2023–24 Real Kashmir FC season

Real Kashmir

2023–24 season
Chairman	Sandeep Chattoo
Head coach	Ishfaq Ahmed
Stadium	TRC Turf Ground, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
I-League	5th
Top goalscorer	League: Gnohere Krizo (12) All: Gnohere Krizo (12)
Highest home attendance	7,632 (v. Mohammedan, 23 March 2024)
Lowest home attendance	1,100 (v. Namdhari, 13 April 2024)
Average home league attendance	3,207
Home colours Away colours

The 2023–24 season was the seventh season in Real Kashmir FC's existence, and their sixth season in I-League.^[1][2][3] Their first match of the season was played on 28 October 2023 and their last on 13 April 2024, in 1–4 defeat away from home against Namdhari. Real Kashmir finished fifth in the league.^[4] Their captain Muhammad Hammad received the Jarnail Singh Award for Best Defender of the season.^[5]

Current technical staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Ishfaq Ahmed
Assistant coach	Harshad Meher
Head of Player recruitment	Salman Mir
Physio	Haider Ali
Psychologist	Fadl Haq
Co-ordinator	Fuzail Farooq
Nutrionist	Athar Coutwall

First-team squad

As of 27 October 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  IND Furqan Ahmad Dar 3 DF  IND Sowban Hilal Sidiqui 4 DF  IND Muhammad Hammad (captain) 5 MF  IND Ifham Tariq Mir 6 DF  IND Hyder Yousuf 7 MF  IND Mohammad Inam 9 FW  CIV Gnohere Krizo 10 FW  IND Mohammad Asrar Rehber 11 FW  IND Ateeb Ahmed Dar 12 MF  IND Huzafah Ahmad Dar 13 GK  IND Shivam Kiran Pednekar 14 FW  UGA Henry Kisekka 16 DF  SYR Shaher Shaheen

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  IND Lalramdinsanga Ralte 18 DF  IND Dion Menezes 20 DF  GHA Kamal Issah 21 DF  IND Zahid Yousuf 22 DF  POR Carlos Lomba 25 FW  CIV Kamo Bayi 26 DF  IND Hafiz Ur Rehman Khan 27 MF  LBN Mohamad Maksoud 28 MF  IND Jeremy Laldinpuia 30 DF  IND Wayne Vaz 31 DF  IND Shahid Nazir 78 GK  IND Muheet Shabir

Contract extension

New contracts

Date	Position	No.	Player	Ref.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
22 October 2023	DF		Sowban Hilal Sidiqui	Downtown Heroes
23 October 2023	DF		Muhammad Hammad
24 October 2023	GK		Muheet Shabir	Kerala Blasters
24 October 2023	FW		Mohamed Inam	Delhi
25 October 2023	FW		Mohammad Asrar Rehber	FC1
26 October 2023	DF		Shahid Nazir	Downtown Heroes
26 October 2023	DF		Shaher Shaheen	Mohammedan
27 October 2023	DF		Zahid Yousuf	Downtown Heroes
27 October 2023	FW		Gnohere Krizo	Bhawanipore
31 January 2024	FW		Henry Kisekka
31 January 2024	FW		Kamo Bayi

Promoted from Real Kashmmir FC Reserves

No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Ref.

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2023	DF		Jestin George	NorthEast United	Loan Return
6 July 2023	GK		Prateek Kumar	Chennaiyin	Free Transfer	[6]
7 July 2023	MF		Abhijit Sarkar	Mohammedan	Free Transfer
17 July 2023	MF		Girik Khosla	Delhi	Free Transfer	[7]
21 July 2023	MF		Samuel Kynshi	Punjab	Free Transfer	[8]
30 July 2023	MF		Lalnuntluanga Bawitlung	Sreenidi Deccan	Free Transfer	[9]
30 July 2023	GK		Subhasish Roy	Churchill Brothers	Free Transfer
31 July 2023	FW		Phrangki Buam	Shillong Lajong	Free Transfer
31 July 2023	MF		Nuriddin Davronov	Kuching City	Free Transfer
1 September 2023	MF		Thoi Singh	NEROCA	Free Transfer
3 September 2023	DF		Balwinder Singh	NEROCA	Free Transfer
3 September 2023	DF		Akashdeep Singh	Namdhari	Free Transfer
3 September 2023	DF		Richard Osei		Free Transfer
3 September 2023	MF		Wadudu Yakubu		Free Transfer
3 September 2023	FW		Ibrahim Nurudeen	Al-Horriya	Free Transfer
3 September 2023	MF		Owais Bashir		Free Transfer
3 September 2023	MF		Nestor Dias		Free Transfer
3 September 2023	MF		Adnan Ayub		Free Transfer
3 September 2023	FW		Loken Meitei	Delhi	Free Transfer
3 September 2023	FW		Parveez Hussain Parray		Free Transfer
3 September 2023	DF		Joyner Lourenco	Sporting Goa	Free Transfer
3 September 2023	DF		Kamalpreet Singh		Free Transfer
3 September 2023	MF		Rupert Nongrum		Free Transfer
3 September 2023	FW		Ernest Boateng	Rahmatganj MFS	Free Transfer
3 September 2023	DF		Paolenmang Tuboi		Free Transfer
3 September 2023	DF		Davinder Singh	Namdhari	Free Transfer
3 September 2023	GK		Sanjiban Ghosh	Bhawanipore	Free Transfer
3 September 2023	DF		Sarineo Fernandes	Bengaluru United	Free Transfer
3 September 2023	GK		Imran Arshid	Downtown Heroes	Free Transfer
3 September 2023	FW		Jerry Pulamte	Bengaluru United	Free Transfer
30 January 2024	MF		Kiran Pandhare	NEROCA	Free Transfer

Pre-season

Competition

Overview

  Win   Draw   Loss

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
				Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Super Cup	2023 (2023)	2023 (2023)	Qualifiers	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
I-League	28 October 2023 (2023-10-28)	2024 (2024)	Matchday 1	20	10	6	4	31	13	+18	050.00
Total				20	10	6	4	31	13	+18	050.00

Last updated: 17 March 2024 (2024-03-17)
Source: Soccerway

I-League

Main article: 2023–24 I-League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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
6	Delhi	24	11	2	11	44	40	+4	35
7	Churchill Brothers	24	9	6	9	40	31	+9	33

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).

League results by round

Match	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
Ground	H	H	H	A	-	A	H	H	H	H	H	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	H
Result	W	W	L	L	-	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	D	D	D
League Position	2	2	4	5	5	4	3	3	4	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3

Updated to match(es) played on 17 March 2024. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Real Kashmir v Rajasthan United

28 October 2023 (2023-10-28) 1	Real Kashmir	2–0	Rajasthan United	Srinagar
14:00 IST	Wayne Vaz 49' Shaher Shaheen 90+7'	Report		Stadium: TRC Turf Ground Attendance: 1,872 Man of the Match: Wayne Vaz (Real Kashmir)

Real Kashmir v TRAU

4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) 2	Real Kashmir	1–0	TRAU	Srinagar
14:00 IST	Jeremy Laldinpuia 45'	Report		Stadium: TRC Turf Ground Attendance: 6,200 Referee: Jatinder Singh Man of the Match: Jeremy Laldinpuia

Real Kashmir v Churchill Brothers

8 November 2023 (2023-11-08) 3	Real Kashmir	1–3	Churchill Brothers	Srinagar
14:00 IST	Ateeb Ahmed Dar 45'	Report	Carlos Lomba 26', OG' Ricardo Dichiara 60', 62'	Stadium: TRC Turf Ground Attendance: 4,728 Referee: Surojit Das Man of the Match: Ricardo Dichiara (Churchill Brothers)

Namdhari v Real Kashmir

11 November 2023 (2023-11-11) 4	Namdhari	1–0	Real Kashmir	Bhaini Sahib
14:00 IST	Harmanpreet Singh 36'			Stadium: Namdhari Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Williams Joy Koshy Man of the Match: Akashdeep Singh (Namdhari)

