2023–24 Churchill Brothers FC Goa season

Churchill Brothers
2023–24 season
CEO	Valanka Alemao
Head coach	Edgardo Malvestiti
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]

Personnel

Current technical staff

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

Current squad

First-team squad

As of 16 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	Subhasish Roy Chowdhury
2	DF	IND	Nishchal Chandan
5	DF	IND	Ponif Vaz
6	DF	IRN	Meysam Shahmakvand
7	FW	IND	Stendly Fernandes
8	MF	IND	Rahul Raju
9	FW	ARG	Ricardo Dichiara
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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
26	FW	IND	Lunminlen Haokip
27	DF	IND	Sebastian Thangmuansang
28	DF	ARG	Emiliano Callegari
33	MF	IND	Richard Costa
44	MF	IND	Jobern Cardozo
49	DF	IND	Lesly Rebello
57	FW	IND	Anil Rama Gaonkar
—	MF	IND	Gaurav K
—	FW	IND	Chaitan Komarpant
—	MF	IND	Pushkar Sanjay Prabhu
—	GK	IND	Subhajit Bhattacharjee

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Player	From	Fee
30 July 2023	GK	Subhasish Roy Chowdhury	Real Kashmir	Free Transfer
05 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
03 September 2023	DF	Lalbiakhlua Ralte	Chhinga Veng FC	Undisclosed Fee
05 September 2023	DF	Emiliano Callegari Torre	Floriana	Free Transfer
09 September 2023	FW	Stendly Fernandes	Sporting Clube de Goa	Free Transfer
05 October 2023	FW	Ricardo Dichiara	Club Atlético Germinal	Free Transfer
08 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

Loans in

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

Out

Date	Position	Player	To	Fee	Ref.
1 April 2023	FW	Emmanuel Yaghr		Free Transfer
1 June 2023	DF	Akash Mukherjee	Bhawanipore	Free Transfer
1 July 2023	MF	Sharif Mukhammad	TBD	Released
1 July 2023	DF	Momo Cissé	TBD	Released
1 July 2023	FW	Abdoulaye Sané	TBD	Released
7 July 2023	DF	Raju Gaikwad	Delhi	Free Transfer	^[6]
15 July 2023	FW	Ansumana Kromah	Bodoland	Free Transfer
20 July 2023	MF	Kingslee Fernandes	Punjab	Free Transfer	^[7]
20 July 2023	FW	Afdal Varikkodan	TBA	Released
22 July 2023	MF	Quan Gomes	TBA	Released
22 July 2023	DF	Meldon D'Silva	TBA	Released
22 July 2023	MF	Wendell Savio Coelho	TBA	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

Loaned out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Player	To	Duration	Team	Ref.

Competitions

Overview

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	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Super Cup	TBD	TBD	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00

Last updated: 31 October 2023 (2023-10-31).
Source: Competitions

I-League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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
8	Shillong Lajong	24	8	7	9	36	37	−1	31
9	Aizawl	24	6	9	9	36	35	+1	27

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 6th October 2023.^[8]

31 October 2023 (2023-10-31) 1	Namdhari	0-0	Churchill Brothers	Bhaini Sahib
14.00 IST				Stadium: Namdhari Stadium

~~4 November 2023 (2023-11-04)~~ 2	Aizawl	Postponed	Churchill Brothers	Aizawl
19.00 IST				Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium

8 November 2023 (2023-11-08) 3	Real Kashmir	v	Churchill Brothers	Srinagar
14.00 IST				Stadium: TRC Turf Ground

13 November 2023 (2023-11-13) 4	Rajasthan United	v	Churchill Brothers	Hyderabad
19.00 IST				Stadium: Deccan Arena

17 November 2023 (2023-11-17) 5	Churchill Brothers	v	Inter Kashi	Vasco
19.00 IST				Stadium: Tilak Maidan

22 November 2023 (2023-11-22) 6	Churchill Brothers	v	TRAU	Vasco
19.00 IST				Stadium: Tilak Maidan

26 November 2023 (2023-11-26) 7	Gokulam Kerala	v	Churchill Brothers	Kozhikode
19.00 IST				Stadium: EMS Stadium

1 December 2023 (2023-12-01) 8	Delhi	v	Churchill Brothers	Bhaini Sahib
14.00 IST				Stadium: Namdhari Stadium

6 December 2023 (2023-12-06) 9	Shillong Lajong	v	Churchill Brothers	Shillong
19.00 IST				Stadium: SSA Stadium

9 December 2023 (2023-12-09) 10	Churchill Brothers	v	NEROCA	Vasco
19.00 IST				Stadium: Tilak Maidan

17 December 2023 (2023-12-17) 11	Churchill Brothers	v	Mohammedan	Vasco
19.00 IST				Stadium: Tilak Maidan

Super Cup

References

^ "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.
^ @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
^ https://i-league.org/aiff-announces-fixtures-for-i-league-iwl/feed/

[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] @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.

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

[8] ttps://i-league.org/aiff-announces-fixtures-for-i-league-iwl/feed/

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