# 2023–24 Shillong Lajong FC season

The 2024–25 season was Shillong Lajong's 41st season in existence and their tenth season in the I-League, and first since 2018–19. In addition to the league, they also competed in the Super Cup and Durand Cup tournaments.

## Current technical staff

| Position | Name |
| Head Coach | Jose Carlos Rodriguez Hevia |
| Assistant Coach | Birendra Thapa |
| Fitness and conditioning Coach | George Vannie Lyngdoh Nongrang |
| Technical Director | Habamutlang Lyngdoh |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Soraisham Premjit Meitei |
| Physiotherapist | Duyu Radhe |

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 30 January 2025
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 |
| 22 | GK | IND | Nikhil Deka |
| 1 | GK | IND | Ranit Sarkar |
| 3 | DF | IND | Aman Ahlawat |
| 4 | DF | IND | Ronney Willson Kharbudon |
| 15 | DF | IND | Saveme Tariang |
| 6 | DF | IND | Kynsailang Khongsit |
| 20 | DF | BRA | Daniel Gonçalves |
| 26 | DF | IND | Kenstar Kharshong |
| 17 | DF | IND | Kitboklang Khriem |
| 8 | MF | IND | Damaitphang Lyngdoh |
| 11 | MF | IND | Hardy Cliff Nongbri |
| 12 | MF | IND | Everbrightson Sana Mylliempdah |
| 5 | MF | BRA | Renan Paulino De Souza |
| 45 | MF | IND | Batskhemlang Thangkhiew |
| 18 | MF | IND | Gladdy Nelcen Kharbuli |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | MF | IND | Wadajied Kynsai Ryngkhlem |
| 25 | MF | IND | Maxderidoff Wahlang |
| 27 | MF | IND | Tremiki Lamurong |
| 16 | FW | IND | Phrangki Buam |
| 7 | FW | IND | Figo Syndai |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Douglas Rosa Tardin |
| 77 | FW | IND | Sheen Stevenson Sohktung |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Marcos Rudwere Genar E Silva |

### Reserve squad

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 |
| — | MF | IND | Samchaphrang Lato |
| — | MF | IND | Damonlang Pathaw |
| — | FW | IND | Loanis Suchen |
| — | FW | IND | Chanmitre Thma |
| — | MF | IND | Babysunday Marngar |
| — | DF | IND | Pynche Tyngkan |
| — | DF | IND | Ronald Kharkongor |
| — | GK | IND | Pranav S |
| 33 | GK | IND | Wanteilang Malngiang |
| 50 | GK | IND | Rajat Paul Lyngdoh |
| — | FW | IND | Istarbor Marngar |
| 3 | DF | IND | Abhay Chetri |

## Transfers

Players transferred in
| Date | Pos. | Player | Club | Fee |
| 15 July 2023 | MF | Batskhemlang Thangkhiew | Rangdajied United FC | Free transfer |
| 15 July 2023 | MF | Neithovilie Chalieu | Mawlai SC | Free transfer |
| 15 July 2023 | MF | Ronnie Wilson Kharbudon | Academy | Free transfer |
| 15 July 2023 | DF | Kenstar Kharshong | Mawlai SC | Free transfer |
| 15 July 2023 | MF | Kynsaibor Lhuid | Academy | Free transfer |
| 25 July 2023 | MF | Ronaldkydon Lyngdoh Nonglait | Academy | Free transfer |
| 25 July 2023 | MF | Kynsailang Khongsit | Mumbai Kenkre | Free transfer |
| 25 July 2023 | MF | Laiwang Bohham | Gokulam Kerala B | Free transfer |
| 25 July 2023 | FW | Istarbor Marngar | Academy | Free transfer |
| 31 July 2023 | FW | Phrangki Buam | Real Kashmir | Free transfer |
| 2 September 2023 | DF | Daniel Gonçalves | | Free transfer |
| 6 September 2023 | FW | Abdou Karim Samb | Ittihad Khemisset | Free transfer |
| 7 September 2023 | MF | Renan Paulino | Banga | Free transfer |
| 8 September 2023 | MF | Damaitphang Lyngdoh | Bengaluru FC | Free transfer |
| 22 September 2023 | DF | Kongbrailatpam Manjit Sharma | Bengaluru United | Free transfer |
| 25 September 2023 | FW | Takuto Miki | FC Ulaanbaatar | Free transfer |
| 28 October 2023 | GK | Bishal Lama | Gokulam Kerala | Free transfer |
| 3 January 2024 | FW | Denzil Kharshandi | Mohammedan | Free transfer |
| 4 January 2024 | FW | Douglas Tardin | Suphanburi | Free transfer |
| 18 January 2024 | MF | Arik Bista | Butwal Lumbini | Free transfer |
| 30 January 2024 | FW | Marcos Rudwere | Slovan Hlohovec | Free transfer |
Players transferred out
| Date | Pos. | No | Player | Club | Fee |
| 13 July 2023 | GK | 40 | Bishal Lama | Gokulam Kerala | Free Agent |
| 1 August 2023 | GK | | Guidle Syiemlieh | | Free Agent |
| 1 August 2023 | DF | | Aman Ahlawat | | Free Agent |
| 1 August 2023 | DF | | Sambor Kharshnoh | | Free Agent |
| 1 August 2023 | FW | | Amon Lepcha | | Free Agent |
| 1 December 2023 | FW | 9 | Takuto Miki | | Free Agent |
| 25 January 2024 | FW | 19 | Abdou Karim Samb | | Free Agent |

## Competitions
### Overview

| 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 % |
| I-League | 3 November 2023 | 13 April 2024 | Match day 1 | 8th | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 033.33 |
| Super Cup | 10 January 2024 | 20 January 2024 | Group stage | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 000.00 |
| Durand Cup | 4 August 2023 | 13 August 2023 | Group stage | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 033.33 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 030.00 |
Source: Competitions

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 3 | Namdhari | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 25 | Qualification for Super Cup |
| 4 | Inter Kashi | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 25 | |
| 5 | Shillong Lajong | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 23 | |
| 6 | Gokulam Kerala | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 22 | |
| 7 | Rajasthan United | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 21 | |

#### Matches

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

### Group D

The 2024 IndianOil Durand Cup group stage will be played from July to 31 August 2024. A total of 24 teams, consisting 13 ISL clubs, 2 I-League clubs, 2 regional league team, 6 Indian Armed Forces teams and 1 Foreign armed force teams, compete in the group stage to decide the 8 places in the knockout stage.

## Format

In the group stage, each group is played on a single round-robin format. The table-toppers from each group & two best second-placed teams from group stage advances to the knockout stage.

### Tiebreakers

The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
* Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
* Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
* Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
* If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
* Goal difference in all group matches;
* Goals scored in all group matches;
* Drawing of lots.

## Centralised venues

On 4 July, Durand Cup Organising Committee announced that the tournament would be played across more than one city—4 cities—Kolkata, Jamshedpur, Shillong and Kokrajhar. The six groups were assigned one or more than one centralised venue, with five out of the six groups having at least one of the teams in the group based from the host city, except Group C.
* Group A: Kolkata, West Bengal (Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan and Kishore Bharati Krirangan)
* Group B: Kolkata, West Bengal (Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan and Kishore Bharati Krirangan)
* Group C: Kolkata, West Bengal (Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan and Kishore Bharati Krirangan)
* Group D: Jamshedpur, Jharkhand (JRD Tata Sports Complex)
* Group E: Kokrajhar, Assam (SAI Stadium)
* Group F: Shillong, Meghalaya (Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium)

## Groups
### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MBG | EAB | DTH | IAF |
| 1 | Mohun Bagan SG (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage | — | CAN | 1–0 | 6–0 |
| 2 | East Bengal (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage | — | — | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| 3 | Downtown Heroes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Indian Air Force | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 | | — | — | 0–2 | — |
* ↑ The match was cancelled by the organising body on security grounds and both teams were awarded 1 point each.

#### Matches
### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BEN | MSC | IKA | INV |
| 1 | Bengaluru | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 | Advanced to knockout stage | — | — | 3–0 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Mohammedan (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Inter Kashi | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Indian Navy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | | — | — | 1–2 | — |

#### Matches
### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KER | PUN | CIS | MCI |
| 1 | Kerala Blasters | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 7–0 | — |
| 2 | Punjab | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage | — | — | — | 3–0 |
| 3 | CISF Protectors | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 | | — | 0–3 | — | — |
| 4 | Mumbai City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 | | 0–8 | — | 0–2 | — |

#### Matches
### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ARM | JAM | CHN | ASR |
| 1 | Indian Army | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Advanced to knockout stage | — | — | — | 3–0 |
| 2 | Jamshedpur (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | | 2–3 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Chennaiyin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | | 0–1 | — | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Assam Rifles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 | | — | — | — | — |

#### Matches
### Group E

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NEU | BDO | OFC | BSF |
| 1 | NorthEast United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 9 | Advanced to knockout stage | — | — | 5–1 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Bodoland (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 4–3 |
| 3 | Odisha | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 | | — | — | — | 5–0 |
| 4 | BSF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0 | | — | — | — | — |

#### Matches
### Group F

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SHI | GOA | TRI | RDU |
| 1 | Shillong Lajong (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage | — | — | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Goa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 4–3 |
| 3 | Tribhuvan Army | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 | | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Rangdajied United (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 | | — | — | 0–2 | — |

#### Matches
## Ranking of 2nd placed teams

| Pos | Grp | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | C | Punjab | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | A | East Bengal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | F | Goa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | |
| 4 | D | Jamshedpur | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | |
| 5 | E | Bodoland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | |
| 6 | B | Mohammedan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |