2021–22 in Indian football

Indian football season
Football in India
Season2021–22
Men's football
Indian Super LeagueShield: Jamshedpur
Cup: Hyderabad
I-LeagueGokulam Kerala
I-League 2nd DivisionRajasthan United
Durand CupGoa
Women's football
Indian Women's LeagueGokulam Kerala
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The 2021–22 season was the 134th competitive association football season in India.

Men's national team

India senior national football team

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

India  v  Qatar
3 June 2021 (2021-06-03) India  0–1  Qatar Doha, Qatar
22:30 IST Report
Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Bangladesh  v  India
7 June 2021 (2021-06-07) Bangladesh  0–2  India Doha, Qatar
19:30 IST Report
Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)
India  v  Afghanistan
15 June 2021 (2021-06-15) India  1–1  Afghanistan Doha, Qatar
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)

Friendlies (2021)

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

Bangladesh  v  India
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)
India  v  Sri Lanka
7 October 2021 (2021-10-07) India  0–0  Sri Lanka Malé, Maldives
16:00 UTC+5:00 Report Stadium: National Football Stadium
Nepal    v  India
10 October 2021 (2021-10-10) Nepal    0–1  India Malé, Maldives
21:00 UTC+5:00 Report Chhetri 82' Stadium: National Football Stadium
India  v  Maldives
13 October 2021 (2021-10-13) India  3–1  Maldives Malé, Maldives
21:00 UTC+5:00
Report Ashfaq 45' (pen.) Stadium: National Football Stadium
India  v    Nepal
16 October 2021 (2021-10-16) Final India  3–0    Nepal Malé
20:00 UTC+5:00 Stadium: National Football Stadium

Friendlies (2022)

Bahrain  v  India
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)
India  v  Belarus
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)
India  v India ATK Mohun Bagan
11 May 2022 (2022-05-11) India  1–2 India ATK Mohun Bagan Kolkata, India
Chhetri Report Liston Kiyan Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
India  v India [[2021–22 I-League

|I-League Stars]]

17 May 2022 (2022-05-17) India  2–0 India [[2021–22 I-League |I-League Stars]] Kolkata, India
Report Stadium: TBD
India  v  Jordan
29 May 2022 (2022-05-29) India  0–2  Jordan Doha, Qatar
Stadium: TBD

Olympic team

AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers

Oman  v  India
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)
Stadium: Fujairah Stadium
Attendance: 25
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
India  v  United Arab Emirates
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)
India  v  Kyrgyzstan
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

Women's national team

India women's national football team

Friendlies (2021)

United Arab Emirates  v  India
2 October United Arab Emirates  1–4  India Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Salha 50'
 Report
Stadium: Theyab Awana Stadium
India  v  Tunisia
4 October India  0–1  Tunisia Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Report Heuji Stadium: TBA
Bahrain  v  India
10 October Bahrain  0–5  India Manama, Bahrain
Report
Stadium: Hamad Town Stadium
India  v  Chinese Taipei
13 October India  1–0  Chinese Taipei Hamad Town, Bahrain
20:30 IST
  • Renu 3'
 Report (AIFF)
Report (Soccerway)		 Stadium: Hamad Town Stadium
Hammarby IF v  India
20 October Hammarby IF 3–2  India Stockholm, Sweden
 Report (article)
Report (detailed)
Stadium: Hammarby IP
Djurgårdens IF v  India
23 October Djurgårdens IF 1–0  India Stockholm, Sweden
Fanny Lång 43' Report (article)
Report (detailed)		 Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium

Tournament of Manaus

Brazil  v  India
25 November Brazil  6–1  India Manaus, Brazil
21:00 (UTC−04:00)
Report
Stadium: Arena da Amazônia
Referee: Daiane Caroline Muniz dos Santos (Brazil)
India  v  Chile
28 November India  0–3  Chile Manaus, Brazil
17:00 (UTC−04:00) Report
Stadium: Arena da Amazônia
Referee: Rejane Caetano da Silva (Brazil)
Venezuela  v  India
1 December Venezuela  2–1  India Manaus, Brazil
17:00 (UTC−04:00) Report
Stadium: Arena da Amazônia
Referee: Thayslane de Melo Costa (Brazil)

Unofficial friendlies

India  v India All Stars
15 December India  4–0 India All Stars Kochi, India
Report Stadium: Panampilly Nagar Ground
India  v India All Stars
17 December India  3–0 India All Stars Kochi, India
Report Stadium: Panampilly Nagar Ground

2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup

India  v  Iran
20 January India  0–0
(Voided)		  Iran Navi Mumbai, India
19:30 UTC+5:30 Report Stadium: DY Patil Stadium
Referee: Lara Lee (Australia)
Chinese Taipei  v  India
23 January Chinese Taipei  Cancelled  India Navi Mumbai, India
19:30 UTC+5:30 Report Stadium: DY Patil Stadium
India  v  China
26 January India  Cancelled  China Mumbai, India
19:30 UTC+5:30 Report Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena

Friendlies (2022)

India  v  Egypt
5 April India  1–0  Egypt Zarqa, Jordan
22:00 UTC+3 Priyangka 32' Report Stadium: Prince Mohammed Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Haneen Murad (Jordan)
Jordan  v  India
8 April Jordan  0–1  India Zarqa, Jordan
22:30 UTC+3 Report Manisha 48' Stadium: Prince Mohammed Stadium
Attendance: 350
Referee: Osama Hasan (Jordan)

Women's U-20

2021 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship

India  v  Sri Lanka
13 December India  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)
India  v  Bhutan
15 December India  3–0  Bhutan Dhaka, Bangladesh
19:00 BST (UTC+06:00)
Stadium: BSSS M. Kamal Stadium
Bangladesh  v  India
17 December Bangladesh  1–0  India Dhaka, Bangladesh
15:00 BST (UTC+06:00) Report Stadium: BSSS M. Kamal Stadium
Nepal    v  India
19 December Nepal    0–1  India Dhaka, Bangladesh
15:00 BST (UTC+06:00) Priyangka 67' Stadium: BSSS M. Kamal Stadium

AFC club competitions

2021 AFC Cup

Playoff round

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


Group D

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AMB BSK BFC MAZ
1 India ATK Mohun Bagan 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Inter-zone play-off semi-finals — 1–1 2–0 —
2 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5 — — — 2–0
3 India Bengaluru 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4 — 0−0 — —
4 Maldives Maziya (H) 3 0 0 3 3 11 −8 0 1–3 — 2–6 —
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

Inter-zone play-off semi-finals

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

2021 AFC Women's Club Championship

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Jordan Amman (H, C) 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6[a]
2 Iran Shahrdari Sirjan 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6[a]
3 India Gokulam Kerala 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Amman 3, Shahrdari Sirjan 0.

2022 AFC Champions League

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SHB MUM QWJ AJZ
1 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab (H) 6 5 1 0 18 1 +17 16 Advance to Round of 16 — 6–0 3–0 3–0
2 India Mumbai City 6 2 1 3 3 11 −8 7[a] 0–3 — 1–0 0–0
3 Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 6 2 1 3 7 10 −3 7[a] 1–1 1–2 — 3–2
4 United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira 6 1 1 4 4 10 −6 4 0–2 1–0 1–2 —
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Mumbai City 6, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 0.

2022 AFC Cup

Preliminary round 2

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


Play-off round

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

Group D

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AMB BSK MAZ GOK
1 India ATK Mohun Bagan (H) 3 2 0 1 11 6 +5 6[a] Inter-zone play-off semi-finals — 4–0 — —
2 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings 3 2 0 1 3 5 −2 6[a] — — 1–0 —
3 Maldives Maziya 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3[b] 2–5 — — 1–0
4 India Gokulam Kerala 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3[b] 4–2 1–2 — —
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: ATK Mohun Bagan 3, Bashundhara Kings 0.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Maziya 3, Gokulam Kerala 0.

2022 AFC Futsal Club Championship

Club competitions

Indian Super League

Regular season

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Jamshedpur (L) 20 13 4 3 42 21 +21 43 Qualification to ISL playoffs and Playoffs for 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage
2 Hyderabad (C) 20 11 5 4 43 23 +20 38 Qualification to ISL playoffs and Playoffs for 2023–24 AFC Cup qualifying playoffs[a]
3 ATK Mohun Bagan 20 10 7 3 37 26 +11 37 Qualification to ISL playoffs
4 Kerala Blasters 20 9 7 4 34 24 +10 34
5 Mumbai City 20 9 4 7 36 31 +5 31
6 Bengaluru 20 8 5 7 32 27 +5 29
7 Odisha 20 6 5 9 31 43 −12 23
8 Chennaiyin 20 5 5 10 17 35 −18 20
9 Goa 20 4 7 9 29 35 −6 19
10 NorthEast United 20 3 5 12 25 43 −18 14
11 East Bengal 20 1 8 11 18 36 −18 11
Source: Indian Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (L) League Winners' Shield Winners

Playoffs

Semi-finals Final
        
1 Jamshedpur 0 1 1
4 Kerala Blasters 1 1 2
4 Kerala Blasters 1 (1)
2 Hyderabad (p) 1 (3)
2 Hyderabad 3 0 3
3 ATK Mohun Bagan 1 1 2

I-League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification[a]
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) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams were split into two groups, Championship Stage (Group A) and Relegation Stage (Group B) after each team had played 12 matches.

Durand Cup

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Mohammedan1
 
 
 
Gokulam Kerala0
 
Mohammedan (a.e.t.)4
 
 
 
Bengaluru United2
 
Army Red-
 
 
 
Bengaluru United
(w.o.)		-
 
Mohammedan0
 
 
 
Goa (a.e.t.)1
 
Goa5
 
 
 
Delhi1
 
Goa (p)2(7)
 
 
 
Bengaluru2(6)
 
Bengaluru3
 
 
Army Green2
 

State football leagues

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
Name Season
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
Name Season
1 Manipur Manipur State League 2021–22 KLASA FC Bishnupur Champions

Reliance Foundation Development League

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
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 for the phase indicated

Indian Women's League

Qualification

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 for the phase indicated

Main round

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

Knock-out stage

  • Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)2
 
 
 
Bengaluru FC0
 
 Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)2
 
 
 
Delhi FC7
 
Delhi FC12
 
 
Mangala Club 7
 

New clubs

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

References

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