# 2022–23 TRAU FC season

The 2022–23 season was the 68th season of TRAU FC in existence and fourth season in the I-League. This season of the I-League witnesses the return of the home-away format of the matches similar to that of the 2019–20 I-League season after a break of two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.

## First-team squad

    As of 1 September 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | IND | Bishorjit Singh |
| 2 | DF | IND | Manash Protim Gogoi |
| 3 | DF | SKN | Gerard Williams |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Gérson Vieira |
| 5 | DF | GHA | Godfred Yeboah |
| 6 | MF | IND | Shougrakpam Netrajit Singh |
| 8 | MF | IND | Kishan Singh |
| 9 | MF | IND | Danish Aribam |
| 10 | FW | TJK | Komron Tursunov (captain) |
| 11 | FW | IND | Baoringdao Bodo |
| 12 | DF | IND | Shoib Akhtar |
| 13 | MF | IND | Sapam Bishorjit |
| 14 | MF | IND | Sorokhaibam Prikanta Singh |
| 15 | DF | IND | Rishi Rajput |
| 16 | MF | IND | Laishram Milan Singh |
| 18 | MF | IND | Meitalkeishangbam Roger |
| 19 | DF | IND | Naresh Singh |
| 20 | MF | IND | Khanngam Horam |
| 21 | GK | IND | Lunkhominlenmang Haokip |
| 22 | DF | IND | Buanthanglun Samte |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | DF | IND | Roshan Singh |
| 24 | DF | IND | Clinton Khuman |
| 25 | MF | IND | Khumanthem Arun Singh |
| 28 | FW | IND | Nongthongbam Singh |
| 29 | MF | IND | Bikash Singh Sagolshem |
| 30 | FW | GHA | Nana Poku |
| 31 | MF | IND | Ngangbam Pacha Singh |
| 32 | MF | IND | Timothy Thangkholal |
| 33 | FW | IND | Premkumar Meitei |
| 35 | FW | IND | Salam Singh |
| — | FW | IND | Japes Nongthambam |
| — | FW | IND | Premjit Singh |

## Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From |
| 30 July 2022 | FW | Nana Poku | Dewa United |
| 31 July 2022 | FW | Premjit Singh | Odisha |
| 04 August 2022 | FW | Komron Tursunov | Churchill Brothers |
| 27 August 2022 | FW | Sakir Ali | Jamshepur F.C |
| 16 September 2022 | DF | Godfred Yeboah | Karela United |
| 31 October 2022 | DF | Gérson Vieira | Aimoré |

## Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
| 01 July 2022 | GK | | Amrit Gope | Bengaluru | Released | |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 2 | Sreenidi Deccan | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 42 |
| 3 | Gokulam Kerala | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 39 |
| 4 | TRAU | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 35 |
| 5 | Real Kashmir | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 34 |
| 6 | Churchill Brothers | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 33 |

#### Matches
### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HYD | CHE | ARR | NER | TRA |
| 1 | Hyderabad | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | Qualify for the Knockout stage | — | 3–1 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Chennaiyin | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 | Qualify for the Knockout stage | — | — | 2–2 | — | — |
| 3 | Army Red | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | | 1–0 | — | — | 0–0 | — |
| 4 | NEROCA (H) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | | 0–3 | 0–2 | — | — | 3–1 |
| 5 | TRAU (H) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | — | — |

#### Matches
### Super Cup

After finishing 4th in the I-League, Malabarians will have to play a qualifier against 7th-ranked Aizawl to earn a place in the group stage.

### Qualifiers
## Statistics
### Goal Scorers

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Name | I League | Durand Cup | Super Cup | Total |
| 1 | 10 | FW | Komron Tursunov | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | 35 | FW | Salam Singh | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 11 | FW | Baoringdao Bodo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | DF | Gérson Vieira | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 29 | MF | Bikash Singh Sagolshem | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 94 | MF | Fernandinho | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 22 | DF | Buanthanglun Samte | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 30 | FW | Nana Poku | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 2 | DF | Manash Protim Gogoi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 5 | DF | Godfred Yeboah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 16 | MF | Laishram Milan Singh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 17 | FW | Bidyananda Singh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 27 | DF | Billu Teli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 33 | FW | Pritam Singh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |