2021–22 I-League
The 2021–22 I-League (also known as Hero I-League for sponsorship reasons) is the 15th season of I-League, last season as the top tier of Indian football league system, since its establishment in 2007. All the matches are hosted in a bio-secure bubble in West Bengal due to COVID-19 pandemic in India.
| Season | 2021–22 | 
|---|---|
| Dates | 26 December 2021 – 14 May 2022 | 
| Relegated | Kenkre[1] | 
| Matches played | 104 | 
| Goals scored | 265 (2.55 per match) | 
| Highest scoring | Gokulam Kerala 6–2 Kenkre (12 March 2022) | 
| Longest winning run | Gokulam Kerala (6 games) | 
| Longest unbeaten run | Gokulam Kerala (15 games) | 
| Longest winless run | Kenkre (12 games) | 
| Longest losing run | Kenkre (6 games) | 
| ← 2020–21  2022–23 → All statistics correct as of 4 May 2022. | |
After the commencement of the first match-week of the league on 27 December 2021, the tournament got suspended on 29 December due to reports of numerous COVID-19 cases among the players and staff.[2] All India Football Federation released new dates on 1 February 2022, with a revised schedule of the league resuming from 3 March.
The AIFF declared that spectators would be allowed in the Second Phase of the league, but only in selected parts of the respective stadiums.[3]
Changes from last season
    
    Number of clubs
    
The total number of clubs participating increased from 11 in the previous season to 13 in this season.
In 2020 the AIFF issued an invitation to accept bids for new clubs from non I-League cities, like Delhi, Gangtok, Ranchi, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Mangalore, Bhopal, Lucknow, Kanpur, Ahmedabad and Calicut among many others, to join the league from 2020 onwards. The invitation mentioned that the entity which wins the bid will be granted the right to own and operate a new football club.[4] On 12 August 2020, the AIFF announced that Sreenidi Deccan FC, which is based in Visakhapatnam would join from this season.[5][6]
On 4 December 2021, the AIFF replaced Chennai City FC by Kenkre FC.
Promoted clubs
    
Promoted from the 2021 I-League Qualifiers
Relegated clubs
    
Relegated from the 2020–21 I-League
- None[lower-alpha 2]
Notes:
- Chennai City FC was barred from participation in the league on failing to comply with club licensing regulations, therefore Kenkre FC, the runner-up of 2021 I-League Qualifiers, replaced them
- Viewing the deprecating financial conditions of the many clubs during the COVID-19 pandemic, the AIFF decided to withdraw relegation for a season.
Format
    
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament's format was shortened last season, and the same format is being followed. All teams will face each other once in the first leg of the league, then they will be divided into two different groups. According to points table from first leg, top seven teams will face each other once again in the Championship stage, where the team with most points (cumulative points collected from all seventeen matches) will be declared the winner of the league and qualify for the 2023 AFC Cup. The other six teams will play against each other in a Relegation stage where the team with the lowest points (cumulative points collected from all sixteen matches) will be relegated to 2nd Division League.[7]
Teams
    


Stadiums and locations
    
Due to COVID-19 pandemic in India, all the matches will be played in a single venue. AIFF declared West Bengal as the venue on 26 June.[8] Matches will be played in Mohun Bagan Ground in Kolkata, Kalyani Stadium in Kalyani and Naihati Stadium in Naihati.[9]
| Stadium | Capacity | Location | 
|---|---|---|
| Kalyani Municipal Stadium | 20,000 | Kalyani, Nadia | 
| Mohun Bagan Ground | 20,000 | Maidan, Kolkata | 
| Naihati Bankimanjali Stadium | 25,000 | Naihati, North 24 Parganas | 
Personnel and sponsorship
    
Head coaching changes
    
| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Ref. | Round | Table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sreenidi Deccan | Expansion team | Pre-season |  Fernando Santiago Varela | 20 April 2021 | |||||
| Mohammedan |  Sankarlal Chakraborty | End of caretaker spell | 10 May 2021 |  Andrey Chernyshov | 12 May 2021 | [25] | |||
| Churchill Brothers |  Fernando Santiago Varela | End of contract | 20 April 2021 |  Petre Gigiu | 18 June 2021 | ||||
| NEROCA |  Gift Raikhan | End of contract | 30 June 2021 |  Khogen Singh | 3 July 2021 | [18] | |||
| RoundGlass Punjab |  Curtis Fleming | Signed by Bristol City | 1 June 2021 |  Ashley Westwood | 15 July 2021 | [26] | |||
| Sudeva Delhi |  Chencho Dorji | Professional improvement | 13 November 2021 |  Mehrajuddin Wadoo (caretaker) | 13 November 2021 | ||||
| Rajasthan United |  Vikrant Sharma | Technical director | 2 December 2021 |  Francesc Bonet | 2 December 2021 | ||||
| Churchill Brothers |  Petre Gigiu | End of contract | 12 January 2022 | COVID-19 break |  Antonio Jesús Rueda Fernández | 12 February 2022 | |||
| RoundGlass Punjab |  Ashley Westwood | Mutual Agreement | 23 March 2022 | 6 | 3rd |  Ed Engelkes | 23 March 2022 | [26] | |
Foreign players
    
Note: Players in bold has senior international cap(s) for their respective nations.
AIFF allowed maximum of six foreign players including one from AFC-affiliated country per team but only four can be part of matchday squad.[27] Indian Arrows cannot sign any foreign player as they are part of AIFF's developmental program.
Phase 1
    
    Standings
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gokulam Kerala | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 10 | +23 | 30 | Championship stage | 
| 2 | Mohammedan | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 26 | |
| 3 | RoundGlass Punjab | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 23 | |
| 4 | Sreenidi Deccan | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 21 | |
| 5 | Churchill Brothers | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 20 | |
| 6 | NEROCA | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 18 | |
| 7 | Rajasthan United | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 16 | |
| 8 | Real Kashmir | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 13 | Relegation stage | 
| 9 | TRAU | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 12 | |
| 10 | Aizawl | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 12 | |
| 11 | Sudeva Delhi | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 10 | |
| 12 | Indian Arrows | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 9 | |
| 13 | Kenkre | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 24 | −18 | 2 | 
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
Fixtures and results
    
All matches were played at neutral venues. The "home" and "away" are designated to identify Team 1 and Team 2 respectively.
Positions by round
    
The table lists the positions of teams after each round mentioned in official fixtures.
| Promotion to Championship stage | |
| Demotion to Relegation stage | 
Results by games
    
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Phase 2
    
    Championship stage (Group A)
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gokulam Kerala | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 11 | +29 | 37 | Champion and qualified for the play–offs for 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage spot | 
| 2 | Mohammedan | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 31 | |
| 3 | RoundGlass Punjab | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 27 | |
| 4 | Churchill Brothers | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 27 | |
| 5 | Sreenidi Deccan | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 23 | |
| 6 | Rajasthan United | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 22 | |
| 7 | NEROCA | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 19 | 
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
Fixtures and results
    
All matches were played at neutral venues. The "home" and "away" are designated to identify Team 1 and Team 2 respectively.
Positions by round
    
The table lists the positions of teams after each round mentioned in official fixtures.
| Champion | 
Results by games
    
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Relegation stage (Group B)
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aizawl | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 21 | |
| 2 | TRAU | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 18 | |
| 3 | Indian Arrows[lower-alpha 1] | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | −13 | 17[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 4 | Sudeva Delhi | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 17[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 5 | Real Kashmir | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 14 | |
| 6 | Kenkre (R) | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 12 | Relegation to 2022–23 I-League 2nd Division | 
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
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- Indian Arrows is exempted from relegation because it is a developmental team of the AIFF.
- Head-to-head standings: Indian Arrows 4 points, Sudeva Delhi 1 point.
Fixtures and results
    
All matches were played at neutral venues. The "home" and "away" are designated to identify Team 1 and Team 2 respectively.
Positions by round
    
