2021–22 Indian Women's League

Football league season

Hero Indian Women's League
Season	2021–22
Dates	15 April – 26 May 2022
Champions	Gokulam Kerala 2nd IWL title 2nd Indian title
AFC Women's Club Championship	Gokulam Kerala
Matches played	66
Goals scored	300 (4.55 per match)
Best Player	Manisha Kalyan
Top goalscorer	Elshaddai Acheampong (20 goals)
Best goalkeeper	Maibam Linthoingambi Devi
Highest scoring	Odisha Police 0–12 Gokulam Kerala
Longest winning run	Gokulam Kerala (11 matches)
Longest unbeaten run	Gokulam Kerala (11 matches)
Longest winless run	Hans Women (10 matches)
Longest losing run	Hans Women (10 matches)
← 2019–20 ~~2020–21~~ 2022–23 →

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.^[1] The final round was scheduled to kick-off from mid-April in Bhubaneswar, Odisha and continue till the last week of May.^[2] 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

ARA

Golazo

Guwahati City

Young Welfare

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Locations of the Indian Women's League Qualifier teams


Club	City	State/Region
ARA	Ahmedabad	Gujarat
Golazo	Hamirpur	Himachal Pradesh
Guwahati City	Guwahati	Assam
Young Welfare	Imphal	Manipur

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.^[1]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	ARA	3	3	0	0	27	3	+24	9	Main round
2	Young Welfare	3	2	0	1	9	4	+5	6
3	Guwahati City	3	0	1	2	0	14	−14	1
4	Golazo	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

Matches

Guwahati City v ARA

1 April 2022	Guwahati City	0–12	ARA	New Delhi, Delhi
08:00 IST		Report	Shreya Oza 9', 16', 20' Anju 54', 74', 90+1' Madhubala Alawe 60', 80', 86' Kiran 14', 53' Poonam 48'	Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium

Golazo v Young Welfare

1 April 2022	Golazo	0–4	Young Welfare	New Delhi, Delhi
11:00 IST		Report	Salam Rinaroy Devi 34', 38' Toijam Thoibisana Chanu 53', 62'	Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium

ARA v Golazo

3 April 2022	ARA	11–0	Golazo	New Delhi, Delhi
08:00 IST	Kiran 16', 20', 77' Shreya Oza 82', 90', 90+1' Manisha 29', 38' Poonam 6', 64' Madhubala Alawe 6'	Report		Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium

Young Welfare v Guwahati City

3 April 2022	Young Welfare	2–0	Guwahati City	New Delhi, Delhi
11:00 IST	Salam Rinaroy Devi 1' Toijam Thoibisana Chanu 63'	Report		Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium

Guwahati City v Golazo

5 April 2022	Guwahati City	0–0	Golazo	New Delhi, Delhi
08:00 IST		Report		Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium

ARA v Young Welfare

5 April 2022	ARA	4–3	Young Welfare	New Delhi, Delhi
11:00 IST	Shreya Oza 6', 19' Anju 68' Kiran 87'	Report	Salam Rinaroy Devi 27' Hoineihat 53' Remi Thokchom 77'	Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium

Teams

ARA

Hans Women

Gokulam Kerala

Kickstart

PIFA Sports

Mata Rukmani
Girls

Sethu

Sirvodem

SSB

Bhubaneswar

Teams from Bhubaneshwar:
Indian Arrows
Odisha Police
Sports Odisha

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Locations of the Indian Women's League teams

Locations of the stadiums for IWL

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 sponsor
ARA	Prit Bhatt	Anju
Gokulam Kerala	Anthony Andrews	Aditi Chauhan	SEGA	Federal Bank
Hans Women	Arun Mishra	Jyoti Ann Burrett		Kica Active
Indian Arrows	Suren Kumar Chettri	Martina Thokchom	SIX5SIX
Kickstart	Amrutha Aravind Valliyath	Kshetrimayum Margaret Devi		Haier
Mata Rukmani Girls	Sandeep Singh	Laxmi Mandavi		Goel TMT
Odisha Police	Sradhanjali Samantaray	Sumitra Xalxo	VEGA	Odisha Tourism
PIFA Sports (Colaba)	Nirvan Shah	Karen Pais		Häfele Group
Sethu	Crispin Chettri	Sandhiya Ranganathan	SIX5SIX	COSCO
Sirvodem	Chitra Gangadharan	Ancella Barretto		Fabiana's – Sports & Hospitality
Sports Odisha	Gitanjali Khuntia	Manisa Panna	VEGA	Odisha Tourism
SSB	Juliet Miranda	Dular Marandi		BS

Foreign players

AIFF allowed maximum of two foreign players per team but only one can be part of starting 11. Indian Arrows cannot sign any foreign player as they are part of AIFF's developmental program.

