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), being held in New Delhi. 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.
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.
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.
Imphal teams:
TRAU Classic FA
Locations of Hero Futsal Club Championship teams
Team
|
City/State
|
Baroda FC
|
Vadodara, Gujarat
|
Bengaluru FC
|
Bengaluru, Karnataka
|
Chanmari Zothan
|
Aizawl, Mizoram
|
Classic FA
|
Imphal, Manipur
|
Delhi FC
|
Delhi
|
Kuppuraj FC
|
Puducherry
|
Mangala Club
|
Cuttack, Odisha
|
Mohammedan SC
|
Kolkata, West Bengal
|
Niaw Wasa F.C.
|
Shillong, Meghalaya
|
Real Kashmir
|
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
|
Sudeva Delhi FC
|
Delhi
|
SC Goa
|
Panaji, Goa
|
Speed Force FC
|
Telangana
|
Super Strikers FC
|
Bengaluru, Karnataka
|
Telongjem FC
|
Kohima, Nagaland
|
TRAU FC
|
Imphal, Manipur
|
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Qualification
|
1
|
Bengaluru FC
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
14
|
7
|
+7
|
6 |
Knockout stage
|
2
|
SC Goa
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
13
|
10
|
+3
|
6 |
|
3
|
Speed Force FC
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
16
|
24
|
−8
|
3 |
4
|
Kuppuraj FC
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
12
|
14
|
−2
|
3 |
Group C
Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Qualification
|
1
|
Delhi FC
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
44
|
11
|
+33
|
9
|
Knockout stage
|
2
|
Niaw Wasa F.C.
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
14
|
19
|
−5
|
4
|
|
3
|
Telongjem FC
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
20
|
31
|
−11
|
3
|
4
|
TRAU
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
10
|
27
|
−17
|
1
|
Group D
Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Qualification
|
1
|
Mangala Club
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
29
|
10
|
+19
|
9
|
Knockout stage
|
2
|
Classic FA
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
25
|
7
|
+18
|
6
|
|
3
|
Sudeva Delhi
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
13
|
16
|
−3
|
3
|
4
|
Real Kashmir
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
8
|
42
|
−34
|
0
|
Knock-out stage
Bracket
|
Semi-finals |
|
Final |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mohammedan SC |
2 |
|
|
|
Bengaluru FC |
0
|
|
|
Mohammedan SC |
2 |
|
|
|
|
Delhi FC |
7
|
|
Delhi FC |
12 |
|
|
|
Mangala Club |
7 |
|
|
Semi-final
Final
Top scorers
Rank
|
Player
|
Club
|
Goals
|
1
|
Nikhil Mali
|
Delhi FC
|
24
|
2
|
Dinabandhu Das
|
Mangala Club
|
17
|
3
|
Lalpekhlua
|
Delhi FC
|
11
|
Babul Kumar Rout
|
Mangala Club
|
5
|
Ganningam Malangmei
|
Classic FA
|
10
|
6
|
Pursunep
|
Telongjem
|
8
|
7
|
Ibrahim Ali
|
Speed Force FC
|
7
|