2020 I-League qualifiers
The 2020 I-League qualifiers was the 13th season of I-League 2nd Division, the second division of Indian football league, since its establishment in 2008. The league was kicked-off from 25 January 2020.
The season was shortened due to COVID-19 pandemic in India and Mohammedan won the league, being promoted to 2020–21 I-League.
Teams
This season, 17 teams participated, including one reserve side from I-League and eight from Indian Super League. All the teams had been divided into three groups of six teams in A and C, and five teams in group B. The teams which made their debut this season were Bengaluru United|Bengaluru United], Rajasthan FC, Punjab FC, Hyderabad FC and Mumbai City FC. Indian Arrows reserves were supposed to debut this season, but later withdrew, since it consists of U-16 and U-18 players, which had their board examinations.Stadiums and locations
| Team | City/State | Stadium | Capacity |
| ARA | Ahmedabad, Gujarat | EKA Arena | 22,000 |
| ATK | Barasat, West Bengal | Aditya Academy Ground | 10,000 |
| Rajasthan | Jodhpur, Rajasthan | Maharaja Umed Singh Stadium | 6,000 |
| Bengaluru | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Bengaluru Football Stadium | 8,400 |
| Bengaluru United | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Bengaluru Football Stadium | 8,400 |
| Bhawanipore | Kolkata, West Bengal | Kalyani Stadium | 20,000 |
| Chennaiyin | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | SSN College Ground | 400 |
| Garhwal | New Delhi, Delhi | Ambedkar Stadium | 35,000 |
| Goa Reserves|Goa ] | Margao, Goa | GMC Stadium | 3,200 |
| Hyderabad | Hyderabad, Telangana | Gachibowli Athletic Stadium | 30,000 |
| Jamshedpur | Jamshedpur, Jharkhand | JRD Tata Sports Complex | 24,500 |
| Kerala | Thrissur, Kerala | Thrissur [Municipal Corporation Stadium] | 15,000 |
| Kerala Blasters | Ernakulam, Kerala | Panampally Ground | 300 |
| Lonestar Kashmir | Katra, Jammu and Kashmir | SMVDSB Sports Complex | 2,600 |
| Mohammedan | Howrah, West Bengal | Sailen Manna Stadium | 15,000 |
| Mumbai [City FC Reserves|Mumbai City ] | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Cooperage Ground | 5,000 |
| Punjab | Ludhiana, Punjab | Guru Nanak Stadium | 15,000 |
Due to COVID-19 pandemic, all the rescheduled matches after COVID-19 pandemic, will be played in a single venue. AIFF declared Kolkata and Kalyani as the venue on 14 August for the final round after cancelling the remaining matches of the preliminary round. Matches will be played at Kalyani Stadium in Kalyani and at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata.
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
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| Mohammedan |  Foreign playersEach club, excluding the reserve sides, can register three foreign players in their squad. One of the foreign players has to be from an AFC Member Nation.
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