# 2021–22 Hyderabad FC season

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

| Home | Away |

## Management team

As of 8 January 2022
| Role | Name |
| Head coach | Manolo Márquez |
| Assistant coach | Thangboi Singto |
| Assistant coach | Benito Montalvo |
| Goalkeeping coach | Marc Gamon |
| Fitness coach | Alberto Linan |
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## 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 | Date of birth (Age) | Signed in | Contract ends | Signed from | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Gurmeet Singh | (1999-12-03)3 December 1999 (aged 21) | 2021 | 2024 | NorthEast United | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Lalbiakhlua Jongte | (2002-07-23)23 July 2002 (aged 18) | 2020 | 2023 | Indian Arrows | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | Laxmikant Kattimani | (1989-05-03)3 May 1989 (aged 32) | 2019 | 2022 | Goa | 42 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 4 | DF | Chinglensana Singh | (1996-11-27)27 November 1996 (aged 24) | 2020 | 2025 | Goa | 39 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Juanan | (1987-04-27)27 April 1987 (aged 34) | 2021 | 2022 | Bengaluru | 21 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Khassa Camara | (1992-10-22)22 October 1992 (aged 28) | 2022 | 2022 | NorthEast United | 7 | 1 |
| 29 | DF | Nim Dorjee Tamang | (1995-10-30)30 October 1995 (aged 25) | 2021 | 2024 | NorthEast United | 9 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | Akash Mishra | (2001-11-27)27 November 2001 (aged 19) | 2020 | 2023 | Indian Arrows | 43 | 2 |
| 32 | DF | Amritpal Singh | (2001-01-09)9 January 2001 (aged 20) | 2022 | 2022 | Hyderabad Reserves | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Pritam Kumar Singh | (1995-12-10)10 December 1995 (aged 25) | 2021 | 2022 | East Bengal | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | Asish Rai | (1999-02-02)2 February 1999 (aged 22) | 2019 | 2023 | Pune City | 48 | 0 |
| | DF | Dimple Bhagat | (1998-12-12)12 December 1998 (aged 22) | 2019 | 2022 | Gokulam Kerala | 2 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 8 | MF | João Victor $^{(C)}$ | (1988-11-07)7 November 1988 (aged 32) | 2020 | 2023 | OFI Crete | 38 | 9 |
| 10 | MF | Mohammad Yasir | (1998-04-14)14 April 1998 (aged 23) | 2019 | 2023 | Pune City | 49 | 2 |
| 14 | MF | Sahil Tavora | (1995-10-19)19 October 1995 (aged 25) | 2019 | 2022 | Mumbai City | 31 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | Seityasen Singh | (1992-03-12)12 March 1992 (aged 29) | 2021 | 2022 | Kerala Blasters | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Hitesh Sharma | (1997-12-25)25 December 1997 (aged 23) | 2020 | 2023 | ATK | 25 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Halicharan Narzary | (1994-05-10)10 May 1994 (aged 27) | 2020 | 2022 | Kerala Blasters | 25 | 5 |
| 23 | MF | Souvik Chakrabarti | (1991-07-12)12 July 1991 (aged 29) | 2020 | 2023 | Mumbai City | 26 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Nikhil Poojari | (1995-09-03)3 September 1995 (aged 25) | 2019 | 2023 | Pune City | 47 | 1 |
| 77 | MF | Abdul Rabeeh | (2001-01-23)23 January 2001 (aged 20) | 2021 | 2022 | Luca | 3 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | Mark Zothanpuia | (2002-04-22)22 April 2002 (aged 19) | 2020 | 2024 | Hyderabad Reserves | 3 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | FW | Joel Chianese | (1990-02-15)15 February 1990 (aged 31) | 2020 | 2022 | Perth Glory | 31 | 7 |
| 9 | FW | Aniket Jadhav | (2000-07-13)13 July 2000 (aged 20) | 2021 | 2024 | Jamshedpur | 20 | 2 |
| 12 | FW | Aaren D'Silva | (1997-12-12)12 December 1997 (aged 23) | 2021 | 2024 | Goa | 9 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Bartholomew Ogbeche | (1984-10-01)1 October 1984 (aged 36) | 2021 | 2022 | Mumbai City | 20 | 18 |
| 24 | FW | Rohit Danu | (2002-07-10)10 July 2002 (aged 18) | 2020 | 2023 | Indian Arrows | 22 | 2 |
| 99 | FW | Javier Siverio | (1997-11-14)14 November 1997 (aged 23) | 2021 | 2022 | Las Palmas B | 23 | 7 |
| | FW | Ishan Dey | (2000-07-01)1 July 2000 (aged 20) | 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 |
| 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 |
| 30 July 2021 | 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 |
| Summer |||||||
| 1 June 2021 | 6 | FW | Lluís Sastre | SD Huesca B | Free transfer |
| 1 June 2021 | 9 | FW | Aridane Santana | UD Logroñés | Free transfer |
| 1 June 2021 | 12 | FW | Liston Colaco | ATK Mohun Bagan | Undisclosed |
| 1 June 2021 | 16 | DF | Odei Onaindia | CD Mirandés | Free transfer |
| 1 June 2021 | 17 | MF | Laldanmawia Ralte | NorthEast United | Free transfer |
| 1 June 2021 | 21 | FW | Francisco Sandaza | Extremadura UD | Free transfer |
| 1 June 2021 | 29 | DF | Kynsailang Khongsit | Bengaluru United | Free transfer |
| 1 June 2021 | 36 | DF | Sahil Panwar | Odisha | Undisclosed |
| 1 June 2021 | | MF | Deependra Negi | Garhwal | Free transfer |
| 1 June 2021 | | 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 |
| 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 |

