2020–21 Cupa României Preliminary Rounds, Fourth Round, Brașov, Făgăraș Zone
These matches is preliminary rounds for matches with teams from 4th League and was played on 10 October 2019. Fourth Round Results: Făgăraș Zone East Serie


2020–21 Cupa României Preliminary Rounds, Fourth Round, Brașov, Făgăraș Zone
These matches is preliminary rounds for matches with teams from 4th League and was played on 9 October 2019. Fourth Round Results: Făgăraș Zone West Serie


2020–21 Cupa României Preliminary Rounds, Fourth Round, Călărași
These matches will be played in 2020. Fourth Round Results: Călărași


2020–21 Cupa României Preliminary Rounds, Fifth Round, Brașov
Also was one preliminary tour with teams and was played on 23 October 2019. Preliminary Tour Results: Brașov & Făgăraș Zone vs 4th League


2020–21 Cupa României Preliminary Rounds, Fifth Round, Brașov
Fifth Round will take place in 2020. Fifth Round Results: Brașov


2020–21 Currie Cup Premier Division
The 2020–21 Currie Cup Premier Division was the 82nd edition of the top tier of the Currie Cup, the premier domestic rugby union competition in South Africa. It was sponsored by beer brand Carling Black Label and organised by the South African Rugby Union. The competition was won by the  Blue Bulls, who beat the  Sharks 26–19 after extra time in the final played at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria on 30 January 2021.


2020–21 Currie Cup Premier Division
Traditionally played in winter, the Currie Cup began later than usual in the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and extended into summer. The tournament was scheduled to start in late August, subject to government approval, but no rugby was allowed to be played in South Africa between mid March and late September 2020.


2020–21 Currie Cup Premier Division
To satisfy commercial partners, a combined Currie Cup and domestic Super Rugby Unlocked tournament was created for the seven Premier Division teams. It was played over 16 weeks with all regular season matches counting towards one combined log of the team's standings. The Super Rugby Unlocked competition began in October and was played as a seven-week round-robin. All tournament points were then carried forward to the Currie Cup Premier Division, played from November 2020 to January 2021 and incorporating a return round-robin of matches followed by cup playoffs.


2020–21 Currie Cup Premier Division
There was no First Division of the Currie Cup played in 2020. It was provisionally scheduled to be played in June and July, but was cancelled due to financial stress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020–21 Currie Cup Premier Division, Regular season, Format
The Currie Cup Premier Division competition began with a seven-week round-robin stage. Each team started with the log points from the final position of their union in the Super Rugby Unlocked competition that was played over the preceding seven weeks. The top four teams on the combined standings log at the end of the regular season qualified for the semifinals, which was followed by a final.


2020–21 Currie Cup Premier Division, Regular season, Format
Tournament points in the standings were awarded to teams as follows:


2020–21 Currie Cup Premier Division, Regular season, Format
Teams were ranked in the standings firstly by tournament points then by: (a) points difference from all matches (points scored less points conceded); (b) tries difference from all matches (tries scored less tries conceded); (c) points difference from the matches between the tied teams; (d) points scored in all matches; (e) tries scored in all matches; and, if needed, (f) a coin toss.


2020–21 Currie Cup Premier Division, Regular season, Standings
Combined log of the regular season Currie Cup and Super Rugby Unlocked matches:


2020–21 Currie Cup Premier Division, Regular season, Standings
Key: P = matches played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, TF = Tries for, TA = Tries against, TB = Tries bonus, LB = Loss Bonus, Pts = Tournament points


2020–21 Currie Cup Premier Division, Regular season, Round-by-round
The table below shows the progression of all teams throughout the Currie Cup season. Each team's tournament points on the standings log is shown for each round, with the overall log position in brackets.


2020–21 Currie Cup Premier Division, Regular season, Round-by-round
All teams started with the log points carried over from their union's final position in the Super Rugby Unlocked competition.


2020–21 Currie Cup Premier Division, Regular season, Matches
For the first half of the provincial season, a round-robin of matches was played for Super Rugby Unlocked honours, with all tournament points  carried forward to the Premier Division of the Currie Cup.


2020–21 Currie Cup Premier Division, Regular season, Matches
Listed below are all matches for the return round-robin, played for the 2020–21 Currie Cup Premier Division.


2020–21 Currie Cup Premier Division, Play-offs
The play-off matches were rescheduled for a week later than previously planned to observe COVID-19 isolation protocols and maintain tournament integrity for the competing teams.


2020–21 Currie Cup Premier Division, Play-offs, Final
Assistant Referees: AJ Jacobs (South Africa) Griffin Colby (South Africa)Television match official: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)


2020–21 Currie Cup Premier Division, Players, Team rosters
The respective team squads for the 2020–21 Currie Cup Premier Division were:


2020–21 Cyclo-cross Superprestige
The Cyclo-cross Superprestige 2020-21 – also known as the Telenet Superprestige for sponsorship reasons – is a season-long cyclo-cross competition held in Belgium and the Netherlands.


2020–21 Cymru North
The 2020–21 Cymru North season (also known as the 2020–21 JD Cymru North season for sponsorship reasons) would have been the second season of the second-tier northern region football in Welsh football pyramid. Teams were to play each other twice on a home and away basis.


2020–21 Cymru North
Prestatyn Town were the defending champions. They were not promoted last season due to the fact that they did not meet FAW tier 1 guidelines. Second placed Flint Town United were promoted instead. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales, this season was cancelled.


2020–21 Cymru North, Season overview
Rhyl competed in the Cymru North league for the 2019–20 season. However, they were wound up on 21 April 2020. A phoenix club was set up the following month with the new name (voted by the fans association) of CPD Y Rhyl 1879. It was confirmed that the new club has secured the use of the Belle Vue stadium. Therefore, this league was reduced to sixteen teams.


2020–21 Cymru North, Season overview
The Professional Registration Periods for the 2020–21 season were as follows:The first period was to open on 27 July 2020 and was to close at midnight on 16 October 2020. Dates for the second period were to be confirmed prior to the season's cancellation. Summer transfers can be found  .


2020–21 Cymru North, Season overview
Since anti-COVID-19 restrictions were put in place by FAW, as from Monday 10 August 2020, clubs could have trained in groups of 15 and contact training was allowed at all-levels of football. However, competitive and exhibition matches were still not allowed to take place. The FAW eventually cancelled the 2020–21 season on 18 March 2021 because Cymru North and South did not have their Elite Status designation reinstated by the National Sport Group.


2020–21 Cymru North, Season statistics, Fair Play winner
The winner for each respective division's FAW Fair Play Table will be given £1,000 prize money and the FAW Fair Play Trophy.


2020–21 Cymru Premier
The 2020–21 Cymru Premier (Welsh: Uwch Gynghrair Cymru 2020–21) (known as the JD Cymru Premier for sponsorship reasons) was the 29th season of the Cymru Premier (formally known as the Welsh Premier League), the highest football league within Wales since its establishment in 1992. Connah's Quay Nomads were the defending champions. Teams played each other twice on a home and away basis, before the league split into two groups after phase 1 matches were completed.


2020–21 Cymru Premier
COVID-19 restrictions were put in place by the FAW. Starting Monday 10 August 2020, clubs could train in groups of 15 and contact training was allowed at all-levels of football. However, competitive and exhibition matches were not allowed to take place at this time.


2020–21 Cymru Premier
On 21 August 2020, The Football Association of Wales received confirmation that the JD Cymru Premier has been granted elite athletic status by the Welsh Government, meaning that the 2020–21 season could commence on 11 September 2020.


2020–21 Cymru Premier, Teams
Twelve teams competed in the league – the top ten teams from the previous season, and one team each promoted from the second tier, the Cymru North and Cymru South.


2020–21 Cymru Premier, Teams
The two bottom placed teams from the 2019–20 season, Airbus UK Broughton and Carmarthen Town, were relegated to the Cymru North and the Cymru South respectively for the 2020–21 season.


2020–21 Cymru Premier, Teams
Flint Town United, runners-up of the Cymru North were promoted to the league due to champions Prestatyn Town's failure to secure a Tier 1 license. Similarly, Haverfordwest County, runners-up of the Cymru South, were also promoted due to champions Swansea University's failure to secure a Tier 1 license.


2020–21 Cymru Premier, UEFA Europa Conference League play-offs
Teams that finished in positions third to seventh at the end of the regular season participated in play-offs to determine the third participant to enter the Europa Conference League first qualifying round.


2020–21 Cymru South
The 2020–21 Cymru South season (also known as the 2020–21 JD Cymru South season for sponsorship reasons) would have been the second season of the second-tier Southern region football in Welsh football pyramid. Teams were play each other twice on a home and away basis.


2020–21 Cymru South
Swansea University were the defending champions. They were not promoted last season due to the fact that they did not meet FAW tier 1 guidelines. Second placed Haverfordwest County were promoted instead. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales, this season was cancelled.


2020–21 Cymru South, Season overview
The Professional Registration Periods for the 2020–21 season were as follows:The first period was to open on 27 July 2020 and was to close at midnight on 16 October 2020. Dates for the second period were to be confirmed prior to the season's cancellation. Past Summer transfers can be found .


2020–21 Cymru South, Season overview
Since anti-COVID-19 restrictions were put in place by FAW, as from Monday 10 August 2020, clubs could have trained in groups of 15 and contact training was allowed at all-levels of football. However, competitive and exhibition matches were still not allowed to take place. The FAW eventually cancelled the 2020–21 season on 18 March 2021 because Cymru North and South did not have their Elite Status designation reinstated by the National Sport Group.


2020–21 Cymru South, Season statistics, Fair Play winner
The winner for each respective division's FAW Fair Play Table will be given £1,000 prize money and the FAW Fair Play Trophy.


2020–21 Cypriot Cup
The 2020–21 Cypriot Cup is the 79th edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 26 clubs were accepted to enter the competition. It began in September 2020 with the first round and will conclude in May 2021 with the final. The winner of the Cup will qualify for the 2021–22 Europa League third qualifying round.


2020–21 Cypriot Cup, First round
The first round draw took place on 4 September 2020 and the matches were played on 16 September – 21 October 2020. The four clubs qualified for European competition, Omonia, Anorthosis Famagusta, APOEL and Apollon Limassol, received a bye for this round. Enosis Neon Paralimni received another bye in the draw.


2020–21 Cypriot Cup, Intermediate round
An intermediate round match was played between PAEEK and APOEL on 28 October 2020.


2020–21 Cypriot Cup, Second round
The second round draw took place on 19 October 2020 and the matches were played on 28 October 2020 – 20 January 2021. Omonia received a bye to the quarter-finals due to participating in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage.


2020–21 Cypriot Cup, Quarter-finals
The quarter-final round draw took place on 4 February 2021 and the matches were played on 24 February – 17 March 2021.


2020–21 Cypriot Cup, Semi-finals
The semi-final round draw took place on 22 March 2021 and the matches were played on 14–21 April 2021.


2020–21 Cypriot First Division
The 2020–21 Cypriot First Division was the 82nd season of the Cypriot top-level football league.


2020–21 Cypriot First Division, 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 Cypriot First Division, Regular season, Positions by Round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological progress, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 13, but then postponed and played between rounds 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for round 16.


2020–21 Cypriot First Division, Relegation round, Positions by Round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological progress, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 3, but then postponed and played between rounds 6 and 7, it will be added to the standings for round 6.


2020–21 Cypriot First Division (women)
The 2020–21 Cypriot First Division Women is the twenty-fourth season if the top-flight women's football league in Cyprus. Apollon Ladies F.C. are the defending champions.


2020–21 Cyprus Basketball Division A
The 2020–21 Cyprus Basketball Division A is the 54th season of the Cyprus Basketball Division A, the top-tier level men's professional basketball league on Cyprus.


2020–21 Czech Cup
The 2020–21 Czech Cup, known as the MOL Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th season of the annual knockout football tournament of the Czech Republic. It began with the first round on 11 August 2020 and ended with the final in 20 May 2021. The winner of the cup gained the right to play in the third qualifying round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League.


2020–21 Czech Cup, Second round
12 First League teams not playing in European competitions, except Pardubice, joined 42 of the first round winners in the second round of competition. First round winner SK Uničov was not in the draw. The official date for second round matches is 16 September. Dukla Prague and Hradec Kralové received walkovers to the third round as their scheduled opponents, Aritma Prague and Olympie Březová, decided not to follow the required coronavirus testing protocols.


2020–21 Czech Cup, Quarter-finals
The match between SK Sigma Olomouc and SK Slavia Prague was postponed due to Slavia Prague's participation in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League quarter-finals.


2020–21 Czech Extraliga season
The 2020–21 Czech Extraliga season was the 28th season of the Czech Extraliga since its creation after the breakup of Czechoslovakia and the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League in 1993.


2020–21 Czech Extraliga season, Regular season, Standings
Each team played 52 games, playing each of the other thirteen teams four times. Points were awarded for each game, where three points were awarded for winning in regulation time, two points for winning in overtime or shootout, one point for losing in overtime or shootout, and zero points for losing in regulation time. At the end of the regular season, the team that finished with the most points was crowned the league champion.


2020–21 Czech Extraliga season, Playoffs
Twelve teams qualify for the playoffs: the top four teams in the regular season have a bye to the quarterfinals, while teams ranked fifth to twelfth meet each other (5 versus 12, 6 versus 11, 7 versus 10, 8 versus 9) in a preliminary playoff round.


2020–21 Czech First League
The 2020–21 Czech First League, known as the Fortuna liga for sponsorship reasons, is the 28th season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football for professional clubs since its establishment in 1993. Slavia Prague have won their twenty-first league title which was their fourth in the last five years. The season was initially scheduled to start on 11 July  but was delayed until 21 August as a consequence of the postponement of the previous season's conclusion due to the outbreak of COVID-19. The first half of the season only had 15 rounds and finished on 19 December, while the spring half commenced on 29 January 2021, the earliest such date in league history.


2020–21 Czech First League
This season was set to be played with 18 clubs, each team played in the league format with home and away matches, and the bottom three teams were relegated directly to the second league at the end of the season. It was the third season to use VAR, featuring it in six to eight matches per match-week in the first half of the season. From January 2021, all nine matches had VAR. As was the case at the end of the previous season, there will be limited attendance from the fans in the stadiums due to measures related to COVID-19 pandemic.


2020–21 Czech First League, Summary
This season was the third to have betting agency Fortuna as the title sponsor. In February 2020 the sponsorship contract was extended by another two years to expire in 2023–24. It was also the third season with TV broadcasting rights held by O2 TV, showing all nine matches per match-week. Further, the national broadcaster ČT Sport broadcast one match per round (fourth option) and the newspaper iSport.cz holds rights for the highlights from all matches.


2020–21 Czech First League, Summary
With Slavia, Viktoria, and Sparta finishing top-three in the 2019–20 season, many expected a close race for the title amongst this trio. Sparta and Slavia started the season in strong form with unbeaten runs in their first six matches, while Viktoria lost in the second round in Liberec. The season was postponed in October due to COVID-19 measures with Sparta at the top, followed by Slavia and Viktoria. The race for the title resumed behind closed doors in November with Viktoria's 3–1 win over Sparta in the seventh round and opened up a lead for the rivals Slavia. Sparta and Viktoria suffered another loss in the following round and the gap increased. Slavia maintained their lead for the remainder of the season.


2020–21 Czech First League, Summary
The last match of the autumn program was played on 23 December, the latest such date in Czech league history. Before the four-week winter break, Slavia held a 7-point lead ahead of Sparta and Jablonec. At the other end of the table Brno, Příbram, and Opava were positioned in the relegation zone. Due to several teams having troubles with the COVID-19 during and after the break, the schedule was condensed and an updated league calendar was issued. Mid -week slots were added and the league continued to be played in such format until the end of the season.


2020–21 Czech First League, Summary
After February's match-week 17 Sparta's 0–1 loss against Bohemians, their coach Václav Kotal was sacked and replaced with three-time league champion and former national team coach, Pavel Vrba, who won his first game in charge against Olomouc, 2-3 away.


2020–21 Czech First League, Summary
During the season, Slavia broke several Czech League all-time records. They achieved a record 41 consecutive matches unbeaten with a draw at Bohemians on 24 April 2021  and increased it to 46 on the last matchday (the run still continues) to finish the whole season with an unbeaten record. Slavia recorded 24 wins, 86 points, and 85 goals scored in a single season, which are season records for the Czech first league.


2020–21 Czech First League, Summary
On 2 May 2021, Sparta drew 2–2 in Liberec, mathematically confirming Slavia as champions for the third successive season. Slavia defeated Viktoria 5–1 in Sinobo Stadium later that evening. Viktoria, positioned 5th, drew the next fixture with Příbram 3–3, and following the match, coach Guľa was sacked.


2020–21 Czech First League, Summary
On 8 May 2021, Opava was confirmed to be the first team to be relegated to the FNL after a 1–1 draw at Zlín, with three games remaining ending their three-year tenure in the first league. A week later on 16 May 2021, 15th-placed Teplice defeated České Budějovice and relegated Brno, immediately returning to the FNL after a season's presence in the top flight. On 23 May 2021, Příbram was the third and final team to be relegated following a 0–1 defeat at home against Pardubice with one game remaining, also ending their First League tenure after three-years.


2020–21 Czech First League, Teams, Teams relegated from Czech First League
In the last season's format of the league, all teams played a round-robin home and away format of the league. After 30 matches the teams were divided into championship (top 6), play-off (7th–10th), and relegation (bottom 6) groups. Points and goals in the relegation group were fully carried over from the regular season. The last team should have been relegated and the two teams positioned 14th and 15th should have played a playoff format with second league teams positioned second and third.


2020–21 Czech First League, Teams, Teams relegated from Czech First League
The relegation group was scheduled to conclude on 7 July 2020 but as a result of three Karviná players tested positive for COVID-19, the final two rounds of matches were postponed to 23 and 26 July. On 23 July, the date of the first postponed round, one player from Opava tested positive and the team was placed into two weeks long isolation which led to the abandonment of the last two rounds.


2020–21 Czech First League, Teams, Teams relegated from Czech First League
On 24 July the league FA announced that due to time pressure, the relegation group would remain unfinished. As a consequence, no team can be relegated and the winner of the second league was promoted. To avoid playing the 2020–21 season with an odd number of teams, automatic promotion was granted to the second-placed team as well. The eliminations play-offs were cancelled and the number of participants for 2020–21 season increased from 16 to 18.


2020–21 Czech First League, Teams, Teams relegated from Czech First League
At the end of the regular season, the last position was occupied 1. FK Příbram, with elimination playoff spots held by MFK Karviná and SFC Opava. The same order was recorded after playing three rounds of the relegation group.


