2021–22 Goa Professional League

The 2021–22 Goa Professional League was the 24th season of the Goa Professional League, the top football league in the Indian state of Goa, since its establishment in 1996.^[2]

Goa Professional League

Season	2021–22
Champions	Dempo[1] 6th GPL title 15th Goan title
Relegated	Youth Club of Manora
Goals scored	266
← 2020–21 2022–23 →

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 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.^[3]

Sporting Clube de Goa were defending champions.^[4]

International betting monitoring agencies red-flagged 12 matches for suspicious betting patterns during the regular season.^[5][6]

Teams

Panjim

Vasco

Churchill Brothers

Calangute Association

Dempo

Guardian Angel

SESA

Velsao SCC

Manora YC

Panji teams

• FC Goa Reserves and Academy
• Panjim Footballers
• Sporting Clube de Goa

Vasco teams

• Salgaocar FC
• Vasco SC

Goa Pro League clubs

Stadiums and locations

Matches were played at Duler Stadium in Mapusa, Chowgule Sports Complex in Margao, and Salvador do Mundo in Bardez.^[7]

Team	Location
Dempo	Panaji, North Goa
Churchill Brothers	Margao, South Goa
Sporting Goa	Panaji, North Goa
SESA FA	Sanquelim, North Goa
Salgaocar	Vasco, South Goa
FC Goa Reserves	Panaji, North Goa
Vasco SC	Vasco, South Goa
Velsao SCC	Cansaulim, South Goa
Calangute Association	Calangute, North Goa
Panjim Footballers	Panaji, North Goa
Youth Club of Manora	Raia, South Goa
Guardian Angel SC	Sanvordem, South Goa

Phase 1

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Dempo	11	8	2	1	24	5	+19	26	Super League
2	Sporting Goa	11	6	5	0	23	7	+16	23
3	SESA FA	11	5	5	1	22	11	+11	20
4	Salgaocar	11	5	4	2	16	7	+9	19
5	FC Goa Reserves	11	5	4	2	14	8	+6	19
6	Vasco	11	5	4	2	19	16	+3	19
7	Churchill Brothers	11	4	5	2	15	8	+7	17	Relegation League
8	Velsao SCC	11	4	0	7	17	29	−12	12
9	Calangute Association	11	3	1	7	10	17	−7	10
10	Panjim Footballers	11	1	4	6	6	15	−9	7
11	Youth Club of Manora	11	2	0	9	14	36	−22	6
12	Guardian Angel	11	0	2	9	6	27	−21	2

Source: Goa Pro League - The Away End
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Phase 2

GFA President's Super League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Dempo	16	11	3	2	33	11	+22	36	Champions and possible qualification for the 2022–23 I-League 2
2	Salgaocar	16	9	4	3	27	12	+15	31	Possible qualification for the 2022–23 I-League 2
3	Sporting Goa	16	7	6	3	29	15	+14	27
4	FC Goa Reserves	16	7	6	3	22	14	+8	27
5	SESA FA	16	6	7	3	27	17	+10	25
6	Vasco	16	5	6	5	20	25	−5	21

Source: Goa Pro League - The Away End
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

GFA President's Relegation League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Churchill Brothers	16	6	7	3	20	11	+9	25
2	Calangute Association	16	6	1	9	20	20	0	19
3	Velsao SCC	16	5	2	9	24	38	−14	17
4	Panjim Footballers	16	2	7	7	12	22	−10	13
5	Guardian Angel	16	2	4	10	13	32	−19	10
6	Youth Club of Manora[8]	16	3	1	12	19	49	−30	10	Relegation to GFA First Division League

Source: Goa Pro League - The Away End
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

See also

• 2022–23 I-League 2nd Division
• 2021–22 season in state football leagues of India