The 2021–22 Indian Women's League (also known as Hero Indian Women's League for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth season of the

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, the top division

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league in

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. The qualifying round was held from 1–5 April 2022 at the

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. The final round was scheduled to kick-off from mid-April in

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and continue till the last week of May. On 26 May,

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successfully defended their title with a convincing win against Sethu in a title decider on the last matchday, and became the first club to do it.

Qualifiers

Teams

Table

The following four teams from four states played each other once during April in the qualifying round at the

Matches

Clubs

Stadiums and locations

The matches were played at three venues located in

;

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, O.S.A.P 7th Battalion Ground and Capital High School Ground.

Personnel and sponsorships

Foreign players

AIFF allowed maximum of two foreign players per team but only one can be part of starting 11. Indian Arrows cannot sign any foreign player as they are part of AIFF's developmental program.

League table

Results

Fixture and results

All matches were played at neutral venues. The "home" and "away" are designated to identify Team 1 and Team 2 respectively.

Results by match

The table lists the results of teams after each match.

Positions by round

Matches

*''All times are in

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(UTC+5:30).''

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Season statistics

Top scorers

Most clean sheets

''Note:'' Only the top 5 goalkeepers with most clean sheets have been listed below.

Awards

Match awards

''Note:'' Player of the match awarded only for the matches played in the regular season, and not in the qualifier.

Season awards

References

Indian Women's League seasons

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