2020–21 Czech First League, Teams, Teams promoted to Czech First League
The second league was also impacted by COVID pandemic but fully finished after a delay. On 11 July 2020 in the penultimate round of the season FK Pardubice beat Vyšehrad 4–1 and secured automatic promotion for the first time in Czech football history. Pardubice were previously represented three times in the Czechoslovak First League, by another team from the city, most recently in 1968.


2020–21 Czech First League, Teams, Teams promoted to Czech First League
Since the decision that all sixteen teams would remain in the top league and to prevent having an odd number of participants, the second place holder Brno was invited to join the top tier after two years absence. Third-placed team Dukla Prague remained in the second league without the right to play a playoff match.


2020–21 Czech First League, Teams, Locations and stadiums
The home stadium of a newly promoted FK Pardubice is not certified by the league to host the First League matches. The club opted to play their home league matches at Bohemians' Ďolíček stadium.


2020–21 Czech First League, Season statistics, Hat-tricks
4 Player scored 4 goals(H) – Home team(A) – Away team


2020–21 Czech National Football League
The 2020–21 Czech National Football League (known as the Fortuna národní liga for sponsorship reasons) is the 28th season of the Czech Republic's second tier football league. The league is being played with 14 clubs due to uneven promotion/relegation with the Czech First League at the end of the previous season.


2020–21 Czech National Football League
Two matches in the third round of fixtures were postponed due to coronavirus concerns. Eight players from Vyšehrad tested positive, resulting in their match against Táborsko having to be played at a later date. Due to players from Vlašim's A, B and junior teams testing positive, their away match against Třinec could not be played on the originally scheduled date either.


2020–21 Czech National Football League, Team overview, Locations and stadiums
The home stadium of FK Viktoria Žižkov was not certified by the league to host matches. The club opted to play their home league matches for the autumn part of the season at Stadion SK Prosek in Prague.


2020–21 Czech Women's First League
The 2020–21 Czech Women's First League is the 28th season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football league for women. Slavia Prague were the defending champions.


2020–21 Czech Women's First League, Format
The eight teams will play each other twice for a total of 14 matches per team. After that the top four teams will play a championship round for another six matches per team. The bottom placed four teams play the relegation round. The champions, runners-up and third-placed teams qualify for the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League.


2020–21 Czech Women's First League, Final stage, Championship group
Played by the teams placed first to fourth of the regular season. Teams play each other twice.


2020–21 Czech Women's First League, Final stage, Relegation group
Played by the teams placed fifth to eighth of the regular season. Teams play each other twice.


2020–21 Czech Women's First League, Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020–21 Cádiz CF season
The 2020–21 season was the 111th season in the existence of Cádiz CF and the club's first season back in the top flight of Spanish football since 2006. In addition to the domestic league, Cádiz CF participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season covered the period from 21 July 2020 to 30 June 2021, with the late start to the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.


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


2020–21 Cádiz CF 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 DEL season
The 2020–21 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 27th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league announced 13 November 2020 as the start date, which was later postponed to a later date. On 19 November 2020, the DEL announced that the season would start on 17 December 2020.


2020–21 DEL season
Eisbären Berlin won their eighth title, after defeating the Grizzlys Wolfsburg in three games.


2020–21 DEL season, Format
The season saw the same 14 teams as last year, as all teams were given a license. Adler Mannheim will be the defending champions from the 2018–19 DEL season as the 2019–20 season was ended after the regular season. At that point, EHC Red Bull München, who won three consecutive DEL titles until Mannheim’s 2019 triumph (a 4–1 series win against Munich), were the league leaders and had clinched the first seed for the DEL playoffs.


2020–21 DEL season, Format
This season would have marked the return of promotion and relegation, as the last placed team would have been relegated to the second tier DEL2 and the 2020–21 DEL2 champions would have replaced them for the 2021–22 season DEL. On 23 October 2020, the relegation rule was moved to next season. Still, the DEL2 champion can be promoted at the end of this season, so next season could be played with 15 teams. The 14 teams played the regular season in two groups (North and South).


2020–21 DEL season, Format
They played the teams from the same group four times and the teams from the other group twice. After that, the top four clubs from both groups advanced to the playoffs. The quarterfinals were played within the group before, from the semifinals on, it was mixed. All playoff rounds were best of three.


2020–21 DEL season, Playoffs
All rounds were played in a best of three format. The first round was played in the regional group.


2020–21 DEL season, Playoffs, Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals were played between 20 and 24 April 2021 in a best-of-three mode.


2020–21 DEL season, Playoffs, Semifinals
The semifinals were played between 26 and 29 April 2021 in a best-of-three format.


2020–21 DEL season, Playoffs, Final
The final was played between 2 and 7 May 2021 in a best-of-three format.


2020–21 DEL season, Awards and statistics, Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.


2020–21 DEL season, Awards and statistics, Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.


2020–21 DEL2 season
The 2020–21 DEL2 season was the eighth season since the founding of the DEL2, the second tier of German ice hockey, set below the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). The season began on a delayed start date of 6 November 2020 after being rescheduled from 2 October 2020, and concluded with the end of the playoffs on 22 May 2021. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, DEL2 along with DEL and DEB agreed to a set of health rules and guidelines to ensure a safe and consistent work environment for everyone involved with hockey in Germany. Fans were excluded from attending matches. The DEL2 board agreed to suspend relegation to the Oberliga for the season, resulting in no relegation play-offs being contested. The season also marked the first time the league implemented promotion to DEL.


2020–21 DEL2 season, Teams
In 2020–21 the DEL2 had 14 teams competing in the league.


2020–21 DEL2 season, Format
Fourteen teams competed in the 2019–20 DEL2 regular season that ran from 6 November 2020 to 11 April 2021. No team was promoted or relegated to Oberliga. Each team played each other twice in the regular season, home and away, for a total of 52 matches each. The top eight teams qualified for the championship playoffs, played in a best of five format.


2020–21 DEL2 season, Format
For the first time in DEL2 history, sporting promotion to DEL was introduced. Relegation from DEL to DEL2 was suspended for the season. Financial account examination was an additional requirement for the DEL2 champion to obtrain a DEL licence to secure promotion. Löwen Frankfurt, EC Kassel Huskies and Bietigheim Steelers all applied for their financial accounts to be examined.


2020–21 DEL2 season, Regular season, Top scorers
These are the top-ten scorers in DEL2 for the 2020–21 season. (Table is created at the conclusion of the DEL2 regular season)


2020–21 DEL2 season, Regular season, Top goaltenders
These are the top-ten goaltenders in DEL2 for the 2020–21 season. (Table is created at the conclusion of the DEL2 regular season)


2020–21 DEL2 season, Playoffs
Due to the ongoing coronavirus situation, the relegation play-offs were suspended for the season. The championship play-offs saw the DEL2 champion qualify for promotion to DEL for the first time, as long as the winning team also met financial requirements to obtain a DEL licence.


2020–21 DEL2 season, Playoffs, Championship
The championship playoffs ran from 22 April 2021 to 22 May 2021. The top eight teams from the regular season qualified and played best-of-five series. Teams were reseeded following the quarter-finals, which meant that Ravensburg, the only lower seed to advance, had to face top seed Kassel in the semi-finals. In the finals, Bietigheim came back from two games down to win the series and the DEL2 championship, 3 games to 2.


2020–21 DEL2 season, Playoffs, Championship
Note: All numbers represent series results, not a match score


2020–21 DFB-Pokal
The 2020–21 DFB-Pokal was the 78th season of the annual German football cup competition. Sixty-four teams participated in the competition, including all teams from the previous year's Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga. The competition began on 11 September 2020 with the first of six rounds and ended on 13 May 2021 with the final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 1985.


2020–21 DFB-Pokal
The competition was originally scheduled to begin on 14 August 2020 and conclude on 22 May 2021, though this was delayed due to postponement of the previous season as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The DFB-Pokal is considered the second-most important club title in German football after the Bundesliga championship. The DFB-Pokal is run by the German Football Association (DFB).


2020–21 DFB-Pokal
Bundesliga side Bayern Munich were the two-time defending champions, having defeated Bayer Leverkusen 4–2 in the previous final to clinch a record 20th title. However, Bayern were knocked out of the competition in the second round by second-division side Holstein Kiel, losing on penalties following a 2–2 draw after extra time.


2020–21 DFB-Pokal
Borussia Dortmund won the final 4–1 against RB Leipzig for their fifth title. As winners, Dortmund will feature in the 2021 edition of the DFL-Supercup at the start of the next season, and will face the champion of the 2020–21 Bundesliga, Bayern Munich. The winner of the DFB-Pokal also earns automatic qualification for the group stage of the 2021–22 edition of the UEFA Europa League. However, as Dortmund already qualified for the 2021–22 edition of the UEFA Champions League through their position in the Bundesliga, the spot will go to the team in sixth, and the league's UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round spot will go to the team in seventh.


2020–21 DFB-Pokal, Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
On 31 August 2020, the DFB Executive Committee decided to extend the use of five substitutions in matches (with a sixth allowed in extra time) to the 2020–21 season, which was implemented at the end of the previous season to lessen the impact of fixture congestion caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The use of five substitutes, based on the decision of competition organisers, had been extended by IFAB until 2021.


2020–21 DFB-Pokal, Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany and the high economic and organisational effort required to host the fixture, including loss of ticket revenue for matches behind closed doors, many amateur teams in the competition decided to waive their home rights and exchange the duty of hosting the match with their opponents. The DFB in general will allow spectators if approved by the local health department, though away supporters are not permitted at the start of the competition.


2020–21 DFB-Pokal, Format, Participation
The DFB-Pokal begins with a round of 64 teams. The 36 teams of the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga, along with the top 4 finishers of the 3. Liga are automatically qualified for the tournament. Of the remaining slots, 21 are given to the cup winners of the regional football associations, the Verbandspokal. The 3 remaining slots are given to the three regional associations with the most men's teams, which currently is Bavaria, Lower Saxony, and Westphalia. The best-placed amateur team of the Regionalliga Bayern is given the Spot for Bavaria.


2020–21 DFB-Pokal, Format, Participation
For Lower Saxony, the Lower Saxony Cup is split into two paths: one for 3. Liga and Regionalliga Nord teams, and the other for amateur teams. The winners of each path qualify. For Westphalia, the winner of a play-off between the best-placed team of the Regionalliga West and Oberliga Westfalen also qualify. As every team is entitled to participate in local tournaments which qualify for the association cups, every team can in principle compete in the DFB-Pokal. Reserve teams and combined football sections are not permitted to enter, along with no two teams of the same association or corporation.


2020–21 DFB-Pokal, Format, Draw
The draws for the different rounds are conducted as following:


2020–21 DFB-Pokal, Format, Draw
For the first round, the participating teams will be split into two pots of 32 teams each. The first pot contains all teams which have qualified through their regional cup competitions, the best four teams of the 3. Liga, and the bottom four teams of the 2. Bundesliga. Every team from this pot will be drawn to a team from the second pot, which contains all remaining professional teams (all the teams of the Bundesliga and the remaining fourteen 2. Bundesliga teams). The teams from the first pot will be set as the home team in the process.


2020–21 DFB-Pokal, Format, Draw
The two-pot scenario will also be applied for the second round, with the remaining 3. Liga and/or amateur team(s) in the first pot and the remaining Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga teams in the other pot. Once again, the 3. Liga and/or amateur team(s) will serve as hosts. This time the pots do not have to be of equal size though, depending on the results of the first round.


2020–21 DFB-Pokal, Format, Draw
Theoretically, it is even possible that there may be only one pot, if all of the teams from one of the pots from the first round beat all the others in the second pot. Once one pot is empty, the remaining pairings will be drawn from the other pot with the first-drawn team for a match serving as hosts.


2020–21 DFB-Pokal, Format, Draw
For the remaining rounds, the draw will be conducted from just one pot. Any remaining 3. Liga and/or amateur team(s) will be the home team if drawn against a professional team. In every other case, the first-drawn team will serve as hosts.


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


2020–21 DFB-Pokal, Format, Match rules
However, each team is only given three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time. From the quarter-finals onward, a video assistant referee will be appointed for all DFB-Pokal matches. Though technically possible, VAR will not be used for home matches of Bundesliga clubs prior to the quarter-finals in order to provide a uniform approach to all matches.


2020–21 DFB-Pokal, Format, Suspensions
If a player receives five yellow cards in the competition, he will then be suspended from the next cup match. Similarly, receiving a second yellow card suspends a player from the next cup match. If a player receives a direct red card, they will be suspended a minimum of one match, but the German Football Association reserves the right to increase the suspension.


2020–21 DFB-Pokal, Format, Champion qualification
The winner of the DFB-Pokal earns automatic qualification for the group stage of next year's edition of the UEFA Europa League. If they have already qualified for the UEFA Champions League through position in the Bundesliga, then the spot will go to the team in sixth, and the league's second qualifying round spot will go to the team in seventh. The winner also will host the DFL-Supercup at the start of the next season, and will face the champion of the previous year's Bundesliga, unless the same team wins the Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal, completing a double. In that case, the runner-up of the Bundesliga will take the spot and host instead.


2020–21 DFB-Pokal, Schedule
All draws were generally be held at the German Football Museum in Dortmund, on a Sunday evening at 18:00 after each round (unless noted otherwise). The draws were televised on ARD's Sportschau, broadcast on Das Erste.


2020–21 DFB-Pokal, Schedule
The rounds of the 2020–21 competition were scheduled as follows:


2020–21 DFB-Pokal, Matches
A total of sixty-three matches took place, starting with the first round on 14 August 2020 and culminating with the final on 22 May 2021 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.


2020–21 DFB-Pokal, Matches
Times up to 25 October 2020 and from 28 March 2021 are CEST (UTC+2). Times from 26 October 2020 to 27 March 2021 are CET (UTC+1).


2020–21 DFB-Pokal, Matches, First round
The draw for the first round was held on 26 July 2020 at 18:30, with Heike Ullrich drawing the matches. As the winners of the Verbandspokal were not yet known, placeholders were used in the draw. Since SV Rödinghausen could still qualify as both the Westphalian Cup winner and the play-off winner at the time of the draw, the assignment of the two Westphalian teams required an additional draw after both competitions were completed. The second draw, which included RSV Meinerzhagen and SC Wiedenbrück, took place at the DFB headquarters in Frankfurt on 26 August 2020, 10:45, with Renate Lingor drawing the matches. The thirty-two matches took place from 11 to 14 September, 15 October and 3 November 2020.


2020–21 DFB-Pokal, Matches, Second round
The draw for the second round was held on 8 November 2020 at 18:30, with Inka Grings drawing the matches. It was originally scheduled for 18 October 2020 at 18:00, but was delayed due to the postponement of one first round match to November 2020. The sixteen matches took place from 22 to 23 December 2020 and from 12 to 13 January 2021.


2020–21 DFB-Pokal, Matches, Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 3 January 2021 at 17:30, with Sven Hannawald drawing the matches. The eight matches took place from 2 to 3 February 2021.


2020–21 DFB-Pokal, Matches, Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 7 February 2021 at 18:30, with Boris Herrmann drawing the matches. The four matches took place from 2 to 3 March and 7 April 2021.


2020–21 DFB-Pokal, Matches, Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 7 March 2021 at 18:30, with Bärbel Wohlleben drawing the matches. The two matches took place on 30 April and 1 May 2021.


2020–21 DFB-Pokal, Matches, Final
The final took place on 13 May 2021 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.


2020–21 DFB-Pokal, Top goalscorers
The following were the top scorers of the DFB-Pokal, sorted first by number of goals, and then alphabetically if necessary. Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs are not included.


2020–21 DFB-Pokal Frauen
The 2020–21 DFB-Pokal was the 41st season of the annual German football cup competition. Several teams participated in the competition, including all teams from the previous year's Frauen-Bundesliga and the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga, excluding second teams. The competition began on 19 September 2020 with the first of six rounds and ended on 30 May 2021 with the final at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 2010. The DFB-Pokal is considered the second-most important club title in German women's football after the Bundesliga championship. The DFB-Pokal is run by the German Football Association (DFB).


2020–21 DFB-Pokal Frauen
The defending champions were Frauen-Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg, after they defeated SGS Essen in the previous final.


2020–21 DFB-Pokal Frauen
Wolfsburg went on to win the title for the seventh consecutive time, after defeating Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0 in the final.


2020–21 DFB-Pokal Frauen, Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
On 31 August 2020, the DFB Executive Committee decided to extend the use of five substitutions in matches (with a sixth allowed in extra time) to the 2020–21 season, which was implemented at the end of the previous season to lessen the impact of fixture congestion caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The use of five substitutes, based on the decision of competition organisers, had been extended by IFAB until 2021.


2020–21 DFB-Pokal Frauen, Format
Clubs from lower leagues will host against clubs from higher leagues until the quarter-finals. Should both clubs play below the 2. Bundesliga, there will be no host club change anymore. In the first round, the matches are split into a "North" and "South" zone.


2020–21 DFB-Pokal Frauen, Schedule
The rounds of the 2020–21 competition are scheduled as follows:


2020–21 DFB-Pokal Frauen, First round
The draw was made on 25 August 2020. The matches were played on 19, 20, 26 and 27 September 2020.


2020–21 DFB-Pokal Frauen, Second round
The draw was made on 1 October 2020. The matches were played on 31 October and 1 November 2020.


2020–21 DFB-Pokal Frauen, Round of 16
The draw was made on 8 November 2020. The matches were played on 5 and 6 December 2020 and in early 2021.


2020–21 DFB-Pokal Frauen, Quarterfinals
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 3 January 2021. The matches took place from 19 to 21 March 2021.


2020–21 DFB-Pokal Frauen, Semifinals
The draw was held on 28 February 2021. The matches took place on 3 and 4 April 2021.


2020–21 Dallas Mavericks season
The 2020–21 Dallas Mavericks season was the 41st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Mavericks clinched the Southwest division for the first time since the 2009-10 season following a 110–90 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on May 7, 2021. However the Mavericks lost in the first round to the Los Angeles Clippers for the second consecutive season in seven games.


2020–21 Dallas Mavericks season
Following the season on June 17, 2021, long time head coach Rick Carlisle resigned from his position as head coach after 13 seasons.


2020–21 Dallas Mavericks season, Draft
1 The Mavericks acquired the second-round pick from the Golden State Warriors.


2020–21 Dallas Mavericks season, Game log, Regular season
The schedule for the first half was announced on December 4, 2020. Ther second half was revealed on February 24, 2021.


2020–21 Dallas Stars season
The 2020–21 Dallas Stars season was the 54th season for National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967, and the 28th season since the franchise relocated from Minnesota prior to the start of the 1993–94 NHL season. On December 20, 2020, the league temporarily realigned into four divisions with no conferences due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing closure of the Canada-United States border. As a result of this realignment, the Stars remained in the Central Division this season and played games against only the other teams in their realigned division during the regular season.


2020–21 Dallas Stars season
The Stars experienced a COVID-19 outbreak during training camp, with 17 team members testing positive. The team's first four games were postponed. The Stars finally began the season on a high note eight days late on January 22, 2021, with a 7–0 rout of the Nashville Predators.


