2020–21 Indian Arrows season

The 2020–21 season was the Indian Arrows' 7th competitive season in one of the top-flight league of Indian football, I-league. Indian Arrows was formed in 2010 on the behest on then Indian team coach, Bob Houghton, with the main goal of nurturing young talent in India in the hope of qualifying for 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[1] It was disbanded by AIFF in 2013 when their club sponsor, Pailan Group, could not financially support the group.[2] But revived again in 2017–18 season immediately after FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Indian Arrows
2020–21 season
ManagerShanmugam Venkatesh
StadiumTBD
I-LeagueTBD
IFA ShieldGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Gurkirat Singh (1 goal)

Technical staff

Position Name
Head Coach India Shanmugam Venkatesh[3]
Team Manager India Velu Dhayalamani
Assistant Coach India Mahesh Gawli
Goalkeeping Coach India Hameed
Team Analyst India Prashanth Murthy
Physiotherapist India Sulthan Basheer

Squad

No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
Naveen Saini India Punjab (2003-08-29) 29 August 2003
Santosh Singh Irengbam India Manipur (2003-09-30) 30 September 2003
Syed Zahid Hussain Bukhari India Jammu and Kashmir (2003-04-16) 16 April 2003
Ahan Prakash India Karnataka
Defenders
Abdul Hanan India Jammu and Kashmir (2004-08-04) 4 August 2004
Kushang Subba IndiaSikkim (2003-08-08) 8 August 2003
Sajad Hussain Parray India Jammu and Kashmir (2003-04-25) 25 April 2003
Praful Kumar India Karnataka (2003-06-10) 10 June 2003
Evan Thapa India Sikkim (2003-12-30) 30 December 2003
Tankadhar Bag India Odisha (2003-12-07) 7 December 2003
Dipu Halder India West Bengal (2003-05-09) 9 May 2003
Brijesh Giri India West Bengal (2003-12-07) 7 December 2003
Leewan Castanha India Goa
Gurkirat Singh India Chandigarh (2003-07-16) 16 July 2003
Midfielders
Pragyan Medhi India Assam (2004-01-08) 8 January 2004
Lalchhanhima Chawnghlut India Mizoram (2003-02-28) 28 February 2003
Harsh Shailesh Patre India Goa (2003-01-25) 25 January 2003
Lalchhanhima Sailo India Mizoram (2003-03-03) 3 March 2003
Ricky John Shabong India Meghalaya (2002-12-29) 29 December 2002
Forwards
Vanlalruatfela Thlacheu India Mizoram (2003-11-01) 1 November 2003
Parthib Sunder Gogoi India Assam (2003-07-16) 16 July 2003
Arya Gandharva India Maharashtra
Mohamed L. Ahamed India
Tapan Haldar India West Bengal
Vishva Vijay Shinde India Maharashtra (2003-07-11) 11 July 2003

Last updated: 19 November 2020
Source:

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
I-League 10 January 2021 10 January 2021 11th 1 0 0 1 2 5 −3 000.00
IFA Shield 6 December 2020 9 December 2020 Group Stage Group Stage 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 000.00
Total 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 000.00

Source: Competitions

I-League

League table (Phase-1)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Aizawl 10 4 3 3 13 8 +5 15 Demote to Relegation Stage (Group B)
8 Sudeva Delhi 10 2 3 5 11 11 0 9
9 Chennai City 10 3 0 7 7 19 12 9
10 NEROCA 10 2 2 6 13 15 2 8
11 Indian Arrows 10 1 1 8 6 31 25 4
Updated to match(es) played on 1 March 2021. Source: I-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots

Relegation stage (Group B)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Aizawl 14 7 3 4 21 12 +9 24
2 Sudeva Delhi 14 5 3 6 16 14 +2 18
3 Chennai City 14 5 0 9 16 25 9 15
4 Indian Arrows 14 3 1 10 11 38 27 10
5 NEROCA 14 2 2 10 14 22 8 8
Updated to match(es) played on 25 March 2021. Source: I-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots

Results by matchday

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ResultLLLDL
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Updated to match(es) played on 6 December 2020. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

IFA Shield

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 George Telegraph 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Advance to the quarterfinals
2 Southern Samity 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 1
3 Indian Arrows 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 1
Source: ifawb.org

Results & Schedule

  Win   Draw   Loss

IFA Shield

6 December 2020 IFA Shield Group Stage Indian Arrows 1–1 Southern Samity Kolkata
Gurkirat Singh Report Sujit Saren Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground
9 December 2020 IFA Shield Group Stage Indian Arrows 0–2 George Telegraph Howrah
Stadium: Sailen Manna Stadium

I-League

10 January 2021 1.1 Indian Arrows 2–5 Churchill Brothers Kalyani
Thlacheu 9' Gurkirat Singh 22' (pen.) Report Luka Majcen 2', 75' Clayvin Zuniga 35', 59', 69' Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
14 January 2021 1.2 Sudeva Delhi 3–0 Indian Arrows Kalyani
Lewis 40'
M. Singh 49'
Kharpan 66'
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
20 January 2021 1.3 Indian Arrows 0–4 NEROCA Kalyani
Garcia 27', 65'
Kallon 30'
Lhungdim 72'
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
24 January 2021 1.4 Aizawl 1–1 Indian Arrows Kalyani
Kasagga 12' Parray 90+3' Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
29 January 2021 1.5 Chennai City 1–0 Indian Arrows Kalyani
Škrijelj 63' Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
4 February 2021 1.6 Real Kashmir 6–0 Indian Arrows Kalyani
Dipanda 42', 73'
Adefemi 51'
Amiri 61'
Lyngdoh 80'
Farooq 86'
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
9 February 2021 1.7 Indian Arrows 1–2 Punjab Kalyani
Fernandes 85' Diawara 35', 56' Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
14 February 2021 1.8 Indian Arrows 1–0 Mohammedan Kolkata
G. Singh 26' Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
19 February 2021 1.9 Gokulam Kerala 4–0 Indian Arrows Kalyani
Benny 49'
Antwi 51' (pen)
Lalromawia 78'
Ronald 90+5'
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
20 February 2021 1.10 Indian Arrows 1–5 TRAU Kalyani
Patre 42' B. Singh 14', 50'
Khongreiwoshi 16'
Tursunov 74'
Horam 84'
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium

Phase-2

6 March 2021 2.1 Indian Arrows 3–0 NEROCA Kalyani
Patre 17', 90+6'
Thlacheu 51'
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
11 March 2021 2.2 Indian Arrows 0–5 Chennai City Kalyani
Rajesh 36'
Velmurugan 49', 90+1'
Dhas 59'
Hussain 85'
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
16 March 2021 2.3 Aizawl 1–2 Indian Arrows Kolkata
Malsawmtluanga 22' Gogoi 11'
Sailo 36'
Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan
20 March 2021 2.4 Sudeva 1–0 Indian Arrows Kolkata
Paul 40' Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium

Statistics

Goal Scorers

Goal Scorers for Indian Arrows in 2020–21 season
Rank No. Pos. Name Goals
1 DF Gurkirat Singh 2
2 FW Vanlalruatfela Thlacheu 1
Own goals 0
Total 3

References

  1. Sharma, Siddharth. "Vital steps to improve the Indian U23 football team". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  2. Bali, Rahul. "AIFF decide to shut down Pailan Arrows". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  3. "Match Details | Hero I-League". Retrieved 30 April 2020.
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