2021–22 Senior Women's National Football Championship

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2021–22 Women's National Football Championship
CountryIndia
Dates28 November – 9 December 2021
Teams32
ChampionsManipur (21st title)
Runners-upRailways
Matches played52
Goals scored220 (4.23 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Sandhiya Ranganathan
(12 goals)
Best playerIrom Prameshwori Devi
Best goalkeeperOkram Roshini Devi

The 2021–22 Senior Women's National Football Championship, also known as Hero Senior Women's National Football Championship for sponsorship reasons, was the 26th edition of the Senior Women's National Football Championship, the premier competition in India for women's teams representing regional and state football associations. The tournament was hosted in Kerala, between 28 November and 9 December 2021.

Manipur, the defending champions retained the title after beating Railways 2–1`in the penalty shootout in the final. Tamil Nadu's Sandhiya Ranganathan, with 12 goals, was the highest scorer of the tournament, while Manipur's goalkeeper Okram Roshini Devi won the best goalkeeper award.[1]

Format[edit | edit source]

32 teams competed in the tournament and were split into eight groups of four teams each in the preliminary round.[2]

Round dates[edit | edit source]

Round Match dates
Group stage 28 November – 3 December 2021
Quarter-finals 5 December 2021
Semi-finals 7 December 2021
Final 9 December 2021

Group stage[edit | edit source]

Group A[edit | edit source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Manipur 3 3 0 0 21 0 +21 9 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Daman and Diu 3 2 0 1 4 6 −2 6
3 Meghalaya 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
4 Pondicherry 3 0 0 3 0 18 −18 0
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
28 November 2021 Manipur 4–0 Meghalaya Kuthuparamba
09:30 IST
Report Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Player of the Match: Irom Prameshwori Devi
28 November 2021 Daman and Diu 2–0 Pondicherry Kuthuparamba
14:30 IST
  • Diksha Bansod Goal 17'
  • Boomidha V Goal 48' (o.g.)
 Report Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Player of the Match: Afreen
30 November 2021 Meghalaya 1–2 Daman and Diu Kuthuparamba
09:30 IST
  • Ibashisha Khongwet Goal 34'
 Report
  • Nirmala Durve Goal 51'
  • Jeewanti Goal 79'
 Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Player of the Match: Jeewanti
30 November 2021 Pondicherry 0–12 Manipur Kuthuparamba
14:30 IST Report
Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Player of the Match: Irom Prameshwori Devi
2 December 2021 Manipur 5–0 Daman and Diu Kuthuparamba
09:30 IST
Report Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Player of the Match: Irom Prameshwori Devi
2 December 2021 Pondicherry 0–4 Meghalaya Kuthuparamba
14:30 IST Report
  • Ibashisha Khongwet Goal 7', 57', 85'
  • Saralin Warlarpih Goal 45+2'
 Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Player of the Match: Ibashisha Khongwet

Group B[edit | edit source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Railways 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 6 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Chhattisgarh 2 1 0 1 9 4 +5 3
3 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 2 0 0 2 0 14 −14 0
4 Tripura 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
28 November 2021 Chhattisgarh 9–0 Dadra and Nagar Haveli Kozhikode
14:30 IST
  • Shubhangi Subba Goal 13', 72'
  • Kiran Pisda Goal 46', 80', 90+5'
  • Masipogu Puspa Goal 48'
  • Hina Nirmalkar Goal 82'
  • Priyanka Futan Goal 88', 90'
 Report Stadium: Calicut University
Player of the Match: Priyanka Futan
30 November 2021 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 0–5 Railways Kozhikode
09:30 IST Report
Stadium: Calicut University
Player of the Match: Mamta
2 December 2021 Railways 4–0 Chhattisgarh Kozhikode
09:30 IST
  • Naobi Chanu Laishram Goal 70'
  • Tara Khatoon Goal 80'
  • Mamta Goal 82', 83'
 Report Stadium: Calicut University
Player of the Match: Supriya Routray

