2020 IFA Shield

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
Country India
Dates6 December 2020 – 19 December 2020[1]
Teams12
ChampionsReal Kashmir
Runners-upGeorge Telegraph
Matches played22
Goals scored54 (2.45 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Lukman (5 goals)
← 2018
All statistics correct as of 19 December 2020.

Teams
Group Team 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

All the matches were held at Salt Lake Stadium, East Bengal Ground, Mohun Bagan Ground, Sailen Manna Stadium, Rabindra Sarobar Stadium and Kalyani Stadium.[6]

Group stage

Group A
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
Sujit Sadhu  2'
Hira Mondal  28'
Philip Adjah  46'
Gani Nigam  86'		 Report
Attendance: 0
Kalighat MS4–1Kidderpore
Rahul Kumar  9'
Supriyo Ghosh  51'
Tuhin Sikdar  74'
Gourav Samanta  90'		 Report Saikat Sikdar  27'
Attendance: 0
Mohammedan1–0Kalighat MS
Firoz Ali  50' Report
Attendance: 0

Group B
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
Chesterpoul Lyngdoh  25'
Danish Farooq  32'		 Report Uttam Rai  20'
Attendance: 0
Real Kashmir3–0Aryan
Mason Robertson  72'
Danish Farooq  82'
Lukman Adefemi  90+3'		 Report
Attendance: 0
Aryan1–1Peerless
Sumit Ghosh  90+4' Report Uttam Rai  90+2'
Attendance: 0

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
Indian Arrows1–1Southern Samity
Gurkirat Singh  79' Report Sujit Saren  27'
Attendance: 0
Indian Arrows0–2George Telegraph
Report Stanley Eze  13'
Goutam Das  80'
Attendance: 0
George Telegraph2–1Southern Samity
Krishanu Naskar  60'
Tanmoy Ghosh  63'		 Report Yad Rudy Abbidde  83'
Attendance: 0

Group D
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 Bright Middleton  85'
Attendance: 0
BSS1–2United
Saif Ali Gain  49' Report Sourav Dasgupta  20'
Jagannath Oraow  31'
Attendance: 0
Gokulam Kerala7–2BSS
Dennis Antwi  8'  12'
 19'  47'
Shibil Muhammed  66'
Jithin M S  72'
Saliou Guindo  85'		 Report Pritam Roy  67'
Asif Ali Moula  74'
Attendance: 0

Knockout stage

Bracket
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
Mohammedan1–0Gokulam Kerala
Tirthankar Sarkar  8' (pen) Report
Attendance: 0
Real Kashmir1–0Southern Samity
Danish Farooq  22' Report
Attendance: 0
George Telegraph1–0Peerless
Tanmoy Ghosh  47' Report
Attendance: 0
United0–0 (a.e.t.)Kalighat MS
Report
Penalties
4–3
Attendance: 0

Semi-finals
Mohammedan0–4Real Kashmir
Report Lukman Adefemi  59'
 66'  87'
Mason Robertson  90+1'
Attendance: 0
George Telegraph2–1United
Saddam Hossain  78'
Stanley Eze  82'		 Report Basudeb Mondal  18'
Attendance: 0

Final
George Telegraph1–2Real Kashmir
Goutam Das  50' Report Lukman Adefemi  38' (pen)
Mason Robertson  60'
Attendance: 0

Statistics

Top goal scorers
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
  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. "IFA Shield Fixture" (PDF). ifawb.org. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
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