NEROCA v Real Kashmir

23 November 2023 (2023-11-23) 5	NEROCA	0–4	Real Kashmir	Kalyani
16:30 IST		Report	Mohammad Asrar Rehber 11' Gnohere Krizo 19' Jeremy Laldinpuia 64' Mohamad Maksoud 90+5'	Stadium: Kalyani Stadium Man of the Match: Muhammad Hammad

Real Kashmir v Inter Kashi

28 November 2023 (2023-11-28) 6	Real Kashmir	4–0	Inter Kashi	Srinagar
14:00 IST	Mohammad Inam Wani 30' Carlos Lomba 66' Gnohere Krizo 83' Mohamad Maksoud 90+5'	Report		Stadium: TRC Turf Ground Attendance: 3,172 Referee: Anand Rana Man of the Match: Mohammad Inam (Real Kashmir)

Real Kashmir v Aizawl

2 December 2023 (2023-12-02) 7	Real Kashmir	0–0	Aizawl	Srinagar
14:00 IST		Report		Stadium: TRC Turf Ground Attendance: 3,659 Referee: Lakshay Man of the Match: Nora Fernandes (Aizawl)

Real Kashmir v Sreenidi Deccan

7 December 2023 (2023-12-07) 8	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)

Real Kashmir v Gokulam Kerala

11 December 2023 (2023-12-11) 9	Real Kashmir	3–0	Gokulam Kerala	Srinagar
11:00 IST	Krizo 31', 64' Laldinpuia 59'	Report		Stadium: TRC Turf Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Dipu Roy Man of the Match: Carlos Lomba (Real Kashmir)

Real Kashmir v Shillong Lajong

16 December 2023 (2023-12-16) 10	Real Kashmir	3–1	Shillong Lajong	Srinagar
14:00 IST	Isaah 5' Krizo 55' Inam 69'	Report	Abdou Karim Samb 16'	Stadium: TRC Turf Ground Attendance: 3,740 Referee: Jehrul Islam Man of the Match: Mohammad Inam (Real Kashmir)

Delhi v Real Kashmir

24 December 2023 (2023-12-24) 11	Delhi	1–0	Real Kashmir	Bhaini Sahib
14:00 IST	Hudson Jesus 77'	Report		Stadium: Namdhari Stadium Attendance: 918 Referee: Tanmoy Dhar Man of the Match: Hudson Jesus (Delhi)

Mohammedan v Real Kashmir

4 February 2024 (2024-02-04) 12	Mohammedan	0–3	Real Kashmir	Kolkata
19:00 IST		Report	Shaher Shaheen 55' Gnohere Krizo 65', 90+5' (pen.)	Stadium: Naihati Stadium Referee: Aditya Purkayastha

Rajasthan United v Real Kashmir

9 February 2024 (2024-02-09) 13	Rajasthan United	1–0	Real Kashmir	Bhaini Ala
14:00 IST	Marin Mudrazija 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Namdhari Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Akashkumar Mehta Man of the Match: Marin Mudrazija (Rajasthan United)

Churchill Brothers v Real Kashmir

17 February 2024 (2024-02-17) 14	Churchill Brothers	0–2	Real Kashmir	Vasco
19:00 IST		Report	Gnohere Krizo 66' Kamo Bayi 90+9'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Attendance: 825 Referee: Mithun Kumar Kundu Man of the Match: Gnohere Krizo (Real Kashmir)

Inter Kashi v Real Kashmir

24 February 2024 (2024-02-24) 15	Inter Kashi	1–1	Real Kashmir	Kolkata
16:30 IST	Mario Barco 77'	Report	Henry Kisekka 90+6'	Stadium: Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 447 Referee: Ashish Tiwari Man of the Match: Mohammad Inam (Real Kashmir)

