2021–22 in Indian football

Football in India
Season	2021–22
Men's football
Indian Super League	Premiers: Jamshedpur; Champions: Hyderabad
I-League	Gokulam Kerala
I-League 2nd Division	Rajasthan United
Durand Cup	Goa
Women's football
Indian Women's League	Gokulam Kerala

The 2021–22 season was the 134th competitive association football season in India.

Men's national team[edit | edit source]

India senior national football team[edit | edit source]

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification[edit | edit source]

3 June 2021 (2021-06-03)	India	0–1	Qatar	Doha, Qatar
22:30 IST		Report	Hatem 33'	Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Ma Ning (China)

7 June 2021 (2021-06-07)	Bangladesh	0–2	India	Doha, Qatar
19:30 IST		Report	Chhetri 79', 90+2'	Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)

15 June 2021 (2021-06-15)	India	1–1	Afghanistan	Doha, Qatar
19:30 IST	Azizi 75' (o.g.)	Report	Zamani 82'	Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)

Friendlies (2021)[edit | edit source]

2 September 2021 (2021-09-02)	Nepal	1–1	India	Kathmandu, Nepal
17:30 UTC+5:45	Bista 36'	Report	Thapa 60'	Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala

5 September 2021 (2021-09-05)	Nepal	1–2	India	Kathmandu, Nepal
17:30 UTC+5:45	Tamang 87'	Report	Choudhary 62' Chhetri 80'	Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala

SAFF Championship[edit | edit source]

4 October 2021 (2021-10-04)	Bangladesh	1–1	India	Malé, Maldives
16:00 UTC+5:00	Arafat 74'	Report	Chhetri 26'	Stadium: National Football Stadium Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)

7 October 2021 (2021-10-07)	India	0–0	Sri Lanka	Malé, Maldives
16:00 UTC+5:00		Report		Stadium: National Football Stadium

10 October 2021 (2021-10-10)	Nepal	0–1	India	Malé, Maldives
21:00 UTC+5:00		Report	Chhetri 82'	Stadium: National Football Stadium

13 October 2021 (2021-10-13)	India	3–1	Maldives	Malé, Maldives
21:00 UTC+5:00	M. Singh 33' Chhetri 62', 71'	Report	Ashfaq 45' (pen.)	Stadium: National Football Stadium

16 October 2021 (2021-10-16) Final	India	3–0	Nepal	Malé
20:00 UTC+5:00				Stadium: National Football Stadium

Friendlies (2022)[edit | edit source]

23 March 2022 (2022-03-23)	Bahrain	2–1	India	Riffa, Bahrain
19:00 UTC+3:00	Al-Hardan 37' Al-Humaidan 88'	Report	Bheke 59'	Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Referee: Sadam Omara (Jordan)

26 March 2022 (2022-03-26)	India	0–3	Belarus	Riffa, Bahrain
19:00 UTC+3:00		Report	Bykov 48' Solovey 68' Gromyko 90+2'	Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Referee: Ismaeel Habib (Bahrain)

11 May 2022 (2022-05-11)	India	1–2	ATK Mohun Bagan	Kolkata, India
	Chhetri	Report	Liston Kiyan	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium

29 May 2022 (2022-05-29)	India	0–2	Jordan	Doha, Qatar
				Stadium: TBD

Olympic team[edit | edit source]

AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers[edit | edit source]

24 October 2021 (2021-10-24) 2022 AFC U23 Q	Oman	1–2	India	Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
20:30 UTC+4	Al-Musalmi 89'	Report (AFC) Report (AIFF)	Ali 7' (pen.) V. P. Singh 38'	Stadium: Fujairah Stadium Attendance: 25 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

27 October 2021 (2021-10-27) 2022 AFC U23 Q	India	0–1	United Arab Emirates	Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
20:30 UTC+4		Report	Idrees 82' (pen.)	Stadium: Fujairah Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Fu Ming (China)

30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) 2022 AFC U23 Q	India	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Kyrgyzstan	Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
20:30 UTC+4		Report		Stadium: Fujairah Stadium Referee: Javiz Mohamed (Maldives)
	Penalties
	Praveen Danu Wangjam Rai Ali		Artykbaev Artiukov Sharshenbekov Tashiev

Women's national team[edit | edit source]

India women's national football team[edit | edit source]

Friendlies (2021)[edit | edit source]

2 October	Template:Fbw-rt	1–4	India	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
	Salha 50'	Report	Manisha K. 20' Xaxa 27' Sweety 41' Anju 75'	Stadium: Theyab Awana Stadium

4 October	Template:Fbw-rt	0–1	Tunisia	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
		Report	Heuji	Stadium: TBA

10 October	Template:Fbw-rt	0–5	India	Manama, Bahrain
		Report	Basfore 13' Xaxa 19', 68' Kathiresan 34' Manisha K. 69'	Stadium: Hamad Town Stadium

13 October	Template:Fbw-rt	1–0	Chinese Taipei	Hamad Town, Bahrain
20:30 IST	Renu 3'	Report (AIFF) Report (Soccerway)		Stadium: Hamad Town Stadium

20 October	Hammarby IF	3–2	India	Stockholm, Sweden
	Jakobsson 36' Sundstrom 52' Chanu 78' (o.g.)	Report (article) Report (detailed)	Kathiresan 30' Panna 40'	Stadium: Hammarby IP

23 October	Djurgårdens IF	1–0	India	Stockholm, Sweden
	Fanny Lång 43'	Report (article) Report (detailed)		Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium

Tournament of Manaus[edit | edit source]

25 November	Template:Fbw-rt	6–1	India	Manaus, Brazil
21:00 (UTC−04:00)	Debinha 1' Gio 37' Ary Borges 52', 81' Kerolin 54' Geyse 76'	Report	Kalyan 8'	Stadium: Arena da Amazônia Referee: Daiane Caroline Muniz dos Santos (Brazil)

28 November	Template:Fbw-rt	0–3	Chile	Manaus, Brazil
17:00 (UTC−04:00)		Report	Urrutia 13' Hernández 84' Araya 85'	Stadium: Arena da Amazônia Referee: Rejane Caetano da Silva (Brazil)

1 December	Template:Fbw-rt	2–1	India	Manaus, Brazil
17:00 (UTC−04:00)	Speckmaier 50' Olivieri 81'	Report	Dangmei 18'	Stadium: Arena da Amazônia Referee: Thayslane de Melo Costa (Brazil)

Unofficial friendlies[edit | edit source]

15 December	Template:Fbw-rt	4–0	All Stars	Kochi, India
		Report		Stadium: Panampilly Nagar Ground

17 December	Template:Fbw-rt	3–0	All Stars	Kochi, India
		Report		Stadium: Panampilly Nagar Ground

2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup[edit | edit source]

20 January	Template:Fbw-rt	0–0 (Voided)	Iran	Navi Mumbai, India
Template:UTZ		Report		Stadium: DY Patil Stadium Referee: Lara Lee (Australia)

23 January	Template:Fbw-rt	Cancelled	India	Navi Mumbai, India
Template:UTZ		Report		Stadium: DY Patil Stadium

26 January	Template:Fbw-rt	Cancelled	China PR	Mumbai, India
Template:UTZ		Report		Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena

Friendlies (2022)[edit | edit source]

5 April	Template:Fbw-rt	1–0	Egypt	Zarqa, Jordan
Template:UTZ	Priyangka 32'	Report		Stadium: Prince Mohammed Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Haneen Murad (Jordan)

8 April	Template:Fbw-rt	0–1	India	Zarqa, Jordan
Template:UTZ		Report	Manisha 48'	Stadium: Prince Mohammed Stadium Attendance: 350 Referee: Osama Hasan (Jordan)

Women's U-20[edit | edit source]

2021 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship[edit | edit source]

13 December	Template:Fbwu-rt	5–0	Sri Lanka	Dhaka, Bangladesh
19:00 BST (UTC+06:00)	Santosh 2' Karen 5' Linda 9', 41' Priyangka 82'			Stadium: BSSS M. Kamal Stadium Referee: Tshering Yangkhey (Bhutan)

15 December	Template:Fbwu-rt	3–0	Bhutan	Dhaka, Bangladesh
19:00 BST (UTC+06:00)	Sumati 7' Priyangka 41', 53'			Stadium: BSSS M. Kamal Stadium

17 December	Template:Fbwu-rt	1–0	India	Dhaka, Bangladesh
15:00 BST (UTC+06:00)		Report		Stadium: BSSS M. Kamal Stadium

19 December	Template:Fbwu-rt	0–1	India	Dhaka, Bangladesh
15:00 BST (UTC+06:00)			Priyangka 67'	Stadium: BSSS M. Kamal Stadium

