2022 Reliance Foundation Development League

Reliance Foundation Development League
Season	2022
Dates	15 April – 12 May 2022
Champions	Bengaluru FC (1st title)
Matches played	28
Top goalscorer	Rahul Raju (Bengaluru) ; 7 goals
Highest scoring	Bengaluru 5–2 Jamshedpur
Longest winning run	Bengaluru (6 wins)
Longest unbeaten run	Bengaluru (7 games)
Longest winless run	Mumbai City (7 games)
Longest losing run	Mumbai City (7 games)
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The 2022 Reliance Foundation Development League was the inaugural season of the Reliance Foundation Development League, the first developmental association football league organised by Reliance Foundation in technical support with AIFF.^[1] The season featured eight teams, each playing 7 matches during the season, which was held in Goa from 15 April to 12 May 2022.^[2]^[3] Bengaluru FC Reserves and Kerala Blasters Reserves were the champions and runners up of the season respectively with both the teams qualifying for the Next Gen Cup to be held in United Kingdom.^[4]

Background

In June 2021 it was proposed by the organisers of ISL after a meeting with the CEOs of all the ISL clubs, that a new developmental league, called Reliance Foundation Development League, would be introduced in 2022.^[5] This new league would consist of the youth and reserve teams of all the ISL clubs, with aim to develop young players as there has been limited number of competitions and leagues outside the ISL since the pandemic.

The inaugural season of the proposed two-month league will be held in Goa inside a bio-secure bubble between January and March, following the same medical and safety procedures for 2021–22 ISL season, but got postponed to April 15.^[6] The league was confirmed on 7 April 2022.^[7]

Format

The teams would predominantly feature U-21 players with few overage players allowed as well.^[8] Each team will play seven matches again each other on a single round basis.^[9] A total of 28 matches will be played.

Qualification

The top-two teams will play in the 2022 Next Gen Cup.^[10] Bengaluru FC and Kerala Blasters FC confirmed their top-two finish and qualified for the NextGen Cup.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bengaluru (C)	7	6	1	0	19	4	+15	19	Advance to Next Gen Cup
2	Kerala Blasters	7	6	1	0	11	3	+8	19	Advance to Next Gen Cup
3	Hyderabad	7	4	1	2	14	9	+5	13
4	Goa	7	4	1	2	11	10	+1	13
5	Young Champs	7	2	1	4	4	10	−6	7
6	Jamshedpur	7	2	1	4	12	12	0	7
7	Chennaiyin	7	1	2	4	7	12	−5	5
8	Mumbai City	7	0	0	7	2	20	−18	0

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) play-off match
(C) Champions

Matches

Matchday – 1

15 April 2022 (2022-04-15) 1	Chennaiyin	0–1	Goa	Nagoa, Goa
08.00 IST	Pasha 62'	Report	B. Fernandes 43' Dias 72' Tiwari 88'	Stadium: Nagoa Panchayat Ground Man of the Match: Jovial Dias (Goa)

15 April 2022 (2022-04-15) 2	Bengaluru	2–0	RFYC	Benaulim, Goa
16.30 IST	T. Singh 14' Oram 24' Raju 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Benaulim Ground Man of the Match: Robin Yadav (Bengaluru)

16 April 2022 (2022-04-16) 3	Kerala Blasters	2–0	Hyderabad	Nagoa, Goa
08.00 IST	Barretto 17' Das 27' Singson 36' (o.g.) Salari 90+5'	Report	Rafi 25'	Stadium: Nagoa Panchayat Ground Man of the Match: Ayush Adhikari (Kerala Blasters)

16 April 2022 (2022-04-16) 4	Mumbai City	0–3	Jamshedpur	Benaulim, Goa
16.30 IST	D'Souza 37'	Report	Thakuri 26', 89' Meitei 65'	Stadium: Benaulim Ground Man of the Match: Lalruatmawia (Jamshedpur)

Matchday – 2

19 April 2022 (2022-04-19) 5	Bengaluru	2–1	Goa	Nagoa, Goa
08.00 IST	Oram 11' Sharon 66' Raju 87'	Report	Fernandes 17' 83'	Stadium: Nagoa Panchayat Ground Man of the Match: Bekey Oram (Jamshedpur)

19 April 2022 (2022-04-19) 6	Chennaiyin	2–2	Jamshedpur	Benaulim, Goa
16.30 IST	Solaimalai 10' Lalvenhima 51' Mathews 80' Pasha 88'	Report	Meitei 45' Yadav 87' Lalruatmawia 90+5'	Stadium: Benaulim Ground Man of the Match: Syed Suhail Pasha (Chennaiyin)

20 April 2022 (2022-04-20) 7	Kerala Blasters	1–0	Mumbai City	Nagoa, Goa
08.00 IST	Adhikari 5' Sudeesh 79'	Report	Vanveru 61' Fernandes 70'	Stadium: Nagoa Panchayat Ground Man of the Match: Shreyas Vatekar (Mumbai City)

20 April 2022 (2022-04-20) 8	Hyderabad	2–1	RFYC	Benaulim, Goa
16.30 IST	Singh 62' (o.g.) Bordoloi 64' Jongte 80' Chhetry 90+2'	Report	Mistry 32' Sarkar 61' Rashid 90+3'	Stadium: Benaulim Ground Man of the Match: Mark Zothanpuia (Hyderabad)

Matchday – 3

23 April 2022 (2022-04-23) 9	Chennaiyin	0–1	Kerala Blasters	Nagoa, Goa
08.00 IST	Nawab 8' Tony A 72'	Report	Adhikari 14' Barretto 86'	Stadium: Nagoa Panchayat Ground Man of the Match: Devansh Dabas (Chennayin)

23 April 2022 (2022-04-23) 10	Mumbai City	0–2	RFYC	Benaulim, Goa
16.30 IST	Ruivah 82'	Report	Himbahadur 7' Rashid 45' Nazareth 62' Fernandes 71'	Stadium: Benaulim Ground Man of the Match: Sanan Mohammed K (RFYC)

24 April 2022 (2022-04-24) 11	Goa	1–5	Jamshedpur	Nagoa, Goa
08.00 IST	Tiwari 5' Kalegar 14'	Report	Singh 6', 90+4' Ali 11' 28' Lalruatmawia 40' Meitei 78'	Stadium: Nagoa Panchayat Ground Man of the Match: Phijam Vikash Singh (Jamshedpur)

24 April 2022 (2022-04-24) 12	Bengaluru	2–1	Hyderabad	Benaulim, Goa
16.30 IST	Raju 14' 90+3' Yadav 65' Bhutia 87' Molla 90+2' 90+2'	Report	Zothanpuia 19' Singh 46' Singson 53' Bordoloi 72'	Stadium: Benaulim Ground Man of the Match: Sharon Padattil (Bengaluru)

Matchday – 4

27 April 2022 (2022-04-27) 13	Chennaiyin	0–0	RFYC	Nagoa, Goa
08.00 IST		Report		Stadium: Nagoa Panchayat Ground Man of the Match: Solaimalai R (Chennayin)

27 April 2022 (2022-04-27) 14	Kerala Blasters	2–0	Jamshedpur	Benaulim, Goa
16.30 IST	Barretto 11' Sudeesh 27', 84'	Report	Tamang 38'	Stadium: Benaulim Ground Man of the Match: Nihal Sudeesh (Kerala Blasters)

28 April 2022 (2022-04-28) 15	Bengaluru	5–0	Mumbai City	Nagoa, Goa
08.00 IST	Mawphniang 5' Raju 17', 45+1' Virwani 79' (o.g.) Yadav 87'	Report	D'Souza 69'	Stadium: Nagoa Panchayat Ground Man of the Match: Rahul Raju (Bengaluru)

28 April 2022 (2022-04-28) 16	Goa	2–2	Hyderabad	Benaulim, Goa
16.30 IST	Rebello 21' Menezes 70' Fernandes 90+4' Inamdar 90+4'	Report	Vanlalhriatpuia 40' C Lalchungnunga 89' Dutta 90+6'	Stadium: Benaulim Ground Man of the Match: C Lalchungnunga (Hyderabad)

