2022–23 RoundGlass Punjab FC season

The 2022–23 season was the eighteenth season in RoundGlass Punjab FC's existence, and their seventh consecutive season in I-League. This season of the I-League witnessed 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]

RoundGlass Punjab
2022–23 season
Director of FootballNikolaos Topoliatis
Head coachGreece Staikos Vergetis
StadiumTau Devi Lal Stadium, Panchkula, Haryana
I-League1st (promoted)
Super CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Luka Majcen
(16 goals)

All: Luka Majcen
(16 goals)
Highest home attendance6,327 (vs TRAU)
Lowest home attendance200 (vs Gokulam Kerala)
Average home league attendance1,347
Biggest win8–0
(vs Sudeva Delhi (H), 26 February 2023, I-League)
Biggest defeat4–0
(vs Sreenidi Deccan (A), 17 January 2023, I-League)
← 2021–22
All statistics correct as of 16 April 2023.

With a 4–0 away win over Rajasthan United on 4 March 2023, RoundGlass Punjab became the first club to secure promotion to the Indian Super League, from the I-League. On the same day, RoundGlass Punjab were confirmed as champions.[2][3] RoundGlass Punjab finished with 52 points from 22 matches, becoming the first champion side to cross the 50-point mark since Churchill Brothers in 2012–13.[4]

Managerial changes

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During pre-season, it was announced that Ed Engelkes would leave as role as interim first team manager and replaced on 8 August 2022 by Staikos Vergetis.[5] The club later announced Ed Engelkes would return to his role as Technical Director of Youth Affairs.

Personnel

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Current technical staff

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Position Name
Head coach   Staikos Vergetis[6]
Assistant coach   Dimitrios Kakkos
Goalkeeping coach   Vinay Singh
Strength & Conditioning coach   Nikolaos Tsagkatakis
Team Manager   Kamaldeep Singh
Technical Director   Nikolaos Topoliatis
Team Doctor   Sidak Dhillon

Transfers

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No. Position Player Previous club Transfer fee Date Ref
GK   Ravi Kumar   Odisha Free
DF   Tarif Akhand   Rajasthan United Free
MF   Krishananda Singh   TRAU Free
FW   Ronaldo Oliveira   Goa B Free
No. Position Player Outgoing club Ref
03 DF   Saurabh Bhanwala   Rajasthan United
06 DF   Bikramjit Singh   Real Kashmir
10 MF   Joseba Beitia   Rajasthan United
12 MF   Rupert Nongrum   NorthEast United
19 DF   Denzil Kharshandi
27 MF   Aakash Sangwan   Chennaiyin [7]
31 DF   Ashray Bhardwaj   Sudeva Delhi
33 FW   Sumeet Passi   East Bengal [8]
MF   Kean Lewis   Mohammedan
FW   Robin Singh   SC Bengaluru
GK   Lalthuammawia Ralte   Odisha
9 FW   Kurtis Guthrie   Livingston [9]
11 FW   Travis Major   Blacktown City

Competition

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Overview

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Super Cup 8 April 2023 (2023-04-08) 16 April 2023 (2023-04-16) Group stage 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 033.33
I-League 14 November 2022 (2022-11-14) 12 March 2023 (2023-03-12) Matchday 1 22 16 4 2 45 16 +29 072.73
Total 25 17 4 4 47 21 +26 068.00

Last updated: 16 April 2023 (2023-04-16)
Source: Soccerway

I-League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 RoundGlass Punjab (C, P) 22 16 4 2 45 16 +29 52 Champions, Promotion to 2023–24 Indian Super League
2 Sreenidi Deccan 22 13 3 6 44 29 +15 42
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
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
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

League Results by Round

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Match12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHHHHAAAHHHAAHAAAAAHHAH
ResultWWDWLWDWWWLWWDDWWWWWWW
League Position1222353422121122221111
Updated to match(es) played on 12 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.[10]

14 November 2022 (2022-11-14) 1 RoundGlass Punjab 2–1 Sreenidi Deccan Panchkula, Haryana
19.00 IST
Report
Stadium: Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Attendance: 1,321
Referee: Lalit Singh Rawat
Man of the Match: Samuel Lalmuanpuia (RoundGlass Punjab)
20 November 2022 (2022-11-20) 2 RoundGlass Punjab 1–0 Mohammedan Panchkula, Haryana
16.30 IST
Report
Stadium: Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Attendance: 1,420
Referee: Akashkumar Kamleshkumar Mehta
Man of the Match: Luka Majcen (RoundGlass Punjab)
23 November 2022 (2022-11-23) 3 RoundGlass Punjab 1–1 Rajasthan United Panchkula, Haryana
16.30 IST
Report
Stadium: Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Attendance: 1,137
Referee: Lakshay
Man of the Match: Daniel Lalhlimpuia (RoundGlass Punjab)
28 November 2022 (2022-11-28) 4 RoundGlass Punjab 2–1 Aizawl Panchkula, Haryana
19.00 IST
Report
  • Lalchhawnkima   15'  
  • R. Lalthanmawia   26'
  • V. Lakhbir Singh   60'
Stadium: Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Attendance: 850
Referee: Tanmoy Dhar
Man of the Match: Deepak Devrani (RoundGlass Punjab)
8 December 2022 (2022-12-08) 5 TRAU 2–0 RoundGlass Punjab Imphal, Manipur
16.30 IST
  • B. Samte   25'
  • S. Johnson Singh   54'
  • Vieira   72'
Report
Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Attendance: 2,150
Referee: Dipu Roy
Man of the Match: Buanthanglun Samte (TRAU)
12 December 2022 (2022-12-12) 6 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) 7 Churchill Brothers 0–0 RoundGlass Punjab Vasco da Gama, Goa
19.00 IST
Report
  • F. Lallawmawma   45+3'
Stadium: Tilak Maidan
Attendance: 3,475
Referee: Williams Joy Koshy
Man of the Match: Joseph Clemente (Churchill Brothers)
21 December 2022 (2022-12-21) 8 RoundGlass Punjab 1–0 Gokulam Kerala Panchkula, Haryana
19.00 IST
Report
Stadium: Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ashish Tiwari
Man of the Match: Luka Majcen (RoundGlass Punjab)
8 January 2023 (2023-01-08) 9 RoundGlass Punjab 3–1 NEROCA Panchkula, Haryana
14.00 IST
Report
Stadium: Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Surojit Das
Man of the Match: Brandon Vanlalremdika (RoundGlass Punjab)
14 January 2023 (2023-01-14) 10 RoundGlass Punjab 3–0 Mumbai Kenkre Panchkula, Haryana
16.30 IST
Report Stadium: Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Joyshing Monsang Thumli
Man of the Match: Juan Mera (RoundGlass Punjab)
17 January 2023 (2023-01-17) 11 Sreenidi Deccan 4–0 RoundGlass Punjab Hyderabad, Telangana
14.00 IST
Report
Stadium: Deccan Arena
Attendance: 500
Referee: Mrutyunjay L Amatya
Man of the Match: David Castañeda (Sreenidi Deccan)
22 January 2023 (2023-01-22) 12 Mohammedan 0–4 RoundGlass Punjab Kolkata, West Bengal
16.30 IST
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  • Mera   17', 75'   61'
  • Majcen   40', 51'   72'
Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 2,876
Referee: Lakshay
Man of the Match: Luka Majcen (RoundGlass Punjab)
27 January 2023 (2023-01-27) 13 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) 14 Mumbai Kenkre 3–3 RoundGlass Punjab Mumbai, Maharashtra
19.00 IST
  • Pandre   3', 40'   40'
  • A. Gaikwad   5'
  • K. Pandre   37'
  • P. Chettri   40'
  • S. Negi   44'   52'
  • A. Rajan   50'
Report
Stadium: Cooperage Ground
Attendance: 853
Referee: Dipu Roy
Man of the Match: Ranjeet Pandre (Mumbai Kenkre)
5 February 2023 (2023-02-05) 15 Sudeva Delhi 1–1 RoundGlass Punjab New Delhi, Delhi
14.00 IST
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  • Abioye   90'
  • S. Sadhu   90+6'
Stadium: Chhatrasal Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Akashkumar Kamleshkumar Mehta
Man of the Match: Sujit Sadhu (Sudeva Delhi)
9 February 2023 (2023-02-09) 16 Gokulam Kerala 1–2 RoundGlass Punjab Calicut, Kerala
16.30 IST
Report
Stadium: EMS Stadium
Attendance: 1,285
Referee: Lalit Singh Rawat
Man of the Match: Luka Majcen (RoundGlass Punjab)
13 February 2023 (2023-02-13) 17 Aizawl 0–1 RoundGlass Punjab Aizawl, Mizoram
16.30 IST Report
Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
Attendance: 2,210
Referee: Tanmay Dhar
Man of the Match: Kiran Chemjong (RoundGlass Punjab)
20 February 2023 (2023-02-20) 18 NEROCA 0–1 RoundGlass Punjab Imphal, Manipur
19.00 IST
Report
Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Surojit Das
Man of the Match: Kiran Chemjong (RoundGlass Punjab)
26 February 2023 (2023-02-26) 19 RoundGlass Punjab 8–0 Sudeva Delhi Panchkula, Haryana
16.30 IST
  • Mera   21', 33', 75'
  • Majcen   28', 69'
  • T. Abhishek Singh   78'
  • J. Nellar   84'
  • Maheson   90+3'
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Stadium: Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Mrutyunjay Amatya
Man of the Match: Juan Mera (RoundGlass Punjab)
1 March 2023 (2023-03-01) 20 RoundGlass Punjab 3–1 Churchill Brothers Panchkula, Haryana
19.00 IST
Report
Stadium: Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Attendance: 560
Referee: Jehrul Islam
Man of the Match: Juan Mera (RoundGlass Punjab)
4 March 2023 (2023-03-04) 21 Rajasthan United 0–4 RoundGlass Punjab New Delhi, Delhi
17.30 IST
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Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Pratik Mondal
Man of the Match: Chencho Gyeltshen (RoundGlass Punjab)
12 March 2023 (2023-03-12) 22 RoundGlass Punjab 2–0 TRAU Panchkula, Haryana
19.00 IST
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Stadium: Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Attendance: 6,327
Referee: Aditya Purkayastha
Man of the Match: Luka Majcen (RoundGlass Punjab)

