| Competition: | Goa Professional League |
| Season: | 2021–22 |
| Winners: | Dempo[1] 6th GPL title 15th Goan title |
| Relegated: | Youth Club of Manora |
| Total Goals: | 266 |
| Prevseason: | 2020–21 |
| Nextseason: | 2022–23 |
The 2021–22 Goa Professional League was the 24th season of the Goa Professional League, the top football league in the Indian state of Goa, since its establishment in 1996.[2]
Selvel Advertising Pvt Ltd is the title sponsor of the Goa Professional League 2021–22 season. The Kolkata based media firm has signed a five-year deal with the state association for the sponsorship.
This season, the GPL is playing with 12 teams in a single leg, which will have 66 matches, all of which will broadcast on an OTT app and have Square Circle as a digital partner. The matches of the league were played at Duler Stadium, Mapusa, through to the end of October 2021.
The second leg has been split into two sections – the GFA President's Super League and GFA President's Relegation League 2021-22, each consisting of six teams based on the standings of the first-leg performance of 12 teams.[3]
Sporting Clube de Goa were defending champions.[4]
International betting monitoring agencies red-flagged 12 matches for suspicious betting patterns during the regular season.[5] [6]
Matches were played at Duler Stadium in Mapusa, Chowgule Sports Complex in Margao, and Salvador do Mundo in Bardez.[7]
| Team | Location |
|---|---|
| Dempo | Panaji, North Goa |
| Churchill Brothers | Margao, South Goa |
| Sporting Goa | Panaji, North Goa |
| SESA FA | Sanquelim, North Goa |
| Salgaocar | Vasco, South Goa |
| FC Goa Reserves | Panaji, North Goa |
| Vasco SC | Vasco, South Goa |
| Velsao SCC | Cansaulim, South Goa |
| Calangute Association | Calangute, North Goa |
| Panjim Footballers | Panaji, North Goa |
| Youth Club of Manora | Raia, South Goa |
| Guardian Angel SC | Sanvordem, South Goa |