2021–22 MFA Elite Division
# 2021–22 MFA Elite Division

The 2021–22 MFA Elite Division was the 109th season of the MFA Elite Division, the top-tier football league in Mumbai, a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The 2020–21 season was called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The league format was restructured in 2018-19 season and two groups were formed. In 2021, the groups were renamed the MFA Elite Premier League and MFA Elite Corporate League.

Aaditya Thackeray was re-elected president of the Mumbai Football Association.

Mumbai City FC is considered Mumbai's premier club, having participated in the 2021–22 Indian Super League season and the 2022 AFC Champions League, while Kenkre FC was Mumbai's representative at the 2021–22 I-League. However, Mumbai City hasn't competed in the MFA Elite League since 2019 when their U-18 team were suspended for assaulting the assistant referee.

Karnataka Sports Association were the champions of the 2019–20 MFA Elite Division.

## Format

The MFA Elite Division consists of two parallel leagues, the MFA Elite Premier League and the MFA Elite Corporate League. This season, the Elite Premier League has 18 teams while the Elite Corporate League has 14. Only the teams from the MFA Elite Premier League are considered for promotion to the I-League 2nd Division.

In the League stage, teams from their respective leagues play each other once. The teams finishing at the top of their respective league are crowned winners.

The winners and the next two teams from each league qualify for the Harwood Champions League where they will play each other once in a joint league. The leaders will be declared the champions. This tournament is expected to run from the 27th June to 11th July at the Cooperage Ground, Mumbai.

## Stadiums

Matches were played at the Cooperage Ground in Nariman Point, Neville D’Souza Football Turf in Bandra, and Mumbai Football Arena in Andheri.

## Teams

| Premier League | Location |
| - | - |
| Ambernath United Atlanta FC | Mira Road |
| GMSC | Borivali |
| PIFA FC | Colaba |
| The Oranje FC (ICL Payyade SC) | Powai |
| Iron Born CFCI | Dahisar |
| India Rush RSF | Santacruz |
| Karnataka Sports Association | Churchgate |
| Bombay Muslims SC | Mumbai Central |
| Sellebrity | Bandra |
| Kenkre FC | Mahim |
| Millat FC | Bandra |
| DK Pharma FC | Badlapur |
| Mumbai Strikers | Mulund |
| JMJ Sports Club | Bandra |
| FSI Seaview | Nerul |
| Bombay Gymkhana | Fort |
| Salsette FC | Thane |
| Companeroes | Bandra |
| Corporate League | Location |
| Mumbai Customs | Santacruz |
| Income Tax | Churchgate |
| Century Rayon | Churchgate |
| Air India FC | Vile Parle |
| Union Bank | Nariman Point |
| HDFC Bank | Churchgate |
| Bank of Baroda | Bandra |
| Reserve Bank of India | Ballard Estate |
| Central Railway | Fort |
| Bank of India | Bandra |
| Western Railway | Churchgate |
| ESIC | Lower Parel |
| Central Bank of India | Ballard Estate |
| Maharashtra Police | Colaba |

## League table

### Elite Premier League

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ambernath United Atlanta FC | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 6 | +71 | 51 | Champions, Harwood Champions League, and possible qualification for the 2022–23 I-League 2 |
| 2 | Karnataka Sports Association | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 21 | +29 | 34 | Harwood Champions League and possible qualification for the 2022–23 I-League 2 |
| 3 | PIFA FC | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 19 | +26 | 34 | Harwood Champions League |
| 4 | The Oranje FC (ICL Payyade SC) | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 14 | +22 | 32 | |
| 5 | Iron Born CFCI | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 10 | +21 | 32 | |
| 6 | GMSC | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 31 | |
| 7 | Kenkre FC | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 28 | |
| 8 | India Rush RSF | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 28 | |
| 9 | Bombay Muslims SC | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 27 | |
| 10 | Sellebrity | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 25 | |
| 11 | DK Pharma FC | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 25 | |
| 12 | Millat FC | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 24 | |
| 13 | Mumbai Strikers | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 42 | −24 | 18 | |
| 14 | JMJ Sports Club | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 41 | −19 | 13 | |
| 15 | Bombay Gymkhana FC | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 45 | −25 | 12 | Relegation to MFA Super Division |
| 16 | FSI Seaview | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 51 | −36 | 11 | Relegation to MFA Super Division |
| 17 | Salsette FC | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 41 | −29 | 9 | Relegation to MFA Super Division |
| 18 | Companeroes | 17 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 92 | −79 | 1 | Relegation to MFA Super Division |

### Elite Corporate League

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Bank of Baroda | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 10 | +25 | 28 | Corporate League Champions and Harwood Champions League qualification |
| 2 | Income Tax | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 28 | Harwood Champions League |
| 3 | Mumbai Customs | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 14 | +22 | 27 | Harwood Champions League |
| 4 | Union Bank | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 24 | |
| 5 | HDFC Bank | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 11 | +22 | 23 | |
| 6 | Air India FC | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 21 | |
| 7 | Reserve Bank of India | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 17 | |
| 8 | Central Bank of India | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 8 | +19 | 16 | |
| 9 | Bank of India | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 14 | |
| 10 | Central Railway | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 12 | |
| 11 | Century Rayon | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 10 | |
| 12 | Maharashtra Police | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 7 | |
| 13 | Western Railway | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 31 | −24 | 2 | |
| 14 | ESIC | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 51 | −40 | 1 | |

## Harwood Champions League

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ambernath United Atlanta FC | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 13 | Harwood Champions League Winners |
| 2 | Bank of Baroda | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 | |
| 3 | Karnataka Sports Association | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | |
| 4 | PIFA FC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 5 | |
| 5 | Income Tax | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | |
| 6 | Mumbai Customs | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | |
