The 2020 IFA Shield is the 123rd edition of the IFA Shield. It will have four I-League teams and eight Calcutta Premier Division teams. No overseas teams were invited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3] Real Kashmir beat George Telegraph in the final to win their first IFA Shield title.[4][5]

2020 IFA Shield
IFA Shield 2020
Tournament details
CountryIndia
Dates6 December 2020 – 19 December 2020[1]
Teams12
Final positions
ChampionsReal Kashmir (1st title)
Runner-upGeorge Telegraph
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored54 (2.45 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Lukman Adefemi (5 goals)
← 2018
2021 →

All statistics correct as of 19 December 2020.

Teams

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Group Team[6] Location
A Kalighat MS Kolkata, West Bengal
Kidderpore Kolkata, West Bengal
Mohammedan Kolkata, West Bengal
B Aryan Kolkata, West Bengal
Peerless Kolkata, West Bengal
Real Kashmir Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
C George Telegraph Kolkata, West Bengal
Indian Arrows Mumbai, Maharashtra
Southern Samity Kolkata, West Bengal
D BSS Kolkata, West Bengal
Gokulam Kerala Calicut, Kerala
United Kolkata, West Bengal

Venue

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All the matches were held at Salt Lake Stadium, East Bengal Ground, Mohun Bagan Ground, Sailen Manna Stadium, Rabindra Sarobar Stadium and Kalyani Stadium.[7]

Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Mohammedan 2 2 0 0 5 0 5 6 Advance to the quarterfinals
2 Kalighat MS 2 1 0 1 4 2 2 3
3 Kidderpore 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7 0
Source: ifawb.org

Mohammedan4–0Kidderpore
Nigam   1', 86'
Mondal   28'
Adjah   46'
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Kalighat MS4–1Kidderpore
Paswan   12'
Supriyo Ghosh   51'
Tuhin Sikdar   74'
Gourab Mondol   90'
Report Saikat Sikdar   27'
Mohammedan1–0Kalighat MS
Firoz Ali   50' Report

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Real Kashmir 2 2 0 0 5 1 4 6 Advance to the quarterfinals
2 Peerless 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
3 Aryan 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
Source: ifawb.org

Real Kashmir2–1Peerless
Lyngdoh   25'
Danish Farooq   32'
Report Rai   20'
Real Kashmir3–0Aryan
Robertson   72'
Danish Farooq   84'
Adefemi   90 4'
Report
Aryan1–1Peerless
Sumit Ghosh   90 5' Report Rai   90 2'

Group C

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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

Indian Arrows1–1Southern Samity
Gurkirat   79' Report Sujit Saren   28'
Indian Arrows0–2George Telegraph
Report Stanley Eze   13'
Goutam Das   80'
George Telegraph2–1Southern Samity
Krishanu Naskar   60'
Tanmoy Ghosh   63'
Report Yao Rudy Abbidde   83'

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 United 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 6 Advance to the quarterfinals
2 Gokulam Kerala 2 1 0 1 7 3 4 3
3 BSS 2 0 0 2 3 9 −6 0
Source: ifawb.org

Gokulam Kerala0–1United
Report Middleton   90 1'
BSS1–2United
Ashique Ali   49' Report Sourav Das   20'
Jagannath Oraw   31' (pen.)
Gokulam Kerala7–2BSS
Antwi   8' (pen.), 11', 21', 47'
Shibil   70'
Jithin   75'
Saliou   83'
Report Pritam Roy   67'
Asif Ali Molla   74'

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
Mohammedan 1
Gokulam Kerala 0
Mohammedan 0
Real Kashmir 4
Real Kashmir 1
Southern Samity 0
Real Kashmir 2
George Telegraph 1
George Telegraph 1
Peerless 0
George Telegraph 2
United 1
United (p) 0 (4)
Kalighat MS 0 (3)

Quarter-finals

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Mohammedan1–0Gokulam Kerala
Sarkar   7' (pen) Report
George Telegraph1–0Peerless
Tanmoy Ghosh   46' Report

Semi-finals

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Mohammedan0–4Real Kashmir
Report Adefemi   59', 66', 88'
Robertson   90 3'
George Telegraph2–1United
Saddam Hossain   78'
Stanley Eze   82'
Report Basudeb Mondal   36'

Final

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George Telegraph1–2Real Kashmir
Goutam Das   48' Report Adefemi   36' (pen.)
Robertson   59'

Statistics

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Top goal scorers

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Rank Nat. Player Club Goals
1   Lukman Adefemi Real Kashmir 5
2   Denny Antwi Gokulam Kerala 4
3   Danish Farooq Real Kashmir 3
  Mason Robertson Real Kashmir
5   Gani Nigam Mohammedan 2
  Uttam Rai Peerless
  Tanmoy Ghosh George Telegraph
  Stanley Eze George Telegraph
  Goutam Das George Telegraph

References

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  1. ^ "Good news for football lovers: the IFA shield returns !". IFAWB. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  2. ^ "IFA Shield 2020: 12 teams to participate including Mohammedan Sporting and Gokulam Kerala FC; All you need to know". Goal.com. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  3. ^ "IFA Shield may take place before I-League". The Rahnuma Daily. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Sports News | Real Kashmir Win First Major Tournament, Beat George Telegraph 2-1 in IFA Shield Final". LatestLY. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  5. ^ "IFA Shield: Real Kashmir win first major tournament, beat George Telegraph 2-1". The Indian Express. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  6. ^ "123rd IFA Shield 2020–21". kolkatafootball.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  7. ^ "IFA Shield Fixture" (PDF). ifawb.org. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
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