2023–24 Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) season

Mohammedan
2023–24 season
Owner	Mohammedan Sporting Club Private Limited (50%); Bunkerhill Private Limited (50%);
Chairman	Gulam Ashraf
Head coach	Andrey Chernyshov
Stadium	Kishore Bharati Krirangan, Bankimanjali Stadium (I-League)
I-League	TBD
Durand Cup	Group stage
Biggest win	6–0 v TRAU; (Home); 7 November 2023; (I-League)
Home colours	Away colours

The 2023–24 season will be 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]

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
99	MF	IND	Tanmoy Ghosh

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	Christy Molly Davis
—	MF	IND	Ajay Alex Antonay
—	MF	IND	Laishram Bedashwor Singh
—	FW	IND	Bamiya Samad
—	FW	IND	William Lalgoulien

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	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

Loans in

Date from	Position	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	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
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	Alexis Gómez 12'		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
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
I League	29 October 2023	TBD	Match Day 1	TBD	11	8	3	0	21	7	+14	072.73
Durand Cup	05 August 2023	20 August 2023	Group stage	Group stage	3	2	0	1	9	4	+5	066.67
Total					14	10	3	1	30	11	+19	071.43

Last updated: 24 December 2023 (2023-12-24).
Source: Competitions

I-League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mohammedan	11	8	3	0	21	7	+14	27	Champions and promotion to 2024–25 Indian Super League
2	Real Kashmir	11	6	2	3	18	6	+12	20
3	Sreenidi Deccan	11	6	2	3	23	12	+11	20
4	Aizawl	11	5	4	2	22	14	+8	19
5	Shillong Lajong	11	5	4	2	18	14	+4	19

Updated to match(es) played on 24 December 2023. 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).

Matches

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

29 October 2023 (2023-10-29) 1	Mohammedan	2–1	Aizawl	Kolkata
19.00 IST	Samuel Lalmuanpuia 7' Alexis Gómez 28'	Report	K Lalrinfela 12'	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	Kolkata
19.00 IST	David Lalhlansanga 53'	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	Kolkata
19.00 IST	David Lalhlansanga 3', 10' Joseph Adjei 29' Mirjalol Kosimov 37' Lalremsanga Fanai 63' Samuel Lalmuanpuia 90+5'	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	Bali Gagandeep 90+8'	Report	Gurtej Singh 4' (OG) Lalremsanga Fanai 13'	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	Sagolsem Bikash Singh 45+1' E. Hernández 69'	Stadium: Deccan Arena Man of the Match: Sagolsem Bikash Singh (Mohammedan)

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21) 5	Inter Kashi	0–2	Mohammedan	Lucknow
14.00 IST		Report	E. Hernández 44' Wahengbam Angousana 50'	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	Kasimov 37' E. Hernández 60'	Report	William 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Naihati Stadium Man of the Match: E. Hernández (Mohammedan)

8 December 2023 (2023-12-08) 8	Mohammedan	1–1	Gokulam Kerala	Kolkata
19.00 IST	Abdul Hakku 69' (o.g.)	Report	Sreekuttan VS 69'	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	Kolkata
19.00 IST	David Lalhlansanga 19' Lalremsanga Fanai 30'	Report		Stadium: Naihati Stadium Man of the Match: Lalremsanga (Mohammedan)

Durand Cup

^[20]

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	MCI	MSC	JAM	INV
1	Mumbai City	3	3	0	12	1	+11	9	Qualify for the knockout stage	—	—	5–0	4–0
2	Mohammedan (H)	3	2	1	9	4	+5	6		1–3	—	6–0	2–1
3	Jamshedpur	3	1	2	1	11	−10	3		—	—	—	1–0
4	Indian Navy	3	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	Griffiths 12' Díaz 24' Chhangte 35'	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	D. Lalhlansanga 50' Lalremsanga 69'	Report	Britto 90+7' (pen.)	Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan

20 August 2023 (2023-08-20) 2	Mohammedan	6–0	Jamshedpur	Kolkata
16.45 IST	Lalremsanga 10', 16' *D. Lalhlansanga 28', 69', 82', 89'	Report		Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on 30 May 2023.

Goal Scorers

As of 24 December 2023

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	I League	Durand cup	Total
1	19	FW	David Lalhlansanga	4	6	10
2	29	FW	Lalremsanga Fanai	3	3	6
3	20	FW	Eddie Hernández	3	0	3
4	4	MF	Mirjalol Kosimov	2	0	2
4	26	MF	Samuel Lalmuanpuia	2	0	2
6	7	FW	Beneston Barretto	1	0	1
	10	FW	Alexis Gómez	1	0	1
	11	DF	Wahengbam Angousana	1	0	1
	22	MF	Sagolsem Bikash Singh	1	0	1
	28	DF	Joseph Adjei	1	0	1
Own Goals				2	0	2
Total				21	9	30

