2023–24 Punjab FC season

The 2023–24 season is the nineteenth season in Punjab FC's existence, and club's first ever season in the Indian Super League after it became the first ever club to be promoted to the League by winning the 2022–23 I-League.[1]

Punjab FC
2023–24 season
Director of FootballNikolaos Topoliatis
Head coachGreece Staikos Vergetis
StadiumJawaharlal Nehru Stadium Delhi
Indian Super League8th
Indian Super CupGroup stage
Durand CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Wilmar Jordan, Luka Majcen
(8 goals)

All: Luka Majcen
(10 goals)
Highest home attendance5,992 vs Kerala Blasters
Lowest home attendance2,016 vs FC Goa
Average home league attendance3,755
Biggest win4-1 vs East Bengal FC
Biggest defeat0-4 vs Jamshedpur FC
All statistics correct as of 2 July 2024.

Personnel

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Current technical staff

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Position Name
Head coach   Staikos Vergetis[2]
Assistant coach   Dimitrios Kakkos
Goalkeeping coach   Vinay Singh
Strength & Conditioning coach   Nikolaos Tsagkatakis
Team Manager   Kamaldeep Singh
Technical Director   Nikolaos Topoliatis
Team Doctor   Sidak Dhillon

Players

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First-team squad

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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 Ravi Kumar
2 DF   IND Tekcham Abhishek Singh
4 DF   IND Nikhil Prabhu
5 DF   GRE Dimitrios Chatziisaias
6 MF   IND Ricky Shabong
7 FW   IND Krishananda Singh
8 MF   FRA Madih Talal
9 FW   COL Wilmar Jordán
10 MF   IND Maheson Singh
11 MF   IND Samuel Kynshi
12 DF   IND Khaiminthang Lhungdim
14 FW   ESP Juan Mera
16 GK     NEP Kiran Chemjong
17 MF   IND Manglenthang Kipgen
18 FW   IND Sweden Fernandes (on loan from Chennaiyin)
19 FW   IND Daniel Lalhlimpuia
20 FW   IND Ranjeet Pandre
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK   IND Jaskaranbir Singh
22 MF   IND Sahil Tavora (on loan from Hyderabad)
23 MF   IND Ashish Pradhan
24 MF   IND Prasanth Mohan
30 MF   IND Kingsley Fernandes
31 MF   IND Leon Augustine
32 DF   IND Pramveer Singh
34 DF   IND Melroy Assisi
39 DF   IND Mohammed Salah
41 GK   IND Abujam Penand Singh
45 DF   IND Nitesh Darjee
48 MF   IND Isaac Vanmalsawma
74 DF   IND Suresh Meitei
77 FW   IND Bidyashagar Singh
80 MF   IND Amarjit Singh Kiyam
81 MF   IND Bryce Miranda (on loan from Kerala Blasters)
99 FW   SVN Luka Majcen (captain)

Transfers

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Position Player Previous club Transfer fee Date Ref
MF   Samuel Kynshi   Real Kashmir Free 8 May 2023 [3]
DF   Melroy Assisi   Rajasthan United Undisclosed 20 July 2023 [4]
MF   Kingsley Fernandes   Churchill Brothers Free 20 July 2023
DF   Nitesh Darjee   Sudeva Delhi Free 20 July 2023
MF   Ricky Shabong   Mohun Bagan SG Free 24 July 2023
FW   Ranjeet Pandre   Mumbai Kenkre Free 24 July 2023
DF   Nikhil Prabhu   Goa Free 25 July 2023
MF   Prasanth Mohan   Chennaiyin Free 29 July 2023
MF   Madih Talal   A.E. Kifisia Free 12 August 2023 [5]
DF   Tejas Krishna   Kerala Blasters B Free 30 August 2023
FW   Wilmar Jordán   NorthEast United Free 31 August 2023
GK   Shibinraj Kunniyil   Gokulam Kerala Free 10 September 2023
DF   Suresh Meitei   Army Red Free 10 September 2023
DF   Mashoor Shereef   NorthEast United Free 10 September 2023
DF   Dimitrios Chatziisaias   Atromitos Free 20 September 2023
MF   Isaac Vanmalsawma   Odisha Free 31 January 2024
FW   Bidyashagar Singh   Kerala Blasters FC Free 31 January 2024

