# 2023–24 Chennaiyin FC season

The 2023–24 Chennaiyin season is the club's Tenth season since its establishment in 2014 as well as their Tenth season in 2023–24 Indian Super League season.In addition to the league, they will also compete in the 2023 Durand Cup and 2024 Indian Super Cup.

## Management team

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Owen Coyle |
| Assistant coach | Sandy Stewart |
| Assistant coach | Raman Vijayan |
| Goalkeeping coach | Rajat Ghosh Dastidar |

## Players
### Squad information

    As of 22 September 2023
Notes:
   * The table below mentions the squad listed by the league for the 2023–24 Indian Super League season.
   * Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Contract until | Signed From |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Samik Mitra | GK | (2000-12-01) 1 December 2000 (age 24) | 2024 | Indian Arrows |
| 24 | Debjit Majumder | GK | (1988-03-06) 6 March 1988 (age 36) | 2024 | East Bengal FC |
| 51 | Prateek Kumar Singh | GK | (2000-01-27) 27 January 2000 (age 24) | 2026 | Real Kashmir FC |
| Defenders |||||||
| 3 | Ryan Edwards | CB | (1993-10-07) 7 October 1993 (age 31) | 2024 | Dundee United |
| 4 | Lazar Ćirković | CB | (1992-08-22) 22 August 1992 (age 32) | 2024 | Budapest Honvéd |
| 6 | Ankit Mukherjee | RB/CB | (1996-06-10) 10 June 1996 (age 28) | 2025 | East Bengal FC |
| 13 | Ajith Kumar | RB | (1996-11-13) 13 November 1996 (age 28) | 2024 | Bengaluru FC |
| 16 | Sarthak Golui | RB/CB | (1997-11-03) 3 November 1997 (age 27) | 2024 | East Bengal FC |
| 22 | Sachu Siby | LB | (2001-05-31) 31 May 2001 (age 23) | 2026 | Kerala United FC |
| 27 | Aakash Sangwan | LB | (1995-10-28) 28 October 1995 (age 29) | 2024 | Punjab FC |
| 31 | Bijay Chhetri | CB | (2001-08-07) 7 August 2001 (age 23) | 2026 | Sreenidi Deccan FC |
| 33 | Bikash Yumnam | CB | (2006-01-02) 2 January 2006 (age 18) | 2024 | Punjab FC |
| 41 | Preyarhanjan RS | CB | (1999-08-15) 15 August 1999 (age 25) | 2024 | Youth System |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 8 | Mohammed Rafique | CM/RB | (1991-03-26) 26 March 1991 (age 33) | 2024 | East Bengal FC |
| 18 | Sourav Das | CM/CDM | (1996-06-20) 20 June 1996 (age 28) | 2024 | East Bengal FC |
| 19 | Sajal Bag | CM | (2003-05-19) 19 May 2003 (age 21) | 2024 | BSS Sporting |
| 30 | Ayush Adhikari | CM/AM | (2000-07-30) 30 July 2000 (age 24) | 2026 | Kerala Blasters FC |
| 32 | Cristian Battocchio | CM | (1992-02-10) 10 February 1992 (age 32) | 2024 | Sektzia Ness Ziona F.C. |
| 37 | Jiteshwor Singh | CM/CDM | (2001-12-10) 10 December 2001 (age 23) | 2024 | NEROCA |
| 50 | Rafael Crivellaro | AM/CM | (1989-02-18) 18 February 1989 (age 35) | 2024 | Jamshedpur FC |
| Forwards |||||||
| 7 | Ninthoi Meetei | RW/RM | (2001-07-13) 13 July 2001 (age 23) | 2024 | NorthEast United FC |
| 10 | Connor Shields | ST/AM | (1997-07-29) 29 July 1997 (age 27) | 2024 | Motherwell FC |
| 11 | Rahim Ali | ST/RW | (2000-05-21) 21 May 2000 (age 24) | 2024 | Indian Arrows |
| 14 | Alexander Romario Jesuraj | RW | (1996-07-26) 26 July 1996 (age 28) | 2025 | FC Goa |
| 17 | Jordan Murray | ST | (1995-10-02) 2 October 1995 (age 29) | 2024 | Swat Cat FC |
| 23 | Sweden Fernandes | RW/RM | (2000-02-18) 18 February 2000 (age 24) | 2026 | Hyderabad FC |
| 29 | Irfan Yadwad | ST | (2001-06-19) 19 June 2001 (age 23) | 2026 | FC Bengaluru United |
| 43 | Thanglalsoun Gangte | ST | (2006-04-22) 22 April 2006 (age 18) | 2026 | Sudeva Delhi FC U18 |
| 47 | Vincy Barretto | LW/RW | (1999-12-08) 8 December 1999 (age 25) | 2025 | Kerala Blasters |
| 71 | Farukh Choudhary | LW | (1996-11-08) 8 November 1996 (age 28) | 2025 | Jamshedpur FC |
| | Gulab Rauth | LW | (2003-04-26) 26 April 2003 (age 21) | 2024 | RF Young Champs |

## Players out on loan

| Date | Player | Pos. | To | Loan Until |
| 1 September 2023 | Devansh Dabas | GK | Gokulam Kerala FC | 31 May 2024 |
| 10 September 2023 | Sweden Fernandes | RW/RM | Punjab FC | 31 May 2024 |
| | Sajal Bag | CM | Aizawl FC | 31 May 2024 |

## Durand Cup squad
### Squad information

A total of 25 players were named in the 2023/24 Durand Cup Squad.
    As of 26 August 2023
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Contract until | Signed From |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Samik Mitra | GK | (2000-12-01) 1 December 2000 (age 24) | 2024 | Indian Arrows |
| 24 | Debjit Majumder | GK | (1988-03-06) 6 March 1988 (age 36) | 2024 | East Bengal FC |
| 51 | Prateek Kumar Singh | GK | (2000-01-27) 27 January 2000 (age 24) | 2026 | Real Kashmir FC |
| Defenders |||||||
| 6 | Ankit Mukherjee | RB/CB | (1996-06-10) 10 June 1996 (age 28) | 2025 | East Bengal FC |
| 13 | Ajith Kumar | RB | (1996-11-13) 13 November 1996 (age 28) | 2024 | Bengaluru FC |
| 16 | Sarthak Golui | RB/CB | (1997-11-03) 3 November 1997 (age 27) | 2024 | East Bengal FC |
| 22 | Sachu Siby | LB | (2001-05-31) 31 May 2001 (age 23) | 2026 | Kerala United FC |
| 27 | Aakash Sangwan | LB | (1995-10-28) 28 October 1995 (age 29) | 2024 | Punjab FC |
| 31 | Bijay Chhetri | CB | (2001-08-07) 7 August 2001 (age 23) | 2026 | Sreenidi Deccan FC |
| 33 | Bikash Yumnam | CB | (2003-09-06) 6 September 2003 (age 21) | 2025 | Punjab FC |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 8 | Mohammed Rafique | CM/RB | (1991-03-26) 26 March 1991 (age 33) | 2024 | East Bengal FC |
| 19 | Sajal Bag | CM | (2003-05-19) 19 May 2003 (age 21) | 2024 | BSS Sporting |
| 30 | Ayush Adhikari | CM/AM | (2000-07-30) 30 July 2000 (age 24) | 2026 | Kerala Blasters FC |
| 32 | Cristian Battocchio | CM | (1992-02-10) 10 February 1992 (age 32) | 2024 | Sektzia Ness Ziona F.C. |
| 37 | Jiteshwor Singh | CM/CDM | (2001-12-10) 10 December 2001 (age 23) | 2024 | NEROCA |
| 50 | Rafael Crivellaro | AM/CM | (1989-02-18) 18 February 1989 (age 35) | 2024 | Jamshedpur FC |
| Forwards |||||||
| 7 | Ninthoi Meetei | RW/RM | (2001-07-13) 13 July 2001 (age 23) | 2024 | NorthEast United FC |
| 10 | Connor Shields | ST/AM | (1997-07-29) 29 July 1997 (age 27) | 2024 | Motherwell FC |
| 11 | Rahim Ali | ST/RW | (2000-05-21) 21 May 2000 (age 24) | 2024 | Indian Arrows |
| 14 | Alexander Romario Jesuraj | RW | (1996-07-26) 26 July 1996 (age 28) | 2025 | FC Goa |
| 17 | Jordan Murray | ST | (1995-10-02) 2 October 1995 (age 29) | 2024 | Swat Cat FC |
| 23 | Sweden Fernandes | RW/RM | (2000-02-18) 18 February 2000 (age 24) | 2026 | Hyderabad FC |
| 29 | Irfan Yadwad | ST | (2001-06-19) 19 June 2001 (age 23) | 2026 | FC Bengaluru United |
| 47 | Vincy Barretto | LW/RW | (1999-12-08) 8 December 1999 (age 25) | 2025 | Kerala Blasters |
| 71 | Farukh Choudhary | LW | (1996-11-08) 8 November 1996 (age 28) | 2025 | Jamshedpur FC |

## ISL squad
### Squad information

A total of 30 players were named in the 2023/24 Indian Super League Squad.
    As of 20 September 2023
* * denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Contract until | Signed From |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Samik Mitra | GK | (2000-12-01) 1 December 2000 (age 24) | 2024 | Indian Arrows |
| 24 | Debjit Majumder | GK | (1988-03-06) 6 March 1988 (age 36) | 2024 | East Bengal FC |
| 40 | Mohanraj K | GK | (2004-06-24) 24 June 2004 (age 20) | 2024 | Chennaiyin FC B |
| 51 | Prateek Kumar Singh | GK | (2000-01-27) 27 January 2000 (age 24) | 2026 | Real Kashmir FC |
| Defenders |||||||
| 6 | Ankit Mukherjee | RB/CB | (1996-06-10) 10 June 1996 (age 28) | 2025 | East Bengal FC |
| 13 | Ajith Kumar | RB | (1996-11-13) 13 November 1996 (age 28) | 2024 | Bengaluru FC |
| 16 | Sarthak Golui | RB/CB | (1997-11-03) 3 November 1997 (age 27) | 2024 | East Bengal FC |
| 22 | Sachu Siby | LB | (2001-05-31) 31 May 2001 (age 23) | 2026 | Kerala United FC |
| 27 | Aakash Sangwan | LB | (1995-10-28) 28 October 1995 (age 29) | 2024 | Punjab FC |
| 31 | Bijay Chhetri | CB | (2001-08-07) 7 August 2001 (age 23) | 2026 | Sreenidi Deccan FC |
| 33 | Bikash Yumnam | CB | (2003-09-06) 6 September 2003 (age 21) | 2025 | Punjab FC |
| 41 | Preyarhanjan RS | RB | (2006-01-02) 2 January 2006 (age 18) | 2024 | Chennaiyin FC B |
| | Lazar Ćirković | CB | (1992-08-22) 22 August 1992 (age 32) | 2024 | Budapest Honvéd FC |
| | Ryan Edwards | CB | (1993-10-07) 7 October 1993 (age 31) | 2024 | Dundee United FC |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 5 | Cristian Battocchio | CM | (1992-02-10) 10 February 1992 (age 32) | 2024 | Sektzia Ness Ziona F.C. |
| 7 | Ninthoi Meetei | RW/RM | (2001-07-13) 13 July 2001 (age 23) | 2024 | NorthEast United FC |
| 8 | Mohammed Rafique | CM/RB | (1991-03-26) 26 March 1991 (age 33) | 2024 | East Bengal FC |
| 14 | Alexander Romario Jesuraj | RW | (1996-07-26) 26 July 1996 (age 28) | 2025 | FC Goa |
| 18 | Sourav Das | CM/CDM | (1996-06-20) 20 June 1996 (age 28) | 2024 | East Bengal FC |
| 30 | Ayush Adhikari | CM/AM | (2000-07-30) 30 July 2000 (age 24) | 2026 | Kerala Blasters FC |
| 37 | Jiteshwor Singh | CM/CDM | (2001-12-10) 10 December 2001 (age 23) | 2024 | NEROCA |
| 44 | Nesta JB Colin | CM | (2006-06-08) 8 June 2006 (age 18) | 2024 | Chennaiyin FC B |
| 50 | Rafael Crivellaro | AM/CM | (1989-02-18) 18 February 1989 (age 35) | 2024 | Jamshedpur FC |
| 71 | Farukh Choudhary | LW | (1996-11-08) 8 November 1996 (age 28) | 2025 | Jamshedpur FC |
| Forwards |||||||
| 10 | Connor Shields | ST/AM | (1997-07-29) 29 July 1997 (age 27) | 2024 | Motherwell FC |
| 11 | Rahim Ali | ST/RW | (2000-05-21) 21 May 2000 (age 24) | 2024 | Indian Arrows |
| 17 | Jordan Murray | ST | (1995-10-02) 2 October 1995 (age 29) | 2024 | Swat Cat FC |
| 29 | Irfan Yadwad | ST | (2001-06-19) 19 June 2001 (age 23) | 2026 | FC Bengaluru United |
| 43 | Thanglalsoun Gangte | ST | (2006-04-22) 22 April 2006 (age 18) | 2026 | Sudeva Delhi FC U18 |
| 47 | Vincy Barretto | LW/RW | (1999-12-08) 8 December 1999 (age 25) | 2025 | Kerala Blasters |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | No. | Player | Pos. | From | Fee |
| 29 June 2023 | 23 | Sweden Fernandes | RW/RM | Hyderabad FC | Free Transfer |
| 2 July 2023 | 6 | Ankit Mukherjee | RB/CB | East Bengal FC | Free Transfer |
| 2 July 2023 | 31 | Bijay Chhetri | CB | Sreenidi Deccan FC | Free Transfer |
| 6 July 2023 | 51 | Prateek Kumar Singh | GK | Real Kashmir FC | Free Transfer |
| 6 July 2023 | 22 | Sachu Siby | LB | Kerala United FC | Free Transfer |
| 7 July 2023 | 29 | Irfan Yadwad | ST | FC Bengaluru United | Free Transfer |
| 11 July 2023 | 71 | Farukh Choudhary | LW | Jamshedpur FC | Free Transfer |
| 13 July 2023 | 17 | Jordan Murray | ST | Swat Cat FC | Free Transfer |
| 26 July 2023 | 10 | Connor Shields | ST/AM | Motherwell FC | Free Transfer |
| 5 August 2023 | 50 | Rafael Crivellaro | AM | Jamshedpur FC | Free Transfer |
| 6 August 2023 | 30 | Ayush Adhikari | CM/AM | Kerala Blasters FC | |
| 21 August 2023 | 5 | Cristian Battocchio | CM | Sektzia Ness Ziona F.C. | Free Transfer |
| 25 August 2023 | 16 | Sarthak Golui | RB/CB | East Bengal FC | Loan Transfer |
| 31 August 2023 | 40 | Mohanraj K | GK | Chennaiyin FC B | Free Transfer |
| 31 August 2023 | 44 | Nesta JB Colin | CM | Chennaiyin FC B | Free Transfer |
| 31 August 2023 | 41 | Preyarhanjan RS | RB | Chennaiyin FC B | Free Transfer |
| 3 September 2023 | 43 | Thanglalsoun Gangte | ST | Sudeva Delhi FC U18 | Free Transfer |
| 16 September 2023 | | Lazar Ćirković | CB | Budapest Honvéd FC | Free Transfer |
| 20 September 2023 | | Ryan Edwards | CB | Dundee United FC | Free Transfer |

### Out

| Date | No. | Player | Pos. | From | Fee |
| 9 June 2023 | 28 | Monotosh Chakladar | LB/CB | Diamond Harbour FC | Free Transfer |

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Indian Super League | 23 September 2023 | TBC | Matchday 1 | TBC | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 036.36 |
| Durand Cup | 10 August 2023 | 26 August 2023 | Group stage | Quarter Final | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 075.00 |
| Federation Cup | TBC | TBC | Group Stage | TBC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 042.31 |
Last updated: 16 December 2023 Source: Competitions

### Indian Super League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 4 | Odisha | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 39 | Knockouts |
| 5 | Kerala Blasters | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 33 | Knockouts |
| 6 | Chennaiyin | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 27 | Knockouts |
| 7 | NorthEast United | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 26 | |
| 8 | Punjab | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 24 | |
* ↑ Head-to-head points: Punjab 4, East Bengal 1.

### Matches

Win Draw Loss Void / Postponed

### Durand Cup

Chennaiyin were drawn in the Group E for the 132nd edition of the Durand Cup.

#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CHN | HYD | DEL | TRI |
| 1 | Chennaiyin | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | Qualify for the knockout stage | — | — | — | 3–0 |
| 2 | Hyderabad | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | | 1–3 | — | — | 3–0 |
| 3 | Delhi | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Tribhuvan Army | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 | | — | — | — | — |

#### Matches

Durand Cup fixtures were announced in early July 2023.

### Quarter-finals
## Statistics
### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nationality | Player | ISL | Super Cup | Durand Cup | Total |
| 1 | 50 | MF | | Rafael Crivellaro | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 10 | FW | | Connor Shields | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 17 | FW | | Jordan Murray | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | DF | | Ryan Edwards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 11 | FW | | Rahim Ali | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 47 | FW | | Vincy Barretto | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 71 | MF | | Farukh Choudhary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 7 | MF | | Ninthoi Meetei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 33 | DF | | Bikash Yumnam | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | – | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 15 | 0 | 9 | 24 |