# 2023–24 Real Kashmir FC season

The 2023–24 season was the seventh season in Real Kashmir FC's existence, and their sixth season in I-League. Their first match of the season was played on 28 October 2023 and their last on 13 April 2024, in 1–4 defeat away from home against Namdhari. Real Kashmir finished fifth in the league. Their captain Muhammad Hammad received the Jarnail Singh Award for Best Defender of the season.

## Current technical staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Ishfaq Ahmed |
| Assistant coach | Harshad Meher |
| Head of Player recruitment | Salman Mir |
| Physio | Haider Ali |
| Psychologist | Fadl Haq |
| Co-ordinator | Fuzail Farooq |
| Nutrionist | Athar Coutwall |

### First-team squad

    As of 27 October 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 | IND | Furqan Ahmad Dar |
| 3 | DF | IND | Sowban Hilal Sidiqui |
| 4 | DF | IND | Muhammad Hammad (captain) |
| 5 | MF | IND | Ifham Tariq Mir |
| 6 | DF | IND | Hyder Yousuf |
| 7 | MF | IND | Mohammad Inam |
| 9 | FW | CIV | Gnohere Krizo |
| 10 | FW | IND | Mohammad Asrar Rehber |
| 11 | FW | IND | Ateeb Ahmed Dar |
| 12 | MF | IND | Huzafah Ahmad Dar |
| 13 | GK | IND | Shivam Kiran Pednekar |
| 14 | FW | UGA | Henry Kisekka |
| 16 | DF | SYR | Shaher Shaheen |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | IND | Lalramdinsanga Ralte |
| 18 | DF | IND | Dion Menezes |
| 20 | DF | GHA | Kamal Issah |
| 21 | DF | IND | Zahid Yousuf |
| 22 | DF | POR | Carlos Lomba |
| 25 | FW | CIV | Kamo Bayi |
| 26 | DF | IND | Hafiz Ur Rehman Khan |
| 27 | MF | LBN | Mohamad Maksoud |
| 28 | MF | IND | Jeremy Laldinpuia |
| 30 | DF | IND | Wayne Vaz |
| 31 | DF | IND | Shahid Nazir |
| 78 | GK | IND | Muheet Shabir |

## Contract extension
### New contracts

| Date | Position | No. | Player | Ref. |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From |
| 22 October 2023 | DF | Sowban Hilal Sidiqui | Downtown Heroes |
| 23 October 2023 | DF | Muhammad Hammad | |
| 24 October 2023 | GK | Muheet Shabir | Kerala Blasters |
| 24 October 2023 | FW | Mohamed Inam | Delhi |
| 25 October 2023 | FW | Mohammad Asrar Rehber | FC1 |
| 26 October 2023 | DF | Shahid Nazir | Downtown Heroes |
| 26 October 2023 | DF | Shaher Shaheen | Mohammedan |
| 27 October 2023 | DF | Zahid Yousuf | Downtown Heroes |
| 27 October 2023 | FW | Gnohere Krizo | Bhawanipore |
| 31 January 2024 | FW | Henry Kisekka | |
| 31 January 2024 | FW | Kamo Bayi | |

### Promoted from Real Kashmmir FC Reserves

| No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Ref. |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2023 | DF | Jestin George | NorthEast United | Loan Return |
| 6 July 2023 | GK | Prateek Kumar | Chennaiyin | Free Transfer |
| 7 July 2023 | MF | Abhijit Sarkar | Mohammedan | Free Transfer |
| 17 July 2023 | MF | Girik Khosla | Delhi | Free Transfer |
| 21 July 2023 | MF | Samuel Kynshi | Punjab | Free Transfer |
| 30 July 2023 | MF | Lalnuntluanga Bawitlung | Sreenidi Deccan | Free Transfer |
| 30 July 2023 | GK | Subhasish Roy | Churchill Brothers | Free Transfer |
| 31 July 2023 | FW | Phrangki Buam | Shillong Lajong | Free Transfer |
| 31 July 2023 | MF | Nuriddin Davronov | Kuching City | Free Transfer |
| 1 September 2023 | MF | Thoi Singh | NEROCA | Free Transfer |
| 3 September 2023 | DF | Balwinder Singh | NEROCA | Free Transfer |
| 3 September 2023 | DF | Akashdeep Singh | Namdhari | Free Transfer |
| 3 September 2023 | DF | Richard Osei | | Free Transfer |
| 3 September 2023 | MF | Wadudu Yakubu | | Free Transfer |
| 3 September 2023 | FW | Ibrahim Nurudeen | Al-Horriya | Free Transfer |
| 3 September 2023 | MF | Owais Bashir | | Free Transfer |
| 3 September 2023 | MF | Nestor Dias | | Free Transfer |
| 3 September 2023 | MF | Adnan Ayub | | Free Transfer |
| 3 September 2023 | FW | Loken Meitei | Delhi | Free Transfer |
| 3 September 2023 | FW | Parveez Hussain Parray | | Free Transfer |
| 3 September 2023 | DF | Joyner Lourenco | Sporting Goa | Free Transfer |
| 3 September 2023 | DF | Kamalpreet Singh | | Free Transfer |
| 3 September 2023 | MF | Rupert Nongrum | | Free Transfer |
| 3 September 2023 | FW | Ernest Boateng | Rahmatganj MFS | Free Transfer |
| 3 September 2023 | DF | Paolenmang Tuboi | | Free Transfer |
| 3 September 2023 | DF | Davinder Singh | Namdhari | Free Transfer |
| 3 September 2023 | GK | Sanjiban Ghosh | Bhawanipore | Free Transfer |
| 3 September 2023 | DF | Sarineo Fernandes | Bengaluru United | Free Transfer |
| 3 September 2023 | GK | Imran Arshid | Downtown Heroes | Free Transfer |
| 3 September 2023 | FW | Jerry Pulamte | Bengaluru United | Free Transfer |
| 30 January 2024 | MF | Kiran Pandhare | NEROCA | Free Transfer |

## Competition
### Overview

Win  Draw  Loss
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Super Cup | 2023 (2023) | 2023 (2023) | Qualifiers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| I-League | 28 October 2023 (2023-10-28) | 2024 (2024) | Matchday 1 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 13 | +18 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 13 | +18 | 050.00 |
Last updated: 17 March 2024 (2024-03-17) Source: Soccerway

### I-League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 3 | Gokulam Kerala | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 42 |
| 4 | Inter Kashi | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 47 | 41 | +6 | 41 |
| 5 | Real Kashmir | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 40 |
| 6 | Delhi | 24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 35 |
| 7 | Churchill Brothers | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 33 |

#### League results by round

| Match | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Ground | H | H | H | A | - | A | H | H | H | H | H | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | H |
| Result | W | W | L | L | - | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | D | D | D |
| League Position | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |

#### Matches
## Statistics
### Goal Scorers

    As of 13 March 2024
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | I League | IFA Shield | Super Cup | Total |
| 1 | 9 | FW | | Gnohere Krizo | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | 16 | DF | | Shaher Shaheen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 28 | MF | | Jeremy Laldinpuia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 7 | MF | | Mohammad Inam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 14 | FW | | Henry Kisekka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 27 | MF | | Mohamad Maksoud | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 5 | MF | | Ifham Mir Toufiq | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 6 | DF | | Hyder Yousuf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 10 | FW | | Mohammad Asrar Rehber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 20 | MF | | Kamal Isaah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 22 | DF | | Carlos Lomba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 25 | FW | | Kamo Bayi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 29 | MF | | Adnan Ayub | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 30 | DF | | Wayne Vaz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 32 | 0 | 0 | 32 |