title: 2020 IFA Shield
text: # 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. Real Kashmir beat George Telegraph in the final to win their first IFA Shield title.
  
  ## Teams
  
  | Group | Team | Location |
  | - | - | - |
  | A | Kalighat MS | Kolkata, West Bengal |
  | A | Kidderpore | Kolkata, West Bengal |
  | A | Mohammedan | Kolkata, West Bengal |
  | B | Aryan | Kolkata, West Bengal |
  | B | Peerless | Kolkata, West Bengal |
  | B | Real Kashmir | Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir |
  | C | George Telegraph | Kolkata, West Bengal |
  | C | Indian Arrows | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
  | C | Southern Samity | Kolkata, West Bengal |
  | D | BSS | Kolkata, West Bengal |
  | D | Gokulam Kerala | Calicut, Kerala |
  | D | 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.
  
  ## 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 | Advance to the quarterfinals |
  | 3 | Kidderpore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 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 | Advance to the quarterfinals |
  | 3 | Aryan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | |
  
  ### 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 | |
  
  ### 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 | Advance to the quarterfinals |
  | 3 | BSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 | |
  
  ## Knockout stage
  
  ### Bracket
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Mohammedan | Mohammedan | 1 | | | | | | |
  | Gokulam Kerala | Gokulam Kerala | 0 | | | | | | |
  | Gokulam Kerala | Gokulam Kerala | 0 | Mohammedan | Mohammedan | 0 | | | |
  | | | | Real Kashmir | Real Kashmir | 4 | | | |
  | Real Kashmir | Real Kashmir | 1 | Real Kashmir | Real Kashmir | 4 | | | |
  | Southern Samity | Southern Samity | 0 | | | | | | |
  | Southern Samity | Southern Samity | 0 | | | | Real Kashmir | Real Kashmir | 2 |
  | | | | | | | George Telegraph | George Telegraph | 1 |
  | George Telegraph | George Telegraph | 1 | | | | | | | George Telegraph | George Telegraph | 1 |
  | Peerless | Peerless | 0 | | | | | | |
  | Peerless | Peerless | 0 | George Telegraph | George Telegraph | 2 | | | |
  | | | | United | United | 1 | | | |
  | United (p) | United (p) | 0 (4) | United | United | 1 | | | |
  | Kalighat MS | Kalighat MS | 0 (3) | | | | | | |
  
  ## Statistics
  
  ### Top goal scorers
  
  | Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Lukman Adefemi | Real Kashmir | 5 |
  | 2 | Denny Antwi | Gokulam Kerala | 4 |
  | 3 | Danish Farooq | Real Kashmir | 3 |
  | 3 | Mason Robertson | Real Kashmir | 3 |
  | 5 | Gani Nigam | Mohammedan | 2 |
  | 5 | Uttam Rai | Peerless | 2 |
  | 5 | Tanmoy Ghosh | George Telegraph | 2 |
  | 5 | Stanley Eze | George Telegraph | 2 |
  | 5 | Goutam Das | George Telegraph | 2 |
  