2024–25 Inter Kashi season

Inter Kashi
2024–25 season
OwnerRDB Group of Companies
Head coachAntonio López Habas (I-League)
Carlos Fonseca (I-League, Super Cup)
Arata Izumi (Durand Cup)
StadiumKalyani Stadium
I-League2nd
Super CupQuarter final
Durand CupGroup Stage
Biggest win5–1 v Delhi FC,
1 December 2024
(I-League)
Biggest defeat6–2 v Gokulam Kerala,
24 January 2025
(I-League)

The 2024–25 season was the second season of Inter Kashi in existence. The club participated in the Durand Cup and Super Cup and is currently competing in I-League, the second tier of Indian football.[1][2]

Current staff

Position Name
Head coach Antonio Lopez Habas[3]
Assistant coaches Carlos Fonseca[4]
Strength & conditioning coach Alberto Santana[5]
Goalkeeping coach Fernando Llopis [6]
Luis García
Player Care Manager Abdeali Fatema Deesawala
Media Manager Bhaswar Dey

Players

First-team squad

As of May 2025

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 Shubham Dhas
2 MF  IND Mohammed Asif Khan
3 DF  IND Aritra Das
4 DF  ESP David Humanes
7 MF  FIN Joni Kauko
8 MF  IND Phijam Vikash Singh
9 FW  ESP Mario Barco
11 FW  IND Bidyashagar Singh
12 GK  IND Rakshit Dagar
13 GK  IND Sharon Padattil
14 MF  IND Karthik Panicker
15 MF  IND Sweden Fernandes
16 DF  IND Sandip Mandi
17 DF  IND Anil Chawan
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW  IND Bryce Miranda
19 FW  IND Chirag Bhujel
18 MF  IND Tomba Singh
20 MF  SRB Nikola Stojanović
21 DF  IND Narayan Das
22 DF  IND Ashray Bhardwaj
23 DF  IND Sarthak Golui
24 DF  IND Kojam Beyong
25 FW  IND Sumeet Passi (captain)
25 FW  SRB Matija Babović
26 DF  IND Deepak Devrani
28 FW  IND Prasanth Mohan
29 GK  IND Arindam Bhattacharya
- DF  IND Bijoy Varghese

New contracts

Date Position No. Player Ref.
24 July 2024 DF 3 Anand Usuda [7]

Transfers

Loans In

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
20 July 2024 DF Dettol Moirangthem Classic FA 31 August 2024
16 January 2025 FW Bryce Miranda Kerala Blasters 31 May 2025 [8]

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
15 July 2024 FW Chirag Bhujel Lakecity FC None
22 July 2024 MF Nikola Stojanović Gokulam Kerala None
22 July 2024 FW Harmanpreet Singh Namdhari None
23 July 2024 MF Karthik Panicker Garhwal FC None
26 July 2024 DF Ashray Bhardwaj Sudeva Delhi None
27 July 2024 MF Prasanth Mohan Punjab None
29 July 2024 FW Sweden Fernandes Chennaiyin None
30 July 2024 DF Aritra Das Kerala Blasters Undisclosed fee +
Buy-back clause
[9]
31 July 2024 MF William Pauliankhum Rajasthan United None
2 August 2024 FW Bidyashagar Singh Punjab None
19 August 2024 MF Joni Kauko Mohun Bagan None
4 September 2024 DF Narayan Das Goa None
6 September 2024 DF Sarthak Golui East Bengal None
12 September 2024 DF David Humanes Antequera None
3 October 2024 GK Rakshit Dagar Jamshedpur None
6 October 2024 FW Domi Berlanga Inter d'Escaldes None
12 January 2025 MF Sheikh Sahil SC Bengaluru [10]
13 January 2025 FW Matija Babović Dempo SC [11][12]
28 January 2025 DF Bijoy Varghese Kerala Blasters None [13]

Loans To

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
29 August 2024 DF Sachu Siby[A] Inter Club d'Escaldes 31 May 2025 [14]
29 August 2024 FW Harmanpreet Singh Inter Club d'Escaldes 31 May 2025

