2023–24 Sreenidi Deccan FC season

The 2023–24 season is Sreenidi Deccan Football Club's third season. They will participate in the I-League.[1][2]

Sreenidi Deccan
2023–24 season
OwnerSreenidhi Group
Head coachCarlos Vaz Pinto
StadiumDeccan Arena
I-League2nd
Super CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
William Alves
David Castañeda
(8 goals each)
All:
William Alves (10)
Highest home attendance900 (v. Aizawl, 7 November 2023)
Lowest home attendance80 (v. Namdhari, 25 February 2024)

Technical staff edit

As of 3 August 2022
Role Name
Head coach   Carlos Vaz Pinto[3]
Assistant coach   Birendra Thapa
Conditioning coach   Jorge Ovando Toledo
Goalkeeping coach TBA
Performance Analyst   Saiguhan E.

First-team squad edit

As of 31 January 2024

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 Ubaid CK
2 DF   IND Shahabaaz Khan
3 MF   CIV Ibrahim Sissoko
5 DF   IND Pawan Kumar
6 MF   IND Lalnuntluanga Bawitlung
7 FW   BRA William Alves
8 MF   IND Kean Lewis
10 MF   AFG Faysal Shayesteh
11 FW   COL David Castañeda (captain)
12 DF   IND Mohammad Sajid Dhot
13 MF   IND Mayakkannan
14 MF   IND Arun Kumar
15 DF   IND Asraf Ali Mondal
17 FW   IND Rosenberg Gabriel
19 FW   IND Songpu Singsit
21 FW   IND Lalromawia
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF   BRA Eli Sabiá
23 GK   IND Jaspreet Singh
24 DF   IND Arijit Bagui
25 DF   IND Subhankar Adhikari
26 DF   IND Sunil Bathala
27 DF   IND Abhishek Ambekar
29 MF   IND Brandon Vanlalremdika
32 GK   IND Albino Gomes
33 DF   IND Jagdeep Singh
41 GK   IND Aryan Niraj Lamba
42 MF   IND R Lawmnasangzuala
48 MF   IND Lalbiakliana
50 FW   IND Emboklang Nongkhlaw
55 DF   IND Gurmukh Singh
77 MF   NGA Rilwan Hassan

Transfers and loans edit

New contracts edit

Date Position NO Player Ref.
17 May 2023 FW 11   David Castañeda [4]
30 May 2023 FW 17   Rosenberg Gabriel [5]
05 June 2023 MF 10   Faysal Shayesteh [6]
12 June 2023 GK 01   Ubaid CK [7]
28 June 2023 FW 21   Lalromawia [8]
08 July 2023 DF 02   Shahabaaz Khan [9]
28 July 2023 GK 41   Aryan Niraj Lamba [10]
05 August 2023 GK 23   Jaspreet Singh [11]

Transfers in edit

Entry date Position Player Previous club Fee Ref.
19 June 2023 DF Subhankar Adhikari   Gokulam Kerala None [12]
26 June 2023 DF Abhishek Ambekar   Mohammedan None [13]
01 July 2023 MF Kean Lewis   Mohammedan None [14]
30 July 2023 MF Lalnuntluanga Bawitlung   Real Kashmir None [15]
01 August 2023 FW Emboklang Nongkhlaw   Reserves None
01 August 2023 DF Aditya Tomar   Reserves None
01 August 2023 Tikam Reddy   Reserves None
01 August 2023 Khamchin Khup   Reserves None
03 August 2023 DF Pawan Kumar   Gokulam Kerala None [16]
04 August 2023 MF Lalbiakliana   Sudeva Delhi None [17]
08 August 2023 FW   William Alves   Ferroviário None [18]
13 August 2023 GK Albino Gomes   Churchill Brothers None [19]
14 August 2023 DF Gurmukh Singh   Chennaiyin None
14 August 2023 DF Jagdeep Singh   Rajasthan United None
16 August 2023 DF   Eli Sabiá   Jamshedpur None [20]
18 August 2023 DF Mohammad Sajid Dhot   Chennaiyin None
23 August 2023 MF   Ibrahim Sissoko Free Agent None [21]
26 September 2023 MF R Lawmnasangzuala   Sudeva Delhi None
31 January 2024 DF Arijit Bagui   Bhawanipore None
31 January 2024 DF Brandon Vanlalremdika   Punjab None

