2021–22 Futsal Club Championship Explained

Hero Futsal Club Championship
Year:2021–22
Country:India
City:New Delhi
Dates:5–13 November 2021
Num Teams:16
Venue:K. D. Jadhav Indoor Hall, Indira Gandhi Arena
Champions:Delhi FC
Count:1
Runner-Up:Mohammedan SC
Matches:27
Goals:297
Top Goal Scorer:Nikhil Mali (24 goals)
Player:Nikhil Mali
Goalkeeper:Scott Moraes
Nextseason:2022–23

The 2021–22 Futsal Club Championship was the inaugural edition of the Futsal Club Championship, an annual futsal club tournament in India organised by the All India Football Federation (AIFF),[1] [2] being held in New Delhi.[3] It was initially planned to be organised in July–August 2020. However, due to COVID-19 pandemic, the championship was held from 5–13 November in K. D. Jadhav Indoor Hall of Indira Gandhi Arena.[4]

Format

The Futsal Club Championship 2021 featured a total of 16 teams, who were divided into four groups, and played in a round-robin format. The highest-placed team from each group made it to the semi-final stage, which was played in a knockout format amongst the four teams. The winners of the tournament, Delhi FC, became the first-ever futsal champions of India, and thus India's first ever AFC Futsal Club Championship representative.[5]

Teams

AIFF invited clubs playing in Indian Super League, I-League and state level futsal champions to participate in the inaugural season, and 16 teams participated.

TeamCity/State
Baroda FAVadodara, Gujarat
Bengaluru FCBengaluru, Karnataka
Chanmari ZothanAizawl, Mizoram
Classic FAImphal, Manipur
Delhi FCDelhi
Kuppuraj FCPuducherry
Mangala ClubCuttack, Odisha
Mohammedan SCKolkata, West Bengal
Niaw Wasa F.C.Shillong, Meghalaya
Real KashmirSrinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
Sudeva Delhi FCDelhi
SC GoaPanaji, Goa
Speed Force FCTelangana
Super Strikers FCBengaluru, Karnataka
Telongjem FCKohima, Nagaland
TRAU FCImphal, Manipur

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knock-out stage

Final

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Nikhil MaliDelhi FC24
2 Dinabandhu DasMangala Club17
3 LalpekhluaDelhi FC11
Babul Kumar RoutMangala Club
5 Ganningam MalangmeiClassic FA10
6 PursunepTelongjem8
7 Ibrahim AliSpeed Force FC7

Notes and References

  1. News: Futsal club championship to kick-off from 2020 season . 31 May 2020 . AIFF . 13 December 2019.
  2. Web site: Futsal C'ship: Sporting Clube drawn alongside BFC. 28 October 2021. 28 November 2023. thegoan.net. The Goan Everyday. Panaji. 31 December 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231231060719/https://www.thegoan.net/sports/%EF%BB%BFfutsal-c%E2%80%99ship-sporting-clube-drawn-alongside-bfc/76233.html.
  3. Web site: Inaugural edition of Futsal Championship to kick-off in New Delhi on November 5. 2021-10-14. www.aninews.in. en.
  4. Web site: Inaugural edition of Hero Futsal Club Championship to kick-off in New Delhi on November 5. 2021-10-14. www.the-aiff.com.
  5. Web site: Hero Futsal Club Championship. 2021-11-04. www.the-aiff.com.