2020–21 Dallas Stars season
On May 8, the Stars were eliminated from playoff contention after the Nashville Predators defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 3–1, becoming the first team since the 2014–15 Los Angeles Kings to miss the playoffs after making the Stanley Cup Finals the year prior.


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


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


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


2020–21 Damac FC season
The 2020–21 season was Damac's 49th year in their history and second consecutive season in the Pro League. The club participated in the Pro League and the King Cup.


2020–21 Damac FC season
The season covered the period from 22 September 2020 to 30 June 2021.


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


2020–21 Damac FC 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 Damehåndboldligaen
The 2020–21 Damehåndboldligaen (known as Bambusa Kvindeligaen for sponsorship reasons) was the 85th season of Damehåndboldligaen, Denmark's premier handball league. Team Esbjerg were the defending champions, Vendsyssel Håndbold were promoted from the 1. division.


2020–21 Damehåndboldligaen, Regular season, Results
In the table below the home teams are listed on the left and the away teams along the top.


2020–21 Danish 1st Division
The 2020–21 Danish 1st Division season is the 25th season of the Danish 1st Division league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association.


2020–21 Danish 1st Division
From this season a promotion round for the six best placed teams and a relegation round for the six lowest placed teams are introduced. The top two teams of the promotion round are promoted to the 2021–22 Danish Superliga. The teams in 11th and 12th places are relegated to the 2021–22 Danish 2nd Division.


2020–21 Danish 1st Division, Participants
Silkeborg IF, and Esbjerg fB finished last in the 2019–20 Danish Superliga relegation play-off and were relegated to the 1st Division. Hobro IK lost to Lyngby Boldklub in the relegation play off and was relegated as well. Vejle Boldklub was promoted to the 2020–21 Danish Superliga.


2020–21 Danish 1st Division, Participants
Nykøbing FC, FC Roskilde and Næstved BK were relegated to the 2020–21 Danish 2nd Divisions. Nykøbing FC was relegated after four seasons in the league, FC Roskilde after six seasons, and Næstved BK after two seasons. FC Helsingør won promotion from the 2019–20 Danish 2nd Divisions. They won promotion after only one season's absence.


2020–21 Danish 1st Division, Participants, Personnel and sponsoring
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 Danish 1st Division, Promotion Group
Points and goals carry over in full from the regular season.


2020–21 Danish 1st Division, Relegation Group
Points and goals carry over in full from the regular season.


2020–21 Danish 2nd Divisions
The 2020–21 Danish 2nd Divisions will be divided in two groups of fourteen teams. The top team of each group will be promoted to the 2021–22 Danish 1st Division. This will be the last season with two groups, and after the season the clubs placed 2-6 in each group will qualify for the new Danish tier 3, and teams placed 7-10 in each group will qualify for the new Danish tier 4. The bottom four clubs in each group will be relegated to the Denmark Series.


2020–21 Danish Cup
The 2020–21 Danish Cup, also known as Sydbank Pokalen, was the 67th season of the Danish Cup competition.


2020–21 Danish Cup
Randers defeated SønderjyskE in the final of the competition on 13 May 2021. As the winner of the tournament, Randers earned qualification into the play-off round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League.


2020–21 Danish Cup, Structure
Assuming a similar structure to 2019–20, 92 teams are expected to participate in the first round, coming from all levels of competition. Six additional teams joined in the second round, while the top six teams from the 2019–20 Danish Superliga entered in the third round.


2020–21 Danish Cup, Notable Dates
The draw date and matchdays for the 2020–21 Sydbank Pokalen are as follows:First round – 1-3 September 2020Second round – 6-8 October 2020Third round – 10-12 November 2020Fourth round – 15-17 December 2020Quarter-finals – 9-11 February 2021Semi-finals – 14-15 April 2021Final – 13 May 2021


2020–21 Danish Cup, Participants
104 teams will compete for the Danish Cup. All teams from the top three divisions in 2019–20 were automatically entered, while 54 teams from lower division teams qualified through qualifying matches to enter the competition proper.


2020–21 Danish Cup, First round
In the first round of the tournament, all teams except those from the 2020–21 Danish Superliga participated, meaning 92 teams took part in this round.


2020–21 Danish Cup, Quarter-finals
The draw was held on 17 December 2020. Contrary to previous years, the quarter-finals were played over two legs.


2020–21 Danish Cup, Semi-finals
The draw was held on 11 March 2021. Contrary to previous years, the semi-finals will be played over two legs.


2020–21 Danish Superliga
The 2020–21 Danish Superliga (officially the 3F Superliga for sponsorship reasons) was the 31st season of the Danish Superliga. The season began on 11 September with reigning champions FC Midtjylland playing against the winners of the Danish Cup, SønderjyskE, losing 2–0 away from home.


2020–21 Danish Superliga
This season marked the first season with the video assistant referee (VAR) system.


2020–21 Danish Superliga, Teams
Twelve teams competed in the league – the top ten teams from the previous season, the winner of the Relegation Playoffs and the champion of the 2019–20 Danish 1st Division. Lyngby BK retained its position in the Superliga by winning the Relegation Playoffs and Vejle BK joined the top flight after winning the 1st Division title.


2020–21 Danish Superliga, Teams, Personnel and sponsoring
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 Danish Superliga, Championship round
Points and goals carried over in full from the regular season.


2020–21 Danish Superliga, Championship round, Positions by round
Below the positions per round are shown. As teams did not all start with an equal number of points, the initial pre-playoffs positions are also given.


2020–21 Danish Superliga, Relegation round
Points and goals carried over in full from the regular season.


2020–21 Danish Superliga, Relegation round, Positions by round
Below the positions per round are shown. As teams did not all start with an equal number of points, the initial pre-playoffs positions are also given.


2020–21 Danish Superliga, European play-offs
The fourth-placed team of the championship round, AGF, advanced to a Europa Conference League play-off match against the winning team of the relegation round, AaB. The winners earned a place in the Europa Conference League second qualifying round.


2020–21 Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey season
The 2020–21 Dartmouth Big Green Men's ice hockey season would have been the 115th season of play for the program and the 60th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Big Green represent Dartmouth College.


2020–21 Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey season, Season
As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. Despite the issues, Dartmouth and most of ECAC Hockey were expecting to start playing some time in November. After the teams had assembled and began practicing, however, a sizable number of Yale's players tested positive for coronavirus. On October 16, Yale raised the campus alert status from green to yellow when the 18th member of the men's ice hockey team tested positive. Less than a month later, the Ivy League, Dartmouth's primary conference, announced that it was cancelling all winter sports for 2020–21. Additionally the schools would not be participating in any Spring sports until the end of February. The announcement was not particularly surprising, considering that, unlike other conference, the Ivy League does not rely on revenue generated from its athletic programs.


2020–21 Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey season, Season
Because the NCAA had previously announced that all winter sports athletes would retain whatever eligibility they possessed through at least the following year, none of Dartmouth's players would lose a season of play. However, the NCAA also approved a change in its transfer regulations that would allow players to transfer and play immediately rather than having to sit out a season, as the rules previously required. Because of this, players who would have been members of Dartmouth for the 2021 season had a pathway to leave the program and immediately play for another university.


2020–21 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represented Davidson College during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by 32nd-year head coach Bob McKillop and played their home games at the John M. Belk Arena in Davidson, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 13–9, 7–4 in A-10 play to finish in third place. They defeated George Mason in the quarterfinals of the A-10 Tournament before losing in the semifinals to VCU. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to NC State.


2020–21 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team, Previous season
The Wildcats finished the 2019–20 season 16–14, 10–8 in A-10 play to finish in seventh place. Their season ended when the A-10 Tournament and all other postseason tournaments were canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.


2020–21 Davis Cup
The 2020–21 Davis Cup is the 109th edition of the Davis Cup, a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. It is sponsored by Rakuten. For this edition, the format of the cup is changed. The new format will see the creation of a Davis Cup World Group I and World Group II which will be played on a worldwide basis and replace the regional Group I and Group II. As a result, the Davis Cup Nations Ranking will no longer be used to determine which group a nation will be played in.


2020–21 Davis Cup
Previous and this year's finals host Spain are the defending champions. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on 26 June 2020 the ITF announced that the 2020 finals would take place from 22 until 28 November 2021. In addition, 24 World Group I and World Group II ties were postponed to March or September 2021, and the 2020 regional Group III and Group IV events were also postponed to 2021. The 18 nations that had qualified for the finals will keep their standing for next year.


2020–21 Davis Cup, Davis Cup Finals
Date : 25 November–5 December 2021Venue: Caja Mágica, Madrid, SpainOlympiahalle, Innsbruck, AustriaPala Alpitour, Turin, ItalySurface: Hard court (indoor)


2020–21 Davis Cup, Davis Cup Finals
18 nations are taking in the finals, formerly known as World Group. The qualification is as follows:


2020–21 Davis Cup, Davis Cup Finals
H = Host Nation, TH = Title-Holder, WC = Wild Card


2020–21 Davis Cup, Davis Cup Finals, Seeds
The seedings are based on the Nations Ranking of 9 March.


2020–21 Davis Cup, Davis Cup Finals, Qualifying round
Two wild cards for the Finals were selected from these 26 nations. Serbia and  France were announced prior to the Qualifiers draw. The remaining 24 nations competed in head-to-head matches, with the 12 winning teams to play at the Finals and the 12 losing teams to play at the World Group I in 2022.


