2020–21 Dzüko Valley wildfires, Cause
Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority reported that "heavy gusty winds" were not only causing further spread of the wildfire, but were hindering firefighting efforts. The Deccan Herald reported that the wildfire had spread to the extent that it was visible from the Nagaland state capital, Kohima, which was situated 30 kilometers away.


2020–21 Dzüko Valley wildfires, Cause
The exact causes of the fire have not yet been determined. Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority officials have suggested that the fire occurred naturally, and was a product of the dry weather.


2020–21 Dzüko Valley wildfires, Damage
Local tribal council leaders reported that areas of old-growth forest around Mount Tempü, as well as flora and fauna in the  Dzüko Valley, had been damaged. Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh reported after an aerial survey of the fire that it had "...spread quite extensively and caused serious damage on this part of mountain range." State officials from Nagaland and Manipur both confirmed that areas of old-growth forest had been destroyed by the wildfire, causing possible harm to local biodiversity. Manipur government officials stated that as of 4 January 2021, 200 acres of forest had been destroyed by the fire.


2020–21 Dzüko Valley wildfires, Damage, Casualties
On 4 January 2021, a member of the National Disaster Relief Force deployed for fire-fighting efforts was reported as having died at a base camp established near the Valley. The cause of death is yet to be established.


2020–21 Dzüko Valley wildfires, Response, Control and Dousing
The initial response to the wildfire was led by local residents, and a group of 130 volunteers, accompanied by forest officials attempted to control the fire before it reached Mount Tempü across the state border, in Manipur, and damaged the old-growth forest in that region. Manual attempts to control the fire were not successful because of the steep terrain, which required firefighters to trek for several kilometers before they could reach the site of the fire.


2020–21 Dzüko Valley wildfires, Response, Control and Dousing
Following unsuccessful attempts to contain the fire locally, the state of Nagaland deployed 200 firefighter and sought assistance from the Indian Army and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). The NDRF airlifted a team of firefighters, along with helicopters containing fire-fighting equipment, to the Dzüko Valley. In total, seven NDRF teams were deployed, with four in Manipur and three at Nagaland. Firefighting efforts were assisted by 300 local volunteers.


2020–21 Dzüko Valley wildfires, Response, Control and Dousing
By 2 January 2021, the wildfire had spread across the state border of Nagaland and into Manipur, and the Manipur Government deployed air and ground forces to fight the fire. On 2 January 2020, police and military officials, along with state government officials stated that the fire had been brought under control. However, on 4 January 2020, Nagaland government officials confirmed that the wildfire had not been controlled and that they were hoping to have it under control in a few days. Strong winds inhibited firefighting efforts during this period, and access to areas of the wildfire was difficult to obtain because of the mountainous terrain.


2020–21 Dzüko Valley wildfires, Response, Control and Dousing
On 3 January 2020, four Indian Air Force helicopters were deployed to assist in firefighting operations, and reported that the fire had been partially controlled in the Dzüko Valley but continued to spread in Manipur, and around Mount Tempü. A fireline of five kilometers had been cut by volunteer forces in the Dzüko Valley, which helped contain the fire within Nagaland.


2020–21 Dzüko Valley wildfires, Response, Control and Dousing
On 9 January 2020, Nagaland State Forest Department officials reported that the fire had been brought under control after ten days of fire-fighting, and that firefighting teams would continue operations to ensure that the fire was completely extinguished, for a few more days. The Indian Air Force continued with the aerial survey. On 12 January 2021, two weeks after the fire began, the Nagaland government confirmed that the fire had been completely doused.


2020–21 Dzüko Valley wildfires, Impact
On 12 January 2021, the Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority announced that they would conduct an investigation into the damage caused to the Dzüko Valley as a result of the fire. An estimated 200 acres of forest were damaged by the fire.


2020–21 EBU Player of the Year Championship
The 2020–21 EBU Player of the Year Championship is the current season of this competition. Points were accumulated over the EBU's nine most prestigious events from 1 October 2020 to 30 September 2021 (the Premier League did not take place due to COVID-19). Boye Brogeland and Espen Erichsen became the second pair to share the title.


2020–21 EBU Player of the Year Championship, Summary of Results
This list displays the top ten players; 157 players received points. Winners of each event are highlighted in bold. NH indicates Not Held.


2020–21 ECAC Hockey men's ice hockey season
The 2020–21 ECAC Hockey men's ice hockey season was the 60th season of play for ECAC Hockey and took place during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The regular was delayed until on November 22, 2020 and conclude on March 6, 2021.


2020–21 ECAC Hockey men's ice hockey season, Return to Play
Following the early conclusion to the 2020 season, there was a great deal of uncertainty about college hockey under the could of COVID-19. At the beginning of July, Rensselaer was one of the first schools to announce that it would be suspending all of its athletic programs until January at the earliest. Afterwards, most other ECAC programs prepared to begin the season at some unknown date. When the beginning of the season was tentatively set for November, many players began practicing in October. Yale ended up getting hit hard by the pandemic, having 18 players test positive just weeks before the first game was to be played. Partly as a result, the Ivy League made the decision to cancel all athletics for the 2020-21 scholastic year.


2020–21 ECAC Hockey men's ice hockey season, Return to Play
Six ECAC programs were members of the Ivy League and abided by the decision, which immediately cut the conference in half. Shortly afterwards, Rensselaer extended its suspensions to mirror those of the Ivies and were soon joined by Union. The result was that ECAC Hockey had only 4 active teams for the 2021 season. Due to the pandemic, the NCAA selection committee decided not to stick to the letter of their bylaws, which required six participating programs for a conference to receive an automatic bid for its tournament champion, and would include the ECAC champion in the NCAA Tournament.


2020–21 ECAC Hockey men's ice hockey season, Return to Play
With just 4 teams available, the active programs went outside the ECAC to schedule non-conference games early in the season. Most games were played against Atlantic Hockey teams and resulted in Quinnipiac being the top-ranked ECAC program. That trend continued throughout the season and the Bobcats were not adversely affected in the national ranking despite playing what was regarded as a weak schedule. As the teams prepared to begin the ECAC tournament, Clarkson abruptly ended its season when several players violated university protocols regarding COVID safety. The tournament became a 3-team format as a result with Quinnipiac as the heavy favorite. St. Lawrence, however, pulled off a surprising upset and won their first league championship in 20 years.


2020–21 ECAC Hockey men's ice hockey season, Return to Play
With the Saints preparing for the national tournament, head coach Brent Brekke tested positive for COVID the very next day and the team was forced to withdraw. Quinnipiac, the regular season champion, was chosen as the ECAC representative instead and placed opposite Minnesota State in the first round. The Bobcats scored twice in the first period and then exchanged goals with the Mavericks to hold a 3–1 lead with just over 11 minutes remaining. MSU scored twice in the final 5:06 to tie the match and sent the game into overtime.


2020–21 ECAC Hockey men's ice hockey season, Return to Play
With the late scored, all of the momentum swung to Minnesota State and Quinnipiac was constantly on their heels in the extra session. They were outshout 7–2 in just over 11 minutes and a scramble around the net resulted in the MSU earning the goal, ending probably the strangest ECAC season.


2020–21 ECAC Hockey men's ice hockey season, Coaches
Reid Cashman was hired on June 1, 2020, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic he did not coach this season.


2020–21 ECAC Hockey men's ice hockey season, Statistics, Leading scorers
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


2020–21 ECAC Hockey men's ice hockey season, Statistics, Leading goaltenders
Minimum 1/3 of team's minutes played in conference games. GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average


2020–21 ECHL season
The 2020–21 ECHL season was the 33rd season of the ECHL. Due to the ongoing restrictions in the COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the regular season was pushed back to December 11, 2020.


2020–21 ECHL season
The Fort Wayne Komets were the Kelly Cup champions, defeating the South Carolina Stingrays in four games.


2020–21 ECHL season, League business
Due to the uncertainty of being able to host games in some locations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, several member teams had not been able to confirm participation in the 2020–21 season and the season start was postponed. In October 2020, thirteen teams confirmed plans to begin play in December 2020 with others hoping to return in January 2021. All teams had a deadline to voluntarily opt out of the 2020–21 season by November 30, but two teams had been granted extensions: the Fort Wayne Komets and Toledo Walleye. The Komets and Walleye were then approved to postpone their start to February. The league announced its schedule through February 11, 2021.


2020–21 ECHL season, League business
By December 7, 2020, the other eleven teams had opted out from participating in the season and voluntarily suspended operations: the Adirondack Thunder, Atlanta Gladiators, Brampton Beast, Cincinnati Cyclones, Idaho Steelheads, Kalamazoo Wings, Maine Mariners, Newfoundland Growlers, Norfolk Admirals, Reading Royals, and Worcester Railers. On January 5, 2021, the league announced that Toledo had opted out of the season as well, but that Fort Wayne had finalized plans to start playing on February 12. The league announced a conference-based alignment and its schedule through April 4. The league announced a remainder of the schedule on February 10. Due to COVID-19 related postponements and teams' arenas availability, several games throughout the season were rescheduled or cancelled.


2020–21 ECHL season, League business
During the season, the Brampton Beast announced the team had suspended operations entirely on February 18, 2021.


2020–21 ECHL season, League business, All-star game
During the previous season, the league had awarded the Jacksonville Icemen the 2021 All-Star Game, but the Jacksonville-hosted event was deferred to 2022.


2020–21 ECHL season, Standings
Due to the imbalanced schedule during the pandemic, teams are ranked on points percentage.


2020–21 ECHL season, Standings
x  – clinched playoff spot;  y  – clinched regular season conference title;  z  – Brabham Cup (regular season) champion


2020–21 ECHL season, Postseason
For the 2021 Kelly Cup playoffs, the top four teams from each conference at the end of the regular season qualified for the postseason. The playoff format is a three-round best-of-five tournament for each series. The postseason began on June 7.


2020–21 EFL Championship
The 2020–21 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 17th season of the  Football League Championship under its current title and the 29th season under its current league division format.


2020–21 EFL Championship, Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2019–20 season:


2020–21 EFL Championship, Attendances
As with the end to the previous season, the season was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in games being played behind closed doors. However, on 19 September 2020, two matches in the division, between Norwich City and Preston North End at Carrow Road, and between Middlesbrough and Bournemouth at The Riverside Stadium, were held in front of 1,000 spectators, as part of EFL pilots.


2020–21 EFL Championship, Attendances
This was seen as the beginning of fans gradually returning, but a rapid rise of cases from the end of September (eventually resulting in a second nationwide lockdown in November), led to plans being put on hold.


2020–21 EFL Championship, Attendances
With the second nationwide lockdown ending on 2 December 2020, it was announced England would return to its previous three tier system, with clubs in Tier 2 allowed to host a maximum of 2,000 spectators. The first of these matches took place on 2 December 2020 itself, although the matches of Luton Town and Wycombe Wanderers were capped at 1,000 spectators, as they had not previously held an EFL pilot event.


2020–21 EFL Championship, Attendances
On Saturday 5 December 2020, Reading, Millwall, Watford, Norwich City and Brentford all hosted matches in front of the maximum allotted 2,000 spectators permitted, with fans in attendance at Brentford Community Stadium for the very first time.


2020–21 EFL Championship, Attendances
However, it was then announced that from Wednesday 16 December 2020, that London, parts of Essex and parts of Hertfordshire, would move up to Tier 3, the highest tier of restrictions in England, meaning football clubs in these areas, (for The EFL Championship: Brentford, Millwall, Queens Park Rangers and Watford), would revert to playing behind closed doors without fans, due to a rise in coronavirus cases, following a tier review.


2020–21 EFL Championship, Attendances
It was then announced that from Saturday, 19 December 2020 that Bedfordshire, Berkshire, and Buckinghamshire would also move into Tier 3, meaning for the EFL Championship that Luton Town, Reading & Wycombe Wanderers would also revert to playing behind closed doors without fans again, as of this date. Conversely, Bristol City, who had previously been unable to host fans, would now be able to allow fans back in, with Bristol being downgraded from Tier 3 to Tier 2.


2020–21 EFL Championship, Attendances
As of these updated restrictions, it now meant that only Bournemouth, Bristol City and Norwich City's stadiums would be open to host fans in The EFL Championship. This was reversed on Wednesday 23 December 2020, with Bournemouth the sole team in the division eligible to host fans. A week later on 30 December 2020, Tier 2 was removed in England, with mainland England in either Tiers 3 or 4, meaning once again, no clubs could host fans for the foreseeable future. A third national lockdown in January 2021 meant that fans ultimately were barred from matches for the rest of the regular season. Following an easing of restrictions in May 2021, the play-offs were able to take place in front of crowds of up to 20% of a stadium's capacity.


2020–21 EFL Cup
The 2020–21 EFL Cup was the 61st season of the EFL Cup (known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons), the competition is open to all clubs participating in the Premier League and the English Football League.


