2020–21 Cayman Islands Premier League
The 2020–21 Cayman Islands Premier League was the 42nd season of the Cayman Islands Premier League, the top division football competition in the Cayman Islands. The season began on 25 September 2020 and concluded on 28 February 2021. Bodden Town were the defending champions from the previous season. Following the previous season, two teams, Alliance FC and North Side SC were relegated to the First Division, reducing the number of teams in the league to ten. On 13 February, Scholars clinched the league championship, their 13th title.


2020–21 Celtic F.C. season
The 2020–21 season was Celtic's 132nd season of competitive football. They competed in the Scottish Premiership, League Cup, Scottish Cup, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. The club failed to win a trophy for first time since 2010.


2020–21 Celtic F.C. season, Pre-season and friendlies
Celtic held a pre-season training camp in Loughborough (England), before continuing their preparations in France with friendlies against Nice, Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain. They rounded off pre-season with friendlies against Ross County and Hibernian at Celtic Park.


2020–21 Celtic F.C. season, Scottish Premiership
The Scottish Premiership fixture list was announced on 6 July 2020. Celtic began their title defence against Hamilton Academical at Celtic Park.


2020–21 Celtic F.C. season, Scottish League Cup
On 15 November, Celtic were drawn to face Ross County at Celtic Park in the second round of the 2020–21 Scottish League Cup.


2020–21 Celtic F.C. season, Scottish Cup
On 23 March, it was determined that Celtic would face Falkirk at Celtic Park in the third round of the 2020–21 Scottish Cup. On 4 April, it was determined that Celtic would face Rangers at Ibrox Stadium in the fourth round.


2020–21 Celtic F.C. season, UEFA Champions League
Celtic entered the Champions League at the first qualifying round. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all qualifiers were played as one-legged ties.


2020–21 Celtic F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, First qualifying round
On 9 August, Celtic were drawn to face KR Reykjavík (Iceland) in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.


2020–21 Celtic F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Second qualifying round
On 19 August, it was determined that Celtic would face Ferencváros (Hungary) in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.


2020–21 Celtic F.C. season, UEFA Europa League
Celtic entered the Europa League at the third qualifying round.


2020–21 Celtic F.C. season, UEFA Europa League, Third qualifying round
On 18 September, it was determined that Celtic would face Riga (Latvia) in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.


2020–21 Celtic F.C. season, UEFA Europa League, Play-off round
On 24 September, it was determined that Celtic would face Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) in the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League.


2020–21 Celtic F.C. season, UEFA Europa League, Group stage
On 2 October, the draw for the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage was made. Celtic were drawn in Group H along with Sparta Prague (Pot 2), Milan (Pot 3) and Lille (Pot 4).


2020–21 Celtic F.C. season, Statistics
Note: Statistics for the delayed 2019–20 Scottish Cup semi-final played on 1 November 2020 and final played on 20 December 2020 are recorded under the 2019–20 Celtic F.C. season article.


2020–21 Celtic F.C. season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for Celtic first squad during the season.


2020–21 Celtic F.C. season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 15 May 2021Source: Only competitive matchesOrdered by ,  and  = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2020–21 Celtic F.C. season, Club, Kit
On 1 July 2020, Adidas replaced New Balance as the club's official kit supplier.


2020–21 Central African general election
General elections were held in the Central African Republic on 27 December 2020 to elect the President and National Assembly. A second round of the legislative elections was originally scheduled to take place on 14 February 2021.


2020–21 Central African general election
Voting was not able to take place in many areas of the country that are controlled by armed groups resulting in some Central African media and opposition candidates describing the elections as a farce and fraud. Some 800 of the country's polling stations, 14% of the total, were closed due to violence. During the first round, voting did not take place in 29 of 71 sub-prefectures, while in six others only a partial vote took place before being shut down due to voter intimidation.


2020–21 Central African general election
Preliminary results on 4 January 2021 showed that President Touadéra won reelection with 54% of the vote. Turnout was 76.3% of registered voters.


2020–21 Central African general election
On 13 February 2021, President Touadéra announced a second round of elections in some areas and a new first round in areas that were controlled by rebels during the December elections. Respective elections for all areas will be held on March 14.


2020–21 Central African general election, Background
The previous presidential elections were the first to be held under the 2015 constitution, which established the 6th Republic. Faustin-Archange Touadéra won the elections, and took office on 30 March 2016.


2020–21 Central African general election, Background
Several obstacles affected the election process. The December 2020 election took place during the Covid-19 pandemic, prompting fears of possible postponement. However, the constitution prohibits any further extension of the term of the incumbent president beyond his term of office, which for Touadéra is 29 March 2021. The government attempted to amend the constitution, but the draft was rejected by the Constitutional Court on 5 June 2020. In addition, the country is also still subject to a UN peacekeeping operation, MINUSCA, while two-thirds of the country is controlled by rebellious armed groups.


2020–21 Central African general election, Background
In early September, the Constitutional Court gave the National Elections Authority (ANE) until 27 September to publish an updated voter registry. On 10 September, the opposition and several civil society groups publicly observed that the election would probably be delayed; in the event that the presidential and parliamentary terms would be extended, they demanded the formation of a unity government. For its part, the ANE announced that the registration of voters would be delayed until 8 October due to technical issues, but that the vote would not be postponed. The first round remained set for 27 December 2020 by the ANE.


2020–21 Central African general election, Electoral system
The President of the Central African Republic is elected by a two-round system for a five-year term, renewable only once. The candidate who receives an absolute majority of the votes cast in the first ballot is elected. If no majority is secured, a runoff is held between the top two candidates to decide the winner.


2020–21 Central African general election, Presidential candidates
On 3 December 2020, the Constitutional Court of Central African Republic accepted 17 candidatures for presidential elections:


2020–21 Central African general election, Presidential candidates
Five candidatures were rejected, including that of former president François Bozizé. He had announced his candidacy on 25 July 2020.


2020–21 Central African general election, Conduct
The rebel group Return, Reclamation, Rehabilitation banned voter registration for the elections in Koui and Ngaoundaye.


2020–21 Central African general election, Conduct
On 6 August 2020 UPC banned voter registration from taking in place in Bambouti in Haut-Mbomou demanding ransom. As of 15 October only 700 people were able to register to vote in Haut-Mbomou prefecture as a result of UPC and LRA presence in region.


2020–21 Central African general election, Conduct
The leaders of Return, Reclamation, Rehabilitation announced a coalition for the general election, a move that increased tensions ahead of the election, where the opposition feared massive voter fraud. The armed groups named themselves the Coalition of Patriots for Change (CPC) and invited other armed groups to join, while urging them to protect the integrity of civilians. Their aim was to pressure the government into postponing the elections. The coalition fought against MINUSCA peacekeepers as well as Russian and Rwandan troops until a ceasefire was declared on 23 December.


2020–21 Central African general election, Conduct
On 25 December, two days before the elections, unidentified armed gunmen attacked national security forces and international peacekeepers serving with the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic in Dékoa, central Kémo Prefecture, and Bakouma, southern Mbomou Prefecture. Three Burundian peacekeepers were killed and an additional two were wounded. The attack occurred hours after a rebel coalition fighting the government called off a unilateral truce and reiterated calls for the suspension of the election.


2020–21 Central African general election, Conduct
The attacks on the peacekeepers followed a general surge in violence across the Central African Republic, over the past few weeks, during which aid workers and properties have also been attacked. The insecurity and fear of violence has led to more than 55,000 people fleeing their homes.


2020–21 Central African general election, Conduct
During the first round, voting was unable to take place in 29 of the 71 sub-prefectures according to Augustin Yangana-Yahote, the Minister for Territorial Administration. Six others only managed to partially vote before being shut down due to voter intimidation.


2020–21 Central African general election, Conduct
Observers noted possible irregularities in the conduct of the election. An observer group reported that a large number of voters cast ballots with letters of exemption in Bangui. The procedure allows voters to cast their ballot elsewhere than the polling station where they are registered. According to the Rainbow Network, 81 percent of the votes were cast in this manner. Coordinating member of the same network, Origine Bekondi said,  "Three days before the end of the mandate of the members of the ANE (the National Elections Authority), the president of the ANE proceeded to issue deregistration certificates to voters who had voted massively."


2020–21 Central African general election, Results
According to provisional results announced on 4 January by the National Elections Authority, Faustin-Archange Touadéra was re-elected for a second term with 53.92 percent of the vote. Anicet-Georges Dologuélé came second. Turnout among registered voters was 76.3%.


2020–21 Central African general election, Results
On 18 January, the Constitutional Court confirmed President Faustin Archange Touadera's victory with 53.16% of the vote but said turnout was 35.25%. Anicet Georges Dologuele had 21.69%. The court rejected a suit filed by 13 of the 16 other candidates, who argued that Touadera's victory was the result of "massive fraud" and insecurity. They annulled or revised the results from certain polling stations because of irregularities but said the impact could not have affected the overall outcome.


2020–21 Central African general election, Results
Chief Judge Daniele Darlan declared, "Part of the Central African people, who are at war, were prevented by acts of terror... and despite this, the people sent a strong and clear message to those who were terrorising them, to those who were telling them not to vote, and to the whole world."


2020–21 Central African general election, Results
A coalition opposition political party, COD 2020, accused the U.N.'s representative, Mankeur Ndiaye, of favouring Touadera but did not present evidence. The streets of Bangui were far quieter than usual, and many people said they feared rebel attacks. Rebels had attacked a location on the city's outskirts before being pushed back on 13 January. Since December 2020, 60,000 people have fled the violence, many seeking refuge in the Democratic Republic of Congo.


2020–21 Central African general election, Reactions and aftermath
Former president Bozizé, who had been barred from running, was put under investigation after the results were announced; he was accused of aiding the armed coalitions that attempted to disrupt the election. His location was unknown in early January, amid accusations by the UN that he was colluding with the rebels.


2020–21 Central African general election, Reactions and aftermath
After the publication of the results, Dologuele told AFP that the electoral process was a farce. According to local journalist Fridolin Ngoulou, however, Mr Touadéra's victory was likely to prove lasting. Ngoulou commented: "Touadéra's vote was the expression of people fed up with armed groups who want to impose a setback for democracy. Touadéra will retain power as the entire international community supports these elections."


2020–21 Central African general election, Reactions and aftermath
Fighting between rebel groups and the CAR's national army has continued around the country since the election. The rebels declared an intent to take the war to Bangui, but a combination of the army, UN peacekeepers and Russian troops have prevented them from doing so.


2020–21 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team
The 2020–21 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team represented the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by first-year head coach Anthony Boone, played their home games at the on-campus Farris Center in Conway, Arkansas. This was the Bears' last season as members of the Southland Conference; UCA left the Southland in July 2021 to join the ASUN Conference.


2020–21 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team, Previous season
The Bears finished the 2019–20 season 10–21, 9–11 in Southland play to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland Conference Tournament.


2020–21 Central Coast Mariners FC season
The 2020–21 Central Coast Mariners FC season is the club's 16th season since its establishment in 2004. The club will participate in the A-League for the 16th time. The club will not compete in the 2020 FFA Cup due to the event being cancelled following the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.


2020–21 Central Coast Mariners FC season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020–21 Central Coast Mariners FC season, Competitions, A-League, Matches
The 2020–21 A-League fixtures were announced on 24 November 2020.


2020–21 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Central Connecticut State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Devils are led by fifth-year head coach Donyell Marshall, and play their home games at the William H. Detrick Gymnasium in New Britain, Connecticut as members of the Northeast Conference.


2020–21 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball team, Previous season
The Blue Devils finished the 2019–20 season, 4–27, 3–15 in NEC play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the NEC Tournament.


2020–21 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team represented Central Michigan University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by ninth-year head coach Keno Davis, played their home games at McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant, Michigan as members of the Mid-American Conference. Starting this season, the MAC announced the removal of divisions. The Chippewas finished the season 7–16, 3–13 in MAC play to finish in 11th place. They failed to qualify for the MAC Tournament.


2020–21 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team
Following the season, the school fired Davis after nine years.


2020–21 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team, Previous season
The Chippewas finished the 2019–20 season 14–18, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC Tournament to Ohio.


2020–21 Cercle Brugge K.S.V. season
The 2020–21 Cercle Brugge K.S.V. season is the club's 122nd season in existence and its 26th consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Cercle Brugge participated in this season's edition of the Belgian Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.


2020–21 Cercle Brugge K.S.V. season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020–21 Cercle Brugge K.S.V. season, Players, On loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020–21 Chamois Niortais F.C. season
The 2020–21 Chamois Niortais F.C. season is the club's 96th season in existence and its seventh consecutive season in the second flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Niort will participate in this season's edition of the Coupe de France. The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.


2020–21 Chamois Niortais F.C. season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020–21 Chamois Niortais F.C. season, Players, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020–21 Championnat Fédéral Nationale season
The 2020–21 Championnat Fédéral Nationale will be the third-level French rugby union club competition, behind the Rugby Pro D2 and Top 14, for the 2020–21 season.


2020–21 Championnat Fédéral Nationale season, Competition format
The regular season uses a double round-robin format, in which each team plays the others home and away.


2020–21 Championnat Fédéral Nationale season, Competition format
There is relegation and promotion between both the Rugby Pro D2 and Fédérale 1, the fourth-level competition. Nationale conducts a play-off system similar to the one currently used in Pro D2, with the top six teams qualifying for the play-offs and the top two teams receiving byes into the semi-finals. The winner of each semi-final earns automatic promotion to the next season's Pro D2 if they are eligible financially to do so. The bottom two are automatically relegated to Fédérale 1. The bottom two clubs of the Pro D2 and the top two of Fédérale 1 then enter Nationale for the next season.


2020–21 Championnat Fédéral Nationale season, Competition format
There are 26 rounds in the regular season, with each team playing each other team home and away. The two halves of the season are played in the same order, with the away team in the first half of the season at home in the second half. The semi-finals and final take place in May, with the semi-finals being held over two-legs and the final taking place at a predetermined site. At present, 14 clubs compete in the competition.


2020–21 Championnat Fédéral Nationale season, Promotion, Nationale to Pro D2
As noted above, both promotion places will be determined by play-offs, with the two finalists of the Nationale play-offs earning promotion.


2020–21 Championnat Fédéral Nationale season, Relegation
Normally, the teams that finish in 13th and 14th places in the table are relegated to Fédérale 1 at the end of the season. In certain circumstances, "financial reasons" may cause a higher-placed team to be demoted instead, or bar a Fédérale 1 team from promotion.


2020–21 Championnat Fédéral Nationale season, Table
The current table for the 2020–21 Championnat Fédéral Nationale is:


2020–21 Championnat National
The 2020–21 Championnat National season is the 28th season since the establishment of the Championnat National, and the 22nd in its current format, which serves as the third division of the French football league system.


2020–21 Championnat National, Team changes
Team changes from the 2019–20 Championnat National were confirmed by the FFF on 17 July 2020.


2020–21 Championnat National, Impact of COVID-19 on the season
The start of the season was impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 situation. The game-week two match between Bourg-Péronnas and Annecy was postponed due to the visiting team having confirmed cases of COVID-19. Game-week three matches between Annecy and Villefranche, and Quevilly-Rouen and Bourg-Péronnas were both postponed due to COVID-19 cases at Annecy and Bourg-Péronnas, as was the match between Bourg-Péronnas and Red Star in game-week four, due to Bourg-Péronnas players still isolating. The game-week four match between Concarneau and Cholet was postponed an hour before kick-off due to positive tests for the Concarneau trainer and captain. There was a follow-on postponement for Concarneau's match with Annecy in game-week 5, Annecy's third postponement of the season.


2020–21 Championnat National, Impact of COVID-19 on the season
The game-week four and five matches for Orléans, against Avranches and Stade Briochin, were both postponed when Orléans were given an eight-day suspension from official matches due to positive COVID-19 cases. The cases at Orléans also prompted the late postponement of the game-week 4 match between Bastia-Borgo and Boulogne, in accordance with local Corsican rules, due to Bastia-Borgo having played Orléans the previous Thursday.


2020–21 Championnat National, Impact of COVID-19 on the season
Positive cases at Sète caused the postponement of their game-week 5 match at Quevilly-Rouen, and their game-week 6 match against Red Star, whilst a local decree in Haute-Corse caused the postponement of their game-week 7 tie at SC Bastia.


2020–21 Championnat National, Impact of COVID-19 on the season
Laval's trip to SC Bastia in game-week 9 was postponed due to the squad isolating after a positive diagnosis. Further positive tests caused the cancellation of Laval's game-week 10 match against Boulogne. The match between SC Lyon and Cholet in the same round was postponed due to positive cases at Cholet.


2020–21 Championnat National, Impact of COVID-19 on the season
Game-week 11 saw the postponements of Annecy v SC Lyon, Quevilly-Rouen v Stade Briochin and Villefranche v Sète were postponed due to Covid cases.


2020–21 Championnat National, Impact of COVID-19 on the season
Four matches rearranged for the catch-up week of 28 to 30 October; Quevilly-Rouen v Bourg-Péronnas, Sète v Red Star, Annecy v Villefranche and SC Lyon v Cholet, were postponed for a second time due to Covid cases.


2020–21 Championnat National, Impact of COVID-19 on the season
Game-week 12 ties between Cholet and Annecy, SC Lyon and Quevilly-Rouen, and Orléans and Boulogne were postponed. Game-week 13 ties between Boulogne and Avranches, and between Le Mans and Orléans were postponed.


2020–21 Championnat National, Impact of COVID-19 on the season
All of the postponed matches were caught up by 15 December 2020.


2020–21 Championnat National, Impact of COVID-19 on the season
In February 2021, Red Star had two matches postponed due to Covid cases.


2020–21 Championnat National, Impact of COVID-19 on the season
In March 2021, the games between Laval and Bastia, and Concarneau and Boulogne, scheduled for 13 March, were both postponed due to Covid cases in the Laval and Boulogne squads. Boulogne's next scheduled match, against Laval, was also postponed. Positive cases at Créteil caused the postponement of their matches with Boulogne (27 March) and Le Mans (2 April). The rescheduled date for Créteil's match with Le Mans, 14 April, was also postponed, along with their match against Villefranche, scheduled for 17 April, as the outbreak continued.


2020–21 Championnat National, Impact of COVID-19 on the season
In April, the game between Orléans and Le Mans, scheduled for 9 April, was postponed due to Covid cases in the Orléans squad. On 21 April, Orléans announced further postponements due to Covid cases: the game against Le Mans, which had been rearranged for 21 April, and the game against Villefranche, which was scheduled for 24 April. The game between Cholet and Bastia, scheduled for 23 April, was postponed on 22 April.


2020–21 Championnat National, League table
Due to the 2020–21 Championnat National 2 season being declared void, the normal relegation rules do not fully apply, as there will be no balancing promotion from that division. However, the regulations of the Championnat National state that the team classified in last position is relegated without possibility of repechage. On 13 July 2021 the FFF Comex (executive committee) confirmed the relegation of SC Lyon.


2020–21 Championnat National, Promotion play-offs
A promotion play-off will be held at the end of the season between the 18th-placed team of the 2020–21 Ligue 2 and the 3rd-placed team of the 2020–21 Championnat National. This will be played over two legs on 19 and 22 May.


2020–21 Championnat National 2
The 2020–21 Championnat National 2 is the 23rd season of the fourth tier in the French football league system in its current format. This season the competition is being contested by 64 clubs split geographically across four groups of 16 teams. The teams included amateur clubs (although a few are semi-professional) and the reserve teams of professional clubs.


2020–21 Championnat National 2
After a suspension starting in October 2020 and a proposal in February 2021 to change the format, the season was declared void by the FFF on 23 April 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in France.


2020–21 Championnat National 2, Teams
On 17 July 2020, the FFF ratified the constitution of the competition, and published the groups as follows:


2020–21 Championnat National 2, Teams
On 27 July 2020, the Appeals committee of the DNCG confirmed that Athlético Marseille would be allowed to play in Championnat National 2, although no decision was made which group they would be placed in. Three days later, the disciplinary committee of the FFF announced that they were demoting the club back to National 3, due to the production of fraudulent documentation at the end of the 2018–19 season.


2020–21 Championnat National 2, Impact of COVID-19 on the season
The start of the season was impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 situation. Two game-week one matches, between Jura Sud Foot and Saint-Priest, and Bourges 18 and Le Puy were postponed due to a number of positive COVID-19 tests at Jura Sud Foot and Bourges 18. The game-week two match between Marignane-Gignac and Jura Sud Foot was also postponed.


2020–21 Championnat National 2, Impact of COVID-19 on the season
Jura Sud Foot had a third postponement in game-week three, with the match against Rumilly-Vallières being called off. Their game-week four game against Louhans-Cuiseaux was initially postponed by one day to Sunday 6 September, against the wishes of the club, who wanted it postponed due to the team having not trained for 15 days. The FFF insisted the game go ahead, but Jura Sud Foot turned out just eight players, and a first-minute injury caused the game to be abandoned by the referee.


2020–21 Championnat National 2, Impact of COVID-19 on the season
Two other Group C games in game-week four were also postponed: Andrézieux-Bouthéon v Monaco (res) and Toulon v Marseille (res).


2020–21 Championnat National 2, Impact of COVID-19 on the season
Game-week 5 games between Angers (res) and Le Puy in Group D and between Marseille (res) and Saint-Priest in Group C were postponed, as were Game-week 6 games between Châteaubriant and Poissy, and between Le Puy and Nantes (res), due to both visiting teams having positive case. Jura Sud Foot suffered their fourth postponement of the season when their game-week 6 match at Grasse was postponed due to the home team having positive cases. Haguenau versus Bobigny in the same game-week was also postponed due to a positive case for the home team.


2020–21 Championnat National 2, Impact of COVID-19 on the season
Three game-week 7 matches in Group C were postponed, featuring Hyères, Grasse, Martigues, Toulon, Olympic Marseille (res) and Rumilly-Vallières. Eight games across groups A, B and C were postponed in game-week 9.


2020–21 Championnat National 2, Impact of COVID-19 on the season
On 28 October 2020, French President Emmanuel Macron announced a second COVID-19 lockdown, including the suspension of all amateur football, for four weeks. The following day, the FFF confirmed the suspension of senior football at all levels below Championnat National.


2020–21 Championnat National 2, Impact of COVID-19 on the season
On 18 February 2021, the FFF announced that the competition would resume in full on 13 March 2021, with any previously postponed games able to take place a week earlier on 6 March, and also on 27 February for clubs no longer involved in the Coupe de France. On 3 March 2021, after just five rearranged matches had been played, Roxana Mărăcineanu, the Minister of Sports, walked back the decision to allow resumption on the grounds of a degrading health situation.


2020–21 Championnat National 2, Impact of COVID-19 on the season, Change to format of the competition
On 22 February 2021, the FFF announce a change to the format of the competition, due to insufficient time to complete the remaining scheduled fixtures. The first half of the tournament, consisting of each team playing each other team in the group once, for a total of fifteen games each, will complete on 24 April. Between 8 May and 12 June, in each group the top 8 clubs will play in a group round-robin to decide promotion, and the bottom 8 clubs will play in a group round-robin to decide relegation. Points from the first phase will be carried forward to the promotion and relegation groups.


2020–21 Championnat National 2, Impact of COVID-19 on the season, Voiding of the competition
On 23 April 2021, the COMEX (Executive Committee) of the FFF announced the end of the Championnat National 2 season due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation. The announcement also confirmed no promotions or relegations would take place, with the season void.


2020–21 Championnat National 2, League tables
The league standings are a record of the games that took place before the competition was declared void.


2020–21 Championnat National 3
The 2020–21 Championnat National 3 is the fourth season of the fifth tier in the French football league system in its current format. The competition is contested by 168 clubs split geographically across 12 groups of 14 teams. The teams include amateur clubs (although a few are semi-professional) and the reserve teams of professional clubs.


2020–21 Championnat National 3
After a suspension starting in October 2020, the season was declared void by the FFF on 24 March 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in France, with some teams having played just three games.


2020–21 Championnat National 3, Teams
On 17 July 2020, the French Football Federation ratified the constitution of the competition, and published the groups as follows:


2020–21 Championnat National 3, Teams
On 27 July 2020, the Appeals committee of the DNCG confirmed that Athlético Marseille would be allowed to play in Championnat National 2, thus temporarily leaving a vacant place in Group D. Three days later, the disciplinary committee of the FFF announced that they were demoting the club back to National 3, due to the production of fraudulent documentation at the end of the 2018–19 season.


2020–21 Championnat National 3, Promotion and relegation
If eligible, the top team in each group is promoted to Championnat National 2. If a team finishing top of the group is ineligible, or declines promotion, the next eligible team in that group is promoted.


2020–21 Championnat National 3, Promotion and relegation
Generally, three teams are relegated from each group to their respective top regional league, subject to reprieves. Extra teams are relegated from a group if more than one team is relegated to that group from Championnat National 2. In the case that no teams are relegated to a group from Championnat National 2, one less team is relegated from that group to the regional league.


2020–21 Championnat National 3, Promotion and relegation
Reserve teams whose training centres are categorised as category 2B or lower cannot be promoted to Championnat National 2 by the rules of the competition.


2020–21 Championnat National 3, Impacts of COVID-19 on the competition
On 28 October 2020, French President Emmanuel Macron announced a second COVID-19 lockdown, including the suspension of all amateur football, for four weeks. The following day, the FFF confirmed the suspension of senior football at all levels below Championnat National. By this point in the competition, more than 60 games had been postponed due to positive covid cases impacting one or both teams.


2020–21 Championnat National 3, Impacts of COVID-19 on the competition
On 24 March 2021, the COMEX (Executive Committee) of the FFF announced end of all amateur championships below Championnat National 2, including Championnat National 3, due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation. The announcement also confirmed no promotions or relegations would take place, with the season void.


2020–21 Championnat National 3, League tables
The league standings are a record of the games that took place before the competition was declared void.


2020–21 Champions Hockey League
The 2020–21 Champions Hockey League was scheduled to be the seventh season of the Champions Hockey League, a European ice hockey tournament. The tournament was planned to be competed by 32 teams, with qualification being on sporting merits only. The six founding leagues would have been represented by between three and five teams (based on a three-year league ranking), while seven "challenge leagues" were to be represented by one team each. An additional spot would have been awarded to the 2019–20 IIHF Continental Cup winner.


2020–21 Champions Hockey League
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a revised schedule was presented that would have seen the season start directly with a 32-team play-off in October. However, because the situation did not improve sufficiently in Europe, it was announced in early October that the CHL board of directors had cancelled the tournament, without any games being played.


2020–21 Champions Hockey League, Team allocation
A total of 32 teams from different European first-tier leagues would have participated in the 2020–21 Champions Hockey League. Besides the Continental Cup champions, 24 teams from the six founding leagues, as well as the national champions from Slovakia, Norway, Denmark, France, Belarus, Great Britain and Poland could have qualified.


2020–21 Champions Hockey League, Team allocation
The qualification for these places is set out in the rules as follows:


2020–21 Champions Hockey League, Team allocation
For the Austrian Hockey League teams are however picked in this order:


2020–21 Champions Hockey League, Team allocation
Note: Great Britain is the lone exception as the EIHL, in line with their traditions, determine their national champion following the regular season (not in the playoffs).


2020–21 Champions Hockey League, Team allocation
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, many leagues were forced to cancel their seasons early. Places usually reserved for the playoff champions of those leagues were given to the next best team from the regular season, or in the Austrian Hockey League's case, the next best team from the regular season pick round. In the case of the Elite Ice Hockey League, the team leading the regular season at the time of its cancellation were given its Champions Hockey League place. HC '05 Banská Bystrica qualified for the CHL as Slovak Tipsport liga's regular season champion but had to withdraw due to issues related to the arena. They were replaced by HC Neman Grodno.


2020–21 Champions Hockey League, Team allocation
On 15 September, the CHL announced that the Cardiff Devils had withdrawn from the league due to the suspension of the 2020–21 EIHL season. No new team would replace them.


2020–21 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team represented Charleston Southern University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by 16th-year head coach Barclay Radebaugh, play their home games at the Buccaneer Field House in North Charleston, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.


2020–21 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team
On February 23, 2021, Charleston Southern canceled the remainder of their season due to COVID-19 pandemic considerations. They finished the year with a 3–18 overall record (2–15 conference) and 11th place out of 11 Big South teams.


2020–21 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Buccaneers finished the 2019–20 season 14–18, 7–11 in Big South play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They defeated Presbyterian in the first round of the Big South Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Radford.


2020–21 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Ron Sanchez, and played their home games at Dale F. Halton Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina as members of Conference USA.


2020–21 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team, Previous season
The 49ers finished the 2018–19 season 16–13, 10–8 in C-USA play to finish in fourth place. They were set to be the No. 4 seed in the C-USA Tournament. However, they C-USA Tournament was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020–21 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team
The 2020–21 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team represented University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by tenth-year head coach Cara Consuegra, and played their home games at the Dale F. Halton Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina as a member of Conference USA.


2020–21 Charlotte Hornets season
The 2020–21 Charlotte Hornets season was the 31st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Hornets were coached by James Borrego, in his third season as the team's head coach.


2020–21 Charlotte Hornets season
Following the 2019–20 NBA season, the Hornets qualified as a lottery team, receiving the 3rd overall pick in the 2020 NBA draft lottery.


2020–21 Charlotte Hornets season
The Hornets selected LaMelo Ball with the 3rd pick in the 2020 NBA draft, followed by Vernon Carey Jr. and Grant Riller in the second round. In a draft-night trade, the Hornets also acquired Nick Richards from the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for a 2024 second-round pick.


2020–21 Charlotte Hornets season
On November 30, in a sign-and-trade deal with the Boston Celtics, the Hornets acquired Gordon Hayward and two future second-round picks in exchange for a protected 2022 second-round pick. On March 25, the Hornets acquired Brad Wanamaker, a protected 2022 second-round pick, and cash considerations from the Golden State Warriors in exchange for a protected 2025 second-round pick.


2020–21 Charlotte Hornets season
The Hornets season ended following a 144–117 loss to the Indiana Pacers in the NBA play-in tournament.


2020–21 Charlton Athletic F.C. season
The 2020–21 Charlton Athletic season is the club's 115th season in their existence, after having been founded in 1905, and their first back in League One following relegation from the Championship. Along with competing in League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.


2020–21 Charlton Athletic F.C. season, Competitions, League One, Matches
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on Friday 21 August 2020.


2020–21 Charlton Athletic F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.


2020–21 Charlton Athletic F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson. The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.


2020–21 Charlton Athletic F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Trophy
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.


2020–21 Chattanooga FC season
The 2020–21 Chattanooga FC season was the club's second professional season playing in the National Independent Soccer Association, its first full season in NISA, and 13th overall since being established in 2009.


2020–21 Chattanooga FC season, Club, Equipment
The club wore different kits for the 2020 and 2021 portions of the season. Hummel was the supplier and Volkswagen was the sponsor in the fall. For the spring, Louisiana Hot Sauce sponsored the home kit while German Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg sponsored the away kit.


2020–21 Chattanooga FC season, Competitions, NISA Independent Cup
Chattanooga was announced as one of the four NISA teams taking part in the inaugural NISA Independent Cup on July 1. The regional tournament is set to act as both a pre-season and chance to "provide a platform for professional and amateur independent clubs to play together on a national stage."


2020–21 Chattanooga FC season, Competitions, NISA Independent Cup
The team was drawn into the Southeast Region alongside former National Premier Soccer League rival Georgia Revolution FC and United Premier Soccer League sides Savannah Clovers FC and Soda City FC. Games will be played between Chattanooga's home field at Finley Stadium and two venues in South Carolina, with both the region's championship game and third place games taking place at Finley on August 1.


2020–21 Chattanooga FC season, Competitions, NISA Fall Season
On June 4, NISA announced the initial details for the 2020 Fall Season with the member teams split into conferences, Eastern and Western.


2020–21 Chattanooga FC season, Competitions, NISA Fall Season
Details for the Fall regular season were announced on July 31, 2020. Chattanooga will take part as a member of the Eastern Conference.


2020–21 Chattanooga FC season, Competitions, Fall Playoffs
All eight NISA teams qualified for the 2020 Fall tournament, which will be hosted at Keyworth Stadium in Detroit, Michigan, beginning on September 21 ending with the final on October 2.


2020–21 Chattanooga FC season, Competitions, NISA Spring Season, NISA Legends Cup
NISA announced initial season plans in early February 2021, including starting the season with a tournament in Chattanooga, Tennessee with a standard regular season to follow. The tournament, now called the NISA Legends Cup, was officially announced on March 10 and is scheduled to run between April 13 and 25. All nine NISA members teams take part in the Spring will be divided into three team groups. The highest placing group winner would automatically qualify for the tournament final, while the second and third highest group winners would play one-another in a semifinal to determine a second finalist.


2020–21 Chattanooga FC season, Competitions, NISA Spring Season, NISA Legends Cup
Chattanooga were drawn into Group 3 alongside Los Angeles Force and New Amsterdam FC.


2020–21 Chattanooga FC season, Competitions, NISA Spring Season, Regular season
The Spring Season schedule was announced on March 18 with each association member playing eight games, four home and four away, in a single round-robin format.


2020–21 Chattanooga FC season, Competitions, U.S. Open Cup
As a team playing in a recognized professional league, Chattanooga would normally be automatically qualified for the U.S. Open Cup. However, with the 2021 edition shorted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NISA has only been allotted 1 to 2 teams spots. On March 29, U.S. Soccer announced 2020 Fall Champion Detroit City FC as NISA's representative in the tournament.


2020–21 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mocs, led by fourth-year head coach Lamont Paris, played their home games at McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee, as members of the Southern Conference.


2020–21 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team, Previous season
The Mocs finished the season 20–13, 10–8 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated UNC Greensboro in the quarterfinals of the SoCon Tournament before losing in the semifinals to Wofford.


2020–21 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball team
The 2020–21 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mocs, led by first-year head coach Katie Burrows, played their home games at the McKenzie Arena as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).


2020–21 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball team, Previous season
The 2019–20 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mocs, led by first-year head coach Katie Burrows, played their home games at the McKenzie Arena as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Mocs finished the season 11–18, 10–4 in third place in the SoCon, losing to Mercer in the first round of the conference tournament.


2020–21 Chelsea F.C. Women season
The 2020–21 season is Chelsea Women's 29th competitive season and 11th consecutive season in the FA Women's Super League and at the top flight of English women's football.


2020–21 Chelsea F.C. Women season, Competitions, Community Shield
In August 2020, the FA announced the return of the Women's FA Community Shield for the first time since 2008. The tie was contested between 2019–20 FA WSL champions Chelsea and Manchester City, who qualified as reigning 2019 FA Cup winners due to the unfinished nature of the 2019–20 Women's FA Cup. The match was part of a Wembley double-header on the same day as the men's equivalent.


2020–21 Chelsea F.C. Women season, Competitions, Champions League, Round of 16
Note: Location moved to Italy because of travel restrictions due to Covid-19.


2020–21 Chelsea F.C. Women season, Competitions, Champions League, Quarter-finals
Note: Location for both legs moved to Budapest because of travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020–21 Chelsea F.C. Women season, Statistics, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.


2020–21 Chelsea F.C. Women season, Statistics, Assists
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total assists are equal.


2020–21 Chelsea F.C. Women season, Statistics, Clean sheets
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal.


2020–21 Chelsea F.C. Women season, Statistics, Disciplinary records
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total disciplinary records are equal.


2020–21 Chelsea F.C. season
The 2020–21 season was Chelsea's 107th competitive season, 32nd consecutive season in the top flight of English football, 29th consecutive season in the Premier League, and 115th year in existence as a football club. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.


2020–21 Chelsea F.C. season
Prior to the 2020–21 season, Chelsea made numerous high-profile signings in the transfer market, bringing in the likes of Timo Werner, Kai Havertz, Ben Chilwell, Hakim Ziyech, and Thiago Silva in the off-season, as well as Édouard Mendy shortly after the season began. The Blues began this season under the management of former Chelsea player Frank Lampard, in his second season at the club. However, Lampard was sacked in January and replaced by the German manager Thomas Tuchel. The season culminated in the club's second European Cup victory, as on 29 May 2021, Chelsea defeated fellow English side Manchester City in the Champions League final to be crowned champions of Europe.


2020–21 Chelsea F.C. season, Season overview
On 25 January 2021, manager Frank Lampard was sacked after a poor run of form that included only two wins from their past eight league matches. The following day, he was replaced by former Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain manager Thomas Tuchel. With Chelsea's victory over Atlético Madrid on 17 March, Tuchel became the first manager to go unbeaten in his first 13 matches in charge of the club, surpassing the previous record of 12 held by Luiz Felipe Scolari.