Transfers out edit

Exit date Position Player To club Fee Ref.
08 June 2023 DF Arijit Bagui Bhawanipore Free Transfer
02 July 2023 DF Bijay Chhetri Chennaiyin Free Transfer
03 July 2023 MF Phalguni Singh NorthEast United Free Transfer [22]
22 July 2023 DF Dinesh Singh NorthEast United Free Transfer [23]
02 August 2023 DF Asheer Akhtar NorthEast United Undisclosed Fee [24]
18 August 2023 MF Suraj Rawat Bengaluru United Free Transfer
05 September 2023 DF   Mohamed Awal TBA Free Agent
05 September 2023 MF   Dua Stanislas Ankira TBA Free Agent
05 September 2023 FW   Ogana Louis TBA Free Agent
05 September 2023 GK Harsh Patil TBA Free Agent
05 September 2023 FW Vanlalbiaa Chhangte TBA Free Agent
05 September 2023 MF Sriram Boopathi TBA Free Agent
05 September 2023 MF Umashankar Marimuthu TBA Free Agent
05 September 2023 FW Vineeth Velmurugan TBA Free Agent
05 September 2023 MF Mayosing Khongreiwoshi TBA Free Agent
25 January 2024 DF Mohammad Abdul salam TBA Free Agent

Loans out edit

Exit date Position Player To club Fee Ref.

Pre-season edit

29 August 2023 (2023-08-29) Friendly Sreenidi Deccan 2–1 Jamshedpur Hyderabad
15:30 IST
  • Lewis   40'
  • Sissoko   65'
Report
Stadium: Deccan Arena
16 September 2023 (2023-09-16) Friendly Sreenidi Deccan 0–0 Hyderabad Hyderabad
15:30 IST Stadium: Deccan Arena
22 September 2023 (2023-09-22) Friendly Sreenidi Deccan 0–0 Hyderabad Hyderabad
15:30 IST Stadium: Deccan Arena

Competitions edit

I-League edit

League table edit

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 edit

Note: I-League announced the fixtures for the 2023–24 season on 6 October 2023.[25]

29 October 2023 (2023-10-29) 1 Sreenidi Deccan 4–0 NEROCA Hyderabad
16:30 IST
Report Stadium: Deccan Arena
Attendance: 750
Referee: Akashkumar Mehta
Man of the Match: David Castañeda (Sreenidi Deccan)
3 November 2023 (2023-11-03) 2 Sreenidi Deccan 4–1 Inter Kashi Hyderabad
16:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Deccan Arena
Attendance: 696
Referee: K. Ramdasan
Man of the Match: Rosenberg Gabriel (Sreenidi Deccan)
7 November 2023 (2023-11-07) 3 Sreenidi Deccan 1–2 Aizawl Hyderabad
16:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Deccan Arena
Attendance: 900
Referee: Mrutyunjay L. Amatya
Man of the Match: R. Ramdinthara (Aizawl)
14 November 2023 (2023-11-14) 4 Shillong Lajong 2–2 Sreenidi Deccan Shillong
14:00 IST
  • Ronnie Kharbudon   28'
  • Takuto Miki   34'
Report Gabriel   7', 63' Stadium: SSA Stadium
Attendance: 5,248
Referee: Jehrul Islam
Man of the Match: Rosenberg Gabriel (Sreenidi Deccan)
19 November 2023 (2023-11-19) 5 TRAU 0–5 Sreenidi Deccan Kolkata
16:30 IST Report
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 315
Referee: K. Lyngdoh Nongum
Man of the Match: Jagdeep Singh (Sreenidi Deccan)
23 November 2023 (2023-11-23) 6 Rajasthan United 1–2 Sreenidi Deccan Hyderabad
19:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Deccan Arena
Attendance: 88
Referee: Jatinder Singh
Man of the Match: Eli Sabiá (Sreenidi Deccan)
26 November 2023 (2023-11-26) 7 Namdhari 0–2 Sreenidi Deccan Bhaini Sahib
14:00 IST Report
Stadium: Namdhari Stadium
Attendance: 898
Referee: Lakshay
Man of the Match: Jagdeep Singh (Sreenidi Deccan)
3 December 2023 (2023-12-03) 8 Mohammedan 2–1 Sreenidi Deccan Naihati
19:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Naihati Stadium
Attendance: 5,825
Referee: Joyshing Monsang Thumli
Man of the Match: Eddie Hernández (Mohammedan)
7 December 2023 (2023-12-07) 9 Real Kashmir 0–0 Sreenidi Deccan Srinagar
14:00 IST Report Stadium: TRC Turf Ground
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Mithun Kumar Kundu
Man of the Match: R. Lalbiakliana (Sreenidi Deccan)
11 December 2023 (2023-12-11) 10 Sreenidi Deccan 1–0 Delhi Hyderabad
19:30 IST Gagandeep   64' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Deccan Arena
Attendance: 650
Referee: K. Lyngdoh Nongum
Man of the Match: Eli Sabiá (Sreenidi Deccan)
19 December 2023 (2023-12-19) 11 Sreenidi Deccan 1–4 Gokulam Kerala Hyderabad
15:00 IST Alves   75' (pen.) Report
Stadium: Deccan Arena
Attendance: 750
Referee: Mrutyunjay L. Amatya
Man of the Match: Álex Sánchez (Gokulam Kerala)
4 February 2024 (2024-02-04) 12 Churchill Brothers 1–2 Sreenidi Deccan Vasco
19:00 IST Abdou Karim Samb   88' Report
Stadium: Tilak Maidan
Attendance: 500
Referee: Williams Joy Koshy
Man of the Match: Eli Sabiá (Sreenidi Deccan)
14 February 2024 (2024-02-14) 14 Sreenidi Deccan 3–0 TRAU Hyderabad
16:30 IST
Report Stadium: Deccan Arena
Attendance: 123
Referee: Suresh Devraj
Man of the Match: David Castañeda (Sreenidi Deccan)
19 February 2024 (2024-02-19) 15 Aizawl 1–5 Sreenidi Deccan Aizawl
19:00 IST Zoherliana   49' Report
Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Joyshing Monsang Thumily
Man of the Match: David Castañeda (Sreenidi Deccan)
25 February 2024 (2024-02-25) 16 Sreenidi Deccan 2–0 Namdhari Hyderabad
16:30 IST Hassan   18', 57' Report Stadium: Deccan Arena
Attendance: 80
Referee: Mrutyunjay L. Amatya
Man of the Match: Rilwan Hassan (Sreenidi Deccan)
29 February 2024 (2024-02-29) 17 Sreenidi Deccan 1–1 Mohammedan Hyderabad
16:30 IST Castañeda   4' Report Jassim   84' Stadium: Deccan Arena
Attendance: 200
Referee: K. Ramdasan
Man of the Match: David Castañeda (Sreenidi Deccan)
4 March 2024 (2024-03-04) 18 Sreenidi Deccan 2–3 Real Kashmir Hyderabad
16:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Deccan Arena
Attendance: 168
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
Man of the Match: Gnohere Krizo (Real Kashmir)
10 March 2024 (2024-03-10) 19 Delhi 0–1 Sreenidi Deccan Bhaini Ala
14:00 IST Report Lalromawia   23' Stadium: Namdhari Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: K. Lyngdoh Nongum
Man of the Match: Lalromawia (Sreenidi Deccan)
17 March 2024 (2024-03-17) 20 Gokulam Kerala 1–2 Sreenidi Deccan Kozhikode
19:00 IST Stojanović   44' Report Alves   48', 72' (pen.) Stadium: EMS Stadium
Attendance: 1,024
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
Man of the Match: William Alves (Sreenidi Deccan)
24 March 2024 (2024-03-24) 21 Sreenidi Deccan 2–2 Churchill Brothers Hyderabad
19:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Deccan Arena
Attendance: 250
Referee: Aditya Purkayastha
Man of the Match: Stendly Fernandes (Churchill Brothers)
31 March 2024 (2024-03-31) 22 Sreenidi Deccan 6–1 Rajasthan United Hyderabad
16:30 IST
Report Naoba Meitei   74' Stadium: Deccan Arena
Attendance: 149
Referee: I. Jamal Mohamed
Man of the Match: Lalromawia (Sreenidi Deccan)
4 April 2024 (2024-04-04) 13 NEROCA 1–1 Sreenidi Deccan Shillong
16:30 IST Meitei   70' (pen.) Report Castañeda   82' (pen.) Stadium: SSA Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Surojit Das
Man of the Match: Khoirom Jackson Singh (NEROCA)
8 April 2024 (2024-04-08) 23 Inter Kashi 1–1 Sreenidi Deccan Kalyani
19:00 IST Pérez   87' (pen.) Report Castañeda   41' Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 455
Referee: Dipu Roy
Man of the Match: Julen Pérez (Inter Kashi)
13 April 2024 (2024-04-13) 24 Sreenidi Deccan 3–2 Shillong Lajong Hyderabad
16:30 IST
Report Buam   46', 87' Stadium: Deccan Arena
Attendance: 190
Referee: Williams Joy Koshy
Man of the Match: Mayakkannan (Sreenidi Deccan)

Super Cup edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EAB MBG SRD HYD
1 East Bengal 3 3 0 0 8 4 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage 3–1 2–1 3–2
2 Mohun Bagan SG 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6 2–1 2–1
3 Sreenidi Deccan 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3 4–1
4 Hyderabad 3 0 0 3 4 9 −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

