| Competition: | Elite League |
| Season: | 2019–20 |
| Dates: | 25 November 2019 – 11 March 2020[1] |
| Matches: | 248 |
| Matches Footnote: | (Matches after 14 March 2020 were cancelled) |
| Total Goals: | 734 |
| Biggest Home Win: | (21 January 2020) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (15 December 2019) |
| Highest Scoring: | (21 January 2020) |
| Prevseason: | 2018–19 |
| Nextseason: | 2022–23 |
| Updated: | 18 April 2020 |
| Extra Information: | Season postponed |
The 2019–20 Elite League, also known as 2019–20 Hero Elite League for sponsorship reasons, was the twelfth season of the Indian Elite League and the fifth season of the competition as an under-18 one. Punjab F.C. were the defending champions.
On 18 April 2020, All India Football Federation, the organising body of the league announced that the league would be called off due to coronavirus pandemic.
The matches of Maharashtra zone kicked off on 25 November 2019 with Kenkre defeating Mumbaikars 5–1 in the opening game.[2]
The matches of Goa zone kicked off on 21 December 2019 with a 2–2 draw between Sesa Football Academy and Sporting Goa.[3] [4]
The matches of Jharkhand & Odisha zone kicked off on 15 February 2020 with a 2–2 draw between SAIL Football Academy Bokaro and Dhanbad Football Academy.[5]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akshunna Tyagi | Odisha FC | 20 |
| 2 | Rishabh Dobriyal | Odisha FC | 18 |
| 3 | Sivasakthi Narayanan | Raman Vijayan SS | 17 |
| 4 | Shubho Paul | Sudeva FC | 14 |
| Akashdeep Singh | Bengaluru FC | ||
| 6 | Bishnu Bordoloi | ATK | 13 |
| 7 | Ashangam Aphoaba Singh | Punjab FC | 11 |
| Ojas Kamat | Ozone | ||
| 9 | Kamalesh P | Raman Vijayan SS | 9 |
| Deepak Chetri | United SC |
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaskaranvir Singh | Punjab FC | 12 |
| 2 | Deep Nandy | United | 9 |
| 3 | Dipesh Chauhan | Bengaluru FC | 8 |
| 4 | Bacchu Das | East Bengal | 7 |
| 5 | Khoirom Jackson Singh | Reliance Foundation YC | 6 |
| Ryan Souza | Dempo |