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Churchill Brothers

2023–24 season
CEO	Valanka Alemao
Head coach	Edgardo Malvestiti (until January 2024) Francesc Bonet (from January)
Stadium	Tilak Maidan
I-League	7th
Top goalscorer	League: Ogana Louis (7) All: Ogana Louis (7)
Highest home attendance	2,314 (v. Inter Kashi 17 November 2023)
Lowest home attendance	200 (v. Shillong Lajong 4 March 2024)
Average home league attendance	1,156
Biggest win	7–0 v. Rajasthan United
Biggest defeat	4–0 v. Aizawl
Home colours Away colours
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The 2023–24 season was the 36th season of Churchill Brothers in existence and fifteenth in the I-League. A new coach for the team, Edgardo Malvestiti, was appointed on 29 July 2023. The club has mutually parted ways with the head coach from Argentina after finding themselves in the bottom half of the I-League midway into the season. Francesc Bonet replaced him in January 2024.

Churchill Brothers played their opening game of the season on 31 October 2023 in a goalless draw against Namdhari at home. Their first win came in the next game, away against Real Kashmir on 8 November. They played their final match of the season on 10 April 2024, in a 7–0 win at home against Rajasthan United. They finished with 33 points, and seventh on the I-League table at the end of the season. After a poor first half, Churchill Brothers won six of their last nine matches.

Personnel

Current technical staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Francesc Bonet
Assistant coach	Mario Soares
Fitness and conditioning coach	Djair Miranda Garcia
Goalkeeping coach	Nikidesh Kalari Vattath
Head physiotherapist	Anandu S Kumar

Current squad

First-team squad

As of 3 September 2024

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 Subhasish Roy Chowdhury 2 DF  IND Nishchal Chandan 5 DF  IND Ponif Vaz 7 FW  IND Stendly Fernandes 8 MF  IND Rahul Raju 10 MF  URU Martín Cháves 11 FW  IND Faisal Ali 13 MF  IND Lalawmpuia Sailo 15 DF  IND Lalbiakhlua Ralte 17 DF  IND Lalremruata 18 FW  IND Trijoy Dias 19 DF  IND Lamgoulen Hangshing (vice-captain) 20 FW  IND Silvana R Lalruatkima (on loan from Chhinga Veng FC) 24 GK  IND Bilal Khan 26 FW  IND Lunminlen Haokip 27 DF  IND Sebastian Thangmuansang

No. Pos. Nation Player 32 MF  IND Pushkar Sanjay Prabhu 33 MF  IND Richard Costa (captain) 34 DF  CIV Aubin Kouakou 40 MF  GHA Kofi Essien 44 MF  IND Jobern Cardozo 49 DF  IND Lesly Rebello 57 FW  IND Anil Rama Gaonkar 70 FW  SEN Abdou Karim Samb 88 FW  NGA Chika Ajulu 99 FW  NGA Ogana Louis — DF  IND Ajith Kumar — MF  IND Gaurav K — GK  IND Subhajit Bhattacharjee

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
30 July 2023	GK		Subhasish Roy Chowdhury	Real Kashmir	Free Transfer
5 August 2023	GK		Bilal Khan	Gokulam Kerala	Free Transfer
11 August 2023	MF		Gourav K	Kerala Blasters B	Free Transfer
23 August 2023	CB		Nishchal Chandan	Sudeva Delhi	Free Transfer
3 September 2023	DF		Lalbiakhlua Ralte	Chhinga Veng FC	Undisclosed Fee
5 September 2023	DF		Emiliano Callegari Torre	Floriana	Free Transfer
9 September 2023	FW		Stendly Fernandes	Sporting Clube de Goa	Free Transfer
5 October 2023	FW		Ricardo Dichiara	Club Atlético Germinal	Free Transfer
8 October 2023	FW		Faisal Ali	Bengaluru	Free Transfer
11 October 2023	MF		Rahul Raju	Gokulam Kerala	Free Transfer
16 October 2023	CB		Meysam Shahmakvand	Mohammedan SC	Free Transfer
16 October 2023	RB		Sebastian Thangmuansang	Odisha	Free Transfer
27 October 2023	FW		Lunminlen Haokip	NEROCA	Free Transfer
28 October 2023	CB		Lesly Rebello	Goa	Free Transfer
3 November 2023	FW		Chikaorah Obiajulu		Free Transfer
13 November 2023	FW		Ogana Louis	Sreenidi Deccan	Free Transfer
02 February 2024	FW		Abdou Karim Samb	Shillong Lajong	Free Transfer
03 February 2024	RB		Ajith Kumar	Chennaiyin	Free Transfer
03 February 2024	DF		Aubin Kouakou	Al-Nasr Benghazi	Free Transfer
07 February 2024	MF		Kofi Essien	Berekum Chelsea	Free Transfer

Loans in

Date	Pos	Nationality	Player	Loaned from	Until	Ref
5 September 2023	FW		Silvana R Lalruatkima	Chhinga Veng FC	31 May 2024

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Player	To	Fee	Ref.
1 April 2023	FW		Emmanuel Yaghr	Dinamo Samarqand	Free Transfer
1 June 2023	DF		Akash Mukherjee	Bhawanipore	Free Transfer
1 July 2023	MF		Sharif Mukhammad	—	Released
1 July 2023	DF		Momo Cissé	—	Released
1 July 2023	FW		Abdoulaye Sané	—	Released
7 July 2023	DF		Raju Gaikwad	Delhi	Free Transfer
15 July 2023	FW		Ansumana Kromah	Bodoland	Free Transfer
20 July 2023	MF		Kingslee Fernandes	Punjab	Free Transfer
20 July 2023	FW		Afdal Varikkodan	—	Released
22 July 2023	MF		Quan Gomes	—	Released
22 July 2023	DF		Meldon D'Silva	—	Released
22 July 2023	MF		Wendell Savio Coelho	—	Released
25 July 2023	FW		Alocious Muthayyan	United SC	Free Transfer
29 July 2023	GK		Albino Gomes	Sreenidi Deccan	Free Transfer
30 August 2023	GK		Nora Fernandes	Aizawl	Free Transfer
30 August 2023	DF		Nongmeikapam Sanathoi Meitei		Free Agent
30 August 2023	DF		George D'Souza		Free Agent
30 August 2023	DF		Joseph Clemente		Free Agent
30 August 2023	MF		Kapil Hoble		Free Agent
30 August 2023	DF		Gautam Inacio Dias		Free Agent
30 August 2023	FW		Lalkhawpuimawia		Free Agent
30 August 2023	FW		Aaron Bareto		Free Agent
30 August 2023	DF		Alent Colaco		Free Agent
30 August 2023	DF		Vanlalduatsanga		Free Agent
30 August 2023	MF		Shubert Pereira		Free Agent
3 January 2024	FW		Ricardo Dichiara	Żabbar St. Patrick	Free Agent
3 January 2024	DF		Emiliano Callegari Torre		Free Agent
3 January 2024	DF		Meysam Shahmakvand		Free Agent
3 January 2024	FW		Chaitan Komarpant	Geno FC	Free Agent

Competitions

Overview

Source: Competitions

I-League

League table

Matches

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

8 November 2023 (2023-11-08) 3	Real Kashmir	1–3	Churchill Brothers	Srinagar
14:00 IST	Ateeb Ahmed Dar 45'	Report	Carlos Lomba 26' (o.g.) Ricardo Dichiara 60', 62'	Stadium: TRC Turf Ground Attendance: 4,728 Referee: Surojit Das Man of the Match: Ricardo Dichiara (Churchill Brothers)

26 November 2023 (2023-11-26) 7	Gokulam Kerala	1–1	Churchill Brothers	Kozhikode
19:00 IST	Sánchez 73' (pen.)	Report	Costa 38'	Stadium: EMS Stadium Attendance: 13,425 Referee: Suresh Devaraj Man of the Match: Emiliano Callegari (Churchill Brothers)

