2023–24 Punjab FC season

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.

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]

Personnel

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Current technical staff

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Position Name
Head coach Greece Staikos Vergetis[2]
Assistant coach Greece Dimitrios Kakkos
Goalkeeping coach India Vinay Singh
Strength & Conditioning coach Greece Nikolaos Tsagkatakis
Team Manager India Kamaldeep Singh
Technical Director Greece Nikolaos Topoliatis
Team Doctor India 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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

Transfers

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In

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

Out

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Date. No. Position Player Outgoing club Transfer Fee Ref
1 June 2023 20 MF Argentina Juan Nellar Free Agent Free
23 June 2023 29 FW India Ashangbam Aphaoba Singh India Odisha Free
25 July 2023 14 DF India Shankar Sampingiraj India Bengaluru Free
31 August 2023 8 MF India Freddy Lallawmawma India Kerala Blasters Undisclosed [6]
2 September 2023 27 MF India Samuel Lalmuanpuia India Mohammedan Free
16 January 2024 55 MF Serbia Aleksandar Ignjatović Bosnia and Herzegovina Rudar Prijedor Free
20 January 2024 66 DF India Mashoor Shereef India Gokulam Kerala Free
24 January 2024 13 GK India Shibinraj Kunniyil Free Agent Free
27 January 2024 4 DF India Tarif Akhand India Kenkre Free
31 January 2024 30 MF India Brandon Vanlalremdika India 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 ISL Cup 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 Two 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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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 Yellow card 37'
  • Nikhil Prabhu N. Yellow card 41'
  • Meitei Yellow card 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
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 Bangladesh 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 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 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 India IND Ravi Kumar 17 0 16 0 1 0 0 0
16 GK Nepal   NEP Kiran Chemjong 11 0 6 0 2 0 3 0
31 GK India IND Jaskaranvir Singh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF India IND Tekcham Abhishek Singh 16 0 12 0 1 0 3 0
4 DF India IND Nikhil Prabhu 26 1 20 1 3 0 3 0
5 DF Greece GRE Dimitrios Chatziisaias 23 1 20 1 0 0 3 0
12 DF India IND Khaiminthang Lhungdim 21 0 17 0 2 0 2 0
32 DF India IND Pramveer Singh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF India IND Melroy Assisi 14 1 10 1 3 0 1 0
39 DF India IND Mohammed Salah 17 0 13 0 2 0 2 0
45 DF India IND Nitesh Darjee 12 0 9 0 1 0 2 0
74 DF India IND Suresh Meitei 15 0 14 0 0 0 1 0
Midfielders
6 MF India IND Ricky Shabong 16 0 10 0 3 0 3 0
8 MF France FRA Madih Talal 25 6 22 6 0 0 3 0
10 MF India IND Maheson Singh 5 0 1 0 3 0 1 0
11 MF India IND Samuel Kynshi 7 0 5 0 2 0 0 0
14 MF Spain ESP Juan Mera 23 2 17 2 3 0 3 0
17 MF India IND Manglenthang Kipgen 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0
18 MF India IND Sweden Fernandes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF India IND Sahil Tavora 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF India IND Ashis Pradhan 21 0 17 0 3 0 1 0
24 MF India IND Prasanth Mohan 12 0 11 0 1 0 0 0
30 MF India IND Kingsley Fernandes 8 0 7 0 1 0 0 0
31 MF India IND Leon Augustine 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
48 MF India IND Isaac Vanmalsawma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
80 MF India IND Amarjit Singh Kiyam 14 0 10 0 3 0 1 0
81 MF India IND Bryce Miranda 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW India IND Krishananda Singh 14 1 11 1 2 0 1 0
9 FW Colombia COL Wilmar Jordán 18 9 15 8 0 0 3 1
19 FW India IND Daniel Lalhlimpuia 9 0 6 0 1 0 2 0
20 FW India IND Ranjeet Pandre 6 0 3 0 3 0 0 0
77 FW India IND Bidyashagar Singh 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
99 FW Slovenia 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 Slovenia Luka Majcen 8 0 2 10
2 10 FW Colombia Wilmar Jordán 8 0 1 9
3 8 MF France Madih Talal 6 0 0 6
4 14 MF Spain Juan Mera 2 0 0 2
5 4 DF India Nikhil Prabhu 1 0 0 1
5 DF Greece Dimitrios Chatziisaias 1 0 0 1
7 MF India Krishananda Singh 1 0 0 1
34 DF India 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 India Ravi Kumar 1 3 1 0 4
2 Nepal Kiran Chemjong 16 2 0 1 3

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