# 2022–23 Jamshedpur FC season

The 2022–23 season is the sixth season in Jamshedpur FC's existence, and their fifth season in the Indian Super League. This season of the ISL witnesses the return of the home-away format of the matches similar to that of the 2019–20 Indian Super League season after a break of two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.

## Background

After a great record-breaking season of 2021-22 on 22 March 2022 club officially announced that Head Coach, Owen Coyle won't be continuing his journey at Jamshedpur. The club released an official statement stating:
   Jamshedpur FC Head Coach, Owen Coyle officially announced today that he won't be continuing his journey in India in the next season of Hero Indian Super League. The Scotsman had a successful two years with the club which he continuously kept on improving with his smart signings, promotion of young players and amazing man-management skills. He lifted the Jamshedpur side to 6th place in 2020-21, just 4 points shy off the top-4 places and later in 2021-22 propelled them to the top of the table with a historic Hero ISL League Shield Winners’ campaign where his team smashed and steamrolled upon records.
On 10 July 2022, Aidy Boothroyd was appointed as head coach of Jamshedpur. He said: "Jamshedpur FC are the Champions of India currently and the city has a tremendous football legacy. We want to continue this upward trajectory and make the club reach places and win honours that our fans are dreaming of. We want to take the club to the next level and to compete really with the top teams of Asia."
On 14 July 2022 Jamshedpur FC confirm the extension of Leslie Cleevely as Goalkeeping Coach of the club. The world-famous Goalkeeping Coach, fondly called ‘Les’, has signed upto May 2023 and will join Aidy Boothroyd's coaching staff. When asked about his thoughts on extending his stay at Jamshedpur after a successful season, Leslie happily stated, "When I received the offer to come back as goalkeeping coach and defend our Hero ISL league title, it didn't take any persuasion. I'm looking forward to getting to work with our exciting roster of goalkeepers and of course Aidy Boothroyd who is a fantastic coach and the right man for the job."
On 16 July 2022 club appoints Stuart Watkiss as Assistant Coach. Upon signing for the ISL League Shield winners Stuart opined his ambition with JFC, "It's a big job at Jamshedpur FC, the defending Champions of India. I come with the aim to help the club win back-to-back league titles and also help bring more honours. Along with a top Head Coach like Aidy Boothroyd, the club aims for the maximum and we will take it one game at a time. Looking forward to it."
Narender Gahlot, Mobashir Rahman, Greg Stewart and Jordan Murray leaves club after the season.

### December

On 6 December, Wellington Priori's contract was terminated by mutual agreement with immediate effect. The Brazilian returned to the Red Miners set-up ahead of the start of the 2022–23 campaign and played in six matches for the club.
On 7 December, the Red Miners completed the signing of Rafael Crivellaro, till the end of the season.
On 26 December, the Red Miners announced the departure of midfielder SK Sahil to Mohammedan, on loan till the end of the season.
On 30 December, the Red Miners announced the signing of Australian defender Dylan Fox, till the end of the season after captain Peter Hartley parted ways by mutual consent.

### January

On 7 January, the Men of Steel announced the signing of Pronay Halder, on a contract till May 2024.

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 6 December 2022
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 | Rakshit Dagar |
| 2 | FW | IND | Boris Singh |
| 3 | MF | IND | Jitendra Singh |
| 4 | DF | IND | Laldinpuia |
| 6 | DF | IND | Ricky Lallawmawma |
| 7 | FW | IND | Len Doungel |
| 8 | FW | AUS | Harry Sawyer |
| 9 | FW | IND | Ishan Pandita |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Jay Emmanuel-Thomas |
| 11 | FW | IND | Komal Thatal |
| 12 | DF | NIR | Dylan Fox |
| 13 | DF | BRA | Eli Sabia |
| 14 | MF | IND | Pronay Halder |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | DF | IND | Muhammad Uvais |
| 17 | FW | IND | Farukh Choudhary |
| 18 | MF | IND | Ritwik Das |
| 24 | DF | IND | Pratik Chaudhari |
| 26 | DF | IND | Laldinliana Renthlei |
| 27 | MF | IND | Sk Sahil |
| 28 | MF | IND | Germanpreet Singh |
| 31 | GK | IND | Vishal Yadav |
| 32 | GK | IND | Rehenesh TP |
| 47 | GK | IND | Mohit Dhami |
| 50 | MF | BRA | Rafael Crivellaro (captain) |
| 99 | FW | NGA | Daniel Chima Chukwu |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

## Competitions
### Overview

Win  Draw  Loss
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Durand Cup | 17 August 2022 (2022-8-17) | 1 September 2022 (2022-9-1) | Group Stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 050.00 |
| Super Cup | 10 April 2023 (2023-04-10) | 21 April 2023 (2023-04-21) | Group Stage | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 075.00 |
| Indian Super League | 11 October 2022 (2022-10-11) | 22 February 2023 (2023-02-22) | Matchday 1 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 025.00 |
| play–offs for AFC Champions league | 4 April 2023 (2023-04-04) | 4 April 2023 (2023-04-04) | One-Off | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 29 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 034.48 |
Last updated: 21 April 2023 (2023-04-21) Source: Soccerway

### Durand Cup

Jamshedpur were drawn in the Group A for the 131st edition of the Durand Cup along with two other ISL sides.

