 90'
Report Mehta 36'
Brown 61' Yellow card 65'
Apuia Yellow card 69'
Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Crystal John
Man of the Match: Federico Gallego (NEUFC)
26 January 2021 13 NorthEast United 2–1 ATK Mohun Bagan Margao, Goa
19:30 IST Gurjinder Yellow card 49'
Machado 60'
Gallego 81'
Nim Yellow card 90'
Report Krishna 72'
Pronay Yellow card 73'
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Crystal John
Man of the Match: Federico Gallego (NEUFC)
30 January 2021 14 Mumbai City 1–2 NorthEast United Bambolim
19:30 IST Ogbeche Yellow card 51'
Ahmed Jahouh Yellow card 55'
Golui Yellow card 73'
Le Fondre 85'
Report Brown 6' 9'
Lakra Yellow card 48'
Nim Yellow card 71'
Luis Machado Yellow card 90'
Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
Man of the Match: Deshorn Brown (NEUFC)
4 February 2021 15 NorthEast United 2–2 Goa Margao
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rowan Arumughan
7 February 2021 (2021-02-07) 16 Hyderabad 0–0 NorthEast United Vasco
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) Sandaza Yellow card 20'
Mishra Yellow card 84'
Report Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Harish Kundu
Man of the Match: Lalengmawia (NorthEast United)
14 February 2021 17 NorthEast United 3–1 Odisha Vasco
17:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Banerjee Pranjal
18 February 2021 18 Chennaiyin 3–3 NorthEast United Bambolim
19:30 IST Report
Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Banerjee Pranjal
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)
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

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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
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

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Appearance and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Indian Super League
Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK India IND Subhasish Roy Chowdhury 15 0 15 0
3 DF India IND Wayne Vaz 0 0 0 0
4 DF India IND Provat Lakra 11 0 11 0
6 DF India IND Gurjinder Kumar 18 0 18 0
6 MF Mauritania MTN Khassa Camara 21 0 21 0
7 FW India IND Ninthoinganba Meetei 13 0 13 0
8 MF India IND Imran Khan 6 1 6 1
10 MF Uruguay URU Federico Gallego 16 4 16 4
11 FW Guinea GUI Idrissa Sylla 18 3 18 3
12 DF India IND Ashutosh Mehta 18 1 18 1
15 FW India IND V.P. Suhair 18 3 18 3
16 DF Australia AUS Dylan Fox 21 0 21 0
19 DF Belgium BEL Benjamin Lambot 21 2 21 2
20 FW Portugal POR Luís Machado 22 7 22 7
23 MF India IND Fanai Lalrempuia 9 0 9 0
25 DF India IND Nabin Rabha 0 0 0 0
26 FW Jamaica JAM Deshorn Brown 10 5 10 5
27 FW India IND Lalkhawpuimawia 0 0 0 0
29 DF India IND Nim Dorjee Tamang 7 0 7 0
31 GK India IND Gurmeet Singh 8 0 8 0
43 MF India IND Pragyan Gogoi 2 0 2 0
44 GK India IND Nikhil Deka 0 0 0 0
45 MF India IND Lalengmawia 22 1 22 1
50 FW India IND Britto PM 11 0 11 0
51 GK India IND Sanjiban Ghosh 0 0 0 0
54 DF India IND Ponif Vaz 0 0 0 0
66 DF India IND Mashoor Shereef 11 0 11 0
77 MF India IND Rochharzela 12 1 12 1
Players who left NorthEast United during the season
FW Ghana GHA Kwesi Appiah(injured) 8 3 6+2 3
DF India IND Rakesh Pradhan(On loan at Odisha FC) 1 0 1 0

Goal scorers

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Rank No. Pos. Player Indian Super League Play-offs Total
1 20 FW Portugal Luis Machado 7 0 7
2 20 FW Jamaica Deshorn Brown 5 0 5
3 10 MF Uruguay Federico Gallego 4 0 4
6 9 FW Ghana Kwesi Appiah 3 0 3
11 FW Guinea Idrissa Sylla 2 1 3
15 FW India V.P. Suhair 2 1 3
7 19 DF Belgium Benjamin Lambot 2 0 2
11 8 MF India Imran Khan 1 0 1
12 DF India Ashutosh Mehta 1 0 1
45 MF India Lalengmawia 1 0 1
77 MF India Rochharzela 1 0 1
Own goals 2 0 2
Total 31 2 33

Last updated: 9 March 2021.
Source: Fbref

Assists

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Rank No. Pos. Player Indian Super League Play-offs Total
1 10 MF Uruguay Federico Gallego 6 0 6
2 12 DF India Ashutosh Mehta 2 0 2
77 MF India Rochharzela 2 0 2
20 FW Portugal Luis Machado 1 1 2
3 5 DF India Gurjinder Kumar 1 0 1
15 FW India V.P. Suhair 1 0 1
29 DF India Nim Dorjee Tamang 1 0 1
25 FW Jamaica Deshorn Brown 1 0 1
20 DF AustraliaDylan Fox 1 0 1
6 MF MauritaniaKhassa Camara 1 0 1
Total 17 1 18

Last updated: 9 March 2021.
Source: Fbref

Clean sheets

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Rank No. Pos. Player Indian Super League Play-offs Total
1 1 GK India Subhasish Roy 3 0 3
2 31 GK India Gurmeet Singh 2 0 2
Total 5 0 5

Last updated: 9 March 2021.
Source: Fbref

Disciplinary record

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No. Nation Player Pos League
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
12 India Ashutosh Mehta DF 5 0 0
5 India Gurjinder Kumar DF 4 1 0
6 Mauritania Khassa Camara MF 4 0 0
20 Portugal Luís Machado FW 3 0 0
66 India Mashoor Shereef DF 3 0 0
7 India Ninthoinganba Meetei MF 2 0 0
29 India Nim Dorjee Tamang DF 2 0 0
10 Uruguay Federico Gallego MF 2 0 0
31 India Gurmeet Singh GK 1 0 0
50 India Britto PM MF 1 0 0
4 India Provat Lakra DF 1 0 0
45 India Lalengmawia MF 1 0 0
26 Jamaica Deshorn Brown FW 1 0 0
77 India Rochharzela MF 1 0 0
16 Australia Dylan Fox DF 1 0 0
19 Belgium Benjamin Lambot DF 1 0 0
Totals 36 1 0

Notes

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  1. ^ 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]
  2. ^ As the Premiers Mumbai City won the ISL playoffs, the regular season runners-up will qualify for 2022 AFC Cup play-off round.
  3. ^ a b c Match was played behind closed doors due to government restrictions regarding the COVID-19 pandemic in India.

References

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  1. ^ "ISL 2020-21: All you need to know about Tilak Maidan". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  2. ^ "NorthEast United FC - Squad". Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2020.