# 2023–24 Aizawl FC season

The 2023–24 season was Aizawl's 40th competitive season and its seventh competitive season in the I-League, India's top-flight professional football league. Aizawl lost the opening match of their season to Mohammedan on 29 January 2023. Their last two games of the season, to be played at home, were cancelled after their opponents TRAU and NEROCA refused to travel to Aizawl citing security concerns.

## Managerial changes

On 2 September 2023, the club appointed Erol Akbay as its head coach for the season. Although they have seen their head coach Erol Akbay leave after the first match against Mohammedan SC by mutual agreement. A day later, B. Malsawmzuala was appointed as interim head coach. On 23 January 2024, the club appointed Stojkoski Bobi as head coach for rest of the season.

## Technical staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Stojkoski Bobi |
| Assistant coach | Malsawmzuala Sailo |
| Manager | F. Lalrinmawia |

## Squad information
### First-team players

    As of 1 June 2024
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 | Vanlalhriatpuia |
| 3 | DF | IND | Supriyo Ghosh |
| 4 | DF | IND | Lalmuanawma |
| 5 | MF | BRA | Gustavo |
| 6 | MF | IND | KC Larchhuakmawia |
| 7 | FW | IND | Lalthanmawia Renthlei |
| 8 | MF | IND | Lalthankhuma |
| 9 | FW | IND | Tharpuia |
| 10 | MF | IND | K Lalrinfela |
| 13 | DF | IND | Lalchhawnkima (Captain) |
| 14 | DF | IND | Joe Zoherliana |
| 16 | DF | IND | Lalfemkima |
| 17 | MF | IND | Lalramsanga |
| 18 | FW | IND | Lalrinzuala Lalbiaknia |
| 19 | DF | IND | H Lalrempuia |
| 20 | GK | IND | Nora Fernandes |
| 21 | MF | IND | K Lalhmangaihkima |
| 27 | FW | IND | Joseph Lalvenhima |
| 28 | GK | IND | Gurmeet Singh |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 29 | FW | IND | Augustine Lalrochana |
| 30 | MF | IND | Sheikh Sahil (on loan from Jamshedpur) |
| 32 | FW | IND | Lalbiakdika |
| 33 | DF | SRB | Ivan Marić |
| 36 | DF | IND | Rohmingthanga |
| 37 | MF | IND | Aditya Saha |
| 39 | GK | IND | Joel B Lalramchhana |
| 42 | DF | IND | Laldanmawia (on loan from Hyderabad) |
| 44 | DF | IND | Lalhrezuala Sailung (on loan from Odisha) |
| 46 | MF | IND | Subhanil Ghosh |
| 88 | FW | IND | Bawlte Rohmingthanga |
| — | MF | POL | Rafał Zaborowski |
| — | FW | IND | HK Lalhruaitluanga |
| — | FW | IND | Zomuansanga |
| — | FW | IND | Jessy Vanlalmuana |

## Extended contracts

| Date | Position | Player | Ref |
| 11 May 2023 | GK | Vanlalhriatpuia | |
| 11 September 2023 | DF | Lalchhawnkima | |

## Transfers
### In

| Position | Player | Previous club | Date |
| FW | Lalrinzuala Lalbiaknia | Chhinga Veng | 13 June 2023 |
| GK | Joel B Lalramchhana | Venghunai FC | 14 July 2023 |
| MF | Lalbiakdika | Bethlehem FC | 16 July 2023 |
| MF | Zomuansanga | Chennaiyin B | 26 July 2023 |
| DF | Lalfamkima | Minerva Academy | 26 July 2023 |
| DF | Joe Zoherliana | NorthEast United | 31 August 2023 |
| DF | Supriyo Ghosh | Kidderpore | 01 September 2023 |
| MF | Aditya Saha | Kidderpore | 01 September 2023 |
| DF | Prosenjit Chakraborty | Kidderpore | 01 September 2023 |
| MF | Subhanil Ghosh | Diamond Rock FC | 01 September 2023 |
| FW | Fredsan Marshall | ARA FC | 01 September 2023 |
| DF | Ivan Maric | Satdobato Youth Club | 02 September 2023 |
| FW | Bawlte Rohmingthanga | United SC | 03 September 2023 |
| GK | Nora Fernandes | Churchill Brothers | 04 September 2023 |
| MF | Lalthankhuma | Calcutta Customs | 17 September 2023 |
| FW | Joseph Lalvenhima | Chennaiyin B | 20 September 2023 |
| GK | Vishal Joon | Rajasthan United | 30 September 2023 |
| MF | Gustavo | Chanthaburi | 30 September 2023 |
| MF | Rafał Zaborowski | LKS Goczałkowice-Zdrój | 22 October 2023 |
| FW | Amir Memari | Persipa Pati | 15 January 2024 |

