The 2021–22 Hyderabad FC season was the club's third competitive season since its inception in 2019. The season covered from 1 June 2021 to 31 May 2022.
Kits
Management team
Role Name Head coach Manolo Márquez Assistant coach Thangboi Singto Benito Montalvo Goalkeeping coach Marc Gamon Fitness coach Alberto Linan Source:
Players Players and squad numbers last updated on 20 March 2022. Appearances include all competitions.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Player Nationality Date of birth (Age) Signed in Contract ends Signed from Apps Goals Goalkeepers 1 GK Gurmeet Singh 2021 2024 NorthEast United 1 0 13 GK Lalbiakhlua Jongte 2020 2023 Indian Arrows 0 0 25 GK Laxmikant Kattimani 2019 2022 Goa 42 0 Defenders 4 DF Chinglensana Singh 2020 2025 Goa 39 1 5 DF Juanan 2021 2022 Bengaluru 21 0 6 DF Khassa Camara 2022 2022 NorthEast United 7 1 29 DF Nim Dorjee Tamang 2021 2024 NorthEast United 9 0 31 DF Akash Mishra 2020 2023 Indian Arrows 43 2 32 DF Amritpal Singh 2022 2022 Hyderabad Reserves 1 0 33 DF Pritam Kumar Singh 2021 2022 East Bengal 2 0 44 DF Asish Rai 2019 2023 Pune City 48 0 DF Dimple Bhagat 2019 2022 Gokulam Kerala 2 0 Midfielders 8 MF João Victor (C) 2020 2023 OFI Crete 38 9 10 MF Mohammad Yasir 2019 2023 Pune City 49 2 14 MF Sahil Tavora 2019 2022 Mumbai City 31 1 17 MF Seityasen Singh 2021 2022 Kerala Blasters 3 0 18 MF Hitesh Sharma 2020 2023 ATK 25 0 19 MF Halicharan Narzary 2020 2022 Kerala Blasters 25 5 23 MF Souvik Chakrabarti 2020 2023 Mumbai City 26 0 27 MF Nikhil Poojari 2019 2023 Pune City 47 1 77 MF Abdul Rabeeh 2021 2022 Luca 3 0 88 MF Mark Zothanpuia 2020 2024 Hyderabad Reserves 3 0 Forwards 7 FW Joel Chianese 2020 2022 Perth Glory 31 7 9 FW Aniket Jadhav 2021 2024 Jamshedpur 20 2 12 FW Aaren D'Silva 2021 2024 Goa 9 0 20 FW Bartholomew Ogbeche 2021 2022 Mumbai City 20 18 24 FW Rohit Danu 2020 2023 Indian Arrows 22 2 99 FW Javier Siverio 2021 2022 Las Palmas B 23 7 FW Ishan Dey 2020 2022 Hyderabad Reserves 0 0
New contracts No. Position Player Date Until Source 8 MF João Victor 16 July 2021 31 May 2023 4 DF Chinglensana Singh 5 August 2021 31 May 2025
Transfers In Date No. Pos. Player From Fee Source Summer 18 June 2021 12 FW Aaren D'Silva Goa Free transfer 22 June 2021 77 MF Abdul Rabeeh Luca Free transfer 8 July 2021 20 FW Bartholomew Ogbeche Mumbai City Free transfer 12 July 2021 11 MF Edu García ATK Mohun Bagan Free transfer 21 July 2021 9 FW Aniket Jadhav Jamshedpur Free transfer 26 July 2021 5 DF Juanan Bengaluru Free transfer 30 July 2021 1 GK Gurmeet Singh NorthEast United Free transfer 29 DF Nim Dorjee Tamang NorthEast United Undisclosed 18 August 2021 33 DF Pritam Kumar Singh East Bengal Free transfer 30 August 2021 99 FW Javier Siverio Las Palmas B Free transfer 11 September 2021 GK Abhinav Mulagada ATK Mohun Bagan Free transfer Winter 12 February 2022 6 DF Khassa Camara NorthEast United Free transfer
Out Date No. Pos. Player To Fee Source Summer 1 June 2021 6 FW Lluís Sastre SD Huesca B Free transfer 9 FW Aridane Santana UD Logroñés Free transfer 12 FW Liston Colaco ATK Mohun Bagan Undisclosed 16 DF Odei Onaindia CD Mirandés Free transfer 17 MF Laldanmawia Ralte NorthEast United Free transfer 21 FW Francisco Sandaza Extremadura UD Free transfer 29 DF Kynsailang Khongsit Bengaluru United Free transfer 36 DF Sahil Panwar Odisha Undisclosed MF Deependra Negi Garhwal Free transfer MF Abhishek Halder Mohammedan Undisclosed Winter 12 February 2022 11 MF Edu García Sichuan Jiuniu Free transfer
