The qualifying round was held from 1–5 April 2022 at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi.

[1] The final round was scheduled to kick-off from mid-April in Bhubaneswar, Odisha and continue till the last week of May.

The following four teams from four states played each other once during April in the qualifying round at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi.

AIFF allowed maximum of two foreign players per team but only one can be part of starting 11.

Indian Arrows cannot sign any foreign player as they are part of AIFF's developmental program.