2022–23 Real Kashmir FC season

The 2022–23 season is the sixth season in Real Kashmir FC's existence, and their fifth season in I-League. This season of the I-League witnesses the return of the home-away format of the matches similar to that of the 2019–20 I-League season after a break of two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.[1]

Real Kashmir
2022–23 season
ChairmanIndia Sandeep Chattoo
Head coachIndia Mehrajuddin Wadoo
(until 1 February 2023)
England Gifton Noel-Williams
(from 8 February 2023)
StadiumTRC Turf Ground, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
I-League5th
Super CupQualifiers
Top goalscorerLeague: Samuel Kynshi
(6 goals)

All: Samuel Kynshi
(6 goals)
Highest home attendance4,123 (vs Churchill Brothers)
Lowest home attendance538 (vs Aizawl)
Average home league attendance2,859
Biggest win2–0
(vs Rajasthan United (H), 19 November 2022, I-League)
4–2
(vs Sudeva Delhi (H), 8 February 2023, I-League)
2–0
(vs TRAU (A), 26 February 2023, I-League)
Biggest defeat2–0
(vs Gokulam Kerala (A), 20 January 2023, I-League)
2–0
(vs RoundGlass Punjab (A), 27 January 2023, I-League)
← 2021–22
All statistics correct as of 11 March 2023.

First-team squad

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As of 29 September 2022

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 Subhasish Roy Chowdhury (Captain)
3 DF   IND Akashdeep Singh
4 DF   GHA Richard Osei Agyemang
5 DF   IND Balwinder Singh
6 MF   IND Lalnuntluanga Bawitlung
8 MF   GHA Wadudu Yakubu
9 FW   GHA Ibrahim Nurudeen
11 MF   IND Samuel Kynshi
12 MF   IND Owais Bashir
13 MF   IND Nestor Dias
14 MF   IND Adnan Ayub
16 MF   IND Mohammad Inam
17 FW   IND Phrangki Buam
18 MF   IND Loken Meitei
19 FW   IND Parveez Hussain Parray
20 DF   IND Joyner Lourenco
22 DF   IND Kamalpreet Singh
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF   IND Rupert Nongrum
24 DF   IND Jestin George (on loan from NorthEast United)
26 FW   GHA Ernest Boateng
27 DF   IND Paolenmang Tuboi
28 DF   IND Jayraj Ghelani
30 FW   IND Reuben Letkhontinchon
31 DF   IND Shahid Nazir
32 DF   IND Davinder Singh
33 GK   IND Sanjiban Ghosh
34 DF   IND Sarineo Fernandes
35 GK   IND Prateek Kumar Singh
49 MF   IND Girik Khosla
51 GK   IND Imran Arshid
88 MF   TJK Nuriddin Davronov
99 FW   IND Jerry Pulamte
MF   IND Abhijit Sarkar
MF   IND Shahnawaz Bashir

Contract Extension

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New contracts

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Date Position No. Player Ref.
21 September 2022 MF 17   Samuel Kynshi
28 September 2022 DF 27   Paolenmang Tuboi

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
12 September 2022 GK   Subhasish Roy Chowdhury   NorthEast United Free transfer
13 September 2022 MF   Nozim Babadzhanov   Al-Ahli Free transfer
14 September 2022 MF   Mohammad Inam   Delhi FC Free transfer
15 September 2022 MF   Loken Meitei   Delhi FC Free transfer
16 September 2022 FW   Issahak Seidu   Golden Threads Free transfer
17 September 2022 DF   Kamalpreet Singh   Odisha Free transfer
17 September 2022 DF   Shahid Nazir   Hindustan FC Free transfer
18 September 2022 DF   Davinder Singh   Chennaiyin Free transfer
18 September 2022 MF   Lalnuntluanga Bawitlung   Swaraj FC Free transfer
19 September 2022 DF   Jestin George   NorthEast United Loan transfer
20 September 2022 GK   Sanjiban Ghosh   NorthEast United Free transfer
20 September 2022 FW   Parveez Hussain Parray   Hindustan FC Free transfer
21 September 2022 DF   Akashdeep Singh   Rajasthan United Free transfer
22 September 2022 FW   Jerry Pulamte   Sagolband United Free transfer
22 September 2022 MF   Owais Bashir   J & K FA Free transfer
23 September 2022 DF   Balwinder Singh   Viva Chennai Free transfer
24 September 2022 MF   Abhijit Sarkar   Sudeva Delhi Free transfer
25 September 2022 FW   Alocious Muthayyan   Rajasthan United Undisclosed Fee
26 September 2022 MF   Girik Khosla   Sreenidi Deccan Free transfer
27 September 2022 GK   Prateek Kumar Singh   NEROCA Free transfer
27 September 2022 MF   Nestor Dias   Goa Free transfer
2 October 2022 FW   Reuben Letkhontinchon   Odisha B Free transfer
3 October 2022 MF   Wadudu Yakubu   King Faisal Babes Free transfer
4 October 2022 FW   Ibrahim Nurudeen   AS Togo-Port Free transfer
6 October 2022 DF   Abdul Hakku   Kerala Blasters Free transfer
12 October 2022 DF   Lamine Moro   Newroz Free transfer
3 November 2022 DF   Jayraj Ghelani   Goalorious Mothers Free transfer
4 January 2023 FW   Phrangki Buam   Goa Free transfer
5 January 2023 MF   Nuriddin Davronov   Mohammedan Free transfer
10 January 2023 MF   Rupert Nongrum   NorthEast United Free transfer
16 January 2023 FW   Ernest Boateng   DAC Dunajská Streda Free transfer
18 January 2023 DF   Richard Osei Agyemang   Ashanti Gold Free transfer
18 January 2023 DF   Joyner Lourenco   East Bengal Free transfer
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No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Ref.
51 Imran Arshid   GK (2006-04-11) 11 April 2006 (age 18) [2]

