2021–22 Senior Women's National Football Championship

2021–22 Women's National Football Championship
Country	India
Dates	28 November – 9 December 2021
Teams	32
Champions	Manipur (21st title)
Runners-up	Railways
Matches played	52
Goals scored	220 (4.23 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Sandhiya Ranganathan; (12 goals)
Best player	Irom Prameshwori Devi
Best goalkeeper	Okram Roshini Devi
	← 2019–20 →

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.^[1]

Format[]

32 teams competed in the tournament and were split into eight groups of four teams each in the preliminary round.^[2]

Round dates[]

Round	Match dates
Group stage	28 November – 3 December 2021
Quarter-finals	5 December 2021
Semi-finals	7 December 2021
Final	9 December 2021

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Manipur	3	3	0	21	0	+21	9	Advance to Quarter-finals
2	Daman and Diu	3	2	1	4	6	−2	6
3	Meghalaya	3	1	2	5	6	−1	3
4	Pondicherry	3	0	3	0	18	−18	0

Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

28 November 2021	Manipur	4–0	Meghalaya	Kuthuparamba
09:30 IST	Asem Roja Devi 45+2' Moirangthem Mandakini Devi 45+3' Yangoijam Kiranbala Chanu 54' Thingbaijam Babysana Devi 81'	Report		Stadium: Municipal Stadium Player of the Match: Irom Prameshwori Devi

28 November 2021	Daman and Diu	2–0	Pondicherry	Kuthuparamba
14:30 IST	Diksha Bansod 17' Boomidha V 48' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Municipal Stadium Player of the Match: Afreen

30 November 2021	Meghalaya	1–2	Daman and Diu	Kuthuparamba
09:30 IST	Ibashisha Khongwet 34'	Report	51' Nirmala Durve 79' Jeewanti	Stadium: Municipal Stadium Player of the Match: Jeewanti

30 November 2021	Pondicherry	0–12	Manipur	Kuthuparamba
14:30 IST		Report	1', 7', 21', 31', 47' Irom Prameshwori Devi 8', 70' Yangoijam Kiranbala Chanu 23' Salam Rinaroy Devi 45+3' Moirangthem Mandakini Devi 49' (o.g.) Preetha M 66' Thingbaijam Babysana Devi 81' Kangabam Anita Devi	Stadium: Municipal Stadium Player of the Match: Irom Prameshwori Devi

2 December 2021	Manipur	5–0	Daman and Diu	Kuthuparamba
09:30 IST	Irom Prameshwori Devi 26', 74' Salam Rinaroy Devi 45+1' Moirangthem Mandakini Devi 86' Sultana MS 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Municipal Stadium Player of the Match: Irom Prameshwori Devi

2 December 2021	Pondicherry	0–4	Meghalaya	Kuthuparamba
14:30 IST		Report	7', 57', 85' Ibashisha Khongwet 45+2' Saralin Warlarpih	Stadium: Municipal Stadium Player of the Match: Ibashisha Khongwet

Group B[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Railways	2	2	0	9	0	+9	6	Advance to Quarter-finals
2		2	1	1	9	4	+5	3
3		2	0	2	0	14	−14	0
4		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

28 November 2021	Chhattisgarh	9–0	Dadra and Nagar Haveli	Kozhikode
14:30 IST	Shubhangi Subba 13', 72' Kiran Pisda 46', 80', 90+5' Masipogu Puspa 48' Hina Nirmalkar 82' Priyanka Futan 88', 90'	Report		Stadium: Calicut University Player of the Match: Priyanka Futan

30 November 2021	Dadra and Nagar Haveli	0–5	Railways	Kozhikode
09:30 IST	28', 49', 66', 76' Mamta 31' Supriya Routray	Report		Stadium: Calicut University Player of the Match: Mamta

2 December 2021	Railways	4–0	Chhattisgarh	Kozhikode
09:30 IST	Naobi Chanu Laishram 70' Tara Khatoon 80' Mamta 82', 83'	Report		Stadium: Calicut University Player of the Match: Supriya Routray

Group C[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Assam	3	3	0	0	17	2	+15	9	Advance to Quarter-finals
2	Himachal Pradesh	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	6
3	Bihar	3	0	1	2	5	13	−8	1
4	Rajasthan	3	0	1	2	2	10	−8	1

Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

29 November 2021	Himachal Pradesh	3–2	Bihar	Kuthuparamba
09:30 IST	Mamta 45+2', 53' Priyanka Dutta 79'	Report	17' Nisha Kumari 63' Neha Kumari	Stadium: Municipal Stadium Player of the Match: Mamta

29 November 2021	Assam	7–0	Rajasthan	Kuthuparamba
14:30 IST	Rupali Boro 3' Mridula Mech 8' Sainjali Kemprai 49' Sonia Marak 58', 61', 81' Sanila Basumatary 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Municipal Stadium Player of the Match: Sonia Marak

1 December 2021	Bihar	1–8	Assam	Kuthuparamba
09:30 IST	Putul Kumari 59'	Report	2' Rupali Boro 16' Sanila Basumatary 20', 77', 78' Sonia Marak 21', 81' Sainjali Kemprai 57' Swapnali Mili	Stadium: Municipal Stadium Player of the Match: Sonia Marak

1 December 2021	Rajasthan	0–1	Himachal Pradesh	Kuthuparamba
14:30 IST		Report	15' Poonam	Stadium: Municipal Stadium Player of the Match: Riya Sharma

3 December 2021	Himachal Pradesh	1–2	Assam	Kuthuparamba
09:30 IST	Poonam 52'	Report	35' Sonia Marak 49' Mina Basumatary	Stadium: Municipal Stadium Player of the Match: Sonia Marak

3 December 2021	Rajasthan	2–2	Bihar	Kuthuparamba
14:30 IST	Riya Jasrotia 83', 90+4'	Report	55' Archana Kumari 59' Baby Kumari	Stadium: Municipal Stadium Player of the Match: Riya Jasrotia

Group D[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Goa	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5	7	Advance to Quarter-finals
2	Jharkhand	3	2	0	1	3	3	0	6
3	Delhi	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
4	Karnataka	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5	0

Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

29 November 2021	Jharkhand	1–0	Karnataka	Kozhikode
09:30 IST	Parnita Tirkey 79'	Report		Stadium: Calicut University Player of the Match: Asha Mahima Beck

29 November 2021	Delhi	1–1	Goa	Kozhikode
14:30 IST	Mamta 18'	Report	34' Arpita Yeshwant Pednekar	Stadium: Calicut University Player of the Match: Janice Gomes

1 December 2021	Karnataka	1–2	Delhi	Kozhikode
09:30 IST	Savi Mehta 11' (o.g.)	Report	4', 85' Anjana Thapa	Stadium: Calicut University Player of the Match: Anjana Thapa

1 December 2021	Goa	2–0	Jharkhand	Kozhikode
14:30 IST	Stessi Cardozo 45+4' Sushmita Jadhav 51'	Report		Stadium: Calicut University Player of the Match: Stessi Cardozo

3 December 2021	Jharkhand	2–1	Delhi	Kozhikode
09:30 IST	Alisha Tigga 24', 63'	Report	55' Anjali	Stadium: Calicut University Player of the Match: Deepika Venkatesh

3 December 2021	Goa	3–0	Karnataka	Kozhikode
14:30 IST	Rizella Cia Almeida 19', 24' Sushmita Jadhav 45+3'	Report		Stadium: Calicut University Player of the Match: Rizella Cia Almeida

Group E[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Maharashtra	3	2	1	0	9	1	+8	7	Advance to Quarter-finals
2	Sikkim	3	2	1	0	8	1	+7	7
3	Jammu & Kashmir	3	1	0	2	1	7	−6	3
4	Arunachal Pradesh	3	0	0	3	0	9	−9	0

Source: [5]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

29 November 2021	Arunachal Pradesh	0–6	Maharashtra	Kozhikode
09:30 IST		Report	49', 79' Valencia Lourdina D'Mello 73', 76', 89' Karen Pais 88' Trupti Deep	Stadium: EMS Stadium Player of the Match: Karen Pais

29 November 2021	Jammu & Kashmir	0–5	Sikkim	Kozhikode
14:30 IST		Report	24', 39', 57' Suju Hangma Limboo 41' Karishma Rai 79' Nim Riki Sherpa	Stadium: EMS Stadium Player of the Match: Suju Hangma Limboo

1 December 2021	Maharashtra	2–0	Jammu & Kashmir	Kozhikode
09:30 IST	Aishwarya Bhonde 47' Sapna Jaiswar 88'	Report		Stadium: EMS Stadium Player of the Match: Akanksha Kandalkar

1 December 2021	Sikkim	2–0	Arunachal Pradesh	Kozhikode
14:30 IST	Suju Hangma Limboo 1' Prekila Tamang 67'	Report		Stadium: EMS Stadium Player of the Match: Prekila Tamang

3 December 2021	Arunachal Pradesh	0–1	Jammu & Kashmir	Kozhikode
09:30 IST		Report	41' Pooja Devi	Stadium: EMS Stadium Player of the Match: Pooja Devi

3 December 2021	Sikkim	1–1	Maharashtra	Kozhikode
14:30 IST	Suju Hangma Limboo 67'	Report	62' Trupti Deep	Stadium: EMS Stadium Player of the Match: Trupti Deep

Group F[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Odisha	3	3	0	18	1	+17	9	Advance to Quarter-finals
2	Haryana	3	2	1	9	2	+7	6
3	Gujarat	3	1	2	5	12	−7	3
4	Andhra Pradesh	3	0	3	1	18	−17	0

Source: [6]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

28 November 2021	Odisha	9–0	Andhra Pradesh	Kozhikode
09:30 IST	Jabamani Tudu 9', 14' Soni Behera 30' Deepa Nayak 49' Satyabati Khadia 52' Subhadra Sahu 84' Karishma Oram 85', 86' Jasoda Munda 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Calicut Medical College Player of the Match: Jabamani Tudu

28 November 2021	Haryana	4–0	Gujarat	Kozhikode
14:30 IST	Karuna 7' Tanu 39' Jyoti 75' Parveen 82'	Report		Stadium: Calicut Medical College Player of the Match: Karuna

30 November 2021	Andhra Pradesh	0–4	Haryana	Kozhikode
09:30 IST		Report	4' Jyoti 22' Vidhi 71' Tanu 75' Pooja	Stadium: Calicut Medical College Player of the Match: P Padmaja

30 November 2021	Gujarat	0–7	Odisha	Kozhikode
14:30 IST		Report	22', 23', 38' Subhadra Sahu 25', 28', 45+1' Satyabati Khadia 48' Suman Pragyna Mohapatra	Stadium: Calicut Medical College Player of the Match: Subhadra Sahu

2 December 2021	Odisha	2–1	Haryana	Kozhikode
09:30 IST	Deepa Nayak 19' Bannya Kabiraj 74'	Report	34' Parveen	Stadium: Calicut Medical College Player of the Match: Sharda

2 December 2021	Gujarat	5–1	Andhra Pradesh	Kozhikode
14:30 IST	Shreya Oza 36', 53' Anoushka Nair 49' Sonal Parmar 51' Muskan Rafiq Bhai Sindhi 89'	Report	28' Boya Dasari Anitha	Stadium: Calicut Medical College Player of the Match: Anoushka Nair

Group G[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mizoram	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	7	Advance to Quarter-finals
2	Kerala	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	4
3	Madhya Pradesh	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	4
4	Uttarakhand	3	0	1	2	2	7	−5	1