Matchday – 5

3 May 2022 (2022-05-03) 17	Jamshedpur	1–0	RFYC	Benaulim, Goa
8.00 IST		Report	Rashid 16'	Stadium: Benaulim Ground

3 May 2022 (2022-05-03) 18	Bengaluru	3–0	Chennaiyin	Nagoa, Goa
16.30 IST	Mawphniang 25', 69' Oram 68' Bhutia 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Nagoa Panchayat Ground Man of the Match: Bekey Oram (Bengaluru)

4 May 2022 (2022-05-04) 19	Mumbai	0–5	Hyderabad	Nagoa, Goa
08.00 IST	Kaif 13' Virwani 35' Pinto 35'	Report	Sunny 12' Dutta 14' Pa 19' Vanlalhriatpuia 88' Bordoli 90'	Stadium: Nagoa Panchayat Ground Man of the Match: Abhijith Pa (Hyderabad)

4 May 2022 (2022-05-04) 20	Goa	3–1	Kerala Blasters	Benaulim, Goa
16.30 IST	Dias 42', 85' Fernandes 70' Inamdar 78' B. Fernandes 89' Rebello 90+2'	Report	Adhikari 11' Sudeesh 20' Varghese 42' Barretto 90+2'	Stadium: Benaulim Ground Man of the Match: Jovial Dias (Goa)

Matchday – 6

7 May 2022 (2022-05-07) 21	Bengaluru	5–2	Jamshedpur	Benaulim, Goa
8.00 IST	Raju 17', 52' Mawphniang 25', 69' Oram 47' Jagdeep 60'	Report	L. Singh 4' Barla 70' Meitei 73' Mukhi 90+1'	Stadium: Benaulim Ground Man of the Match: Rahul Raju (Bengaluru)

7 May 2022 (2022-05-07) 22	Chennaiyin	2–3	Hyderabad	Nagoa, Goa
16.30 IST	Mathews 29' Solaimalai 57'	Report	Pa 21' Lalchungnunga 39' Ahmed 54' Rafi 85' Zothanpuia 89'	Stadium: Nagoa Panchayat Ground Man of the Match: Mohmmad Rafi (Hyderabad)

8 May 2022 (2022-05-08) 23	Goa	1–0	Mumbai City	Nagoa, Goa
08.00 IST	B. Fernandes 45+2' 64' V. Fernandes 45+2'	Report		Stadium: Nagoa Panchayat Ground Man of the Match: Brison Deuben Fernandes (Goa)

8 May 2022 (2022-05-08) 24	Kerala Blasters	4–0	RFYC	Benaulim, Goa
16.30 IST	Basith 42' Sudeesh 47' Barretto 76' Azhar 79' Sreekuttan 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Benaulim Ground Man of the Match: Mohammed Azhar (Kerala Blasters)

Matchday – 7

11 May 2022 (2022-05-11) 25	Goa	2–0	RFYC	Benaulim, Goa
8.00 IST	Lemruata 64' Nazareth 25', 69' Menzes 77' Dias 88'	Report	Nazareth 65' Mistry 80'	Stadium: Benaulim Ground Man of the Match: Ryan Roger Menzes (Goa)

11 May 2022 (2022-05-11) 26	Chennaiyin	3–2	Mumbai City	Nagoa, Goa
16.30 IST	Shaikh 19' Lalvenhima 24', 58' Mitra 74' Nawab 90+5'	Report	Asif 21', 80' 31'	Stadium: Nagoa Panchayat Ground Man of the Match: Joseph Lalvenhima (Chennaiyin)

12 May 2022 (2022-05-12) 27	Jamshedpur	1–0	Hyderabad	Nagoa, Goa
08.00 IST	Beyong 53' Rishi 90'	Report	Rabeeh 90+1' A. Singh 90+2'	Stadium: Nagoa Panchayat Ground Man of the Match: Abdul Rabeeh A.K. (Jamshedpur)

12 May 2022 (2022-05-12) 28	Bengaluru	0–0	Kerala Blasters	Benaulim, Goa
16.30 IST	Vanlalhruaitluanga	Report	Sudeesh 22' Krishna 83' Barretto 76' Varghese 90+8'	Stadium: Benaulim Ground Man of the Match: Amay Morajkar (Bengaluru)

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[2] "All you need to know about the RF Development League 2022". 8 April 2022.

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