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{{Short description|2021–22 season in state football leagues of India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox football league season
| image =
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| competition = [[Indian State Leagues|State leagues in India]]
| season = [[2021–22 in Indian football|2021–22]]
| prevseason = [[2020–21 Indian State Leagues|2020–21]]
| nextseason = [[2022–23 Indian State Leagues|2022–23]]
}}

The '''2021–22 Indian State Leagues''' season represented a series of highest state-level [[association football|football]] tournaments played as qualifiers to determine teams for the [[2022–23 I-League 2nd Division|2022–23 season]] of [[I-League 2]].

The leagues were supposed to be completed before the next season starts, so [[List of Indian state football associations|state football associations]] can nominate the teams available for promotion.

==Overview==
{| class="wikitable"
! No.
! State
! League
! Total teams
! Champions
! Runners-up
! Provisionally eligible IL2 teams
|-
| 1
| [[Bihar]]
| [[2021 Bihar State Soccer League|Bihar State Soccer League]]
| 8
| [[Shirsh Bihar United FC]]
|
|
*[[Shirsh Bihar United FC]]
|-
| 2
| [[Chhattisgarh]]
| [[Chhattisgarh State Men's Football League Championship]]
| 8
| [[RKM Football Academy]]
| [[Rajhara Mines FC]]
|
*[[RKM Football Academy]]
|-
| 3
| [[Delhi]]
| [[2021–22 FD Senior Division|Delhi Premier League]]
| 10
| [[Delhi FC]]
| [[Hindustan FC]]
|
*[[Delhi FC]]
*[[Hindustan FC]]
|-
| 4
| [[Goa]]
| [[2021–22 Goa Professional League|Goa Professional League]]
| 12
| [[Dempo SC]]<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>
| [[Salgaocar FC|Salgaocar]]
|
*[[Dempo SC]]
*[[Salgaocar FC|Salgaocar]]
|-
| 5
| [[Gujarat]]
| [[Gujarat SFA Club Championship]]
| 17
| [[ARA FC]]
| [[RBI FC]]
|
*[[ARA FC]]
|-
| 6
| [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| [[2022 Himachal Football League|Himachal Football League]]
| 9
| [[Techtro Swades United FC]]
| [[Khad FC]]
|
*[[Techtro Swades United FC]]
*[[Khad FC]]
|-
| 7
| [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|[[J&K Premier Football League]]
| 16
| [[Kashmir Avengers FC]]
| [[J&K Bank Football Club]]
|
*[[Kashmir Avengers FC]]
|-
| 8
| [[Karnataka]]
| [[2021–22 Bangalore Super Division|Bangalore Super Division]]
| 15
| [[FC Bengaluru United]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thebridge.in/football/fc-bengaluru-united-retain-bdfa-super-division-league-title-28055|title=FC Bengaluru United retain BDFA Super Division League title|publisher=The Bridge|date=6 January 2022}}</ref>
| [[Kickstart FC]]
|
*[[FC Bengaluru United]]
*[[Kickstart FC]]
|-
| 9
| [[Kerala]]
| [[2021–22 Kerala Premier League|Kerala Premier League]]
| 22
|[[Golden Threads FC]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/sports/football/golden-threads-bags-the-kerala-premier-league-title-by-defeating-kseb-1.7424844|title=Golden Threads bags Kerala Premier League title by defeating KSEB|publisher=Mathrubhumi English|date=11 April 2022}}</ref>
| [[Kerala State Electricity Board|KSEB]] FC
|
*[[Golden Threads FC]]
*[[Basco Othukkungal|BASCO]]
|-
| 10
| [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| [[2021–22 Madhya Pradesh Premier League|Madhya Pradesh Premier League]]
| 11
| [[MP Eagles FC]]
| [[Sehore Boys FC]]
|
*[[MP Eagles FC]]
*[[Sehore Boys FC]]
|-
|11
| [[Maharashtra]]
| [[2021–22 MFA Elite Division|MFA Elite Division]]
| 18
| [[Ambernath United Atlanta FC]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dias |first1=Anil |title=15 games, 15 wins and 71 goals: Here's how this Mumbai football team is ruling the Elite Premier League |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/15-games-15-wins-and-71-goals-heres-how-this-mumbai-football-team-is-ruling-the-elite-premier-league |website=Free Press Journal |access-date=27 May 2022}}</ref>
|[[Karnataka Sports Association]]
|
*[[Ambernath United Atlanta FC]]
*[[Karnataka Sports Association]]
|-
| 12
| [[Manipur]]
| [[2021 Manipur State League|Manipur State League]]
| 17
| [[KLASA FC]]
| [[Southern Sporting Union]]
|
*[[KLASA FC]]
*[[Southern Sporting Union]]
|-
|13
|[[Meghalaya]]
|[[Shillong Premier League]]
|8
|Mawlai SC
|[[Langsning SC]]
|
*Mawlai SC
*[[Langsning SC]]
|-
| 14
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| [[Punjab State Super Football League]]
| 11
| [[Border Security Force Sporting Club|BSF FC]]
| [[Jagat Singh Palahi FA]]
|
*[[Jagat Singh Palahi FA]]
*[[Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib FA]]
|-
| 15
| [[Tamil Nadu]]
| [[2021–22 Chennai Senior Division|Chennai Football League]]
| 10
| [[Viva Chennai FC]]
| [[Swaraj FC]]
|
*[[Viva Chennai FC]]
*[[Swaraj FC]]
|-
| 16
| [[Tripura]]
| [[Chandra Memorial League]]
| 10
| [[Forward Club]]
| Ageya Chalo Sangha
|
*[[Forward Club]]
*Ageya Chalo Sangha
|-
| 17
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| [[Lucknow Super Division]]
| 19
| [[Techtro Lucknow FC]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CVsqKwIBbOS/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=|title=Techtro Lucknow FC are crowned as champions of 2021 Lucknow District League|publisher=Techtro Lucknow FC|date=31 October 2022}}</ref>
| [[Sunrise FC]]
|
*[[Techtro Lucknow FC]]
*[[Sunrise FC]]
|-
| 18
| [[West Bengal]]
| [[2021 CFL Premier Division|Calcutta Premier Division]]
| 14
| [[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan SC]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/amp/indian-football/cfl-2021-22-final-preview-mohammedan-sc-vs-railway-fc|title=CFL 2021-22: Resurgent Mohammedan SC aim to end 40-year title drought in summit clash against Railway FC|publisher=Sportskeeda|date=18 November 2021}}</ref>
| [[Railway FC]]
|
*[[George Telegraph SC]]
*[[United SC]]
|}

==Confirmed nominees==
<onlyinclude>
The following clubs were confirmed by their state football associations for the [[2022–23 I-League 2|2022–23 season of I-League 2]].

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;
! rowspan="2" |No.
! rowspan="2" |State
! colspan="2" |Qualifying tournament
! rowspan="2" |Selected
! rowspan="2" |City
! rowspan="2" |Position
|-
!Name
!Season
|-
|1
|[[Chhattisgarh]]
|[[Chhattisgarh State Men's Football League Championship]]
|2021–22
|[[RKM Football Academy|RKM FA]]
|[[Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh|Narainpur]]
|Champions
|-
|2
|[[Delhi]]
|[[Delhi Football League]]
|[[2021–22 FD Senior Division|2021–22]]
|[[Delhi FC]]
|[[New Delhi]]
|Champions
|-
|3
|[[Goa]]
|[[Goa Football League#Goa Professional League|Goa Professional League]]
|[[2021–22 Goa Professional League|2021–22]]
|[[Dempo SC]]
|[[Panjim]]
|Champions<ref>{{cite web|title=Dempo prepare for comeback with Second Division I-League|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/dempo-prepare-for-comeback-with-second-division-i-league/articleshow/96948463.cms|access-date=2023-01-13|website=The Times of India|date=12 January 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|4
|[[Gujarat]]
|[[Gujarat SFA Club Championship]]
|2021–22
|[[ARA FC]]
|[[Ahmedabad]]
|Runners-up
|-
|5
|[[Himachal Pradesh]]
|[[Himachal Football League]]
|[[2022 Himachal Football League|2022]]
|[[Techtro Swades United FC]]
|[[Una, Himachal Pradesh|Una]]
|Champions
|-
|6
|[[Karnataka]]
|[[Bangalore Football League]]
|[[2021–22 Bangalore Super Division|2021–22]]
|[[FC Bengaluru United]]
|[[Bengaluru]]
|Champions
|-
|7
|[[Kerala]]
|[[Kerala Premier League]]
|[[2021–22 Kerala Premier League|2021–22]]
|[[Golden Threads FC]]
|[[Kochi]]
|Champions
|-
|8
|[[Madhya Pradesh]]
|[[Madhya Pradesh Premier League]]
|[[2021–22 Madhya Pradesh Premier League|2021–22]]
|[[The Diamond Rock FC]]
|[[Balaghat]]
|3rd place
|-
|9
|[[Maharashtra]]
|[[Mumbai Football League]]
|[[2021–22 MFA Elite Division|2021–22]]
|[[Ambernath United Atlanta FC]]
|[[Ambernath]]
|Champions
|-
|10
|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|[[Punjab State Super Football League]]
|[[2021–22 Punjab State Super Football League|2021–22]]
|[[Jagat Singh Palahi FC]]
|[[Phagwara]]
|3rd place
|-
|11
|[[West Bengal]]
|[[Calcutta Football League]]
|[[2021 CFL Premier Division|2021–22]]
|[[United SC]]
|[[Kolkata]]
|Semi-finalist
|}

The following clubs were not allowed to participate by the state football associations for the [[2022–23 I-League 2|2022–23 season of I-League 2]].
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;
! rowspan="2" |No.
! rowspan="2" |State
! colspan="2" |Qualifying tournament
! rowspan="2" |Selected
! rowspan="2" |City
! rowspan="2" |Position
|-
!Name
!Season
|-
|1
|[[Manipur]]
|[[Manipur State League ]]
|2021–22
|[[KLASA FC]]
|[[Bishnupur district|Bishnupur]]
|Champions
|}</onlyinclude>