Loan in No. Pos. Player From Date Until Fee Source Winter 17 MF Seityasen Singh Kerala Blasters 29 December 2021 31 May 2022 Undisclosed
Loan out No. Pos. Player To Date Until Fee Source Summer 34 MF Sweden Fernandes NEROCA 3 July 2021 31 May 2022 Undisclosed 20 FW Lalawmpuia Sudeva 28 July 2021 31 May 2022 Undisclosed GK Anuj Kumar Aizawl 21 August 2021 31 May 2022 Undisclosed GK Adil Khan East Bengal 31 August 2021 31 May 2022 Undisclosed 99 GK Manas Dubey TRAU 22 September 2021 31 May 2022 Undisclosed Winter 22 DF Nikhil Prabhu Odisha 30 December 2021 31 May 2022 Undisclosed GK Subrata Pal ATK Mohun Bagan 28 January 2022 31 May 2022 Undisclosed
Pre-season
Competitions Durand Cup
Hyderabad FC made their debut in 130th edition of the Durand Cup. Hyderabad were drawn in Group D alongside Assam Rifles, Army Red and Gokulam Kerala.
Group stage
Indian Super League
League stage The fixtures for the first 10 rounds were announced on 13 September 2021. Hyderabad started their season with a narrow 0-1 loss to the Chennaiyin. They later went on an eight-match unbeaten streak including a 2-2 draw against the ATK Mohun Bagan to climb to the top of the league table for the first time in their history. The fixtures for the later 10 rounds were announced on 21 December 2021. Hyderabad lost to Kerala Blasters in the fight for the top position of league table with the lone goal in the match scored by Álvaro Vázquez for Kerala Blasters. Hyderabad finished third in the league table at halfway-stage.
Hyderabad had a good run of results in their next eight rounds including six wins and once again climbed to the top of the table. They also became first team to qualify for the playoffs with two games to spare after their 2-1 win against the Kerala Blasters. Hyderabad lost to Jamshedpur with many of their first-team players missing the match due to Covid-19. This loss put them out of contention for the league winners' shield. They won their final league match against the defending champions, Mumbai City finishing second in the league stage. League table
Results by matchday
Matches
Playoffs
The fixtures for the playoff were confirmed on 7 March 2022 with the Hyderabad playing against the ATK Mohun Bagan over the two legs in the semifinals. Hyderabad started slowly in the first leg and went trailing 0-1 with Roy Krishna giving the lead for the ATK Mohun Bagan. Bartholomew Ogbeche equalized just before the half-time for the Hyderabad and the dominant second half saw the Hyderabad winning the match 3-1 with the second-half goals coming from Mohammad Yasir and Javier Siverio. This gave them a two-goal lead going into the second leg. They advanced 3-2 on aggregate despite losing 0-1 in the second leg with Krishna scoring the only goal of the match for ATK Mohun Bagan. This meant that the Hyderabad reached the final for the first-time in their history.
In the final at Fatorda, Hyderabad tied 1-1 against the Kerala Blasters at the end of the regular time as the match went into extra-time. No goals from the either team in extra-time forced the match to penalty shootout. Laxmikant Kattimani saved three penalties in the shoot-out as Hyderabad defeated Kerala Blasters 3-1 on penalties to lift the ISL trophy for the first-time. Halicharan Narzary scored the winning penalty for the Hyderabad while Kattimani was adjudged hero of the match for his saves in the shootout.
