2023–24 NorthEast United FC season

NorthEast United
2023–24 season
CEO	Mandar Tamhane
Head Coach	Juan Pedro Benali
Stadium	Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati
Indian Super League	7th
Super Cup	Group stage
Durand Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Tomi Juric ; Parthib Gogoi ; Néstor Albiach ; (5 goals); All: Parthib Gogoi ; (10 goals)
Highest home attendance	10,193
Lowest home attendance	2,893
Average home league attendance	5,404
Biggest win	NorthEast United 4–0 Shillong Lajong
Biggest defeat	NorthEast United 0–5 East Bengal

The 2023–24 season will be the club's 10th season in Indian Super League since its establishment in 2014. In addition to the league, they will also compete in the Durand Cup and AIFF Super Cup.

Personnel

Current technical staff

As of 1 June 2023

Role	Name	Refs.
Head coach	Juan Pedro Benali	^[1]
Assistant coach	Naushad Moosa	^[2]
Goalkeeping coach	Manuel Diez Aznar
Strength and Conditioning coach	Javier Caballero
Team analyst	Meet Mandavia	^[3]
Physiotherapists	Kapil Sharma Dileep Kumar Jagadesan Sony Chittilappilly Sunny
Club doctor	Dr Abhinav
Reserves and U-18 head coach	Subam Rabha

Players

Current squad

As of 1 September 2023^[4]

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	IND	Dipesh Chauhan
2	DF	IND	Dinesh Singh
3	DF	IND	Tondonba Singh
4	DF	ESP	Míchel Zabaco
6	MF	MAR	Mohammed Ali Bemammer
7	MF	IND	Rochharzela
8	FW	ESP	Néstor Albiach
10	MF	FRA	Romain Philippoteaux (captain)
11	FW	IND	Parthib Gogoi
12	DF	IND	Asheer Akhtar
13	DF	IND	Gaurav Bora (vice-captain)
14	MF	IND	Pragyan Gogoi (vice-captain)
15	MF	IND	Macarton Louis Nickson
17	FW	IND	Gani Nigam
18	MF	IND	Jithin MS


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	FW	IND	Manvir Singh
22	MF	IND	Redeem Tlang
23	MF	IND	Bekey Oram
25	MF	IND	Huidrom Thoi Singh
26	MF	IND	Phalguni Singh
31	GK	IND	Khoirom Jackson Singh
32	GK	IND	Mirshad Michu
33	MF	IND	Shighil Nambrath
36	MF	IND	Shajan Franklin
44	GK	IND	Nikhil Deka
66	FW	IND	Fredy Chawngthansanga
71	FW	BRA	Ibson Melo
77	DF	IND	Buanthanglun Samte
97	DF	PLE	Yaser Hamed

Transfers

IN

Position	Player	Transferred From	Fee	Date	Ref.
DF	Jestin George	Real Kashmir	Loan return	1 June 2023
FW	Manvir Singh	Delhi FC	Loan return	1 June 2023
MF	Phalguni Singh	Sreenidi Deccan	Free transfer	3 July 2023
FW	Ibson Melo	Khon Kaen United	Free transfer	7 July 2023
FW	Redeem Tlang	Goa	Free transfer	15 July 2023
DF	Buanthanglun Samte	TRAU	Free transfer	17 July 2023	^[5]
DF	Míchel Zabaco	Burgos CF	Free transfer	20 July 2023
DF	Dinesh Singh	Sreenidi Deccan	Free transfer	22 July 2023	^[6]
FW	Néstor Albiach	Rayo Majadahonda	Free transfer	25 July 2023	^[7]
MF	Shighil Nambrath	Bengaluru B	Undisclosed	27 July 2023	^[8]
FW	Fredy Chawngthansanga	Bengaluru B	Free transfer	27 July 2023	^[8]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
FW	Kule Mbombo	FC Telavi	End of contract	17 June 2023	^[9]
FW	Wilmar Jordán				^[9]
DF	Aaron Evans				^[9]
MF	Joseba Beitia				^[9]
DF	Alisher Kholmurodov	Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda			^[9]
FW	Laldanmawia Ralte				^[9]
MF	Sehnaj Singh				^[9]
GK	Arindam Bhattacharya			16 June 2023
MF	Imran Khan	Jamshedpur
DF	Gurjinder Kumar
DF	Mashoor Shereef
DF	Provat Lakra	Jamshedpur