2020–21 Chelsea F.C. season, Season overview
On 2 April, Tuchel was honoured with the Premier League Manager of the Month award for March. His unbeaten streak ended on 3 April, when Chelsea unexpectedly lost to West Bromwich Albion 2–5 at home. On 17 April, Chelsea beat Manchester City 1–0 to advance to the FA Cup Final.


2020–21 Chelsea F.C. season, Season overview
On 18 April, it was announced that Chelsea would be a founding member of the newly formed European Super League, a proposed annual club football competition to be contested by twenty of Europe's most elite football clubs. On 20 April, after two days of widespread backlash from the United Kingdom government including Prime Minister Boris Johnson, FIFA, UEFA, the FA, other Premier League clubs, supporters, players, and broadcasters, and after Chairman Bruce Buck met with players, Chelsea announced their intention to withdraw from the competition. This led to the five other English clubs all pulling out later that night. By 21 April, the Super League announced it was suspending its operations.


2020–21 Chelsea F.C. season, Season overview
On 5 May, Chelsea defeated Real Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final clash to book a place in the final to be held on 29 May in Istanbul. Their win set up an all-English affair after Manchester City had secured their maiden appearance in the final the day before.


2020–21 Chelsea F.C. season, Season overview
Despite a loss on the final day of the league season against Aston Villa, Chelsea secured a place in next season's UEFA Champions League as Leicester City also lost at home to Tottenham Hotspur.


2020–21 Chelsea F.C. season, Season overview
On 29 May, Chelsea defeated fellow English club Manchester City 1–0 in the Champions League Final to win the competition for the second time in club history. This was Chelsea's third appearance in a European Cup/Champions League final, after their defeat to Manchester United in 2008 and their victory against Bayern Munich in 2012.


2020–21 Chelsea F.C. season, Players, Squad information
Players and squad numbers last updated on 29 May 2021. Appearances include all competitions. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020–21 Chelsea F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
Chelsea got the right to enter the 2020–21 FA Cup in the Third Round Proper along with the other Premier League and Championship clubs. The third round draw was made on 30 November, and Chelsea were drawn against League Two side Morecambe. The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January, conducted by Peter Crouch. In the fourth round, Chelsea overcame Championship club Luton Town by a score of 3–1, with Tammy Abraham scoring all three goals for his side.


2020–21 Chelsea F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
In doing so, Abraham became the first Englishman to a score a hat-trick for Chelsea in the FA Cup since manager Frank Lampard in 2007, and he became the first Chelsea youth team product to score ten or more goals in back-to-back seasons since Mike Fillery in 1982–83. The match against Luton Town was Lampard's last in charge as he was sacked the following day. The draw for the quarter-finals was made, live on BT Sport by Karen Carney on 11 February. The draw for the semi-finals was made, live on BBC One by Dion Dublin on 21 March. Chelsea reached the 2021 FA Cup Final after defeating Manchester City 1–0 in the semi-final with a goal from Hakim Ziyech. However Chelsea would end up losing the final 1–0 to Leicester City to a spectacular goal from Youri Tielemans.


2020–21 Chelsea F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb. In the third round, Chelsea were drawn at home against Championship side Barnsley. Tammy Abraham opened the scoring in the 19th minute, slotting past former Blues keeper Brad Collins. New signing, Kai Havertz, then latched on to Mason Mount's pass after a clever Abraham dummy and slid left-footed effort into the bottom corner to open his Chelsea account. Ross Barkley made it three after the break before Abraham's neat flick teed Havertz up for a simple finish inside the area. Abraham then found Havertz for his hat-trick goal in the 65th minute and Olivier Giroud finished the scoring to make it 6–0 with seven minutes to go.


2020–21 Chelsea F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
The fourth round draw was conducted on 17 September 2020 by Laura Woods and Lee Hendrie live on Sky Sports; Chelsea were handed an away game against Tottenham Hotspur, led by former manager José Mourinho. Chelsea went in front against Spurs with new signing Timo Werner netting his first goal for the club in the 19th minute. However, Erik Lamela would equalize for Tottenham with six minutes to go and the hosts would go on to win in the penalty shoot-out after a solitary miss from Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount.


2020–21 Chelsea F.C. season, Competitions, UEFA Champions League
The group stage draw was held on 1 October 2020 with Chelsea being placed in Group E along with Europa League holders Sevilla and two competition debutants in Krasnodar of Russia and Stade Rennes of France. Chelsea progressed as group winners having won four matches and drawing the other two. This included a convincing 4–0 away win versus Sevilla with Olivier Giroud scoring all four.


2020–21 Chelsea F.C. season, Competitions, UEFA Champions League
In the draw for the round of 16, Chelsea were pitted against Spanish side Atlético Madrid, setting up the eighth and ninth matches between the clubs in just over a decade, following group stage clashes in 2009–10, a solitary matchup in the 2012 UEFA Super Cup, a semi-final tie in 2013–14, and another group stage meeting in the Champions League in 2017–18. Chelsea would go on to win the first leg 1–0 after a goal from Olivier Giroud.


2020–21 Chelsea F.C. season, Competitions, UEFA Champions League
Chelsea moved on to the quarter-finals after a 2–0 second-leg win, with a goal in each half from Hakim Ziyech and Emerson, and were drawn against FC Porto. It was the ninth meeting between the two clubs, the most recent being a 2–0 Chelsea victory in the group stage of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League. Chelsea defeated Porto 2–0 in the first match. They advanced 2–1 on aggregate despite losing 1–0 in the second leg to Porto. By doing this, Chelsea reached the Semi-finals, a feat they had not accomplished since 2013–14 campaign.


2020–21 Chelsea F.C. season, Competitions, UEFA Champions League
Chelsea were drawn against Real Madrid in the Semi-finals. The first leg was played in the Alfredo Di Stéfano. Christian Pulisic gave Chelsea the lead before Karim Benzema equalized for the home side, the match ended in a 1–1 draw. In the second leg at Stamford Bridge, Timo Werner and Mason Mount gave Chelsea a 2–0 win (3–1 on aggregate). This meant that Chelsea would be in the final, the first time Chelsea had reached the final since the 2011–12 campaign. In the final at the Estádio do Dragão, Chelsea would emerge victorious against Manchester City 1–0 with a goal from Kai Havertz sealing their first Champions League title since the 2011–12 campaign.


2020–21 Chelsea F.C. season, Competitions, UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase
The round of 16 draw was held on 14 December 2020.


2020–21 Chelsea F.C. season, Competitions, UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 19 March 2021.


2020–21 Chelsea F.C. season, Competitions, UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 19 March 2021, after the quarter-final draw.


2020–21 Cheltenham Town F.C. season
The 2020–21 season was Cheltenham Town's 134th season in their history and the fifth consecutive season in EFL League Two, Along with League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the EFL Trophy, and the EFL Cup.


2020–21 Cheltenham Town F.C. season
The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.


2020–21 Cheltenham Town F.C. season, Pre-season
Cheltenham Town announced pre-season friendlies against Bristol City, Evesham United and Stratford Town.


2020–21 Cheltenham Town F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October. The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley. The third round draw was made on 30th November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition. The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January, conducted by Peter Crouch.


2020–21 Cheltenham Town F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson. The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.


2020–21 Cheltenham Town F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Trophy
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August. The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew’s.


2020–21 Chennaiyin FC season
The 2020–21 Chennaiyin FC season was the club's seventh season since its establishment in 2014 and their seventh season in the Indian Super League


2020–21 Chennaiyin FC season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020–21 Chennaiyin FC season, Pre Season and Friendlies
Owing the COVID-19 pandemic, all the clubs including Chennaiyin FC couldn't have a proper preseason. The preseason time was cut short this season. The Chennaiyin began their preseason against one of their fellow Indian Super League opponent, Mumbai City FC on 2 November 2020.


2020–21 Chicago Blackhawks season
The 2020–21 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 95th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. The Blackhawks were led by Jeremy Colliton in his second full year as head coach.


2020–21 Chicago Blackhawks season
On December 20, 2020, the league announced a shortened 56-game season and realignment into four divisions with no conferences for the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing closure of the Canada-United States border. As a result of this realignment, the Blackhawks remained in the Central Division and only played games against the teams in their realigned division during the regular season.


2020–21 Chicago Blackhawks season
On May 3, the Blackhawks were eliminated from playoff contention after a 5–2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.


2020–21 Chicago Blackhawks season
Blackhawk captain Jonathan Toews missed the entire season due to an undisclosed injury which was later revealed to be chronic immune response syndrome.


2020–21 Chicago Blackhawks season
The season also marked the last season with the Blackhawks for defenseman Duncan Keith who was traded after the season.


2020–21 Chicago Blackhawks season, Schedule and results, Regular season
The regular season schedule was published on December 23, 2020.


2020–21 Chicago Blackhawks season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2020–21 Chicago Blackhawks season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Blackhawks. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only. Bold/italics denotes franchise record.


2020–21 Chicago Blackhawks season, Transactions
The Blackhawks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2020–21 season.


2020–21 Chicago Blackhawks season, Draft picks
Below are the Chicago Blackhawks's selections at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, which was originally scheduled for June 26–27, 2020 at the Bell Center in Montreal, Quebec.


2020–21 Chicago Bulls season
The 2020–21 Chicago Bulls season was the 55th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On April 13, 2020, Arturas Karnišovas was named executive vice president of basketball operations by the Bulls. The Bulls replaced Jim Boylen,  with former Oklahoma City Thunder coach Billy Donovan on September 22.


2020–21 Chicago Bulls season, Draft picks
Before the start of the 2020 NBA draft period, the Bulls' selection was originally held stuck at the #7 selection before the NBA suspended their season on March 12, 2020 and cancelled the rest of Chicago's season by June 5. Chicago had the second-best record of teams that had their seasons cancelled during that period. On the night of the 2020 NBA draft lottery, the Bulls moved up three spots from the seventh selection to the fourth pick of the draft. The Bulls also have a second-round selection at #44, but that selection was acquired from the Memphis Grizzlies after their own second-round pick was traded to the Washington Wizards.


2020–21 Chicago Bulls season, Player statistics
After all games. ‡Waived during the season†Traded during the season≠Acquired during the season


2020–21 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team represented Chicago State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars were led by third-year head coach Lance Irvin. They played their home games at the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 0–9, 0–0 in WAC play before suspending the season due to COVID-19 and an insufficient number of players.


2020–21 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team, Previous season
The 2019–20 Cougars finished the 2019–20 season 4–25, 0–14 in WAC play to finish in last place. They were set to be the eighth overall seed in the WAC Tournament, but the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020–21 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team, Preseason, WAC media poll
The WAC men's basketball media poll was released on October 27, 2020. Chicago State was picked to finish ninth.


2020–21 China Tour
The 2020–21 China Tour is the third season of the China Tour to carry Official World Golf Ranking points. Only two events were played in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and so 2020 and 2021 were combined into a single season.


2020–21 China Tour, Tournament schedule
The table below shows the schedule for 2020 and 2021. "Date" is the ending date of each event. OWGR is the number of Official World Golf Ranking points awarded for that tournament.


2020–21 Chinese Basketball Association season
The 2020–21 CBA season was the 26th season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). All games were played in Zhuji, Zhejiang. The regular season was divided into four stages. The first stage began on 17 October 2020 and ended on 14 November 2020. The second stage began on 2 December 2020 and ended on 6 February 2021. The third stage began on 1 March 2021 and ended on 18 March 2021. The last stage began on 24 March 2021 and ended on 13 April 2021. The All-Star Game was played on 21 March 2021 in Qingdao. The playoffs began on 16 April 2021 and ended on 1 May 2021.


2020–21 Chinese Basketball Association season, Changes from 2019–20 season
For this season, each team will play 56 games in the regular season. 20 teams are divided into two groups based on the ranking of the previous season. Each team will play against teams in their group four times and play against other teams twice.


2020–21 Chinese Basketball Association season, Draft
The 2020 CBA Draft, the sixth edition of the CBA draft, took place on 21 August 2020 in Quanzhou, Fujian. 19 players were selected in the draft.


2020–21 Chinese Basketball Association season, Foreign players, Import chart
This is the full list of international players competing in the CBA during the 2020–21 season.


2020–21 Chinese Basketball Association season, Regular season, Results
19 teams are divided into two groups based on the ranking of the previous season. Each team will play against teams in their group four times and play against other teams twice.


2020–21 Chinese Basketball Association season, All-Star Weekend, Rising Stars Challenge
Zheng Qilong was unable to participate due to injury. Zhao Yiming was selected as Zheng Qilong's replacement.


2020–21 Chinese Basketball Association season, All-Star Weekend, Slam Dunk Contest
Zheng Qilong was unable to participate due to injury. Zhang Hao was selected as Zheng Qilong's replacement.


2020–21 Chinese Basketball Association season, All-Star Weekend, All-Star Game
Zhai Xiaochuan was unable to participate due to injury. Wang Shaojie was selected as Zhai Xiaochuan's replacement.


2020–21 Chinese Basketball Association season, Awards, Yearly awards
This is a list of the 2019–20 CBA season's yearly awards winners.


2020–21 Chinese Basketball Association season, Awards, Players of the Week
This is a list of the 2020–21 CBA season's Player of the Week award winners.


2020–21 Chinese Basketball Association season, Awards, Players of the Month
This is a list of the 2020–21 CBA season's Player of the Month award winners.


2020–21 Chinese Basketball Association season, Awards, Young Players of the Month
This is a list of the 2020–21 CBA season's Young Player of the Month award winners.


2020–21 Chittagong Abahani season
The 2020–21 season is the Chittagong Abahani's 41st season since its establishment in 1980 and their 11th season in the Bangladesh Premier League. This also remarks their 7th consecutive season in the top flight after getting promoted in 2014. In addition to domestic league, Ctg Abahani participated on this season's edition of Federation Cup. The season covered the period from December 2020 to September 2021, with the late ending to the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.


2020–21 Chittagong Abahani season
On 16 March 2020, All sorts of sports activities in Bangladesh were postponed until March 31 as a precaution to combat the spread of coronavirus in the country, according to a press release issued by the Ministry of Youth and Sports. So beginning of this season was delayed.


2020–21 Chittagong Abahani season, Season review, Pre-season
Before starting the season, Chittagong Abahani decided to renew the contract of head coach Maruful Haque.


2020–21 Chittagong Abahani season, Season review, Pre-season
Team management was planning to bring some changes in local player collection & retain foreign players. Nigerian forward Matthew Chinedu left the club in August to join cypriot club Ypsonas FC. Uzbek defender Shukurali Pulatov also joined Uzbek club FC Turon in September. However, they both rejoined Ctg Abahani in December.


2020–21 Chittagong Abahani season, Season review, Pre-season
The official announcements of contracts, signings and camp scheduling was delayed as the vice-president & football committee chairman of the club, Tarafder Ruhul Amin, was sick till early November.


2020–21 Chittagong Abahani season, Season review, Pre-season
In November, it was announced that veteran goalkeeper Mazharul Islam Himel has signed for Ctg Abahani, replacing Mohammad Nehal as team management didn’t renewed the contract with Nehal.


2020–21 Chittagong Abahani season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020–21 Chonburi F.C. season
The 2020-21 season is Chonburi's 15th season in the Thai League T1 since 2006.


2020–21 Chonburi F.C. season, Players, Current squad
As of 4 February 2020Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020–21 Chonburi F.C. season, Players, Current squad
Note 1: The official club website lists the supporters as player 12th man. Note 2: Players who are AFC Champions League quota foreign players are listed in bold.


2020–21 Chonburi F.C. season, Players, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020–21 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 season
The 2020–21 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 season is the second season of the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 basketball league. It will also be its first season as a professional league.


2020–21 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 season
Originally set to start in January 2020, the season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and is now tentatively set to begin sometime in the third week of September and will end in February 2021. Three conferences are planned with 12 teams participating in each tournament.


2020–21 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 season, Venue
The Inspire Sports Academy in Calamba, Laguna serve as the sole venue of the league for the 2020-21 season. Players and staff will be confined in a bubble or isolation zone in Calamba for the duration of at least the President's Cup.


2020–21 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 season, Venue
As early as August 2020, participating teams has been practicing at the University of the Philippines Epsilon Chi Gym in Quezon City.


2020–21 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 season, Teams
The following teams has confirmed their participation for this season.


2020–21 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 season, Preseason tournament
A preseason tournament was held on October 19, 2020 at the Inspire Sports Academy. The preseason was won by Family's Brand Sardines-Zamboanga City which won 21–17 over Bacolod–Masters Sardines in the finals. The Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards placed third.


2020–21 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 season, 2020 President's Cup
The 2020 President's Cup is ran from October 21 to 30 2020 and consisted of five legs. For the President's Cup, a financial incentive was given to teams that faced face Family's Brand Sardines-Zamboanga City Chooks, which consist of players of the Philippine national team, in the finals of each leg as preparation of the national team for the 2020 Summer Olympics qualifiers, although Zamboanga City had to have to earn a place in finals in all legs.


2020–21 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 season, 2020 President's Cup
Zamboanga City won the 2020 President's Cup by winning four of five legs including the grand finals.


2020–21 Churchill Brothers FC Goa season
The 2020–21 season was the 33rd season of Churchill Brothers S.C. in extistence and Twelfth season in the I-League.


2020–21 Churchill Brothers FC Goa season, Team, First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020–21 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearcats were led by second-year head-coach John Brannen. The team played their home games at Fifth Third Arena as members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 12–11, 8–6 in AAC play to finish in fifth place. They defeated SMU and Wichita State in the AAC Tournament before losing to Houston in the championship game.


2020–21 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
On April 3, 2021, the school placed head coach Brannen on paid leave pending an investigation after six Bearcats players decided to transfer following the season. A week later, the school fired Brannen following an investigation into his conduct.


2020–21 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bearcats finished the 2019–20 season 20–10, 13–5 in AAC play, finishing tied for first place and winning a share of the regular season title. The Cats kept fans on the edge of their seats with a nation-leading seven overtime games. They entered as the No. 1 seed in the AAC Tournament, which was ultimately cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Bearcats were awarded the automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament by the conference, before it too was cancelled.


2020–21 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team, Offseason
In the spring, Keith Williams and Chris Vogt both announced that each would enter the 2020 NBA draft, while retaining the option to return for their senior seasons. In late July, both would option to return for their final seasons of eligibility.


2020–21 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team, Preseason, AAC preseason media poll
On October 28, The American released the preseason Poll and other preseason awards


2020–21 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team, Schedule and results
The Bearcats are currently scheduled to travel to Knoxville for the second part of a home-and-home series with Tennessee and begin a home-and-home series on the road at Georgia. Cincinnati and Xavier announced they would maintain the Crosstown Shootout during the season.