2020–21 EFL Cup
Manchester City were the three-time defending champions, having retained the trophy in 2020, defeating Aston Villa in the final at Wembley Stadium in London on 1 March 2020. This was the first season that the winner of the competition qualified for the play-off round of the newly introduced UEFA Europa Conference League rather than the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. It was also the first season where the semi-finals were single matches, instead of two-legged fixtures.


2020–21 EFL Cup
Manchester City won a fourth consecutive title, defeating Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 in the final and equalling Liverpool's overall tally of eight titles.


2020–21 EFL Cup, Access
All 92 clubs in the Premier League and English Football League entered the season's EFL Cup. Access was distributed across the top 4 leagues of the English football league system. For the first two rounds, the draw was regionalised into northern and southern clubs.


2020–21 EFL Cup, Access
In the first round, 22 of 24 Championship clubs and all League One, and League Two clubs entered.


2020–21 EFL Cup, Access
The following round, the two remaining Championship clubs Bournemouthand Watford (who finished 18th and 19th respectively in the 2019–20 Premier League season), and the Premier League clubs not involved in either the Champions League or Europa League entered.


2020–21 EFL Cup, Access
Arsenal, Chelsea, Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur all received byes to the third round owing to their participation in European competitions.


2020–21 EFL Cup, First round
A total of 70 clubs played in the first round: 24 from League Two (tier 4), 24 from League One (tier 3), and 22 from the Championship (tier 2). The draw for this round was split on a geographical basis into 'northern' and 'southern' sections. Teams were drawn against a team from the same section. Matches were played on the weekend of 5 September 2020, however some matches were moved a week earlier due to that weekend being a FIFA international window. The draw was conducted on Sky Sports News by Paul Merson on 18 August 2020.


2020–21 EFL Cup, Second round
A total of 50 teams played in the second round; the 35 winners from the first round were joined with Bournemouth and Watford from the Championship, as well as the 13 Premier League clubs that were not involved in European competitions. The draw for this round was split on a geographical basis into 'northern' and 'southern' sections. Teams were drawn against a team from the same section. The draw was made on 6 September 2020 by Phil Babb. The ties were played on the week commencing 14 September 2020.


2020–21 EFL Cup, Third round
A total of 32 teams played in this round. Arsenal, Chelsea, Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, and Tottenham Hotspur entered in this round due to their European qualification and would join the 25 winners of the second round. The draw was made on 6 September 2020 by Phil Babb. The ties were played on the week commencing 21 September 2020.


2020–21 EFL Cup, Third round
Originally set for 22 September 2020, the tie between Leyton Orient and Tottenham Hotspur was postponed after multiple Orient players tested positive for COVID-19. On 25 September, it was confirmed that Tottenham had received a bye into the fourth round, due to Orient's inability to fulfil the fixture.


2020–21 EFL Cup, Fourth round
A total of 16 teams played in this round. The draw was conducted on 17 September 2020 by Laura Woods and Lee Hendrie live on Sky Sports. The ties were played on the week commencing 28 September 2020. League Two side Newport County was the only club from the bottom two divisions of the EFL to participate in this round.


2020–21 EFL Cup, Quarter-finals
Eight teams played in this round. The draw was conducted on 1 October 2020 following the Liverpool v Arsenal match live on Sky Sports and was made by Jamie Redknapp. The ties were played on the week commencing 21 December 2020. Championship sides Brentford and Stoke City were the only non-Premier League clubs to participate in this round.


2020–21 EFL Cup, Semi-finals
Four teams played in this round. The draw was conducted on 23 December 2020 following the Everton v Manchester United match live on Sky Sports and was made by Darren Bent. This round was played on a single-leg basis like the rest of the tournament (in previous years the semi-finals were two-legged home and away fixtures). Championship side Brentford were the only non-Premier League club to participate in this round.


2020–21 EFL Cup, Final
The final was played on 25 April 2021 at Wembley Stadium, having been rescheduled from 28 February 2021.


2020–21 EFL League One
The 2020–21 EFL League One (referred to as the Sky Bet League One for sponsorship reasons) was the 17th season of Football League One under its current title and the 29th season under its current league division format.


2020–21 EFL League One, Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2019–20 season.


2020–21 EFL League Two
The 2020–21 EFL League Two (referred to as the Sky Bet League Two for sponsorship reasons) was the 17th season of Football League Two under its current title and the 29th season under its current league division format.


2020–21 EFL League Two, Team changes
The following teams have changed divisions since the 2019–20 season.


2020–21 EFL Trophy
The 2020–21 EFL Trophy, known as the Leasing.com Trophy before 28 October 2020 and later the Papa John’s Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 37th season in the history of the competition, a knock-out tournament for English football clubs in League One and League Two of the English football system, and also including 16 Premier League and Championship "Academy teams" with Category One status.


2020–21 EFL Trophy
Salford City were the defending champions; however, the 2019-20 tournament's final was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic until the day prior to the 2021 final. Hence, for most of the tournament, Portsmouth (who were also in the 2020 final) were the most recent champions.


2020–21 EFL Trophy
Sunderland won the trophy for the first time after beating Tranmere Rovers 1–0 in the final.


2020–21 EFL Trophy, Participating clubs
Four Premier League clubs with Category One academies did not participate: Burnley and Crystal Palace, both in their first full season of Category One status, and Everton and Tottenham Hotspur, who both played in the previous year's competition but declined to participate in this one. A fifth Premier League club's academy, Sheffield United, did not have Category One status. As a result, the academy of Championship-side Norwich City was invited instead.


2020–21 EHF Champions League
The 2020–21 EHF Champions League was the 61st edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament and the 28th edition under the current EHF Champions League format.


2020–21 EHF Champions League
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, each local health department dictated the number of spectators allowed at a given match.


2020–21 EHF Champions League
Barça defeated Aalborg Håndbold, 36–23, to win their tenth title.


2020–21 EHF Champions League, Format
The competition begins with a group stage featuring 16 teams divided in two groups. Matches are played in a double round-robin system with home-and-away fixtures. In Groups A and B, originally the top two teams qualify for the quarterfinals, with teams ranked 3rd to 6th entering the playoffs. After a decision by the EHF, all teams advanced.


2020–21 EHF Champions League, Format
The knockout stage included four rounds: the round of 16, quarterfinals, and a final-four tournament comprising two semifinals and the final. The teams were paired against each other in two-legged home-and-away matches, with the aggregate winners qualifying to the next round.


2020–21 EHF Champions League, Format
In the final four tournament, the semifinals and the final were played as single matches at a pre-selected host venue.


2020–21 EHF Champions League, Teams
A total of 24 teams from 16 countries submitted their application for a place in the competition's group stage before the deadline of 10 June 2020. The final list of 16 participants was revealed by the EHF Executive Committee on 19 June. Ten teams were registered according to fixed places, while six were granted wild cards.


2020–21 EHF Champions League, Group stage
The draw was held on 1 July 2020 at the EHF headquarters in Vienna, Austria. The 16 teams were drawn into two groups of eight, with the restriction that teams from the same national association could not be drawn into the same group.


2020–21 EHF Champions League, Group stage
In each group, teams play against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches. After completion of the group stage matches, the top two teams from each group would have qualified directly for the quarterfinals, and the four teams ranked 3rd–6th advance to the playoffs, but on 10 February 2021, it was announced that all 16 teams advance from the group stage.


2020–21 EHF Champions League, Group stage
Matches were played on Wednesdays and Thursdays, with starting times at 18:45 and 20:45 (CET/CEST).


2020–21 EHF Champions League, Group stage, Tiebreakers
In the group stage, teams are ranked according to points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). After completion of the group stage, if two or more teams have scored the same number of points, the ranking will be determined as follows:


2020–21 EHF Champions League, Group stage, Tiebreakers
If the ranking of one of these teams is determined, the above criteria are consecutively followed until the ranking of all teams is determined. If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by EHF through drawing of lots.


2020–21 EHF Champions League, Group stage, Tiebreakers
During the group stage, only criteria 4–5 apply to determine the provisional ranking of teams.


2020–21 EHF Champions League, Group stage, Group B
NoteAll matches ending with a 10–0 (or 5–5) results were assessed by the EHF.


2020–21 EHF Champions League, Knockout stage
Originally, the top six teams advanced but on 10 February 2021, after a decision by the EHF Executive Committee, it was announced that all 16 teams advance from the group stage.


2020–21 EHF Champions League group stage
The 2020–21 EHF Champions League group stage began on 16 September 2020 and concluded on 4 March 2021.


2020–21 EHF Champions League group stage, Draw
The draw was held on 1 July 2020 in Vienna, Austria.


2020–21 EHF Champions League group stage, Draw, Seeding
The composition of the seeding pots for the group stage draw was announced on 22 June 2020. From each pot, two teams were drawn into Group A and the other two in Group B. Teams from the same national association were not drawn into the same group.


2020–21 EHF Champions League group stage, Format
In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches.


2020–21 EHF Champions League group stage, Tiebreakers
In the group stage, teams were ranked according to points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). After completion of the group stage, if two or more teams have the same number of points, the ranking is determined as follows:


2020–21 EHF Champions League group stage, Tiebreakers
If the ranking of one of these teams is determined, the above criteria are consecutively followed until the ranking of all teams is determined. If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by EHF through drawing of lots.


2020–21 EHF Champions League group stage, Groups
The matchdays were 16–17 September, 23–24 September, 30 September–1 October, 14–15 October, 21–22 October, 28–29 October, 18–19 November, 25–26 November, 2–3 December, 9–10 December 2020, 10–11 February, 17–18 February, 24–25 February, 3–4 March 2021.


2020–21 EHF Champions League group stage, Groups
Times until 25 October 2020 are UTC+2, from 26 October 2020 on times are UTC+1.


2020–21 EHF Champions League group stage, Groups
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, each local health department allows a different number of spectators.


2020–21 EHF Champions League group stage, Groups
On 10 February 2021, after a decision by the EHF Executive Committee, it was announced that all 16 teams advance to the knockout stage.


2020–21 EHF Champions League knockout stage
The 2020–21 EHF Champions League knockout stage began on 31 March with the playoffs and ended on 13 June 2021 with the final at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, to decide the winners of the 2020–21 EHF Champions League. On 10 February 2021, after a decision by the EHF Executive Committee, it was announced that all 16 teams advance from the group stage.


2020–21 EHF Champions League knockout stage, Format
In the Play-offs, the first-placed team from one group faced the eighth-placed team from the other group, the second-placed team faced the seventh-placed and so on. The eight winning teams advanced to the quarterfinals. The four quarterfinal winners qualified for the final four tournament at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.


2020–21 EHF Champions League knockout stage, Play-offs
On 29 March 2021 the European Handball Federation has issued an overview on what happens if matches cannot be played in the upcoming play-offs of the EHF Champions League Men due to reasons related to the COVID-19 pandemic. If a team reports positive cases of COVID-19 and the match could not be played, this pairing would be decided by playing both matches (1st and 2nd leg) as a so called ‘double game’ before 8 April 2021, the date when the last second-leg matches are scheduled.


2020–21 EHF Champions League knockout stage, Play-offs
If a second-leg match was not played on 7–8 April 2021, as a consequence of this and following the principle that the party responsible is liable for, in this case, the fact that the match cannot be played, a team which was not in the position to play its scheduled game on the second weekend would be excluded from the competition regardless of the result in the first-leg game. The opponents would subsequently qualify for the quarter-finals.


2020–21 EHF Champions League knockout stage, Final four
The final four was held at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany on 12 and 13 June 2021. The draw was held on 25 May 2021.


2020–21 EHF European League
The 2020–21 EHF European League was the 1st edition of the EHF European League, replacing the EHF Cup as the second most important European handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF), which had been in existence for 39 years.


2020–21 EHF European League, Team allocation
A total of 51 teams from 21 countries participated in the 2020–21 EHF European League.


2020–21 EHF European League, Qualifying rounds, First qualifying round, Seeding
A total of 30 teams were involved in the first qualifying round draw, they were divided into three geographical zones, each one with two pots of five teams, to limit travel distances and to reduce possible travel restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Teams from the same country could not be drawn into the same tie.


2020–21 EHF European League, Qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round, Seeding
A total of 24 teams were involved in the second qualifying round draw, 15 advancing from the previous round and 9 teams entering this round. Teams were divided in two pots and were drawn without any restrictions.


2020–21 EHF European League, Group Stage, Seeding
The 24 teams were divided into six pots of four teams, with a team from each pot being drawn to each group. Teams from the same country could not be drawn into the same group.


2020–21 EHF European League, Group Stage, Tiebreakers
Teams were ranked according to points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:


2020–21 EHF European League, Knockout stage
The pairings for the last 16 and the quarter-finals are based on group stage standings, according to the following bracket. This assures teams from the same group can only play each other again in the final four.


2020–21 EHF European League, Knockout stage, Last 16
The last 16 first legs were scheduled for 23 March 2021, while the second legs followed on 30 March 2021.


2020–21 EHF European League, Knockout stage, Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals first legs were scheduled for 13 April 2021, while the second legs followed on 20 April 2021.


2020–21 EHF European League, Knockout stage, Final four
The EHF Finals Men 2021 was played on 22 and 23 May 2021 in Mannheim, Germany and comprised one leg semifinals, final and third-place match. The pairings for the semifinals were decided by drawing of lots.


2020–21 ES Sétif season
In the 2020–21 season, ES Sétif is competing in the Ligue 1 for the 51st season, as well as the Algerian Cup. It is their 25th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. They will be competing in Ligue 1 and the Confederation Cup.


2020–21 ES Sétif season, Squad list
Players and squad numbers last updated on 15 November 2020.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020–21 ES Sétif season, League table, Matches
On 22 October 2020, the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 fixtures were announced.


2020–21 ES Sétif season, Squad information, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.


2020–21 ES Troyes AC season
The 2020–21 Troyes AC season was the club's 35th season in existence and its third consecutive season in the second flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Troyes participated 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 ES Troyes AC 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 EWHL season
The 2020–21 EWHL season was the seventeenth season of the European Women's Hockey League (EWHL) since the league’s creation in 2004. It was the second season since the league's administrative and organizational duties were transferred to the Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation (HIHF/MJSZ).


2020–21 EWHL season
KMH Budapest played a perfect season in which they won all sixteen games to claim the regular season title. KMH held steady in the playoffs, shutting out their opponents in both games on the way to winning the team's third consecutive EWHL Championship title.


2020–21 EWHL season
KMH Budapest players also dominated the league‘s individual statistics. KMH forward Hayley Williams narrowly beat out teammate Alexandra Huszák as top point scorer in the regular season, with 9 goals and 22 assists for 31 points in fifteen games played. Huszák was the EWHL top goal scorer, netting 18 goals in 13 games played. Eighteen year old Zsófia Tóth topped the goaltender statistics with a stellar .972 save percentage and 0.83 goals against average.


2020–21 EWHL season, Regular season
The regular season began on 26 September 2020 and ended on 21 February 2021. MAC Budapest were the regular season champions after playing a perfect season, in which they won all sixteen games in regulation time.


2020–21 EWHL season, Regular season, Player statistics, Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the regular season on 21 February 2021.


2020–21 EWHL season, Regular season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
The following goaltenders lead the league in save percentage at the conclusion of the season on 21 February 2021, while starting at least one third of matches.


2020–21 EWHL season, Playoffs, Player statistics, Goaltenders
The following goaltenders recorded time in net during the playoffs.


2020–21 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team
The 2020–21 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represents East Carolina University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates are led by third year head coach, Joe Dooley, who previously coached the Pirates from 1995 to 1999, and play their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum as seventh-year members of the American Athletic Conference.


2020–21 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team, Previous season
The Pirates finished the 2019–20  season 11–20, 5–13 in AAC play to finish in 11th place. They entered as the No. 11 seed in the AAC Tournament, which was ultimately cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.


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


2020–21 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team, Schedule and results, COVID-19 impact
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Pirates' 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 East Midlands Counties Football League
The 2020–21 East Midlands Counties Football League season was the 13th and final season of the East Midlands Counties Football League, a football competition in England at level 10 of the English football league system. The allocations for Steps 3 to 6 for season 2020–21 were announced by the FA on 21 July 2020.


2020–21 East Midlands Counties Football League
The 2020–21 season started in September and was suspended in December a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The league season was subsequently abandoned in February 2021.


2020–21 East Midlands Counties Football League, Promotions and restructuring
The scheduled restructuring of non-League took place at the end of the season, with new divisions added to the Combined Counties and United Counties leagues at Step 5 for 2021-22, along with new a division in the Northern Premier League at step 4. Promotions from Steps 6 to 5 were based on points per game across all matches over the two cancelled seasons (2019-20 and 2020-21), while teams were promoted into Step 6 on the basis of a subjective application process. The East Midlands Counties League disbanded after most of its remaining clubs were assigned to the Northern Counties East and United Counties leagues' Step 6 divisions.


2020–21 East Midlands Counties Football League, Premier Division
Ollerton Town transferred from the Northern Counties East League Division One


2020–21 East Premiership
The 2020–21 East Premiership (known as the McBookie.com East Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 19th season of league competition for SJFA East Region member clubs. This was effectively a continuation of the East Superleague but with fewer member clubs in the East Region all teams were in a single tier with no promotion or relegation.


2020–21 East Premiership
The league was renamed to East Premiership and was split into North and South regional divisions, containing 17 and 13 teams respectively. The winners of each division were due to play each other in a play-off to determine the overall champion. The start of the league season was delayed until November 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and games were played behind closed doors due to Scottish Government restrictions. Lochee United continued as the reigning champions due to the previous season being declared null and void.


2020–21 East Premiership
On 7 January 2021 the East Region chose to suspend the season until 6 February, due to new restrictions in place because of the rising number of COVID-19 cases. On 16 March the Scottish Junior Football Association's  management committee ended the season declared all competitions null and void for a second successive season.


2020–21 East Premiership, North, Results
Each team was due to play every other team once, for a total of 16 fixtures.


2020–21 East Premiership, South, Results
Each team was due to play every other team twice, for a total of 22 fixtures.


2020–21 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team
The 2020–21 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team represented East Tennessee State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by first-year head coach Jason Shay, played their home games at the Freedom Hall Civic Center in Johnson City, Tennessee, as members of the Southern Conference.


2020–21 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Buccaneers finished the 2019–20 season 30–4, 16–2 in SoCon play to finish as the SoCon regular season champions. They defeated VMI, Western Carolina and Wofford to become champions of the SoCon Tournament. They earned the SoCon's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. However, the NCAA Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020–21 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team, Previous season
On April 30, 2020, head coach Steve Forbes resigned to become the head coach at Wake Forest. He finished at ETSU with a five-year record of 130–43.


2020–21 East of Scotland Football League
The 2020–21 East of Scotland Football League (known as the Central Taxis East of Scotland League for sponsorship reasons) was the 92nd season of the East of Scotland Football League, and the 7th season as the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. Bo'ness United were the reigning champions but could not defend their title after being promoted to the Lowland Football League.


2020–21 East of Scotland Football League
The start of the league season was delayed until October 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and games were played behind closed doors due to Scottish Government restrictions.


2020–21 East of Scotland Football League
On 11 January 2021 the league was suspended by the Scottish Football Association due to the escalating pandemic situation. On 11 April clubs voted to declared the season null and void.


2020–21 East of Scotland Football League, Teams, To East of Scotland Football League
Edinburgh South also joined having previously played in the Lothian and Edinburgh Amateur Football League.


2020–21 East of Scotland Football League, Premier Division, Teams
No clubs were relegated at the end of the 2019–20 season. Therefore all clubs remain in the Premier Division (except promoted Bo'ness United) along with the winners of First Division Conference A and B (Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale and Tynecastle), plus the runners-up with the best points per game record (Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts).


2020–21 East of Scotland Football League, First Division
The 31 First Division clubs were assigned a place in Conference A or B based on their performances in the 2019–20 season.


2020–21 East of Scotland Football League, Notes
Club with an SFA Licence eligible to participate in the Lowland League promotion play-off should they win the Premier Division.


2020–21 Eastern Counties Football League
The 2020–21 Eastern Counties Football League, also known as the Thurlow Nunn League for sponsorship reasons, was the 78th season in the history of the Eastern Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into three divisions, the Premier Division at Step 5, and the geographically separated Division One North and Division One South (Eastern Senior League), both at Step 6 of the English football league system.


2020–21 Eastern Counties Football League
The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 for season 2020–21 were announced by the FA on 21 July, and were subject to appeal.


2020–21 Eastern Counties Football League
The 2020–21 season started in September and was suspended in December a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The league season was subsequently abandoned.


2020–21 Eastern Counties Football League, Promotions, relegation and restructure
The scheduled restructure of non-League took place at the end of the season, with new divisions added to the Combined Counties and the United Counties League at step 5 for 2021-22, along with new a division in the Northern Premier League at step 4. Promotions from steps 5 to 4 and 6 to 5 were based on points per game across all matches over the two cancelled seasons (2019-20 and 2020-21), while teams were promoted to step 6 on the basis of a subjective application process.


2020–21 Eastern Counties Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division comprised the same set of 20 teams which competed in the aborted competition the previous season.


2020–21 Eastern Counties Football League, Division One North
Division One North comprised 19 teams, one less than in the previous season, following the resignation of Felixstowe & Walton United Reserves.


2020–21 Eastern Counties Football League, Division One South (Eastern Senior League)
Division One South comprised 17 teams, one less than those competing at the time the previous season was aborted. There were two departures:


2020–21 Eastern Counties Football League, Division One South (Eastern Senior League)
In addition, Hackney Wick were relocated to the Spartan South Midlands League, but this relocation was reversed. On 27 August 2020, Lopes Tavares announced the renaming of the club to Athletic Newham.


2020–21 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team represented Eastern Illinois University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by ninth-year head coach Jay Spoonhour, played their home games at Lantz Arena in Charleston, Illinois as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 9–18, 6–14 in OVC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They failed to qualify for the OVC Tournament.


2020–21 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team
On March 4, 2021, the school announced that they would not renew head coach Jay Spoonhour's contract. Nearly a month later, the school named Clemson assistant and former Evansville head coach Marty Simmons the team's new head coach.


2020–21 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Panthers finished the 2019–20 season 17–15, 9–9 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Jacksonville State in the first round of the OVC Tournament, before losing in the quarterfinals to Austin Peay.


2020–21 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team represented Eastern Kentucky University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by third-year head coach A. W. Hamilton, played their home games at McBrayer Arena within Alumni Coliseum in their 73rd and final season as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. EKU joined the ASUN Conference on July 1, 2021.


2020–21 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team, Previous season
The Colonels finished the 2019–20 season 16–17, 12–6 in OVC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Tennessee State in the quarterfinals, before losing to Belmont in the semifinals.


2020–21 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by 10th-year head coach Rob Murphy, played their home games at the Convocation Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan as members of the Mid-American Conference. Starting this season, the MAC announced the removal of divisions. They finished the season 6–12, 3–11 in MAC play to finish in 10th place. They failed to qualify for the MAC Tournament.


2020–21 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team
Following the season, the school announced it as parting ways with Murphy after 10 seasons. On April 12, 2021, the school hired EMU alum and former Kent State, Arkansas, and South Florida head coach Stan Heath as the team's new head coach.


2020–21 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team, Previous season
The Eagles finished the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season 16–16, 6–12 in MAC play to finish in a tie for last place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC Tournament to Kent State.


2020–21 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Washington University in the Big Sky Conference during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fourth-year head coach Shantay Legans, the Eagles played their home games on campus at Reese Court in Cheney, Washington.


2020–21 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team
In the regular season, EWU was 13–7 overall (12–3, Big Sky, 2nd) and was seeded second in the conference tournament, which they won. Seeded fourteenth in the West regional of the NCAA Tournament, they met twelfth-ranked Kansas in the round of 64. The Eagles scored the first nine points and led by eight at the half, but were overcome by the Jayhawks in the last ten minutes and lost by nine points; their season ended with an overall record of 16–8 (.667).


2020–21 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team, Previous season
The Eagles finished the 2019–20 season 23–8 (16–4 in Big Sky, first). The top seed in the Big Sky Tournament, Eastern was scheduled to take on the #9 seed Sacramento State in the quarterfinals, but the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020–21 Edmonton Oilers season
The 2020–21 Edmonton Oilers season was the 42nd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, and 49th season overall, including their play in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Oilers made the playoffs for the second straight year after being eliminated by the Chicago Blackhawks in the Qualifying Round of the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs.


2020–21 Edmonton Oilers season
Due to the Canada–U.S. border restrictions brought in as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oilers were re-aligned with the other six Canadian franchises into the newly-formed North Division. The league's 56 game season was played entirely within the new divisions, meaning that Edmonton and the other Canadian teams played an all-Canadian schedule for the 2020–21 regular season as well as the first two rounds of the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs.


2020–21 Edmonton Oilers season
On May 3, 2021, the Oilers clinched a playoff berth after they defeated the Vancouver Canucks 5–3. They were swept in the first round by the Winnipeg Jets, with a 4-3 triple overtime loss in game four on May 24.


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


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


2020–21 Edmonton Oilers season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Oilers. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.


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


2020–21 Edmonton Oilers season, Draft picks
Below are the Edmonton Oilers' selections at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, which was originally scheduled for June 26–27, 2020 at the Bell Center in Montreal, Quebec, but was postponed on March 25, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The draft was held October 6–7, 2020 virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.


2020–21 Eerste Divisie
The 2020–21 Eerste Divisie, known as Keuken Kampioen Divisie for sponsorship reasons, was the sixty-fifth season of Eerste Divisie since its establishment in 1955. It began on 28 August 2020, and came to an end on 12 May 2021.


2020–21 Eerste Divisie, Relegation for reserve teams
On 1 August 2020, the KNVB detailed on its website in what scenarios the reserve teams in the league would have been relegated from the Eerste Divisie. However, on 24 February 2021, the KNVB eventually discontinued category A senior competitions in this season, including Tweede Divisie, thus no reserves would be relegated.


2020–21 Eerste Divisie, Teams
A total of 20 teams are taking part in the league. On 24 April 2020, the 2019–20 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. As a result, there was no promotion or relegation for the 2019–20 season, and the same teams are competing in the 2020–21 season.


2020–21 Eerste Klasse
2020–21 Eerste Klasse was an Eerste Klasse season. The teams were near-identical to the 2019–20 Eerste Klasse season, after the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands caused the KNVB to decide that there would be no relegation and promotion following the previous season. A few teams promoted anyway to the Hoofdklasse and Eerste Klasse.


2020–21 Eerste Klasse
The league commenced on 22 August 2020 for the Saturday sections and 23 August for the Sunday sections and were curtailed on 24 February 2021, when the KNVB discontinued category A senior competitions in this season, including Eerste Klasse, again without promotion or relegation.


2020–21 Egypt Cup
The 2020–21 Egypt Cup is the 89th edition of the oldest recognised football tournament in Africa. It is sponsored by Tiger Chips, and known as the Tiger Egypt Cup for sponsorship purposes. It started with the First Preliminary Round on 12 January 2021, and will conclude with the final on 19 October 2021.


2020–21 Egypt Cup
Egyptian Premier League side Al Ahly are the defending champions, having defeated Tala'ea El Gaish in the final.


2020–21 Egypt Cup
The competition was originally scheduled to start in November 2020, but was postponed to early 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt.


2020–21 Egypt Cup, Format, Participation
The Egypt Cup begin with a round of 32 teams. The 18 teams of the Egyptian Premier League, along with the 14 winning teams qualified from the Fourth Preliminary Round of the 2020–21 Egypt Cup qualifying rounds.


2020–21 Egypt Cup, Format, Draw
The draw for the main competition was held at the Egyptian Football Association headquarters in Gezira, Cairo on 6 February 2021.


2020–21 Egypt Cup, Format, Draw
The 32 participating teams were separated into 3 pots. Pot 1 included the 15th placed team from the previous season of the Egyptian Premier League alongside the 3 promoted teams from the 2019–20 Egyptian Second Division, Pot 2 included the top 14 teams from the previous season of the Egyptian Premier League, and Pot 3 included all 14 teams who qualified to the competition through the qualifying rounds.


2020–21 Egypt Cup, Format, Draw
Teams from Pot 1 were drawn against each other, while teams from Pot 2 were drawn against teams from Pot 3.


2020–21 Egypt Cup, Format, Draw
Usually, the Egypt Cup defending champions and the Egyptian Premier League winners are placed in different paths, so both teams can face each other only in the final. However, since Al Ahly won both the cup and the league last season, the club was placed in the "league path" while the league runners-up, Zamalek, were placed in the "cup path".


2020–21 Egypt Cup, Format, Match rules
Teams meet in one game per round. Matches take place for 90 minutes, with two-halves of 45 minutes. If still tied after regulation, 30 minutes of extra time will be played, consisting of two periods of 15 minutes. If the score is still level after this, the match will be decided by a penalty shoot-out. A coin toss will decide who takes the first penalty. A total of seven players are allowed to be listed on the substitute bench, with up to three substitutions being allowed during regulation.


2020–21 Egypt Cup, Format, Match rules
All matches will be played on venues selected by the Egyptian Football Association.


2020–21 Egypt Cup, Format, Champion qualification
The winners of the Egypt Cup will earn automatic qualification for the 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup. If they have already qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup or CAF Champions League through their position in the Egyptian Premier League, then the spot will go to the cup runners-up. If the cup runners-up also qualified for an African competition through their league position, then the spot will be given to the fourth placed team in the league.


2020–21 Egypt Cup, Format, Champion qualification
Following the postponement of numerous match in the competition throughtout the season, the competition was not finished by the CAF deadline for associations to submit participating teams in next season's African competitions. As a result, the Egyptian Football Association announced that Pyramids, who were at fourth place after 29 rounds (the last completed round in the 2020–21 Egyptian Premier League before the CAF deadline), would take the cup winners slot and would represent Egypt in the 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup instead of the cup winners.


2020–21 Egypt Cup, Qualifying rounds
All of the competing teams that are not members of the Egyptian Premier League had to compete in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 14 available places in the Round of 32. The qualifying phase began with the First Preliminary Round on 12 January 2021, and concluded with the Fourth Preliminary Round on 6 February 2021.


2020–21 Egypt Cup, Round of 32
All matches were played between 11 and 24 February 2021, except matches involving teams participating in African competitions (Al Ahly, Pyramids and Zamalek) were postponed and played on 13 March and 14 April 2021. This round includes one team from the Egyptian Fourth Division, La Viena, the lowest ranking side left in the competition. La Viena also became the first club from the lowest league in the Egyptian football league system to qualify for the main round of the Egypt Cup in the competition's history; having participated in all preliminary qualifying rounds.


2020–21 Egypt Cup, Round of 16
Matches were played between 8 March and 25 September 2021. All matches were initially scheduled to be played between 15 and 23 April 2021. One match involving two teams from the Egyptian Second Division was moved to 8 March 2021 to avoid scheduling conflicts, while unconfirmed matches at that time (involving winning teams from round of 32 fixtures featuring Al Ahly, Pyramids and Zamalek) were postponed to a later date. This round included two teams from the Egyptian Second Division, Coca-Cola and Petrojet, the lowest ranking sides left in the competition.


2020–21 Egypt Cup, Quarter-finals
First match in this round was played on 29 April 2021. This round includes one team from the Egyptian Second Division, Petrojet, the lowest ranking side left in the competition.


2020–21 Egypt Cup, Semi-finals
The matches are expected to be played in the third quarter of 2021. This round includes one team from the Egyptian Second Division, Petrojet, the lowest ranking side left in the competition.


2020–21 Egypt Cup, Final
The final will be played on 19 October 2021 at Cairo International Stadium in Cairo, Egypt.


2020–21 Egypt Cup, Bracket
The following is the bracket which the Egypt Cup resembles. Numbers in parentheses next to the match score represent the results of a penalty shoot-out.


2020–21 Egypt Cup qualifying rounds
The 2020–21 Egypt Cup qualifying rounds open the 89th season of the competition in Egypt, the oldest association football single knockout competition in Africa.


2020–21 Egypt Cup qualifying rounds
A large number of clubs did not enter the competition due to various reasons, mainly due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt, alongside other reasons such as financial status. Only 156 clubs registered to participate in this season's qualifying rounds, 74 less than the previous season. This led the Egyptian Football Association to reduce the number of the qualifying rounds to four rounds only instead of five, with participating teams from the 2020–21 Egyptian Second Division entering at the second preliminary round instead of the third.


2020–21 Egypt Cup qualifying rounds, Calendar
The calendar for the 2020–21 Egypt Cup qualifying rounds, as announced by the Egyptian Football Association.


2020–21 Egypt Cup qualifying rounds, First Preliminary Round
The First Preliminary Round fixtures were played on 12 and 13 January 2021. A total of 112 teams from the Egyptian Third Division and the Egyptian Fourth Division entered at this stage of the competition. The results were as follows:


2020–21 Egypt Cup qualifying rounds, Second Preliminary Round
The Second Preliminary Round fixtures were played between 17 and 26 January 2021. A total of 44 teams from the Egyptian Second Division entered at this stage of the competition. The results were as follows:


2020–21 Egypt Cup qualifying rounds, Third Preliminary Round
The Third Preliminary Round fixtures were played between 31 January and 2 February 2021. The results were as follows:


2020–21 Egypt Cup qualifying rounds, Fourth Preliminary Round
The Fourth Preliminary Round fixtures were played on 5 and 6 February 2021. The results were as follows:


2020–21 Egypt Cup qualifying rounds, Competition proper
Winners from the Fourth Preliminary Round advanced to the Round of 32, where teams from the Egyptian Premier League will enter the competition.


2020–21 Egyptian Basketball Super League
The 2020–21 Egyptian Basketball Super League was the 47th season of the Egyptian Basketball Super League. The champions qualify for the 2022 Basketball Africa League (BAL) season. Zamalek won its 14th national title, after winning in the finals Against Al Ittihad. The season was decided in Game 5, which Zamalek won 84–80 after overtime.


2020–21 Egyptian Basketball Super League, Teams
6th of October and El Shams were relegated from the 2019–20 Egyptian Basketball Super League. Geziret El-Ward and Al Zohour joined the league after promoting from the second tier league. The 2020–21 season existed out of the following 16 teams:


2020–21 Egyptian Basketball Super League, 2021 Final
2021 Egyptian Basketball Super League Finals It is a final between the two Egyptian basketball giants and the winners of the last two championships,2018-19, 2019-20  respectively, Zamalek and Al Ittihad. For Details 2021 Egyptian Basketball Super League Finals


2020–21 Egyptian Handball League
The 2020–21 Egyptian Handball League was the 65th edition of the Egyptian Handball League, which Zamalek crowned for the third time in a row.


2020–21 Egyptian Handball League, league System
The 2020–21 Egyptian Handball League system was held in two phases, the first phase divided the 18 teams into two groups, with the first four teams from each group advancing to the next round. The next round , a stage of one group, wins the most points, and when the points are equal, a play-off is played between them.


2020–21 Egyptian Handball League, The final stage, notes
Zamalek and Al Ahly qualified for a play-off match to determine the League champion, according to the regulations, after equal points.


2020–21 Egyptian Handball League, Cairo Derby
The first round match of the final stageThursday 18 February 2021


2020–21 Egyptian Handball League, Cairo Derby
The second round match of the final stageFriday 16 April 2021


2020–21 Egyptian Premier League
The 2020–21 Egyptian Premier League, also known as The WE Egyptian Premier League for sponsorship purposes, was the 62nd season of the Egyptian Premier League, the top Egyptian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948. The season started on 11 December 2020 and is concluded on 28 August 2021. Fixtures for the 2020–21 season was announced one week before the start of the competition.


2020–21 Egyptian Premier League
The season was initially scheduled to start in July, but was delayed to November and later to December due to effects and consequence of the postponement of the previous season's conclusion due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt.


2020–21 Egyptian Premier League
Al Ahly were the defending champions, having won their 5th consecutive and 42nd overall league title in the previous season. Zamalek secured their 13th league title and their first since 2015 with two games to spare; ending Al Ahly's five-year dominance.


2020–21 Egyptian Premier League, Teams
Eighteen teams will compete in the league - the top fifteen teams from the previous season, and three teams promoted from the Egyptian Second Division.


2020–21 Egyptian Premier League, Teams
Teams promoted to the Egyptian Premier LeagueOn 12 October 2020, National Bank of Egypt secured promotion for the first time in their history following a 1–1 draw with Asyut Petroleum in the final round, in which they finished the season at the top of Group A with equal points with second-placed Beni Suef, but they beat them on head-to-head points.


2020–21 Egyptian Premier League, Teams
Ghazl El Mahalla became the second team to be promoted on 13 October, after spending four years in the Second Division, as they ended their season at the top of Group C, winning in the last round 2–1 against Olympic Club, thus having a two-point lead ahead of Pharco.


2020–21 Egyptian Premier League, Teams
Ceramica Cleopatra were promoted for the first time in their history on 15 October, as they finished their season at the top of Group B, following a goalless draw with Gomhoriat Shebin in the last round, thus they were one point ahead of second-placed Petrojet.


2020–21 Egyptian Premier League, Teams
Teams relegated to the Egyptian Second DivisionThe first club to be relegated was Tanta, who suffered an immediate return to the Egyptian Second Division following Wadi Degla's 4–1 away win against El Entag El Harby on 28 September 2020, which assured the relegation of the El Gharbia-based side. Despite having a decent start early in the previous season, Tanta's performance was progressively worsened and eventually led the club to go on a 17-game winless run and finish on bottom of the table.


2020–21 Egyptian Premier League, Teams
The second club to be relegated was FC Masr, who also suffered an immediate return to the Egyptian Second Division following a 1–1 home draw with ENPPI on 3 October 2020 that confirmed the club's relegation. The club did not enjoy a good success in their first-ever season in top flight as they managed to win only 3 matches and conceded more goals that any other club in the league.


2020–21 Egyptian Premier League, Teams
Haras El Hodoud became the last club to be relegated on 12 October, as they lost 1–2 to Zamalek in the 33rd round; thus returning to the Second Division after only two seasons in the top tier.


2020–21 Egyptian Premier League, Teams, Foreign players
Clubs can have a maximum of four foreign players registered during the season. Clubs cannot sign foreign players unless these players have played in the first or second tier in their countries. Clubs also cannot sign any foreign goalkeepers. In addition, each club can register a player from Palestine, Syria, or the UNAF region; those players are not counted as foreign players. Also, any foreign player who holds Egyptian nationality is not considered a foreign player and will be registered as a local player. For example, Al Masry's player Mahmoud Wadi of Palestine holds both Palestinan and Egyptian nationalities, and as a result he is not registered as a foreign player.