I-League, India's oldest professional football league, has resumed with a Boxing day encounter between Indian Arrows and TRAU. The match ended in with a goalless draw. In addition, the match between Gokulam Kerala and Churchill Brothers and Rajasthan FC and RoundGlass Punjab also happened on the opening day of the match.
Here is all that you need to know about the 2021-22 season of the tournament.
Teams-
Notably, there are as many as 13 teams set to compete in the competition this year with Sreenidi Deccan FC of Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan United FC and Kenkre FC of Kolhapur being the new entrants.
Venues-
All the matches of this season of the competition are set to be played across three venues - Ground in Kolkata, Kalyani Stadium and Naihati Stadium. All the teams along with the referees, officials and volunteers have been kept inside bio-secure bubbles in four different hotels across Kolkata amid concerns over the new Omicron variant of the Coronavirus which has been reported in over 100 countries. Over 500 cases of the same variant have already been reported in India and the new virus is said to spread faster than the previous delta variant.
Complete schedule of 2021-22 season of I-League-
Date | Fixture | Venue | Time (IST) |
December 26 | TRAU vs Indian Arrows | Mohun Bagan Ground | 2:00 PM IST |
December 26 | Gokulam Kerala vs Churchill Brothers | Kalyani Stadium | 4:30 PM IST |
December 26 | Rajasthan United vs Punjab FC | Kalyani Stadium | 7:30 PM IST |
December 27 | NEROCA vs Sreenidi Deccan | Naihati Stadium | 2:00 PM IST |
December 27 | Real Kashmir vs Aizawl | Kalyani Stadium | 4:30 PM IST |
December 27 | Mohammedan vs Sudeva Delhi | Naihati Stadium | 7:30 PM IST |
December 30 | Sreenidi Deccan vs TRAU | Mohun Bagan Ground | 2:00 PM IST |
December 30 | NEROCA vs Gokulam Kerala | Kalyani Stadium | 4:30 PM IST |
December 30 | Aizawl vs Mohammedan | Kalyani Stadium | 7:30 PM IST |
December 31 | Sudeva Delhi vs Indian Arrows | Naihati Stadium | 2:00 PM IST |
December 31 | Real Kashmir vs Kenkre | Kalyani Stadium | 4:30 PM IST |
December 31 | Punjab vs FC vs Churchill Brothers | Naihati Stadium | 7:30 PM IST |
January 4 | Mohammedan vs Sreenidi Deccan | Mohun Bagan Ground | 2:00 PM IST |
January 4 | Gokulam Kerala vs Real Kashmir | Kalyani Stadium | 4:30 PM IST |
January 4 | TRAU vs NEROCA | Kalyani Stadium | 7:30 PM IST |
January 5 | Rajasthan United vs Aizawl | Naihati Stadium | 2:00 PM IST |
January 5 | Kenkre vs Punjab FC | Kalyani Stadium | 4:30 PM IST |
January 5 | Churchill Brothers vs Sudeva Delhi | Naihati Stadium | 7:30 PM IST |
January 9 | Rajasthan United vs Sudeva Delhi | Mohun Bagan Ground | 2:00 PM IST |
January 9 | Punjab vs Aizawl | Kalyani Stadium | 4:30 PM IST |
January 9 | Real Kashmir vs Sreenidi Deccan | Kalyani Stadium | 7:30 PM IST |
January 10 | TRAU vs Churchill Brothers | Naihati Stadium | 2:00 PM IST |
January 10 | Gokulam Kerala vs Kenkre FC | Kalyani Stadium | 4:30 PM IST |
January 10 | Mohammedan vs Indian Arrows | Naihati Stadium | 7:30 PM IST |
January 14 | Sudeva Delhi vs Aizawl | Mohun Bagan Ground | 2:00 PM IST |
January 14 | Punjab FC vs Sreenidi Deccan | Kalyani Stadium | 4:30 PM IST |
January 14 | Real Kashmir vs NEROCA | Kalyani Stadium | 7:30 PM IST |
January 15 | Rajasthan United vs India Arrows | Naihati Stadium | 2:00 PM IST |
January 15 | Mohammedan vs Churchill Brothers | Kalyani Stadium | 4:30 PM IST |
January 15 | TRAU vs Kenkre FC | Naihati Stadium | 7:30 PM IST |
January 19 | Indian Arrows vs Aizawl | Mohun Bagan Ground | 2:00 PM IST |