Loans In

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Start Date End Date Position Player From club Transfer fee Ref
25 September 2023 31 May 2024 MF   Amarjit Singh Kiyam   Chennaiyin Free
10 September 2023 31 May 2024 MF   Sweden Fernandes   Chennaiyin Free
31 January 2024 31 May 2024 MF   Bryce Miranda   Kerala Blasters Free
31 January 2024 31 May 2024 MF   Sahil Tavora   Hyderabad Free

Loans out

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Start Date End Date Position Player To club Transfer fee Ref
30 August 2023 31 May 2024 DF   Deepak Devrani   Inter Kashi Free
30 August 2023 31 May 2024 DF   Tejas Krishna   Inter Kashi Free
Date. No. Position Player Outgoing club Transfer Fee Ref
1 June 2023 20 MF   Juan Nellar Free Agent Free
23 June 2023 29 FW   Ashangbam Aphaoba Singh   Odisha Free
25 July 2023 14 DF   Shankar Sampingiraj   Bengaluru Free
31 August 2023 8 MF   Freddy Lallawmawma   Kerala Blasters Undisclosed [6]
2 September 2023 27 MF   Samuel Lalmuanpuia   Mohammedan Free
16 January 2024 55 MF   Aleksandar Ignjatović   Rudar Prijedor Free
20 January 2024 66 DF   Mashoor Shereef   Gokulam Kerala Free
24 January 2024 13 GK   Shibinraj Kunniyil Free Agent Free
27 January 2024 4 DF   Tarif Akhand   Kenkre Free
31 January 2024 30 MF   Brandon Vanlalremdika   Sreenidi Deccan Free

Competition

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Overview

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  Win   Draw   Loss


Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Durand Cup 7 August 2023 (2023-08-07) 16 August 2023 (2023-08-16) Group stage Group stage 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 000.00
Super Cup 11 January 2024 (2024-01-11) 21 January 2024 (2024-01-21) Group stage Group stage 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 000.00
Super League 21 September 2023 (2023-09-21) 10 April 2024 (2024-04-10) Matchday 1 8th 22 6 6 10 28 35 −7 027.27
Total 28 6 9 13 31 42 −11 021.43

Last updated: 26 February 2024 (2024-02-26).
Source: Soccerway

Indian Super League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 Chennaiyin 22 8 3 11 26 36 −10 27 Knockouts
7 NorthEast United 22 6 8 8 28 32 −4 26
8 Punjab 22 6 6 10 28 35 −7 24[a]
9 East Bengal 22 6 6 10 27 29 −2 24[a] ACL 2 preliminary stage[b]
10 Bengaluru 22 5 7 10 20 34 −14 22
Source: Indian Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Punjab 4, East Bengal 1.
  2. ^ East Bengal qualified for the AFC Champions League Two preliminary stage by winning the 2024 Super Cup.[7]

League results by round

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GroundAAHAAAHAAHHHHAHAHAHAHH
ResultLLDDLLDDDLWLWWLWLWDLLW
League Position12121212121212121212111199887678118
Updated to match(es) played on 13 April 2024. Source: Indian Super League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Note: FSDL and the Indian Super League announced the fixtures for the first half of the season on 7 September.[8][9] Meanwhile, the final half of the fixtures were announced on 25 January 2024.[10][11]