Club	Player 1	Player 2
ARA	—	—
Gokulam Kerala	Win Theingi Tun	Elshaddai Acheampong
Hans Women	—	—
Kickstart	—	—
Mata Rukmani Girls	—	—
Odisha Police	—	—
PIFA Sports (Colaba)	—	—
Sethu	Elizabeth Kioko Katungwa	—
Sirvodem	Ernestina Tetteh	—
Sports Odisha	—	—
SSB	—	—

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Gokulam Kerala	11	11	0	0	66	4	+62	33	Champion and qualification for the 2022–23 Indian Women's League and 2022 AFC Women's Club Championship
2	Sethu	11	10	0	1	42	6	+36	30	Qualification for the 2022–23 Indian Women's League
3	Kickstart	11	9	0	2	33	8	+25	27
4	Sports Odisha	11	6	2	3	34	16	+18	20
5	Indian Arrows	11	6	1	4	25	9	+16	19
6	SSB	11	5	1	5	29	22	+7	16
7	PIFA Sports (Colaba)	11	4	2	5	17	25	−8	14
8	ARA	11	4	1	6	18	26	−8	13
9	Sirvodem	11	3	1	7	13	36	−23	10
10	Odisha Police	11	2	0	9	9	38	−29	6
11	Mata Rukmani Girls	11	1	0	10	7	60	−53	3^[a]
12	Hans Women	11	1	0	10	7	50	−43	3^[a]

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
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-Head points: Mata Rukmani Girls 3, Hans Women 0

Fixture and results

All matches were played at neutral venues. The "home" and "away" are designated to identify Team 1 and Team 2 respectively.

Home \ Away	GOK	SET	KIC	SPO	INA	SSB	PIS	ARA	SIR	ODP	MRG	HAW
Gokulam Kerala	—	–	–	7–1	2–1	2–0	6–1	–	4–0	–	8–0	–
Sethu	1–3	—	2–1	4–0	–	6–0	–	3–0	–	–	6–1	–
Kickstart	0–5	–	—	1–0	–	–	–	3–0	–	2–0	–	–
Sports Odisha	–	–	–	—	0–0	–	–	–	9–1	4–1	–	6–0
Indian Arrows	–	0–3	0–1	–	—	–	1–2	–	4–0	–	8–0	2–0
SSB	–	–	0–1	1–1	0–2	—	–	–	–	5–2	7–1	6–2
PIFA Sports	–	1–4	1–3	0–3	–	1–6	—	–	0–0	1–0	–	–
ARA	0–8	–	–	1–3	1–3	2–3	1–1	—	3–1	–	–	–
Sirvodem	–	0–5	0–7	–	–	2–1	–	–	—	–	4–1	–
Odisha Police	0–12	0–3	–	–	0–4	–	–	1–3	2–1	—	–	2–3
Mata Rukmani Girls	–	–	0–10	0–7	–	–	1–3	0–4	–	0–1	—	3–2
Hans Women	0–9	0–5	0–4	–	–	–	0–6	0–3	0–4	–	–	—

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.

Source: AIFF
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each round mentioned in official fixtures.

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Team ╲ Round
ARA	7	9	8	8	7	8	7	7	8	8	8
Gokulam Kerala	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Hans Women	9	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Indian Arrows	4	4	6	6	5	4	5	4	4	4	5
Kickstart	5	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Mata Rukmani Girls	11	10	11	9	9	10	11	11	11	11	11
Odisha Police	12	8	9	10	10	9	9	10	10	10	10
PIFA Sports (Colaba)	8	6	5	7	8	7	8	8	7	6	7
Sethu	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Sirvodem	10	12	10	11	11	11	10	9	9	9	9
Sports Odisha	6	5	7	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	4
SSB	3	7	4	3	6	6	6	6	6	7	6

Source: AIFF

Matches

All times are in IST (UTC+5:30).

Round 1

PIFA Sports v Kickstart

15 April 2022	PIFA Sports	1–3	Kickstart	Bhubaneswar
15:30	Nisilia Majaw 33'	Report	Phanjoubam Nirmala Devi 24' Irom Prameshwori Devi 33' Kaviya Pakkirisamy 59'	Stadium: Capital Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Kusum Mandi Player of the Match: Irom Prameshwori Devi (Kickstart)

SSB Women v Hans Women

15 April 2022	SSB Women	6–2	Hans Women	Bhubaneswar
15:30	Purnima Linda 34', 49' (pen.) Huidrom Ranjita Devi 45' Dular Marandi 57', 80', 90+2'	Report	Savi Mehta 7' Jyoti 20' (pen.)	Stadium: 7th Battalion Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Manjeet Singh Player of the Match: Dular Marandi (SSB Women)

Indian Arrows v Sirvodem

15 April 2022	Indian Arrows	4–0	Sirvodem	Bhubaneswar
19:30	Naorem Priyangka Devi 8', 83' Apurna Narzary 23' Amisha Baxla 27'	Report		Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ranjita Devi Tekcham Player of the Match: Naorem Priyangka Devi (Indian Arrows)

Odisha Police v Gokulam Kerala

16 April 2022	Odisha Police	0–12	Gokulam Kerala	Bhubaneswar
15:30		Report	Manisha Kalyan 17', 26', 33', 45+3', 73' Win Theingi Tun 27' Grace Dangmei 37' Madhusmita Barick 47' (o.g.) Elshaddai Acheampong 62', 86' Sorokhaibam Ranjana Chanu 71' Karishma Shirvoikar 77'	Stadium: Capital Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Monika Jana Player of the Match: Manisha Kalyan (Gokulam Kerala)

Sethu v Mata Rukmani Girls

16 April 2022	Sethu	6–1	Mata Rukmani Girls	Bhubaneswar
15:30	Kioko Elizabeth Katungwa 3' Karthika Angamuthu 7' Mariyammal Balamurugan 15' Sanju Yadav 22' Grace Hauhnar 24' Renu Rani 70'	Report	Reet Kashyap 79'	Stadium: 7th Battalion Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Phurki Lhamu Bhutia Player of the Match: Sanju Yadav (Sethu)

ARA v Sports Odisha

16 April 2022	ARA	1–3	Sports Odisha	Bhubaneswar
19:30	Anju 43'	Report	Pyari Xaxa 53', 79' Jasoda Munda 90+2'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ruba Devi G. Player of the Match: Pyari Xaxa (Sports Odisha)

Round 2

Hans Women v PIFA Sports

19 April 2022	Hans Women	0–6	PIFA Sports	Bhubaneswar
15:30		Report	Nisilia Majaw 21', 67' Lalnunsiami 22', 40' Karen Pais 50' Akanksha Kandalkar 64'	Stadium: Capital Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Chitrambada Patra Player of the Match: Nisilia Majaw (PIFA Sports)

Sports Odisha v Indian Arrows

19 April 2022	Sports Odisha	0–0	Indian Arrows	Bhubaneswar
15:30		Report		Stadium: 7th Battalion Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Rohit Player of the Match: Sasmita Parida (Sports Odisha)

Gokulam Kerala v SSB Women

19 April 2022	Gokulam Kerala	2–0	SSB Women	Bhubaneswar
19:30	Elshaddai Acheampong 57' Nongmaithem Ratanbala Devi 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: N Kurumaiah Player of the Match: Manju (SSB Women)

Sirvodem v Kickstart

20 April 2022	Sirvodem	0–7	Kickstart	Bhubaneswar
15:30		Report	Kaviya Pakkirisamy 7' Sharda 9' (o.g.) Yangoijam Kiranbala Chanu 12' Asem Roja Devi 18', 43' Irom Prameshwori Devi 26' Vunglawmching 82'	Stadium: Capital Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Usha Player of the Match: Asem Roja Devi (Kickstart)

Mata Rukmani Girls v Odisha Police

20 April 2022	Mata Rukmani Girls	0–1	Odisha Police	Bhubaneswar
15:30		Report	Jasmani Samad 84'	Stadium: 7th Battalion Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Snigdha Mondal Player of the Match: Jasmani Samad (Odisha Police)

Sethu v ARA

20 April 2022	Sethu	3–0	ARA	Bhubaneswar
19:30	Sandhiya Ranganathan 50' Renu Rani 59' Poonam 64' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jyotirmoy Nag Player of the Match: Sandhiya Ranganathan {Sethu}

Round 3

Hans Women v Gokulam Kerala

23 April 2022	Hans Women	0–9	Gokulam Kerala	Bhubaneswar
15:30		Report	Grace Dangmei 1' Loitongbam Ashalata Devi 18' Manisha Kalyan 21', 29' Elshaddai Acheampong 45+1', 48' Samiksha 46' Win Theingi Tun 67' Jyoti 90+3'	Stadium: Capital Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Kusum Mandi Player of the Match: Loitongbam Ashalata Devi (Gokulam Kerala)

PIFA Sports v Sirvodem

23 April 2022	PIFA Sports	0–0	Sirvodem	Bhubaneswar
15:30		Report		Stadium: 7th Battalion Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Monika Jana Player of the Match: Afshan Ashiq (Sirvodem)

Kickstart v Sports Odisha

23 April 2022	Kickstart	1–0	Sports Odisha	Bhubaneswar
19:30	Asem Roja Devi 90'	Report		Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Phurki Lhamu Bhutia Player of the Match: Asem Roja Devi (Kickstart)

SSB Women v Mata Rukmani Girls

24 April 2022	SSB Women	7–1	Mata Rukmani Girls	Bhubaneswar
15:30	Sandhya Kachhap 18', 63' Naorem Sumila Chanu 49', 51', 74' Ngangom Anibala Devi 33' Purnima Linda 43'	Report	Kiran Pisda 60'	Stadium: Capital Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Ranjita Devi Tekcham Player of the Match: Naorem Sumila Chanu (SSB Women)

Odisha Police v ARA

24 April 2022	Odisha Police	1–3	ARA	Bhubaneswar
15:30	Suman Pragyna Mohapatra 81'	Report	Poonam 80' Kiran 83' Madhubala Alawe 90+3'	Stadium: 7th Battalion Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Ruba Devi G. Player of the Match: Kiran (ARA)

Indian Arrows v Sethu

24 April 2022	Indian Arrows	0–3	Sethu	Bhubaneswar
19:30		Report	Sandhiya Ranganathan 17', 48' Karthika Angamuthu 53' (pen.)	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kanika Barman Player of the Match: Sandhiya Ranganathan (Sethu)

Round 4

Odisha Police v Indian Arrows

27 April 2022	Odisha Police	0–4	Indian Arrows	Bhubaneswar
15:30		Report	Apurna Narzary 13', 19', 76' Sunita Munda 36'	Stadium: Capital Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Jyotirmoy Nag Player of the Match: Apurna Narzary (Indian Arrows)

Sports Odisha v Sirvodem

27 April 2022	Sports Odisha	9–1	Sirvodem	Bhubaneswar
15:30	Satyabati Khadia 2', 14' Pyari Xaxa 28', 58', 90+4' Jabamani Tudu 37' Jasoda Munda 59', 63' Deepa Nayak 61'	Report	Ernestina Tetteh 53'	Stadium: 7th Battalion Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Rohit Player of the Match: Pyari Xaxa (Sports Odisha)

Mata Rukmani Girls v Hans Women

27 April 2022	Mata Rukmani Girls	3–2	Hans Women	Bhubaneswar
19:30	Ningombam Sana Chanu 43' (o.g.) Reet Kashyap 65' Priyanka Kashyap 78'	Report	Jyoti Ann Burrett 53' Lakshmi Verma 84'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Manjeet Singh Player of the Match: Reet Kashyap (Mata Rukmani Girls)

Sethu v Kickstart

28 April 2022	Sethu	2–1	Kickstart	Bhubaneswar
19:30	Kioko Elizabeth Katungwa 6', 45'	Report	Kshetrimayum Margaret Devi 45+2'	Stadium: Capital Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Usha Player of the Match: Kioko Elizabeth Katungwa (Sethu)

ARA v SSB Women

28 April 2022	ARA	2–3	SSB Women	Bhubaneswar
15:30	Poonam 5' Poonam 81'	Report	Dular Marandi 7', 43' Naorem Sumila Chanu 26'	Stadium: 7th Battalion Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: N Kurumaiah Player of the Match: Dular Marandi (SSB Women)

Gokulam Kerala v PIFA Sports

28 April 2022	Gokulam Kerala	6–1	PIFA Sports	Bhubaneswar
19:30	Win Theingi Tun 27', 45+2' Manisha Kalyan 43', 62' Karishma Shirvoikar 49' Nongmaithem Ratanbala Devi 83'	Report	Nisilia Majaw 60'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Snigdha Mondal Player of the Match: Karishma Shirvoikar (Gokulam Kerala)

Round 5

Gokulam Kerala v Mata Rukmani Girls

1 May 2022	Gokulam Kerala	8–0	Mata Rukmani Girls	Bhubaneswar
15:30	Manisha Kalyan 3' Soumya Guguloth 17', 38' Elshaddai Acheampong 19', 25', 28' Manasa K 66' Jyoti Chouhan 85'	Report		Stadium: Capital Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Chitrambada Patra Player of the Match: Elshaddai Acheampong (Gokulam Kerala)

SSB Women v Indian Arrows

1 May 2022	SSB Women	0–2	Indian Arrows	Bhubaneswar
15:30		Report	Sunita Munda 51' Apurna Narzary 56'	Stadium: 7th Battalion Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Ruba Devi G. Player of the Match: Apurna Narzary (Indian Arrows)

PIFA Sports v Sports Odisha

1 May 2022	PIFA Sports	0–3	Sports Odisha	Bhubaneswar
19:30		Report	Jasoda Munda 15' Subhadra Sahoo 61', 66'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ranjita Devi Tekcham Player of the Match: Subhadra Sahoo (Sports Odisha)

Hans Women v ARA

2 May 2022	Hans Women	0–3	ARA	Bhubaneswar
19:30		Report	Manisha 10', 89' Nisha 58'	Stadium: Capital Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Kanika Barman Player of the Match: Manisha (ARA)

Kickstart v Odisha Police

2 May 2022	Kickstart	2–0	Odisha Police	Bhubaneswar
15:30	Irom Prameshwori Devi 53' Yangoijam Kiranbala Chanu 55'	Report		Stadium: 7th Battalion Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Monika Jana Player of the Match: Rajeswari Das (Odisha Police)

Sirvodem v Sethu

2 May 2022	Sirvodem	0–5	Sethu	Bhubaneswar
19:30		Report	Renu Rani 16', 22' Devneta Roy 66', 80' Durga A 90+1'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kusum Mandi Player of the Match: Renu Rani (Sethu)