The table lists the positions of teams after each round mentioned in official fixtures.
| Relegated to 2022–23 I-League 2nd Division | 
Results by games
    
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Season statistics
    
    Top scorers
    
- As of 3 May 2022
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kurtis Guthrie | RoundGlass Punjab | 13 | 
|  Luka Majcen | Gokulam Kerala | ||
|  Marcus Joseph | Mohammedan | ||
| 4 |  Sergio Mendigutxia | NEROCA | 10 | 
|  David Castañeda | Sreenidi Deccan | ||
| 6 |  Mason Robertson | Real Kashmir | 9 | 
| 7 |  Jourdaine Fletcher | Gokulam Kerala | 8 | 
| 8 |  Tiago Adan | Real Kashmir | 7 | 
|  Kenneth Ikechukwu | Churchill Brothers | ||
| 10 |  Komron Tursunov | Churchill Brothers | 5 | 
|  Thahir Zaman | Gokulam Kerala | ||
| 12 |  Andjelo Rudović | Mohammedan | 4 | 
|  Jithin MS | Gokulam Kerala | ||
|  Fernandinho | TRAU | ||
|  Ogana Louis | Sreenidi Deccan | ||
| 15 |  Ramhlunchhunga | Aizawl | 3 | 
|  Alocious Muthayyan | Rajasthan United | ||
|  Aser Dipanda | Aizawl | ||
|  SK Faiaz | Mohammedan | ||
|  Sardor Jakhonov | Rajasthan United | 
Top assists
    
- As of 3 May 2022
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nikola Stojanović | Mohammedan | 9 | 
| 2 |  Luka Majcen | Gokulam Kerala | 5 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Travis Major | RoundGlass Punjab | ||
| 3 |  Lalchungnunga | Sreenidi Deccan | 4 | 
| 4 |  Emil Benny | Gokulam Kerala | 3 | 
|  Samuel Lalmuanpuia | Aizawl | ||
|  Buanthanglun Samte | TRAU | ||
|  Andjelo Rudović | Mohammedan | ||
|  Muhammad Uvais | Gokulam Kerala | ||
|  Brandon Vanlalremdika | Mohammedan | ||
| 12 |  Mohamed Awal | Sreenidi Deccan | 2 | 
|  Juan Mera | NEROCA | ||
|  Ragav Gupta | Real Kashmir | ||
|  Aakash Sangwan | RoundGlass Punjab | ||
|  Manoj Mohammed | Mohammedan | ||
|  Tiago Adan | Real Kashmir | ||
|  Sweden Fernandes | NEROCA | ||
|  Sairuat Kima | Sudeva Delhi | ||
|  Sena Ralte | Real Kashmir | 
Hat-tricks
     
Note: The score of the player's team is displayed first in the result column.
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Sergio Mendigutxia | NEROCA | Sreenidi Deccan | 3–2 | 27 December 2021 | 
|  Luka Majcen | Gokulam Kerala | Kenkre | 6–2 | 12 March 2022 | 
| Sudeva Delhi | 4–0 | 15 April 2022 | 
Clean sheets
    
- As of 23 April 2022
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bhaskar Roy | Rajasthan United | 8 | 
| 2 |  Rakshit Dagar | Gokulam Kerala | 5 | 
| 3 |  Sachin Jha | Sudeva Delhi | 4 | 
| 4 |  Amrit Gope | TRAU | 3 | 
|  Zothanmawia | Mohammedan | ||
|  Anuj Kumar | Aizawl | ||
|  Syed Zahid | Indian Arrows | ||
| 8 |  Lalthuammawia Ralte | RoundGlass Punjab | 2 | 
|  Ahan Prakash | Indian Arrows | ||
|  Shubham Dhas | NEROCA | ||
|  Shibinraj Kunniyil | Sreenidi Deccan | ||
|  Bishorjit Singh | TRAU | ||
| 13 |  Bilal Khan | Real Kashmir | 1 | 
|  Aryan Niraj Lamba | Sreenidi Deccan | ||
|  Prateek Kumar Singh | NEROCA | ||
|  Jaspreet Singh | RoundGlass Punjab | ||
|  Tenzin Samdup | Kenkre | ||
|  Shilton Paul | Churchill Brothers | ||
|  Padam Chettri | Kenkre | 
Club
    
- Most yellow cards: 6
- Gokulam Kerala
 
- Most red cards: 4
- Aizawl
 
Awards
     
- Match 1 - 78 = First phase
- Match 79 - 114 = Second phase
Hero of the Match
    
| Match No. | Hero of the Match | Match No. | Hero of the Match | Match No. | Hero of the Match | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | |||
| Match 1 |  Ahan Prakash | Indian Arrows | Match 2 | .svg.png.webp) Sharif Mukhammad | Gokulam Kerala | Match 3 |  Shreyansh Choudhary | Rajasthan United | 
| Match 4 |  Sergio Mendigutxia | NEROCA | Match 5 |  Tiago Adan | Real Kashmir | Match 6 |  Marcus Joseph | Mohammedan | 
| Match 7 |  David Castañeda | Sreenidi Deccan | Match 8 |  Juan Mera | NEROCA | Match 9 |  Marcus Joseph | Mohammedan | 
| Match 10 |  Parthib Gogoi | Indian Arrows | Match 11 |  Mason Robertson | Real Kashmir | Match 12 |  Kenneth Ikechukwu | Churchill Brothers | 
| Match 13 |  Marcus Joseph | Mohammedan | Match 14 |  Jourdaine Fletcher | Gokulam Kerala | Match 15 |  Md Abdul Salam | NEROCA | 
| Match 16 |  Aman Thapa | Rajasthan United | Match 17 |  Kurtis Guthrie | RoundGlass Punjab | Match 18 |  William Pauliankhum | Sudeva Delhi | 
| Match 19 |  Souvik Das | Sudeva Delhi | Match 20 |  Ramhlunchhunga | Aizawl | Match 21 |  Phalguni Singh | Sreenidi Deccan | 
| Match 22 |  Douglas Santana | TRAU | Match 23 |  Luka Majcen | Gokulam Kerala | Match 24 |  Marcus Joseph | Mohammedan | 
| Match 25 |  Lalliansanga | Aizawl | Match 26 |  Ogana Louis | Sreenidi Deccan | Match 27 |  Sergio Mendigutxia | NEROCA | 
| Match 28 |  Vibin Mohanan | Indian Arrows | Match 29 |  Kenneth Ikechukwu | Churchill Brothers | Match 30 |  Krishananda Singh | TRAU | 
| Match 31 |  Aser Dipanda | Aizawl | Match 32 |  David Castañeda | Sreenidi Deccan | Match 33 |  Jiteshwor Singh | NEROCA | 
| Match 34 |  Gyamar Nikum | Rajasthan United | Match 35 |  Luka Majcen | Gokulam Kerala | Match 36 |  Marcus Joseph | Mohammedan | 
| Match 37 |  David Castañeda | Sreenidi Deccan | Match 38 |  Nishchal Chandan | Sudeva Delhi | Match 39 |  Komron Tursunov | Churchill Brothers | 
| Match 40 |  Tenzin Samdup | Kenkre | Match 41 |  Mason Robertson | Real Kashmir | Match 42 |  Jithin MS | Gokulam Kerala | 
| Match 43 |  Prateek Kumar Singh | NEROCA | Match 44 |  Ramhlunchhunga | Aizawl | Match 45 |  Phalguni Singh | Sreenidi Deccan | 
| Match 46 |  Tiago Adan | Real Kashmir | Match 47 |  Luka Majcen | Gokulam Kerala | Match 48 |  Faisal Ali | Mohammedan | 
| Match 49 |  Phalguni Singh | Sreenidi Deccan | Match 50 |  Jourdaine Fletcher | Gokulam Kerala | Match 51 |  Saurav Mandal | Churchill Brothers | 
| Match 52 |  Raj Basfore | Indian Arrows | Match 53 |  Sumeet Passi | RoundGlass Punjab | Match 54 |  Ricky Shabong | Rajasthan United | 
| Match 55 |  Peter Haokip | NEROCA | Match 56 |  Aminou Bouba | Gokulam Kerala | Match 57 |  Khanngam Horam | TRAU | 
| Match 58 |  Kurtis Guthrie | RoundGlass Punjab | Match 59 |  Nikola Stojanović | Mohammedan | Match 60 |  Kingslee Fernandes | Churchill Brothers | 
| Match 61 |  Md Fayazuddin Shah | TRAU | Match 62 |  Luka Majcen | Gokulam Kerala | Match 63 |  Lalremsanga Fanai | Aizawl | 
| Match 64 |  Kingslee Fernandes | Churchill Brothers | Match 65 |  Mason Robertson | Real Kashmir | Match 66 |  Kurtis Guthrie | RoundGlass Punjab | 
| Match 67 |  David Castañeda | Sreenidi Deccan | Match 68 |  Omar Ramos | Rajasthan United | Match 69 |  SK Faiaz | Mohammedan | 
| Match 70 |  Brijesh Giri | Indian Arrows | Match 71 |  Luka Majcen | Gokulam Kerala | Match 72 |  Freddy Lallawmawma | RoundGlass Punjab | 
| Match 73 |  Ricky Shabong | Rajasthan United | Match 74 |  Jiteshwor Singh | NEROCA | Match 75 |  Komron Tursunov | Churchill Brothers | 
| Match 76 |  William Pauliankhum | Sudeva Delhi | Match 77 |  Aminou Bouba | Gokulam Kerala | Match 78 |  Mason Robertson | Real Kashmir | 
| Match 79 |  Samuel Lalmuanpuia | Aizawl | Match 80 |  Aniket Panchal | Kenkre | Match 81 |  Kishan Singh | TRAU | 
| Match 82 |  Gurmukh Singh | Rajasthan United | Match 83 |  Alex Saji | Gokulam Kerala | Match 84 |  Faisal Ali | Mohammedan | 
| Match 85 |  Parthib Gogoi | Indian Arrows | Match 86 |  Shubho Paul | Sudeva Delhi | Match 87 |  Ranjeet Pandre | Kenkre | 
| Match 88 |  Omar Ramos | Rajasthan United | Match 89 |  Jiteshwor Singh | NEROCA | Match 90 |  Marcus Joseph | Mohammedan | 
| Match 91 |  Lalremsanga Fanai | Aizawl | Match 92 |  Bishorjit Singh | TRAU | Match 93 |  Vanlalzuidika Chhakchhuak | Sudeva Delhi | 
| Match 94 |  Aakash Sangwan | RoundGlass Punjab | Match 95 | .svg.png.webp) Sharif Mukhammad | Gokulam Kerala | Match 96 |  Manoj Mohammed | Mohammedan | 
| Match 97 |  Vibin Mohanan | Indian Arrows | Match 98 |  Aravindraj Rajan | Kenkre | Match 99 |  Laishram Milan Singh | TRAU | 
| Match 100 |  Omar Ramos | Rajasthan United | Match 101 |  Gnoheré Krizo | Churchill Brothers | Match 102 |  Thahir Zaman | Gokulam Kerala | 
| Match 103 |  Himanshu Jangra | Indian Arrows | Match 104 |  Bilal Khan | Real Kashmir | Match 105 | ||
| Match 106 | Match 107 | Match 108 | ||||||
| Match 109 | Match 110 | Match 111 | ||||||
| Match 112 | Match 113 | Match 114 | ||||||
| Source: The AIFF | ||||||||
I-League Stars XI
    
The I-League Stars team will be formed at the end of the season to have them play against Indian national team in a friendly. India's assistant head coach, Shanmugam Venkatesh is set to pick the squad and lead them against Igor Stimac's side.[28]
See also
    
    
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