#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MOH | BEN | JAM | GOA | IAF |
| 1 | Mohammedan (H) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 10 | Qualify for the Knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Bengaluru | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 8 | Qualify for the Knockout stage | — | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 |
| 3 | Jamshedpur | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 6 | | — | — | — | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| 4 | Goa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 | | — | — | — | — | 1–0 |
| 5 | Indian Air Force | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 | | — | — | — | — | — |

##### Matches

Win Draw Loss

#### Group stage
### Indian Super League

This season of the Indian Super League will be played across the country in home and away formats after two seasons of hosting it in Goa due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Goa | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 27 |
| 8 | Chennaiyin | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 27 |
| 9 | East Bengal | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 38 | −16 | 19 |
| 10 | Jamshedpur | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 19 |
| 11 | NorthEast United | 20 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 20 | 55 | −35 | 5 |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Goa 3, Chennaiyin 3. Head-to-head goal difference: Goa +1, Chennaiyin -1.
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: East Bengal 3, Jamshedpur 3. Head-to-head goal difference: East Bengal +1, Jamshedpur -1.

#### League results by round

| Match | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A |
| Result | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | W | L | L | W | D | W | W |
| Position | 8 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |

##### Matches

Note: Indian Super League announced the fixtures for the 2022–23 season on 1 September 2022 with the fixture between the Blasters and East Bengal on 7 October serving as the opening match of the season.

### Qualifier for the 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage slot

The winners of the Indian Super League Shield 2021–22 (Jamshedpur FC) and winners of the same in the 2022–23 season (Mumbai City FC) will fight it out in a one-off match on 4 April 2023. The match will be played between the qualifier matches of the Super Cup.
The winners of the game, Mumbai City, got a direct slot in the 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage for the second time in a row.

### Super Cup

Jamshedpur were drawn in the Group C for the 3rd edition of the Super Cup along with two other ISL sides.

#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JAM | FCG | AMB | GOK |
| 1 | Jamshedpur | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | 3–0 | 3–2 |
| 2 | Goa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | | 3–5 | — | — | — |
| 3 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | | — | 0–1 | — | 5–1 |
| 4 | Gokulam Kerala (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 | | — | 1–0 | — | — |

#### Matches

Win Draw Loss

#### Semi-finals
## Statistics

All stats are correct as of 21 April 2023

### Squad appearances and goals

Note: Jamshedpur fielded their reserve side as their first team for the Durand Cup. As a result, the lists below include the stats of players who featured for the club in different sections of the ISL, Super Cup and the Durand Cup.

#### All competitions

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Indian Super League | Indian Super League | Qualifier | Qualifier | Super Cup | Super Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | IND | Rakshit Dagar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | IND | Vishal Yadav | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | IND | Rehenesh TP | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | GK | IND | Mohit Dhami | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | IND | Laldinpuia | 9 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | IND | Ricky Lallawmawma | 24 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | AUS | Dylan Fox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | BRA | Eli Sabiá | 19 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | IND | Muhammad Uvais | 7 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | IND | Pratik Chaudhari | 22 | 1 | 14+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 26 | DF | IND | Laldinliana Renthlei | 21 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | IND | Saphaba Singh Telem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 3 | MF | IND | Jitendra Singh | 17 | 0 | 7+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | IND | Len Doungel | 13 | 0 | 0+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Jay Emmanuel-Thomas | 22 | 2 | 14+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | IND | Pronay Halder | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | IND | Farukh Choudhary | 18 | 1 | 6+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 27 | MF | IND | Sk Sahil | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | IND | Germanpreet Singh | 6 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | MF | BRA | Rafael Crivellaro | 14 | 2 | 9+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 89 | MF | IND | Phijam Vikash Singh | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 2 | FW | IND | Boris Singh | 24 | 4 | 18+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | FW | AUS | Harry Sawyer | 23 | 5 | 8+10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1+3 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | IND | Ishan Pandita | 19 | 3 | 6+10 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | IND | Komal Thatal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | IND | Ritwik Das | 23 | 6 | 14+4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | IND | Nikhil Barla | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | NGA | Daniel Chima Chukwu | 23 | 5 | 17+2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club ||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | BRA | Wellington Priori | 6 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | IND | Sandip Mandi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Peter Hartley | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Durand Cup

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Durand Cup | Durand Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 31 | GK | IND | Vishal Yadav | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | GK | IND | Arman Tamang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | GK | IND | Mohit Dhami | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 19 | DF | IND | Sandip Mandi | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | IND | Rishi Rajput | 2 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 58 | DF | IND | Kojam Beyong | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 | DF | IND | Saphaba Singh Telem | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 63 | DF | IND | Aryan Sonowal | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 65 | DF | IND | Gopal Hembrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | DF | IND | Raj Mukhi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | DF | IND | Ankit Toppo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 7 | MF | IND | Kamlesh Singh Bist | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | IND | Deepak Hansda | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | IND | Anand Kumar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | MF | IND | Keisam Angelo Singh | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 47 | MF | IND | Nayan Tamang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | MF | IND | Robin Das | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 53 | MF | IND | Advait Sumbly | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 54 | MF | IND | Piyush Thakuri | 4 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 59 | MF | IND | Sorokhaibam Nongpoknganba Meitei | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 61 | MF | IND | Phijam Vikash Singh | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 55 | FW | IND | Hijam Lenin Singh | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 62 | FW | IND | Lalruatmawia | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | IND | Tapan Haldar | 3 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 |
| 23 | FW | IND | Vinil Poojary | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 56 | FW | IND | Nikhil Barla | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |

### Clean-sheets

| Rank | Name | No. | League | Durand Cup | Super Cup | Qualifier | Total |
| 1 | Rehenesh TP | 32 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Vishal Yadav | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Mohit Dhami | 47 (Durand Cup: 68) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |