I-League 2020-21 To Get started On January 9: All India Soccer Federation | Soccer Information

The 14th version of Hero I-League will kick off on January Nine subsequent 12 months in Kolkata, the All India Soccer Federation (AIFF) stated on Saturday. The 11 collaborating groups might be required to go into a bio-secure bubble 14 days previous to their first fit in step with the time table, which might be introduced in a while. The suits might be telecast live to tell the tale 1Sports. Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the former version of the second-tier league used to be stopped swiftly ahead of soccer motion resumed in India during the I-League Qualifier in October this 12 months. The West Bengal govt and Indian Soccer Affiliation (IFA) joined arms with the AIFF to organise the qualifiers effectively. 

Sunando Dhar, CEO, Leagues, lauded the stakeholders for his or her “unconditional fortify” in staging the tournaments with none fuss. 

“We will be able to’t thank the federal government of West Bengal and IFA sufficient for his or her unconditional fortify to webhosting the Hero I-League Qualifier this 12 months. With out their fortify, we could not even call to mind webhosting the match easily.” 

“Hero I-League Qualifier used to be a degree practice session for the following version of Hero I-League as it will be an extended and more difficult match from each unmarried facet.” 

“We’re going to paintings with them hand in hand to make it a grand good fortune and we are assured to drag it off effectively,” Dhar discussed. 

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All of the 11 groups will face each and every different as soon as within the first leg of the league ahead of they’re divided into two other teams. The highest six groups, in step with the issues desk, will face each and every different as soon as once more to come to a decision the winner whilst the opposite 5 groups will play in opposition to each and every different in a one-leg league layout. 

The workforce with most issues (cumulative issues accumulated from all fifteen suits) would be the winner of the I-League 2020-21. The match might be organised through adhering to the COVID-19 pointers launched through the union well being ministry and no spectator might be allowed inside of a stadium all the way through a fit.