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2023–24 NEROCA FC season

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NEROCA
2023–24 season
Head coachJacob Joseph[1]
(until 9 February 2024)
Gyan Moyon
(from 5 November to 9 February 2024)
StadiumSSA Stadium
I-League12th
Top goalscorerLeague: Ansumana Kromah (6)
All: Ansumana Kromah (6)
Highest home attendance2,500
(v. Shillong Lajong,
18 February 2024)
Lowest home attendance50
(v. Churchill Brothers,
8 March 2024)
Average home league attendance356

The 2023–24 season was the 58th season of NEROCA FC in existence and seventh season in the I-League.[2][3][4][5]

NEROCA had a poor campaign and could gather only 13 points from 21 matches. Their loss against Real Kashmir on 30 March 2024 confirmed their relegation to I-League 2.[6] By then, they had managed four wins, one draw, and 16 losses.[7] Their final fixture of the season was cancelled after they refused to travel to Aizawl citing security concerns.[8] The final game they played was at home against Gokulam Kerala on 7 April 2024, which ended in a 0–3 defeat.[9]

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 30 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 India IND Soram Poirei
2 DF India IND Balwinder Singh
3 DF India IND Surajit Seal
4 DF India IND Likmabam Rakesh Meitei
6 MF India IND Sarif Khan
7 FW Liberia LBR Ansumana Kromah
8 MF India IND Aniket Panchal
9 FW Lebanon LBN Haidar Awada
11 MF India IND Nonganba Akoijam
12 DF India IND Waikhom Rohit Meitei
13 MF Jamaica JAM Fabian Reid
14 MF India IND Lourembam David Singh
15 MF Ivory Coast CIV Adama Coulibaly
16 DF India IND Manoranjan Singh
18 DF Sierra Leone SLE David Simbo (captain)
19 MF India IND Sajal Bag
21 GK India IND Priyant Singh
23 MF India IND Baoringdao Bodo
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 FW India IND Arghya Roy
25 MF India IND Jonychand Singh
26 DF India IND Wangkhei Olen Singh
30 MF India IND Sushil Meitei
31 GK India IND Irengbam Santosh Singh
40 MF India IND Tangva Ragui
44 DF India IND Nongthombam Ronaldo
66 DF India IND Safiul Rahman
78 MF India IND Anirudh Tumuluru
88 MF India IND Tarak Hembram
99 FW Ghana GHA Ibrahim Nurudheen
MF India IND Chunsaba Bariam
MF India IND Thoi Singh
DF India IND Pandia Rajan
GK India IND Chris Johnson
DF India IND Lallenmang Sitlhou
FW India IND Yumnam Singh
MF India IND Kiran Pandhare

New and extended contracts

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Date Position Nationality Name Ref.
10 September 2023 MF India Tangva Ragui
10 September 2023 DF India Likmabam Rakesh Singh
10 September 2023 GK India Soram Poirei
15 September 2023 DF India Waikhom Rohit Meitei
15 September 2023 MF India Nonganba Akoijam
15 September 2023 MF India Lourembam David Singh
17 September 2023 DF Sierra Leone David Simbo

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 September 2023 MF India Thoi Singh India Real Kashmir None [10]
1 September 2023 DF India Surajit Seal India ARA FC None
1 September 2023 DF India Monoranjan Singh India Bhawanipore None
2 September 2023 GK India Priyant Singh India Kidderpore None [10]
3 September 2023 MF India Sushil Meitei India Kickstart None [10]
3 September 2023 DF India Balwinder Singh India Real Kashmir None
4 September 2023 MF India Sarif Khan India TRAU None
6 September 2023 DF India Pandia Rajan Portugal Valadares Gaia None
7 September 2023 DF India Safiul Rahman India Mohammedan None
9 September 2023 GK India Chris Johnson India Salsette Football Club None
13 September 2023 FW India Arghya Roy India Kidderpore None
13 September 2023 MF India Tarak Hembram India United SC None
14 September 2023 DF India Wangkhei Olen Singh India Delhi None
14 September 2023 MF India Aniket Panchal India Mumbai Kenkre None
14 September 2023 MF India Anirudh Tumuluru None
30 September 2023 MF Romania Bogdan Gavrila Romania Dinamo București None
30 September 2023 DF Romania Marius Leca Romania Afumați None
1 October 2023 MF India Mohammad Saukat None
6 October 2023 FW India Vivek Singh None
11 October 2023 MF India Sajal Bag India Chennaiyin None
16 October 2023 FW Lebanon Haidar Awada Lebanon Ahli Nabatieh None
5 November 2023 MF Jamaica Fabian Reid Jamaica Arnett Gardens None
25 November 2023 FW Liberia Ansumana Kromah India Bodoland FC None [11]
10 January 2024 MF Ivory Coast Adama Coulibaly Brunei Kasuka None
12 January 2024 FW Ghana Ibrahim Nurudheen Syria Al-Hurriya None
30 January 2024 MF India Kiran Pandhare India Real Kashmir None
15 February 2024 MF India Baoringdao Bodo None

Loans in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.

Transfers out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 April 2023 FW Jamaica Jourdain Fletcher Jamaica Mount Pleasant Free Agent
1 June 2023 MF India Naorem Tondomba Singh India Mumbai City Loan Return
7 July 2023 DF India Thokchom James Singh India Mohammedan Free Agent
23 July 2023 MF Uzbekistan Mirjalol Kosimov India Mohammedan Free Agent [12]
27 July 2023 FW India Surchandra Singh India BSS Sporting Free Agent
27 July 2023 MF India Thomyo Shimray India SC Bengaluru Free Agent
27 July 2023 GK India Shubham Dhas India Inter Kashi Free Agent
1 August 2023 MF India Benjamin Lupheng Free Agent
1 August 2023 DF India Thokchom Johnson Singh Free Agent
1 August 2023 GK India Md Abujar Free Agent
1 August 2023 DF India Abhisekh Saikia Free Agent
1 August 2023 DF India Yuno Richard Thaikho Free Agent
1 August 2023 FW India Souma Das Free Agent
1 August 2023 DF India Aimol Reamsochung Free Agent
27 October 2023 FW India Lunminlen Haokip India Churchill Brothers FC Free Agent
03 January 2024 DF Romania Marius Leca Free Agent
03 January 2024 FW Romania Bogdan Gavrila Free Agent

Pre-season and friendlies

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16 September 2023 Friendly NEROCA 2–1 Manipur State Team Imphal
09:00 IST
  • Aniket Panchal
  • jonychand
Stadium: SAI Football Ground
30 September 2023 Friendly NEROCA 2–0 Classic FA Imphal
09:00 IST
  • Arghya Roy
  • Tarak Hembram
Stadium: Loitang Football Arena

Competitions

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I-League

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League table

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Pos Team 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
Source: I-League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
(R) Relegated

Matches

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Note: I-League announced the fixtures for the 2023–24 season on 6 October 2023.[13]

