2023–24 Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) season

The 2023–24 season was the 131st season in the existence of Mohammedan and the club's third consecutive season in the I-League. In addition to the I-League, they also competed in the Durand Cup.[1][2][3][4] On 30th June its confirmed Mohammedan's participation in the Durand cup.[5]

Mohammedan
2023–24 season
Owner
  • Mohammedan Sporting Club Private Limited (50%)
  • Bunkerhill Private Limited (50%)
ChairmanGulam Ashraf
Head coachAndrey Chernyshov
StadiumKishore Bharati Krirangan, Bankimanjali Stadium (I-League)
I-League1st (promoted)
Durand CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Eddie Hernández (13)
All: Eddie Hernández (13)
Biggest win6–0 v TRAU
(Home)
7 November 2023
(I-League)

Staff

Position Staff
Manager Andrey Chernyshov
Assistant Manager Alison Kharsyntiew
Head of Goalkeeping Lalit Thapa
Head Physiotherapist Dibyajit Mitra
Assistant Physiotherapist Md. Belal Qureshi
Strength & Conditioning Coach Arsalan Mirza
Performance Analyst Devrup J. Gupta
Media manager Koustav Halder

Source:

Squad

First-team squad

As of 30 December 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  IND Padam Chettri
3 DF  IND Dettol Moirangthem (on loan from Classic FA)
4 MF  UZB Mirjalol Kosimov
5 MF  ARG Juan Nellar
6 MF  IND Abhishek Halder
7 FW  IND Beneston Barretto
10 FW  ARG Alexis Gómez
11 MF  IND Wahengbam Angousana
14 DF  IND Zodingliana Ralte
15 DF  IND Dipu Halder
16 DF  IND Mohammed Irshad
19 FW  IND David Lalhlansanga
20 FW  HON Eddie Hernández
22 FW  IND Sagolsem Bikash Singh (on loan from Kerala Blasters)
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 DF  IND Samad Ali Mallick (captain)
26 MF  IND Samuel Lalmuanpuia
28 DF  GHA Joseph Adjei
29 FW  IND Lalremsanga Fanai (on loan from Rajasthan United)
33 GK  IND Lalbiakhlua Jongte (on loan from Hyderabad)
34 DF  IND Vanlalzuidika
47 FW  IND SK Faiaz
55 DF  IND Mohammed Jassim
69 GK  IND Jetli Sorokhaibam
77 FW  RUS Evgeniy Kozlov
99 MF  IND Tanmoy Ghosh
GK  IND James Kithan

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  IND Thokchom James Singh
8 MF  IND Sujit Singh
13 MF  IND Abhijit Sarkar
30 MF  IND Ganesh Besra
36 DF  IND Deep Biswas
No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  IND Rakibul Mallick
DF  IND Karandeep Singh
MF  IND Meitalkeishangbam Roger
MF  IND Ajay Alex Antonay
MF  IND Laishram Bedashwor Singh
FW  IND Bamiya Samad
FW  IND William Lalgoulien

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Player From Fee Ref
13 June 2023 FW Alexis Gómez Sudeva Delhi Free Transfer
15 June 2023 DF Zodingliana Ralte Aizawl Free Transfer
16 June 2023 DF Denzil Kharshandi ARA Free Transfer
17 June 2023 GK Rakibul Mollick Free Transfer
17 June 2023 MF Ganesh Besra Wari AC Free Transfer
17 June 2023 MF Bamiya Samad Free Transfer
19 June 2023 FW Prince Opoku Agyemang Duhok SC Free Transfer [6]
20 June 2023 MF Sujit Singh The Diamond Rock FC Free Transfer
23 June 2023 DF Joseph Adjei Al-Ittihad Free Transfer [7]
01 July 2023 MF Tanmoy Ghosh Gokulam Kerala Free Transfer
07 July 2023 FW Beneston Barretto Dempo Free Transfer [8]
07 July 2023 MF Meitalkeishangbam Roger TRAU Free Transfer
07 July 2023 FW David Lalhlansanga Aizawl Free Transfer [9]
07 July 2023 FW Abhijit Sarkar Real Kashmir Free Transfer
06 July 2023 GK Padam Chettri Mumbai Kenkre Free Transfer
07 July 2023 DF Thokchom James Singh NEROCA Free Transfer
07 July 2023 DF Karandeep Singh Delhi FC Free Transfer
07 July 2023 DF Deep Biswas Mohun Bagan B Free Transfer [10]
23 July 2023 MF Mirjalol Kasimov NEROCA Free Transfer [11]
14 August 2023 MF Wahengbam Angousana East Bengal B Free Transfer
20 August 2023 MF Mohammed Irshad NorthEast United Free Transfer
24 August 2023 GK Jetli Sorokhaibam Classic FA Free Transfer
2 September 2023 MF Samuel Lalmuanpuia Punjab Free Transfer
13 September 2023 FW Eddie Hernández Motagua Free Transfer
16 September 2023 DF Mohammed Jassim Gokulam Kerala Free Transfer
29 September 2023 MF Juan Nellar Free Agent Free Transfer
16 January 2024 FW Evgeniy Kozlov Atyrau Free Transfer
25 January 2024 GK James Kithan Delhi FC Free Transfer

