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{{Infobox football league season
|competition = [[Goa Football League#Goa Professional League|Goa Professional League]]
|season = 2021–22
|winners = [[Dempo SC|Dempo]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/dempo-end-decade-long-wait-for-state-league-title/articleshow/91241958.cms|title=Dempo end decade-long wait for state league title|date=1 May 2022|access-date=8 May 2022|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=[[The Times of India]]|location=Mapusa, Goa|first=Marcus|last=Mergulhao|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502090239/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/dempo-end-decade-long-wait-for-state-league-title/articleshow/91241958.cms|archive-date=2 May 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><br/>6th GPL title<br/>15th [[List of Goan state football champions|Goan title]]
|relegated = Youth Club of Manora
|continentalcup1 =
|continentalcup1 qualifiers =
|continentalcup2 =
|continentalcup2 qualifiers =
|best goalkeeper =
|biggest win =
|biggest away win =
|highest scoring =
|matches =
|total goals = 266
|league topscorer =
|longest wins =
|longest unbeaten =
|longest winless =
|longest losses =
|highest attendance =
|lowest attendance =
|attendance =
|average attendance =
|prevseason = [[2020–21 Goa Professional League|2020–21]]
|nextseason = [[2022–23 Goa Professional League|2022–23]]
}}

The '''2021–22 Goa Professional League''' was the 24th season of the [[Goa Football League#Goa Professional League|Goa Professional League]], the top [[association football|football]] league in the [[India]]n state of [[Goa]], since its establishment in 1996.<ref>{{cite web|title=Goa Pro League 2020-21 season postponed due to withdrawal of Corps|url=https://khelnow.com/football/goa-pro-league-2021-postponed|work=Khel Now}}</ref>

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 [[Over-the-top media service|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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/gfa-to-kickstart-super-league-from-saturday/articleshow/90671853.cms|title=GFA to kickstart Super League from Saturday|publisher=The Times of India|date=6 April 2022|access-date=24 May 2022}}</ref>

[[Sporting Clube de Goa]] were defending champions.<ref>{{cite web|title=Goa Pro League 2020-21: Fixtures, results, standings & more|url=https://khelnow.com/football/goa-pro-league-2020-21-fixtures-results-telecast|work=Khel Now}}</ref>

International betting monitoring agencies red-flagged 12 matches for suspicious betting patterns during the regular season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/from-december-one-in-five-matches-fixed-in-goa-pro-league/articleshow/91191028.cms|title=From December, one in five matches ‘fixed’ in Goa Pro League|publisher=The Times of India|date=30 April 2022|access-date=24 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/sensing-manipulation-bookmakers-cancel-live-bets-on-matches-in-goa/articleshow/91715273.cms|title=Sensing manipulation, bookmakers cancel live bets on matches|publisher=The Times of India|date=22 May 2022|access-date=24 May 2022}}</ref>

==Teams==
{{Location map many
| India Goa
| width = 360
| float = right
| caption = Goa Pro League clubs
| lat1_deg = 15.50 | lon1_deg = 73.83 | label1 = '''[[Panjim]]'''
| lat2_deg = 15.40 | lon2_deg = 73.81 | label2 = '''[[Vasco da Gama, Goa|Vasco]]'''
| lat3_deg = 15.27 | lon3_deg = 73.96 | label3 = [[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers]]
| lat4_deg = 15.54 | lon4_deg = 73.76 | label4 = Calangute Association
| lat5_deg = 15.51 | lon5_deg = 73.93 | label5 = [[Dempo SC|Dempo]]
| lat6_deg = 15.26 | lon6_deg = 74.10 | label6 = Guardian Angel
| lat7_deg = 15.62 | lon7_deg = 73.87 | label7 = [[SESA Football Academy|SESA]]
| lat8_deg = 15.35 | lon8_deg = 73.89 | label8 = Velsao SCC
| lat9_deg = 15.31 | lon9_deg = 73.97 | label9 = Manora YC
| lat10_deg = 15.30 | lon10_deg = 73.78 | label10 = Panji teams
*[[FC Goa Reserves and Academy]]
*Panjim Footballers
*[[Sporting Clube de Goa]]
| lat11_deg = 15.30 | lon11_deg = 73.58 | label11 = Vasco teams
*[[Salgaocar FC]]
*[[Vasco SC]]}}

===Stadiums and locations===
Matches were played at [[Duler Stadium]] in [[Mapusa]], Chowgule Sports Complex in [[Margao]], and Salvador do Mundo in [[Bardez]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Goa Pro League 2021-22: Fixtures, results, and standings|url=https://theawayend.co/goa-pro-league/|work=The Away End}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Team
!Location
|-
|[[Dempo SC|Dempo]]
|[[Panaji]], [[North Goa]]
|-
|[[Churchill Brothers SC|Churchill Brothers]]
|[[Margao]], [[South Goa]]
|-
|[[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]]
|[[Panaji]], [[North Goa]]
|-
|[[SESA Football Academy|SESA FA]]
|[[Sanquelim]], [[North Goa]]
|-
|[[Salgaocar FC|Salgaocar]]
|[[Vasco da Gama, Goa|Vasco]], [[South Goa]]
|-
|[[FC Goa Reserves and Academy|FC Goa Reserves]]
|[[Panaji]], [[North Goa]]
|-
|[[Vasco SC]]
|[[Vasco da Gama, Goa|Vasco]], [[South Goa]]
|-
|[[Velsao Sports & Cultural Club|Velsao SCC]]
|[[Cansaulim]], [[South Goa]]
|-
|[[Calangute Association]]
|[[Calangute]], [[North Goa]]
|-
|[[Panjim Footballers]]
|[[Panaji]], [[North Goa]]
|-
|[[Youth Club of Manora]]
|[[Raia, Goa|Raia]], [[South Goa]]
|-
|[[Guardian Angel SC]]
|[[Sanvordem]], [[South Goa]]
|-
|}

==Phase 1==
===Standings===
<onlyinclude>
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|update= complete
|source=[https://theawayend.co/goa-pro-league/ Goa Pro League - The Away End]


|team1=DSC 
|team4=SFC 
|team7=CHU 
|team6=VSC 
|team5=FCG 
|team2=SCG 
|team12=GUA 
|team10=PAN 
|team9=CAL 
|team8=VSCC 
|team11=YCM 
|team3=SESA 


|result1=YS |result2=YS
|result3=YS |result4=YS |result5=YS |result6=YS
|result7=RS |result8=RS
|result9=RS |result10=RS |result11=RS |result12=RS



|win_DSC=8|draw_DSC=2|loss_DSC=1|gf_DSC=24|ga_DSC=5 
|win_SFC=5|draw_SFC=4|loss_SFC=2|gf_SFC=16|ga_SFC=7 
|win_CHU=4|draw_CHU=5|loss_CHU=2|gf_CHU=15|ga_CHU=8 
|win_VSC=5|draw_VSC=4|loss_VSC=2|gf_VSC=19|ga_VSC=16 
|win_FCG=5|draw_FCG=4|loss_FCG=2|gf_FCG=14|ga_FCG=8 
|win_SCG=6|draw_SCG=5|loss_SCG=0|gf_SCG=23|ga_SCG=7 
|win_GUA=0|draw_GUA=2|loss_GUA=9|gf_GUA=6|ga_GUA=27 
|win_PAN=1|draw_PAN=4|loss_PAN=6|gf_PAN=6|ga_PAN=15 
|win_CAL=3|draw_CAL=1|loss_CAL=7|gf_CAL=10|ga_CAL=17 
|win_VSCC=4|draw_VSCC=0|loss_VSCC=7|gf_VSCC=17|ga_VSCC=29 
|win_YCM=2|draw_YCM=0|loss_YCM=9|gf_YCM=14|ga_YCM=36 
|win_SESA=5|draw_SESA=5|loss_SESA=1|gf_SESA=22|ga_SESA=11 


|name_CAL=Calangute Association
|name_CHU=[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
|name_DSC=[[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
|name_SESA=[[SESA Football Academy|SESA FA]]
|name_FCG=[[FC Goa Reserves and Academy|FC Goa Reserves]]
|name_GUA=Guardian Angel
|name_PAN=[[Panjim Footballers]]
|name_SFC=[[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]]
|name_VSCC=Velsao SCC
|name_SCG=[[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]]
|name_VSC=[[Vasco S.C.|Vasco]]
|name_YCM=Youth Club of Manora


|show_limit=5
|class_rules = 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored


|res_col_header=Qualification
|col_YS=green1 |text_YS='''Super League'''
|col_RS=red1 |text_RS='''Relegation League'''
}}</onlyinclude>

==Phase 2==
<onlyinclude>
=== GFA President's Super League ===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|sortable_table=y
|source=[https://theawayend.co/goa-pro-league/ Goa Pro League - The Away End]
|update= complete


|team1=DSC 
|team2=SFC 
|team3=SCG 
|team4=FCG 
|team5=SESA 
|team6=VSC 



|win_DSC=11|draw_DSC=3|loss_DSC=2|gf_DSC=33|ga_DSC=11 
|win_SCG=7|draw_SCG=6|loss_SCG=3|gf_SCG=29|ga_SCG=15 
|win_SFC=9|draw_SFC=4|loss_SFC=3|gf_SFC=27|ga_SFC=12 
|win_FCG=7|draw_FCG=6|loss_FCG=3|gf_FCG=22|ga_FCG=14 
|win_SESA=6|draw_SESA=7|loss_SESA=3|gf_SESA=27|ga_SESA=17 
|win_VSC=5|draw_VSC=6|loss_VSC=5|gf_VSC=20|ga_VSC=25 


|name_DSC=[[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
|name_SESA=[[SESA Football Academy|SESA FA]]
|name_FCG=[[FC Goa Reserves and Academy|FC Goa Reserves]]
|name_SFC=[[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]]
|name_SCG=[[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]]
|name_VSC=[[Vasco S.C.|Vasco]]


|result1=CHA
|result2=QUA


|show_limit=5
|class_rules = 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored


|col_CHA=green1
|text_CHA='''Champions''' and possible qualification for the [[2022–23 I-League 2]]
|col_QUA=yellow1
|text_QUA=Possible qualification for the [[2022–23 I-League 2]]
}}</onlyinclude>

=== GFA President's Relegation League ===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|sortable_table=y
|source=[https://theawayend.co/goa-pro-league/ Goa Pro League - The Away End]
|update = complete


|team1=CHU 
|team2=CAL 
|team3=VSCC 
|team4=PAN 
|team5=GUA 
|team6=YCM 



|win_CHU=6|draw_CHU=7|loss_CHU=3|gf_CHU=20|ga_CHU=11 
|win_CAL=6|draw_CAL=1|loss_CAL=9|gf_CAL=20|ga_CAL=20 
|win_VSCC=5|draw_VSCC=2|loss_VSCC=9|gf_VSCC=24|ga_VSCC=38 
|win_PAN=2|draw_PAN=7|loss_PAN=7|gf_PAN=12|ga_PAN=22 
|win_GUA=2|draw_GUA=4|loss_GUA=10|gf_GUA=13|ga_GUA=32 
|win_YCM=3|draw_YCM=1|loss_YCM=12|gf_YCM=19|ga_YCM=49 


|name_CAL=Calangute Association
|name_CHU=[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
|name_GUA=Guardian Angel
|name_PAN=[[Panjim Footballers]]
|name_VSCC=Velsao SCC
|name_YCM=Youth Club of Manora<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/Sports/GFA-Bending-rules-to-protect-their-own-Clubs-officials-feel-State-association-favouring-ExCo-member%E2%80%99s-team-by-freezing-relegation-for-this-season/189361|title=YC Manora likely to remain in the GPL|publisher=The Herald|date=4 May 2022|access-date=24 May 2022}}</ref>


|result6=REL


|show_limit=5
|class_rules = 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

|col_REL=red1
|text_REL=Relegation to [[Goa Football League#First Division League|GFA First Division League]]
}}

==See also==
*[[2022–23 I-League 2nd Division]]
*[[2021–22 season in state football leagues of India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{2021–22 in Indian football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2021-22 Goa Professional League}}
[[Category:Goa Professional League seasons]]

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YukikoTousignant at 00:51, 19 August 2025