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.
Format 32 teams competed in the tournament and were split into eight groups of four teams each in the preliminary round.
Round dates RoundMatch datesGroup stage28 November – 3 December 2021Quarter-finals5 December 2021Semi-finals7 December 2021Final9 December 2021
Group stage Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Awards AwardPlayerTeamBest GoalkeeperOkram Roshini DeviManipurTop Goal-scorerSandhiya RanganathanTamil NaduMost Valuable PlayerIrom Prameshwori DeviManipur
References
External links Senior Women's National Football Championship on the AIFF website