AFC club competitions[edit | edit source]

2021 AFC Cup[edit | edit source]

Playoff round[edit | edit source]

South Asia Zone
Team 1	Score	Team 2
Bengaluru	1–0	Eagles

Group D[edit | edit source]

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Inter-zone play-off semi-finals[edit | edit source]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Nasaf	6–0	ATK Mohun Bagan

2021 AFC Women's Club Championship[edit | edit source]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Amman (H, C)	3	2	1	4	3	+1	6^{[lower-alpha 1]}
2	Shahrdari Sirjan	3	2	1	4	3	+1	6^{[lower-alpha 1]}
3	Gokulam Kerala	3	1	2	4	4	0	3
4	Bunyodkor	3	1	2	3	5	−2	3

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(C) Champion; (H) Host.
Notes:

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Head-to-head points: Amman 3, Shahrdari Sirjan 0.

2022 AFC Champions League[edit | edit source]

Template:2022 AFC Champions League group tables

2022 AFC Cup[edit | edit source]

Preliminary round 2[edit | edit source]

South Asia Zone
Team 1	Score	Team 2
ATK Mohun Bagan	5–0	Blue Star

Play-off round[edit | edit source]

South Asia Zone
Team 1	Score	Team 2
ATK Mohun Bagan	3–1	Abahani Limited Dhaka

2022 AFC Futsal Club Championship[edit | edit source]

Club competitions[edit | edit source]

Indian Super League[edit | edit source]

Regular season[edit | edit source]

2021-22 Indian Super League season

Playoffs[edit | edit source]

Semi-finals					Final

1	Jamshedpur	0	1	1

4	Kerala Blasters	1	1	2
					4	Kerala Blasters	1 (1)

					2	Hyderabad Template:Pso	1 (3)
2	Hyderabad	3	0	3

3	ATK Mohun Bagan	1	1	2

I-League[edit | edit source]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification^{[lower-alpha 1]}
1	Gokulam Kerala (C)	18	13	4	1	44	15	+29	43	Champions and qualification for the play–offs for 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage spot
2	Mohammedan	18	11	4	3	34	18	+16	37
3	Churchill Brothers	18	9	4	5	24	22	+2	31
4	Sreenidi Deccan	18	8	6	4	27	19	+8	30
5	RoundGlass Punjab	18	8	4	6	33	29	+4	28
6	Rajasthan United	18	5	7	6	16	16	0	22
7	NEROCA	18	4	8	6	21	30	−9	20

8	Aizawl	17	7	0	10	23	26	−3	21
9	TRAU	17	4	6	7	15	17	−2	18
10	Indian Arrows	17	4	5	8	10	23	−13	17
11	Sudeva Delhi	17	4	5	8	13	23	−10	17
12	Real Kashmir	17	2	8	7	23	31	−8	14
13	Kenkre (R)	17	3	3	11	11	25	−14	12	Relegation to 2022–23 I-League 2nd Division

Source: Hero I-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

↑ Teams were split into two groups, Championship Stage (Group A) and Relegation Stage (Group B) after each team had played 12 matches.

Durand Cup[edit | edit source]

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final



Mohammedan	1

Gokulam Kerala	0
		Mohammedan Template:Aet	4

		Bengaluru United	2
Army Red	-

Bengaluru United (w.o.)	-
				Mohammedan	0

				Goa Template:Aet	1
Goa	5

Delhi	1
		Goa Template:Pso	2(7)

		Bengaluru	2(6)
Bengaluru	3

Army Green	2

State football leagues[edit | edit source]

The following clubs were confirmed by their state football associations for the 2022–23 season of I-League 2.

No.	State	Qualifying tournament		Selected	City	Position
No.	State	Name	Season	Selected	City	Position
1	Chhattisgarh	Chhattisgarh State Men's Football League Championship	2021–22	RKM FA	Narainpur	Champions
2	Delhi	Delhi Football League	2021–22	Delhi FC	New Delhi	Champions
3	Goa	Goa Professional League	2021–22	Dempo SC	Panjim	Champions^[1]
4	Gujarat	Gujarat SFA Club Championship	2021–22	ARA FC	Ahmedabad	Runners-up
5	Himachal Pradesh	Himachal Football League	2022	Techtro Swades United FC	Una	Champions
6	Karnataka	Bangalore Football League	2021–22	FC Bengaluru United	Bengaluru	Champions
7	Kerala	Kerala Premier League	2021–22	Golden Threads FC	Kochi	Champions
8	Madhya Pradesh	Madhya Pradesh Premier League	2021–22	The Diamond Rock FC	Balaghat	3rd place
9	Maharashtra	Mumbai Football League	2021–22	Ambernath United Atlanta FC	Ambernath	Champions
10	Punjab	Punjab State Super Football League	2021–22	Jagat Singh Palahi FC	Phagwara	3rd place
11	West Bengal	Calcutta Football League	2021–22	United SC	Kolkata	Semi-finalist

The following clubs were not allowed to participate by the state football associations for the 2022–23 season of I-League 2.

No.	State	Qualifying tournament		Selected	City	Position
No.	State	Name	Season	Selected	City	Position
1	Manipur	Manipur State League	2021–22	KLASA FC	Bishnupur	Champions

Reliance Foundation Development League[edit | edit source]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bengaluru (Q)	5	5	0	0	14	2	+12	15	Advance to Next Gen Cup
2	Kerala Blasters	5	4	0	1	7	3	+4	12	Advance to Next Gen Cup
3	Jamshedpur	5	2	1	2	10	6	+4	7
4	Hyderabad	5	2	1	2	10	7	+3	7
5	Young Champs	5	2	1	2	4	4	0	7
6	Goa	5	2	1	2	8	10	−2	7
7	Chennaiyin	5	0	2	3	2	7	−5	2
8	Mumbai City	5	0	0	5	0	16	−16	0

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) play-off match
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Indian Women's League[edit | edit source]

Qualification[edit | edit source]

The following four teams from four states played each other once during April in the qualifying round at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi.^[2]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	ARA Women (Q)	3	3	0	0	27	3	+24	9	Qualification for the final round
2	Young Welfare Club	3	2	0	1	9	4	+5	6
3	Guwahati City FC	3	0	1	2	0	14	−14	1
4	Golazo FC	3	0	1	2	0	15	−15	1

Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Main round[edit | edit source]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Gokulam Kerala Women	5	5	0	0	37	1	+36	15	Champions and Qualification for the 2022 AFC Women's Club Championship
2	Sethu	5	5	0	0	19	2	+17	15
3	Kickstart Women	5	4	0	1	14	3	+11	12
4	Sports Odisha	5	3	1	1	15	3	+12	10
5	Indian Arrows Women	5	3	1	1	10	3	+7	10
6	SSB Women	5	3	0	2	16	9	+7	9
7	ARA Women	5	2	0	3	9	10	−1	6
8	PIFA Sports	5	1	1	3	8	12	−4	4
9	Mata Rukmani Girls	5	1	0	4	5	24	−19	3
10	Odisha Police	5	1	0	4	2	21	−19	3
11	Sirvodem Sporting	5	0	1	4	1	25	−24	1
12	Hans Women	5	0	0	5	4	27	−23	0

Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2022. Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots

AIFF Futsal Club Championship[edit | edit source]

Knock-out stage[edit | edit source]

Bracket

Semi-finals		Final



Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)	2

Bengaluru FC	0
		Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)	2

		Delhi FC	7
Delhi FC	12

Mangala Club	7

New clubs[edit | edit source]

Club	Formation	Location	League	Tier
SC Bengaluru^[3]	4 April 2022	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Bangalore Super Division	4th

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "Dempo prepare for comeback with Second Division I-League". The Times of India. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
↑ "Calendar: HERO IWL 2021-22". All India Football Federation. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
↑ "Sporting Club Bengaluru". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 2023-04-20.

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[table_hth_JOR0.70786062195332-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Head-to-head points: Amman 3, Shahrdari Sirjan 0.

[2] Teams were split into two groups, Championship Stage (Group A) and Relegation Stage (Group B) after each team had played 12 matches.

[3] "Dempo prepare for comeback with Second Division I-League". The Times of India. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-13.

[AIFF-4] "Calendar: HERO IWL 2021-22". All India Football Federation. Retrieved 22 March 2022.

[5] "Sporting Club Bengaluru". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 2023-04-20.

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17 May 2022 (2022-05-17)	India	2–0	[[2021–22 I-League \|I-League Stars]]	Kolkata, India
		Report		Stadium: TBD