2021–22 Senior Women's National Football Championship Explained

Year:2021–22
Country:India
Dates:28 November – 9 December 2021
Num Teams:32
Champions:Manipur
Count:21
Runner-Up:Railways
Matches:52
Goals:220
Top Goal Scorer:Sandhiya Ranganathan
(12 goals)
Player:Irom Prameshwori Devi
Goalkeeper:Okram Roshini Devi
Nextseason:2022–23

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

RoundMatch dates
Group stage28 November – 3 December 2021
Quarter-finals5 December 2021
Semi-finals7 December 2021
Final9 December 2021

Group stage

Group H

Awards

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Best GoalkeeperOkram Roshini DeviManipur
Top Goal-scorerSandhiya RanganathanTamil Nadu
Most Valuable PlayerIrom Prameshwori DeviManipur

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Manipur survive penalty shootout to win 21st Hero Senior Women’s NFC title . AIFF. 9 December 2021 .
  2. News: National senior women's football from November 28. 17 November 2021. SPORTSTAR. 17 November 2021.