1 December 2023 (2023-12-01) 8	Delhi	2–1	Churchill Brothers	Bhaini Sahib
14:00 IST	Sérgio Barboza 47' Ponif Vaz 87' (o.g.)	Report	Martín Cháves 24'	Stadium: Namdhari Stadium Attendance: 1,058 Referee: Jehrul Islam Man of the Match: Pape Gassama (Delhi)

9 December 2023 (2023-12-09) 10	Churchill Brothers	4–1	NEROCA	Vasco
19:00 IST	Faisal Ali 9', 15' Fernandes 32' Ricardo Dichiara 90+4'	Report	Ansumana Kromah 47'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Jatinder Singh Man of the Match: Faisal Ali (Churchill Brothers)

4 February 2024 (2024-02-04) 12	Churchill Brothers	1–2	Sreenidi Deccan	Vasco
16.30 IST	Abdou Karim Samb 88'	Report	David Castañeda 11' Eli Sabiá 90+4'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Attendance: 500 Referee: Williams Joy Koshy Man of the Match: Eli Sabiá (Sreenidi Deccan)

10 February 2024 (2024-02-10) 13	Churchill Brothers	1–1	Namdhari	Vasco
19:00 IST	Martín Cháves 75'	Report	Akashdeep Singh 57'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Attendance: 1,633 Referee: K. Ramdasan Man of the Match: Martín Cháves (Churchill Brothers)

14 February 2024 (2024-02-14) 14	Inter Kashi	1–1	Churchill Brothers	Kalyani
19:00 IST	Muhammad Ajsal 56'	Report	Emmanuel Essien 52'	Stadium: Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 259 Referee: K. Lyngdoh Nongum Man of the Match: Muhammad Ajsal (Inter Kashi)

27 February 2024 (2024-02-27) 17	Churchill Brothers	2–0	Delhi	Vasco
19:00 IST	Ogana Louis 12', 20' (pen.)			Stadium: Tilak Maidan Attendance: 921 Referee: Arvind Sekhar Man of the Match: Ogana Louis (Churchill Brothers)

4 March 2024 (2024-03-04) 18	Churchill Brothers	2–1	Shillong Lajong	Vasco
19:00 IST	Fernandes 15' Cháves 80'	Report	Phrangki Buam 42'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Attendance: 200 Referee: Williams Joy Koshy

8 March 2024 (2024-03-08) 19	NEROCA	2–3	Churchill Brothers	Shillong
16.30 IST	Ansumana Kromah 8' Aniket Panchal 45+3'	Report	Abdou Karim Samb 22', 75', 86'	Stadium: SSA Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Mithun Kumar Kundu Man of the Match: Abdou Karim Samb (Churchill Brothers)

Statistics

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	I League	Total
1	88	FW		Ogana Louis	7	7
2	7	FW		Stendly Fernandes	5	5
	9	FW		Ricardo Dichiara	5	5
	10	MF		Martín Cháves	5	5
	70	FW		Abdou Karim Samb	5	5
6	33	MF		Richard Costa	3	3
7	11	FW		Faisal Ali	2	2
	20	MF		Lamgoulan Semkholun	2	2
9	18	FW		Trijoy Dias	1	1
	28	DF		Emiliano Callegari	1	1
	40	MF		Emmanuel Essien	1	1
Own Goals					4	4
Total					41	41

Notes

1. Joined Nîmes Olympique after release

References

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3. "AIFF looks to increase teams in I-League, number of foreigners in the squad to be reduced". The Indian Express. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
4. "I-League Foreigner Rule: AIFF League Committee reduces number of foreigners in I-League". Inside Sport India. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
5. "After six-month chase, Argentina coach says yes to Churchill Bros". The Times of India. 29 June 2023. Archived from the original on 26 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
6. "Churchill part ways with coach, 3 foreign players". The Times of India. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
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8. "Debutants Namdhari FC grab a point from old horse Churchill Brothers | I-League". Retrieved 17 April 2024.
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11. "A below-par performance by Churchill Brothers at I-League this season". The Goan EveryDay. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
12. @Delhi_FC (7 July 2023). "Experience, Grace and Ability combined together as we welcome, 𝐑𝐚𝐣𝐮 𝐆𝐚𝐢𝐤𝐰𝐚𝐝 to add solidity to our back line" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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