# 2023–24 TRAU FC season

The 2023–24 season was the 69th season of TRAU FC in existence and fifth season in the I-League.

## First-team squad

    As of 31 January 2024
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 | Salam Sanaton Singh |
| 2 | DF | IND | Laishram Chingkheinganba |
| 3 | DF | SKN | Gerard Williams |
| 4 | DF | IND | Sunil B |
| 5 | DF | IND | Meitankeishangbam Clinton |
| 6 | MF | IND | Md Fayazuddin |
| 7 | FW | IND | Liton Shil |
| 8 | MF | IND | Telen Suranjit |
| 10 | MF | IND | Khumanthem Arun Singh |
| 12 | DF | IND | Thounaojam Thomas |
| 13 | MF | IND | TH Hriivei Carlos Pao |
| 14 | MF | IND | Thounaojam Rohit |
| 15 | MF | IND | Premjit Singh |
| 16 | MF | IND | Prabin Khangembam |
| 18 | MF | IND | Danish Aribam |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | FW | IND | Moirangthem Malemnganba |
| 21 | FW | IND | Soraisam Robinson Singh |
| 22 | MF | IND | Deepak Singh |
| 23 | DF | IND | Naorem James Singh |
| 24 | GK | IND | Mithun Samanta |
| 25 | FW | IND | Shitaljit Atom |
| 28 | MF | UZB | Sardor Jakhonov |
| 30 | MF | GHA | Ben Quansah |
| 32 | DF | IND | Manash Protim Gogoi |
| 33 | DF | IND | Pritam Kumar Singh |
| 37 | FW | GHA | Isahak Nuhu Seidu |
| 50 | GK | IND | Aaryan Anjaneya |
| 69 | FW | IND | Japes Nongthambam |
| 77 | MF | IND | Bidyananda Singh |
| 99 | MF | IND | Sapam Bishorjit |

## Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 18 August 2023 | FW | Soraisam Robinson Singh | Goa Reserves | Free Agent |
| 23 August 2023 | FW | Willian Reis | São Caetano | Free Agent |
| 23 August 2023 | DF | Thawan Marcos | Campinense-PB | Free Agent |
| 26 August 2023 | GK | Mithun Samanta | Mohammedan | Free Agent |
| 31 August 2023 | MF | Deepak Singh | Army Red | Free Agent |
| 31 August 2023 | FW | Liton Shil | Army Red | Free Agent |
| 02 September 2023 | DF | Sunil B | Army Red | Free Agent |
| 03 September 2023 | DF | Pritam Kumar Singh | East Bengal | Free Agent |
| 10 September 2023 | MF | Abraham Okyere | K Beerschot VA | Free Agent |
| 17 September 2023 | FW | Ibrahima Baldé | Boluspor | Free Agent |
| 31 January 2024 | MF | Sardor Jakhonov | Regar-TadAZ | Free Agent |
| 31 January 2024 | FW | Isahak Nuhu Seidu | | Free Agent |

## Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 20 June 2023 | DF | Naresh Singh | Rajasthan United | Free Transfer |
| 26 June 2023 | LW | Sagolsem Bikash Singh | Kerala Blasters | Free Transfer |
| 07 July 2023 | MF | Meitalkeishangbam Roger | Mohammedan | Free Transfer |
| 07 July 2023 | MF | Shougrakpam Netrajit | | Free Transfer |
| 07 July 2023 | MF | Kishan Singh | | Free Transfer |
| 07 July 2023 | MF | Baoringdao Bodo | | Free Transfer |
| 07 July 2023 | DF | Shoib Akhtar | | Free Transfer |
| 07 July 2023 | MF | Sorokhaibam Prikanta | | Free Transfer |
| 07 July 2023 | DF | Rishi Rajput | | Free Transfer |
| 07 July 2023 | MF | Laishram Milan Singh | | Free Transfer |
| 07 July 2023 | MF | Khanngam Horam | | Free Transfer |
| 07 July 2023 | GK | Lunkhominlenmang Haokip | | Free Transfer |
| 07 July 2023 | DF | Roshan Singh | | Free Transfer |
| 07 July 2023 | FW | Nana Poku | | Free Transfer |
| 07 July 2023 | MF | Ngangbam Pacha Singh | | Free Transfer |
| 07 July 2023 | MF | Timothy Thangkhol | | Free Transfer |
| 10 July 2023 | FW | Salam Johnson Singh | Bengaluru FC | Free Transfer |
| 13 July 2023 | DF | Salam Ranjan Singh | Gokulam Kerala | Free Transfer |
| 14 July 2023 | GK | Bishorjit Singh | Gokulam Kerala | Free Transfer |
| 17 July 2023 | DF | Buanthanglun Samte | NorthEast United | Free Transfer |
| 3 August 2023 | DF | Godfred Yeboah | Ahli Nabatieh | Free Transfer |
| 21 August 2023 | FW | Komron Tursunov | Gokulam Kerala | Free Transfer |
| 30 August 2023 | DF | Gérson Vieira | Tai Po | Free Transfer |
| 04 September 2023 | MF | Sarif Khan | NEROCA | Free Transfer |
| 01 January 2024 | DF | Thawan Marcos | Iporá | Free Transfer |
| 01 January 2024 | FW | Willian Reis | | Free Transfer |
| 01 January 2024 | MF | Abraham Okyere | | Free Transfer |
| 01 January 2024 | FW | Ibrahima Baldé | | Free Transfer |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 9 | Aizawl | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 27 | |
| 10 | Namdhari | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 27 | |
| 11 | Rajasthan United | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 63 | −23 | 25 | |
| 12 | NEROCA (R) | 24 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 61 | −35 | 15 | Relegation to I-League 2 |
| 13 | TRAU (R) | 24 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 26 | 64 | −38 | 14 | Relegation to I-League 2 |

#### Matches

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

## Statistics
### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Name | I League | Super Cup | Total |
| 1 | 18 | MF | Danish Aribam | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | 21 | FW | Soraisam Robinson Singh | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 7 | MF | Liton Shil | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 19 | MF | Abraham Okyere | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 22 | MF | Deepak Singh | 2 | 0 | 2 |