2023–24 Shillong Lajong FC season
The 2023–24 season was Shillong Lajong's 40th season in existence and their ninth season in the I-League, and first since 2018–19. In addition to the league, they also competed in the Super Cup and Durand Cup tournaments.[1][2][3][4]
| 2023–24 season | |||
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| Owner | Shillong Lajong Pvt. Ltd. | ||
| Manager | Bobby Nongbet | ||
| Stadium | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | ||
| I-League | 8th | ||
| Durand Cup | Group stage | ||
| Super Cup | Group stage | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Phrangki Buam (6) All: Phrangki Buam Renan Paulino (6 each) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 7,816 (v. Mohammedan, 6 April 2024) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 4,891 (v. Namdhari, 23 December 2023) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 6,316 | ||
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Current technical staff
| Position | Name |
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| Head Coach | Bobby Nongbet[5] |
| Assistant Coach | |
| Fitness and conditioning Coach | |
| Technical Director | |
| Goalkeeping Coach | |
Players
First-team squad
- As of 30 January 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
Players transferred in
| Date | Pos. | Player | Club | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 July 2023 | MF | Batskhemlang Thangkhiew | Rangdajied United FC | Free transfer | |
| 15 July 2023 | MF | Neithovilie Chalieu | Mawlai SC | Free transfer | |
| 15 July 2023 | MF | Ronnie Wilson Kharbudon | Academy | Free transfer | |
| 15 July 2023 | DF | Kenstar Kharshong | Mawlai SC | Free transfer | |
| 15 July 2023 | MF | Kynsaibor Lhuid | Academy | Free transfer | |
| 25 July 2023 | MF | Ronaldkydon Lyngdoh Nonglait | Academy | Free transfer | |
| 25 July 2023 | MF | Kynsailang Khongsit | Mumbai Kenkre | Free transfer | |
| 25 July 2023 | MF | Laiwang Bohham | Gokulam Kerala B | Free transfer | |
| 25 July 2023 | FW | Istarbor Marngar | Academy | Free transfer | |
| 31 July 2023 | FW | Phrangki Buam | Real Kashmir | Free transfer | |
| 2 September 2023 | DF | Daniel Gonçalves | Free transfer | ||
| 6 September 2023 | FW | Abdou Karim Samb | Ittihad Khemisset | Free transfer | |
| 7 September 2023 | MF | Renan Paulino | Banga | Free transfer | |
| 8 September 2023 | MF | Damaitphang Lyngdoh | Bengaluru FC | Free transfer | |
| 22 September 2023 | DF | Kongbrailatpam Manjit Sharma | Bengaluru United | Free transfer | |
| 25 September 2023 | FW | Takuto Miki | FC Ulaanbaatar | Free transfer | |
| 28 October 2023 | GK | Bishal Lama | Gokulam Kerala | Free transfer | |
| 3 January 2024 | FW | Denzil Kharshandi | Mohammedan | Free transfer | |
| 4 January 2024 | FW | Douglas Tardin | Suphanburi | Free transfer | |
| 18 January 2024 | MF | Arik Bista | Butwal Lumbini | Free transfer | |
| 30 January 2024 | FW | Marcos Rudwere | Slovan Hlohovec | Free transfer | |
Players transferred out
| Date | Pos. | No | Player | Club | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 July 2023 | GK | 40 | Bishal Lama | Gokulam Kerala | Free Agent | |
| 1 August 2023 | GK | Guidle Syiemlieh | Free Agent | |||
| 1 August 2023 | DF | Aman Ahlawat | Free Agent | |||
| 1 August 2023 | DF | Sambor Kharshnoh | Free Agent | |||
| 1 August 2023 | FW | Amon Lepcha | Free Agent | |||
| 1 December 2023 | FW | 9 | Takuto Miki | Free Agent | [6] | |
| 25 January 2024 | FW | 19 | Abdou Karim Samb | Free Agent | [7] | |
Pre-season
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| I-League | 3 November 2023 | 13 April 2024 | Match day 1 | 8th | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 33.33 |
| Super Cup | 10 January 2024 | 20 January 2024 | Group stage | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0.00 |
| Durand Cup | 4 August 2023 | 13 August 2023 | Group stage | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 33.33 |
| Total | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 30.00 | ||||
Source: Competitions
I-League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Delhi | 24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 35 |
| 7 | Churchill Brothers | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 33 |
| 8 | Shillong Lajong | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 31 |
| 9 | Namdhari | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 27 |
| 10 | Aizawl | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 25 |
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).
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).
Matches
Note: I-League announced the fixtures for the 2023–24 season on 6 October 2023.[8]
| 3 November 2023 1 | Mohammedan | 1–1 | Shillong Lajong | Kolkata |
| 19:00 IST | Report |
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Stadium: Naihati Stadium Attendance: 3,786 Referee: Anand Rana Man of the Match: Daniel Gonçalves(Shillong Lajong) |
| 9 November 2023 2 | Shillong Lajong | 1–1 | NEROCA | Shillong |
| 14:00 IST |
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Report |
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Stadium: SSA Stadium Attendance: 5,585 Referee: Lakshay Man of the Match: Renan Paulino (Shillong) |
| 14 November 2023 3 | Shillong Lajong | 2–2 | Sreenidi Deccan | Shillong |
| 14:00 IST |
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Report |
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Stadium: SSA Stadium Attendance: 5,248 Referee: Jehrul Islam Man of the Match: Rosenberg Gabriel |
| 19 November 2023 4 | Shillong Lajong | 3–1 | Gokulam Kerala | Shillong |
| 14:00 IST |
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Report |
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Stadium: SSA Stadium Attendance: 5,987 Referee: Surojit Das Man of the Match: Hardy Nongbri (Shillong Lajong) |
| 22 November 2023 5 | Shillong Lajong | 2–1 | Delhi | Shillong |
| 16.30 IST |
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Report |
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Stadium: SSA Stadium Attendance: 6,425 Referee: Williams Joy Koshy Man of the Match: Phrangki Buam (Shillong) |
| 25 November 2023 6 | Shillong Lajong | 2–1 | TRAU | Shillong |
| 16.30 IST |
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Report |
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Stadium: SSA Stadium Attendance: 6,718 Referee: Ashish Tiwari Man of the Match: Hardy Nongbri (Shillong) |
| 3 December 2023 7 | Rajasthan United | 1–1 | Shillong Lajong | Hyderabad |
| 16.30 IST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Deccan Arena Man of the Match: Ibrahim Morro (Rajasthan) |
| 6 December 2023 8 | Shillong Lajong | 2–0 | Churchill Brothers | Shillong |
| 19:00 IST |
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Report | Stadium: SSA Stadium Attendance: 6,115 Referee: Anand Rana |
| 10 December 2023 9 | Shillong Lajong | 0–3 | Aizawl | Shillong |
| 14:00 IST | Report |
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Stadium: SSA Stadium Attendance: 7,438 Referee: Ashish Tiwari |
| 16 December 2023 10 | Real Kashmir | 3–1 | Shillong Lajong | Srinagar |
| 14:00 IST |
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Report |
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Stadium: TRC Turf Ground Man of the Match: Mohammad Inam (Real Kashmir) |
| 23 December 2023 11 | Shillong Lajong | 3–0 | Namdhari | Shillong |
| 19:00 IST |
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Stadium: SSA Stadium Attendance: 4,891 Referee: Joyshing Monsang Thumli |
| 4 February 2024 12 | Shillong Lajong | 0–1 | Inter Kashi | Shillong |
| 19:00 IST | Gianni dos Santos 23' | Stadium: SSA Stadium Attendance: 5,812 Referee: Jehrul Islam |
| 9 February 2024 13 | Gokulam Kerala | 2–0 | Shillong Lajong | Kozhikode |
| 19:00 IST |
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Report | Stadium: EMS Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Williams Joy Koshiy Man of the Match: Sourav K (Gokulam Kerala) |
| 18 February 2024 14 | NEROCA | 0–2 | Shillong Lajong | Shillong |
| 16.30 IST | Kynsaibor Lhuid 52', 62' | Stadium: SSA Stadium Man of the Match: Kynsaibor Lhuid (Shillong Lajong) |
| 25 February 2024 15 | TRAU | 1–2 | Shillong Lajong | Imphal |
| 19:00 IST | Issahak Nuhu Seidu 47' | Report |
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Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium Attendance: 259 Referee: Suresh Devaraj Man of the Match: Manash Gogoi (TRAU) |
| 28 February 2024 16 | Shillong Lajong | 4–4 | Rajasthan United | Shillong |
| 19:00 IST |
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Report |
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Stadium: SSA Stadium Attendance: 6,617 Referee: Surojit Das Man of the Match: Daniel Goncalves (Shillong Lajong) |
| 4 March 2024 17 | Churchill Brothers | 2–1 | Shillong Lajong | Vasco |
| 19:00 IST |
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Stadium: Tilak Maidan |
| 9 March 2024 18 | Aizawl | 1–2 | Shillong Lajong | Aizawl |
| 19:00 IST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Attendance: 2,056 Referee: Surojit Das Man of the Match: Phrangki Buam (Shillong Lajong) |
| 13 March 2024 19 | Shillong Lajong | 1–1 | Real Kashmir | Shillong |
| 19:00 IST | Renan Paulino 90+7' | Report | Adnan Ayub 11' | Stadium: SSA Stadium Attendance: 7,151 Referee: Akashkumar Mehta Man of the Match: Adnan Ayub (Real Kashmir) |
| 16 March 2024 20 | Namdhari | 1-1 | Shillong Lajong | Bhaini Ala |
| 14:00 IST | Stadium: Namdhari Stadium |
| 22 March 2024 21 | Inter Kashi | 2–1 | Shillong Lajong | Kalyani |
| 19:00 IST |
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Report | Paulino 55' (pen.) | Stadium: Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 232 Referee: Pratik Mondal Man of the Match: Arindam Bhattacharya (Inter Kashi) |
| 28 March 2024 22 | Delhi | 3–1 | Shillong Lajong | Bhaini Ala |
| 15:30 IST | Barboza 65' (pen.), 75', 90+3' | Report | Lyngdoh 90+5' | Stadium: Namdhari Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Mrutyunjay Amatya Man of the Match: Sérgio Barboza (Delhi) |