January 19 | Sudeva Delhi vs Sreenidi Deccan | Kalyani Stadium | 4:30 PM IST |
January 19 | Punjab FC vs NEROCA | Kalyani Stadium | 7:30 PM IST |
January 20 | Rajasthan United vs Churchill Brothers | Naihati Stadium | 2:00 PM IST |
January 20 | TRAU vs Gokulam Kerala | Kalyani Stadium | 4:30 PM IST |
January 20 | Mohammedan vs Kenkre FC | Naihati Stadium | 7:30 PM IST |
January 24 | Indian Arrows vs Sreenidi Deccan | Mohun Bagan Ground | 2:00 PM IST |
January 24 | Sudeva Delhi vs NEROCA | Kalyani Stadium | 4:30 PM IST |
January 24 | Churchill Brothers vs Aizawl | Kalyani Stadium | 7:30 PM IST |
January 25 | Rajasthan United vs Kenkre FC | Naihati Stadium | 2:00 PM IST |
January 25 | Punjab FC vs Real Kashmir | Kalyani Stadium | 4:30 PM IST |
January 25 | Mohammedan vs Gokulam Kerala | Naihati Stadium | 7:30 PM IST |
January 29 | NEROCA vs Indian Arrows | Mohun Bagan Ground | 2:00 PM IST |
January 29 | Aizawl vs Kenkre FC | Kalyani Stadium | 4:30 PM IST |
January 29 | Sreenidi Deccan vs Churchill Brothers | Kalyani Stadium | 7:30 PM IST |
January 30 | Real Kashmir vs Sudeva Delhi | Naihati Stadium | 2:00 PM IST |
January 30 | Gokulam Kerala vs Rajasthan United | Kalyani Stadium | 4:30 PM IST |
January 30 | TRAU vs Mohammedan | Naihati Stadium | 7:30 PM IST |
February 3 | Sreenidi Deccan vs Kenkre FC | Mohun Bagan Ground | 2:00 PM IST |
February 3 | Aizawl FC vs Gokulam Kerala | Kalyani Stadium | 4:30 PM IST |
February 3 | NEROCA vs Churchill Brothers | Kalyani Stadium | 7:30 PM IST |
February 4 | Real Kashmir vs Indian Arrows | Naihati Stadium | 2:00 PM IST |
February 4 | Punjab FC vs Sudeva Delhi | Kalyani Stadium | 4:30 PM IST |
February 4 | TRAU vs Rajasthan United | Naihati Stadium | 7:30 PM IST |
February 8 | NEROCA vs Kenkre FC | Mohun Bagan Ground | 2:00 PM IST |
February 8 | Sreenidi Deccan vs Gokulam Kerala | Kalyani Stadium | 4:30 PM IST |
February 8 | Aizawl vs TRAU | Kalyani Stadium | 7:30 PM IST |
February 9 | Punjab FC vs Indian Arrows | Naihati Stadium | 2:00 PM IST |
February 9 | Mohammedan vs Rajasthan United | Kalyani Stadium | 4:30 PM IST |
February 9 | Real Kashmir vs Churchill Brothers | Naihati Stadium | 7:30 PM IST |
February 13 | NEROCA vs Aizawl | Mohun Bagan Ground | 2:00 PM IST |
February 13 | Rajasthan United vs Real Kashmir | Kalyani Stadium | 4:30 PM IST |
February 13 | Mohammedan vs Punjab FC | Kalyani Stadium | 7:30 PM IST |
February 14 | TRAU vs Sudeva Delhi | Naihati Stadium | 2:00 PM IST |
February 14 | Gokulam Kerala vs Indain Arrows | Kalyani Stadium | 4:30 PM IST |
February 14 | Kenkre FC vs Churchill Brothers | Naihati Stadium | 7:30 PM IST |
February 18 | Aizawl vs Sreenidi Deccan | Mohun Bagan Ground | 2:00 PM IST |
February 18 | NEROCA vs Rajasthan United | Kalyani Stadium | 4:30 PM IST |
February 18 | Real Kashmir vs Mohammedan | Kalyani Stadium | 7:30 PM IST |
February 19 | Indian Arrows vs Kenkre FC | Naihati Stadium | 2:00 PM IST |
February 19 | Sudeva Delhi vs Gokulam Kerala | Kalyani Stadium | 4:30 PM IST |
February 19 | Punjab FC vs TRAU | Naihati Stadium | 7:30 PM IST |
February 23 | Sreenidi Deccan vs Rajasthan United | Mohun Bagan Ground | 2:00 PM IST |
February 23 | NEROCA vs Mohammedan | Kalyani Stadium | 4:30 PM IST |
February 23 | Real Kashmir vs TRAU | Kalyani Stadium | 7:30 PM IST |
February 24 | Sudeva Delhi vs Kenkre FC | Naihati Stadium | 2:00 PM IST |
February 24 | Punjab FC vs Gokulam Kerala | Kalyani Stadium | 4:30 PM IST |
February 24 | Indian Arrows vs Churchill Brothers | Naihati Stadium | 7:30 PM IST |