29 October 2023 (2023-10-29) 1 Sreenidi Deccan 4–0 NEROCA Hyderabad
16:30 IST
Report Stadium: Deccan Arena
Attendance: 750
Referee: Akashkumar Mehta
Man of the Match: David Castañeda (Sreenidi Deccan)
5 November 2023 (2023-11-05) 2 Gokulam Kerala 4–1 NEROCA Kozhikode
19:00 IST
Report Stadium: EMS Stadium
Attendance: 10,485
Referee: K. Ramadasan
Man of the Match: Álex Sánchez (Gokulam Kerala)
9 November 2023 (2023-11-09) 3 Shillong Lajong 1–1 NEROCA Shillong
14:00 IST
  • Daniel Gonçalves 34'
Report Stadium: SSA Stadium
Man of the Match: Renan Paulino (Shillong)
14 November 2023 (2023-11-14) 4 NEROCA 1–3 Aizawl Kolkata
19:00 IST
  • Tarak Hembram 33'
Report
  • Lalrinzuala Lalbiaknia 62', 81', 90+6'
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Man of the Match: Lalrinzuala Lalbiaknia(Aizawl)
18 November 2023 (2023-11-18) 5 NEROCA 2–1 Namdhari Kolkata
19:00 IST
Report
  • Imanol Arana 63'
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Man of the Match: Imanol Arana (Namdhari)
23 November 2023 (2023-11-23) 6 NEROCA 0–4 Real Kashmir Kolkata
16:30 IST Report
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Man of the Match: Muhammad Hammad(Real Kashmir)
27 November 2023 (2023-11-27) 7 Delhi 3–4 NEROCA Bhaini Sahib
14:00 IST Report
  • Tangva Ragui 16'
  • Balwinder Singh 73'
  • David Singh 77'
  • Aniket Panchal 78'
Stadium: Namdhari Stadium
Man of the Match: David Simbo (NEROCA)
1 December 2023 (2023-12-01) 8 NEROCA 1–3 Inter Kashi Kolkata
19:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Referee: Kynsanphar Lyngdoh Nongum
Man of the Match: Jordan Lamela (Inter Kashi)
9 December 2023 (2023-12-09) 9 Churchill Brothers 4–1 NEROCA Vasco
19:00 IST
Report Stadium: Tilak Maidan
Man of the Match: Faisal Ali (Churchill)
15 December 2023 (2023-12-15) 10 NEROCA 3–4 Rajasthan United Kolkata
19:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Man of the Match: Richardson Denzell (Rajasthan United)
24 December 2023 (2023-12-24) 11 Mohammedan 2–1 NEROCA Kolkata
19:00 IST Report Simbo 50' Stadium: Naihati Stadium
Attendance: 1,821
Referee: Anand Rana
Man of the Match: Lalremsanga Fanai (Mohammedan)
14 February 2024 (2024-02-14) 14 Namdhari 3–2 NEROCA Bhaini Sahib
14:00 IST
Report
  • Sajal Bag 24'
  • Sarif Khan 83'
Stadium: Namdhari Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Lakshay
Man of the Match: Akashdeep Singh (Namdhari)
18 February 2024 (2024-02-18) 15 NEROCA 0–2 Shillong Lajong Shillong
16:30 IST Report Lhuid 52', 62' Stadium: SSA Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Surojit Das
Man of the Match: Kynsaibor Lhuid (Shillong Lajong)
23 February 2024 (2024-02-23) 16 NEROCA 1–2 Delhi Shillong
19:00 IST Coulibaly 59' Report
Stadium: SSA Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Jatinder Singh
Man of the Match: Shokhrukhbek Muratov (Delhi)
27 February 2024 (2024-02-27) 17 Inter Kashi 3–1 NEROCA Kalyani
16:30 IST
Report Lourembam David Singh 53' Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 187
Referee: Williams Joy Koshy
Man of the Match: Edmund Lalrindika (Inter Kashi)
8 March 2024 (2024-03-08) 18 NEROCA 2–3 Churchill Brothers Shillong
19:00 IST
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)
11 March 2024 (2024-03-11) 19 Rajasthan United 5–1 NEROCA Bhaini Sahib
14:00 IST
  • Richardson Denzell 20'
  • Marin Mudrazija 26', 54', 80'
  • Sairuat Kima 90'
Report Lourembam David Singh 40' Stadium: Namdhari Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Tanmoy Dhar
Man of the Match: Marin Mudrazija (Rajasthan United)
17 March 2024 (2024-03-17) 20 NEROCA 0–2 Mohammedan Shillong
16:30 IST Report Eddie Hernández 42', 55' Stadium: SSA Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Jehrul Islam
Man of the Match: Eddie Hernández (Mohammedan)
21 March 2024 (2024-03-21) 12 NEROCA 1–0 TRAU Shillong
19:00 IST Kromah 79' Report Stadium: SSA Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Akashkumar Mehta
Man of the Match: Ansumana Kromah (NEROCA)
24 March 2024 (2024-03-24) 21 TRAU 1–2 NEROCA Kalyani
19:00 IST TS Singh 77' Report
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 152
Referee: Mithun Kumar Kundu
Man of the Match: Lourembam David Singh (NEROCA)
30 March 2024 (2024-03-30) 22 Real Kashmir 3–0 NEROCA Srinagar
14:00 IST
Report Stadium: TRC Turf Ground
Attendance: 2,254
Referee: Aditya Purkayastha
Man of the Match: Hyder Yousuf (Real Kashmir)
4 April 2024 (2024-04-04) 13 NEROCA 1–1 Sreenidi Deccan Shillong
16:30 IST Meitei 70' (pen.) Report Castañeda 82' (pen.) Stadium: SSA Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Surojit Das
Man of the Match: Khoirom Jackson Singh (NEROCA)
7 April 2024 (2024-04-07) 23 NEROCA 0–3 Gokulam Kerala Shillong
19:00 IST Report
Stadium: SSA Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: K. Lyngdoh Nongum
Man of the Match: Álex Sánchez (Gokulam Kerala)
12 April 2024 (2024-04-12) 24 Aizawl Cancelled NEROCA Aizawl
19:00 IST Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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Rnk Pos No. Player I League Super Cup Total
1 FW 7 Liberia Ansumana Kromah 5 0 5
2 MF 99 India Lourembam David Singh 4 0 4
3 MF 8 India Aniket Panchal 3 0 3
4 MF 30 India Sushil Meitei 2 0 2
5 DF 2 India Balwinder Singh 1 0 1
MF 5 India Sarif Khan 1 0 1
FW 13 Jamaica Fabian Reid 1 0 1
DF 18 Sierra Leone David Simbo 1 0 1
MF 19 India Sajal Bag 1 0 1
MF 40 India Tangva Ragui 1 0 1
FW 88 India Tarak Hembram 1 0 1
Total 21 0 21

References

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  1. ^ "I-League – Former I-League winning coach Khogen Singh signs for NEROCA FC". IFTWC. 4 July 2021.
  2. ^ "AIFF looks to increase teams in I-League, number of foreigners in squad to be reduced". 1 May 2023.
  3. ^ "AIFF invites bids for new clubs to join Hero I-League 2023–24 season onwards | Hero I-League".
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "I-League Foreigner Rule: AIFF League Committee reduces number of foreigners in I-League,". Inside Sport India. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  6. ^ "I-League: Real Kashmir FC's fluent win confirms NEROCA FC's relegation". United News of India. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  7. ^ "I League: Mohammedan Sporting closes on title, NEROCA FC relegated". thebridge.in. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  8. ^ "AIFF cancels games as Manipur teams refuse to travel to Aizawl". The Times of India. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Alex Sanchez ends goal drought as Gokulam Kerala ease past NEROCA | I-League". i-league.org. 7 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  10. ^ a b c @90ndstoppage (3 September 2023). "OFFICIAL ☑️ : NEROCA FC announce the signings of midfielder Sushil Meitei, forward Thoi Singh and goalkeeper Priyant Singh" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ @indiantransfer (28 November 2023). "NEROCA sign Ansumana Kromah from Bodoland FC" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ^ @MohammedanSC (23 July 2023). "Welcome to the City of Joy, Mirjalol Kasimov! 🖤🤍" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ^ https://i-league.org/aiff-announces-fixtures-for-i-league-iwl/feed/