| Club: | NorthEast United |
| Season: | 2020–21 |
| Chrtitle: | Owner |
| Chairman: | John Abraham |
| Mgrtitle: | Head Coach |
| Manager: | Gerard Nus (until 12 February 2021) Khalid Jamil (interim) |
| Stadium: | Tilak Maidan Stadium, Goa |
| League: | Indian Super League |
| League Result: | 3rd |
| Cup1: | Play-offs |
| Cup1 Result: | Semi-final |
| Cup2: | Super Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Cancelled |
| League Topscorer: | Luís Machado (7) |
| Season Topscorer: | Luís Machado (7) |
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| Leftarm1: | C2352E |
| Leftarm3: | 100000 |
| Body1: | C2352E |
| Body3: | 100000 |
| Rightarm1: | C2352E |
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| Shorts3: | 100000 |
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| Socks3: | 100000 |
| Prevseason: | 2019–20 |
| Nextseason: | 2021–22 |
The 2020–21 NorthEast United FC season was the club's seventh season since its establishment in 2014 and their seventh season in the Indian Super League.
Current squad of the club:[1]
| Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of Birth (Age) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 1 | Subhasish Roy Chowdhury |  | GK | 27 September 1986 |
| 31 | Gurmeet Singh | | GK | 3 December 1999 |
| 44 | Nikhil Deka | | GK | 13 October 2002 |
| 51 | Sanjiban Ghosh | | GK | 6 July 1991 |
| Defenders | ||||
| 2 | Wayne Vaz | | CB / RB / DM | 28 July 1994 |
| 16 | Dylan Fox |  / | CB / DM | 15 April 1994 |
| 19 | Benjamin Lambot |  | CB / DM | 2 May 1987 |
| 25 | Nabin Rabha | | 11 December 1996 | |
| 29 | Nim Dorjee Tamang | | CB / RB | 28 October 1995 |
| 66 | Mashoor Shereef | | CB / CF / RW / LB / LM / CM | 1 April 1991 |
| 4 | Provat Lakra | | LB / RB | 12 August 1997 |
| 5 | Gurjinder Kumar | | LB / CB | 10 October 1990 |
| 12 | Ashutosh Mehta | | RB / RM / RW | 21 February 1992 |
| 29 | Ponif Vaz | | RB | 4 October 1992 |
| 33 | Rakesh Pradhan (On loan at Odisha FC) | | RB / LB | 2 August 1997 |
| Midfielders | ||||
| 6 | Khassa Camara | /  | DM / CM / RB | 22 October 1992 |
| 8 | Imran Khan | | DM / CM | 1 March 1995 |
| 10 | Federico Gallego | AM / RM / LM | 13 June 1990 | |
| 77 | Rochharzela | | AM / LM | 15 April 1998 |
| 23 | Fanai Lalrempuia | | CM | 11 May 1996 |
| 43 | Pragyan Gogoi | | CM | 25 January 1999 |
| 45 | Lalengmawia | | CM / AM / LW | 17 October 2000 |
| Forwards | ||||
| 7 | Ninthoinganba Meetei | | RW / LW | 13 July 2001 |
| 50 | Britto PM | | RW / RM | 15 March 1993 |
| 20 | Luís Machado | LW / RW / AM | 4 November 1992 | |
| 11 | Idrissa Sylla | CF / RW / LW | 13 December 1990 | |
| 15 | V.P. Suhair | | CF / RW / RM | 27 July 1992 |
| 27 | Lalkhawpuimawia | | CF / LM | 8 January 1992 |
| 26 | Deshorn Brown |  | FW | 22 December 1990 (age 30) |
| No. | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Idrissa Sylla | SV Zulte Waregem | Free agent | ||
| 26 | Deshorn Brown | Bengaluru FC | Free agent | ||
| 20 | Luís Machado | Moreirense FC | Free agent | ||
| 19 | Benjamin Lambot |  Nea Salamina Famagusta | Free agent | ||
| 16 | Dylan Fox | Central Coast Mariners | Free agent | ||
| 9 |  Kwesi Appiah | AFC Wimbledon | Free agent | ||
| 6 | Khassa Camara | Xanthi FC | Free agent | ||
| 8 | Imran Khan | NEROCA FC | Free agent | ||
| 77 | Rochharzela | Aizawl FC | Free agent | ||
| 15 | V.P. Suhair | Mohun Bagan | Free agent | ||
| 5 | Gurjinder Kumar | Free agent | |||
| 12 | Ashutosh Mehta | Free agent | |||
| 50 | Britto PM | Free agent | |||
| 27 | Lalkhawpuimawia | Churchill Brothers FC | Free agent | ||
| 29 | Ponif Vaz | Free agent | |||
| 25 | Nabin Rabha | Shillong Lajong | Free agent | ||
| 66 | Mashoor Shereef | Chennai City FC | Free agent | ||
| 51 | Sanjiban Ghosh | Chennaiyin FC | Free agent | ||
| 43 | Pragyan Gogoi | Kerala Blasters | Free agent | ||
| 44 | Nikhil Deka | NorthEast United U18 | Free agent |
|-|colspan="12"| Players who left NorthEast United during the season|}
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | Indian Super League | Play-offs | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | FW | Luis Machado | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2 | 20 | FW | Deshorn Brown | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | 10 | MF | Federico Gallego | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6 | 9 | FW | Kwesi Appiah | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 11 | FW | Idrissa Sylla | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 15 | FW | V.P. Suhair | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 19 | DF | Benjamin Lambot | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | 8 | MF | Imran Khan | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | DF | Ashutosh Mehta | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 45 | MF | Lalengmawia | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 77 | MF | Rochharzela | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Own goals | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 2 | 33 | ||||
| style=background-color:#FF0000;color:white | Rank | style=background-color:#FF0000;color:white | No. | style=background-color:#FF0000;color:white | Pos. | style=background-color:#FF0000;color:white | Player | style=background-color:#FF0000;color:white | Indian Super League | style=background-color:#FF0000;color:white | Play-offs | style=background-color:#FF0000;color:white | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | MF | Federico Gallego | 6 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 2 | 12 | DF | Ashutosh Mehta | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| 77 | MF | Rochharzela | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 20 | FW | Luis Machado | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 3 | 5 | DF | Gurjinder Kumar | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 15 | FW | V.P. Suhair | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 29 | DF | Nim Dorjee Tamang | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 25 | FW | Deshorn Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 20 | DF | Dylan Fox | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 6 | MF | Khassa Camara | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Total | 17 | 1 | 18 | ||||||||||
| style=background-color:#FF0000;color:white | Rank | style=background-color:#FF0000;color:white | No. | style=background-color:#FF0000;color:white | Pos. | style=background-color:#FF0000;color:white | Player | style=background-color:#FF0000;color:white | Indian Super League | style=background-color:#FF0000;color:white | Play-offs | style=background-color:#FF0000;color:white | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | GK | Subhasish Roy | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | 31 | GK | Gurmeet Singh | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Nation | Player | League | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | | Ashutosh Mehta | DF | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | | Gurjinder Kumar | DF | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6 |  | Khassa Camara | MF | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | Luís Machado | FW | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 66 | | Mashoor Shereef | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | | Ninthoinganba Meetei | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | | Nim Dorjee Tamang | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Federico Gallego | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 31 | | Gurmeet Singh | GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 50 | | Britto PM | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | | Provat Lakra | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 45 | | Lalengmawia | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | | Deshorn Brown | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 77 | | Rochharzela | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | Dylan Fox | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | Benjamin Lambot | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 36 | 1 | 0 | ||||