## 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Gokulam Kerala | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Army Red | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Hyderabad | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Assam Rifles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 0 | |

### 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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Jamshedpur (L) | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 43 | Qualification to ISL playoffs and Playoffs for 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Hyderabad (C) | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 23 | +20 | 38 | Qualification to ISL playoffs and Playoffs for 2023–24 AFC Cup qualifying playoffs |
| 3 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 37 | Qualification to ISL playoffs |
| 4 | Kerala Blasters | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 34 | Qualification to ISL playoffs |
| 5 | Mumbai City | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 31 | |
* ↑ Hyderabad qualified for Playoffs for 2023–24 AFC Cup qualifying playoffs by winning the ISL playoffs

##### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | H |
| Result | L | W | D | W | W | D | D | W | D | L | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | W |
| Position | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |

##### 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.

##### Final
## Player statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos. | Player | ISL | ISL |
| No. | Pos. | Player | 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 |
Last updated: 20 March 2022. Source: Competitions

### 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 | 4 |
| 5 | 9 | FW | Aniket Jadhav | 2 |
| 5 | 11 | MF | Edu García | 2 |
| 5 | 24 | FW | Rohit Danu | 2 |
| 5 | 31 | DF | Akash Mishra | 2 |
| 9 | 4 | DF | Chinglensana Singh | 1 |
| 9 | 6 | DF | Khassa Camara | 1 |
| 9 | 10 | MF | Mohammad Yasir | 1 |
| 9 | 14 | MF | Sahil Tavora | 1 |
| 9 | 19 | MF | Halicharan Narzary | 1 |
| 9 | 27 | MF | Nikhil Poojari | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 50 |
Last updated: 20 March 2022. Source: Competitions

### Top assists

| Rank | No. | Pos | Player | ISL |
| 1 | 5 | DF | Juanan | 3 |
| 1 | 7 | FW | Joel Chianese | 3 |
| 1 | 9 | FW | Aniket Jadhav | 3 |
| 1 | 10 | MF | Mohammad Yasir | 3 |
| 1 | 31 | DF | Akash Mishra | 3 |
| 1 | 44 | DF | Asish Rai | 3 |
| 7 | 18 | MF | Hitesh Sharma | 2 |
| 7 | 23 | MF | Souvik Chakrabarti | 2 |
| 7 | 27 | MF | Nikhil Poojari | 2 |
| 10 | 8 | MF | João Victor | 1 |
| 10 | 11 | MF | Edu García | 1 |
| 10 | 12 | FW | Aaren D'Silva | 1 |
| 10 | 14 | MF | Sahil Tavora | 1 |
| 10 | 20 | FW | Bartholomew Ogbeche | 1 |
| 10 | 24 | FW | Rohit Danu | 1 |
| 10 | 99 | FW | Javier Siverio | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 31 |
Last updated: 20 March 2022. Source: Competitions

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Player | ISL |
| 1 | 25 | GK | Laxmikant Kattimani | 3 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 3 |
Last updated: 20 March 2022. Source: Competitions

### Discipline

| No. | Pos | Player | ISL | ISL | ISL |
| 4 | DF | Chinglensana Singh | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Juanan | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Joel Chianese | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | João Victor | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Aniket Jadhav | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Mohammad Yasir | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Sahil Tavora | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Hitesh Sharma | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Bartholomew Ogbeche | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Souvik Chakrabarti | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | Rohit Danu | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | Laxmikant Kattimani | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Nikhil Poojari | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | Akash Mishra | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | Asish Rai | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | Javier Siverio | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 39 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 20 March 2022. Source: Competitions

### Summary

| Competition | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | CS | | | |
| Indian Super League | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 27 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 20 March 2022. Source: Competitions

## Awards
### Players

| No. | Pos. | Player | Award |
| 20 | FW | Bartholomew Ogbeche | ISL Hero of the Month (January) |
| 20 | FW | Bartholomew Ogbeche | Indian Super League Golden Boot |
| 20 | FW | Bartholomew Ogbeche | 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 | |