# 2023–24 Inter Kashi season

The 2023–24 season was the first season of Inter Kashi in existence. The club participated in the I-League, the second level of Indian football.
In May 2023, the All India Football Federation, the governing body of football in India, announced they would accept bids for new clubs to join 2023–24 I-League season onwards. On 29 June 2023, it was announced that agreement for the Varanasi franchise had been reached between Kolkata-based RDB Group of Companies and European clubs Atlético Madrid and Inter Escaldes. FC Andorra had an association with Inter Escaldes, but did not have any direct role with Inter Kashi. The moniker of "Inter" was added because of the tie-up with Inter Escaldes.

## Current staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Carlos Santamarina |
| Assistant coaches | Javier Broch |
| Assistant coaches | Arata Izumi |
| Fitness coach | Dani Lorenzo |

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 1 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 | Shubham Dhas |
| 3 | DF | IND | Bijoy Varghese (on loan from Kerala Blasters) |
| 4 | DF | IND | Klusner Pereira |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Peter Hartley |
| 6 | MF | IND | Keisam Angelo Singh |
| 7 | FW | ESP | Jordan Lamela |
| 8 | MF | IND | Phijam Vikash Singh |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Mario Barco |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Julen Pérez |
| 11 | FW | IND | Ishan Dey |
| 16 | DF | IND | Sandip Mandi |
| 17 | FW | IND | Edmund Lalrindika (on loan from Bengaluru) |
| 18 | DF | IND | Tejas Krishna (on loan from Punjab) |
| 20 | DF | IND | Kojam Beyong |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | FW | CPV | Gianni dos Santos |
| 22 | MF | IND | Jackichand Singh |
| 24 | MF | ESP | Fran Gómez (on loan from Atlético Madrid B) |
| 25 | FW | IND | Sumeet Passi |
| 26 | DF | IND | Deepak Devrani (on loan from Punjab) |
| 27 | DF | IND | Anil Chawan |
| 28 | MF | IND | Sehnaj Singh |
| 29 | GK | IND | Arindam Bhattacharya (captain) |
| 33 | FW | IND | Muhammad Ajsal (on loan from Kerala Blasters) |
| 36 | MF | IND | Asif Khan |
| 39 | DF | IND | Lalruatthara |
| 43 | GK | IND | Nikhil Deka |
| 44 | MF | IND | Haobam Singh |
| 77 | MF | IND | Gyamar Nikum (on loan from Mumbai City) |
| — | DF | IND | Sanson Pereira (on loan from Goa) |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 August 2023 | DF | Peter Hartley | Hartlepool United | None |
| 1 August 2023 | DF | Klusner Pereira | Dempo SC | None |
| 4 August 2023 | MF | Sehnaj Singh | NorthEast United | None |
| 28 August 2023 | FW | Ishan Dey | Sudeva Delhi | None |
| 1 September 2023 | FW | Sumeet Passi | East Bengal | None |
| 5 September 2023 | FW | Jordan Lamela | Antoniano | None |
| 8 September 2023 | FW | Mario Barco | Numancia | None |
| 9 September 2023 | DF | Anil Chawan | Bengaluru United | None |
| 11 September 2023 | GK | Sharon Padattil | Bengaluru | None |
| 12 September 2023 | GK | Arindam Bhattacharya | NorthEast United | None |
| 13 September 2023 | MF | Jackichand Singh | Mumbai City | None |
| 15 September 2023 | MF | Asif Khan | Mumbai City | None |
| 16 September 2023 | DF | Kojam Beyong | Rajasthan United | None |
| 16 September 2023 | DF | Sandip Mandi | Diamond Harbour | None |
| 16 September 2023 | MF | Haobam Singh | East Bengal | None |
| 16 September 2023 | MF | Keisam Angelo Singh | Jamshedpur B | None |
| 16 September 2023 | MF | Phijam Vikash Singh | Jamshedpur FC | None |
| 20 September 2023 | MF | Julen Pérez | Las Palmas B | None |
| 11 October 2023 | DF | Lalruatthara | Odisha | None |
| 13 October 2023 | GK | Nikhil Deka | NorthEast United | None |
| 1 January 2024 | FW | Gianni dos Santos | Atlético Ottawa | None |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 17 August 2023 | FW | Muhammad Ajsal | Kerala Blasters | 31 May 2024 |
| 2 September 2023 | FW | Edmund Lalrindika | Bengaluru | 31 May 2024 |
| 3 September 2023 | MF | Gyamar Nikum | Mumbai City | 31 May 2024 |
| 15 September 2023 | DF | Bijoy Varghese | Kerala Blasters | 31 May 2024 |
| 14 October 2023 | DF | Deepak Devrani | Punjab | 31 May 2024 |
| 14 October 2023 | DF | Tejas Krishna | Punjab | 31 May 2024 |
| 4 January 2024 | MF | Fran Gómez | Atlético Madrid B | 31 May 2024 |
| 14 January 2024 | DF | Sanson Pereira | Goa | 31 May 2024 |

### Transfers Out

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Ref. |
| 19 January 2024 | DF | | Klusner Pereira | SC de Goa | |

## Pre-season

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 2 | Sreenidi Deccan | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 54 | 26 | +28 | 48 |
| 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 |

#### Matches

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

### Indian Super Cup

Inter Kashi entered the competition in the play-off round. Inter Kashi defeated Rajasthan United in the qualification round by 5–0 on 8th January, the fixtures were announced on 18 December 2023.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | OFC | FCG | BEN | IKA |
| 1 | Odisha | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Goa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | | — | — | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Bengaluru | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | | — | — | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Inter Kashi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | | — | — | — | — |

## Statistics
### Goalscorers

    As of 02 March 2024
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | I League | Super Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 9 | Mario Barco | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | MF | 7 | Jordan Lamela | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | FW | 17 | Edmund Lalrindika | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | DF | 36 | Asif Khan | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | MF | 77 | Gyamar Nikum | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | FW | 33 | Muhammad Ajsal | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | 44 | Haobam Singh | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | FW | 21 | Gianni dos Santos | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 22 | Jackichand Singh | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | 8 | Phijam Vikash Singh | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | 25 | Sumeet Passi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | 26 | Deepak Devrani | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 36 | 7 | 43 |