# 2023–24 NEROCA FC season

The 2023–24 season was the 58th season of NEROCA FC in existence and seventh season in the I-League.
NEROCA had a poor campaign and could gather only 13 points from 21 matches. Their loss against Real Kashmir on 30 March 2024 confirmed their relegation to I-League 2. By then, they had managed four wins, one draw, and 16 losses. Their final fixture of the season was cancelled after they refused to travel to Aizawl citing security concerns. The final game they played was at home against Gokulam Kerala on 7 April 2024, which ended in a 0–3 defeat.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 30 January 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 | Soram Poirei |
| 2 | DF | IND | Balwinder Singh |
| 3 | DF | IND | Surajit Seal |
| 4 | DF | IND | Likmabam Rakesh Meitei |
| 6 | MF | IND | Sarif Khan |
| 7 | FW | LBR | Ansumana Kromah |
| 8 | MF | IND | Aniket Panchal |
| 9 | FW | LBN | Haidar Awada |
| 11 | MF | IND | Nonganba Akoijam |
| 12 | DF | IND | Waikhom Rohit Meitei |
| 13 | MF | JAM | Fabian Reid |
| 14 | MF | IND | Lourembam David Singh |
| 15 | MF | CIV | Adama Coulibaly |
| 16 | DF | IND | Manoranjan Singh |
| 18 | DF | SLE | David Simbo (captain) |
| 19 | MF | IND | Sajal Bag |
| 21 | GK | IND | Priyant Singh |
| 23 | MF | IND | Baoringdao Bodo |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 24 | FW | IND | Arghya Roy |
| 25 | MF | IND | Jonychand Singh |
| 26 | DF | IND | Wangkhei Olen Singh |
| 30 | MF | IND | Sushil Meitei |
| 31 | GK | IND | Irengbam Santosh Singh |
| 40 | MF | IND | Tangva Ragui |
| 44 | DF | IND | Nongthombam Ronaldo |
| 66 | DF | IND | Safiul Rahman |
| 78 | MF | IND | Anirudh Tumuluru |
| 88 | MF | IND | Tarak Hembram |
| 99 | FW | GHA | Ibrahim Nurudheen |
| — | MF | IND | Chunsaba Bariam |
| — | MF | IND | Thoi Singh |
| — | DF | IND | Pandia Rajan |
| — | GK | IND | Chris Johnson |
| — | DF | IND | Lallenmang Sitlhou |
| — | FW | IND | Yumnam Singh |
| — | MF | IND | Kiran Pandhare |

### New and extended contracts

| Date | Position | Name |
| 10 September 2023 | MF | Tangva Ragui |
| 10 September 2023 | DF | Likmabam Rakesh Singh |
| 10 September 2023 | GK | Soram Poirei |
| 15 September 2023 | DF | Waikhom Rohit Meitei |
| 15 September 2023 | MF | Nonganba Akoijam |
| 15 September 2023 | MF | Lourembam David Singh |
| 17 September 2023 | DF | David Simbo |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 September 2023 | MF | Thoi Singh | Real Kashmir | None |
| 1 September 2023 | DF | Surajit Seal | ARA FC | None |
| 1 September 2023 | DF | Monoranjan Singh | Bhawanipore | None |
| 2 September 2023 | GK | Priyant Singh | Kidderpore | None |
| 3 September 2023 | MF | Sushil Meitei | Kickstart | None |
| 3 September 2023 | DF | Balwinder Singh | Real Kashmir | None |
| 4 September 2023 | MF | Sarif Khan | TRAU | None |
| 6 September 2023 | DF | Pandia Rajan | Valadares Gaia | None |
| 7 September 2023 | DF | Safiul Rahman | Mohammedan | None |
| 9 September 2023 | GK | Chris Johnson | Salsette Football Club | None |
| 13 September 2023 | FW | Arghya Roy | Kidderpore | None |
| 13 September 2023 | MF | Tarak Hembram | United SC | None |
| 14 September 2023 | DF | Wangkhei Olen Singh | Delhi | None |
| 14 September 2023 | MF | Aniket Panchal | Mumbai Kenkre | None |
| 14 September 2023 | MF | Anirudh Tumuluru | | None |
| 30 September 2023 | MF | Bogdan Gavrila | Dinamo București | None |
| 30 September 2023 | DF | Marius Leca | Afumați | None |
| 1 October 2023 | MF | Mohammad Saukat | | None |
| 6 October 2023 | FW | Vivek Singh | | None |
| 11 October 2023 | MF | Sajal Bag | Chennaiyin | None |
| 16 October 2023 | FW | Haidar Awada | Ahli Nabatieh | None |
| 5 November 2023 | MF | Fabian Reid | Arnett Gardens | None |
| 25 November 2023 | FW | Ansumana Kromah | Bodoland FC | None |
| 10 January 2024 | MF | Adama Coulibaly | Kasuka | None |
| 12 January 2024 | FW | Ibrahim Nurudheen | Al-Hurriya | None |
| 30 January 2024 | MF | Kiran Pandhare | Real Kashmir | None |
| 15 February 2024 | MF | Baoringdao Bodo | | None |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 April 2023 | FW | Jourdain Fletcher | Mount Pleasant | Free Agent |
| 1 June 2023 | MF | Naorem Tondomba Singh | Mumbai City | Loan Return |
| 7 July 2023 | DF | Thokchom James Singh | Mohammedan | Free Agent |
| 23 July 2023 | MF | Mirjalol Kosimov | Mohammedan | Free Agent |
| 27 July 2023 | FW | Surchandra Singh | BSS Sporting | Free Agent |
| 27 July 2023 | MF | Thomyo Shimray | SC Bengaluru | Free Agent |
| 27 July 2023 | GK | Shubham Dhas | Inter Kashi | Free Agent |
| 1 August 2023 | MF | Benjamin Lupheng | | Free Agent |
| 1 August 2023 | DF | Thokchom Johnson Singh | | Free Agent |
| 1 August 2023 | GK | Md Abujar | | Free Agent |
| 1 August 2023 | DF | Abhisekh Saikia | | Free Agent |
| 1 August 2023 | DF | Yuno Richard Thaikho | | Free Agent |
| 1 August 2023 | FW | Souma Das | | Free Agent |
| 1 August 2023 | DF | Aimol Reamsochung | | Free Agent |
| 27 October 2023 | FW | Lunminlen Haokip | Churchill Brothers FC | Free Agent |
| 03 January 2024 | DF | Marius Leca | | Free Agent |
| 03 January 2024 | FW | Bogdan Gavrila | | Free Agent |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 9 | Namdhari | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 27 | |
| 10 | Aizawl | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 25 | |
| 11 | Rajasthan United | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 63 | −23 | 25 | |
| 12 | NEROCA (R) | 23 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 26 | 61 | −35 | 14 | Relegation to I-League 2 |
| 13 | TRAU (R) | 23 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 26 | 64 | −38 | 13 | Relegation to I-League 2 |

#### Matches

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

## Statistics
### Goalscorers

| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | I League | Total |
| 1 | FW | 7 | Ansumana Kromah | 5 | 5 |
| 2 | MF | 99 | Lourembam David Singh | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | MF | 8 | Aniket Panchal | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | MF | 30 | Sushil Meitei | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | 2 | Balwinder Singh | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 5 | Sarif Khan | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | FW | 13 | Fabian Reid | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | 18 | David Simbo | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 19 | Sajal Bag | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 40 | Tangva Ragui | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | FW | 88 | Tarak Hembram | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 21 | 21 |