==Northeastern leagues==
===Manipur===
{{main|2021 Manipur State League}}
====Knockout stage====
{{:2021 Manipur State League|section=Bracket}}
===Meghalaya===
2022 [[Shillong Premier League]]
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|update=complete
|source= [https://shillongtoday.com/mawkhar-fight-back-to-snatch-point-vs-nangkiew-shillong-premier-league/ Shillong Daily]

|team1=MAW
|team2=LAN
|team3=RAN
|team4=SHI
|team5=RYN
|team6=NAN
|team7=MAL
|team8=MKR

|result1=C |result2=Q |result8=R





|win_MAW = 11| draw_MAW = 2| loss_MAW = 1| gf_MAW = 33| ga_MAW = 8|status_MAW = C
|win_LAN = 7| draw_LAN = 5| loss_LAN = 2| gf_LAN = 29| ga_LAN = 14|status_LAN = Q
|win_RAN = 7| draw_RAN = 5| loss_RAN = 2| gf_RAN = 21| ga_RAN = 9
|win_SHI = 5| draw_SHI = 2| loss_SHI = 7| gf_SHI = 17| ga_SHI = 16
|win_RYN = 5| draw_RYN = 2| loss_RYN = 7| gf_RYN = 22| ga_RYN = 28
|win_NAN = 4| draw_NAN = 5| loss_NAN = 5| gf_NAN = 20| ga_NAN = 25
|win_MAL = 3| draw_MAL = 1| loss_MAL = 10| gf_MAL = 11| ga_MAL = 39|status_MAL =
|win_MKR = 1| draw_MKR = 4| loss_MKR = 9| gf_MKR = 9| ga_MKR = 23|status_MKR = R



|name_MAW = Mawlai
|name_LAN = [[Langsning SC]]
|name_RAN = [[Rangdajied United FC|Rangdajied United]]
|name_SHI = [[Shillong Lajong FC|Shillong Lajong]]
|name_RYN = [[Ryntih FC|Ryntih]]
|name_NAN = Nangkiew Irat
|name_MAL = Malki
|name_MKR = Mawkhar


|show_limit=5
|class_rules = 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
|res_col_header=QR
|col_C=green1 |text_C=Champions and possible qualification for [[2022–23 I-League 2]]
|col_Q=yellow1 |text_Q=Possible qualification for [[2022–23 I-League 2]]
|col_R=red1 |text_R=Relegated to First Division League
}}

==Northern leagues==
===Delhi===
{{main|2021–22 FD Senior Division}}
{{:2021–22 FD Senior Division|section=Premier League}}
===Himachal Pradesh===
{{main|2022 Himachal Football League}}
{{:2022 Himachal Football League|section=Regular season}}
===Madhya Pradesh===
{{main|2021–22 Madhya Pradesh Premier League}}
====Super four====
{{:2021–22 Madhya Pradesh Premier League|section=Super Four}}
===Punjab===
{{main|2021–22 Punjab State Super Football League}}
{{:2021–22 Punjab State Super Football League|section=Standings}}

==Eastern leagues==
===Bihar===
{{main|2021 Bihar State Soccer League}}
===West Bengal===
{{main|2021 CFL Premier Division}}
====Knockout stage====
{{:2021 CFL Premier Division|section=Knockout stage}}

==Western leagues==
===Goa===
{{main|2021–22 Goa Professional League}}
====Phase-1====
{{:2021–22 Goa Professional League|section=Standings}}
===Maharashtra===
{{main|2021–22 MFA Elite Division}}
{{:2021–22 MFA Elite Division|section=Standings}}

==Southern leagues==
===Karnataka===
{{main|2021–22 Bangalore Super Division}}
{{:2021–22 Bangalore Super Division|section=League table}}
===Kerala===
{{main|2021–22 Kerala Premier League}}
====Knockout stage====
{{4TeamBracket

| team-width = 190
| score-width = 40

| RD1-seed1 = A1
| RD1-team1 = [[Basco Othukkungal|BASCO]]
| RD1-score1 = 1
| RD1-seed2 = B2
| RD1-team2 = [[Kerala State Electricity Board|KSEB]]
| RD1-score2 = 2

| RD1 = [[#Semi-Finals|Semi-finals]]
| RD1-seed3 = B1
| RD1-team3 = [[Golden Threads F.C.|Golden Threads]]
| RD1-score3 = 1
| RD1-seed4 = A2
| RD1-team4 = Sports Academy Tirur
| RD1-score4 = 0

| RD2 = [[#Final|Final]]
| RD2-team1 = [[Kerala State Electricity Board|KSEB]]
| RD2-score1 =0
| RD2-team2 = [[Golden Threads F.C.|Golden Threads]]
| RD2-score2 =2
}}
===Tamil Nadu===
{{main|2021–22 Chennai Senior Division}}
{{:2021–22 Chennai Super Division|section=Regular season}}

==See also==
*[[2021–22 Indian Super League]]
*[[2021–22 I-League]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{2021–22 in Indian football}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2021-22 Indian State Leagues}}
[[Category:2021–22 in Indian football leagues]]
[[Category:2021–22 in Indian football]]

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