2023–24 Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) season

The 2023–24 season was the 131st season in the existence of Mohammedan and the club's third consecutive season in the I-League. In addition to the I-League, they also competed in the Durand Cup.^[1][2][3][4] On 30th June its confirmed Mohammedan's participation in the Durand cup.^[5]

Mohammedan

2023–24 season
Owner	Mohammedan Sporting Club Private Limited (50%) Bunkerhill Private Limited (50%)
Chairman	Gulam Ashraf
Head coach	Andrey Chernyshov
Stadium	Salt Lake Stadium, Kishore Bharati Krirangan, Bankimanjali Stadium (I-League)
I-League	1st (promoted)
Durand Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Eddie Hernández (13) All: Eddie Hernández (13)
Biggest win	6–0 v TRAU (Home) 7 November 2023 (I-League)
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Andrey Chernyshov
Assistant Manager	Alison Kharsyntiew
Head of Goalkeeping	Lalit Thapa
Head Physiotherapist	Dibyajit Mitra
Assistant Physiotherapist	Md. Belal Qureshi
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Arsalan Mirza
Performance Analyst	Devrup J. Gupta
Media manager	Koustav Halder

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Squad

First-team squad

As of 30 December 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 Padam Chettri 3 DF  IND Dettol Moirangthem (on loan from Classic FA) 4 MF  UZB Mirjalol Kosimov 5 MF  ARG Juan Nellar 6 MF  IND Abhishek Halder 7 FW  IND Beneston Barretto 10 FW  ARG Alexis Gómez 11 MF  IND Wahengbam Angousana 14 DF  IND Zodingliana Ralte 15 DF  IND Dipu Halder 16 DF  IND Mohammed Irshad 19 FW  IND David Lalhlansanga 20 FW  HON Eddie Hernández 22 FW  IND Sagolsem Bikash Singh (on loan from Kerala Blasters)

No. Pos. Nation Player 25 DF  IND Samad Ali Mallick (captain) 26 MF  IND Samuel Lalmuanpuia 28 DF  GHA Joseph Adjei 29 FW  IND Lalremsanga Fanai (on loan from Rajasthan United) 33 GK  IND Lalbiakhlua Jongte (on loan from Hyderabad) 34 DF  IND Vanlalzuidika 47 FW  IND SK Faiaz 55 DF  IND Mohammed Jassim 69 GK  IND Jetli Sorokhaibam 77 FW  RUS Evgeniy Kozlov 99 MF  IND Tanmoy Ghosh — GK  IND James Kithan

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  IND Thokchom James Singh 8 MF  IND Sujit Singh 13 MF  IND Abhijit Sarkar 30 MF  IND Ganesh Besra 36 DF  IND Deep Biswas

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  IND Rakibul Mallick — DF  IND Karandeep Singh — MF  IND Meitalkeishangbam Roger — MF  IND Ajay Alex Antonay — MF  IND Laishram Bedashwor Singh — FW  IND Bamiya Samad — FW  IND William Lalgoulien

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Player	From	Fee	Ref
13 June 2023	FW		Alexis Gómez	Sudeva Delhi	Free Transfer
15 June 2023	DF		Zodingliana Ralte	Aizawl	Free Transfer
16 June 2023	DF		Denzil Kharshandi	ARA	Free Transfer
17 June 2023	GK		Rakibul Mollick		Free Transfer
17 June 2023	MF		Ganesh Besra	Wari AC	Free Transfer
17 June 2023	MF		Bamiya Samad		Free Transfer
19 June 2023	FW		Prince Opoku Agyemang	Duhok SC	Free Transfer	[6]
20 June 2023	MF		Sujit Singh	The Diamond Rock FC	Free Transfer
23 June 2023	DF		Joseph Adjei	Al-Ittihad	Free Transfer	[7]
01 July 2023	MF		Tanmoy Ghosh	Gokulam Kerala	Free Transfer
07 July 2023	FW		Beneston Barretto	Dempo	Free Transfer	[8]
07 July 2023	MF		Meitalkeishangbam Roger	TRAU	Free Transfer
07 July 2023	FW		David Lalhlansanga	Aizawl	Free Transfer	[9]
07 July 2023	FW		Abhijit Sarkar	Real Kashmir	Free Transfer
06 July 2023	GK		Padam Chettri	Mumbai Kenkre	Free Transfer
07 July 2023	DF		Thokchom James Singh	NEROCA	Free Transfer
07 July 2023	DF		Karandeep Singh	Delhi FC	Free Transfer
07 July 2023	DF		Deep Biswas	Mohun Bagan B	Free Transfer	[10]
23 July 2023	MF		Mirjalol Kasimov	NEROCA	Free Transfer	[11]
14 August 2023	MF		Wahengbam Angousana	East Bengal B	Free Transfer
20 August 2023	MF		Mohammed Irshad	NorthEast United	Free Transfer
24 August 2023	GK		Jetli Sorokhaibam	Classic FA	Free Transfer
2 September 2023	MF		Samuel Lalmuanpuia	Punjab	Free Transfer
13 September 2023	FW		Eddie Hernández	Motagua	Free Transfer
16 September 2023	DF		Mohammed Jassim	Gokulam Kerala	Free Transfer
29 September 2023	MF		Juan Nellar	Free Agent	Free Transfer
16 January 2024	FW		Evgeniy Kozlov	Atyrau	Free Transfer
25 January 2024	GK		James Kithan	Delhi FC	Free Transfer