Round 6

Sethu v Sports Odisha

5 May 2022	Sethu	4–0	Sports Odisha	Bhubaneswar
15:30	Kioko Elizabeth Katungwa 5' Karthika Angamuthu 6' Durga A 9', 30'	Report		Stadium: Capital Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Kanika Barman Player of the Match: Durga A (Sethu)

Mata Rukmani Girls v PIFA Sports

5 May 2022	Mata Rukmani Girls	1–3	PIFA Sports	Bhubaneswar
15:30	Priyanka Kashyap 35'	Report	Karen Pais 24' (pen.), 54' Lalnunsiami 61'	Stadium: 7th Battalion Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Jyotirmoy Nag Player of the Match: Karen Pais (PIFA Sports)

ARA v Gokulam Kerala

5 May 2022	ARA	0–8	Gokulam Kerala	Bhubaneswar
19:30		Report	Manisha Kalyan 8' Grace Dangmei 31' Soumya Guguloth 49' Win Theingi Tun 66' Elshaddai Acheampong 71', 78', 90+3' Jyoti Chouhan 83'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Phurki Lhamu Bhutia Player of the Match: Elshaddai Acheampong (Gokulam Kerala)

Odisha Police v Sirvodem

6 May 2022	Odisha Police	2–1	Sirvodem	Bhubaneswar
19:30	Sarojini Tirkey 18' Shibani Mundari 76'	Report	Femina Raj Valappil 82'	Stadium: Capital Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Usha Player of the Match: Sarojini Tirkey (Odisha Police)

Indian Arrows v Hans Women

6 May 2022	Indian Arrows	2–0	Hans Women	Bhubaneswar
15:30	Apurna Narzary 10' Naorem Priyangka Devi 23'	Report		Stadium: 7th Battalion Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Monika Jana Player of the Match: Sunita Munda (Indian Arrows)

SSB Women v Kickstart

6 May 2022	SSB Women	0–1	Kickstart	Bhubaneswar
19:30		Report	Irom Prameshwori Devi 35'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Rohit Player of the Match: Ngangbam Sweety Devi (Kickstart)

Round 7

Mata Rukmani Girls v ARA

8 May 2022	Mata Rukmani Girls	0–4	ARA	Bhubaneswar
15:30		Report	Kiran 17' Madhubala Alawe 45+3' Manisha 59' Anju 80'	Stadium: Capital Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Snigdha Mondal Player of the Match: Kiran (ARA)

PIFA Sports v Sethu

8 May 2022	PIFA Sports	1–4	Sethu	Bhubaneswar
15:30	Nisilia Majaw 34'	Report	Anju Tamang 12' Durga A 18' Renu Rani 21' (pen.) Sandhiya Ranganathan 90+2'	Stadium: 7th Battalion Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Rohit Player of the Match: Anju Tamang (Sethu)

Sports Odisha v Odisha Police

8 May 2022	Sports Odisha	4–1	Odisha Police	Bhubaneswar
19:30	Sumitra Hembram 15' Satyabati Khadia 17' Pyari Xaxa 47' Subhadra Sahoo 58'	Report	Sumitra Xalxo 12'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ruba Devi G. Player of the Match: Pyari Xaxa (Sports Odisha)

Gokulam Kerala v Indian Arrows

9 May 2022	Gokulam Kerala	2–1	Indian Arrows	Bhubaneswar
15:30	Elshaddai Acheampong 36', 47'	Report	Naorem Priyangka Devi 6'	Stadium: Capital Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Ranjita Devi Tekcham Player of the Match: Elshaddai Acheampong (Gokulam Kerala)

Sirvodem v SSB Women

9 May 2022	Sirvodem	2–1	SSB Women	Bhubaneswar
15:30	Sanfida Nongrum 32' Arpita Pednekar 62'	Report	Sandhya Kachhap 60'	Stadium: 7th Battalion Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Chitrambada Patra Player of the Match: Arpita Pednekar (Sirvodem)

Hans Women v Kickstart

9 May 2022	Hans Women	0–4	Kickstart	Bhubaneswar
19:30		Report	Asem Roja Devi 7' Thingbaijam Babysana Devi 49' Yangoijam Kiranbala Chanu 56' Vunglawmching 61'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kusum Mandi Player of the Match: Asem Roja Devi (Kickstart)

Round 8

ARA v PIFA Sports

13 May 2022	ARA	1–1	PIFA Sports	Bhubaneswar
15:30	Anju 15'	Report	Akanksha Kandalkar 73'	Stadium: Capital Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Monika Jana Player of the Match: Manisha (ARA)

Odisha Police v Sethu

13 May 2022	Odisha Police	0–3	Sethu	Bhubaneswar
15:30		Report	Sandhiya Ranganathan 27' Devneta Roy 33' Renu Rani 67'	Stadium: 7th Battalion Attendance: 0 Referee: Kanika Barman Player of the Match: Anju Tamang (Sethu)

Indian Arrows v Mata Rukmani Girls

13 May 2022	Indian Arrows	8–0	Mata Rukmani Girls	Bhubaneswar
19:30	Apurna Narzary 11', 66' Naorem Priyangka Devi 25', 42', 49', 61' Sunita Munda 47', 62'	Report		Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jyotirmoy Nag Player of the Match: Naorem Priyangka Devi (Indian Arrows)

Kickstart v Gokulam Kerala

14 May 2022	Kickstart	0–5	Gokulam Kerala	Bhubaneswar
15:30		Report	Elshaddai Acheampong 7' Loitongbam Ashalata Devi 12' (pen.) Nongmaithem Ratanbala Devi 60' Manisha Kalyan 80' Karishma Shirvoikar 90+2'	Stadium: Capital Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Ruba Devi G Player of the Match: Manisha Kalyan (Gokulam Kerala)

SSB Women v Sports Odisha

14 May 2022	SSB Women	1–1	Sports Odisha	Bhubaneswar
15:30	Sandhya Kachhap 41'	Report	Pyari Xaxa 89'	Stadium: 7th Battalion Attendance: 0 Referee: Usha Player of the Match: Pyari Xaxa (Sports Odisha)

Hans Women v Sirvodem

14 May 2022	Hans Women	0–4	Sirvodem	Bhubaneswar
19:30		Report	Aleena Tony 22' Jyoti 33' Sharda 45+2' Sanfida Nongrum 45+4'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Phurki Lhamu Bhutia Player of the Match: Sanfida Nongrum (Sirvodem)

Round 9

ARA v Indian Arrows

17 May 2022	ARA	1–3	Indian Arrows	Bhubaneswar
15:30	Naketa 90'	Report	Muskan Subba 45+3' Apurna Narzary 75' Naorem Priyangka Devi 90+4'	Stadium: Capital Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Chitrambada Patra Player of the Match: Santosh (Indian Arrows)

Gokulam Kerala v Sirvodem

17 May 2022	Gokulam Kerala	4–0	Sirvodem	Bhubaneswar
15:30	Elshaddai Acheampong 6' Soumya Guguloth 15', 52' Grace Dangmei 31'	Report		Stadium: 7th Battalion Attendance: 0 Referee: Snigdha Mondal Player of the Match: Soumya Guguloth (Gokulam Kerala)

Sethu v SSB Women

17 May 2022	Sethu	6–0	SSB Women	Bhubaneswar
19:30	Kioko Katungwa 9', 87' Sandhiya Ranganathan 13' Grace Hauhnar 38' Renu Rani 45' Anju Tamang 82'	Report		Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ranjita Devi Tekcham Player of the Match: Anju Tamang (Sethu)

Mata Rukmani Girls v Kickstart

18 May 2022	Mata Rukmani Girls	0–10	Kickstart	Bhubaneswar
15:30		Report	Yangoijam Kiranbala Chanu 12', 14', 45+2', 87' Asem Roja Devi 15', 37' Thingbaijam Babysana Devi 42', 50' Yumlembam Pakpi Devi 85' Laishram Bibicha Devi 90+1'	Stadium: Capital Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Rohit Player of the Match: Yangoijam Kiranbala Chanu (Kickstart)

Sports Odisha v Hans Women

18 May 2022	Sports Odisha	6–0	Hans Women	Bhubaneswar
15:30	Anita 21' (o.g.) Subhadra Sahoo 39' Supriya Routray 53', 68', 82' Pyari Xaxa 67'	Report		Stadium: 7th Battalion Attendance: 0 Referee: Ruba Devi G Player of the Match: Supriya Routray (Sports Odisha)

PIFA Sports v Odisha Police

18 May 2022	PIFA Sports	1–0	Odisha Police	Bhubaneswar
19:30	Nisilia Majaw 64'	Report		Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jyotirmoy Nag Player of the Match: Karen Pais (PIFA Sports)

Round 10

SSB Women v Odisha Police

21 May 2022	SSB Women	5–2	Odisha Police	Bhubaneswar
08:30	Dular Marandi 27', 38', 57', 58' Naorem Sumila Chanu 45+1'	Report	Suman Pragyna Mohapatra 6' Lochana Munda 90+7'	Stadium: Capital Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Ruba Devi G Player of the Match: Dular Marandi (SSB Women)

Indian Arrows v PIFA Sports

21 May 2022	Indian Arrows	1–2	PIFA Sports	Bhubaneswar
15:30	Sunita Munda 48'	Report	Akanksha Kandalkar 25' Iawanlang Nongbet 39'	Stadium: Capital Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Kanika Barman Player of the Match: Iawanlang Nongbet (PIFA Sports)

Kickstart v ARA

21 May 2022	Kickstart	3–0	ARA	Bhubaneswar
15:30	Yumlembam Pakpi Devi 47', 65' Thingbaijam Babysana Devi 75'	Report		Stadium: 7th Battalion Attendance: 0 Referee: Monika Jana Player of the Match: Yumlembam Pakpi Devi (Kickstart)

Gokulam Kerala v Sports Odisha

22 May 2022	Gokulam Kerala	7–1	Sports Odisha	Bhubaneswar
08:30	Elshaddai Acheampong 5', 23', 78', 87' Manisha Kalyan 45+2' Soumya Guguloth 64', 68'	Report	Pyari Xaxa 24'	Stadium: Capital Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Usha Player of the Match: Soumya Guguloth (Gokulam Kerala)

Hans Women v Sethu

22 May 2022	Hans Women	0–5	Sethu	Bhubaneswar
15:30		Report	Devneta Roy 2', 16' Sandhiya Ranganathan 39' N Lavanya 72' Elizabeth Vanlalmawii 88'	Stadium: Capital Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Phurki Lhamu Bhutia Player of the Match: Devneta Roy (Sethu)

Sirvodem v Mata Rukmani Girls

22 May 2022	Sirvodem	4–1	Mata Rukmani Girls	Bhubaneswar
15:30	Sanfida Nongrum 38' Jyoti 55', 63' Aleena Tony 57'	Report	Kiran Pisda 10'	Stadium: 7th Battalion Attendance: 0 Referee: Chitrambada Patra Player of the Match: Jyoti (Sirvodem)

Round 11

Odisha Police v Hans Women

25 May 2022	Odisha Police	2–3	Hans Women	Bhubaneswar
08:30	Shibani Mundari 45+1' (pen.) Karishma Oram 70'	Report	Vaani Kalucha 4' Jyoti Ann Burrett 89', 90+2'	Stadium: Capital Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Monika Jana Player of the Match: Jyoti Ann Burrett (Hans Women)

ARA v Sirvodem

25 May 2022	ARA	3–1	Sirvodem	Bhubaneswar
15:30	Kiran 55', 89' Madhubala Alawe 88'	Report	Jyoti 12'	Stadium: Capital Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Ranjita Devi Tekcham Player of the Match: Kiran (ARA)

PIFA Sports v SSB Women

25 May 2022	PIFA Sports	1–6	SSB Women	Bhubaneswar
15:30	Nisilia Majaw 75'	Report	Huidrom Ranjita Devi 13', 28', 59' Naorem Sumila Chanu 45+4', 54' Monika 80'	Stadium: 7th Battalion Attendance: 0 Referee: Rohit Player of the Match: Huidrom Ranjita Devi (SSB Women)

Mata Rukmani Girls v Sports Odisha

26 May 2022	Mata Rukmani Girls	0–7	Sports Odisha	Bhubaneswar
08:30		Report	Deepa Nayak 43', 45+1', 64', 90+4' Pyari Xaxa 45+2', 51', 86'	Stadium: 7th Battalion Attendance: 0 Referee: Snigdha Mondal Player of the Match: Deepa Nayak (Sports Odisha)

Indian Arrows v Kickstart

26 May 2022	Indian Arrows	0–1	Kickstart	Bhubaneswar
15:30		Report	Kshetrimayum Margaret Devi 44'	Stadium: Capital Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Jyotirmoy Nag Player of the Match: Kshetrimayum Margaret Devi (Kickstart)

Sethu v Gokulam Kerala

26 May 2022	Sethu	1–3	Gokulam Kerala	Bhubaneswar
19:30	Renu Rani	Report	Loitongbam Ashalata Devi 14' (pen.) Elshaddai Acheampong 33' Manisha Kalyan 40'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Kanika Barman Player of the Match: Grace Dangmei (Gokulam Kerala)

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Elshaddai Acheampong	Gokulam Kerala	20
2	Manisha Kalyan	Gokulam Kerala	14
3	Pyari Xaxa	Sports Odisha	12
4	Apurna Narzary	Indian Arrows	9
	Naorem Priyangka Devi	Indian Arrows
	Dular Marandi	SSB
7	Renu Rani	Sethu FC	8
Source: The AIFF

Most clean sheets

Note: Only the top 5 goalkeepers with most clean sheets have been listed below.

Rank	Player	Club	Clean 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 Match
Match No.	Player	Club	Match No.	Player	Club	Match No.	Player	Club
Match 1	Irom Prameshwori Devi	Kickstart	Match 23	Dular Marandi	SSB	Match 45	Naorem Priyangka Devi	Indian Arrows
Match 2	Dular Marandi	SSB	Match 24	Karishma Shirvoikar	Gokulam Kerala	Match 46	Manisha Kalyan	Gokulam Kerala
Match 3	Naorem Priyangka Devi	Indian Arrows	Match 25	Elshaddai Acheampong	Gokulam Kerala	Match 47	Pyari Xaxa	Sports Odisha
Match 4	Manisha Kalyan	Gokulam Kerala	Match 26	Apurna Narzary	Indian Arrows	Match 48	Sanfida Nongrum	Sirvodem
Match 5	Sanju Yadav	Sethu	Match 27	Subhadra Sahoo	Sports Odisha	Match 49	Soumya Guguloth	Gokulam Kerala
Match 6	Pyari Xaxa	Sports Odisha	Match 28	Rajeswari Das	Odisha Police	Match 50	Santosh	Indian Arrows
Match 7	Nisilia Majaw	PIFA Sports	Match 29	Manisha	ARA	Match 51	Anju Tamang	Sethu
Match 8	Sasmita Parida	Sports Odisha	Match 30	Renu Rani	Sethu	Match 52	Yangoijam Kiranbala Chanu	Kickstart
Match 9	Manju	SSB	Match 31	Durga A	Sethu	Match 53	Supriya Routray	Sports Odisha
Match 10	Asem Roja Devi	Kickstart	Match 32	Karen Pais	PIFA Sports	Match 54	Karen Pais	PIFA Sports
Match 11	Jasmani Samad	Odisha Police	Match 33	Elshaddai Acheampong	Gokulam Kerala	Match 55	Dular Marandi	SSB
Match 12	Sandhiya Ranganathan	Sethu	Match 34	Sarojini Tirkey	Odisha Police	Match 56	Yumlembam Pakpi Devi	Kickstart
Match 13	Loitongbam Ashalata Devi	Gokulam Kerala	Match 35	Sunita Munda	Indian Arrows	Match 57	Iawanlang Nongbet	PIFA Sports
Match 14	Afshan Ashiq	Sirvodem	Match 36	Ngangbam Sweety Devi	Kickstart	Match 58	Soumya Guguloth	Gokulam Kerala
Match 15	Asem Roja Devi	Kickstart	Match 37	Kiran	ARA	Match 59	Devneta Roy	Sethu
Match 16	Naorem Sumila Chanu	SSB	Match 38	Anju Tamang	Sethu	Match 60	Jyoti	Sirvodem
Match 17	Kiran	ARA	Match 39	Pyari Xaxa	Sports Odisha	Match 61	Jyoti Ann Burrett	Hans Women
Match 18	Sandhiya Ranganathan	Sethu	Match 40	Asem Roja Devi	Kickstart	Match 62	Huidrom Ranjita Devi	SSB
Match 19	Apurna Narzary	Indian Arrows	Match 41	Elshaddai Acheampong	Gokulam Kerala	Match 63	Kiran	ARA
Match 20	Pyari Xaxa	Sports Odisha	Match 42	Arpita Yeshwant Pednekar	Sirvodem	Match 64	Deepa Nayak	Sports Odisha
Match 21	Reet Kashyap	Mata Rukmani Girls	Match 43	Anju Tamang	Sethu	Match 65	Kshetrimayum Margaret Devi	Kickstart
Match 22	Elizabeth Kioko Katungwa	Sethu	Match 44	Manisha	ARA	Match 66	Grace Dangmei	Gokulam Kerala

Season awards

Award	Winner
Hero 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)

References

^ ^a ^b "Calendar: HERO IWL 2021-22". All India Football Federation. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
^ "Football: Indian Women's League 2022 to be held from April with new format, junior side". ESPN. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.

Indian Women's League

Seasons

Qualifiers

Finals

Clubs

2023–24 Clubs	East Bengal Gokulam Kerala HOPS Kickstart Odisha Sethu Sports Odisha
Former Clubs	Aizawl Women ARA Baroda FA CRPF Churchill Brothers Women Eastern Sporting Union Indira Gandhi AS&E Jeppiaar Institute Kenkre Kolhapur City KRYPHSA Manipur Police Mumbai Knights PIFA Sports Pune City Rising Student's Club Sreebhumi

Statistics and awards

Associated competitions

Indian Women's Football Championship

Category

Indian women's football league seasons

First tier league seasons (2016–present)
Indian Women's League	2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
List of champions

Second tier league seasons (2023–present)
Indian Women's League 2	2023–24

2021–22 in Indian football

League competitions

First division	I-League Indian Super League Playoffs Final
Second division	I-League 2nd Division
State leagues	Assam Bihar Delhi Goa Jammu and Kashmir Karnataka Men's Women's Kerala Men's Women's Madhya Pradesh Manipur Meghalaya Sikkim Mizoram Maharashtra (Mumbai) Odisha (Men's Women's) Punjab Rajasthan Tamil Nadu Uttarakhand West Bengal Men's Women's
Women	Indian Women's League
Youth	Elite League

Cup competitions

Men	Santosh Trophy (State) Qualifiers Final Durand Cup Final IFA Shield
Women	Women's Championship (State)

Club seasons
I-League	Aizawl Kenkre Churchill Brothers Gokulam Kerala Indian Arrows Mohammedan NEROCA Punjab Rajasthan United Real Kashmir TRAU Sudeva Sreenidi Deccan
Indian Super League	ATK Mohun Bagan Bengaluru Chennaiyin East Bengal Goa Hyderabad Jamshedpur Kerala Blasters Mumbai City NorthEast United Odisha
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