# 2023–24 NorthEast United FC season

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 |
| Head coach | Juan Pedro Benali |
| Assistant coach | Naushad Moosa |
| Goalkeeping coach | Manuel Diez Aznar |
| Strength and Conditioning coach | Javier Caballero |
| Team analyst | Meet Mandavia |
| 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
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 |
| 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 |
| DF | Míchel Zabaco | Burgos CF | Free transfer | 20 July 2023 |
| DF | Dinesh Singh | Sreenidi Deccan | Free transfer | 22 July 2023 |
| FW | Néstor Albiach | Rayo Majadahonda | Free transfer | 25 July 2023 |
| MF | Shighil Nambrath | Bengaluru B | Undisclosed | 27 July 2023 |
| FW | Fredy Chawngthansanga | Bengaluru B | Free transfer | 27 July 2023 |

### Out

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

## 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 % |
| 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 | Total | Total | Total | Total | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 038.46 |
Source: Soccerway

### Indian Super League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 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 | |
| 9 | East Bengal | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 24 | ACL 2 preliminary stage |
* 1 2 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.

#### Matches

The first eleven league fixtures were announced on 7 September 2023.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### Durand Cup

Group C
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | — |

#### Matches
### Goalscorers

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