2022–23 Real Kashmir FC season

Real Kashmir
2022–23 season
Chairman	Sandeep Chattoo
Head coach	Mehrajuddin Wadoo ; (until 1 February 2023) ; Gifton Noel-Williams ; (from 8 February 2023)
Stadium	TRC Turf Ground, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
I-League	5th
Super Cup	Qualifiers
Top goalscorer	League: Samuel Kynshi ; (6 goals); All: Samuel Kynshi ; (6 goals)
Highest home attendance	4,123 (vs Churchill Brothers)
Lowest home attendance	538 (vs Aizawl)
Average home league attendance	2,859
Biggest win	2–0 ; (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 defeat	2–0 ; (vs Gokulam Kerala (A), 20 January 2023, I-League) ; 2–0 ; (vs RoundGlass Punjab (A), 27 January 2023, I-League)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →
	All statistics correct as of 11 March 2023.

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]

First-team squad[edit]

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[edit]

New contracts[edit]

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

Transfers[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee
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

Promoted from Real Kashmmir FC Reserves[edit]

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[edit]

Date from	Position	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[edit]

Competition[edit]

Overview[edit]

Win Draw Loss

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 %
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[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	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:

^ Head-to-head points: Aizawl 4, Mohammedan 1.

League Results by Round[edit]

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

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

Matches[edit]

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	Moro 20' Davinder 34' I. Seidu 51' George 70' Pulamte 77'	Report	Cháves 10' M. Assisi 66'	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	Moro 45+1'	Report	Bouba 44'	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	Davinder 30' I. Nurudeen 75' W. Yakubu 88' Chowdhury 90+2'	Report	Gomes 43' Vaz 45+2' Clemente 62'	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	George 29' Babadzhanov 34' W. Yakubu 58' Moro 63'	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	Akhtar 12' Ramhlunchhunga 59' Bagui 60' Awal 90+8'	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	Akashdeep 5' 49' Moro 27' 76' Bawitlung 60'	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	Kima 13' Dauda 49' Joseph 57' 81' Rahaman 84' Ambekar 90+8'	Report	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	George 17' 89' Bawitlung 86'	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	I. Nurudeen 34' George 52' Davinder 58' W. Yakubu 62' Bawitlung 63' Kynshi 90+5'	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	Zaman 35' R. Raju 36' Sreekuttan 45+5' Justin 86'	Report	Agyemang 45+5'	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	W. Yakubu 20' Bawitlung 78' Chowdhury 89'	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	Mera 41' Vanlalremdika 63' Krishananda 65' Valpuia 79'	Report	Agyemang 40' Akashdeep 55' George 73' Kamalpreet 74' Davronov 80'	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	Bawitlung 17' 45+1' Agyemang 20', 71' Khosla 22' George 83'	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	Agyemang 10' 63' Nongrum 45+1' Bawitlung 90+3'	Report	Fletcher 13' Agyemang 71' (o.g.)	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	Kynshi 27', 49' I. Nurudeen 62' Boateng 86' Chowdhury 90'	Report	Murzaev 14' C. Davis 33' Joseph 75'	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	George 79' Kynshi 84' 84'	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	Davronov 2' Agyemang 30' Buam 77' George 85'	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	Kynshi 68' Agyemang 78'	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	Kynshi 19' Davronov 69' W. Yakubu 83' Boateng 84'	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	Boateng 7' 71' Bawitlung 72' Lourenco 82' Prateek 90+4'	Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium Attendance: 536 Referee: K Ramdasan Man of the Match: Ernest Boateng (Real Kashmir)

Super Cup[edit]

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[edit]

Win Draw Loss

Qualifiers[edit]

6 April 2023 (2023-04-06) Q-4	Real Kashmir	0–6	Churchill Brothers	Manjeri, Kerala
20.30 IST		Report	Cháves 6' (p) Kromah 36' (p), 45+1', 59', 61' Jakhonov 75'	Stadium: Payyanad Stadium Attendance: 1,708 Referee: Pranjal Banerjee Man of the Match: Ansumana Kromah (Churchill Brothers)

Statistics[edit]

Goal Scorers[edit]

As of 26 February 2023

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

References[edit]

^ 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.
^ "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.
^ https://www.arunfoot.com/defender-abdul-hakku-returns-to-gokulam-kerala-fc/
^ "Hero I-League 2022-23 to kick-off on November 12". i-league.org. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
^ "Churchill Bros win appeal, get three points for Real Kashmir's illegal substitution". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
^ "Kerala to host Hero Super Cup in April". the-aiff.com. 24 January 2023.

[table_hth_AIZ0.099333015782448-4] Head-to-head points: Aizawl 4, Mohammedan 1.

[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] ttps://www.arunfoot.com/defender-abdul-hakku-returns-to-gokulam-kerala-fc/

[5] "Hero I-League 2022-23 to kick-off on November 12". i-league.org. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.

[6] "Churchill Bros win appeal, get three points for Real Kashmir's illegal substitution". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.

[7] "Kerala to host Hero Super Cup in April". the-aiff.com. 24 January 2023.

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