2020–21 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team, Schedule and results, COVID-19 impact
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Bearcats schedule is subject to change, including the cancellation or postponement of individual games, the cancellation of the entire season, or games played either with minimal fans or without fans in attendance and just essential personnel.


2020–21 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team, Schedule and results, COVID-19 impact
Prior to the start of the season, UC announced there would be no fans in Fifth Third Arena; only permitting fans in the arena later in the season if it's safe and appropriate to do so. UC was later granted an attendance variance by the State of Ohio which allows for crowds of around 1,135 fans inside the arena for games against Tulane (Feb. 26), Memphis (Feb. 28) and SMU, rescheduled as Vanderbilt, (March 4).


2020–21 Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey season
The 2020–21 Clarkson Golden Knights Men's ice hockey season was the 99th season of play for the program and the 60th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Golden Knights represented the Clarkson University and played their home games at Cheel Arena, and were coached by Casey Jones, in his 10th season.


2020–21 Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey season, Season
As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. Because the NCAA had previously announced that all winter sports athletes would retain whatever eligibility they possessed through at least the following year, none of Clarkson's players would lose a season of play. However, the NCAA also approved a change in its transfer regulations that would allow players to transfer and play immediately rather than having to sit out a season, as the rules previously required.


2020–21 Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey season, Season
Clarkson was up and down all season, ending their non-conference schedule with just a 5–3 record despite playing mostly Atlantic Hockey teams. The offense began to sputter once the team began its conference slate but the goaltending was strong enough to keep them in most games. Clarkson ended the season in second place in the conference and was on the bubble to make the NCAA Tournament. Just as the team was getting ready to play in the ECAC Hockey Tournament, several team members gathered on campus, violating the school's COVID-19 protocols. As a result, the school ended the team's season and caused the Golden Knights to withdraw from postseason competition. While Clarkson wasn't the first team to end their season prematurely, they were the first ranked team to do so.


2020–21 Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey season, Season
Chris Klack, Tommy Pasanen and Jordan Robert sat out the season.


2020–21 Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey season
The Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey program represented Clarkson University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The program posted its first losing season since the 2010–11 Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey season, recording eight wins, compared to 10 losses and one tie.


2020–21 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers were led by eleventh-year head coach Brad Brownell and played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, South Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.


2020–21 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team
The Tigers finished the season 16–8, and 10–6 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the fifth seed in the ACC Tournament they earned a bye into the Second Round where they lost to Miami. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a seven seed in the Midwest Region. They lost in the First Round to 10 seed Rutgers.


2020–21 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2019–20 season 16–15, 9–11 in ACC play to finish in eighth place. The team was scheduled to play Florida State in the Quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament before the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NCAA Tournament and NIT were also cancelled due to the pandemic.


2020–21 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team, Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.


2020–21 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team
The 2020–21 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2020–21 college basketball season. The Tigers were led by third year head coach Amanda Butler. The Tigers, members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum.


2020–21 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team
The Tigers finished the season 12–14 and 5–12 in ACC play to finish in eleventh place. In the ACC tournament, they defeated Notre Dame in the Second Round before losing to Georgia Tech in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT. They defeated Ohio in the First Round before losing to Delaware in the Second Round to end their season.


2020–21 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team, Previous Season
The Tigers finished the 2019–20 season 8–23, 3–15 in ACC play to finish in fourteenth place. They lost to Boston College in the Second Round of the ACC Tournament. The NCAA Tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.


2020–21 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team, Previous Season
After the season, Kobi Thornton was drafted in the third round of the WNBA Draft (27th overall) by the Atlanta Dream.


2020–21 Clermont Foot season
The 2020–21 Clermont Foot season is the club's 110th season in existence and its seventh consecutive season in the second flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Clermont will participate in this season's edition of the Coupe de France. The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.


2020–21 Clermont Foot season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020–21 Clermont Foot season, Players, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020–21 Cleveland Cavaliers season
The 2020–21 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 51st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They did not make it to the playoffs for the 3rd time in the row.


2020–21 Cleveland Cavaliers season, Draft
Before the start of the 2020 NBA draft period, the Cavaliers' selection was originally held as the #3 selection due to them finishing their previous season with the third worst record in the NBA (only ahead of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors) before the NBA suspended their season on March 12 and eventually cancelled Cleveland's season on June 5. Like Minnesota and Golden State, Cleveland held the best odds to jump up to the #1 pick in the 2020 NBA draft lottery, though the Cavaliers could have fallen as low as the #6 pick. However, unlike Minnesota and Golden State, Cleveland did not stay in the top 3; their first-round pick instead dropped down to the fifth selection of the draft. The Cavaliers didn't have a second round selection.


2020–21 Cleveland Cavaliers season, Trades
On January 13, 2021, the Cavaliers were part of a blockbuster four team trade. As part of the deal which was headlined by James Harden going to the Brooklyn Nets, the Cavs received center Jarrett Allen and forward Taurean Prince from Brooklyn, while sending guard Dante Exum and a 2022 first round draft pick to the Houston Rockets.


2020–21 Cleveland Cavaliers season, Trades
On January 22, 2021, the Cavaliers traded disgruntled small forward Kevin Porter Jr. to the Rockets for a highly-protected future second-round pick.


2020–21 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team  represented Cleveland State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vikings, led by second-year head coach Dennis Gates, played their home games at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio as members of the Horizon League.


2020–21 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team, Previous season
The Vikings finished the 2019–20 season 11–21, 7–11 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament to Oakland.


2020–21 Club América season
The 2020–21 Club América season is the club's 76th consecutive season in the top-flight of Mexican football. The team will participate in the Liga MX and the CONCACAF Champions League.


2020–21 Club América season, Players, Squad information
Players and squad numbers last updated on 1 February 2021.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020–21 Club América season, Pre-season
Club América preceded their 2020–21 campaign by taking part in the Copa Por Mexico, being placed in Group A alongside Toluca, UNAM, and Cruz Azul. The matches were announced in June 2020.


2020–21 Club América season, 2020 CONCACAF Champions League
The 2020 CONCACAF Champions League began during the 2019–20 Liga MX season, but was postponed indefinitely in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In November, CONCACAF announced that the remaining fixtures of the Champions League would be held the following month, and would be played at Exploria Stadium in Orlando, Florida.


2020–21 Club América season, 2020 CONCACAF Champions League
América, up 3–0 on aggregate, faced Atlanta United in the second-leg of the quarter-finals.


2020–21 Club América season, 2020 CONCACAF Champions League, Round of 16
The Round of 16 was played during the 2019–20 Club América season.


2020–21 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season
The 2020–21 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season is the 92st consecutive Primera División season for the senior squad. It is an unusual season, due to the suspension of all competitions in March 2020. The season wont have Primera Division tournament, instead, it will be played the 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional from October 2020 to January 2021, a cup that was conceived as a contingency competition after the schedule for a regular league season had been repeatedly delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020–21 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season
The second competition will be another national cup, the 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional, from February to May 2021. Boca Juniors also took part in the Copa Argentina, in the Group stage and Final stages of the 2020 Copa Libertadores and in the Group stage of the 2021 Copa Libertadores.


2020–21 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Season overview, July
Agustín Rossi, Nahuel Molina, Julián Chicco, Franco Cristaldo, Sebastián Pérez, Gonzalo Maroni, Walter Bou, Mateo Retegui and Nazareno Solís returned from their respective loans. Boca and Marcos Díaz agreed to mutually terminate the goalkeeper's contract, Díaz subsequently joined Talleres (C). Boca and Nahuel Molina agreed to mutually terminate the defender's contract, Molina subsequently joined Udinese. Junior Alonso ended his loan with Boca and returned to his club.


2020–21 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Season overview, August
Jan Hurtado is loaned to Brazilian Red Bull Bragantino. Goalkeeper Javier García arrives as a free agent. Boca extended one year the loan of Franco Soldano, loaned from Olympiakos. On August 21, Boca confirms that Edwin Cardona is loaned from Tijuana; also, the club announces that has reached an agreement for the transfer of Emanuel Reynoso to Minnesota United FC.


2020–21 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Season overview, September
Franco Cristaldo is loaned to Huracán until December 2021. Nazareno Solís is loaned to OFI Crete until December 2021. Marcelo Weigandt is loaned to Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) until December 2021. On September 17 Boca won 2-0 Libertad, in the return of Copa Libertadores. Sebastián Pérez is loaned to Boavista until December 2021. On September 24 Boca defeated Independiente Medellín 1–0 in Copa Libertadores. On September 29 Boca drew 0–0 against Libertad in Copa Libertadores.


2020–21 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Season overview, October
Iván Marcone is loaned to Elche until December 2021. On October 21 midfielder Diego González arrives to Boca as a free agent. The last team of González was Racing Club. On October 22 Boca beat Caracas 3-0 and ended the group stage of Copa Libertadores in first place. Mateo Retegui is loaned to Talleres (C) until December 2021. On October 31 Boca defeated Lanús 2–1 in the first match of 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional.


2020–21 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Season overview, November
On November 8 Boca defeated Newell's 2–0. Guillermo Fernández was on loan from Cruz Azul, although the club had agreed with the Mexican team a purchase option that expires on December 31, the player communicated that he did not want to continue in Boca. On November 15 Boca lost 1–0 against Talleres (C). On November 20, Boca suffered another defeat, 2–1 against Lanús. On November 29 Boca defeated Newell's 2–0.


