The 2021–22 Indian Women's League (also known as Hero Indian Women's League for sponsorship reasons) was 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 1–5 April 2022 at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi. The final round was scheduled to kick-off from mid-April in Bhubaneswar, Odisha and continue till the last week of May. On 26 May, Gokulam Kerala successfully defended their title with a convincing win against Sethu in a title decider on the last matchday, and became the first club to do it.
Qualifiers Teams
+ClubCityState/RegionARAAhmedabadGujaratGolazoHamirpurHimachal PradeshGuwahati CityGuwahatiAssamYoung WelfareImphalManipur
Table The following four teams from four states played each other once during April in the qualifying round at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi.
Matches
Clubs
Stadiums and locations The matches were played at three venues located in Bhubaneswar, Odisha; Kalinga Stadium, O.S.A.P 7th Battalion Ground and Capital High School Ground. Club City State/Region ARA Ahmedabad Gujarat Gokulam Kerala Kozhikode Kerala Hans Women New Delhi Delhi Indian Arrows Bhubaneswar Odisha Kickstart Bengaluru Karnataka Mata Rukmani Girls Bastar Chhattisgarh Odisha Police Bhubaneswar Odisha PIFA Sports (Colaba) Mumbai Maharashtra Sethu Madurai Tamil Nadu Sirvodem Navelim Goa Sports Odisha Bhubaneswar Odisha SSB Siliguri West Bengal
Personnel and sponsorships Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorARA Prit Bhatt AnjuGokulam Kerala Anthony Andrews Aditi Chauhan SEGAFederal BankHans Women Arun Mishra Jyoti Ann BurrettKica ActiveIndian Arrows Suren Kumar Chettri Martina Thokchom SIX5SIXKickstart Amrutha Aravind Valliyath Kshetrimayum Margaret DeviHaierMata Rukmani Girls Sandeep Singh Laxmi MandaviGoel TMTOdisha Police Sradhanjali Samantaray Sumitra Xalxo VEGAOdisha TourismPIFA Sports (Colaba) Nirvan Shah Karen PaisHäfele GroupSethu Crispin Chettri Sandhiya Ranganathan SIX5SIXCOSCOSirvodem Chitra Gangadharan Ancella BarrettoFabiana's – Sports & HospitalitySports Odisha Gitanjali Khuntia Manisa Panna VEGAOdisha TourismSSB Juliet Miranda Dular MarandiBS
Foreign players Teams allowed to register maximum of two foreign players. Only one can be part of the starting lineup. Indian Arrows cannot sign any foreign player as they are part of AIFF's developmental program.
Club Player 1 Player 2ARA — —Gokulam Kerala Win Theingi Tun Elshaddai AcheampongHans Women — —Kickstart — —Mata Rukmani Girls — —Odisha Police — —PIFA Sports (Colaba) — —Sethu Elizabeth Kioko Katungwa —Sirvodem Ernestina Tetteh —Sports Odisha — —SSB — —
League table
Results Fixture and results All matches were played at neutral venues. The "home" and "away" are designated to identify Team 1 and Team 2 respectively.
Results by match The table lists the results of teams after each match.
Positions by round
Matches All times are in IST (UTC+5:30).
