2020–21 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Seroja
On 29 March, the BoM mentioned that Tropical Low 22U was forming to the south of Timor. By 3 April, the tropical low fully developed within an active trough. The low was located in a generally favorable environment with deep moisture, low vertical wind shear, and defined outflow. The low drifted close to the coast of Timor very slowly with persistent spiraling bands of convection occupying the storm's circulation, producing prolific rainfall in the surrounding regions on 3–4 April. At this time, the low-pressure system was located inside the Area of Responsibility (AoR) of TCWC Jakarta.


2020–21 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Seroja
By the early morning of 4 April, the presentation of its structure had improved with spiral bands of deep convection and tight curvature at its center. Although there were fluctuations in central convection, a favorable environment of deep moisture, low vertical wind shear, and good outflow meant further development of the system was expected. Meanwhile, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) issued their first warning on the storm as Tropical Cyclone 26S at 15:00 on UTC 4 April. The tropical low slowly gained strength, intensifying to a Category 1 tropical cyclone, and was given the name Seroja by the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre (TCWC) Jakarta at 20:00 UTC on 4 April, about 95 km (60 mi) north-northwest of Rote Island.


2020–21 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Seroja
During 5 April, Seroja continued to move at 3 km/h (1.9 mph) in a west-southwest direction, away from the Indonesian coastline. The storm intensified to a Category 2 tropical cyclone at 19:00 UTC with 10-minute sustained winds of 105 km/h (65 mph) and its central pressure having deepened to 982 mb (29.00 inHg). Long term uncertainty in both track and intensity persisted in the forecasting of Seroja's track, due to interaction with Tropical Low 23U, to the far west of the storm.


2020–21 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Seroja
Seroja held this strength for roughly 12 hours before unexpectedly weakening to a Category 1 tropical cyclone yet again on 6 April, due to southeasterly wind shear and dry air partially exposing the low level circulation (LLC) and degrading its thunderstorm activity. Seroja fluctuated in strength for several hours, intensifying slightly on 7 April as it continued in a generally southwesterly direction.


2020–21 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Seroja
Seroja became disorganized on satellite imagery as convection became dislocated to the south on 8 April, while it began to interact with Tropical Cyclone Odette just to the northwest, as a result of the Fujiwhara effect, complicating the forecasts for the tropical cyclone and causing it to weaken again. Seroja resumed intensification by the next day, re-intensifying into a Category 2 tropical cyclone at 13:16 UTC on 9 April, as the storm began to weaken and absorb Odette, and wind shear started to ease off.


2020–21 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Seroja
On 10 April, Odette had lost most of its convection, and the storm began to be drawn into Seroja's circulation, before being absorbed into Seroja later that day. Afterward, Seroja turned southeastward while strengthening, becoming a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone early on 11 April.


2020–21 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Seroja
Seroja continued rapidly accelerating towards the southeast, before making landfall near Gregory, Western Australia, or just north of Geraldton at peak strength, with 1-minute sustained winds of 130 km/h (80 mph), 10-minute sustained winds of 120 km/h (75 mph), and a minimum central pressure of 971 hPa (28.76 inHg), with observations of gusts as high as 150 km/h (95 mph). Following landfall, Seroja accelerated to the southeast while gradually weakening, before transitioning into an extratropical cyclone later that day.


2020–21 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Seroja
As a tropical low, Seroja caused widespread rainfall and thunderstorms in the East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. Within the province in East Flores Regency, 44 people were thought to have died and 9 people were critically injured from mudslides, burying their homes and bodies while bridges and roads connecting to Flores Island and Adonara Island were destroyed. The death toll was later lowered to 41 after search and rescue teams reverified the victims' health, although an additional 27 were cited to be missing. In East Timor, 3 people died in a landslide including a two-year-old child.


2020–21 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Seroja
East Timor Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak cited the floods as one of the most devastating incidents to effect the country in 40 years. By 9 April, the death toll had risen to 209 with 167 dead in Indonesia and 42 in East Timor. Damage from Seroja in East Timor was expected to exceed US$100 million, according to Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak. In Western Australia, damage from Seroja was estimated to cost up to AUD$200 million (US$155 million). Overall, the storm caused over $255 millon (2021 USD) in damages.


2020–21 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Odette
A well-defined and slow-moving tropical low, 23U, formed near Christmas Island on 3 April, on the same day where a trough spawned another system in the Northern Region near Timor. It caused some sporadic rain showers on the island. On 8 April, the system began interacting with Cyclone Seroja to the northeast, due to the Fujiwhara effect, causing both systems to weaken, though the tropical low subsequently strengthened into Tropical Cyclone Odette later that day. On 9 April, Odette began to weaken, as the storm was gradually absorbed into Seroja, which was strengthening around the same time. On 10 April, Odette had lost most of its convection, and the storm began to be drawn into Seroja's circulation. During this time, Odette weakened further into a tropical low. Later that day, Odette was fully absorbed into Seroja, and the BoM issued their final advisory on the storm.


2020–21 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Low 24U
An active phase of Madden-Julian Oscillation spawned a tropical low in the central Indian Ocean, northwest of the Cocos Islands on 6 April. Moving east-southeastwards, the system gradually organized; it eventually attained gale-force winds in the southwest portion of the system on 9 April. However, the Bureau of Meteorology didn't classify the system as a Category 1 tropical cyclone as these winds did not extend more than halfway around the centre of the low. Also that day, 24U passed to the south of the islands, causing little impacts. As the storm neared the proximity of restrengthening Cyclone Odette, the system started to weaken, dissipating on 11 April.


2020–21 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
On 5 January, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) reported that a weak tropical low had formed within a trough over the eastern Indian Ocean, centred approximately 500 km (310 mi) northeast of the Cocos Islands. Environmental conditions were assessed by the BOM as being unfavourable for significant intensification of the low, citing in particular the strong easterly winds in the upper troposphere that were forecast to develop by 10 January.


2020–21 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
The tropical low meandered gradually southwards over the following days, passing well to the east of the Cocos Islands on 8–9 January, around which time the system began to accelerate towards the west-southwest. On 9 January, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) reported the development of formative convective rainbands wrapping into the tropical low's centre, and determined that environmental conditions were favourable for the system to strengthen, in contrast with the BOM's assessment. The JTWC noted the presence of strong poleward upper-level outflow, low vertical wind shear values and warm sea surface temperatures of 29–30 ° C (84–86 °F).


2020–21 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
By 05:00 UTC on 10 January, gale-force winds had developed in the southern quadrants of the tropical low, in part due to the fast translational velocity of the system towards the west-southwest. The system's minimum atmospheric pressure was estimated at 1002 hPa (29.59 inHg) at that time. Then, the system exited the basin towards the Southwest Indian Ocean on 10 January, before dissipating immediately thereafter, due to unfavourable high wind shear.


2020–21 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
On 5 February, the BoM noted that a low was beginning to form in the Gulf of Carpentaria. It developed to a tropical low the next day while located to the south-southeast of Angurugu. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (TCFA); however, it was canceled on the same day. The system slowly moved to the south, before making landfall near the Northern Territory–Queensland border on the morning of 8 February. The tropical low proceeded to move inland before the BoM issued their last warning on the system later that day.


2020–21 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
On 18 February, a weak tropical low formed from a trough in the Gulf of Carpentaria, lasting until 23 February.


2020–21 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
On 10 March, the BoM noted that a tropical low was forming to the south-southwest of Christmas Island, which developed the next day. Moving to the west, it passed to the south of Cocos Islands before dissipating on 15 March, shortly before exiting the region.


2020–21 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
A weak tropical low formed in the Gulf of Carpentaria on 18 March, within the trough that spawned another system in the Northern Region. It slowly moved to the west, passing on the Arnhem Land, bringing squally weather.


2020–21 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
On 18 March, a weak tropical low formed within a trough, to the north-northwest of Broome.


2020–21 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
A tropical low developed near the Cocos Islands on 21 March, with the BoM designating the system as 21U as it moved west-northwest at 8 km/h.


2020–21 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
On 9 April, a tropical low formed near the eastern border of the basin. The system subsequently moved out of the basin, into the South Pacific,  and was classified as Tropical Disturbance 13F by the Fiji Meteorological Service (FMS).


2020–21 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
On 23 April, a weak tropical low formed east of the Arafura Sea. It promptly dissipated the next day.


2020–21 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
On 31 May, the BoM noted that a tropical low formed within a trough in the southwest Indian Ocean, west-northwest of Cocos Islands. Meanwhile, the JTWC also marked the system a moderate chance of potential tropical cyclogenesis; it was downgraded to low, 12 hours later. Tracking along a weak baroclinic boundary, the system showed some signs of intensification as its convection started to wrapped along an obscured low-level circulation center while moving southeastwards; however, strong wind shear on the area suppressed further strengthening of the storm, and the system was last noted on 3 June.


2020–21 Australian region cyclone season, Storm names, Bureau of Meteorology
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre (Australian TCWC) monitors all tropical cyclones that form within the Australian region, including any within the areas of responsibility of TCWC Jakarta or TCWC Port Moresby. Should a tropical low reach tropical cyclone strength within the Australian TCWC's area of responsibility, it will be assigned the next name from the following naming list. The next 12 names are listed below:


2020–21 Australian region cyclone season, Storm names, TCWC Jakarta
The tropical cyclone warning centre in Jakarta monitors tropical cyclones from the Equator to 11°S, between the longitudes 90°E and 145°E. Should a tropical depression reach tropical cyclone strength within TCWC Jakarta's area of responsibility, it will be assigned the next name from the following list: The next six names on the naming list are available below.