Group C[edit | edit source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Assam 3 3 0 0 17 2 +15 9 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Himachal Pradesh 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3 Bihar 3 0 1 2 5 13 −8 1
4 Rajasthan 3 0 1 2 2 10 −8 1
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
29 November 2021 Himachal Pradesh 3–2 Bihar Kuthuparamba
09:30 IST
  • Mamta Goal 45+2', 53'
  • Priyanka Dutta Goal 79'
 Report
  • Nisha Kumari Goal 17'
  • Neha Kumari Goal 63'
 Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Player of the Match: Mamta
29 November 2021 Assam 7–0 Rajasthan Kuthuparamba
14:30 IST
  • Rupali Boro Goal 3'
  • Mridula Mech Goal 8'
  • Sainjali Kemprai Goal 49'
  • Sonia Marak Goal 58', 61', 81'
  • Sanila Basumatary Goal 90+1'
 Report Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Player of the Match: Sonia Marak
1 December 2021 Bihar 1–8 Assam Kuthuparamba
09:30 IST
  • Putul Kumari Goal 59'
 Report
  • Rupali Boro Goal 2'
  • Sanila Basumatary Goal 16'
  • Sonia Marak Goal 20', 77', 78'
  • Sainjali Kemprai Goal 21', 81'
  • Swapnali Mili Goal 57'
 Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Player of the Match: Sonia Marak
1 December 2021 Rajasthan 0–1 Himachal Pradesh Kuthuparamba
14:30 IST Report
  • Poonam Goal 15'
 Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Player of the Match: Riya Sharma
3 December 2021 Himachal Pradesh 1–2 Assam Kuthuparamba
09:30 IST
  • Poonam Goal 52'
 Report
  • Sonia Marak Goal 35'
  • Mina Basumatary Goal 49'
 Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Player of the Match: Sonia Marak
3 December 2021 Rajasthan 2–2 Bihar Kuthuparamba
14:30 IST
  • Riya Jasrotia Goal 83', 90+4'
 Report
  • Archana Kumari Goal 55'
  • Baby Kumari Goal 59'
 Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Player of the Match: Riya Jasrotia

Group D[edit | edit source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Goa 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Jharkhand 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6
3 Delhi 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4 Karnataka 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
29 November 2021 Jharkhand 1–0 Karnataka Kozhikode
09:30 IST
  • Parnita Tirkey Goal 79'
 Report Stadium: Calicut University
Player of the Match: Asha Mahima Beck
29 November 2021 Delhi 1–1 Goa Kozhikode
14:30 IST
  • Mamta Goal 18'
 Report
  • Arpita Yeshwant Pednekar Goal 34'
 Stadium: Calicut University
Player of the Match: Janice Gomes
1 December 2021 Karnataka 1–2 Delhi Kozhikode
09:30 IST
  • Savi Mehta Goal 11' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Anjana Thapa Goal 4', 85'
 Stadium: Calicut University
Player of the Match: Anjana Thapa
1 December 2021 Goa 2–0 Jharkhand Kozhikode
14:30 IST
  • Stessi Cardozo Goal 45+4'
  • Sushmita Jadhav Goal 51'
 Report Stadium: Calicut University
Player of the Match: Stessi Cardozo
3 December 2021 Jharkhand 2–1 Delhi Kozhikode
09:30 IST
  • Alisha Tigga Goal 24', 63'
 Report
  • Anjali Goal 55'
 Stadium: Calicut University
Player of the Match: Deepika Venkatesh
3 December 2021 Goa 3–0 Karnataka Kozhikode
14:30 IST
  • Rizella Cia Almeida Goal 19', 24'
  • Sushmita Jadhav Goal 45+3'
 Report Stadium: Calicut University
Player of the Match: Rizella Cia Almeida

Group E[edit | edit source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Maharashtra 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8 7 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Sikkim 3 2 1 0 8 1 +7 7
3 Jammu & Kashmir 3 1 0 2 1 7 −6 3
4 Arunachal Pradesh 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0
Source: [5]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
29 November 2021 Arunachal Pradesh 0–6 Maharashtra Kozhikode
09:30 IST Report
  • Valencia Lourdina D'Mello Goal 49', 79'
  • Karen Pais Goal 73', 76', 89'
  • Trupti Deep Goal 88'
 Stadium: EMS Stadium
Player of the Match: Karen Pais
29 November 2021 Jammu & Kashmir 0–5 Sikkim Kozhikode
14:30 IST Report
  • Suju Hangma Limboo Goal 24', 39', 57'
  • Karishma Rai Goal 41'
  • Nim Riki Sherpa Goal 79'
 Stadium: EMS Stadium
Player of the Match: Suju Hangma Limboo
1 December 2021 Maharashtra 2–0 Jammu & Kashmir Kozhikode
09:30 IST
  • Aishwarya Bhonde Goal 47'
  • Sapna Jaiswar Goal 88'
 Report Stadium: EMS Stadium
Player of the Match: Akanksha Kandalkar
1 December 2021 Sikkim 2–0 Arunachal Pradesh Kozhikode
14:30 IST
  • Suju Hangma Limboo Goal 1'
  • Prekila Tamang Goal 67'
 Report Stadium: EMS Stadium
Player of the Match: Prekila Tamang
3 December 2021 Arunachal Pradesh 0–1 Jammu & Kashmir Kozhikode
09:30 IST Report
  • Pooja Devi Goal 41'
 Stadium: EMS Stadium
Player of the Match: Pooja Devi
3 December 2021 Sikkim 1–1 Maharashtra Kozhikode
14:30 IST
  • Suju Hangma Limboo Goal 67'
 Report
  • Trupti Deep Goal 62'
 Stadium: EMS Stadium
Player of the Match: Trupti Deep

Group F[edit | edit source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Odisha 3 3 0 0 18 1 +17 9 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Haryana 3 2 0 1 9 2 +7 6
3 Gujarat 3 1 0 2 5 12 −7 3
4 Andhra Pradesh 3 0 0 3 1 18 −17 0
Source: [6]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
28 November 2021 Odisha 9–0 Andhra Pradesh Kozhikode
09:30 IST
  • Jabamani Tudu Goal 9', 14'
  • Soni Behera Goal 30'
  • Deepa Nayak Goal 49'
  • Satyabati Khadia Goal 52'
  • Subhadra Sahu Goal 84'
  • Karishma Oram Goal 85', 86'
  • Jasoda Munda Goal 90+4'
 Report Stadium: Calicut Medical College
Player of the Match: Jabamani Tudu
28 November 2021 Haryana 4–0 Gujarat Kozhikode
14:30 IST
  • Karuna Goal 7'
  • Tanu Goal 39'
  • Jyoti Goal 75'
  • Parveen Goal 82'
 Report Stadium: Calicut Medical College
Player of the Match: Karuna
30 November 2021 Andhra Pradesh 0–4 Haryana Kozhikode
09:30 IST Report
  • Jyoti Goal 4'
  • Vidhi Goal 22'
  • Tanu Goal 71'
  • Pooja Goal 75'
 Stadium: Calicut Medical College
Player of the Match: P Padmaja
30 November 2021 Gujarat 0–7 Odisha Kozhikode
14:30 IST Report
  • Subhadra Sahu Goal 22', 23', 38'
  • Satyabati Khadia Goal 25', 28', 45+1'
  • Suman Pragyna Mohapatra Goal 48'
 Stadium: Calicut Medical College
Player of the Match: Subhadra Sahu
2 December 2021 Odisha 2–1 Haryana Kozhikode
09:30 IST
  • Deepa Nayak Goal 19'
  • Bannya Kabiraj Goal 74'
 Report
  • Parveen Goal 34'
 Stadium: Calicut Medical College
Player of the Match: Sharda
2 December 2021 Gujarat 5–1 Andhra Pradesh Kozhikode
14:30 IST
  • Shreya Oza Goal 36', 53'
  • Anoushka Nair Goal 49'
  • Sonal Parmar Goal 51'
  • Muskan Rafiq Bhai Sindhi Goal 89'
 Report
  • Boya Dasari Anitha Goal 28'
 Stadium: Calicut Medical College
Player of the Match: Anoushka Nair