Aizawl v Real Kashmir

28 February 2024 (2024-02-28) 16	Aizawl	0–1	Real Kashmir	Aizawl
19:00 IST		Report	Henry Kisekka 15'	Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Attendance: 1,246 Referee: Lalit Singh Rawat Man of the Match: Henry Kisekka (Real Kashmir)

Sreenidi Deccan v Real Kashmir

4 March 2024 (2024-03-04) 17	Sreenidi Deccan	2–3	Real Kashmir	Hyderabad
16:30 IST	Rilwan Olanrewaju Hassan 58' Eli Sabiá 61'	Report	Gnohere Krizo 45+4', 90+2' (pen.) Ifham Mir 87'	Stadium: Deccan Arena Attendance: 168 Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta Man of the Match: Gnohere Krizo (Real Kashmir)

Gokulam Kerala v Real Kashmir

10 March 2024 (2024-03-10) 18	Gokulam Kerala	1–1	Real Kashmir	Kozhikode
19:00 IST	Matija Babovic 68'	Report	Gnohere Krizo 65'	Stadium: EMS Stadium Attendance: 2,023 Referee: Aditya Purkayastha Man of the Match: Matija Babovic (Gokulam Kerala)

Shillong Lajong v Real Kashmir

13 March 2024 (2024-03-13) 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)

Real Kashmir v Delhi

17 March 2024 (2024-03-17) 20	Real Kashmir	1–1	Delhi	Srinagar
14:00 IST	Gurtej Singh 52'	Report	Anwar Ali Sr 82' (o.g.)	Stadium: TRC Turf Ground Attendance: 1,635 Referee: Jatinder Singh Man of the Match: Gurtej Singh (Real Kashmir)

Real Kashmir v Mohammedan

23 March 2024 (2024-03-23) 21	Real Kashmir	0–0	Mohammedan	Srinagar
14:00 IST		Report		Stadium: TRC Turf Ground Attendance: 7,632 Referee: Harish Kundu Man of the Match: Muhammad Hammad (Real Kashmir)

Real Kashmir v NEROCA

30 March 2024 (2024-03-30) 22	Real Kashmir	3–0	NEROCA	Srinagar
14:00 IST	Krizo 35' Yousuf 45' Shaheen 67'	Report		Stadium: TRC Turf Ground Attendance: 2,254 Referee: Aditya Purkayastha Man of the Match: Hyder Yousuf (Real Kashmir)

TRAU v Real Kashmir

6 April 2024 (2024-04-06) 23	TRAU	2–1	Real Kashmir	Kalyani
16:30 IST	Aribam 56' R. Singh 90+9'	Report	Lomba 59'	Stadium: Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 123 Referee: Lalit Singh Rawat Man of the Match: Robinson Singh (TRAU)

Real Kashmir v Namdhari

13 April 2024 (2024-04-13) 24	Real Kashmir	1–4	Namdhari	Srinagar
14:30 IST	Ralte 86'	Report	Abeiku 20' Arana 24' (pen.) Manv. Singh 60', 90'	Stadium: TRC Turf Ground Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Lakshay Man of the Match: Stephen Abeiku (Namdhari)

Statistics

Goal Scorers

As of 13 March 2024

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	I League	IFA Shield	Super Cup	Total
1	9	FW		Gnohere Krizo	12	0	0	12
2	16	DF		Shaher Shaheen	3	0	0	3
	28	MF		Jeremy Laldinpuia	3	0	0	3
4	7	MF		Mohammad Inam	2	0	0	2
	14	FW		Henry Kisekka	2	0	0	2
	27	MF		Mohamad Maksoud	2	0	0	2
7	5	MF		Ifham Mir Toufiq	1	0	0	1
	6	DF		Hyder Yousuf	1	0	0	1
	10	FW		Mohammad Asrar Rehber	1	0	0	1
	20	MF		Kamal Isaah	1	0	0	1
	22	DF		Carlos Lomba	1	0	0	1
	25	FW		Kamo Bayi	1	0	0	1
	29	MF		Adnan Ayub	1	0	0	1
	30	DF		Wayne Vaz	1	0	0	1
Total					32	0	0	32

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