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Player From Date until Ref.
GK Lalbiakhlua Jongte Hyderabad 31 May 2024
27 June 2023 MF Sagolsem Bikash Singh Kerala Blasters 31 May 2024 [12]
06 July 2023 FW Lalremsanga Fanai Rajasthan United 31 May 2024 [13]
24 July 2023 DF Dettol Moirangthem Classic FA 31 May 2024

    Loans out

    Date from Position Nationality Player To Date until Ref

      Transfers out

      Date Position Nationality Player To Fee Ref
      12 June 2023 DF Shaher Shaheen Free Agent
      12 June 2023 MF Nikola Stojanović Free Agent
      12 June 2023 MF Abiola Dauda Free Agent
      12 June 2023 DF Ousmane N'Diaye Free Agent
      12 June 2023 FW Marcus Joseph Free Agent
      12 June 2023 FW Mirlan Murzaev Hanoi FC Free Agent
      26 June 2023 DF Abhishek Ambekar Sreenidi Deccan Free Agent [14]
      29 June 2023 FW Azharuddin Mallick Delhi Free Agent [15]
      01 July 2023 MF Kean Lewis Sreenidi Deccan Free Agent [16]
      17 July 2023 DF Sairuat Kima Rajasthan United Free Agent [17]
      19 July 2023 GK Zothanmawia Gokulam Kerala Free Agent [18]
      26 August 2023 GK Mithun Samanta TRAU Free Agent
      1 September 2023 MF Christy Molly Davis Gokulam Kerala Free Agent
      7 September 2023 DF Safiul Rahman NEROCA Free Agent
      19 December 2023 FW Prince Opoku Agyemang TBD Free Agent
      30 December 2023 FW Denzil Kharshandi Shillong Lajong

        Pre-season and friendlies

        30 July 2023 Friendly match Mohammedan SC 1–1 Chennaiyin
        16:00 IST
        • Irfan Yadwad 79'
        14 October 2023 Friendly Mohammedan SC 0–1 Rajasthan United Delhi
        16:00 IST
        17 October 2023 Friendly Mohammedan SC 1–1 Namdhari Delhi
        16:00 IST
        20 October 2023 Friendly Rajasthan United 1–3 Mohammedan SC Jaipur
        15:30 IST

        Competitions

        Overview

        Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
        Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
        I League 29 October 2023 13 April 2024 Match Day 1 Champions 24 15 7 2 44 22 +22 062.50
        Durand Cup 5 August 2023 20 August 2023 Group stage Group stage 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 066.67
        Total 27 17 7 3 53 26 +27 062.96

        Last updated: 13 April 2024 (2024-04-13).
        Source: Competitions

        I-League

        League table

        Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
        1 Mohammedan (C, P) 24 15 7 2 44 22 +22 52 Promotion to Indian Super League
        2 Sreenidi Deccan 24 14 6 4 54 26 +28 48
        3 Gokulam Kerala 24 12 6 6 55 34 +21 42
        4 Inter Kashi 24 11 8 5 47 41 +6 41
        5 Real Kashmir 24 11 7 6 36 19 +17 40
        Source: I-League
        Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
        (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
        (C) Champions; (P) Promoted

        Matches

        Note: I-League announced the fixtures for the 2023–24 season on 6 October 2023.[19]

        29 October 2023 (2023-10-29) 1 Mohammedan 2–1 Aizawl Naihati
        19:00 IST Report Stadium: Naihati Stadium
        Attendance: 4,900
        Referee: Joyshing Monsang Thumli
        Man of the Match: Alexis Gómez (Mohammedan)
        3 November 2023 (2023-11-03) 2 Mohammedan 1–1 Shillong Lajong Naihati
        19:00 IST Report
        • Takuto Miki 45+1'
        Stadium: Naihati Stadium
        Attendance: 3,786
        Referee: Anand Rana
        Man of the Match: Daniel Gonçalves(Shillong Lajong)
        7 November 2023 (2023-11-07) 3 Mohammedan 6–0 TRAU Naihati
        19:00 IST
        Report Stadium: Naihati Stadium
        Attendance: 1,773
        Referee: Williams Joy Koshy
        Man of the Match: Joseph Adjei (Mohammedan)
        10 November 2023 (2023-11-10) 4 Delhi 1–2 Mohammedan Bhaini Sahib
        14:00 IST Report Stadium: Namdhari Stadium
        Man of the Match: Padam Chetri (Mohammedan)
        18 November 2023 (2023-11-18) 5 Rajasthan United 1–2 Mohammedan Hyderabad
        19:00 IST
        • Ragav Gupta 90+4'
        Report
        Stadium: Deccan Arena
        Man of the Match: Sagolsem Bikash Singh (Mohammedan)
        21 November 2023 (2023-11-21) 6 Inter Kashi 0–2 Mohammedan Lucknow
        14:00 IST Report Stadium: Ekana Football Stadium
        Man of the Match: Wahengbam Angousana (Mohammedan)
        3 December 2023 (2023-12-03) 7 Mohammedan 2–1 Sreenidi Deccan Naihati
        19:00 IST
        Report
        Stadium: Naihati Stadium
        Man of the Match: E. Hernández (Mohammedan)
        8 December 2023 (2023-12-08) 8 Mohammedan 1–1 Gokulam Kerala Naihati
        19:00 IST Report Stadium: Naihati Stadium
        Man of the Match: Mirjalol kasimov (Mohammedan)
        13 December 2023 (2023-12-13) 9 Namdhari 0–1 Mohammedan Bhaini Ala
        14:00 IST Report
        • Beneston Barretto 81'
        Stadium: Namdhari Stadium
        Man of the Match: Mirjalol Kasimov (Mohammedan)
        17 December 2023 (2023-12-17) 10 Churchill Brothers 0–0 Mohammedan Vasco
        19:00 IST Report Stadium: Tilak Maidan
        Man of the Match: Padam Chhetri (Mohammedan)
        24 December 2023 (2023-12-24) 11 Mohammedan 2–1 NEROCA Naihati
        19:00 IST Report Stadium: Naihati Stadium
        Man of the Match: Lalremsanga (Mohammedan)
        4 February 2024 (2024-02-04) 12 Mohammedan 0–3 Real Kashmir Naihati
        19:00 IST Report
        Stadium: Naihati Stadium
        Referee: ADITYA PURKAYASTHA
        10 February 2024 (2024-02-10) 13 Aizawl 0–0 Mohammedan Aizawl
        19:00 IST Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
        13 February 2024 (2024-02-13) 14 Mohammedan 5–1 Rajasthan United Naihati
        19:00 IST
        • William P 29'
        Stadium: Naihati Stadium
        Attendance: 0
        Man of the Match: E. Hernández
        17 February 2024 (2024-02-17) 15 TRAU 0–2 Mohammedan Kalyani Stadium
        16:30 IST Hernández 45+1', 90+1' Stadium: Kalyani
        Attendance: 512
        Referee: Mrutyunjay L. Amatya
        Man of the Match: Eddie Hernández (Mohammedan)
        29 February 2024 (2024-02-29) 16 Sreenidi Deccan 1–1 Mohammedan Hyderabad
        16:30 IST Stadium: Deccan Arena
        3 March 2024 (2024-03-03) 17 Gokulam Kerala 2–3 Mohammedan Kozhikode
        19:00 IST
        Stadium: EMS Stadium
        9 March 2024 (2024-03-09) 18 Mohammedan 3–1 Namdhari Naihati
        19:00 IST
        • Imanol Arana 74'
        Stadium: Naihati Stadium
        Man of the Match: Sagolsem Bikash Singh
        12 March 2024 (2024-03-12) 19 Mohammedan 3–2 Churchill Brothers Naihati
        19:00 IST Report Stadium: Naihati Stadium
        Man of the Match: Eddie Hernández
        17 March 2024 (2024-03-17) 20 NEROCA 0–2 Mohammedan Shillong
        16:30 IST Stadium: SSA Stadium
        Man of the Match: Eddie Hernández
        23 March 2024 (2024-03-23) 21 Real Kashmir 0–0 Mohammedan Srinagar
        14:00 IST Report Stadium: TRC Turf Ground
        Attendance: 7,632
        Referee: Harish Kundu
        Man of the Match: Muhammad Hammad (Real Kashmir)
        30 March 2024 (2024-03-30) 22 Mohammedan 1–1 Inter Kashi Naihati
        18:30 IST Gómez 8' Report Barco 83' Stadium: Naihati Stadium
        Attendance: 2,000
        Referee: Jehrul Islam
        Man of the Match: Mario Barco (Inter Kashi)
        6 April 2024 (2024-04-06) 23 Shillong Lajong 1–2 Mohammedan Shillong
        19:00 IST Tardin 15' (pen.) Report
        Stadium: SSA Stadium
        Attendance: 7,816
        Referee: Senthil Nathan S.
        Man of the Match: Padam Chettri (Mohammedan)
        13 April 2024 (2024-04-13) 24 Mohammedan 1–3 Delhi Naihati
        18:00 IST Mirjalol Kasimov 90+9' Report
        • Kholmurodov 7'
        • Goyary 31'
        • Barboza 90+8'
        Stadium: Naihati Stadium
        Attendance: 24,678
        Referee: Jehrul Islam
        Man of the Match: Alisher Kholmurodov (Delhi)

        Durand Cup

        [20]

        Group B

        Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MCI MSC JAM INV
        1 Mumbai City 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11 9 Qualify for the knockout stage 5–0 4–0
        2 Mohammedan (H) 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6 1–3 6–0 2–1
        3 Jamshedpur 3 1 0 2 1 11 10 3 1–0
        4 Indian Navy 3 0 0 3 1 7 6 0
        Source: Twitter
        Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
        (H) Hosts

        Matches

        5 August 2023 (2023-08-05) 1 Mohammedan 1–3 Mumbai City Kolkata
        16.45 IST
        • D. Lalhlansanga 42'
        Report
        Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan
        Attendance: 3,652
        Referee: Harish Kundu
        Man of the Match: Alberto Noguera (Mumbai City)
        11 August 2023 (2023-08-11) 2 Mohammedan 2–1 Indian Navy Kolkata
        15.00 IST
        Report
        Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan
        20 August 2023 (2023-08-20) 2 Mohammedan 6–0 Jamshedpur Kolkata
        16.45 IST
        *D. Lalhlansanga 28', 69', 82', 89'
        Report Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan


        Statistics

        Goal scorers

        As of 13 April 2024
        Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name I League Durand cup Total
        1 20 FW Eddie Hernández 13013
        2 19 FW David Lalhlansanga 5 6 11
        3 29 FW Lalremsanga Fanai 5 3 8
        4 4 MF Mirjalol Kosimov 404
        10 FW Alexis Gómez 404
        6 22 MF Sagolsem Bikash Singh 303
        7 26 MF Samuel Lalmuanpuia 202
        8 7 FW Beneston Barretto 101
        11 DF Wahengbam Angousana 101
        14 DF Zodingliana Ralte 101
        28 DF Joseph Adjei 101
        55 DF Mohammed Jassim 101
        77 FW Evgeniy Kozlov 101
        Own Goals202
        Total44953

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