2021 IFA Shield

2021 IFA Shield
Tournament details
CountryIndia
Dates24 November – 15 December[1]
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsReal Kashmir (2nd title)
Runner-upSreenidi Deccan
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored35 (2.5 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Rahim Osumanu (5 goals)
← 2020
2023 →

All statistics correct as of 5 December 2021.

The 2021 IFA Shield was the 124th edition of the IFA Shield. It had 1 Indian Super League team, 5 I-League teams and 10 Calcutta Premier Division teams.[2][3] Real Kashmir defended their title defeating Sreenidi Deccan in the final.[4][5]

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  2. ^ "IFA Shield 2020: 12 teams to participate including Mohammedan Sporting and Gokulam Kerala FC; All you need to know". Goal.com. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  3. ^ "IFA Shield may take place before I-League". The Rahnuma Daily. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Real Kashmir FC Win Thriller vs Sreenidi for Back-to-back IFA Shield Triumphs". news18.com. News18. 15 December 2021. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Real Kashmir FC blank Indian Arrows 3-0 in IFA Shield opener". The Times of India. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.