2023–24 Churchill Brothers FC Goa season

Churchill Brothers
2023–24 season
CEO	Valanka Alemao
Head coach	Francesc Bonet
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

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[edit]

Current technical staff[edit]

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

Current squad[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

As of 3 February 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	IND	Subhasish Roy Chowdhury
2	DF	IND	Nishchal Chandan
5	DF	IND	Ponif Vaz
7	FW	IND	Stendly Fernandes
8	MF	IND	Rahul Raju
10	MF	URU	Martín Cháves
11	FW	IND	Faisal Ali
13	MF	IND	Lalawmpuia Sailo
15	DF	IND	Lalbiakhlua Ralte
17	DF	IND	Lalremruata
18	FW	IND	Trijoy Dias
19	DF	IND	Lamgoulen Hangshing (vice-captain)
20	FW	IND	Silvana R Lalruatkima (on loan from Chhinga Veng FC)
24	GK	IND	Bilal Khan
26	FW	IND	Lunminlen Haokip
27	DF	IND	Sebastian Thangmuansang


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
32	MF	IND	Pushkar Sanjay Prabhu
33	MF	IND	Richard Costa (captain)
34	DF	CIV	Aubin Kouakou
40	MF	GHA	Kofi Essien
44	MF	IND	Jobern Cardozo
49	DF	IND	Lesly Rebello
57	FW	IND	Anil Rama Gaonkar
70	FW	SEN	Abdou Karim Samb
88	FW	NGA	Chika Ajulu
99	FW	NGA	Ogana Louis
—	DF	IND	Ajith Kumar
—	MF	IND	Gaurav K
—	GK	IND	Subhajit Bhattacharjee

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date	Position	Player	From	Fee
30 July 2023	GK	Subhasish Roy Chowdhury	Real Kashmir	Free Transfer
5 August 2023	GK	Bilal Khan	Gokulam Kerala	Free Transfer
11 August 2023	MF	Gourav K	Kerala Blasters B	Free Transfer
23 August 2023	CB	Nishchal Chandan	Sudeva Delhi	Free Transfer
3 September 2023	DF	Lalbiakhlua Ralte	Chhinga Veng FC	Undisclosed Fee
5 September 2023	DF	Emiliano Callegari Torre	Floriana	Free Transfer
9 September 2023	FW	Stendly Fernandes	Sporting Clube de Goa	Free Transfer
5 October 2023	FW	Ricardo Dichiara	Club Atlético Germinal	Free Transfer
8 October 2023	FW	Faisal Ali	Bengaluru	Free Transfer
11 October 2023	MF	Rahul Raju	Gokulam Kerala	Free Transfer
16 October 2023	CB	Meysam Shahmakvand	Mohammedan SC	Free Transfer
16 October 2023	RB	Sebastian Thangmuansang	Odisha	Free Transfer
27 October 2023	FW	Lunminlen Haokip	NEROCA	Free Transfer
28 October 2023	CB	Lesly Rebello	Goa	Free Transfer
3 November 2023	FW	Chikaorah Obiajulu		Free Transfer
13 November 2023	FW	Ogana Louis	Sreenidi Deccan	Free Transfer
02 February 2024	FW	Abdou Karim Samb	Shillong Lajong	Free Transfer
03 February 2024	RB	Ajith Kumar	Chennaiyin	Free Transfer
03 February 2024	DF	Aubin Kouakou	Al-Nasr Benghazi	Free Transfer
07 February 2024	MF	Kofi Essien	Berekum Chelsea	Free Transfer

Loans in[edit]

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

Out[edit]

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

Loaned out[edit]

Date from	Position	Nationality	Player	To	Duration	Team	Ref.

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Competition	First match	Last match	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
I League	31 October 2023	TBD	TBD	18	5	5	8	24	23	+1	027.78
Total				18	5	5	8	24	23	+1	027.78

Last updated: 12 March 2024 (2024-03-12).
Source: Competitions

I-League[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
5	Inter Kashi	19	8	6	5	36	34	+2	30
6	Shillong Lajong	18	8	5	5	29	25	+4	29
7	Churchill Brothers	18	6	5	7	25	22	+3	23
8	Delhi	18	7	1	10	29	32	−3	22
9	Aizawl	17	5	6	6	24	23	+1	21

Updated to match(es) played on 10 March 2024. 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[edit]

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	Lalchungnunga Chhangte 5' Richard Gadze 38'	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	Jackichand Singh 52' Gyamar Nikum 87'	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	Ricardo Dichiara 18' Richard Costa 33' Ogana Louis 70' (P) Emiliano Callegari 84'	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	Sánchez 73' (pen.)	Report	Costa 38'	Stadium: EMS Stadium Referee: Suresh Devaraj Man of the Match: Emiliano Callegari (Churchill)

1 December 2023 (2023-12-01) 8	Delhi	2–1	Churchill Brothers	Bhaini Sahib
14:00 IST	Sérgio Barboza 47' Ponif Vaz 87' (OG)	Report	Martín Cháves 24'	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	Laiwang Bohham 45+1' Renan Paulino 50' (P)	Report		Stadium: SSA Stadium

