# 2021–22 Real Kashmir FC season

The 2021-22 season is Real Kashmir's fourth season in the I-League.

## First Team squad

    As of 26 December 2021
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 | Bilal Khan |
| 2 | MF | IND | Prakash Sarkar |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Mason Robertson (captain) |
| 7 | MF | IND | Bhupendar Singh (on loan from Jamshedpur) |
| 8 | FW | IND | Bawlte Rohmingthanga |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Tiago Adan |
| 10 | MF | IND | Surchandra Singh |
| 11 | DF | IND | Thoi Singh |
| 12 | MF | IND | Farhan Ganie |
| 13 | DF | IND | Lalchhawnkima |
| 16 | DF | IND | Paolenmang Tuboi |
| 18 | DF | IND | Abhash Thapa |
| 19 | FW | IND | Thomyo Shimray |
| 20 | MF | IND | Saikat Sarkar |
| 21 | DF | IND | Sena Ralte |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | GK | IND | Niraj Kumar (on loan from Jamshedpur) |
| 24 | MF | IND | Mir Zahid |
| 26 | MF | IND | Samuel Kynshi |
| 30 | DF | IND | Shahanwas Basheer |
| 50 | DF | ESP | Fran Gonzalez |
| 55 | MF | IND | Pratesh Shirodkar |
| — | FW | IND | Malemngamba Meitei |
| — | DF | IND | Aaqib Amin |
| — | DF | IND | Koushik Sarkar |
| — | GK | IND | Subham Roy |
| — | DF | IND | Ponif Vaz |
| — | DF | IND | Rishik Shetty |
| — | MF | IND | Ragav Gupta |
| — | DF | IND | Abdul Jack Yule |
| — | DF | KOR | Park Jong-oh |

## Contract Extension
### New contracts

| Date | Position | No. | Player |
| 19 October 2021 | MF | 17 | Samuel Kynshi |
| 25 October 2021 | DF | 21 | Sena Ralte |
| 26 October 2021 | DF | | Paolengmang Tuboi |
| 30 October 2021 | DF | | Abhash Thapa |
| 5 November 2021 | DF | | Mason Robertson |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 31 August 2021 | MF | Bhupender Singh | Jamshedpur | Loan |
| 31 August 2021 | GK | Niraj Kumar | Jamshedpur | Loan |
| 2 October 2021 | DF | Thoi Singh | Chennaiyin | None |
| 2 October 2021 | MF | Surchandra Singh | East Bengal | None |
| 19 October 2021 | DF | Fran Gonzalez | Bengaluru | None |
| 21 October 2021 | MF | Mir Zahid | Academy | None |
| 22 October 2021 | FW | Malemngamba Meitei | FC Bengaluru United | None |
| 24 October 2021 | DF | Aaqib Amin | | None |
| 26 October 2021 | FW | Tiago Adan | Retrô | None |
| 27 October 2021 | MF | Prakash Sarkar | East Bengal | None |
| 28 October 2021 | FW | Thomyo Shimray | | None |
| 28 October 2021 | DF | Lalchhawnkima | | None |
| 29 October 2021 | MF | Pratesh Shirodkar | Dempo | None |
| 31 October 2021 | MF | Saikat Sarkar | Rainbow A.C | None |
| 1 November 2021 | GK | Bilal Khan | Kerala Blasters FC | None |
| 5 November 2021 | CB | Koushik Sarkar | Peerless FC | None |
| 1 November 2021 | GK | Subham Roy | Bhawanipore FC | None |
| 10 November 2021 | CB | Ponif Vaz | Northeast United FC | None |
| 10 November 2021 | DF | Rishik Shetty | | None |
| 11 November 2021 | FW | Bawlte Rohmingthanga | Aizawl F.C. | None |
| 15 November 2021 | MF | Ragav Gupta | Lonestar Kashmir | None |
| 25 December 2021 | DF | Park Jong-oh | Trat | None |
| 1 March 2022 | FW | Bernard Yao Kouassi | | None |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2021 | DF | Zohib Islam Amiri | A.S. Blainville | Released |
| 11 July 2021 | GK | Mithun Samanta | Mohammedan | Released |
| 25 July 2021 | MF | Danish Farooq Bhat | Bengaluru | Released |
| 18 August 2021 | DF | Bijay Chetri | Sreenidhi FC | Released |
| 23 August 2021 | DF | Pawan Kumar | Gokulam Kerala | Released |
| 1 September 2021 | FW | Aser Pierrick Dipanda | Delhi | Released |
| 2 September 2021 | DF | Dharmaraj Ravanan | Bengaluru United | Released |
| 2 September 2021 | DF | Arun Nagial | Kerala United FC | Released |
| 26 October 2021 | FW | Lukman Adefemi | | Released |
| 26 October 2021 | DF | Arjun Naghial | | Released |
| 26 October 2021 | GK | Anuj Kumar | Hyderabad FC | Loan Return |
| 26 October 2021 | MF | Shahnawaz Bashir | Hyderiya Sports | Released |
| 26 October 2021 | FW | Rohit Jhamat | | Released |
| 26 October 2021 | FW | Ifham Tariq Mir | Hyderiya Sports | Released |

## 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 | 26 December 2021 (2021-12-26) | | Matchday 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
| IFA Shield | 24 November 2021 (2021-11-24) | 15 December 2021 (2021-12-15) | CHAMPIONS | | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 083.33 |
| Super Cup | TBD | TBD | | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 085.71 |
Last updated: 26 December 2021 (2021-12-26). Source: Competitions

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 6 | NEROCA | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 18 | Championship stage |
| 7 | Rajasthan United | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 16 | Championship stage |
| 8 | Real Kashmir | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 13 | Relegation stage |
| 9 | TRAU | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 12 | Relegation stage |
| 10 | Aizawl | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 12 | Relegation stage |
| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Gokulam Kerala | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 15 | +29 | 43 | Champions and qualification for the play–offs for 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage spot |
| 2 | Mohammedan | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 37 | |
| 3 | Sreenidi Deccan | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 32 | |
| 4 | Churchill Brothers | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 30 | |
| 5 | RoundGlass Punjab | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 28 | |
| 6 | Rajasthan United | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 22 | |
| 7 | NEROCA | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 20 | |
| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 2 | TRAU | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 18 |
| 3 | Indian Arrows | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | −13 | 17 |
| 4 | Sudeva Delhi | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 17 |
| 5 | Real Kashmir | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 14 |
| 6 | Kenkre | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 12 |
* 1 2 Head-to-head standings: Indian Arrows 4 points, Sudeva Delhi 1 point.
| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | TRAU | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 18 |
| 10 | Indian Arrows | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | −13 | 17 |
| 11 | Sudeva Delhi | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 17 |
| 12 | Real Kashmir | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 14 |
| 13 | Kenkre | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 12 |

#### Matches

I-league fixtures were published on 7 December 2021.

### IFA Shield
## Group stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Real Kashmir | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | Advance to the pre quarterfinals |
| 2 | Calcutta Customs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Advance to the pre quarterfinals |
| 3 | Indian Arrows | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | |

### Goal Scorers

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | I League | IFA Shield | Super Cup | Total |
| 1 | 3 | DF | | Mason Robertson | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 9 | FW | | Tiago Adan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 11 | FW | | Thoi Singh | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 50 | DF | | Fran Gonzalez | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 55 | FW | | Pratesh Shirodkar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | | FW | | Lalchhawnkima | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 |