2020–21 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Season overview, December
In the first leg of Round of 16 of Copa Libertadores Boca defeated Internacional 1–0. Walter Bou is loaned to Defensa y Justicia until December 2021. On December 6, Boca drew 0–0 against Talleres (C) and qualified to Fase Campeón. On December 9, Boca lost 1–0 against Internacional but won 5–4 on penalties, in the quarterfinals the club will play against Racing. On December 12 Boca drew against Arsenal 1-1. On December 16, Boca lost to Racing 1–0 in Copa Libertadores. On December 19, Boca defeated Independiente 2–1. On December 23, Boca defeated Racing 2-0 and advanced to the semifinals of Copa Libertadores, facing Santos of Brazil. On December 27, Boca defeated Huracán 3–0. The first Superclásico of the year against River ended in a 2–2 draw.


2020–21 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Season overview, January
Cristian Pavón returned from his loan on LA Galaxy. On January 6, Boca drew 0–0 against Santos in Copa Libertadores semifinals. On January 9, Boca drew 2–2 against Argentinos Juniors and advanced to the final of 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional. On January 13, Boca lost 3–0 against Santos and was eliminated in the semifinals of 2020 Copa Libertadores. On January 17, Boca won the 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional after beating Banfield on penalties.


2020–21 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Season overview, February
After being loaned on Celta de Vigo, Lucas Olaza is again loaned, until the end of the season, to Real Valladolid. Marcos Rojo arrives from Manchester United as a free player. Gastón Ávila is loaned to Rosario Central. On February 14 Boca drew 2–2 against Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) in the first match of 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional. On February 21 Boca defeated Newell's 1–0. On February 28 Boca drew 1–1 against Sarmiento (J).


2020–21 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Season overview, March
On March 3 Boca defeated Claypole 2-1 and advanced to the Round of 32 of Copa Argentina. On March 7 Boca defeated Vélez Sarsfield 7–1. On March 14 in the Superclásico against River, Boca drew 1-1. On March 21 Boca lost 2–1 against Talleres (C). On March 24 Boca defeated Defensores de Belgrano 3-0 and advanced to the Round of 16 of Copa Argentina. On March 20 Boca drew 1–1 against Independiente.


2020–21 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Season overview, April
On April 3 Boca defeated Defensa y Justicia 2–1. Ramón Ábila is loaned to Minnesota United FC. On April 11 Boca lost 1–0 against Unión. On April 17 Boca defeated Atlético Tucumán 3–1. In the beginning of 2021 Copa Libertadores, Boca defeated The Strongest 1–0. On April 24 defeated Atlético Tucumán 1–0. On April 27 Boca defeated Brazilian Santos 2–0.


2020–21 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Season overview, May
On May 2 Boca defeated Lanús 1-0 and qualified to the final stages of 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional. On May 4 Boca lost 1–0 against Ecuadorian Barcelona in Copa Libertadores. On May 8 an alternative Boca lost 1–0 against Patronato. On May 11 Boca lost 1–0 against Brazilian Santos in Copa Libertadores. The Superclásico against River on may 16 ended 1-1 and Boca won 4–2 on penalties. On May 20 Boca drew 0–0 against Ecuadorian Barcelona in Copa Libertadores. The semifinals of Copa de la Liga Profesional 2021 are momentarily suspended because of COVID-19. On May 26 Boca defeated 3–0 against Bolivian The Strongest and qualified to the final stages of 2021 Copa Libertadores. On May 31 Boca was defeated 4–2 on penalties after a 1–1 draw against Racing, ending the participation in 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional.


2020–21 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Competitions, Overall
1: The Round of 16 will be played in the next season. 2 : Two games of the group stage were played in the previous season, that was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and resumed on 15 September 2020, with the final rescheduled to be played in late January 2021. 3 : The final stages will be played in the next season.


2020–21 Club Brugge KV season
The 2020–21 season was the 129th season in the existence of Club Brugge KV and the club's 61st consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Club Brugge participated in this season's editions of the Belgian Cup, the Belgian Super Cup, the UEFA Champions League, and the UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.


2020–21 Club Brugge KV season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020–21 Club Brugge KV season, Competitions, UEFA Champions League, Group stage
The group stage draw was held on 1 October 2020.


2020–21 Club Brugge KV season, Competitions, UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase
The draw for the round of 32 was held on 14 December 2020.


2020–21 Club Universidad Nacional season
The 2020–21 Universidad Nacional season is the 66th season in the football club's history and the 59th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football.


2020–21 Club Universidad Nacional season, Pre-season and friendlies
Universidad Nacional started their 2020–21 campaign by taking part in the Copa por México, being placed in Group A alongside América, Cruz Azul, and Toluca. The matches were announced in June 2020. UNAM will also play a friendly Clásico Capitalino rivalry match with Club América in Carson, California.


2020–21 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team represented Coastal Carolina University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chanticleers, led by 14th-year head coach Cliff Ellis, played their home games at the HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina as members of the Sun Belt Conference. With the creation of divisions to cut down on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they played in the East Division. they finished the season 18–8, 9–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place in the East Division. They defeated Troy in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Tournament before losing to Appalachian State in the semifinals. They received a bid to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Bryant and Stetson to advance to the CBI championship game. There they lost to Pepperdine.


2020–21 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Chanticleers finished the 2019–20 season 16–17, 8–12 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. They defeated UT Arlington in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament before losing in the second round to Appalachian State.


2020–21 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers women's basketball team
The 2020–21 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers women's basketball team represents Coastal Carolina University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The basketball team, led by seventh-year head coach Jaida Williams, play all home games at the HTC Center along with the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team. They are members of the Sun Belt Conference.


2020–21 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers women's basketball team, Previous season
The Chanticleers finished the 2019–20 season 25–4, 15–3 in Sun Belt play to finish second in the conference. They made it to the 2019-20 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Tournament where they received a first round bye and were scheduled to play South Alabama in the Quarterfinals. However, before the game could commence, the remainder of the tournament as well as all postseason play was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020–21 Colchester United F.C. season
The 2020–21 season was Colchester United's 84th season in their history and their fifth successive season competing in League Two. Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.


2020–21 Colchester United F.C. season
Following a promising start to the campaign, Colchester had just one win between 12 December 2020 and 9 April 2021 without a win, propelling them towards the relegation positions. This run of form cost manager Steve Ball his job in February, while his interim replacement Wayne Brown fared little better. Hayden Mullins was promoted to interim head coach on 31 March and a number of wins, including victory against bitter relegation rivals Southend United, aided Colchester to safety in the penultimate game of the season. They finished the season in 20th position, six points clear of the relegation zone.


2020–21 Colchester United F.C. season
Colchester were eliminated in the first round of the FA Cup in a penalty shoot-out to Northern Premier League Division One North West side Marine. The U's also lost in the first round of the EFL Cup to Championship club Reading, while they exited the EFL Trophy at the group stage following defeats to Portsmouth and West Ham United under-21s. Despite this, they did earned the largest Essex derby victory with a 6–1 win against Southend.


2020–21 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Pre-season
Colchester's place in League Two for the 2020–21 season was confirmed on 22 June 2020 following a 3–2 aggregate defeat to Exeter City in the semi-final of the League Two play-offs.


2020–21 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Pre-season
Chairman Robbie Cowling had already announced on 27 April 2020 that four first-team players would be released at the end of their contracts on 30 June. These players included Brandon Comley, Ryan Jackson, Frank Nouble, and club captain Luke Prosser. Citing the COVID-19 pandemic, Cowling admitted under normal circumstances he "would have been determined to re-sign" the released players.


2020–21 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Pre-season
The following day, the club also released a list of twelve further players who would not be offered new deals on the expiry of their current contracts. These included Dean Ager, Callum Anderson, Jamal Campbell-Ryce, Louis Dunne, Chandler Hallett, Tyrique Hyde, Luke Ige, Tariq Issa, Cameron James, Callum Jones, Percy Kiangebeni, and Bailey Vose.


2020–21 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Pre-season
On 14 July, Cowling released a statement to announce that John McGreal had left the club after four years as head coach.


2020–21 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Pre-season
Ethan Ross left the club on 24 July to join League One side Lincoln City.


2020–21 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Pre-season
On 28 July, McGreal's former assistant Steve Ball was announced as his successor.


2020–21 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Pre-season
Colchester played their first pre-season friendly at home to Gillingham on 15 August. They suffered a 2–0 defeat with goals from Stuart O'Keefe and Connor Ogilvie.


2020–21 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Pre-season
On 18 August, Colchester hosted back-to-back friendlies against Ipswich Town, both of which were 75-minutes in length. In the first match, Colchester lost 4–0, with a brace from Aaron Drinan and goals from Gwion Edwards and Idris El Mizouni. In the second game, Colchester were beaten 1–0. Alan Judge's first-half goal proved to be the difference between the sides.


2020–21 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Pre-season
Again the U's hosted back-to-back friendlies, this time the visiting team were Peterborough United. A brace from Dan Butler and one from Siriki Dembélé all but secured victory for Peterborough, before Colchester scored their first goal of pre-season when Jevani Brown earned an 81st-minute consolation. In the second game, a young U's side were defeated by a first-half Ricky-Jade Jones brace.