Group G[edit | edit source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mizoram 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Kerala 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4
3 Madhya Pradesh 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4
4 Uttarakhand 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: [7]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
28 November 2021 Madhya Pradesh 4–1 Uttarakhand Kozhikode
09:30 IST
  • Madhu Raghav Goal 21'
  • Arti Rathore Goal 50', 56'
  • Pallavi Goswami Goal 90+3'
 Report
  • Bhagwati Chauhan Goal 73'
 Stadium: EMS Stadium
Player of the Match: Arti Rathore
28 November 2021 Kerala 2–3 Mizoram Kozhikode
14:30 IST
  • Athulya K V Goal 44'
  • Femina Rag Valappil Goal 45'
 Report
Stadium: EMS Stadium
Player of the Match: Elizabeth Vanlalmawii
30 November 2021 Uttarakhand 1–3 Kerala Kozhikode
09:30 IST
  • Bhagwati Chauhan Goal 53'
 Report
  • Vinitha Vijayan Goal 44'
  • Manasa K Goal 75'
  • Femina Rag Valappil Goal 86'
 Stadium: EMS Stadium
Player of the Match: Bhagwati Chauhan
30 November 2021 Mizoram 4–0 Madhya Pradesh Kozhikode
14:30 IST
Report Stadium: EMS Stadium
Player of the Match: Elizabeth Vanlalmawii
2 December 2021 Madhya Pradesh 1–1 Kerala Kozhikode
09:30 IST
  • Shilpa Soni Goal 18'
 Report
  • C Reshma Goal 20'
 Stadium: EMS Stadium
Player of the Match: Aarti Banwari
2 December 2021 Mizoram 0–0 Uttarakhand Kozhikode
14:30 IST Report Stadium: EMS Stadium
Player of the Match: Bhagwati Chauhan

Group H[edit | edit source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tamil Nadu 3 2 1 0 27 1 +26 7 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 West Bengal 3 1 2 0 21 1 +20 5
3 Punjab 3 1 1 1 21 6 +15 4
4 Telangana 3 0 0 3 0 61 −61 0
Source: [8]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
29 November 2021 Tamil Nadu 20–0 Telangana Kozhikode
09:30 IST
  • Malavika M Goal 3', 45+2', 87'
  • Sandhiya Goal 5', 22', 24', 63', 70', 88', 89', 90'
  • M. Saritha Goal 10', 58', 65', 68'
  • Durga A Goal 15', 20', 79'
  • Priyadharshini S. Goal 49'
  • Rudrarapu Ravali Goal 78' (o.g.)
 Report Stadium: Calicut Medical College
Player of the Match: Sandhiya
29 November 2021 Punjab 0–0 West Bengal Kozhikode
14:30 IST Report Stadium: Calicut Medical College
Player of the Match: Deepika
1 December 2021 Telangana 0–21 Punjab Kozhikode
09:30 IST Report
  • Neha Mann Goal 11', 40'
  • Nisha Goal 18', 43', 45+2', 57', 61', 63', 89'
  • Asha Kumari Goal 20', 45', 68', 74'
  • Deepika Goal 33', 34', 39', 45+3', 46', 56', 90+3'
  • Binita Kerketta Goal 90+2'
 Stadium: Calicut Medical College
Player of the Match: Deepika
1 December 2021 West Bengal 1–1 Tamil Nadu Kozhikode
14:30 IST
  • Sumitra Marandi Goal 45'
 Report
Stadium: Calicut Medical College
Player of the Match: Sandhiya
3 December 2021 Tamil Nadu 6–0 Punjab Kozhikode
09:30 IST
Report Stadium: Calicut Medical College
Player of the Match: Sandhiya
3 December 2021 West Bengal 20–0 Telangana Kozhikode
14:30 IST
  • Huidrom Ranjita Devi Goal 10', 20', 25', 34', 39', 47', 58', 71', 90+2'
  • Naorem Sumila Chanu Goal 11', 18', 55'
  • Gita Das Goal 13', 22', 35'
  • Dular Marandi Goal 28'
  • Kajal Das Goal 68', 84'
  • Sandhya Maity Goal 89', 90'
 Report Stadium: Calicut Medical College
Player of the Match: Huidrom Ranjita Devi