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Season statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Elshaddai Acheampong Gokulam Kerala 20 2 Manisha Kalyan Gokulam Kerala 14 3 Pyari Xaxa Sports Odisha 124 Apurna Narzary Indian Arrows9 Naorem Priyangka Devi Indian Arrows Dular Marandi SSB 7 Renu Gour Sethu 8 Source: AIFF
Most clean sheets Note: Only the top 5 goalkeepers with most clean sheets have been listed below. RankPlayerClubClean sheets 1 Maibam Linthoingambi Devi Kickstart 8 2 Aditi Chauhan Gokulam Kerala 7 3 Devi D Sethu 7 4 Adrija Sarkhel Indian Arrows 6 5 Sasmita Parida Sports Odisha 4
Awards Match awards Note: Player of the match awarded only for the matches played in the regular season, and not in the qualifier. Hero of the MatchMatch No.PlayerClubMatch No.PlayerClubMatch No.PlayerClubMatch 1 Irom Prameshwori DeviKickstartMatch 23 Dular MarandiSSB Match 45 Naorem Priyangka DeviIndian ArrowsMatch 2 Dular MarandiSSB Match 24 Karishma ShirvoikarGokulam KeralaMatch 46 Manisha KalyanGokulam KeralaMatch 3 Naorem Priyangka DeviIndian ArrowsMatch 25 Elshaddai AcheampongGokulam KeralaMatch 47 Pyari XaxaSports OdishaMatch 4 Manisha KalyanGokulam KeralaMatch 26 Apurna NarzaryIndian ArrowsMatch 48 Sanfida NongrumSirvodemMatch 5 Sanju YadavSethuMatch 27 Subhadra SahooSports OdishaMatch 49 Soumya GugulothGokulam KeralaMatch 6 Pyari XaxaSports OdishaMatch 28 Rajeswari DasOdisha PoliceMatch 50 SantoshIndian ArrowsMatch 7 Nisilia MajawPIFA SportsMatch 29 ManishaARAMatch 51 Anju TamangSethuMatch 8 Sasmita ParidaSports OdishaMatch 30 Renu GourSethuMatch 52 Yangoijam Kiranbala ChanuKickstartMatch 9 ManjuSSBMatch 31 Durga ASethuMatch 53 Supriya RoutraySports OdishaMatch 10 Asem Roja DeviKickstartMatch 32 Karen PaisPIFA SportsMatch 54 Karen PaisPIFA SportsMatch 11 Jasmani SamadOdisha PoliceMatch 33 Elshaddai AcheampongGokulam KeralaMatch 55 Dular MarandiSSB Match 12 Sandhiya RanganathanSethuMatch 34 Sarojini TirkeyOdisha PoliceMatch 56 Pakpi Devi YumlembamKickstartMatch 13 Loitongbam Ashalata DeviGokulam KeralaMatch 35 Sunita MundaIndian ArrowsMatch 57 Iawanlang NongbetPIFA SportsMatch 14 Afshan AshiqSirvodemMatch 36 Ngangbam Sweety DeviKickstartMatch 58 Soumya GugulothGokulam KeralaMatch 15 Asem Roja DeviKickstartMatch 37 KiranARAMatch 59 Devneta RoySethuMatch 16 Naorem Sumila ChanuSSBMatch 38 Anju TamangSethuMatch 60 JyotiSirvodemMatch 17 KiranARAMatch 39 Pyari XaxaSports OdishaMatch 61 Jyoti Ann BurrettHans WomenMatch 18 Sandhiya RanganathanSethuMatch 40 Asem Roja DeviKickstartMatch 62 Huidrom Ranjita DeviSSBMatch 19 Apurna NarzaryIndian ArrowsMatch 41 Elshaddai AcheampongGokulam KeralaMatch 63 KiranARAMatch 20 Pyari XaxaSports OdishaMatch 42 Arpita Yeshwant PednekarSirvodemMatch 64 Deepa NayakSports OdishaMatch 21 Reet KashyapMata Rukmani GirlsMatch 43 Anju TamangSethuMatch 65 Kshetrimayum Margaret DeviKickstartMatch 22 Elizabeth Kioko KatungwaSethuMatch 44 ManishaARAMatch 66 Grace DangmeiGokulam Kerala
Season awards AwardWinnerHero of the League Manisha Kalyan (Gokulam Kerala)Top Goalscorer Elshaddai Acheampong (Gokulam Kerala)Best Goalkeeper Maibam Linthoingambi Devi (Kickstart)Best Defender Loitongbam Ashalata Devi (Gokulam Kerala)Emerging Player of the League Naorem Priyangka Devi (Indian Arrows)
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