2021–22 Goa Professional League
# 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.

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.

Sporting Clube de Goa were defending champions.

International betting monitoring agencies red-flagged 12 matches for suspicious betting patterns during the regular season.

## Teams

* FC Goa Reserves and Academy
* Panjim Footballers
* Sporting Clube de Goa
* Salgaocar FC
* Vasco SC

### Stadiums and locations

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

| 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 | Super League |
| 3 | SESA FA | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 20 | Super League |
| 4 | Salgaocar | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 19 | Super League |
| 5 | FC Goa Reserves | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 19 | Super League |
| 6 | Vasco | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 19 | Super League |
| 7 | Churchill Brothers | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 17 | Relegation League |
| 8 | Velsao SCC | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 29 | −12 | 12 | Relegation League |
| 9 | Calangute Association | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 10 | Relegation League |
| 10 | Panjim Footballers | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 7 | Relegation League |
| 11 | Youth Club of Manora | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 36 | −22 | 6 | Relegation League |
| 12 | Guardian Angel | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 27 | −21 | 2 | Relegation League |

## 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 | |

### 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 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 49 | −30 | 10 | Relegation to GFA First Division League |