Transfers Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Ref.
1 June 2024 FW Muhammad Ajsal Kerala Blasters Loan Return
1 June 2024 FW Edmund Lalrindika Bengaluru Loan Return
1 June 2024 MF Gyamar Nikum Mumbai City Loan Return
1 June 2024 DF Bijoy Varghese Kerala Blasters Loan Return
1 June 2024 DF Deepak Devrani Punjab Loan Return
1 June 2024 DF Tejas Krishna Punjab Loan Return
1 June 2024 MF Fran Gómez Atlético Madrid B Loan Return
1 June 2024 DF Sanson Pereira Goa Loan Return
30 June 2024 MF Jackichand Singh
30 June 2024 DF Lalruatthara Aizawl
30 June 2024 GK Nikhil Deka Mohammedan SC Reserves Free Transfer
1 July 2024 FW Ishan Dey
7 July 2024 FW Gianni dos Santos
7 July 2024 DF Peter Hartley Retired
22 August 2024 DF Keisam Angelo Singh KLASA Free Transfer
30 August 2024 DF Anand Usuda
31 August 2024 DF Dettol Moirangthem Classic FA Loan Return
31 Ocrober 2024 FW Jordan Lamela SC Bengaluru
1 September 2024 MF William Pauliankhum Rajasthan United FC Free Transfer
1 February 2025 MF Julen Pérez del Pino Mutually Terminated[15]
19 March 2025 FW Domi Berlanga Sacked
14 May 2025 FW Edmund Lalrindika Undisclosed fee[16]

Pre-season

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

20 July 2024 Friendly East Bengal 2–1 Inter Kashi Kolkata
18:00 IST
  • Mahesh ?'
  • Lalhlansanga ?' (pen.)
Report
  • Chirag Bhujel ?'
Stadium: Center of Excellence Ground
Attendance: 0[B]
21 September 2024 Friendly Inter Kashi 9-0 Sefali Basu'r Swapno Suru Football Academy Kolkata
IST Report Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
28 September 2024 Friendly Inter Kashi 6-1 Shankhanagar Milan Sangh Kolkata
IST Report Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
4 October 2024 Friendly Inter Kashi 12-0 Dakshindari Sports Club Kolkata
IST Report Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
10 October 2024 Friendly Inter Kashi 8-0 City Athletic Club Kolkata
IST
Report Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
22 October 2024 Friendly Inter Kashi 4-1 Mohammedan SC Kolkata
IST
Report
  • ? ?'
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
3 November 2024 Friendly Inter Kashi 10-0 Pyarabagan Sports Club Kolkata
IST Report Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
11 November 2024 Friendly Adamas United SA v Inter Kashi Kolkata
IST Report Stadium: Adamas United Sports Academy

Mid-season

  Win   Draw   Loss

  Fixtures

15 March 2024 Practice Match Inter Kashi 4-0 Bally Athletic Club Kolkata
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium

Competitions

Super Cup

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

23 April 2025 (2025-04-23) Round of 16 Bengaluru 1—1
(3–5 p)
Inter Kashi Bhubaneswar
16:30 IST (UTC+5:30) AIFF
I-League
PDF
  • Babović 87'
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
Attendance: 3,216
Referee: Venkatesh Ramachadran
Man of the Match: Nikola Stojanović (Inter Kashi)
Penalties
27 April 2025 (2025-04-27) Quarter final Inter Kashi 0—1 Mumbai City Bhubaneswar
16:30 IST (UTC+5:30) Report
PDF
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
Attendance: 1,120
Referee: Tejas Visvasrao Nagvenkar
Man of the Match: Jorge Ortiz (Mumbai City)