2020–21 Davis Cup, Davis Cup Finals, Qualifying round
The Davis Cup Qualifiers draw took place on 24 November 2019 at La Caja Mágica.


2020–21 Davis Cup, World Group I
Twenty-four teams will participate in the World Group I, in series decided on a home and away basis. The seedings are based on the Nations Ranking of 9 March.


2020–21 Davis Cup, World Group I
The eight highest-ranked winners (as at 20 September 2021) of the World Group I ties will automatically progress to the 2022 Qualifiers. The four lowest-ranked winners (Norway, Peru, Romania and Ukraine) will take part in an additional knock-out tie in November 2021, with the two winners progressing to the 2022 Qualifiers and two losers contesting the 2022 World Group I Play-offs. The losing nations from the World Group I ties will compete in the World Group I Play-Offs in 2022.


2020–21 Davis Cup, World Group I, Qualifying round
Twenty-four teams will play for twelve spots in the World Group I, in series decided on a home and away basis.


2020–21 Davis Cup, World Group I, Qualifying round
The 12 winning teams from the play-offs will play at the World Group I and the 12 losing teams will play at the World Group II.


2020–21 Davis Cup, World Group I, Knock-out round
Four teams will play in this round, in series decided on a home and away basis.


2020–21 Davis Cup, World Group I, Knock-out round
These four teams are the four lowest-ranked winners of World Group I.


2020–21 Davis Cup, World Group I, Knock-out round
The two winning teams will play at the Qualifiers and the two losing teams will play at the World Group I Play-Offs in 2022.


2020–21 Davis Cup, World Group II
Twenty-four teams will participate in the World Group II, in series decided on a home and away basis. The seedings are based on the Nations Ranking of 9 March.


2020–21 Davis Cup, World Group II
The eight highest-ranked winners (as at 20 September 2021) of the World Group II ties will automatically progress to the 2022 World Group I Play-offs. The four lowest-ranked teams (Denmark, Morocco, Tunisia and Zimbabwe) will take part in an additional knock-out tie in November, with the two winners progressing to the 2022 World Group I Play-offs and two losers contesting the 2022 World Group II Play-offs. The losing nations from the World Group II ties will compete in the World Group II Play-Offs in 2022.


2020–21 Davis Cup, World Group II, Qualifying round
Twenty-four teams will play for twelve spots in the World Group II, in series decided on a home and away basis.


2020–21 Davis Cup, World Group II, Qualifying round
The 12 winning teams from the play-offs will play at the World Group II and the 12 losing teams will play at the Group III of the corresponding continental zone.


2020–21 Davis Cup, World Group II, Knock-out round
Four teams will play in this round, in series decided on a home and away basis.


2020–21 Davis Cup, World Group II, Knock-out round
These four teams are the four lowest-ranked winners of World Group II.


2020–21 Davis Cup, World Group II, Knock-out round
The two winning teams will play at the World Group I Play-offs and the two losing teams will play at the World Group II Play-Offs in 2022.


2020–21 Davis Cup, Americas Zone, Group III
Location: Centro de Alto Rendimineto Fred Maduro, Panama City, Panama (clay)


2020–21 Davis Cup, Americas Zone, Group III
The first two nations qualify for the 2022 Davis Cup World Group II Play-offs


2020–21 Davis Cup, Asia/Oceania Zone, Group III
The first three nations qualify for the 2022 Davis Cup World Group II Play-offs


2020–21 Davis Cup, Asia/Oceania Zone, Group IV
The first three nations qualify for the 2022 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III


2020–21 Davis Cup, Europe Zone, Group III Europe
The first three nations qualify for the 2022 Davis Cup World Group II Play-offs


2020–21 Davis Cup, Europe Zone, Group III Europe
The last two nations (excluding  Liechtenstein)  are relegated to 2022 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group IV


2020–21 Davis Cup, Europe Zone, Group IV Europe
The first four nations qualify for the 2022 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group III


2020–21 Davis Cup, Africa Zone, Group III Africa
The first two nations qualify for the 2022 Davis Cup World Group II Play-offs


2020–21 Davis Cup, Africa Zone, Group IV Africa
The first two nations qualify for the 2022 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III


2020–21 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Anthony Grant, in his fourth season with the Flyers. The Flyers played their home games at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.


2020–21 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Flyers finished the season with an overall record of 29–2 and were undefeated regular season champions of the Atlantic 10. Grant was named consensus national coach of the year while sophomore Obi Toppin became Dayton's first consensus first-team All-American and earned the majority of major college player of the year awards, including the Naismith College Player of the Year and the John R. Wooden Award. The season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic prior to the Flyers’ first game of the Atlantic 10 Tournament. They finished ranked third in both major polls, their highest ranking in a major media poll since the Don Donoher era.


2020–21 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team, Schedule and results
Dayton had to cancel its games against Cedarville, Alcorn State, and Purdue Fort Wayne due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They also postponed their game against George Washington.


2020–21 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team
The 2020–21 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by sixth-year (ninth overall with DePaul) head coach Dave Leitao and played their home games at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois as members of the Big East Conference. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Demons finished the season 5–14, 2–13 in Big East play to finish in last place. They defeated Providence in the first round of the Big East Tournament before losing to UConn in the quarterfinals.


2020–21 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team
After finishing in last place in the Big East for a fifth consecutive year, the school fired head coach Leitao on March 15, 2021. On April 1, the school named longtime Oregon assistant Tony Stubblefield the team's new head coach.


2020–21 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team, Previous season
The Blue Demons finished the 2019–20 season 16–16, 3–15 in Big East play to finish in last place. They defeated Xavier in the first round of the Big East Tournament before the remaining tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020–21 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team, Schedule and results
Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the start of the season was pushed back from the scheduled start of November 10. On September 16, 2020, the NCAA announced that November 25 would be the new start date. On November 19, the school announced that it was pausing all men's basketball activities due to positive COVID-19 test results and canceled the first three games of the season. On January 2, 2021, the game against St. John's was postponed due to COVID-19 issues at St. John's. On January 4, the January 5 game against Villanova was postponed due to COVID-19 issues at Villanova.


2020–21 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team
The 2020–21 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Demons were led by thirty-fifth year head coach Doug Bruno and played their home games at the Wintrust Arena as members of the Big East Conference.


2020–21 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team
They finished the season 14–10, 11–5 in Big East play to finish in fourth place. As the fourth seed in the Big East Tournament they lost in the Quarterfinals to Villanova. The recieved an at-large invitation to the WNIT, where they played in the Rockford Regional. They lost in the First Round to Saint Louis and lost their consolation game to Drake.


2020–21 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team, Previous season
They finished the season 28–5, 15–3 in Big East play to finish in first place. DePaul won the Big East Conference tournament championship game over Marquette, 88–74. The NCAA Tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.


2020–21 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team represented the University of Delaware in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by fifth-year head coach Martin Ingelsby, play their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, Delaware as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.


2020–21 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team, Previous season
The Fightin' Blue Hens finished the 2019–20 season 22–11, 11–7 in CAA play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated the College of Charleston in the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament, before falling to top seeded Hofstra in the semifinals.


2020–21 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team
The 2020–21 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team represented the University of Delaware during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by fourth year head coach Natasha Adair, played their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the regular season 19–3, 16–2 in CAA play to win their first conference regular season championship since 2013. They lost in the finals of the CAA Women's Tournament to Drexel.


2020–21 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team
The team was given an automatic qualifier to the 2021 Women's National Invitation Tournament where they won the Charlotte Regional Championship by defeating Villanova. The team lost to eventual WNIT Champion Rice in the semifinals, marking Delaware's furthest advance in the tournament. The team received Top 25 votes in the Coaches Poll of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings in weeks 8, 9, 16, and 17.


2020–21 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team represented Delaware State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by third-year head coach Eric Skeeters, played their home games at Memorial Hall in Dover, Delaware as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. With the creation of divisions to cut down on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they played in the Northern Division.


2020–21 Delaware State Hornets men's basketball team, Previous season
The Hornets finished the 2019–20 season 6–26, 4–12 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the No. 8 seed in the MEAC Tournament, they beat Maryland Eastern Shore in the first round, before losing to North Carolina Central in the quarterfinals.


2020–21 Denizlispor season
The 2020–21 season was the 55th season of Denizlispor in existence and the club's second consecutive season in the top flight of Turkish football. In addition to the domestic league, Denizlispor participated in this season's editions of the Turkish Cup. The season covers the period from July 2020 to 30 June 2021.


2020–21 Denmark Series
The 2020–21 Denmark Series is the 56th season of the Denmark Series, the fourth-tier of the Danish football league structure organised by the Danish FA (DBU). The season marks a transitional phase in the structure of the Danish leagues.


2020–21 Denmark Series
This season, the league is divided in four groups of eleven teams each. After the regular season, the top four teams in Groups 1 and 2 face off in play-offs for a spot in the 2020–21 Danish 2nd Divisions, and the same is the case for Groups 3 and 4, which means that two teams promote. One team from the West groups promote and one from the East groups.


2020–21 Denmark Series
Numbers 5 to 11 after the regular season are gathered in two groups with 14 teams in each (Groups 1 and 2 + Groups 3 and 4), where the teams meet the teams from the opposite pool once, which means seven matches in total (the top teams get one extra home game). The teams take all earned points and goals scored with them to the playoffs. A total of 16 teams will relegate this season, with the 16 relegated teams being distributed depending on the geographical location of the eight relegated teams from the Danish 2nd Division.


2020–21 Denver Nuggets season
The 2020–21 Denver Nuggets season was the 45th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the franchise's 54th season of existence overall.


2020–21 Denver Nuggets season
On May 3, the Nuggets officially clinched a playoff spot for the third consecutive season. In the First Round, the Nuggets defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in six games, before getting swept in the Conference Semi-Finals by the Phoenix Suns.


2020–21 Denver Nuggets season
Nikola Jokić was voted league MVP for the regular season, thereby becoming the first player in franchise history to win the award.


2020–21 Denver Nuggets season, Transactions, Trades
Jerami Grant (Sign and trade)Rights to Nikola Radičević (2015 #57)


2020–21 Denver Nuggets season, Transactions, Trades
Jrue Holiday (from New Orleans)Draft rights to Sam Merrill (#60) (from New Orleans)


2020–21 Denver Nuggets season, Transactions, Trades
Steven Adams (from Oklahoma City)Eric Bledsoe (from Milwaukee)2024 MIL first-round pick swap2025 MIL first-round pick2026 MIL first-round pick swap2027 MIL first-round pick


2020–21 Denver Nuggets season, Transactions, Trades
George Hill (from Milwaukee)Zylan Cheatham (from New Orleans) (Sign and trade)Josh Gray (from New Orleans) (Sign and trade)Darius Miller (from New Orleans)Kenrich Williams (from New Orleans) (Sign and trade)2023 DEN protected first-round pick2023 WAS second-round pick (from New Orleans)2024 NO second-round pick


2020–21 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team represented the University of Denver in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pioneers, led by 5th-year head coach Rodney Billups, played their home games at Hamilton Gymnasium in Denver, Colorado, as members of the Summit League.


2020–21 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Pioneers finished the 2019–20 season 7–24, 3–13 in Summit League play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament to North Dakota State.


2020–21 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season
The 2020–21 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season was the 72nd season of play for the program and the 8th in the NCHC conference. The Pioneers represented the University of Denver and were coached by David Carle, in his 3rd season.


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


2020–21 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
Denver came into the season with high expectations. From the start, however, nothing seemed to go right for the Pioneers. After the season's start was delayed, Denver joined the rest of the NCHC in Omaha, Nebraska for a condensed slate of games in December. The team started slow but looked like they were rounding into form in mid-December. Unfortunately, a theme for the entire season proved to be inconsistency.


2020–21 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
For most of the year the Pioneers couldn't string together a series of wins, or even strong performances, and they watched as their ranking fell every week until they left the top-20 altogether. By the end of the season Denver sat in the middle of the standings but was 3 games below .500.


2020–21 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
While there were some who still included the Pioneers as possible bubble teams, their losing record was a sizable impediment to the team playing in the NCAA Tournament. Denver's only probably road to the tournament was to win the NCHC Championship and the team responded well in the quarterfinals, overcoming a 2-goal deficit to upset tournament-bound Omaha. In the semis they faced #2 North Dakota and took a lead into the third period. The Hawks outplayed Denver in the frame but, as time went along, it appeared that Magnus Chrona might be able to shut out UND.


2020–21 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
It took North Dakota pulling their goaltender to give them enough firepower to break through and tie the game. In the overtime session, Denver never found their footing and were outshot 9–1 in less than nine minutes. The final goal came from a UND stick and ended the game as well as any chance Denver had to extend their season. This was Denver's first losing season in 21 years.


2020–21 Deportivo Alavés season
The 2020–21 season was the 100th season in the existence of Deportivo Alavés and the club's fifth consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Alavés participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season covered the period from 20 July 2020 to 30 June 2021, with the late start to the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.


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


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


2020–21 Deportivo Alavés 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 Derby County F.C. season
The 2020–21 season is Derby County F.C. 's 137th season in existence, their 13th consecutive season in the Championship, and their 53rd season overall in the second division of English football. Alongside the Championship, they also competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covers the period from July 2020 to 30 June 2021.


2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, Review, Pre-season
It was confirmed on 24 July 2020, that the 2020/21 Championship season - delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic - would start on the weekend beginning 12 September 2020. When the fixtures were announced on 21 August, it was revealed that Derby would start the season at home to Reading, as they had done in the 2002-03 campaign. Another notable fixture was 28 November home match vs. Wycombe Wanderers - it will be the first ever competitive meeting between the two sides.


2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, Review, Pre-season
The most significant off-the-field announcement came when it was revealed that the two charges bought upon the club by the EFL, namely the club's valuation associated with the sale of Pride Park Stadium in June 2018 and its amortisation policy associated with intangible fixed assets (players) were dismissed, ensuring the club would avoid a points deduction and fine for the 2020/21 campaign. The EFL later confirmed it would appeal the dismissal of the charge regarding player valuations.


2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, Review, Pre-season
The first new arrival in the playing staff was Mike te Wierik who finally arrived at the club having signed a pre-contract agreement for a three-year stay in February 2020. Ben Hamer's return to parent-club Huddersfield Town, coupled with Scott Carson and Jonathan Mitchell's loan moves to Manchester City and Northampton Town respectively, left the club in search of a goalkeeper, with the gap being filled by the acquisition of Scottish international David Marshall from Wigan Athletic. A second significant capture was the return of reigning player of the year Matthew Clarke on a season-long loan from Brighton & Hove Albion. In terms of contracts, George Evans signed a one-year extension to take his stay at the club through to 2022.


2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, Review, Pre-season
After a decade at the club, Mason Bennett left to join Millwall for an undisclosed fee. Scott Malone also moved to The Den on a season-long loan.


2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, Review, September
The season opened on 5 September with an EFL Cup First Round tie against Barrow, whom Derby had not played competitively in 63 years, with Derby advancing on penalties after a 0–0 draw, with Kelle Roos the hero following three saves in the shoot-out itself. The absence of Jayden Bogle and Max Lowe from the starting line-up lead to rumours about their future and both players subsequently joined Premier League Sheffield United in an undisclosed deal two days later. The ensuing gap left by Bogle was filled with the signing of Wigan Athletic's Nathan Byrne three days later in another undisclosed deal.


2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, Review, September
Derby lost 2–0 at home to Reading in their opening game of the new campaign (a first opening day defeat for 11 years), before losing 2–1 at home to Preston North End in the EFL Cup second round. a first defeat to Preston in 15 meetings. In the days following the Preston defeat, Derby clinched the signing of Poland international Kamil Jóźwiak from Lech Poznań and announced Max Bird and Louie Sibley had signed new deals with the club which would take them through to the end of the 2023–24 season. Jóźwiak's debut came three days after signing as he assisted Jack Marriott for the equalizer, his first goal since January, in an eventual 2–1 defeat at Luton Town, Derby's third consecutive defeat in all competitions.


2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, Review, September
There were heavy links with Jordon Ibe, who had had a loan spell with the club in 2014-15, and former Liverpool forward Bobby Duncan. ; both joined the club in the week following the Luton game. Neither player featured in the next game, a 4–0 home defeat to Blackburn Rovers; a third straight league defeat condemning the Rams to their worst start to a season since the 1992-93 campaign.


2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, Review, October
As new signing Bobby Duncan was confirmed to initially be part of the Rams under-23s side, Derby continued making signings with one eye on the future in the capture of Southend United winger Isaac Hutchinson., former-Bradford City goalkeeper George Sykes-Kenworthy and ex-West Ham United midfielder Louie Watson.


2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, Review, October
The upcoming closure of the international transfer window on 5 October saw the club heavily linked with SV Darmstadt 98 striker Serdar Dursun and they reportedly submitted bids of £750,000 and £1m for the player, though both were rejected and no deal went through, though it was suggested Derby would revisit their interest in 2021.


2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, Review, October
The club continued its hunt for a striker within the English league and was linked with loan moves for Premier League forwards Keinan Davis of Aston Villa. and Charlie Austin of West Brom, though Austin rejected a move despite a personal phone call from club captain Wayne Rooney. Against the back drop of these transfer links, it was Rooney's 87th-minute free kick that proved the difference in 1–0 win away to Norwich City that took the club out of the bottom three and relieved some of the pressure building on Cocu going into the first international break of the season.


2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, Review, October
In the days leading up to the closure of the domestic transfer window on 16 October, Louie Sibley was linked with a move to Leeds United and Florian Jozefzoon was linked with Rotherham United; Jozefzoon duly joined The Millers until the end of the campaign.


2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, Review, October
Following the collapse of a deal for Charlie Austin, Derby were linked with a move for his West Brom teammate Kenneth Zohore and also tabled a loan bid for former loanee Harry Wilson Ultimately, the club signed free agent Colin Kazim-Richards and, in a move that proved controversial amongst the fanbase, allowed Jack Marriott to leave for a season-long loan at Sheffield Wednesday, though the club retained the right to recall the forward in January and extended his contract until the end of the 2021/22 season.


2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, Review, October
On the day the window closed, Derby lost 1–0 at home to Watford to continue their poor start to the season. The result was compounded three days later with the news that Wayne Rooney would have to go into self isolation for ten days following his coming into contact with a friend who was later diagnosed as having COVID-19 and miss three games as a result.


2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, Review, October
The first of these games was a 1–0 defeat at Huddersfield Town, a fifth defeat in six league games, which increased the pressure manager Phillip Cocu; the Dutch press rumoured his job was "hanging by a thread"  though Chairman Mel Morris publicly backed Cocu, saying "Of course we are concerned about the lack of points, as is the manager. But when you look at the cards we’ve been dealt this season, it's hardly surprising that results have been poor. Does he have our support? Yes, we have got to be realistic about the challenges he faces.


