# 2023–24 Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) season

The 2023–24 season was the 131st season in the existence of Mohammedan and the club's third consecutive season in the I-League. In addition to the I-League, they also competed in the Durand Cup. On 30th June its confirmed Mohammedan's participation in the Durand cup.

## Staff

| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Andrey Chernyshov |
| Assistant Manager | Alison Kharsyntiew |
| Head of Goalkeeping | Lalit Thapa |
| Head Physiotherapist | Dibyajit Mitra |
| Assistant Physiotherapist | Md. Belal Qureshi |
| Strength & Conditioning Coach | Arsalan Mirza |
| Performance Analyst | Devrup J. Gupta |
| Media manager | Koustav Halder |
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## Squad
### First-team squad

    As of 30 December 2023
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 | Padam Chettri |
| 3 | DF | IND | Dettol Moirangthem (on loan from Classic FA) |
| 4 | MF | UZB | Mirjalol Kosimov |
| 5 | MF | ARG | Juan Nellar |
| 6 | MF | IND | Abhishek Halder |
| 7 | FW | IND | Beneston Barretto |
| 10 | FW | ARG | Alexis Gómez |
| 11 | MF | IND | Wahengbam Angousana |
| 14 | DF | IND | Zodingliana Ralte |
| 15 | DF | IND | Dipu Halder |
| 16 | DF | IND | Mohammed Irshad |
| 19 | FW | IND | David Lalhlansanga |
| 20 | FW | HON | Eddie Hernández |
| 22 | FW | IND | Sagolsem Bikash Singh (on loan from Kerala Blasters) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 25 | DF | IND | Samad Ali Mallick (captain) |
| 26 | MF | IND | Samuel Lalmuanpuia |
| 28 | DF | GHA | Joseph Adjei |
| 29 | FW | IND | Lalremsanga Fanai (on loan from Rajasthan United) |
| 33 | GK | IND | Lalbiakhlua Jongte (on loan from Hyderabad) |
| 34 | DF | IND | Vanlalzuidika |
| 47 | FW | IND | SK Faiaz |
| 55 | DF | IND | Mohammed Jassim |
| 69 | GK | IND | Jetli Sorokhaibam |
| 77 | FW | RUS | Evgeniy Kozlov |
| 99 | MF | IND | Tanmoy Ghosh |
| — | GK | IND | James Kithan |

### Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | IND | Thokchom James Singh |
| 8 | MF | IND | Sujit Singh |
| 13 | MF | IND | Abhijit Sarkar |
| 30 | MF | IND | Ganesh Besra |
| 36 | DF | IND | Deep Biswas |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | IND | Rakibul Mallick |
| — | DF | IND | Karandeep Singh |
| — | MF | IND | Meitalkeishangbam Roger |
| — | MF | IND | Ajay Alex Antonay |
| — | MF | IND | Laishram Bedashwor Singh |
| — | FW | IND | Bamiya Samad |
| — | FW | IND | William Lalgoulien |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Player | From | Fee |
| 13 June 2023 | FW | Alexis Gómez | Sudeva Delhi | Free Transfer |
| 15 June 2023 | DF | Zodingliana Ralte | Aizawl | Free Transfer |
| 16 June 2023 | DF | Denzil Kharshandi | ARA | Free Transfer |
| 17 June 2023 | GK | Rakibul Mollick | | Free Transfer |
| 17 June 2023 | MF | Ganesh Besra | Wari AC | Free Transfer |
| 17 June 2023 | MF | Bamiya Samad | | Free Transfer |
| 19 June 2023 | FW | Prince Opoku Agyemang | Duhok SC | Free Transfer |
| 20 June 2023 | MF | Sujit Singh | The Diamond Rock FC | Free Transfer |
| 23 June 2023 | DF | Joseph Adjei | Al-Ittihad | Free Transfer |
| 01 July 2023 | MF | Tanmoy Ghosh | Gokulam Kerala | Free Transfer |
| 07 July 2023 | FW | Beneston Barretto | Dempo | Free Transfer |
| 07 July 2023 | MF | Meitalkeishangbam Roger | TRAU | Free Transfer |
| 07 July 2023 | FW | David Lalhlansanga | Aizawl | Free Transfer |
| 07 July 2023 | FW | Abhijit Sarkar | Real Kashmir | Free Transfer |
| 06 July 2023 | GK | Padam Chettri | Mumbai Kenkre | Free Transfer |
| 07 July 2023 | DF | Thokchom James Singh | NEROCA | Free Transfer |
| 07 July 2023 | DF | Karandeep Singh | Delhi FC | Free Transfer |
| 07 July 2023 | DF | Deep Biswas | Mohun Bagan B | Free Transfer |
| 23 July 2023 | MF | Mirjalol Kasimov | NEROCA | Free Transfer |
| 14 August 2023 | MF | Wahengbam Angousana | East Bengal B | Free Transfer |
| 20 August 2023 | MF | Mohammed Irshad | NorthEast United | Free Transfer |
| 24 August 2023 | GK | Jetli Sorokhaibam | Classic FA | Free Transfer |
| 2 September 2023 | MF | Samuel Lalmuanpuia | Punjab | Free Transfer |
| 13 September 2023 | FW | Eddie Hernández | Motagua | Free Transfer |
| 16 September 2023 | DF | Mohammed Jassim | Gokulam Kerala | Free Transfer |
| 29 September 2023 | MF | Juan Nellar | Free Agent | Free Transfer |
| 16 January 2024 | FW | Evgeniy Kozlov | Atyrau | Free Transfer |
| 25 January 2024 | GK | James Kithan | Delhi FC | Free Transfer |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Player | From | Date until |
| | GK | Lalbiakhlua Jongte | Hyderabad | 31 May 2024 |
| 27 June 2023 | MF | Sagolsem Bikash Singh | Kerala Blasters | 31 May 2024 |
| 06 July 2023 | FW | Lalremsanga Fanai | Rajasthan United | 31 May 2024 |
| 24 July 2023 | DF | Dettol Moirangthem | Classic FA | 31 May 2024 |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Player | To | Date until | Ref |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Player | To | Fee |
| 12 June 2023 | DF | Shaher Shaheen | | Free Agent |
| 12 June 2023 | MF | Nikola Stojanović | | Free Agent |
| 12 June 2023 | MF | Abiola Dauda | | Free Agent |
| 12 June 2023 | DF | Ousmane N'Diaye | | Free Agent |
| 12 June 2023 | FW | Marcus Joseph | | Free Agent |
| 12 June 2023 | FW | Mirlan Murzaev | Hanoi FC | Free Agent |
| 26 June 2023 | DF | Abhishek Ambekar | Sreenidi Deccan | Free Agent |
| 29 June 2023 | FW | Azharuddin Mallick | Delhi | Free Agent |
| 01 July 2023 | MF | Kean Lewis | Sreenidi Deccan | Free Agent |
| 17 July 2023 | DF | Sairuat Kima | Rajasthan United | Free Agent |
| 19 July 2023 | GK | Zothanmawia | Gokulam Kerala | Free Agent |
| 26 August 2023 | GK | Mithun Samanta | TRAU | Free Agent |
| 1 September 2023 | MF | Christy Molly Davis | Gokulam Kerala | Free Agent |
| 7 September 2023 | DF | Safiul Rahman | NEROCA | Free Agent |
| 19 December 2023 | FW | Prince Opoku Agyemang | TBD | Free Agent |
| 30 December 2023 | FW | Denzil Kharshandi | Shillong Lajong | |

## 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 | 29 October 2023 | 13 April 2024 | Match Day 1 | Champions | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 22 | +22 | 062.50 |
| Durand Cup | 5 August 2023 | 20 August 2023 | Group stage | Group stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 066.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 27 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 53 | 26 | +27 | 062.96 |
Last updated: 13 April 2024 (2024-04-13). Source: Competitions

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mohammedan (C, P) | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 22 | +22 | 52 | Promotion to Indian Super League |
| 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 | |

#### Matches

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

### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MCI | MSC | JAM | INV |
| 1 | Mumbai City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 9 | Qualify for the knockout stage | — | — | 5–0 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Mohammedan (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 | | 1–3 | — | 6–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Jamshedpur | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 3 | | — | — | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Indian Navy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | | — | — | — | — |

#### Matches
## Statistics
### Goal scorers

    As of 13 April 2024
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | I League | Durand cup | Total |
| 1 | 20 | FW | | Eddie Hernández | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | 19 | FW | | David Lalhlansanga | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 3 | 29 | FW | | Lalremsanga Fanai | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 4 | MF | | Mirjalol Kosimov | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 10 | FW | | Alexis Gómez | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 22 | MF | | Sagolsem Bikash Singh | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 26 | MF | | Samuel Lalmuanpuia | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 7 | FW | | Beneston Barretto | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 11 | DF | | Wahengbam Angousana | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 14 | DF | | Zodingliana Ralte | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 28 | DF | | Joseph Adjei | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 55 | DF | | Mohammed Jassim | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 77 | FW | | Evgeniy Kozlov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 44 | 9 | 53 |