I-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Churchill Brothers (C, P) 22 12 6 4 46 23 +23 42[b] Promotion to ISL
2 Inter Kashi 22 11 5 6 37 33 +4 38[c] Qualification for Super Cup[a]
3 Real Kashmir 22 10 7 5 31 24 +7 37[d]
4 Gokulam Kerala 22 11 4 7 45 29 +16 37[e] Qualification for Super Cup[a]
5 Rajasthan United 22 9 6 7 34 33 +1 33
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)
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Inter Kashi and Gokulam Kerala were eligible as the top teams till 9th March, 2025 as Churchill Brothers and Real Kashmir pulled out.
  2. ^ Churchill Brothers were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player against Aizawl and awarded two points after Inter Kashi fielded an ineligible player.[17]
  3. ^ Inter Kashi was awarded three points after Namdhari fielded an ineligible player. However, the AIFF appeal committee reverted it that was again reverted back in favour of Inter Kashi by an appeal to Court of Arbitration of Sports. Separately Inter Kashi was deducted four points and awarded to Churchill Brothers and Namdhari (return leg) respectively with a match against Real Kashmir declared forfeit by Inter Kashi for fielding an ineligible player.[18]
  4. ^ match against Inter Kashi declared forfeit for Real Kashmir, after Inter Kashi fielded an ineligible player.[18]
  5. ^ Head-to-head points: Real Kashmir 4, Gokulam Kerala 1.

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Note: I-League announced the 2024–25 season fixtures on 24 October 2024.[19]