### Loans in

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | Until |
| 27 July 2023 | DF | Lalhrezuala Sailung | Odisha | 31 May 2024 |
| 30 August 2023 | DF | Laldanmawia | Hyderabad B | 31 May 2024 |
| 04 September 2023 | MF | Sheikh Sahil | Jamshedpur | 31 May 2024 |

### Out

| Date | No. | Position | Player | To |
| 01 June 2023 | | DF | Lalchhawnkima | Bhawanipore |
| 09 June 2023 | 28 | MF | Jeremy Laldinpuia | Diamond Harbour |
| 15 June 2023 | | DF | Zodingliana Ralte | Mohammedan |
| 17 June 2023 | 19 | FW | David Lalhlansanga | Mohammedan |
| 21 June 2023 | 33 | GK | Vikram Lahkbir Singh | Bengaluru |
| 30 June 2023 | 99 | FW | Matías Verón | Matagalpa FC |
| 01 July 2023 | | DF | Melory Laldinsanga | Project Veng FC |
| 02 July 2023 | | DF | Lalbiakzuala | Rajasthan United |
| 02 July 2023 | | MF | Zothanpuia | Rajasthan United |
| 26 July 2023 | | FW | K Lalrosanga | Chawnpui FC |
| 31 July 2023 | 16 | DF | Akito Saito | Kaya–Iloilo |
| 31 July 2023 | 35 | DF | Eisuke Mohri | Club Eagles |
| 30 September 2023 | 5 | DF | Emmanuel Makinde | |
| 30 September 2023 | 8 | MF | Joseph Vanlalalhruaia | Free Agent |
| 30 September 2023 | 8 | DF | Imanuel Lalthazuala | Free Agent |
| 30 September 2023 | 24 | MF | Lalchhanhima Sailo | Hyderabad |
| 30 September 2023 | 26 | DF | K Lalmalsawma | Free Agent |
| 30 September 2023 | 32 | GK | Lalmuansanga | Free Agent |
| 30 September 2023 | 47 | FW | Dawngliana | Free Agent |
| 30 September 2023 | 50 | FW | Thasiama | Free Agent |
| 30 September 2023 | 77 | FW | Ivan Veras | Free Agent |
| 1 December 2023 | | GK | Vishal Joon | Bengaluru United |
| 19 January 2024 | | DF | Prosenjit Chakraborty | NEROCA FC |
| 18 April 2024 | 7 | FW | Amir Memari | Attack Energy SC |
| 31 May 2024 | 9 | FW | Fredsan Marshall | Ambelim Sports Club |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| I League | 29 October 2023 | 5 April 2024 | 9th | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 025.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 025.00 |
Source: Competitions

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Churchill Brothers | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 33 |
| 8 | Shillong Lajong | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 31 |
| 9 | Aizawl | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 27 |
| 10 | Namdhari | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 27 |
| 11 | Rajasthan United | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 63 | −23 | 25 |

#### Matches

Note: I-League announced the fixtures for the 2023–24 season on 6 October 2023.

## Statistics
### Goal scorers

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | I League | Super Cup | Total |
| 1 | 18 | FW | | Lalrinzuala Lalbiaknia | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | 14 | DF | | Joe Zoherliana | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 7 | FW | | R Lalthanmawia | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 9 | FW | | Tharpuia | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 10 | MF | | K Lalrinfela | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 21 | MF | | K Lalhmangaihkima | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 32 | FW | | Lalbiakdika | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 88 | FW | | Bawlte Rohmingthanga | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 24 | 0 | 24 |