2021–22 Senior Women's National Football Championship

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.

2021–22 Women's National Football Championship
CountryIndia
Dates28 November – 9 December 2021
Teams32
ChampionsManipur (21st title)
Runners-upRailways
Matches played52
Goals scored220 (4.23 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Sandhiya Ranganathan
(12 goals)
Best playerIrom Prameshwori Devi
Best goalkeeperOkram Roshini Devi

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 D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Manipur 3 3 0 0 21 0 +21 9 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Daman and Diu 3 2 0 1 4 6 −2 6
3 Meghalaya 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
4 Pondicherry 3 0 0 3 0 18 −18 0
Source:
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
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
  • Nirmala Durve 51'
  • Jeewanti 79'
 Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Player of the Match: Jeewanti
30 November 2021 Pondicherry 0–12 Manipur Kuthuparamba
14:30 IST Report
Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Player of the Match: Irom Prameshwori Devi
2 December 2021 Manipur 5–0 Daman and Diu Kuthuparamba
09:30 IST
Report Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Player of the Match: Irom Prameshwori Devi
2 December 2021 Pondicherry 0–4 Meghalaya Kuthuparamba
14:30 IST Report
  • Ibashisha Khongwet 7', 57', 85'
  • Saralin Warlarpih 45+2'
 Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Player of the Match: Ibashisha Khongwet

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Railways 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 6 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Chhattisgarh 2 1 0 1 9 4 +5 3
3 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 2 0 0 2 0 14 −14 0
4 Tripura 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source:
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 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:
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
  • Nisha Kumari 17'
  • Neha Kumari 63'
 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
  • Rupali Boro 2'
  • Sanila Basumatary 16'
  • Sonia Marak 20', 77', 78'
  • Sainjali Kemprai 21', 81'
  • Swapnali Mili 57'
 Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Player of the Match: Sonia Marak
1 December 2021 Rajasthan 0–1 Himachal Pradesh Kuthuparamba
14:30 IST Report
  • Poonam 15'
 Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Player of the Match: Riya Sharma
3 December 2021 Himachal Pradesh 1–2 Assam Kuthuparamba
09:30 IST
  • Poonam 52'
 Report
  • Sonia Marak 35'
  • Mina Basumatary 49'
 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
  • Archana Kumari 55'
  • Baby Kumari 59'
 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:
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
  • Arpita Yeshwant Pednekar 34'
 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
  • Anjana Thapa 4', 85'
 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
  • Anjali 55'
 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:
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
  • Valencia Lourdina D'Mello 49', 79'
  • Karen Pais 73', 76', 89'
  • Trupti Deep 88'
 Stadium: EMS Stadium
Player of the Match: Karen Pais
29 November 2021 Jammu & Kashmir 0–5 Sikkim Kozhikode
14:30 IST Report
  • Suju Hangma Limboo 24', 39', 57'
  • Karishma Rai 41'
  • Nim Riki Sherpa 79'
 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
  • Pooja Devi 41'
 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
  • Trupti Deep 62'
 Stadium: EMS Stadium
Player of the Match: Trupti Deep

Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Odisha 3 3 0 0 18 1 +17 9 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Haryana 3 2 0 1 9 2 +7 6
3 Gujarat 3 1 0 2 5 12 −7 3
4 Andhra Pradesh 3 0 0 3 1 18 −17 0
Source:
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
  • Jyoti 4'
  • Vidhi 22'
  • Tanu 71'
  • Pooja 75'
 Stadium: Calicut Medical College
Player of the Match: P Padmaja
30 November 2021 Gujarat 0–7 Odisha Kozhikode
14:30 IST Report
  • Subhadra Sahu 22', 23', 38'
  • Satyabati Khadia 25', 28', 45+1'
  • Suman Pragyna Mohapatra 48'
 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
  • Parveen 34'
 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
  • Boya Dasari Anitha 28'
 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:
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
  • Bhagwati Chauhan 73'
 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
Stadium: EMS Stadium
Player of the Match: Elizabeth Vanlalmawii
30 November 2021 Uttarakhand 1–3 Kerala Kozhikode
09:30 IST
  • Bhagwati Chauhan 53'
 Report
  • Vinitha Vijayan 44'
  • Manasa K 75'
  • Femina Rag Valappil 86'
 Stadium: EMS Stadium
Player of the Match: Bhagwati Chauhan
30 November 2021 Mizoram 4–0 Madhya Pradesh Kozhikode
14:30 IST
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
  • C Reshma 20'
 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:
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
  • Neha Mann 11', 40'
  • Nisha 18', 43', 45+2', 57', 61', 63', 89'
  • Asha Kumari 20', 45', 68', 74'
  • Deepika 33', 34', 39', 45+3', 46', 56', 90+3'
  • Binita Kerketta 90+2'
 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
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 Sushmita Jadhav 33', 90+1' 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 Elizabeth Vanlalmawii 10', 87'
Lalnunsiami 24', 66'		 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 Mamta 70' Stadium: EMS Stadium
Player of the Match: Lalnunsiami
Penalties
Grace Lalrampari Hauhnar soccer ball with red X
Lallungmuani soccer ball with check mark
K. Ngopaw Di soccer ball with check mark
Ruthy Lalrinmawii soccer ball with check mark
Lalnunsiami soccer ball with check mark
Elizabeth Vanlalmawii soccer ball with check mark
Vanlalhmangahzuali soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Supriya Routray
soccer ball with check mark Ravina Yadav
soccer ball with check mark Sasmita Swain
soccer ball with check mark Naobi Chanu Laishram
soccer ball with red X Suprava Samal
soccer ball with check mark Kshetrimayum Ngoubi Devi
soccer ball with check mark Nandini Munda
7 December 2021 Manipur 1–1
(3–0 p)		 Odisha Kozhikode
15:00 IST Yangoijam Kiranbala Chanu 45+3' Report Yumlembam Pakpi Devi 11' (o.g.) Stadium: EMS Stadium
Player of the Match: Juli Kishan
Penalties
Sultana MS soccer ball with check mark
Babysana Devi soccer ball with check mark
Asem Roja Devi soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Jasoda Munda
soccer ball with red X Subhadra Sahu
soccer ball with red X 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 soccer ball with red X
Babysana Devi soccer ball with check mark
Asem Roja Devi soccer ball with red X
Yangoijam Kiranbala Chanu soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Supriya Routray
soccer ball with check mark Naobi Laishram
soccer ball with red X Sasmita Swain
soccer ball with red X Moirangthem Mandakini Devi
soccer ball with red X 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
  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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