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Player	From	Date until	Ref.
	GK		Lalbiakhlua Jongte	Hyderabad	31 May 2024
27 June 2023	MF		Sagolsem Bikash Singh	Kerala Blasters	31 May 2024	[12]
06 July 2023	FW		Lalremsanga Fanai	Rajasthan United	31 May 2024	[13]
24 July 2023	DF		Dettol Moirangthem	Classic FA	31 May 2024

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Player	To	Date until	Ref

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Player	To	Fee	Ref
12 June 2023	DF		Shaher Shaheen		Free Agent
12 June 2023	MF		Nikola Stojanović		Free Agent
12 June 2023	MF		Abiola Dauda		Free Agent
12 June 2023	DF		Ousmane N'Diaye		Free Agent
12 June 2023	FW		Marcus Joseph		Free Agent
12 June 2023	FW		Mirlan Murzaev	Hanoi FC	Free Agent
26 June 2023	DF		Abhishek Ambekar	Sreenidi Deccan	Free Agent	[14]
29 June 2023	FW		Azharuddin Mallick	Delhi	Free Agent	[15]
01 July 2023	MF		Kean Lewis	Sreenidi Deccan	Free Agent	[16]
17 July 2023	DF		Sairuat Kima	Rajasthan United	Free Agent	[17]
19 July 2023	GK		Zothanmawia	Gokulam Kerala	Free Agent	[18]
26 August 2023	GK		Mithun Samanta	TRAU	Free Agent
1 September 2023	MF		Christy Molly Davis	Gokulam Kerala	Free Agent
7 September 2023	DF		Safiul Rahman	NEROCA	Free Agent
19 December 2023	FW		Prince Opoku Agyemang	TBD	Free Agent
30 December 2023	FW		Denzil Kharshandi	Shillong Lajong

Pre-season and friendlies

Mohammedan SC v Chennaiyin

30 July 2023 Friendly match	Mohammedan SC	1–1	Chennaiyin
16:00 IST	Alexis Gómez 12'		Irfan Yadwad 79'

Mohammedan SC v Rajasthan United

14 October 2023 Friendly	Mohammedan SC	0–1	Rajasthan United	Delhi
16:00 IST

Mohammedan SC v Namdhari

17 October 2023 Friendly	Mohammedan SC	1–1	Namdhari	Delhi
16:00 IST

Rajasthan United v Mohammedan SC

20 October 2023 Friendly	Rajasthan United	1–3	Mohammedan SC	Jaipur
15:30 IST

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
I League	29 October 2023	13 April 2024	Match Day 1	Champions	24	15	7	2	44	22	+22	062.50
Durand Cup	5 August 2023	20 August 2023	Group stage	Group stage	3	2	0	1	9	4	+5	066.67
Total					27	17	7	3	53	26	+27	062.96

Last updated: 13 April 2024 (2024-04-13).
Source: Competitions

I-League

Main article: 2023–24 I-League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mohammedan (C, P)	24	15	7	2	44	22	+22	52	Promotion to Indian Super League
2	Sreenidi Deccan	24	14	6	4	54	26	+28	48
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

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).
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Matches

Note: I-League announced the fixtures for the 2023–24 season on 6 October 2023.^[19]

Mohammedan v Aizawl

29 October 2023 (2023-10-29) 1	Mohammedan	2–1	Aizawl	Naihati
19:00 IST	Samuel Lalmuanpuia 7' Alexis Gómez 28'	Report	K Lalrinfela 12'	Stadium: Naihati Stadium Attendance: 4,900 Referee: Joyshing Monsang Thumli Man of the Match: Alexis Gómez (Mohammedan)

Mohammedan v Shillong Lajong

3 November 2023 (2023-11-03) 2	Mohammedan	1–1	Shillong Lajong	Naihati
19:00 IST	David Lalhlansanga 53'	Report	Takuto Miki 45+1'	Stadium: Naihati Stadium Attendance: 3,786 Referee: Anand Rana Man of the Match: Daniel Gonçalves(Shillong Lajong)

Mohammedan v TRAU

7 November 2023 (2023-11-07) 3	Mohammedan	6–0	TRAU	Naihati
19:00 IST	David Lalhlansanga 3', 10' Joseph Adjei 29' Mirjalol Kosimov 37' Lalremsanga Fanai 63' Samuel Lalmuanpuia 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Naihati Stadium Attendance: 1,773 Referee: Williams Joy Koshy Man of the Match: Joseph Adjei (Mohammedan)

Delhi v Mohammedan

10 November 2023 (2023-11-10) 4	Delhi	1–2	Mohammedan	Bhaini Sahib
14:00 IST	Bali Gagandeep 90+8'	Report	Gurtej Singh 4' (OG) Lalremsanga Fanai 13'	Stadium: Namdhari Stadium Man of the Match: Padam Chetri (Mohammedan)

Rajasthan United v Mohammedan

18 November 2023 (2023-11-18) 5	Rajasthan United	1–2	Mohammedan	Hyderabad
19:00 IST	Ragav Gupta 90+4'	Report	Sagolsem Bikash Singh 45+1' E. Hernández 69'	Stadium: Deccan Arena Man of the Match: Sagolsem Bikash Singh (Mohammedan)

Inter Kashi v Mohammedan

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21) 6	Inter Kashi	0–2	Mohammedan	Lucknow
14:00 IST		Report	E. Hernández 44' Wahengbam Angousana 50'	Stadium: Ekana Football Stadium Man of the Match: Wahengbam Angousana (Mohammedan)

Mohammedan v Sreenidi Deccan

3 December 2023 (2023-12-03) 7	Mohammedan	2–1	Sreenidi Deccan	Naihati
19:00 IST	Kasimov 37' E. Hernández 60'	Report	William 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Naihati Stadium Man of the Match: E. Hernández (Mohammedan)

Mohammedan v Gokulam Kerala

8 December 2023 (2023-12-08) 8	Mohammedan	1–1	Gokulam Kerala	Naihati
19:00 IST	Abdul Hakku 69' (o.g.)	Report	Sreekuttan VS 69'	Stadium: Naihati Stadium Man of the Match: Mirjalol kasimov (Mohammedan)

Namdhari v Mohammedan

13 December 2023 (2023-12-13) 9	Namdhari	0–1	Mohammedan	Bhaini Ala
14:00 IST		Report	Beneston Barretto 81'	Stadium: Namdhari Stadium Man of the Match: Mirjalol Kasimov (Mohammedan)

Churchill Brothers v Mohammedan

17 December 2023 (2023-12-17) 10	Churchill Brothers	0–0	Mohammedan	Vasco
19:00 IST		Report		Stadium: Tilak Maidan Man of the Match: Padam Chhetri (Mohammedan)

Mohammedan v NEROCA

24 December 2023 (2023-12-24) 11	Mohammedan	2–1	NEROCA	Naihati
19:00 IST	David Lalhlansanga 19' Lalremsanga Fanai 30'	Report		Stadium: Naihati Stadium Man of the Match: Lalremsanga (Mohammedan)

Mohammedan v Real Kashmir

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

Aizawl v Mohammedan

10 February 2024 (2024-02-10) 13	Aizawl	0–0	Mohammedan	Aizawl
19:00 IST				Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium

Mohammedan v Rajasthan United

13 February 2024 (2024-02-13) 14	Mohammedan	5–1	Rajasthan United	Naihati
19:00 IST	Lalremsanga Fanai 20' E. Hernández 27', 44', 88' Kasimov 65' (P)		William P 29'	Stadium: Naihati Stadium Attendance: 0 Man of the Match: E. Hernández

TRAU v Mohammedan

17 February 2024 (2024-02-17) 15	TRAU	0–2	Mohammedan	Kalyani Stadium
16:30 IST			Hernández 45+1', 90+1'	Stadium: Kalyani Attendance: 512 Referee: Mrutyunjay L. Amatya Man of the Match: Eddie Hernández (Mohammedan)

Sreenidi Deccan v Mohammedan

29 February 2024 (2024-02-29) 16	Sreenidi Deccan	1–1	Mohammedan	Hyderabad
16:30 IST	David Castañeda 4'		Mohammed Jassim 84'	Stadium: Deccan Arena

Gokulam Kerala v Mohammedan

3 March 2024 (2024-03-03) 17	Gokulam Kerala	2–3	Mohammedan	Kozhikode
19:00 IST	Noufal PN 45+1' Nidhin Krishna 65'		Eddie Hernández 16' Alexis Gómez 23' David Lalhlansanga 90+7'	Stadium: EMS Stadium