23 September 2023 (2023-09-23) 1 Mohun Bagan SG 3-1 Punjab Kolkata
20:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 27,325
Man of the Match: Petratos
2 October 2023 (2023-10-02) 2 Goa 1-0 Punjab Margao
20:00 IST Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
6 October 2023 3 Punjab 1–1 NorthEast United New Delhi
17:30 IST
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
22 October 2023 (2023-10-22) 4 Jamshedpur 0–0 Punjab Jamshedpur
20:00 IST
Report
Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex
Attendance: 21,962
Referee: Senthil Nathan
29 October 2023 5 Chennaiyin 5–1 Punjab Chennai
17:30 IST
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
2 November 2023 (2023-11-02) 6 Mumbai City 2-1 Punjab Mumbai
20:00 IST
Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena
23 November 2023 (2023-11-23) 7 Punjab 1–1 Hyderabad New Delhi
17:30 IST
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
30 November 2023 (2023-11-30) 8 Bengaluru 3–3 Punjab Bengaluru
20:00 IST
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
9 December 2023 9 East Bengal 0–0 Punjab Kolkata
20:00 IST
Report
  • Nitesh Darjee   37'
  • Nikhil Prabhu N.   41'
  • Meitei   HT'
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 14,977
Referee: Venkatesh R.
Man of the Match: Suresh Meitei (Punjab)
14 December 2023 (2023-12-14) 10 Punjab 0–1 Kerala Blasters New Delhi
20:00 IST
  • Prabhu   44'
  • Lhungdim   54'
  • Fernandes   87'
Report
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 5,992
Referee: Rahul Gupta
Man of the Match: Mohammed Aimen (Kerala Blasters)
18 December 2023 (2023-12-18) 11 Punjab 1–0 Chennaiyin New Delhi
17:30 IST
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
26 December 2023 (2023-12-26) 12 Punjab 0–1 Odisha New Delhi
17:30 IST
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
3 February 2024 (2024-02-03) 13 Punjab 3–1 Bengaluru New Delhi
17:30 IST
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
12 February 2024 (2024-02-12) 14 Kerala Blasters 1–3 Punjab Kochi
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 17,650
Referee: I Jamal Mohamed
Man of the Match: Wilmar Jordán (Punjab)
15 February 2024 (2024-02-15) 15 Punjab 0–4 Jamshedpur New Delhi
19:30 IST
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Man of the Match: Jérémy Manzorro
27 February 2024 (2024-02-27) 16 Hyderabad 0–2 Punjab Hyderabad
17:30 IST
Stadium: GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium
2 March 2024 (2024-03-02) 17 Punjab 2-3 Mumbai City New Delhi
20:00 IST
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
7 March 2024 (2024-03-07) 18 NorthEast United 0–1 Punjab Guwahati
17:30 IST
Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
11 March 2024 (2024-03-11) 19 Punjab 3-3 Goa New Delhi
20:00 IST
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
2 April 2024 (2024-04-02) 20 Odisha 3-1 Punjab Bhubaneswar
19:30 IST
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
6 April 2024 (2024-04-06) 21 Punjab 0-1 Mohun Bagan SG New Delhi
17:00 IST
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Delhi)
10 April 2024 22 Punjab 4-1 East Bengal New Delhi
19:30 IST
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

Durand Cup

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Punjab were drawn in the Group A for the 132nd edition of the Durand Cup.[12]

Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EAB MBG   BAN PUN
1 East Bengal (H) 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Qualify for the knockout stage 2–2 1–0
2 Mohun Bagan SG (H) 3 2 0 1 7 1 +6 6 0–1 5–0 2–0
3   Bangladesh Army 3 0 2 1 2 7 −5 2
4 Punjab 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1 0–0
Source: Twitter
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Matches

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7 August 2023 (2023-08-07) Mohun Bagan SG 2–0 Punjab Kolkata
18:00 IST
Report Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan
Referee: Venkatesh R
Man of the Match: Hugo Boumous (Mohun Bagan SG)
10 August 2023 (2023-08-10) Punjab 0–0   Bangladesh Army Kolkata
18:00 IST Report Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
Man of the Match: Ashraful Islam Rana (Bangladesh Army)
16 August 2023 (2023-08-16) East Bengal 1–0 Punjab Kolkata
18:00 IST
Report Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan
Man of the Match: Nandhakumar Sekar (East Bengal)

Indian Super Cup

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Group stage

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The group stage draw for the 2024 Indian Super Cup was conducted on 18 December 2023 with Punjab being drawn in Group C.[13]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MCI CHE PFC GOK
1 Mumbai City 3 3 0 0 6 3 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage 1–0 3–2 2–1
2 Chennaiyin 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4 1–1 2–0
3 Punjab 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2 0–0
4 Gokulam Kerala 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: AIFF
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

Matches

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11 January 2024 (2024-01-11) 1 Chennaiyin 1–1 Punjab Bhubaneswar
19:30 IST Murray   82' Report Jordan   4' Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
Man of the Match: Connor Shields (Chennaiyin)
16 January 2024 (2024-01-16) 2 Mumbai City 3–2 Punjab Bhubaneswar
19:30 IST
  • Ayush Chhikara   37', 56'
  • Seilenthang Lotjem   90+3'
Report
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
Man of the Match: Ayush Chhikara (Mumbai City)
21 January 2024 (2024-01-21) 3 Punjab 0–0 Gokulam Kerala Bhubaneswar
14:00 IST Report Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Pitch 1
Man of the Match: Melroy Melwin Assisi (Punjab)

Statistics

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Squad appearances and goals

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All stats are correct as of 4 May 2024

All competitions

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Super League Durand Cup Super Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   IND Ravi Kumar 17 0 16 0 1 0 0 0
16 GK     NEP Kiran Chemjong 11 0 6 0 2 0 3 0
31 GK   IND Jaskaranvir Singh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   IND Tekcham Abhishek Singh 16 0 12 0 1 0 3 0
4 DF   IND Nikhil Prabhu 26 1 20 1 3 0 3 0
5 DF   GRE Dimitrios Chatziisaias 23 1 20 1 0 0 3 0
12 DF   IND Khaiminthang Lhungdim 21 0 17 0 2 0 2 0
32 DF   IND Pramveer Singh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF   IND Melroy Assisi 14 1 10 1 3 0 1 0
39 DF   IND Mohammed Salah 17 0 13 0 2 0 2 0
45 DF   IND Nitesh Darjee 12 0 9 0 1 0 2 0
74 DF   IND Suresh Meitei 15 0 14 0 0 0 1 0
Midfielders
6 MF   IND Ricky Shabong 16 0 10 0 3 0 3 0
8 MF   FRA Madih Talal 25 6 22 6 0 0 3 0
10 MF   IND Maheson Singh 5 0 1 0 3 0 1 0
11 MF   IND Samuel Kynshi 7 0 5 0 2 0 0 0
14 MF   ESP Juan Mera 23 2 17 2 3 0 3 0
17 MF   IND Manglenthang Kipgen 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0
18 MF   IND Sweden Fernandes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF   IND Sahil Tavora 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF   IND Ashis Pradhan 21 0 17 0 3 0 1 0
24 MF   IND Prasanth Mohan 12 0 11 0 1 0 0 0
30 MF   IND Kingsley Fernandes 8 0 7 0 1 0 0 0
31 MF   IND Leon Augustine 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
48 MF   IND Isaac Vanmalsawma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
80 MF   IND Amarjit Singh Kiyam 14 0 10 0 3 0 1 0
81 MF   IND Bryce Miranda 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW   IND Krishananda Singh 14 1 11 1 2 0 1 0
9 FW   COL Wilmar Jordán 18 9 15 8 0 0 3 1
19 FW   IND Daniel Lalhlimpuia 9 0 6 0 1 0 2 0
20 FW   IND Ranjeet Pandre 6 0 3 0 3 0 0 0
77 FW   IND Bidyashagar Singh 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
99 FW   SVN Luka Majcen 28 10 22 8 3 0 3 2

Goal scorers

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As of match played 10 April 2024

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name League Durand Cup Super Cup Total
1 99 FW   Luka Majcen 8 0 2 10
2 10 FW   Wilmar Jordán 8 0 1 9
3 8 MF   Madih Talal 6 0 0 6
4 14 MF   Juan Mera 2 0 0 2
5 4 DF   Nikhil Prabhu 1 0 0 1
5 DF   Dimitrios Chatziisaias 1 0 0 1
7 MF   Krishananda Singh 1 0 0 1
34 DF   Melroy Assisi 1 0 0 1

Clean-sheets

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As of match played 7 March 2024

Rank Name No. League Durand Cup Super Cup Total
1   Ravi Kumar 1 3 1 0 4
2   Kiran Chemjong 16 2 0 1 3

References

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