2021–22 in Indian football

The 2021–22 season is the 143rd in Indian football.

Football in India
Season2021–22

National teams

India national football team
Main article: India national football team

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round § Group E
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)
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)
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
2 September 2021 (2021-09-02) Nepal    1–1  India Kathmandu, Nepal
17:30 UTC+5:45
Report
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
Main article: 2021 SAFF Championship
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
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

India women's national football team
Main article: India women's national football team

Friendlies
2 October United Arab Emirates  1–4  India Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Salha  50'
 Report
Stadium: Theyab Awana Stadium
4 October India  0–1  Tunisia Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Report Heuji Stadium: TBA
10 October Bahrain  0–5  India Manama, Bahrain
Report
Stadium: Hamad Town Stadium
13 October India  1–0  Chinese Taipei Hamad Town, Bahrain
20:30 IST
Report (AIFF)
Report (Soccerway)		 Stadium: Hamad Town Stadium
20 October Unofficial Friendly Hammarby IF 3–2  India Stockholm, Sweden
 Report (article)
Report (detailed)
Stadium: Hammarby IP
23 October Unofficial Friendly Djurgårdens IF 1–0  India Stockholm, Sweden
Fanny Lång  43' Report (article)
Report (detailed)		 Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium
25 November Tournament of Manaus Brazil  6–1  India Manaus, Brazil
21:00 (UTC−04:00)
Report
Stadium: Arena da Amazônia
Referee: Daiane Caroline Muniz dos Santos (Brazil)
28 November Tournament of Manaus India  0–3  Chile Manaus, Brazil
17:00 (UTC−04:00) Report
Stadium: Arena da Amazônia
Referee: Rejane Caetano da Silva (Brazil)
1 December Tournament of Manaus Venezuela  2–1  India Manaus, Brazil
17:00 (UTC−04:00)
Report
Stadium: Arena da Amazônia
Referee: Thayslane de Melo Costa (Brazil)
13 January India  v  Vietnam Mumbai, India
IST Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena

2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup
Main article: 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup § Group A
20 January  India v A4 TBD, India
--:-- UTC+5:30 [Report (AFC)]
[Report (AIFF)]
[Report (Soccerway)]		 Stadium: TBD
23 January A3 v  India TBD, India
--:-- UTC+5:30 [Report (AFC)]
[Report (AIFF)]
[Report (Soccerway)]		 Stadium: TBD
26 January  India v A2 TBD, India
--:-- UTC+5:30 [Report (AFC)]
[Report (AIFF)]
[Report (Soccerway)]		 Stadium: TBD

2021 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship
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)
15 December India  3–0  Bhutan Dhaka, Bangladesh
19:00 BST (UTC+06:00)
  • Sumati  7'
  • Priyangka  41', 53'
 Stadium: BSSS M. Kamal Stadium
17 December Bangladesh  v  India Dhaka, Bangladesh
15:00 BST (UTC+06:00) Stadium: BSSS M. Kamal Stadium
19 December Nepal    v  India Dhaka, Bangladesh
15:00 BST (UTC+06:00) Stadium: BSSS M. Kamal Stadium

AFC Futsal Asian Cup
Main article: 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup

AFC club competitions

2021 AFC Cup
Main article: 2021 AFC Cup

Playoff round

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

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

Inter-zone play-off semi-finals

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

2021 AFC Women's Club Championship
Main article: 2021 AFC Women's Club Championship
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Shahrdari Sirjan 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6
2 FC Bunyodkor 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
3 Amman SC (H) 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
4 Gokulam Kerala 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2021. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host

2022 AFC Champions League
Main article: 2022 AFC Champions League

2022 AFC Cup
Main article: 2022 AFC Cup

2022 AFC Futsal Club Championship
Main article: 2022 AFC Futsal Club Championship

National club competitions

Indian Super League
Main article: 2021-22 Indian Super League season

Regular season
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mumbai City 6 5 0 1 17 7 +10 15 Premiers, advance to ISL play-offs and qualification for 2023 AFC Champions League group stage
2 Jamshedpur 6 3 2 1 13 8 +5 11 Advance to ISL play-offs and possible qualification for 2023 AFC Cup play-off round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Hyderabad 5 3 1 1 10 4 +6 10 Advance to ISL play-offs
4 Odisha 5 3 0 2 11 11 0 9
5 Chennaiyin 5 2 2 1 4 3 +1 8
6 ATK Mohun Bagan 6 2 2 2 13 13 0 8
7 Kerala Blasters 5 1 3 1 6 7 −1 6
8 Goa 5 2 0 3 8 12 −4 6
9 Bengaluru 7 1 2 4 11 15 −4 5
10 NorthEast United 6 1 1 4 6 13 −7 4
11 East Bengal 6 0 3 3 9 15 −6 3
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
Notes:
  1. If the ISL Premiers also becomes the ISL Champions, then the regular season runners-up will qualify for 2023 AFC Cup play-off round.

      I-League
      Main article: 2021-22 I-League
      Teams promoted
      Teams relegated

      First phase
      Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
      1 Aizawl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Championship Stage
      2 Churchill Brothers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      3 Gokulam Kerala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      4 Indian Arrows[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      5 Kenkre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      6 Mohammedan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      7 NEROCA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      8 Punjab 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation Stage
      9 Rajasthan United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      10 Real Kashmir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      11 Sreenidi Deccan[lower-alpha 2] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      12 Sudeva Delhi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      13 TRAU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Source:
      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
      Notes:
      1. Indian Arrows were exempted from relegation, as they are an AIFF developmental team.
      2. Sreenidi Deccan will be exempted from relegation for this season, as they had achieved direct league entry.[1]

      I-League 2nd Division
      Main article: 2021 I-League Qualifiers

      AIFF Futsal Club Championship
      Main article: 2021 Futsal Club Championship

      References
      1. "Sudeva FC wins bid for direct entry into the I-League - All you need to know | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
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