2023–24 Punjab FC season

Punjab FC
2023–24 season
Director of FootballNikolaos Topoliatis
Head coach 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

Current technical staff

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

First-team squad

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 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

In

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

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

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

Out

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

Overview

  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

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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]
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

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
  • Cummings 9'
  • Petratos 34'
  • Manvir 63'
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
  • Melroy Assisi 63'
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
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

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

Group stage

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 (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

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

Group stage

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

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

Squad appearances and goals

All stats are correct as of 4 May 2024

All competitions

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

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

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

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