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
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

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. 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	Name	From
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	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
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	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

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
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

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)

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

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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.	Name	I League	Total
1	9	FW	Gnohere Krizo	12	12
2	16	DF	Shaher Shaheen	3	3
2	28	MF	Jeremy Laldinpuia	3	3
4	7	MF	Mohammad Inam	2	2
	14	FW	Henry Kisekka	2	2
	27	MF	Mohamad Maksoud	2	2
7	5	MF	Ifham Mir Toufiq	1	1
	6	DF	Hyder Yousuf	1	1
	10	FW	Mohammad Asrar Rehber	1	1
	20	MF	Kamal Isaah	1	1
	22	DF	Carlos Lomba	1	1
	25	FW	Kamo Bayi	1	1
	29	MF	Adnan Ayub	1	1
	30	DF	Wayne Vaz	1	1
Total				32	32

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[8] "ISL: Newly promoted RoundGlass Punjab signs Real Kashmir duo on multi-year deals". thebridge.in. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.

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