2021–22 Indian Women's League season

The 2021–22 Indian Women's League season is the fifth season of the Indian Women's League, the top division women's professional football league in India. The qualifying round was held from April 1–5 at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi.[1] The final round is scheduled to kick-off from mid-April in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.[2] Gokulam Kerala Women are the defending champions.

Indian Women's League
Season2021–22
Dates15 April – 26 May
Matches played24
Goals scored117 (4.88 per match)
2022–23 →

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.[1]

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

Matches
1 April 2022 Guwahati City FC 0–12 ARA Women New Delhi, Delhi
08:00 GMT+05:30 Report
  • Shreya Oza 9', 16', 20'
  • Anju 54', 74', 90+1'
  • Madhubala Alawe 60', 80', 86'
  • Kiran 14', 53'
  • Poonam 48'
 Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
1 April 2022 Golazo 0–4 Young Welfare New Delhi, Delhi
11:00 GMT+05:30 Report
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
3 April 2022 ARA Women 11–0 Golazo New Delhi, Delhi
08:00 GMT+05:30
  • Kiran 16', 20', 77'
  • Shreya Oza 82', 90', 90+1'
  • Manisha 29', 38'
  • Poonam 6', 64'
  • Madhubala Alawe 6'
 Report Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
3 April 2022 Young Welfare 2–0 Guwahati City New Delhi, Delhi
11:00 GMT+05:30
Report Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
5 April 2022 Guwahati City 0–0 Golazo New Delhi, Delhi
08:00 GMT+05:30 Report Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
5 April 2022 ARA Women 4–3 Young Welfare New Delhi, Delhi
11:00 GMT+05:30
  • Shreya Oza 6', 19'
  • Anju 68'
  • Kiran 87'
 Report
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium

Teams
Locations of the Indian Women's League teams
Club City State/Region Host Venue(s)
ARA Women Ahmedabad Gujarat
Gokulam Kerala Women Calicut Kerala
Hans Women New Delhi Delhi
Indian Arrows Women Bhubaneswar Odisha
Kickstart Women Bengaluru Karnataka
Mata Rukmani Girls Bastar Chhattisgarh
Odisha Police Cuttack Odisha
PIFA Sports Mumbai Maharashtra
Sethu Madurai Tamil Nadu
Sirvodem Sporting Salcete Goa
Sports Odisha Bhubaneswar Odisha
SSB Women Kolkata West Bengal

Personnel
Team Head coach Captain
ARA Women Vivek Vithal Nagul Anju
Gokulam Kerala Women Anthony Andrews Aditi Chauhan
Hans Women Arun Mishra Jyoti Ann Burrett
Indian Arrows Women Suren Kumar Chettri Martina Thokchom
Kickstart Women Amrutha Aravind Valliyath Kshetrimayum Margaret Devi
Mata Rukmani Girls Sandeep Singh Laxmi Mandavi
Odisha Police Sradhanjali Samantaray Sumitra Xalxo
PIFA Sports Nirvan Shah Karen Pais
Sethu Crispin Chettri Sandhiya Ranganathan
Sirvodem Sporting Chitra Gangadharan Ancella Barretto
Sports Odisha Gitanjali Khuntia Manisha Panna
SSB Women Juliet Miranda Dular Marandi

Foreign players
Club Player 1 Player 2
ARA Women — —
Gokulam Kerala Women Win Theingi Tun Elshaddai Acheampong
Hans Women — —
Indian Arrows Women —
Kickstart Women — —
Mata Rukmani Girls — —
Odisha Police — —
PIFA Sports — —
Sethu Elizabeth Kioko Katungwa —
Sirvodem Sporting Ernestina Tetteh —
Sports Odisha — —
SSB Women — —

Regular season

League table
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

Results
Home \ Away AR GK HW IW KS MR OP PS SE SS SO SB
ARA Women — 1–3 2–3
Gokulam Kerala Women — 8–0 6–1 2–0
Hans Women 0–3 0–9 — 0–6
Indian Arrows Women — 0–3 4–0
Kickstart Women — 2–0 1–0
Mata Rukmani Girls 3–2 — 0–1
Odisha Police 1–3 0–12 0–4 —
PIFA Sports 1–3 — 0–0 0–3
Sethu 3–0 2–1 6–1 —
Sirvodem Sporting 0–7 0–5 —
Sports Odisha 0–0 9–1 —
SSB Women 6–2 0–2 7–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2022. Source: AIFF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by match

The table lists the results of teams after each match.

Team ╲ Round1234567891011
ARA WomenLLWLW
Gokulam Kerala WomenWWWWW
Hans WomenLLLLL
Indian Arrows WomenWDLWW
Kickstart WomenWWWLW
Mata Rukmani GirlsLLLWL
Odisha PoliceLWLLL
PIFA SportsLWDLL
SethuWWWWW
Sirvodem SportingLLDLL
Sports OdishaWDLWW
SSB WomenWLWWL
Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2022. Source: AIFF
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Season statistics

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals[3]
1 Manisha Kalyan Gokulam Kerala Women 9
2 Dular Marandi SSB Women 5
Elshaddai Acheampong Gokulam Kerala Women
Pyari Xaxa Sports Odisha
3 Apurna Narzary Indian Arrows Women 4
Naorem Sumila Chanu SSB Women
Win Theingi Tun Gokulam Kerala Women
4 Elizabeth Kioko Katungwa Sethu FC 3
Jasoda Munda Sports Odisha
Nisilia Majaw PIFA Sports
Purnima Linda SSB Women
Sandhiya Ranganathan Sethu FC
5 Asem Roja Devi Kickstart Women 2
Grace Dangmei Gokulam Kerala Women
Irom Prameshwori Devi Kickstart Women
Karishma Shirvoikar Gokulam Kerala Women
Karthika Angamuthu Sethu FC
Kaviya Pakkirisamy Kickstart Women
Kiran ARA Women
Lalnunsiami PIFA Sports
Naorem Priyangka Devi Indian Arrows Women
Nongmaithem Ratanbala Devi Gokulam Kerala Women
Poonam ARA Women
Reet Kashyap Mata Rukmani Girls
Renu Rani Sethu FC
Sandhya Kachhap SSB Women
Satyabati Khadia Sports Odisha
6 Akanksha Kandalkar PIFA Sports 1
Amisha Baxla Indian Arrows Women
Anju ARA Women
Deepa Nayak Sports Odisha
Ernestina Tetteh Sirvodem Sporting
Grace Lalrampari Hauhnar Sethu FC
Huidrom Ranjita Devi SSB Women
Jabamani Tudu Sports Odisha
Jasmani Samad Odisha Police
Jyoti Hans Women
Jyoti Gokulam Kerala Women
Jyoti Ann Burrett Hans Women
Karen Pais PIFA Sports
Kshetrimayum Margaret Devi Kickstart Women
Lakshmi Verma Hans Women
Loitongbam Ashalata Devi Gokulam Kerala Women
Madhubala Alawe ARA Women
Mariyammal Balamurugan Sethu FC
Ngangom Anibala Devi SSB Women
Phanjoubam Nirmala Devi Kickstart Women
Priyanka Kashyap Mata Rukmani Girls
Samiksha Gokulam Kerala Women
Sanju Yadav Sethu FC
Savi Mehta Hans Women
Sorokhaibam Ranjana Chanu Gokulam Kerala Women
Suman Pragyna Mohapatra Odisha Police
Sunita Munda Indian Arrows Women
Vunglawmching Kickstart Women
Yangoijam Kiranbala Chanu Kickstart Women

Clean sheets
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Adrija Sarkhel Indian Arrows Women 3
2 Aditi Chauhan Gokulam Kerala Women 2
Devi D Sethu FC
Maibam Linthoingambi Devi Kickstart Women
3 Afshan Ashiq Sirvodem Sporting 1
Anjali Barke PIFA Sports
Rajeswari Das Odisha Police
Sasmita Parida Sports Odisha
Shreya Hooda Gokulam Kerala Women

Player of the Match
Match Player of the Match Match Player of the Match Match Player of the Match
Player Club Player Club Player Club
Match 1 Irom Prameshwori Devi Kickstart Women Match 23 Dular Marandi SSB Women Match 45
Match 2 Dular Marandi SSB Women Match 24 Karishma Shirvoikar Gokulam Kerala Women Match 46
Match 3 Naorem Priyangka Devi Indian Arrows Women Match 25 Elshaddai Acheampong Gokulam Kerala Women Match 47
Match 4 Manisha Kalyan Gokulam Kerala Women Match 26 Apurna Narzary Indian Arrows Women Match 48
Match 5 Sanju Yadav Sethu FC Match 27 Subhadra Sahoo Sports Odisha Match 49
Match 6 Pyari Xaxa Sports Odisha Match 28 Rajeswari Das Odisha Police Match 50
Match 7 Nisilia Majaw PIFA Sports Match 29 Manisha ARA Women Match 51
Match 8 Sasmita Parida Sports Odisha Match 30 Renu Rani Sethu FC Match 52
Match 9 Manju SSB Women Match 31 Match 53
Match 10 Asem Roja Devi Kickstart Women Match 32 Match 54
Match 11 Jasmani Samad Odisha Police Match 33 Match 55
Match 12 Sandhiya Ranganathan Sethu FC Match 34 Match 56
Match 13 Loitongbam Ashalata Devi Gokulam Kerala Women Match 35 Match 57
Match 14 Afshan Ashiq Sirvodem Sporting Match 36 Match 58
Match 15 Asem Roja Devi Kickstart Women Match 37 Match 59
Match 16 Naorem Sumila Chanu SSB Women Match 38 Match 60
Match 17 Kiran ARA Women Match 39 Match 61
Match 18 Sandhiya Ranganathan Sethu FC Match 40 Match 62
Match 19 Apurna Narzary Indian Arrows Women Match 41 Match 63
Match 20 Pyari Xaxa Sports Odisha Match 42 Match 64
Match 21 Reet Kashyap Mata Rukmani Girls Match 43 Match 65
Match 22 Elizabeth Kioko Katungwa Sethu FC Match 44 Match 66
Source:[4]

References
  1. "Calendar: HERO IWL 2021-22". All India Football Federation. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  2. "Football: Indian Women's League 2022 to be held from April with new format, junior side". ESPN. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  3. "Hero IWL - Top Scorers". All India Football Federation. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  4. "Hero IWL". AIFF. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
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