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Super League	24 September 2023	TBA	Matchday 1	TBD	8	2	3	3	9	12	−3	025.00
Durand Cup	4 August 2023	29 August 2023	Group Stage	Semi Final	5	3	2	0	12	5	+7	060.00
Super Cup	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total					13	5	5	3	21	17	+4	038.46

Source: Soccerway

Indian Super League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
5	Kerala Blasters	22	10	3	9	32	31	+1	33	Qualification for the knockouts
6	Chennaiyin	22	8	3	11	26	36	−10	27	Qualification for the 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]	Qualification for the Champions League Two preliminary stage^[b]

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:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points: Punjab 4, East Bengal 1.
^ East Bengal qualified for the AFC Champions League Two preliminary stage by winning the 2024 Super Cup.^[10]

Matches

The first eleven league fixtures were announced on 7 September 2023.^[11]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

24 September 2023 (2023-09-24) 1	NorthEast United	1–2	Mumbai City	Guwahati
20:00 IST	Gogoi 32' Bemammer 40'	Report	Díaz 26', 38' Mishra 29' van Nieff 45+3' Stewart 86'	Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Attendance: 7,259

29 September 2023 (2023-09-29) 2	NorthEast United	3–0	Chennaiyin	Guwahati
19:30 IST	Parthib Gogoi 42' Phalguni Singh 48' Asheer Akhtar 90+10'			Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium

6 October 2023 3	Punjab FC	1–1	NorthEast United	New Delhi
17:30 IST	Melroy Assisi 63'		Parthib Gogoi 45+1'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

21 October 2023 (2023-10-21) 4	Kerala Blasters	1–1	NorthEast United	Kochi
20:00 IST	Danish 49' Rahul 90+6'	Report	Néstor 12' Akhtar 21' Hamed 42' Bemammer 60' Parthib 72'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 33,830 Referee: Harish Kundu Man of the Match: Míchel Zabaco (NorthEast United)

26 October 2023 (2023-10-26) 5	NorthEast United	2–1	Jamshedpur	Guwahati
20:00 IST	Zabaco 90+4' Melo 90+9' (pen.)	Report	Chaudhari 9' Chukwu 19' 19' Stevanović 85' Barla 87'	Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Attendance: 7,739 Referee: Pratik Mondal

3 November 2023 (2023-11-03) 6	Odisha	1–0	NorthEast United	Bhubaneswar
20:00 IST	Diego Maurício 37'			Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 33,830

26 November 2023 (2023-11-26) 7	NorthEast United	1-1	Bengaluru	Guwahati
20:00 IST	Aleksandar Jovanović 45+3' (OG)		Chhetri 36' (pen.)	Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium

4 December 2023 8	East Bengal	5–0	NorthEast United	Kolkata
20:00 IST	Herrera 14' Silva 24', 66' 45+1' Naorem Mahesh Singh 44' Sekar 62', 81' Rakip 90+3'	Report	Singh 70' Macarton Louis Nickson 77' Tlang 90+3'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 6,973 Referee: Aditya Purkayastha Man of the Match: Nandhakumar Sekar (East Bengal)

Durand Cup

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	GOA	NEU	SHI	DTH
1	Goa	3	2	1	0	11	2	+9	7	Qualify for the knockout stage	—	—	6–0	3–0
2	NorthEast United (H)	3	2	1	0	9	3	+6	7	Qualify for the knockout stage	2–2	—	4–0	3–1
3	Shillong Lajong	3	1	0	2	2	11	−9	3		—	—	—	—
4	Downtown Heroes	3	0	0	3	2	8	−6	0		—	—	1–2	—

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

Matches

4 August 2023 (2023-08-04)	NorthEast United	4–0	Shillong Lajong	Guwahati
18.00 IST	Gogoi 26', 65', 70' Philippoteaux 35' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Attendance: 13,450 Referee: Senthil Nathan S Man of the Match: Parthib Gogoi (NorthEast United)

12 August 2023 (2023-08-12)	NorthEast United	2–2	Goa	Guwahati
14.30 IST	M. Singh 24' Jhingan 52' (o.g.)	Report	Borges 45+4' Sadaoui 80' (pen.)	Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Man of the Match: Seriton Fernandes (Goa)

