Churchill Brothers
2023–24 season
CEOValanka Alemao
Head coachVacant

The 2023–24 season is the 36th season of Churchill Brothers in existence and Fifteenth in the I-League.[1][2][3][4] A new coach for the team, Edgardo Malvestiti, is appointed on 29 July 2023.[5] The club has mutually parted ways with the head coach from Argentina after finding themselves in the bottom half of the I-League midway into the season.[6]

Personnel

Current technical staff

Position Name
Head coach Vacant
Assistant coach India Mario Soares
Fitness and conditioning coach Brazil Djair Miranda Garcia
Goalkeeping coach India Nikidesh Kalari Vattath
Head physiotherapist India Anandu S Kumar

Current squad

First-team squad

As of 3 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 India IND Subhasish Roy Chowdhury
2 DF India IND Nishchal Chandan
5 DF India IND Ponif Vaz
7 FW India IND Stendly Fernandes
8 MF India IND Rahul Raju
10 MF Uruguay URU Martín Cháves
11 FW India IND Faisal Ali
13 MF India IND Lalawmpuia Sailo
15 DF India IND Lalbiakhlua Ralte
17 DF India IND Lalremruata
18 FW India IND Trijoy Dias
19 DF India IND Lamgoulen Hangshing (vice-captain)
20 FW India IND Silvana R Lalruatkima (on loan from Chhinga Veng FC)
24 GK India IND Bilal Khan
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 FW India IND Lunminlen Haokip
27 DF India IND Sebastian Thangmuansang
33 MF India IND Richard Costa
44 MF India IND Jobern Cardozo
49 DF India IND Lesly Rebello
57 FW India IND Anil Rama Gaonkar
88 FW Nigeria NGA Chika Ajulu
99 FW Nigeria NGA Ogana Louis
MF India IND Gaurav K
FW India IND Chaitan Komarpant
MF India IND Pushkar Sanjay Prabhu
GK India IND Subhajit Bhattacharjee

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Player From Fee Ref.
30 July 2023 GK India Subhasish Roy Chowdhury India Real Kashmir Free Transfer
5 August 2023 GK India Bilal Khan India Gokulam Kerala Free Transfer
11 August 2023 MF India Gourav K India Kerala Blasters B Free Transfer
23 August 2023 CB India Nishchal Chandan India Sudeva Delhi Free Transfer
3 September 2023 DF India Lalbiakhlua Ralte India Chhinga Veng FC Undisclosed Fee
5 September 2023 DF Argentina Emiliano Callegari Torre Malta Floriana Free Transfer
9 September 2023 FW India Stendly Fernandes India Sporting Clube de Goa Free Transfer
5 October 2023 FW Argentina Ricardo Dichiara Argentina Club Atlético Germinal Free Transfer
8 October 2023 FW India Faisal Ali India Bengaluru Free Transfer
11 October 2023 MF India Rahul Raju India Gokulam Kerala Free Transfer
16 October 2023 CB Iran Meysam Shahmakvand Bangladesh Mohammedan SC Free Transfer
16 October 2023 RB India Sebastian Thangmuansang India Odisha Free Transfer
27 October 2023 FW India Lunminlen Haokip India NEROCA Free Transfer
28 October 2023 CB India Lesly Rebello India Goa Free Transfer
3 November 2023 FW Nigeria Chikaorah Obiajulu Nigeria Free Transfer
13 November 2023 FW Nigeria Ogana Louis India Sreenidi Deccan Free Transfer

Loans in

Date Pos Nationality Player Loaned from Until Ref
5 September 2023 FW India Silvana R Lalruatkima India Chhinga Veng FC 31 May 2024

Out

Date Position Nationality Player To Fee Ref.
1 April 2023 FW Uganda Emmanuel Yaghr Kyrgyzstan Free Transfer
1 June 2023 DF India Akash Mukherjee India Bhawanipore Free Transfer
1 July 2023 MF Afghanistan Sharif Mukhammad TBD Released
1 July 2023 DF Senegal Momo Cissé TBD Released
1 July 2023 FW Senegal Abdoulaye Sané TBD Released
7 July 2023 DF India Raju Gaikwad India Delhi Free Transfer [7]
15 July 2023 FW Liberia Ansumana Kromah India Bodoland Free Transfer
20 July 2023 MF India Kingslee Fernandes India Punjab Free Transfer [8]
20 July 2023 FW India Afdal Varikkodan TBA Released
22 July 2023 MF India Quan Gomes TBA Released
22 July 2023 DF India Meldon D'Silva TBA Released
22 July 2023 MF India Wendell Savio Coelho TBA Released
25 July 2023 FW India Alocious Muthayyan India United SC Free Transfer
29 July 2023 GK India Albino Gomes India Sreenidi Deccan Free Transfer
30 August 2023 GK India Nora Fernandes India Aizawl Free Transfer
30 August 2023 DF India Nongmeikapam Sanathoi Meitei Free Agent
30 August 2023 DF India George D'Souza Free Agent
30 August 2023 DF India Joseph Clemente Free Agent
30 August 2023 MF India Kapil Hoble Free Agent
30 August 2023 DF India Gautam Inacio Dias Free Agent
30 August 2023 FW India Lalkhawpuimawia Free Agent
30 August 2023 FW India Aaron Bareto Free Agent
30 August 2023 DF India Alent Colaco Free Agent
30 August 2023 DF India Vanlalduatsanga Free Agent
30 August 2023 MF India Shubert Pereira Free Agent
3 January 2024 FW Argentina Ricardo Dichiara Malta Żabbar St. Patrick F.C. Free Agent [9]
3 January 2024 DF Argentina Emiliano Callegari Torre Free Agent [10]
3 January 2024 DF Iran Meysam Shahmakvand Free Agent [11]