Source: [7]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

28 November 2021	Madhya Pradesh	4–1	Uttarakhand	Kozhikode
09:30 IST	Madhu Raghav 21' Arti Rathore 50', 56' Pallavi Goswami 90+3'	Report	73' Bhagwati Chauhan	Stadium: EMS Stadium Player of the Match: Arti Rathore

28 November 2021	Kerala	2–3	Mizoram	Kozhikode
14:30 IST	Athulya K V 44' Femina Rag Valappil 45'	Report	39' Grace Lalrampari Hauhnar 79' Elizabeth Vanlalmawii 90+3' Lalnunsiami	Stadium: EMS Stadium Player of the Match: Elizabeth Vanlalmawii

30 November 2021	Uttarakhand	1–3	Kerala	Kozhikode
09:30 IST	Bhagwati Chauhan 53'	Report	44' Vinitha Vijayan 75' Manasa K 86' Femina Rag Valappil	Stadium: EMS Stadium Player of the Match: Bhagwati Chauhan

30 November 2021	Mizoram	4–0	Madhya Pradesh	Kozhikode
14:30 IST	Lalnunsiami 11' Elizabeth Vanlalmawii 46' Zairemmawii Chawngthu 49' Grace Lalrampari Hauhnar 54'	Report		Stadium: EMS Stadium Player of the Match: Elizabeth Vanlalmawii

2 December 2021	Madhya Pradesh	1–1	Kerala	Kozhikode
09:30 IST	Shilpa Soni 18'	Report	20' C Reshma	Stadium: EMS Stadium Player of the Match: Aarti Banwari

2 December 2021	Mizoram	0–0	Uttarakhand	Kozhikode
14:30 IST		Report		Stadium: EMS Stadium Player of the Match: Bhagwati Chauhan

Group H[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tamil Nadu	3	2	1	0	27	1	+26	7	Advance to Quarter-finals
2	West Bengal	3	1	2	0	21	1	+20	5
3	Punjab	3	1	1	1	21	6	+15	4
4	Telangana	3	0	0	3	0	61	−61	0

Source: [8]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

29 November 2021	Tamil Nadu	20–0	Telangana	Kozhikode
09:30 IST	Malavika M 3', 45+2', 87' Sandhiya 5', 22', 24', 63', 70', 88', 89', 90' M. Saritha 10', 58', 65', 68' Durga A 15', 20', 79' Priyadharshini S 49' Rudrarapu Ravali 78' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Calicut Medical College Player of the Match: Sandhiya

29 November 2021	Punjab	0–0	West Bengal	Kozhikode
14:30 IST		Report		Stadium: Calicut Medical College Player of the Match: Deepika

1 December 2021	Telangana	0–21	Punjab	Kozhikode
09:30 IST		Report	11', 40' Neha Mann 18', 43', 45+2', 57', 61', 63', 89' Nisha 20', 45', 68', 74' Asha Kumari 33', 34', 39', 45+3', 46', 56', 90+3' Deepika 90+2' Binita Kerketta	Stadium: Calicut Medical College Player of the Match: Deepika

1 December 2021	West Bengal	1–1	Tamil Nadu	Kozhikode
14:30 IST	Sumitra Marandi 45'	Report	20' Sandhiya	Stadium: Calicut Medical College Player of the Match: Sandhiya

3 December 2021	Tamil Nadu	6–0	Punjab	Kozhikode
09:30 IST	Durga A 25' Kowsalya S 45+2' Sandhiya 57', 84', 90+2' Priyadharshini S 87'	Report		Stadium: Calicut Medical College Player of the Match: Sandhiya

3 December 2021	West Bengal	20–0	Telangana	Kozhikode
14:30 IST	Huidrom Ranjita Devi 10', 20', 25', 34', 39', 47', 58', 71', 90+2' Naorem Sumila Chanu 11', 18', 55' Gita Das 13', 22', 35' Dular Marandi 28' Kajal Das 68', 84' Sandhya Maity 89', 90'	Report		Stadium: Calicut Medical College Player of the Match: Huidrom Ranjita Devi

Bracket[]

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

Mizoram	4

Maharashtra	1
		Mizoram	1 (5)

		Railways	1(6) (p)
Railways	4

Goa	2
				Railways	0(1)

				Manipur	0(2) (p)
Odisha	2

Tamil Nadu	0
		Odisha	1(0)

		Manipur	1(3) (p)
Manipur	2

Assam	0

Quarter-finals[]

5 December 2021	Railways	4–2	Goa	Kozhikode
09:30 IST	Supriya Routray 45+1', 56', 58' Mamta 69'	Report	33', 90+1' Sushmita Jadhav	Stadium: Calicut Medical College Player of the Match: Sushmita Jadhav

5 December 2021	Manipur	2–0	Assam	Kuthuparamba
09:30 IST	Yangoijam Kiranbala Chanu 9' Thingbaijam Babysana Devi 65'	Report		Stadium: Municipal Stadium Player of the Match: Irom Prameshwori Devi

5 December 2021	Odisha	2–0	Tamil Nadu	Kozhikode
15:00 IST	Karishma Oram 27' Satyabati Khadia 37'	Report		Stadium: EMS Stadium Player of the Match: Sasmita Parida

5 December 2021	Maharashtra	1–4	Mizoram	Kozhikode
15:00 IST	Karen Pais 47'	Report	10', 87' Elizabeth Vanlalmawii 24', 66' Lalnunsiami	Stadium: EMS Stadium Player of the Match: Elizabeth Vanlalmawii

Semi-finals[]

7 December 2021	Mizoram	1–1 (5–6 p)	Railways	Kozhikode
09:30 IST	Lalnunsiami 90+4'	Report	70' Mamta	Stadium: EMS Stadium Player of the Match: Lalnunsiami
	Penalties
	Grace Lalrampari Hauhnar Lallungmuani K. Ngopaw Di Ruthy Lalrinmawii Lalnunsiami Elizabeth Vanlalmawii Vanlalhmangahzuali		Supriya Routray Ravina Yadav Sasmita Swain Naobi Chanu Laishram Suprava Samal Kshetrimayum Ngoubi Devi Nandini Munda

7 December 2021	Manipur	1–1 (3–0 p)	Odisha	Kozhikode
15:00 IST	Yangoijam Kiranbala Chanu 45+3'	Report	11' (o.g.) Yumlembam Pakpi Devi	Stadium: EMS Stadium Player of the Match: Juli Kishan
	Penalties
	Sultana MS Babysana Devi Asem Roja Devi		Jasoda Munda Subhadra Sahu Suman Pragnya Mohapatra

Final[]

9 December 2021	Manipur	0–0 (2–1 p)	Railways	Kozhikode
15:00 IST		Report		Stadium: EMS Stadium Player of the Match: Irom Prameshwori Devi
	Penalties
	Sultana MS Babysana Devi Asem Roja Devi Yangoijam Kiranbala Chanu		Supriya Routray Naobi Laishram Sasmita Swain Moirangthem Mandakini Devi Suprava Samal

Awards[]

Award	Player	Team
Best Goalkeeper	Okram Roshini Devi	Manipur
Top Goal-scorer	Sandhiya Ranganathan	Tamil Nadu
Most Valuable Player	Irom Prameshwori Devi	Manipur

References[]

^ "Manipur survive penalty shootout to win 21st Hero Senior Women's NFC title". AIFF. 9 December 2021.
^ "National senior women's football from November 28". SPORTSTAR. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

External links[]

Senior Women's National Football Championship on the All India Football Federation website^{[permanent dead link]}

[1] "Manipur survive penalty shootout to win 21st Hero Senior Women's NFC title". AIFF. 9 December 2021.

[2] "National senior women's football from November 28". SPORTSTAR. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

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