Transfers out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2022 DF   Prakash Sarkar   Bhawanipore Released
1 July 2022 DF   Mason Robertson Released
1 July 2022 DF   Bhupendar Singh   Jamshedpur Loan Return
1 July 2022 GK   Niraj Kumar   Jamshedpur Loan Return
1 July 2022 FW   Bawlte Rohmingthanga   Rajasthan United Released
1 July 2022 FW   Tiago Adan   Marsaxlokk Released
1 July 2022 MF   Surchandra Singh   Rajasthan United Released
1 July 2022 DF   Thoi Singh Released
1 July 2022 DF   Lalchhawnkima   Aizawl Released
1 July 2022 DF   Abhash Thapa   Mohammedan Released
1 July 2022 FW   Thomyo Shimray   NEROCA Released
1 July 2022 MF   Saikat Sarkar   Calcutta Customs Released
1 July 2022 DF   Sena Ralte   FC Bethlehem Released
1 July 2022 DF   Mir Zahid   STFC Natipora Released
1 July 2022 DF   Shahanwas Basheer Released
1 July 2022 DF   Fran Gonzalez   Terrassa Released
1 July 2022 MF   Pratesh Shirodkar Released
1 July 2022 FW   Malemngamba Meitei   Forward Club Released
1 July 2022 DF   Aaqib Amin Released
1 July 2022 DF   Koushik Sarkar   Bhawanipore Released
1 July 2022 GK   Subham Roy   Bhawanipore Released
1 July 2022 DF   Ponif Vaz   Churchill Brothers Released
1 July 2022 DF   Rishik Shetty   United Released
1 July 2022 DF   Abdul Jack Yule Released
1 July 2022 DF   Park Jong-oh Released
1 July 2022 MF   Ragav Gupta   Rajasthan United Released
1 November 2022 GK   Bilal Khan   Gokulam Kerala Released
1 January 2023 DF   Abdul Hakku   Gokulam Kerala Released [3]
1 January 2023 FW   Issahak Seidu Released
1 January 2023 DF   Lamine Moro Released

Pre-season

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Competition

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Overview

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Super Cup 6 April 2023 (2023-04-06) 6 April 2023 (2023-04-06) Qualifiers 1 0 0 1 0 6 −6 000.00
I-League 13 November 2022 (2022-11-13) 11 March 2023 (2023-03-11) Matchday 1 5th 22 9 7 6 27 25 +2 040.91
Total 23 9 7 7 27 31 −4 039.13

Last updated: 11 March 2023 (2023-03-11)
Source: Soccerway

I-League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Gokulam Kerala 22 12 3 7 26 14 +12 39
4 TRAU 22 11 2 9 34 34 0 35
5 Real Kashmir 22 9 7 6 27 25 +2 34
6 Churchill Brothers 22 9 6 7 34 24 +10 33
7 Aizawl 22 6 8 8 27 29 −2 26[a]
Source: I-League
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
Notes:
  1. ^ Head-to-head points: Aizawl 4, Mohammedan 1.

League Results by Round

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ResultWWDLWWLLLDDLDLWDWWWDDW
League Position5111111134555777765555
Updated to match(es) played on 11 March 2023. Source: I-League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Note: I-League announced the fixtures for the 2022–23 season on 1 November 2022.[4]

13 November 2022 (2022-11-13) 1 NEROCA 0–1 Real Kashmir Imphal, Manipur
16.30 IST
  • N. Akoijam   72'
Report
  • I. Seidu   53'
  • Chowdhury   90+1'
  • Davinder   90+6'
Stadium: Khuman Lampak Stadium
Attendance: 7,580
Referee: Mithun Kumar Kundu
Man of the Match: Ibrahim Nurudeen (Real Kashmir)
19 November 2022 (2022-11-19) 2 Real Kashmir 2–0 Rajasthan United Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
14.00 IST
Report
Stadium: TRC Turf Ground
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Jatinder Singh
Man of the Match: Lamine Moro (Real Kashmir)
22 November 2022 (2022-11-22) 3 Real Kashmir 0–0 Gokulam Kerala Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
14.00 IST
Report
Stadium: TRC Turf Ground
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Dipu Roy
Man of the Match: Shibinraj Kunniyil (Gokulam Kerala)
28 November 2022 (2022-11-28) 4 Real Kashmir 0–3 Churchill Brothers Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
14.00 IST
Report
Stadium: TRC Turf Ground
Attendance: 4,123
Referee: V Eshwar Rao
Man of the Match: Samuel Kynshi (Real Kashmir)
Note: Initially, Real Kashmir won 1–0, but the scoreline was overturned by the AIFF after Churchill Brothers filed a protest due to an illegal substitution made by Real Kashmir.[5]
1 December 2022 (2022-12-01) 5 Real Kashmir 3–2 TRAU Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
14.00 IST
Report
  • Tursunov   30'
  • N. Singh   38'
  • S. Johnson Singh   45+1'
Stadium: TRC Turf Ground
Attendance: 4,038
Referee: Lalit Singh Rawat
Man of the Match: Lamine Moro (Real Kashmir)
6 December 2022 (2022-12-06) 6 Real Kashmir 2–1 Sreenidi Deccan Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
14.00 IST
  • I. Nurudeen   61' (90+4)   90+4'
Report
Stadium: TRC Turf Ground
Attendance: 3,950
Referee: Lakshay
Man of the Match: Ibrahim Nurudeen (Real Kashmir)
12 December 2022 (2022-12-12) 7 Real Kashmir 0–1 RoundGlass Punjab Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
14.00 IST
Report
  • Bhumij   21'
  • K. Lhungdim   65'
Stadium: TRC Turf Ground
Attendance: 3,446
Referee: Jatinder Singh
Man of the Match: Brandon Vanlalremdika (RoundGlass Punjab)
16 December 2022 (2022-12-16) 8 Mohammedan 1–0 Real Kashmir Kolkata, West Bengal
16.30 IST
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  • I. Nurudeen   60'
  • W. Yakubu   85'
  • Davinder   85'
Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 1,850
Referee: Srikant Bohidar
Man of the Match: Nikola Stojanović (Mohammedan)
22 December 2022 (2022-12-22) 9 Mumbai Kenkre 2–1 Real Kashmir Mumbai, Maharashtra
16.30 IST
  • A. Gaikwad   24'
  • K. Khongsit   42'
  • Nongkhlaw   66'
  • A. Khan   90' (p)
Report
Stadium: Cooperage Ground
Attendance: 840
Referee: Akashkumar Kamleshkumar Mehta
Man of the Match: Aman Gaikwad (Mumbai Kenkre)
9 January 2023 (2023-01-09) 10 Aizawl 0–0 Real Kashmir Aizawl, Mizoram
16.30 IST
  • Lalramsanga   45+1'
Report Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Jehrul Islam
Man of the Match: Ibrahim Nurudeen (Real Kashmir)
12 January 2023 (2023-01-12) 11 Sudeva Delhi 1–1 Real Kashmir New Delhi, Delhi
14.00 IST
  • S. Lotjem   54'
  • Abioye   62'
Report
Stadium: Chhatrasal Stadium
Attendance: 556
Referee: Kynsanphar Lyngdoh Nongum
Man of the Match: Samuel Kynshi (Real Kashmir)
20 January 2023 (2023-01-20) 12 Gokulam Kerala 2–0 Real Kashmir Calicut, Kerala
16.30 IST
Report
Stadium: EMS Stadium
Attendance: 2,864
Referee: Williams Joy Koshy
Man of the Match: Omar Ramos (Gokulam Kerala)
24 January 2023 (2023-01-24) 13 Churchill Brothers 0–0 Real Kashmir Vasco da Gama, Goa
16.30 IST Report
Stadium: Tilak Maidan
Attendance: 1,931
Referee: Mithun Kumar Kundu
Man of the Match: Lamgoulen Hangshing (Churchill Brothers)
27 January 2023 (2023-01-27) 14 RoundGlass Punjab 2–0 Real Kashmir Panchkula, Haryana
16.30 IST
Report
Stadium: Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: K Ramdasan
Man of the Match: Brandon Vanlalremdika (RoundGlass Punjab)
1 February 2023 (2023-02-01) 15 Real Kashmir Postponed Aizawl Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
16.30 IST Stadium: TRC Turf Ground
Note: This match was postponed due to the heavy snowfall in Srinagar.
8 February 2023 (2023-02-08) 15 Real Kashmir 4–2 Sudeva Delhi Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
14.00 IST
Report
  • Gómez   22'
  • S. Khotam   55' (p)
Stadium: TRC Turf Ground
Attendance: 2,236
Referee: Mrutyunjay L Amatya
Man of the Match: Richard Osei Agyemang (Real Kashmir)
11 February 2023 (2023-02-11) 16 Real Kashmir 2–2 NEROCA Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
14.00 IST
Report
Stadium: TRC Turf Ground
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Surojit Das
Man of the Match: Sweden Fernandes (NEROCA)
18 February 2023 (2023-02-18) 17 Real Kashmir 3–2 Mohammedan Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
14.00 IST
Report
Stadium: TRC Turf Ground
Attendance: 2,513
Referee: Akashkumar Kamleshkumar Mehta
Man of the Match: Samuel Kynshi (Real Kashmir)
21 February 2023 (2023-02-21) 18 Real Kashmir 2–1 Aizawl Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
14.00 IST
Report
  • Lalramsanga   75'
Stadium: TRC Turf Ground
Attendance: 538
Referee: V Eshwar Rao
Man of the Match: Samuel Kynshi (Real Kashmir)
26 February 2023 (2023-02-26) 19 TRAU 0–2 Real Kashmir Imphal, Manipur
14.00 IST Report
Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Attendance: 1,845
Referee: Williams Joy Koshy
Man of the Match: Richard Osei Agyemang (Real Kashmir)
2 March 2023 (2023-03-02) 20 Real Kashmir 1–1 Mumbai Kenkre Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
14.00 IST
Report
  • S. Negi   3'
  • A. Rajan   32'
  • Nongkhlaw   90+4'
Stadium: TRC Turf Ground
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: I Jamal Mohamed
Man of the Match: Subhasish Roy Chowdhury (Real Kashmir)
5 March 2023 (2023-03-05) 21 Sreenidi Deccan 2–2 Real Kashmir Hyderabad, Telangana
15.00 IST
  • Dinesh   86'   90+8'
  • R. Gabriel   90+1'
Report
Stadium: Deccan Arena
Attendance: 240
Referee: C R Srikrishna
Man of the Match: Samuel Kynshi (Real Kashmir)
11 March 2023 (2023-03-11) 22 Rajasthan United 0–1 Real Kashmir New Delhi, Delhi
16.30 IST
  • M. Assisi   45+1'
  • Mahata   85'
Report
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 536
Referee: K Ramdasan
Man of the Match: Ernest Boateng (Real Kashmir)

Super Cup

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After finishing 5th in the I-League, Real Kashmir will have to play a qualifier against 6th-ranked Churchill Brothers to earn a place in the group stage.[6]

Matches

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Qualifiers

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6 April 2023 (2023-04-06) Q-4 Real Kashmir 0–6 Churchill Brothers Manjeri, Kerala
20.30 IST Report
Stadium: Payyanad Stadium
Attendance: 1,708
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee
Man of the Match: Ansumana Kromah (Churchill Brothers)

Statistics

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Goal Scorers

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As of 26 February 2023
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name I League IFA Shield Super Cup Total
1 11 MF   Samuel Kynshi 4 0 0 4
4 DF   Richard Osei Agyemang 4 0 0 4
3 9 FW   Ibrahim Nuruddin 3 0 0 3
24 DF   Jestin George 3 0 0 3
5 6 MF   Lalnuntluanga Bawitlung 2 0 0 2
25 DF   Lamine Moro 2 0 0 2
7 8 MF   Wadudu Yakubu 1 0 0 1
10 FW   Nozim Babadzhanov 1 0 0 1
17 FW   Phrangki Buam 1 0 0 1
26 FW   Ernest Boateng 1 0 0 1
37 FW   Isahak Seidu 1 0 0 1
99 FW   Jerry Pulamte 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 0 0 0 0
Total 24 0 0 24

References

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  1. ^ Mergulhao, Marcus (2 March 2022). "No change in ISL format for next season, Super Cup set to return". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Imran Arshid Mata promoted to Senior Team! The youngest boy in our club who has been promoted to senior team at the age of 16. Welcome Imran to the Senior Team". @realkashmirfc. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Defender Abdul Hakku returns to Gokulam Kerala FC!". 30 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Hero I-League 2022-23 to kick-off on November 12". i-league.org. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Churchill Bros win appeal, get three points for Real Kashmir's illegal substitution". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Kerala to host Hero Super Cup in April". the-aiff.com. 24 January 2023.