Matches edit

9 January 2024 (2024-01-09) 1 Mohun Bagan SG 2–1 Sreenidi Deccan Bhubaneswar
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
Attendance: 200
14 January 2024 (2024-01-14) 2 East Bengal 2–1 Sreenidi Deccan Bhubaneshwar
19:30 IST
Report Alves   90+1' (pen.) Stadium: Kalinga Stadium (Pitch 1)
Man of the Match: Hijazi Maher (East Bengal)
19 January 2024 (2024-01-19) 3 Hyderabad 1–4 Sreenidi Deccan Bhubaneshwar
14:00 IST Chothe   83' Report
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Pitch 1

Statistics edit

Goal Scorers edit

As of 04 April 2024
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name I League IFA Shield Super Cup Total
1 7 FW   William Alves 8 0 2 10
2 11 FW   David Castañeda 8 0 0 8
21 FW   Lalromawia 6 0 1 7
4 77 MF   Rilwan Hassan 5 0 0 5
5 22 DF   Eli Sabiá 3 0 1 4
6 3 MF   Ibrahim Sissoko 2 0 1 3
17 FW   Rosenberg Gabriel 3 0 0 3
33 DF   Jagdeep Singh 3 0 0 3
9 5 DF   Pawan Kumar 2 0 0 2
6 MF   Lalnuntluanga Bawitlung 2 0 0 2
29 DF   Brandon Vanlalremdika 2 0 0 2
33 DF   Jagdeep Singh 2 0 0 2
48 MF   Lalbiakliana 2 0 0 2
14 8 MF   Kean Lewis 0 0 1 1
55 MF   Gurmukh Singh 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 2 0 0 2

References edit

  1. ^ "AIFF looks to increase teams in I-League, number of foreigners in squad to be reduced". 1 May 2023.
  2. ^ "AIFF invites bids for new clubs to join Hero I-League 2023-24 season onwards | Hero I-League".
  3. ^ "I-League – Sreenidi Deccan FC set to appoint Carlos Vaz Pinto as new manager". iftwc.com. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  4. ^ @sreenidideccan (17 May 2023). "Dave Stays 🤩🔥" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ @sreenidideccan (30 May 2023). "Ro - Senberg Ro - Senberg Running Down The Wing" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ @sreenidideccan (5 June 2023). "Our very own 🦁 of Khorasan 🇦🇫 is here to stay" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ @sreenidideccan (12 June 2023). "One more year of the Great Wall 🧱 of Kannu" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ @sreenidideccan (28 June 2023). "Lalromawia can do it all 💯 and he's here to stay with the #DeccanWarriors ⚔️ till 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ @sreenidideccan (7 July 2023). "Bombing up and down ⚡ the left flank till 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣Shahabaaz extends his stay with the #DeccanWarriors ⚔️" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ^ @sreenidideccan (28 July 2023). "Promising young goalkeeper 🧤 Aryan Lamba pens a new deal with the #DeccanWarriors ⚔️ till 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ @sreenidideccan (5 August 2023). "🥅 Goalkeeper Jaspreet Singh extends his stay with the #DeccanWarriors ⚔️ till 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "Defender Subhankar Adhikari set to sign for Sreenidi Deccan FC - Halfway Football". 3 June 2023.
  13. ^ @sreenidideccan (26 June 2023). "A Wealth of Experience 🧠Leadership 🗣️Consummate Professional 👊I-League Champion 🥇" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ^ @sreenidideccan (1 July 2023). "he is finally coming to hyderabad, welcom Kean Lewis" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ^ @sreenidideccan (30 July 2023). "Join us in welcoming all-action ⚡ midfielder Lalnuntluanga Bawitlung to #SreenidiDeccanFC 🟠🟢" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ^ @sreenidideccan (3 August 2023). "Join us in welcoming I-League Champion 🥇 Pawan Kumar to #SreenidiDeccanFC 🟠🟢guampores" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ^ @sreenidideccan (4 August 2023). "Presenting the latest, and youngest addition to the ranks of the #DeccanWarriors ⚔️ Lalbiakliana a.k.a Biaktea" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. ^ @sreenidideccan (8 August 2023). "The first overseas recruit, adding firepower 🔥 and some Joga Bonito flair 🇧🇷 to the #DeccanWarriors ⚔️ frontline 🥅 William Alves de Oliveira 🤩" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  19. ^ @sreenidideccan (12 August 2023). "There's a new shot-stopper 🧤 in town 👀" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. ^ @sreenidideccan (16 August 2023). "He has arrived 🧱🇧🇷 "Eli Sabiá" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  21. ^ @sreenidideccan (23 August 2023). "Join us in welcoming Ibrahim Sissoko of the Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 to #SreenidiDeccanFC 🟠🟢" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  22. ^ "NorthEast United sign Phalguni Singh".
  23. ^ "Dinesh Singh signs for NorthEast United".
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