2020–21 Australian region cyclone season, Storm names, TCWC Port Moresby
Tropical cyclones that develop between the Equator and 11°S, between the longitudes 151°E and 160°E, are assigned names by the tropical cyclone warning centre in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Tropical cyclone formation in this area is rare, and no cyclones have been named in it since 2007. As names are assigned in a random order, the whole list is shown below:


2020–21 Austrian Basketball Superliga
The 2020–21 Austrian Basketball Superliga was the second season of the Basketball Superliga, the top-tier league in Austrian basketball. It is the 75th season of the first tier of basketball in Austria.


2020–21 Austrian Basketball Superliga
Swans Gmunden won the first Superliga championship, its fifth Austrian title.


2020–21 Austrian Basketball Superliga, Format
Teams first play each other in the regular season home and away. After this, teams ranked 1–6 and 7-10 are divided in two groups to qualify for the playoffs. In the playoffs, the best eight teams play each other for the national championship in best-of-five series. The two lowest placed teams play against the top two teams of the Basketball Zweite Liga (B2L).


2020–21 Austrian Cup
The 2020–21 Austrian Cup was the 90th edition of the national cup in Austrian football. The champions of the cup earn a place in the 2021–22 Europa League play-off round.


2020–21 Austrian Cup
Red Bull Salzburg were the defending champions after winning the competition in the previous season by defeating Austria Lustenau in the final. Times up to 25 October 2020 and from 28 March 2021 were CEST (UTC+2), and times from 26 October 2020 to 27 March 2021 were CET (UTC+1).


2020–21 Austrian Cup, First round
Thirty–one first round matches were played between 28 August and 30 September 2020.


2020–21 Austrian Cup, Second round
16 second round matches were played between 16 October and 14 November 2020.


2020–21 Austrian Cup, Third round
Eight third round matches were played between 14 November and 16 December 2020.


2020–21 Austrian Cup, Quarter-finals
The four quarter-final matches were played between 5 and 7 February 2021.


2020–21 Austrian Football Bundesliga
The 2020–21 Austrian Football Bundesliga, also known as Tipico Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, is the 109th season of top-tier football in Austria. Red Bull Salzburg are the seven-times defending champions.


2020–21 Austrian Football Bundesliga, Teams, Changes
Mattersburg withdrew from the Bundesliga after 17 seasons due to filing for insolvency, sparing WSG Tirol from relegation. SV Ried was promoted as champions of the 2019–20 Austrian Football Second League after having been relegated from the Bundesliga at the end of the 2016–17 season.


2020–21 Austrian Football Bundesliga, Championship round
The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded down) before the start of the playoff. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the playoff: Red Bull Salzburg 26, Rapid Wien 22, LASK 21, Sturm Graz 19, Wolfsberger AC 16, and WSG Tirol 15. The points of Rapid Wien, Sturm Graz and Wolfsberger AC were rounded down – in the event of any ties on points at the end of the playoffs, a half point will be added for these teams.


2020–21 Austrian Football Bundesliga, Relegation round
The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded down) before the start of the playoff. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the playoff: Hartberg 14, Austria Wien 12, St. Pölten 10, Rheindorf Altach 10, Ried 8, and Admira Wacker Mödling 7. The points of Hartberg, Austria Wien, St. Pölten and Rheindorf Altach were rounded down – in the event of any ties on points at the end of the playoffs, a half point will be added for these teams.


2020–21 Austrian Football Bundesliga, Europa Conference League play-offs
The winner and the runner-up of the relegation round played a one-legged play-off semi-final match against each other. The winner played a two-legged final against the fifth-placed team from the championship round to determine the qualifier to the Europa Conference League second qualifying round.


2020–21 Austrian Football Bundesliga, Relegation play-offs
Since the top two teams of the 2020–21 Austrian Football Second League did not receive a license for the Bundesliga, relegation play-offs were played between the last-placed club from the Bundesliga and the best-placed club with a license from the Second League.


2020–21 Austrian Football Second League
The 2020–21 Austrian Football Second League  was the 47th season of the Austrian second-level football league and the third as the Second League. The league contains 16 teams with one team being promoted to the Austrian Football Bundesliga and no teams being relegated to the Austrian Regionalliga after the 2020–21 Austrian Regionalliga season was abandoned.


2020–21 Austrian Football Second League, Teams
Sixteen teams participated in the 2020–21 season. The only promoted team was Rapid Wien II from the Austrian Regionalliga East.


2020–21 Austrian Football Second League, Teams
Due to the bankruptcy of SV Mattersburg, no club was relegated from the 2019–20 Austrian Football Bundesliga.


2020–21 Austrian Regionalliga
The 2020–21 Austrian Regionalliga  was the 62nd season of the Austrian third-tier football league.


2020–21 Austrian Regionalliga
The Regionalliga is split into five sections, (Tirol, Voralberg, Salzburg, Mitte and Ost).


2020–21 Aydın Büyükşehir Belediyespor season
Aydın Büyükşehir Belediyespor 2020-21 season is the sixth year of the club's third season in the Turkish Women's Volleyball League. Aydın Büyükşehir Belediyespor started the season with 3 foreign players.


2020–21 Aydın Büyükşehir Belediyespor season, Squad changes for the 2020–2021 season
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020–21 Aydın Büyükşehir Belediyespor season, Squad changes for the 2020–2021 season
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020–21 Ayr United F.C. season
The 2020–21 season was Ayr United's 3rd consecutive season in the Scottish Championship after being promoted from league one in the 2017–18 season. Ayr also competed in the, League Cup and the Scottish Cup. On 2 October 2020, the SPFL confirmed that the Scottish Challenge Cup had been cancelled for the upcoming season.


2020–21 Ayr United F.C. season, Summary, Season
Ayr began the season on 6 October in the League Cup group stages with the Scottish Championship season set to begin on 17th October. Club chairman Lachlan Cameron stepped down from his position in January 2021 after 13 years in the role with local businessman David Smith being appointed in his place.


2020–21 Azadegan League
The 2020–21 Azadegan League was the 30th season of the Azadegan League and 20th as the second highest division since its establishment in 1991. The season started in 2 November 2020 with 13 teams from the 2019–20 Azadegan League, two new teams relegated from the 2019–20 Persian Gulf Pro League: Pars Jonoubi Jam and Shahin Bushehr and three new teams promoted from the  2019–20 League 2: Chooka Talesh, Esteghlal Mollasani and Shahrdari Astara as champion, runner-up and third placed team respectively. Karoon Arvand Khorramshahr's 1st Division licence were taken back from Damash and then again sold to Kheybar Khorramabad. The league started on 22 November 2020 and ended on 19 July 2021. Fajr Sepasi Shiraz won the Azadegan League title for the first time in their history and was promoted to the Persian Gulf Pro League after an absence of eight years together with second-ranked Havadar Tehran.


2020–21 Azerbaijan Cup
The 2020–21 Azerbaijan Cup is the 29th season of the annual cup competition in Azerbaijan, with Premier League side Gabala being the defending champions from the 2018–19 season after the 2019–20 completion was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Azerbaijan.


2020–21 Azerbaijan Premier League
The 2020–21 Azerbaijan Premier League was the 29th season of the Azerbaijan Premier League, the highest tier football league of Azerbaijan. The season began on 21 August 2020 and ended on 19 May 2021.


2020–21 Azerbaijan Premier League
Neftçi Baku were the champions, winning the league for the 9th time in their history and ending Qarabağ FK’s 7 year winning streak. They qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2021–22 Champions League. Qarabağ and Sumgayit earned places in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa Conference League.


2020–21 Azerbaijan Premier League, Teams, Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020–21 Azerbaijan Premier League, Teams, Foreign players
A team could use only six foreign players on the field in each game.


2020–21 Azerbaijan Premier League, Fixtures and results
Clubs played each other four times for a total of 28 matches each.


2020–21 BB Erzurumspor season
The 2020–21 season is Büyükşehir Belediye Erzurumspor's 16th season in existence and the club's first season back in the top flight of Turkish football. In addition to the domestic league, BB Erzurumspor will participate in this season's edition of the Turkish Cup. The season covers the period from July 2020 to 30 June 2021.


2020–21 BB Erzurumspor season, Players, First-team squad
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2020–21 BB Erzurumspor season, Players, Out on loan
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2020–21 BB Erzurumspor season, Competitions, Süper Lig, Results by round
Note: Since the league has been expanded to 21 teams each team will earn a bye twice this season.


2020–21 BBL Championship
The 2020–21 BBL Championship of the 2020–21 BBL season, the 34th season of the British Basketball League started on 3 December 2020 to 30 April 2021.


2020–21 BBL Championship, Ladder
The BBL Championship will return to the three game series format used prior to the 2019–20 season, for a 30-game regular season. There will be 21 Rounds between 3 December 2020 and 30 April 2021.


2020–21 BBL-Pokal
The 2020–21 BBL-Pokal was the 54th season of the BBL-Pokal, the domestic cup competition of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).


2020–21 BBL-Pokal
Bayern Munich deafeated Alba Berlin in the final to win their third title.


2020–21 BBL-Pokal, Participants
The sixteen highest placed teams from the 2019–20 Basketball Bundesliga, without the relegated teams and promoted teams, qualified for the tournament.


2020–21 BBL-Pokal, Format
The format was changed for this season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 16 teams were split into four qualification tournaments of four teams (North and South). The winner of each tournament qualified for the final four.


2020–21 BBL-Pokal, Qualification tournament
The teams were split into a "North" and "South" zone and played a four-team tournament at a pre-selected venue. The draw was held on 3 September 2020.


2020–21 BBL-Pokal, Qualification tournament
The first placed team in each tournament qualified for the final four.


2020–21 BBL-Pokal, Qualification tournament
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some games were played behind closed doors.


2020–21 BBL-Pokal, Qualification tournament, Group A
The game was called off after the standings were decided priot to the game. As a result, both teams lost 0–40.


2020–21 BBL-Pokal, Final four
The final four was postponed on 21 October 2020. It was scheduled to take place on 17 and April 2021, but was postponed again. The games took place on 15 and 16 May 2021.