2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, Review, October
This is not about a lack of tactics, or effort on the training field, or those things." The following three games, away to Nottingham Forest in the first East Midlands derby of the season, at home to Cardiff City and away to Bournemouth, were all 1–1 draws which saw Derby take the lead in the first half before being pegged-back in the second. The results lead Cocu to admit the team needed to improve their end product, as after nine league games they had only two goals from open-play.


2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, Review, October
On 30 October, rumours regarding a potential takeover of the club by Abu Dhabi-based Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who had previously been linked to Newcastle United and Liverpool, began to surface.


2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, Review, November
"Phillip and his staff helped develop and establish a considerable number of Academy players in to the first team squad and Phillip made significant financial contributions and personal efforts towards the club's community projects during the COVID-19 pandemic, which the club are extremely grateful for. Derby County wishes to thank Phillip, Chris and Twan for their hard work and dedication over the last 16 months and wish them every success in their future careers."


2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, Review, November
The first game of November saw Derby lose 1–0 at home to Queens Park Rangers to further heap pressure on Phillip Cocu - former manager Steve McClaren accused Cocu and the club of "underachieving", fans referred to his claims the team did not deserve to lose as "deluded" and "a tough listen" and pundits summarised he was "on the edge" as Derby found themselves in the bottom two after just one win in their opening ten games, only being kept off the bottom by Sheffield Wednesday, who had had six points deducted.


2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, Review, November
With the rumoured £60m takeover by Khaled bin Zayed Al Nehayan approved by the EFL, it was reported that Derby's players "(did) not expect the Dutchman to survive the forthcoming international break." Cocu's issues were then compounded by news he had to go into self-isolation following coming into contact with club CEO Stephen Pearce, who later tested positive for COVID-19, meaning he would absent for the match against Barnsley.


2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, Review, November
The Barnsley match ended in a 2–0 defeat - Barnsley's first win at Pride Park in over a decade - and saw the Rams slump to the bottom of the table as they endured their worst start to a season in 12 years. Cocu left the club by mutual agreement on 14 November, along with assistant manager Chris van der Weerden and Specialist First Team Coach Twan Scheepers, after 16-months and 65 matches in charge.


2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, Review, November
First team affairs were taken over by captain Wayne Rooney with support by members of Cocu's remaining backroom staff, Liam Rosenior, Shay Given and Justin Walker. Early links with the position included Rooney, Aston Villa assistant manager John Terry, former-Liverpool and Newcastle United manager Rafa Benitez, Swansea City boss Steve Cooper and Eddie Howe, who was unattached after his resignation from AFC Bournemouth.


2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, Review, November
The first post-Cocu result once again saw defeat, 1–0 at Bristol City, to leave Derby at the foot of the table and three points from safety, though Wayne Rooney said he could guarantee that the side would "get better (and) get out of the situation we're in and... start winning games."


2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, Review, November
Prior to the next game, away to Middlesbrough, the club announced the appointment of former-manager Steve McClaren as technical director to advise the board, with the "permanent status of the (position) subject to ratification by Derventio Holdings’ board following completion of the club acquisition.”  The Middlesbrough match ended in another defeat, 3-0, that left Derby rooted at the foot at the table, now four points from safety.


2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, Review, November
Rosenior stated that the result had to be a "watershed" moment for the club whereas Rooney found himself being an increasingly polarizing figure amongst fans for his perceived avoidance of post-match interviews after poor results and his "abject" performances on the field, with supporters calling him a "disgrace" and asking him to "leave the club now".


2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, Review, November
It was announced the day after the "painful and chastening" Middlesbrough result that Rooney would take sole control of the side for the next match against Wycombe Wanderers and had removed himself from the playing squad, with Rooney admitting that it is "possible" he had played his final game.


2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, Review, November
Rooney's first game as sole interim manager saw him make seven changes to the side that had lost at Middlesbrough, including handing a first start to Colin Kazim-Richards, but could not guide Derby to a second victory, as Matt Bloomfield's 81st-minute equalizer canceled out Duane Holmes' first-half goal (Derby's first goal in a month). The result left Derby bottom, though the gap from safety was reduced to five points as none of the bottom six teams were able to secure victory. The month ended with the draw for the FA Cup Third Round Proper, which saw Derby handed a potential banana skin at National League North side Chorley.


2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, Review, December
""In order to remove any ongoing speculation, both parties want to assure Derby County's supporters that the acquisition of the club by Derventio Holdings is on track, with a view to completion before Christmas. Both parties will now return to applying their full attention to the completion of the deal and will not be making any further comment.""


2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, Review, December
Derby blew another chance at a first win since October following another 1–1 home draw, this time against fellow strugglers Coventry City, to remain 5 points away from 21st placed Nottingham Forest after the completion of the 15th round of fixtures. Post-match, Rooney stated he had enjoyed his first week in the role despite the "frustrating" results but admitted that the proposed takeover would have to be completed before he would know if the position would be his permanently.


2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, Review, December
According to local media, no candidates had been approached or interviewed, though the national media heavily linked Aston Villa assistant manager John Terry, with Rooney second favourite, whilst other sources, such as podcaster Ian McGarry, claimed they had not heard Terry's name mentioned. Rooney claimed his first win as Derby boss as Jason Knight scored a 69th-minute winner at Millwall to give Derby a first victory in two months and twelve matches to take them off the bottom and to within two points of Nottingham Forest in 21st.


2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, Review, December
The run of five points from three games saw Rooney overtake Terry to become the bookmaker's favourite for the position, with former-England manager Sam Allardyce (who instead replaced Slaven Bilić at West Bromwich Albion) and Burnley boss Sean Dyche being newly linked to the role.


2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, Review, December
Rooney strengthened his claims by extending his unbeaten start to six games with a 0–0 draw away to Brentford being followed with a 0–0 draw at home to Stoke City (in which Derby were controversially denied a penalty for a foul on Lee Buchanan, about which  ex-Premier League referee Mark Halsey said that Derby had "every reason to be unhappy.") and a first home win in thirteen attempts with a 2–0 win over Swansea City, which moved The Rams level on points with 20th placed Rotherham United, though still in the bottom three on goal difference.


2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, Review, December
Rotherham were due to be the next opponents, but the match at the New York Stadium was postponed 90-minutes before kick-off due to a COVID-19 outbreak in Rotherham's squad. Derby's unbeaten run ended in the following game as they fell to a boxing day home defeat to Preston North End; a sixth home defeat meaning they had already lost more home games than in the previous two seasons despite only having played eleven out of twenty-three home ties.


2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, Review, December
Despite the defeat, Derby ended the year outside the relegation zone after a 4–0 win away to Birmingham City - Derby's biggest away win since a 4–0 win at the same opponents on 26th December 2014 - took them up to 20th and three points clear of relegation with a game in hand. Academy graduate Kaide Gordon's appearance as a substitute made him the fourth-youngster player in club history.


2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, Review, December
Derby's upturn in form was tempered by the news that Curtis Davies, who had been stretchered off in the 65th-minute in the draw at Brentford, had suffered an injury to his achilles and would be out "long-term", with speculation that Davies, whose contract was due to expire at the end of the season, had played his last game for the club. Despite the injury to Davies leaving Derby short at centre-back, Rooney made it clear that the primary target for the upcoming January transfer window would be a striker, saying "The striker area we need to add to.


2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, Review, December
Colin (Kazim-Richards) has come, and he's been great. If we can add one or two more in that position it would only benefit the team in the long run." One potential signing was Leeds United's Tyler Roberts, though Leeds informed Derby that any deal would require Leeds bringing someone in first.


2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, Review, December
Looking ahead to the January transfer window, it was also revealed that out of favour defender Mike te Wierik, who has not featured since October, had been told he was free to find another club and that Jayden Mitchell-Lawson would return from his loan spell at Bristol Rovers early after a managerial change left him out of the first team.


2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, Review, December
The proposed £60 million takeover by Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan's Derventio Holdings, which had been ratified by the EFL the previous month, still remained uncompleted as of mid-December, resulting in doubts over the deal after it emerged Zayed Al Nahyan owed Newcastle United £500k in legal bills from previous takeover discussions. This led to the club, who had been silent on the takeover progress for six weeks, issuing a statement that discussions were on track, with the aim of a finish before Christmas which, ultimately, did not happen. The continued delay with the takeover had the knock-on effect of players wage payments being delayed leading into the new year.


2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, Review, December
For their performances during December, Nathan Byrne, Matt Clarke, Krystian Bielik and Colin Kazim-Richards were all names in the WhoScored.com Championship Team of the Month. Bielik was also nominated for Sky Bet Championship Player of the Month.


2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, Review, January
"Staff members and players were tested on Monday and have subsequently returned a number of positive results. The names of those individuals will not be made public for medical confidentiality reasons, but they and their close contacts must now serve a period of isolation at home in line with UK Government guidelines. In accordance with Derby County and EFL COVID-19 protocol, the club's Moor Farm training ground has been closed with immediate effect. In addition, the club is in dialogue with the EFL and Football Association in relation to upcoming fixtures. This decision has been taken to prevent the spread of the virus and protect club employees and their family members. Derby County would like to wish the individuals that have returned a positive COVID-19 test result a quick and safe return to full health."


2020–21 Derby County F.C. season, Review, January
Derby opened 2021 with a 1–0 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday which saw The Owls leapfrog Derby in the table, who dropped back into the bottom three, albeit with a game in hand on a number of the teams around them. In the days following the game, Derby closed their training ground, as did Sheffield Wednesday, after "several players" were found to have contracted COVID-19.