Loaned out

Date from Position Nationality Player To Duration Team Ref.

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
I League 31 October 2023 TBD TBD 10 3 3 4 14 11 +3 030.00
Total 10 3 3 4 14 11 +3 030.00

Last updated: 17 December 2023 (2023-12-17).
Source: Competitions

I-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 Delhi 11 5 1 5 20 18 +2 16
8 Inter Kashi 11 4 3 4 17 22 5 15
9 Churchill Brothers 10 3 3 4 14 11 +3 12
10 Rajasthan United 11 3 3 5 21 27 6 12
11 Namdhari 11 2 2 7 9 20 11 8 Relegation to 2024–25 I-League 2
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 6 October 2023.[12]

31 October 2023 (2023-10-31) 1 Namdhari 0-0 Churchill Brothers Bhaini Sahib
14.00 IST Report Stadium: Namdhari Stadium
Man of the Match: Martín Cháves (Churchill)
4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) 2 Aizawl Postponed Churchill Brothers Aizawl
19.00 IST Report Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
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
Man of the Match: Ricardo Dichiara (Churchill)
13 November 2023 (2023-11-13) 4 Rajasthan United 2-0 Churchill Brothers Hyderabad
19.00 IST
Report Stadium: Deccan Arena
Man of the Match: Richard Gadze (Rajasthan)
17 November 2023 (2023-11-17) 5 Churchill Brothers 1-2 Inter Kashi Vasco
19.00 IST
  • Ricardo Dichiara 38'
Report Stadium: Tilak Maidan
Man of the Match: Gyamar Nikum (Inter Kashi)
22 November 2023 (2023-11-22) 6 Churchill Brothers 4-0 TRAU Vasco
19.00 IST
Report Stadium: Tilak Maidan
Man of the Match: Ricardo Dichiara (Churchill)
26 November 2023 (2023-11-26) 7 Gokulam Kerala 1-1 Churchill Brothers Kozhikode
19.00 IST
Report Stadium: EMS Stadium
Man of the Match: Emiliano Callegari (Churchill)
1 December 2023 (2023-12-01) 8 Delhi 2-1 Churchill Brothers Bhaini Sahib
14.00 IST
Report Stadium: Namdhari Stadium
Man of the Match: Pape Gassama(Delhi)
6 December 2023 (2023-12-06) 9 Shillong Lajong 2-0 Churchill Brothers Shillong
19.00 IST
Report Stadium: SSA Stadium
9 December 2023 (2023-12-09) 10 Churchill Brothers 4-1 NEROCA Vasco
19.00 IST
  • Faisal Ali 9', 15'
  • Stendly Fernandes 32'
  • Ricardo Dichiara 90+4'
Report Stadium: Tilak Maidan
Man of the Match: Faisal Ali (Churchill)
17 December 2023 (2023-12-17) 11 Churchill Brothers 0-0 Mohammedan Vasco
19.00 IST Stadium: Tilak Maidan

Super Cup

Statistics

Goal Scorers

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name I League Total
1 9 FW Argentina Ricardo Dichiara 55
2 11 FW India Faisal Ali 22
33 MF India Richard Costa 22
4 7 FW India Stendly Fernandes 11
10 MF Uruguay Martín Cháves 11
28 DF Argentina Emiliano Callegari 11
88 FW Nigeria Ogana Louis 11
Own Goals11
Total1414

References

  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. "After six-month chase, Argentina coach says yes to Churchill Bros". The Times of India. 29 June 2023. Archived from the original on 26 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  6. "Churchill part ways with coach, 3 foreign players". The Times of India. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  7. @Delhi_FC (7 July 2023). "Experience, Grace and Ability combined together as we welcome, 𝐑𝐚𝐣𝐮 𝐆𝐚𝐢𝐤𝐰𝐚𝐝 to add solidity to our back line" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  8. https://khelnow.com/football/2023-07-indian-football-isl-punjab-fc-sign-samuel-kingslee-nitesh
  9. "Churchill part ways with coach, 3 foreign players". The Times of India. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  10. "Churchill part ways with coach, 3 foreign players". The Times of India. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  11. "Churchill part ways with coach, 3 foreign players". The Times of India. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  12. https://i-league.org/aiff-announces-fixtures-for-i-league-iwl/feed/
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