22 November 2024 (2024-11-22) 1 Inter Kashi 1–0 Sporting Club Bengaluru Nadia
19:00 UTC+5:30
Report Shravan Shetty  90' Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 1,051
Referee: Surojit Das (India)
Man of the Match: Edmund (Inter Kashi)
1 December 2024 (2024-12-01) 2 Inter Kashi 5–1 Delhi Nadia
19:00 UTC+5:30
Report
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 1,033
Referee: Mohammed Junaid Saijad Tanji (India)
Man of the Match: Domingo Berlanga Ouggouti (Inter Kashi)
5 December 2024 (2024-12-05) 3 Shillong Lajong FC 0–0 Inter Kashi East Khasi Hills
19:00 UTC+5:30
  • Ken  10'
  • Ronney Willson Kharbudon  41'
  • Daniel Gonçalves  90'
Report
  • Domingo Berlanga Ouggouti  90'
  • Passi (C)  90+3'
Stadium: SSA Stadium
Attendance: 3,922
Referee: Mithun Kumar Kundu (India)
Man of the Match: Phrangki Buam (Shillong Lajong FC)
Note: Antonio Lopez Habas (Coach)  55' (Inter Kashi)
9 December 2024 (2024-12-09) 4 Real Kashmir FC 1–1 Inter Kashi Srinagar
14:00 UTC+5:30
  • M.Inam  4'
  • Lalramsanga 8',  25'
  • Ocran Conney Idan  37'
  • Issah (C)  59'
Report
  • Domingo Berlanga Ouggouti  34', 70'
Stadium: TRC Football Turf
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: I Jamal Mohamed (India)
Man of the Match: Domingo Berlanga Ouggouti (Inter Kashi)
Note: Ishfaq Ahmed (Coach)  26' (Real Kashmir FC)
14 December 2024 (2024-12-14) 5 Inter Kashi 1–3 Churchill Brothers FC Goa Nadia
19:00 UTC+5:30
Report
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 797
Referee: Arvind Sekhar A (India)
Man of the Match: Sebastián Gutiérrez (Churchill Brothers FC Goa)
Note: Alberto Santana (Strength and conditioning coach)  60' (Inter Kashi)
20 December 2024 (2024-12-20) 6 Inter Kashi 3–1 Sreenidi Deccan Football Club Nadia
19:00 UTC+5:30
Report
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 115
Referee: Shantan Agrawal (India)
Man of the Match: Mario Barco (Inter Kashi)
Note: Antonio López Habas (Coach)  85' (Inter Kashi)
10 January 2025 (2025-01-10) 7 Dempo Sports Club 0–1 Inter Kashi South Goa
15:30 UTC+5:30
  • Vieri Colaco  4'
  • Pruthvesh Pednekar  38'
  • Ali (C)  50'
Report
Stadium: PJN Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Kishor Gangaram Choudhary (India)
Man of the Match: Joni Kauko (Inter Kashi)
13 January 2025 (2025-01-13) 8 Namdhari FC 0-3[C][20]
(Initial 2–0 Voided)
Inter Kashi Ludhiana
14:00 UTC+5:30
  • Bhupinder Singh 13'
  • Francis Nuer Addo 85'
  • Lamine  22'  54' 
Report
  • Sarthak  7'
  • Anil Chawan  45+4'
  • Karthik Panicker  58'
  • Nikola  78'
Stadium: Namdhari Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Dipu Roy (India)
Man of the Match: Bhupinder Singh
Note: Harpreet Singh (Coach)  72' (Namdhari FC)
Amrinder Singh (Staff)  90+4' (Namdhari FC)
Carlos Agustin Fonseca (Assistant Coach)  90+4' (Inter Kashi)
18 January 2025 (2025-01-18) 9 Inter Kashi 4–3 Aizawl FC Nadia
19:00 UTC+5:30
Report
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 650
Referee: Mohammed Junaid Saijad Tanji (India)
Man of the Match: Nikola Stojanović (Inter Kashi)
Note: R Lalruatfela (Assistant Coach)  90' (Aizawl FC)
24 January 2025 (2025-01-24) 10 Gokulam Kerala FC 6–2 Inter Kashi Kozhikode
19:00 UTC+5:30
Report
  • Bryce 3'
  • Matija Babović 27'
  • Kojam Beyong  33'
  • Julen Pérez del Pino  40'
Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium
Attendance: 3210
Referee: K Ramdasan (India)
Man of the Match: Nacho Abeledo (Gokulam Kerala FC)
28 January 2025 (2025-01-28) 11 Rajasthan United FC 1–1 Inter Kashi Jaipur
15:30 UTC+5:30
  • Amangeldiev  27'
  • Martand Raina 45+2'
  • Luis Mateo Caprile Redes  90+5'
Report Bidyashagar 31' Stadium: Vidhyadhar Nagar Stadium
Attendance: 700
Referee: I Jamal Mohamed (India)
Man of the Match: Martand Raina (Rajasthan United FC)
1 February 2025 (2025-02-01) 12 Inter Kashi 3–2 Gokulam Kerala FC Nadia
19:00 UTC+5:30
Report
  • Abhijith K  23' 40'
  • Siniša Stanisavić 74'
  • Sebastian Zo  85'
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 279
Referee: Surojit Das (India)
Man of the Match: Domingo Berlanga Ouggouti (Inter Kashi)
7 February 2025 (2025-02-07) 13 Inter Kashi 0-2 Dempo Nadia
19:00 UTC+5:30
Report
  • Kapil  39'
  • Cristian Damián Pérez Roa 42', 81'
  • Pruthvesh Pednekar  90+2'
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 800
Referee: Lalit Singh Rawat (India)
Man of the Match: Cristian Damián Pérez Roa (Dempo SC)
11 February 2025 (2025-02-11) 14 Aizawl FC 0-3 Inter Kashi Aizawl
19:00 UTC+5:30
Report
Stadium: RG Stadium
Attendance: 1150
Referee: Pratik Mondal (India)
Man of the Match: Nikola Stojanović (Inter Kashi)
Note: F Lalrinmawia (Manager)  43' (Aizawl FC)
18 February 2025 (2025-02-18) 15 SC Bengaluru 0–0 Inter Kashi Bangalore
16:00 UTC+5:30
  • Thomyo L Shimray  67'
Report
Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 354
Referee: Mithun Kumar Kundu (India)
Man of the Match: Clarence Savio Fernandes (SC Bengaluru)
26 February 2025 (2025-02-26) 16 Delhi FC 0–1 Inter Kashi Hoshiarpur
14:00 UTC+5:30
Report
Stadium: Mahilpur Football Stadium
Attendance: 8650
Referee: Mrutyunjay L Amatya (India)
Man of the Match: Nikola Stojanović (Inter Kashi)
Note: Ranjit Bajaj (Owner)  81' (Delhi FC)
2 March 2025 (2025-03-02) 17 Inter Kashi 0-3[D]
(Initial 1–3 Voided)
Real Kashmir FC Nadia
19:00 UTC+5:30
Report
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Lakshay (India)
Man of the Match: Elhadji Abdou Karim Samb (Real Kashmir FC)
6 March 2025 (2025-03-06) 18 Inter Kashi 0-3[E]
(Initial 3–2 Voided)
Namdhari FC Nadia
19:00 UTC+5:30
Report
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 923
Referee: Harish Kundu (India)
Man of the Match: Nikola Stojanović (Inter Kashi)
19 March 2025 (2025-03-19) 19 Sreenidi Deccan FC 2–2 Inter Kashi Hyderabad
19:00 UTC+5:30
Report
Stadium: Deccan Arena
Attendance: 450
Referee: Aditya Purkayastha (India)
Man of the Match: Brandon Vanlalremdika (Sreenidi Deccan FC)
24 March 2025 (2025-03-24) 20 Inter Kashi 2–1 Shillong Lajong FC Nadia
19:00 UTC+5:30
Report
  • Batskhemlang Thangkhiew 77'
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 657
Referee: Jehrul Islam (India)
Man of the Match: Mario Barco (Inter Kashi)
30 March 2025 (2025-03-30) 21 Churchill Brothers FC Goa 3-0[F]
(Initial 2–2 Voided)
Inter Kashi South Goa
16:30 UTC+5:30 Stadium: Raia Panchayat Ground
Referee: (India)
6 April 2025 (2025-04-06) 22 Inter Kashi 3-1 Rajasthan United FC Nadia
19:00 UTC+5:30 Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Referee: (India)

