2020–21 Indian Arrows season
# 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. It was disbanded by AIFF in 2013 when their club sponsor, Pailan Group, could not financially support the group. But revived again in 2017–18 season immediately after FIFA U-17 World Cup.

## Technical staff

| Position | Name |
| - | - |
| Head Coach | Shanmugam Venkatesh |
| Team Manager | Velu Dhayalamani |
| Assistant Coach | Mahesh Gawli |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Hameed |
| Team Analyst | Prashanth Murthy |
| Physiotherapist | Sulthan Basheer |

## Squad

| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of Birth (Age) |
| - | - | - | - |
| Goalkeepers ||||
| | Naveen Saini | Punjab | (2003-08-29) 29 August 2003 (age 19) |
| | Santosh Singh Irengbam | Manipur | (2003-09-30) 30 September 2003 (age 19) |
| | Syed Zahid Hussain Bukhari | Jammu and Kashmir | (2003-04-16) 16 April 2003 (age 20) |
| | Ahan Prakash | Karnataka | |
| Defenders ||||
| | Abdul Hanan | Jammu and Kashmir | (2004-08-04) 4 August 2004 (age 18) |
| | Kushang Subba | Sikkim | (2003-08-08) 8 August 2003 (age 19) |
| | Sajad Hussain Parray | Jammu and Kashmir | (2003-04-25) 25 April 2003 (age 20) |
| | Praful Kumar | Karnataka | (2003-06-10) 10 June 2003 (age 20) |
| | Evan Thapa | Sikkim | (2003-12-30) 30 December 2003 (age 19) |
| | Tankadhar Bag | Odisha | (2003-12-07) 7 December 2003 (age 19) |
| | Dipu Halder | West Bengal | (2003-05-09) 9 May 2003 (age 20) |
| | Brijesh Giri | West Bengal | (2003-12-07) 7 December 2003 (age 19) |
| | Leewan Castanha | Goa | |
| | Gurkirat Singh | Chandigarh | (2003-07-16) 16 July 2003 (age 20) |
| Midfielders ||||
| | Pragyan Medhi | Assam | (2004-01-08) 8 January 2004 (age 19) |
| | Lalchhanhima Chawnghlut | Mizoram | (2003-02-28) 28 February 2003 (age 20) |
| | Harsh Shailesh Patre | Goa | (2003-01-25) 25 January 2003 (age 20) |
| | Lalchhanhima Sailo | Mizoram | (2003-03-03) 3 March 2003 (age 20) |
| | Ricky John Shabong | Meghalaya | (2002-12-29) 29 December 2002 (age 20) |
| Forwards ||||
| | Vanlalruatfela Thlacheu | Mizoram | (2003-11-01) 1 November 2003 (age 19) |
| | Parthib Sunder Gogoi | Assam | (2003-07-16) 16 July 2003 (age 20) |
| | Arya Gandharva | Maharashtra | |
| | Mohamed L. Ahamed | | |
| | Tapan Haldar | West Bengal | |
| | Vishva Vijay Shinde | Maharashtra | (2003-07-11) 11 July 2003 (age 20) |

Last updated: 19 November 2020 Source:

## Competitions

### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | 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 | Total | Total | Total | Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 000.00 |

Source: Competitions

### I-League

**League table (Phase-1)**

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Demote to Relegation Stage (Group B) |
| 9 | Chennai City | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 9 | Demote to Relegation Stage (Group B) |
| 10 | NEROCA | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 8 | Demote to Relegation Stage (Group B) |
| 11 | Indian Arrows | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 31 | −25 | 4 | Demote to Relegation Stage (Group B) |

**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 |

**Results by matchday**

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A |
| Result | L | L | L | D | L |
| Position | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |

**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 | Advance to the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Indian Arrows | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | |

## Results & Schedule

Win  Draw  Loss

## 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 | Total | Total | Total | 3 |