20 August 2023 (2023-08-20)	NorthEast United	3–1	Downtown Heroes	Guwahati
14.30 IST	Melo 48' Philippoteaux 52' Gogoi 78'	Report	P. Bhuiya 9'	Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Man of the Match: Romain Philippoteaux (NorthEast United)

Quarter-finals

24 August 2023 (2023-08-24)	Indian Army	0–1	NorthEast United	Guwahati
18:00 IST		Report	Phalguni Singh 51'	Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Man of the Match: Phalguni Singh

Semi-final

29 August 2023 (2023-08-29)	NorthEast United	2–2 (3–5 p)	East Bengal	Kolkata
18:00 IST	Míchel Zabaco 22' Phalguni Singh 57'	Report	Naorem Mahesh Singh 77' Nandhakumar Sekar 90+7'	Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Attendance: 21,567

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	League	Durand Cup	Total
1	11	FW	Parthib Gogoi	3	4	7
2	26	MF	Phalguni Singh	1	2	3
3	4	DF	Míchel Zabaco	1	1	2
	10	MF	Romain Philippoteaux	0	2	2
	71	FW	Ibson Melo	1	1	2
6	8	FW	Néstor Albiach	1	0	1
	12	DF	Asheer Akhtar	1	0	1
	21	FW	Manvir Singh	0	1	1
Own goals				1	1	2
Totals				9	12	21

Source : World Football

References

^ "NorthEast United FC appoint Juan Pedro Benali as head coach". indiansuperleague.com. 22 May 2023. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
^ "Join us in giving a warm welcome to Naushad Moosa, our new Assistant Coach". @NEUtdFC. 1 June 2023.
^ "A meticulous addition! Join us in welcoming our new 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝘁, Meet Mandavia! ❤️🤍🖤". @NEUtdFC. 29 August 2022. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
^ "Players". Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
^ "Promising Left-Back Buanthanglun Samte Joins NorthEast United FC". @NEUtdFC. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
^ "NorthEast United FC Sign Versatile Defender Soraisham Dinesh Singh". @NEUtdFC. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
^ "NorthEast United FC sign Spanish Attacker Nestor Albiach". @NEUtdFC. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Youngsters Fredy Chawngthansanga & Shighil Nambrath join NorthEast United FC". @neutdfc. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "we'd like to thank our players for their effort, and wish them luck in their new journeys". @neutdfc. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
^ Bhattacharya, Nilesh (29 January 2024). "Cleiton delivers as East Bengal end title drought in Super way". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
^ "Mumbai City To Begin ISL Title Defence Away To NorthEast United". Mumbai City FC. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.

[table_hth_PFC0.78968825926524-10] Head-to-head points: Punjab 4, East Bengal 1.

[table_note_res_CLP20.78968825926524-12] East Bengal qualified for the AFC Champions League Two preliminary stage by winning the 2024 Super Cup.^[10]

[1] "NorthEast United FC appoint Juan Pedro Benali as head coach". indiansuperleague.com. 22 May 2023. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.

[2] "Join us in giving a warm welcome to Naushad Moosa, our new Assistant Coach". @NEUtdFC. 1 June 2023.

[3] "A meticulous addition! Join us in welcoming our new 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝘁, Meet Mandavia! ❤️🤍🖤". @NEUtdFC. 29 August 2022. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.

[4] "Players". Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2020.

[5] "Promising Left-Back Buanthanglun Samte Joins NorthEast United FC". @NEUtdFC. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

[6] "NorthEast United FC Sign Versatile Defender Soraisham Dinesh Singh". @NEUtdFC. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.

[7] "NorthEast United FC sign Spanish Attacker Nestor Albiach". @NEUtdFC. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.

[in2-8] "Youngsters Fredy Chawngthansanga & Shighil Nambrath join NorthEast United FC". @neutdfc. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.

[in1-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "we'd like to thank our players for their effort, and wish them luck in their new journeys". @neutdfc. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.

[11] Bhattacharya, Nilesh (29 January 2024). "Cleiton delivers as East Bengal end title drought in Super way". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 January 2024.

[13] "Mumbai City To Begin ISL Title Defence Away To NorthEast United". Mumbai City FC. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.

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