2020–21 BC Žalgiris season
The 2020–21 BC Žalgiris season is the 77th season in the existence of the club. The club has been playing in the Betsafe-LKL, King Mindaugas Cup and the EuroLeague.


2020–21 BC Žalgiris season, Overview
During the off-season, Šarūnas Jasikevičius left Žalgiris after four and a half seasons as a head coach of the team, signing for FC Barcelona. Subsequently, assistant coaches Darius Maskoliūnas and Tomas Masiulis, together with athletic coach Justinas Grainys, followed him to Barcelona. Players K. C. Rivers, Edgaras Ulanovas, and Zach LeDay signed with other EuroLeague teams. An 18-year-old Marek Blaževič was bought out from Žalgiris local rivals Rytas, signing for three years, although their Estonian prospect Kerr Kriisa decided to pursue his career in the USA college basketball.


2020–21 BC Žalgiris season, Overview
Lithuanian trio, Laurynas Birutis, Arnas Velička, and Gytis Masiulis left the club after playing mainly out on loan, with their contracts not being renewed. New arrivals included big man duo Augustine Rubit and Joffrey Lauvergne, both signed for one year contract, guard Steve Vasturia signed for a two-year contract (with a possible extension for another year), and swingman Patricio Garino. Žalgiris youth product Tomas Dimša returned to the team after five years, signing a two-year contract (with a possible extension for another year), but was loaned out shortly afterward.


2020–21 BC Žalgiris season, Players
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2020–21 BC Žalgiris season, Competitions, Betsafe-LKL, Results by round
Source: Competitive matchesGround: A = Away; H = Home; R = Rest. Result: L = Loss; W = Win; R = Rest; P = Postponed.


2020–21 BC Žalgiris season, Competitions, EuroLeague, Results by round
Last updated: complete. Source: Competitive matchesGround: A = Away; H = Home; R = Rest. Result: L = Loss; W = Win; R = Rest; P = Postponed.


2020–21 BC Žalgiris season, Competitions, King Mindaugas Cup
The 2021 King Mindaugas Cup was 6th instance of the tournament presented to public on 1 December 2015, to replace the LKF Cup and the LKL All-Star Day. Final Four tournament was held in Cido arena, Panevėžys. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, this tournament, for the first time in its history, was held without spectators. Žalgiris retained the King Mindaugas Cup title, defeating Lietkabelis 76:69 after a strong 4th quarter performance. Thomas Walkup led the way for the champions. He scored 18 points, dished out 8 assists, stole the ball 5 times, and collected 26 efficiency score. Although, Joffrey Lauvergne received the tournament MVP award. He lit up Neptūnas basket with 28 points and scored 11 against Lietkabelis.


2020–21 BCB President's Cup
The 2020–21 BCB President's Cup was a cricket competition that took place in Bangladesh from 11 to 25 October 2020. It was the first cricket to be played in Bangladesh since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. Three teams took part, with all the matches played at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. The final was originally scheduled to be played on 23 October, but was moved back to 25 October due to the forecast of bad weather in Dhaka.


2020–21 BCHL season
The 2020–21 BCHL season is the 59th season of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). Originally, eighteen teams from the Interior and Coastal Conferences were to play 54-game schedules, but due to delays caused by COVID-19 pandemic, sixteen teams will play 20-game schedules in five pods of three to four teams each. In normal seasons, the top teams from each conference would play for the Fred Page Cup, the BCHL Championship, in March, but no playoffs are to be held in 2021.


2020–21 BCHL season
In previous seasons, the BCHL playoff champion represented the league in the Doyle Cup, a best-of-seven series against the Alberta Junior Hockey League champion, to determine who represents the Pacific region in the Canadian Junior Hockey League's (CJHL) National Junior A Championship, the Centennial Cup, that would have been held in Penticton in 2021. However, the 2021 Doyle and Centennial Cups were cancelled by Hockey Canada. In March 2021, the BCHL withdrew its membership with the CJHL and is no longer eligible to compete for the Doyle Cup or Centennial Cup.


2020–21 BCHL season, Offseason, Pandemic impact
Due to ongoing restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, the league announced a tentative start date of December 1, with an extended training camp and exhibition season starting on September 25. This was to serve as a test for how the BCHL envisioned the regular season would work out, with the 17 teams able to participate while divided in to four groups playing in their home arenas. The league had made a number of changes to ensure the health and safety of its players, such as requiring full-face shields. Players were also required to separate as soon as play stops with ten minute misconducts being given out for failing to do so.


2020–21 BCHL season, Offseason, Pandemic impact
However, as British Columbia started to experience a second wave of infections, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry introduced new restrictions on November 7 barring non-essential inter-regional travel for sporting competitions in the Lower Mainland. This effected the Chilliwack Chiefs, Coquitlam Express, Langley Rivermen, Powell River Kings and Surrey Eagles, and all remaining exhibition games were cancelled between them. Two weeks later, these restrictions were expanded to the rest of the province on November 23, as well as the suspension of all adult sporting activities.


2020–21 BCHL season, Offseason, Pandemic impact
Because the league has 19 and 20-year-olds on its roster, the remainder of the exhibition season was cancelled and plans for the regular season were put on hold. In the meantime, the Wenatchee Wild announced that they had withdrawn from the regular season due to the ongoing Canada-United States border closure as it is a US-based team.


2020–21 BCHL season, Offseason, Pandemic impact
With restrictions having not been lifted by March, and continued talks between the league and the Provincial Health Authority still ongoing, the BCHL considered a possible cancellation of the season. On March 12, the Provincial Health Authority approved the league's return-to-play plan and it was announced that the 2020–21 season would go ahead, with teams playing 20 game schedules divided into five pods of three to four teams each starting in April, with only the Langley Rivermen opting out of the season.


2020–21 BCHL season, Offseason, Pandemic impact
Before the start of the season, the BCHL notified the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) that it was withdrawing its membership effective March 24, 2021.


2020–21 BCHL season, Postseason
Due to the pod-based season and ongoing pandemic-related restrictions in Canada, the BCHL announced there would be no postseason in 2021.


2020–21 BCL Americas
The 2020–21 Basketball Champions League Americas season was the 14th edition of the top-tier level professional club basketball competition in the Americas and the second of the Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA) since launched by FIBA in 2019.


2020–21 BCL Americas
Flamengo won its second continental championship after defeating Real Estelí in the final in Managua.


2020–21 BCL Americas, Team allocation
A total of 12 teams from 6 countries participated in the 2020–21 Basketball Champions League Americas.


2020–21 BCL Americas, Team allocation, Teams
League positions after eventual playoffs of the previous season shown in parentheses.


2020–21 BCL Americas, Team allocation, Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:


2020–21 BCL Americas, Group stage
The 12 teams are drawn into four groups of three, while taking into account geographic location. In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away, in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advance to the quarterfinals, while the remaining team in each group is eliminated.


2020–21 BENE-League Handball
The BENE-League Handball 2020-21 was the sixth edition of the multi-intarnational handballcompetition between Belgium and the Netherlands.


2020–21 BENE-League Handball
After the early ending of the BENE-League competition due to the corona pandemic, has the Dutch team of Handbal Houten has withdrawn from the BENE-League season 2020/2021. This has made a ticket available for the Dutch team. The top 3 of the Dutch Eredivisie (Wematrans/Quintus, Oosting/E&O and Anytime Fitness/BFC) have been asked to be promoted to the BENE-League. All three club refused this. The committee of the BENE-League have decide the competition play what 11 teams.


2020–21 BG Pathum United F.C. season
The 2020–21 season was BG Pathum United F.C. 's first season back in the Thai League 1 after being promoted from the 2019 Thai League 2 as winners.


2020–21 BG Pathum United F.C. season
Coach Dusit continued to coach the team after extending his contract.


2020–21 BG Pathum United F.C. season
On March 1, all of Thai League 1 matches between 7 and 31 march will be played behind closed doors as broadcast only events. However, on March 4, the decision changed to postpone all of matches prior to 18 April due to the coronavirus pandemic in Thailand.


2020–21 BG Pathum United F.C. season
It was later confirmed that the match will restarted in September 2020 and end in May 2021.


2020–21 BIBL season
The 2020–21 BIBL season is the 12th edition of Balkan International Basketball League (BIBL). Besides 6 teams from Bulgaria, Montenegro and North Macedonia, 12 teams from Israel joined the competition, after temporary suspension of 2020-2021 Israeli Basketball League due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These 12 teams played inside of Israel in first round of regular season and the best two teams joined the other 4 Balkan teams, which qualified from the Balkan group.


2020–21 BIBL season, Second round playoff
The winners from groups A, B, C and D will compete in a single match to qualify for the second round. The Group A winner will play against the Group C winner, and the Group B winner will play against the winner from Group D.


2020–21 BIBL season, Second round playoff
The hosting team will be decided based the following criteria in the Group stage:


2020–21 BIBL season, Second round playoff
If these criteria still cannot decide, a draw shall decide on the final classification.


2020–21 BIBL season, Second round
The draw of this second round conducted on Friday February 5, at 11:00 EET, at Delasport Bulgaria offices in Sofia.


2020–21 BIBL season, Second round
Qualified teams divided to two groups. Each group consist of two teams from the Balkan region and one team from Israel played in a round-robin-system. No teams from the same country can be drawn in one group.


2020–21 BIBL season, Final Four
By League's official regulations, section 3, if two teams from the same country qualify to the Final Four they shall play each other in the Semifinals game. The Final Four will take place at Holon Toto Hall.


2020–21 BLNO season
The 2020–21 BLNO is the 21st season of the Basketball League of Norway.


2020–21 BLNO season, Format
The ten participating teams first played the regular season, that consisted in a round-robin schedule containing three rounds with every team playing each opponent at least once home and once away for a total of 27 matches.


2020–21 BLNO season, Format
At the end of the regular season, the top eight teams qualifyfor the playoffs.


2020–21 BSC Young Boys season
The 2020–21 BSC Young Boys season was the club's 96th season in existence and the club's 25th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football. In addition to the domestic league, Young Boys participated in this season's editions of the Swiss Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 19 September 2020 to 30 June 2021.


2020–21 BSC Young Boys season
On 18 April 2021, Young Boys secured their fourth straight league title, and the club's fifteenth overall, with a 3–0 home win over Lugano.


2020–21 BSC Young Boys 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 BSC Young Boys 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 BSC Young Boys season, Competitions, UEFA Europa League, Group stage
The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.


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


2020–21 BSC Young Boys season, Competitions, UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 26 February 2021.


2020–21 BVIFA National Football League
The 2020–21 BVIFA National Football League was the 11th season of the competition. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the British Virgin Islands, the competition did not begin until 14 February 2021, and concluded on 5 September 2021.


2020–21 BVIFA National Football League
Sugar Boys won the competition, making it their second British Virgin Islands title won, defeating Lion Heart in the two-legged final.


2020–21 BVIFA National Football League, Championship Final
First Leg [Jun 27]Sugar Boys              3-3 Lion Heart              [5-4 pen]


2020–21 BYU Cougars men's basketball team
The 2020–21 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was head coach Mark Pope's second season as BYU's head coach and the Cougars tenth season as members of the West Coast Conference (WCC). The Cougars played their home games at the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah. In the conference tournament, they beat Pepperdine in the semifinals before losing to Gonzaga in the championship. They made the NCAA Tournament a where they lost to UCLA in the first round.


2020–21 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Previous season
The Cougars finished the 2019–20 season 24–8, 13–3 in West Coast Conference play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the WCC Tournament, they lost to Saint Mary's in the semifinals. Despite being a virtual lock to receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, all postseason play was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020–21 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Offseason, Departures
Seven seniors departed from the basketball team either to graduation or a completion of their college eligibility. Three of the seven were starters - Yoeli Childs, T. J. Haws and Jake Toolson and two of them were important bench players that saw significant playing time - Zac Seljaas and Dalton Nixon. These seniors contributed 70% of the scoring for the prior year team. Blaze Nield also left the team after entering the transfer portal in March 2020. In April, he transferred to Utah Valley University making it the third team Nield had played for in as many years. He played his freshman season at Utah State University Eastern in Price, Utah. Evan Troy will continue with the team as a graduate assistant.


2020–21 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Offseason, Incoming transfers
On October 18, 2019, Spencer Johnson announced his decision to transfer from Salt Lake Community College to BYU. Johnson had initially committed to Weber State in 2016, but when he returned from serving a mission in Milan, Italy, he transferred to Utah Valley University partway through his redshirt freshman year. Then he decided to transfer to Salt Lake Community College where he played his first season of college basketball. For the 2020–21 season, Johnson is a redshirt sophomore, initially with 3 seasons of eligibility remaining.


2020–21 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Offseason, Incoming transfers
On February 24, Gideon George from New Mexico Junior College announced his decision to transfer to BYU. He will transfer as a junior and initially had two years of eligibility remaining. On April 23, 2020, Purdue center Matt Haarms decided to transfer to BYU for his final year of eligibility. Haarms, reported as the nation's top available transfer at the time, had previously narrowed his choices to BYU, Kentucky and Texas Tech despite 25 or more schools contacting him regarding his decision. Because he is a graduate transfer, Haarms is eligible to play immediately.


2020–21 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Offseason, Incoming transfers
On June 12, 2020, it was announced that Brandon Averette would transfer from UVU to play his final year of college eligibility for BYU. Because Averette is a graduate transfer, he is eligible to play for the 2020–21 season. In June 2020 Brandon Warr was reported to have transferred to BYU from Westminster College as a walk-on. Warr will redshirt the 2020–21 season and play what was intended to be his final year of college eligibility during the 2021–22 season.


2020–21 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Offseason, Incoming transfers
On October 14, 2020, the NCAA announced that all student-athletes involved in winter sports in 2020–21, including men's and women's basketball, would receive an extra year of eligibility, regardless of whether they or their teams actually participated in the 2020–21 season. This special rule, introduced due to COVID-19, allows five years of eligibility for student-athletes instead of the normal four. All entries in the "Years Remaining" column reflect this policy.


2020–21 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Offseason, Returned missionaries
One returned missionary was added to the roster for the 2020–21 season. Hunter Erickson wore #1 and played at Timpview High School averaging 22 points his junior season. He is a 6'3" guard and weighs in at 185 pounds. He also received scholarship offers from Utah, Cal State Northridge and UC Santa Barbara. Due to the special NCAA eligibility rules for 2020–21, he will have five years of eligibility instead of the normal four.


2020–21 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Offseason, Currently serving missionaries
During the 2020–21 season, there are four team members that are currently serving full-time missions. Each of the four players have four years of eligibility remaining and will be part of the roster for the 2021–22 season. Nate Hansen and Trey Stewart will hold scholarship positions while Casey Brown and Jeremy DowDell will join as preferred walk-ons.


2020–21 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Offseason, 2020 Recruiting class
Six high school players committed to play for BYU from the 2020 recruiting class. Richie Saunders, Dallin Hall, Tanner Hayhurst and Tanner Toolson each plan to complete two-year full-time missionary service before joining the team for the 2022–23 season. Only Townsend Tripple and Caleb Lohner will join the roster for the 2020–21 season. Tripple had originally planned to complete missionary service before joining the team and was assigned to Argentina, but decided to delay his mission trip due to coronavirus and joined the roster as a walk-on.


2020–21 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Offseason, 2020 Recruiting class
In early June, it was reported that Caleb Lohner, a four-star forward from Texas who had previously signed with Utah, requested a release from his National Letter of Intent to sign with BYU. Lohner was released, and on June 26 officially signed with the Cougars. Lohner will be a true freshman and is immediately eligible to play.


2020–21 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Offseason, 2021 Recruiting class
Jake Wahlin committed to BYU in early September and officially signed on November 11, 2020. Wahlin was recruited by Arizona State, San Diego State and New Mexico as well as other schools. He plans to complete a mission trip and join the team for the 2023-24 season. In addition, forward Fousseyni Traore from Wasatch Academy signed with the Cougars on November 19, over schools such as Seton Hall and Utah State. He will join the program for the 2021-22 season. Atiki Ally Atiki, from the London Basketball Academy in Ontario, Canada, verbally committed to BYU on February 15, 2021 and will also join the program for the 2021-22 season.


2020–21 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Offseason, Preseason polls and rankings
In late October, BYU was selected to finish second in the West Coast Conference in the Preseason Men's Basketball Coaches Poll behind Gonzaga. Alex Barcello was named to the 2020-2021 All-WCC Pre-season Men's Basketball Team.


2020–21 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Offseason, Preseason polls and rankings
In early November, Matt Haarms was named as one of the preseason 20 players to watch regarding the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award. Throughout the preseason, several media outlets ranked BYU among the top 100 Division I college basketball preseason teams for the 2020-21 season. Consistent with the WCC preseason coaches poll, many of the writers projected BYU second among WCC teams. A summary of the various preseason rankings that included BYU is as follows:


2020–21 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Offseason, Preseason injuries
Several players dealt with injuries during the off-season. Jesse Wade had for some time had a knee injury which has prevented him from playing for BYU since he transferred from Gonzaga. He sat out the 2018–19 season due to his transfer, but was not able to play during the 2019–20 season due to his knee injury. Wade was cleared by doctors to practice with the team on June 1, 2020.


2020–21 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Offseason, Preseason injuries
Alex Barcello injured his wrist during the game at Pepperdine on February 29, 2020, yet still played 33 minutes in the final game of the season in the WCC Tournament against St. Mary's. Barcello later had surgery on his wrist and was expected to be ready for team practices on June 1, 2020. Connor Harding had lingering knee issues during the 2019–20 season. Harding had knee surgery during the summer and is expected to be available to play at the start of the season.


2020–21 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Offseason, Preseason injuries
Wyatt Lowell announced via Instagram that he was going to have shoulder surgery on July 22, 2020. Lowell indicated that he had torn his labrum the prior week playing basketball. He is expected to be recovering for several months. At a media availability interview on November 12, Mark Pope indicated that Townsend Tripple had recently injured his knee and would not be available to play at the start of the season.


2020–21 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Media coverage, Radio
Greg Wrubell and Mark Durrant return to call men's basketball for the 2020–21 season. Jason Shepherd will fill-in for Greg Wrubell whenever football conflicts arise (Dec 5 & 15), and Greg will call a few games solo due to COVID-19 restrictions.


2020–21 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Media coverage, Television
In September 2019, the West Coast Conference (WCC) agreed to a multi-year deal through the 2026-27 season with ESPN and the CBS Sports Network to broadcast numerous basketball games each year. Previously, the WCC had an agreement with ESPN, but the new agreement adds additional television coverage of basketball games through the CBS Sports Network. Games broadcast on the CBS Sports Network are carried on channel 158 on the Dish Network, channel 221 on DirecTV and channel 269 on Xfinity.


2020–21 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Media coverage, Television
Under the terms of the deal, ESPN will broadcast 17 games during the regular season and the CBS Sports Network will broadcast a minimum of 9 games. ESPN will continue to broadcast the quarterfinals, semifinals and the championship game of the WCC Tournament. BYU maintains the rights to broadcast home games on BYUtv (11.1 in Salt Lake City, Utah, channel 374 on the Dish Network, and channel 4369/9403 on DirecTV). Meanwhile Stadium broadcasts will be simulcast on KJZZ or KMYU because Utah doesn't have a Stadium tv affiliate.


2020–21 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Schedule and results
BYU's games against Pepperdine, San Diego, and Pacific on December 31, 2020 and January 2 and 7, 2021 were postponed due to COVID-19 cases within those programs. On January 5, 2021, it was announced that BYU's road game against #1 Gonzaga had been moved from February 6 to January 7 to take the place of the postponed Pacific game. On January 8, it was announced that the Pepperdine game originally scheduled for December 31, 2020 had been moved to January 27, 2021. On January 26, it was announced that BYU's home game against San Francisco originally scheduled for January 30 had been postponed due to COVID-19 cases within San Francisco's program.


2020–21 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries
Series Histories are adjusted for the second consecutive season. On the series history the 47 wins the NCAA had BYU forfeit during the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons aren't indicated. The forfeits are not added to the loss column. They are merely struck from the win column. All rankings are from the AP poll unless specifically indicated otherwise.


2020–21 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, UCCU Crosstown Clash: Utah Valley
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer Linton Starting Lineups:


2020–21 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Boise State
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer Linton Starting Lineups:


2020–21 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Deseret First Duel: Utah
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer Linton Starting Lineups:


2020–21 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, WCC Championship: Gonzaga
Broadcasters: Dave Flemming & Sean Farnham (ESPN) & Dan Dickau (Westwood One)Starting Lineups:


2020–21 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, NCAA 1st Round: UCLA
Broadcasters: Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas & Brandon Gaudin & Dan Dickau (Westwood One)Starting Lineups:


2020–21 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Rankings
^The Coaches poll did not release a week 1 ranking.


2020–21 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Future opponents
For the upcoming 2021–22 season, BYU is scheduled to play the following non-conference opponents:


2020–21 BYU Cougars women's basketball team
The 2020–21 BYU Cougars women's basketball team represents Brigham Young University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It is head coach Jeff Judkins's twentieth season at BYU. The Cougars, members of the West Coast Conference, play their home games at the Marriott Center.


2020–21 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, 2020–21 media, BYU Sports Media
All Cougars home games are being shown on BYUtv or the BYUtv App. Conference road games are being shown on WCC Network. All remaining non-conference road games are also being streamed. Streaming partners for those games can be found on the schedule.


2020–21 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, WCC Championship: Gonzaga
Broadcasters: Paul Sunderland &  (ESPNU)  Greg Wrubell & Kristen Kozlowski (BYU Radio 107.9 FM)


2020–21 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, NCAA 1st Round: Rutgers
Broadcasters:  &  (ESPNU)  Jason Shepherd & Kristen Kozlowski (BYU Radio 107.9 FM)


2020–21 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, NCAA 2nd Round: Arizona
Broadcasters:  &   Jason Shepherd & Kristen Kozlowski (BYU Radio 107.9 FM)


2020–21 BYU Cougars women's soccer team
The 2020–21 BYU Cougars women's soccer team represents BYU during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cougars are coached for a 26th consecutive season by Jennifer Rockwood, who was co-coach in 1995 and became the solo head coach in 1996. Before 1995 BYU women's soccer competed as a club team and not as a member of the NCAA. Overall the Cougars have made the NCAA tournament in 20 of the 25 seasons that Rockwood has been the head coach.


2020–21 BYU Cougars women's soccer team
Joining Rockwood as assistant coaches are Brent Anderson (4th season) and Steve Magleby (3rd season) with volunteer assistants Rachel Jorgensen (6th season) and McKinzie Young (8th season). The Cougars came off of a season where they were first in the WCC and went 21–1–1, 8–0–1 in the WCC with the only loss coming to eventual College Cup Champion Stanford. The Cougars were picked to finish as champs by the WCC media. Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, the women's soccer team practiced during the fall of 2020 and are playing a spring 2021 season with the NCAA Tournament also taking place in spring 2021.


2020–21 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Media, Television & Internet Streaming
Most BYU women's soccer will have a TV broadcast or internet video stream available. BYUtv and WCC Network (the new name for TheW.tv) will once again serve as the primary providers. Information on these television broadcasts can be found under each individual match.


2020–21 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, Media, Nu Skin BYU Sports Network
For a seventh consecutive season the BYU Sports Network will air BYU Cougars women's soccer games. Greg Wrubell provided play-by-play for most games with Jason Shepherd filling-in when Wrubell had basketball duties. BYU Radio's KUMT station 107.9 FM acted as the flagship stations for women's soccer, though the BYU Sports App carried a few games exclusively.


2020–21 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team
The 2020–21 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team represents Brigham Young University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Cougars are led by sixth year head coach Heather Olmstead and play their home games at the Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars are members of the WCC.


2020–21 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team
BYU comes off a season where they finished second in the WCC regular season championship. The Cougars received an at-large bid and once again participated in the NCAA Tournament before falling to Utah in the second round.


2020–21 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team
Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, the 2020 fall season was delayed until winter/spring, and the Cougars were scheduled to play a conference only schedule. However when the Santa Clara series was postponed, BYU was able to set up a non-conference match with Utah Valley.


2020–21 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team, Announcers for televised games
All home games will be on BYUtv or the BYUtv App. All road game will also be televised or streamed on WCC Network.


2020–21 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represented Ball State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by eighth-year head coach James Whitford, played their home games at Worthen Arena as members of the Mid-American Conference. Starting this season, the MAC announced the removal of divisions.


2020–21 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team, Previous season
The Cardinals finished the 2019–20 season 18–13, 11–7, to finish in a tie for first place in the MAC West division. They were scheduled to play Kent State in the quarterfinals of the MAC Tournament, but the remainder of the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020–21 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team
The 2020–21 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team represent Ball State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by ninth-year head coach Brady Sallee, play their home games at Worthen Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.


2020–21 Baltic Men Volleyball League
The 2020–21 Baltic Men Volleyball League, known as Credit 24 Champions League for sponsorship reasons, was the 16th edition of the highest level of club volleyball in the Baltic states.


2020–21 Baltic Men Volleyball League, Participating teams
The following teams participate in the 2020–21 edition of Baltic Men Volleyball League.


2020–21 Baltic Men Volleyball League, Regular season
All participating 10 clubs are playing according to the double round robin system.


2020–21 Baltic Men Volleyball League, Playoffs
The four winners of each series qualify to the Final four, while the other four teams are eliminated.


2020–21 Bangabandhu T20 Cup
The 2020–21 Bangabandhu T20 Cup (Bengali: বঙ্গবন্ধু টি-২০ কাপ) was a Twenty20 cricket competition that was held in Bangladesh. It was played by five teams, during November and December 2020. In November 2020, more than 100 players began to undertake fitness tests, ahead of a players' draft for the tournament. The players' draft took place on 12 November 2020, with the tournament starting in the third week of November. Two days later, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed the full schedule for the tournament.


2020–21 Bangabandhu T20 Cup
The BCB originally announced that the tournament would be used for the criteria to select players for the Twenty20 International (T20I) matches against the West Indies, scheduled to be played in early 2021. However, in December 2020, the two cricket boards agreed the itinerary for the tour, with the T20I matches being dropped.


2020–21 Bangabandhu T20 Cup
Gemcon Khulna won the tournament, beating Gazi Group Chattogram by five runs in the final.


2020–21 Bangabandhu T20 Cup, Teams
The BCB confirmed that the following teams would take part:


2020–21 Bangabandhu T20 Cup, Squads
The players' draft took place on 12 November 2020, with each team selecting a squad of sixteen players.


2020–21 Bangalore Super Division
The 2020–21 Bangalore Super Division was the tenth season of the Bangalore Super Division which is the fourth tier of the Indian association football system and the top tier of the Karnataka football system. The season started on 12 January 2021. Bengaluru FC 'B' were the defending champions. All games were played at Bangalore Football Stadium. The league was contested by top 12 teams from 2019–20 season as well as Young Challengers and FC Deccan who were promoted from 2019–20 Bangalore 'A' division. AGORC were relegated to 2020–21 Bangalore A Division.


2020–21 Bangalore Super Division, Teams
After withdrawal of Ozone FC and South United FC from the league, Students Union who were supposed to be relegated along with last placed AGORC FC were allowed to continue in the top division while Young Challengers and FC Deccan joined after gaining promotion from Bangalore A Division League.


2020–21 Bangkok United F.C. season
The 2020–21 season is Bangkok United Football Club's 12th in the new era since they took over from Bangkok University Football Club in 2009. It is the 5th season in the Thai League and the club's 10th (8th consecutive) season in the top flight of the Thai football league system since returning in the 2013 season.


2020–21 Bangkok United F.C. season
In the league, match 5–30 are postponed following the coronavirus outbreak.


2020–21 Bangkok United F.C. season, Transfer, Mid-season transfer, Out
Note 1: Bonilla will join Port on an initial loan deal, which will become a permanent transfer when his contract with Bangkok United is up in 31/12/2020.


2020–21 Bangladesh Championship League
The 2020–21 Bangladesh Championship League was the 9th season of the Bangladesh Championship League since its establishment in 2012. A total of 12 football clubs is competing in the league. T&T Club Motijheel withdrew from the league due to their financial issues. Swadhinata KS clinched their first title, with NoFeL SC following in second.


2020–21 Bangladesh Championship League
The league was kicked off on 7 February 2021. It was originally scheduled to be completed within 25 June, but ended on 19 July as the league was postponed few times due to coronavirus pandemic.


2020–21 Bangladesh Championship League, Venues
All matches were held at the BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium & Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh.


2020–21 Bangladesh Federation Cup
The 2020-21 Federation Cup (due to sponsorship from Walton also known as 2020–21 Walton Federation Cup) is the 32nd edition of the tournament, the main domestic annual club football competition in Bangladesh organized by Bangladesh Football Federation. The 13 participants is competing in the tournament. The tournament has started on 22 December 2020.


2020–21 Bangladesh Federation Cup
Bashundhara Kings are current champions. The club have defeated Rahmatganj MFS by 2–1 on 5 January  2020 to lift the trophy for the first time.


2020–21 Bangladesh Federation Cup, Draw
The draw ceremony of the tournament was held on 13 December 2020 at 12:00 BST on the 3rd floor of BFF House Motijheel, Dhaka. The thirteen teams were divided into four groups. The top two teams from each group will move into the Quarter-Finals.


2020–21 Bangladesh Federation Cup, Goalscorers
There have been 64 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 2.91 goals per match.


2020–21 Bangladesh Women's Football League
The 2020–21 Bangladesh Women's Football League was the 4th season of the Bangladesh Women's Football League, the top level of women's football in Bangladesh, since its establishment in 2011. The tournament has started on 31 March. Bashundhara Kings are the defending champions


2020–21 Bangladesh Women's Football League
The Women's Football League has been postponed indefinitely on 5 April, 2021 as The Bangladesh government has decided to enforce a seven-day lockdown in the country.


2020–21 Bangladesh Women's Football League, Venue
Due to Covid-19 pandemic situation all matches were held at the BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh.


2020–21 Bangladesh Women's Football League, Goalscorers
There were 290 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 5.58 goals per match.


2020–21 Barnsley F.C. season
The 2020–21 season was the 134th season in existence of Barnsley Football Club and the club's second consecutive season in the second division of English football. In addition to the domestic league, Barnsley participated in this season's editions of the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.


2020–21 Barnsley F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020–21 Barnsley F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
The third round draw was made on 30 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 Barnsley 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 Barrow A.F.C. season
The 2020–21 season is Barrow's 119th year in existence and their first season in League Two having gained promotion from the National League in 2020 ending a 48 year exile from the Football League. Along with League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.


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


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


2020–21 Barrow A.F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.


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


2020–21 Barrow A.F.C. season, Statistics, Top scorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.


2020–21 Barrow A.F.C. season, Statistics, Cleansheets
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total cleansheets are equal.


2020–21 Bashundhara Kings season
The 2020–21 season is Bashundhara Kings's 8th season as a football club since its creation in 2013, and its 3rd consecutive season in the top-flight. In addition to domestic league, Bashundhara participated on this season's edition of Federation Cup and AFC 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 Bashundhara Kings season, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020–21 Bashundhara Kings season, Pre-season & friendlies, Maldives tour
In 2020, Bashundhara Kings were going to play two friendlies against TC Sports Club  and Maziya S&RC as a part of pre-season camp in Maldives, but later cancelled.


2020–21 Basketball Bundesliga
The 2020–21 Basketball Bundesliga, known as the easyCredit BBL for sponsorship reasons, was the 54th season of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the top-tier level of professional club basketball in Germany. It ran from 6 November 2020 to 13 June 2021.


2020–21 Basketball Bundesliga
Alba Berlin won their second straight and tenth overall title, after defeating Bayern Munich in four games.


2020–21 Basketball Bundesliga, Playoffs
All three rounds of the playoffs are played in a best-of-five format, with the higher seeded team playing the first, third and fifth game at home.


2020–21 Basketball Champions League
The 2020–21 Basketball Champions League was the 5th season of the Basketball Champions League (BCL), a European-wide professional basketball competition for clubs launched and managed by FIBA.


2020–21 Basketball Champions League
San Pablo Burgos won its second consecutive championship, after defeating Pınar Karşıyaka in the Final in Nizhny Novgorod.


2020–21 Basketball Champions League, Teams, Team allocation
44 teams played in the 2020–21 Basketball Champions League (28 teams directly qualify for the group competition, while 16 teams play 2 qualifying rounds for the remaining 4 places in the group stage).


2020–21 Basketball Champions League, Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition was be as follows. On December 3, the Basketball Champions League Board has approved a change of format for the 2020-21 Play-Offs and Finals.


2020–21 Basketball Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Draw
The 16 teams that entered in the first round were divided into four pots based firstly on the competition's club ranking and, for clubs that have not yet participated in the competition, on the country ranking.


2020–21 Basketball Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Draw
For the first qualification round (QR1), teams from Pot 3 were drawn against teams from Pot 2, and teams from Pot 4 faced teams from Pot 1. Clubs from Pot 1 and 2 were seeded, and played the second leg at home. Games were played on September 15–18. The eight winners then qualified for the second qualification round (QR2).


2020–21 Basketball Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Draw
For the second round (QR2), the winners of Pot 3 and Pot 2 faced the winners of Pot 4 and Pot 1. The winners from Pot 4 and Pot 1 were be seeded, and played the second leg at home. Games were played on September 22–25. The four winners then qualified for the 2020–21 Basketball Champions League regular reason and joined the 28 directly qualified teams in the main draw.


2020–21 Basketball Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Change of Qualifying format
On August 25, 2020, it was announced, in order to protect the health and guarantee the safety of players, coaches and officials, but also to safeguard a fair competition, and to properly organize game operations, the decision has been taken to modify the competition system from home-away games, to a tournament format, with single games for each Qualification Round.


2020–21 Basketball Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Change of Qualifying format
Four tournaments took place, each consisting of two semifinals games and of one final game, where the semifinals were played as the BCL qualification round 1 and the final as the BCL qualification round 2. These Qualification tournaments took place in two different locations:


2020–21 Basketball Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Draw pots
* Example of 1 point for Igokea from 2016 to 2017 season means that the FIBA's "last three season points" rule applies to the last (three) BCL seasons of the particular club, not the last three BCL seasons in general.


2020–21 Basketball Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Results, Qualification Group A
Semifinals were played on 23 September 2020 and Final took place on 25 September 2020 at Tassos Papadopoulos Eleftheria Indoor Hall in Nicosia, Cyprus.


2020–21 Basketball Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Results, Qualification Group B
Semifinals were played on 22 September 2020 and Final took place on 24 September 2020 at Tassos Papadopoulos Eleftheria Indoor Hall in Nicosia, Cyprus.


2020–21 Basketball Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Results, Qualification Group C
Semifinals were played on 23 September 2020 and Final took place on 25 September 2020 at Arena Botevgrad in Botevgrad, Bulgaria.


2020–21 Basketball Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Results, Qualification Group D
Semifinals were played on 22 September 2020 and Final took place on 24 September 2020 at Arena Botevgrad in Botevgrad, Bulgaria.


2020–21 Basketball Champions League, Regular season, Draw
The 28 teams that entered in the regular season directly were divided into seven pots based firstly on the club ranking and, for clubs that have not yet participated in the competition, on the country ranking. Eighth pot is reserved for winners of qualifying rounds.


2020–21 Basketball Champions League, Regular season, Draw
Initially, teams were divided into groups of eight teams. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, groups were split with the aim to the reduce the number of games and to make easier to play possible postponed matches.


2020–21 Basketball Champions League, Playoffs
Sixteen teams advance to the Play-off phase, consisting of a new group format of four groups with four teams each.


2020–21 Basketball Champions League, Playoffs
A draw determined the new four groups (each group had respectively two teams having finished first and two teams having finished second in their regular season group) that played home and away games over the month of March. No country protection, only group protection was applied during the draw.


2020–21 Basketball Champions League, Playoffs
Clubs played six games each in a round robin system (three games home, three away), with the first two teams in each group qualifying for a Final 8 tournament that concluded the 2020–21 season. The playoffs started on March 2–3, 2021.


2020–21 Basketball Champions League, Playoffs
The draw of this second phase of the competition was conducted on February 2, at the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball.


2020–21 Basketball Champions League, Final Eight
The concluding Final Eight tournament was played in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, between 5 May and 9 May 2021.


2020–21 Basketball Champions League, Final Eight, Third place game
The third place game was played on 9 May 2021.


2020–21 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The 2020–21 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina will be the 20th season of this championship, with 14 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina participating in it. Igokea  is the defending champion.


2020–21 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Competition format
Thirteen of fourteen teams joined the regular season, played with as double round-robin tournament.


2020–21 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Competition format
At the end of regular season the last three teams would be relegated, while the first five teams would join "Liga 6" along with KK Igokea. First four teams in "Liga 6" would compete in playoff tournament, with one-leg (semifinals, third place and final) matches.


2020–21 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Competition format
In mid-season, however, it was decided that only the last team will be relegated. Also, playoff semifinal and final will be played in best of three and best of five format, respectively.


2020–21 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Teams and locations
Bosna Royal, Borac Banja Luka and Čelik Zenica were promoted, while Vogošća was relegated.


2020–21 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Playoffs
Igokea, which was supposed to host the Final Four, canceled the organization of this tournament, and the Basketball Association of BiH awarded the organization to Široki. Igokea, Borac and Spars did not show up to the final tournament, and as a result the title was awarded to Široki as a walkover.


2020–21 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Playoffs
Igokea, Borac and Spars were fined, and relegated to a lower tier competition.


2020–21 Basketball Cup of Serbia
The 2019–20 Basketball Cup of Serbia is the 15th season of the Serbian 2nd-tier men's cup tournament.


2020–21 Basketball Cup of Serbia
The draw was held on 11 December 2020. In the final, Vojvodina won over Radnički Kragujevac.


2020–21 Basketball Cup of Serbia, Quarterfinals, Vojvodina v Napredak JKP
The match was not played, and Napredak JKP forfeited 0–20.


2020–21 Basketball Cup of Serbia, Quarterfinals, Fair Play v Radnički Kragujevac
Originally to be scheduled to 23 December, it was postponed and re-scheduled to 30 December.


2020–21 Basketball Cup of Serbia, Semifinals, Vojvodina v OKK Beograd
Originally to be scheduled to 13 January 2021, it was postponed and re-scheduled to 20 January.


2020–21 Basketball League of Serbia
The 2020–21 Basketball League of Serbia (Serbian Cyrillic: Кошаркашка лига Србије 2020–21.) is the 15th season of the Basketball League of Serbia, the top-tier professional basketball league in Serbia. Also, it's the 77th national championship played by Serbian clubs inclusive of the nation's previous incarnations as Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro.


2020–21 Basketball League of Serbia
The season is the first to be played after the previous season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia. The Basketball Federation of Serbia ruled that the 13 teams from the previous season will stay in the league and the three highest-placed clubs from Second League will be promoted. The first-placed team from the previous season, Borac, joins the ABA League. Crvena zvezda mts is the defending champion.


2020–21 Basketball League of Serbia
The First League began on 25 September 2020. The SuperLeague will start in May 2021.


2020–21 Basketball League of Serbia, Teams
A total of 21 teams participated in the 2020–21 Basketball League of Serbia.


2020–21 Basketball League of Serbia, Super League
The Super League was canceled and the qualified teams will play in the Playoffs.


2020–21 Basketball League of Serbia, Playoffs
The playoffs are scheduled to start on May 27, 2021 and end on June 13, 2021.


2020–21 Basketbol Süper Ligi
The 2020–21 Basketbol Süper Ligi was the 55th season of the Basketbol Süper Ligi, the top-tier level professional club basketball league in Turkey.


2020–21 Basketbol Süper Ligi
The season is the first to be played after the previous season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The previous season was cancelled in May 2020.


2020–21 Basketbol Süper Ligi, Teams
On May 11, 2020, it was declared the previous season was cancelled by Turkish Basketball Federation. Since this season was cancelled, there was no promotion and relegation.


2020–21 Basketbol Süper Ligi, Teams
On July 29, 2020, it was announced Sigortam.Net İTÜ (Team has been renamed to Bakırköy Basket after end of last season) has been removed from league by TBF due to financial issues. Instead of them, Petkim Spor will play in the league. On August 21, 2020 Teksüt Bandırma announced that they withdrew from league due to financial issues. Later on the same day TBF has announced that 2020–21 season will be played with 15 teams. On September 4, 2020, Arbitration Board of Sports decided, application of Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket is valid and they could be the 16th team of BSL.


2020–21 Basketbol Süper Ligi, Teams
On September 18, TBF announced Fethiye Belediyespor would be the 16th team.


2020–21 Basketbol Süper Ligi, Playoffs
In the quarter-finals a best-of-three was played, in the semi-finals a best-of-five and in the finals a best-of-seven playoff format was used.


2020–21 Basketbol Süper Ligi, Playoffs
Quarterfinals were played best-of-three format (1-1-1), semifinals and finals were played in a best-of-five format (2-2-1).


2020–21 Basketligaen
The 2020–21 Basketligaen was the 46th season of the highest professional basketball tier in Denmark. The season started don 2 October 2020 and ended 27 May 2021. Bakken Bears won its nineteenth national championship, its fifth consecutive title.


2020–21 Basketligaen, Competition format
Teams were divided into two groups: Pro A, joined by the best five teams in the previous season, and Pro B, by the rest of the team. Each team would play against each other of their same league four times, while only twice with teams from the other side.


2020–21 Basketligaen, Competition format
The five teams of Pro A and the best three of Pro B qualified for playoffs.


2020–21 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season
The 2020–21 season was the 117th season in the existence of Bayer 04 Leverkusen and the club's 42nd consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, Bayer 04 Leverkusen also participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal as well as the UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 11 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.


2020–21 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 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 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season, Players, 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 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season, Competitions, UEFA Europa League, Group stage
The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.


2020–21 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season, Competitions, UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase
The draw for the round of 32 was held on 14 December 2020.


2020–21 Baylor Bears basketball team
The 2020–21 Baylor Bears basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, members of the Big 12 Conference, played their home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas. They were led by 18th-year head coach Scott Drew.


2020–21 Baylor Bears basketball team
The 2020-21 season was arguably the greatest season in Baylor's 115-year basketball history. They finished the season 28–2, 13–1 in Big 12 play to win their first regular season championship of any sort since 1950. In the Big 12 Tournament, they defeated Kansas State in the quarterfinals before losing to Oklahoma State in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed in the South region. The Bears defeated Hartford and Wisconsin to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. They defeated Villanova and Arkansas to advance to the school's first Final Four since 1950. In the Final Four, they defeated Houston to advance to the school's second National Championship Game. In the championship, they defeated No. 1 overall seed Gonzaga to win the school's first National Championship.


2020–21 Baylor Bears basketball team, Previous season
The Bears finished the season 2019–20 season 26–4 and 15–3 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. The team was scheduled to play Kansas State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament before the tournament was canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The NCAA Tournament was also canceled due to the pandemic.


2020–21 Baylor Bears basketball team, Preseason, Big 12 coaches' poll
The Big 12 preseason coaches' poll was released on October 29, 2020. Baylor was predicted to come in first place.


2020–21 Baylor Bears basketball team, Schedule and results
The Bears' initial schedule included participation in the Empire Classic at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, where they would have played Arizona State on November 25, followed by either Villanova or Boston College on November 26; however, the Bears were forced to withdraw after Scott Drew announced he had tested positive for COVID-19. The Bears were likewise forced to cancel their game scheduled for November 29 against Seton Hall.


2020–21 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team
The 2020–21 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team played its home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by Hall of Fame coach Kim Mulkey in her 20th season.


2020–21 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team
This was the final season in which Baylor women's basketball used the "Lady Bears" nickname. On September 3, 2021, Baylor announced that the last three women's teams that were still using "Lady Bears", namely basketball, soccer, and volleyball, would be known simply as "Bears" from that point forward.


2020–21 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team, Previous season
The Lady Bears finished the 2018–19 season with a record of 28–2, 17–1 in Big 12 to win the Big 12 regular season title. They qualified for the Big 12 Women's Tournament, which, along with the NCAA Women's Tournament, was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020–21 Beitar Jerusalem F.C. season
Beitar Jerusalem are an Israeli football club based in Jerusalem. The 2020–21 season will be the clubs 84th competitive campaign since the club were formed. During this season the club will have competed in the following competitions: Israeli Premier League, Toto Cup Al, UEFA Europa League, State Cup.


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


2020–21 Belarusian Cup
2020–21 Belarusian Cup was the thirtieth season of the Belarusian annual cup competition. Contrary to the league season, it is conducted in a fall-spring rhythm. It started in May 2020 and concluded with a final match in May 2021. BATE Borisov won the Cup and qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League.


2020–21 Belarusian Cup, First round
In this round 6 amateur clubs were drawn with 12 Second League clubs. The draw was performed on 7 May 2020. The matches were played on 16 May 2020.


2020–21 Belarusian Cup, Second round
The draw was performed on 18 May 2020. The matches were played on 6 June 2020. Krumkachy  Minsk were given a bye to the next round by drawing of lots.


2020–21 Belarusian Cup, Final
The final was played on 23 May 2021 at Central Stadium in Gomel.


2020–21 Belgian Basketball Cup
The 2020–21 Belgian Basketball Cup, for sponsorship reaons the The Euromillions Cup, was the 67th edition of Belgium's national basketball cup tournament. Antwerp Giants were the defending champions, but lost the quarter-finals against Oostende, who would go on to win the Cup outright.


2020–21 Belgian Basketball Cup
On 2 July 2020, a new format and draw were announced by the EuroMillions League. Six teams from the Top Division Men, the national second division, were joined by all Pro Basketball League (PBL) teams for a group stage. The format was changed again in December 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The competition returned to its former format with only PBL teams. The final was played on 21 March in Palais 12.


2020–21 Belgian Cup
The 2020–21 Belgian Cup was the 66th season of Belgium's annual football cup competition. The competition began on 2 August 2020 and ended with the final on 25 April 2021. The winners of the competition qualified for the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League play-off round.


2020–21 Belgian Cup, Competition format
The competition consisted of one preliminary round, followed by ten proper rounds. All rounds were single-match elimination rounds, including the semi-finals which were traditionally held over two legs but not this season due to an extremely tight schedule. When tied after 90 minutes in the first three rounds, penalties were taken immediately. From round four, when tied after 90 minutes first an extra time period of 30 minutes was played, then penalties were taken if still necessary.


2020–21 Belgian Cup, Competition format
Teams entered the competition in different rounds, based upon their 2020–21 league affiliation. Teams from the fifth-level Belgian Division 3 or lower began in round 1, with the exception of four teams from the Luxembourg Belgian Provincial League which started in the preliminary round. Belgian Division 2 teams entered in round 2, Belgian National Division 1 teams entered in round 3, Belgian First Division B teams in round 5 and finally the Belgian First Division A teams entered in round 6.


2020–21 Belgian Cup, Preliminary round
This round of matches was played on 23 August 2020 and included four teams playing in the Luxembourg Belgian Provincial League.


2020–21 Belgian Cup, First round
This round of matches was played on 29 and 30 August 2020 and includes teams playing in the Belgian Division 3 and Belgian Provincial Leagues. Teams were divided into eight geographical groups and teams from the Belgian Division 3 were seeded and could not play each other. Note: Wetteren was promoted into the Belgian Division 2 after the draw was made to fill up a vacant spot but no redraw was made.


2020–21 Belgian Cup, Second round
This round of matches will be played on 5 and 6 September 2020 and includes the 111 winners from the First Round together with 49 teams playing in the Belgian Division 2. Teams from the Belgian Division 2 were seeded and could not play each other. Note: Mandel United was promoted into the Belgian National Division 1 after the draw was made to fill up a vacant spot but no redraw was made.


2020–21 Belgian Cup, Third round
This round of matches was played from 11 till 15 September 2020 and included the 80 winners from the Second Round together with 16 teams playing in the Belgian National Division 1. Teams from the Belgian National Division 1 were seeded and could not play each other. The lowest team in the competition came from the third provincial division (8th level): FC Tilleur. Note: Lierse Kempenzonen was promoted into the Belgian First Division B after the draw was made to fill up a vacant spot but no redraw was made.


2020–21 Belgian Cup, Fourth round
This round of matches will be played on 20 September 2020 and includes the 48 winners from the Third Round. Lowest ranked teams still available are Blankenberge, Wielsbeke, Bilzerse Waltwilder and Vorselaar, all playing at the sixth level (First Provincial Division).


2020–21 Belgian Cup, Fifth round
This round of matches will be played on 10 and 11 October 2020 and includes the 24 winners from the Fourth Round together with the teams from the Belgian First Division B (with the exception of U23 team Club NXT which was ineligible, and Lierse Kempenzonen which already entered in the Third Round) and two teams from the Belgian First Division A, Oud-Heverlee Leuven and Waasland-Beveren. The lowest-ranked team still available is Blankenberge, all playing at the sixth level (First Provincial Division).


2020–21 Belgian Cup, Sixth round
The draw for the sixth round was made on 12 October and included the teams from the Belgian First Division A, with the exception of Waasland-Beveren and OH Leuven which had entered in the prior round. The 16 teams entering at this stage were seeded and could not meet each other. Lowest teams still in the competition are RAAL La Louvière, Heur-Tongeren, Lokeren-Temse and Olsa Brakel, all from the Belgian Division 2 (tier 4).


2020–21 Belgian Cup, Sixth round
As part of containment measures taken to limit to spread of the COVID19 disease in the second half of October, amateur clubs were not allowed to organize group training sessions until mid-December, making it very difficult for these teams to prepare for the cup matches. Therefore, in November 2020 the matches were postponed from their initial dates (15, 16, and 17 December 2020) to 9 and 10 January 2021. Additionally, amateur clubs hosting matches without field-heating installations might lose their home advantage if weather conditions prove too challenging.


2020–21 Belgian Cup, Sixth round
With the containment measures in Belgium prolonged and amateur teams not allowed to play matches prior to 15 January unless adhering to the (expensive) professional sports protocols, an agreement was found in December with the amateur teams still in the cup to postpone all matches further, now from 9 and 10 January 2021 to the midweek of 2 to 4 February 2021. With no further postponements possible, in case further containment measures prevent the amateur teams from restarting on 15 January, these teams will be excluded from the competition, receiving some financial compensation in return.


2020–21 Belgian Cup, Sixth round
On 17 January, K.F.C. Dessel Sport forfeited their match, after the mayor of Dessel had not allowed Dessel Sport to follow the protocol of the professional football clubs, making it impossible for them to prepare for their cup tie with Beerschot. Beerschot immediately progressed to the next round. On January 19th, for the same reasons, both Rupel Boom and Tessenderlo also forfeited their matches, respectively against Eupen and Genk. Eupen and Genk progressed automatically to the seventh round.


2020–21 Belgian Cup, Seventh round
With the seventh round scheduled just one week after the sixth round, the draw was already made on 8 January 2021, before the previous round was even played. The lowest team still in the competition was Olympic Charleroi CF, the only non-professional team to make it this far.


2020–21 Belgian Cup, Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 11 February 2021, right after the conclusion of the last match of the previous round, Union SG vs Anderlecht. Only teams from the top division are still present in the tournament.


2020–21 Belgian Cup, Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals was made on 4 March 2021, right after the conclusion of the last match of the previous round, Standard Liège vs Club Brugge.


2020–21 Belgian Division 2
The 2020–21 Belgian Division 2 was the fifth season of the division in its current format, placed at the fourth-tier of football in Belgium and the first under this name, after being renamed (Belgian) Division 2 from (Belgian) Second Amateur Division. The season was cancelled in January 2021 with just a few matches played, as measures taken by the Belgian government against the spread of COVID-19 prohibited amateur football.


2020–21 Belgian Division 2
The division consisted of three separate leagues. Leagues VFV A and VFV B consist of teams with a license from the Voetbalfederatie Vlaanderen (VFV, the Flemish/Dutch speaking wing of the Belgian FA) and contain 16 teams, while the ACFF league contains teams with a license from the Association des Clubs Francophones de Football (ACFF, the French-speaking wing of the RBFA) and contains 17 teams. The champions from each of the three leagues would normally have been promoted to the 2021–22 Belgian National Division 1, but due to the cancellation no teams were promoted or relegated.


2020–21 Belgian Division 3
The 2020–21 Belgian Division 3 was the fifth season of the division in its current format, placed at the fifth-tier of football in Belgium and the first under this name, after being renamed (Belgian) Division 3 from (Belgian) Third Amateur Division. The season was cancelled in January 2021 with just a few matches played, as measures taken by the Belgian government against the spread of COVID-19 prohibited amateur football.


2020–21 Belgian Division 3
The division consist of four separate leagues. Leagues VFV A and VFV B consist of teams with a license from the Voetbalfederatie Vlaanderen (VFV, the Flemish/Dutch speaking wing of the Belgian FA), while the leagues ACFF A and ACFF B contain teams with a license from the Association des Clubs Francophones de Football (ACFF, the French-speaking wing of the RBFA). The champions from each of the four leagues would normally have been promoted to the 2021–22 Belgian Division 2, but due to the cancellation no teams were promoted or relegated.


2020–21 Belgian First Division A
The 2020–21 Belgian First Division A was the 118th season of top-tier football in Belgium. As part of a proposal by the Jupiler Pro League's board of directors accepted by the General Assembly on 15 May 2020, the 2020–21 season would involve shortened playoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Only the top four teams would play for the title, while teams five through eight would play for the remaining ticket into Europe. The league fixtures were announced on 8 July 2020.


2020–21 Belgian First Division A, Team changes
Waasland-Beveren were originally relegated to the Belgian First Division B, as they were the bottom-placed team when the 2019–20 Belgian First Division A stopped prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, following legal proceedings, they remained in the top-flight, and instead, the league was expanded to 18 teams, with both OH Leuven and Beerschot being promoted (normally only one of them would have gained promotion).


2020–21 Belgian First Division A, Team changes
Technically, under its current form and owners, Beerschot will make its debut in the top tier of Belgian football, although in reality two teams with the same identity have played at the top level: Beerschot VAC (81 seasons, last in 1990–91) and Beerschot AC (until its bankruptcy at the end of the 2012–13 season, and known as Germinal Beerschot from 1999 until 2011). OH Leuven returned to the top tier after an absence of four seasons, when they dropped to the last place on the ultimate matchday of the 2015–16 season.


2020–21 Belgian First Division A, Format change
With now 18 instead of 16 teams, the format has changed somewhat. While the season still starts with an initial round-robin phase in which all teams play each other twice, the end of season play-offs have been shortened temporarily and for the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons only. The title playoffs will now only be played by the top four teams (instead of six) and the Europa play-offs will now be played by the teams finishing fifth through eight (instead of all teams finishing below 6th).


2020–21 Belgian First Division A, Format change
As a result, for all teams finishing below 8th, the season will be over upon completion of the round-robin phase, with the team in last position being relegated. One exception is the team finishing in 17th position, as this team will play a promotion-relegation play off against the 2nd-place finisher in the 2020–21 Belgian First Division B, with the winner playing in the 2021–22 Belgian First Division A.


2020–21 Belgian First Division A, Play-offs, Play-Off I
The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the playoff: Club Brugge 38, Antwerp 30, Anderlecht 29 and Genk 28.


2020–21 Belgian First Division A, Play-offs, Play-Off II
The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the playoff: Oostende 27, Standard 25, Gent 25 and Mechelen 24. The points of Oostende and Gent were rounded up, therefore in case of any ties on points at the end of the playoffs, the half point will be deducted for these teams.


2020–21 Belgian First Division A, Play-offs, European competition play-offs
Originally, the fourth-placed team of the play-offs I (or third-placed team if the regular season winners finish fourth) and the first-placed team of the play-offs II would play two home-and-away matches to determine the Europa Conference League play-off winner, which would qualify for the second qualifying round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League. However, since Genk, winners of the 2020–21 Belgian Cup, finished in the regular season top four and qualified for play-offs I, this guaranteed that all four teams of play-offs I would qualify for European competitions. As a result, the play-off final was not be played, and the first-placed team of the play-offs II, KAA Gent, qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League.


2020–21 Belgian First Division A, Promotion-Relegation play-off
The team finishing in 17th place competes in a two-legged match with the runner-up of the 2020–21 Belgian First Division B, with the aggregate winner to play in the 2021–22 Belgian First Division A, while the losing team will take part in the 2021–22 Belgian First Division B.


2020–21 Belgian First Division A, Promotion-Relegation play-off
On 11 April 2021, Seraing from the Belgian First Division B qualified for the promotion-relegation playoff as a loss by Lommel against Union SG meant Seraing could no longer be overtaken for second place. On 8 May 2021, Seraing was promoted to the 2021–22 Belgian First Division A after a 6–3 aggregate win in the two-legged series and Waasland-Beveren was relegated to the 2021–22 Belgian First Division B.


2020–21 Belgian First Division B
The 2020–21 season of the Belgian First Division B began in August 2020 and ended in April 2021. Union SG became champions on 13 March 2021, returning to the highest level of Belgian football for the first time since the 1972–73 season.


2020–21 Belgian First Division B, Format changes
Only in the 2020–21 season, the league will no longer consist of two separate competitions but will be one single league in which all teams play each other four times. There will be no more playoffs, no teams will qualify for the Europa League playoffs and the bottom team will be relegated directly.


2020–21 Belgian First Division B, Season statistics, Team of the season
Upon completion of the regular season a team of the season award was compiled, based upon the results of the team of the week results throughout the season, constructed based on nominations from managers, assistant-managers, journalists and analysts. The results were announced from 4 May 2021, with one player revealed each day.