The I-League 2021-22 season is all set to kick-off on the Mohun Bagan Ground in Kolkata on December 26 the place TRAU FC will tackle the Indian Arrows. The matches within the I-League this season shall be performed throughout three venues – the Mohun Bagan Ground in Kolkata, the Kalyani Stadium in Kalyani, and the Naihati Stadium in Naihati.
The variety of groups within the I-League has elevated this season, with as many as 13 groups participating within the league, and all of them, together with the referees, officers, and volunteers shall be housed inside bio-secured bubbles in 4 totally different inns throughout Kolkata.
“The AIFF has been a pioneer in the Indian sporting ecosystem in hosting sporting events from inside bio-bubbles, and we are happy to continue providing a safe haven for the players, referees, and everyone else involved in running the league,” stated AIFF League CEO Sunando Dhar.
“We have three new teams in the Hero I-League this season, and I would like to welcome Sreenidi Deccan FC, Rajasthan United FC, and Kenkre FC, as well as a huge welcome back message for all the other 10 teams that will participate in the league,” he stated earlier than including, “We also need to thank all our partners, because the logistical and financial effort to house 13 teams in a bio-bubble for an entire season would not have been possible without their help.”
There are three new entrants into the league this season, with Sreenidi Deccan FC becoming a member of from Andhra Pradesh, whereas Rajasthan United FC and Kenkre FC have made their option to the league by dint of ending first and second within the Hero I-League Qualifiers 2021, respectively.
As per the match format, all of the groups are to play in opposition to one another as soon as in a round-robin format in Phase 1, earlier than being break up into two teams in Phase 2 of the league – the highest seven groups will make up Group A and the underside six will make up Group B.
Once the divisions are made after the tip of Phase I, the groups of every group will play in opposition to each other in a single leg round-robin format. While the groups in Group A will play to find out the champions, these in Group B shall be in a relegation battle.
I League fixture.