| 6 April 2024 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 24 | Sreenidi Deccan | 3–2 | Shillong Lajong | Hyderabad |
| 18:00 IST | Report | Buam 46', 87' | Stadium: Deccan Arena Attendance: 190 Referee: Williams Joy Koshy Man of the Match: Mayakkannan (Sreenidi Deccan) |
Durand Cup
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GOA | NEU | SHI | DTH | |
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| 1 | Goa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 7 | Qualify for the knockout stage | — | — | 6–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | NorthEast United (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 | 2–2 | — | 4–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | Shillong Lajong | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | Downtown Heroes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | — | — | 1–2 | — |
Matches
| 4 August 2023 1 | NorthEast United | 4–0 | Shillong Lajong | Guwahati |
| 18.00 IST |
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Report | Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Attendance: 13,450 Referee: Senthil Nathan S Man of the Match: Parthib Gogoi (NorthEast United) |
| 8 August 2023 2 | Goa | 6–0 | Shillong Lajong | Guwahati |
| 15.00 IST | Report | Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Man of the Match: Noah Sadaoui (Goa) |
| 13 August 2023 3 | Downtown Heroes | 1–2 | Shillong Lajong | Kokrajhar |
| 16.45 IST |
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Report |
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Stadium: SAI Stadium Man of the Match: Ronney Kharbudon (Shillong Lajong) |
Super Cup
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JAM | NEU | KER | SHL | |
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| 1 | Jamshedpur | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | NorthEast United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | — | — | 4–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Kerala Blasters | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 | — | — | — | 3–1 | ||
| 4 | Shillong Lajong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Source: AIFF
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) drawing of lots
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) drawing of lots
Matches
Note: The group stage fixtures to the tournament were announced on 20 December 2023 by the AIFF.[9]
| 10 January 2024 1 | Kerala Blasters | 3-1 | Shillong Lajong | Bhubaneswar |
| 14:00 IST | Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Pitch 1 Man of the Match: Peprah |
| 15 January 2024 2 | NorthEast United | 2–1 | Shillong Lajong | Bhubaneswar |
| 14:00 IST | Report |
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Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Pitch 1 Man of the Match: Néstor Albiach (NorthEast United) |
| 20 January 2024 3 | Jamshedpur | 2–0 | Shillong Lajong | Bhubaneswar |
| 14:00 IST |
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Report | Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Pitch 1 Man of the Match: Sanan Mohammed K (Jamshedpur) |
Squad statistics
Goal Scorers
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | I League | Super Cup | Durand Cup | Total |
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| 1 | 95 | MF | Renan Paulino | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2 | 3 | MF | Ronnie Kharbudon | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 19 | MF | Abdou Karim Samb | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 20 | DF | Daniel Gonçalves | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 9 | FW | Takuto Miki | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | FW | Hardy Nongbri | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 13 | MF | Laiwang Bohham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | FW | Phrangki Buam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 26 | DF | Kenstar Kharshong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 90 | FW | Douglas Tardin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 2 | 2 | 22 | ||||
References
- "Shillong Lajong return to Hero I-League after four years". the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. 21 May 2022. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- Ganapathy, Vivek (21 May 2022). "Shillong Lajong Promoted to I-League After Four Years With 2–1 Win Over Bengaluru United". news18.com. New Delhi: News18 Sports. Press Trust of India. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- "Shillong Lajong Promoted to I-League After Four Years With 2-1 Win Over Bengaluru United". News18. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- "Shillong Lajong secure promotion to I-League 2023-24". Khel Now. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- "Bobby L Nongbet looks forward to Lajong comeback in 2023". thesportsroom.in. Shillong: The Sports Room. 16 September 2022. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- https://khelnow.com/football/2023-12-indian-footbal-i-league-takuto-miki-shillong-lajong-parts-ways
- "Announcement: The Club has mutually parted ways with Karim Samb and Manjit Sharma". [@lajongfc on Twitter]. 19 December 2023.
- https://i-league.org/aiff-announces-fixtures-for-i-league-iwl/feed/
- "Fixtures unveiled for Kalinga Super Cup 2024". Khel Now. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
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