References

↑ "AIFF looks to increase teams in I-League, number of foreigners in squad to be reduced". 1 May 2023.
↑ "AIFF invites bids for new clubs to join Hero I-League 2023–24 season onwards | Hero I-League".
↑ "AIFF looks to increase teams in I-League, number of foreigners in the squad to be reduced". The Indian Express. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
↑ "I-League Foreigner Rule: AIFF League Committee reduces number of foreigners in I-League". Inside Sport India. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
↑ https://www.news9live.com/sports/football/three-foreign-teams-among-24-sides-to-compete-in-durand-cup-2197505
↑ Web Desk, ET Sports (19 June 2023). "গোল তুলে আনতে ঘানার তারকা ফরোয়ার্ডকে সই করল মহামেডান" [Mohammedan Sporting sign Ghanaian star forward for scoring goals]. xtratimebangla.in (in Bengali). Kolkata: The XtraTime Bangla. Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
↑ https://twitter.com/MohammedanSC/status/1672284084805201920?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
↑ https://twitter.com/MohammedanSC/status/1676524635050102785 We are delighted to announce the signing of the energetic forward 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐨. We hope an exciting journey together
↑ https://twitter.com/MohammedanSC/status/1676511434795253761 We are delighted to announce the signing of young and promising forward, 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐋𝐚𝐥𝐡𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚. We hope an exciting journey together!
↑ https://twitter.com/MohammedanSC/status/1677031545360781312%7Ctitle= We are delighted to announce the signing of the young, talented defender 𝐃𝐄𝐄𝐏 𝐁𝐈𝐒𝐖𝐀𝐒. We hope for an exciting journey together!
↑ https://twitter.com/MohammedanSC/status/1682984820819804160%7Ctitle= Welcome to the City of Joy, Mirjalol Kasimov! 🖤🤍
↑ "ISL: Sagolsem Bikash Singh joins Kerala Blasters". Khel Now. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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↑ https://twitter.com/sreenidideccan/status/1673164460079603712?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
↑ @Delhi_FC (29 June 2023). "Say hello 👋 to our prolific and intelligent striker! ⚡⚽ Welcome aboard, 𝐀𝐳𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐮𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
↑ @sreenidideccan (1 July 2023). "he is finally coming to hyderabad, welcom Kean Lewis" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
↑ "𝗚𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 of our Fort". @RajasthanUnited. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
↑ https://twitter.com/GokulamKeralaFC/status/1681627984736948225/Title:Meet the newest addition to our goalkeeping squad, Zothanmawia! 🧤
↑ https://i-league.org/aiff-announces-fixtures-for-i-league-iwl/feed/
↑ "Durand Cup 2023 football tournament to kick off from August 3". 8 June 2023.

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[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] "AIFF looks to increase teams in I-League, number of foreigners in the squad to be reduced". The Indian Express. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.

[4] "I-League Foreigner Rule: AIFF League Committee reduces number of foreigners in I-League". Inside Sport India. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

[5] ttps://www.news9live.com/sports/football/three-foreign-teams-among-24-sides-to-compete-in-durand-cup-2197505

[6] Web Desk, ET Sports (19 June 2023). "গোল তুলে আনতে ঘানার তারকা ফরোয়ার্ডকে সই করল মহামেডান" [Mohammedan Sporting sign Ghanaian star forward for scoring goals]. xtratimebangla.in (in Bengali). Kolkata: The XtraTime Bangla. Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

[7] ttps://twitter.com/MohammedanSC/status/1672284084805201920?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

[8] ttps://twitter.com/MohammedanSC/status/1676524635050102785 We are delighted to announce the signing of the energetic forward 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐨. We hope an exciting journey together

[9] ttps://twitter.com/MohammedanSC/status/1676511434795253761 We are delighted to announce the signing of young and promising forward, 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐋𝐚𝐥𝐡𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚. We hope an exciting journey together!

[10] ttps://twitter.com/MohammedanSC/status/1677031545360781312%7Ctitle= We are delighted to announce the signing of the young, talented defender 𝐃𝐄𝐄𝐏 𝐁𝐈𝐒𝐖𝐀𝐒. We hope for an exciting journey together!

[11] ttps://twitter.com/MohammedanSC/status/1682984820819804160%7Ctitle= Welcome to the City of Joy, Mirjalol Kasimov! 🖤🤍

[12] "ISL: Sagolsem Bikash Singh joins Kerala Blasters". Khel Now. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

[13] "Sairuat Kima moves to Rajasthan United and Remsanga heads to Mohammedan Sporting on loan". Marcus Mergulhao. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.

[14] ttps://twitter.com/sreenidideccan/status/1673164460079603712?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

[15] @Delhi_FC (29 June 2023). "Say hello 👋 to our prolific and intelligent striker! ⚡⚽ Welcome aboard, 𝐀𝐳𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐮𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[16] @sreenidideccan (1 July 2023). "he is finally coming to hyderabad, welcom Kean Lewis" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[17] "𝗚𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 of our Fort". @RajasthanUnited. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.

[18] ttps://twitter.com/GokulamKeralaFC/status/1681627984736948225/Title:Meet the newest addition to our goalkeeping squad, Zothanmawia! 🧤

[19] ttps://i-league.org/aiff-announces-fixtures-for-i-league-iwl/feed/

[20] "Durand Cup 2023 football tournament to kick off from August 3". 8 June 2023.

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