Super Cup

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RoundGlass Punjab were drawn in the Group A for the 3rd edition of the Super Cup along with two ISL clubs and one I-League club.[11]

Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts BEN SRD KER RGP
1 Bengaluru 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage 1–1 1–1
2 Sreenidi Deccan 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4[a] 2–0
3 Kerala Blasters 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4[a] 3–1
4 Punjab 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3 0–2 1–0
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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Sreenidi Deccan 3, Kerala Blasters 0.

Matches

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Group stage

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8 April 2023 (2023-04-08) 1 Kerala Blasters 3–1 RoundGlass Punjab Calicut, Kerala
20.30 IST
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Stadium: EMS Stadium
Attendance: 11,562
Referee: Tejas Visvasrao Nagvenkkar
Man of the Match: Nishu Kumar (Kerala Blasters)
12 April 2023 (2023-04-12) 2 RoundGlass Punjab 0–2 Bengaluru Calicut, Kerala
20:30 IST
  • K. Lhungdim   35'
  • Naocha   54'   78'
Report
Stadium: EMS Stadium
Attendance: 2,375
Referee: Pratik Mondal
Man of the Match: Sandesh Jhingan (Bengaluru)
16 April 2023 (2023-04-16) 3 RoundGlass Punjab 1–0 Sreenidi Deccan Manjeri, Kerala
20:30 IST
  • Valpuia   7'   41'
  • F. Lallawmawma   71'
Report
Stadium: Payyanad Stadium
Attendance: 2,023
Referee: I Jamal Mohamed
Man of the Match: Kiran Chemjong (RoundGlass Punjab)

Statistics

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All stats are correct as of 16 April 2023

Squad appearances and goals

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All competitions

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No. Pos Nat Player Total I-League Super Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   IND Ravi Kumar 1 0 1 0 0 0
16 GK     NEP Kiran Chemjong 24 0 21 0 3 0
31 GK   IND Jaskaranvir Singh 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   IND Tekcham Abhishek Singh 4 1 2+2 1 0 0
4 DF   IND Tarif Akhand 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   IND Valpuia 18 2 13+2 1 3 1
12 DF   IND Khaiminthang Lhungdim 23 0 20 0 3 0
14 DF   IND Shankar Sampingiraj 4 0 1+3 0 0 0
26 DF   IND Deepak Devrani 8 1 8 1 0 0
39 DF   IND Mohammed Salah 10 0 7 0 2+1 0
50 DF   IND Naocha Singh 17 1 15 1 1+1 0
55 DF   SRB Aleksandar Ignjatović 21 0 13+6 0 0+2 0
74 DF   IND Suresh Meitei 13 0 9+1 0 3 0
Midfielders
6 MF   IND Ajay Chhetri 21 1 14+5 1 1+1 0
8 MF   IND Freddy Lallawmawma 22 0 17+2 0 3 0
10 MF   IND Maheson Singh 11 1 1+9 1 1 0
20 MF   ARG Juan Nellar 9 1 2+4 1 3 0
23 MF   IND Ashis Pradhan 10 0 6+3 0 0+1 0
27 MF   IND Samuel Lalmuanpuia 8 1 5+3 1 0 0
30 MF   IND Brandon Vanlalremdika 23 2 19+1 2 2+1 0
42 MF   IND Manglenthang Kipgen 3 0 0+3 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW   IND Krishananda Singh 21 2 6+12 1 2+1 1
11 FW   ESP Juan Mera 21 10 14+4 10 3 0
19 FW   IND Daniel Lalhlimpuia 19 1 6+10 1 0+3 0
21 FW   IND Pranjal Bhumij 11 1 6+4 1 0+1 0
29 FW   IND Ashangbam Aphaoba Singh 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 FW   SVN Luka Majcen 23 16 19+1 16 3 0
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
9 FW   IND Ronaldo Oliveira 0 0 0 0 - -
13 DF   IND Bikash Yumnam 0 0 0 0 - -
15 MF   IND Bidyananda Singh 1 0 0+1 0 - -
17 MF   IND Telem Suranjit Singh 0 0 0 0 - -
22 MF   BIH Adnan Šećerović 8 0 7+1 0 - -
77 FW   BHU Chencho Gyeltshen 12 3 10+2 3 - -

Clean-sheets

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Rank Name No. League Super Cup Total
1   Kiran Chemjong 16 11 1 12
2   Ravi Kumar 1 1 0 1
  Jaskaranvir Singh 31 1 0 1

References

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