Bracket[edit | edit source]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
      
Mizoram 4
Maharashtra 1
Mizoram 1 (5)
Railways Template:Pso 1 (6)
Railways 4
Goa 2
Railways 0 (1)
Manipur Template:Pso 0 (2)
Odisha 2
Tamil Nadu 0
Odisha 1 (0)
Manipur Template:Pso 1 (3)
Manipur 2
Assam 0

Quarter-finals[edit | edit source]

5 December 2021 Railways 4–2 Goa Kozhikode
09:30 IST Supriya Routray Goal 45+1', 56', 58'
Mamta Goal 69'		 Report Sushmita Jadhav Goal 33', 90+1' Stadium: Calicut Medical College
Player of the Match: Sushmita Jadhav
5 December 2021 Manipur 2–0 Assam Kuthuparamba
09:30 IST Yangoijam Kiranbala Chanu Goal 9'
Thingbaijam Babysana Devi Goal 65'		 Report Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Player of the Match: Irom Prameshwori Devi
5 December 2021 Odisha 2–0 Tamil Nadu Kozhikode
15:00 IST Karishma Oram Goal 27'
Satyabati Khadia Goal 37'		 Report Stadium: EMS Stadium
Player of the Match: Sasmita Parida
5 December 2021 Maharashtra 1–4 Mizoram Kozhikode
15:00 IST Karen Pais Goal 47' Report Elizabeth Vanlalmawii Goal 10', 87'
Lalnunsiami Goal 24', 66'		 Stadium: EMS Stadium
Player of the Match: Elizabeth Vanlalmawii

Semi-finals[edit | edit source]

7 December 2021 Mizoram 1–1
(5–6 p)		 Railways Kozhikode
09:30 IST Lalnunsiami Goal 90+4' Report Mamta Goal 70' Stadium: EMS Stadium
Player of the Match: Lalnunsiami
Penalties
Grace Lalrampari Hauhnar soccer ball with red X
Lallungmuani soccer ball with check mark
K. Ngopawdi soccer ball with check mark
Ruthy Lalrinmawii soccer ball with check mark
Lalnunsiami soccer ball with check mark
Elizabeth Vanlalmawii soccer ball with check mark
Vanlalhmangahzuali soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Supriya Routray
soccer ball with check mark Ravina Yadav
soccer ball with check mark Sasmita Swain
soccer ball with check mark Naobi Chanu Laishram
soccer ball with red X Suprava Samal
soccer ball with check mark Kshetrimayum Ngoubi Devi
soccer ball with check mark Nandini Munda
7 December 2021 Manipur 1–1
(3–0 p)		 Odisha Kozhikode
15:00 IST Yangoijam Kiranbala Chanu Goal 45+3' Report Yumlembam Pakpi Devi Goal 11' (o.g.) Stadium: EMS Stadium
Player of the Match: Juli Kishan
Penalties
Sultana MS soccer ball with check mark
Babysana Devi soccer ball with check mark
Asem Roja Devi soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Jasoda Munda
soccer ball with red X Subhadra Sahu
soccer ball with red X Suman Pragnya Mohapatra

Final[edit | edit source]

9 December 2021 Manipur 0–0
(2–1 p)		 Railways Kozhikode
15:00 IST Report Stadium: EMS Stadium
Player of the Match: Irom Prameshwori Devi
Penalties
Sultana MS soccer ball with red X
Babysana Devi soccer ball with check mark
Asem Roja Devi soccer ball with red X
Yangoijam Kiranbala Chanu soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Supriya Routray
soccer ball with check mark Naobi Laishram
soccer ball with red X Sasmita Swain
soccer ball with red X Moirangthem Mandakini Devi
soccer ball with red X Suprava Samal

Awards[edit | edit source]

Award Player Team
Best Goalkeeper Okram Roshini Devi Manipur
Top Goal-scorer Sandhiya Ranganathan Tamil Nadu
Most Valuable Player Irom Prameshwori Devi Manipur

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Manipur survive penalty shootout to win 21st Hero Senior Women's NFC title". AIFF. 9 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "National senior women's football from November 28". SPORTSTAR. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

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