NEROCA
2023–24 season
Head coachJakop Joseph[1]
I-LeagueTBD
AIFF Super CupTBD

The 2023–24 season was the 58th season of NEROCA FC in existence and seventh season in the I-League[2][3][4][5]

Players

First-team squad

As of 9 September 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 India IND Soram Poirei
2 DF India IND Balwinder Singh
3 DF India IND Surajit Seal
6 DF Romania ROU Marius Leca
7 FW Liberia LBR Ansumana Kromah
8 MF India IND Aniket Panchal
9 FW Lebanon LBN Haidar Awada
10 FW Romania ROU Bogdan Gavrila
11 MF India IND Nonganba Akoijam
13 MF Jamaica JAM Fabian Reid
16 DF India IND Manoranjan Singh
18 DF Sierra Leone SLE David Simbo (captain)
19 MF India IND Sajal Bag
24 FW India IND Arghya Roy
25 MF India IND Jonychand Singh
26 DF India IND Wangkhei Olen Singh
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 MF India IND Sushil Meitei
31 GK India IND Irengbam Santosh Singh
40 MF India IND Tangva Ragui
44 DF India IND Nongthombam Ronaldo
66 DF India IND Safiul Rahman
78 MF India IND Anirudh Tumuluru
88 MF India IND Tarak Hembram
MF India IND Chunsaba Bariam
MF India IND Thoi Singh
GK India IND Priyant Singh
MF India IND Sarif Khan
DF India IND Pandia Rajan
GK India IND Chris Johnson
DF India IND Lallenmang Sitlhou
FW India IND Yumnam Singh
DF India IND Likmabam Rakesh Singh
MF India IND Lourembam David Singh

New and extended contracts

Date Position Nationality Name Ref.
10 September 2023 MF India Tangva Ragui
10 September 2023 DF India Likmabam Rakesh Singh
10 September 2023 GK India Soram Poirei
15 September 2023 DF India Waikhom Rohit Meitei
15 September 2023 MF India Nonganba Akoijam
15 September 2023 MF India Lourembam David Singh
17 September 2023 DF Sierra Leone David Simbo

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 September 2023 MF India Thoi Singh India Real Kashmir FC None
1 September 2023 DF India Surajit Seal India ARA FC None
1 September 2023 DF India Monoranjan Singh India Bhawanipore None
2 September 2023 GK India Priyant Singh India Kidderpore SC None
3 September 2023 MF India Sushil Meitei India Kickstart FC None
3 September 2023 DF India Balwinder Singh India Real Kashmir FC None
4 September 2023 MF India Sarif Khan India TRAU None
6 September 2023 DF India Pandia Rajan Portugal Valadares Gaia None
7 September 2023 DF India Safiul Rahman India Mohammedan None
9 September 2023 GK India Chris Johnson India Salsette Football Club None
13 September 2023 FW India Arghya Roy India Kidderpore None
13 September 2023 MF India Tarak Hembram India United SC None
14 September 2023 DF India Wangkhei Olen Singh India Delhi None
14 September 2023 MF India Aniket Panchal India Mumbai Kenkre None
14 September 2023 MF India Anirudh Tumuluru None
30 September 2023 MF Romania Bogdan Gavrila Romania Dinamo București None
30 September 2023 DF Romania Marius Leca Romania Afumați None
1 October 2023 MF India Mohammad Saukat None
6 October 2023 FW India Vivek Singh None
11 October 2023 MF India Sajal Bag India Chennaiyin None
16 October 2023 FW Lebanon Haidar Awada Lebanon Ahli Nabatieh None
5 November 2023 MF Jamaica Fabian Reid Jamaica Arnett Gardens None
25 November 2023 FW Liberia Ansumana Kromah India Bodoland FC None

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 April 2023 FW Jamaica Jourdain Fletcher Jamaica Mount Pleasant Free Agent
1 June 2023 MF India Naorem Tondomba Singh India Mumbai City Loan Return
7 July 2023 DF India Thokchom James Singh India Mohammedan Free Agent
23 July 2023 MF Uzbekistan Mirjalol Kosimov India Mohammedan Free Agent [6]
27 July 2023 FW India Surchandra Singh India BSS Sporting Free Agent
27 July 2023 MF India Thomyo Shimray India SC Bengaluru Free Agent
27 July 2023 GK India Shubham Dhas India Inter Kashi Free Agent
01 August 2023 DF India Waikhom Rohit Meitei Free Agent
01 August 2023 MF India Benjamin Lupheng Free Agent
01 August 2023 DF India Thokchom Johnson Singh Free Agent
01 August 2023 GK India Md Abujar Free Agent
01 August 2023 DF India Abhisekh Saikia Free Agent
01 August 2023 DF India Yuno Richard Thaikho Free Agent
01 August 2023 FW India Souma Das Free Agent
01 August 2023 DF India Aimol Reamsochung Free Agent
27 October 2023 FW India Lunminlen Haokip India Churchill Brothers FC Free Agent

Pre-season and friendlies

16 September 2023 Friendly NEROCA 2–1 Manipur State Team Imphal
09:00 IST
  • Aniket Panchal
  • jonychand
Stadium: SAI Football Ground
30 September 2023 Friendly NEROCA 2–0 Clasiic FA Imphal
09:00 IST
  • Arghya Roy
  • Tarak Hembram
Stadium: Loitang Football Arena

Competitions

I-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
8 Inter Kashi 7 3 1 3 12 16 4 10
9 Churchill Brothers 7 2 2 3 10 8 +2 8
10 NEROCA 8 2 1 5 10 23 13 7
11 Namdhari 7 1 2 4 6 13 7 5
12 Rajasthan United 8 1 2 5 10 18 8 5 Relegation to 2024–25 I-League 2
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2023. 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.[7]

29 October 2023 (2023-10-29) 1 Sreenidi Deccan 4-0 NEROCA Hyderabad
16.30 IST
Report Stadium: Deccan Arena
Man of the Match: David Castañeda(Sreenidi)
5 November 2023 (2023-11-05) 2 Gokulam Kerala 4-1 NEROCA Kozhikode
19.00 IST
Report Stadium: EMS Stadium
Attendance: 10,485
Referee: K. Ramadasan
Man of the Match: Álex Sánchez (Gokulam)
9 November 2023 (2023-11-09) 3 Shillong Lajong 1-1 NEROCA Shillong
14.00 IST
  • Daniel Gonçalves 34'
Report Stadium: SSA Stadium
Man of the Match: Renan Paulino (Shillong)
14 November 2023 (2023-11-14) 4 NEROCA 1-3 Aizawl Kolkata
19.00 IST
  • Tarak Hembram 33'
Report
  • Lalrinzuala Lalbiaknia 62', 81', 90+6'
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Man of the Match: Lalrinzuala Lalbiaknia(Aizawl)
18 November 2023 (2023-11-18) 5 NEROCA 2-1 Namdhari Kolkata
19.00 IST
Report
  • Imanol Arana 63'
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Man of the Match: Imanol Arana (Namdhari)
23 November 2023 (2023-11-23) 6 NEROCA 0-4 Real Kashmir Kolkata
16.30 IST Report
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Man of the Match: Muhammad Hammad(Real Kashmir)
27 November 2023 (2023-11-27) 7 Delhi 3-4 NEROCA Bhaini Sahib
14.00 IST
Report
  • Tangva Ragui 16'
  • Balwinder Singh 73'
  • David Singh 77'
  • Aniket Panchal 78'
Stadium: Namdhari Stadium
Man of the Match: David Simbo (NEROCA)
1 December 2023 (2023-12-01) 8 NEROCA 1-3 Inter Kashi Kolkata
19.00 IST
Report
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Referee: Kynsanphar Lyngdoh Nongum
Man of the Match: Jordan Lamela (Inter Kashi)
15 December 2023 (2023-12-15) 9 NEROCA v Rajasthan United Kolkata
19.00 IST Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
24 December 2023 (2023-12-24) 10 Mohammedan v NEROCA Kolkata
19.00 IST Stadium: Naihati Stadium

Statistics

Goalscorers

Rnk Pos No. Player I League Super Cup Total
1 MF8India Aniket Panchal202
MF30India Sushil Meitei202
3 DF2India Balwinder Singh101
FW13Jamaica Fabian Reid101
DF18Sierra Leone David Simbo101
MF40India Tangva Ragui101
FW88India Tarak Hembram101
MF99India Lourembam David Singh101
Total 10 0 10

References

  1. "I-League – Former I-League winning coach Khogen Singh signs for NEROCA FC". IFTWC. 4 July 2021.
  2. "AIFF looks to increase teams in I-League, number of foreigners in squad to be reduced". 1 May 2023.
  3. "AIFF invites bids for new clubs to join Hero I-League 2023–24 season onwards | Hero I-League".
  4. "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.
  5. "I-League Foreigner Rule: AIFF League Committee reduces number of foreigners in I-League,". Inside Sport India. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  6. https://twitter.com/MohammedanSC/status/1682984820819804160%7Ctitle= Welcome to the City of Joy, Mirjalol Kasimov! 🖤🤍
  7. https://i-league.org/aiff-announces-fixtures-for-i-league-iwl/feed/
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