Semi-finals
Final
Player statistics Appearances and goals No. Pos. Player ISL Apps Goals 1 GK Gurmeet Singh 1 0 4 DF Chinglensana Singh 21 1 5 DF Juanan 20 (1) 0 6 DF Khassa Camara 2 (5) 1 7 FW Joel Chianese 12 (7) 4 8 MF João Victor 21 6 9 FW Aniket Jadhav 15 (5) 2 10 MF Mohammad Yasir 9 (7) 1 12 FW Aaren D'Silva 0 (9) 0 13 GK Lalbiakhlua Jongte 0 0 14 MF Sahil Tavora 0 (19) 1 17 MF Seityasen Singh 0 (3) 0 18 MF Hitesh Sharma 10 0 19 MF Halicharan Narzary 1 (4) 1 20 FW Bartholomew Ogbeche 20 18 23 MF Souvik Chakrabarti 14 (2) 0 24 FW Rohit Danu 8 (9) 2 25 GK Laxmikant Kattimani 22 0 27 MF Nikhil Poojari 16 (3) 1 29 DF Nim Dorjee Tamang 8 (1) 0 31 DF Akash Mishra 22 (1) 2 32 DF Amritpal Singh 0 (1) 0 33 DF Pritam Kumar Singh 0 (2) 0 44 DF Asish Rai 15 (1) 0 77 MF Abdul Rabeeh 1 (2) 0 88 MF Mark Zothanpuia 0 (3) 0 99 FW Javier Siverio 8 (15) 7 DF Dimple Bhagat 0 0 FW Ishan Dey 0 0 Players have left the club 11 MF Edu García 7 (4) 2 22 DF Nikhil Prabhu 0 0 GK Subrata Pal 0 0
Top scorers Rank No. Pos Player ISL 1 20 FW Bartholomew Ogbeche 18 2 99 FW Javier Siverio 7 3 8 MF João Victor 6 4 7 FW Joel Chianese 45 9 FW Aniket Jadhav 2 11 MF Edu García 2 24 FW Rohit Danu 2 31 DF Akash Mishra 29 4 DF Chinglensana Singh 1 6 DF Khassa Camara 1 10 MF Mohammad Yasir 1 14 MF Sahil Tavora 1 19 MF Halicharan Narzary 1 27 MF Nikhil Poojari 1Own goals 1Total50
Top assists Rank No. Pos Player ISL1 5 DF Juanan 3 7 FW Joel Chianese 3 9 FW Aniket Jadhav 3 10 MF Mohammad Yasir 3 31 DF Akash Mishra 3 44 DF Asish Rai 37 18 MF Hitesh Sharma 2 23 MF Souvik Chakrabarti 2 27 MF Nikhil Poojari 210 8 MF João Victor 1 11 MF Edu García 1 12 FW Aaren D'Silva 1 14 MF Sahil Tavora 1 20 FW Bartholomew Ogbeche 1 24 FW Rohit Danu 1 99 FW Javier Siverio 1Total31
Clean sheets Rank No. Pos Player ISL 1 25 GK Laxmikant Kattimani 3Total 3
Discipline No. Pos Player ISL 4 DF Chinglensana Singh200 5 DF Juanan400 7 FW Joel Chianese200 8 MF João Victor300 9 FW Aniket Jadhav300 10 MF Mohammad Yasir100 14 MF Sahil Tavora300 18 MF Hitesh Sharma100 20 FW Bartholomew Ogbeche500 23 MF Souvik Chakrabarti300 24 FW Rohit Danu200 25 GK Laxmikant Kattimani100 27 MF Nikhil Poojari100 31 DF Akash Mishra200 44 DF Asish Rai400 99 FW Javier Siverio200TOTALS3900
Summary Competition P W D L GF GA CS Indian Super League231355502733900
Awards Players No. Pos. Player Award Source 20 FW Bartholomew Ogbeche ISL Hero of the Month (January) Indian Super League Golden Boot FPAI Foreign Player of the Year 20 FW Akash Mishra FPAI Young Player of the Year (Men)
Manager Manager Award Source Manolo Márquez FPAI Coach of the Year
References