2019–20 season of Hyderabad FC
Hyderabad 2019–20 football season
Hyderabad 2019–20 seasonHead coach Phil Brown [ 1] Mehrajuddin Wadoo (interim,[ 2] Xavier Gurri Lopez (interim,[ 3] Stadium G.M.C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium Indian Super League 10th Top goalscorer League: Marcelinho (7) All: Marcelinho (7) Highest home attendance 12,114 Kerala Blasters , 2 November 2019, ISL) Lowest home attendance 3,000 Chennaiyin , 10 January 2020, ISL) Average home league attendance 7,299 Biggest win 5–1 NorthEast United , 20 February 2020, ISL) Biggest defeat 0–5 ATK , 25 October 2019, ISL)
All statistics correct as of 20 February 2020.
The 2019–20 Hyderabad FC season was the first ever competitive season in the club's history and the inaugural season in the Indian Super League .[ 4]
Background
The Hyderabad FC replaced the FC Pune City in 2019 and will debut in the 2019–20 Indian Super League season . FC Pune City was dissolved after the 2018–19 season due to prolonged financial and technical troubles. The franchise was taken over by Vijay Madduri, a Hyderabad based entrepreneur, and Varun Tripuraneni, the former CEO of the Kerala Blasters . The owners decided to move the franchise to their home city of Hyderabad .[ 5] [ 4] Hyderabad to feature in the Indian Super League.[ 5]
The club officially unveiled their logo on 21 September and the home jersey for their maiden season on 29 September.[ 6] [ 7] G.M.C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium which has a capacity of 30,000.[ 8] [ 9]
Kits
Management team
Players
New contracts
Transfers
In
Loan in
Loan out
Pre-season and friendlies
The Hyderabad FC played a pre-season friendly against an I-League club Real Kashmir FC on 4 October 2019. They drew the match 1–1 with Laldanmawia Ralte scoring the solitary goal for the Hyderabad.[ 32] hat-trick from Robin Singh in their next friendly guided the Hyderabad to a 4–2 win over the Velsao with Rafa scoring the fourth goal.[ 33] Marcelinho and Abhishek Halder helped them defeat the Minerva Punjab 4–0 in their last friendly match on 18 October.[ 34]
Competitions
Indian Super League
Phil Brown was appointed as the head coach of the Hyderabad FC who previously managed FC Pune City . He hired Neil McDonald and Mehrajuddin Wadoo as his assistant coaches and Aidan Davison as the goalkeeping coach.[ 35] [ 36] [ 37]
The Hyderabad FC announced their squad on 8 October for their first competitive season.[ 38] Néstor Gordillo will not be available until late December owing to the ban handed to him by All India Football Federation (AIFF).[ 39] [ 40]
The Hyderabad FC made their debut in the Indian Super League against the ATK in an away match at Kolkata on 25 October.[ 41] [ 42]
On 2 November, the Hyderabad came from behind to register a 2-1 win against the Kerala Blasters . This was their first ever competitive win in their third match of this season.[ 43]
On 11 January, after loss against the Chennaiyin and after losing nine out of twelve league games, manager Phil Brown was sacked by Hyderabad.[ 44] [ 45] [ 2] Bengaluru coach Albert Roca was appointed Hyderabad new head coach on two season deal starting from 2020–21 season while taking up the advisory role to the new coaching staff for the remainder of the season.[ 46] [ 47] Xavier Gurri Lopez as the interim coach until the end of the season.[ 3]
On 20 February, the Hyderabad finished the league stage with a 5-1 win against the NorthEast United which also snapped their 14-match win-less streak and recorded their first away win in any competition.[ 48]
League table
Source:
Indian Super League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play ranking; 6) drawing of lots
^ Note 1 : Originally, Mohun Bagan , the 2019–20 I-League champions (they were already assured of the title before the league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India ), would qualify as India 2 (2021 AFC Cup group stage), and ATK , the 2019–20 Indian Super League playoffs winners, would qualify as India 3 (2021 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs).[ 49] KGSPL ceased their football operation and bought majority stakes in Mohun Bagan FC (India) Private Limited and rebranded Mohun Bagan football team as ATK Mohun Bagan FC 2020–21 Indian Super League season which qualified as India 2 in 2021 AFC club competition. The All India Football Federation decided that Bengaluru FC , the 2019–20 Indian Super League regular season 3rd place (behind FC Goa , which qualified for the 2021 AFC Champions League , and ATK), will qualify as India 3.[ 50]
Results by matchday
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Ground A A H H A H H A H A A H H H A A H A Result L L W L L D L L D L L L L D L L D W Position 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Updated to match(es) played on 20 February 2020. Source:
soccerway A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Fixtures
League stage
Player statistics
Appearances and goals
Top scorers
Top assists
Clean sheets
Rank
No.
Pos
Player
ISL
Total
0
Discipline
Summary
Awards
No.
Pos.
Player
Award
Source
10
FW
Marcelinho
ISL Fans' Goal of the Week (Week 3)
[ 51]
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