Mohammedan v Namdhari

9 March 2024 (2024-03-09) 18	Mohammedan	3–1	Namdhari	Naihati
19:00 IST	Zodingliana Ralte 38' Sagolsem Bikash Singh 67', 78'		Imanol Arana 74'	Stadium: Naihati Stadium Man of the Match: Sagolsem Bikash Singh

Mohammedan v Churchill Brothers

12 March 2024 (2024-03-12) 19	Mohammedan	3–2	Churchill Brothers	Naihati
19:00 IST	Eddie Hernández 28', 33' Lalremsanga Fanai 75'	Report	Stendly Fernandes 10' Martín Cháves 51'	Stadium: Naihati Stadium Man of the Match: Eddie Hernández

NEROCA v Mohammedan

17 March 2024 (2024-03-17) 20	NEROCA	0–2	Mohammedan	Shillong
16:30 IST			Eddie Hernández 42', 55'	Stadium: SSA Stadium Man of the Match: Eddie Hernández

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)

Mohammedan v Inter Kashi

30 March 2024 (2024-03-30) 22	Mohammedan	1–1	Inter Kashi	Naihati
18:30 IST	Gómez 8'	Report	Barco 83'	Stadium: Naihati Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Jehrul Islam Man of the Match: Mario Barco (Inter Kashi)

Shillong Lajong v Mohammedan

6 April 2024 (2024-04-06) 23	Shillong Lajong	1–2	Mohammedan	Shillong
19:00 IST	Tardin 15' (pen.)	Report	Gómez 1' Kozlov 63'	Stadium: SSA Stadium Attendance: 7,816 Referee: Senthil Nathan S. Man of the Match: Padam Chettri (Mohammedan)

Mohammedan v Delhi

13 April 2024 (2024-04-13) 24	Mohammedan	1–3	Delhi	Naihati
18:00 IST	Mirjalol Kasimov 90+9'	Report	Kholmurodov 7' Goyary 31' Barboza 90+8'	Stadium: Naihati Stadium Attendance: 24,678 Referee: Jehrul Islam Man of the Match: Alisher Kholmurodov (Delhi)

Durand Cup

Main article: 2023 Durand Cup

^[20]

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		MCI	MSC	JAM	INV
1	Mumbai City	3	3	0	0	12	1	+11	9	Qualify for the knockout stage		—	—	5–0	4–0
2	Mohammedan (H)	3	2	0	1	9	4	+5	6			1–3	—	6–0	2–1
3	Jamshedpur	3	1	0	2	1	11	−10	3			—	—	—	1–0
4	Indian Navy	3	0	0	3	1	7	−6	0			—	—	—	—

Source: Twitter
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Matches

Mohammedan v Mumbai City

5 August 2023 (2023-08-05) 1	Mohammedan	1–3	Mumbai City	Kolkata
16.45 IST	D. Lalhlansanga 42'	Report	Griffiths 12' Díaz 24' Chhangte 35'	Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan Attendance: 3,652 Referee: Harish Kundu Man of the Match: Alberto Noguera (Mumbai City)

Mohammedan v Indian Navy

11 August 2023 (2023-08-11) 2	Mohammedan	2–1	Indian Navy	Kolkata
15.00 IST	D. Lalhlansanga 50' Lalremsanga 69'	Report	Britto 90+7' (pen.)	Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan

Mohammedan v Jamshedpur

20 August 2023 (2023-08-20) 2	Mohammedan	6–0	Jamshedpur	Kolkata
16.45 IST	Lalremsanga 10', 16' *D. Lalhlansanga 28', 69', 82', 89'	Report		Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan

Statistics

Goal scorers

As of 13 April 2024

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	I League	Durand cup	Total
1	20	FW		Eddie Hernández	13	0	13
2	19	FW		David Lalhlansanga	5	6	11
3	29	FW		Lalremsanga Fanai	5	3	8
4	4	MF		Mirjalol Kosimov	4	0	4
	10	FW		Alexis Gómez	4	0	4
6	22	MF		Sagolsem Bikash Singh	3	0	3
7	26	MF		Samuel Lalmuanpuia	2	0	2
8	7	FW		Beneston Barretto	1	0	1
	11	DF		Wahengbam Angousana	1	0	1
	14	DF		Zodingliana Ralte	1	0	1
	28	DF		Joseph Adjei	1	0	1
	55	DF		Mohammed Jassim	1	0	1
	77	FW		Evgeniy Kozlov	1	0	1
Own Goals					2	0	2
Total					44	9	53

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