Durand Cup

The 133rd edition of Durand Cup saw first appearance of Inter Kashi. They were placed with hosts Mohammedan, Bengaluru FC and Indian Navy in Group B.[21]

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BEN MSC IKA INV
1 Bengaluru 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 9 Advanced to knockout stage 3–0 4–0
2 Mohammedan (H) 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4 2–3 1–1 1–0
3 Inter Kashi 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
4 Indian Navy 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0 1–2
Source: Twitter
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Matches
28 July 2024 (2024-07-28) Mohammedan 1–1 Inter Kashi FC Kolkata
19:00 IST
  • Dipu  31'
  • Ashley Koli 66'
  • Joseph Lalmuanawma  71'
  • Jasim  90+3'
  • Soraisam Robinson Singh  90+4'
Report
  • Nikola 39'
  • Dettol Moirangthem  84'
  • Mohammed Asif  90+5'
Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 4,829
Referee: Senthil Nathan S
Man of the Match: Anand Usuda (Inter Kashi)
3 August 2024 (2024-08-03) Bengaluru FC 3–0 Inter Kashi FC Kolkata
19:00 IST
Report
  • Anand Usuda  85'
Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 435
Referee: Crystal John
Man of the Match: Noguera (Bengaluru FC)
9 August 2024 (2024-08-09) Indian Navy 1–2 Inter Kashi FC Kolkata
16:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 112
Referee: Ashish Tiwari
Man of the Match: Nikola Stojanović (Inter Kashi FC)

Notes

  1. ^ Due to his visa not being approved, he couldn't go to Andorra for a loan transfer.
  2. ^ Closed door friendly match.
  3. ^ Inter Kashi were awarded three points after Namdhar fielded an ineligible player in Match 45. Initially Namdhari won the match by 2–0. However, later AIFF Appeal Committee reverted the decision later that was again reverted back in favour of Inter Kashi by an appeal to Court of Arbitration of Sports.
  4. ^ The match was forfeited in favour of Real Kashmir as Inter Kashi for fielded an ineligible player. Initially, Real Kashmir already won the match was drawn by 1-3.
  5. ^ Inter Kashi were deducted three points and given to Namdhari for fielding an ineligible player. Initially, Inter Kashi won the match by 3-2.
  6. ^ Inter Kashi were deducted one point and two points were given to Churchill Brothers for fielding an ineligible player. Initially the match was drawn by 2-2.

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