9 December 2023 (2023-12-09) 10	Churchill Brothers	4–1	NEROCA	Vasco
19:00 IST	Faisal Ali 9', 15' Fernandes 32' Ricardo Dichiara 90+4'	Report	Ansumana Kromah 47'	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

4 February 2024 (2024-02-04) 12	Churchill Brothers	1–2	Sreenidi Deccan	Vasco
16.30 IST	Abdou Karim Samb 88'	Report	David Castañeda 11' Eli Sabiá 90+4'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Attendance: 500 Referee: Williams Joy Koshy Man of the Match: Eli Sabiá

10 February 2024 (2024-02-10) 13	Churchill Brothers	1–1	Namdhari	Vasco
19:00 IST	Martín Cháves 75'	Report	Akashdeep Singh 57'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Attendance: 1,633 Referee: K. Ramdasan Man of the Match: Martín Cháves (Churchill)

14 February 2024 (2024-02-14) 14	Inter Kashi	1–1	Churchill Brothers	Kalyani
19:00 IST	Muhammad Ajsal 56'	Report	Emmanuel Essien 52'	Stadium: Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 259 Referee: Kynsanphar Lyngdoh Nongum Man of the Match: Muhammad Ajsal (Inter Kashi)

17 February 2024 (2024-02-17) 15	Churchill Brothers	0–2	Real Kashmir	Vasco
19:00 IST			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) 16	Churchill Brothers	1–2	Gokulam Kerala	Vasco
19:00 IST	Ogana Louis 49'	Report	Álex Sánchez 9' Abhijith Kurungodan 19'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Attendance: 1,025 Referee: Tanmoy Dhar Man of the Match: Abhijith Kurungodan(Gokulam)

27 February 2024 (2024-02-27) 17	Churchill Brothers	2–0	Delhi	Vasco
19:00 IST	Ogana Louis 12', 20' (pen.)			Stadium: Tilak Maidan

4 March 2024 (2024-03-04) 18	Churchill Brothers	2–1	Shillong Lajong	Vasco
19:00 IST	Fernandes 15' Cháves 80'	Report	Phrangki Buam 42'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan

8 March 2024 (2024-03-08) 19	NEROCA	2–3	Churchill Brothers	Shillong
16.30 IST	Ansumana Kromah 8' Aniket Panchal 45+3'		Abdou Karim Samb 22', 75', 86'	Stadium: SSA Stadium Man of the Match: Abdou Karim Samb

12 March 2024 (2024-03-12) 20	Mohammedan	3–2	Churchill Brothers	Kolkata
19:00 IST	Hernández 28', 33' Fanai 75'	Report	Fernandes 10' Cháves 51' (pen.)	Stadium: Naihati Stadium Referee: Williams Joy Koshy Man of the Match: Eddie Hernández (Mohammedan)

24 March 2024 (2024-03-24) 21	Sreenidi Deccan	v	Churchill Brothers	Hyderabad
19:00 IST				Stadium: Deccan Arena

28 March 2023 (2023-03-28) 2	Aizawl	v	Churchill Brothers	Aizawl
19:00 IST				Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium

1 April 2024 (2024-04-01) 22	TRAU	v	Churchill Brothers	Kolkata
21:00 IST				Stadium: Kalyani Stadium

Super Cup[edit]

Statistics[edit]

Goal Scorers[edit]

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	I League	Total
1	9	FW	Ricardo Dichiara	5	5
2	10	MF	Martín Cháves	4	4
	70	FW	Abdou Karim Samb	4	4
	88	FW	Ogana Louis	4	4
5	7	FW	Stendly Fernandes	2	2
	11	FW	Faisal Ali	2	2
	33	MF	Richard Costa	2	2
8	28	DF	Emiliano Callegari	1	1
8	40	MF	Emmanuel Essien	1	1
Own Goals				1	1
Total				25	25

Notes[edit]

^ Joined Nîmes Olympique after release

References[edit]

^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Churchill part ways with coach, 3 foreign players". The Times of India. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
^ @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.
^ https://khelnow.com/football/2023-07-indian-football-isl-punjab-fc-sign-samuel-kingslee-nitesh
^ "Churchill part ways with coach, 3 foreign players". The Times of India. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
^ "Churchill part ways with coach, 3 foreign players". The Times of India. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
^ "Churchill part ways with coach, 3 foreign players". The Times of India. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
^ "AIFF announces fixtures for I-League, IWL | I-League". i-league.org.

[7] Joined Nîmes Olympique after release

[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.

[8] @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.

[9] ttps://khelnow.com/football/2023-07-indian-football-isl-punjab-fc-sign-samuel-kingslee-nitesh

[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] "Churchill part ways with coach, 3 foreign players". The Times of India. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

[13] "AIFF announces fixtures for I-League, IWL | I-League". i-league.org.

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