2022 Indian Super League final

The 2022 Indian Super League Final was the eighth Indian Super League final match, played to determine the champions of the 2021–22 Indian Super League season. It was played on 20 March 2022 between Hyderabad and Kerala Blasters at the Fatorda Stadium in Margao, Goa. The match had spectators attending for the first time after two years.^[1]

2022 Indian Super League Final

Fatorda Stadium in Margao, Goa hosted the match.
Event	2021–22 Indian Super League
Hyderabad Kerala Blasters 1 1
Hyderabad won 3–1 on penalties
Date	20 March 2022
Venue	Fatorda Stadium, Margao, Goa
Hero of the Match	Laxmikant Kattimani
Referee	Crystal John
Attendance	11,500
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The match ended 1–1 after extra time, with Hyderabad winning 3–1 on penalties to secure their first Indian Super League title.^[2]

Background

Hyderabad finished second in the regular season table and won 3–2 aggregate against ATK Mohun Bagan in the playoff semi-final to qualify for the final for the first time in club history.^[3]

Kerala Blasters finished fourth in the regular season table and won 2–1 aggregate against league premiers Jamshedpur in the playoff semi-final to qualify for their third appearance in the final.^[4]

Match

20 March 2022

19:30 IST

Hyderabad	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Kerala Blasters
Tavora 88'	Report	Rahul KP 68'
Penalties
João MJT Siverio K. Camara Hali	3–1	Lešković Nishu Ayush Jeakson

Fatorda Stadium, Margao, Goa

Attendance: 11,500

Referee: Crystal John

Hyderabad

Kerala Blasters

GK 25 Laxmikant Kattimani DF 44 Asish Rai DF 4 Chinglensana Singh DF 5 Juanan  86' DF 31 Akash Mishra MF 8 João Victor MF 23 Souvik Chakrabarti  71' MF 10 Yasir Mohammad  86' MF 9 Aniket Jadhav  71' FW 7 Joel Chianese  39' FW 20 Bartholomew Ogbeche Substitutes: GK 1 Gurmeet Singh DF 29 Nim Dorjee MF 6 Khassa Camara  86' MF 14 Sahil Tavora  71' MF 18 Hitesh Sharma MF 19 Halicharan Narzary  71' MF 88 Mark Zothanpuia Fw 12 Aaren D'Silva  86' MF 99 Javier Siverio  39' Head coach: Manolo Márquez

GK 13 Prabhsukhan Gill DF 4 Ruivah Hormipam DF 55 Marko Lešković DF 3 Sandeep Singh  5' MF 10 Harmanjot Khabra MF 25 Jeakson Singh MF 20 Adrián Luna MF 7 Lalthathanga Khawlhring  98' FW 17 Rahul KP  82' FW 99 Álvaro Vázquez  115' FW 30 Jorge Pereyra Díaz  81'  92' Substitutes: GK 1 Karanjit Singh DF 2 Enes Sipović DF 5 Nishu Kumar  82' MF 34 Bijoy V DF 15 Sanjeev Stalin MF 8 Ayush Adhikari  113'  98' MF 24 Prasanth Karuthadathkuni MF 47 Vincy Barretto  115' FW 77 Chencho Gyeltshen  92' Head coach: Ivan Vukomanovic

Hero of the Match Laxmikant Kattimani (Hyderabad)

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Nine named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions.